NEHEMIAH. And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new "vvine and the oil unto the treasuries. 13 And I made treasurers OA-er the treas- uries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Lcvites, Pedaiah : and next to them was Hanan the son of Zac- cur, the son of Mattaniah : for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof 15 T[ In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses ; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Je- rusalem on the sabbath day : and I testi- fied ar/aiiist them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them. What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sab- bath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark be- fore the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath : and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testitied against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the saljbath. 22 And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and thai they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, 0 my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the great aess of thy mercy. 23 if In those days also saw I Jews thai had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab : 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them, and curs- ed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked oflf their hair, and made them swear by God, saying^ Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many na- tions was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? 28 And o-)ie of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, wa^ son in law to Sanballat the Horonite : therefore 1 chased him from me. 29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 30 Thus cleansed I them from all stran- gers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his lousiness ; 31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Re- member me, O my God, for good. **'' 494 I. CHRONICLES. tlierelore he blew biiu, iiud turned kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. the CHAPTER XI. THEN fill Isniel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, v,-c arc thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover in time i)ast, even -when lull of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 14 And they set themselves in the midst of t/i(tt i)areel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Loud saved them by a great deliverance. 15 TI Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the Saul was king, thou uas Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who v:a.s one three might ies. listines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison wan then at Beth- lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate ! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took j7, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but pour- ed it out to the Lord, 19 And said. My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with tlie jeopardy of their lives they brought it : therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 20 Ti And Abishal the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their ca])tain: howbeit he attained not to Wya first three. 22 Bcnaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab : also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high ; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam ; and he went down to him with a staflr, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24 These thiiirjs did Benaiah the son of of the i Jehoiada, and had a name among the three 1 might ies. Behold, he was honourable among the 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gatlicrcd togcth- thirty, l)ut attained not to \\\q first three: cr to battle, where was a })arcel of ground and David set him over his guard. 414 ~ ^•\bW.. 0.\. 'Fnr^\;s\^. \F^(rA. Av^^Wf^t-t7^^ THE HOLY SCRIPTURES THE OLD TESTAMENT: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL HEBREW; AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. NEW YORK: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, INSTITUTED IN THE TEAR MDCCCXTI. 1864. [Minion. l2mo.-\ # THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THK BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS. Chapter*. GENESIS 50 Exodus 40 Leviticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteronomy 34 Joshua 24 Judges 21 Ruth 4 I. Samuel 31 n. Samuel 24 I. Kings 22 n. Kings 25 I. Chronicles 29 Chapteri. n. Chronicles 36 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 13 Esther 10 Job 42 Psalms 150 Proverbs 31 Ecclesiastes 12 The Song of Solomon ... 8 Isaiah 66 Jeremiah 52 Lamentations 5 Ezekiei . 48 Chapter*. Daniel 12 Hosea 14 Joel 3 Amos 9 Obadiah 1 Jonah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 14 Malachi 4 1st Edition. THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. CHAPTER L IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness ivas upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 H And God said. Let there be a firma- ment in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which toere under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 *[[ And God said. Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry la7id appear : and it was so, 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good, 11 And God said. Let the earth bring forth grass, the hei-b yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so, 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning Avere the third da}'. 14 IF And God said. Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years : 15 And let them be for lights in the firma- ment of the heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said. Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open? firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every lining creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 U And God said. Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping tiling, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good, 26 H And God said. Let us make man in our image, after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the GENESIS. sea, and over the I'owl of the ah", and over i the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his ovm image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 H And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, / have given every green herb for meat : and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. - CHAPTER II. THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; au^l he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh daj', and sanctified it : because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4 Ti These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth Avhen they were created, in the day that the Lokd God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew : for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and tJtere was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went Tip a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a livinij soul. 8 *1| And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where tJiere is gold ; 12 And the gold of that laud is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land, of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river w Hiddekel : that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freelj' eat : 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18 11 And the Lord God said. It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that vjos the name thereof 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there Avas not found a help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept ; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof 23 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brou2:ht her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is- now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be GENESIS. called Woman, because she was taken out of man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave liis father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife : and they shall he one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. <* CHAPTER III. NOW the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the wo- man. Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden : 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said. Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman. Ye shall not surely die : 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woa.an saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit there- of, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they ivere naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in tbe cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid them- selves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him. Where a7-i thou ? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked ; and I hid myself 11 And he said. Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat ? 12 And the man said. The woman whom thou gavcst to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the wo man. What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the ser- pent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above everj'^ beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I com- manded thee, saying. Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field: 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 H And the Lord God said. Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. CHAPTER IV. AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. GENESIS. '4 xiud bac agiiiu uurc iiis broiucr Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the first- lings of his flock and of the fat thereof And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering : 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door: and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9 ^ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said, I know not : Am I my brother's keeper ? 10 And he said, What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to re- ceive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment u greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, tliat every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, There- fore whosoever slayeth Cain, A'cngeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 T[ And Cain went out from the pres- ence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she con- ceived, and bare Enoch : and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was bom Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael : and Methusael begat Lamech. 19 ^ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal : he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of sicch as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name was Jubal : he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron : and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25 If And Adam knew his wife again ; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there was bom a son ; and he called his name Enos : then be- gan men to call upon the name of the Lord. <■« CHAPTER V. THIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he hira ; 2 Male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 TI And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters : 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. 6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos : 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters : 8 GENESIS. 8 And all the days of SeLh were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died. 9 If And Enos lived ninety years, and be- gat Cainan : 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters : 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years : and he died. 12 H And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Maha- laleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters : 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died. 15 T[ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters : 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died. 18 H And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch : 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died. 31 H And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah ; 22 And Enoch walked with Gcd after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years : 24 And Enoch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech : 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters : 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died. 28 If And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son : 29 And he called his name Noah, saying. This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and be- gat sons and daughters : 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years : and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old : and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. CHAPTER VL AND it came to pass, when men be- gan to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughtei*s were bom unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3 And the Lord said. My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which wet-e of old, men of renown. 5 1[ And God saw that the wickedness of man iva-s great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creep- ing thing, and the fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 H These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man a/ul perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God ; and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 TIMake thee an ark of gopher w^ood; rooms Shalt thou make in the ark, and GENESIS. Shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above ; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; a^id every thing that vs in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my cov- enant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind ; two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep tliem alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 23 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. CHAPTER VIL AND the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for tliee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. 3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the lace of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights ; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from oflF the face of the earth. 5 And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old _ when the flood of waters was upon the earth. 7 1[ And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 1i In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 13 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark ; 14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had com- manded him : and the Lord shut him in. 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail ; and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man : 23 All in whose nostrils u-o-s the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land^ died. GENESIS. 23 And every living substance was de- stroyed wliicli was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heav- en; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. CHAPTER VIII. AND God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that ivas with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters as- suaged. 2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. 3 And the waters returned from oflF the earth continually : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. 4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month : in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 6 H And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made : 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from ofl" the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from olf the face of the ground. 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark ; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and puUed her in unto him into the ark. 10 And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. 11 And the dove came in to him in the evening, and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent foi-th the dove, which returned not again unto him any more. 13 TI And it came to pass in the six hund- redth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth : and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. 15 H And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him : 19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. 20 H And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt of- ferings on the altar. 21 And the Lorb smelled a sweet savour ; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth : neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and sum- mer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. CHAPTER IX. AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fniitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will 11 GENESIS. I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man. 7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 8 ^ And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And 1, behold, I establisli my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; 10 And with every living creature that is Avith you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish, my covenant with you ; neither shall all flesh be cut ofl" any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 13 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for peri^etual generations : 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant be- tween me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud : 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have estab- lished between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 18 7 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Ja- pheth : and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah : and of them was the whole earth overspread. 20 And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard : 13 21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken ; and he was uncovered within his tent. 23 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the naked- ness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan ; a serv- ant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 28 ^ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years, 29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years : and he died. •«> CHAPTER X. NOW these are the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Ja- pheth : and unto them were sons bom after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands ; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 6 ^ And the sons of Ham ; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaim. 7 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Hav- ilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sab- techa : and the sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nirarod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said. Even as Nim- rod the mighty hunter before the Lord. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom GENESIS. was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah : the same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Ana- mim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 1[ And Canaan begat Sidon his first- born, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite : and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest unto Sodom, and Go- morrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha, 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their coun- tries, and in their nations. 21 \ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children bom. 22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, 23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and G ether, and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah ; and Salah begat Eber, 25 And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of one loas Peleg ; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and She- leph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, a mount of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their na- tions : and by these were the nations divid- ed in the earth after the flood. CHAPTER XI. AND the whole earth was of one lan- guage, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another. Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thor- oughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4 And they said. Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, Avhich the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord said. Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do, 7 Go to, let us go down, and there con- found their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 U These are the generations of Shem : Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arj)haxad two j'ears after the flood : 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphax- ad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters, 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah : 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Pel eg: 13 GENESIS. 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four huudred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug : 21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor : 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah : Ji5 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 T[ Now these are the generations of Terah : Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran ; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram's wife wan Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the Mher of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren ; she had no ehild. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife ; and they went forth "with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came imto Haran, and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran. CHAPTER XII. "TVTOW the LoKi) had said unto Abram, -L^ Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fiither's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 14~ 3 And I Avill bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him ; and Lot went with him : and Abram wa^ seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their sub- stance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6 T[ And Abram passed through the land unto the jilace of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite wan then in the land. 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said. Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. '> 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountam on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east : and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 10 T[ And there was a famine in the land : and Abram went down into Eg}-pt to sojourn there; for the famine wan grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he Avas come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say. This is his wife: and they •will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be Avell with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. 14 1 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyp- tians beheld the woman that she was very fair, 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and mcuservants, and maid- sen'ants, and she asses, and camels. GENESIS. 17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this thcct thou hast done unto me ? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife ? 19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister ? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take Tier, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him : and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. *^ CHAPTER XIII. AND Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai ; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5 H And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herd- men of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if t/ion depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord de- stroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, eve^i as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. 14 T[ And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward : 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, the7i shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. « CHAPTER XIV. AND it came to pass in the days of Amraphcl king of Shinar, Arioch king of EUasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations ; 2 TJiat these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomor- I'ah, Shinab king of Admah, and Sbem- eber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Che- dorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, imto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned, and came to En- mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar. 8 And there Avent out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, (the same is Zoar;) and 15 GENESIS. they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim ; 9 With Chedorlaomer the. king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Am- raphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four kings with five. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits ; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. 13 ^ And there came one that had es- caped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amo- rite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner : and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his broth- er was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued thetn unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his sen'ants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 17 ^And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine : and he 2cas the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaA'en and earth : 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, . __ 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that i.s thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich : 24 Save only that Avhich the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre ; let them take their portion. <» CHAPTER XV. AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying. Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, atid thy exceeding great reward. 2 And Abram said. Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? 3 And Abram said. Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one bom in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said. Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he said unto him, I ain the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chal- dees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said. Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it ? 9 And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And Avhen the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred vcars ; GENESIS. 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge : and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again : for the iniquity of the Amorites w not yet full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In that same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates : 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, .20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jcbusites. ^ CHAPTER XVI. NOW Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a hand- maid, an Egyptian, whose name 7vas Ha- gar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lokd hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain chil- dren by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abraiu had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 TI And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived : and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee : I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I Avas despised in her eyes : the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand ; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hard- ly with her, she fled from her face. 7 Tl And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her. Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multi- tude. 11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her. Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ish- mael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him: and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her. Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me ? 14 Wherefore the well was called Beer- lahai-roi: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 *! And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram teas fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. • CHAPTER XVII. AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Al- mighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee ex- ceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruit- 17 GENESIS. ful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant be- tween me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give nnto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be their God. 9 TI And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keei^ my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and j^ou and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of 3'our foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 13 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, everj^ man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy hoiase, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circum- cised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 15 T[ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Sliall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear ? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishraael might live before thee ! 19 And God said, Sarah thy Avife shall bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt call his name Isaac : and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting cov- enant, and with his seed after him. ' 18 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and Avill make him fruitful, and will multiply him ex- ceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 22 And he left off talking Avith him, and God went up from Abraham. 23 M And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house ; and circiimcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 2.5 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, bom in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. *^ CHAPTER XVIII. AND the LoKD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him : and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to- ward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant : 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and Avash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5 And I Avill fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts ; after that ye shall pass on : for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran mito the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave GENESIS. it unto a youuj^ man; and lie Lasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them ; and he stood by them imder the tree, and they did eat. 9 ^1 And they said unto him. Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return tmto thee accordinjj to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which vxis behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and Avell stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 13 Therefore Sarah laughed within her- self, saying. After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also ? 13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying. Shall I of a surety bear a child, Avhich am old ? 14 Is any thing too hard for the Lokd? At the time api)ointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not ; for she was afraid. And he said. Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 16 1 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the v,ay. 17 And the Lokd said. Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely be- come a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? 19 For I know him, that he Avill com- mand his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lokd, to do justice and judgment: that the Lokd may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the Lokd said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and be- cause their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men tui'ned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the Lokd. 23 T[ And Abraham drew near, and said. Wilt thovi also destroy the righteous with the wicked ? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city : wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein ? 25 That be for from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? 26 And the Lokd said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said. Be- hold now, I have taken \ipon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes : 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for Jack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not de- stroy it. 29 And he spake unto him j^ct again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 30 And he said itnio Jiim, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I Avill speak : Peradven- ture there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do «, if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord : Perad- venture there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 32 And he said. Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. 33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham : and Abrahana returned unto his place. CHAPTER XIX. AND there came two angels to Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing i7iem rose up to meet them ; and he bowed himself with his fiice toward the ground ; 2 And he said. Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, — - - GENESIS. and ye shall rise up early, aud go on your waj's. And they said, Nay; but we ■will abide in the street all night. 3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto hira, and entered into his house ; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4 T[ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, com- passed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter : 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him. Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof 9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, ci'e?i Lot, aud came near to break the door. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great : so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 ^ And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and th}^ daughters, and whatso- ever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place : - 13 For we Avill destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in laAV, which married liis daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. 20 15 li Aud Avhen the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters ; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 II And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain ; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord : 19 Behold now, thy ser\'ant hath found grace in thy sight, aud thou hast magni- fied thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life ; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die : 20 Behold now, this city w near to flee unto, and it is a little one: O, let me escape thither, ( is it not a little one ? ) and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I can- not do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 23 ^ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone aud fire from the Lord out of heaven ; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, aud that which grew upon the ground. 26 T[ But his wife looked back from be- hind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 27 Ti And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord : 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, aud toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, aud, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. GENESIS. 29 1[ And it came to pass, Avhen God de- stroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 30 IT And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daugh- ters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said unto the young- er, Our father is old, and tJiere is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth : 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our tixther. 33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstboi'n went in, and lay with her father ; and he perceived not when she lay do^vn, nor when she arose. 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger. Behold, I lay yesternight Avith my father : let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou iu, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father, 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also : and the younger arose, and lay with him ; and he perceived not when she lay do"wn, nor when she arose. 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. ^ CHAPTER XX. AND Abraham journeyed from thence ■ toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojounied in Gerar. 3 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife. She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him. Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the Avoman which thou hast taken ; for she is a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her : and he said, Lokd, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me. She is my sister? and she, even she herself said. He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream. Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man 7iis wife ; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live : and if thou re- store /ior not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears : and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him. What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my king- dom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said xuito Abraham, What saAvest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said. Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of m}' mother; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her. This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me. He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menserA'ants, and Avomenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his Avife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dAvell Avhere it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said. Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand 2^ieces of sil- ver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are Avith thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 21 GENESIS. 17 H So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants ; and they bare childreji. 18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. ^ CHAPTER XXL AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 3 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name *of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had com- manded him. 5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 1[ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7 And she said. Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac Avas weaned. 9 % And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Abra- ham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the sou of this bondwoman shall not be heir Avith my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Al)rahara's sight because of his son. 13 1 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the hid, and because of thy bond- woman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And Abraham rose uj) early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. IG And she went, and sat her down over against him a good Avay oti", as it were a bowshot: for she said. Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him^ and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 30 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the Avilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the laud of Egypt. 33 ^ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore SAvear unto me here by God, that thou Avilt not deal fixlsely Avith me, nor Avith my son, nor Avith my son's son : hut according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land Avherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I Avill SAvear. 25 And Al)raham reproved Abimelech be- cause of aAvell of Avater, Avhich Abimelech's servants had violently taken aAvay. 26 And Abimelech said, I Avot not Avho hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gaA-e them unto Abimelech ; and both of them made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, Wliat mea7i these seven CAve lambs Avhich thou hast set by themselves ? GENESIS. 30 And he said, For thene seA'en ewe lambs slialt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31 Wherefore he called that place Beer- sheba; because there they sware both of them. 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer- sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Plii- chol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33 T[ And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philis- tines' land many days. <# CHAPTER XXII. AND it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham : and he said, Be- hold, Jiere I am. 2 And he said. Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, M^hom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 T And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted wp his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men. Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife ; and they went both of them to- gether. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abi-aliam his fa- ther, and said, My father: and he said. Here am I, my son. And he said. Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering ? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offer- ing : so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order. and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the Angel of the Lord called un- to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham : and he said. Here am I. 12 And he said. Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only .sow, from me, 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him uj) for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh : as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. 15 T[ And the Angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only so)i, 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer- sheba. 20 H And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying. Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne chil- dren unto thy brother Nahor ; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, andKemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. _ GENESIS. CHAPTER XXIII. AND Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old : these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 H And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a burying- place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou may est bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the laud, even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them, saying. If it be your mind that I should burj' my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 That he may give me the cave of Mach- pelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth : and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11 Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my l)eople give I it thee : bury thy dead. 13 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land, 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the aud- ience of the people of the land, saying. But if thou vnlt give it, 1 pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, say- ing unto him, 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and theeV bxiry therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the sil- ver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the mer- chant. 17 1i And the field of Ephron, which teas in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field> that u'ei-e in all the borders round about, were made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that w therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. • CHAPTER XXIV. AND Abraham was old, and well strick- en in age : and the Lokd had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest ser\'ant of his house, that ruled over all that he had. Put, I i^ray thee, thy hand under my thigh : 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife imto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou Shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Perad- venture the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the laud from whence thou earnest? 6 And Abraham said unto him. Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 1 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of ray kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying. Unto thy seed will I give this land; he GENESIS. shall send his an^cl before thee, and thoii Shalt take a wife imto my son from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. 10 Ti And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand : and he arose, and Avent to Meso- potamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, ei'en the time that wo- men go out to draw water. 13 And he said, 0 Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water ; and the daughters of the men of the eitj' come out to draw water : 14 And let it come to pass, that the dam- sel to whom I shall say. Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Di'ink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same he she that thou hast appointed for thy serv- ant Isaac ; and thereby shall I kuoAV that thou hast shewed kindness unto my mas- ter. 15 1[ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was bom to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the "wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said. Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said. Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold ; 23 And said. Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee : is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him. We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord. 27 And he said. Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I bemy in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told tfiem of her mother's house these things. 29 TI And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring, and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying. Thus spake the man unto me, that he came unto the man ; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said. Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou with- out? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 32 T[ And the man came into the house : and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that icere with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat : but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said. Speak on. 34 And he said, I am Abraham's sers'ant. 35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great : and he _ GENESIS. hath given him floclvs, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and lasses. 36 And Sarah my master's -wife bare a son to my master when she was old : and imto him hath he given all that he hath. 37 And my master made me swear, say- ing. Thou Shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell : 38 But thou Shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master, Peradven- ture the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way ; and thou Shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house ; 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 43 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abra- ham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go : 43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw tcater, and I say to her. Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; 44 And she say to me. Both drink thou, and I Avill also draw for thy camels : kt the same he the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 4C And she made haste, and let down her l)itcher from her shoulder, and said. Drink, and I Avill give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter aj-t thou? And she said, The daugliter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare lanto him : and I put the ear- ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I boAved down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and Ijlessed tlic 26 Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now, if ye Avill deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answei-ed and said. The thing proceedeth from the Lord : we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah Is before thee; take Jier, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abra- ham's servant heard their words, he wor- shipped the Lord, bowbig himself to the earth. 53 And the sers-ant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my mas- ter. 55 And her brother and her mother said. Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them. Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my Avay ; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said. We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said un- to her, Wnit thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's sen'^- ant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed j^ossess the gate of those which hate them. 61 *[[ And Rebekah arose, and her dam- sels, and they rode iipon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the lield at the eventide: and he lifted up his GENESIS. eyes, and suav, and, behold, the eamels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 6.5 For she had said imto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us ? And the servant had said. It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <^ CHAPTER XXV. THEN again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, aiid Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Elda- ali. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 TI And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham ga-ve uj) the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephrou the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamrc; 10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth : there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 T[ And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his sou Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai- roi. 13 1 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham : 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ish- mael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Duraah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah : 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles ; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the pres- ence of all his brethren. 19 H And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac : 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren : and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children straggled together within her; and she said. If it he so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels ; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. 24 T[ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, tJiere were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment ; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. _ GENESIS. 27 And the boys grew : aucl Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field ; and Jacob teas a plain man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison : but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 11 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint : 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pmy thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said. Behold, I am at the point to die: and Avhat profit shall this birthright do to me ? 33 And Jacob said. Swear to me this day ; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pot- tage of lentiles ; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. CHAPTER XXVI. AND there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went imto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said. Go not down into Eg3'pt; dwell in the land "svhich I shall tell thee of. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee ; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father ; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give imto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed: 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my command- ments, my statutes, and ray laws. 6 TI And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said. She is my sister : for he feared to say. She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah ; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been 28 there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was si^orting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou. She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him. Because I said, Lest I die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us ? one of the people might lightly have lain with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness up- on us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredibld : and the Lord blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and Avent forward, and grew until he became very great : 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants : and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abra- ham his Mher, the Philistines had stop- ped them, and filled them Avith earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isiuxc, Go from us ; for thou art much mightier than we. 17 If And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18 And Isaac digged again the wells of watex-, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father ; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abra- ham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the val- ley, and found there a well of springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water i.s- ours : and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they GENESIS. strove not: tiud he called the mime of it Rehoboth; aud he said, For now the Lord hath made room for lis, aud we shall be fruitful in the land. 23 Aud he went up from thence to Beer- sheba. M And the LoRi> appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 26 Ti Then Abiraelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahnzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you ? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee : and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even be- twixt us and thee, and let us make a cov- enant Avith thee ; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, aud as we have done unto thee nothing biit good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord. 30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morn- ing, and sware one to another: aud Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him con- cerning the well which they had digged, aud said unto him. We have found water. 33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 ^ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Becri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind xinto Isaac and to Eebekah. CHAPTER XXVIL AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest sou, aud said unto him, My son: and he said imto him. Behold, here am I. 2 And he said. Behold now, I am old, I knoAv not the day of my death : 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring if. 6 T[ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying. Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flocK, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I will make them savoury meat for thy fa- ther, such as he loveth : 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 Aud Jacob said to Rebekah his mother. Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; aud I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said Tinto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son : only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them, to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father lo-ved. 15 And Rebekah took goodlj' raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the hoitse, and put them upon Jacob her younger son : 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 17 And she gave the savouiy meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her sou Jacoli. 18 ^ And he came unto his father, and said. My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? _ GENESIS. 19 And Jacob said unto his lather, I am Esau thy firstborn ; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said. Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou he my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father ; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands : so he blessed him. 24 And he said. Art thou my very son Esau ? And he said, I am. 25 And he said. Bring it near to me, and I Avill cat of my son's venison, that vtiy soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat : and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his Mher Isaac said unto him. Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him : and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said. See, the smell of my son in as the smell of a field which the Loud hath blessed : 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of com and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow doM'n to thee: cursed he every one that curseth thee, and blessed he he that blesseth thee. 30 T[ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said. Who? where w he tliat hath taken 30 venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou eamest, and have blessed him ? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34: And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and ex- ceeding bitter cry, and said unto his fa- ther. Bless me, eveyi me also, O my father. 35 And he said. Thy brother came vvith subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said. Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said. Hast thou not re- serv^ed a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father. Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even, me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and Avept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him. Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from aboA'c ; 40 And b)' thy sword slialt thou live, and Shalt serve thy brother : and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou Shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 41 *![ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith liis father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart. The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah : and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him. Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, pur- posbu/ to Ivill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn aAvay ; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget t7iat which thou hast done to him : then I will send, and fetch thee from thence : why should I be dej)rived also of you both in one day? GENESIS. 4eace until they were come. 6 TI And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him, 7 And the sons of Jacob came oiit of the field when they heard it: and the men Avere grieved, and they were very Avroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying Avith I Jacob's daughter; Avhich thing ought not | to be done. | 8 And Hamor communed Avith them, say- ing. The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to Avife. 9 And make ye marriages Avith us, atid give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dAvell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren. Let me find grace in _ your eyes, and Avhat ye shall say unto me I Avill give. 13 Ask me never so much doAvry and gift, and I Avill give according as ye shall say un- to me: but give me the damsel to Avife. 13 Aud the sons of Jacob ansAvered She- chem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister : 14 And they said unto them. We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for that tccre a reproach unto us : 15 But in this Avill Ave consent unto you : If ye Avill be as Ave be^ that every male of you be circumcised ; 16 Then Avill Ave give our daughters unto you, and Ave Avill take your daughters to us, aud Ave Avill dAvell with you, and Ave will become one people. 17 But if ye Avill not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then Avill Ave take our daughter, and Ave Avill be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem Hamor's sou. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter : aud he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 TI And Hamor aud Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and com- muned Avith the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are i)eaceable Avith us ; there- fore let them dAvell in the land, aud trade therein ; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them ; let us take their daugh- ters to us for Avives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein Avill tlie men consent unto us for to dAvell Avith us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance aud every beast of theirs be ours ? only let us consent imto them, and they Avill dAvell Avith us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that Avent out of the gate of his city; and every male Avas cir- cumcised, all that Avent out of the gate of his city. 25 H And it came to pass on the third daj', Avhen they Avere sore, that tAvo of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's breth- ren, took each man his SAvord, and came GENESIS. upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 20 And they Blew Ilamor and Shecheni his son Avith the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had de- tiled their sister. 28 They toolc their sheep, and their oxen, and tlieir asses, and that wliich was in tlie city, and that which ivm iix the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that vuis in the liouse. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites : and I behif/ few in number, they shall gather tliemselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said. Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot ? CHAPTER XXXV. AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Betli-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee wlieu thou lieddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all tliat were with him, Put away tlie strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments : 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el ; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my dis- tress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all tlieir earrings which ivere in tlieir ears; and Ja- cob hid them under the oak which xoaa by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 6 T[ So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that t«, Beth-el, he and all the people that icere with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God ap- peared unto him, when he fled from the li\ce of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebckah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Betli-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. 9 Tl And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said i;nto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name; and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a com])auy of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins ; 12 And The land Avhich I gave Abraham and Isiuvc, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up a i)illar in the i)lace where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. 16 1 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little Avay to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she iiad hard lal)our. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her. Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died,) that she called his name Bcn-oui: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-le- hem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. 21 TI And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve : 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's GENESIS. firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Ju- dah, and Issachar, and Zebulun : 24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Ben- jamin : 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's hand- maid ; Dan, and Naphtali : 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's hand- maid; Gad, and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 27 1 And Jacob came nnto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days : and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. CHAPTER XXXVI. NOW these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; 3 And Basheraath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel ; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaa- 1am, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the flice of his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear tliem because of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 9 1 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: 10 These are the names of Esau's sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 40 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eliphaz Ama- lek : these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Na- hath, and Zerah, Sharamah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 14 1[ And these were the sons of Aholib- amah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's Avife : and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 ^ These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau ; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zeplio, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek : these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom : these were the sons of Adah. 17 t And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom : these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 18 T[ And these are the sons of Aholib- amah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, duke Jaa- lam, duke Korah : these loere the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 20 Tl These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 23 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam ; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these ; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these ; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 20 And these are the children of Dishon ; Hemdan, and EshUan, and Itliran, and Clieran. GENESIS. 27 The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Aknn. 28 The children of Dishan are these ; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes tJiat came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, du^ke Anah, 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezcr, duke Di- shan : these are the dukes that caine of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 31 If And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom : and the name of his city vkis Din- habah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. . 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlali of Mas- rekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Reho- both by the riA'er reigned in his stead. 38 And Snul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 39 And Baal-hanan the sou of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and tiie name of his city ivaa Pau; and his wife's name wan Mehetabel, the daughter of Hatred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names ; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mib- zar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Tram : these he the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the laud of their possession : he is Esau the father of the Edomites. CHAPTER XXXVII. AND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Josejth, helmj peyentecn years old, v/as feed- ing the flock with his brethren; and the lad rvas with the sons of Bilhah, and Avith the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives : and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he %cas the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his breth- ren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 5 11 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and tliey hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them. Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed : 7 For, behold, we xoere binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upi'ight; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us V or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 II And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said. Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren : and his father rebulced him, and said unto him. What is this dream tliat thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down oui'selves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied hun; but his father observed the saying. 12 If And his brethren went to feed their lather's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him. Go, I pray thee, see Avhether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to She- chem. 15 t And a certain man found him, and, behold, //e ?m.s wandering in the field: and 41 " GENESIS. the mau asked hiui, saying, What seekest thou ? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren : tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence ; for I heard them say. Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his breth- ren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they con- spired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another. Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say. Some evil beast hath devoured him ; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard i<, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said. Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them. Shed no blood, hut cast him into this i)it that i.s- in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 1 And it came to pass, when Joseph w^as come unto his bretliren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that vms on liim ; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit : and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilcad, with their camels bearing I spiccry and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. I 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood ? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ish- maelites, and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother atid our flesh : and his brethren were content. 28 Then there passed by Midianites mer- chantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 ^ And Reuben returned unto the pit ; j and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit ; and j he rent his clothes. ._ ___ __ j yo And he returned unto his brethren, i and said, The child is not ; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took Josei)h's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood ; 33 And they sent the coat of many col- ours, and they brought it to their father; and said. This have we found : know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said. It i^ my son's coat ; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. Si And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted; and he said. For 1 will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pha- raoh's, a7ul eai^tain of the guard. CHAPTER XXXVIII. AND it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah ; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son ; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son ; and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezil), when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first- born, whose name ^vas Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lokd; and the Lord slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his ; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. GENESIS. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LoKD : ■wherefore he sleAv him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daugh- ter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be groAvn : for he said. Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers house. 13 T[ And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep- shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath ; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law:) and she said. What wilt thou give me, that thou raay- est come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said. Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said. What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is- in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive Jiis pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying. Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, t?iat there was no harlot in this pla/:e. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed : behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 \ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, say- ing, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying. By the man, whose these are, am I Avith child : and she said. Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them., and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 1[ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she trav- ailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midAvife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out : and she said. How hast thou broken forth ? this breach he upon thee : therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand : and his name was called Zarah. CHAPTER XXXIX. AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyp- tian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord m'«.s with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he sened him : and he made him over- seer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's _ GENESIS. sake; and the blessing of the Lokd was upon all that he had in the house, and in the lield. 0 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; and he knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly i)erson, and well fovoured. 7 1i And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and she said, Lie Avith me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his mas- ter's wife. Behold, my master wotteth not wliat is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand ; 9 Utere is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife : how then can I do this great Avicked- ness, and sin against God ? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by hei*, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph Aveut into the house to do his business ; and there was none of the men of the house there Avithin. 13 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie Avith me : and he left his gar- ment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, Avhen she saAV that he had left his garment in her hand, and Avas fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto thera, saying. See, he hath brought in a HebrcAV unto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried Avith a loud voice : 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these Avords, saying. The HebrcAV servant, Avhich thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment Avith me, and fled out, 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his Avife, Avliich she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me ; that his Avrath Avas kindled. _ 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place Avhere the king's prisoners were bound: and he AA'as there in the prison. 21 *i But the Lokd Avas Avith Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keei:)er of the prison. 23 And the keeper of the prison com- mitted to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison ; and Avhatsoever they did there, he Avas the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; be- cause the Lokd Avas Avith him, and that Avhich he did, the Lokd made it to prosper. CHAPTER XL. AND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had ofl'euded their lord the king of Egypt. 3 And Pharaoh Avas Avrotli against tAVO of his officers, against the chief of the but- lers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in Avard in the house of the captain of the guard, into the pris- on, the place Avhere Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph Avith them, and he served them: and they continued a season in Award. 5 TI And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, Avhich were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, be- hold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that ivere Avith him in tlie Avard of his lord's house, saying. Wherefore look ye so sadly today? 8 And they said unto him. We h.ave dream- ed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Josei)h said unto them. Do not in- terpretations beIo7i(/ to God? tell me them, I pray a'ou. 9 And the chief l)utler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him. In my dream, be- hold, a vine ivas before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, avd her l;lossoms shot forth ; and the clusters tlicre- of brought fortli ni>e gra])es: GENESIS. 11 And f iuiraoh s cup v:a.s in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. , 13 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it : The three branches are three days : 13 Yet "svithin tliree days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place ; and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews : and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the in- terpretation was good, he said \into Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head : 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the bask- et upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days : 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 T[ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants : and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again ; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand : 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Josej)!!, but forgat him. CHAPTER XLI. AND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatflesh- ed; and they fed in a meadow. o And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed ; and stood by the otficr kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time : and, behold, seven ears of coi*n came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them, 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream ; but tJiere was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 9 •[ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faidts this day: 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his sers'ants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he ; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a j'oung man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he inter- preted to us our dreams; to each man ac- cording to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was ; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14 Tf Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon : and he shaved himself^ and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and tJiere is none that can interpret it : and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to in- terpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying. It i.s- not in me : God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pliaraoh said unto Josepli, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up out of the GENESIS. river seven kine, fatflcshed and well fa- voured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came vly> after them, jjoor and very ill flwoured and Icantleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness : 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they ivere still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 23 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven eai-s, withered, thin, a7id blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them : 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told t/tis unto the magi- cians ; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 ^ And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one : God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh : What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine follow- ing; for it sJiall be very grievous. 32 And for that the dream was doul)led unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him ap- point officers over the land, and take ui) the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven A'cars of famine, Avhich shall be in the land of Egypt ; that the land perish not through the famine. 37^ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said imto his servants, Can Ave find sitch a oi»e as this i.s, a man in whom the Sjiirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, For- asmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : 40 Thou Shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck ; 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paimcah ; and he gave him to Avife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 TI And Joseph loas thirty years old Avhen he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth In-ought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities : the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered com as the sand GENESIS. of the sea, very much, until he left num- bering ; for it loas without number. 50 And unto Joseph were born two sons, before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh : For God, mid he^ hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 53 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 1[ And the seven years of plenteous- ness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said : and the dearth Avas in all lands ; but in xill the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the x^oople cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyp- tians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do, 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth : and Joseph opened all the store- houses, and sold unto the Egyptians ; and the famine waxed sore in the laud of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn ; because that the famine was so sore in all lauds. CHAPTER XLII. NOW when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another ? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence ; that we may live, and not die. 3 T[ And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said. Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came : fi)r the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 And Joseph wan the governor over the land, and he it icas that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him wit?i their faces to the earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them ; and he said unto them. Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethi-en, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him. Nay, ray lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants arc no spies. 12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 13 And they said. Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. 14 And Joseph said unto them. That is it that I spake unto you, saying. Ye air spies: 15 Hereby ye shall be proved : By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all together into Avard three days. 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live ; for I fear God : 19 If ye he true men^ let one of your breth- ren be bound in the house of your prison : go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses : 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 T[ And they said one to another. We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben ansAvered them, saying. Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye Avould not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is re- quired. 47 GENESIS. 33 And they knew not that Joseph un- derstood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. ^ And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 25 Ti Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. 26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. 28 And he said unto his brethren. My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart failed thcm^ and they Avere afraid, saying one to another. What is this that God hath done unto us ? 29 TI And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them ; saying, 30 The man, u'ho is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the countr)'. 31 And we said unto him. We are true m€}i ; we are no spies : 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our fa- ther; one is not, and the j'oungest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us. Hereby shall I know that ye are true rneyi; leave one of your brethren ?iere with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone : 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me : then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye ai-e true men.- so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traflficlv in the land. 35 'il And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's ! bundle of money teas in his sack : and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Jo- seph is not, and Simeon i.s not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. _ _ 37 And Keuben spake uuio his lather, saying. Slay my two sous, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said, I^Iy son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. CHAPTER XLIII. AND the famine tvas sore in the land. 2 And it came to i:)ass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying. The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying. Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him^ we will not go down : for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, exce^Dt your brother be with you. 6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye .so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 7 And they said. The man asked us strait- ly of our state, and of our kindred, saying. Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: Could we cer- tainly know that he would say. Bring your brother doAvn? 8 And Judah said unto Israel his father. Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him ; of my hand Shalt thou require him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. 11 And their flither Israel said unto tliem, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds: 12 And take double money in your hand; GENESIS. and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight. 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man : 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children^ I am bereaved. 15 U And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready ; for tJi£se men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, O sir, Ave came indeed down at the first time to buy food : 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food : we can- not tell Avho put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace he to you, fear not : your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks : I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave t?iem water, and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 If And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed them- selves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet alive ? 28 And they answered. Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said. Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake imto me ? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph made haste ; for his bow- els did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep ; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said. Set on bread. 33 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves : because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the young- est according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him : but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. CHAPTER XLIV. AND he commanded the stcAvard of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks vyith food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, a7id not yet tar oflf, Joseph said unto his steward. Up, follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have yc rewarded evil for good? 49 GENESIS. 5 Is not this it in which ray lord driuk- eth, and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 ^ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be accord- ing unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 T[ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house ; for he was yet there : and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them. What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly diA'ine ? 16 And Judah said. What shall we say un- to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and Tie also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my sen-ant ; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 18 H Then Judah came near unto him, and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger bum against thy serv- ant : for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying. Have ye a father, or a brother ? 20 And we said unto my lord. We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old _ _ age, a little one ; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And Ave said unto my lord. The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come dovnx with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said. Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we said. We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down : for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy sen^ant my father said unto us. Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : 28 And the one went out from me, and I said. Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy sen^ant my father, and the lad be not with us ; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life ; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with tcs^ that he will die : and thy servants shall bring doAvn the gray hairs of thy sers^ant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying. If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bond- man to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. CHAPTER XLV. THEN Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and GENESIS. he cried, Cause every man to <^o out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to pre- serve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years, in the which tliere shall neither he earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hithei-, but God : and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him. Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not : 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast : 11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to povei'ty. 12 And, behold, your ej'cs see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. 14 And he fell upon his brother Benja- min's neck, and wept ; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 11 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's breth- ren are come : and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye ; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Cauaim ; 18 And take your father and your house- holds, and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 21 And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred j9i€ces of silver, and five changes of raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Eg3'pt, and ten she asses laden with com and bread and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them. See that ye fall not out by the way. 25 H And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. 28 And Israel said, Ji! is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. CILVPTER XLVI. AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 51 GENESIS. 2 And God spake uuto Israel iu the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Ja- cob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egj^pt; for I wiU there malie of thee a great nation. 4 I will go down Avith thee into Egj-pt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And Jacob rose up from Bcer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons Avhich Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him : 7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 1 And these are the names of the chil- dren of Israel, which came into Egypt, Ja- cob and his sons : Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoeh, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 ^ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Sliaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. 11 ^ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Ko- hath, and Merari. 13 ■[ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shclah, and Pharez, and Zarah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Ca- naan. And the sons of Pharez were Hez- ron and Hamul. 13 ^ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 T[ And the sons of Zebulun ; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These he the sons of Leah, Avhich she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 T[ And the sons of Gad ; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. 17 TI And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Scrah their sister: and the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom 53 Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife ; Jo- seph, and Benjamin. 20 ^ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt Avere born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare imto him. 21 Ti And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 23 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob : all the souls were fourteen. 23 T[ And the sons of Dan ; Hushim. 24 ^ And the sons of Naphtali ; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob : all the souls were seven. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into EgA'pt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six; 27 And the sons of Joseph, Avhich Avcre borne him in Egypt, v;ere tAvo souls : ail the souls of the house of Jacob, Avhich came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28 H And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and Avent up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and Avept on his neck a good Avhile. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Noav let me die, since I haA'c seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his fother's house, I Avill go up, and shcAV Pharaoh, and say unto him, My breth- ren, and my fatlier's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 33 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to j^ass, Avhcn Pha- raoh shall call you, and shall say. What in your occupation? 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade GENESIS. hath been about cattle from our youth ] even until noAV, both we, and also our fa- thers : that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd h an abomina- tion unto the Egyptians. CHAPTER XLVII. THEN Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pha- raoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, .both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks ; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pliaraoh spake unto Joseph, say- ing. Thy father and thy brethren arc come unto thee: 6 The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land make thy father and breth- ren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his fa- ther, and set him before Pharaoh : and Ja- cob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou ? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the j'cars of my pilgrimage are a hun- dred and thirty years : few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11 ^ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a i^ossession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, Avith bread, according to their families. 13 H And there u'as no bread in all the land; for the famine was verj^ sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Ca- naan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egj^pt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said. Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence ? for the money faileth. 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money foil. 17 And they brought their cattle unto Jo- seph : and Joseph gave them bread in ex- change for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses ; and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, liow that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle ; there is not aught left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands : 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our laud? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land Avill be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the priests bought he not ; for the priests had a i:;ortion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their por- tion which Pharaoh gave them : wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people. Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh : lo, Jiere is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 53~ GENESIS. 24 And it shall come to pass in the in- crease, that ye shall give the fifth pari unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 35 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's serv- ants. 20 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part ; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pha- raoh's. 27 ^ And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so the whole age of Ja- cob Avas a hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him. If now I have found grace in thy sight, jiut, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me ; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt : 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou Shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed him- self upon the bed's head. CHAPTER XLVIIL AND it came to pass after these things, - that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father h sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said. Behold, thy sou Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 5 1 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and _ Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came nnto thee into Egypt, are mine ; as Reuben and Sim- con, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, Avhen I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little Avay to come unto Ephmth : and I buried her there in the Avay of E^jhrath; the same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said. Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father. They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said. Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph bi'ought them out from between his knees, and he boAved himself Avith his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toAvard Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Is- rael's right hand, and brought t?iern near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, Avho ivas the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands Avittingly ; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 Tl And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did Avalk, the God Avhich fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel Avhich redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them groAv into a multitude iu the midst of the earth. 17 And Avhen Joseph saAV that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him : and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head nnto Manasseh's head. GENESIS. 18 And Joseph said unto liis father, Not so, ray father: for this is- the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall he great : but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall be- come a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 And Israel said imto Joseph, Be- hold, I die ; but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fatliers. 22 Moreover I have given to tbee one portion above thy brethren, whicii I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow, CHAPTER XLIX. AND Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken imto Israel your father. 3 T[ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excel- lency of power : 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went uj) to my couch. 5 11 Simeon and Levi are brethren ; instruments of cruelty are in their habita- tions. 6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed he their anger, for it ivas fierce ; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 11 Judah, thou art Tie whom thy brethren shall praise : thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah w a lion's whelp : from the prey, my son, thou art gone up : he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion ; who shall rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come ; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes : 12 His eyes sliall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 •[[ Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships ; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 1 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens : 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a serv- ant unto tribute. 16 Ij Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so th;it his rider shall fall backward. 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. 19 T[ Gad, a troop shall overcome him : but he shall overcome at the last. 20 1 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 21 TI Naphtali is a hind let loose : he giveth goodly words, 22 H Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; rv?iose branches run over the wall : 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at 7iim, and hated him : 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob ; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel ;) 25 Fveii by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heav- en above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb : 26 The blessings of thy father have pre- vailed above the blessings of my progen- itors unto the utmost bound of the ever- lasting hills : they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 55 GENESIS. '^i \ Beujumm simll raveu as a wolf: iu the moruiug he shall devour the prey, and at uight he shall divide the spoil. 28 ^ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel : aud this in it that their fother spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people : bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Mach- pelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a pos- session of a buryingplace. 31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; aud there I buried Leah. ; 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. CHAPTER L. AX D Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father : and the physicians embalmed Israel. ! 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him ; \ for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed : and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying. If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, i 5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I | die : in ray grave which I have digged for '• me in the land of Cantxan, there shalt thou | bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. 6 And Pharaoh said. Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. 7 If And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 56 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. 9 Aud there went up Avith him both char- iots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which u beyond Jordan ; and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation : and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said. This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians : wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, Avhich is beyond Jordan. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them : 13 For his sons carried him into the laud of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which AT)raham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 1[ And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 15 •; And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and Avill cer- tainly requite us all the evil Avhich we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Jo- seph, saying. Thy father did command be- fore he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy breth- ren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil : and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; aud they said. Be- hold, we he thy servants. 19 Aud Joseph said unto them, Fear not : for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not : I Avill nour- EXODUS. isu you, ami your liulc ones. And iic comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. 22 1 And Joseph, dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third (jcneration: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, 1 die; and Ciod will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the chil- dren of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. 26 So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was j)ut in a coflin in Egyx>t. THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED EXODUS. CHAPTER I. NOW these are the names of the chil- dren of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls : for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation, 7 Tl And the children of Israel Avcre friiit- ful, and increased abundantly, and multi- plied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his i>eople, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and tight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them task- master? to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Is- rael. 13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field : all their service, wherein they made them serve, wan with rigour. 15 ^ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah; 16 And he said. When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools, if it he a son, then ye shall kill him ; but if it he a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have i ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive ? 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in un- to them. 20 Therefore God dealt well with the mid- wives : and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the mid- 57 EXODUS. wives feared God, that he made them houses. 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying. Every son that is born ye shall east into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. CHAPTER 11. AND there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to loife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son : and when she saw him that he loas a goodly cJdld, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it Avith slime and with pitch, and put the child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 5 TI And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself ^i the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side : and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened it^ she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said. This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter. Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her. Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her. Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it, 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he be- came her son. And she called his name Moses : and she said. Because I drew him out of the water. 11 TI And it came to pass in those days, when Moses Avas grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smit- ing a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 13 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 58 VS And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove to- gether: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fel- low ? 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said. Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian : and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters : and they came and drew water, and flUed the troughs to water their fa- ther's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And Avhen they came to Reuel their flxther, he said. How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said. An Egyptian delivered lis out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew ivater enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters. And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may cat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man : and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. 23 1 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died : and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bond- age. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abra- ham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. V CHAPTER IIL NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. EXODUS. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush it'os not consumed. - -- 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am L 5 And he said. Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 H And the Lord said, I have surely seen the aflliction of Ay people which are in Egj'pt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows ; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hi- vites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression where- with the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou maycst bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 11 1[ And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the childi'en of Is- rael out of Egypt ? 12 And he said, Cei'tainly I will be with thee; and this shall he a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Eg}T)t, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto yo\\\ and they shall say to me, What in his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM •• and he said. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus Shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them. The Lord God of your fixthers, the God of Abra- ham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared un- to me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you lap out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egj'pt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us : and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 19 1[ And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wondei's which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians : and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty : 22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment : and ye shall put thein upon your sons, and upon your daugh- ters ; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. ? CHAPTER IV. AND Moses answered and said. But, behold, they will not believe me, nor EXODUS. hearken unto my voice : lor they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lokd said unto him, What is that in thine hand ? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a seri^ent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand : 5 That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abra- ham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 ^ And the Lord said furthermore un- to him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom : and when he took it out, behold, his hand ?i'a.s- leprous as snow. 7 And he said. Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his ofher flesh. 8 And it shall come to i)ass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the di'y la7id: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry Ia7id. 10 ^ And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither here- tofore, nor since thou hast spoken iinto thy servant ; but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said unto him. Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord ? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him tcJiom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the Lord was kin- dled against Moses, and he said. Is not Aaron the Levite thv brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he Cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, eveyi he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18 ^ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, 1 pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midiau, Go, return into Egj'pt: for all the men are dead whh:-h sought thy life. 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Eg^-pt : and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, W^hen thou goest to return into Egji^t, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn : 23 And I say unto thee. Let my son go, that he may serve me : and if thou re- fuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. 24 ^ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut oflf the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thoit, art, because of the circumcision. 27 ^ And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words EXODUS. of the LoKB Avho had sent him, and all the signs Avhich he had commanded him. 29 II And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel : 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. ^ CHAPTER V. AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a least unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pharaoh said. Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go ? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us : let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the peoi^le from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pharaoh said. Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens, 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, 7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore : let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay iipon them ; ye shall not diminish awjM thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, say- ing, Let lis go and sacrifice to our God. 9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard A'ain words. 10 T[ And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying. Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it : yet not aught of your work shall be diminished. 13 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters hasted than^ say- ing, Fulfil your works, i/our daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded. Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore? 15 Tl Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, say- ing. Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants ? 16 There is no straw given unto thy serv- ants, and they say to us. Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault IS in thine own people. 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ije are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go a7id do sacri- fice to the Lord. 18 Go therefore now, afid work ; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see tJiat they vcre in evil ca.<^e, after it was said. Ye shall not minish an(/ht from your bricks of your daily task. 20 Tf And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh : 21 And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye haA'e made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us, 22 And Moses retiimed unto the Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this peojile? whj' is it that thou hast sent me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. CHAPTER TL THEN the Lord said unto Moses, Now Shalt thou see what I will do to Plia- raoh: for A\ith a strong hand shall he let 61 EXODUS. them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by tlie name of God Almighty ; but by my name JEHO- VAH was I not known to them. 4 And I have also established my cov- enant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyp- tians keep in bondage ; and I have remem- bered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Is- rael, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyp- tians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judg- ments : 7 And I will take you to me for a peo- ple, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the w^hich I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will give it you for a heritage : I am the Lord. 9 1[ And Moses spake so unto the chil- dren of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of EgjT^t, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircum- cised lips ? 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto ! the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 14 H These he the heads of their Mhers' houses: The sons of Reuben the first- born of Israel ; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Canni : these he the families of Reuben. 62 15 And the sous of Simeon ; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. 16 H And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were a hund- red thirty and seven years. 17 The sons of Gershon; Libui, and Shimi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel : and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years. 19 And the sons of Merari ; Mahali and Mushi : these are the families of Levi according to their generations. 20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses : and the j'cars of the life of Amram toere a hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 T[ And the sons of Izhar ; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daugh- ter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife ; and she bare him Xadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph : these are the families of the Korhites. 25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas : these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. 36 These are that Aaron and Moses, to w^hom the Lord said. Bring out the chil- dren of Israel from the land of Eg}Tpt according to their armies. 27 These are they which spake to Pha- raoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. 28 II And it came to pass on the day vjhcn the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 That the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, I am the Lord : speak thou unto Pha- raoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And Moses said before the Lord, EXODUS. Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me ? CHAPTER VII. AND the Lord said nnto Moses, See, I - have made thee a god to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall he thy prophet. 2 Thou Shalt speak -ill that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken imto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my peo- ple the children of Israel, out of the land of EgjTpt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the chil- dren of Israel from among them. 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. 7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three 3'ears old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 8 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou Shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. 10 II And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoli, and before his serv- ants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers : now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 13 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 14 Ti And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou Shalt stand by the river's brink against he come ; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him. The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness : and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord : behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink ; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. 19 TI And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that locre in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyp- tians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them ; as the Lord had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river. CHAPTER VIIL AND the Lord spake unto Moses, Go . unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, _ EXODUS. Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, 1 will smite all thy borders with frogs : 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, Avhich shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedcham- ber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading- troughs : 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. 5 T[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 8 *l Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said. Entreat the Lord, that he may take aw^ay the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord. 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said. To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy serv- ants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh : and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. | 13 And the Lord did according to the j word of Moses ; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. _ 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps ; and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and heark- ened not unto them; as the Lord had said. 16 ■[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so ; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast ; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the laud of \ Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but thej' could not : so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 20 TI And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me, 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the Lord did so ; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egj'pt : the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 % And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said. Go ye, sacriflce to j'our God in the land. 26 And Moses said. It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God : lo. EXODUS. shall "vve sacritiee the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us ? 27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness ; only ye shall not go very far away ; entreat for me. 29 And Moses said, Behold, I go oiit from thee, and I will entreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow : but let not Pharaoh deal deceit- fully any more in not letting the peojjlc go to sacrifice to the Lord. 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord. .31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses ; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people ; there re- mained not one. 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. CHAPTER IX. THEN the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep : there shall he a very grievous murrain. 4 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying. To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died : but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hard- ened, and he did not let the people go. 8 TI And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil break- ing forth ivith blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh ; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven ; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and iipon beast. 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils ; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses. 13 T[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people ; that thou mayest know that i/tere is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence ; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew m thee my power ; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go ? 18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19 Send therefore now, a?icl gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field ; for upon evei-y man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses : 21 And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field. 65 EXODUS. 23 H And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven : and the Lord sent thun- der and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 34 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that ivas in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27 1[ And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is right- eous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29 And Moses said unto him. As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord's. 30 But as for thee and thy sextants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God. 31 And the flax and the barley was smit- ten : for the barley was in the ear, and the flax teas boiled. 33 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten : for they vjere not grown up. 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord : and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hard- _ _ ened, neither would he let the children of Israel go ; as the Lord had sjioken by Mo- ses, CHAPTER X. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have harden- ed his heart, and the heart of his sen ants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them ; that ye may know how that I am the Lord. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me ? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast : 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they Avere upon the earth unto this day. And he turned him- self, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him. How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God : knowest thou not yet that Egyi^t is destroyed ? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh : and he said unto them. Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Moses said. We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must Jiokl a feast unto the Lord. 10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones : look to it ; for evil is before vou. EXODUS. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lokd; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 12 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt : very grievous were they ; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the lield, through all the land of Egypt. 16 *\\ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he Avould not let the children of Israel go. 21 Tf And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days : 23 They saAv not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 H And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt oflferings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 2(3 Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not a hoof be left behind ; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and Ave know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither, 27 If But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him. Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more ; for in tliat day thou seest my face thou slialt die. 29 And Moses said. Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. CHAPTER XL AND the Lord said unto Moses, Yet Avill I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence : when he shall let rjon go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neigh- bour, and everj' Avoman of her neighbour, jcAvels of silver, and jcAvels of gold. 3 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was A-ery great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's serA'- ants, and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said. Thus saith the Lord, About midnight Avill I go out into the midst of Egypt : 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egj'pt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidserA'- ant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry through- out all the land of Egypt, such as there Avas none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Is- rael shall not a dog move his tongue, 67 EXODUS. a<;:iinst man or beast : that ye ma}^ know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Ej::yi)tians and Israel. 8 And all these thy serA'ants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, sajing. Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee : and after that I will g:o out. And he went out from Pha- raoh in a great auger. 9 And the Lokd said unto Moses, Pha- raoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Eg}i)t. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. CHAPTER XII. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the be- ginning of months: it ahall be the first month of the year to you. 3 1 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fa- thers, a lamb for a house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls ; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats : 6 And ye shall keep it up until the four- teenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter /lerbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raAv, nor sodden at all with water, but roast u-ith fire; his liead Avith his legs, and with the purtenance thereof 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which rcmain- 68 eth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11 H And thus shall ye eat it ; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand ; and ye shall eat it in haste : it is the Lord's passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment : I a?ti the Lord. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over 3'ou, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of EgJTt. 14 And this day shall be unto j^ou for a memorial ; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations : ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses : for who- soever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation to you; no manner of woi'k shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of un- leavened bread; for in this selfsame da}-^ have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt : therefore shall ye obser\-e this day in your generations by an ordi- nance for ever. 18 ^ In the first mouth, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twen- tieth day of the month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congrega- tion of Israel, Avhether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye shall cat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 ^ Then Moses called for all the elders EXODUS. of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passoA'er. 23 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sceth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not sufier the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite yoic. 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be <;ome to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you. What mean ye by this service ? 27 That ye shall say. It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deliv- ered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Mo- ses and Aaron, so did they. 29 If And it came to pass, that at mid- night the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that vjos in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle, 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians ; and there was a great cry in Egypt: for there was not a house where there ivas not one dead. 31 T[ And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said. Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, sen-e the Lord, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead 77ie7i. 3-4 And the people took their dough be- fore it Avas leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did accord- ing to the word of Moses ; and they bor- rowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them snch things as they required: and they spoiled the Egyptians. 37 H And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hund- red thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them ; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals. 40 ^ Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 43 It u a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egj'pt: this U that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. 43 If And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the pass- over: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof 45 A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof, 46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou Shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house ; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn EXODUS. with tbee, aua wiU keep the pussover to 1 10 'ihou shalt therefore keep this ordi- the Lord, let all his males be eircum- ! nance in his season from year to year. cised, and then let him come near and keep it ; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumeised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall be to him that is home- born, and unto the stranger that sojourn- eth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LoKD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the laud of Egypt by their armies. CHAPTER XIII. AND the Lord sjxxke unto Closes, saying, 3 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, what- soever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast : it is mine. 3 ^ And Moses said unto the people. Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bond- age; for by strength of hand the Lord brought 3'ou out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out in the month Abib. 5 ^ And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaan- ites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day ahall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days ; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy ([uar- ters. 8 ^ And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial be- tween thine eyes, that the Lord's laAv may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. TO 11 ■[ And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanitcs, as he sware unto thee and to thy flithers, and shall give it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that oi^eneth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the male shall be the Lord's. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou Avilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 14 % And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying. What is this? that thou shalt say unto him. By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Eg3'pt, from the house of bondage: 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the first- born of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males ; but all the firstborn of my chil- dren I redeem. 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes : for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 Ti And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near ; for God said. Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they re- turn to Eg3'pt : 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the Avilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up har- nessed out of the laud of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you ; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 Tf And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, EXODUS. to give them light ; to go by day and night. 23 He took not a-vvay the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. CHAPTER XIV. AND the Lord spake nnto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that the^' turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, ' between Migdol and the sea, over against j Baal-zephon : before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egj-ptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so. 5 T[ And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us ? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him : 7 And he took six hundred chosen char- iots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh kintr of Egj-pt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the chil- dren of Israel went out with a high hand. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and over- took them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zc])hon. 10 ^ And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted itp their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them ; and they were sore afraid: and the chil- dren of Israel cried out nnto the Lord. 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us aAvay to die in the wilderness ? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt ? 12 /s not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may sene the Egyptians ? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilder- ness. 13 1" And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye. not, stand still, and see the sal- vation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egj-ptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 The Lord shall fight for j'ou, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : 16 But lift thou up th}- rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. IT And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egj-ptians, and they shall follow them : and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Eg^-ptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 •! And the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and. stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the Eg}3)tians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to theyn, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21 And Moses stretched otit his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind' all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry groiind: and the waters rvere a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 % And the Eg}-ptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh''s horses, his char- iots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morn- ing watch the Lord looked unto the ho^st of the Egyptians through the pillar _ EXODUS. of lire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the Lokd fighteth for them against the Eg3i)tians. 26 H And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the Avaters may come again upon the Egj-ptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared ; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egj^ptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses. CHAPTER XV. THEN sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation ; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord w his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sejr: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in i^ieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excel- lency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, a7id the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trem- bling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone ; till thy people pass over, 0 Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 17 Thou Shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; in the sanct- uary, O Lord, which thy hands have estab- lished. 18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 TI And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the Avomen Avent out after her Avith timbrels and AA'ith dances. EXODUS. 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed glori- ously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Ked sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur ; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 H And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they ive^-e bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 25 And he cried unto the Lord ; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 And said. If thou wilt diligently heark- en to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. 27 ^ And they came to Elim, where ivere twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped there by the waters. CHAPTER XVI. AND they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel miirmured against Mo- ses and Aaron in the wilderness : 3 And the children of Israel said unto them. Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 TI Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I Avill rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare tJiat which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt : 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he hear- eth your munnurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? 8 And Moses said, Tfiis shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him : and what are we ? your murmur- ings are not against us, but against the Lord. 9 H And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the chil- dren of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel : speak unto them, say- ing, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. 13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilder- ness t?tere lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another. It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Mo- ses said unto them. This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. 16 H This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man EXODUS. according to Iiis eating, an omer lor every | man, accordbi(f to the number of your ' persons ; take ye every man for them which j are in his tents. | 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. IS And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered eveiy man accord- ing to his eating. 19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank : and Moses was wroth with them. 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 22 1 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them. This is that which the Lord hath said. To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord : bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said. Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord : to day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 27 l And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws ? 29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days : abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like cori- 74 ander seed, white ; and the taste of it was like wafers )nad/; with honey. 32 ^ And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth. Fill an omer of it to be kept for your genera- tions ; that they may see the bread where- with I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna there- in, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations. 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron iaid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a laud iuhabited: they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. CHAPTER XVIL AND all the cougregatiou of the chil- dren of Israel journcN'ed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said. Give lis water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them. Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord? 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said. Wherefore is this tliat thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle Avith thirst ? 4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, say- ing. What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. 5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, where- with thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place EXODUS. Massah, and Meribah, because of the cliul- iug of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the. Loud, saymg, Is the Loud among iis, or not ? 8 1i Then came Amalek, aud fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Ama- lek : to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Mo- ses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and wheu he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it jEHovAH-nissi : 16 For he said. Because the Lord hath sworn that the Loud will have war with Amalek from genei-ation to generation. CHAPTER XVIIL WHEN Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, aiid that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egy])t ; 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was. Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land : 4 And the name of the other wa.f Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he^ was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh : 5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: 6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sous with her. 7 If And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of tJieir welfare; and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Loud had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and hoio the Lord de- livered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good- ness which the Loud had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Eg3'ptians. 10 And Jethro said. Blessed he the Loud, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Loud is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he ivas above them. 12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God : and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 13 II And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morn- ing unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to in- quire of God : 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and an- other, and I do make them know the stat- utes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses' father in law said unto him. The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee : for — EXODUS. this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee : Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place siich over them, to be rulers of thou- sands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens : 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons : and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear tlie burden with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee .so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the peo- ple, rulers of thousands, rulers of hund- reds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 T[ And Moses let his father in law de- part ; and he went his way into his own land. CHAPTER XIX. IN the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they iido the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. 3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyp- tians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people : for all the earth is mine : 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 7 H And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the v/ords of the people unto the Lord. 10 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying. Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: who- soever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death : 13 There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 14 If And Moses Avent down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day : come not at your wives. 16 ^ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thimdcrs and lightnings, and a thick cloud \ipon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought forth the i>eople EXODUS. out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lokd descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses np to the top of the mount ; and Moses went up. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they brealc through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them. 23 And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai : for thou chargedst us, saying. Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 24 And the Lord said unto him. Away, get thee doAvn, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them. 25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them. CHAPTER XX. AND God spake all these words, say- ing, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of amj thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water un- der the earth : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor sei-ve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniq- uitA' of the fathers upon the cliildren imto the third and fourth fjeneraiiou of them that hate me ; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maid- sen-ant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : 11 For in six days the Lord made heav- en and earth, the sea, and all that in them i.s, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 1 Honour thy father and thy moth- er: tliat thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou Shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false w^itness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manserA'ant, nor his maidsers-ant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 18 Tf And all the people saw the thun- derings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smok- ing: and when the people saw lY, they re- moved, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear : but let not God speak with us, lest Ave die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 22 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou Shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. _ EXODUS. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 1 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacritice thereon thy burnt ofieriugs, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool ujion it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. CHAPTER XXI. NOW these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve : and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master have given him a Avife, and she have borne him sons or daugh- ters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by him- self. 5 And if the servant shall i)lainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my chil- dren ; I will not go out fi-ee : 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door j^ost; and his master shall bore his ear throxigh with an aAvl ; and he shall serve him for ever. 7 ^ And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed : to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 9 And if he have betrotlicd her unto his son, lie shall deal with her after the man- ner of daughters. 10 If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. 11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money. : -^ 12 "1 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 11 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 % And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17 H And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 18 % And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed : 19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote lihn be quit : only he shall pay /or the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. 20 1i And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand ; he shall be surely punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. 22 1[ If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the avo- man's husband Avill lay upon him ; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if anj/ mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 1 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 28 M If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die : then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox s?iall be quit. 29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been EXODUS. tcstiricd to his owuer, and he hath uot kept him in, but that he hatli Icilled a man or a Avoman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death, 30 If there be laid ou him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judg- ment shall it be done unto him. 32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33 ^ And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, aiid give money unto the owner of them ; and the dead beatit shall be his. 35 ^ And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die ; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his oAvner hath not kept him in ; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. CHAPTER XXII. IF a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a, sheep. 2 1 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him ; for he should make full restitution : if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep ; he shall restore double. 5 t If a man shall cause a field or vine- yard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make resti- tution. 6 II If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of com, or the stand- ing com, or the field, be consumed tfiere- ivith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 *li If a man shall deliver unto his neigh- bour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house ; if the thief be found, let him pay double, 8 If the thief be not foimd, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have j put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. 9 For all manner of trespass, wJiether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall con- demn, he shall pay double imto his neigh- bour. 10 If a man deliver imto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 11 Tlien shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof and he shall not make it good. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution imto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 TI And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 Bnt if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for his hire. 16 T[ And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money ac- cording to the doAvry of virgins. 18 ^ Thou Shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 1 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 TI He that sacriflceth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 IF Thou Shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 t Ye shall not afflict any Avidow, or fatherless child. 79 EXODUS. 23 If thou aflSict tbem in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry ; 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 2.5 T If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down : 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28 11 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 ^ Thou Shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liqiiors : the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, a7id Avith thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 31 11 And ye shall be holy men unto me : neither shall ye eat a7iy flesh tliat is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. CHAPTER XXIII. THOU shalt not raise a false report : ptit not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 1| Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to Avrest jnclgment: 3 •[ Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 1l If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee flir from a fiilse matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. "80 8 1 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 1[ Also thou shalt not oppress a stran- ger : for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: 11 But the seventh yeai- thou shalt let it rest and lie still ; that the poor of thy people may eat : and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like man- ner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. 12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest : that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no men- tion of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 H Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 1.5 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleav- ened bread: (thou shalt eat imleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib ; for in it thou cam est out from Egypt : and none shall appear before me empty :) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, 7v7iic?i is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread ; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain tintil the morning. 19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 20 "l Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the Avay, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he Avill not jKirdon your transgressions: for my name is in him. EXODUS. 23 But if thou shalt iudecd obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. 25 And ye shall serve the Lokb your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness aAvay from the midst of thee. 26 II There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to Avhom thou shalt come ; and I will make all thine ene- mies turn their backs unto thee. 28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Ca- naanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 29 I will not drive them out from be- fore thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I Avill drive them out from before thee, until thou be in- creased, and inherit the land. 31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philis- tines, and from the desert unto the river : for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into yoiir hand ; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 Thou shalt make no covnant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. CHAPTER XXIV. AND he said \mto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ; and worship ye afar off. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Loud: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the peo])le go up with him. 3 1[ And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said. All the words which the Lord hath said will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the chil- dren of Israel, which offered burnt offer- ings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. 6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprin- kled it on the people, and said. Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words. 9 Tl Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ; 10 And they saw the God of Israel : and there 7ims under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 12 TI And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mox;nt, and be there: and I Avill give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written ; that thou mayest teach them. 13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua; and Moses went up into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you : and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you : if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 81 EXODUS. 17 And the sight of the glory of the Loud was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses "was in the mount forty days and forty nights. CHAPTER XXV. AND the LoKB spake unto Moses, saj^- ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering : of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. § And this is the ottering whicli ye shall take of them ; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' Itair, 5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shcAV thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 •[ And they shall make an ark o/" shit- tim wood : two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a culjit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou over- lay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and ])ut them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves o/* shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark : they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt ]nit into the ark the I testimony Avhich I shall give thee. j 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of 83 pure gold : two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten Avork shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: eve?i of the merty seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I Avill give thee in commandment unto the children of Ismel. 23 M Thou Shalt also make a table o/ shit- tim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four cor- ners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim Avood, and overlay them Avith gold, that the table may be borne Avith them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes there- of, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and boAvls thereof, to cover Avithal: <)/"purc gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shcAvbrcad before me ahvays. 31 If And thou shalt make a candlestick ff pure gold: of beaten Avork sliall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his EXODUS. branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six brandies shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candle- stick out of the one side, and three l)ranches of the candlestick out of the other side: 33 Three bowls made lilve unto almonds, with a knop and a flower iu one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, ?<;«i/«. a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. 34 And Jn the candlestick .mall be four bowls made like unto almonds, ivitJi their knops and-their flowers. 35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, accord- ing- to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all of it s^iall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the scA^en lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may giA'c light over against it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuflf- dishes thereof, shall be o/pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the "mount. CHAPTER XXVI. MOREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle ivith ten curtains of fine tAvined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cherubim of cunning work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain njiall be eight and twentj" cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 The five curtains shall be coupled to- gether one to another; and other 1\\e cur- tains sfiall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selv- edge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of ««- other curtain, in the coupling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second ; that the loops may take hold one of another. G And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tab- ernacle. 7 T[ And thou shalt make curtains of goats' Jiair to be a covering upon the tab- ernacle : eleven curtains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt coujjle five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fiftj' loops on the edge of the one curtain that i^ out- most in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that rcraaincth of the cixrtaius of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back side of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cu- bit on the other side of that which remain- eth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a cover- ing above of badgers' skins. 15 H And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up. 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the taberaacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south I side southward. I 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of 1 silver under the twenty boards ; two sock- 1 ets under one board for his two tenons, and EXODUS. 17 And the sight ol" Iho glory of the Loun i MVM like devouring lire on the top of the j uu>unt in the t-yes of the thiUlreii of It^nul. IS Ami Mo^es went into the iniiUt of the [ elouil, ami irat him up into the mount; ami Mosos was in the mount forty days ami forty nights. CHAPTER XXV. AND the Loud spake unto Moses, ftay- inir, 2 Speak unto the i-hlhlren of Israel, that they hring me an otlVriuj; : of oviry man that ijivith it willimrly uith his heart ye shall takr my otlVriutr. J^ And this i\\- the olleriutr >vhieh ye shall I take of tlum; gold, and silver, and hn\ss, 4 And blue, and purple, and searlet, and line linen, and goats' h\ 5 And rams' skins dvid red, and badgers' skins, and shiltim AVot»d, 6 0\\ for the light, si>iees for anointing oil, and for sweet ineense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, aud in the breastplate. 8 And let thrm make me a sanetuar>'; that I may dwell among them. 9 Aeioniing to all that I slu-w thee, qflrr the pattiTU of the tabcniacle, nud the pattern t>f all tlu- instruments thereof, even so shall yt- make it. 10 •,; Aud they shall make an ark of'shit- tim wood: two cubits and a half nfuill he the length thereof, and a eublt and a half the breadth thereof, aud a eubit aud a haJf the luight therei>f 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and with«>ut shalt thou over- lay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gidd round abo\it. 12 And thou shalt east four rings of gold for it, and i»ut thrnt in the four comers thereof; and two rings sfutU l*r in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of It. IS And thou shalt make staves o^shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt ]>ut the staves into the rings by the sidis of the ark, that the ark may he borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. Ifi And thou .«halt put into the nrk the testimony which I shall give thee. ] 17 And thou shalt make a mercy sent «jf pure gold : two cubits and a half »hail be the length thereof, aud a eubit aud a h>Uf the breadth thereof 18 And thou shalt make tAvo cherubim «)f' gold, «»f' beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 10 And make one eherub on the one end, aud the other ehenih on the other end: am of the merey seat shall ye make the ehenibim on the two ends thereof. 20 And the ehenibim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy Seat with their wings, aud their faces xhaU hH*k one to another; towanl the merey scat shall the taces of the cherubim be. 21 Aud thou shalt jnit the meny scat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I Avill meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the merey se;it, from between the two cherubim which air upon the ark of the testimony, of all thitii/s which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Isn\el. 2;^ • Thou Shalt also make a ta]>le And thou shalt make for it ft>ur rings of gold, and jtut the rings in the four cor- ners that air on the lour feet thereof 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, aud overlay them with gi>ld, that the table Uiay be l)orue with them. ! 20 And thou shalt make the dishes there- ot\ and spoons thereof, and covers thcn-of, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: or" pure gold shalt thou make them. 80 And thou shalt set ui»ou the table shewbread before me always. 81 ^ Aud thou shalt niakc a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: bis shaft, aud his 1X0DU8. 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II on lh«' .illuM- Ml.le ol Ihal wlil.li i-enialn elh In tli<< leiinlh of 1Im< tnrlaiim ol' the l.-nl, 11 fdiall liMitj; ..v.-r Ihe Hhh-H ol llw^ lab. riiM.-l.-, on HiIh nid.- uml on Ihal hid.-, 1.. .-ov.-iil. II Ami llion Hhall make a t-overlnjj;' roilho l.-nl. «>/ raniM' hkliiM /' hud^-ei-H' HkliiH. ITi II Ami Ihon hIuiII make boards lor llie lab(-niaele f.^Hlillllm wood Hlandlnf.v up. III Ten etibilH shall lu^ lli(< h-n^lli ol' a board, and a eiibit and a haH' shall bi- lite br.-adlh of r \t\ om- board, M«-l in .irder om- ajvaliiHl aiiolli«-r: I hurt Hhall lh.>ii niiik.- h.r all th«- boaniK ol' Ihe tabenia.lc. IH Ami Ihon hIihII niitk.- 111.^ boards h.r Ihe lab<-rnaeh\ (w.-iily b.>ai' work ; as the Lord commanded Moses according to the twelve tribes H And they made the plate of the holy EXODUS. crown of \mYii ^old, and wrote upon it a writinf?, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied imto it a lace of bine, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Loud commanded Moses. 33 Ti Thus was all the work of the taber- nacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. 33 1 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his jnllars, and his sockets ; 34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering ; 35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat ; 36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread; 37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light ; 33 And the golden altar, and the anoint- ing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door ; 39 The brazen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot ; 40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation ; 41 The clothes of service to do service in the holy plnce^ and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 According to all that the Lord com- manded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work. 43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it : and Moses blessed them. CHAPTER XL. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 On the first day of the first month Shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 100 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it ; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testi- mony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: audit shall be an altar most holj'. 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats : 15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto r. e in the priest's office : for their anointing shall surely be an everlast- ing priesthood throughout their genera- tions. 16 Thus did Moses : according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 T[ And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was rear- ed up. 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the LEVITICUS. boards thereof, and put in the bars there- of, and reared up his pillars. 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lokd command- ed Moses. 20 t And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark : 21 And he brought the ark into the taber- nacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 1i And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord had com- manded Moses. 24 H And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle south- ward. 25 And he lighted the lamps before the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 26 H And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail : 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses. 28 H And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabei'nacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered ui^on it the burnt offering and the meat offering ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 % And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat : 32 When they w^ent into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. 34 ^ Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the taberaacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: 37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED LEVITICUS. CHAPTER I. AND the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say imto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish : he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation before the Lord, 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. ioi LEVITICUS. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, ] the priests : and he shall take thereout his and cut it into his pieces. handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall ! thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; put fire upon the altar, and lay the Avood in order upon the fire : 8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fot, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar : 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 TI And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Loud: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 13 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat : and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire Avhich is upon the altar: 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs Avith Avater: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet saA'our unto the Lord. 14 ^ And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoA'cs, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be Avrung out at the side of the altar : 16 And he shall pluck aAvay his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes. 17 And he shall cleaAC it Avith the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the i^riest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the Avood that is iipon the fire : it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by tire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. CHAPTER IL AND when any will offer a meat offer- ing unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour ; and he shall pour oil upon it, and i^ut frankincense thereon. 2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons 103 and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a SAveet savour unto the Lord: 3 And the remnant of the meat offering s7iaU be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 4 ^ And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled Avith oil, or unleavened Avafers anointed Avith oil. 5 II And if thy oblation be a meat offering bake7i in a pan, it shall be of fine flour im- leaAxned, mingled Avith oil. 6 Thou Shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it j.s a meat ottering. 7 "i And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the ftyingpan, it shall be made of fine flour Avith oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord : and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bi'ing it unto the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an ofiering made by fire, of a SAveet saA'our imto the Lord. 10 And that A\^hich is left of the meat offer- ing shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 11 No meat offering, Avhich ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made Avith leaA'en : for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. 12 1[ As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord : but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a SAveet savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offer- ing shalt thou season with salt ; neither Shalt thou sufler the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering : Avith all thine oflerings thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy first- fruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. 15 And thou shalt put oil ui)on it, and LEVITICUS. lay frankincense thereon : it in a meat ofler- ing. 16 And tlie priest shall burn the memorial of it, jMirt of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frank- incense thereof: it is an offering made by tire unto the Lord. CHAPTER III. AND if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd, whether it he a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the -blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fixt that is upon the inwai-ds, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire : it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savoar unto the Lord. 6 T[ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the Lord be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he ofier it before the Lord. 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tab- ernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone ; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire imto the Lord. 13 1[ And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the taber- nacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall offer thereof his offer- ing, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is ujjon them, Avhich is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour : all the fat is the Lord's. 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for j^our generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. CHAPTER IV. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, say- ing. If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people ; then let him bring for his sin, Avhich he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation before the Lord ; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord. 5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation : 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the 103 LEVITICUS. tabernacle ot tJae congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And he shall take off from it aU the fat of the bullock for the sin offering ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the flit that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings : and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 13 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13 1 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assem- bly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concernhuj thimjs which should not be done, and are guilty ; 14 When the sin, which they have sin- ned against it, is known, then the congre- gation shall ofier a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord ; and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord. 16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the taber- nacle of the congregation : 17 And the priest shall dip liis finger m some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven I times before the Lord, even before the vail. j 18 And he shall put some of the blood j upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is- in the taberna- cle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offer- ing, so shall he do with this : and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock : it is a sin offer- ing for the congregation. 22 •[ When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; 23 Or if his sin, Avherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge ; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord : it is a sin offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 27 1[ And if any one of the common l^eople sin through ignorance, while he doetli somewhat against any of the com- mandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge ; then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the ! head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering:, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken aAvay from 104 LEVITICUS. off the sacritice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 33 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offer- ing, he shall bring it a female -without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering Avith his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lokd: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. CHAPTER V. AND if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it^ then he shall bear his iniquity. 2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creejoing things, and if it be hidden from him ; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, what- soever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him ; Avhen he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall con- fess that he hath sinned in that tiling: 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb, or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. 7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that Avhich is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder : 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it i« a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 11 1 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frank- incense thereon : for it is a sin offering. 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, evai a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord : it is a sin offer- ing. 13 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him : and tJie remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. 14 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord ; then he shall bring for his tres- pass unto the Lord a ram without blem- ish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with 105 ' LEVITICUS. the ram of the trespass offeriug, and it shall be forgiven him. 17 ^ And if a soul sin, and commit an}' of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he -wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estima- tion, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his igno- rance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 It is a trespass offering: he hath cer- tainly trespassed against the Lord. CHAPTER YL AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neigh- bour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; 3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sin- ning therein : 4 Then it shall be, because he hath sin- ned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violentlj' away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offer- ing unto the Lord, a ram without blem- ish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: 7 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for him before the Lord : and it , shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. 8 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering : It is the burnt offering, because of the burning 106 upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it ; it shall not be put out : and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt oflTering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 13 The fire shall ever be burning uj^on the altar; it shall never go out. 11 ^ And this is the law of the meat of- fering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. 15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat oflfering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is ujion the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, ez;e?i the memorial of it, unto the Lord. 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat : with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin ofiering, and as the trespass offering. 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall he a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the Lord made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy. 19 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer xmto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morn- ing, and half thereof at night. 21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; LEVITICUS. and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in : a7id the baken pieees of the meat offer- ing Shalt thou offer fo7' a sweet savour unto the Lord. 22 And the priest of his sons that is an- ointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord ; it shall be wholly burnt. 23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be v.'holly burnt: it shall not be eaten. 24 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, say- ing. This is the law of the sin offering : In the place where the burnt offering is kiUed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord : it is most holy. 26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it : in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh there- of shall be holy: and when there is sprin- kled of the blood thereof upon any gar- ment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken : and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 30 And no sin offering, whereof «?, and with the scarlet : 53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and malce an atonement for the house : and it shall be clean. 54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, 55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot : 57 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean : this is the law of leprosy. CHAPTER XV. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a run- ning issue out of his flesh, hecause of his issue he is unclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue : whether his ilesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean : and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe Jiimselfm water, and be unclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any thiug where- on he sat that hath the issue shall wasli his clothes, and bathe JiimseJfm water, and be unclean until the even. 7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe Jiimselfm water, and be unclean until the even. 8 And if he that hath the issue sjjit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean _ until the even: and he that beareth any of those thiugs shall Avash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 12 And the vessel of earth, that he touch- eth Avhich hath the issue, shall be broken : and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lokd unto the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation, and give them unto the priest: 15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin ofiering, and the other /or a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord for his issue. 16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean un- til the even. 18 The Avoman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. 19 ^ And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days : and whosoever touch- eth her shall be unclean until the even. 20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her sepai-ation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 23 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. LEVITICUS. 23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall he unclean until the even. 24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers he upon him, he shall be un- clean seven days ; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation : she sJiall be unclean. 26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation : and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the xm- cleauuess of her separation. 27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt ofleriug; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the Lord for the issue of her uncleanness. 31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile ray tabernacle that is among them. 32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; 33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. CHAPTER XVI. AND the LoKB spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died ; 2 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place; with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired : these are holy garments ; there- fore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the coats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin oflfering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat uj)on which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be i:)resented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scape- goat into the wilderness. 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail : 13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy scat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward ; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. _ LEVITICUS. 15 H Then shall he kill the goat of the sin ofi'ering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat : 16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanncss of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins : and I so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy 2)lace, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it ; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the unclean- ness of the children of Israel. 20 ^ And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tab- ernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat : 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and con- fess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgres- sions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send 7iim away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness : 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited : and he shall let go the goat in the wilder- ness. 23 And Aaron shall come into the taber- nacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there : 24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and i)ut on his gar- ments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for him- self, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 27 And the bullock for the sin offer- ing, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp ; and they shall bum in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 29 1 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall aflQict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you : 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minis- ter in the priest's oflfice in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments : 33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar: and he shail make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congrega- tion. 34 And this shall be an everlasting stat- ute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. CHAPTER XVIL AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and 120 LEVITICUS. say unto them ; This is the thing which I the Lord hath commanded, saying, 3 What man soever there he of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tab- ernacle of the Lord; blood shall be im- puted unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people : 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 7 And they shall no more offer their sac- rifices imto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their gen- erations. 8 H And thou shalt say unto them. Whatsoever man there he of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord ; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. 10 ^ And whatsoever man there he of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any man- ner of blood ; I will even set my face against that 30ul that eateth blood, and Avill cut him ofi" from among his peo- ple. 11 For the life of the flesh U in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there he of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh ; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: who- soever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself or that which was torn icitJi heasis, whether it he one of your own coun- try, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 16 But if he wash thern not, nor bathe his flesh ; then he shall bear his iniquity. CHAPTER XVnL AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak iinto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do : nei- ther shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein : I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments : which if a man do, he shall live in them : I am the Lord. 6 ^ None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness : I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's naked- ness. 9 The nakedness of "thy sister, the daugh- ter of thy lather, or daughter of thy mother, tchether she he bom at home, or bom abroad, ei'en their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their 121 LEVITICUS. for nakedness thou slialt not uncover theirs is thhie own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, befi:otteu of thy iiither, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her naked- ness. 12 Thou Shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of til}' mother's sister: for she w thy mother's near kinswoman. 14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not ap- proach to his wife : she is thine aunt. 15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her naked- ness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her naked- ness ; for they are her near kinswomen : it is M'ickedness. 18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her naked- ness, besides the other in her life time. 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put ai)art for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally witli thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through t/ie fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Lokd. 22 Thou slialt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it j.s abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto : it is confusion. ;34 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you : 25 And the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the inicpiity thereof upon it, and the land it^^elf vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you : 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled ;) 28 That the land spew not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit tfierti shall be cut off from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordi- nance, that ye commit not ayiy om of these abominable customs, which were com- mitted before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lokd your God. CHAPTER XIX. AND the LoKU spake unto Moses, say- 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy : for I the Lord your God atn holy. 3 1 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sablmths : I am the Lord your God. 4 1 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God. 5 1i And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow : and if aught re- main until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. 8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 9 1 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger : I am the Lord your God. 11 H Ye shall not steal, neither deal false- ly, neither lie one to another. LEVITICUS. 12 11 And yc shall not swear bj- my name falsely, neither shall tluni profane the name of thy God : I rofane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him. 16 H And the Lord spake imto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath a7i7/ blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For whatsoever man Jie be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach : a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 20 Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken ; 21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them. 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. CHAPTER XXII. AND the Lord sjjake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name ifi those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord. 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. 4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue ; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing " 125"^ LEVITICUS. that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him ; 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take imclean- ncss, whatsoever uncleanuess he hath ; 6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things ; because it is his food. 8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with heast.% he shall not eat to defile him- self therewith : I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordi- nance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house : they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest's daughter also be mar- ried unto a stranger, she may not eat of an ofl'ering of the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her fa- ther's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof 14 % And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth j)art thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord ; 16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them. 17 Ti And the Lord spake unto Moses, saj'ing, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he he of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offer- _ ings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be ac- ceptable for you. 21 And whosoever otfereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accom- plish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted ; there shall be no blemish therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or hav- ing a wen, or scun^y, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not offer xmto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. 25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, ayid blemishes be in them : they shall not be accepted for you. 26 TI And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my command- ments, and do them : I am the Lord. 32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be halloAvcd among the children of Israel: I am the Lord wjiich hallow you, 33 That brought vou out of the land LEVITICUS. of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord. CHAPTER XXIII. AND the LoKD spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak unto the chiklren of Israel, and say unto them, Concernhig the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3 Six days shall work be done: biit the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. 4 1 These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall pro- claim in their seasons. 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord : scA^en days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall have a holy conA'ocation : ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 9 Tl And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the childrenof Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest : 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you : on the mor- row after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt oflfering unto the Lord. 13 And the meat offering thereof shall he tAvo tenth deals of fine flour mingled Avith oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a SAveet savour : and the drink offering thereof shall he of wine, the fourth part of a hin. 14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched com, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an ottering ixnto your God: it shall he a statute for ever throughout your genei-ations in all your dAvellings. 15 H And ye shall count unto yoxi from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 16 Even unto the morrow after the sca'- enth sabbath shall ye uumbcr fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord. 17 Te shall bring out of j'our habitations two wave loaves of tAvo tenth deals : they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits imto the Lord. 18 And ye shall offer Avith the bread seven lambs Avithout blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and tAvo rams : they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of SAveet savour unto the Lord. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and tAvo lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offer- ings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the fii-stfruits for a Avave of- fering before the Lord, with the tAvo lambs : they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be a holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile Avork tJierein: it sJiall he a statute for CA'er in all your dwellings throughout your genera- tions. 22 1[ And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean rid- dance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger : I am the Lord your God. 23 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, say- ing, In the seventh month, in the first clay of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of bloAving of trumpets, a holy convocation, 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 127 LEVITICUS, 26 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be a holy conA'ocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an oflFering made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it i.s a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut oflf from anions: his people. 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from amone; his people. 31 Ye shall do no manner of Avork: it sJiall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shaU be unto you a sabbath of rest, and 3'e shall afflict your souls : in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. 33 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saj'- ing, The fifteenth day of this seventh month sliaU be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. 35 On the first day sJiall be a holy convoca- tion : 3'e shall do no servile work therein. 36 Seven days ye shall ofier an offering made by fire imto the Lord; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you, and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it w a solemn assem- bly; and ye shall do no servile Avork tlierein. 37 These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat oflTer- ing, a sacrifice, and drink oflTerings, every thing upon his day: 38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill ofierings, which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : on the first day i^haU he a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. — 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall re- joice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year : it shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths : 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil elive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to bum continually. 3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually : it shall be a statute for ever in 3'our genera- tions. 4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continuall}'. 5 Ti And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon eac/i row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, eveji an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlast- ing covenant. 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' ; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offer- ings of the Lord made by fire by a per- petual statute. 10 ^ And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Eg^-ptian, went out LEVITICUS. among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israclitish ivomau and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blas- phemed the name of the Loud, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name teas Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed with- out the camp ; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the chil- dren of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surel}' be put to death, and all the congregation shall cer- tainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is bora in the land, when he blas- phemeth the name of the Loud^ shall be put to death, 17 1 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good ; beast for beast. 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath doue, so shall it be done to him ; 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it : and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 23 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one o*f your own country : for I am the Lord your God. 23 1 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones : and the chil- dren of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. CHAPTER XXV. AND the Lord spake unto Moses in - mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the ! land which I give you, then shall the land ! keep a sabbath unto the Lord. i 9 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy tield, and six years tho\i shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sab- bath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy held, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou chalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. 6 And the sabbath of the laud shall be meat for you ; for thee, and for thy serv- ant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that so- journeth with thee, 7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. 8 Ti And thou shalt number seven sab- baths of years unto thee, seven times seven years ; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth cJuij of the seventh month, in the day of atone- ment shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall liallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye sliall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather i7ie grapes in it of thy vine un- dressed. 12 For it is the ju1)ilee; it shall be holy unto you : ye shall eat the increase there- of out^f the field. 13 In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. 14 And if thou sell aught unto thy neigh- bour, or buyest anght of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another : 15 According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neigh- bour, a7id according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: 16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and 129 LEVITICUS. according to the fewness of ye-.irs thou Shalt diminish the price of it : for accord- ing to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God. 18 H Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the laud shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 20 And if ye shall say. What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase : 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. 23 ^ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of yotxr possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. | 25 % If thy brother be waxen poor, and | hath sold away some of his possession, ; and if any of his kin come to redeem it, ' then shall he redeem that which his ■ brother sold. | 26 And if the man have none to redeem j it, and himself be able to redeem it ; j 27 Then let him count the years of the i sale thereof, and restore the ovei-plus unto | the man to whom he sold it; that he may I retuni unto his possession. i 28 But if he be not able to restore it to ' him, then that which is sold shall remain ■ in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee : and in the jubi- lee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 29 And if a man sell a dwellinghouse in a walled city, then he may redeem it with- in a whole year after it is sold; vnthin a full year may he redeem it. 30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be estab- lished for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations : it shall not ; go out in the jubilee. iao 31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country : they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee. 32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in tJie year of jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 35 ■[ And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee ; then thou shalt relieve him : yea, though he he a stran- ger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 36 Take thou no usurj- of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. 38 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egj'pt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. 39 H And if thy brother that dmUcih by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to sen^e as a bondserA-ant : 40 But as a hired sen^ant, and as a so- journer, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 41 An'd then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his OAvn foraily, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. 43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. 44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bond- maids, which thou shalt have, shall he of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bond- maids. LEVITICUS. 45 Moreover, of the children of the stran- gers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye huy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your j^ossession. 46 And ye shall take them as an inheri- tance for your children after you, to in- herit them for a possession ; they shall be your bondmen for^ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. 47 ^ And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelUth by him Avax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family : 48 After that he is sold he may be re- deemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him : 49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or amj that is nigh of kin unto him of his fiimily may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem him- self. 60 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of a hired serv^ant shall it be with him. 51 If there he yet many years behind^ ac- cording unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for, 52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. 53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 54 And if he be not redeemed in these I years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him. 55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants ; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. CHAPTER XXVL YE shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of I stone in your land, to bow down unto it : for I am the Lord your God. 2 ^ Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and rever- ence my sanctuary : I am the Lord. 3 Tl If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them ; 4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time : and ye shall cat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make t/oii afraid : and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thou- sand to flight : and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11 And I will set my tabernacle among you : and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 13 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Eg3'pt, that ye should not be their bond- men; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14 '^ But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments ; 15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant : 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consump- tion, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart : and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set my face against yoti, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 131 LEVITICUS. 18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass : 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. 21 1 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and Avill not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 23 I will also send wild beasts among you, Avhich shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your hUjh ways shall be desolate. 23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary un- to me; 24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my cov- enant : and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pesti- lence among you ; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I have broken the stalT of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me ; 28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 83 And I will bring the land into deso- lation : and your enemies w^hich dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 133 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draAV out a sword after you : and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35 As long as it lie^i desolate it shall rest ; because it did not rest in your sab- baths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36 And upon them that arc left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies ; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them ; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. 37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pur- sueth : and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 33 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the laud of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands ; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their tres- pass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked conti-ary unto me; 41 And thai I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies ; if then their un- circumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity : 42 Then will I remember my covenant Avith Jacob, and also my covenant wuth Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her salibaths, while she lieth desolate without them : and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniciuity; because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will 1 abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my LEVITICUS. covenant with them : for I «?r<, the Lord their God. 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Eg3'pt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God : I am the Lord. 46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. CHAPTER XXVII. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons aliall he for the Lord by thy estimation. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it he a female, then thy estima- tion shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it he from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estima- tion shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6 And if it he from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of sil- vei", and for the female thy estimation shaU he three shekels of silver. 7 And if it he from sixty years old and above ; if it he a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him ; ac- cording to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 9 And if it he a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord, all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy. 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good : and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. 11 And if it he any unclean beast, of Avhich they do not offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, then he shall present the beast before the priest : 12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the jjriest, so shall it be. 13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth 2>rtr^ thereof unto thy es- timation. 14 TI And when a man shall sanctify his house to he holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad : as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth ixirt of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his posses- sion, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: a homer of barley seed fihali he valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to tlie years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estima- tion imto it, and it shall be assured to him. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted ; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. 22 And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field Avhich he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession; 23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord. 24 In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it Avas bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did helong. 25 And all thy estimations shall be ac- cording to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 133 NUMBERS. 26 H Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord's tirstliug, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the Lord's, 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto : or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28 Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, bvt7i of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed : every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord. 29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; 6«i -shall surely be put to death. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whet/ter of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's : it is holy unto the Lord. 31 And if a man will at all redeem ang?it of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth pa7-t thereof 33 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, ene)i of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord. 33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it : and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy ; it shall not be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED NUMBEHS. CHAPTER L AND the Lord si)ake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the taber- nacle of the congregation, on the first clay of the second mouth, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Take ye the sum of all the congrega- tion of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; 3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to Avar in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies, 4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe ; every one head of the house of his fathers. 5 1 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben ; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zuri- shaddai. 7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Ammin- adab. 8 Of Issachar ; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. " 134 9 Of Zebulun ; Eliab the son of Helon. 10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud : of Manas- seh ; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 13 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammi- shaddai. 13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 14 Of Gad ; Eliasaph the son of DeueL 15 Of Naphtali ; Ahira the son of Euan. 16 These were the renoAvned of the con- gregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. 17 H And Moses and Aaron took these men Avhich are expressed by their names: 18 And they assembled all the eongrega- tion together on the first clay of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered theni in the Avilderncss of Sinai. 20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their genei'ations, after their NUMBERS. families, by the house of their fathers, j according to the number of the names, j by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 21 Those that were numbered of them, eveii of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 22 H Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the num- ber of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, loere fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 24 H Of the children of Gad, by their gen- erations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, loere forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26 1 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 28 1 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, %oere fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 30 1 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 33 T[ Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their gen- erations, after their families, by the house of their fothers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 34 T[ Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, wer-e thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 30 H Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, tco-e thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 38 T[ Of the children of Dan, by their gen- erations, after their families, by the house of their fixthers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 39 Those that were numbered of them, etwi. of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40 IT Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war ; 41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42 1 Of the children of Naphtali, through- out their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, we^'e fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44 These are those that were numbered, 135 NUMBERS. which Moses and Aaron numbered, and | the princes of Israel, belmj twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. 45 So were all those that Avere numbered | of the children of Israel, by the house of! their fathers, from twenty years old and ! upward, all that were able to go forth to j war in Israel ; 46 Even all thej' that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 47 *\ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 48 For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel : 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it : they shall bear the taber- nacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. 51 And when the tabernacle setteth for- ward, the Levites shall take it down ; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, evei*y man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. 53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no Avrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel : and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 54 And the children of Israel did accord- ing to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. CHAPTER II. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, sa' ing, 2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house : far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of 136 the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies : and Nahshon the son of Am- minadab mJtall he captain of the children of Judah. 4 And his host, and those that were num- bered of them, v:ere threescore and four- teen thousand and six hundred. 5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall he the tribe of Issachar : and Nethan- eel the son of Zuar shall he captain of the children of Issachar. 6 And his host, and those that were num- bered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7 TJien the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall he captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 And his host, and those that were num- bered thereof, were fifty and seven thou- sand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies : these shall first set forth. 10 ^ On the south side shall be the stand- ard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the chil- dren of Reuben shall he Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thou- sand and five hundred. 12 And those which pitch by him shall he the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall he Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thou- sand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad : and the captain of the sons of Gad shall he Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies: and the}' shall set forth in the second rank. 17 T[ Then the tabernacle of the congrega- tion shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward. NUMBERS. every man in his place by their stand- ards. 18 1 On the west side shall be the stand- ard of the camp of Ephraim accordins^ to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall he Elishama the son of Aramihud. 19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hiandred. 20 And by him shall he the tribe of Man- asseh : and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall he Gamaliel the son of Ped- ahzur. 21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin : and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall he Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim ivei'e a hundred thousand and i eight thousand and a hundred, throughout their armies: and they shall go forward in the third rank. 25 H The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies : and the captain of the children of Dan shall he Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And his host, and those that were j numbered of them, were threescore and j two thousand and seven hundred. 27 And those that encamp by him shall he the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher sJiall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, viere forty and one thousand and five hundred. 29 1[ Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall he Ahira the son of Enan. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred: they shall go hindmost with their stand- ards. 33 U These are those which were number- ed of the children of Israel by the ho^^se of their fathers : all those that were num- bered of the camps throughout their hosts viere six hundred thousand and three thou- sand and five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the Lokd commanded Moses. 34 And the children of Israel did accord- ing to all that the Lord commanded Mo- ses : so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every oue after their fxmilies, according to the house of their fathers. CHAPTER HI. THESE also are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aarou, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they ofl'ercd strange fire be- fore the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children : and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their f:\ther. 5 Tl And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and pre- sent them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. 7 And they shall keej) his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, to do the service of the taberna- cle. 8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons : they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office : and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites 137 NUMBERS. from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel : therefore the Levites shall be mine ; 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the first- born in the land of Eg^'pt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shall be: I am the Lord. 14 1| And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fixthers, by their families : every male from a month old and upward Shalt thou number them. 16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was com- manded. 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their flimilies ; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their fam- ilies; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their fam- ilies ; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 21 Of Gershon icas the family of the Lib- nites, and the fiimily of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershou- ites. 22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. 23 The families of the Gershonites siiall pitch behind the tabernacle westward, 24 And the chief of the house of the fii- ther of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation sJiall he the tabernacle, and the tent, the cov- ering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the 138 i altar round about, and the cords of it, for all the service thereof 27 II And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebron- ites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping I the charge of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the 'sons of Kohath ! shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle I southward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall he Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their charge shall he the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hang- ing, and all the service thereof 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall he chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33 H Of Merari %cm the family of 'the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 34 And those that wore numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail : these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. 36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabeniacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. 38 ^ But those that encamp before the tab- ernacle toward the east, everi before the tab- ernacle of the congregation eastward, shall \ be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuar}- for the charge of the children of Israel ; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 39 All that were numbered of the Le- ' vites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at NUMBERS. the commandment of the Lord, through- out their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 40 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me ( I am the Lord ) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel ; and the cat- tle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and iipward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 44 Tl And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord. 46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; 47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them : (the she- kel is twenty gerahs :) 48 And thou shalt give the money, where- with the odd number of them is to be re- deemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were OA'er and above them that were redeemed by the Levites : 50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekeh, after the shekel of the sanctuary : 51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. CHAPTER IV. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying. 3 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This sJiall he the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, about the most holy things. 5 1 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it : 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal : and the continual bread shall be thereon : 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it : 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put theui in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon : 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. __ NUMBERS. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an cud of coverint^ the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch atiy holy thing, lest they die. These thbujx are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the conj^regation. 16 Ti And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest j)ertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat ofi'ering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein i.s, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 17 ^ And the Lokd spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 18 Cut ye not ofi' the tribe of the fami- lies of the Kohathites from among the Levites : 19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things : Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden : 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 21 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families ; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them ; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the Avork in the taberaacle of the congregation. 24 This i.s the serA-icc of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the con- gregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that U above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which in by the tabernacle and by the altar roimd about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they ser\'e. 27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 28 This w the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge ahall he under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 29 TI As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou num- ber them, every one that cntereth into the service, to do the work of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the taber- nacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service : and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 34 H And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that cnter- eth into the service, for the work in the taberaacle of the congregation : 36 And those that were numbered of them by their families Avere two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lokd by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that Averc numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their fiimilics, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upAvard even unto fifty years old, every one that enter- NUMBERS. cth iuto the service, lor the -work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gcrshon, of all that might do service in the taber- nacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord. 42 ^ And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, through- out their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thou- sand and two hundred. 45 These he those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, Avhom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their fami- lies, and after the house of their fathers, 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministrj'^, and the service of the burden in the tab- ernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and fiA'e hund- red and fourscore. 49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his serv- ice, and according to his burden : thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses. CHAPTER Y. AND the Lord spake \into Moses, say- ing, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp eveiy leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead : 3 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. 4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp : as the Lord spake imto Moses, so did the chil- dren of Israel. 5 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty ; 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth /ja?'< thereof, and give it unto lain against whom he hath trespassed. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the Lord, even to the priest ; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 10 And everj' man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 11 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 13 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there he no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner ; 14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled : 15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth pari of an ephali of bar- ley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it i.s- an oflfering of jealousy, an ofiering of memo- rial, bringing iniquity to remembraucc. 16 And the i)riest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord: 141 NUMBERS. 17 And the priest shall take holy "water in an earthen vessel ; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water: 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the wo- man's head, and put the offering of me- morial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: 19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say imto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with aiiother in- stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse : 20 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be de- filed, and some man have lain with thee besides thine husband: 21 Then the priest shall charge the wo- man with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy peo- ple, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; 23 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the wo- man shall say, Amer, amen. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water : 24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bit- ter. 25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar: 26 And the priest shall take a handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water. 27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, tJiat if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. 143 26 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean ; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. 29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled ; 30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. 31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her in- iquity. CHAPTER VL AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When either man or wo- man shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate them^lves unto the Lord; 3 He shall separate himself ir ova. wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, nei- ther shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 5 All the days of the vow of his separa- tion there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself wuio the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6 All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his broth- er, or for his sisteiv when they die: be- cause the consecration of his God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord. 9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : NUMBERS. 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin oflering, and the other for a burnt ofiering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day, 12 And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. 13 H And this is the law of the Nazarite : when the days of his separation are ful- filled, he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : 14 And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year with- out blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, 15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink ofi'erings. 16 And the priest shall bring t?)em before the Lord, and shall oflfer his sin offering, and his burnt offering : 17 And he shall ofier the ram /or a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat oflFering, and his drink offering. 18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleav- ened wafer, and shall put tlwm upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven : 20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord : this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder : and after that the Naz- arite may drink wine. 21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation, besides that that his hand shall get: according to the vow Avhich he voAved, so he must do after the law of his separation. 22 TI And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying. On this wise ye shall bless the chil- dren of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : 25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them. CHAPTER VII. AND it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the taber- nacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them ; 2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered : 3 And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen ; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox : and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 5 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congre- gation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his serv- ice. 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7 Tavo wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service : 8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none : because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. 10 IF And the princes offered for dedicat- ing of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. 143 NUMBERS. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 ^ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Ammi- nadab, of the tribe of Judah: 13 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof wtvi a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: 15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : | 16 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : ! 17 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, i two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five | lambs of the first year : this iva^t the offer- j ing of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. j 18 TI On the second day Nethaneel the ! son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer : 19 He offered for his offeriug one silver | charger, the weight whereof was a hund- j red and thirty shekels, one silver howl of j seventy shekels, after the shekel of the j sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour j mingled with oil for a meat offering : ! 20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of j incense : j 21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb j of the first year, for a burnt offering : j 22 One kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing: 23 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this rvas the offer- ing of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 24 H On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer : 25 His offering ivas one silver charger, the weight whereof tvas a hundred and thirty shiekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 26 One golden spoon of ten sJiekels, full of incense : 27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 28 One kid of the goats for a sin olTering : 29 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this loas the offer- ing of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 1 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer : 31 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 33 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 34 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 35 And for a sacrifice of peace ofierings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offer ing of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 36 Ti On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: 37 His offering loas one silver charger, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 40 One kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing: 41 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the ofier- ing of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42 ^ On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered : 43 His offering teas one silver charger of the weight of a hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 44 One golden spoon of ten sJtckch, full of incense : 45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt ofiering : 46 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 47 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five NUMBERS. lambs of the first year : this was the olier- ing of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48 H On the seventh clay Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: 49 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 53 One kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing: 53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this wa^ the offer- ing of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 T[ On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the chil- dren of Manasseh: 55 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the flrst year, for a burnt offering : 58 One kid of the goats for a sin ofi'ering : 59 And for a sacrifice of peace ofierings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offer- ing of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60 T[ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benja- min, offered: 61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 62 One golden spoon of ten s/iekels, full of incense : 63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 65 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five __ lambs of the first year : this was the offer- ing of Abidan the sou of Gideoni. 66 T[ On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: 67 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof toas a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the flrst year, for a burnt oftering : 70 One kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing: 71 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this rvas the offer- ing of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 73 1 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered : 73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof ivas a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them fiill of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 76 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, fiA'e he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offer- ing of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78 H On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered : 79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof ivas a hundred and thirty s7iekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctiaary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the flrst year, for a burnt offering : 83 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 83 And for a sacrifice of jjeace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five NUMBERS. lambs of the tirst year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enau. 84 This xcas the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel : twelve chargers of sil- ver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 85 Each charger of silver weighing a hun- dred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy : all the silver vessels loeighcd two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 8G The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was a hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering : and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offei-ings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them : Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bull- ock Shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together. 10 And thou shalt bring the Levites be- fore the Lord : and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites : 11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites be- fore the Lord for an offering of the chil- dren of Israel, that they may execute the ser^'ice of the Lord. 12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the LcAites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord. 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites with him, then he heard the voice of one ' from among the children of Israel : and speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that 2oas upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim : and he spake unto him. CHAPTER VIIL AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 3 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so ; he lighted the lamps the Levites shall be mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation : and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them /or an offering. 16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel ; in- stead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: thereof over against the candlestick, as the on the day that I smote every firstborn Lord commanded Moses. | in the land of Egypt I sanctified them 4 And this work of the candlestick was of j for myself. beaten gold ; unto the shaft thereof, iinto 18 And I have taken the Levites for all the flowers thereof, loas beaten work : j the firstborn of the children of Israel, according unto the pattern which the j 19 And I have given the Levites as a gift Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the chil- dren of Israel, and cleanse them. - ^^ ______ to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the taberna- cle of the congregation, and to make an I atonement for the children of Israel : that ' tliere be no plague among the children NUMBERS. of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes ; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the Lord; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons : as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 23 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Le- vites : from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait up- on the service of the tabernacle of the congregation : 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service there- of, and shall serve no more : 26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus Shalt thou do unto the Levites touch- ing their charge. CHAPTER IX. AN D the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the pass- over. 5 And they kept the passover on the four- teenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. 6 1 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day : and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said unto him. We are defiled by the dead body of a man : where- fore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his ap- pointed season among the children of Is- rael? 8 And Moses said unto them. Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will com- mand concerning you. 9 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, say- ing, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitrer herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it : accord- ing to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the pass- over, even the same soul shall be cut oflT from among his people : because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do : ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 15 1 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tab- ernacle, namely, the tent of the testimon}' : and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was alway : the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the l)lace where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. NUMBERS. 18 At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode ujjon the taber- I nacle they rested in their tents. I 19 And when the cloud tarried long upon i the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not. 30 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the com- mandment of the Lord they journeyed. 21 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 23 Or iL'hether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journej'- ed not : but when it was taken up, they journeyed, 23 At the commandment of the Lord they rested in their tents, and at the command- ment of the Lord they journeyed : they kept the charge of the Lord, at the com- mandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. CHAPTER X. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them : that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow hut with one trximpei., then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather them- selves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. 6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. 7 But when the congregation is to be 148 gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets ; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever through- out your generations. 9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then 3'e shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be reraemberod before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the begin- nings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacritices of your peace offerings ; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God : I am the Lord your God. 11 H And it came to pass on the twentieth daij of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey ac- cording to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 14 t In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah ac- cording to their armies : and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the taber- nacle. 18 H And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies : and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. NUMBERS. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bear- ing the sanctuary : and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. 22 II And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies : and over his host was Eli- shama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 1 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, whicJi was the rearward of all the camps through- out their hosts : and over his host was Ahi- ezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran, 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus were the joumeyings of the chil- dren of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. 29 H And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you : come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said unto him, I will not go ; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the Lord shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 33 T[ And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days' journey : and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up. Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. 36 And when it rested, he said. Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Is- rael. CHAPTER XI. AND when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. 4 If And the mixed multitude that %vas among them fell a lusting: and the chil- dren of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat ? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, besides this manna, befo)-e our eyes. 7 And the manna ^cas as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 8 And the people went about, and gath- ered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 10 H Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased. 11 And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy serv- ant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou should- est say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers ? NUMBERS. 13 Whence should I haAc flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto mc, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus Avith me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. 16 H And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them ; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there : and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying. Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt : therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days ; 20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you : because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt ? 21 And Moses said. The people, among whom I am^ are six hundred thousand foot- men ; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. 24 1[ And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gath- ered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. " 150 25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the si:)irit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they vjere of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said. My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them. 30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel. 31 H And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let tJiem fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits Mg?i upon the face of the earth. 32 And the people stood up all that day, and all tJiat night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails : he that gath- ered least gathered ten homers : and they spread tTiem all abroad for themselves round about the camp. 33 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the peo- ple, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague. 34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah : because there they buried the people that lusted. a5 And the people journeyed from Kib- roth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth. CHAPTER XII. AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman Avhom he had married : for he had married an Ethiopian woman. NUMBERS. 2 And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses ? hath he not spoken also by us ? And the Lord heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) 4 And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. 5 And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam : and they both came forth. 6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. 7 My servant Moses is not so, who Lh faith- ful in all mine house. 8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches ; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold : wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses ? 9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them ; and he departed. 10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, w?dte as snow : and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was lep- rous. 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. 13 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. 13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, say ing. Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. 14 H And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people jour- neyed not till Miriam was brought in again. 16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilder- ness of Paran. CHAPTER XIII. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel : of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran : all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 4 And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur, 5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. 6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephuuneh. 7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. 15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun, Je- hoshua. 17 H And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain : 18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they he strong or weak, few or many ; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds ; 20 And what the land is, whether It be fat or lean, whether there be wood there- in, or not. And be ye of good courage, 151 NUMBERS. and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time ivas the time of the first ripe grapes. 21 U So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, She- shai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staflf; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. 24 The place was called the brook Esh- col, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. 25 And thoy returned from searching of the land after forty days. 26 ^ And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilder- ness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back Avord unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said. We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey ; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and ver}' great : and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jeb- usites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains : and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said. Let us go up at once, and possess it ; for we are Avell able to overcome it. 31 But the men that Avent up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 82 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, i.s a land that eateth up the in- 152 habitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. CHAPTER XIV. AND all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel mur- mured against Moses and against Aaron : and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness ! 3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt V 4 And they said one to another. Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the con- gregation of the children of Israel. 6 1i And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, wfdch were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes : 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 8 If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not )'e against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land ; for they ai-e bread for us : their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us : fear them not. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. 11 H And the Lord said unto Moses, How long Avill this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs Avhich I have shewed amoug them? NUMBERS. 12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 18 Tf And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou hroughtest up this people in tliy might from among them ;) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this laud : for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud staudeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by daytime in a pillar of a cloud, and iu a pillar of tire by night. 15 If Now i/thou Shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee Avill speak, saying, 16 Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, 18 The Lord is longsufifering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgres- sion, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth gen- eration. 19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. 20 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which 1 did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice ; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it : 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went ; and his seed shall pos- sess it. 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaan- ites dwelt iu the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 2(5 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long shall I bear with this evil con- gregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, As tridy as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you : 29 Your carcasses shall fall in this wilder- ness, and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmiired against me, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, co7icerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Je- phunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 32 But as for you, your carcasses, they I shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, eveti forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, eve}i forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wil- derness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upou the land, died by the plague before the Lord. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunueh, tvhich were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel : and the people mourned greatly. 40 *[[ And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top 153 NUMBERS. of the mountain, saying, Lo, we he here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised : for we have sinned. 41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do je transgress the commandment of the Lord ? but it shall not prosper. 42 Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. 44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the cov- enant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, evefi unto Hormah. CHAPTER XV. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto yon, 3 And will make an ofiering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock : 4 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of oil. 5 And the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour, min- gled with the third pat-t of a hin of oil. 7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in per- forming a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord; 9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a 154 meat ofl'ering of three tenth deals of flour, mingled with half a hin of oil. 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink of- fering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 11 Thus shall it be done for one bull- ock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one ac- cording to their number. 13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in of- fering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your gen- erations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord ; as ye do, so he shall do. 15 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth tvith tjmi, an ordinance for ever in your generations : as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. 16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that so- journeth with you. 17 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye come into the land w^hither I bring you, 19 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up a heave offering unto the Lord. 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for a heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshing- floor, so shall ye heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord a heave offering in your generations. 22 11 And if ye have erred, and not ob- served all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 Even all that the Lord hath com- manded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Mo- ses, and henceforward among your gen- erations ; 24 Then it shall be, if aiujht be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt NUMBEKS. offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 25 And the priest . shall make an atone- ment for all the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them ; for it is ignorance : and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their ignorance : 26 And it shall be forgiven all the con- gregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance. 27 If And if any soul sin through igno- rance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. 28 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him ; and it shall be forgiven him, 29 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. 30 1 But the soul that doeth aught pre- sumptuously, whetfier he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his com- mandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 t And while the children of Israel •were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 35 And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death : all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses. 37 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments, through- out their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue : 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring : 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : I am the Lord your God. CHAPTER XVI. NOW Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took rneti : 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hund- red and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of re- nown: 3 And they gathered themselves to- gether against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them. Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them : wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord ? 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face : 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying. Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him : even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. 6 This do ; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company ; 7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow : and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. 155 NUMBERS. 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sous of Levi : 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee : and seek ye the priesthood also? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord : and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him ? 12 T[ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab ; which said. We will not come up : 13 7s it a small thing that thou hast biought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself alto- gether a prince over us ? 14 Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards : wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come tap. 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. 16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before tb-? Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow : 17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hund- red and fifty censers ; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. 18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense there- on, and stood in the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congrega- tion against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation ? 23 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying. Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27 So they gat tip from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. 28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works ; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men ; tfieu the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swal- low them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 1 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that appertabied to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them : and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said. Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the 156 NUMBERS. Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that olfercd incense. 36 H And the Lokd spake unto Moses, saying, 37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder ; for they are hallowed. 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them^ make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. 39 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates foi' a covering of the altar : 40 To 6e a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord-, that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses. 41 T[ But on the morrow all the congre- gation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying. Ye have killed the people of the Lord. 42 And it came to pass, when the con- gregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 Tl And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among this congrega- tion, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 H And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put flre therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atone- ment for them : for there is wrath gone out from the Lord ; the plague is begun. 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congrega- tion; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people : and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 4S And he stood between the dead and the living ; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hund- red, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron retunied unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation : and the plague was stayed. CHAPTER XVII. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod accord- ing to the house of tJieir fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods : write thou every man's name upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi : for one rod ^JiaJl he for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabeniacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet Avith you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from n i the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. 6 ll And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, eveyi twelve rods : and the rod of Aaron wa^ among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the mor- row Moses went into the tabernacle of witness ; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blos- soms, and yielded almonds, 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the chil- dren of Israel : and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 TI And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testi- mony, to be kept for a token against the rebels ; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 11 And Moses did so: as the Lord com- manded him, so did he. 12 And the children of Israel sj^ake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. 157 ' NUMBERS. 13 Whosoever coraeth any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? CHAPTER XVIII. AND the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priest- hood, 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister be- fore the tabernacle of witness. 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle : only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary aud the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. 4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 6 And I, behold, I have taken your breth- ren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you Oiey are given an a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore thou and thy sous with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve : I have given your priest's office ^into yon as a service of gift : and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 8 ^ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Be- hold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel ; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anoint- ing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every obla- tion of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass oflfering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shaU be most holy for thee aud for thy sons. 10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it ; every male shall eat it : it shall be holy unto thee. 11 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever : every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first- fruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee. 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. 14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. 15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, loheiher it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man Shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. 16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, ac- cording to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the first- ling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine. 19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 20 1 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them : I am thy part and thine in- heritance among the children of Israel. 21 And, behold, I have given the children 158 NUMBERS. of Levi all the tenth iu Israel for an inher- itance, for their service which they serve, even the ser\icc of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity : it shall he a statute for ever throughout your genera- tions, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer an a heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit : therefore I have said unto them. Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them. When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up a heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27 And this 5'our heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the com of the threshingtloor, and as the ful- ness of the winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave offer- ing unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel ; and ye shall give thereof the Lord's heaA'e offering to Aaron the priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the Lord, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them. When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the thresh- iugfioor, and as the increase of the wine- press. 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households : for it is your re- ward for your sers'ice iu the tabernacle of the congregation. 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it : neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. CHAPTER XIX. AND the Lord spake imto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 This is the ordinance of the law wiiich the Lord hath commanded, saying. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer Avithout spot, wherein is no blemish, a7id upon which never came yoke. 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth with- out the camp, and one shall slay her before his face : 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times. 5 And 07ie shall bum the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he bum : 6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the x>n'.»'«utf4-r \-< In the to the thm !■ . in Urvcl •hall Im . Kvrryiti . , . ■ . •h the matrix ,n«t onto tbr. ue until the Ul I •iraiii^rr tiuui n ■ •»— -K«»nfB of th the altar , !UOf« tt|H>: vkm hrrt! itt: uf ll idh nugh aImU be pt^ • ' Aaron, Be- lii nc of the moat holy t!,. Tiri <\«rv r.).la- tl. (teemed <^tn. ac- money V' "f • rttai, ' >>oO ^, n UK )r j.»t ' dment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I can- not reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, NUMBERS. neither hatli lie seen perverseuess in Is- rael: the Lord his God is M'ith him, and the shout of a king is among them. 23 God brought them out of Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of a uni- corn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought ! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he cat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 II And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying. All that the Lord speaketh, that I must do ? 27 H And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place ; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. CHAPTER XXIV. AN D when Balaam saw that it pleased ■ the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchant- ments, but he set his face toward the wil- derness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents accord- ing to their tribes ; and the Spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Al- mighty, falling i7ito a trance^ but having his eyes open: 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel ! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lignaloes which the Lord hath planted, a7ul as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall he in many Avaters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of a uni- corn : he shall eat up the nations his en- emies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion : who shall stir him up ? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 1 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour ; but, lo, the Lord hath ke^^t thee back from honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind ; hut what the Lord saith, that will I speak ? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my peo- ple: come therefore^ and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy peo- ple in the latter days. 15 T[ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, whicJi saw the vision of the Almighty, falling i7ito a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies ; and Israel shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 165 NUMBERS. 20 "I Aud Avheu he looked ou Amalek, he | took up his parable, aud said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall he that he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwell ingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, w^ho shall live when God doeth this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way. CHAPTER XXV. AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal- peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 Aud the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 6 ^ And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought imto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the con- gregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand ; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel, — 9 And those that died in the jjlague wei-c twenty and four thousand. 10 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned uxy wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Is- rael in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say. Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace : 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an ever- lasting priesthood ; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that Avas slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. 15 Aud the name of the Midianitish wo- man that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he vjas head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. 16 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them : 18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Coz- bi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. CHAPTER XXVL AND it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their Mhers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jor- dan near Jericho, saying, 4 Take the svm of the people, from twenty years old and upward ; as the Lord com- manded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Eg>-pt. 5 ^ Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the ! children of Reuben ; Hanoch, of wJiom NUMBERS. cometh the family of the Hauochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites : 6 Of Hezrou, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reuben- Ites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab. 9 And the sons of Eliab ; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord : 10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. 11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not. 12 1 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites : 13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites : of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeon- ites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 H The children of Gad after their fam- ilies: of Zephon, the family of the Zephon- ites : of Haggi, the family of the Kaggites : of Shuni, the family of the Shunites: 16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites: 17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites : of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were num- bered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 Ti The sons of Judah were Er and Onan : and Er and Onan died in the land of Ca- naan. 20 And the sons of Judah after their fam- ilies were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 22 These are the families of Judah accord- ing to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five | hundred. i 23 ^ Of the sons of Issachar after their | families : of Tola, the family of the Tola- ites : of Pua, the familj' of the Punites : 24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashub- ites : of Shimron, the family of the Shim- ronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar ac- cording to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 •[ Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sard- ites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulun- ites according to those that were num- bered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 28 1[ The sons of Joseph after their fam- ilies were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh : of Machir, the family of the Maehirites : and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead cmne the family oftheGileadites, 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites : of Helek, the family of the Helekites: 31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asricl- ites : and of Shechem, the family of the Shecheraites: 33 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 ^ And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters : and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were ^lah- lah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hund- red. 35 ^ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites : of Becher, the family of the Bachrites : of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that Avere numbered of them, thirty and two thou- 107 ~ NUMBERS. sand and live huudred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 38 1[ The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Be- laites: of Ashbel, the fomily of the Ash- belites : of Ahii-am, the family of the Ahi- ramites : 39 Of Shnpham, the family of the Shu- phamites : of Ilupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman : of Ard, the family of the Ard- ites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were num- bered of them tvere forty and five thousand and six hundred. 43 ^ These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 43 All the tlimilies of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 44: ^ Of the children of Asher after their families : of Jimua, the family of the Jim- uites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites : of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according- to those that were num- bered of them; w7io were fifty and three thousand and four huudred. 48 TI 0/" the sons of Naphtali after their families : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guui, the family of the G unites : 49 Of Jczer, the family of the Jezerites : of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families : and they that were numbered of them v;ere forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51 These u^rc the numbered of the chil- dren of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 52 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shall be divided 168 for an inheritance according to the num- ber of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance : to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the pos- session thereof be divided between many and few. 57 II And these are they that were num- bered of the Levites after their families : of Gershon, the family of the Gershon ites: of Kohath, the family of the Ko- hathites : of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of the Levites : the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahl- ites, the family of the Mushites, the flim- ily of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Am ram. 59 And the name of Amram's wife xvas Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt : and she bare unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. 63 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the chil- dren of Israel. 63 TI These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the chil- dren of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunueh, and Joshua i the son of Nun. NUMBERS. CHAPTER XXVII. THEN caiue the daiij^htcrs of Zelophe- had, the sou of Plephei-, the son of Gilcad, the son of Machir, the son of Ma- nasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, aud Mileah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korali ; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son ? Give unto us therefore a ])ossession among the brethren of our fa- ther. 5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. 6 1j And the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right : thou shalt surely give them a pos- session of an inheritance among their fa- ther's brethren ; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak imto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall i)osscss it : aud it shall be un- to the children of Israel a statute of judg- ment, as the Lord commanded Moses. 12 TI And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and. see the land which I have given unto the chil- dren of Israel. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye rebelled against my command meut in the desert of Ziu, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes : that in the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. 15 If And Moses si>ake unto the Lord, say- 16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congrega- tion, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shep- herd. 18 U And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand up- on him ; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation ; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine hon- our upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord : at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the Lord command- ed him : and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation : 23 And he laid his hands upon him, aud gave him a charge, as the Lord command- ed by the hand of Moses. CHAPTER XXVIIL AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 2 Command the children of Israel, and say xmto them. My oflering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to ofler unto me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall ofier unto the Lord ; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the NUMBERS. morning, and the other lamb shalt thou ofier at even ; 5 And a tenth part of an ei)hah of flonr for a meat ottering, mingled with the fourth part of a bin of beaten oil. 0 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And the drink offering thex-eof sJiall be the fourth jmrt of a bin for the one lamb : in the holy pla^e shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lokd for a drink offering. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even : as the meat offering of the morn- ing, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 H And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: 10 This iff the burnt offering of every sab- bath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 11 1 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year with- out spot ; 12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour /or a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram; 13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb ; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire imto the Lord. 14 And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of a hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of a hin unto a lamb : this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. 17 And in the fifteenth day of this mouth 170 is the feast : seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the first da}' shall be a holy con- vocation ; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein : 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish. 20 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil : three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tcuth deals for a ram ; 21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 22 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a con- tinual burnt offering. 24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 25 And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work. 26 TI Also in the day of the flrstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work : 27 But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year ; 28 And their meat offering of flour min- gled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 30 And one kid of the goats, to make au atonement for you. 31 Ye shall offer ihein beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish,) and their drink offerings. A ND -TX. firs CHAPTER XXIX. in the seventh month, on the first daij of the month, ye shall have NUMBERS. a holy convocation ; j'c shall do no servile work : it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall qflfer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish : 3 And their meat offering shall he of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing, to make an atonement for you : 6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their man- ner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lokd. 7 T[ And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month a holy convoca- tion ; and ye shall afflict your souls : ye shall not do any work therein : 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour ; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year ; they shall be unto you without blemish. ^ 9 And their meat offering ahall he of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat ofiering of it, and their drink offer- ings. 12 H And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy con- vocation ; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 14 And their meat offering shall he of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bull- ocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams. 15 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs : 16 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt of- fering, his meat ofiering, and his drink offering. 17 H And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 18 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: 19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offer- ing, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 Tl And on the third day eleven bull- ocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 21 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: 22 And one goat /or a sin offering; })eside the continual burnt ofiering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 23 H And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 24 Their meat offering and their drink of- ferings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: 25 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offer- ing, his meat offering, and his drink offer- ing- 26 T[ And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen Iambs of the first year without spot : 27 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: 28 And one goat /or a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink ofiering. 29 T[ And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two i*ams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 30 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: NUMBERS. 31 And one goat /or a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offer- ing, and his drink offering. 32 ^ And on the seventh day seven bull- ocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 33 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner: 34 And one goat /or a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offer- ing, and his drink offering. 35 T On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein: 36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : one bullock, one ram, sev- en lambs of the first year without blemish : 37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall he according to their number, after the manner : 38 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 39 These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. 40 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the Lord commanded Moses. CHAPTER XXX. AND Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. 2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond ; he shall not break his Avord, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 If a Avoraan also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind Jierself by a bond, heing in her flither's house in her youth ; 4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his jjeace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 173 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, not any of her vows, or of her bonds whercAvith she hath bound her soul, shall stand ; and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she had at all a husband, when she vowed, or uttered aught out of her lips, Avherewith she bound her soul ; 7 And her husband heard i7, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her a'ows shall stand, and her bonds AvhercAvith she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it^ then he shall make her vow which she voAved, and that which she uttered with her lips, where- with she bound her soul, of none effect; and the Lord shall forgive her. 9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, AvhercAvith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath ; 11 And her husband heard ?7, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not : then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall #and. 12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them ; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips con- cerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her hus- band hath made them void ; and the Lord shall forgive her. 13 Every voav, and every binding oath to aflSict the soul, her husband may estab- lish it, or her husband may make it void. 14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her voavs, or all her bonds, Avhich are uj^on her: he confirm- eth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity. 16 These are the statutes, Avhich the Lord commanded Moses, betAveen a man and his Avife, betAveen the lather and his i daughter, heing yet in her youth in her I father's house. NUMBERS. CHAPTER XXXI. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, say- ing, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gath- ered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midian- ites, and avenge the Lord of Midian. 4 Of eveiy tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of evei-y tribe, twelve thousand armed for Avar. 6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of evenj tribe, them and Phin- ehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midian- ites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Ba- laam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities where- in they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congre- gation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. 13 TI And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, Avent forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth Avith the officers of the host, xoith the captains over thousands, and captains OA^er hundreds, Avhich came from the battle. 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the Avomen alive ? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying Avith him. 18 But all the women children, that have not knoAvn a man by lying Avith him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: Avhosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify hotJi yourselves and your cap- tives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 20 And purify all ymir raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all Avork of goats' haU\ and all things made of wood. 21 H And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which Avent to the battle. This is the ordinance of the law Avhich the Lord commanded Moses ; 22 Only the gold, and the sih'er, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 Evciy thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the Avater of separation : and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. 24 And ye shall Avash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 25 II And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that Avas taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fa- thers of the congregation : 27 And divide the prey into two parts ; between them that took the war upon them, AA'ho Aveut out to battle, and be- tAveen all the congregation. 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war AA'hich went out to bat- tle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep : 29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave offering of the Lord. 30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou Shalt take one portion of fifty, of NUMBERS. the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, aud of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 And threescore aud one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half, ivhich v;as the portion of them that went out to war, Avas in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hund- red sheep : 37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 Aud the beeves wey-e thirty and six thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand aud five hundred ; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons icere sixteen thou- sand; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, loJiich was the Lord's heave otfering, unto Elea- zar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. 42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, 43 (Now the half that pertained imto the congregation was three hundred thousand aud thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 4.5 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 4G And sixteen thousand persons,) 47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tab- ernacle of the Lord; as the Lord com- manded Moses. 174 48 11 Aud the officers which ivere over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses : 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy serv- ants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lack- eth not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earriugs, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord. 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 53 And all the gold of the otfering that they offered up to the Lord, of the cap- tains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 {For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the taber- nacle of the congregation, /o?* a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord. CHAPTER XXXII. NOW the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great mul- titixde of cattle : and when they saw the land of Jazer, aud the laud of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle ; 3 The children of Gad aud the children of Reubeu came aud spake uuto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, aud unto the princes of the congregation, saying, 3 Ataroth, aud Dibou, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, aud Beon, 4 Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, w a laud for cattle, and thy servants have cattle : 5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, aiid bring us not over Jordan. 6 H And Moses said imto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? 7 And wherefore discourage ye the licart of the children of Israel from going over NUMBERS. into the laud which the Lord hath given them? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they dis- couraged the heart of the children of Is- rael, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them. 10 And the Lord's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob ; because they have not wholly followed me: 13 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun : for they have wholly followed the Lord. 13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed. 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wil- derness ; and ye shall destroy all this people. 16 1[ And they came near unto him, and said. We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones : 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities, because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance : 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forwai-d; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. 20 ^[ And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed be- fore the Lord to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him. 22 And the land be subdued before the Lord : then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel ; and this land shall be your pos- session before the Lord. 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 25 And the children of Gad and the chil- dren of Reuben spake unto Moses, say- ing. Thy servants will do as my lord com- mandeth. 26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead : 27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So concerning them Moses command- ed Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: 29 And Moses said unto them. If the children of Gad and the children of Reu- ben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you ; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession : 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. 31 And the children of Gad and the chil- dren of Reuben answered, saying. As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours. 33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manas- seh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Si- hon king of the Amorites, and the king- dom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. 34 IT And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 175 NUMBERS. 3(3 Aud Beth-uimrah, and Bctli-Laran, fenced cities ; and folds for slieep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealch, and Kirjathaim, 38 And Nebo, and Baal-mcon, (their names being changed,) and Shibraah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which w the son of Jeiihunnch; he 181 " DEUTERONOMY. shall see it, and to him will I g-ive the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly fol- lowed the Lord. 37 Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, sajing. Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thith- er : encourage him : for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge be- tween good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. 40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, avc will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when yc had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 42 And the Lord said unto me. Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight ; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten be- fore your enemies. 43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the com- mandment of the Lord, and went j^re- sumptuously up into the hill. 44 And the Amorites, Avhich dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord ; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode tJtere. CHAPTER IL THEN we turned, and took our jouraey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me : and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long- enough : turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your "182" brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves there- fore: 5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth ; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand : he kuoweth thy walking through this great wilderness : these forty years the Lord thy God hath, been with thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when Ave passed by from our breth- ren the children of Esau, which dAvelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend Avith them in battle: for I will not giAc thee of their land for a possession ; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emim dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim ; 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim. 13 The Horim also dwelt in Seir before- time; but the children of Esau succeeded them, Avhen they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, Avhich the Lord gave unto them. 13 NoAV rise up, said /, and get you over the brook Zered. And Ave Avent over the brook Zered. 14 And the space in which avc came from Kadesli-barnea, until Ave Avere come over the brook Zered, loas thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of AA'ar Avere Avasted out from among the host, as the Lord sAvare unto them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed. i 16 Tf So it came to ]>ass, AA'hen all the DEUTERONOMY. men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 17 That the Lokd spake unto me, saying, 18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day : 19 And vjhen thou eomest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them : for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon amj possession; because 1 have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 20 (That also was accounted a land of giants : giants dwelt therein in old time ; and the Ammonites call them Zamzum- mim ; 21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim ; but the Lokd destroyed them before them ; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead : 23 As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horim from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day : 23 And the Avim which dwelt in Haze- rim, eve7i unto Azzah, the Caphtorim, which came forth out of Caphtor, de- stroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 24 11 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon : behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amor- ite, king of Heshbon, and his land : begin to possess it^ and contend with him in battle. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the na- tions that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 H And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with Avords of peace, saying, 27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. 28 Thou Shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat ; and give me water for money, that I may drink : only I will i^ass through on my feet : 29 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me:) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass bj'^ him : for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 31 And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee : begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the Lord our God delivered him before us ; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain : 35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us : the Lord our God delivered all unto us : 37 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatso- ever the Lord our God forbade us. CHAPTER IIL THEN we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Ba- shan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said unto me. Fear him not : for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou Shalt do unto him as thOR didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 3 So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none Avas left to him remaining. 4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the re- gion of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Ba- shan. 5 All these cities v^ere fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we DEUTERONOMY. did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. 8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon ; 9 {Which Hermon the Sidonians call Si- rion ; and the Amorites call it Shenir ;) 10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants ; behold, his bed- stead 7oas a bedstead of iron ; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Aramon ? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four I cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 13 And this land, %ohich we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reuben- ites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Mauchathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubcnites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Amnion ; 17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof^ from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 18 ^ And I commanded you at that time, saying. The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the chil- dren of Israel, all t?iat are meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, _ _ and your cattle, {for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you ; 20 Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and loitil they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and the7i shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you, 21 t And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying. Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 22 Ye shall not fear them : for the Lord your God he shall light for you. 23 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, 24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 26 But the Lord w^as wroth Avith me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou Shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him : for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. CHAPTER IV. NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giv- eth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may keep the com- mandments of the Lord your God which I command you. DEUTERONOMY. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lokd thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 4 But ye that did cleave uuto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day. 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this in your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say. Surely this great nation h a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God .so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon hhw for? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons ; 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me. Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain ; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with dark- ness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire : ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his cove- nant, which he commanded you to perform, men ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 H And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judg- ments, that ye might do them in the land Avhither ye go over to possess it. 15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of simil- itude on the day tliat the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire; 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creep- eth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth : 19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all na- tions under the whole heaven. 20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inher- itance: 22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan : but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing ^ which the Lord thy God hath for- bidden thee. 24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 25 1 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall cor- rupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger ; 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it ; ye shall not ]3rolong yonr days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 185 ' DEUTERONOMY. 27 And tlie Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead yon. 28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find hirn^ if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; 31 (For the Lord thy God i.s a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which he sware imto them. 33 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and a.sA; from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been amj siich tJibig as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God si)eal For thou (xr( a holy people unto the Loud thy God: the Loud thy liod hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that on- upon the face of the earth. 7 The LoKi> did not set his love \ipon yoxi, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any peoi)le ; for ye ttrir the fewest of all people: 8 But because the Loud loved you, and because he would keep the oath which ho had sworn unto your fatliers, hath the Loud brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed yon out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. i) Know therefore that the Loud thy God, he /.< (n>d, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand genemtious ; 10 And re]myeth them that hate him to their fai-e, to destroy then\ : he will not be slack to him that hateth him, bo will repay him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the com- mandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which 1 command thee this day, to do I hem. 1'2 *', Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these j\ulgmcnts, and keep and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers : 13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he Avill also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy Avine, and thine oil. the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou shalt bo blessed above all peo- ple: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 And the I.oud Avill take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all than that hate thee. 10 And thon shalt cousume all the people Avhieh the Lord thy CJod shall deliver thee ; thine eye shall have no pity upim them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; tV>r that »'i7/ Ih' a snare \into thee. 17 If thou shalt say in thine heart. These nations arc more than 1; how can 1 dis- possess them? IS Tho\i shalt not be afraid of them : hut shalt Mcll remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt ; lU The great temptations whiih thine eyes saw, and the signs, niul the wi>ndcrs, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the Loud thy God brought thee out : so shall the Loud thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. '20 Moreover the Loud thy God will scud the hornet among them, until they that are left, and liide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 21 Thou shalt not be allrighted at them: for the Loud thy God in among you, a mighty God and terrible. 22 And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou nu\yest not ci>nsumc them at once, lest the beasts of the tleld incri'ase upon thee. 189 DEUTERONOMY. 23 But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven : there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them. 25 The graven images of their gods shall ye bum with fire : thou shalt not desire tte silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein : for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomina- tion into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it : but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it ; for it is a cursed thing. CHAPTER VIIL ALL the commandments which I com- - mand thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty 3'ears in the wilderness, to humble thee, ajid to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the com- mandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of A'alleys and hills ; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, 190 ' and tig trees, and pomegranates ; a land of oil olive, and honey ; 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any t7ii7if/ in it ; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his command- ments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day : 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein ; 13 And whe?i thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multi- plied ; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage ; 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, %oherei7t ivere fiery ser- pents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint ; 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fothers kucAv not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of inine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his cove- nant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and Avorship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish ; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. H CHAPTER IX. EAR, O Israel : Thou art to pass over Jordan this daj', to go in to possess DEUTERONOMr. nations greater aud mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, 2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakiin, whom thou kuowest, and of v)liom thou hast heard my^ Who can stand before the children of Anak ! 3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming tire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face : so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Loud hath said unto thee. 4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying. For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land : but for the Avieked- ness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abra- ham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiflFnecked people. 7 H Remember, aud forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to Avrath in the wilderness : from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Eg>iit, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the Lord. 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you. 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights ; I neither did eat bread nor drink water: 10 And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was writteti according to all the words which the Lord spake Avith you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly. 11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, t?Mt the Lord gave me the two tables of btone, even the tables of the covenant. 12 Aud the Lord said unto me. Arise, get thee down quickly from hence ; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egji^t have corrupted themselves ,- they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them ; they have made them a molten image. 13 Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven : and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they. 15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. 16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the Loud your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes. 18 And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights : I did neither eat bread nor drink water, because of aU your sins which j-e sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also. 20 And the Lord was A'cry angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. 21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that de- scended out of the mount. 22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to Avrath. 23 Likewise when the Loud sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled against the command- | 191 DEUTERONOMY. ment of the Lokd your God, and ye be- lieved liim not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. 25 Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first ; because the Lord had said he would destroy you. 26 I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast re- deemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin : 28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say. Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. 29 Yet they ai-e thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. CHAPTER X. AT that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. 2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten command- ments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in the day of the assembly : and the Lord gave them unto me. 5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made ; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 H And the children of Israel took their 192 journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried ; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's oflB.ce in his stead. 7 From thence they journeyed unto Gud- godah ; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 8 1| At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor in- heritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him. 10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights ; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, a7id the Lord would not destroy thee. 11 And the Lord said unto me. Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. 12 TI And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good ? 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. 15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, eye?i you above all people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiflhecked. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward : 18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou Shalt fear the Lord thy God; DEUTEKONOMY. him Shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. 21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons ; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. CHAPTER XI. THEREFORE thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his com- mandments, alway. 2 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chas- tisement of the Lord your God, his great- ness, his mighty hand, and his stretched orut arm, 3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land ; 4 And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pur- sued after you, and hoio the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day ; 5 And what he did unto you in the wil- derness, until ye came into this place ; 6 And Avhat he did unto Dathan and Abirara, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben : how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their house- holds, and their tents, and all the sub- stance that ivas in their possession, in the midst of all Israel : 7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did. 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the com- mandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the laud, whither ye go to possess it ; 9 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 1[ For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it Avith thy foot, as a garden of herbs: 11 But the land, Avhither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, atid drinketh water of the rain of heaven : 12 A land which the Lord thy God car- eth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 H And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my com- mandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all 3'our soul, 14 That I will give yoii the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy com, and thy wine, and thine oil. 15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them ; 17 And the7i the Lord's Avrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. 18 1[ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon j'our hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. i.9 And ye shall teach them your chil- dren, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them xipon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates : 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the da4|s of heaven upon the earth. 22 ^ For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave Tinto him ; 193 DEUTERONOMY. 23 Then will the Lord drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. 24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you. 26 TI Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse ; 27 A blessing, if ye obey the command- ments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day : 28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 29 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. 30 Are they not on the other side Jor- dan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gil- gal, beside the plains of Moreh? 31 For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. 32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day. CHAPTER XII. THESE are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall obsers'e to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 2 Ye shall utter% destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mount- ains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree : 3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire ; and ye shall hew down the grav- en images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. 4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God. 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou Shalt come : 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt oiferings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave oflFerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill ofier- ings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks : 7 And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your house- holds, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatso- ever is right in his own eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. 10 But wheji ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giv- eth you to inherit, and ivhen he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; 11 Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you ; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord : 12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menser\-ants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest : 14 But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy bunit offerings, and there thou ?lialt do all that I command thee. 1.5 Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy 194 DEUTERONOMY. soul lusteth after, according to the bless- ing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee : the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. 17 H Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand : 18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto. 19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. 20 1 When the Lord thy God shall en- large thy border, as he hath promised tliee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou may- est eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, ana thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them : the im clean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood : for the blood is the life ; and thou mayest not eat the life Avith the flesh. 24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. 25 Thou shalt not eat it ; that it may go well with thee, and Avith thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose: 27 And thou shalt ofler thy burnt oflTer- ings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God : and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, Avhen thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. 29 H When the Lord thy God shall cut off" the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; 30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations ser\'e their gods? even so will I do likewise. 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord which he hateth have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it : thou shalt not add there- to, nor diminish from it. CHAPTER XIIL IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and givcth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them ; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams : for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall Avalk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his command- ments, and obey his voice, and ye shall sers'e him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that projjhet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because lie hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to 195 DEUTERONOMY. thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So Shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. 6 If If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying. Let ns go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people Avhich are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the 07ie end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth ; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him : 9 But thou Shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the j)eople. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lokd thy God, Avhich brought thee out of the land of Eg3'pt, from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wicked- ness as this is among you. 12 T[ If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saj-ing, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known ; 14 Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, «»rZ the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you ; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabit- ants of that city Avith the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the SAVord. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn Avitli fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every Avhit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built asrain. 196 17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand : that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and haA'e compas- sion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers ; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments Avhich I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. CHAPTER XIV. YE are the children of the Lord your God : ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness betAveen your eyes for the dead. 3 For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto him- self, above all the nations that are upon the earth. 3 1[ Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat : the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the Avild ox, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into tAvo claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat, of them that chew the cud, or of them that diA'ide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney : for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And the SAvine, because it diA'ideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is un- clean unto you : ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass. 9 ^ These ye shall eat, of all that aj-e in the Avaters : all that haA'e fins and scales shall ye eat : 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat ; it is unclean unto you. 11 ^ Of all clean birds ye shall cat. 13 But these are they of which ye shall not eat : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the A-ulture after his kind, DEUTERONOMY. 1-i And every laveu after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the nighthawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 H Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that if in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien : for thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; w if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee : 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place w^hich the Lord thy God shall choose : 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for w^hatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 27 And the Levite that is within thy gates ; thou shalt not forsake him : for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 TI At the end of three years thoTi shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates : 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. CHAPTER XV. AT the end of a'ery seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth aught unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release ; 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you ; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee /or an inheritance to possess it: 5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to obsei've to do all these commandments which I command thee this day. 6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not bor- row; and thou shalt reign over many na- tions, but they shall not reign over thee. 7 T[ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him suf- ficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying. The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand ; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee 197 DEUTERONOMY. in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 12 if Atid if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew Avoman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest hira out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing to day. 16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee ; 17 Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do like- wise. 18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired serv- ant to thee, in serving thee six years : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. 19 ^ All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work Avith the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt cat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy house- hold. 21 And if there be cmjj blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or fiave any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates : the 198 unclean and the clean i)erx. the stars of heaven for multitude ; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God. 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will 211 DEUTERONOMY. rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the Loud shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even imto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 6.5 And among these nations shalt thou find no case, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and faDing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: 67 lu the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, "Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way where- of I si)ake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bond- women, and no man shall buy ymi. CHAPTER XXIX. THESE are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 T[ And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egyi)t unto Pharaoh, and unto all his serv- ants, and unto all his land; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great mira- cles: 4 Yet the Lord hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the Lord your God. _ 7 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them : 8 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh. 9 Keep therefore the words of this cov- enant, and do them, that ye may i^rosper in all that ye do. 10 ^ Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, vyith all the men of Israel, 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 12 That thou shouldest enter into cov- enant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day : 13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fa- thers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 14 Neither -with you only do I make this covenant and this oath ; 15 But with Mm that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day: 16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by ; 17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which imre among them : ) 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turaeth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; 19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless him- self in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 20 The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jeal- ousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this DEUTERONOMY. book shall lie upon ban, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And the Lokd shall sepanxtc him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, aecord- ing to all the curses of the covenant that are Avritten in this book of the law: 22 So that the generation to come of 3'our children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far laud, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it ; 23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, atid burning, t?iat it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath : 24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land ? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? 25 Then men shall say. Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egj'pt : 26 For the}' went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: 27 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book : 28 And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into an- other land, as it is this day. 29 The secret things belmig unto the Lord our God: but those things which are re- vealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. CHAPTER XXX. AND it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call t?Lem to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And Shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his A'oice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul ; '6 That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivit}', and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. 4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee : 5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 7 And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good : for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers : 10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his com- mandments and his statutes u'hich are writ- ten in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 11 TI For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far oflf. 12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say. Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15 IF See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil ; 213 DEUTERONOMY. 16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land ■whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them ; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and t?iat ye shall not i)rolong yonr days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : there- fore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live : 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days : that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. CHAPTER XXXI. AND Moses went and sjiake these words unto all Israel. 3 And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day ; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 The Lord thy God, he will go over be- fore thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them : and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said. 4 And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amo- rites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 5 And the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do iinto them according unto all the command- ments which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of a good coui-age, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 214 7 1 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage : for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them ; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee ; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. 9 II And Moses wrote this law, and de- livered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 11 When all Israel is come t^ appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather the peojjle together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observ^e to do all the words of this law : 13 And t?iat their children, which have not known a?iy thing^ may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 14 T[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present your- selves in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and pre- sented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the Lord appeared in the tab- ernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 16 H And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep Avith thy fathers ; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to he among them, and will forsake me, and break ray covenant which I have made with them. DEUTERONOMY. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they Avill say in that day. Are not these evils come upon us, because our God in not among us ? 18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned uuto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. 20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 22 "ii Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 23 And he gave Joshua the sou of Nun a charge, and said. Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them : and I will be with thee. 24 TI And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, 26 Take this book of the laAv, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LoKD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebel- lious against the Lokd; and how much more after my death ? 28 If Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may sjDeak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves^ and turn aside from the way which I have com- manded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lokd, to provoke him to auger through the work of your hands. 30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended. CHAPTER XXXIL GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and 1 will speak; and hear, 0 earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lokd: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect : for all his ways are judgment : a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: tliey are a perverse and crooked generation, 6 Do ye thus requite the Lokd, O fool- ish people and unwise? is not he thy father tliai hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? 7 •[[ Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations : ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separ- ated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth tip her nest, flut- 215 DEUTERONOMY. tereth over her youug, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings : 13 So the Lord alone did lead him, and there teas no strange god Avith him. 13 He made him ride on the high plaees of the earth, that he might eat the in- crease of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock ; 14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of Avheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. 15 ^ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered vAth fatnens ; then he for- sook God ivifikh made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods^ with abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new (jods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 19 And when the Lord saw i7, he ab- horred them^ because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a ver}^ froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with tfiat luJdch is not God ; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with t?iose whicJi are not a people ; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 23 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall bum unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them; 1 will si^end mine arrows upon them, 24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poi- son of seri)ents of the dust. 216 25 The sword without, and terror with- in, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 26 I said, I would scatter them into cor- ners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men : 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, a7id lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this. 28 For they a7'e a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, tJiat they under- stood this, that they would consider their latter end ! 30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up ? 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 33 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures ? 35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recom- pense ; their foot shall slide in diie time : for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36 For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and tJiere is none shut up, or left. 37 And he shall say. Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, a7ul drank the wine of their drink oflfer- ings ? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I heal : neither is thei'e any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment ; I will render A'engeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. DEUTERONOMY. 42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; mid that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of re- venges upon the enemy. 43 Rejoice, O ye nations, loith his people : for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversa- ries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 44 1[ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the peo- ple, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel : 46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you ; be- cause it is your life : and through this thing ye shall jjrolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 48 And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession : 50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy peo- ple ; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people : 51 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Mei-ibah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. 53 Yet thou shalt see the land before thee ; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. CHAPTER XXXIII. AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2 And he said. The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them ; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints : from his right hand loent a fiery law for them. 3 Yea, he loved the people ; all his saints are in thy hand : and they sat down at thy feet ; every one shall receive of thy words. 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 6 IT Let Reuben live, and not die ; and let not his men be few. 7 If And this is the blessing of Judah : and he said. Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou a help to 7dm from his enemies. 8 If And of Levi he said, Let thy Thum- mim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him ; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law : they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands : smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 12 If And of Benjamin he said. The be- loved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him ; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13 If And of Joseph he said. Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush : let the blessing come upon the head of Jo- seph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bull- 217 DEUTERONOMY. ock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns : with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth : and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. 18 If And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out ; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain ; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 20 1[ And of Gad he said. Blessed he he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 21 And he provided the first jiart for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated ; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel. 22 H And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp : he shall leap from Bashan. 23 H And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied Avith favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord, possess thou the west and the south. 24 Tl And of Asher he said. Let Asher he blessed with children; let him be accept- able to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy shoes shall he iron and brass ; and as thy days, so shall thy strength he. 26 ij There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms : and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say. Destroy tJiem. 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall he upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall JIS be foimd liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread ujion their high places. CHAPTER XXXIV. AND Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho: and the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, 2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar, 4 And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. 5 1 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. 6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor : but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7 T[ And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8 T[ And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days : so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses Avere ended. 9 H And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the chil- dren of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses. 10 ^ And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, Avhom the Lord knew face to face, 11 In all the signs and the Avonders Avhich the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his serv- ants, and to all his laud, 13 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror Avhich Moses sheAved in the sight of all Israel. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA. CHAPTER I, NOV/ after the death of Moses the serv- ant of the Lord, it eame to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, 3 Moses my servant is dead ; now there- fore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land whieh I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 3 Every i^ace that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses, 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphra- tes, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life : as I was Avith Moses, so I will be with thee : I will not Ml thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage : for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very coura- geous, that thou mayest observe to do ac- cording to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt medi- tate therein day and night, that thou may- est observe to do according to all that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 10 '^ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying. Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 t And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manas- seh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, say- ing. The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Mo- ses gave you on this side Jordan ; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them ; 15 Until the Lord have given your breth- ren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your pos- session, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the suurising. 16 1[ And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandcst us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 17 According as we hearkened unto Mo- ses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18 Whosoever he he that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. CHAPTER IL AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying. Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Ra- 219 JOSHUA. hab, saying, Bring forth the meu that are come to thee, v/liich are entered into thine house : for they be come to search out all the country. 4 AjicI the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the meu went out ; whither the men went, I wot not : pursue after them quickly ; for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she bad brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, Avhich she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords : and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8 IF And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, 1 know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried w^ the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt ; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard thes^e things^ our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you : for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since 1 have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kind- ness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hatli given us the land, that we Avill deal kindly and truly with thee. 15 Then she let them down by a cord 230 through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, un- til the pursuers be returned : and afterward may ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold, w?ien we come into the land, thou Shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by : and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. 19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath Avhich thou hast made us to swear. 21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 23 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned : and the pursuers sought tliem throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 Tl So the two men returned, and de- scended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all thi7if/s that befell them : 24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the laud; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. CHAPTER IIL AN D Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saj'- ing. When ye see the ark of the covenant JOSHUA. of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go : for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua said unto the people. Sanc- tify yourselves : for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you, 6 And Joshua sjiake unto the priests, say- ing, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 7 If And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as 1 was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 11 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said. Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jor- dan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off' from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon a heap. 14 H And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people ; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan over- floweth all his banks all the time of har- vest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood atul rose up upon a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan ; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, a^eu the salt sea, failed, a7id were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. CHAPTER IV. AND it came to pass, when all the peo- ple were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom be had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man : 5 And Joshua said unto them. Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, ac- cording unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel : 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying. What mea)i ye by these stones? 7 Then ye shall answer them. That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jor- dan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Is- rael for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of 221 JOSHUA. Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place -where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. 10 TI For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord com- manded Joshua to speak unto the peo- ple, according to all that Moses com- manded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: 13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14 *ii On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. 15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimou}', that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying. Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, a}id the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry laud, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as ihey did before. 19 1 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth da?/ of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 30 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall 222 ~ ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What 77iea7i these stones ? 23 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over : 34 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty : that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever. ^ CHAPTER V. AND it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, Avhich v:ere on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2 ^ At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and cir- cumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that loere males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised ; but all the people that ivere born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people th/zi were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that fioweth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, wliom he raised up JOSHUA. in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 9 And the Lord said nnto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day. 10 H And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the old com of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 13 T] And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13 Tl And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand : and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him. Art thou for us, or for our adversaries ? 14 And he said. Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him. What saith ray lord unto his servant ? 15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. CHAPTER VL NOW Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 3 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus Shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns : and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trump- et, all the people shall shout with a great shout ; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6 T[ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord. 7 And he said unto the people. Pass on, and compass the cit}', and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 8 T[ And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. 9 Tf And the armed men Avent before the priests that blcAV with the trumpets, and the rearward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the peo- ple, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 t And Joshua rose early in the morn- ing, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets : and the armed men went before them; but the rearward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh " "" 333 JOSHUA. day, that they rose early about the dawn- ing of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said imto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 ^ And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are Avith her in the house, be- cause she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep T/mtrselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and ves- sels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord. 20 So the people shouted when the prksts blew with the trumpets; and It came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city, 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country. Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her breth- ren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the sil- ver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treas- ury of the house of the Lord. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all 224 that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day ; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 TI And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho : he shall lay the founda- tion thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest so7i shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. CHAPTER VIL BUT the children of Israel committed a tresi)ass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aveu, on the east side of Beth-el, and sjjake unto them, saying. Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai ; aiid make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men : for they chased them from before the gate eve7i unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down : wherefore the hearts of the peo- ple melted, and became as Avater. 6 11 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver iis into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turueth their backs before their enemies! JOSHUA. 9 For the Ctiiuuvuites aud all the iuhabit- aiits of the hind shall hear of it, and shall environ vis round, and ciit off our name from the earth: aud what wilt thou do unto thy great name ? 10 H And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore liest thou thus upon th}' face? 11 Israel hath sinned, aud they have also transgressed my covenant which I com- manded them : for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuflt". 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the ac- cursed from among you. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow : for thus saith the Lokd God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes : and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the 1am- ilies thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households ; aud the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt j Wherefore the name of that with flre, he and all that he hath : because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. 16 TI So Joshua rose up early in the morning, aud brought Israel by their tribes ; and the tribe of Judah was tak- en : 17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man ; and Zabdi was taken : 18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God 15 ~ of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou haat done; hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done : 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 22 t So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. 24 And Joshua, and -all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, aud the sil- ver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they j brought them unto the valley of Achor. j 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou | troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them Avith stones. 26 Aud they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. place was unto this called, The valley of Achor, day. CHAPTER VIIL AND the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed : take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king us thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle there- of, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 3 T[ So Joshua arose, and all the y)eople of war, to go up against Ai : and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 225^ JOSHUA. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Be- hold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city : go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready : 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us,) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say. They flee before us, as at the first : therefore we will flee before them. 7 Then ye shall rise iip from the ambush, and seize upon the city : for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire : ac- cording to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. 9 H Joshua therefore sent them forth ; and they went to lie in ambush, and abode be- tween Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the morn- ing, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. 11 And all the people, even the people of war that viere with him, went up, and drew i nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the "svest side of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that ivas on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 ^ And it came to pass, w^hen the king of Ai saw if, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his peo- ple, at a time appointed, before the plain ; but he wist not that there were liers in am- bush against him behind the city. 15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that tpcre in Ai were called together to pursue after them : and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there w;is not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel : and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they en- tered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And Avhcn the men of Ai looked be- hind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabit- ants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, eveii all the men of Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the in- habitants of Ai. 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto them- selves, according unto the word of the Loud which he commanded Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a 226 JOSHUA. heap lor ever, even a desolation uuto this day. 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 30 TI Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the seiTant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Mo- ses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron : and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 If And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was bom among them ; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not be- fore all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. CHAPTER IX. AND it came to pass, when all the kings which v:ere on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the A'alleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amoritc, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivitc, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. 3 II And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up ; 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry a7ul mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them. Who are ye ? and from whence come ye ? 9 And they said unto him. From a very far country thy ser rants are come, be- cause of the name of the Lord thy God : for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhab- itants of our country spake to us, saying. Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them. We are your servants : therefore now make ye a league with us. 13 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came foi-th to go unto yoii ; but now, behold, it is diy, and it is mouldy: 13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new ; and, behold, they be rent : and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live : and the princes of the congre- gation sware unto them. 16 T[ And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league 237 JOSHUA. with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and tliat they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities %v€re Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath- jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congrega- tion had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel: now there- fore we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 21 And the princes said unto them. Let them live ; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation ; as the princes had promised them. 22 T[ And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, "Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying. We are very far from you ; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and draw- ers of water for the house of my God. 24 And they answered Joshua, and said. Because it Avas certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefoi'c we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 26 And so did he unto them, and de- livered them out of the hand of the chil- dren of Israel, that they slew them not. 27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. 238 CHAPTER X. NOW it came to pass, when Adoni- zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utter- ly destroyed it; as he had done to Jeri- cho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them ; 2 That they feared greatly, because Gib- eon loas a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof v^ere mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jeru- salem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon : for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amo- rites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 6 1 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying. Slack not thy hand from thy servants ; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amo- rites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him. and all the mighty men of valour. 8 Tl And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not : for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them sud- denl}', and went up from Gilgal all night. 10 And the Lord discomfited them be- fore Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased tliem along the way that goeth up to Beth- horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto JOSHUA. Azekah, and they died: they ivere more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 12 TI Then spake Joshua to the Lokd in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged them- selves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel. 15 1| And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. . 16 But these five kings fled, and hid them- selves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying. The five kings are found hid in a cave at Mak- kedah. 18 And Joshua said. Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them : 19 And stay ye not, hut pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities : for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him. Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down ofi' the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remaiyi until this very day. 28 H And that day Joshua took Mak- kedah, and smote it with the edge of the sworcli, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah : 30 And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein ; he let none remain in it ; but did unto the king thereof as he did imto the king of Jericho. 31 TI And Joshua passed from Libnah, and ail Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that ^vere therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33 H Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 34 H And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him ; and they encamped against it, and fought against it : 35 And they took it on that day, and 229 JOSHUA. smote it with the edge of the sword, aud all the souls that were therein he utterly- destroyed that day, accordiug to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 Aud Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it : 37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglou ; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 TI And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; aud they smote them Avith the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that imre therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir; and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 40 ^ So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh- barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 Aud all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel wdth him, unto the camp to Gilgal. CHAPTER XL AND it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those thiuga^ that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that loere on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chiuneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hit- tite,"and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Herraon in the land of Mizpeh. 230 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that U upon the sea shore in multi- tude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And when all these kings were met to- gether, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6 1 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel : thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; aud they fell u^jon them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, aud chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Mlsrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him : he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 10 H And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, aud smote the king there- of with the sword : for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only ; that did Joshua burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 15 Tf As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the JOSHUA. plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same ; 17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. 20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Is- rael in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 II And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Auab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua de- stroj^ed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel : only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there re- mained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, ac- cording to all that the Lord said unto Mo- ses ; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. CHAPTER XII. NOW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the i)lain on the east : 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, wncl ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, whicJi is the border of the children of Am- nion ; 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chin- neroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, eve7i the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth ; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah : 4 1 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, v)hich was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them did Moses the ser^^ant of the Lord and the children of Israel smite : and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Rcubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Man- asseh. 7 II And these are the kings of the coun- try which Joshua and the children of Is- rael smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Leb- anon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth ui^ to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions ; 8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the Avilderness, and in the south coun- try; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 9 II The king of Jericho, one ; the king of Ai, which us- beside Beth-el, one ; 10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one ; 13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one ; 14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one ; 15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one ; 17 The king of Tappuah, one ; the king of Hepher, one ; 18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; 19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 20 The king of Shimron-meron, one ; the king of Achshaph, one ; 21 The king of Taanach, one ; the king of Megiddo, one ; 22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; 231 JOSHUA. 23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gil- gal, one ; 24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. CHAPTER Xlir. NOW Joshua was old aiid stricken in years ; and the Lokd said unto him. Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even \into the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite : five j lords of the Philistines ; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites ; also the Avites : 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside I the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders : of the Amorites : ! 5 And the laud of the Giblites, and all I Lebanon toward the suurising, from Baal- I gad under mount Hermou unto the enter- ing into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, eve7t as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them ; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- bon, unto the border of the childi-en of Amnion ; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Ma;ichathites, and all _ mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah ; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants : for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel exi^elled not the Geshurites, nor the Maiichathites : but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their in- heritance, as he said unto them. 15 Tl And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance accord- ing to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba ; 17 Heshbou, and all her cities that are in the plain ; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Meph- aath, 19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Za- reth-shahar in the mount of the valley, 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbou, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 22 1 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border there- of. This was the inheritance of the chil- dren of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And Moses gave inlieritance unto the tribe of Gad, e^jen xmto the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And their coast Avas Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, imto Aroer that is before Rabbah ; JOSHUA. 26 Aud from Heshbou uuto Ramath-miz- ])eh, and Betouiiu; aud from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, aud Beth-uimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihou king of Heshbou, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. 28 This is the iuhericauce of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 29 H Aud Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Mauasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the chil- dren of Mauasseh by their families. 30 Aud their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, aud all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities : 31 And half Gilcad, aud Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, 7verc pertaining uuto the children of Machir the son of Mauasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. 33 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel ivas their inheritance, as he said unto them. CHAPTER XIV. AND these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the i)ricst, aud Joshua the son of Nun, aud the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inherit- ance to them. 2 By lot was their iuheritance, as the Lord commanded by the baud of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levitcs he gave none inheritauce among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Mauasseh aud Ephralm : therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. 5 As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, aud they divided the land. 6 II Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunueh the Kenezite said uuto him. Thou knowest the thiug that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God con- cerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. 7 Forty years old icas I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the laud; aud I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God. 9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the laud whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritauce, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly follov^ed the Lord my God. 10 Aud now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness : and noAv, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11 As yet I am af< strong this day as I teas in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength ivas then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day ; for thou heardest in that day how the Auakim icere there, and that the cities were great a7icl fenced : if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said. 13 Aud Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunueh Hebron for an inheritauce. 14 Hebron therefore became the inherit- ance of Caleb the son of Jephunueh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly folloAved the Lord God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Auakim. And the laud had rest from war. 233 JOSHUA. ClIAPTEK XV. rpjns tbcu was the lot of the tribe of -^ thechiUlren of Judah by their families; even to the l)order of Edoni the wilderness of Zin southward loas the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And tlieir south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward : 3 And it went out to the south side to Ma^ileh-acrabbim, and passed alona: to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed aloni^ to llez- ron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: 4 From tJience it j^assed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egyjit ; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 5 And the east border ?ms the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their bor- der in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: 6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth- arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben : 7 And the border went up toward Dcbir from the valley of Aehor, and so north- ward, looking toward Gilgal, that i.v before the going up to Aduramim, which U on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the Avaters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En- rogel : 8 And the border went up b}' the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is- Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lietJi before the A'alley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward : 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath- jearim : 10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along imto the side of mount Jearim, which u Chesalon, on the north side, and went doAvn to Beth-shemesh, and passed onto Timnah: 11 And the border went out unto the side 234 of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Sliicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel ; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 13 And the west border w(vi to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about ac- cording to their families. 13 H And unto Caleb the son of Jephun- neh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Loud to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak,Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the inhab- itants of Debir: and the name of Debir be- fore VMS Kirjath-sepher. 16 ^ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketli it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto flinty that she moved him to ask of her fa- ther a field : and she lighted off 7ier ass ; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 19 Who answered. Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also sjjrings of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 And Kiuah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Ilezron, which is Hazor, 26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet, 28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah, 2'J Baalah, and lim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 31 And Zilclag, and Madmannah, and Sau- sainiah. JOSHUA. 32 And Lcbaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon : all the cities are twenty and nine, Avitlx their villag-es : 33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashuah, 34 And Zauoah, and En-gauuim, Tai)puah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and Adullara, Soeoh, and Azekah, 36 And Sharaira, and Adithaim, and Ged- erah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages : 37 Zeuan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naa- mah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities -with their villages: 42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Ne- zib, 44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: 45 Ekron, with her towns and her vil- lages : 46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that Imj near Ashdod, with their villages : 47 Ashdod, with her towns and her villages ; Gaza, with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: 48 H And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah,Avhich is Debir, 50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh ; eleven cities with their villages : 52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 53 And Janum, and Beth-taj^puah, and Aphekah, 54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages : 55 Maon, Carrael, and Zij^h, and Juttah, 56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Za- noah, 57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnali; ten cities Avith their villages : 58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon ; six cities with their villages : 60 Kirjath-baal, which U Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah ; two cities Avith their villages. 61 In the Avilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages. 63 Tl As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out : but the Jebusites dwell Avith the children of Judah at Jeru- salem unto this day. CHAPTER XVI. AN D the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the Avater of Jericho on the east, to the Avil- derness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Arehi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth doAvn AvestAvard to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ex^hraim, took their inheritance, 5 U And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: CAxn the border of their inheritance on the east side Avas Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper ; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border Avent about eastAvard unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Jauohah ; 7 And it Avent doAVu from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and Avent out at Jordan. 8 The border Aveut out from Tappuah westAvard unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the chil- dren of Ephraim by their families. 9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim %cere among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities Avith their villages. 10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dAvell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute. CHAPTER XVIL THERE Avas also a lot for the tribe of IVIanasseh; for he v'oa the firstborn of 235 JOSHUA. Joseph; to wU, for .Mathir the tirstboru of Maniisseh, the father of Gilead: be- cause he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead aud Bashan. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the childrcu of Mauasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, aud for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hephcr, aud for the children of Sheraida: these were the male children of Mauasseh the sou of Joseph by their families. 3 Tl But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the sou of Mauasseh, had no sons, but dau<2;h- ters: aud these ay-e the names of his daughters, Mahlah, aud Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, aud Tirzah. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the sou of Nun, and before the princes, saying. The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inherit- ance among our brethren. Therefore, ac- cording to the commaudmeut of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten portions to Mauasseh, besides the laud of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan ; 6 Because the daughters of Mauasseh had an inheritance among his sous: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the laud of Gilead. 7 1 And the coast of Mauasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that Ucth before Shechem; aud the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Eu-tappuah. 8 Now Mauasseh had the laud of Tappuah : but Tappuah on the border of Mauasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim ; 9 And the coast descended unto the river Kauah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh : the coast of Mauasseh also %oas on the north side of the river, aud the outgoings of it were at the sea: 10 Southward it wan Ephraim's, aud north- ward it was Manasseh's, aud the sea is his border; aud they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean aud her towns, aud Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants ^36 of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, aud the iu- habitants of Tiuxnach and her towns, aud the inhabitants of Megiddo aud her towns, ej.'e7i three countries. 13 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the uihabitants o/ those cities; but the Cauaanites would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to ])ass, when the chil- dren of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Cauaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. 14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying. Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto? 15 And Joshua answered them. If thou be a great people, the7i get thee up to the wood country^ and cut down for thyself there in the laud of the Perizzites aud of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: aud all the Cauaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. 17 Aud Joshua spake unto the houee of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying. Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only : 18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, aud thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Cauaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. CHAPTER XVIIL AND the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there: and the laud Avas subdued before them. 2 And there remained among the chil- dren of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you? JOSHUA. 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them ; and they shall come agam to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts : Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts ou the north. 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the descrijjtion hither to me, that 1 may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7 But the Levites have no part among you ; for the priesthood of the Lokd i.s their inheritance : and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have re- ceived their inheritance beyond Jordan ou the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them. 8 11 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying. Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came ci/jain to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. 10 H And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Is- rael according to their divisions. 11 1[ And the lot of the tribe of the chil- dren of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan ; and the border went up to the side of Jericho ou the north side, and went up through the mountains Avestward ; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aA'en. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that Ueth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawn thence^ and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth be- fore Beth-horon southward; and the go- ings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jcarim, a city of the chil- dren of Judah : this was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearira, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the Avell of waters of Nephtoah : 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-sheraesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Aduramim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah : 19 And the border passed along to the side of Bcth-hoglah northward : and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan : this vms the south coast. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their flimilies. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages : 25 Gibeou, and Ramah, and Bceroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mo- zah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; four- teen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Ben- jamin according to their families. CHAPTER XIX. AND the second lot came forth to Simeon, ei'eii for the tribe of the 237 JOSHUA. children of Simeon according to tiicir families : and their inheritance was with- in the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azcm, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen ; thir- teen cities and their villages : 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages : 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-bcer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon accord- ing to their families. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah ?ra.s the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inherit- ance within the inheritance of them. 10 1 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their tixmilies: and the border of their inherit- ance was unto Sarid : 11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabl^ash- cth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam ; 12 And turned from Sarid eastward to- ward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Dab- erath, and goeth up to Japhia, 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah; 14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgo- ings thereof are in the valley of Jiph- thah-cl : 15 And Kattath, and Naliallal, and Shini- ron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16 This i.s the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. 17 H And the fourth lot came out to Is- sachar, for the children of Issachar accord- ing to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunera, 19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anah- arath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En- haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 22 And the coast reachcth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh ; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan : sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This in the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. 24 1[ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel west- ward, and to Sliihor-libnath; 27 Aud turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Bcth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Ham- mon, and Kauah, ei'en unto great Zidon ; 29 And tJien the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre ; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzil) : 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob : twenty aud two cities with their villages. 31 This U the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their flimilies, these cities with their villages. 32 1[ The sixth lot came out to the chil- dren of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nckeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum ; and the outgo- ings thereof Avere at Jordan : 34 And then the coast turneth Avestward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, aud reacheth to Zeb- ulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the Avest side, and to Judah upon Jordan toAvard the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chiunereth, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, aud Ra- zor, 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, aud En-hazor, JOSHUA. 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horcm, and Beth-anath, and Bcth-shemesh ; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according? to their families, the cities and their villages. 40 1] A?i(l the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shcmesh, 43 And Shaalabbiu, and Ajalon, and Jcth- lah, 43 And Elon, and Thiranathah, and Ekron, 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baa- lath, 45 And Jehiid, and Bene-berak, and Gath- rimmon, 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too lUtle for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to tight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and i)ossessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the uiheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their fam- ilies, these cities with their villages. 49 t When they had made an end of di- viding the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an in- heritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them : 50 According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, eimi Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These are the inheritances, which Elea- zar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for on in- heritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, ! at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. So they made an end of dividing the country. CHAPTER XX. TH E Lord also sj^ake unto Joshua, say- ing, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, where- of I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judg- ment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. 7 Ti And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Heb- ron, in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wil- derness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whoso- ever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. CHAPTER XXL THEN came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying. The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, ' with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. JOSHUA. 4 Aucl llic lot cumc out lor the families of the Kohathites : and the children of Aaron the priest, wJikh xvcre of the Levitcs, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of ^lauasseh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gershou had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thir- teen cities. 7 The children of Merari by their families had out of tlie tribe of Keuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zcbulun, twelve cities. 8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 1 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, hebig of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the Mher of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the sub- urbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his jjossession. 13 •[[ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her sub- urbs, to he a city of refuge for the slayer ; and Lilniah with her suburbs, 14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her siiburbs, 15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Jiittah Avith her suburbs, and Beth-shemcsh Avlth her suburbs ; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs. 18 Auatholh with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs ; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, xcere thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 *\\ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to he a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 23 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs ; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her sub- urbs, 24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rim- mon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rim- mon with her suburbs ; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their sub- urbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 Ti And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to heix city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshte- rah with her suburbs ; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs ; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her sub- urbs, 31 Hclkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her siiburbs ; four cities. 33 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburl)s, to he a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ham- moth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs ; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonitcs ac- cording to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 IT And unto the families of the chil- dren of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of tlic tribe of Zelnilun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, JOSHUA. 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs ; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 37 Kederaoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath Avith her suburbs ; four cities. 38 And out of tlie tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to he a city of refuge ibr the slayer ; and Mahauaini with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities iu all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were re- maining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their sub- urbs. 42 These cities were everj'^ one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 43 If And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And the Lord gave thcra rest round 1 about, according to all that he sware j unto their fathers: and there stood not a j man of all their enemies before them ; the Loud delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There lixiled not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel ; all came to pass. CHAPTER XXII. THEN Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 3 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the scrs-ant of the Lord com- manded you, and have obeyed my A'oice in all that I commanded you : 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now retuni ye, and get 3'ou unto your tents, cuul unto the land of your possession, which Moses the serv- 16 ant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan. 5 But take diligent heed to do the com- mandment and the law, Avhieh Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord j-our God, and to Avalk iu all his Avays, and to keep his command- ments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and Avith all j your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away : and they Avent unto their tents. 7 H NoAV to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given poHneaaion in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gaA'e Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan AvestAvard. And Avhen Joshua sent them aAvay also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 8 And he spake unto them, saying, Re- turn Avith much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and Avith gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies Avith your brethren. 9 TI And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, Avhereof they Averc possessed, according to the Avord of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 T[ And Avhen they came unto the bor- ders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma- nasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 11 1[ And the children of Israel heard say. Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the bor- ders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 12 And Avhen the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered them- selves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the chil- 241 JOSHUA. dren of Gad, and to the half tribe ofi Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phin- ehas the son of Eleazar the jiriest, 14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was a head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 15 II And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying, 16 Thus saith the Avhole congregation of the LoKD, What tresjjass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from fol- lowing the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might re- bel this day against the Lord ? 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, 18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it Avill be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will l)e wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession he unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, v.herein the Lord's taberaacle dwelleth, and take possession among us : but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an al- tar besides the altar of the LoiiD our God. 20 Did not Achan the son of Zcrah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel ? and that man X)enshed not alone in his iniquity. 21 ^ Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoAveth, and Israel he shall know; if it he in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,) 23 That Ave have built us an altar to turn from folloAving the Lord, or if to ofler thereon burnt oflViring or meat ofTcr- 242 ing, or if to ofler peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it ; 24 And if Ave have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying. In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel ? 25 For the Lord hath made Jordan a border betAveen us and j'ou, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord. 26 Therefore Ave said, Let us now prepare to build tis an altar, not for biirnt offering, nor for sacrifice : 27 But that it may he a Avitness betAveen us, and you, and our generations after us, that Ave might do the service of the Lord before him Avith our burnt offerings, and Avith our sacrifices, and Avith our peace offerings ; that your children may not say to our children in time to come. Ye have no part in the Lord. 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, AA^hen they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that Ave may say again., Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, Avhich our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices ; but it is a Avitness betAveen us and you. 29 God forbid that Ave should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from folloAving the Lord, to build an altar for l)urnt offer- ings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabeiiiacle. 30 '\\ And Avhen Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which v^ere Avith him, heard the Avords that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it i)leased them. 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day Ave perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now ye have delivered the chil- dren of Israel out of the hand of the Lord. 32 1 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children JOSHUA. of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. 33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel ; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go ixp against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. 34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lokd is God. CHAPTER XXIII. AND it came to pass, along time after that the Lokd had given rest unto Is- rael from all their enemies round about, that Joshua Avaxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you ; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided imto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inherit- ance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 5 And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before j^ou, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall pos- sess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you. 6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ; 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear hy them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them : 8 But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 For the Lord hath driven out from be- fore you great nations and strong : but «.•? for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand : for the Lord your God, he it is that flght- eth for you, as he hath promised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto your- selves, that ye love the Lord your God. 12 Else, if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages Avith them, and go in unto them, and they to you : 13 Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out auT/ of these nations from before you ; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land Avhich the Lord your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath tailed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you ; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you ; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 16 When ye have transgressed the cov- enant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed your- selves to them ; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off' the good land which he hath given unto you. CHAPTER XXIV. AND Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the ciders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers ; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said unto all the people. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and __ JOSHUA. Esau: and I f^avc unto Esau nioxint Seir, to possess it -, but Jacob and bis chil- dren went down into Egypt. 5 I sent ;Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them : and afterward I brought you out. 6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt : and ye came unto the sea ; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemeu unto the Red sea. 7 And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Eg3'ptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt : and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan ; and they fought Avith you : and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land ; and I destroyed them from before you. 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you : 10 But I would not hearken unto Ba- laam ; therefore he blessed you still : so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho : and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I de- livered them into 3'our hand. 12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before j'ou, e?;e?i the two kings of the Amorites; hut not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them ; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 14 H Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egyi)t ; and serve ye tlic Lord. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will sers'e the Lord. 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods ; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peo- ple through whom Ave passed : 18 And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites Avhich dwelt in the land : therefore Avill we also serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he Avill not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 20 If ye forsake the Lord, and serA'e strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but Ave Avill serve the Lord. 22 And Joshua said unto the people. Ye ai'e Avitnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said. We are witnesses. 23 NoAV therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and in- cline your heart imto the Lord God of Israel. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God Avill Ave serve, and his voice Avill we obey. 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 26 11 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there luider an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said unto all the people. Behold, this stone shall be a Avitness unto us; for it hath heard all the Avords of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a Avituess unto you, lest ye deny your God, JUDGES. 28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his iuheritance. 29 Tf And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nuu, the servant of the Loud, died, hebuj a hundred and ten years old. 80 And they buried hira in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 31 And Israel served the Loud all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lokd, that he had done for Israel. 32 H And the bones of Joseph, Avhich the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver ; and it became the inherit- ance of the children of Josejjh. 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried hira in a hill that pe7'- iained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. THE BOOK OF JUDGES. CHAPTER I. NOW after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lokd, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them ? 2 And the Lokd said, Judah shall go up : behold, I have delivered the laud into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother. Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites : and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Pcrizzites into their hand : and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek : and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Pcrizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pur- sued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said. Threescore and ten kings, having their thuml)s and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the swoixl, and set the city on fire, 9 1 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaan- ites that dwelt in Hebron : now the name of Hebron before vms Kirjath-arba : and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Tal- mai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before v)m Kirjath-sepher : 12 And Caleb said. He that smiteth Kir- jath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othniel the son of Keuaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her fiither a field : and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou ? 15 And she said unto him. Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land ; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper si^rings and the nether springs. 16 1 And the children of the Kenite, Mo- ses' father in law, went up out of the 245 ^ JUDGES. city of palm trees with the children of Ju- dah into the wilderness of Judah, Avhich lieth in the south of Arad; and they Avent and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaauites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast there- of, and Ekron with the coast thereof 19 And the Loud was with Judah; and he di'ave out the inhabitants of the mount- ain; but could not drive out the inhab- itants of the A^alley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Je- rusalem ; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 H And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz. 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him. Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. 25 And when he shewed them the en- trance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and l)uilt a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 t Neither did Manasseh drive out the ijihahilants of Beth-sheau and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the in- habitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaauites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. _ 29 II Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 TI Neither did Zebuluu drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabit- ants of Nahalol ; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 1 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Aceho, nor the inhabit- ants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Ach- zib, nor of Helbali, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 33 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. 33 TI Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the in- habitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath be- came tributaries unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain : for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaal- bim: yet the hand of the house of Jo- seph prevailed, so that they became tribu- tai'ies. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and ui^ward. *-' CHAPTER IL AN D an Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars : but ye have not obeyed my voice; why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you ; but they shall be cw thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, Avhen the Angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that i)lace JUDGES. Bochim: aud they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 II Aud when Joshua had let the peo- ple go, the children of Israel went every mau unto his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the Lokd all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel. 8 Aud Joshua the son of Nun, the serv- ant of the Lord, died, being a hundred aud ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance In Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hiir Gaash. 10 Aud also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 11 *[I And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim : 13 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves imto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 14 Tl And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their ene- mies. 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. 16 1 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that si^oiled them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obey- ing the commandments of the Lord; hat they did not so. 18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that opi^ress- ed them and vexed them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge j was dead, that they returned, and cor- rupted thenisehe-s more than their fathers, | in following other gods to serve them, j and to bow down iinto them ; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their ' stubborn way. ! 20 II And the anger of the Lord was hot | against Israel; and he said. Because that this people hath transgressed ray covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations Avhich Joshua left when he died : 22 That through them I may prove Is- rael, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 23 Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. CHAPTER in. NOW these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by then>, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; 2 Only that the generations of the chil- dren of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Leb- anon, from mount Baal-hermou unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 H And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Anior- ites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebu- sites: ■ 347 JUDGES. 6 And they took their d:m<,^htcrs to be their wives, and j^avc their daughters to their sous, and served their i^ods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Loud j their God, and served Baalim and the groves. 8 11 Therefore the anger of the Lokd was I hot against Israel, and he sold them into ( the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of t Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel i served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. I 9 And when the children of Israel cried I unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a de- j liverer to the children of Israel, who deliv- I ered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 10 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan- rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand ; and his hand prevailed against Chu- shan-rishathaim. 11 And the land had rest forty years : and Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12 ^ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the I Lord strengthened Eglon the king of j Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. I 13 And he gathered unto him the chil- dren of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen j'cars. 15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benja- mite, a man lefthanded: and by him the j children of Israel sent a present unto Eg- lon the king of Moab. I 16 But Ehud made him a dagger which I had two edges, of a cubit length; and he ! did gird it under his raiment upon his I right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab : and Eglon vxia a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to otter the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that ivere by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said. Keep silence. And all that stood bv him went out from him. _ 20 And Ehud came unto him ; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone: and Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of At.s seat. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour vere locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were asham- ed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord woH fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tar- ried, and ]>assed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them. Follow after me: for the Lord hath delivered your ene- mies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffer- ed not a man to pass over. 29 Aud they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour ; and there escaped not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. 31 ^ And after him was Shamgar the son of Auath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an oxgoad: and he also delivered Israel. CHAPTER IV. AND the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand JUDGES. of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Kazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, -which dwelt iu Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LoKD : for he had nine hundred char- iots of iron ; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 4 H And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bcth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Is- rael came up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoara out of Kedesh naphtali, and said unto him. Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, myiny^ Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun ? 7 And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 9 And she said, I will surely go with thee : notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LoKD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 1 And Barak called Zebulun and Naph- tali to Kedesh; and he Aveut up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 11 Now Heber the Keuite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Loud hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LoKD gone out before thee •* So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And the Loud discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with tlie edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down oil his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword ; and there was not a man left. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Keuite : for there ?ras peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 18 H And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him. Turn in, my lord, turn iu to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 19 And he said unio her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered hira. 20 Again he said unto her. Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say. Is there any man here ? that thou Shalt say, No. 21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fast- ened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him. Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her te7it, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail v)as in his temples. 23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Is- rael prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had de- stroyed Jabin king of Canaan. CHAPTER V. THEN sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 249 JUDGES. 2 Praise ye the Lokd for the aveuginsjj of Israel, wheu the people willingly of- fered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes ; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lokd God of Is- rael. 4 Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel. 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through ])yways. 7 The infiabiiants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods ; then was war in the gates : was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel ? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord. 10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel : then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. 13 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoara. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benja- min, among thy people; out of Machir I came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar %oere with Deborah ; even Issachar, and also Barak : he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there toere great thoughts of heart. 250 16 Why abodest thou among the sheep- folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben tfiere were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought: then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ; they took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 23 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhab- itants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk ; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's ham- mer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she , had pierced and stricken through his temples. 27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down : at her feet he bowed, he fell : where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots ? 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both JUDGES. sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord : but let them that love him he as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. CHAPTER VI. AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel : and because of the Mid- ianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, dnd strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them ; 4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sus- tenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshop- pers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the chil- dren of Israel cried unto the Lord. 7 H And it came to pass, when the chil- dren of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 8 That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage ; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 10 And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 1 And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which %vas in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gideon said unto him, O my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where he all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying. Did not the Lord briug us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. 14 And the Lord looked upon him, and said. Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midian- ites: have not I sent thee? 15 And he said unto him, O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, ray family is poor in Mauasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. 16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely 1 will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 17 And he said unto him. If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth ray present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 19 ^ And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a i>ot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and present- ed it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him. Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 T] Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the stafi" that %vas in his hand, and touched the flesh and the un- leavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. 22 And when Gideon perceived that he j wa^ an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. 23 And the Lord said unto him. Peace he unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die. 251 JUDGES. 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lokd, and called it JehoAah- shalom : xinto this day it i.s yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 25 ^ And it came to pass the same night, that the Lokd said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it : 26 And build an altar unto the Lokd thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bul- lock, and offer a burnt sacrifice Avith the wood of the grove Avhich thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his serA-ants, and did as the Lokd had said unto him : and so it Avas, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the cit}', that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 28 Ti And Avhen the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast doAvn, and the grove Avas cut doAvn that was by it, and the second bullock Avas offered upon the altar that was built. 29 And they said one to another. Who hath done this thing? And Avhen they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast doAvn the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut doAvn the grove that was by it. 31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him. Will ye plead for Baal? Avill ye save him? he that Avill i)lead for him, let him be put to death Avhilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because 07ie hath cast doAvn his altar. 32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubb;ial, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown doAvn his altar. 33 II Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and Avent over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. 34 But the Spirit of the Lokd came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi- czer Avas gathered after him. 252 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manassch ; Avho also Avas gathered after him : and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali ; and they came up to meet them. 36 Ti And Gideon said unto God, If thou Avilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I Avill put a fleece of avooI in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth besides^ then shall I knoAv that thou Avilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it Avas so : for he rose up early on the morroAv, and thrust the fleece to- gether, and Avringed the dcAV out of the fleece, a boAvl full of Avater. 39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prt>ve, I i)ray thee, but this once Avith the fleece; let it noAv be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dcAV. 40 And God did so that night : for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground, CHAPTER VIL THEN Jerubbaal, Avho is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the Avell of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites Avere on the north side of them, by the hill of Mo- reh, in the valley. 2 And the Lokd said unto Gideon, The peoj^le that are Avith thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel A'aunt themselves against me, saying. Mine OAvn hand hath saved me. 3 NoAV therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying. Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and de- part early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people tAventy and tAvo thousand; and there remained ten thou- sand. 4 And the Lokd said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down imto the Avater, and I Avill try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of Avhom I say unto thee, This shall go Avith thee, the same shall go Avith thee; and of Avhom- soever I say unto thee. This shall not go Avith thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought doAvu the people unto JUDGES. the water: and the Lokd said unto Gideon, Every one that lapi)eth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set bj' himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save j'ou, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand : and let all the other pcoi)le go every man unto his jilace. 8 So, the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all tJis rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley. 9 ^ And it came to pass the same night, that the Lokd said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host ; for I have deliv- ered It into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host : 11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his serv- ant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalek- ites and all the ehildreu of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude ; and their camels v;ere without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. 13 And Avhen Gideon was come, behold, there wan a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said. This in nothing else save the SAvord of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel : for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. 1.5 H And it was .w, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the inter- pretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said. Arise; for the Loud hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And he divided the three hundred men i7ito three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them. Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that^ as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that a7'e with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sioord of the Lord, and of Gideon. 19 1[ So Gideon, and the hundred men that rvere with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow ivifhal; and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 21 And they stood every man in his i)lace round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth- shittah in Zerevath, a7id to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gathered them- selves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. 24 H And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying. Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth- barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; aud they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb aud Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. 253 JUDGES. CHAPTER VIII. AND the men of Ephraim said unto liira, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou went- cst to fight with the Midianites ? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer ? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of yoii? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 4 i And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing ihein. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread imto the ])eople that follow me; for they &e faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zal- munna, kings of Midian. 6 1 And the princes of Succoth said, Xre the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread imto thine army ? 7 And Gideon said. Therefore when the LoKD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the Avilderness and with briers. 8 •[ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 9 And he spake also \uito the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 Ti Now Zelwh and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, aboiit fifteen thousand moi, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east : for there fell a hundred and twenty thou- sand men that drew sword. 11 1 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of No])ah and Jogbehah, and smote the host : for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, lie pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all tlie host. 13 T[ And Gideon the son of Joash re- 20i turned from battle before the sun wcut up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him : and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even thi'eescore and seventeen men. 1.5 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said. Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ya did iipbraid me, saying. Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary ? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Suc- coth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the cit}'. 15 Ti Then said he unto Zebah and Zal- munna, Wliat manner of men v}ere they whom ye slew at Tabor ? And they an- swered, As thou art, so v}ere they; each one resembled the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of m}' mother : as the Loud liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drcAV not his sword : for he feared, because he wa^ yet a j'Oiith. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and f\ill upon us : for as the man is, .so Ui his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that ivere on their camels' necks. 22 1i Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also : for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I Avill not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over 3-ou. 24 TI And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye Avould give me every man the earrings of his pre}-. (For they had golden eanings, be- cause they loere Ishmaelites.) 2.5 And they answered. We Avill Avillingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear- rings of his pre}'. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings JUDGES. that he requested ^vas a thousand and sev- en hundred shekels of gold ; besides orna- ments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and be- sides the chains that were about their camels' necks. 37 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it : which thing became a snare unto Gid- eon, and to his house. 28 H Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 H And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten : for he had many wives. • 31 And his concubine that was in She- chem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 32 ^ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a Avhoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 34 And the children of Israel remem- bered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side : 3.5 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namebj, Gideon, ac- cording to all the goodness Avhich he had shewed unto IsraeL CHAPTER IX. AND Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Je- rubbaal, which are threescore and ten per- sons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I mn your bone and your Jlesh. 3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of She- chem all these words : and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 4 And they gave him threescore and ten ])ieces of silver out of the house of Baal- berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone : notwith- standing, yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left ; for he hid himself. 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. 7 1i And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them. Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto j'ou. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble. Come thou, and reign over us. 1.5 And the bramble said unto the trees. If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and i)ut 3'our trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and 255 JUDGES. have done unto him aceordiuj^ to the de- serving of his hands : 17 (For my father fouii;ht for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midiau : 18 And ye are risen up atcaiust my fa- ther's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten ])ersons, upon one stone, and have made Abimeleeh, the son of his maidservant, kinj^ over the men of Shechem, because he in your brother:) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sin- cerely with Jerubbiuil and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Al^imelech, and let him also rejoice in you : 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimeleeh, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from Ihe men of She- chem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimeleeh. 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimeleeh his brother. 22 1[ When Abimeleeh had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimeleeh and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Al)imelech : 24 That the cruelty (Jove to the three- score and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimeleeh their brother, which slew them, and ui)on the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 2.5 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the moimt- ains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them : and it was told Abim- eleeh. 20 And Gaal the son of Ebed came Avith his ])rethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their con- fidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the f/rnpes, and made merry, and went into the house of tlieir god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimeleeh. 28 And Ganl the son of Eix-d said. Who in Abimeleeh, and who is Shechem, that I we should serve him y is not lie the son ' — - of Jerubbaal y and Zebul his ollicery serve the men of Hamor the father of She- chem : for why should Ave serve him ? 29 And would to God this people Avere under my hand! then Avould I remove Abimeleeh. And he said to Abimeleeh, Increase thine army, and come out. 30 H And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger Avas kindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto Abim- elech privily, saying. Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem ; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in Avait in the field : 33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, vj/ieu he and the people that is Avith him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. 34 Ti And Abimeleeh rose up, and all the people that were Avith him, by night, and they laid Avait against Shechem in four comjianies. 3.5 And Gaal the son of Ebed Avent out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city : and Abimeleeh rose iip, and the people that tvere Avith him, from lying in wait. 36 And Avhen Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come peojde doAvn from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him. Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if tJiey were men. 37 And Gaal spake again and said. See, there come people doAvn In' the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. 38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is noAV thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst. Who is Abimeleeh, that Ave should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast •desi)ised? go out, I pray now, and fight Avith them. 39 And Gaal Avent out before the men of Shechem, and fought Avith Abimeleeh. 40 And Abimeleeh chased him, and ho fled before him, and many Avere over- tlirown and Avouuded, even unto the enter- ing of the gate. JUDGES. 41 And Abiraolech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and bis brethren, that they should not dwell in Sheehem. 43 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people Avent out iuto the field; and they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people xvere come forth out of the city ; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that ?crt.s with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that ivere in the fields, and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day ; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 4<) 11 And when all the men of the tower of Sheehem heard that^ they entered iuto a hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Sheehem Avere gather- ed together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all tlie peoi)le that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoul- der, and said imto the people that ivere with him. What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I hai'e done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abim- elech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Sheehem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 1i Then went Abimelech to Thebcz, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the cit}', and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 53 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimeleclfs head, and all to brake his skull. 5^4 Then he called hastily unto the young 17 man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of mc, A woman slew him. And his 3'oung man thnist him through, anu he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, X\n:y departed every man unto his i:)lace. 56 11 Thus God reudered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his fa- ther, in slaying his seventy brethren : 57 And all the evil of the men of Sheehem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbiuil. CHAPTER X. AND after Abimelech there arose to de- fend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 3 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. o *! And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rooe on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon, 6 H And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the cods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Loud, and served not him. 7 And the auger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen year^^. all the children of Israel that vvre on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which in in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 10 If And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. ~257 JUDGES. 11 Aud the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not / deliver yon from the E<^3ptiaus, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, aud from the Philistines? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Araalek- ites, aud the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, aud I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefure I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry uuto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 t And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, "We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever scemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: aud his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, aud encamped in Gil- ead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 Aud the people and princes of Gilead said one to another. What man w he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the in- habitants of Gilead. CHAPTER XL NOW Jephthah the Gilcadite was a mighty man of valour, and he wan the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jeph- thah. 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him. Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. 3 Then Jephthah tied from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain meu to Jephthah, and went out with him. 4 H And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob : " 258 6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and ex])cl me out of my flither's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? 8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jeph- thah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, aud fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gil- ead. 9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head ? 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them : and Jeph- thah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizi)eh. 13 Tl And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land ? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away ray land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Anion even imto Jabbok, and uuto Jordan : now therefore restore those landsi again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon : 15 And said unto him. Thus saith Jeph- thah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Am- mon : 1() But Avhcn Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness uuto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh ; 17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying. Let rae, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab ; but he would not consent : and Israel abode in Kadesh. JUDGES. 18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edoui, and the laud of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab : for Arnon ?i'a.s the border of Moab. 19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the Iving of Hesh- bon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. 20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast : but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them : so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. 23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from be- fore his people Israel, and shouidest thou possess it V 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess ? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, 26 While Israel dwelt in Ileshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that he along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years ? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time ? 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me : the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. 28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. 29 1 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Am- mon. 80 And Jei)hthah voAvcd a vow unto the Lord, and said. If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever Com- eth forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. 32 Tl So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Amnion to fight against them ; and the Lord delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minuith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vine- yards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 34 H And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daugh- ter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances : and she wa^ his only child; beside her he had neither sou nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and 1 cannot go back. 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; foras- much as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, eveii of the children of Ammon, 37 And she said unto her father. Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months : and she went with her companions, and bcAvailed her virgin- ity ui)on the mountains, 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his ~259~ JUDGES. vow which he had vowed: and she kuew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, 40 TJiat the daujrhters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jeph- thah the Gileadite four days iu a year. CHAPTER XII. AND the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went north- ward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee Mith fire. 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife Avith the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I i>ut my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Am- mon, and the Loud delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come ui) unto me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephra- im: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said. Ye Gileadites are fugi- tives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan Vjefore the Ephraimites: and it was .w, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over, that the men of Gilead said unto him. Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 7 And Jei)hthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 8 If And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, v^hom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem. — 11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried \\\ Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. 13 And after him Al)don the son of Hil- lel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts : and he judged Israel eight years. 15 And Abdon the son of Hillcl the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pira- thon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. CHAPTER XIII. AND the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Loud; and the Loud delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 11 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife loos bar- ren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared iinto the woman, and said unto her. Be- hold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean tinny : 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the Avomb : and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 1 Then the Avoman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance wa» like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not Avhence he ?t'a.s, neither told he me his name : 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thin//: for fhe child shall be a Nazarite to God from the Avomb to the day of his death. 8 "h Then Manoah entreated Ihe Loud, and said, O my Lord, let tlie man of God Avhich thou didst send come again unto JUDGES. us, and teach us what ^\■^s shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: hut Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the otfter day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him. Art thou the man that si:)akest unto the woman ? And he said, I atn. 13 Aud Manoah said. Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and hovj shall we do unto him? 13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any iJiing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. 15 H And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the Lord said unto him. Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord : and the avyel did wondrously ; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the tlame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on i7, and fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he ^vas an angel of the Lord. 23 And Manoah said unto his wife. We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offer- ing at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things^ nor would as at this time have told us suck things as these. 24 1| And the Avoman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Loud blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the ciimp of Dan between Zorali and Eshtaol. CHAPTER XIV. AND Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philis- tines : now therefore get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the davighters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father. Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. 5 T[ Then went Samson down, and his fiv- ther and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the Spirit of the Lord came might- ily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman ; and she pleased Samson well. 8 ^ And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion : and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lien. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and 261 JUDGES. mother, and he gave them, aud they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. 10 H So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used tlie young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when the}' saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 "i And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments : 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him. Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three da3's expound the riddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife. En- tice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with lire: have ye called us to take that we have? i.s it not ao.^ 16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said. Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not : thou hast put forth a riddle unto the. children of ray people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her. Be- hold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upou him : and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down. What i.i sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not jiloughed with n)y heifer, ye had not fouud out my riddle. 19 1[ And the Spirit of the Louu came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments 263 unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Samson's wife was i/iveti to his eomi)anion, whom he had used as his friend. CHAPTER XV. BUT it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not sutler him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; there- fore I gave her to thy companion: w not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 TI And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeas- ure. 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst betAveen two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let i?iem go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards a?id olives. 6 % Then the Philistines said. Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 % And Samson said imto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of j you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. 9 ^ Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and sjjread themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they an- swered. To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand luen of Judah Avent to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowcst thou not that the Philistines arc rulers over us? what i.s- this that thou hast done unto us? And JUDGES. he said unto them, As they did imto me, so have I done unto Iheiu. 13 And they said xmto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we ma}' deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No ; but we Avill bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 If And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Raraath-lehi. 18 ^ And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said. Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant : and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the imcircum- cised ? 19 But God clave a hollow place that vjos in the jaw, and there came water thereout ; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived : wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. CHAPTER XVL THEN went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it vjm told the Gazites, saying, Sam- sou is come hither. And they comi^asscd 7ibn in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying. In the morning, when it is da\-, we shall kill him. 3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the cit}', and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put the?n upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron. 4 TI And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her. Entice him, and see wherein his great strength Ueih, and by what means we may prevail against him, that Ave may bind him to afflict him: and Ave Avill give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 H And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, Avherein thy great strength llet/i^ and Avherewith thou might est be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Samson said unto her. If they bind me with seven green Aviths that Avere never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green Aviths Avhich had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 NoAV tliere were men lying in wait, abiding Avith her in the chamber. And she said unto him. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the A\iths, as a thread of toAv is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength Avas not knoAvn. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: noAv tell me, I pray thee, AvhercAvith thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her. If they bind me fast with ncAV ropes that never Avere occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him thercAvith, and said unto him. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in Avait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hither- to thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her. If thou Aveavest the seven locks of my head Avlth the Aveb. 14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon 263 JUDGES. thee, Samson. Aud he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 "J Aud she said unto him. How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? Thou hast moeked me these three times, and hast not told me Avherein thy great strength Ueth. 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her Avords, aud urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death ; 17 That he told her all his lieart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb : if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any othe)' man. 18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up imto her, and brought money in their hand. 19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him. 21 ^ But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, aud brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass ; and he did grind in the prison house. 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice : for they said. Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god : for they said. Our god hath delivered into our hands our en- emy, and the destroyer of our country, w hich slew many of us. 25 And it came to pass, when their _ hearts Avere merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philis- tines were there ; and t?iere were upon the roof about three thousand men and wo- men, that beheld while Samson made sport. 28 And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all ?iis might ; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the peo- ple that ivere therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than t/iey which he slew in his life. 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought hwi up, and buried him be- tween Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying- place of Mauoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. CHAPTER XVII. AND there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother. The eleven hundred shekels of silver that Avere taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is Avith me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my sou. 3 And Avhen he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had Avholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and JUDGES. a molten image: now therefore I -will re- store it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the monej' unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven im- age and a molten image: and they Avere in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, -who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that ivhich was right in his own eyes. 7 If And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10 And Micah said unto him. Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite was content to dwell ■with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. CHAPTER XVIIL IN those days there was no king in Is- rael: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their in- heritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 3 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it ; and they said unto them. Go, search the laud: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him. Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here ? 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know Avhether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way Avhere- in ye go. 7 H Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and se- cure; and tfto'e vjas no magistrate in the land, that might put thetn to shame in a»y thing; and they were far from the Zidon- ians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came xmto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye ? 9 And they said. Arise, that we may go up against them: for Ave have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good : and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the laud. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place Avhere there is no Avant of any thing that is in the earth. 11 H And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of Avar. 12 And they went up, and pitched in Klr- jath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they call- ed that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. 14 H Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye knoAv that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a mol- 265 JUDGES. ten ima^e? now therefore eonsider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Mieah, and saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, whieh were of tlie ehildren of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the laud went up, a^id came in thither, and took the graven image, aud the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that icere ap- pointed with weapons of war. 18 And these Avent into Mieah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest imto them, What do ye? 19 Aud they said xmto him. Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a fother aud a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe aud a family in Israel V 20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the car- riage before them. 22 1 And when they were a good way from the house of Mieah, the men that v)cre in the houses near to Mieah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Mieah, What aileth thee, that thou cpmest with such a company? 24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods Avhich I made, and the priest, aud ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what Is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? 25 And the children of Dan said unto him. Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, aud thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy house- hold^ 266 26 And the children of Dan went their way: aud when Mieah saw that they v^ere too strong for him, he turned aud went back unto his house. 27 And they took tJie things which Mieah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure : and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no busi- ness with ani/ man ; and it was in the val- ley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel : howbeit the name of the city ?ra.s- Laish at the first. 30 1 Aud the children of Dan set up the graven image : and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 Aud they set them up Mieah's graveu image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. CHAPTER XIX. AN D it came to pass in those days, when tfiere was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, Avho took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, a7id to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house; aud when the fother of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 Aud his father in law, the damsel's fa- ther, retained him; and he abode with him three days : so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 5 TI And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart : and the dam- sel's father said unto his son iu law. Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. JUDGES. 6 Aud tlioy sat down, and did eat and drink both of tbom to^etlicr: for the damsel's fatlier had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him : therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart : and the dam- sel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried imtil after- noon, and they did eat both of them. 9 And when the man i-ose up to depart, he, aud his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night : behold, the da}' groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusa- lem ; and there were Avith him tAvo asses saddled, his concubine also wan with him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master. Come, I pray thee, aud let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him. We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel ; we will pass over to Gibeah. 13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah. 14 And they passed on and went their way; aud the sun went down upon them wJien they were by Gibeah, which hclongeth to Benjamin. 15 Aud they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city : for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. 16 TI And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mouut Ephraim ; and he sojourned in Gibeah : but the men of the place ivere Beujamites. 17 Aud Avhen he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said. Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him. We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim ; from thence am I : and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord ; and there is no mau that receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses ; and there is bread aud wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants : there is no want of any thing. 20 Arid the old man said. Peace he with thee ; howsoever, let all thy wants lie upon me ; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses : and they Avashcd their feet, aud did eat and drink. 22 H Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, aud spake to the master of the house, the old man, say- ing. Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them. Nay, my brethren, naij^ I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this mau is come into mine house, do not this folly. 24 Behold, licre is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, aud humble ye them, and do with them what scemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 25 But the meu would not hearken to him : so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: aud when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 Then came the Avoman in the dawn- ing of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house Avhere her lord was^ till it AVixs light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his Avay : and, behold, the woman his concubine was Mien down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the 367 JUDGES. man took her nj) upou au ass, and the man rose up, and gat hhn unto his place. 29 ^ And "when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together -with her bones, into tAvelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Is- rael came up out of the laud of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. CHAPTER XX. THEN all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gath- ered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-slieba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of all the i)eople, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented them- selves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone u\) to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Is- rael, Tell «.luecs, €ve7i out of the meadows of Gibeah. 34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore : but they kncAV not that evil was near them. 35 And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel : and the children of Israel destroy- ed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and a hundred men: all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in Avait which they had set beside Gibeah. 37 And the liers in Avait hasted, and rush- ed upon Gibeah ; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the SAVord. 38 Now there Avas an appointed sign be- tween the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And Avhen the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite a7)d kill of the men of Israel about thii*ty per- sons: for they said, Surely they are smit- ten doAvn before us, as iri the first bat- tle. 40 But Avhen the flame began to arise up out of the city Avith a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, be- hold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaA'cn. 41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saAV that evil Avas come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs be- fore the men of Israel unto the Avay of the Avilderness ; but the battle oA'crtook them ; and them Avhich came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. 43 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, a7id chased them, and trode them doAA'n with ease over against Gibeah toAvard the sunrising. 44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these icere men of A'alour. 45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highAvays five thousand men; and pursued hard after 269 JUDGES. them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them. 46 So that all which fell that day of Ben- jamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword ; all these were men of valour. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmou, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand : also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. CHAPTER XXI. NOW the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel ? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said. Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying. He shall surely be put to death. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing wc have sworn by the Lord, that Ave will not give them of our daughters to Avives ? 8 ^ And they said. What one U there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord ? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jubesh-gilead to the assembly. 9 For the people were numbered, and, 270 behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the A'aliantest, and commanded them, saying. Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead Avith the edge of the SAVord, with the Avomen and the children, 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do. Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young vir- gins, that had knoAvn no man by lying Avith any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, 13 And the Avholc congregation sent norne to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them, 14 And Benjamin came again at that time ; and they gave them Avives which they had saved alive of the AVomen of Jabesh-gilead : and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented them for Ben- jamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 1 Then the elders of the congregation said, HoAv shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are de- stroyed out of Benjamin ? 17 And they said. There mufit he an inherit- ance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 18 HoAvbeit we ma}' not give them Avives of our daughters : for the children of Is- rael have sworn, saying, Cursed he he that givcth a Avife to Benjamin. 19 Then they said, Behold, there n a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly, m a place AA-hich w on the north side of Beth-el, on the cast side of the higliAvay that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechcm, and on the south of Lebonah. 20 Therefore they commanded the chil- dren of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in Avait in the vineyards ; 21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his Avife of the daugh- ters of Shiloh, and go to the laud of Ben- jamin. 22 And it shall be, Avhen their fathers or RUTH. their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes : because we re- served not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught : and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his liimily, and they went out from thence every man to his inher- itance. 25 In those days there was no king in Is- rael : ever}' man did that which was right in his own eyes. THE BOOK OF RUTH. CHAPTER I. NOW it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man wa-t Elime- lech, and the name of his Avife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 3 And Eliraelech Naomi's husband died; and she wa.s left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the wo- men of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them ; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. 6 T[ Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his peoi)le in giviug them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daugh- ters in law Avith her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house : the Loud deal kindly with yon, as yc have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord grant you that yc may find rest, each of you in the house of her hus- band. Then she kissed them ; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her, Surely Ave will return Avith thee inito thy people. 11 And Naomi said. Turn again, my daughters: Avhy Avill ye go Avith me? are there yet a7iy more sons in my Avomb, that they may be your husbands ? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way ; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband also to night, and should also bear sons ; 13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? Avould ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. 14 And they lifted up their voice, and Avept again : and Orpah kissed her mother in laAv ; but Ruth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in laAV, 16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leaA'e thee, or to return from foUoAving after thee : for whither thou goest, I Avill go ; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge : thy peoj>le shall be my people, and thy God my God : 17 Where thou diest, Avill I die, and there Avill I be buried : the Lord do so to me, RUTH. and more also, if aiujht but death jjart tliee and me. 18 When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to ijo with her, then she left speak- ing iinto her. 19 H So they two Avent until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, h this Naomi ? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the Loko hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 22 So Naomi returned, and Euth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest. CHAPTER II. AND Naomi had a kinsman of her hus- band's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz, 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Na- omi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after Iiim in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field helonfj'mg unto Boaz, who was. of the kin- dred of Elimelech. 4 "[ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth- lehem, and said unto the reapers. The LoKD l>e with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz iinto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel i.s this ? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said. It U the Moab- itish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moal) : 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. _ 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, ray daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens : 9 Let thine eyes he on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee ? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the }' oung men have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him. Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband; and how thou hast left thy fixther and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewcst not heretofore. 12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, imder whose wings thou art come to trust. 13 Then she said. Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And Boaz said unto her. At mealtime come thou hither, and cat of the bread, and dip thj' morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers : and he reached her parched corn,, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And Avhen she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not : 16 And let fall also mme of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave /Aem, that she may glean tfien^ and rebuke her not. 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it Avas about an ephah of l»arley. 18 H And she took it iip, and went into the city; and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had re- sei-ved after she Avas sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, B.UTH. Where hast thou gleaned to day? and •Rhere wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in laAv with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whoni I wrought to day is Boaz, 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the liv- ing and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man i.s near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said. He said unto me also. Thou shalt keep fast bj' my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daugh- ter in law. It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field. •23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law. CHAPTER III. THEN Naomi her mother in law said unto her. My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee ? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 "Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment iipon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, wiien he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place w^here he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and un- cover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her. All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 6 H And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And Avhen Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn : and she canie softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 18 8 ^a And it came to pass at midnight, that the man Avas afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said. Who art thou ? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine hand- maid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said. Blessed be thou of the LoKD, my daughter : for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou follow- edst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest : for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman : howbeit there is a kins- man nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part : but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LoiiD liveth: lie down until the morning. 14 ^ And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said. Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said. Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measiired six meas^ires of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, W^ho art thou, my daugh- ter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six 'measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she. Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall : for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. CHAPTER IV. THEN Avent Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto wiiom he said. Ho, such a one ! turn 273 RUTH. aside, sit down here. And lie turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye do^vn here. And they sat down, 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which wan our brother Elimelech's : 4 And I thought to advertise thee, say- ing. Buy it before the inhabitants, and be- fore the elders of my people. If thou I wilt redeem lY, redeem it : but if thou | Avilt not redeem it^ then tell me, that I ' may know : for there is none to redeem it j besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 6 TI And the kinsman said, 1 cannot re- deem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself ; for I cannot redeem it. 7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked oflF his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. 9 ^ And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Te a)-e witnesses this day, that I have bought all that ivas Elime- lech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place : ye are witnesses this day. 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are wit- nesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel : and do thou worthily in Ephra- tah, and be famous in Beth-lehem : 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman. 13 1 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife : and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age : for thy daughter in law, which lov- eth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying. There is a son bom to Naomi ; and they called his name Obed : he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 1 Now these are the generations of Pharez : Pharez begat Hezron, 19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. 374 THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHER-WISE CALLED, THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. CHAPTER I. NOW there was a certain man of Ram- athaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jero- ham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite : 2 And' he had two wives ; the name of the one vjos Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah : and Peninnah had chikh'en, but Hannah had no chiklren. 3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. 4 1 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions : 5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy por- tion ; for he loved Hannah : hut the Lord had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her ; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, M'hy weepest thou ? and why eat- est thou not ? and why is thy heart griev- ed? am not I better to thee than ten sons ? 9 H So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat iipon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. 10 And she teas in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and re- member me, and not forget thine hand- maid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart ; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Hannah answered and said. No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit : I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daugh- ter of Belial : for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then Eli answered and said. Go in peace : and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more md. 19 ^ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife ; and the Lord remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, Avhen the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go vp until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her. Do what seemeth thee good; tarry 275 I. SAMUEL. until thou have weaned him; only the Loud establisli his word. So tlie woman abode, and gave her sou suek until she weaned him. 24 ^ And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, Avith three bull- ocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord iu Shiloh : and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 2G And she said, O my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I can the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Loud. 27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my i)etition which I asked of him : 28 Therefore also 1 have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth be shall be lent to the Lord. And he worship^jcd the Lord there. ^ CHArTER 11. AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart - rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is en- larged over mine enemies ; because I re- joice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none besides thee: neither is tliere any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let 7iol arrogancy come out of your mouth : for the Lord i.s- a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded Avith strength. 5 Tltey Vint were full have hired out them- selves for bread; and they thai were hungr}'^ ceased: so that the barren hath borne seven; and she that hath many children is w^axed feeble. 6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bring- eth up. 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dung- hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the Avorld upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, 276 and the wicked shall be silent in dark- ness; lor by strength shall no man pre- vail. 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces ; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 T[ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial ; they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priest's custom with the peo- ple was, that^ when any man offered sacri- fice, the priest's servant came, Avhile the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or ket- tle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh- hook brought up the i)riest took for him- self. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed. Give flesh to roast for the priest ; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 16 And i/ any man said unto him. Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take ous- mnch as thy soul desireth ; then he Avould answer him. Nay ; but thou Shalt give it me noAv: and if not, I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men Avas very great before the Lord : for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. 18 1 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, beiyiy a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, Avhen she came up Avith her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 H And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said. The Lord give thee seed of this Avoman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they Avent unto their OAvn home. 21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and tAvo daughters. And the child Samuel grcAV before the Lord. I 22 1 NoAV Eli Avas very old, and heard all I. SAMUEL, that his sous did unto all Israel; and how they lay -with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion. 23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for. I hear of your evil deal- ings by all this people. 24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good re- l)ort that I hear: ye make the Lokd's peo- ple to transgress. 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lokd, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lokd would slay them. 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in ftwour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 T[ And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me ? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Is- rael? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which T have commanded in my habitation ; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people ? 30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should Avalk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith. Be it for from me; for them that honour me I Avill honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy lather's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 32 And thou shalt see an enemy in 7ny habitation, in all the wealth which Qod shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. 33 And the man of thine, rchom I shall not cut off from mine altar, sliall he to consume thine ej-es, and to grieve thine heart : and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 34 And this sJtall he a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. 35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I M'ill build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. V CHAPTER IIL AND the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli %vas laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, tJiat he could not see; 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep ; 4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6 And the Lord called yet again, Sam- uel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he .answered, I called not, my son ; lie down again. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed imto him. 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and Avent to Eli, and said. Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou Shalt say. Speak, Lord ; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 277 I. SAMUEL. 10 Aud the LoKD came, aucl stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Sam- •acl. Theu Samuel aus^vercd, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11 Ti And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I Avill do a thing in Israel, at -which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 13 In that day I ■will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken con- cerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth ; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrilice nor ofTering for ever. 15 1i And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Loud. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Sam- uel, my son. And he answered. Here ani I. 17 Aud he said, What is the thing that t?ie Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said. It is the Lord: let him do what seem- eth him good. 19 H And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was estab- lished to be a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh : for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. * CHAPTER IV. AND the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went oxit against the Philistines to battle, and pitched be- side Eben-ezer: aud the Philistines pitch- ed in Aphek. 2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel : and when they joined buttle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines : aud they slew of the army in the tield about four thousand men. 3 \ And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said. Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it comcth among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, Mhich dwelleth between the cheaibim : and the two sous of Eli, Hophui and Phinchas, %cere there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, the}' said. What nieau- eih the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they under- stood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp. 7 And the Philistines were afraid; for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said. Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. 8 Woe unto us ! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods ? these are the Gods that smote the Egyp- tians with all the plagues in the wilderness. 9 Be strong, aud quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not serv- ants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you : quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10 "I And the Philistines fought, aud Is- rael was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent : and there Wi\s a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophui and Phinchas, were slain. 12 ^ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the Avay side watching: for his I. SAMUEL. heart trembled for the ark of God. And wheu the mau eauie iuto the city, aud told ii, all the city cried out. 14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What nieaneiJt the noise of this tumult And the man came in hastily, aud told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old ; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16 Aud the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said. What is there done, my son ? 17 Aud the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there 'hath been also a great slaughter among the people, aud th}' two sous also, Hophui and Phiuehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from ofl[' the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and lie died: for he was an old man, and heav^-. And he had judged Israel forty years. 19 T[ And his daughter in law, Phinchas' wife, was with child, tiear to be delivered : and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, slie bowed herself and travailed ; for her i)aius came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her. Fear not ; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel : because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her hus- band. 23 And she said. The glory is departed from Israel : for the ark of God is taken. CHAPTER V. AND the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 ^ And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was lallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Loud. Aud they took Dagon, aud set him iu his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the mor- row moruins:, behold, Dagon %vas fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands roere cut off upon the threshold; ouly the stump of Dagon was left to him. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagou's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ash- dod unto this day. 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, aud he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it wan so, they said. The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us : for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said. What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about tJdthcr. 9 And it was .so, that, after they had car- ried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruc- tion: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 10 *[[ Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekrouites cried out, saying. They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said. Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were smit- ten with the emerods : and the cry of the city went up to heaven. « CHAPTER VI. AND the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. _____ . __ I. SAMUEL. 2 And the Philistines culled for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LordV tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass ofier- ineople, and they came out with one consent. 8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say xmto the men of Jabcsh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the Sim be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we Avill come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 11 And it was .so on the morrow, that Saul pvit the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day : and it came to pass, that tliey which remained were scat- tered, so that two of them were not left together. 12 ^ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said. Shall Saul reign over us ? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 13 And Saul said. There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LoKi) hath wroiight salvation iu Israel. 14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Loud in Gilgal; and there they saci'iticed sacritices of peace ofterings before the Loud; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. # CILVPTER XIL AND Samuel said imto all Israel, Be- hold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before j'ou : and I am old and grayheaded ; and, behold, my sous are Avith you: and I have walked before you fi"om my child- hood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I ain: Avitness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed : Avhose ox have I taken ? or Avhose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? Avhom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes thercAvith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand. 5 And he said unto them. The Lord is Avitness against you, and his anointed in witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they ansAvered, He is Avitness. 6 H And Samuel said unto the people. It is the Lord that adA-anced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 NoAv therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, Avhich he did to j-ou and to jour fathers. 8 When Jacob Avas come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dAvell in this place. 9 And Avhen they forgat the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the Lord, and said. We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but noAV deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we Avill serve thee. 11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dAvelt safe. 12 And when ye saAV that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said \into me, Nay; but a king shall reign OA'cr lis : when the Lord your God vns your king. 285 I. SAMUEL 13 Now therefore, behold the kiiii^ whom ye have chosen, a7id Avhom yc liave de- sired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voiee, and not rebel aj^ainst the commandment of the Lord; then sliall both yc and also the khvj; that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God: 15 But if ye -will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the com- mandment of the Lord; then shall the j hand of the Lord be against you, as it wa.eo}>le were distressed,) then the people did hide them- selves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high i)laces, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8 ^ And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel ?tnd appoint- ed: but Samuel came not to (lilg-al; and the people were scattered from him. 9 And Saul said. Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace otferings. And he offered the burnt offering. 10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might sa- lute hira. 11 1 And Samuel said, What hast thon done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and tfiat thou earnest not within the days ap- ])ointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michnu\sh; 13 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and L SAMUEL. 1 have not made supplication unto the LoKi): I forced myself therefore, and of- fered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foohshly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, "Which he commanded thee: for now would the LoKD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now tliy kingdom shall not con- tinue: the LoKi) hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lokd hath commanded him to he captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Loud commanded thee. 15 And Samuel arose, and gat liim up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people Hint were present with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people tJiat were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. 17 H And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three compa- nies : one company turned unto the way that leadeih to Ophrah, unto the laud of Shual : 18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another com- pany turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim to- ward the wilderness. 19 H Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel : for the Philistines said. Lest the Hebrews make theni swords or spears : 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 22 So it came to pass in the day of bat- tle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan : but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Philistines Aveut out to the passage of Michmash. ^ N' CHAPTER XIV. OW it came to pass u^ion a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philis- tines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a ]>omegranate tree which is in Migron : and the ])cople that were with him were about six hundred men ; 3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-cha- bod's brother, the son of Phinchas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing an cphod. And the i)eople knew not that Jonathan was gone. 4 TI And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, tJiere wan a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side : and the name of the one vms Bozez, and the name of the other Sen eh. 5 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour. Come, and let us go over lanto the garrison of these uncircum- cised : it may be that the Lord will work for us : for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. 7 And his arraourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart : turn thee ; be- hold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will dis- cover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us. Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they say thus. Come up unto us ; then we will go up : for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand; and this sfiall be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered them- selves unto the garrison of the Philistines : and the Philistines said, Behold, the He- brews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said. Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonnthnn said unto his ar- mourbearer. Come up after me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 287 I. SAMUEL. 13 Aud Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armour- bearer after him : and they fell before Jona- than ; and his arraourbcarer slew after him. 14 And that first slaughter, which Jona- than and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were a half acre of land, which a j'oke of oxen nd(/M 2)lo}ig?i. 15 Aud there was tremblinij in the host, in the field, and among all the people : the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number noAV, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his arm- ourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said xmto Ahiah, Bring hith- er the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. 19 1 Aud it came to jiass, Avhile Saul talk- ed unto the priest, tliat the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased : and Saul said unto the priest. Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul and all the i)eop]e that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Moreover, the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the coxintry round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. 23 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. 23 So the LoRB saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth- aven. 24 If And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjjired the pco])lo, saying. Cursed he the juau that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged 288 on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 Aud all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the ]icople were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people Avith the oath : wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed he the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaugh- ter among the Philistines '? 31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon : and the people were verj- faint. 32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground : and the people did eat tJiem with the blood. 33 1 Then they told Saul, saying. Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said. Ye have transgressed : roll a great stone unto me this day. 34 And Saul said. Disperse yourselves amoug the people, and say unto them. Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. Aud all the people brought ever}' man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul built an altar unto the Lord : the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 30 ^ And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them I until the morning light, and let us not I. SAMUEL. leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people : and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 39 For, as the Lord liveth, which savcth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But tficre was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said. Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan Avas taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me Avhat thou hast done. And Jonathan iold him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, «n(Z, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also : for thou shalt surel}^ die, Jona- than. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jouatlian, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines Avcnt to their own place. 47 ^ So Saul took the kingdom over Is- rael, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Amnion, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines : and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. 48 And he gathered a host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 19 49 Now the sons of Saiil were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua : and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal : 50 And the name of Saul's wife tm.s Ahin- oam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abncr, the son of Ncr, Saul's uncle. 51 And Kish 7oas the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner ivas the sou of Abiel. 53 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. a CHAPTER XV. SAMUEL also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel : noAV therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remem- ber that which Amalek did to Israel, liow he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up frora Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and Avoman, in- fant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, tAVO hund- red thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid Avait in the valley. G ^ And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : for ye shcAved kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egj'pt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah trntil thou comest to Shur, that Lt over against Egypt. 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that iras good, and would not utterly de- I. SAMUEL. stroy tliem : but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 H Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to he king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 13 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul €aid unto him, Blessed he thou of the Lord : I have performed the command- ment of the Lord, 14 And Samuel said. What nicaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 15 And Saul said. They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the peo- Xile spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 17 And Samuel said, When thou loast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel? 18 And the Lord sent thee on a journc}^, and said. Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thoii not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the sjioil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Tea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites, 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. 22 And Samuel said. Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacri- fices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? 290 Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witch- craft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from hei?)}/ king. 24 ^ And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the com- mandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. 30 Then he said, I have sinned : yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God. 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 T] Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surel}' the bitterness of death is past. 33 And Samuel said. As thy sword hatli made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hcAved Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 34 H Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until tlic day of his death: never- tlieless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. ♦ I. SAMUEL. CHAPTER XVI. AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth- leheraite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou Shalt anoint unto me ?iim whom I name unto thee. 4 And 'Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Coraest thou peace- ably? 5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify your- selves, and come with me to the sacri- fice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sous, and called them to the sacrifice. 6 H And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said. Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have re- fused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the out- ward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said. Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said. There re- maineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beau- tiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said. Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day for- ward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 1 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy serv- ants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his servants. Pro- vide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said. Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-leheraite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in mat- ters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him. 19 H Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said. Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of Avine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him : and he loved him greatly ; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying. Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that Da- vid took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. •^ CHAPTER XVIL NOW the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gath- ered together at Shochoh, which helongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were 291 ~ I. SAMUEL. lathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mount- ain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side : and tJiere tms a valley between them. 4 1 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat ^vas five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And ?ie had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, "Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then Mill Ave be your serv- ants : but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day ; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dis- mayed, and greatly afraid. 12 H Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse ; and he had eight sons : and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle : and the names of his three sons that Avent to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest : and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David Avent and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth- lehem. 16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jesse said unto David his son. Take noAv for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn^ and these ten loaAes, and run to the camp to thy brethren ; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the A'alley of Elah, fight- ing Avith the Philistines. 20 1 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had com- manded him ; and he came to the trench, as the host Avas going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against array. 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked Avith them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philis- tine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake ac- cording to the same Avords : and David heard tliem. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saAv the man, fled from him, and Averc sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king Avill enrich him Avith great riches, and Avill giAC him his dauji^hter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What .shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh aAvay the reproach from Is- rael? for Avho is this uncircumcised Philis- tine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people ansAvercd him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. ^ 28 H And Eliab his eldest brother heard Avhen he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger Avas kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou doAvn hither? and I. SAMUEL. with Avhom hast thou left those few sheep in the wiklcrness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? 7s ^Tiere not a cause? 30 TI And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same man- ner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed Uiern before Saul : and he sent for him. 33 Ti And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him ; thy serv- ant will' go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him : for thou art hut a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy serv- ant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught Jiim by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philis- tine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover. The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philis- tine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. 38 H And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved tJmn. And David put them off him. 40 And he took his statf in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling v:aji in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David ; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him : for he was htit a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field, 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and Avith a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Loud of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee ; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Phi- listines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the Loud saveth not with sword and spear : for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 48 And it came to pass, when the Phi- listine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the anny to meet the Phi- listine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off" his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their cham- pion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Phi- 293 I. SAMUEL. listines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Phi- listine, and brought it to Jerusalern; but he put his armour in his tent. """' 55 T[ And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son in this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 56 And the king said. Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him. Whose son art thou, thmi young man? And David an- swered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. © CHAPTER XVIIL AN D it came to pass, when he had made - an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a cov- enant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 H And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely : and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the peo- ple, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the wo- men came out of all cities of Israel, sing- ing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. 394 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thou- sands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him ; and he said. They have as- cribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed hut thousands : and w7iat can he have more but the king- dom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 10 H And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon. Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin ; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall vnth it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 13 1[ And Saul was afraid of David, be- cause the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand ; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways ; and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. 17 t And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I ? and what is my life, or my father's fam- ily in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adricl the Meholathite to Avife. 20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David : and they told Saul, and the thing Dleased him. I. SAMUEL 21 And Sivul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou Shalt this day be my son in law in the cnie of the twain. 23 T[ And Saul commanded his servants, mybiy^ Commune with David secretly, and say. Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee : now there- fore be the king's son in law. 23 And Saul's servants spake those words lu the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed ? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired. 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men ; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 H And Saul saw and knew that the Lord vms with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved hira. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth : and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved him- self more wisely than all the servants of Saul ; so that his name was much set by. CHAPTER XIX. ^ AND Saul spalce to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told Da- vid, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee : now therefore, I pray thee. take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my Dxther of thee ; and what I see, that I will tell thee. 4 '\ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee- ward very good : 5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel : thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: where- fore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause ? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan : and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jona- than shewed him ail those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times i)ast. 8 1[ And there was war again : and Da- vid w^ent out, and fought with the Philis- tines, and slew them witli a great slaugh- ter ; and they fled from him. 9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with hlH hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the Avail : and David fled, and escaped that night. 11 Saul also sent messengers unto Da- vid's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 H So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He h sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again 295 I. SAMUEL to to see David, saying, Bring him up me in tlie bed, tliat I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers "vvere come in, behold, tJtere was an image in the bed, "with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go ; why should I kill thee ? 18 H So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying. Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they proi)hesied also. 22 Then Aveut he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that U in Sechu: and he asked and said, AVhere are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ra- mah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, un- til he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped ofi his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, 7a- Saul also among the prophets ? 4s CHAPTER XX. AND David tied from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, AVhat have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou Shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 And David sware moreover, and said. Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith. Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly, as the Loud liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 4 Then said Jonathan unto David, What- soever thy soul desireth, I Avill even do it for thee. 5 And David said unto Jonathan, Be- hold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not tail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the tield unto the third daij at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for tfiere is a yearly sacritice there for all the family. 7 If he say thus. It is well ; thy servant shall have peace : but if he be very wroth, the7i, be sure that evil is determined by him. 8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why should- est thou bring me to thy father? 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil Avere detei-mined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me ? or Avhat if thy father answer thee roughly ? 11 H And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the tield. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any tinie, or the third clay, and, behold, if tfiere be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; 13 The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Loud be with thee, as he hath been with my faflur. 14 And thou shalt not only Avhile yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not : 296 I. SAMUEL. 15 But aho thou sbult uot cut otf thy kiudness from ray house for ever : no, not when the Lord hath cut otf the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a covetiant with the house of David, say'mg^ Let the Lokd even require it at the hand of David's enemies. 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him : for he loved him as he ioved his own soul. 18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 19 Au'd when thou hast stayed three days, tlmi thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the jjlace where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. .20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 21 And, behold, I will send a lad, say- i7ig, Go, find out the arrows. If I ex- pressly say unto the lad. Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there U peace to thee, and no hurt ; as the Lord liveth. 22 But if I say thus unto the young man. Behold, the arrows are beyond thee ; go thy way: for the Loud hath sent thee away. 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord he between thee and me for ever. 24 TI So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Some- thing hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, whicJi was the second daij of the month, that David's place was empty : and Saul said unto Jonathan his son. Wherefore Cometh not the son oi" Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to dav? 28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth- lehem : 29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee ; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city ; and my brother, he hath commanded me to he there: and now, if I have found fa- vour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. There- fore he cometh not unto the king's table. 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine oavu confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's na- kedness ? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liv- eth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his fa- ther, and said unto him. Wherefore shall he be slain ? what hath he done ? 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the se- cond day of the month : for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. 35 Ti And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a lit- tle lad with him, 36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, 7s not the arrow beyond thee ? 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. __ I. SAMUEL. 41 1[ And as soou as the lad Avas gone, David arose out of a 2)lace toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times : and they kissed one another, and Avept one with another, until David exceeded. 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying. The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed : and Jona- than went into the city. CHAPTER XXL THEN came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why wt thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest. The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee : and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand ? give 7ne five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 4 And the priest answered David, and said, T/iere is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread ; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and tJie bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread tln^re biit the shew- bread, that Avas taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day Avhen it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the serv^ants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord ; and his name wa.s Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that bclo7ir/ed to Saul. 8 H And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear I or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. 9 And the priest said, The sword of Go- liath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrap- ped in a cloth behind the ephod : if thou wilt take that, take it: for tliere is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that ; give it me. 10 Tl And David arose, and tied that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, 7s not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands ? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad : wherefore then have ye brought him to me ? 15 Have I need of madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in ray presence? shall this fellow come into my house? *%•. CHAPTER XXIL DAVID therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam : and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it^ they went down thither to him. 2 And ever}' one that was in distress, and every one that v;as in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him ; and he became a captain over them : and there were with him about four hundred men. 3 TI And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab : and ^^- said unto the king of Moab, Let my father und my mother, I pray thee„ come forth, a'ld be with you, till I kwaw what God will Jo for me. 4 And he brought them before the kiug^ of Moab: and t.'it-y dwelt with hiln all the ! while that David was in the hold. 5 t And the pr'ophet Gad said unto. Da- vid, Abide not in the hold; depart, and. 298 I. SAMUEL. get thee into the laud of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest ofHareth. 6 1 When Saul heard that David was dis- covered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him. Hear now, ye Benja- mites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds ; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, aiid there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day ? 9 TI Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to coll Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that ivere in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said. Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered. Here I am., my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him. Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast in- quired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said. And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's sou in law, and goeth at thy bid- ding, and is honourable in thine house? 15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his ser\'ant, 7ior to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 10 And the king said. Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. 17 Tf And the king said unto the foot- men that stood about him. Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and suck- lings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 20 H And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, es- caped, and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edom- ite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned tJie death of all the persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life : but with me thou shalt he in safeguard. *^ CHAPTER XXIIL THEN they told David, saying. Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying. Shall I go and smite these Philis- tines ? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 3 And David's men said unto him. Be- hold, we be afraid here in Judah : how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines ? 4 Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and j said. Arise, go down to Keilah ; for I | will deliver the Philistines into thine i hand. 5 So David and his men went to Kei- | 299 I. SAMUEL. lab, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ei)hod iu his hand. 7 U And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul called all the i)eople to- gether to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. 9 Tf And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest. Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? 0 Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said. They will deliver thee up. 13 *\\ Then David and his men, whidi were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that Da- vid was escaped from Keilah ; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained iu a mount- ain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life : and David wan in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 16 ^ And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not lind thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next imto thee ; and that also Saul my father l^noweth. _____ ___ _- 18 And they two made a covenant be- fore the Lord : and David abode iu the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. 19 T[ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying. Doth not David hide himself with us iu strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon ? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down ; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord ; for ye have compassion on me. 23 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there : for it is told me t?tat he dealeth very subtilely. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certaint}', and I will go with you : and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out through- out all the thousands of Judah. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul : but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. 25 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David : wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain : and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. 27 T[ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying. Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pur- suing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 29 ^1 And David went up from thence, aud dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. t^ CHAPTER XXIV. AND it came to pass, Avhcn Saul Avas returned from following the Philis- tines, that it was told him, saying, ]5e- I. SAMUEL. hold, David is in the wilderuess of En- gedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and Avent to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, Avhere wcui a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet : and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto hira, Behold the day of which the Loud said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut ofl" the skirt of Saufs robe privily. 5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he liad cut off Saul's skirt. 6 And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. 7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suflered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. 8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, say- ing. My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed him- self. 9 1 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying. Be- hold, David seeketh thy hurt ? 10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave : and some bade me kill thee: but iniue eye spared thee ; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord's anointed. 11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand : for in that I cut otr the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that tJiere is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest mj' soul to take it. 12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Loud avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be xii>ou thee. 13 As saitli the proverb of the ancients. Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked : but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 1-1 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. 16 t And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I : for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt Avell with me: for- asmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. I 19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go Avell away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now, behold, I know well that thou Shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 21 Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house. 22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saiil went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold. / CHAPTER XXV. AND Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ra- raah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 2 And there wa.s a man in Maon, whose possessions wei'e in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thou- sand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and she was a Avoman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man ^301 I SAMUEL. lom churlish and evil iu his doiugs; aud he w(is of the house of Caleb. 4 Tl And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name : 6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth iti 2)rosixrit>j, Peace be both to thee, aud peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers : now thy shepherds which Avere with us, we hurt them not, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men tind favour in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to th}' son David. 9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, aud ceased. 10 ^ And Nabal answered David's serv- ants, and said, Who in David? and Avho is- the son of Jesse ? there be many servants nowadays that break away every man from his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, Avhom I know not Avhence they be? 12 So David's young men turned their way, and Avent again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13 And David said unto his men. Gird ye on every man his SAvord. And they girded on every man his sword ; and David also girded on his SAvord : and there went up after David about four hundred men; and tAvo hundred abode by the stuff. 14 TI But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, Da- A'id sent messengers out of the Avilderness to salute our master; and he i-ailed on them. 15 But the men ioere A'cry good unto us, and Ave Avere not hurt, neither missed Ave any thing, as long as Ave were con- night and day, all the Avhile Ave AA'ere with them keeping the sheeix 17 NoAV therefore knoAv and consider what thou Avilt do; for cA^l is determined against our master, and against all his household : for he is siich a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. 18 "il Then Abigail made haste, and took tAvo hundred loaves, and tAvo bottles of Avine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched com, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and tAvo hundred cakes of figs, and laid the7n on asses. 19 And she said unto her serA'ants, Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20 And it Avas so, ax she rode on the ass, that she came doAvn by the coA-ert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came doAAm against her ; and she met them. 21 NoAv David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellotv hath in the wilderness, so that nothing Avas missed of all that pertained unto him : and he hath requited me evil for good. 22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that ])er- tain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the Avail. 23 And Avhen Abigail saw David, she hast- ed, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and boAved herself to the ground, 24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, iipo^i me let i?ibt iniquity 6c.- and let thine handmaid, I pra}' thee, sj^eak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regai-d this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name i.s, so is he ; Nabal vi his name, and folly is Avith him: but I thine handmaid saAv not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my lord, ax the Lord liveth, and oh thy soul liA'eth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself Avith thine OA\'n hand, uoav let thine ene- mies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now this blessing which thine versaut Avith them, Avhen Ave Avere in the . handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it flekls. even be given unto the young men that 16 They Avcre a Avail imto us both by I folloAV my lord. — I. SAMUEL. 28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid : for the Lokd vrill eertain- ly make my lord a sure house; because my lord flghteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul : but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Loud thy God ; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the Loud shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken con- cerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel ; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. 32 T[ And David said to Abigail, Blessed he the Lord God of Israel, Avhieh sent thee this da}' to meet me : 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For in very deed, o.s the Loud God of Israel liveth, which hath ke])t me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morn- ing light any that pisseth against the wall. 35 So David received of her hand (7iat which she had brought him, and said unto her. Go up in peace to thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have ac- cepted thy person. 36 T[ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, be- hold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart wa.v merry within him, for he ivas very drunk- en: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to jxiss in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became a>s a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Loud smote Nabal, that he died. 39 11 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said. Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my re- proach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and commimed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they sjiake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. 41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her fivce to the earth, and said. Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and be- came his wife. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. 44 ^ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. • CHAPTER XXVL AND the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, vjhic?i is before Jeshimon? 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thou- sand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hach- ilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed. 5 U And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Ab- ner the son of Ner, the captain of his host : and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Ahisbai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, say- ing, Who will go down with nie to Saul S03 I. SAMUEL. to the camp ? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. 7 So David and Abishai came to the peo- ple by night : and, behold, Saul lay sleep- ing Avithin the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round al)out him. 8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I Avill not smite him the second time. 9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not : for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lokd's anointed, and be guiltless ? 10 David said furthermore. As the Lokd liveth, the Lokd shall smite him ; or his day shall come to die; or he shall de- scend into battle, and perish. 11 The Lokd forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed : but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 13 So David took the si)ear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew i7, neither awaked : for they were all asleep ; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. 13 1 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space being between them: 14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said. Who art thou that criest to the king ? 15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man ? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bol- ster. 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said. Is this thy voice, ray son David? 304 And David said, Jt is my voice, my lord, O king. 18 And he said. Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done ? or what evil is in mine hand ? 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his serv- ant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering : but if thc7j be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying. Go, serve other gods. 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 21 1 Then said Saul, I have sinned : re- turn, my son David ; for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was pre- cious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred ex- ceedingly. 23 And David answered and said. Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. 23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness : for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed. 24 And, behold, as thy life Avas much set bj" this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribu- lation. 25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David : thou shalt both do great ihint/s, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul re- turned to his place. ** A^ CHAPTER XXVIL ND David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul : i?iere i.s nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall de- spair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he passed over I. SAMUEL. with the six liundred men that were witli him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, kinj^ of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, eveiy man with his house- hold, emu David with his two wives, Ahin- oam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Car- melitess, Nabal's Avife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him. 5 TI And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee ? 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day : wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the time that David dwelt in the •country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. 8 1 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gez- rites, and the Amalckites : for those na- tions were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. 10 And Achish said. Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Keuites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidmgs to Gath, saying. Lest they should tell on us, saying. So did David, and so vnll he his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. 12 And Achish believed David, saying. He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him ; therefore he shall be my serv- ant for ever. CHAPTER XXX. AND it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invad- ed the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Zik- lag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 Tl So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it ivas burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that tcere with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David's two wives were taken cap- tives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abi- gail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daugh- ters : but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. 7 And David said to Abiatliar the priest, Ahimclech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired at the Lord, say- ing. Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them ? And he answered him. Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake t?iem^ and without fail recover all. 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But David i)ursued, he and lour hund- red men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. 11 If And they found an Eg3-ptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat ; and they made him drink water; 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins : and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said iinto him. To whom belo7igest thon^ and Avhence arHhou? And he said, I am a j'oung man of Egypt, serv- ant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion 112)071 the south of the Cherethites, and upon the roast which belongcth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him. Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said. Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this comjiany. 16 1 And when he had brought him down, behold, theij were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twi- light even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his tAvo wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had takeu to them : David recov- ered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil. 21 11 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could m I. SAMUEL. not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him : and when David came near to the people, he sa- luted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that w^ent with David, and said. Because they went not ^vith us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and de- part. 23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so ahall his part he that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was ,w from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordin- ance for Israel unto this day. i 26 1 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the ene- mies of the Lord ; 27 To them which v:ei'c in Beth-el, and to them w^hich viere in south Ramoth, and to them which v^ere in Jattir, 28 And to them w^hich wei'e in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them, which v:ere in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. ^ N CHAPTER XXXL JOW the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled 308 from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philis- tines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul uuto his armourbearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not ; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his ai-mourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7 TI And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that imre on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut oflt his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the laud of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth : and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 11 H And when the inhabitants of Jabesh- gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sous from the Avail of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. *♦ THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. CHAPTER I. NOW it came to pass after the death of Saul, wheu David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and Da- vid had abode two days in Ziklag ; 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and .so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the eailh, and did obeisance. 3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou ? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 4 And David said unto him. How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jona- than his son are dead also. 5 And David said unto tlie young man that told him, How knowest thou that i Saul and Jonathan his sou be dead ? 6 And the young man that told him said. As I happened by chance upon mount Gil- boa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I an- swered, Here wn I. 8 And he said unto me. Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalek- ite. 9 He said imto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he Avas fallen: and I took the crown that vms upon his head, and the bracelet that wam on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord, 11 Then David took liold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were Avith him : 13 And they mourned, and w^ept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jona- than his son, and for the i)eoijle of the LoRB, and for the house of Israel; be- cause they were fallen by the sword. 13 Tf And David said unto the young man that told him. Whence art thou ? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him. How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Loud's anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall ui)ou him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him. Thy blood he upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed. 17 T[ And David lamented with this lam- entation over Saul and over Jonathan his son : 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the uhc of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher:) 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20 TeU it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daugh- ters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil, 23 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty, 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and ])leasant in their lives, and in their death j 309 II. SAMUEL llu;y Averc not divided: they were swifter than eagles, Ihey were strouger thau lions. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you iu scarlet, with other de- lights; who put ou oruameuts of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou toast slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, and the M'eapous of war perished ! ^ CHAPTER II. AND it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judali V And the Lokd said unto him, Go up. And David said. Whither shall I go up ? And he said. Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that tvere with him did David bring up, every man with his house- hold : and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying. That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. 5 1[ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Loku, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the Lokd shew kindness and truth imto you : and I also will requite yon this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 8 1 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Ma- hanaim ; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jez- reel, and over Eiihraim, and over Ben- jamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son jvaa fort}' years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 Ti And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met to- gether by the pool of Gibeon : and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other ou the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which per- tabied to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword iu his fel- low's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath- hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the sen'ants of David. IS Ti And there were three sous of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel : and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner ; and iu going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said. Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. 21 And Abner said to him. Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But As- ahel Avould not turn aside from following of him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me : wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother ? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the liiuder end of II. SAMUEL the spear smote biiu imder the litth rib, that the spear eame out behiud him ; aud he fell down there, aud died iu the same place : aud it came to pass, that as jnauy as came to the place Avhere Asahel fell dowu aud died stood still. 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner : and the sun went dowu when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that Udh before Giah by the way ot the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 ^ And the children of Benjamin gath- ered themselves totrether after Abner, and 8 And his second, Chileab, of Abij^aii the j wife of Nabal the Carmelite; aud the third, Absalom the son of Miuicah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ; \ 4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of j Haggith; aud the tifth, Shei>hatiuh the sou ' ofAbital; ! 5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah Da- I vid's wife. These were born to David iu | Hebron. j a Ti And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself became one troop, and stood ou the top of { strong for the house of Saul. a hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end ? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren ? 27 Aud Joab said. As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then iu the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the peojile stood still, aud pursued after Is- rael no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and Aveut through all Bith- ron, and they came to Mahanaim. 'SO And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so (hat three hundred and threescore men died. 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name ivas Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah : and Lsh- bosheth said to Aljuer, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my lather's coucubiuey 8 Then was Al)ner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, aud have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this avo- mau ? 9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Loud hath SAvorn to David, even so I do to him; 10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. 11 Aud he could not answer Abner a Avord agaiu, because he feared him. 13 ^ And Abner sent messengers to Da- vid on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also. Make thy league Avith me, and, behold, my hand shall be Avith 33 1 Aud they took up Asahel, and buried thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. him in the sepulchre of his father, which toas iu Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. ^ CHAPTER III. NOW there was long Avar between the house of Saul aud the house of DaA'id : but David waxed stronger aud stronger, and the house of Saul Avaxed weaker and weaker. 3 T[ And unto David Avere sons born in Hebron: aud his firstborn Avas Amnou, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 13 ^ Aud he said. Well ; I Avill make a league Avith thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is. Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, Avhen thou comest to see my face. 14 And David sent messengers to Ish- bosheth Saul's son, saying. Deliver 7ne my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, evcti from Phalticl the son of Laish. 10 And her husband Avent Avith her along 311 II. SAMUEL, wcepint^ behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner iiuto him, Go, return. And he returned. 17 Tl And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you : 18 Now then do it: for the Loud hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my ]x'ople Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin : and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 20 So AlDner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that ivere with him a feast. 21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 22 1 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from purHning a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner vms not with David in Hebron ; for 28 "il And afterward wlicn David heard i7, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Loud for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: 29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a stafl", or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 So Joab and Abisliai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeou in the battle. 31 Tl And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him. Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier, 32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. 33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said. Died Abner as a fool dieth ? 34 Thy hands viere not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters : as a man falleth be- fore wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. 35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat Avhile it was yet day, David sware, saying. So do God to he had sent him away, and he was gone in ! me, and more also, if I taste *read peace. 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, say- ing, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said. What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why iVs it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone ? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest, 26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the Avell of Sirah : but David knew it not, 27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak Avith him quietly, and smote him there imder the fifth rib^ that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother, 312 aught else, till the sun be down. 36 And all the people took notice of if, and it pleased them : as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. 37 For all the people and all Israel under- stood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel ? 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sous of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Louu shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. *s«» CHAPTER IV. AND when Saiil's sou heard that Ab- ner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Saul's son had two men t?iat were captains of bands: the name of the one II. SAMUEL. was Baaimh, and the name of the other Keebab, the sous of Kiminon a Beeroth- ite, of the childreu of Beujauiiu: (for Beeroth also was reekoued to Benjamin: 3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and Avere sojourners there until this day.) 4 And Jonathan, Saul's sou, had a son that ivas lame of his feet. He was tive years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled : and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his uame was Mephibosheth. 5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beeroth- ite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about {he heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon. 6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Buauah his brother escajjed. 7 For when they came into the house, he laj' on his bed iu his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and l)e- headed him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all uight. 8 And they brought the head of Ish-bo- sbeth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king. Behold the head of Ish-bo- sbeth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lokd hath aveng- ed my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 9 ^I And David answered Recbab and Baanab bis l)rother, the sons of Rimmon tbe Beerothite, and said unto them. As the Lord livetb, who bath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 When one told me, saying. Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took bold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for bis tidings : 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person iu his own bouse upon bis bed? shall I not there- fore now require his blood of your baud, and take you away from the earth? 12 And David commanded bis young men, and they slew them, and cut off their bands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool iu Hebron. But they took the bead of Isb-l)06beth, and buried it in the sciMilchre of Abncr in Hebron. ** CHAPTER V. THEN came all the tribes of Israel to David uuto Hebron, and spake, say- ing. Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou w\ast be that leddest out and brought est iu Israel: and the Lord said to thee. Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So all tbe elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed Da- vid king over Israel. 4 TI David was thirty years old when be began to reign, a7id he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron be reigned over Judab seven years and six months: and in Jerusa- lem be reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judab. 6 H And tbe king and bis men went to Jerusalem unto the Jcbusites, tbe inhab- itants of tbe land : which spake uuto Da- vid, saying. Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless, David took the strong bold of Zion: tbe same is the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whoso- ever getteth up to the gutter, and smit- eth tbe Jebusites, and tbe lame and the blind, that are bated of David's soul, he shall be chief and cajAaiii. Wherefore they said. The blind aud tbe lame shall not come into tbe house. 9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it tbe city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. 10 And David went on, aud grew great, and tbe Lord God of hosts vns with him. 11 H Aud Hiram king of Tyre sent mes- sengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a bouse. 12 And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he bad exalted bis kingdom for bis people Israel's sake. 13 IT And David took Jam more concu- l>ines and wives out of Jerusalem, after 313 IT. SAMUEL. he was come from Hebrou: and there l Judali, to brini:; iip from thenee the ark of Avere yet sods and daughters boru to ! God, whose name is ealkd by the name of David. j the Loud of hosts that dwelleth betweai 14 And these he the names of those that the eherubim. were born unto him in Jerusalem; Sham- muah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eli- phalct. 17 TI But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Is- rael, all the Philistines eame up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. 18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David inquired of the Loud, say- ing, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up : for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LoKi> hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. 22 H And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23 And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mul- berry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. 25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philis- tines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. CHAPTER VI. A 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that wcm in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which im.s at Gibeah, ac- companying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of inatrnmcnts made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6 1j And when they came to Nachon's threshiugttoor, Uzzah put forth Ai.s hnml to the ark of God, and took hold ot it ; for the oxen shook it. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for /avid did dedicate Tinto the Lord, with the silver aud gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued ; 13 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the cliildren of Amnion, and of the Philis- tines, and of Amalek, aud of the spoil of Hadadczer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13 And David gat hha a name when he i-eturned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eigliteeu thou- sand me7i. 14 ^ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servant^. And the Lokd preserved David whithersoever he went. 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wan recorder; 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests ; and Seraiah was the scribe ; 18 Aud Bcnaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Peleth- ites ; and David's sons were chief rulers. CHAPTER IX. ^' AND David said, Is there yet any that - is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake V 2 And there wan of the house of Saul a servant whose name ?w/n Ziba. And when they had called him unlo David, the king said unto him. Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant i.s- he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, lohich is lame on his feet. 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Be- hold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 ^[ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did rever- ence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered. Behold thy servant ! 7 T[ And David said unto him, Fear not : for I will surely shcAV thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will re- store thee all the laud of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table con- tinually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 9 If Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said imto him, I have given unto thy master's sou all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits^ that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall cat bread ahvay at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Ziba imto the king, Ac- cording to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem : for he did eat continually at the king's table; aud was lame on both his feet. «• CHAPTER X. AND it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the sou of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And Da- vid's servants came into the land of the children of Amnion. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee ? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? II. SAMUEL. 4 Wherelore Hauuu took David's serv- ants, and shaved oti' the one half of their beards, and cut oflF their garments in the middle, eveii to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told it unto David, be sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed : and the king said. Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 II And when the children of Amraon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. 7 And when David heard of i7, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the enter- ing in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Isli-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice rtieyi of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians : 10 And the rest of the people he deliv- ered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon. 11 And he said. If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Amnion be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Loud do that which seemeth him good. the captain of the host of Hadarezer we)it before them. 17 And when it was told David, he gath- ered all I.srael together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and foxight with him. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew the men of seven hund- red chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 19 And when all the kings t7iat were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace Avith Israel, and served them. So the Syr- ians feared to help the children of Am- mon any more. p CHAPTER XL AND it came to pass, after the year Avas exi)ired, at the time when kings go forth to battle^ that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Am- mon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2 1 And it came to pass in an evening- tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the roof he saw a wo- man washing herself; and the Avoman vxis very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said. Is not this Bath- sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittile? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she Avas purified from 13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people her uncleanness : and she returned unto that were Avith him, unto the battle against j her house. the Syrians : and they fled before him. .5 And the AVoman conceived, and sent 14 And when the children of Amraon ! and told David, and said, I am Avith child, saw that the Syrians Avere fled, then fled ; 6 •[ And David sent to Joab, snijhtf/, they also before Abishai, and entered into ' Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab the city. So Joab returned from the chil- dren of Ammon. and came to Jerusalem. 1.5 Tl And Avhen the Syrians saAV that they sent Uriah to David. 7 And Avhen Uriah Avas come nnto him, David demanded of him hoAV Joal) did. Avere smitten before Israel, they gathered : and how the people did, and hoAV the themselves together. i war ])rospered. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out! 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to the Syrians that were beyond the river; j thy house, and Avash thy feet. And Uriah and they came to Helam: and Shobach ' departed out of the king's house, and 318 II. SAMUEL. there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not doAvn unto his house, Da- vid said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why theji didst thou not go down unto thine house ? 11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of ray lord, are encamped in the open fields ; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? aoil of the city in great abund- ance. II. SAMUEL. 31 And liC brought foi'th the people that mere therein, and put Vient, under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the briekkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. CHAPTER XIII. AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name vm)< Tamar; and Am- non the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell siek for his sister Tamar; for she vim a virgin ; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name wan Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtile man. 4 And he said unto him. Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day ? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absa- lom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him. Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick : and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it^ and eat it at her hand. 6 TI So Amnon lay down, and made him- self sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. 7 Then David sent home to Tamar, say- ing. Go now to thy brother Amnou's house, and dress him meat. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Am- uon's house ; and he was laid down. And she took tlour, and kneaded it^ and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she took a pan, and poured tJiem out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may cat of thine hand. And Tamar took the 21 cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. 13 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now there- fore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. 15 TI Then Amnon hated her exceed- ingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love where- with he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 16 And she said unto him. There is no cause: this evil in sending me awaj' is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that min- istered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her : for with such robes were the king's daughters that were vir- gins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 1 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 20 And Absalom her brother said xmto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her broth- er Absalom's house. 21 t But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Al)salom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absa- lom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 ^ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers 321 y> II. SAMUEL. iu Bajal-hazor, wbich is beside Ephraim: and Absalom iuvitcd all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep- shearers ; let the king, I beseech thee, and hie servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, ray son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable imto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but bless- ed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 27 But Absalom pressed hira, that he let Amnon and all the king's sous go with him. 28 H Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Am- non's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not : have not I commanded you ? be courageous, and be valiant. 29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had command- ed. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled. 30 ^ And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them I left. j 31 Then the king arose, and tare his I garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appoint- ment of Absalom this hath been deter- mined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not ray lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Ara- non only is dead. 34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people ])y the way of the hill side behind him. -— 35 And Jonadab said imto the king. Be- hold, the king's eons come: as thy seiT- ant said, so it is. 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, be- hold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 37 TI But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And t/ie soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom : for he was com- forted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. •» CHAPTER XIV. NOW Joab the son of Zeruiah per- ceived that the king's heart was to- ward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourn- er, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourn- ed for the dead : 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 1 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said. Help, O king. 5 And the king said unto her. What ail- eth thee ? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 6 And thy handmaid had two sous, and they two strove together in the field, and there ivas none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And, behold, the whole liimily is risen against thine handmaid, and they said. Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his broth- er whom he slew; and Ave will destroy the heir also : and so they shall quench ray coal which is left, and shall not leave to ray husband neither uarae nor reraain- der upon the earth. 8 And the king said unto the woraan. Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee. II. SAMUEL. 9 Aud the woman of Tckoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, aud on my father's house: aud the kiug aud his throne be guiltless. 10 Aud the kiug said, Whosoever saith augJit unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the kiug remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LoKD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. 12 Then the woman said, Let thine hand- maid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said. Say on. 13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished. 14 For we must needs die, and ai'e as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect a7iy person; yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the kiug hath spokeu : for thy servant Joab, he bade me, aud he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid : 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thiug: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. 21 H And the king said unto Joab, Be- hold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, aud bowed himself, and thanked the kiug: and Joab said. To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O kiug, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his serv- ant. 23 So Joab arose aud went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 Aud the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, aud saw not the king's Aice. 25 \ But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his 15 Now therefore that I am come to beauty : from the sole of his foot even to speak of this thiug unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid : and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the kiug will perfoi-m the request of his handmaid. 16 For the kiug will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man tJiat would destroy me aud my son together out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thine handmaid said. The word of my lord the kiug shall now be com- fortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the kiug to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee. 18 Then the king answered aud said unto the woman. Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the kiug now speak. 19 Aud the king said, 7s not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered aud said, ^.s- thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn the crown of his head there was no blem- ish in him. 26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it; because the Jiair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight. 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name ivas Tamar: she was a woman of a fair count euancc. 28 ^ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face. 29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the kiug; but he would not come to him : and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's tield is near mine, and be hath barley there; go and set it ou tire. And Absalom's servants set the field on tire. 31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, aud said unto him, 323 II. SAMUEL. Wherefore have thy servants set my field ou fire y 32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying. Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say. Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's liiee; and if there be a7iy iniquity in me, let him kill me. 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absa- lom, lie came to the king, and bowed him- self on his face to the ground before the king : and the king kissed Absalom. *" CHAPTER XV. AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was *o, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absa- lom called unto him, and said. Of Avhat city art thou? And he said. Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right ; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice ! 5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to ?dm to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judg- ment : so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 ^ And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lokd, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying. If the Lokd shall bring me again indeed to Jeru- salem, then I will serve the Loud. 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 ^ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying. As soon as 33i ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, thai were called; and they Avent in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacri- fices. And the consi)iracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Ab- salom. 13 H And there came a messenger to Da- vid, saying, The hearts of the men of Is- rael are after Absalom. 14 And David said unto all his sers'ants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not ^?.se escape from Absalom : make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king's servants said \xnto the king. Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall ap- point. 16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, wltich were concubines, to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 19 t Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. 20 Whereas thou camest bid yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren : mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said. Ah the Lord liveth, and a.s my lord the king liveth, surely in what i)lace my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and i)ass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, II. SAMUEL. and Jill his men, and all the little ones that were with him. 2o And all the countiy wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over : the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. 24 If And lo Zadok also, and all the Le- vites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God ; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. 25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee ; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, 1 will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem : and they tarried there. 30 Tf And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that wan with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. ^ 31 li And 071C told David, saying, Ahith- ophel is among the conspirators with Ab- salom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 TI And it came to pass, that wJien David was come to the top of the mounts where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Arch- ite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head : 33 Unto Avhora David said. If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me : 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will 1 now also be thy servant : then mayest thou forme defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. 35 And hast thou not there with thee Za- dok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that Avhat thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou Shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the l)riests. 36 Behold, they ham there with them their two sous, Ahimaaz Zadok's .so?<, and Jona- than Abiathar's son ; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. * CHAPTER XVL AND when David was a little past the top oj the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mcphiboshcth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upou them two hund- red loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said. The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said. And where is thy master's sou? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said. To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that ^x-WaiwecZ unto Mephibo- sheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee t?iat I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 5 1 And when king David came to Bahu- rim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed. Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8 The Lord hath returaed upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned ; and the Lord 325 II. SAMUEL. hath delivered the kingdom into tlie hand of Absalom thy sou: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 9 TI Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take otF his head. 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, yc sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Loud hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say. Wherefore hast thou done so? 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now ma?/ thin Benjamite do it^ let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine aflBiction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day. 13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and re- freshed themselves there. 15 1 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. 19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence. 20 IT Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which | he hath left to keep the house; and all Is- '■ " 326 rael shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so ?«hcl counselled against you. 22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan : by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan, 23 T[ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 T[ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab : which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. 26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 27 II And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Kabbah of the children of Am- mon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, j,md Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogeliiu, 28 'Brought beds^ and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barlej', and flour, and parched cor?i, and beans, and lentiles, and parched ^)?tZ.s OtlierAvise I should have Avrought 328 falsehood against mine own life : for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself Avouldest have set thyself against me. 14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus Avith thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, Avhile he ivas yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Ab- salom, and slcAV him. 16 And Joab blcAv the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Is- rael : for Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the Avood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him : and all Israel fled every one to his tent. 18 T[ NoAv Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, Avhich t.s' in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remem- brance: and he called the pillar after his own name : and it is called imto this day, Absalom's place. 19 1] Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me noAv run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day : but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king Avhat thou hast seen. And Cushi boAved himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore Avilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? 23 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahim- aaz ran by the Avay of the plain, and overran Cushi. 24 And David sat between the tAvo gates : and the Avatchman Avent \ip to the roof over the gate unto the Avail, and lifted up liis eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. 25 And tlu! Avatchman cried, and told the kWiix. And tile king said, If he be alone, II. SAMUEL. there is tidint^s in his moutli. Aud he came aptico, atid drew uear. 26 And tlie "vvatehman saw anollier man running- : and tlic watchman called unto the porter, aud said, Behold anot/ier man running alone. And the king suid, He also bringcth tidings. 27 And the watchman said, Mcthinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and Cometh Avith good tidings. 28 Aud Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And lie fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against ni}' lord the king. 29 And the king said. Is the 3oung man Absalom safe? And Ahimiuiz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, aud yne thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 30 And the king said iiido Iiim, Turn aside, and stand here. Aud he turned aside, and stood still. 31 And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king : for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee. 32 And the king said unto Cushi, Ts the young man Absalom safe ? And Cushi an- swered. The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do i?ue hurt, be as tJiat young man is. 33 ^ And the king was much moved, and Avent up to the chamber over the gate, and Avept: and as he Avent, thus he said, O my son Absalom! my son, my son Ab- salom! Avould God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son ! ^ CHAPTER XIX. AN D it Avas told Joab, Behold, the king Aveepeth and raourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day Avas turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day hoAV the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people l^eing ashamed steal away Avhen they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried Avith a loud voice, O my son Absalom ! O Absalom, my sou, my son ! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said. Thou hast shamed this day the laces of all thy servants, Avhich this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy Avives, aud the lives of thy concubines ; 6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither pi-inces nor servants: for this day I per- ceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee Avell. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably imto thy servants : for I SAvear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one Avith thee this night: and that Avill be Avorse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying. Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. 9 II And all the people Avere at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying. The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and uoav he is fled out of the laud for Absalom. 10 And Absalom, Avhom Ave anointed over us, is dead in battle. Noav therefore Avhy speak ye not a word of bringing the king- back ? 11 1| And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying. Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the S])eech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: Avherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man ; so that they sent this ivord unto the king. Return thou, and all thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to Jor- __ . 11. SAMUEL. dau. Aud Judah came to Gilg'al, to go to meet the kiug, to conduct the kiug over Jordan. 16 TI Aud Shimei the son of Gera, a Ben- jamite, which was of Bahurhn, lia.sted and came dowu with the men of Judah to meet kini; David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Ben- jamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carr}' over the king's household, and to do what he tliouglit good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan ; 19 And said unto the king. Let not my lord impute iniquity unto mc, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned : therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah an- swered and said. Shall not Shimei be jnit to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed? 23 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I atn this day king over Israel ? 23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. 24 1 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came wjain in jieace. 25 And it came to pass, when lie was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, "Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibo- sheth ? 20 And lie answered. My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle mc an ass, that I may 330 " because thy servant is lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king in as an angel of God : do therefore lohat is good in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father's house Avere but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at tLine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king ? 29 And the king said unto him. Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king. Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 31 1| And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jor- dan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old : and he had pro- vided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim ; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king. How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem ? 35 I am this day fourscore years old : and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? where- fore then should thy servant be yet a bur- den unto my lord the king? 30 Thy servant Avill go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward ? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy serv- ant Chimham ; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem ffood unto 11. SAMUEL. thee : aud Avhatsocver thou shalt require of me, tJiat will I do for thee. 39 And all the people went over Jordan. Aud when the king was eome over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned uuto his own j^laee. 40 Then the kiug went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him : and all the people of Judah eonducted the kiug, aud also half the people of Israel. 41 ^[ And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the kiug, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan ? 43 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king U near of kin to us : Avherefore then be ye angry for this* matter? have we eaten at all of the king's coat? or hath he given us any gift? 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts iu the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. ,i«^. CHAPTER XX. AND there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name wan Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel. 2 So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their kiug, from Jordan even to Je- rusalem. 3 ^ And David came to his house at Jerusalem ; and the king took the ten women hl% concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the dixy of their death, living in widoAvhood. 4 *|[ Then said the king to Amasa, As- semble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. 5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah : but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 6 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom : take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. 7 And there went out after him Joab's men, aud the Cherethites, and the Peleth- ites, .and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and ui)on it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth ?"i6, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again ; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. 13 When he was removed out of the highway, ail the people went on after Joab, to pxirsue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 14 ^ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maa- chah, and all the Berites : and they were gathered together, and went also after him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were 331 II. SAMUEL. with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. 16 1 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said. Art thou Joab ? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. 18 Then she spake, sayinj^. They were Wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. 19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel : thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord? 20 And Joab answered and said. Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter U not so : but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom : and they cut oflF the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trump- et, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 23 *\\ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: 24 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud ^vaa re- corder: 25 And Sheva was scribe : and Zadok and Abiathar ivere the priests : 26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. « CHAPTER XXI. THEN there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after j'car; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for Itis 3ii2 bloody house, because he sIcav the Gib- eonites. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them ; ( now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Araorites ; and the chil- dren of Israel had sworn unto them : and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah:) 3 Wherefore David said unto the Gib- eonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord? 4 And the Gibeonites said unto him. We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house ; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. 5 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel, 6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them. 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, be- cause of the Lord's oath that toas between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephib- osheth ; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite : 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord : and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first day.^, in the beginning of barley harvest. 10 T[ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and sufi'ered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. II. SAMUEL. 11 Aud it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. 12 % And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; aud they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son .buried they in the country of Ben- jamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land. 15 II Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines; and David waxed faint. 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword^ thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah suc- coured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying. Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. 18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philis- tines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushath- ite slew Saph, Avhich toas of the sons of the giant. 19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the sou of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of GoVvAiXi the Gittlte, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. 21 Aud when he defied Israel, Jonathan the sou of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. w CHAPTER XXII. AND David spake unto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul : 2 And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid ; 6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. 7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, aud my cry did enter into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was Avroth. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nos- trils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals w*re kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; and darkness 2vas under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made darkness pavilions roimd about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them ; lightning, and discomfited them. 16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discov- ered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters : 333 11. SAMUEL. 18 He delivered me from my strong ene- my, and from them that hated me: for they -were too strong for me. 19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he de- lighted in me. 21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness ; according to the clean- ness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For 1 have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For all his judgments were before me: and a.s for his statutes, I did not depart from them. 24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 2.5 Therefore the Lord hath recom- pensed me according to my righteous- ness ; according to my cleanness in his eyesight. 26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thy- self merciful, a7id with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the fro ward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, tJiat thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. 30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. 31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried : he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God? 33 God is my strength a7id power; and he maketh my way perfect. 34 He maketh my feet like hinds' /ee^; and setteth me upon ray high places. 35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy geutleuess hath made me great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me ; so that my feet did not slip. 38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them ; and turned not again until I had consumed them. 39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. 41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 42 They looked, but there was none to save ; eve?i unto the Lord, but he an- swered them not. 43 Then did 1 beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I did stamp them as the mire of the street, a7id did spread them abroad. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall ser\^e me. 4.5 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places. 47 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock ; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 48 It w God that avengeth me, and that bringetli down the people under me, 49 And that bringetli me forth from mine enemies : thou also hast lifted me up ou high above them that rose up against me : thou hast delivered me from the vio- lent man. 50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 51 Be is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercj" to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. CHAPTER XXIIL NOW these be the last words of DaAid. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who toas raised up on high, the anoint- ed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me. He that ruleth over 11. SAMUEL. men mmt he just, ruling in tlic fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morn- ing, whe7i the sun riseth, eve?i a morning Avithout clouds; as the tender grass spriiu/- iiig out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made "vvith me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all thinya^ and sure : for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 II But the so?is of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust aAvay, because they cannot be taken with hands : 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear ; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 8 t These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the cap- tains ; the same was Adino the Eznite : he lifted up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, o7ie of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered to- gether to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away : 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Loko wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him vms Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles : and the people fled from the Philistines. 13 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines : and the Lokd wrought a great victory. 13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam : and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 14 And David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 1.5 And David lon Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth : 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Is- sachar : 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin : 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the coun- try of Gilead, in. the country of Sihon king ot the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan ; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 20 "H Jiidah and Israel viere many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all king- doms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt : they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 T[ And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig- tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the daj's of Solomon. 26 T[ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month : they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 29 1 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chal- col, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth oixt of the wall : he simke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAPTER V. AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his serv- ants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father : for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my fa- ther could not build a house unto the name of the Lokd his God, for the wars which were about him on every side, un- til the Lokd put them imder the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, .so tJiat there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 343 I. KINGS. 5 And, behold, I purpose to build a liouse unto the name of the Loud my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a house unto my name, 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon ; and ray servants shall be Avith thy serv- ants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidouians. 7 IF And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he re- joiced greatly, and said. Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sent est to me for: a7id I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou Shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou Shalt receive them: and thou shalt accom- plish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 13 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him : and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 1 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thou- sand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adouiram was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16 Besides the chief of Solomon's officers 344 which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them^ and the stoue- sqiiarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. •f^ CHAPTER VL AND it came to pass in the four hund- red and eightieth year after the chil- dren of Israel were come out of the laud of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, Avhich is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof teas threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits^ and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits toas the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits ivas the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 5 H And against the wall of the house he built chambers rouud about, against the walls of the house rouud about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about. 6 The nethermost chamber loas five en- bits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third loas seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fast- ened in the walls of the house. 7 And the house, when it Avas in build- ing, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house : and they went up with winding si airs into the mid- dle chamber^ and out of the middle into the third. I. KINGS. 9 So he built the house, and finished it ; ajid covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And the7i he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 Ti And the word of the Lokd came to Solomon, saying, 13 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to Avalk in them ; then will I perform my word with thee, which I sixake unto David thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it. 15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the ora- cle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, Avas forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the house within w«s carved with knops and open flowers : all ?ra,s cedar; there was no stone seen. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 20 And the oracle in tlie forepart vhu twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold ; and so covered the altar vjhich wax of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 23 And the Avhole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house : also the Avhole altar that wan by the oracle he overlaid with gold. 23 T[ And within the oracle ho made two cherubim o/ olive tree, each ten cubits high. 24 And five cubits ?to.s the one Aving of I the chenib, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub : from the uttermost part of the one Aving unto the uttennost part of the other rvere ten cubits. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits : both the cherubim were of one measure and one size. 26 The height of the one cherub teas ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubim Avithin the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the Aving of the one touched the one Avail, and the Aving of the other cherub touched the other Avail ; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he overlaid the cherubim Avith gold. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about Avith carved figures of cherubim and i)alni trees and open floAvers, Avithin and without. 30 And the floor of the house he OA^erlaid with gold, Avithin and without. 31 11 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts v.^er€ a fifth part of the wall. 32 The tAvo doors also were of olive tree ; and he carA^ed upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open floAvers, and overlaid tJiem Avith gold, and spread* gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees. 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the icall. 34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the tAvo leaves of the other door v}ere folding. 35 And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open floAvers : and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved Avork. 36 H And he built the inner court with three roAvs of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 37 H In the fourth year Avas the founda- tion of the house of the Lokd laid, in the month Zif : 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bui, Avhich is' the eighth month, Avas the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So Avas he seven years in building it. 345 ^ L KINGS. CHAPTER Vir. BUT Solomou was building his own house thirteen years, aud he fluished all his house. 2 Ti He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof «'ow a hund- red cubits, and the breadth thereof lifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, -vvith cedar beams upon the pillars, 3 Aud it VMS covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty live pil- lars, fifteen iii a row. •i And tJiere were windows i>i three roAVS, and light teas against light ?« three ranks, 5 And all the doors and posts were sciuarc, with the Avindows : and light ivas against light in three ranks. 6 ^ And he made a porch of pillars ; the length thereof ivas fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits : and the porch was before them : and the other pil- lars and the thick beam 2cere before them. 7 1 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment : and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. 8 Ti And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, v)hic?i was of the like work. Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 9 All these were of costW stones, accord- ing to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 13 And the great court round about icas with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lobd, and for the porch of the house, 13 TI And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He icoji a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, aud his father ivas a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and nuderstanding, _ and cunning to work all Avorks in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and Avrought all his Avork, 15 For he cast tAvo pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of tAvelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made tAvo chapiters o/" molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter ioas five cubits, and the height of the other chap- iter was five cubits : 17 And nets of checker AVork, and wreaths of chain Avork, for the chapiters A\'hich ivere upon the top of the pillars ; seven for the one chapiter, aud seven for the other chajjiter. 18 And he made the jiillars, and two rows round about upon the one netAvork, to coA'er the chapiters that were upon the top, Avith jiomegranates : and so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily Avork in the porch, four cubits. 20 And the chapiters npon the tAvo pillars had j)omegra?iates also above, over against the belly which was by the netAvork : and the pomegranates we7'e two hundred in rows round about upon the other chap- iter. 21 And he set up the j^illars in the porch of the temple : and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily Avork: so was the work of the pillars finished. 23 ^ And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did com- pass it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about there u^ere knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea roimd about: the knops wejv cast in tAV'o roAA-^s, Avhcn it Avas cast. 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three look- ing toAA'ard the north, and three looking toAvard the Avest, and three looking toAvard the south, and three looking toAvard the cast : and the sea was set above \ii)on them, and all their hinder ])arts were iuAvard. I. KINGS. 26 And it wa,s a handbrcadth thick, and the brim thereof was "uroiight like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies : it contained two thousand baths. 37 T[ And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the lenj^h of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: tliey had bordei-s, and the borders icere between the ledjjes : 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges tJiere teas a base above : and beneath the lions and oxen were cer- tain additions made of thin work. 30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass : and the four corners thereof had undersetters : under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. 31 And the mouth of it within the chap- iter and above was a cubit : but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and a half: and also upon the mouth of it toere gravings Avith their bor- ders, foursqiiare, not round. 32 And under the borders ivere four wheels ; and the axletrees of the wheels u'ere joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the w^ork of a chariot wheel : their axle- trees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. 34 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the under- setters were of the very base itself. 3.5 And in the top of the base tvas there a round compass of half a cubit high : and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. 36 For on the pl.ates of the ledges there- of, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and addi- tions round about. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases : all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. 38 T[ Then made he ten lavers of brass : one laver contained forty baths : and every laver was four cubits : and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. o9 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, over against the south. 40 T[ And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Iliram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord: 41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that tvere on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars ; 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, cveyt two rows of pome- granates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chaijiters that were upon the pillars ; 43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases ; 44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; 4.5 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins : and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LoKD, were o/ bright brass. 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Suc- coth and Zarthan. 47 And Solomon left all the vessels nn- weiyJtedy because they were exceeding many : neither w^as the weight of the brass found out. 48 And Solomon made all the A^essels that pertained unto the house of the Lord : the altar of gold, and the table of gold, where- upon the shewbread ?/,'a.s, 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right sWe, and five on the left, be- fore the oracle, with the floAvers, and the lamps, and the tongs o/gold, 50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers of piire gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner lioiise, the most holy place^ ayid for the doors of the house, to ivit, of the temple. 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord. || _ I. KINGS. CHAPTER VIII. THEN Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the chil- dren of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jeru- salem, that they might bring \\p the ark of the covenant of the Lokd out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the sev- enth month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lokd, and the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 5 And king Solomon, and all the con- gregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy j-j^ace, eve7i under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread forth tJieir two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without : and there they are unto this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant M'ith the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Loud, 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. 13 1| Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 348 14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Is- rael : and all the congregation of Israel stood ; 15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth imto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, 1 chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be therein ; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. 20 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord prom- ised, and have built a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 22 T[ And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven : 23 And he said. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest cove- nant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 24 Who hast kept with thy servant Da- vid my father that thou promisedst him : thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it Avith thine hand, as it is this day. 25 Therefore now. Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying. There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel ; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they I. KINGS. walk bel'orc me as Ihou hast walked, be- fore lue. 26 Autl now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I i)ray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have buildcd? 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant pi-ayeth before thee to day : 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the supplica- tion of thy servant, and of thy people Is- rael, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwellingplace : and when thou hearest, forgive. 31 TI If any man trespass against his neigh- bour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house : 32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. 33 U When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this houses 34 Then hear thou in heaven, and for- give the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. 35 H When heaven is shut iip, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them : 36 Then hear thou in heaven, and for- give the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. 37 Tl If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, lo- cust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities ; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there he ; 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house : 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwell- ingplace, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the chil- dren of men;) 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; 42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretch- ed out arm ;) when he shall come and pray toward this house : 43 Hear thou in heaven thy dw^elling- place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all peo- ple of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy peo]jle Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. 44 TI If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou Shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LoKD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: 45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; 47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried cap- tives, and repent, and make supplicafion 349 I. KINGS. unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have com- mitted wickedness; 48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name : 49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwellingplace, and maintain their cause, 50 And forgive thy people that have sin- ned against thee, and all their trans- gressions whereiu they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: 51 For they be thy people, and thine in- heritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: 53 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. 53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, Avhen thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. .54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread iip to heaven. .55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, .56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his peoide Israel, according to all that hci)romised: there hath not fail- ed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. 57 The Lord our God be with us, as he Avas with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: 58 That he may incline our hearts unto 350 ~ ~~~~ him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require : 60 That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else. 61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 62 1 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64 The same day did the king halloAv the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that 7vas before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offer- ings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. 65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, eveii fourteen days. 66 On the eighth day he sent the people aAvay: and they blessed the king, and went imto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people. at CHAPTER IX. AND it came to pass, Avhen Solomon had finished the buikhng of the house of the Lord, and th<; king's house, and all SolomoJi's desire which he was j pleased to do, I 2 That the Lord a])peared to Solomon I. KINGS. the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments; 5 Th,en I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I prom- ised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But if ye shall at all tui*n from follow- ing me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments awl my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them ; 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them ; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight ; and Is- rael shall be a proverb and a byword among all people : 8 And at this house, wJdch is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, I and shall hiss ; and they shall say. Why i hath the Lord done thus unto this land, ' and to this house ? 9 And they shall answer, Because they I forsook the Lord their God, Avho brought I forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them : therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil. 10 Tl And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, Avhen Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, 11 {Xow Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold, 15 IF And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dAvelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth- horou the nether, 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wil- derness, in the land, 19 And all the cities of store that Solo- mon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and tliat which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond- service unto this day, 22 But of the children of Israel did Solo- mon make no bondmen : but they ivere men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These ivere the chief of the officers that 7vere over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 24 1i But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house Avhich Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo, 25 1 And three times in a year did Solo- mon offer burnt oflferings and peace offer- ings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that wan before the Lord. So he finished the house. 26 ^ And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which w beside 351 I. KINGS. Eloth, on the shore of the Reel sea, in the laud of Eclom. 27 And Hiram scut in the navy his serv- ants, shipmcn that had knoAvledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 Aud they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred aud tweu- ty taleuts, and brought it to king Solo- mon. • CHAPTER X. AND when the queen of Sheha heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lokd, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, Avith camels that bare spices, and very much gold, aud precious stones : and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her questions : there was not a7iy thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, aud their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up \into the house of the Lokd; there Avas no more spirit in her. 6 And she said to the king, It Avas a true report that I heard in mine oavu laud of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 7 HoAvbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen il; and, behold, the half Avas not told me: thy Avis- dom and i)rosperity exceedeth the fame Avhich I heard. 8 Hai)i)y are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy Avisdom. 9 Blessed be the Loud thy God, AA-hich delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel : because the Loud loA'ed Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of sjjices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these Avhich the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11 And the navy also of Hiram, Ihat 352 brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and pre- cious stones. 12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also aud psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor Avere seen unto this day. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, Avhatsocver she asked, besides that AA'hich Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and Avent to her own country, she aud her servants. 14 H Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Besides that lie had of the merchant- men, and of the traffick of the spice mer- chants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country, 16 H And king Solomon made tAvo himd- red targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold Avent to one target. 17 And fie made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; three pounds of gold Avcnt to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 18 T[ Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And tAA'elve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps : there Avas not the like made in any kingdom. 21 Ti Aud all king Solomon's drinking A'essels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were o^ pure gold; none were o/" silver: it w:is nothing accounted of in the days of Solo- mon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish Avith the navy of Hiram : once in three years came the navy of Thar- shish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of tlic earth for riches aud for Avisdom. 21 1 And all 1he earth souglit to Solo- I. KINGS. mon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 26 And they brought every man his pres- ent, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 26 TI And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he be- stowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver to be in Je- rusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as t^e sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. 28 1 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekeh of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means. ^ CHAPTER XL BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Am- monites, Edomitcs, Zidoniaus, and Hit- tites ; 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines : and liis wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, tJiat his wives turned away his heart after other gods : and his heart Avas not perfect with the Lord his God, as vms the heart of David his father. 5 Eor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Mil- corn the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his t;ither. 7 Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, 23 in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 9 ^ And the Lord was angi-y with Solo- mon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had ap- peared unto him twice, 10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods : but he kept not that which the Lord commanded. 11 Wherefore the Lord said Tinto Solo- mon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake : bid I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 14 H And the Lord stirred up an advei*- sary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. 15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom ; 16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut oflT every male in Edom :) 17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edom- ites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. 18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran : and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him a house, and apjjointed him victuals, and gave him land. 19 And Hadad found great favour in'tbe sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tuhiienes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in 353 I. KINGS. Pharaoh's household amoug the sons of Pharaoh. 21 Aud when Hadad hoard hi Egj-pt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. 2;3 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But Avhat hast thou lacked with me, that, be- hold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. 23 t Aud God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: 24 And he gathered men xinto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the da}'s of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 26 TI And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's serv- ant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up hU hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam ?r«s a might)' man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way, and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field : 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces : 31 'And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces : for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: 82 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's __ sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the god- dess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in ray ways, to do that w?dch is right in mine eyes, and to keep my stat- utes and my judgments, as did DaAid his father. 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand : but I will make him prince all the days of his life for Da- vid my sen'ant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, evai ten tribes. 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul dcsireth, aud shalt be king over Is- rael. 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that hs right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did ; that I Avill be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jer* oboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt imtil the death of Solo- mon. 41 H And the rest of the acts of Solo- mon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel teas forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his ftither: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. ^ I. KINGS. CHAPTER XII. AND Rehoboaiu weut to Shechcm: for all Israel were come to Shechcm to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, v/hen Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the pres- ence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: noAV therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy joke Avhich he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 T[ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and sold, How do ye advise that I may answer this people ? 7 And they spake unto him, saying. If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and an- swer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and con- sulted with the young men that were grown up with him, atid which stood be- fore him : 9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying. Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying. Thus Shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying. Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke : my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scor- pions. 12 1[ So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king hud appointed, saying. Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's coun- sel that they gave him ; 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke : my father also chastised you Avith whips, but I will chastise you with scor- pions. 15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his say- ing, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 Tl So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people an- swered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither Aai^e we inherit- ance in the son of Jesse : to your tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jeru- salem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congre- gation, and made him king over all Israel : there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 21 1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hund- red and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 But the word of God came unto Shem- aiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solo- mon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rem- nant of the jjeople, saying, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go 855 I. KINGS. up, nor tight against your brethren the children of Israel : return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord. 25 H Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David : 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, ewn unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them. It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem : behold thy gods, 0 Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 29 And he set the one in Beth-cl, and the other put he in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin : for the people went to ^oorship before the one, even unto Dan. 31 And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 33 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth mouth, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Ju- dah, and he ofl[ered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and or- dained a feast unto the children of Israel : and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. *> CHAPTER XIII. AND, Ijchold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bcth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, nltar, 856 \ thus saith the Lord ; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high i)laces that burn in- cense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, say- ing, This ifi the sign which the Lord hath spoken ; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jer- oboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying. Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home Avith me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 8 And the man of God said unto the king. If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in tnis place : 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camcst. 10 So he went another way, and returned not by the Avay that he came to Beth-el. 11 If Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el : the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them. What way went he ? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons. Saddle I. KINGS. me the ass. So they saddled him the ass : and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak : and he said imto him, Art thou the man of God that earnest from Judah? And he said, I am. 1.5 Then he said unto him. Come home with me, and eat bread. 16 And he said, I raaj' not return with thee, nor go in with thee : neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place : 17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou earnest. 18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying. Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. JBut he lied imto him. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 20 Tf And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back: 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying. Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast diso- beyed the mouth of the Lord, and host not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee, 22 But earnest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee. Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy car- cass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 ii And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him : and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass : and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the i)rophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said. It is the man of God, who was dis- obedient unto the word of the Lord : therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him. 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him. 28 And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass : the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the car- cass of the man of God, and laid it up- on the ass, and brought it back : and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, say- ing, Alas, my brother ! 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried ; lay ray bones beside his bones : 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 33 Tl After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places : whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became oiie of the priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. ^ CHAPTER XIV. AT that time Abijah the son of Jero- boam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jero- boam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that Ishoidd be king over this people. S And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him : he shall tell thee what shall be- come of the child. 357"^ I. KINGS. 4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see ; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. 5 T[ And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son ; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another wotnan. 6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said. Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes ; 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee : for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to angei*, and hast cast me be- hind thy back: 10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, arid him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat ; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it. 12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him : for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jero- boam. 14 Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off 358 the house of Jeroboam that day: but what ? even now. 15 For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger. 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. 17 1 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and de- parted, and came to Tirzah : and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died ; 18 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet. 19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, be- hold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kinsfs of Israel. 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years : and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reign- ed in his stead. 21 % And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam rvas forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusa- lem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name %vas Naamah an Ammonitess. 22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 2;> For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. 24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 25 Tl And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem : 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: I. KINGS. and he took away all the shields of gold which Soloiuou had made. 27 And king Rehoboam made in thcir stead brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guardchaniber. 29 1[ Now the rest of the acts of Reho- boam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all tfieir days. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name wan Naa- mah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. ^ CHAPTER XV. NOW in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And bis mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked m all the sins of his fa- ther, which he had done before him : and his heart was not perfect with the Lokd his God, as the heart of David his father. 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did the Lokd his God give him a lamp in Jerusa- lem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem : 5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lokd, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of L'riah the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abi- jam and Jeroboam. 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 ^ And in the twentieth year of Jero- boam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judiih. 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did tliat tvhich was right in the eyes of the Lokd, as did David his father. 12 And be took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from heiiig queen, because she had made an idol in a grove ; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 14 But the high places were not removed : nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the Lord all his days. 15 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels. 10 *i[ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not sutfer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants : and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabri- mon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 10 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy fa- ther: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold ; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Is- rael, that he may dej^art from me. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth- maachah, and all Cinueroth, with all the land of Nai)htali. 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none 7vas exempt- ed: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, where- with Baasha had builded; and king Asa 350 I. KINGS. built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, arc they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. 25 ^ And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year o^ Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LoKD, and walked in the way of his fa- ther, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 27 T[ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him ; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, Avhich helonfjed to the Philistines; for Na- dab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbe- thon. 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, iJiat he smote all the house of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilon- ite: oO Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, 1)3' his provocation wherewith he pro- voked the Loud God of Israel to anger. 31 Ti Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the sou of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 34 And he did evil in the sight of the LoKD, and walked in the Avay of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. ^ 360 CHAPTER XVI. THEN the word of the Loud came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baa- sha, saying, 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my jjeo- ple Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my peo- ple Israel to sin, to provoke me to auger with their sins ; 3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house ; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah : and Elah his son reigned in his stead. 7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Loud against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provok- ing him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jero- boam ; and because he killed him. 8 ^ In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half hiH chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of Jiis house in Tirzah. 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and sev- enth year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in liis stead. 11 ^ And it came to pass, Avhen he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baaslia: he left him not one that i)isseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Bajisha by Jehu the prophet, I. KINGS. 1'6 t'ov all the sius of Baasiia, and the sins of Elah his son, by Avhich they sin- ned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provolving the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 15 TI In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were en- camped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that tvere encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king : wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died, 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the Chroni- cles of the kings of Israel? 21 Ti Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts : half of the peo- l>le followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king ; and half followed Omri. 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 23 1 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tii'zah. 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city Avhich he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. 25 T[ But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of Jero- boam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to pro- voke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria : and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 IF And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that ivere before him. 31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove ; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 34 TI In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho : he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. CHAPTER XVIL AND Elijah the Tishbite, ivho tvaa of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook ; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 36l I. KINGS. 5 So he weut aud did accordiug unto the word of the Lord: for he Avcnt and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is- be- fore Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, beeause there had been no rain in the land. 8 M Aud the word of the Loud came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: be- hold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman ivas there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and- said. Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 Aud as she was going to fetch i7, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread iu thine hand. 13 And she said, As the Loud thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: aud, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me aud my son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her. Fear not; go a7id do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, nei- ther shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day tJiat the Loud sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah : aud she, and he, and her house, did eat main/ days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LoiiD, which he spake l)y Elijah. 17 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the sou of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there wa.s no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, Wliat have 302 ~ ■ I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to re- membrance, and to slay my son? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 20 And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Loud my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, aud cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 23 And the Lord heard the voice of Eli- jah; and the soul of the child came into liim again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 24 T[ And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Loud in thy mouth !.s- truth. # CHAPTER XVIIL AND it came to pass ajter many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab ; and I will send i^aiu upon the earth. 2 Aud Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And tliere wojt a sore famine in Sa- maria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which vjoa the governor of //i.s- house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : 4 For it was .so, when Jezebel cut oft" the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and watei-.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, aud unto all brooks: jjeradveuture wc may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it : Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7 1 Aud as Obadiah was iu the way, be- I. KINGS. hold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, ,1?-^ thou that my lord Elijah? 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is Jiere. 9 And he said. What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee : and when they said, He is not Uiere; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11 Aad now thou sayest. Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12 And it shall come to pass, a.s soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not ; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me : but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15 And Elijah said, ^.s the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him : and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 1[ And it came to pass, -when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel ? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the command- ments of the Lord, and thou hast fol- lowed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, ajid gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which cat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children I of Israel, and gathered the prophets to- gether imto moiuit Carmel. 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said. How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: biit if Baal, t7ie7i follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, eveji I onlj', remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and flft}' men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bul- locks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under : 24 And call ye on the name of yoMv gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that ansAvereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said. It is well sjjoken. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for your- selves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, ard they dressed iV, and called on the name of Baal from morn- ing even Tintil noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But thei-e was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Eli- jah mocked them, and said. Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloiid, and cut them- selves after their manner Avith knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacri- fice that there vms neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. SO And Elijah said imto all the peojilc. Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that u'as broken doAvn. 31 And Elijah took twelA^e stones, ac- cording to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thj- name : 33 And Avith the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord : and he made a trench about the altar, as great as Avould contain tAvo measures of seed. I. KINGS. 38 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said. Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said. Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also Avith water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and con- sumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, aiid the dust, and licked up the water that ivas in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces : and they said. The Lord, he is the God ; the Lord, he is the God. 40 And Elijah said unto them. Take the prophets of Baal ; let not one of them es- cape. And they took them : and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41 If And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink ; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant. Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said. Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said. Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in the mean 364 while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jez- reel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. ^ CHAPTER XIX. AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying. So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. 3 And Avhen he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 Tf But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree : and he re- quested for himself that he might die; and said. It is enough; now, 0 Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as he lay and slept under a juni- per tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him. Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 9 TI And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him. What doest thou here, Elijah ? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for the chil- dren of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon I. KINGS. the mount betore the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; hut the Lord was not in the wind : and after the wind an earthquake; hut the Lord was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; hut the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 13 And it was so^ when Elijah heard it^ that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah ? 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy cov- enant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus : and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to he king over Syria : 16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to he king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to he prophet in thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. 18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. 19 1[ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth : and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said. Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again : for what have I done to thee ? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. ^ CHAPTER XX. AND Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and tJiere were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots : and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him. Thus saith Ben-hadad, 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; thy wives also and thy children, even the good- liest, are mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying. Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children ; 6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants ; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mis- chief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold ; and I denied him not. 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him^ nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do : but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me, 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off 12 And It came to pass, when Ben-hadad 365 I. KINGS. heard this message, as he u'os driuking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yowselves in array. And they set tJiemselves in array against the city. 13 Ti And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lokd, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day, and thou shalt know that I a)n the Lord. 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered. Thou. 1.5 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thou- sand. 16 And they went out at noon. But Ben- hadad v)as drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben- hadad sent out, and they told him, saying. There are men come out of Samaria. 18 And he said. Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. 19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. 20 And they slew every one his man : and the Syrians fled ; and Israel pursued them : and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen. 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. 22 H And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him. Go, strength- en thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him. Their gods are gods of the hills ; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. 2A And do this thing, Take the kinirs 306 away, every man out of his jjlace, and put captains in their rooms: 25 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot : and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he heark- ened unto their voice, and did so. 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. 27 And the children of Israel were num- bered, and were all present, and went against them : and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids , but the Syrians filled the country. 28 ^ And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said. The Lord U God of the hills, I but he u not God of the valleys, therefore | will 1 deliver all this great multitude into | thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. | 29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And w it ivas, that in the seventh day the battle was joined : and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city ; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. 31 1 And his seiwants said unto him. Be- hold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and pid ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said. Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said. Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently observe whether ayiy thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said. Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him ; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. I. KINGS. 34 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, whieli m}' fathei* took from thy fa- ther, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my lather made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send tUee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent, liim away. X 35 *i[ And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. 36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, be- hold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 37 Then he found another man, and said. Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his fiice. 39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said. Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said. Keep this man : if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him. So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided It. 41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face ; and the king of Is- rael discerned him that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, thei-efore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. *" CHAPTER XXI. AND it came to pass after these things, t/iat Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine- yard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying. Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inherit- ance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 5 TI But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him. Why is thy spirit so sad, that thoii eat est no bread? 6 And he said unto her. Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him. Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee an- oiher vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vine- yard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed t/iein with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying. Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, sons of Belial, be- fore him, to bear Avitness against him, say- ing. Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And iheji carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, a7id as it ivas written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Na- both on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God I. KINGS. and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him ■with stones, that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Nabofh is stoned, and is dead. 15 ^ And it came to i)ass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, talvc possession of the vineyard of Na- both the Jczreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 10 And it came to jiass, wh(!n Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jczreelite, to take possession of it. 17 ^ And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, IS Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, ?ie is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shall si)eak unto him, say- ing, Thus saith the Loud, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou Shalt speak unto him, saying. Thus saith the Loud, In the })lace Avhere dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he an- swered, I have found thee: ])ecause thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LOKD. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut ofl from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nobat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast jirovoked ttie to anger, and made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat ; and him that dieth in the Held shall the fowls of the air cat. 25 1[ But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wicked- ness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 308 26 And he did very abominably in follow- ing idols, according to all thinga as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 Seest thou how Ahab huml)leth him self before me? because he humblcth him- self before me, I will not bring the evil in his days : hat in his son's days will 1 bring the evil upon his house. ^ CHAPTER XXn. AND they continued three years with- out war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jchoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants. Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And he said unto Jchoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth- gilead ? And Jchoshaphat said to the king of Israel, 1 am as thou art^ my i)eo- ple as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jchoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to da}'. 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall 1 forbear? And they said. Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king 7 And Jchoshaphat said. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jc- hoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may iu- (juire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jchoshaphat said. Let not the king saj' so. 9 Then the king of Israel called an ofli- cer, and said. Hasten hither Micaiah the s(m of Imlah. I. KINGS. 10 And the kinj^ of Israel unci Jehosha- phat the kins? of Judah sat each on his throne, having put On their robes, in a void pUice in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said. Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the Loki> shall deliver it into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that vi-^as gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying. Behold now, the vrords of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak t?iat which is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will 1 speak. 15 H So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him. Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said nuto him. How many times shall 1 adjure thee that thcu tell me nothing but that vjhich is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, 1 saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said. These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, "Who shall per- suade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that man- ner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and 24 stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the Lord said unto him. Where- with? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said. Thou shalt persuade hityi, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Israel said. Take Mi- caiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son ; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of afflic- tion, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth- gilead, 30 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him : and Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing hira. 34 And a certam man drew a bow .at a vcn- 369 11. KINGS. ture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness : wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host ; for I am wounded. 3.5 And the battle increased that day : and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying. Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. 37 T[ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Sa- maria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; ac- cording unto the word of the Lord which he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the Chron- icles of the kings of Israel ? 40 So Ahab slept with his fathers ; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 Ti And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa be- gan to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reign- ed twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, do- j God of Israel, accordin ing that which was right in the eyes of the 1 father had done. * Lord : nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the peoi)le ofiered and bunit incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehosha- phat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Ju- dah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the laud. 47 There was then no king in Edom : a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but thej' went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion- geber. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Je- hoshaphat would not. 50 T[ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Je- horam his son reigned in his stead. 51 Tl Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seven- teenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Ju- dah, and reigned two years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord to all that his THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED, THE POURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. CHAPTER L THEN Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lat- tice in his upper chamber that ivojt in Samaria, and waf? sick : and he sent mes- sengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Bajil-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. 3 But the aniiel of the Lord said to 11. KINGS. Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them. Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to in- quire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou Shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 5 1 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why arc ye now turned back ? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man v.^as lie which came up to meet you, and told you these words ? 8 And they answered him. He ivax a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said. It is Elijah the Tishbite. 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty. If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and con- sume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he an- swered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 13 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came doAvn from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 13 1[ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties : there- fore let my life now be precious in thj^ sight. 15 And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent mes- sengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? there- fore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 17 1 So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Je- hoshaphat king of Judah ; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? » CHAPTER II. AND it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 3 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said nnfo him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that w€7-e at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that vei-e at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto 371 11. KINGS. him, Kuowest thou tlmt tbe Loud will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he auswered, Yea, I know it ; hold ye your peace. G And Elijah said unto him. Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Loud hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lokd liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the proph- ets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood b}' Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrap- ped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 TI And it came to jiass, wlien they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy si)irit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when. I am taken from thee, it shall be so imto thee; but if not, it shall not be .so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of lire, and horses of lire, and parted them l)oth asunder; and Elijah went up by a Avhirlwlnd into heaven. 13 ^ And Elisha saAv «7, and he cried. My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces, 13 lie took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from hiui, and went back, and stood 1)y the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said. Where is the Lokd God of Eli- jah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which vKre to view at Jericho saw him, they said. The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And the}' came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 1 And they said unto him. Behold now, there be Avith thy servants tifty strong men ; let them go, wc pray thee, | 372 and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Si)irit of the Lokd hath taken him ujj, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said. Send. They sent therefore fifty men ; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them. Did I not say uuto you. Go not? 19 Tl And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth : but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and i)ut salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said. Thus saith the Lokd, I have healed these waters ; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake, ^ 23 1 And he went uj) from thence unto Beth-el : and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lokd. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he Avent from thence to mount Carmcl, and from thence he returned to Samaria. P-' CHAPTER IIL NOW Jehoram the son of Ahab l)egan to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lokd; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin ; he departed not therefrom. IL KINGS. 4 *\ Aud Mcsba king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 1 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up : I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said. Which w^ay shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom : and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: aud there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. 10 And the king of Israel said, Alas ! that the Lord hath called these three kings to- gether, to deliver them into the hand of Moab ! 11 But Jehoshaphat said, In there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may in- quire of the Lord by him ? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Sha- phat, which i)oured water on the hands of Elijah. 13 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 Aud Elisha said unto the king of Is- rael, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him. Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab, 14 And Elisha said. As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the i)re6ence of Jehosh- aphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. 16 Aud he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye sec rain ; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, aud stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was tilled with water. 21 Tf And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, aud ui)ward, aud stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the Avater, aud the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood : 23 Aud they said, This is blood : the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another : now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them : but they went forward smiting the Moab- ites, even in t7ieir country. 25 And they beat down the cities, and on evei-y good piece of laud cast every man his stone, aud filled it ; aud they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, aud smote it. 26 H And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom : but they could not. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and ofiered him for a burnt oflering upon the wall. Aud there was great indignatiou against Israel: and they departed from him, aud returned to tlieir oivu laud. » _ __ 11. KINGS. CilAPTEK IV. NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the i)rophets unto Elislm, sayiujL!;, Thy servant my hus- band is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lokd: and the cred- itor is come to take unto him my two sons to be houdmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy nei<>hbours, even emj^ty vessels ; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt i)Our out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5 So she Avent from him, and shut the door upon her and iipon her sons, Avho brought the vcfifieh to her; and she i)oured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the ves- sels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me j'et a vessel. And he said unto her. There in not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay th}' debt, and live thou and thy chil- dren of the rest. 8 TI And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where ivm a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turaed in thither to eat l)read. 9 And she said unto her husband, Be- hold noAV, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, which passeth by us con- tinually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he coraeth to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 13 And he said to Gehazi his servant. Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him. Say noAv unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host ? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. l-l And he said, What then w to be done for her? And Gehazi answered. Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said, About this season, ac- cording to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, i?ioH man of God, do not lie imto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. 18 1 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he Avent out to his father to the reajjers. 19 And he said unto his Mher, My head, my head! And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and the7i died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and Aveut out. 22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither ncAV moon, j nor sabbath. And she said, It shall he Avell. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forAvard ; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she Aveut and came unto the man i of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, Avhen the man of God saAv her afar otT, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Be- hold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, is it Avell Avith thee? is it Avell Avith thy husband? is it Avell Avith the child? And she answered, It U Avell. 27 And Avhcn she came to the man of God to the hill, she cauirht him by the 11. KINGS. feet: but Gchazi ciune near to thrust licr away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lokd hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive mc? 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again : and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said, As the LoHi> liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but the7-e was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying. The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord, 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands : and he stretched himself upon the child ; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him : and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 30 And he called Gchazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said. Take up thy son. 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 38 1 And Elisha came again to Gilgal : and there was a dearth in the land ; and the sons of the ])rophets v;ere sitting before him : and he said unto his servant. Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one Avent out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew tJiern not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the i)ot. And they could not eat thereof. 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said. Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the ])ot. 42 Tl And there came a man from Baal- slialisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give imto the peo- I)le, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said. What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof according to the Avord of the Lord. » CHAPTER V. NOW Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, Avas a great man Avith his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he Avas also a mighty man in valour, hut he was a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by com- panies, and had brought aAvay captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's Avife. 3 And she said unto her mistress. Would God my lord v^ere Avith the j:)rophet that is in Somaria! for he Avould recoA'er him of his leprosy. 4 And one Avent in, and told his lord, saj'ing. Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said. Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took Avith him ten talents of silver, and six thou- sand />ie(^cs of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Noav Avhen this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my serA^ant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of bis leprosy. ^75 11. KINGS. 7 Aud it came to i^iss, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he I'ent his clothes, and said. Am I God, to kill aud to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I praj^ you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8 ^ And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying. Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying. Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said. Behold, I thought. He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and I'ccover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said. My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee. Wash, and be clean ? 14 Then went he down, and dipped him- self seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 15 1[ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Be- hold, now I know that there in no God in all the earth, but in Israel : now there- fore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 16 Bnt he said, An the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. _ 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt oflering nor sacrifice imto other gods, but unto the Lord. 18 In this thing the Lord pa^rdon thy servant, i?iat when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rim- mon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing. 19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 20 H But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said. Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that w^hich he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gehazi follow^ed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw 7iim running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said. Is all well ? 22 And he said. All is well. My master hath sent me, saying. Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the proph- ets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 23 And Naaman said. Be content, take tw'o talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; aud they bare them be- fore him. 24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed t/iem in the house : aud he let the men go, aud they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him. Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 2(3 And he said unto him. Went not mine heart ivith thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheej), and oxen, and menservauts, and maid- servants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and ixnto thy seed for II. KINGS. ever. Aud he weut out from his prescuce a leper as tvhite as sdow. ** CHAPTER VI. AND the sous of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, aud take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy seiTants. And he answer- ed, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And Avhen they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water : and he cried, and said, Alas, master ! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? Aud he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he. Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 8 "I Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servauts, saying. In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. 10 And the king of Israel sent to the }ilace which the man of God told him and warn- ed him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. 11 Therefore the heart of the king of Sy- ria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel ? 12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O kiug: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the Avords that thou speakest in thy bed- chamber. 13 1[ Aud he said, Go and spy where he ts, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 Aud when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, be- hold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered. Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and said. Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lokd opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain wan full of horses and char- iots of fire round about Elisha, 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lokd, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blind- ness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 19 TI And Elisha said unto them. This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will briug you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them^ to Samaria. 20 And it came to jjass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lokd, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lokd opened their eyes, and they saw; aud, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 21 And the kiug of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 22 And he answered. Thou shalt not smite t7iem: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23 Aud he prepared great provision for them : and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 24 H And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Sa- maria: and, behold, they besieged it, un- til an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying. Help, ray lord, O king. 377 " II. KINGS. 27 And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? 28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. 29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day. Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. oO ^ And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes ; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the mes- senger came to l^im, he said to the elders. See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door : is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? 33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said. Behold, this evil is of the LoKD ; what should I wait for the LoKD any longer ? ^ CHAPTER VII. THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time sJiall a meas- ure of fine flour he sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thoii shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 ^ And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate : and they said one to another. Why sit we here until we die? 4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and Ave shall die there: and if Ave sit still here, 378 Ave die also. Noav therefore come, and let us fall imto the host of the Syrians : if they save us alive, we shall liA'e; and if they kill us, we shall but die. 5 And they rose up in the tAvilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians : and Avhen they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host : and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the tAvilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it 7W/.S-, and fled for their life. 8 And Avhen these lepers came to the ut- termost part of the camp, they Avent into one tent, and did eat and drink, and car- ried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and Aveut and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and car- ried thence also, and Avent and hid it. 9 Then they said one to another. We do not Avell : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if Ave tarry till the morning light, some mischief Avill come upon us : noAV therefore come, that Ave may go and tell the king's house- hold. 10 So they came and called unto the por- ter of the city: and they told them, say- ing, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. 11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the khig's house Avithin. 12 ^ And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I Avill noAv sheAv you what the Syrians have done to us. They knoAV that Ave be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying. When they conie out of the city, Ave shall catch them alive, and get into the city. 13 And one of his servants answered and said. Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, Avhich are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the mul- IL KINGS. tiUide of Israel that are left in it : behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed :) and let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariot horses ; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying. Go and see. 15 And they Avent after them unto Jor- dan : and, lo, all the way vms full of gar- ments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the mes- sengers returned, and told the king. 16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two m(!asures of barley for a shekel, ac- cording to the word of the Lokd. 17 Ti And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who sjjake when the king came down to him. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying. Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria : 19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Loud should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou Shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not cat thereof. 20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. » CHAPTER VIII. THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn v/heresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine ; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto tlie king for her house and for her land. •i And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. 5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is- the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain oflicer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 7 ^[ And Elisha came to Damascus; and Beu-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying. The man of God is come hither. 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease ? 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with liim, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said. Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying. Shall I recover of this disease? 10 And Elisha said unto him. Go, say unto him. Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 11 And he settled his countenance stead- fastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the chil- dren of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt he king over Syria. 14 So he departed from Elisha, and came 379 II. KINGS. to his master; who baid to hhn, What said Elisha to thee? Aud he answered, He told me tJiat thou shouldest surely recover. 15 Aud it came to ])ass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, aud dipi)ed it iu water, aud spread it ou his face, so that he died: aud Hazael reissued iu his stead. 16 ^[ And in the fifth j'ear of Joram the son of Ahab kinj^ of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then kiujz; of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; aud he reigned eight years iu Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab ; for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lokd would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he prom- ised him to give him always a light, and to his children. 20 II In his days Edom revolted from un- der the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, aud smote the Edomites which com])assed him about, aud the captains of the chariots : and the people lied into their tents. 23 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23 Aud the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 24 Aud Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David : and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 Ti In the twelfth year of Joram the eon of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram Icing of Judah begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty years old wan Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year iu Jerusalem. And his mother's name van Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 Aud he walked in the Avay of the house — . of Ahab, aud did evil in the sight of the Loui>, as did the house of Ahab : for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 ^ And he Avcut with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; aud the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 And king Joram went back to be heal- ed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joraiu the sou of Ahab iu Jezreel, because he was sick. ^ CHAPTER IX. AND Elisha the proi)het called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ra- moth-gilead : 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the sou of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 T[ So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting ; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said. Unto which of all us ? And he said, To thee, O captain. 6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, aud said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, ei7-e money of your acquaint- ance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jehoiadu the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one Cometh into the house of the Lord : and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 10 And it was so, M^hen they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord. 11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord, 12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuff- ers, basins, trumpets, any A'esscls of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord : 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. 15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. 25 16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord : it was the priests'. 17 T[ Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it : and Hazael set his face to go up to Jeru- salem. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fiithers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hal- lowed things, and all the gold that Avas found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. 19 1 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and , Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his tl\thers in the city of David : and Amaziah his son reign- ed in his stead. ««• CHAPTER XIIL IN the three and twentieth year of Jo- ash the son of Ahaziah king of Ju- dah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, a7ul reiyjicd seventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 3 TI And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Beu-hadad the son of Hazael, all tJteir days. 4 And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him : for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians : and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from oSo II. KINGS. the sius of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, hut walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz Init tifty horsemen, and ten char- iots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. 8 II Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the 1)ook of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? y And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Jo- ash his son reigned in his stead. 10 ^ In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Loud; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin : bnt he walked there- in. 13 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13 And Joash slept Avith his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 1[ Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 1.5 And Elisha said unto him. Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand npo?/, it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 17 And he said. Open the window east- ward. And he opened it. Then Elislia said. Shoot. And he shot. And he said. The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed thrm. 18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of 386 Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God Avas wroth with him, and said. Thou shouldest have smit- ten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 Ti And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of^the Moabites in- vaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men : and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man Avas let doAvn, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 ^ But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the Lokd Avas gracious imto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his cove- nant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Avould not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died ; and Ben- hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Is- rael. > CHAPTER XIV. IN the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Ama- ziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He Avas twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned tAventy and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name watt Jehoaddan of Jeriisalem. 3 And he did that which waj< right in the sight of the Lokd, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 4 HoAvbeit the high places Avere not taken away : as yet the people did sacritice and burnt incense on the high places. 5 H And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom Avas confirmed in his hand, that he sIcav his servants Avhich had slain ' the king his father. II. KINGS. 6 But the children of the murderers he slew not : according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Loud commanded, saying. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers ; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 8 1 Then Araaziah sent messengers to Jehoasli, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying. The thistle that tvas in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying. Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild bciist that imn in Leb- anon, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory (/ this, and tarry at home : for why shouid- est thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee ? 11 But Amaziah would not hear. There- fore Jehoash king of Israel went up ; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-she- mesh, which heloiigcth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they tied every man to their tents. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jeho- ash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hund- red cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treas- ures of the king's house, and hostages, and retunied to Samaria. 15 H Now the rest of the acts of Jeho- ash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel ; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 1[ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to La- chish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 1| And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which wan si.xtcen years old, and made him king instead of his fother Am- aziah. 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 23 Ti In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he did that whicJi wan evil in the siglit of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath- hepher. 26 For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it iva-s very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 27 And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven : but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 28 *[] Now the rest of the acts of Jero- boam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 387" II. KINGS. 29 And Jeroboam slept witli his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zach- ariah his son reigned in his stead. ••? CHAPTER XV. IN llie tAvcnty and seventh 3'ear of Jero- boam Iviug of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old Avas he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which ivas right in the sight of the Lord, aceording to all that his fither Araaziah had done ; 4 Save that the high places Avere not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. 5 T[ And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son iva.s over the house, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they biiried him with his fathers in the city of David : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 ^1 In the thirty and eighth year of Aza- riah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did t?iat which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jal>esh con- spired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This ii'cts the word of tlie Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying. Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 TI Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uz- ziah king of Judah ; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up ■ 388 from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jal)esh in Sa- maria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they arc written in the book of the Chron- icles of the kings of Israel. 16 Ti Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah : because they opened not to him^ therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Aza- riah king of Judah began IMenahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reign- ed ten j'cars in Samaria. 18 And he did thcd which ivas evil in the sight of the Lord : he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land : and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the king- dom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, eve7i of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. 21 T[ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not Avritten in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers ; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 1 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem be- gan to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which wa^t evil in the sight of the Lord : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a cap- tain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites : and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they «?•rinces, and all the mighty men of A-alour, eve7i ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths : none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. 15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all the men of might, eveji seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong a?id apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 17 1 And the king of Babjdon made Mattauiah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah ivas twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his moth- er's name u^as Ilamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his pres- ence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the kinsr of Babvlon. * II. KINGS. CHAPTER XXV. AND it came to pass in the nintli year of liis reign, in tlie teutli month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebu- chadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it ; and they built forts against it round about. 3 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the fjimine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 4 ^J And the city was broken up, and all the men of yv-Av fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden : (now the Chaldees were against the city round about :) and the king went the way toward the plain. "5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah ; and they gave judgment upon him. 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. 8 Tf And in the fifth mouth, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, cap- tain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: 9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzai'- adan the captain of the guard carry away. 12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to he vinedressers and husbandmen. 13 And the pillars of Ijrass that were in the house of the Lokd, and the bases, and the brazen sea that ?m.<( in the house of the 26 Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the ves- sels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as xvere of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these ves- sels was without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass : and the height of the chapiter three cubits ; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 18 T[ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city : 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 22 ^ And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnez- zar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the sou of Ahi- kam, the son of Shaphan, ruler, 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babj^lon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Miz- pah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Ne- tophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to 401 I. CHRONICLES. their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be tlie servants of tlie Chaldees: dwell iu the land, and serve the king of Baby- lon ; and it shall be well with j'ou. 25 But it came to pass iu the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, ! of Judah out of prison; and thirtieth year of the captivity of Je- hoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth clay of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Miz- pah. 26 And all the people, both small and 28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon ; 29 And changed his prison garments : and he did eat bread continually before great, and the captains of the armies, | him all the days of his life. I arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 27 \ And it came to pass in the seven 30 And his allowance was a continnal allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. CHAPTER I. ADAM, Sheth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shera, Ham, and Japheth. 5 H The sons of Japheth; Goraer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, j and Meshech, and Tiras. I 6 And the sons of Goraer; Ashchenaz, I and Riphath, and Togarmah, j 7 And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, and I Tarshish, Kittira, and Dodanira. 8 t The sons of Ham ; Cush, and Miz- raim. Put, and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Hav- ilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sab- '< techa. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. 11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Ana- : mim, and Lehabim, and Nai)htuhira, j 12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of j whom came the Philistines,) and Caph- I torim. i 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14 The Jebusite also, and the Araorite, and the Girgashite, 15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17 1 The sons of Shem ; Elam, and As- shur, and Arj^haxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Me- shech. 18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and She- lah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were bom two sons: the name of the one was Pel eg; because in his days the earth was divided : and his brother's name wan Joktan. 20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and She- leph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these uvre the sons of Joktan. 24 1[ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram; the same U Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham ; Isaac, Ishmael. 29 T[ These are their generations : firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Ke- dar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and The I. CHRONICLES. 80 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah, These are the sons of Ishmael. 32 TI Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine : she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shiiah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and El- daah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 35 H The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalara, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz; Tcman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Tim- na, and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38 And the sons of Seir ; Lotan, and Sho- bal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Ho- mam : and Timna wan Lotan's sister. 40 The sons of Shobal ; Allan, and Mana- hath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. 41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan ; Uz, and Aran. 43 1 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before a^iy king reign- ed over the children of Israel ; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his cit)' was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city wo,s Pal; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 H Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. CHAPTER IL THESE are the sous of Israel; Reu- ben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issa- char, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 T[ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: whicli three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaan- itcss. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah vxre five. 5 The sons of Pharez ; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara : five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 8 And the sons of Ethan ; Azariah. 9 The sons also of Hezron, that were bom unto him ; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Che- lubai. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, priuce of the children of Judah ; 11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed be- gat Jesse. 13 1 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shirama the third, 14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 403 I. CHRONICLES. 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh : 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Al)i- gail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 18 1 And Caleb the son of Hczron begat children of Azubah hia wife, and of Jeri- oth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21 1[ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he wan threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, eve)t threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 2A And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. 25 TI And the sons of Jerahmeel the first- born of Hezron were. Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name wan Atarah; she wan the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamiu, and Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were, Sharamai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishiir. 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur vjaa Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab ; Seled, and Appaim : but Seled died without chil- dren. 31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan, And the chil- dren of Sheshan ; Ahlai. 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai ; Jether, and Jonathan ; and Jether died without children. 33 And the sons of Jonathan; Pelcth, and Zaza. These were the sous of Je- rahmeel. 34 ^ Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. 36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, 41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 42 TI Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were^ Mesha his firstborn, which wan the father of Ziph ; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43 And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam : and Rekem begat Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon vms the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai ; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Relet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the fiither of Mach- benah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa. 50 ^ These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah ; Shobal the fiither of Kirjath-jcarim, 51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the Mher of Bcth-gader. 52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Mana- hethites. 53 And the fomilies of Kirjath-jearim; ! the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraitos; of them i came the Zarcathites, and the Eshtaulites. I. CHRONICLES. 54 The sons of Salma; Bcth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. CHAPTER III. NOW these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jez- reelitess : the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess : 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maa- chah the daughter of Talmai king of Ge- shur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith : • 3 The fifth, Shephatlah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. 4 These six were born unto him in He- bron; and there he reigned seven j'ears and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three. years. 5 And these were bom unto him in Jeru- salem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel : 6 Ibhar also, and Elisharaa, and Eliphelet, 7 And Nogah, and Nepbeg, and Japliia, 8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliph- elet, nine. 9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. 10 1[ And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his sou, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jo- tham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manas- Beh his son, 14 Anion his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah were^ the first- born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Sballum. 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim ; Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 T[ And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, 18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Neda- biah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah were^ Zerub- babel, and Shimei : and the sons of Zerub- babel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: 20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechi- ah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelntiah, and Jesaiah : the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Aruan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. 22 And the sons of Shechaniah ; Shema- iah : and the sons of Shemaiah ; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai were^ Hoda- iah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. CHAPTER IV. TH E sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zor- athites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister loas Hazelelponi : 4 And Penael the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5 H And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These ivere the sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of Helah ivere, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. 9 H And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying. Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it ^5 I. CHRONICLES. may not grieve me ! And God granted him that Avhich he requested. 11 ^ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which ivas the father of Esh- ton. 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Pa- seah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-uahash. These are the men of Rechah. 13 And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the val- ley of Charashim ; for they were erafts- men. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam : and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. 16 And the sons of Jehaleleel ; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 17 And the sons of Ezra were^ Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon : and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Za- noah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben- zoheth. 21 :i The sons of Shelah the sou of Ju- dah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ash- bea, 23 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the do- minion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehera. And these are ancient things. 23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges : there they dwelt with the king for his work. 24 ^ The sons of Simeon vjere, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, a7id Shaul : 25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his sou, Mishma his son. 20 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zaechur his son, Shimei liis son. 406 27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their fomily multi- ply, like to the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Ilazar- susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shiuvraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages ^vere, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities : j 33 And all their villages that were round i about the same cities, unto Ba^vl. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. ; 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Jo- shah the son of Amaziah, 35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josi- biah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah ; 38 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families : and the house of their fathers increased greatly. 39 1 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land 7vas wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hczekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations i that were found there, and destroyed them j utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their [ rooms : because there wax pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some of them, ei'e7i of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pela- tiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uz- ziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they smote the rest of the Ama- lekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this dav. I. CHRONICLES. CHAPTER V. NOW the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn ; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright Avas given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel : and the gen- ealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Juduh prevailed above his breth- ren, and of him came the chief ruler ; but the birthright was Joseph's :) 3 The sons, / say, of Reuben the first- born of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezrou, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel ; Sheraaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his sou, 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he wa^ prince of the Reubenites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon : 9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates : because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead. 11 T[ And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah : 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers ivere, Michael, and Meshul- 1am, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 14: These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the sou of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz ; 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their Mhers. 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, | and in her towns, and in all the suburbs j of Sharon, upon their borders. I 17 All these were reckoned by genealo- gies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 18 *|[ The sons of Reuben, and the Gad- ites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, meu able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in w^ar, were four and forty thou- sand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were w^ith them : for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them ; because they put their trust in him. 21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hund- red thousand. 22 For there fell down many slain, be- cause the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 23 H And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land : they in- creased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon. 24 And these wei'e the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hoda- viah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. 25 U And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. CHAPTER VL THE sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Iz- har, and Hebron, and Uzziel. I. CHRONICLES. o And tlie children of Anirani; Auron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab and Abiliu, Eleazar and Itharaar. 4 ^ Eleazar begat Pliinclias, Phinelias begat Abisbua, 5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6 And Uzzi begat Zerabiah, and Zerabiab begat Meraioth, 7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariali begat Ahitub, 8 And Abitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Abimaaz, 9 And Abimaaz begat Azariah, and Aza- riah begat Jobanan, 10 And Jobanan begat Azariah ; ( he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem :) 11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shall um, 13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hil- kiah begat Azariah, 14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 16 Ti The sons of Levi ; Gershom, Ko- hath, and Merari. 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom ; Libni, and Shimei. 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari ; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. 20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his sou, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 26 .-l.s /or Elkanah : the sons of Elkanah; Zoiihai his son, and Nuhatli his son, 27 Eliab his sou, Jeroham his son, El- kanah his son. ^8 28 And the sons of Samuel; the lirstborn Vashni, and Abiah. 29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza liis son, 30 Shiraea his sou, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his sou. 31 And these are ifie?/ whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered before the dwell- ingplace of the tabernacle of the con- gregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem : and then they waited on their office ac- cording to their order. 33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohatli- ites; Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the sou of Amasai, 36 The sou of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the sou of Azariah, the sou of Zephaniah, 37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, eveti Asaph the sou of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 40 The son of Michael, the son of Baa- seiah, the son of Malchiah, 41 The son of Ethni, the sou of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the sou of Shimei, 43 The sou of Jahath, the son of Ger- shom, the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 The son of Hashabiah, the sou of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiali, 46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, 47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the sou of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed luito all manner of sen'ice of the taberuacle of the house of God. 49 1| But Aaron and his sons ofiered upon the altar of the burnt olleriug, and I. 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OR the altar of incense, mul were appointed for all the work of the /jtocc most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded, 50 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phiuehas his son, Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi liis son, Zerahiah his son, 53 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his sou, 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 54 TI Now these are their dwelliuiiplaces throughout their castles in their coasts, of the Sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites : for theirs was the lot. 55 And thej' gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely^ Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her sub- urbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs : 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her sub- urbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities, 62 And to the sons of Gershom through- out their families o\it of the tribe of Is- sachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Nai)htali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashau, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari tcere given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. 66 And t7ie residue of the fiimilies of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave imto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs ; they gave also Gezer with her subiirbs, 68 And Jokraeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 69 And Ajalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon Avith her suburbs : 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the rem- nant of the sons of Kohath. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her sub- urbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs : 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar ; Ke- desh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs : 74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, aud Abdon with her suburbs, 75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs : 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjath- aim with her suburbs. 77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her STiburbs, Tabor with her suburbs : 78 And on the other side Jordan by Jer- icho, on the east side of Jordan, ivere given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jah- zah with her suburbs, 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her su])urbs : 80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. 409 I. CHRONICLES, CHAPTER VII. NOW the sons of Issachar vxre^ Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, fonr. 2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Repha- iah, and Jeriel, and Jabraai, and Jlbsam, and Shemuel, beads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations ; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, live: all of them chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, rvere bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the fam- ilies of Issachar we7-e valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies four- score and seven thousand. 6 1! The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 7 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan : and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of A'alour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. 12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the chil- dren of Ir, a)id Hushim, the sons of Aher. 13 ^ The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 14 ^ The sous of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare; {but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15 And Machir took to wife t?ie si-ster of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah ;) and the name of the second icas Zelophehad : and Zelophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh ; and the name of his brother was Sheresh ; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the sons of Ulam ; Bedan. These ivere the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19 And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Ani- am. 20 T[ And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthc- lah, and Bcrcd his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 21 1 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in t?iat land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to com- fort him. 23 II And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his bouse. 24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-boron the nether, and the tip- per, and Uzzen-sberab.) 25 And Repbah ?ra.s' bis son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his sou, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. 28 •[ And their possessions and habita- tions vKre, Bctb-cl and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and Avcstward Ge70r, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: 29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-sbean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 30 1 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Is- I. CHRONICLES. uah, and Ishiiai, and Bcriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malehlei, who is the father of Birzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shiia their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet ; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the ehil- dreu of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of his brother Helem ; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and Har- nepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bez6r, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla ; Arab, and Hani- el, and Rezia. 40 All these rvere the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice a7id mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men. CHAPTER VIII. NOW Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 And Abishua, and Naaraan, and Ahoah, 5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Hu- ram, 6 And these are the sons of Ehud : these are the heads of the fathers of the in- habitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath : 7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahi- hud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away ; Hushim and Baara v)ere his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Mal- cham, 10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These %vere his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Mi- sham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: 13 Beriah also, and Shema, who vere heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon, who drove awa}' the inhabit- ants of Gath: 14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah ; 17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21 And Adaiab, and Beraiah, and Shim- rath, the sons of Shimhi; 22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and An- tothijah, 25 And IiDhedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak ; 26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athriliah, 27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28 These v^ere heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon ; whose wife's name was Maa- chah : 30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. 33 ^ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi- shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib- baal ; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 35 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jeho- adah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 37 And Moza begat Binea : Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, 411 " I. CHRONICLES. and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hauau. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And the sous of Eshek his brother ivere, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the seeond, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam -u'ere mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. CHAPTER IX. SO all Israel were reckoned by genealo- gies ; and, behold, they v;ei-e Avritten in the book of the kings of Israel and Ju- dah, w]io were carried away to Babylou for their transgression. 3 1[ Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the chil- dren of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh ; 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the first- born, and his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the sou of Hasenuah, 8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the sou of Ibni- jah; 9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. 10 ^ And of the priests ; Jedaiah, and Jchoiarib, and Jachin, 11 And Azariah the sou of Hilklah, the son of Meshullam, the sou of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jah- zerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer ; — 13 And tlieir brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very al)le men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari ; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 And Obadiah the sou of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the sou of El- kanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 17 And the porters tocre, Shalhim, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren : Shallum wo.s- the chief; 18 Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they vjere porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, heiyig over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry. 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lokd was with him. 21 And Zeehariah the son of Meshele- miah ivas porter of the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 22 All these ivliick were chosen to be porters in the gates toere two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, naraehj, the house of the taberuacle, by wards, 24 In four quarters were the iK)i-tcrs, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. 26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. I. CHRONICLES. 37 H And they lodg-cd round about the house of God, because the charj^e was upon them, and the opening thereof every mormnii: jjertained to them. 38 And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. 29 *S'o/>te of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instru- ments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and' the frankincense, and the spices. 30 And tiome of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31 And Mattithiah, ofie of the Lcvites, who teas' the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 33 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath. 33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. 34 These chief flithers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations ; these dwelt at Jerusalem. 35 ^ And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah : 36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Na- dab, 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abiuadab, and Esh-baal. 40 And the son of Jonathan vxts Merib- baal : and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 43 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza ; 43 And Moza begat Binca; and Rei^haiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44 And Azel had six sons, whose names ai-e these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel. CHAPTER X. NOW the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 3 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Phi- listines slew Jonathan, and Abiuadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these nncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that I were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 TI And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 1 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 13 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 1 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, ei'eii against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of o?ie that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; 14 And inquired not of the Lord: 413 I. CHRONICLES. llierelore lie slew biiu, aucl turned kingdom uuto David the son of Jesse. Ike CHAPTER XL THEN all Israel gathered themselves to David uuto Hebron, saj'iug, Behold, we ai'c thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover iu time past, even when Saul was king, thou xmst he that leddest out and broughtest iu Israel: and the Loud thy God said uuto thee. Thou Shalt feed my people Israel, and thou Shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord b)' Samuel. 4 T! And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which in Jebus ; where the Jebusites ?/;ere, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Never- theless David took the castle of Zion, which ix the city of David. 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief 7 And David dwelt in the castle; there- fore they called it the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about : and Joab repair- ed the rest of the cit}'. 9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts vxix Avith him. 10 Ti These also are the chief of the mighty men Avhom David had, who strengthened themselves Avith him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, accord- ing to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. full of barley; and the people tied from before the Philistines. 14 And they set themselves in the midst of tJiat })arcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance. 15 Ti Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullara; and the host of the Phi- listines encamped in the valley of Rephaira. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Beth- lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that ims by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : but David would not drink of it, but pour- ed it out to the Lord, 19 And said. My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it : therefore ho would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 20 11 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to Xhe first three, 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done manj-^ acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab : also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high ; and in the 11 And this is the number of the mighty ; Egyptian's hand wan a spear like a weaver's men whom David had; Jashobeam, a Hach- : beam ; and he went down to him with a monite, the chief of the captains: he lifted staflT, and plucked the spear out of the up his spear against three hundred slain by Egyptian's hand, aud slew him with his Mm at one time. : own spear. 12 And after him viaa Eleazar the son of 24 These thinys did Benaiah the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the Jehoiada, and had a name among the three three mighties. | mighties. 13 He was with David at Pas-dararaim, and ' 25 Behold, he was honourable among the there the Philistines were gathered toe;eth- thirty, but attained not to \\\fi first three: er to battle, where was a parcel of ground and David set him over his guard. 414 ' L CHRONICLES. 26 H Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhauan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez; the Pel- onite, 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi- ezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, tliat perf anted to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arb'athite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Ber- othite, the armourbearer of Joab the son- of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reiiben- ite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 43 Hauan the son of Maachah, and Josh- aphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia the Ashterathitc, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, and Ith- mah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesoba- ite. CHAPTER XII. NOW these aj-e they that came to Da- vid to Ziklag, while he yet kept him- self close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were ai'med with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hnrUvg stones and sJiootinr/ arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief waft Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite ; and Je- ziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, 4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thir- ty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Jo- hanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azarcel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, 7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, a7td men of war Jit for the battle, that could han- dle shield and buckler, whose faces icere like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains ; 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These u'cre of the sons of Gad, cap- tains of the host : one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15 These are they that went over Jor- dan in the first month, when it had over- flown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Jiidah to the hold unto David. 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them. If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you : but if ye be come to betray me to mine ene- mies, seeing there is no Avrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look there- on, and rebuke it. 18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, a7id he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou I. CHRONICLES. son of Jesse : peace, peace be unto tbee, and peace be to thine helpers ; for thy God hclpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. 19 And there fell smne of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines atrainst Saul to battle; but they heli)ed them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, sayin<>;, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Aduah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that v^ere of Manasseh. 21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it wa,s a great host, like the host of God. 23 ^ And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lokd. 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thou- sand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada loas the leader of the Aaronites, and with him tvere three thou- sand and seven hundred; 28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hith- erto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Issachar, vMc/i ilO uvre men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them ivere two hundred; and all their brethren were at their com- mandment. 33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, tifty thousand, which could keep rank : tfiey were not of double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hund- red. 36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubeuites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all man- ner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. 38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to He- bron, to make David king over all Israel : and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their breth- ren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naph- tali, brought bread on asses, and on cam- els, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of tigs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly : for there was joy in Israel. A ND XJL tain CHAPTER XIIL David consulted with the cap- \ms of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said unto all the congrega- tion of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lokd our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the ])riests and Levites vMch are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us : 3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. 4 And all the congregation said that I. CHRONICLES. they would do so: for the thing was right iu the eyes of all the people. 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of , Egypt even unto the entering of Heraath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jeariin. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth hetioeen the cherubim, whose name is called 071 it. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 8 And David and all Israel played be- fore God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psal- teries, and with timbrels, and with cym- bals, and with trumpets. 9 1 And when they came unto the thresh- ingttoor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 10 And the anger of the Lord was kin- dled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying. How shall I bring the ark of Gcd home tome? 13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed- edom the Gittite. 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom iu his house three mouths. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had. CHAPTER XIV. NOW Hiram king of Tyre sent mes- sengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. 3 IT And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 27 4 Now these are the names oi his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliph- alet. 8 Tl And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek Da- vid. And David heard of it, and went out against them. 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall 1 go up against the Philistines ? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him. Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim ; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine ene- mies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters : therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 13 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him. Go not up after them ; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mul- berry trees. 15 x\nd it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mul- berry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God com- manded him : and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. CHAPTER XV. AND David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said. None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them 417 ' ~ I. CHRONICLES. I hath the Loud chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. o And David gathered all Israel together to Jernsalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his i)lace, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites : 5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty: 6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: 7 Of the sons of Gershom ; Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty : 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Sheraaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred : 9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore : 10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abi- athar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 And said unto them. Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, botJi ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have i)repared for it. 13 For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Levites sanc- tified themselves to bring up the ark of the Loud God of Israel. 15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders Avith the staves thereon, as Moses commanded, according to the word of the Lord. 16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psal- teries and harps and cymbals, soundmg, l)y lifting up the voice with joy. 17 So the Levites apjjointed Heman the son of Joel ; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Aferari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kusliaiah ; 18 And with them their brethren of the second detpye, Zeehariah, Btn, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, L' Eliab, and IJenaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, ivere aiiijohded to sound with cym- bals of brass ; 20 And Zeehariah, and Aziel, and She- miramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; 21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edora, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, wax for song: he instructed about the song, because he wan skilful. 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were door- keepers for the ark. 24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zeehariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did bloAV with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. 25 ^ So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. 26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, that they oftered seven bullocks and seven rams. 27 And David wan clothed with a robe of line linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and Avith cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 29 H And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a Avindow saAV king David dancing and playing : and she despised him in her heart. CHAPTER XVL they brought the ark of God, and set in the midst of the tent that David had [litehed for it : and they otfcrcd burnt sacrifices and ])eace offerings before God. Sot it 418 I. CPIRONICLES. 2 And when David had made an end of offerinij the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord, 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 *|[ And he appointed certain of the Le- vites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel : 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zech- ariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benoiah, and Obed-edom : and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps ; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals ; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 1 Then on that day David delivered first tliis psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoi)le. 9 Sing lanto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judg- ments of his mouth ; 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye chil- dren of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the Lord our God ; his judg- ments arc in all the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant ; the word V!?iic7i he commanded to a thou- sand generations ; 16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac ; 17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance ; 19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. 20 And lohen they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people ; 21 He sutfered no man to do them wrong: yea, he rei)roved kings for their sakes, 32 Saijinr/, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 23 Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. 24 Declare his glory among the heathen ; his marvellous works among all nations. 25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above i all gods. i 20 For all the gods of the people ai-e idols : but the Lord made the heavens. 27 Glory and honour a?*« in his pres- ence; strength and gladness are in his place. 28 Give nnto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give nnto the Lord glory and strength. 29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come before him : worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth : the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice : and let men say among the nations. The Lord reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, be- cause he eometh to judge the earth. 34 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for 7ie is good; for his mercy endnreth for ever. 35 And say ye. Save lis, 0 God of our salvation, and gather us together, and de- liver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said. Amen, and praised the Lord. 37 1 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark con- tinually, as every day's work required : 38 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight ; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters : 39 And Zadok the priest, and his breth- ren the priests, before the tabernacle of 419 " I. CHRONICLES. the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To ofler burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering con- tinually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel ; 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever ; 43 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. 43 And all the i)eople departed every man to his house : and David returned to bless his house. CHAPTER XVII. NOW it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart ; for God U with thee. 3 1 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in : 5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedars ? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thoii say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the shecpcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel : 8 And I have been with thee whither- soever tliou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 420 9 Also I will ordain a place for my peo- ple Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more ; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning, 10 And since the time that I commanded judges to he over my people Israel. More- over I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee, that the Lord will build thee a house. 11 TI And it shall come to pass, when thy days be exjjired that thou must go to he with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons ; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me a house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13 I will be his fother, and he shall be my son: and 1 Avill not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee : 14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. 15 According to all these words, and ac- cording to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 16 ^ And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said. Who am I, O Lord God, and Avhat is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto ? 17 And 7jet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me ac- cording to the estate of a man of high de- gree, O Lord God. 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 O Lord, tJiere is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to he his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy peoi)le, whom thou hast redeemed out of Eirypt? I. CHRONICLES. 22 For thy people Israel didst thon make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God. 23 Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be estab- lished for ever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, eve?i, a God to Israel : and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee. 25 Fpr thou, O ray God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him a house : therefore thy servant hath found m ?iis heart to pray before thee. 26 And now. Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant : 27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall he blessed for ever. CHAPTER XVIIL NOW after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and sub- dued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 3 ^ And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Haraath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphra- tes. 4 And David took from him a thou- sand chariots, and seven thousand horse- men, and twenty thousand footmen : Da- vid also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them a hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put ffarriso7is in Syria- damascus; and the Syrians became Da- vid's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the piUars, and the vessels of brass. 9 ^ Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah ; 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11 H Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these na- tions; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Amnion, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13 T[ And he put garrisons in Edom ; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whither- soever he went. 14 T[ So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder; 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests ; and Shavsha was scribe ; 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and the sons of David were chief about the king. CHAPTER XIX. NOW it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the laud of the chil- dren of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. 8 But the princes of the children of __ I. CHRONICLES. Aramou said to Huuun, Tliiukest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the hind ? 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's serv- ants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 Then there went certain^ and told Da- vid how the men were served; and he sent to meet them : for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and tJien return. 6 1 And when the children of Amnion saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Am- raon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city : and the kiugs that were come ivcre by themselves in the field. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians, 11 And the rest of the people he deliv- ered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set thcmmvea in array against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said. If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Amnion be too strong for thee, then I Avill help thee. 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God : and let the Lokd do tliat which is good in his sight. 1-4 So Joowb and the people that rcere with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they lied before him. 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they like- wise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. 16 T[ And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer ^ve1lt before them. 17 And it was told David ; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; j and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Da- vid, and became his servants : neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. CHAPTER XX. AND it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 2 And David took the crown of their king from oft" his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it ; and it was set upon David's head : and he brought also ex- ceeding much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4 TI And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gejcer with the Phi- listines; at Avliich time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that vxts of the children of the giant ; and they were sub- dued. I. CHRONICLES. 5 And there was war again with the Phi- listines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. 6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six mi each hand, and six o?t each foot : and he also was the son of the giant. 7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. CHAPTER XXI. AND Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the peojjle. Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan ; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3 And Joab answered. The Lord make his people a hundred times so many more as they he: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants ? why then doth my lord require this thing? Avhy will he be a cause of trespass to Israel ? 4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5 T[ And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah vjas four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them : for the king's word "vvas abominable to Joab. 7 And God was displeased with this thing ; therefore he smote Israel. 8 And David said nnto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the in- iquity of thy servant ; for I have done very foolishly. 9 TI And the Lord spake unto Gad, Da- vid's seer, saying, 10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I ma}' do it unto thee. 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee 12 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh tJiee ; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord de- stroying throughout all the coasts of Is- rael. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait : let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for verj' great are his mei'- cies : but let me not fall into the hand of man. 14 T[ So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. 1.5 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it : and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that de- stroyed. It is enough, stay noAV thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Oman the Jebusite. 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jeru- salem. Then David and the elders of Israel, v}ho were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 17 And David said unto God, Is it not I tltat commanded the people to be number- ed ? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed ; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house ; but not on thy peoi)le, that they should be plagued. 18 ^ Then the angel of the Lord com- manded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Oman the Jebusite. 19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord. 20 And Oman turned back, and saw the angel ; and his four sons with him hid them- selves. Now Oman Avas threshing wheat. T23 ~ I. CHRONICLES. 21 And as David came to Oniai!, Oman looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with ?ds face to the ground, 22 Then David said to Oman, Grant me the place of i/ils threshingfioor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou Shalt grant it me for the full price : that the plague may be stayed from the people. 23 And Oman said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that rnhich is good in his eyes : lo, I give t/tee the oxen also for burnt olTerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat olfering; I give it all. 24 And king David said to Oman, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price : for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor ofi'er burnt oflerings with- out cost. 25 So David gave to Oman for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and olfered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 27 And the Lord commanded the angel ; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. 28 Tl At that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the thresh- ingrtoor of Oman the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, we7'e at that season in the high place at Gibeon. 30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God : for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIL THEN David said. This is the house of the Lord God, and this w the altar of the ])urnt offering for Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather to- gether the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. ^ 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abund- ance without weight ; 424 4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidoniaus and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. 5 And David said, Solomon my son it young and tender, and the hoiise tliat is to be builded for the Lord must be ex- ceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries : I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 6 1[ Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God: 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying. Thou hast shed blood abund- antly, and hast made great wars: thou Shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be bom to thee, who shall be a man of rest ; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Is- rael in his days. 10 He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my sou, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. 11 Now, my son, the Lord be with thee ; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge con- cerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou tak- est heed to fulfil the statutes and judg- ments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage ; dread not, nor be dis- mayed. 14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron Avithout weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover, tliere are workmen with I. CHRONICLES. thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunninj^ men for every manner of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore^ and be doing, and the Loud be with thee. 17 Tl David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying^ 18 h not the Lord your God with you ? and hath he not given you rest on every side ? for he hath given the inhabitants of the laud into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God ; arise there- fore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, and the holy vessels •of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord. CHAPTER XXm. SO when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his sou king over Israel. 2 1[ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward : and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord ; and six thousand were offi- cers and judges : 5 Moreover four thousand were porters ; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. 6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 1 Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan ; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These ive^'e the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jcush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second : but Jeush and Beriah had not many sous ; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. 13 Tf The sous of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram ; Aaron, and Mo- ses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense be- fore the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 Now coucennng Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel vms the chief. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons ; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 19 Of the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameara the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second. 21 H The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi, The sons of Mahli ; Eleazar, and Kish. 23 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters : and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. 23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24 If These u^ere the sons of Levi after the house of their fsxthers ; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David said. The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever : 26 And also unto the Levites : they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any ves- sels of it for the service thereof. 27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above : 425 I. CHRONICLES. 28 Because their ottice ?/"«.s to wait on the Bons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Loud, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the ])urifyin^ of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; 29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and fur that which i-n baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even ; 31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord : 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, aud the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 And David distributed them, both Za- dok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were six- teen chief men of the liouse of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 Thus w^ere they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the houne of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, Avrote them before the king, and the princes, and Za- dok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the l2G~ fathers of the priests and Levites : one ; i>rincipal household being taken for Elea- zar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Je- hoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 The third to Ilarim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, j 13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the four- j teenth to Jeshebeab, 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eigh- teenth to Aphses, 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. j 20 t And the rest of the sons of Levi ' were these: Of the sons of Amram ; Shu- bael : of the sons of Shubael ; Jeh- deiah. 21 Concerning Rehabiah : of the sons of Rehabiah, the first ?m.s- Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth : of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23 Aud the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameani the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. 20 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; Beuo. 27 ^ The sons of Merari by Jiuiziah; Beno, and Shoham, aud Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. 29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. I. CHRONICLES. 30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimotli. These ^vere the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers, 31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelcch, and the chief of the fa- thers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. CHAPTER XXV. MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heiuan, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and Avith cymbals: and the number of the work- men according to their service was : 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun : the sons of Jeduthun ; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hasha- biah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Buk- kiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebucl, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbeka- shah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these vxrc the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lokd, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, ac- cording to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 8 T[ And they east lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons vrcre twelve : 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, v:ere twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, v:ere twelve : 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, 7ic, his sons, and his brethren, v^ere twelve : 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, ivere twelve : 17 The tenth to Shimci, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 18 The eleventh to Azareel, lie, his sons, and his brethren, v'ere twelve : 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, Jie, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, 7ie, his sous, and his brethren, were twelve : 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, v;ere twelve : 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, lie, his sons, and his brethren, tvere twelve : 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, ivere twelve : 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, Jie, his sons, and his brethren, vm-e twelve : 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, vjere twelve : 20 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sous, and his brethren, tuere twelve : 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, viere twelve : 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, ii^ere twelve : 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti- ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, uere twelve. CHAPTER XXVL CONCERNING the divisions of the por- ters: Of the Korhites ?m.s Meshelcmiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelcmiah v;ere, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the sec- ond, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, _ I. CHRONICLES. 3 Elam the lifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 Moreover the sous of Obed-edom wer^, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the sec- ond, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issaehar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. 6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons bom, that ruled throughout the house of their father : for they were mighty men of valour. 7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabud, whose breth- ren were strong men, Elihu, and Sema- chiah. 8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom : they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom. 9 And Meshelemiah had sons and breth- ren, strong men, eighteen. 10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons ; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zeehariah the fourth : all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord. 13 •[ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zeehariah his son, a wise counsel- lor, they cast lots ; and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obed-edom southward ; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. 16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 18 At Parbar westward, four at the cause- way, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the por- ters among the sons ofKore, and among the sous of Merari. 20 *[ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over 428 the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 As conceryiing the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord. 23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites : 24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. 25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Jorara his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son : 26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord. 28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it loas under the hand of Shelo- mith, and of his brethren. 29 *[ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for oflficers and judges. 30 A7id of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan west- ward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. 31 Among the Hebronites 7vas Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fa- thers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and aflfairs of the l:ing. I. CHRONICLES. CHAPTER XXVII. NOW the childreu of Israel after tlieir number, to wit., the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their offieers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel : and in his course toere twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the children of Perez tms the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. 4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course wa.s Miltloth also the ruler: in his course lilcewise were twenty and four thou- sand. 5 The third captain of the host for the third month xvaa Bcnaiah the son of Je- hoiada, a chief priest : and in his course votre twenty and four thousand. 6 This i.s that Benaiah, viho was mighty amotig the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course ?oa.s Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth captai7i for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zeba- diah his son after him: and in his course tvere twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 10 The seventh captaiii for the seventh month vms Helez the Pelouite, of the children of Ephraim : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course %vere twent}^ and four thousand. 13 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothitc, of the Benja- mites: and in his course roere twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captaiit. for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zar- hites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 14 The eleventli cajjtaiu for the eleventh month was Bcnaiah the Pirathouite, of the children of Ephraim : and in his course tca-e twenty and four thousand. 15 The twelfth captairi for the twelfth month ivas Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in liis course ivere twenty and four thousand. 16 H Furthermore over the tribes of Is- rael: the ruler of the Reubenites ims Elie- zer the son of Zichri : of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah : 17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel : of the Aaronites, Zadok : 18 Of Judah, Eliliu, one of the brethren of David : of Issachar, Omri the son of Mi- chael : 19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Oba- diah: of Najihtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel : 20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshca the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah : 21 Of the half ^r(6e of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah : of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner : 22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. 23 TI But David took not the number of them from twenty y(;ars old and under: because the Lokd had said he would in- crease Israel like to the stars of the heavens. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neltlier Avas the number put in the account of the Chronicles of king David. 25 TI And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel : and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jc- honathan the son of Uzziah : 26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub : 27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vinej'ards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 28 And over the olive trees and the syca- more trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hsnan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash : ^9 I. CHRONICLES. 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite : and over the herds i/tat v'ere in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai : 30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite : and over the asses was Jeh- deiah the Meronothite : 31 And over the flocks ivas Jaziz the Hagerite. All these wej-e the rulers of the substance which was king David's. 32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe : and Jchiel the son of Hachmoni was with the kings sons: 33 And Ahithophel was the king's coun- sellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion : 34 And after Ahithophel ivas Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar : and the general of the king's army was Joab. CHAPTER XXVIII. AND David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the himdreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said. Hear me, my brethren, and my people : As for nie^ I JkuI in mine heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lokd, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: 3 But God said unto me. Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of Avar, and hast shed blood. 4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me l)efore all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler ; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father ; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel : 5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy ' 480 son, he shall build my house and my courts : for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mj' judgments, as at this day. 8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inher- itance for your children after you for ever. 9 Ti And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serA'e him with a perfect heart and with a will- ing mind : for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imagina- tions of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee oflFfor ever. 10 Take heed now ; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanc- tuary : be strong, and do it. 11 Ti Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries there- of, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things : 13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord. 14 He gave of gold by weight for thivcfs of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service : 1.5 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candle- stick, and aJxo for the lamps thereof, ac- cording to the use of every candlestick. IG And by Avclght he gave gold for the I. CHRONICLES. tables of shcwbrcad, for every table; and Ukeviise silver for the tables of silver : 17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups : and for the gold- en basins lie gave gold by weight for every basin ; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver : 18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings^ and covered the ark of the covenant of the Loud. 19 All this^ said David^ the Loud made me understand in writing by his hand uj)on me, /,<{ at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jcarim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. had ir. CHRONICLES. 5 Moreover the brazen altar, that Be- zaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord : and Solomon and the conti:regatiou sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. 7 1 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said nnto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy imto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy peo- ple, that is so great ? 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou may- est judge my peoi)le, over whom I have made thee king : 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that Iiave been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13 ^[ Then Solomon came from his jour- ney to the high place that ivas at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thou- sand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jeru- salem. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as jjlenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vule for abundance. 16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn : the king's i S8 merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hund- red shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. CHAPTER IL AND Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mount- ain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3 1[ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying. As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him ce- dars to build him a house to dwell there- in, evc7t so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build a house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet in- cense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinajice for ever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him ? 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Jii- dah and in Jeriisalera, Avhom David my father did provide. 8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can' skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall he with thy servants, 9 Even to prepare me timber in abund- ance: for the house which I am about to ])uild shall be wonderful great. 10 And, behold, I will give to thy serv- 433 II. CHRONICLES. ants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand meivsures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. 11 '^ Then Huram the king of Tyre an- swered in writing, which he sent to Solo- mon, Because the Lokd hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. 13 Huram said moreover. Blessed le the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the Lord, and a house for his kingdom. 13 And now I haA'c sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in puqjle, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cun- ning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barlej', the oil, and the Avine, Avhich my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants : 16 And we will cut wood out of Leba- non, as much as thou shalt need : and we I will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Jopi)a; and thou shalt carry it up to Je- rusalem. 17 ^ Aiul Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them ; and they Avere found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. IS And he set threescore and ten thou- sand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. CHAPTER IIL THEN Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where ihe Lonn ajipeared unto David his father, in the place that 434 David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Oman the Jebusite. 2 And he began to build in the second clay of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 3 T[ Now these are the thmgs vyJierein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure %vaii threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 And the porch that woji in the front of the house, the length of it icas according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height wax a hundred and twenty : and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 5 And the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 6 And he garnished the house with pre- cious stones for beauty : and the gold was gold of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls. 8 And he made the most holy house, the length Avhereof 7vas according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits : and he overlaid it with tine gold, amoimtijKj to six hundred talents. 9 And the Aveight of the nails vkis fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers Avith gold. 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image Avork, and over- laid them Avith gold. 11 ^ And the Avings of the chenibim were tAventy cubits long: one Aving of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the Avail of the house: and the other Aving ivas likewise five cubits, reaching to the Aving of the other cherub. 13 And o)te Aving of the other cherub 7ms five cul)its, reaching to the Avall of the house: and the other Aving was five cubits also, joining to the Aving of the other chenib. 13 The Avings of these cherubim si)read themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces icere iuAA-ard. 14 T[ And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrou2:ht cherubim thereon. II. CHRONICLES. 15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty aud live cubits high, and the chai)iter that was on the top of each of them VMS five cubits. 16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars ; and made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. 17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. CHAPTER IV. MOREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length there- of, and twenty cubits the breadth there- of, and ten cubits the height thereof 2 TI Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in com- pass, and fiA^e cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about : ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen %vere cast, when it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three look- ing toward the west, iind three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east : and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 5 And the thickness of it ims a hand- breadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies ; aiid it received and held three thou- sand baths. 6 IT He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they oflered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold. 9 11 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 11 And Hurara made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram finished the Avork that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God ; 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pom- mels, and the chai^iters w/u'c/i were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the toj) of the pillars ; 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two w^reaths; two rows of pome- granates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were ui5on the pillars. 14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases ; 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, aud the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lokd, of bright brass. 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. 19 II And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread vms set ; 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he o/'gold, and that perfect gold ; 22 And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were o/'gold. CHAPTER V. THUS all the w^ork that Solomon made for the house of the Lokd was fin- 435 ~ II. CHRONICLES. ished : aud Soloniou brought in all the things that David his father had dedi- cated; aud the silver, and the gold, aud all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 2 Tl Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assem- bled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh mouth. 4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. 5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the taberna- cle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 6 Also king Solomon, and all the con- gregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim : 8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. 10 There vias nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 11 ^ And it came to pass, Avhen the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, a7ul did not then wait by course : 12 Also the Levites 7i:?iu:h were the singers, all of thera of Asaph, of Heman, of Jedu- I thun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cym- bals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests soundiug with trumpets :) 13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instru- ments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy eti- dureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. CHAPTER VI. THEN said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and bless- ed the whole congregation of Israel : and all -the congregation of Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed he the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there ; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there ; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 8 But the Lord said to David my ftither. Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart : 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house ; but thy son Avhich shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. 10 The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the II. CHRONICLES. Lord promised, and have built the house for the uame of the Loku God of Israel. 11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel. 13 ^ And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congre- gation of Israel, and spread forth his hands : 13 For Solomon had made a brazen scaf- fold, of five cubits long, and five" cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court : and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, 14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there i.s no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth ; which keepest covenant, and fi/iewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts : 15 Thou which hast kept with thy serv- ant David my father that which thou hast jiromised him ; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, say- ing. There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel ; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walk- ed before me. 17 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David. 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built ! 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee : 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the i)lace whereof thou hast said that thou would- est put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth to- ward this place. 21 Hearken therefore unto the sup])lica- tions of thy servant, and of thy people Is- rael, which they shall make toward this place : hear thou from thy dwellingplace, ei'€}i from heaven ; and when thou hearest, forgive. 22 "H If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house ; 23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, i and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness. 24 H And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee ; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house; 25 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers. 26 H When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them ; 27 Then hear thou from heaven, and for- give the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inherit- ance. 28 H If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locusts or caterpillars ; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land ; whatsoever sore, or whatsoever sick- ness there be: 29 The7i what prayer or what siippli- cation soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house : 30 Then hear thoiT from beaven thy dwell- ingplace, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men;) 31 That they may fear thee, to walk in 437 II. CHRONICLES. thy Avays, so loni^ as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 33 H Moreover coucernin-r the strauijer, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm ; if they come and pray in this house ; 33 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwellingplace, and do ac- cording to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which 1 have built is called by thy name. 3-t If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee to- ward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name; 35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be an- gry with them, and deliver them over be- fore their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far oflf or near; 37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying. We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly ; 38 If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have car- ried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toicard the city which thou hast cho- sen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name : 39 Then hear thou from the heavens, eveyi from thy dwellingplace, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee. 40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears he attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 41 Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord __ God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 42 O Loud God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. CHAPTER YIL NOW when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt oflFering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the x>avement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, sayiyu/, For he is good; for his mercy endnreth for CA'cr. 4 ^ Then the king and all the x>eople ofiered sacrifices before the Lord. 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of mu- sic of the Lord, Avhich David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endareth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the mid- dle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offer- ings, because the brazen altar which Solo- mon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat oflTer- ings, and the fat. 8 ^ Also at the same time Solomon kept | the feast seven days, and all Israel with j him, a very great congregation, from the i entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt. I 9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedi- cation of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. II. CHRONICLES. 10 And on the throe and twentieth day I hath the Loud done thus unto this land, of the seventh month he sent the people ! and unto this house' away into their tents, j^lad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lokd had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously elTected. 12 TI And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people ; 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my lace, and turn from their wicked ways ; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that w made in this place. 16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk be- fore me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have com manded thee, and shalt observe my stat- utes and my judgments ; 18 Then will 1 stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have cove- nanted with David thy father, saying. There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel. 19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my 23 And it shall be answered. Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. CHAPTER VIIL A ND it came to pass at the end of i -^-JL twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house, 2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. | 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upj^er, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6 And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and through- out all the land of his dominion. 7 ^\ As for all the people that were left f the Hittites, and the Amorites, ar Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jeb- usites, which were not of Israel, 8 But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Sol- omon make to pay tribute until this day. 9 But of the children of Israel did Sol- statutes and my commandments, which I | oraon make no servants for his Avork; but have set before you, and shall go and I serve other gods, and worship them; 20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them ; and this house, which I have sancti- fied for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. 21 And this house, which is high, shall they ivere men of war, and chief of his cap- tains, and cajitains of his chariots and horsemen. 10 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. 11 T[ And Solomon brought up the daugh- ter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her : be an astonishment to every one that i for he said. My wife shall not dwell in passeth by it ; so that he shall say. Why ' the house of David king of Israel, because 439 II. CHRONICLES. the 2ileople; and we will he with thee in the war. 4 H And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them. Shall we go to Ra- moth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said. Go up; for God will de- liver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him ? 7 A.nd the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the Lord : but I hate him ; for he never prophesied good imto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehosha- phat king of Judah sat either of tliem on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the pro])h- ets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou Shalt push Syria until they be con- sumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and pros- per: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying. Be- hold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liv- eth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, 447 II. CHRONICLES. the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead. to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said. Go ye up, and pros- per, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord ? 16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said. These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his liouse in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Je- hoshaphat. Did I not tell thee that he Avould not prophesy good unto me, but evil ? 18 Again he said. Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heav- en standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said. Who shall en- tice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and an- other saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a sj^irit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him. Where- with ? 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying sjjirit in the mouth of all his pro])hets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice 7dm^ and thou shalt also prevail : go out, and do even so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaa- nah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 24 And Micaiah said. Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself 25 Then the king of Israel said. Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Am on the governor of the city, and to Joiush the king's son; 26 And say. Thus saith the king, Put this 448 fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of af- fliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said. Hearken, all ye people. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehosha- phat the king of Judah went uj) to Ra- moth-gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had com- manded the captains of the chariots that viere with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the cap- tains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said. It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshai:)hat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 33 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: there- fore he said to his chariot man. Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host ; for I am wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: how- beit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even : and about the time of the sun going down he died. CHAPTER XIX. AND Jehoshaphat the king of Judah ■ returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 3 And Jehu the son of Ilanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the un- godh% and love them that hate the Lord? therefore in wrath ui^on thee from before the Lord. 3 Nevertheless, there arc good things found in thee, in tliat thou hast taken II. CHRONICLES. awii}' the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the peo- ple from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lokd God of their fathers. 5 Tl And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed Avhat ye do : for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord Jdc upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor tak- ing of gifts. 8 U Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehosh- aphat set of the Lcvites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jeru- salem. 9 And he charged them, saying. Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faith- fully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judg- ments, ye shall even Avarn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and no wrath come upon j'ou, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not tres- pass. 11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters : also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. CHAPTER XX. IT came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Amnion, and with them other besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehosh- aphat, saying. There cometh a great multi- tude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Ilazazon-tamar, which is- En-gedi. 29 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set him- self to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves to- gether, to ask help of the Lord : even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. • 5 1[ And Jehoshaphat stood in the con- gregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6 And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there 7iot power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee ? 7 Art not thou our God, wJio didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever ? 8 And they dAvelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, wJien evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Am- mon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not ; 11 Behold, I say, Jiow they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them ? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do : but our eyes are upon thee. 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 11 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zech- ariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation ; 15 And he said. Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you. Be not afraid nor dismayed by 449 II. CHRONICLES. reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but GocUs. 10 To morrow go ye down against them : behold, they come up by the clitf of Ziz ; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not 7ieecl to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem : fear not, nor be dismayed ; to morrow go out against them: for the LoKD will be with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground : and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Loud, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel Avith a loud voice on high. 20 H And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they Avent forth, Jehosha- phat stood and said. Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jemsalem ; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be estab- lished; believe his prophets, so shall ye l^rosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say. Praise the Lord ; for his mercy eiulureth for ever. 22 TI And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Amnion, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah ; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and !Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them : and when they had made an end of the inhab- itants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came toward the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in al)undance both j riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for them- selves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 ^ And on the fourth day they assem- bled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord : therefore the name of the same place was called. The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of JehoshaiDhat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. 31 TI And Jehoshaphat reigned over Ju- dah : he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daugh- ter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away : for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehosha- phat, first and last, behold, they are writ- ten in the book of Jehu the son of Han- ani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 *!\ And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, Avho did very wickedly : 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-gaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saj'ing. Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy Avorks. And the ships Avcre broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 450 II. CHRONICLES. CHAPTER XXI. NOW Jehosliaphat slept with his fa- thers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren the sons of Je- hoshax^hat, Azariah, and Jehicl, and Zecha- riah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Sheph- atiah: all these were the sons of Jehosh- aphat king of Israel. 3 And tiieir father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah : but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; be- cause Ue v;aH the firstborn. 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and di?^ers also ofthe princes of Israel. 5 1[ Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reign- ed eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab : for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife : and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord. 7 Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the cove- nant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 8 H In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram w^ent forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him : and he rose up by night, and smote the Edom- ites which compassed him in, and the cai> tains of the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. 11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the in- habitants of Jerusalem to commit forni- cation, and compelled Judah thereto. 13 1 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying. Thus saith the Lord God of David thy flithcr. Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Je- hoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a Avhor- ing, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy breth- ren of thy father's house, which were bet- ter than thyself: 14 Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods : 15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 16 TI Moreover the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethi- opians : 17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the sub- stance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives ; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoa- haz, the youngest of his sons. 18 TT And after all this the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness : so he died of sore diseases. And his peo- ple made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Je- rusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepul- chres of the kings. CHAPTER XXIL AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead : for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jeho- ram king of Judah reigned. 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 451 II. CHRONICLES. 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sij^ht of the Lord like the house of Ahab : for they were his counsellors, after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 1] He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead : and the Syrians emote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Ha- zael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram : for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LoKD had anointed to cut oflF the house of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Aha- ziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah : and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu : and when they had slain him, they buried him : Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no jiower to kee}) still the kingdom. 10 H But when Athaliali the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehosha- beath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Atha- liah, so that she slew him not. 13 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years : and Athaliah reigned over the land. CHAPTER XXIII. AND in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the 453 captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jcrohara, and Ishmael the son of Jehoha- nan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elisha- phat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. 3 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 8 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them. Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David. 4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, sfiall be porters of the doors; 5 And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the i)eople shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. 0 But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy : but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. 7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. 8 So the Levites and all Judah did ac- cording to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that Avere to come in on the sabbath, Avith them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada tlie priest dismissed not the courses. 9 Moreover Jehoiada the i)riest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which wn-e in the house of God. 10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king. II. CHRONICLES. 12 1 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the peoj^le into the house of the Loku: 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the laud rejoiced, and sounded with trumi)ets, also the sing- ers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason. 14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out tUe captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges : and whoso foUoweth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord. 15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. 16 1 And Jehoiada made a covenant be- tween him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord's people. 17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to ofier the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. 19 And he set the i)orters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 20 And he took the captains of hund- reds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord : and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. 21 And all the people of the land re- joiced : and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. CHAPTER XXIV. J GASH was seven j-ears old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also 7<'a.s Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did that which was right in the eight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the jiriest. 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. 4 1^ And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened i^ not. 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collec- tion, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? 7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God ; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim. 8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord. 9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the collection tliat Moses the serv- ant of God laid upon Israel in the wilder- ness. 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus thej'^ did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of 458 II. CHRONICLES. the house of the Loku, aud hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house ofthe Loud. 13 So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 14 And when they had finished t7, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, evev vessels to minister, and to offer vMhal, and sjjoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they otfered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada. 15 •[ But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died ; a hundred and thirty years old ww he when he died. 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 18 And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols : and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. 19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord ; and they test- ified against them : but they would not give ear. 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zech- ariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, Avhich stood above the people, and said imto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper ? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command- 1 ment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his fiither had done to him, but slew his son. And when \ he died, he said, The Lord look upon i/, and require it. 23 Tl And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came iij) against him : and they came to Judah and 454 Jerufealem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judg- ment against Joash. 25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died : and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 Aud these are they that conspired against him ; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. 27 Tl Now concerning his sous, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon hira, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his sou reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXV. AMAZIAH vjos twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jeru- salem. And his mother's name was Jeho- addan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which v^aa right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 T[ Now it came to pass, when the king- dom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his fiither. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, say- ing. The fathers shall not die for the chil- dren, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 1 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over liundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin : and he numbered them from twenty years old II. CHRONICLES. and above, aiul found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to ioit, idth all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou Avilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemj-: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred tal- ents which I have given to the aiToy of Israel ? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that Avas come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again : wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 11 *t\ And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and Avent to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. 13 1[ But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cit- ies of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth- horou, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. 14 Tl Now it came to pass, after that Ama- ziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to he his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? It) And it came to pass, as he talked i with him, that the kivg said imto him, Art thou made of the king's coimsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to de- stroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 Ti Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying. Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying. The this- tle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying. Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed hy a wild beast that was in Leba- non, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites ; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast : abide now at home ; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom, 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up ; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And lie took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the host- ages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 1 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not writ- ten in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel ? 4.55 II. CHRONICLES. 27 H Now alter the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Je- rusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah. CHAPTER XX VL THEN all the people of Judah took Uz- ziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his Mhers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did thai 7vhich was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the Avail of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against the Philis- tines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunim. 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uz- ziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Eg3'pt ; for he strength- ened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jeru- salem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the ■wall, and fortified them. 10 Also he built toAvers in the desert, and digged many wells : for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the i)lains ; husbandmen also, and vine- dressers in the mountains, and in Car- mel : for he loved husbandry. 11 Moreover Uzziah had a host of fight- ing men, that went out to war by bauds, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maase- iah the ruler, under the hand of Hanan- iah, o)ie of the king's captains. -_ 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour toere two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thou- sand and five hundred, that made war with mighty poAver, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Lizziah pre])ared for them through- out all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arroAvs and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was mar- vellously helped, till he Avas strong. 16 ^ But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to 7ds destruction : for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and Avent into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that xvere A'aliaut men : 18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said txnto him. It apperta'melh not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense : go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast tres- passed ; neither sJiall it he for thine honour from the Lord God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a cen- ser in his hand to burn incense: and Avhile he was Avroth M'ith the priests, the lep- rosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he ioas leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence ; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king AA'as a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a sca'- eral house, hebig a leper; for he Avas cut oflf from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his sou v;as over the king's house, judging the people of the land. 22 ^ NoAv the rest of the acts of L^zziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. II. CHRONICLES. yo So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him Avith his ftvthers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings ; for they said, He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXVII. JOTHAM wan twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reign- ed sixteen years in Jerusalem. His moth- er's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did tliat which toas right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the Avail of Ophel he built much. 4 Moreover he built cities in the mount- ains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 5 1 He fought also Avith the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. 7 TI Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his Avars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was five and tAventy years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 1 And Jotham slept Avith his fathers, and they buried him in the city of DaAid : and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXVIII. AHAZ loas twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned six- teen j'ears in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his flvther: 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. 3 Moreover he burnt incense in the val- ley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abom- inations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under everj' green tree. 5 Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he Avas also deliA'ered into the hand of the king of Israel, Avho smote him Avith a great slaugh- ter. 6 H For Pekah the son of Remaliah slcAV in Judah a hundred and tAventy thou- sand in one day, which loere all valiant men ; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraira, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the gOA'ernor of the house, and Elkanah that loas next to the king. 8 And the children of Israel carried aAvay captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sous, and daughters, and took also aAvay much spoil from them, 1 and brought the spoil to Samaria. 1 9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, I Avhose name was Oded : and he Avent out 1 before the host that came to Samaria, 1 and said unto them. Behold, because the j Lord God of your fathers was Avroth Avith Judah, he hath delivered them into your I hand, and ye have slain them in a rage thai reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And noAv ye pui-pose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bond- men and bondAvomen unto you: hut are there not Avith you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God ? 11 NoAv hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, Avhich ye have taken captive of your brethren : for the fierce Avrath of the Lord is upon you. 12 Then certain of the heads of the chil- dren of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Joha- nan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallura, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the AA'ar, 13 And said unto them. Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for Avhereas we have ofiended against the Lord already^ 457 ~ II. CHRONICLES. ye inteud to add more to our sins and to our trespass : for our trespass is great, and there is tierce wrath against Israel. 1-4 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. 16 1 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and ! lem. And his mother's name was Abijah, smitten Judah, and carried away captives. the daughter of Zechariah. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the 2 And he did ifiat which was right in the cities of the low country, and of the sight of the Lord, according to all that south of Judah, and had taken Beth-she- David his father had done. 25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to auger the Lord God of his fathers. 26 Tl Now the rest of his acts and of all his wa3's, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Je- rusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXIX. HEZEKIAH began to reign lohen he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusa- mesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low be- cause of Ahaz king of Israel ; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. 20 And Tilgatli-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. 21 For Ahaz took away a portion oiit of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not. 22 1 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord : this i.s that king Ahaz. 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him : and he said. Because the gods of the kings of S3'ria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 24 And Ahaz gathered together the ves- sels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. ' 458 3 TI He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, 5 And said unto them. Hear me, ye Le- vites; sanctif}' now yourselves, and sanc- tify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy p^ace. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that tvhich was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs. 7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonish- ment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 9 For, lo, our fiithers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, II. CHRONICLES. that his tierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. 13 TI Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of. Amasai, and Joel the son of Aza- riah, of the sons of the Kohathites : and of the sons of Merari; Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel : and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah : 13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jejel : and of the sons of Asaph ; Zech- ariah, and Mattaniah : 14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shiraei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, accord- ing to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse i7, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took i7, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron. 17 Now they began on the first da7/ of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so thej' sanctified the house of the Lord in eight daj^s ; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said. We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt oflfering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with ail the vessels thereof 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepai'ed and sanc- tified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 TI Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the king- dom, and for the sanctuary, and for Ju- dah. And he commanded the priests the sous of Aaron to oflfer them on the altar of the Lord. 23 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin otfering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them : 24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel : for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. 25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the com- mandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet : for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets. 26 And the Levites stood with the instru- ments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 And Hezekiah commanded to ofler the burnt ofl'ering upon the altar. And when the burnt oflFering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by Da- vid king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded : and all this cmtthiued until the burnt ofiering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of oflfering, the king and all that were pres- ent with him bowed themselves, and wor- shipped. 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the j princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bow- j ed their heads and worshipped. j 81 Then Hezekiah answered and said, j Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto I the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank oflierings into the house of the 459 ~~ ~~ II. CHRONICLES. LoKD. And the eonj^reffation broiij2;lit in sacrifices and thank offerings ; and as many as were of a free heart, burnt ofler- ings. 33 And the number of the burnt offer- ings, which the congregation brought, ■was threescore and ten bullocks, a hund- red rams, and two hundred lambs : all these were for a burnt offering to the Lokd. 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 3-t But the priests "were too few, so that the}' could not flay all the burnt offer- ings : wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves : for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offer- ings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 86 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the peo- ple : for the thing was done suddenly. CHAPTER XXX. AN D Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephra- im and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jeru- salem, to keep the passover in the second montli. 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sancti- fied themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem : for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it Avas written. 6 So the posts Avcnt with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all 460 ' Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying. Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now be 3'e not stifi'necked, as your fa- thers ivere^ but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children .shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land : for the Lord your God j.s gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city, through the country of Ephraim and Ma- nasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless, divers of Asher and Ma- nasseh and of Zebulun humbled them- selves, and came to Jerusalem. 13 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the com- mandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord. 13 H And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleav- ened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14 And they arose and took away the altars that ^rnre in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron. 15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month : and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in their ])lace after their manner, according to the law of Mo- ses the man of God : the priests spriuk- II. CHRONICLES. led the blood, wMcJi they received of the hand of the Levites. 17 For there were many in the congrega- tion that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord. 18 For a multitude of the people, eveti many of Ephraira and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezelciah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every 9ne 19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purifica- tion of the sanctuary. 20 And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness : and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, si7igi,ng with loud instruments unto the Lord. 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowl- edge of the Lord : and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of tlieir fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took coun- sel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bull- ocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thou- sand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctifi^ed them- selves. 25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem : for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there ivas not the like in Jerusalem. 27 ^ Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and tlieir voice was heard, and their pi-ayer came up to his holy dwellingplace, eve7i unto heaven. CHAPTER XXXL NOW when all this was finished, all Is- rael that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the chil- dren of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities, 2 H And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his serv- ice, the priests and Levites for burnt offer- ings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. 3 JSe appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to vnt, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt ofiferings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the por- tion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. 5 Ti And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of com, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid tJiem by heaps. 7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished theni in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the 461 II. CHRONICLES. house of Zudok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offer- ings into the house of the Lokd, Ave have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people ; and that which is left in this great store. 11 1 Then Hezekiah commanded to pre- pare chambers in the house of the Lord ; and they prepared them^ 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated ihinga faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite niai<, ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. 13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Beuaiah, v:ere overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the cast, vxi!>. over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things. 15 And. next hira v^ere Eden, and Minia- min, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, I and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, : in their set office, to give to their brethren j by courses, as well to the great as to the small : 16 Besides their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for ' their service in their charges according to their courses ; 17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses ; 18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation : for in their set office they sanctified them- selves in holiness : 19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give 1 portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned ' by genealogies among the Levites. 20 IT And thus did Hezekiah throughout ' _ __ ^ all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. CHAPTER XXXIL AFTER these things, and the estab- lishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to Avin them for himself 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennache- rib Avas come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel Avith his princes and his mighty men to stop the Avaters of the fountains Avhich ivere Avithout the city : and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying. Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? .5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the Avail that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war OA^er the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that ws with him : for there be more Avith us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh ; but with us is the Lord our God to help us. and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the Avords of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9 i After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Heze- kiah king of Judah, and unto all Jtidah that were at Jerusal-em, saying, 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of As- 11. CHRONICLES. Syria, AVhereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem ? 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying. The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria ? 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying. Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it ? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands ? ^ were the gods of the nations of those lauds any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly de- stroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah de- ceive you, nor persuade you on this man- ner, neither yet believe him : for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers : how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand i 16 And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to si)eak against him, saying. As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 18 Then they cried with a loud voice, in the Jews' speech, unto the people of Jeru- salem that icere on the 'wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the peo- ple of the earth, ivhich were the work of the hands of man. 20 And for this caufte Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. 21 T[ And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of flice to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own boAvels slew him there with the sword. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jemsalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other ^ and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah : so that he was magnihed in the sight of all nations from thence- forth. 24 ^ In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord : and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again ac- cording to the benefit done unto him ; for his heart was lifted up : therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 27 H And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil ; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds m abund- ance: for God had given him substance very much. 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 31 ^ Howbeit, in the bnsi^ieas of the am- bassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was do)ie in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. 33 1[ Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the 4^ II. CHRONICLES. son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. ?)o And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David : and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manas- seh his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXXIII. MAN ASS EH won twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned tifty and live years in Jerusalem : 2 But did that which v)as evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lokd had east out before the children of Israel. 8 If For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in the house of the Loud, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom : also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a forailiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to pi-ovoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Je- rusalem, Avhich I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land Avhich I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the in- habitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake to ^Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. 11 T[ Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he be- sought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him : and he Avas entreated of him, and heard his supplica- tion, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God. 14 Now after this he built a wall with- out the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the enter- ing in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. 15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast tfiem out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace oflTerings and thank oflTerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only. 18 1 Now the rest of the acts of Manas- seh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, be- hold, they are writtoi in the book of the kings of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and how Ood was en- treated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled : behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. 20 ^ So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house : and Am on his son reigned in his stead. 21 H Amon wan two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did tJiat loliich ivas evil in the II. CHRONICLES. sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his fa- ther: for Anion sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them ; 23 And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had hum- bled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 25 TI But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon ; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. CHAPTER XXXIV. JOSIAH ivas eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which ivas right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 1 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet 3'oung, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth j'ear he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the can'ed images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altnrs of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down ; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests \ipon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And .so did he in the cities of Manas- seh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 8 Tl Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the 30 recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gath- ered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and amend the house: 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it^ to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had de- stroyed. 12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them tvere Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it for- ward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. 13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of serv- ice: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and jjorters. 14 II And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. 16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying. All that was com- mitted to thy servants, they do it. 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the w^orkmen. 18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 4G5 II. CHRONICLES. 19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, 21 Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, be- cause our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is writ- ten in this book. 22 And Hilkiah, and the?j that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the proph- etess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusa- lem in the college ;) and they spake to her to that effect. 23 1[ And she answered them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses ] that are written in the book which they i have read before the king of Judah : j 25 Because they have forsaken me, and ; have burned incense unto other gods, I that they might provoke me to anger j with all the works of their hands ; I therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched. 26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard ; 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thoii heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard tJiee also, saith the Lord. 28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fa- thers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again. 29 ^ Then the king sent and gathered together all the eldei's of Judah and Jeru- salem. 30 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the peo- ple, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the cov- enant that was found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his command- ments, and his testimonies, and his stat- utes, with all his heart, and Avith all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did ac- cording to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 And Josiah took away all the abomina- tions out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. * CHAPTER XXXV. MOREOVER, Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, 3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solo- mon the son of David king of Israel did build ; it shall not he a burden upon your shoulders : serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel, 4 And prepare T/onrseh'es by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son: 5 And stand in the holy 7??^'^^ according to the divisions of the families of the fathers II. CHRONICLES. of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. 6 So kill the passover, and sanetifj' your- selves, and prepare j'our brethren, that tltey may do aeeording to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover ofl'erings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and threti thou- sand bullocks: these were of the king's substance. 8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkialj and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover oflTerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Ne- thaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offer- ings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their jDlace, and the Le- vites in their courses, according to the king's commandment. 11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed tfiem. 13 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the di- visions of the fomilies of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen. 13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance : but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided tJiem speedily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night ; therefore the Levites pre- pared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the sons of Asaph roere in their place, according to the command- ment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service ; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 16 So all the service of the Lord was prei^ared the same day, to keep the pass- over, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah. 17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. 18 And there Avas no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 20 ^ After all this, when Josiah had pre- pared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates : and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, say- ing, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling vnth God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and heark- ened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away ; for I am sore wounded. 24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in owe of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 ^ And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah : and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lament- ations to this day, and made them an or- dinance in Israel : and, behold, they ai-e written in the lamentations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and 467 II. CHRONICLES. his goodness, according to Viat ivhich wfis written in the law of the Lokd, 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. CHAPTER XXXVI. THEN the people of the land took Je- hoahaz the son of Josiah, and made hiin king in his father's stead in Jerusa- lem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusa- lem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 11 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reign- ed eleven years in Jerusalem : and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the ves- sels of the house of the Lokd to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah : and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 % Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that tchicJi was evil in the sight of the Loud. 10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. 11 Ti Zedekiah vms one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 And he did that wJdch was evil in "" 468 the sight of the Lord his God, and hum- bled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God : but he stiflened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel. 14 1 Moreover all the chief oi the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the al)ominations of the hea- then; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwellingplace : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. 17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compas- sion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age : he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treas- ures of the king, and of his princes ; all these he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon ; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabljaths : for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 TI Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord sjwken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be ac- complished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he EZRA. made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and 2>u^ i^ also in writing, say- ing, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lokd God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jeru- salem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people ? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. EZRA. CHAPTER I. NOW in the tirst year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclama- tion throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his peo- ple? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the freewill oflferiug for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. 5 11 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. 6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. 7 1[ Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods ; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Shesh- bazzar, the prince of Judah. j 9 And this is the number of them : j thirty chargers of gold, a thousand charg- ers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, a7id other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver wei-e five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. CHAPTER II. NOW these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel : Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bil- shan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua atid Joab, two thou- sand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, six hundred tAventy and three. 469 EZRA. 13 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam, six hund- red sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 15 The children of Adin, four hundred lift 3' and four. 16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve. 19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twen- ty and eight. 24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephi- rah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hund- red twenty and three. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 H The priests: the children of Jeda- iah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hund- red seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 470 40 II The Levites : the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, sevent}' and four. 41 ^ The singers : the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 42 H The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talraon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the chil- dren of Shobai, m all a hundred thirty and nine. 43 Tl The Nethinim : the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon, 45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanau, 47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 The children of Reziu, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, 51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 55 H The children of Solomon's servants : the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the chil- dren of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, we7-e three hundred ninety and two. 59 And these ivere they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, a?ul Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: 60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and tAvo. EZRA. 61 T[ And of the children of the priests : the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai ; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadlte, and was called after their name : 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, jrat from the priesthood. 63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. 64 ^1 The whole congregation together roan forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65 Besides their servants and their maids, of whom tJiere were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven : and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women. 66 Their horses vxre seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and live; 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven hund- red and twenty. 68 "li And mmi- of the chief of the fathers, I when they came to the house of the Lord which 18 at Jerusalem, ofiered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place : 69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. * CHAPTER III. AND when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered them- selves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Joza- dak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases ; for fear ims upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lokd, even burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the cus- tom, as the duty of every day required ; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and , of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that will- ingly offered a freewill offering unto the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidou, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 8 1! Now in the second year of their com- ing unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity imto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord. 9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, togethei*, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, witli their sons and their brethren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foun- dation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trum- pets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang together by course In praising and giving thanks unto the Lord ; because he is good, for his mercy endur- eth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foun- dation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites iri ~ EZRA. and chief of the fathers, mlio were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their ej'es, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. J? CHAPTER IV. NOW when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LoKD God of Israel ; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you : for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, 5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they ludo him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 7 •[ And in the days of Artaxei'xes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusa- lem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort : 9 Then ivrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Diuaites, the Aphar- sathehites, the Tarpelites, the Aphar- sites, the Ai'chevites, the Babylonians, 473 the Susanchites, the Dehavites, atid the Elamites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, I and set in the cities of Samaria, and the j rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. 11 1 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, e?jeu unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. 12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebel- lious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof^ and joined the founda- tions. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again^ then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and .so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. 14 Now because we have maintenance from the ki7iy\s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, there- fore have we sent and certified the king ; 15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers : so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city it a rebellious city, and hurt- ful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city de- stroyed. 16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no por- tion on this side the river. 17 Ti Tlien sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and nnto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent imto us hath been plainly read before rae. 19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jeinisalem, which have ruled overall conntriea beyond the river; and toll, trib- ute, and custom, was paid unto them. EZRA. 21 Give 3'e now commaBdment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another con[imandment shall be given from me. 23 Take heed now that )'e fail not to do this : why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? 23 T[ Now when the copy of king Arta- xerxes' letter wan read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which i.s at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. » CHAPTER V. THEN the prophets, Haggai the proph- et, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, eveii unto them. 2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them ioere the prophets of God helping them. 3 Tl At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on tliis side the river, and Shethar-bozuai, and their companions, and said thus unto them. Who hath com- manded you to build this house, and to make up this wall ? 4 Then said we unto them after this man- ner, What are the names of the men that make this building V 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 6 1[ The copy of'the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and She- thar-boznai, and his companions the Aphar- sachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king : 7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. 8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus. Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 10 We asked their names also, to cer- tify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying. We are the seiwants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 12 But after that our fathers had pro- voked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchad- nezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. 13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchad- nezzar took out of the temple that teas in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto o?/e, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; 15 And said unto him. Take these ves- sels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem : and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and ijet it is not finished. 17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babj'lon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. * CHAPTER VI. THEN Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 473 EZRA. 2 And there was found at Aclimetha, iu the palace that is iu the i:)roviuce of the Medes, a roll, and therein wan a record thus written: 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, iJie f>a)/ie Cyrus the king made a decree (■07i- ccniutf/ the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foun- dations thereof be strongly laid ; the height thereof threescore cubits, arid the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house : 5 And also let the golden and silver ves- sels of the house of God, which Nebuchad- nezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Baby- lon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place tliem in the house of God. 6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your com- panions the Apharsachites, which are be- yond the river, be ye far from thence : 7 Let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 8 Moreover I make a decree Avhat ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, e}je7i of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. 9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt ofierings of the God of heav- en, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail : 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that who- soever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon ; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter a)id to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree ; let it be done with s})eed. 13 ^ Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their com- panions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesj'- ing of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the sou of Iddo. And they builded, and finished if, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 16 Tl And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the jM-iests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusa- lem ; as it is written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity kept the i^assover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the chil- dren of the captivity, and for their breth- ren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto tliem from the filthiuess of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lokd God of Israel, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven da^'s with joy: for the Lokd had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. ^ EZRA. CHAPTER VII. NOW after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the sou of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilliiah, 2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 The son of Amariah, the son of Aza- riah, the son of Meraioth, 4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Eukki, 5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phine- has, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest : 6 This. Ezra went up from Babylon ; and he ivas a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given : and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Le- vites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra had pi'epared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judg- ments. 11 H Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, evert a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect ^eat-e, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jeru- salem, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to in- quire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; 15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely otfered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, 16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jeru- salem : 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink ofier- ings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jeru- salem. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jeru- salem. 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou Shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house. 21 And I, even 1 Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, 22 Unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescrib- ing how much. 23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven : for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? 24 Also we certify you, that, touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinim, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magis- trates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. EZRA. 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be execut-ed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprison- ment. 27 1 Blessed be the Lokd God of our fa- thers, which hath put sicch a th'nif/ as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which /.s- in Jerusalem : 28 And hath extended mercy unto mc before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And 1 was strengthened as the hand of the Lord ray God was^ upon me, and I gath- ered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. > CHAPTER VIIL THESE are now the chief of their fa- thers, and thin i.s the genealog\' of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah : and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab ; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males. 7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. 8 And of the sons ol Shephatiah; Zeba- diah the son of Michael, and Avith him fourscore males. 9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. 13 And of the sons of Azgad ; Johanan 476 " the son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten males. 18 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are the.se, Eliphelet, Jciel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai ; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. 15 11 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode Ave in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent 1 for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullara, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. 17 And 1 sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Neth- inim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of under- standing, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 20 Also of the Nethiuim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethiuim: all of them were ex- pressed by name. 21 1 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afllict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 23 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken \into the king, saying. The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he Avas entreated of us. 24 *A Then I separated twelve of tlie chief EZRA. of the priests, Sherebiab, Hashabiah, aud ten of their brethren with them, 35 And weighed unto them the silver, aud the gold, aud the yessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the kiug, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered : 26 I even Avcighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and sil- ver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents ; 27 Also twenty basins of gold, of a thou- sand drams ; and two vessels of fine coi^- per, precious as gold. 28 Aud I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord ; the vessels are holy also ; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offeriug unto the Lord God of your fa- thers. 29 Watch ye, and keep them^ until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord. 30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bi-ing them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. 31 1[ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem : and the hand of our God was upon us, and he de- livered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 33 U Now on the fourth day was the sil- ver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phin- ehas; and with them ?<'«« Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites ; 34 By number aiid by weight of every one: aud all the weight was written at that time. 35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering : all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord. 36 H And they delivered the king's com- missions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God. j**" CHAPTER IX. NOW when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying. The peo- ple of Israel, and the priests, and the Le- vites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, dobig according to their abominations, eimi of the Cauaan- ites, the Hittites, the Pcrizzites, the Jebu- sites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons : so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of thane lands : yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. 3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. 4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 5 Tl And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness ; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, 6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my lace to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. 7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to con- fusion of face, as it is this day. 8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. 9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but 477 EZRA, hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a re- viving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jeru- salem. 10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, 11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying. The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abomina- tions, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 13 Now therefore give not yoiir daugh- ters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their Avealth for ever : that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great tres- pass, seeing that thou our God hast pun- ished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this ; 14 Should we again break thy command- ments, and join in affinity with the peo- ple of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst con- sumed us, so that tliere should be no rem- nant nor escaping? 15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art right- eous ; for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses ; for we cannot stand before thee because of this. 9 CHAPTER X. NOW when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and cast- ing himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and wo- men and children: for the people wept very sore. 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, 07ie of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land : yet now there is hope iu Israel concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make a covenant _ with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise; for tftis matter helongeth unto thee : we also will he with thee : be of good courage, and do it. 5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. 6 H Then Ezra rose iip from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib : and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. 7 And they made proclamation through- out Judah and Jerusalem unto all the chil- dren of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jeru- salem ; 8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the coun- sel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. 9 1 Then all the men of Judah and Ben- jamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It vias the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. 10 And Ezra the ])riest stood up, and said unto them. Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the tres- pass of Israel. 11 Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure : and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 13 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two : for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 14 Let now our rulers of all the eongrega- NEHEMIAH. tiou stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. 15 1 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employ- ed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. 16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fa- thers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. 18 T[ And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives : namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren ; Maa- seiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19 And they gave their hands that they woiild put away their wives ; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. 20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21 And of the sons of Harim ; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 23 And of the sons of Pashur ; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters ; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh ; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26 And of the sons of Elam ; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jere- moth, and Eliah. 27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 80 And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31 And of the sons of Harim ; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 33 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. 83 Of the sons of Hashum ; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 84 Of the sons of Bani ; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 43 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 43 Of the sons of Nebo ; Jeiel, Matti- thiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 44 All these had taken strange wives : and some of them had wives by whom they had children. jp THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. CHAPTER I. THE words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the jialace, 3 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah ; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had es- caped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said unto me. The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the 479 NEHEMIAH. provmce are in f^reat ulllictiou aud re- proach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken, clown, and the gates thereof are burned with tire. 4 1 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain da\-s, and lasted, and l)rayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said, 1 beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great aud terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, aud thine eyes oi)en, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both 1 aud mj' father's house have sinned. 7 We have dealt very corrui)tly against thee, and have not kept the command- ments, nor the statutes, nor the judg- ments, which thou commandedst thy serv- ant Moses. 8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, Jf ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations : 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the utter- most part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 10 Now these are thj' servants and thj* people, whom thou hast redeemed l)y thy great i:)ower, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the ])rayer of thy serv- ant, and to the i)rayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosjjcr, I ])ray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. * CHAPTER IL AND it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Arta- xerxes the king, (Iiat wine was before him : and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been brforetime sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me. Why 480 is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this IS nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever : why should not my couute- nauce be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with tire? 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make re([uest ? So I ])rayed to the God of heaven. 5 Aud I said unto the king. If it i)lcase the king, and if th}' servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. 6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou re- turn? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. 7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah ; 8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertai-iied to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. 9 T Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's let- ters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 1 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I a)iy man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem : neither ica.f there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 13 And I Avent out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon Avell, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which Avere broken NEIIEMIAH. down, and the gates thereof were cou- 1 sumed Avith lire. 14 Then I Aveut ou to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: hut there wan no i)Uice for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I \ip in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned baek, and entered by the gate of the valley, and .so returned. 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest thnft did the work. 17 11 Then said I unto them. Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieih waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good tq^on me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So thej^ strengthened their hands for this good wwk. 19 But when Sauljallat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said. What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel agamst the king? 20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper lis; therefore Ave his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. .* CHAPTER III. THEN Ellashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sancti- ticd it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. 2 And next xmto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish gate did the sons of Has- senaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Mcremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And 31 next imto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the sou of IMeshez- abeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the sou of Baana. 5 And next unto them the Tekoites re- paired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jeho- iada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 7 And next unto them rej)aired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him repaired L'zziel the son ofHarliaiah, of tlie goldsmiths. Next imto him also repaired Hananiah the son of oxe of the ajjothecarieb, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. 10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him. repaired Ilattush the son of Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other i^iece, and the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daugh- ters. 13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. 14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he l)uilt it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozch, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and cov- ered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the ])ool of Siloah by the 481 NEHEMIAH. that king's gurdeu, uud unto the stairs go down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto tlie place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another l)iece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Mercmoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him rejmired the priests, the men of the jjlain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the sou of Manseiah the sou of Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the sou of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that vm.^ by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the sou of Parosh. 26 Moreover the Nethiuim dwelt in Ophel, unto tlie place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After _ him repaired also bhemaiah the son of Shcchaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him reiniircd Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah the gold- smith's son unto the place of the Nethi- uim, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the Sfoldsmiths and the merchants. # B CHAPTER IV. UT it came to pass, that Avhen Sanbal- lat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indigna- tion, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said. What do these feeble Jews ? will they fortify them- selves ? will they sacrifice ? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned ? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite ivas by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God ; for we are despised : and turn their reproach ujion their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity : 5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee : for they have provoked thee to auger before the builders. 6 So built we the wall ; aud all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to Avork. 7 TI But it came to pass, that when San- ballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stop- ped, then they were very wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jenisalem, and to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless w^e made our i)raycr unto our God, and set a watch against them da}- and night, because of them. NEHEMIAH. 10 Aud Judali said, The streugth of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and tJtere in much rubbish ; so that we are not able to build the wall. 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto as ten times. From all places whence ye shall return unto us they tuill he upon you. ^ 13 IF Therefore set I in the lower places behind. the wall, a?id on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not yc afraid of them : remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, aud the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and .so builded. And he that sounded the trumj^ct was by me. 19 H And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people. The work is great and large, and Ave are separated upon the wall, one far from an- other. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto lis : our God shall tight for us. 21 So we laboured in the Avork : and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 23 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people. Let every one with his servant lodge Avithin Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my serA^ants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put ofi'our clothes, saving that every one j)ut them off for wash- ing. CHAPTER V. AND there AA-as a great cry of the peo- ple and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. 2 For there were that said. We, our sons, and our daughters, are many : therefore Ave take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. 3 Some also there were that said. We have mortgaged our lands, vjue3'ards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 4 There were also that said. We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, aiid that upon our lands aud vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their cliil- dren : and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands aud vineyards. 6 Tl And I Avas very angry Avhen I heard their cry and these words. 7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, arKl said unto them. Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great as- sembly against them. 8 And I said unto them. We, after our ability, have redeemed our brethren the JcAvs, Avhich were sold unto the heathen; and Avill ye even sell your brethren ? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to ansicer. 9 Also I said. It is not good that ye do : ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies ? 10 I likcAvise, and my brethren, and my serA'ants, might exact of them money and corn : I pray you, let us leave off this usury. _ NEHEMIAH. 11 Restore, I pray you, to thera, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olivejards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the Avine, and the oil, that ye exact of thera. 12 Then said they. We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou say est. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 13 Also 1 shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said. Amen, and praised the Loud. And the people did according to this promise. 14 1 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that i.s, twelve years, I and ray brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. 15 But the forraer governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver ; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land : and all ray servants xvere gathered thither imto the work. 17 Moreover there mere at my table a hund- red and fifty of the Jews and rulers, be- sides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 18 Now that which was prepared for me daily loas one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : j'ct for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this peoi)le. 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, accordijig to all that I have done for this people. CHAPTER VI. NOW it came to pass, when Sanliallat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and tliat there was 484 no breach left therein ; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates ;) 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying. Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto thera, say- ing, I am doing a great work, so that I can- not come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? 4 Yet they sent unto rae four times after this sort ; and I answered thera after the same manner. 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an oi)en letter in his hand ; 6 Wherein ?m.s written. It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. 7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah : and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. 8 Then I scut unto him, saying. There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 9 For they all made us afraid, saying. Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, 0 God, strengthen my hands. 10 Afterward I came unto the house of Sheraaiah the sou of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up ; and he said. Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night Avill they come to slay thee. 11 And I said. Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, tliat, hriiitj as I am, would go into the temi)le to save his life? 1 will not go in, 12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him ; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me : for Tobiah and San- ballat had hired him. 13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that thej' NEHEMIAH. might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their worlds, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 ^ So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. 16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereoJ\ and all the hea- then that were about us saw these thi?igs, they were much cast down in their own eyes : Xor they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 If Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For tliere were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the sou of Arab ; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Me- shullam the son of Berechiah. 19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. w CHAPTER VII. NOW it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, aud feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, aud bar them: and ap- point watches of the inhabitants of Jeru- salem, every one in his watch, and every one to he over against his house. 4 Now the city loas large and great: but the people v;ere few therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 TI And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And 1 found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province. that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried awaj', whom Nel)u- chadnezzar the king of Babylon had car- ried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone unto his city, 7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamaui, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Ne- hum, Baanah. The number, / say^ of the men of the people of Israel vms this ; 8 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hund- red seventy and two. 10 The children of Arab, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thou- sand and eight hundred a)id eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The children of Zaccai, seven himdred aud threescore. 15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of Adonikam, six bund- led threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 20 The children of Adiu, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Hashum, three hund- red twenty and eight. 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve. 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. 26 The men of Beth-lehem aud Netoi3hah, a hundred fourscore and eight. 27 The men of Auathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. 28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and tv/o. 29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chcphirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. 486 NEHEMIAH. 30 The men of Raruah and Gaba, eix hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai,a hundred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34 The children of the other Elara, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twent}-. 36 The children of Jericho, three hundred fort}' and five. 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The children of Senaah, three thou- sand nine hundred and thirty. 39 T[ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred sev- ent}' and three. 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 Ti The Levites : the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, aiid of the children of Hode- vah, seventy and four. 44 Tl The singers : the children of Asajih, a hundred forty and eight. 45 Ti The porters : the children of Shallura, the children of Ater, the children of Tal- mon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hund- red thirty and eight. 46 1 The Nethinim : the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishe- sim, 53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakui)ha, the children of Harhur, 54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Taraah, 56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 57 Tl The children of Solomon's servants : the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59 The children of Shephatiah, the chil- dren of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. 60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's serA'ants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61 And these were they which went up aUo from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they ivere of Israel. 62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 T[ And of the priests : the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the chil- dren of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found : therefore Avere they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. 66 T[ The whole congregation together ^vas forty and two thousand three hund- red and threescore, 67 Besides their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three -hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hixndred forty and five singing men and singing women. 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five : 69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 70 Tl And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of c:old, NEHEMIAH. fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver. 73 And that which the rest of the peo- ple gave rvas twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. 73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Is- rael, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities, f CHAPTER VIII. AND all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the ' book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the peo- ple were attentive unto the book of the law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mat- tithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uri- jah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand ; and on his left hand, Pedalah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashuni, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, aiid Meshul- 1am. 5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up : 6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered. Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands : and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their foces to the ground. 7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maa- seiah, Kelita, Azariab, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused theni to understand the reading. 9 ^ And Nehemiah, which is the Tir- shatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God ; mourn not, nor weep. For all the peoi)le wept, when they heard the Avords of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 13 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were de- clared unto them. 13 ^ And on the second day were gath- ered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. 14 And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15 And that they should publish and pro- claim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick ti'ees, to make booths, as it is written. 16 H So the people Avent forth, and brought them^ and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. 17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths : for since 487 NEHEMIAH. the days of Jeshua the son of Nuu uuto that day had uot the children of Israel done so. And th-ere was very great glad- ness, 18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. * CHAPTER IX. NOW in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sack- clothes, and earth upon them. 2 And the seed of Israel separated them- selves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fiithers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God 07ie fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lokd their God. 4 TI Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Sheb- aniah, Bunui, Sherebiah, Bani, atul Chen- ani, and cried with a loud voice unto th€ Lokd their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah,Sheb- aniah, and Pethahiah, said. Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 6 Thou, eve}i thou, art Lord alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, Avith all their host, the earth, and all i7ihigs that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 7 Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham ; 8 A-ud foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hit- tites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words ; for thou art righteous : 9 And didst see the affliction of our fa- thers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea; 10 And sliewedst signs and wonders upon Phara(jh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land : for thou kuew- est that they dealt i)roudly againt^t them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day. 11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their per- secutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty Avaters. 12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. 13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: 14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them pre- cepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant : 15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. 16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, 17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion ai)pointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merci- ful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. 18 Yea, when they had made them a molt- en calf, and said. This i.s thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations ; 19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies for- sookest them not in the wilderness : the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way ; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way Avherein they should go. 20 Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and Avithheldest not thy manna ft-om their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. 21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain NE HE MI AH. them ill the wilderness, .so that they lacked nothing ; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 23 Moreover thou gayest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners : so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Hesh- bou, and the laud of Og king of Bashau. 23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and hroughtest them into the laud, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. 24 So the children went in and possessed the lan4, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. " 25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and olive- yards, and fruit trees in abundance : so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. 26 Nevertheless ihcy were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provoca- tions. 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, w^hen they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven ; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them sav- iours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee : therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them : yet w^hen they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them ac- cording to thy mercies ; 29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law : yet they dealt pi-oudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them ;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit in thy prophets : yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them ; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keep- est covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. 33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedl}' : 34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. 35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, nei- ther turned they from their wicked works. 36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: 37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us be- cause of our sins : also the}^ have domin- ion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are iu great uistress. 38 And because of all this Ave make a sure covenant^ and write it; and our priuces, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. je CHAPTER X. NOW those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Mercmoth, Obadiah, 489 6 Dauiel, Ginnethou, Barucb, 7 Mcshullatu, Abijab, Mijainiu, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Sliemaiah: these loere the priests. 9 And the Levites : both Jeshua the sou of Azauiah, Biunui of the sous of Hena- dad, Kadmiel ; 10 And their brethren, Shebauiah, Ho- dijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebauiah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chief of the people ; Parosh, Pa- hath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Baui, 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, JBigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azznr, 18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 28 TI And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the sing- ers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding ; 29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes ; 30 And that we would not give our NEHEMIAH. oo For the shewLMcad lud for the con- tinual meat ofieriug, and for the coufTtiual burnt oflering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things^ and for the sin otieriugs to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law : 35 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord : 36 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God : 37 And that we should bring the first- fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the cham- bers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes : and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house. 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the ves- sels of the sanctuary, and the priests that daughters unto the people of the land, nor i minister, and the porters, and the sin take their daughters for our sons : 31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, t/iat we Avould not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and t?iat we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. 32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God ; 490 ers : and we will not forsake the house of our God. t CHAPTER XL AND the rulers of the people dwelt at - Jerusalem : the rest of the jieople also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. NEHEMIAH. 3 1i Now these are the chief of the prov- ince that dwelt in Jerusalem : but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit^ Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants. 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zecliariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez ; 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 AH the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the soil of Kola- iah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hund- red twenty and eight. 9 And Joel the son of Zichri wan their overseer: and Judah the son of Seuuah was second over the city. 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin. 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, wa,s the ruler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jero- ham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two : and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Im- mer, 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred twenty and eight : and their overseer ivas Zabdiel, the son of one ofthe great men. 15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni ; 10 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. 17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, wan the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Sham- mua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were a hundred seventy and two. 20 ^ And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inherit- ance. 21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethi- nim. 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 23 For it ivas the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the sou of Judah, ivas at the king's hand in all matters con- cerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and m the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and m the villages thereof, 26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and iti the villages thereof, 28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Aze- kah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. __ __ NEHEMIAH. 31 The children also of Beujumin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages, 32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. ^ CHAPTER XII. NOW these are the priests and the Le- vites that -went up -with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which icas over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their breth- ren, were over against them in the watches. 10 TI And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jon- athan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were imests, the chief of the fathers : of Sera- iah, Meraiah ; of Jeremiah, Hauaniah ; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan ; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph ; 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam ; 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai ; 18 Of Bilgah, Shammua ; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai ; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 22 •[ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were 492 recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the Chronicles, even until the days of Jo- hanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites : Hasha- biah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, ac- cording to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the govei'nor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. 27 H And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jeru- salem, to keep the dedication with glad- ness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi ; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites puri- fied themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate : 32 And after them Avent Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets ; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Aza- rael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and I NEHEMIAH. Judah, Hanani, with the musical instru- [ ments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. 38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them^ and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. .40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me : 41 And the priests ; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 43 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 Also that day they oflfered great sacri- fices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar oif. 44 Tf And at that time were some ap- pointed over the chambers for the treas- ures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the por- tions of the law for the priests and Le- vites : for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 45 And both the singers and the i:>orters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the com- mandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there tcere chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zcrub- babel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the por- ters, every day his portion : and they sanc- tified Jioly things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified theni unto the chil- dren of Aaron. * CHAPTER XIIL ON that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the peo- ple; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them : howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4 % And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, xvas allied unto To- biah: 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat ofl'erings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was com- manded to he given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters ; and the offerings of the priests. 6 But in all this time was not I at Jeru- salem : for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days ob- tained I leave of the king : 7 And I came to Jerusakm, and under- stood of the evil that Eliashib did for To- biah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 8 And it grieved me sore : therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers : and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. 10 T[ And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them : for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, Avere fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the riilers, and said, Wliy is the house of God forsaken? 493 NEHEMIAH. And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries, 13 And I made treasurers over the treas- uries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zac- cur, the son of Mattaniah : for they were counted faithful, and their office wcu% to distribute unto their brethren. 14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. 15 T[ In those days saw I in Judah .some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses ; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Je- rusalem on the sabbath day : and I testi- fied against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16 There dAvelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sab- bath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark be- fore the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath ; and some of my servants set I at the gates, tJiat there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 22 And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, 0 my God, coyicerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy I mercy. 23 T[ In those days also saw I Jews thai had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab : 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them, and curs- ed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying^ Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many na- tions was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel : nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives ? 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite : therefore 1 chased him from me. 29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 30 Thus cleansed I them from all stran- gers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business ; 31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Re- member me, O my God, for good. ''' 494 THE BOOK OF ESTHER. CHAPTER I. NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, ove7' a hundred and seven and twenty prov- inces,) 2 T7utt in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his king- dom, which iva-s in Shushan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his serv- ants ; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him : 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even a hund- red and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace ; 6 Where were white, green, and blue harig- ings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of mar- ble: the beds ivei'e of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. 7 And they gave tliem drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels beiog diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking teas according to the law ; none did compel : for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which he- longccl to king Ahasuerus. 10 T[ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he com- manded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Big- tha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king. 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty : for she ivas fair to look on. 13 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his cham- berlains : therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 T[ Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment : 14 And the next unto him wm Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Mar- sena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the king- dom,) 15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains V 16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peo- ple that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, Avhen it shall be reported. The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered. That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus ; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 20 And when the king's decree, which he 495 ESTHER. shall make, shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 23 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every peo- ple after their language, that every man shoiild bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. CHAPTER II. AFTER these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and Avhat she had done, and what was decreed auainst her. 2 Then suid the king's servants that min- istered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king : 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women ; and let their things for puri- fication be given them: 4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 5 1 Norv in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name vmn Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; 6 Who had been carried away from Jeru- salem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jcconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Baby- lon had carried away. 7 And he brought up Hadassah, that i."?, Esther, his uncle's daughter : for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid wan fair and beautiful ; whom Mordecai, w^hen her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. 8 Tf So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together imto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Ilegai, that Esther was brought 496 also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house : and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. 10 Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred : for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it. 11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 12 T[ Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, accord- ing to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications ac- complished, to wit., six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odoiirs, and with other things for the purifying of the women,) 13 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. 14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines : she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name. 15 T[ Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained flivour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained gi-acc and favour in his siglit more than all the vir- gins ; so that he set the royal crown upon ESTHER. her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Es- ther's feast ; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king, 19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordeeai sat in the king's gate. 20 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people, as Mordeeai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordeeai, like as when she was brought up with him. 31 H I;i those days, while Mordeeai sat in the king's gate, tv/o of the king's chamber- lains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, Avere wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 22 And the thing was known to Mordeeai, who told it unto Esther the queen ; and Esther certified the king thereof in Moi*- decai's name. 23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found but ; therefore they were both hanged on a tree : and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. ^ CHAPTER III. AFTER these things did king Ahasuerus - promote Haman the son of Hammed- atha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that loere with him. 2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman : for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordeeai bowed not, nor did Mm reverence. 3 Then the king's servants, which vjere in the king's gate, said unto Mordeeai, Why transgressest thou the king's com- mandment? 4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily imto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he ivas a Jew. 5 And when Haman saw that Mordeeai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. G And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordeeai alone; for they had shewed him 33 the people of Mordeeai : wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahas- uerus, even the people of Mordeeai. 7 II In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahas- uerus, they cast Pur, that i.s, the lot, be- fore Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 TI And Haman said unto king Ahas- uerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom ; and their laws are diverse from all people; nei- ther keep they the king's laws : therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroj'ed : and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. 11 And the king said nnto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. 13 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language ; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thir- teenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey. 14 The copy of the writing for a com- mandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. 15 The posts went out, being hastened 497 ESTHER. by the king's commandment, and the de- cree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Hamau sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was per- plexed. *■ CHAPTER IV. WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and i)ut on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry ; 2 And came even before the king's gate : for none viight enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in ever}'^ province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 4 H So Esther's maids and her chamber- lains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved ; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him : but he received it not. 5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it ica-s, and Avhy it ivas. 6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which xoas before the king's gate. 7 And ]\Iordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. 8 Also he gave him the copy of the Avriting of the decree that was given at Shushan to desti'oy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in imto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her peo- ple. 9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of ^loi'decai. 10 TI Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Morde- cai; 11 All the king's servants, and the peo])le of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live : but I have not been called to come in unto I the king these thirty days. 12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou Shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 14 For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there en- largement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this ? 15 H Then Esther bade theni return Mor- decai this ansioer, 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day : I also and my maidens will fast likewise ; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 17 So Mordecai went his way, and did ac- cording to all that Esther had commanded him. * CHAPTER V. NOW it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel^ and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house : and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Es- ther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight : and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her. What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy re- quest? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. 4 And Esther answered. If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have i^repared for him. 5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to 498 ESTHER. make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Hamaa came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 T[ And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee : and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 7 Then answered Esther, and said. My petition and my request is ; 8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the ban- quet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do ,to morrow as the king hath said. 9 1 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the iliiiujs wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and serv- ants of the king. 13 Haman said moreover. Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had pre- pared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. 13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. 14 Tl Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him. Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. ^ CHAPTER VI. ON that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written, that Mor- decai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keep- ers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto hira, There is nothing done for him. 4 TI And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said. Let him come in. 6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him. What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart. To whom would the king delight to do hon- our more than to myself? 7 And Haman answered the king, For the man Avhom the king delighteth to honour, 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head : 9 And let this apparel and horse be de- livered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man loithal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and pro- claim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the api^arel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mor- decai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate : let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 13 H And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen ESTHER. him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his -wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. » CHAPTER VIL SO the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, "What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and Avhat is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 3 Then Esther the queen answered and said. If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my peo- ple at my request : 4 Eor we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, al- though the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. 5 T[ Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen. Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so ? 6 And Esther said. The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Ha- man was afraid before the king and the queen. 7 Tf And the king arising from the ban- quet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen ; for he saw that there was evil de- termined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine ; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house ? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Ha- man's face. 9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the kiug. Behold also the gal- lows fifty cubits high, which Haman had 500 made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said. Hang him thereon. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. CHAPTER VIII. ON that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mor- decai came before the king; for Esther had told what he icas unto her. 2 And the king took ofi" his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 3 ^ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put aAvay the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 5 And said. If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces : 6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people ? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred ? 7 ^ Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. 8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the kiug's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing Avhich is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. 9 Then were the kiug's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth dnij thereof; and it Avas written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the depu- ESTHER. ties and rulers of the provinces -u-hicli arc from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twen- ty and seven provinces, unto every j^rov- ince according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, a7icl young dromedaries : 11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which tvere in every city to gather them- selves together, and to stand for their life, to. destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, 12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thir- teenth cUy of the twelfth mouth, which is the month Adar. 13 The copy of the writing for a com- mandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. 15 1[ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple : and the city of Shushan re- joiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 17 And in every i)rovince, and in every city, whithersoever the king's command- ment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land be- came Jews ; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. CHAPTER IX. NOW in the twelfth month, that i*?, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the JcAvs hoiked to have power over them; (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,) 2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them ; for the fear of them fell upon all people. 3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews ; be- cause the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. 4 Eor Mordecai ^ms great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaugh- ter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. 6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 7 And Parshandatha, and Dalx^hon, and Aspatha, 8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, 10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they ; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. 12 % And the king said unto Esther the queen. The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's prov- inces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy re- quest further? and it shall be done. 13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shu- shan ; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. 15 For the Jews that vere in Shushan gathered themselves together on the four- teenth day also of the month Adar, and ~ 501 . ~ ESTHER. slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. 16 But the other JeAvs that ivere in the king's provinces gathered themselves to- gether, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, 17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adaradoy of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 20 1 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, 21 To establish thh among them, that they should keep the fourteenth • day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 23 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feast- ing and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; 24 Because Haman the son of Hammed- atha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is-, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; 25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 5U:i 26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and \x\)on their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; 28 And that these days should he remem- bered and kept throughout every genera- tion, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. 29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. 30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, vnth words of peace and truth, 31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times ap])ointed, according as Morde- cai the Jew and Esther the queen had en- joined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. 32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim ; and it was writ- ten in the book. « CHAPTER X. AND the king Ahasuerus laid a trib- ute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia ? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. « THE BOOK OF JOB. CHAPTER I. THERE vras a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And there were bom unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hund- red she asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 4 And his sons went and feasted in their' houses, every one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days of tTieir feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt ofier- ings according to the number of them all : for Job said. It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 6 1[ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence cocaest thou? Then Satan an- swered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought ? 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Be- hold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the pres- ence of the Lord. 13 H And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brother's house : 14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said. The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them : 15 And the Sabeans fell npofi i/iehi, and took them away ; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was jct speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and con- sumed them ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said. The Chal- deans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said. Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brother's house : 19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And said. Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Loud hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. 503 JOB. a2 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolish]}'. *■' CHAPTER II. AGAIN there was a day when the sons . of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord, 2 And the Lord said nnto Satan, From whence com est thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? and still he hold- eth fast his integrity, although thou niov- edst me against him, to destroy him with- out cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said. Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand ; but save his life. 7 T[ So went Satan forth from the pres- ence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 9 Tf Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 11 H Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come ujDon him, they came every one from his own place ; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to com- fort him. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wci)t ; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him : for they saw that 7iis grief was very great. j^ CHAPTER III. AFTER this opened Job his mouth, - aud cursed his day. 2 And Job spake, and said, 3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in whicJi it was said. There is a man child conceived. 4 Let that day be darkness ; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it ; let a cloud dwell upon it ; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize ui)on it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year ; let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Lo, let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. 9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark ; let it look for light, but have none ; neither let it see the daA\Tiing of the day: 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother^s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not from the womb? w7iy did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly ? 13 Why did the knees prevent me ? or why the breasts that I should suck? 13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept : then had I been at rest, 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves ; 15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver : 16 Or as a hidden imtimcly birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. 17 There the Avicked cease from troub- ling ; and there the wear}' be at rest. 18 There the prisoners rest together ; they hear not the voice of the op- pressor. JOB. 19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul ; 21 Which long for death, but it cometh not ; and dig for it more than for hid treas- ures; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, avcl are glad, when they can find the grave ? 23 W?iy is light given to a man vrhose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters, ^ 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. 26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet ; yet trouble came. CHAPTER IV. THEN Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can with- hold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not tJiis thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways ? 7 Remember, 1 pray thee, who ever per- ished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they con- sumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scat- tered abroad. 12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up : 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there ivas silence, and I heard a voice, saying^ 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God ? shall a man be more pure than his Maker? 18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants ; and his angels he charged with folly : 19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of cla}', whose foundation is in the dust, ivhich are crushed before the moth? 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 Doth not their excellency whic/i is in them go away ? they die, even without wis- dom. «► CHAPTER V. CALL novt^, if there be any that will answer thee ; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn ? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are for from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. 6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause : 9 Which doeth great things and unsearch- able ; marvellous things without num- ber: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields : 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 505 JOB. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own crafti- ness : and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 14 They meet with darkness in the day- time, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty : 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death : and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou Shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue : neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh : neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field : and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy taber- nacle shall he in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall he great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is ; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. * CHAPTER VI. BUT Job answered and said, 2 Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the bal- ances together ! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea : therefore my words are swallowed up. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh 506 up my spirit : the terrors of God do set themselves in arraj' against me. 5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fod- der? 6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt ? or is there ajiy taste in the white of an egg ? 7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 8 Oh that I might have my request ; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for ! 9 Even that it would please God to de- stroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 10 Then should I yet have comfort ; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow : let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life ? 12 / CHAPTER XVII. MY breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? rtnd doth not mine eye continue in their provocation ? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee ; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to Ms friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret. 7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 9 The righteous also shall hold on his 33 way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. 10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find 07ie wise man among you. 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into^day: the light is short because of darkness. 13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14 I have said to corruption. Thou art my father : to the worm, Thoii, art my mother, and my sister. 15 And where is now my hope ? as for my hope, who shall see it? 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. «■ CHAPTER XVIII. THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long will it he ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we Avill speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be foi-saken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place ? 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his taberna- cle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be strait- ened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet, 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall he ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: eveii the firstborn of death shall de- vour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 513 JOB. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, be- cause it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among- his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20 They that come after 7iim shall be astonied at his day, as they that went be- fore were affrighted. 21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. '* CHAPTER XIX. THEN Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces wuth words ? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me : ye are not ashamed that ye make your- selves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed tJiat 1 have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my re- proach ; 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I ciy out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judg- ment. 8 He hath fenced up my way that I can- not i^ass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head, 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his, enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my talxjrnaclc. 13 He hath put my brethren for from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my famil- iar friends have forgotten me. 15 Tlicy that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger : I am an alien in their sight. 16 I called my sen-ant, and he ^x\e me no answer; I entreated 'him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the children's »ake of mine own body. 18 Yea, 3"oung children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. 19 All ray inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, "have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh ? 23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book ! 24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 25 For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth : 26 And though after my skin icoi-ms de- stroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God : 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; t/imtgh my reins be consumed within me. 28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? 29 Be ye afraid of the sword : for wrath hringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment. ^ • CHAPTER XX. THEN answered Zophar the Naama- thite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding caus- cth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is JOB. short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds ; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung : they which have seen him shall say. Where is he ? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found : yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more ; neither shall his place any more behold him. 10 His children shall seek to please the poor, ^ and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, thougJi he hide it under his tongue ; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it still within his mouth ; 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 16 He shall suck the poison of asps : the viper's tongue shall slay him. 17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to Ids substance sJiall the res- titution be, and he shall not rejoice tJierein. 19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath vio- lently taken away a house which he build- ed not ; 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 There shall none of his meat be left ; therefore shall no man look for his goods. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits : every hand of the wick- ed shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, a7id the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall : terrors a?-e upon him. 26 All darkness s/iall be hid in his secret places : a fire not blown shall consume him ; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall de- part, a7id 7ds goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage apijointed unto him by God. • CHAPTER XXI. BUT Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suff'cr me that I may speak ; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man ? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power ? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their ofispring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, nei- ther is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. 14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us ; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 Wliat is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him ? 16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out ! and how oft cometh their destruc- 515 JOB. tion upon them ! God distributeth sorrows in his auger. 18 The}^ are as stubble before the wind, and as chalf that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children : he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Al- mighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? 22 Shall any teach God knowledge? see- ing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince ? and where are the dwelling- places of the wicked? 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, 30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. 31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall rej^ay him whai he hath done ? 32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, see- ing in your answers there remaineth false- hood? CHAPTER XXII. ^ THEN Eliphaz the Temauite answered and said, 2 Can a man be lu'ofit^We unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or us it gain to 7dm, that thou makest thy ways perfect ? 516 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? 5 Is not thy wickedness great ? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are roiand about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are ! 13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden ? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us : and what can the Almighty do for them ? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad : and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace : thereby good sliall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou Shalt be built up, thou shalt put away in- iquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. JOB. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up ; and he shall save the humble person. 30 He shall deliver the island of the in- nocent: and it is delivered by the pure- ness of thine hands. %». CHAPTER XXIII. THEN Job answered and said, 2 Even to day is my complaint bit- ter: my stroke is heavier than my groan- ing. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him ! that I might come even to his seat ! 4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words v)M(;h he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would ^ui strength m me. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him ; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not the-'-e; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth him- self on the right hand, that I cannot see him : 10 But he knoweth the way that I take : wMn he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary /oo(?. 13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 14 For he performeth the thing that is api)ointed for me : and many such things are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his pres- ence: when I cousidei-, I am afraid of him. 16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me : 17 Because I was not cut oflf before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face. * CHAPTER XXIV. WHY, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days ? 2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed therecf. 3 They drive away the ass of the father- less, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. 5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work ; rising betimes for a prey : the wilderness yieldtth food for them and for their children. 6 They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. 7 They cause the naked to lodge with- out clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the show^ers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry ; 11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. 12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out : yet God layeth not folly to them. 13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the Avays thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 14 The murderer rising with tlie light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waitefh for the twilight, saying. No eye shall see me : and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, ivhich they had marked for themselves in the daytime : they know not the light. 617 JOB. 17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death : if one know thcm^ they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. 18 He is swift as the waters ; their por- tion is cursed in the earth : he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Droui^ht and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave tJtose which have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him ; the worm shall feed sweetly on him ; he shall be no more remembered ; and wickedness sliall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil entreateth the barren tJiat beareth not : and doeth. not good to the widow. 23 He draweth also the mighty with his power : he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. 23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth ; yet his eyes are ujion their ways. 24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut oflFas the tops of the ears of corn. 25 And if it he not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth? ^ CHAPTER XXV. THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him ; he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies ? and upon whom doth not his light arise ? 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean tfiat is born of a woman ? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not ; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, vjhich is a worm ? g CHAPTER XXVI. BUT Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm thaf hath no strength ? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plenti- fully declared the thing as it is ? ' 518 4 To whom hast thou uttered words ? and Avhose spirit came from thee ? 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruc- tion hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds ; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, a7id spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and are astonished at his reproof 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. 13 By his Spirit he hath garnished the heavens ; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him ? but the thunder of his power who can imder- stand ? ^ CHAPTER XXVII. ]% rOREOVER Job continued his parable, -i-*JL and said, 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment ; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul ; 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils ; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go : my heart shall not reproach me 60 long as I live. 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the im- righteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul ? 9 AVill God hear his cry when trouble Cometh upon him ? 10 Will he delight himself in the Al- mighty? will he always call upon God? JOB. 11 I will teach you by the hand of God : iJiat which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 13 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain ? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it in for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pi-epare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare ^7, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie doAvn, but he shall not be gathered : he openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he depart eth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare : he would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. < CHAPTER XXVIII. SURELY there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold wJiere they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection : the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabit- ant ; e>:eii the waters forgotten of the foot : they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread : and under it is turned up as it were fire. 6 The stones of it are the place of sap- phires : and it hath dust of gold. 7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen : 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods from overflow- ing; andt/ie thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living, j 14 The depth saith. It is not in me : and i the sea saith. It is not with me. j 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price i thereof i 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of ] Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the | sapphire, 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it sJiall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding ? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, a?id seeth under the whole heaven ; 25 To make the weight for the winds ; and he weigheth the waters by measui-e. 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a waj' for the lightning of the thunder; 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. 28 And unto man he said. Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil is understanding. e CHAPTER XXIX. "1% TOREOVER Job continued his parable, XtX and said, 2 Oh that 1 were as in months past, as m the days vjhe^i God i)reserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, 519 JOB. and when by liis ligbt I walked thronyh darkness ; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, wJieu. my children were about me ; 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid them- selves : and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, it gave wit- ness to me : 13 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the flitherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. IG I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 ]\Iy root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and ray bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 23 After my words they spake not again ; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. 25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that eomforteth the mourners. • 520 B' CHAPTER XXX. UT now they that arc younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. 2 Yea, Avhereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished V 3 For want and fiimine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste : 4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. 5 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief,) 6 To dwell in the cliflfs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. 7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. 8 They were children of fools, yea, chil- dren of base men: they were viler than the earth. 9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their bj^word. 10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. 11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 13 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruc- tion. 13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 14 They came %qwn me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me. 15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind : and my wel- fare passeth away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of ray coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: 1 stand up, and thou regardest me iiot. JOB. 21 Thou art become crnel to me : "with thy strong hand thou oi)i)osest thyself against me. 23 Thou liftest me up to the wind ; thou eausest me to ride ujmu it, and dissolvest my substance. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. — 24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was Jtot my soul grieved for the poor ? 26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. 27 My bowels boiled, and rested not : the days of affliction prevented me. 28 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. 29 I am a brother to dragons, and a com- panion to owls. 30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. 31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the Voice of them that weep. > CHAPTER XXXL I MADE a covenant with mine eyes ; why then should I think upon a maid ? 2 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Al- mighty from on high ? 3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity ? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps ? 5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands ; 8 Then let me soav, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neigh- bour's door; 10 Tfieyi let my wife grind xmto another, and let others bow doAvn uijon b.er. 11 For this is a heinous crime ; yea, it is an iniquity to he punished hy the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to de- struction, and would root out all mine in- crease. 13 If I did despise the cause of my man- servant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me ; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up ? and when he visiteth, what shall I an- swer him ? 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him ? and did not one fashion us in the womb ? 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to foil ; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as xoith a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb ;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering, 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep ; 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate : 22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoul- der blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. 23 For destruction frmn God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thoxi, art my confi- dence ; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth %ms great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand : 28 This also were an. iniquity to he punisJied hy the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of hira that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him ; 30 (Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishino: a curse to his soul.) 52l I — JOB. 31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that "vvc had of his flesh! we cannot be satisflcd. 32 The stranger did not lodge in the street : hut I opened my doors to the traveller. 33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrifj' me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door ? 35 Oh that one would hear me ! behold, my desire ts, that the Almighty would answer me, and tliat mine adversary had written a book. 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. 37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps ; as a prince would I go near unto him. 38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain ; 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof with- out money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. ?F CHAPTER XXXII. SO these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram : against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified him- self rather than God. 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that there loaa no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. C And Elihu the son of Barachel the edge clearly, Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old ; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opin- ion. 7 I said. Days should speak, and multi- tude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there U a spirit in man : and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise: nei- ther do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, be- hold, there was none of you that con- vinced Job, or that answered his words : 13 Lest ye should say. We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man. 14 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. 15 They were amazed, they answered no more : they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more,) 17 / said^ I will answer also my j^art ; I also Avill shew mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter; the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent ; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed : I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person ; neither let me give flatter- ing titles unto man. 22 For I know not to give flattering titles ; ill so doing my Maker would soon take me away. <* CHAPTER XXXIIL WHEREFORE, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall he of the uprightness of my heart : and my lips shall utter knowl- 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before mc, stand up. 6 Behold, I am, according to thy wish in JOB. God's stead : I also am formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. 8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hear- ing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying^ 9 I am clean without transgression, I am, innocent; neither is there iuiq^uity in me. 10 Behold, he flndeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy; 11 He i^utteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 12 Behold, in this thou art not just : I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. 13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Theu he opeueth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong /xmi.- 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen ; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 23 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness ; 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit : I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth : 26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him : and he shall see his fice with joy : for he >vill render unto man his righteousness. 27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which u'os right, and it profited me not ; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. 29 Lo, all these thi7igs worketh God oft- entimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me : sjieak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. s -pui -L sa CHAPTER XXXIV. RTHERMORE Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment : let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous : and God hath taken away ray judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, (7iat he should do wickedness ; and frotn the Al- mighty, iJiat he shoidd commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render imto him, and cause every man to find according to Jiis ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judg- ment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the Avhole world ? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath ; 15 All llesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. -— JOB. 16 If now thoti /last undcrstandinii;, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth rii^ht g:overn? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it Jit to say to a king, Thou art wicked ? and to princes, Ye are ungodly ? 19 How much less to 7iim that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away : and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 23 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he will not lay upon man more thati right ; that he should enter into judg- ment with God. 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others ; 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways : 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth Jiis face, who then can behold him? whether it he done against a nation, or against a man only: 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the jieople be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said iinto God, I have borne cliastisement, I will not oflend a7nj more: 33 Tliat toJdch I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose ; and not I : there- fore speak what thou kuowest. 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. ■ 534 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without Avisdom. 36 My desire is that Job may be tried \mto the end, because of his answers for wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multi- plieth his words against God. ^ CHAPTER XXXV. ELIHU spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst. My righteousness is more than God's? « 3 For thou saidst. What advantage will it be unto thee? an<7, What protit shall I have, if I be cleansed from ray sin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see ; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multi- plied, what doest thou unto him ? 7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him ? or what receiveth he of thine hand ? 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art ; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. 9 By reason of the multitude of oppres- sions they make the opjjressed to cry : they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith. Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven ? 12 There they cry, but none giveth an- swer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear vanity, nei- ther will the Almighty regard it. 14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him ; there- fore trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity : 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in A-ain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. , ELIH 3 S CHAPTER XXXVI. LIHLT also proceeded, and said, SufTer me a little, and I will shew JOB. thee that 1 have yet to speak on God's behalf. 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4 For truly my words ?.haU not he false : he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wick- ed : but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous : but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, 'and they are exalted. 8 And if they he bound in fetters, a7id be holden in cords of affliction ; 9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have ex- ceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve hirn^ they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath : they cry not when he bindeth them. 14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 15 He delivereth the poor in his afflic- tion, and openeth their ear? in oppression. 16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness ; and that which should be set on th}' table should he full of fatness. 17 But thou hast fultilled the judgment of the wicked : judgment and justice take hold on. thee. 18 Because there is wrath, heware lest he take thee away with his stroke : then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 19 Will he esteem thy riches? ? PSALM III. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom Ms son. LORD, how are they increased that trou- ble me! many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there he which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set tliertiselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God : for thou hast smitten all mine enemies up- on the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation helongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. ' PSALM IV. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. HEAR me when I call, 0 God of my righteousness : thou hast enlarged me when I teas in distress ; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long wUl ye turn my glory into shame ? hoiv long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing ? Selah. 3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Oiler the saci'ifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. PSALMS. G 6 There he many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us, 7 Thou hast put gladness in ray heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. . PSALM V. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. IVE ear to my words, O Lord ; con- sider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my Kingy and my God : for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morn- ing, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight : thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come iyUo thy house in the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteous- ness because of mine enemies ; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth ; their inward part is very wicked- ness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels ; cast them out in the multitude of their transgres- sions ; for they have rebelled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joj'ful in thee. 12 For thou. Lord, wilt bless the right- eous ; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. * PSALM VI. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. OLORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot dis- pleasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: 0 Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long ? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul : oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee : in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? 6 I am weary with my groaning ; all the night make I my bed to swim ; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of in- iquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed : let them return and be ashamed suddenly. .; PSALM VII. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. LORD my God, in thee do I put my o persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this ; if there be iniquity in my hands ; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me ; (yea, I have deliver- ed him that without cause is mine enemy ;) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 6 Arise, 0 Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine en- emies : and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about : for their sakes there- fore return thou on high. 8 The Lord shall judge the people : judge me, O Lord, according to my righteous- ness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ; but establish the just : for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 531 PSALMS. 10 My defence is of God, which saveth the uprijj^ht in heart. 11 God judi^eth the righteous, and God is angry with the ivickcd every day. 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword ; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fiillen into the ditch ivhich he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness : and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. t PSALM VIII. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. OLORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and suck- lings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou raightest still the enem}^ and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visit- est him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest hira to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and ivhatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! psal:\i IX. To the chief Musician upon Muth-labbcn, A Psalm of David. I WILL praise iliecy O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I 53a will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause ; thou satest in the throne judg- ing right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end : and thou hast de- stroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judg- ment. 8 And he shall judge the world in right- eousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou. Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwell- eth in Zion : declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he reraembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; con- sider my trouble ivhich I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death : 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made : in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The Lord is known hy the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that foi'get God. 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten : the expectation of the poor shall iiot perish for ever. 19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to he hut men. Selah. " PSALMS. PSALM X. WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? wJiy hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? 2 The -wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous ; thy judg- ments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved : for I shall never he in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor, 9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand : forget not the humble. 13 "Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand : the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the father- less. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wicked- ness till thou find none. 16 The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen arc perished out of his land. 17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : 18 To judge the fatherless and the op- pressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. * PSALM XL To the chief Musician, A Psalm cf David. IN the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul. Flee as a bird to your mountain ? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do ? 4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes be- hold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous : but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall he the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth right- eousness ; his countenance doth behold the upright. .. PSALM XII. To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. HELP, Lord; for the godly man ceas- eth ; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things : 4 Who have said. With our tongue will we prevail ; our lips are our own : who is lord over us ? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I will set him in safety /rom him that puffeth at him. 6 The words of the Lord are pure words : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou Shalt keep them, O Lord, thou Shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. * PSALM xin. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HOW long wilt thou forget rae, O Lord ? for ever ? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me ? PSALMS. 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider ayid hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death ; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him ; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM XIV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven up- on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, ayid seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy : there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge ? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord. 5 There were they in great fear : for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel u'ere come out of Zion ! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall re- joice, and Israel shall be glad. PSALM XY. A I'salm of DaN-id. LORD, who shall abide in thy taberna- cle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and work- eth righteousness, and speaketh the tnith in his heart. 3 Ue tJiat backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemn- ed; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to ?iis own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the in- PSALM XVL Michtaia of David. PRESERVE me, O God : for in tbee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord : my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied thai hasten o/?er another god: their drink oflfer- ings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inher- itance and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the Lord always before me : because he is oX my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life : in thy presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right hand tJiere are pleasures for evermore. ffi PSALM XVIL A Prayer of David. EAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing: I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept »ie from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. G I have called upon thee, for thou wilt nocent. He that doeth these things shall , hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto never be moved. I me, ayid hear my speech. 534 PSALMS. 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them -which put their trust mi thee from those that rise up against tJiem. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye ; hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me,/rom my deadly enemies, wJio compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth ; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a 3'oung lion lurking in se- cret places. 13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down : deliver my soul from the wick- ed, which is thy sword : 14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. PSALM XVIIL To the chief Musician, A PBolm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my for- tress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; ray buck- ler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. I 8 There went up a smoke out of his nos- trils, and fire out of his mouth devoured : coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the. skies. 12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. 13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 14 Tea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out light- nings, and discomfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong en- emy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity : but the Lord was my stay. 19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he de- lighted in me. 20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recom- pensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the Lord recom- pensed me according to my righteous- ness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thy- self merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright ; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thy- , self pure; and with the froward thou i wilt shew thyself froward. | 535 PSALMS. 27 For thou Avilt save the attlieted peo- ple ; but wilt briug down high looks. 28 For thou Avilt light my candle: the LoKD my God will enlighten ray darkness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop ; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect : the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buck- ler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God ? 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 31 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them : neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise : they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle : thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies ; that I might destroy them that hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to save them : even, unto the Lord, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind : I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; a7id thou hast made me the head of the heathen : a peo- ple io7iom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me : the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. 45 Tlie strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. 46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed he my Pvock ; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 47 It is God that avengeth me, and sub- dueth the people under me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies : ~~ 530 yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. ^ PSALM XIX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a taber- nacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, aiid rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, con- verting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord a7-e right, re- joicing the heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord a7'e true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: atid in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from pre- sumptuous sins; let them not have do- minion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. « PSALMS. PSALM XX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble ; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice ; Selah. 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners : the Lord fulfil all thy petitions. 6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed ; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 7 Some tmst in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought down and fallen : but we are risen, and stand upright. 9 Save, Lord : let the king hear us when we call. PSALM XXL To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy salvation how great- ly shall he rejoice ! 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 3 For thou preventest him with the bless- ings of goodness : thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine ene- mies : thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou Shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger : the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 13 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them, 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. < PSALM XXII. To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. MY God, my God, why hast thou for- saken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring ? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not ; and in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, 0 thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee : they trust- ed, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were deliv- ered : they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am, a worm, and no man; a re- proach of men, and despised of the people. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him : let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him, 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb : thou didst make me hope whe7i I was upon my mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb : thou art my God from my mother's belly. 11 Be not far from me ; for trouble is near ; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me : strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a pot- sherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my 537 PSALMS. jaws ; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me : they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones : they look and stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord : O my strength, haste thee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion's mouth : for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 23 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congrega- tion will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhor- red the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him ; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation : I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him : your heart shall live for ever. 27 All the ends of the world shall re- member and turn unto the Lord : and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : and he is the governor among the nations. 29 All they that he fat upon earth shall eat and worship : all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him : and none can keep alive his own soul. 30 A seed shall serve him ; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. PSALM XXIIL A Psalm of David. THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 538 3 He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou prcparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. PSALM XXIV. A Psalm of David. THE earth is the Lord's, and the ful- ness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place ? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift t?iem up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory ? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. PSALM XXV. A Psalm of David. UNTO thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 2 0 my God, I trust in thee : let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumi^h over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : PSALMS. for thou a7't the God of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day. 6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mer- cies and thy lovingkindnesses ; for they have been ever of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions : according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy good- ness' sake, O Lord, 8 Good and upright is the Lord : there- fore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment : and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity ; for it is great. 12 What man is he that feareth the Lord ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him ; and he will shew them his covenant. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord ; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; for I am desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged : 0 bring thou me out of my distresses. 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies ; for they are many ; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me ; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. PSALM XXVL A Psalm of David. JUDGE me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integritj' ; I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes : and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers ; and will not sit with the wicked. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men : 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integ- rity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. PSALM XXVIL A Psalm of David. THE Lord is my light and my sal- vation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of' my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear : though war should rise against me, in this will I l)e confident. 4 One iJiing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, whe7i 1 cry with my voice : have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst^ Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee. Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help ; leave me not, neither for- sake me, O God of ray salvation. 539 ~ PSALMS. 10 When my father and ray mother for- sake me, then the Lord will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies : for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. PSALM XXVIII. A Psalm of David. UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mis- chief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to tl^ wickedness of their en- deavours : give them after the work of their hands ; render to them their desert. 5 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 6 Blessed he the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoic- eth ; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine in- heritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. PSALM XXIX. A Psalm of David. GIVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth : the Lord bi upon many waters. 540 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wil- derness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests : and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. 10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. 11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. PSALM XXX. A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I WILL extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave : thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth hut a moment ; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong : thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourn- ing into dancing: thou hast put oflF my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness ; 13 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. PSALMS. PSALM XXXL To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress ; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me : for thou art my strength. 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities : but I trust in the Lord. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : for thou hast considered my trouble ; thou hast known my soul in adversities ; 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. 9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble : mine eye is consumed with grief, yea^ my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fail- eth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 11 I was a reproach among all mine en- emies, but especially among my neigh- bours, and a fear to mine acquaintance : they that did see me without fled from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind : I am like a broken vessel. 13 For I have heard the slander of many : fear was on every side : while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. 14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God. 15 My times are in thy hand : deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : save me for thy mercies' sake. 17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord ; for I have called upon thee : let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; li'hich thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men ! 20 Thou Shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou Shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed he the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes : nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints : for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. PSALM XXXIL A Psalm of David, Maschil. BLESSED is he wJiose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou may- est be found : surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. 7 Thou a7-t my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliver- ance. Selah. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding : whose mouth must be held in Avith bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: 541 PSALMS. but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 11 Be glad in the Loud, and rejoice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. PSALM XXXIII. REJOICE *in the Lord, O ye righteous : for praise is comel}' for the upright. 2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing unto him Avith the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skil- fully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the Lord w right; and all his works are done in truth. b He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea to- gether as a heap : he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought : he maketh the de- vices of the people of none effect. 11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation "whose God is the Lord ; arid the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdcth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he look- eth upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike ; he considcrcth all their works. IG There is no king saved by the multi- tude of a host : a mighty man is not de- livered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. _ 20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, be- cause we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. PSALM XXXIV. A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech ; who drove him away, and he de- parted. I WILL bless the Lord at all times : his praise s?iaU continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were light- ened : and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suflFer hunger : but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may sec good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and jjursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the right- eous, and his cars are open unto their cry. 10 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the right- eous : but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 lie koepeth all his bones : not one of I them is broken. PSALMS. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall he desolate. 23 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. PSALM XXXV. A Psalm of David. PLEAD my cause, O Lord, vrith them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against mc. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the v;ay against them that persecute me : say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Lpt them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind : and let the angel of the Lord chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery : and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him at un- awares ; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord : it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him ? 11 False witnesses did rise up ; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth : I humbled my soul with fasting ; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend m- brother : I bowed down heav- ily, as one that mourneth /or his mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not : 10 "With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation : I will praise thee among much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 22 TJiis thou hast seen, O Lord : keep not silence : O Lord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judg- ment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness ; and let them not re- joice over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it : let them not say. We have swallowed him up. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishon- our that magnify themselves against me. 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause : yea, let Ihem say continually. Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the pros- perity of his seivant. 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. PSALM XXXVL To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LoKD. THE transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 3 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit : he hath left off to be wise, a7id to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way thai is not good ; ho abhorreth not evil. 5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heav- 543 PSALMS. ens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 6 Thy righteousness U like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou Shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteous- ness to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen : they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. PSALM XXXVIL A Fsalm of David. FRET not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so Shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou Shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteous- ness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not he: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it sJiall not he. 544 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall delight themselves in the abund- ance of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him : for he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall he as the fat of lambs : they shall consume ; into smoke shall they consume away. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the i-ighteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as he blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that he cursed of him shall be cut ofl". 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he flill, he^shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and 7ioiv am old; yet have I not seen the righteous for- saken, nor his seed begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lendcth; and his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints ; they are pre- served for ever : but the seed of the wick- ed shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judg- ment. PSALMS. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut ofl", thou Shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he ivas not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect jnmi.^ and behold the upright : for the end of that man is jjeace. 38 But the transgressors shall be de- stroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : 7ie is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. PSALM XXXVIIL A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. OLORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath : neither chasten me in thy hot dis- pleasure. 3 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh be- cause of thine anger ; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt be- cause of my foolishness. G I am troubled ; I am bowed down great- ly ; I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and t7iere is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my desire is before thee ; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth 35 me : as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore ; and my kinsmen stand afar oflr. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf wian, heard not ; and I tvas as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope : thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said. Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me : when my foot slip- peth, they magnify themselves against me. 17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 18 For I will declare mine iniquity ; I will be sorr}'^ for my sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong : and they that hate me wrong- fully are multiplied. 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the t?dng that good is. 21 Forsake me not, O Lord : O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. PSALM XXXIX. To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 3 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, eve/i from good ; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire burned : then spake I with ray tongue. 4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. 6 Surely every man Avalketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: 545 PSALMS. he heupetli up riches, and knoweth not | Iby lovingkiudness and thy truth from the Avho shall gather them. | great congregation. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my I 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : surely every man is vanity. Selah. 13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. PSALM XL. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, a?id established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. I 5 Many, O Loud my God, are thy wonder- j ful works which thou hast done, aud thy I thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot j be reckoned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and oflering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not re(iuired. j 7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume , of the book it is written of me, I 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, | thy law is within my heart. 9 I have preached righteousness in the ! great congregation : lo, I have not refrain- : ed my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. i 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within mv heart ; I have declared thv faithfulness from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 13 For innumerable evils have compassed me about : mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head : therefore my heart faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me. 11: Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me. Aha, aha. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 17 But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. PSALM XLL To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 3 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth : and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 4 I said. Lord, be merciful unto me : heal my soul ; for I have sinned against thee. 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me. When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 And if he come to see me, he speak- eth vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7 All that hate me whisper together against me : against me do they devise my hurt. 8 An evil disease, say tJiey, cleaveth fast unto him : and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 9 Yea, mine own fiimiliar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath and thy salvation: I have not concealed lifted up /m- heel against me. PSALMS. 10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. 11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not tri- umph over me. 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed he the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. PSALM XLII. To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. AS the hart panteth after the water , brooks, so panteth my soul after thee," O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 When I remember these tJiivgs^ I pour out my soul in me : for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 6 O my God, my soul is cast down with- in me : therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Her- monites, from the hill Mizar. 7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts : all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 8 Yet the Lord will command his loving- kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thoti forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me ; while they say daily unto me. Where is thy God ? 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, u'lio is the health of m)' countenance, and my God. w PSALM XLIIL JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation : O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength : why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy : yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 Why art thou cast down, O ray soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. PSALM XLIV. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. E have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2 ffoio thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them ; /nno thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. I 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their I own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy coian- tenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4 Thou art my King, O God : command deliverances for Jacob. 5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7 But thou hast saved us from our en- emies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame ; and goest not forth with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy : and they which hate us spoil j for themselves. j 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appoint- j PSALMS. ed for meat ; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a dei'ision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. 15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath cov- ered me, 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth ; by reason of the enemy and avenger. 17 All this is come upon us ; yet have wc not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, nei- ther have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god ; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 23 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and for- gettest our affliction and our oppression? 25 For our soul is boM'ed down to the dust : our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. PSALM XLV. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. MY heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the King : my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: there- fore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon tfnj thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 548 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness aiid right- eousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies ; whereby the peo- ple fall under thee. 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 9 Kings' daughters u-ere among thy hon- ourable women : upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; 11 So shall the Kiug greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and Avorship thou him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall he there with a gift ; even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour. 13 The King's daughter is all glorious within : her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought : they shall enter into the King's palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remem- bered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. PSALM XLYI. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. /~^ OD is our refuge and strength, a very vJT present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mount- ains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof Sclah. PSALMS. 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved : God shall help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end, of the earth ; he breaketh the bow, and eutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. PSALM XLVII. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. OCLAP your hands, all ye people ; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is terrible; ?ie is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, ei'e?i the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God : he is greatly exalted. PSALM XLVIIL A Song and Psahn for the eons of Korah. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled ; they were troubled, ayid hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. 9 We have thought of thy lovingkind- ness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the gen- eration following. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. PSALM XLIX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, to- gether. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; and the meditation of my heart sJiall he of un- derstanding. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable : I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, loheji the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about ? 6 They that trust in their Avealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches ; 7 None of them can by any means re- deem his brother, nor give to God a ran- som for him : 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever :) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, like- 549 PSALMS. wise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their -wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought i.% that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwellingplaces to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 13 Nevertheless man heing in honour abidcth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death shall feed on them; and the up- right shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall eon- sume in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : for he shall re- ceive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased ; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, (and meii will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers ; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understand- eth not, is like the beasts that perish. PSALM L. A Psalm of Asaph. THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the ris- ing of the sun unto the going down thereof 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his right- eousness : for God w judge himself. Selah. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; O Israel, and I will testify against thee : I a??i God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been contin- ually before me. 550 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds : 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, a7id the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains : and the Avild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I Averc hungr}', I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and pay thy vows unto the Most High : 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 10 But unto the wicked God saith. What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been par- taker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest a?id speakest against thy brother ; thou slanderest thine own moth- er's son. 21 These things hast thoii done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was alto- gether such a one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. 23 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear t/ou in pieces, and there be none to deliver. 23 Whoso offereth praise glorifleth me: and to him that ordercth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. PSALM LI. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, accord- ing to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniq- uity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, PSALMS. and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified when thou spcalicst, and be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the in- ward parts : and in the hidden part thou Shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 13 Restore unto me the joy of thy salva- tion ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. 13 TJien will I teach transgressors thy Avays ; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteous- ness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM LII. To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. WHY boastest thou thyself in mis- chief, O mighty man? the good- ness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs ; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwellingplace, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him : 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength ; but trusted in the abund- ance of his riches, and strengthened him- self in his wickedness. 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God : I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will Avait on thy name ; for it is good before thy saints. PSALM LIII. To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A rsalm of David. ^f^HE fool hath said in his heart, There J- is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there Avere any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back : they are altogether become filthy ; t/iere is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowl- edge ? who eat up my people as they eat bread : they have not called upon God. 5 There Avere they in great fear, U'he7'e no fear was : for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee : thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. 6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. PSALM LIV. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A P.^alm of David, when the Ziphim came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us ? SAVE me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give car to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. 551 PSALMS. 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto mine en- emies : cut them off in thy truth. 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord ; for it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his de- sire upon mine enemies. PSALM LV. To the chief Musician on Xeginoth, MascMl, A Fsalm of David. GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my suppli- cation. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me : I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise ; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained within me : and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come up- on me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said. Oh that I had wings like a dove ! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, tlien would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. 8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues : for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sor- row are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: de- ceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12 For it was not an enemy that reproach- ed me ; then I could have borne it: neither teas it he that hated me that did magnify hiniseJf against me; then I Avould have hid myself from him : 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. 15 Let death seize upon them, arid let them go down quick into hell : for wick- edness is in their dwellings, and among them. 16 As for me, I will call upon God ; and the Lord shall save me. 552 17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. 18 He hath delivered ray soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. 19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him : he hath broken his covenant. 21 T?ie u'ords of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war loas in his heart : his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction : bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days ; but I will trust in thee. PSALM LVI. To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. BE merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : for theij he many that fight against me, O thou Most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I wUl trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do imto me. 5 Ever)^ day they wrest my words : all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word. 11 In God have I put my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. PSALMS. 12 Thy TOWS are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death : ivilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living ? PSALM LVIL To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Mchtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. BE merciful unto me, O God, be mer- ciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee : yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calami- ties be overpast. 3 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions : and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heav- ens ; let thy glory he above all the earth. 6 They have prepared a net for my steps ; my soul is bowed down: they have dig- ged a pit before me, into the midst where- of they are fallen themselves. Selah. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my glory ; awake, psaltery and harp : I mijselfyfWl awake early. 9 I will praise thee, 0 Lord, among the people : I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heav- ens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heav- ens : let thy glory he above all the earth. PSALM LVIII. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. DO ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation ? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb : they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear ; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth : break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually : lohen he bendeth Ids how to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away : like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance : he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall sa}', Verily there is a reward for the righteous : verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. PSALM LIX. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David ; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God : defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of in- iquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul : the mighty are gathered against me ; not for my transgression, nor/or my sin, O Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves with- out my fault : awake to help me, and be- hold. 5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen : be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth : swords are in their lips : for who, say they, doth hear ? 8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them ; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Becatcse of his strength will I wait upon thee : for God is my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me : God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget : scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 553 PSALMS. liJ For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride : and for cursing and lying which they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them^ that they may not he: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. 16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morn- ing: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing : for God is my defence, and the God of ray mercy. PSALM LX. To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach ; when he strove with Aram-naha- raim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. OGOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been dis- pleased ; O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it : heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 8 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe : Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 9 Who will bring me into the strong city ? who will lead me into Edom? 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies ? 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly: 554 for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. PSALM LXI. To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock t7iat is higher than L 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : thou hast given rne the heritage of those that fear thy name. 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. 7 He shall abide before God for ever: 0 prepare mercy and truth, which may pre- serve him. 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. PSALM LXIL To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : from him cometli my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall s7iall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. G He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength, a7id my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, a}id men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery : if riches increase, set not your heart upo7i them. 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this ; that power bdonfjeth unto God. PSALMS. 13 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mer- cy: for tliou renderest to every mau ac- cording to his work. PSALM LXIII. A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. OGOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as loith marrow and fatness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, there- fore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand upholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory : but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. PSALM LXIV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer : preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ; from the insurrection of the work- ers of iniquity : 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their hows to sJioot their arrows, even bitter words : 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily ; they say, Who shall see them ? 6 They search out iniquities ; they accom- plish a diligent search : both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves : all that see them shall flee away. 9 And all men shall fear, and shall de- clare the woi-k of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him ; and all the upright in heart shall glory. PSALM LXV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : and unto thee shall the voav be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me : as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach ^mto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be sat- isfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea : 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power : 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, ichich is full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abun- dantly : thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. 11 Thou crownest the year with thy good- ness ; and thy paths drop fatness. 13 They drop U2wn the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; 555 PSALMS. the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. PSALM LXVI. To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lauds : 2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit them- selves unto thee. 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. 5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. 6 He turned the sea into dry laiid: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the re- bellious exalt themselves. Selah. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard : 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suflfereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 11 Thou brought est us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy ^^?«('e. 13 I will go into thy house with burnt oflerings : I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I Avas in trouble. 15 I Avill offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams: I will ofler bullocks Avith goats. Selah. 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. IS If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19 But verily God hath heard nu ; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed U God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 556 PSALM LXVIL To the chief Musician on Ncginoth, A Psalm or Song. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy : for thou shalt judge the people right- eously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Tlien shall the earth yield her increase; and God, e7jen our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. PSALM LXVIIL To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. LET God arise, let his enemies be scat- tered : let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, i,s God in his holy habit- ation. 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth be- fore thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness ; Selah : 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : thou, O God, hast prepared of thy good- ness for the poor. PSALMS. 11 The Lord gave the word : great iva.s the company of those that published if. 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye h^ive lain among the pots, yet shall ye he as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was tohite as snow in Salmon. 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan ; a high hill as the hill of Bashan. 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills ? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels : the Lord is among them, as iji Sinai, in the holy place. 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men ; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell amonq them. 19 Blessed he the Lord, vifio daily loadeth us with hcneflts, even the God of our salva- tion. Selah. 20 He that is our God is the God of salva- tion; and unto God the Lord helo?ig the issues from death. 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring 7ny people again from the depths of the sea: 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of tJiine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 24 They have seen thy goings, O God ; even the goings of my God, ray King, in the sanctuary. 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after ; among them were the damsels playing with tim- brels. 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 27 There i.s little Benjamin «'(7A their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, aiid the princes of Naphtali. 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength : strengthen, O God, that which thou iiast wrought for us. 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver : scatter thou the people that delight in war. 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt ; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah : 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, a^id that a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. 35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his peo- ple. Blessed he God. PSALM LXIX, To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. SAVE me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying : my throat is dried : mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head : they that would destroy me, heiiig mine ene- mies wrongfully, are mighty : then I re- stoi-ed that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness ; and my sins are not hid from thee. 6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake : let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. 7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ; shame hath covered my face. 8 I am become a stranger unto my breth- ren, and an alien unto my mother's chil- dren. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. 10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 557 PSALMS. 11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I ivas the song of the drunkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer u unto thee, 0 Lord, i?i an acceptable time : O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink : let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O Lord ; for thy lovingkind- ness is good: turn imto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 17 And hide not thy face from thy serv- ant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, mid redeem it : deliver me because of mine enemies. 19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine ad- versaries are all before thee. 20 Reproach hath broken my heart ; and 1 am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take pity, but there toas none ; and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22 Let their table become a snare before them : and tliat lohich should have been for their Avelfarc, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not ; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their habitation be desolate; a)id let none dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom thou song, and will magnify him with thanks- giving. 31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad : and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 3-1: Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. PSALM LXX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da\-id, to brinp to remembrance. lirAKE haste, 0 God, to deliver me; -^Kt make haste to help me, O Lord. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after ray soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say. Aha, aha. 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say continually. Let God be magnified. 5 But I am poor and need}' ; make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer ; 0 Lord, make no tarrying. PSALM LXXL let IX thee, O Lord, do I put my trust me never be put to confusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, where- uuto I may continually resort : thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief j ar^ my rock and my fortress. of those whom thou hast wounded. j 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand 27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and of the wicked, out of the hand of the un- let them not come into thy righteousness, j righteous and cruel man. 28 Let them be blotted out of the book 5 For thou art my hojie, O Lord God: of the living, and not be written with the thou art my trust from my youth, righteous. i 6 By thee have I been liolden up from 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy , the womb: thou art he tliat took me out salvation, O God, set me up on high. of my mother's bowels : my praise shall 30 I will praise the name of God with a he continually of thee. 558 PSALMS. 7 1 am as a wonder unto many; but i PSALM LXXII thou art my strong reluge. ! a Fsalm for Solomon. 8 Let my mouth be filled icllh thy praise ' /~1 IVE the king thy judgments, O God, i vJT and and with thy honour all the day. 9 Cast me not. oflC in the time of old \ son. thy righteousness unto the king's age; forsake me not when my strength i^iileth. 10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: per- 2 He shall judge thy people with right- eousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteous- ness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, secute and take him ; for there la none to he shall save the children of the needy. deliver him. 13 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. 13 Lot them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul ; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy right- eousness a)id thy salvation all the da}' ; for I know not the numbers thereof. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy right- eousness, eve7i of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth : and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Now also when 1 am- old and gray- headed, O God, forsake me not ; until I have shewed thy strength unto this gen- eration, and thy power to every one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is xary high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! 20 Tho^i, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and Shalt bring me up agaiu from the depths of the earth. 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22 I will also praise thee with the psal- tery, fivoi thj' truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all genera- tions. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass : as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9 They that dAvcll in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from de- ceit and violence : and precious shall their blo6d be in his sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised. 16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of Ihe mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Leba- non : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy right- sun: and mm shall be blessed in him : all eousness all the day long: for they are I nations shall call him blessed, confounded, for they are brought unto j 18 Blessed be the Lokd God, the God of shame, that seek my hurt. i Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. ~ ~ 559 ~ " PSALMS. 19 And blessed be his g:lonous uame for ever: And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. PSALM LXXIIL A Psalm of Asaph. TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had Avell nigh slipped. j 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when j I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness : they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression : they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heav- ens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 11 And they say. How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High ? 12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should ofi'end against the genei'ation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it ?m.le : and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercj' is great above the heav- ens : and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : and thy glory above all the earth ; 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: saA'e ivith thy right hand, and answer me. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraira also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 9 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; over Philistia will I triumph. I 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, vjho hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts ? 12 Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do valiantly : for he it is that shall .tread down our enemies. PSALM CIX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise ; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me : the}' have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me aboiit also with words of hatred ; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries : but I r/ii'e myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for ray love. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him : and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned : and let his prayer become PSALMS. 8 Let his days be lew ; anrf let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vaga- bonds, and beg : let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him : neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut otf; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be re- membered with the Lord ; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the Lord contin- ually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him : as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the garment v}hich covereth him, and for a girdle where- with he is girded continually. 20 Tjet this be the reward of mine adversa- ries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake : because thy mercy is good, deliver thoii me. 22 For I am poor aud needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth : I am tossed up aud down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: w1ie7i they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God : O save me according to thy mercy : 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it. 28 Let them curse, but bless thou : when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame; and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. 30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth ; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. PSALM ex. A Psalm of David. THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent. Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the 2Jlcices with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many coun- tries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way : therefore shall he lift up the head. PSALM CXI. PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with 7ny whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congre- gation. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is honourable and glorious : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful w^orks to be remembered : the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful of his cove- nant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power _ _ - PSALMS. of his works, that he may give them, the heritage of the heathen. 7 The worlvs of his hands are verity and judgment ; all his commandments are sure. 8 They stand last for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath commanded his covenant for ever : holy and reverend is his name. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. PSALM CXIL PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that de- lighteth greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the generation of the upright shall be bles- sed. 3 Wealth and riches shall he in his house : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lend- eth : he will guide his affairs with dis- cretion, G Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the righteous shall be in everlasting re- membrance. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 The wicked shall see it, and be griev- ed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. PSALM CXIIL PPvATSE yc the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 3 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore, o From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. 580 4 The Lo]{d is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, 6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth ! 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; 8 That he may set Aim with princes, eveji with the princes of his people. 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of chil- dren. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXIV. WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; 2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw it, and fled : Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, a7id the little hills like lambs. 5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ? 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. psal:si cxv. NOT unto us, 0 Lord, not imto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God ? 3 But our God is in the heavens : he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not : eyes have they, but they see not : 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not : 7 They have hands, but they handle not : feet have they, but they walk not : neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them ; so is every one that trusteth in them. PSALMS. 9 O Israel, trust thou in the Loud : he is their lielp and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lokd : he in their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lokd : he is their help and their shield. 13 The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless ns ; he will bless the house of Israel ; he will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear the Lokd, both small and great. 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, )'ou and your children. 15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 16 "the heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord. PSALM CXVI. I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice ayicl my supplications. 3 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was brought low, and he hclj^ed me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O m}-^ soul ; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, a7icl my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore have 1 spoken : I was greatly afflicted : 11 I said in my haste. All men are liars. 13 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. 14 I will pay my voavs unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows nnto the Lord now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXVIL O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 3 For his merciful kindness is great to- ward us : and the truth of the Lord c?i- dureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXVIIL OGIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good : because his mercy endur- eth for ever. 3 Let Israel now say, that his mercy en- dureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in distress : the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear : what can man do unto me ? 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about : but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about : but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. 13 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the ffl*e of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will de- stroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall : but the Lord helped me. 581 ' PSALMS. 14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. IG The right hand of the Lord is exalted : the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteous- ness : I will go into them, aful I will praise the Lord : 20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone tchich the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing ; it is mar- vellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day ivhieli the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now pros- perity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I Avill exalt thee. 29 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good : for his mercy e?ulureth for ever. PSALM CXIX. ALEPH. BLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testi- monies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast commanded ?, thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness h unto all genera- tions : thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances : for all are thy servants. 92 Unless thy law had been ray delights, I should then have perished in mine afflic- tion. 93 I will never forget \\\y precepts : for with them thou hast quickened me. 94 I aril thine, save me ; for I have sought thy precepts. 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: hut I will consider thy testi- monies. 96 I have seen an end of all perfection : hut thy commandment U exceeding broad. 584 ~~ " 31 EM. 97 O how love I thy law ! it is my med- itation all the day. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 103 I have not departed from thy judg- ments : for thou hast taught me. 103 How sweet are thy Avords unto my taste ! yea., sweeter than honey to my mouth. 104 Through thy precepts I get under- standing: therefore I hate every false way. NUN. 105 Thy word is a lamp unto ray feet, and a light unto my path. 106 I have sworn, and I will perform i7, that I will keep thy righteous judg- ments. 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. 108 Accept, 1 beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 109 M}' soul is continuall}- in my hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet I erred not from thy precepts. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever : for they are the rejoic- ing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to per- form thy statutes always, eveii unto the end. SAMECH. 113 I hate vaiyi thoughts : but thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield : I hope in th}' word. 115 Depart from me, ye evil doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from tliy statutes: for their de- ceit hi falsehood. PSALMS. 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross : therefore I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; and I am afraid of thy judgments. AIN. 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good : let not the proud oppress me. 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant ; give me under- standing, that I may know thy testimo- nies. 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work : for they have made void thy law. 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold ; yea, above tine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concern ijtg all things to he right; and I hate every false way. PE. 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful : there- fore doth my soul keep them. 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding uuto the simple. 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 132 Look thou upon me, and be merci- ful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 133 Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; and teach me thy statutes. 136 Elvers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. TZADDI. 137 Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast com- manded are righteous and very faithful. 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 142 Th\' righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law i\s the truth. 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimo- nies is everlasting: give me understand- ing, and I shall live. KOPH. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness : O Lord, quicken me ac- cording to thy judgment. 150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are for from thy law. 151 Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth. 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. RESH. 153 Consider mine atfliction, and deliver me : for I do not forget thy law. 154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according to thy judgments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies ; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. 158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved ; because they kept not thy word. 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness. 160 Thy word is true from the begin- ning : and every one of thy righteous judg- ments endureth for ever. SCHIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy Avord. 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that tindeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 585 PSALMS. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, beeause of thy righteous judgments. 165 Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing shall oflf'end them. 166 Lord, I have hoped for thy salva- tion, and done thy commandments. 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy test- imonies : for all my ways are before thee. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding accord- ing to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee : deliver me according to thy word. 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 173 My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteous- ness. 173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and let thy judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep : seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. PSALM CXX. A Song of degrees. IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue ? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar ! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I am for peace : but when I speak, they are for war. PSALM CXXL A Song of degrees. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 586 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord i% thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. PSALM CXXII. A Song of degrees of David. I WAS glad when they said unto me. Let us go into the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Is- rael, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and pros- perity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will noAV say. Peace he within thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. PSALM CXXIIL A Song of degrees. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and Avith the contempt of the proud. PSALM CXXIV. A Song of degrees of David. IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; 2 If it had not been the Lord who was PSALMS. on our side, when men rose up against us: 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us : 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul : 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. PSALM CXXV. A Song of degrees. THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be re- moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Je- rusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them tJiat are upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : but peace shall be upon Israel. PSALM CXXVL A Song of degrees. WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laugh- ter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen. The Lord hath done great things for them. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us ; whereof we are glad. 4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bear- ing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. PSALM CXXVIL A Song of degrees for Solomon. EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watch- man waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows : for so he givetli his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is- his reward. 4 As arrows a7'e in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. PSALM CXXVIIL A Song of degrees. BLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands : happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house : thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion : and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's chil- dren, aticl peace upon Israel. PSALM CXXIX. A Song of degrees. MANY a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say : 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth : yet they have not pre- vailed against me. 3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous : he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass iipon the house- tops, which withereth afore it groweth up : 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you : we bless you in the name of the Lord. PSALM CXXX. A Song of degrees. OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 587 PSALMS. 2 Lord, hear mj voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Lord, shouldcst mark iniqui- ties, O Lord, who shall stand ? 4 IBut there is forgiveness with thee, that thou raa3'est be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his Avord do I hope. 6 My soul waiteih for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : / my, more than they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities, PSALM CXXXL A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty : neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted ray- self, as a child that is weaned of his moth- er: ray soul is even as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from hence- forth and for ever. PSALM CXXXIL A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, a7id all his afflictions : 2 How he sware unto the Lord, a)id vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; 3 Surely I will not come into the taber- nacle of my house, nor go up into my bed ; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacles : we will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with right- eousness ; and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, 588 their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision : I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 I will also clothe her priests with sal- vation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud : I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame : but upon himself shall his crown flourish. PSALM CXXXIII. A Song of degrees of David. BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant a is for brethren to dwell together in unity ! 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, eve)i Aaron's beard : that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the deio that descended upon the mountains of Zion : for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. PSALM CXXXIV. A Song of degrees. BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. 3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. PSALM CXXXV. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; praise him^ O ye servants of the Lord. 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good : sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. G Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did I he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and ' all deep places. PSALMS. 7 lie cauticth the vapours to asceucl from the ends of the earth; he maketh light- nings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings ; 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan : 13 And gave their land for a heritage, a heritage unto Israel his people. 13 Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations. 14 For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not ; eyes have they, but they see not ; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them are like unto them : so is every one that trusteth in them, 19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron : 20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXXXVL OGIVE thanks unto the Lord; for ?ie is good : for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods : for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords : for his mercy enduirth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great won- ders : for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens : for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters : for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights : for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day : for his mercy endureth for ever : 9 The moon and stai-s to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn : for his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them : for his mercy endureth for ever : 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm : for his mercy endur- eth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts : for his mercy endureth for ever : 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it : for his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his bost in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness : for his mercy endureth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings : for his mercy endureth for ever: 18 And slew famous kings : for his mercy endureth for ever : 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endtireth for ever : 21 And gave their land for a heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever : 22 Eve7i a heritage unto Israel his serv- ant : for his mercy endureth for ever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever : 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies : for his mercy endureth for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy endureth for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heav- en : for his mercy end^ireth for ever. PSALM CXXXVIL BY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the wil- lows in the midst thereof 3 For there they that carried i:s away captive required of us a song; and they ~ 589 PSALMS. that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let ray tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem ; who said. Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed ; happy sTiall he he, that reward- eth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he he, that taketh and dash- eth thy little ones against the stones, PSALM CXXXVIIL A Psalm of David. I WILL praise thee with my Avhole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkind- ness and for thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me ivith strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the glory of the Lord. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which con- cerncth me: thy mercy, O honj), endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. PSALM CXXXIX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. OLORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar oflf. 590 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art accpiainted vnth all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, hut, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it alto- gether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. ^ If 1 take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins : thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works ; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in contin- uance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them ! 18 Tjf I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : when I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God : depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy vame in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee ? PSALMS. 5ikJ I hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart : try me, and know my thoughts : 24 And see if there he any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. PSALM CXL. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart ; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man ; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords ; they have spread a net by the way side ; they have set gins for me. Selah. 6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. 7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked : further not his wicked device ; Uiit they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that comppss me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them : let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth : evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor, 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : the upright shall dwell in thy presence. PSALM CXLL A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lilting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me ; it shall he a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall he an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall he in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord : in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snares xvhich they have laid for me, and the gins of the work- ers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. PSALM CXLII. Maschil of David ; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I CRIED unto the Lord with my voice ; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him ; I shewed before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed with- in me, then thou kncAvest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 I looked on rmj right hand, and beheld, but there teas no man that would know me : refuge failed me ; no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said. Thou ai-t ray refuge a7id my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto ray cry ; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name : the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. PSALM CXLIIL A Psalm of David. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications : in thy faith- 591 PSALMS. fuluess answer me, cuul iu thy rigliteous- ness. 3 And enter not into judgment with thy servant : for iu thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in dark- ness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; my heart within me is deso- late. 5 I remember the days of old; 1 meditate on all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirateth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lokd; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, 0 Lord, from mine en- emies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God: thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy cut oft' mine en- emies, and destroy all them that afiiict my soul : for I am thy servant. PSALM CXLIV. A Psalm of David. BLESSED be the Loud my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my lingers to fight : 3 My goodness, and my fortress ; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that thou takcst knowledge of him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity : his days ar<; as a shadow that passeth awa}-. 5 Bow thy heavens, 0 Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 593 G Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 7 Send thine hand from above ; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children ; 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of false- hood. 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : ujion a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is lie that giveth salvation unto kings : who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : 13 That our sons niaxj he as j)lants grown up in their youth ; that our daughters rtunj be as corner stones, polished after the simil- itude of a palace : 13 Tliat our garners may be full, afi'ording all manner of store; that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets : 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. PSALM CXLV. David's Psalm of praise. I WILL extol thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 3 Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the mem- ory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious, and full of com- passion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. PSALMS. 9 The LoKD is- good to all : unci his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LoHD ; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom in an everlasting king- dom, and thy dominion endnreth through- out all generations. 14 The Lord upholdcth all that fall, and raiseth up all iJwse that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due sea- son. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he de- stroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : and let all flesh bless his hoi}' name for ever and ever. PSALM CXLVL PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, ?ior in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that Iiath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hoi^e is in the Lord his God : 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepcth triith for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the op- pressed : which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners : 8 The Lord openeth t?ie eyes of the blind : 38 the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the Lord loveth the righteous : 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relicveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside doAvn. 10 The Lord shall reign for ever, eve)i thy God, O Zion, vmto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVIL PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comel3\ 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power : his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he cast- eth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiv- ing ; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prejjareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow ujDon the mount- ains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment iipo7i earth : his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scat- tereth the hoar frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can stand before his cold ? IS He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he causeth his wind to blow, atid the waters flow. 593 PSALMS. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lokd. PSALM CXLVIII. PRAISE ye the Lokd. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heav- ens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word : 9 Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all cedars : 10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl : 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth : 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children : 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 He also exalteth the horn of his peo- ple, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a peoi^le near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLIX. PRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, a7ul his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their King, 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people : he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory : let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand ; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heath- en, a7icl punishments upon the people ; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron ; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written : this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CL. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him With the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the jjsaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instniments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the high sounding- cymbals. G Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 594 THE PEOVEEBS. CHAPTER I. THE Proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding ; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise man Avill hear, and Avill increase learning; and a man of understanding- shall attain unto wise counsels : 6 To understand a proverb, and the inter- pretation ; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 T[ The fear of the Lord i& the begin- ning of knowledge ; hut fools desj)ise wis- dom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother : 9 For they shall he an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 11 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say. Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause : 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave ; and whole, as those that go down into the pit : 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil : 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse : 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lay wait for their ovm blood ; they lurk privily for their owji lives. 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain ; v)Mch taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 20 If Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : 21 She crieth in the chief place of eon- course, in the openings of the gates : in the city she uttereth her words, saying^ 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowl- edge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 T[ Because I have called, and ye re- fused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity ; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirl- wind ; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me : 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lokd : 30 They would none of my counsel : they despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. <^ CHAPTER IL ly TY son, if thou wilt receive my words, •i'J- and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wis- dom, and apply thine heart to under- standing ; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of PROVERBS. the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of his mouth cometh Ivuowledge and under- standing. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteous- ness, and judgment, and ec^uity; yea, every good path. 10 1i When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul ; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, under- standing shall keep thee : 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil tnan, from the man that speaketh fro ward things ; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness ; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked ; 15 Whose Avays are crooked, and the?/ froward in their paths : 16 To deliver thee from the strange wo- man, eve)i from the stranger whic?i flatter- eth with her words ; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20 That thou niayest walk in the way of good 7HCU, and keei) the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 23 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. • CHAPTER in. MY son, forget not my law; b\it let thine heart keep ray commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart : "596 4 So Shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 H Trust in the Lord with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own un- derstanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 T[ Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine in- crease : 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 *([ My son, desi^ise not the chastening j of the Lord ; neither be weary of his cor- rection : 12 For whom the Lord loveth he cor- recteth ; even as a fi^ther the son in whom he delighteth. 13 Tf Happy i,s the man that flndeth wis- dom, and the man that getteth under- standing : 14 For the merchandise of it Is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies : and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her, 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and hon- our. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to them that la)' hold iqion her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 19 The Lord by Avisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 ^ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and dis- cretion : 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt / PROVERBS. not be afriiid : yen, thou shalt lie clown, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nei- ther of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 27 TI Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. oO ^ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 1 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his Avays. 32 For the froward is abomination to the LoKD : but his secret is with the righteous. 33 TI The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 34 Surely he scorneth the scorners : but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. "•^ CHAPTER IV. ye children, the instruction of HEAR a father, and attend to know under- standing. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I Avas my tuther's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me. Let thine heart retain my words : keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get imderstandiug : forget it not ; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee : love her, and she shall keej) thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom : and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an orna- ment of grace : a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, aud receive my say- ings ; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wis- dom ; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou Shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction ; let her not go : keep her ; for she is thy life. 14 If Enter not into the path of the wick- ed, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shin- ing light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness : they know not at what they stumble. 20 H My son, attend to my words ; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes ; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 T[ Keep thy heart with all diligence ; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left : remove thy foot from evil. • CHAPTER V. Y son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understand- M ing: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 T[ For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smooth- er than oil : 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path j 597 PROVERBS. of life, her ways are moveable, tJiat thou canst not know Oicm. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy waj' far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house : 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth ; and thy labours he in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 13 And say. How have I hated instruc- tion, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor Inclined mine ear to them that instructed me ! 14 I Avas almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15 TF Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and re- joice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her he as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times ; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravish- ed with a strange w'oman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 For the ways of man are before the .eyes of the Lokd, and he pondereth all his goings. 23 \ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden Avith the cords of his sins. 23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. **► CHAPTER VL 11 TY son, if thou be surety for thy ItX friend, !f thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, mj- son, and deliver thj-- self, when thou art come into the hand of — thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slum- ber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the 7ni7ite7\ and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 ^ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; con- sider her ways, and be wise : 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathcreth her food in the han'est. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 13 ^ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speak- eth with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers ; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he devis- eth mischief continually ; he soweth dis- cord. 1.5 Therefore shall his calamity come s\id- denly; suddenly shall he be broken with- out remedy. 16 ^ These six iJtmgs doth the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him : 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that deviseth Avicked imagina- tions, feet that be SAvift in running to mischief, 19 A false Avitncss tJtat speaketh lies, and he that soAveth discord among brethren. 20 Tf My son, keep thy father's com- mandment, and forsake not the laAV of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tic them about thy neck. 23 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; Avheu thou sleepest, it shall keep thee ; and v.'?ie7i thou aAvakest, it shall talk Avith thee. 23 For the commandment if a lamp ; and the laAV is light ; and reproofs of instruc- tion are the AA-ay of life : 24 To keep thee from the CAil Avoman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange Avoman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine PROVERBS. heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 26 For by moans of a whorish woman a man in brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned ? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned ? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 Jleu do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfj' his soul when he is hungry; SI Bijt if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 BiU whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh underetanding : he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get ; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom ; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. If CHAPTER VII. MY son, keep my words, and lay uj) my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding tJuj kinswoman : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger ivJiich flattereth with her words. 6 H For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night : 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtile of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house : 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 18 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 14 / ?iave peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows. 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. ] 16 I have decked my bed M'ith cover- j iugs of tapestry, with carved works, with i fine linen of Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning : let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey : 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day ap- pointed. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and know- eth not that it is for his life. 24 T[ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her Avays, go not astraj^ in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wound- ed : yea, many stroug men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. ^ CHAPTER VIIL DOTH not wisdom cry? and under- standing put forth her voice ? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors : 4 Unto 5'on, O men, I call ; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom : and, 599 ' PROVERBS. be ye oi uuciersiandino- ye lools heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent tilings; and the opening of my lips sJiall he right things. 7 For ray mouth shall speak truth ; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in right- eousness ; there is nothing froward or per- verse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that under- standeth, and right to them that find I knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; j and knowledge rather than choice gold. ' 11 For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired arc not to be compared to it. 13 I wisdom dwell Avith prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom : I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes de- cree justice. 10 By me princes rule, and nobles, eve7t :ill the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; .ind those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me ; ?/ea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the i)aths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 23 The Lord possessed me in the be- ginning of his wav, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 "When (here were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fount- ains abounding Avith water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, be- fore the hills was I brought forth : 2(> While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part j of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I ivas there : when he set a compass upon the face of the depth : 28 When he established the clouds above : when he strengthened the fountains of the deep : 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his com- mandment : when he appointed the foun- dations of the earth : 30 Then I was bj-^ him, as one brought up with Jmn: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him ; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; and my delights tvere with the sons of men. 33 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children : for blessed are tltey that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and i-efuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that hearcth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrong- eth his own soul : all they that hate me love death. « W CHAPTER IX. Xry^ISDOM hath builded her house, she V T hath hewn out her seven pillars : 2 She hath killed her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens : she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that Avanteth under- standing, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the Avine w/dch I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the Avay of understanding. 7 He that reproveth a scorner gctteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a Avicked man yetteth himself a blot. S Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee : rebuke a Avise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give iustrnctioii to a Avise ?7ian, and he will be yet Aviser: teach a just man^ and he Avill increase in learning. 10 The fear of the Lord is- the beginning PROVERBS. of wisdoiu : aucl tlie kuowiecige of the Holy is understandiug. 11 For by me thy days shall be mul- tiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scorncst, thou alone shalt bear it. 13 1 A foolish woman is clamorous: sJie is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their waj's : 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : and as for him that wantcth un- derstanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead «?-e there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. 'K • CHAPTER X. THE Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father : but a fool- ish son is the heaviness of his mother. 2 Treasures of wickedness profit noth- ing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish : but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand : but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gatliereth in summer is a wise son : but he that sleepeth in harvest is a, son that causeth shame. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just : but A'iolence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8 The wise in heart will receive com- mandments : but a prating fool shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorroAV: but a prating fool shall fall. 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. V^ Hatred siirreth up strifes : but love covereth all sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath under- standiug wisdom is found : but a rod Is for the back of him that is void of under- standing. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge : but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 15 The rich man's wealth is- his strong city : the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 16 The labour of the righteous taideth to life : the fruit of the wicked to sin. 17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 18 He that hideth hatred 7vith lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. 19 In the multitude of words there want- eth not sin : but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. 22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mis- chief: but a man of imderstanding hath wisdom. 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him : but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more : but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be short- ened. 28 The hope of the righteous sJiall be glad- ness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright : but destruction sJiall be to the workers of iniquitj^ 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom : but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous knoAV what is 601 PROVERBS. acceptable : but the luoutli of the wicked ttpeakeih Irowardiiess. «" CHAPTER XL A FALSE balance is abomination to the LoKD : but a just weight is- his delight. 3 When pride cometh, then cometh shame : but Avith the lowh' is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them : but the perverseness of transgress- ors shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way : but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them : but transgressors shall be taken in t/ieir own naughtiness. 7 When a wicked man dieth, Ms expecta- tion shall perish : and the hope of unjust nien perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in liis stead. 9 A hypocrite with Jiu mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there U shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the cit}- is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 12 He that is void of wisdom despiscth his neighbour: but a mau of understand- ing holdeth his peace. 13 A talebearer revealeth secrets : but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 14: Where no counsel is-, the people fall : but in the multitude of counsellors there is .safety. 15 He that is surety for a stranger sliall smart /ur it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 10 A gracious woman retaineth honour : and strong nun retain riches. 17 The merciful man doeth good to bis own soul : but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. IS The wicked Avorketh a deceitful work : but to him that soweth righteousness sliall be a sure reward. 19 As righteousness tendeth to life ; so he _ that pursueth evil parsiLeth it to his own death. 20 They that arc of a froAvard heart are abomination to the Lord: but sicch as are ui)right in ilieir way are his delight. 21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished : but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, •so is a fair woman which is without discre- tion. 23 The desire of the righteous is only good : but the expectation of the Avicked is wrath. 24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and thei-e is that Avithhold- eth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself 26 He that Avithholdcth corn, the peo- ple shall curse him : but blessing sJiall he ui)on the head of him that scUcth it. 27 He that diligently seeketh good pro- cureth favour: but he that seeketh mis- chief, it shall come unto him. 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall foil: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the Avind: and the fool shall be serA'ant to the wise of heart. 30 The fruit of the rightcoiis is a tree of life; and he that Avinneth souls is Avise. 31 Behold, the righteous shall be recom- pensed in the earth : much more the Avick- ed and the sinner. 9> CHAPTER XII. WHOSO lovcth instruction loveth knoAvledge : but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good man obtaincth favour of the LoKD : but a man of Avicked devices Avill he condemn. 3 A man shall not be established by Avickedness : but the root of the right- eous shall not be moved. 4 A virtuous Avoman i'.s- a croA\Ti to her husband : bxit she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 5 The thoughts of the righteous are right : but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. PROVERBS. t> The ■words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood : but the mouth of the up- right shall deliver them. 7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom : but he that is of a per- verse heart shall be despised. 9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketu bread. 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast : but the tender mercies of the wicked a?-e cruel. 11 He that tillcth his land shall be sat- isfied with bread : but he that follow- eth vain persons is void of understand- ing. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yield- eth fruit. 13 The wicked is snared by the trans- gression of 7ds lips : but the just shall come out of trouble. 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth : and the recom- pense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes : but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 16 A fool's wrath is presently known : but a prudent man covereth shame. 17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness : but a Mse witness deceit. 18 There is that speaketh like the pierc- ings of a sword : but the tongue of the wise is- health. 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. ^ 21 There shall no evil happen to tnc just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. ' 22 Lying lips are abomination to the | Lokd: but they that deal truly are his j delight. j 23 A prudent man concealeth knoMledge : | but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolish- j ness. I 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop : but a good word maketh it glad. 26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour : but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the sub- stance of a diligent man is precious. 28 In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. CHAPTER XIII. A WISE son heareih his father's in- struction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgress- ors s?iaU eat violence. 3 He that keepeth his month keepeth his life : b)tt he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and 7iafh nothing : but the soul of the diligent shall be made fixt. 5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked ma7i is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 6 Righteousness keepeth 7iim that is up- right in the way: but wickedness over- throweth the sinner. 7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. 8 The ransom of a man's life are his rich- es : but the poor heareth not rebuke. 9 The light of the righteous rejoiccth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 Only by pride coraeth contention : but with the well advised is wisdom. 11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be dimin- ished : but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but whefi the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the com- mandment shall be rewarded. 14 The laAV of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors v< hard. ^ PROVERBS. It) Every jjiudent niait dculetli "with knowledge : but a fool la3'eth open hU folly. 17 A wicked messenger fallcth into mis- chief: but a faithful ambassador is health. 18 Poverty and shame shall he to him that refuseth instruction : but he that regard- eth reproof shall be honoured. 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul : but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid. 23 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner i.s laid up for the just. 23 Much food is iu the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 24: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteueth him betimes. 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfy- ing of his soul : but the belly of the wicked shall want. <- CHAPTER XIV. EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 2 He that walketh iu his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish i.s- a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall pre- serve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. 0 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and Jiud- eth it not : but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth, 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not i?t hiui the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to un- derstand his way : but the folly of fools i.s- deceit. 9 Fools make a mock at sin : but among the righteous there is favour. *" 604 10 The heart kuoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown : but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrow- ful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his owu ways : and a good man sJiall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent majt looketh well to his going. 16 A wise 7nan feareth, and departeth from evil : but the fool rageth, and is con- fident. 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. IS The simple inherit folly : but the jjru- dent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is hated even of his owu neighbouri: but the rich Jiath many friends. 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sin- neth : but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall he to them that de- vise good. 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tcmlcth only to penury. 24 The crown of the wise i.s- their riches : hut the foolishness of fools is folly. 25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful vntness speaketh lies. 26 In the fear of the Lord ui strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the Lord i.s a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of ^th. nil In the multitude of people i.s- the king's honour: but in the want of people i.s the destruction of the prince. 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 31 He that oppresseth the ])oor re- PROVERBS. proacheth his Maker: but he that hon- oureth him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : hut the righteous hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation : but sin is a reproach to any people. 35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant : but his wrath is ayainst him that causeth shame, «?» CHAPTER XV. A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 3 The tongue of the wise useth knowl- edge aright : but the mouth of fools pour- eth out foolishness. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life : but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruc- tion : but he that regardeth rei)roof is pru- dent. 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure : but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowl- edge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lokd : but the prayer of the ujiright is his delight. 9 The way of the wicked is an abom- ination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that folloAveth after righteousness. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth re- proof shall die. 11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 12 A scorner loveth not one that re- proveth him : neither will he go unto the wise. 13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance : but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 14 The heart of him that hath under- standing seeketh knowledge : but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil : but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife : but Jie that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns : but the way of the righteous is made plain. 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 21 Folly is joy to Jiim that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding Avalketh ux^rightly. 23 Without counsel purposes are dis- appointed : but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. 23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth : and a word spoke?/, in due season, how good is it! 24 The way of life U above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud : but he will establish the border of the widow, 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the icords of the pure are pleasant words. 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 29 The Lord is fl\r from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 30 The light of the eyes rejoiccth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 33 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul : but he that heareth re- proof getteth understanding. 33 The fear of the Lord is the instruc- tion of wisdom ; and before honour is humility. <^ CHAPTER XVI. THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. 605~ PROVERBS. 2 All the ways of a man are cleau in his own eyes ; but the Lokd weigheth the spirits. 3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. 4 The Lokd hath made all tilings for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lokd : though hand jobi in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 6 By mere}' and truth iniquity is purged : and by the fear of the Lord me7i depart from evil. 7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. 9 A man's heart deviseth his way : but the Lord directeth his steps. 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's : all the weights of the bag are his work. 12 It is an abomination to kings to com- mit wickedness : for the throne is estab- lished by righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's counten- ance is life ; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold ! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver I 17 The highway of the ni^right is to de- part from evil : he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good : and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips incrcaseth learning. 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life m unto him that hath it : but the instruction of fools is folly. 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man ; but the end thereof are the Avays of death. 26 He that laboixreth, laboureth for him- self; for his mouth craveth it of him. 27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil : and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 28 A froward man soweth strife : and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things : moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 32 lie that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. .4^ CHAPTER XVIL XJETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness than a house full of sacri- -D therewith, fices with strife. 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the breth- ren. 3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold : but the Lord trieth the hearts. 4 A Avicked doer givctli heed to false lips ; ajid a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calam- ities shall not be unpunished. 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool : much less do lying lips a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it : whithersoever it tum- eth, it prospereth. 9 He that covereth a transgression seek- PROVERBS. eth love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool. 11 An evil mmt seeketh only rebellion : therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent ajfainst him. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. ' 13 Whoso rcwardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water : therefore leave off con- tention, before it be meddled Avith. 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that eondemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ? 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the pres- ence of his friend. 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife : and he that exalteth his gate seek- eth destruction. 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow : and the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judg- ment. 24 Wisdom is before him that hath un- derstanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 26 Also to punish the just is not good, I nor to strike princes for equitj'. 27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words : and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shut- teth his lips is esteemed a man of under- standing. CHAPTER XVIII. THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and inter- meddleth with all wisdom. 2 A fool hath no delight in understand- ing, but that his heart may discover itself. 3 When the wicked cometh, tlien com- eth also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. 4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. 5 Jt is not good to accept the person of the Avicked, to overthroAV the righteous in judgment. 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the inner- most parts of the belly. 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own con- ceit. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour is humility. 13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth lY, it is folly and shame unto him. 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ; but a wounded spirit Avho can bear ? 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ; and the ear of the wise seek- eth knowledge. 16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. 17 He that is first in his own cause seem- eth just ; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. 19 A brother offended is harder to he won than a strong city : and their contentions a7-e like the bars of a castle. 20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth ; and with the in- crease of his lips shall he be filled. 21 Death and life are in the power of 607 PROVERBS. the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 23 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing^ and obtaineth favour of the Lord. 23 Tlie poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. 24 A man that hath friends nciust shew himself friendly : and there is a friend tJiat sticketh closer than a brother. CHAPTER XIX. BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 2 Also, that the soul be without knowl- edge, it is not good ; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. 4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. 5 A false witness shall not be unpun- ished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 6 Many will entreat the favour of the prince : and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him : how much more do his friends go far from him ? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul : he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 9 A false witness shall not be unpun- ished ; and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man dcfcrreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king's wrath it as tlic roaring of a lion ; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. 13 A foolish son it the calamity of his father : and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife it from the Lord. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16 He that kee])eth the commandment keepeth his own soul ; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lend- eth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his cr\-ing. 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer i)un- ishment : for if thou deliver him^ yet thou must do it again. 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be Avise in thy latter end. 21 There are many devices in a man's heart ; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. 22 The desire of a man is his kindness : and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord te?ideth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 24 A slothful ma7t hideth his hand in 7iis bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath under- standing, and he will understand knowl- edge. 26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruc- tion that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judg- ment : and the mouth of the wicked de- A'oureth iniquit}'. 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. CHAPTER XX. WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion : ivhoso provoketh him to anger sinneth arjainst his own soul. 3 Tt is an honoiir for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold ; therefore shall he beg in har- vest, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Most men will proclaim every one his PROVERBS. own goodness : but a faithful man who can find? 7 The just man "walketh in his integ- rity : his children are blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin ? 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord. 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work he pure, and whether it he right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty : open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread, 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer : but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies : but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger : and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel, 18 Every purpose is established by coun- sel : and with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets : therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his moth- er, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 21 An inhei'itance ma7j he gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; hut wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord ; and a false balance is not good. 24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way ? 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. 39 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. CHAPTER XXL THE king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : but the Lord pondereth the hearts. 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 A high look, and a proud heart, and the ploughing of the wicked, is sin. 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness ; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 7 The robbery of the wicked shall de- stroy them ; because they refuse to do judgment. 8 The way of man is froward and strange : but as for the pure, his work is right. 9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling wo- man in a wide house. 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil : his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. 11 When the scomer is punished, the simple is made wise : and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked : hiit God over- throweth the wicked for tJieir wickedness. 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger : and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath. 15 It is joy to the just to do judgment : but destruction s7iall be to the workers of iniquity. 609 PROVERBS. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man : he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. 19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. 20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. 23 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 Proud a7ul haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him ; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the daylong: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abom- ination: how much more, wlieii he bring- eth it with a wicked mind ? 28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face : but as for the upright, he directeth his way. 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. 31 The horse in prepared against the day of battle : but safety is of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIL A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, a7id loving favour rather than silvei* and gold. 2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is- the maker of them all. 3 A prudent 7na7t foreseeth the evil, and hidcth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4 By humility a7id the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward : he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 010 6 Train up a child in the way he should go : and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity : and the rod of his anger shall fail. 9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. 10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out ; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. 11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowl- edge; and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. 13 The slothful mmi saith, T?iere is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. 14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit : he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16 He that oppresseth the poor to in- crease his riches, a7id he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18 For it is a i)leasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ; that tho;i mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : 23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 24 Make no friendship with an angry man ; and with a furious man thou shalt not go ; 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. PROVERBS. 26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee ? 28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his busi- ness? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean meit,. CHAPTER XXIII. WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee : 2 Ahd put a knife to thy throat, if thou he a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 4 Labour not to be rich : cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for rit7/e.s certainly make themselves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats : 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he : Eat and drink, saith he to thee ; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten Shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their Redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 12 Apply thine heai't unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou Shalt beat him with the rod, and Shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Tea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners ; but he thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. 18 For surely there is an end ; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not ; also wis- dom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Thy Hither and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath bab- bling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes ? 30 They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange wo- men, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say^ and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. CHAPTER XXIV. BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them : 2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. 3 Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established : __ PROVERBS. 4 And by kuowledge shall the chambers be filled Avith all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man i? strong ; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy Avar: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8 He that deviseth to do CA^l shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin : and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10 Jf thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider itF and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works ? 13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good ; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste : 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a rcAvard, and thy ex- pectation shall not be cut off. 15 Lay not Avait, O Avicked ma7i, against the dwelling of the righteous ; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just ma7i falleth seA^en times, and riseth up again : but the wicked shall fall into mischief 17 Rejoice not Avheu thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his Avrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the Avicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil m.an; the candle of the Avicked shall be put out. 21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change : 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 23 These things also belong to the Avise. 613 It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous ; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him : 25 But to them that rebuke hiiti shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giv- eth a right answer. 27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and after- wards build thine house. 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his Avork. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the A'ineyard of the man A'oid of understanding ; 31 And, lo, it was all grown OA^er with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone Avail thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; and thy want as an armed man. CHAPTER XXV. THESE are also proA^erbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaA^en for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is un- searchable. 4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the Avicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. 6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 7 For better it is that it be said unto thee. Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence PROVERBS. of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest tho^i knov) not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to an- other: 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him : for he refresheth the soul of his masters. 14 "Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. 15 By long forbearing is a prince per- suaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thoti be filled therewith, and vomit it. 17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neigh- bour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink : 22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee. 23 The north wind driveth away rain: so cloth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling wo- man and in a wide house. 25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey : so for meii to search their own glory is not glory. 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. CHAPTER XXVI. AS snow in summer, and as rain in har- vest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swal- low by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be w^ise in his own conceit. 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 ^s a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10 The great God that formed all thi^igs both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? thei-e is more hope of a fool than of him. 13 The slothful man saith. There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful hideth his hand in 7iis bosom ; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth, 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own con- ceit than seven men that can render a reason. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a mad ma7i who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, m PROVERBS. 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neigh- bour, and saith, Am not I in sport ? 20 Where no wood is, tfiere the fire goeth out : so Avhere there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the inner- most parts of the belly. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him ; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Wfiose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 28 A lying tongue hateth t?iose that are afflicted by it ; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. CHAPTER XXVII. BOAST not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not thine own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty ; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous ; but who is able to stand before envy? 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity : __ for better is a neighbour tliat is near than a brother far off. 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that re- proacheth me. 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; hut the simple pass on, and are punished. 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising earl}^ in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 W^hosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, xnhxch bewrayeth itself. 17 Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharp- eneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 As "the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold ; bo is a man to his praise. 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds : 24 For riches are not for ever : and doth the crown endxire to every generation ? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy house- hold, and foi' the maintenance for thy maidens, CHAPTER XXVIII. THE wicked flee when no man pui-su- eth : but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of PROVERBS. uuders tan cling and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor i.s like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. 4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked : but such as keep the law con- tend with them. 5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things. 6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than ?ie that is perverse in his ways, though he he rich. 7 Whoso kecpeth the law is a wise son : but he that is a companion of riotous men shamfeth his father. 8 He that by usury and unjust gain in- creaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 9 He that turneth away his ear from hear- ing the law, even his prayer shall be abom- ination. 10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the uijright shall have good things in possession. 11 The rich man is wise in his own con- ceit ; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. 12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory : but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso confesseth and ^or- saketh tJiem shall have mercy. 14 Happy is the man that feareth always : but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear ; .so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. 16 The prince that wanteth understand- ing is also a great oppressor: hut he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his da^'s. 17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit ; let no man stay him. 18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved : but Tie tJiat is perverse i« 7iis ways shall fall at once. 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20 A faithful man shall abound with bless- ings : but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress. 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 23 He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattcr- eth with the tongue. 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his moth- er, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. 25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife : but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. 26 He that trustcth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered, 27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 28 When the wicked rise, men hide them- selves: but when they perish, the right- eous increase. CHAPTER XXIX. HE, that being often reproved harden- eth his neck, shall suddenly be de- stroyed, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father : but he that keepeth comi^any with harlots spendeth his substance. 4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts over- throweth it. 5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 6 In the transgression of an evil man tJiere is a snare : but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: hut the wicked regardeth not to know it. 8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare : but wise men turn away wrath. 9 If a wise man contendeth with a fool- ish man, whether he rage or laugh, t/iere is no rest. 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright : but the just seek his soul. 615 PROVERBS. 11 A fool uttereth all his mind : but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his serv- ants are wicked. 13 The poor and the deceitful man meet to- gether: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes. 14 The king that fiiithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom : but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 18 Where there is no vision, the people per- ish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is- he. 19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words ? t/iere is more hope of a fool than of him. 21 He that delicately bringeth up his ser^'ant from a child shall have him be- come his son at the length. 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. 23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. 24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul : he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare : but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. 26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but eve7-y man's judgment cometh from the Lord. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just : and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. CHAPTER XXX. THE words of Agur the son of Jakeh, evoi the prophecy : the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or 616 descended? Avho hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die : 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 9 Lest I be full, and deny tJiee^ and say. Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 10 Accuse not a sers'ant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 TJiere is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 Ifiere is a generation tJiat are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes ! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 The7-e is a generation, whose teeth are OS swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. 15 The horseleech hath two daughters, crying^ Give, give. There are three tfiings that are never satisfied, yea^ four tJdngs say not. It is enough : 16 The grave ; and the barren womb ; the earth that is not filled with water ; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not : 19 The way of an eagle in the air ; the way of a serpent upon a rock ; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous wo- man ; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. PROVERBS. 21 For three things the earth is disquiet- ed, and for four tchich it eannot bear : 23 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat ; 23 For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 24 There be four things wJiich are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise : 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer ; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks ; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands ; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. 29 There be three tfdngs which go well, yea, four are comely in going : 30 A lion, which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any ; 31 A greyhound ; a he goat also ; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood : so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. CHAPTER XXXL THE words of king Lemuel, the proph- ecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son ? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are ajipointed to de- struction. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously. and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 10 11 Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 13 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and work- eth willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distafl". 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household : for all her household a?'e clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of ta- pestry ; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing ; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed ; her husband also^ and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou exeellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain : but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands ; and let her own works praise her in the gates. 617 ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER. CHAPTER I. THE -words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his la- bour which he taketh under the sun? 4 One generation passeth away, and an- other generation cometh: hut the earth abideth for ever. 5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north ; it whirl- eth about continually, and the wind re- turneth again according to his circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full: unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they re- turn again. 8 All things ay-e full of labour ; man can- not utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done : and tJiere is no new thi7ig under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said. See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be a7it/ remem- brance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. 13 1[ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven : this sore travail hath God given to the sous of man to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That vjhich is crooked cannot be made _ straight: and that which is wanting can- not be numbered. 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all iheg that have been before me in Jerusa- lem : yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. 17 And I gave my heart to know wis- dom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increas- eth sorrow. •• CHAPTER II. I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth ; therefore enjoy pleasure : and, behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter. It is mad: and of mirth. What doeth it ? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom ; and to lay hold on foil}', till I might see w^hat ivas that good for the sons of men, w^hich they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards : 5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: 6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees : 7 I got nie servants and maidens, and had servants born in my "hiouse ; also I had great possessions of great and small cat- tle above all that were in Jerusalem be- fore me : 8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 9 So I was great, and increased more than ECCLESIASTES. all that were before me in Jerusalem : also my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all ivas A-anity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 12 T[ And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly : for what can the man do that coraeth after the king? even that which hath been already done. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head ; but the fool walketh in darkness : and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. 15 Then said I in my heart. As it hap- peneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me ; and why was 1 then more wise ? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever ; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise ma7i? as the fool. 17 Therefore I hated life ; because the work that is wrought under the sun Is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 T[ Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun : because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool ? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. 20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity ; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun ? 23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 24 H 27iere is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and t?iat he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten he7'eunto, more than I ? 26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy : but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to 7d?n that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. , CHAPTER III. TO every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven : 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance ; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to em- brace, and a time to refrain from em- bracing ; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away ; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth ? 10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be ex- ercised in it. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time : also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the be- ginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 619 ECCLESIASTES. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. IG *] And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there ; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity ims there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked : for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing be- falleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast : for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place ; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth ujjward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth ? 22 Wherefore I perceive that tliere is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him ? *- CHAPTER IV. SO I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as loere oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors tJiere icon power; but they had no comforter. 2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more than the living which are yet alive. 3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 4 ^ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is 620 envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full witJt travail and vexa- tion of si^irit. 7 T[ Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied Avith riches; neither saith Tie, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it w a sore travail. 9 1[ Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth ; for he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him ; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13 T[ Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also 7ie that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. 15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them : they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vex- ation of spirit. * CHAPTER V. KEEP thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that they do evil. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anij thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multi- ECCLESIASTES. tude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 4 When thou vowest a yow unto God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath no pleasure in fools : pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin ; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error : wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands ? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 8 T[' If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter : for lie that is higher than the highest regardeth ; and there he higher than they. 9 1 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all : the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that lovetji silver shall not be satis- fied with silver ; hor he that loveth abund- ance with increase : this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are in- creased that eat them : and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the be- holding of them with their eyes? 12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not sufier him to sleep. 13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, ttamcJy^ riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail : and he begetteth a sou, and there is noth- ing in his hand. 15 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go : and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? 17 All his days also he eateth in dark- ness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. 18 1i Behold tJiat which I have seen : it is good and comely for otie to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him : for it is his portion. 19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. 20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life ; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. > CHAPTER VI. THERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desir- eth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it : this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 3 T^ If a man beget a hundred children., and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. 4 For he cometh in with vanity, and de- parteth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. 5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing : this hath more rest than the other. 6 11 Tea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place ? 7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? 9 T[ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire : this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 10 That which hath been is named al- ready, and it is known that it is man : neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. 11 TI Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for ECCLESIASTES. who can tell a luan what shall be after hiin under the sun ? CHAPTER VII. A GOOD name i.s better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 ^ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning ; hut the heart of fools i.s in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so vi the laughter of the fool : this also is vanity. 7 T[ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad ; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concern- ing this. 11 Ti Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it tJiere is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence : but the excellency of knowl- edge i.s, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked ? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider : God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. 15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity : there is a just man that per- isheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth ?iis life in his wickedness. 16 Be not righteous over much, neither 632 make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish : Avhy shouldest thou die be- fore thy time ? IS It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this ; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. 19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty me)i which are in the city. 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. 21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy serv- ant curse thee : 23 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 23 II All this have I proved by wisdom : I said, I will be wise ; but it was far from me. 24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out ? 25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek^ut wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness : 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands : whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her ; but the sinner shall be taken by her. 27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account ; 28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not : one man among a thousand have I found ; but a woman among all those have I not found. 29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright ; but they have sought out many inventions. » CHAPTER VIII. WHO is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I coxinsel thee to keep the king's com- mandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. ECCLESIASTES. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight : staud not in an evil thing; for he doeth "Whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, tJiere is power : and who may say unto him, What doest thou ? 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing : and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. 6 Tf Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 8 Th€7-e is no man that hath power over the s'pirit to retain the spirit ; neither haih he power in the day of death : and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun : there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. 10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done : this is also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12 Tl Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet sure- ly I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: 13 But it shall not be well with the wick- ed, neither shall he prolong his days, i^hich are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just mm, unto whom it hapj)eneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked me7i, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous : I said that this also is vanity. 15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. 16 11 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth : (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes :) 17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun : because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it ; yea further ; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. .* CHAPTER IX. FOR all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the right- eous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God : no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 2 All things come alike to all : thei-e is one event to the righteous, and to the wick- ed; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean ; to him that sacriflceth, and to him that sacriflceth not : as is the good, so is the sinner ; and he that sweareth, as he that feaieth an oath. 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all : yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. 4 TI For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living know that they shall die : but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward ; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished ; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. . 7 it Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 8 Let thy garments be always white ; and let thy head lack no ointment. 9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for tJiere is no work, ECCLESIASTES. nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, -whither thou goest. 11 H I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under- standing, nor yet favour to men of sldll ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 13 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 13 If This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 There teas a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength : nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rul- eth among fools. 18 Wisdom w better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroy eth much good, CHAPTER X. DEAD flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: .so d(>t?i a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom arid honour. 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walk- cth by the way, his wisdom foileth him, and he saith to every one that he w a fool. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place ; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil v.'hicJi I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler : 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and 624 princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it ; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith ; a7id he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. 10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment ; and a babbler is no better. 13 The words of a Avise man's mouth are gracious ; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness : and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words : a man cannot tell what shall be ; and what shall be after him, who can tell him ? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 16 T[ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness ! 18 TF By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 1 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 TI Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. CHAPTER XL CAST thy bread upon the waters : for thou Shalt find it after many days. 3 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth : and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. ECCLESIASTES. 4 He that obscrveth the wiud shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the hones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. G In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thiuc hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall he alike good. 7 T[ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleas- ant tiling it is for the eyes to behold the sun: , 8 But if a man live many years, and re- joice in them all ; yet let him remember the days of darkness ; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 1[ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will briug thee into judgment. 10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. * CHAPTER XII. REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them ; 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain : 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they arc few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low ; 5 Also 'wheii they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall he in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and de- sire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets : 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the jjitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. 7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 8 Tl Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher ; all is vanity. 9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the peojjle knoAvl- edge ; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. 10 The Preacher sought to find out ac- ceptable words : and tJiat whicJi was written was upright, evoi words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened hy the masters of assemblies, w7iich are given from one shep- herd. 13 And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 T[ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments : for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, wheth- er it be good, or whether it he evil. # 40 025 THE SONG OF SOLOMON. CHAPTER I. THE Song of sougs, which is Solomon's. 2 Let him kiss me Avith the kisses of liis mouth : for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee : the King hath brought me into his chambers : wc will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : the upright love thee. 5 I am l)lack, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me ; they made me the keeper of the vineyards ; but mine own vineyard have I not kept, 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thfj flock to rest at noon : for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions ? 8 ^ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a comi)any of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 13 ^ While the King sitteth at his table, my spikenard scudeth forth the smell thereof 13 A bundle of myrrh is my well beloved unto me ; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me a.s a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, ray love; behold, thou art fair; thou Jia.\t doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant : also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir, •"• CHAPTER II. IA2[ the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, 60 is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit vms sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples : for I am sick of love. 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me, 7 I charge you, 0 ye daughters of Jeru- salem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please, 8 TI The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart : behold, he standeth behind our Avail, he looketh forth at the Avindows, shewing himself through the lattice. 10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the Avinter is past, the rain is over and gone ; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my loA'e, my fair one, and come aAvay. 14 H O my dove, that art in the clefts of SOLOMON'S SONG. the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. 16 T[ My beloved is mine, and I am his : he feedeth among the lilies. 17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. t CHAPTER III. BY night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go aboixt the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 4 It teas but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. 5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- rusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 6 T[ Who is this that conieth out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, per- fumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant ? 7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man Jiath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jeru- salem. 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. CHAPTER IV. BEHOLD, thou art fair, my love; be- hold, thou art fair ; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks : thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth arx like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely : thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. 6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of mjTrh, and to the hill of frankincense. 7 Thou art all fair, my love; tliere is no spot in thee. 8 Tf Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon : look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse ! how much better is thy love than wine ! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices ! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse ; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pome- granates, with pleasant fruits ; camphire, with spikenard, 14 Spikenard and safl'ron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense ; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices : 15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16 H Awake, O north wind ; and come, __ . SOLOMON'S SONG. thou south; blow upou my garden, that the spices thereof may How out. Let my beloved come into his ijurden, and eat his jjleasaut fruits. CHAPTER V. I AM come into my garden, my sister, my spouse : I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honey- comb with my honey ; I have drunk my wine with my milk : eat, O friends ; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 3 TI I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, sayiiujy Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled : for my head is fiUed with dew, and my locks -with the drops of the night. 3 I have put off my coat ; how shall I put it on ? I have washed my feet ; how shall I defile them ? 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the doar^ and my bowels were moved for him. 5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers vrith sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 6 I opened to my beloved; but my be- loved had withdrawn himself, and was gone : my soul failed when he spake : I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7 The -watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the -walls took away my vail from me. 8 I charge you, O daughtei"S of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 9 U What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fiurest among women ? what is thy beloved more than aivother beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold ; his locks are bushy, a)id black as a raven : 13 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, -washed with milk, and fitly set: 13 His chocks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers : his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh : 638 14 His hands arc as gold rings set with the beryl : his belly is as bright ivory over- laid with sapphires : 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold : his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars : 16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusa- lem. -■ CHAPTER VI. WHITHER is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among w^omen ? whither is thy beloved turned aside ? that vra may seek him with thee. 3 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine : he feedeth among the lilies. 4 ^ Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead : 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegi'anate are thy temples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens, and four- score concubines, and virgins without number. 9 My dove, my undefiled is but one ; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice 07ie of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, aud blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10 H Who is she tJiat looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, a7id terrible as an army -with ban- ners ? 11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, a7id to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. 13 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Ammi-nadib. 13 Return, return, O Shulamite ; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite ? As it were tlie company of tAvo armies. ■* SOLOMON'S SONG. CHAPTER VII. HOW beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thig-hs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 3 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor : thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory ; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim : thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. 5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the King is held in the galleries. 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, 0 love, for delights ! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, 1 will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples ; 9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth clown sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak, 10 TI I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the vil- lages. 13 Let us get up early to the vineyards ; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, o/nd the pomegran- ates bud forth : there will I give thee my loves. 13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits^ new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved. # o CHAPTER Vin. THAT thou uvill hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come >vith speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them ; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken : 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like Hint, and their Avheels like a whirlwind : 21> Their roaring shaU he like a lion, they shall roar like young lions ; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the jircy, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall de- liver it. 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness a7id sorrow; and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. i CHAPTER VI. IN the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord silting ujion a throne, high and lifted up, and his train hlled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did lly. o And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Loud of hosts: the whole earth i.s- full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was tilled with smoke. 5 TI Then said I, Woe is me! for I am ■undone ; because I ain a man of unclean ri]is, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, the Loud of hosts. 6 Then tlew one of the seraphim xinto me, having a live coal in his hand, ?/'/ have renu)ved men far away, and i/tere be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13 TI But yet in it s?iaU be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance i,s in them, when they cast their leaves : so the holy seed sfiall be the substance thereof. CHAPTER VIL AND it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, t/iat Ri-zin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Kemaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2 And it was told the house of David, say- ing, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the Mind. 3 Then said the Loud unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear- jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upitcr pool, in the highway of the fulU'r's licld; 4 And say unto him. Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking tirebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Because Syria, Ej>hraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for ISAIAH. us, and set a kinj^ in the midst of it, even the sou of Tabeul : 7 Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus u Rezin ; and within threescore and five years shall Epliraim be broken, that it be not a jxiople. 9 And the head of Ephraim is- Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. 10 IF Moreover the Lord spake again unto Aha/, saying, 11 Ask thee a sign of the Loud thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above'. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Loud. 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David ; I»ii a. small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my (iod also ? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 10 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and clioose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be for- saken of both her kings. 17 T[ The Loud shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy fa- ther's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ei)hraim departed from Judah ; even the king of Assyria, 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, thai the Loud shall hiss for the fly that w in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes. 20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep ; 22 And it shall come to pass, for the al)undance of milk that they shall give, he shall eat butter : for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. 23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand sil- verlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns. 24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the laud shall become briers and thorns. 25 And OIL all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns : but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. * CHAPTER VIIL MOREOVER the Loud said unto me. Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher- shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I went unto the prophetess ; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Loud to me, Call his name Maher- shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before the child shall have knowl- edge to cry. My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the sjjoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. 5 1[ The Loud spake also unto me again, saying, G Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and re- joice in Rezin and Remaliah's son ; 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bring- eth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of As- syria, and all his glory : and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks : 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 9 T[ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces ; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in ISAIAH. pieces ; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought ; speak the word, and it shall not stand : for God is with us. 11 Ti For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this i)eople shall say, A confed- eracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 T[ And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep and that mutter : should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because theiv is no light in them. 21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungrj- : and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 23 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and t/ietj s?iall be driven to darkness. CHAPTER IX. NEVERTHELESS the dimness sJiall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly alllicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, — and afterward did more grievously afflict ?icr by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, a7id not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood ; but i/iis shall he with burning ayid fuel of fire. 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. 8 If The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted ui:>on Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones : the syca- mores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; 13 The Syrians before, and the Philis- tines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretch- ed out still. 13 H For the people turneth not unto him that smitcth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. 14 Therefore the Lord will cut off from ISAIAH. Israel head aud tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16 For the leaders of this peoi^le cause them to err ; and they that are led of them are destroyed. 17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows : for every one is a hypocrite and an evil doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 18 T[ For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. 19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, aud the people shall be as the fuel of the fire : no man shall spare his brother. 20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; aud he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm : 21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Mauasseh: a?id they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. CHAPTER X. WOE unto them that decree unright- eous decrees, and that write griev- ousness which they have prescribed ; 2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and iliat they may rob the father- less ! 3 And what will ye do in the day of visita- tion, and in the desolation wfdch shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory ? 4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5 T[ O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, aud the staft" in their hand is mine in- dignation. 6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, aud to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so ; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith. Are not my princes alto- gether kings? 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Da- mascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria ; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Sama- ria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols ? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, tJmt, when the Lord hath performed his Avhole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith. By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom ; for I am prudent : and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robl)ed their treasures, aud I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people : and as one gathereth eggs t?iat are left, have I gath- ered all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it ? as if the rod should shake itself agaiiist them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones lean- ness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame : and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul _ ISAIAH. and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a ehild may write them. 20 1[ And it shall come to pass in that day, tliat the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the H0I3' One of Israel, in truth. 21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. 22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. 23 For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. 24 ^ Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my jjeople that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian : he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 26 And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb : and as his rod wa.s upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed be- cause of the anointing. 28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron ; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages : 29 They are gone over the passage : they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid ; Gibeah of Saul is fled. 30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gal- lira : cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. 31 Madrncnah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day : he shall shake his hand agaimt the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, " 638 shall lop the bough with terror : and the high ones of stature sJiall he hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. * CHAPTER XL AND there shall come forth a rod out - of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots : 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of Avisdom and under- standing, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3 And shall make him of quick under- standing in the fear of the Lord : and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears : 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 10 T[ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gen- tiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious. 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the rem- nant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elara, ISAIAH. and from Sbinar, aud from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea, 12 And he Khali set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the out- casts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. 13 The envy also of Ephraim shall de- part, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. 14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together : they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. 15 And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dry- shod. 16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria ; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt. CHAPTER XII. AND in that day thou shalt say, O . Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH %8 my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 4 And in that day shall ye say. Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make men- tion that his name is exalted. 5 Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. ^ CHAPTER XIIL THE burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 4 The noise of a multitude in the mount- ains, like as of a great people ; a tumult- uous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, €:ven the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6 Tl Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand ; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt : 8 And they shall be afraid : pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them ; they shall be in pain as a woman that travail- eth : they shall be amazed one at another ; their faces shall he as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall de- stroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the con- stellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will caus« the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden Avedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up : they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own laud. 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through ; and every one that is joined xmto them shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to __ ISAIAH. pieces before their eyes ; their houses shall be si)oilecl, and their wives ravished. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard sil- ver ; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 T/ieir bows also shall dash the young men to pieces ; and they shall have uo pity on the fruit of the womb ; their eye shall not spare children. 19 TI And Babylon, the glory of king- doms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excel- lency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shep- herds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces : and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. * CHAPTER XIV. FOR the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids : and they shall take them captives, whose cai^tives they were; and they shall rule over their ojiprcssors. 3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 4 H That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the gold- en city ceased ! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the Avicked, atid the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the _ nations in anger, is persecuted, a7id none hindereth. 7 The Avhole earth is at rest, a7id is quiet : they break forth into singing. 8 Tea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, a7id the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 HeU from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, a'e?i. all the chief ones of the earth ; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us ? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, a7id the noise of thy viols : the V/orm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst Aveak- en the nations ! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congrega- tion, in the sides of the north : 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; I will be like the Most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought do"\vn to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, a7id consider thee, saij- ing, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; 17 TJiat made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners ? 18 All the kings of the nations, ewji all of them, lie in glory, every one in his owti house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, a7id as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go doAvn to the stones of the pit ; as a carcass trodden under feet. 20 Thou Shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evil doers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers ; that ISAIAH. they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Baby- lon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of v.-atcr: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruc- tion, saith the Lord of hosts. 24 ti The Lord of hosts hath sworn, say- ing. Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass ; and as I have purj^osed, so shall it stand : 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him undei* foot : then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth : and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it.^ and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. 29 ^ Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken : for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit ,s7iall he a fier}^ flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safe- ty : and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none xhall be alone in his appointed times. 32 What shall 07ie then answer the mes- sengers of the nation ? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. 8f CHAPTER XV. THE burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of ^Moab is laid waste, a7id brought to silence ; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence : 2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high jjlaces, to weep : Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. 3 In their streets they shall gird them- selves with sackcloth : on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. 4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh; their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz : therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall ci-y out; his life shall be grievous unto him. 5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall Jlee unto Zoar, a heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up ; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate : for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thiug. 7 Therefore the abundance they have got- ten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more xipon Dimon, lions upon him that escai^eth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. • CHAPTER. XVL SEND ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it shall be, that^ as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 3 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandercth. 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : for the extor- tioner is at an end, the spoiler ceasetli, the opijressors are consumed out of the land. 5 And in mercy shall the throne l>c established : and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and liasting riglit- cousness. |^ 041 ISAIAH. 6 % We have heard of the pride of Moab ; he is very proud : even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl : for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibraah : the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come evefi unto Jazer, they wandered i/irough the wilder- ness : her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 9 H Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah : I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh : for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, nei- ther shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses ; I have made their viiitage shouting to cease. 11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh. 12 T[ And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray ; but he shall not prevail. 13 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14 But now the Lord hath spoken, say- ing. Within three years, as the years of a hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. v , CHAPTER XVIL ' THE burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken : they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make tJiem afraid. ?> The fortress also shall cease from Ephraira, and the kingdom from Da- mascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, 6^ that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the com, and reapeth the ears with his arm ; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. 6 ^ Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel. 7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. 9 ^ In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel : and there shall be des- olation. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mind- ful of the Rock of thy strength, therefore Shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips : 11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : but the harvest sJiall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 12 ^ Woe to the multitude of many peo- ple, which make a noise like the noise of the seas ; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 13 The nations shall rush like the nishing of many waters : but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far oflf, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. f CHAPTER XVm. WOE to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : 2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, ISAIAH. even in vessels of bulrushes upon the wa- ters, saying^ Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto ; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled ! 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains ; and when he bioweth a trumpet, hear ye. 4 For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwell ingplace like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut oft" the sprigs with pruninghooks, and take away and cut down the branches. 6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth : and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. 7 1 In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hith- erto ; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion, •< CHAPTER XIX. THE burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord ; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. 6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; a^id the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up : the reeds and flags shall wither. 7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. 8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. 10 And they shall be broken in the pur- poses thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. 11 % Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish : how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings ? 12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egj^pt. 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, etien they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 14 The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. 16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women : and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it, 17 And the land of Judah shall be a ter- ror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it. 18 H In that day shall five cities in the 643 ISAIAH. laud of Egypt speak the language of Ca- naau, aud swear to the Lokd of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Eg3'pt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. J30 And it shall be for a sign and for a Avitness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt : for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. 21 And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Eg3'ptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation ; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. 22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt : he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them. 23 Tl In that day shall there be a high- way out of Egj-pt to Assj'ria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egj'ptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24 In that day shall Israel be the third Avith Egypt and with Assj-ria, ei'e7i a bless- ing in the midst of the land : 25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying. Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. ^ CHAPTER XX. IX the year that Tartan came unto Ash- dod, (when Sargon the king of As- syria sent him,) and fought against Ash- dod, and took it; 2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put ofl' thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3 And the Lord said, Like as my serv- ant Isaiah hath walked naked and bare- foot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethi- opians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncov- ered, to the shame of Egyi)t. 5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed i of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egj'pt their glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is- our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria : and how shall we escape ? • CHAPTER XXI. THE burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through ; .so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treach- erously^ and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam : besiege, O Media : all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. 3 Therefore are my loins tilled with pain : pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a Avoman that travaileth: I was boAved doAvn at the hearing of it ; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. 4 My heart panted, fearfulness afirighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. 5 Prepare the table, watch in the watch- tower, eat, drink:, arise, ye princes, a?id anoint the shield. 6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. 7 And he saw a chariot ivith a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, a?id a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed : 8 And he cried, A lion : My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward A\hole nights : 9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, icith a couple of horsemen. And he ansAvercd and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. 10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. 11 1 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, "Watchman, what of the night ? Watchman, Avhat of the night ? 12 The w^atchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night : if ye Avill inquire, inquire ye : return, come. ISAIAH. 13 1[ The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye trav- elling eompauies of Dedanim. 14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. 15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousncss of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me. Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: 17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Loud God of Israel hath spoken it. -e CHAPTER XXIL THE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops ? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain 7ne)i are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers : all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me ; I will weep bitterly, labour not to com- fort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. 5 For it is a day of trouble, and of tread- ing down, and of perplexit}' by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, break- ing down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. 6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men a7ul horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. 7 And it shall come to pass, tJiat thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. 8 T[ And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the dty of David, that they are many : and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10 And 3^e have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye bro- ken down to fortify the wall. 11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 13 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sack- cloth : 13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. 14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts. 15 TI Thus saith the Lord God of hosts. Go, get thee unto this treasurer, et'en unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 16 What hast thou here, and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, ami that graveth a habitation for himself in a rock ? 17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. 18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there Shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall he the shame of thy lord's house. 19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. 20 If And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah : 21 And I will clothe him with thy rolie, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the in- habitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder ; so he shall open, and none shall shut ; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the oflT- 645 ISAIAH. spring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 25 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall ; and the burden that ioas upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it. ^ CHAPTER XXIIL THE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon : for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth chil- dren, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. 6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 7s this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the hon- ourable of the earth? 9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, afid to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish : there is no more strength. 11 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms : the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof 12 And he said, Thou shalt no more re- joice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon : arise, pass over to Chittim ; there also shalt thou have no rest. 13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans ; this ■ 646 people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness : they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for your strength is laid waste. 15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as a harlot. 16 Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 T[ And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord : it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing, f CHAPTER XXIV. BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turn- eth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so w'ith her mistress ; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth aAvay, the haughty people of the earth do lan- guish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordin- ance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are ISAIAH. desolate : therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine lan- guisheth, all the raerryhearted do sigh, 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of confusion is broken down : every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets ; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 13 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 T[ When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea. ♦ 16 T[ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said. My lean- ness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacher- ously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit ; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare : for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cot- tage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, tJiat the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients glori- ously. « CnAPTER XXV. OLORD, thou art my God ; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name ; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made of a city a heap ; of a defenced city a ruin : a palace of strangers to be no city ; it shall never be built. 3 Therefore shall the strong people glo- rify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his dis- tress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the ter- rible ones is as a storm against the wall. 5 Thou Shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud : the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 6 TI And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a. feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all peo- ple, and the vail that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from ofi" all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from ofi" all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 1[ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trod- 647 ISAIAH. don down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swim- mcth spreadeth forth his handx to swim: and he shall bring down their pride to- gether with the spoils of their hands. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, eveti to the dust. CHAPTER XXVI. IN that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint /or walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may en- ter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, ivhose mind is stayed o)t thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lokd JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. 5 H For he bringeth down them that dwell on high ; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, eve?/, to the ground; he bringeth it cvcti to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, eve7i the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is uprightness : thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy' judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee ; the desire of our soul is to thy ntlme, and to the remembrance of thee. 0 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judg- ments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness : in the land of uprightness will he deal un- justly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord. 11 Lord, w^ieu thy hand is lifted up, they will not see : but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the lire of thine enemies shall de- vour them. 13 1 Lord, thou wilt ordain ])eace for 048 us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 13 O Lord our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only Avill avc make mention of thy name. 14 The?/ are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to l)erish. 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. 10 Lord, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 17 Like as a woman with child, that draw- eth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, a7ul crieth out in her pangs ; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord. 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 19 Thy dead men shall live, together tiith my dead body shall the)' arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 20 T[ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over- past. 21 Eor, behold, the Lord coraeth out of his place to punish the inhal)itants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. ♦ CHAPTER XXVII. IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even levia- than that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vine- yard of red wine. 3 I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest an/j hurt it, I will keep it night and day. 4 Fury is not in me: who would set the ISAIAH. briers a)ul thorns agaiust me iu battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 5 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may mivke peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. 6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root : Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 7 TI Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him ? or is he slain ac- cording to the slaughter of them that are slain by him ? 8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou. wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged ; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin ; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. 10 Yet the defeuced city shall he desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof 11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken ofi": the women come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore lie that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no fivour. 12 Tl And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river imto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the laud of Egypt, and shall Avorship the Lokd in the holy mount at Jerusalem. * CHAPTER XXVIII. WOE to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glo- rious beauty is a fading ilower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine ! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, %vhifh as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 8 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, a7id as the hasty fruit before the summer ; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 5 T[ In that day shall the Lorb of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth iu judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. 7 T[ But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swal- lowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble m judgment. 8 For all tables are full of vomit and tilthiness, so that there is no place dean. 9 T[ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept tnust be upon i:)recept, precept upon precept ; line Txi)on line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little : 11 For with stammering lij^s and another tongue will he speak to this people. 13 To whom he said. This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest ; and this is the refreshing : yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precei:)t upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, a7ul there a little ; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. 14 11 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said. We have made a covenant with death, and Avith hell are we at agreement; Avhen the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our __ ISAIAH. hid refuge, and under falsehood have we ourselves : 16 li Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner sto)te, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet : and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 18 11 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand ; when the overflow- ing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you : for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night : and it shall be a vexation only to under- stand the report. 20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself o?i it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself ill it. 21 For the Lord shall rise up as iti mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as i?i the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 23 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong : for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. 23 TI Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; hearken, and hear my speech. 24 Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? 2.0 "When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rye in their place ? 26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cum- min ; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin v/ith a rod. 28 Bread corn is bruised: because he ivith the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen. 29 This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, a7id excellent in working. "* CHAPTER XXIX. WOE to Ariel, to Ariel, the city wliere David dwelt! add ye year to year ; let them kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. 3 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. 4 And thou shalt be brought down, and Shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. 5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away : yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. 6 Thou Shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. 7 1[ And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. 8 It shall even be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth ; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, be- hold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, 7ie is faint, and his soul hath ap- petite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. 9 ^ Stay yourselves, and wonder ; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine ; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes : the proi)hets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 11 And the vision of all is become unto Avill not ever be threshing it, nor break it you as the Avords of a book that is sealed. ISAIAH. which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot ; for it is sealed : 12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying. Read this, I pray thee : and he saith, I am not learned. 13 1 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men : 14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent nun shall be hid. 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say. Who seeth us ? and who knoweth us ? 16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it. He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it. He had no understanding? 17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteem- ed as a forest ? 18 ^ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: 21 That make a man an ofiender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reprov- eth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. 23 But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. 24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. «* CHAPTER XXX. WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth ; to strength- en themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt ! 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion, 4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 6 The burden of the beasts of the south : Into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit tJiem. 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose : therefore have I cried concerning this. Their strength is to sit still. 8 T[ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord : 10 Which say to the seers. See not; and to the prophets. Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh sud- denly at an instant. _ _ ISAIAH. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water tvithal out of the pit. 15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel ; In returning and rest shall 3'e be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength : and ye would not. 10 But ye said, No ; for we Avill flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one ; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee : till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill. 18 ^ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem : thou shalt weep no more : he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry ; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers : 31 And thine ears shall hear a word be- hind thee, saying. This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the orna- ment of thy molten images of gold : thou Shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal ; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous : in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. 25 And there shall be upon every high ^652 mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers (uul streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 27 f Behold, the name of the Lord Com- eth from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire : 28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and thei'e shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. 29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night whe7i a holy solemnity is kept; and glad- ness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. 30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the light- ing down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a de- vouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. 31 For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod. 32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps : and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. 33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared ; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is tire and much wood ; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it. CHAPTEFv XXXI. WOE to them that go down to Egypt for help ; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong ; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord ! 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words : but will arise against the house of the evil doers, ISAIAH. aud a<^ainst the help of them that work iniquity. S Now the Egyi3tians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpcn shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. 4 For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me. Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when o multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them : so shall the Lord of ho&ts come down to fight for m,ount Zion, and for the hill thereof. 5 As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem-, defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. 6 T[ Turn ye unto 7dm from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which 3'our own hands have made unto yon for a sin. 8 H Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man ; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jeru- salem. CHAPTER XXXIL BEHOLD, a King shall reign in right- eousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as a hiding l)lace from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a Aveary land. 3 Aud the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4 The heart also of the rash shall under- stand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to prac- 1 tise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry; and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to de- stroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. 9 T[ Rise up, ye women that are at ease ; hear my voice, ye careless daughters ; give ear unto my speech. 10 Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon 7/ottr loins. 13 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns a7id briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: 14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken ; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 15 Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peace- able habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest ; and the city shall be low in a low place. 20 Blessed aj-e ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. w CHAPTER XXXIIL OE to thee that spoilest, aud thou tvivit not spoiled; aud dealest treach- 653 ISAIAH. erously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou Shalt be spoiled; and when thou Shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 2 O Lord, be gracious unto us ; we have waited for thee : be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled ; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. 4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. 5 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judg- ment and righteousness. 6 And Avisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. 7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry with- out : the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. 8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the cove- nant, he hath despised the cities, he re- gardeth no man. 9 The earth moumeth atid languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed ayid hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. 10 Now will I rise, saith the Lord ; now will I be exalted ; now will I lift up myself. 11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble : your breath, as fire, shall devour you. 12 And the people shall be as the burn- ings of lime: a-v thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire. 13 If Hear, ye thai are far off, what I have done ; and, ye tJiat are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid ; fearful- ness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with ever- lasting burnings ? 15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly ; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ~ ' 654 ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil ; 16 He shall dwell on high ; his place of defence shall he the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him ; his waters shall he sure. 17 Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty : they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the re- ceiver? where is he that counted the towers ? 19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solem- nities : thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down ; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21 But there the glorious Lord will he unto us a place of broad rivers and streams ; wherein shall go no galley with oai-s, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22 For the Lord is- our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our King; he will save us. 23 Thy tacklings are loosed ; they could not well strengthen their mast ; they could not spread the sail : then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. 24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick : the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. ■» COME heark CHAPTER XXXIV. near, ye nations, to hear; and icar, and and all that is therein ; the world, all things that come forth of it. 2 For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies : he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcasses, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host of heaven shall be ISAIAH. dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall foil down, as the leaf falleth oflF from the vine, and as a falling Jig from the fig tree. 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idurnea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams : for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 7 And the unicorns shall come down with them^ and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. 8 For it is the day of the Lord's ven- geance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. 9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day ; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever : from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11 Tl But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it : and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be a habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. 14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fel- low ; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow : there shall the vul- tures also be gathered, every one with her mate. 16 t Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. 17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. • CHAPTER XXXV. THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing : the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excel- lency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excel- lency of our God. 3 If Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not : behold, your God will come tvith vengeance, eimt God with a recompense; he will come and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water : in the habitation of dragons, Avhere each lay, shall he grass with reeds and rushes. 8 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it ; but it shall he for those : the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there ; but the redeemed shall walk there : 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall x-eturn, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. '^^ CHAPTER XXXVI. NOW it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennach- erib king of Assyria came np against all 655 " ISAIAH. the det'cnced cities of Judah, aud took them. 2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hez- ekiah with a gi-eat army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the high- way of the fuller's field. 3 Then came forth unto him Eliakira, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 4 T[ And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence i.s this wherein thou trustest? 5 I say, sayed tliou^ ( but they are hut vain words) I have counsel and strength for Avar: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt ; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it : so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. 7 But if thou say to me. We trust in the Lord our God : h it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jeru- salem, Ye shall worship before this altar? 8 Now therefore give pledges, 1 pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? 10 And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it ? the Lord said unto me. Go up against this land, and destroy it. 11 U Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 13 1 But Rabshakeh said. Hath ray master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath., lie not scjit me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they niny eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you ? 13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with __ a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said. Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. 14 Thus saith the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive you : for he shall not be able to deliver you. 15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying. The Lord will surely deliver us : this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria, 16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agree- ment with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; 17 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of HamWh and Arphad? where are the gods of Sephar- vaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand ? 20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should de- liver Jerusalem out of my hand ? 21 But they held their peace, and an- swered him not a word : for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 22 H Then came Eliakim, the son of Hil- kiah, that xoan over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the w^ords of Rabshakeh. CHAPTER XXXVIL AND it came to pass, when king Heze- kiah heard it^ that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who ?/'a.s- over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sack- cloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 3 Aud they said unto him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This day i.s a day of troul)le, and ISAIAH. of rebuke, and of blasphemy : fox- the chil- di'en are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the Lord thy God -will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to rei^roach the liA'ing God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy jirayer for the rem- nant that is left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6 T[ And Isaiah said unto them. Thus shall ye say unto your master. Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I will send a blast xipon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I Avill cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 8 TI So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Lib- nah : for he had heard that he was depart- ed from Lachish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying. Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, say- ing, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria, 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? 13 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, a,s Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which xuere in Telassar ? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah ? 14 H And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, 16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, ew?i thou alone, of all the king- -— doms of the earth : thou hast made heav- en and earth. 17 Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see : and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. 18 Of a truth. Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, 19 And have cast their gods into the fire : for they tvere no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: there- fore they have destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, e?;e?i thou only. 21 IF Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria : 23 This is the Avord which the Lord hath spoken concerning him ; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn ; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 33 Whom hast thou reproached and blas- phemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? a'e?i against the Holy One of Israel. 34 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said. By the multi- tude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon ; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, a7icl the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel. 25 I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. 26 Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities i7ito ruinous heaps. 27 Therefore their inhabitants wo-e of small power, they were dismayed and con- founded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted be- fore it be grown uji. 657 ISAIAH. 28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, there- fore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou earnest. 30 And this shall he a sign unto thee. Ye shall eat tliis year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vine- yards, and eat the fruit thereof 31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward : 33 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion : the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 33 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. 35 For 1 will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 36 Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the As- syrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they xvere all dead corpses. 37 TI So Sennacherib king of Assyria de- parted, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 38 And it came to pass, as he was wor- shipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons emote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER XXXVIII. "N those days was Hezekiah sick xmto 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, 3 And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done tJiat whicJi is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 T[ Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria : and I will defend this city. 7 And this shall he a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken; 8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 9 TI The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness : 10 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave : I am deprived of the residue of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living : I shall behold man no more with the inhabit- ants of the world. I 12 Mine age is departed, and is removed \ from me as a shepherd's tent : I have cut 1 off like a weaver my life : he will cut mc I off with pining sickness : from day eijeii to night wilt thou make an end of me. 13 I reckoned till morning, that^ as a lion, so will he break all my bones : from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail ivith lookhifj upward : O Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for me. IN those days was Hezekiah sick unto 15 What shall I say? he hath both spo- death. And Isaiah the prophet the son ' ken unto me, and himself hath done it: I of Amoz came unto him, and said unto shall go softly all my years in the bitter- him. Thus saith the Lord, Set thine uess of my soul, house in order : for thou shalt die, and j 16 0 Lord, by these thinga inen live, and not live. ' in fill these Oibuia is the life of my spirit: _ - ^C i< cU^^ l^^~^ ISAIAH. so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitter- ness ; but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption : for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee : they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. 20 The LoKD tvas ready to save me : therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord. 21 For Isaiah had said. Let them take a lump of tigs, and lay it for a piaster upon the boil, and he shall recover. 22 Hezekiah also had said. What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord ? • CHAPTER XXXIX. AT that time Merodach-baladan, the son - of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent let- ters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was noth- ing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. 3 II Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him. What said these men ? and from whence came they unto thee ? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. 4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house ? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen : there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts : 6 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. 7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover. For there shall be i)eace and truth in my days. o CHAPTER XL. COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accom- plished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. 3 Tf The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a high- way for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain : 5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it to- gether : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 6 The voice said. Cry. And he said. What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. 9 TI O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain ; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God ! 10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand^ and his arm shall rule for him : behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 12 II Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out 659 ISAIAH. heaven "with the span, aud compreheuded the dust of the earth iu a measure, and weighed the luouutaius in scales, and the hills in a balance ? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LoKD, or being his counsellor hath taught him y 14 With whom took he counsel, and toho instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowl- edge, and shewed to him the way of understanding ? 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. IG And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. 17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. 18 H To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that Avill not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard ? hath it not been told you from the beginning ? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 2:j That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown; yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the^Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things^ that bring- 660 cth out their host by number: he calleth them all h\ names by the greatness of his might, for that Ae is strong in power; not one faileth. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speak- est, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lokd, and my judgment is passed over from ray God? 28 Tf Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? tJierc is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. * CHAPTER XLL KEEP silence before me, O islands ; and let the peojjle renew their strength : let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings ? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, atid passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 W^ho hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the ])egiuning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last ; I a?n he. 5 The isles saw it, and feared ; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, aud came. 6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every oiie said to his brother. Be of good courage. 7 So the carpenter encouraged the gold- smith, and he that smootheth vxith the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying. It is ready for the soldering : and he fast- ened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob ISAIAH. whom 1 have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee. Thou art my servant ; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 10 1[ Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be not dismayed ; for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; j'ea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of ray righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and con- founded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou Shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, eten them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel ; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth : thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaflf. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them : and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys : I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land sjorings of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together : 20 That they may see, and know, and con- sider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. 21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord ; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen : let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them ; or declare us things for to come. 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought : an abomination is he that chooseth you. 2.5 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come : from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name : and he shall come upon princes as iqjoii mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. 26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say. He is righteous ? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. 27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, be- hold them : and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. 28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no coun- sellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion. <<» CHAPTER XLII. BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold ; mine elect, in whom my soul delight- eth;Jiaye put my Spirit upon him : he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth : and the isles shall wait for his law. 5 T[ Thus saith #od the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it ; he that giv- eth breath unto the j)eople upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein : 6 I the Lord have called thee in right- m ISAIAH. eousuess, and will hold tliiuc baud, and will keep thee, aud give thee for a cov- enant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles ; 7 To open the blind e3-es, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 8 I am the Lokd ; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do 1 declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, aud the inhabitants thereof. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities there- of lift up their voice, the villages t?iai Ke- dar doth inhabit : let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 13 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. 13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war : he shall cry, yea, roar ; he shall prevail against his enemies. 14 I have long time holdcn my peace; I have been still, aiid refrained myself: Jtoiv will I cry like a travailing woman ; I will destroy and devour at once. 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. IG And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, aud crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 % They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images. Ye are our godsp 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger iJiat I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant ? 20 Seeing many things, but thou ob- servest not ; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The Lord is well pleased for his right- eousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23 Who among you will give ear to this? tvho will hearken and hear for the time to come? 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned ? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle : and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. CHAPTER XLIII. BUT now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I loill be with thee; and through the riv- ers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in m}' sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. 5 Fear not ; for I am with thee : I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west : G I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth ; 7 ^Ve?i every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him ; yea, I have made him. ISAIAH. 8 H Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered togeth- er, and let the people be assembled : who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified : or let them hear, and say, /;" is truth. 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and ray servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he : before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am the Lord ; and beside me therens no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when tliere ivas no strange god among you : therefore ye are my wit- nesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. 13 Yea, before the day ivas I am he ; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand : I will work, and Avho shall let it ? 14 T[ Thus saith the Lord, your Redeem- er, the Holy One of Israel ; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters ; 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power ; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise : they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18 H Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing ; now it shall spring forth ; shall ye not know it ? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls : because I give waters in the wilderness, a)id rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 23 11 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings ; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an ofl;'ering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices : but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance : let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. CHAPTER XLIV. YET now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen : 2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the Avorab, ivJiich will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground : I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine ofispring : 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. 5 One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call liimscJf by the name of Jacob ; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname ?iimselfhj the name of Israel. 6 Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and I «m the last; and be- sides me there is no God. 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall de- clare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid : have not I told thee from that time, and have de- clared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God besides me ? yea, there is no God ; I know not a?iy. 9 T[ They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable ISAIAH, thiugs shall uot protit ; and they are their owu "witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graA'en image that is prolitable for noth- ing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be asham- ed; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand np ; yet they shall fear, a7id they shall be ashamed together. 13 The smith Avith the tongs both work- eth in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms : yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule ; he marketh it out with a line ; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the foi'est: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn : for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it ; he maketh it a graven image, and faileth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire : 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he faileth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They have not known nor understood : for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see ; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considcreth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understand- ing to say, I have burned part of it in the tire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it : and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in mj' right hand ? 21 1 Remember these, O Jacob and Is- rael ; for thou art my servant : I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Is- rael, thou Shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for I have redeemed thee, 23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mount- ains, O forest, and every tree therein : for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glori- fied himself in Israel. 24 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by mv- self; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turn- eth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish ; 26 That confirmeth the word of his serv- ant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers ; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou Shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Te shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 27 That saith to the deep. Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers : 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shall be built ; and to the temple. Thy foundation shall be laid. i* CHAPTER XLV. THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut ; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron : 3 And I will give thee the treasures of ISAIAH. darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou inayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob ray servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. 5 11 I am the Lokd, and tJiere is none else, there is no God besides me : I girded thee, though thou hast not known me ; 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness : I make peace, and create evil : I the Lord do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have cre- ated it. 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioncth it. What makest thou ? or thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father. What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth ? 11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning ray sons, and concern- ing the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it : I, eveii my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I comraanded. 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways : he shall build my city, and he shall let go my cap- tives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts. 14 Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine : they shall come after thee ; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 15 Verily thou art a God tiiat hidest thy- self, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 10 They shall be ashamed, and also con- founded, all of them : they shall go to confusion together i?iat are makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation : ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he f(jrmed it to be inhabited : I am the Lord, and there is none else. 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain : I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 20 H Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations : they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together : who hath declared this from ancient time ? tvho hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and thei-e is no God else beside me ; a just God and a Saviour ; there is none beside me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I am God, and there is none else. 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return. That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Surely shall one say, In the Lord have I righteousness and strength : even to him shall men come ; and all that are incensed against hira shall be asharaed. 25 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. ^ CHAPTER XLVL BEL boweth down, Nebo stoopelh; their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle : your carriages were heavy laden ; they are a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 3 H Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, _ _ ISAIAH. and all the remnant of the bouse of Israel, which are borne hy me from the belly, which are carried from the womb : 4 And erf?i to your old a2,e I am he; and evot to hoar hairs will I carry yon: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carr}', and will deliver yoit. 5 Ti To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh it a god : they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth ; from his place shall he not re- move: yea, 07ie shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye trans- gressors. 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and Uiere is none else; lam God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the thinga that are not yet done, saying. My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure : 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken lY, I will also bring it to pass ; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 12 ^ Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness : 13 I bring near my righteousness ; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. CHAPTER XLVII. COME down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, un- cover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take ven- geance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 4 As for our Redeemer, the Lokd of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into dark- ness, O daughter of the Chaldeans : for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. 6 H I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand : thou didst shew them no mercy ; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 7 U And thou saids't, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remem- ber the latter end of it. 8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellcst care- lessly, that sayest in thine heart, I aw, and none else besides me; I shall not sit o-s a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children : 9 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 10 *[\ For thou hast trusted in thy wick- edness: thou hast said. None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else besides me, 11 IT Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall Ml upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, v.^hich thou shalt not know. 13 Stand now with thiue enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth ; if so be,, thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognostic- ators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble ; the fire shall burn them ; they shall not de- liver themselves from the power of the flame : there shaU not be a coal to warm at, 7ior fire to sit before it. 15 Thus shall they be unto thee with ISAIAH. whom thou hast laboured, even thy mer- chants, from thy youth: they shall wan- der every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. * CHAPTER XLVIII. HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, "vvhich swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, t^it not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel : The Lord of hosts is his name.. 8 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them ; I did theni suddenly, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that thou art obsti- nate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass ; 6 I have even from the beginning de- clared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee : lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them ; and my graven image, and m^y molten image, hath com- manded them. 6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not ; lest thou should- est say, Behold, I knew them. 8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherous- ly, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9 1[ For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not oflF. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver ; I have chosen thee in the fur- nace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12 1 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Is- rael, my called; I am he; 1 am the first, I also am the last. 13 Mine hand also hath laid the founda- tion of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens : when I call unto them, they stand up together. 14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear ; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him : he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall he on the Chaldeans. 15 I, even I, have spoken ; yea, I have called him : I have brought him, and he shall moke his way prosperous. 16 ^ Come ye near unto me, hear ye this ; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel ; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments ! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 20 H Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing de- clare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye. The Lord hath re- deemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts : he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them : he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. 22 TJiere is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. « CHAPTER XLIX. LISTEN, O isles, unto me ; and hearken, ye people, from far ; The Lord hath called me from the womb ; from the bowels of my mother hath he made men- tion of my name. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword ; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft ; in his quiver hath he hid me ; 3 And said unto me, Thou art my serv- ant, O Israel, in whom I Avill be glorified. 667 ISAIAH. 4 Theu I Kuid, I have laboured iu vain, I have spent luy strength for nought, and in vain: Tjet surely my judgment is with the LoKD, and my work with my God. 5 H And now, saith the Lokb that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength. 6 And he said. It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the pre- served of Israel : I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faith- ful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate her- itages ; 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners. Go forth ; to them that are in darkness. Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their jjastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst ; nei- ther shall the heat nor sun smite them : for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and ray highways shall be exalted. 12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west ; and these from the land of Sinim. 13 1[ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains : for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath for- saken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on 668 the son of her womb y yea, they may for- get, yet will I not forget thee. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of 7mj hands; thy walls are con- tinually before me. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 18 T[ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold : all these gather themselves to- gether, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee^ as a bride doeth. 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the in- habitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20 The children Avhich thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears. The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart. Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in tJieir arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fa- thers, and their queens thy nursing mothers : they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord : for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 24 11 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered ? 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered : for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh ; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine : and all flesh shall know that ISAIAH. I the Lord «?w thy Saviour and thy Re- deemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. * CHAPTER L. THUS saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away ? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 2 Wherefore, when I came, roas there no man ? when I called, was there none to an- swer ? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem ? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a Avilderness : their fish stiaketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. 4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary : he wakeneth morning by morn- ing, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learaed. 5 H The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and rny cheeks to them that plucked oflf the hair : I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7 T[ For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: there- fore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 Be is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me ? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment ; the moth shall eat them up. 10 T[ Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his serv- ant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks : walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand ; ye shall lie down in sorrow. CHAPTER LL HEARKEN to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord< look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion : he will comfort all her waste places ; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 4 T[ Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation : for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. 5 My righteousness is near ; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people ; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. 7 •[ Hearken nnto me, ye that know right- eousness, the people in whose heart is my law ; fear ye not the reproach of men, nei- ther be ye afraid of their revilings. 8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool : but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation. 9 f Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon ? 10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep ; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? 11 Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head : they shall obtain gladness and 669 ISAIAH. joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. 13 I, everi I, am he that coraforteth you : who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man w/dch shall be made as grass ; 13 And forgettest the Lord thy Maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor ? 14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. 15 But I am the Lord thy God, that di- vided the sea, whose waves roared : The Lord of hosts is his name. 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art mj people. 17 Tl Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusa- lem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trem- bling, and wrung them out. 18 There is none to guide her among all the sons w7iom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. 19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword : by whom shall I comfort thee? 20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net : they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God. 21 ^ Therefore hear now this, thou afflict- ed, and drunken, but not with wine : 22 Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his i^eople. Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury ; thou shalt no more drink it again : 23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee ; which have said to thy soul. Bow down, that we may go over: and 670 thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. CHAPTER LII. AWAKE, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful gar- ments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust ; arise, a7id sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. 4 For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to so- journ there ; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken aAvay for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord ; and my name continually every day is blas- phemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak : behold, it is I. 7 ^ How beautiful upou the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bring- eth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth ! 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. 9 ^ Break forth into joy, sing together, ye Avaste places of Jerusalem : for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations ; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 11 H Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. 12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by fliulit : for the Lord will go before you ; aud the God of Israel will be your rearward. ISAIAH. 13 1 Behold, my servant shall deal pru- dently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astouied at thee ; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men : 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him : for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. ^ CHAPTER LIIL WHO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord reveal/id ? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were ou7' faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 T[ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he ivas wounded for our transgres- sions, he tvas bruised for our iniquities : the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth : he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment : and who shall declare his gen- eration? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 ^ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou i Shalt make his soul an offering for sin, j he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his i days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied : by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 13 Therefore Avill I divide him a portion. with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death : and he was numbered with the transgressors ; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. * CHAPTER LIV. SING, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail Avith child : for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations : spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 4 Fear not ; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded ; for thou shalt not be put to shame : for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not re- member the reproach of thy widowhood any more. 5 For thy Maker is thine husband ; The Lord of hosts is his name ; and thy Re- deemer the Holy One of Israel ; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment ; but with everlasting kind- ness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me : for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 671 ISAIAH. 10 For the mouutains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kiudness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. 11 H O thou afflicted, tossed with tem- pest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And 1 will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord ; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be estab- lished : thou Shalt be far from oppression ; for thou Shalt not fear : and from terror ; for it shall not come near thee. 15 Behold, they shall surely gather to- gether, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 Tl No weapon that is formed against thee shall jjrosper ; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteous- ness is of me, saith the Lord. % CHAPTER LV. HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without i)rice. 2 AVherefore do ye spend money for ifiat which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not ? hearken dili- gently unto me, and cat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4 Behold, I have given him for a Avitness to the people, a leader and commander to the ])eople. 5 I3ehold, thou shalt call a natioji that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel ; for he hath glorified thee. 6 Ti Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call 3'e upon him Avhile he is near : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 T[ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 13 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the held shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlast- ing sign tliat shall not be cut off. * CHAPTER LVI. THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye judg- ment, and do justice: for my salva- tion is near to come, and my righteous- ness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man tliat layeth hold on it ; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Tf Neither let the son of the sti-anger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying. The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people : neither let the eunuch say. Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that kec}) my sabbaths, and ISAIAH. choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant ; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sous and of daugh- ters : I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that joiu themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of ray covenant ; 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house' of prayer : their burnt oflerings and their sacrifices f<.haU he accepted iipon mine altar; for mine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. 8 The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides those that are gath- ered unto him. 9 1 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea^ all ye beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are bliud: they arc all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs n^hich can never have enough, and the}- are shep- herds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 13 Come ye, my ihey^ I will fetch Avine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. *• CHAPTER LVII. THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart : and merciful men arc taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken avr:iy from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into jieace : they shall rest in their beds, eac7i one walking in his uprightness. 3 Tl But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves ? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of folsehood, _ 5 Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children iu the valleys imder the clefts of the rocks ? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion ; they, they a?r thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offer- ing, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these ? 7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed : even thither wcntest tho\i up to offer sacrifice. | 8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance : for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up ; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant Avith them ; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 9 And thou wcntest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers for oft", and didst debase thyself even xmto hell. 10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way ; yet saidst thou not. There is no hope : thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart ? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not ? 13 I will declare thy righteousness, and I thy works ; for they shall not profit thee. | 13 T[ When thou criest, let thy companies | deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take tliem: | but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit I my holy mountain ; | 14 And shall say. Cast ye up, cast ye up, j prepare the way, take up the stumbling- | block out of the way of my people. | 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One j that inhabiteth eternity, Avhose name is | Holy; I dwell iu the high and holy p/nrrc, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16 For I will not contend for ever, nei- ther will I be always wroth : for the spirit should ftiil before me, and the souls which I have made. 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness 673 ISAIAH. was I wroth, and smote him : I hid me, aud was wroth, aud he weut on frowardly I in the way of his heart. i 18 I have seen his Avays, and will heal i him : I will lead him also, aud restore i comforts unto him and to his mourners. I 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, I peace to Jiun that U far off, and to hi>7i that \ is near, saith the Loiio; and I will heal \ him. j 20 But the wicked are like the troubled I sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters I cast up mire and dirt. ' 21 T/ie>-e in no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. : CHAPTER LVIII. CRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did right- eousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God : they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approach- ing to God. 3 1 Wherefore have we fasted, sajj they^ and thou seest not ? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takcst no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fa.st ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness : ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen ? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, aud an acceptable day to the Lord ? 6 la not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppress- ed go free, aud that ye break every yoke ? 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hun- gry, aud that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 ^ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy riirhtcousncss shall go before thee ; the glory of the Lokd shall be thy rearward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say. Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity ; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness he as the noonday : 11 And the Lord shall guide thee contin- ually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, aud make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall he of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou Shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 13 *l If thou turn awaj- thy foot from the sabbath, froui doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine ov:n. words : 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy flither: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. CHAPTER LIX. BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not short- ened, that it cannot save ; neither his car heav}', that it cannot hear : 2 But your iniquities have separated be- tween you and your God, and your sins have hid liis face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath mut- tered i)ervcrseness. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any plead- eth for truth : they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave j the spider's web : he that eateth of their i eggs dieth, and that which is crushed | breaketh out into a viper. 6 Tlicir webs shall not become trarments. ISAIAH. neither shall they cover themselves with their works : their works are Avorks of iniquity, and the act of violence u in their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innoceut blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity ; wasting and destruction are in their paths. 8 The way of peace they know not ; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths ; whoso- ever goeth therein shall not know peace. 9 H Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us : we wait for light, but behold obscurity, for bright- ness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if vje had no eyes : we stumble at noonday as in the night ; we are in desolate places as dead me7i. 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but tliere is none ; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 13 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us : for our transgressions are with us ; and as for our iniquities, we know them ; 13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiv- 1 ing and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And judgment is turned away back- ward, and justice standeth afar otf: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter, 15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that de- parteth from evil maketh himself a prey : and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there ims no judgment. 16 1[ And he saw that there ivaa no man, and wondered that there ioa.s no interces- sor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sus- tained him. 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head ; and he put on the gar- ments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompense. 19 So shall the}' fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. ? 20 H And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord. 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My Spirit that is ujjon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever, ^i CHAPTER LX. ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see : all they gather themselves together, they come to thee : thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be en- larged ; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense ; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gath- ered together unto thee, the rams of Ne- baioth shall minister unto thee : they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows ? 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord 675 ISAIAH. thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall min- ister unto thee : for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may he brought. 13 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary ; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow them- selves down at the soles of thy feet ; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee^ I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou Shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings : and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I Avill l>ring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron : I will also make thy oflBcers peace, and thine exactors right- eousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day ; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lokd shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down ; nei- ther shall thy moon withdraw itself: for they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time. CHAPTER LXL THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken- hearted, to proclaim liberty to the cap- tives, and the opening of the prison to them that are boimd ; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give imto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called Trees of righteous- ness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. 4 ^ And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall he your ploughmen and your vinedressers. 6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Min- isters of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 7 K For your shame ye shall have double ; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion : therefore in their land they shall i^ossess the double : everlasting joy shall be unto them. 8 For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt oflfering ; and I will di- rect their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall ac- knowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my for he the Lord shall be thine everlasting light and the days of thy mourning shall be \ soul shall be joyful in my God ended. 21 Thy people also shall he all righteous 676 ' hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the ISAIAH. robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh Jiimseff with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth he r.^clf v CHAPTER LXVI. THUS saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my foot- stool : where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest ? 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord : but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. 3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck ; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Tea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. 4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them ; because 079 ISAIAH. when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. 5 Tl Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that east you out for my name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glo- rified: but 'he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recomi)ense to his enemies. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth ; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 8 "Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. 10 Rejoice )'e with Jerusalem, and be glad Avith her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her : 11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations ; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing- stream : then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon hei' sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 13 As one whom his mother comfort- eth, so Avill I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And when ye see ?7a.s-, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flour- ish like an herb : and the hand of the Lord 15 For, behold, the Lord avUI come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirl- wind, to render his anger Avith fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many. 17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord. 18 For I know their works and their thoughts : it shall come, that I will gath- er all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord otit of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an oflering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I Avill also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord. 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, Avhich I will make, shall remain be- fore me, saith the Lord, so shall 3-our seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to Avorship before me, saith the Lord. 2-4 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have trans- gressed against me : for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quencli- unto all shall be known toward his serA'ants, and j ed; and they shall be an abhornn his indignation toAvard his enemies. i flesh. « 680 THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH. CHAPTER I. THE words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the laud of Benjamin : 3 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the sou of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.' 3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the tifth month. 4 Then the word of the LopwD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee ; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a jjrophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak : for «m I a child. 7 T[ But the Lord said unto me. Say not, I am a child : for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I com- mand thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces : for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, aud touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me. Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, aud to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 11 Tl Moreover the word of the Lord came inito me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 12 Then said the Lord unto me. Thou hast well seen : for I will hasten my word to perform it. 13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying. What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. 14 Then the Lord said unto me. Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord ; and they shall come, aud they shall set every one his throne at the en- tering ef the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 16 And I vvill utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned in- cense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 17 1i Thou therefore gird vi\) thy loins, and arise, and speak xmto them all that I command thee : be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. 18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests there- of, and against the people of the land. 19 And they shall light against thee ; but they shall not prevail against thee ; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee. tt> CHAPTER II. MOREOVER the Avord of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that ivas not sown. 3 Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase : all that de- vour him shall offend ; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord. 4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel : 5 H Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity 681 JEREMIAH. have your fathers fouud iu me, that they j 19 Thiue own wickedness shall correct are gone far from me, and have walked thee, and thy backslidiugs shall reprove after vanity, and are become vain? thee : know therefore and see that it is an 6 Neither said they, Where is the Lord evil t?d7ig and bitter, that thou hast for- that brought us up out of the land of | saken the Lord thy God, and that my fear Egypt, that led us through the wilder- j is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, ness, through a land of deserts and of pits, 20 Ti For of old time I have broken thy through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt y 7 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine her- itage an abomination. 8 The priests said not. Where is the Lord ? and they that handle the law knew me not : the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. 9 T[ Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I plead. 10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and con- sider diligently, and see if there be sach a thing. 11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very deso- late, saith the Lord. 13 For my people have committed two evils ; they have forsaken me the fountain of living w^aters, and hewed them out cis- terns, broken cisterns, that can hold no 'water. 14 T[ Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? 15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned w ithout inhabitant. 16 Also the children of Noph and Tahap- anes have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thy- self, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way ? 18 And now what hast thou to do in the w^ay of Egypt, to drink the waters of Si- hor ? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? 683 ~~ yoke, and burst thy bands ; and thou saidst, I will not transgress ; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? 22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God. 23 How canst thou say, I am not pollu- ted, I have not gone after Baalim? See thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways ; 24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure ; in her occasion who can turn her away ? all they that seek her will not weary themselves ; in her month they shall find her. 25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst. There is no hope : no ; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, 27 Saying to a stock. Thou art my father; and to a stone. Thou hast brought me forth : for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face : but in the time of their trouble they wUl say, Arise, and save us. 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee ? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble : for accord- ing to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord. 30 In vain have I smitten your children ; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. JEREMIAH. 31 U O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a Avilclei'uess unto Is- I rael? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords ; we will come no more nnto thee? 33 Can a maid forget her ornaments, 07' a bride her attire? yet my people have for- gotten me daj^s without number. 33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love ? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. 34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents : I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. 35 Yet thou sayest. Because I am inno- cent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. 37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head : for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. ♦ CHAPTER III. THEY say. If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again ? shall not that land be greatly pollu- ted? but thou hast played the harlot A\ith many lovers ; yet return again to m.e, saith the Lord. 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lain with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness ; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3 Therefore the showers have been with- holden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me. My father, thou art the guide of my youth ? 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou could- est. 6 T[ The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king. Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? i she is gone up upon every high mountain I and under every green tree, and there hath | played the harlot. I 7 And I said after she had done all these things^ Turn thou unto me. But she re- ; turned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw, when for all the causes Avhereby backsliding Israel committed adultery, I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous i sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the light- ness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto me, The back- sliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. 12 % Go and proclaim these words to- ward the north, and say. Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. 13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. 14 Turn, 0 backsliding children, saith the Lord ; for I am married unto you : and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion : 15 And I will give you pastors according to miue heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind; nei- ther shall they remember it ; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord ; and all the na- tions shall be gathered unto it, to the 683 JEREMIAH. name of the Lord, to Jerusalem : neither shall they walk any more after the imagi- nation of their evil heart. 18 In those days the house of Juclah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations y and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father ; and shalt not turn away from me. 30 T[ Surely as a wife treacherously de- parteth. from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the Loud, 21 A A'oice was heard upon the high places, weeping a7id supplications of the children of Israel : for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God. 22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God. 23 Truly in vain is- salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains : truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. 24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth ; their Hocks and their herds, their sons aud their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us : for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God. ^ CHAPTER IV. IF thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me : and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 Aud thou shalt swear, The Lord liv- eth, in truth, in judgment, and in right- eousness ; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, aud iu him shall they glory. 3 1 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. _ 4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, aud take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusa- lem ; lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench i7, be- cause of the evil of your doings. 5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem ; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land : cry, gather together, and say. Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. 6 Set up the standard toward Zion : re- tire, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. 7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his wa}'; he is gone forth from his place to- make thy laud desolate ; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant. 8 For this gird you with sackcloth, la- ment and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us. 9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes ; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God I surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Te shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the Avilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Eve7i a full wind from those pZoccs shall come unto me : now also will I give sentence against them. 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, aud his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us ! for Ave are spoiled. 14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from Avickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee '? 15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim. 16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, thai watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. JEREMIAH. 17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about ; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord. 18 Thy way and thy doings have pro- cured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. 19 ^ My bowels, ray bowels ! I am pained at my very heart ; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried ; for the whole land is spoiled : suddenly are my tents spoiled, mid my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet ? 23 For my people is foolish, they have not known me ; thej' are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good, they have no knowledge. 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was with- out form, and void; and. the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and. all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lo^d, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate ; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black : because I have spoken ?"?, I have purposed if, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the hoi'semen and. bowmen ; they shall go into thickets, and climb up iipon the rocks : every city shall he forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. 30 And icheti thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do ? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rent- est thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will de- spise thee, they will seek thy life. 31 For I have heard a voice as of a wo- man in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewail- eth herself, t?iat spreadeth her hands, say- inq^ Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. » CHAPTER V. RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that ex- ecuteth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. 2 And though they say, The Lord liveth ; surely they swear falsely. 3 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, hut they have refused to receive correction : they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor ; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judg- ment of their God: but these have alto- gether broken the j'oke, and burst the bonds. 6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities : every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces : because their transgressions are manj^ and their backslidings are increased. 7 T[ How shall I pardon thee for this ? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods : when I had fed ! them to the full, they then committed | adultery, and assembled themselves by | troops in the harlots' houses. [ 8 They were as fed horses in the morn- ing: every one neighed after his neigh- bour's wife. 9 Shall I not visit for these tUnujs? saith the Lord : and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? 10 If Go ye up upon her walls, and de- j stroy ; but make not a full end : take away | 685"^ JEREMIAH. her battlements ; for they are not the Lord's. 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. 13 They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he ; neither shall evil come upon us ; neither shall we see sword nor fomiue : 13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them : thus shall it be done unto them. 14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 16 Their quiver w as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thine harvest and thy bread, wJdch thy sons and thy daughters should eat : they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds : they shall eat up thy vines and thy flg trees : they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. 18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, 1 will not make a full end with you. 19 •[ And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say. Wherefore docth the Lord our God all these tJdiirjH unto usV then shalt thou answer them, Like as \q have for- saken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. 20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O' foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 22 Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot i)ass it : and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not jjrevail ; though they roar, yet can they not piiss over it? a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. 24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season : he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 25 Tf Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares ; they set a trajD, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit : therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper ; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord : shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? 30 1 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land ; 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so : and what will ye do in the end thereof? • CHAPTER VL OYE children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem : for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. 2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. 3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. 4 Prepare ye war against her; ari.se, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us ! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. 5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces. 6 ^ For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: tliis i's- the city to be I visited ; she is wholly oppression in the 23 But this people hath " 686~^" a revolting and I midst of her JEREMIAH. 7 As a iountaiu casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her Aviekedness : violence and spoil is heard in her ; before me con- tinually is grief and wounds. 8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. 9 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Is- rael as a vine : turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets. 10 To whom shall I speak, and give warn- ing, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncireumcised, and they cannot hearken : behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach ; they have no de- light in it. 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord ; I am Aveary with holding in : I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with Jwn tJiat is full of days. 12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with tMir fields and wives togeth- er : for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord. 13 For from the least of them even imto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness ; and from the projihet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying. Peace, peace ; when there is no peace. 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination ? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush; therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. 16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, w^here is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk tJierein. 17 Also I set watchmen over you, smjinrj, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 18 1[ Therefore hear, ye nations, and knoAv, O congregation, what is among them. 19 Hear, O earth : behold, I will bring evil UT)()n this iieople, ewn the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but reject- ed it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country ? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this peo- ple, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. 22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear ; they are cruel, and have no mercy ; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. 24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble : anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the Avay ; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. 26 Tf O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes : make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 27 I have set thee for a tower and a for- tress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way. 28 They are all grievous revolters, walk- ing with slanders : they are brass and iron ; they are all corrupters. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire ; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. «> CHAPTER VIL THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say. Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Ju- dah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. 687 JEREMIAH. 3 Thus saith the Lokd of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your waj's and your do- ings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Loud, The temple of the LoKT), The temple of the Lord, are these. 5 For if ye thoroughly amend j^our ways and your doings ; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neigh- bour; 6 7/" ye oppress not the stranger, the fa- therless, and the widow, and shed not j innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt ; 7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that 1 gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. 8 H Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn in- cense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not ; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, AVe are delivered to do all these abom- inations ? 11 Is this house, which is called by ray name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen ii, saith the Lord. 12 But go ye now unto my place which wan in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wick- edness of my people Israel. 13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not ; and I called you, but ye an- swered not ; 14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the ])lace Avhich I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, eijeii the whole seed of Ephraim. 16 Therefore pray not thou for this peo- ple, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee. 17 ^ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jeru- salem? 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink oflferings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they wot provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces ? 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 21 H Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Put your burnt oflferings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Eg3'pt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices : 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying. Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. 24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fothers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: 26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck : they did worse than their fathers. 27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them ; but they will not hearken to thee : thou shalt also call unto them ; but they will not answer thee. 28 But thou shalt say unto them. This U a nation that obcyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth cor- rection: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. \ 29 ^1 Cut off thine hair, 0 Jerusalem, and j cast it away, and take up a lamentation I on high places ; for the Lord hath re- JEREMIAH. jectecl and forsaken the generation of his wrath. 30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it. 81 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire ; which I commanded tJiem not, neither came it into my heart. 32 If Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hifinom, but The valley of slaughter : for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place. 33 And the carcasses of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth ; and none shall fray them away. 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bride- groom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate. • CHAPTER VIIL AT that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the prieets, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves : 2 And they shall spread them before the Sim, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after Avhom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worship- ped : they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. 3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that re- main of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 1 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return ? 44 5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. 6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright : no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. 7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people ! know not the judgment of the Lord. 8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us ? Lo, certainly in vain made he it ; the pen of the scribes is in vain. 9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dis- mayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord ; and what wisdom is in them ? 10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to cov- etousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying. Peace, peace ; when the?-e is no peace. 12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush ; therefore shall they fall among them that fall : in the time of their vis- itation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. 13 1 I will surely consume them, saith the Lord : tJiere shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 14 Why do we sit still? assemble your- selves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there : for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. 15 We looked for peace, but no good catne ; atul for a time of health, and behold trouble ! 16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan : the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; JEREMIAH. for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it ; the city, and those that dwell therein. 17 For, behold, I will send serpents. for how shall I do for the daughter of ray people ? 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out ; it speaketh deceit : o)ie speaketh peaceably cockatrices, among you, which vjUI not to his neighbour with his mouth, but in be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. 18 II W7ic)i I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country : Is not the Loud in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities ? 20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my i:)eople am I hurt ; I am black ; astonish- ment hath taken hold on me. 23 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered ? # CHAPTER IX. OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people ! 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodg- ing place of wayfaring men ; that I might leave my people, and go from them ! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies : but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth ; for they pro- ceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 4 Take ye heed every one of his neigh- bour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit in- iquity. 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of de- ceit ; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts. Behold, I will melt them, and try them; 690 heart he layeth his wait. 9 *^ Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord : shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the hal)ita- tions of the wilderness a lamentation, be- cause they are burned up, so that none can pass through than; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle : both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. 11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons ; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an in- habitant. 12 TI Who is the wise man, that may un- derstand this? and who is he to Avhom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the laud perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? 13 And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein ; 14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them : 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with worm- wood, and give them water of gall to drink. 16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fa- thers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them. 17 ^ Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Con- sider ye, and call for the mourning wo- men, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: 18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with Avaters. 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have for- JEREMIAH. saken the land, because owv dwellings have cast us out. 20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his moutli, and teach your daugh- ters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. 21 For death is come up into our win- dows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut ofi* the children from without, and the young men from the streets. 22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcasses of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather the7n. 23 If. Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise mmi glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich 7nan glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteous- ness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. 25 H Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised ; 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness : for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. CHAPTER X. HEAR ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel : 2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain : for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold ; they fasten it with nails and with ham- mers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not : they must needs be borne, be- cause they cannot go. Be not afraid of them ; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. 6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise meti of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. 8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish : the stock is a doctrine of vanities. 9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder : blue and purple is their clothing : they are all the work of cunning mefi. 10 But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them. The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wis- dom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 14 Every man is brutish in Jiis knowl- edge : evei'y founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and tJiere is no breath in them. 15 They are vanity, a7id the work of errors : in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 16 The portion of Jacob is not like them : for he is the former of all things ; and Is- rael is the rod of his inheritance : The Lord of hosts is his name. 17 H Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 19 H Woe is me for my hurt ! my wound JEREMIAH. is grievous : but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not : there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. 21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord : therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. 22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah des- olate, atid a den of dragons. 23 1[ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 O Lord, correct me, but with judg- ment ; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on th)^ name : for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habita- tion desolate. CHAPTER XL THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; 3 And say thou unto them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this cove- nant, 4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day t7iat 1 brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying. Obey my voice, and do them, ac- cording to all which I command you : so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said. So be it, O Lord. 6 Then the Lord said unto me. Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. 7 For I earnestly j)rotested unto your fa- thers in the day thai I brought them up out of the laud of Egypt, et'en unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagina- tion of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded the7n to do ; but they did them not. 9 And the Lord said unto me, A con- spiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them : the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. 11 II Therefore thus saith the Lord, Be- hold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and in- habitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they otter incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13 For aceordmg to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah ; and accord- ing to the number of the streets of Jerusa- lem have ye set up altars to tJiat shame- ful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 14 Therefore pray not thou for this peo- ple, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them : for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. 15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee ? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 16 The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. 17 For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in ottering incense unto Baal. JEREMIAH. 18 11 And the Loud hath given me knowl- edge of it, and I know it : then thou shew- edst me their doings. 19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. 20 But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them : for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 21 Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, say- ing. Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand: 23 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts. Behold, I will punish them : the joung men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine : 23 And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visita- tion. CHAPTER XII. RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments : Whei-efore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit : thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. 3 But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart to- ward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. 4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. 5 U If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, icherein thou trust- edst, they ivearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treach- erously with thee ; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak tiiir words unto thee. 7 H I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage ; I have given the dear- ly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. 9 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness : for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns : they have put themselves to pain, hut shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 14 T[ Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the in- heritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit ; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his her- itage, and every man to his land. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my peo- ple, to swear by my name. The Lord liveth ; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 17 But if they will not obey, I will ut- terly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord. 693 JEREMIAH. CHAPTER XHI. THUS saith Ihe Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. 3 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, 4 Take the girdle that thou hast got, •which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. 5 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. 6 And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it : and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. 8 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith the Lord, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my Avords, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory : but they would not hear. 12 ^ Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine : and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 13 Then shalt thou say unt(j them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, wuth drunken- ness. 14 And I will dash them one against 6^4 another, even the fathers and the sons to- gether, saith the Lord : I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. 15 Tf Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud : for the Lord hath spoken. 16 Give glory to the Loud your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride ; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive. 18 Say unto the king and to the queen. Humble yourselves, sit down : for your principalities shall come down, evert the crown of your glory. 19 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. 20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to he captains, and as chief over thee : shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in trav- ail? 22 T[ And if thou say in thine heart. Where- fore come these things upon me ? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. 25 This in thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; be- cause thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. 26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear. 27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! JEREMIAH. wiit thou uot be made clean y wlien shall it once he? CHAPTER XIV. THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 2 Judah raourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters : they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is chapped, for there was no rain in the earth, the plough- men were ashamed, they covered their heads. 5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. 6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons ; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. 7 H O Lord, though our iniquities tes- tify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake : for our backslidings are many ; we have sinned against thee. 8 O the hope of Israel, the Saviour there- of in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night ? 9 Why shouldest thou be as a man aston- ished, as a mighty man t?mt cannot save ? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 10 T[ Thus saith the Lord unto this peo- ple. Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, there- fore the Lord doth not accept them ; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 11 Then said the Lord unto me, Pray uot for this people for their good. 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt off'eriug and an oblation, I will not accept them : but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 13 t Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall uot see the sword, neither shall ye have fam- ine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name : I sent them uot, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them : they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say. Sword and famine shall uot be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 10 And the people to whom they proph- esy shall be cast out in the streets of Je- rusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 17 Tf Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them ; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease : for the virgin daughter of my peo- ple is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine ! yea, both the proi)het and the priest go about into a laud that they know not. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah ? hath thy soul loathed Zion ? why hast tJiou smitten us, and there in no healing for us ? we looked for peace, and there is no good ; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble ! 20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wicked- ness, a?id the iniquity of our fathers : for we have sinned against thee. 21 Do not abhor ?asseth thereby shall be astonished and hiss, because of all the plagues thereof. 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sous and the flesh of their daugh- ters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 And shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again : and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there he no place to bury. 12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet : 13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be de- filed as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned intense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink oflferings unto other gods. 14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to proph- esy; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house, and said to all the people, 15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and ujion all her towns all the evil 700 that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. CHAPTER XX. NOW Pashur the son of Iramer the priest, who ?ra.s also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jere- miah prophesied these things. 2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the proph- et, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord. 3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pash- ur, but Magor-missabib. 4 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 5 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah Avill I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. 6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house, shall ^o into captivity : and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. 7 T[ O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived : thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed : I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord Avas made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But Mh word was in mine heart as a burn- ing fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not atay. 10 i For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say t/tey, and we will report it. All my familiars watch- JEREMIAH. ed for my halting, mTjiiiy^ Peradveutiire he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one : therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail : they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper : tlieir everlasting confu- sion shall never be forgotten. 12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them : for unto thee have I opened my cause. 13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the p6or from the hand of evil doers. 14 H Cursed he the day wherein I was bom : let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. 15 Cursed he the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is bora unto thee ; making him very glad. IG And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not : and let him hear the cry in the morn- ing, and the shouting at noontide ; 17 Because he slew me not from the womb ; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to he always great with me. 18 Wherefore came I forth owi of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame ? CHAPTER XXL THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us ; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. 3 1 Then said Jeremiah unto them. Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah : 4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; Be- hold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, Avhich besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 5 And 1 myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fur}', and in great wrath. 6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. 7 And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life : and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, nei- ther have pity, nor have mercy. 8 1[ And unto this people thou shalt say. Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence : but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege j'ou, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, 10 For I have set ray face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 11 H And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord; 12 O house of David, thus saith the Lord ; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver Jiim that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of jour doings. 13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabi- tant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us ? or who shall enter into our habitations ? 14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord : and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. CHAPTER XXIL THUS saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 701 JEREMIAH. 2 And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juduh, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates : 3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute ye judg- ment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppres- sor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. •i For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by tlie gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. 5 But if ye will not hear these words, I SAvear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation. 6 For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilcad unto me, and the head of Lebanon : yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. 7 And I will prepare destroj'ers against thee, every one with his weapons : and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. 8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? 9 Then they shall answer. Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. 10 1 AVeep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him ; hut weep sore for him that goeth awa}': for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. 11 For thus saith tbe Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Ju- dah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place ; He shall not return thither any more : 12 But he shall die iu the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. 13 1 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his cham- bers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; _ 14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him ? 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy ; then it was Avell with him : was not this to know me ? saith the Lord. 17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. 18 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah ; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother ! or, Ah sister ! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord ! or. Ah his glory ! 19 He shall be buried Avith the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20 1 Go up to Lebanon, and cry ; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and ciy from the passages : for all thy lovers are de- stroyed. 21 I sjDake unto thee in thy prosperity; bat thou saidst, I will not hear. This hat7i been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. 22 The wind shall eat up all thy pas- tors, and thy lovers shall go into cap- tivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness. 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come u^ion thee, the pain as of a woman in travail ! 24 As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the sou of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; 25 And I will give thee into tbe hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another coun- Iry, where ye were not born; and tliere shall ye die. 27 But to the land whereunto they JEREMIAH. desire to return, thither shall they not return. 28 In this man Coniah a despised broken idol ? in he a A'essel wherein is no pleas- ure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord. 30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days : for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. CHAPTER XXIII. WOE be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pas- ture! saith the Lord. 2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them : behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. 3 And I will gather the remnaut of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds ; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them : and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord. 5 *[[ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a right- eous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more saj'. The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; 8 But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them ; and they shall dwell in their own land. 9 1[ Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake: I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For the land is full of adulterers ; for because of swearing the land mourncth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are pro- fane ; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord. 12 Wherefore their wa}'^ shall be unto them as slippery imys in the darkness : they shall be driven on, and fall therein : for I Avill bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evil doers, that none doth return from his wickedness : they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets ; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall : for from the j^rophets of Jerusalem is profane- ness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you ; they make j^ou vain : they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say still unto them that de- spise me. The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart. No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirl- wind : it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart : in the latter days ye shall consider it perfcctlj'. 703 JEREMIAH. 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophe&icd. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar oflf? 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall t/ds Ije in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies ? yea, tliey are prophets of the deceit of their own heart ; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream ; and he that hath my word, let him speak mj' word faithfully. What t.s the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. 29 7s not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that break- eth the rock in pieces ? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that proph- esy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them : therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LoiiD. 33 H And when this pco]-»le, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, say- ing, What is the burden of the Lord? thou Shalt then say unto them, What bur- den? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord. 34 And rt-s for the projjhct, and the priest, and the people, that shall say. The bur- 704 den of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus shall ye say everj' one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother. What hath the Lord answered ? and. What hath the Lord spoken ? 36 And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more; for ever}- man's word shall be his burden : for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. 37 Thus Shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken ? 38 But since ye say. The burden of the Lord ; therefore thus saith the Lord ; Be- cause ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying. Ye shall not say. The burden of the Lord; 39 Therefore, behold, 1, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence : 40 And I will bring an everlasting re- proach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. CHAPTER XXIV. THE Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs v:ere set before the tem- ple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried awaj' captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Ju- dah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Baljylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the Lord unto me. What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said. Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 4 ^ Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowl- edge them that are carried away captive of Judah, Avhom I have sent out of this place into the laud of the Chaldeans for tlieir good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for JEREMIAH. good, and I will bring them again to this laud: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord ; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole hci^rt. 8 ^ And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt : 9 Arid I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to he a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the swoi'd, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. CHAPTER XXV. THE word that came to Jeremiah con- cerning all the people of Judah, iu the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that v:o.n the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ; 2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that u the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking ; but ye have not hearkened. 4 And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them ; but je have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. 5 They said. Turn j'e again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 6 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worshiji them, and pro- voke me not to anger with the works of your hands ; and I will do you no hurt. 7 Yet ve have not hearkened i;nto me, saith the Lord ; that ye might provoke me to anger Avith the works of your hands to your own hurt. 8 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 9 Behold, I will send and take all the fam- ilies of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And tills whole land shall be a desola- tion, and an astonishment; and these na- tions shall serve the king of Babylon sev- enty years. 12 l And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that na- tion, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, €7jen all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. 14 For nlany nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also : and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. 15 H For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me ; Take the winecup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. 17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me : 18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desola- tion, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse ; as it is this day ; 705~ JEREMIAH. 19 Pharaoh kinj? of Egypt, and his serv- ants, and his princes, and all his i)cople; 20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekrou, and the remnant of Ashdod, 21 Edora, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 23 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the king- doms of the world, which are upon the lace of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Ye shall certainly drink. 29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished ? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them. The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread tJie (jrapoi^ against all the inhabitants of the earth. 31 A noise shall come cvai to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a con- troversy with the nations: he will ])lead Avith all flesh; lie will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord. 33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Be- hold, evil shall go forth from nation to ~706 nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 33 And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gath- ered, nor buried ; they shall be dung upon the ground. 34 H Howl, ye shepherds, and cry ; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye prin- cipal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are ac- complished ; and ye shall fall like a pleas- ant vessel. 35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture. 37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the ojjpressor, and because of his fierce anger. CHAPTEPv XXVL IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoia- kim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, 3 Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: 3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; If ye Avill not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 5 To hearken to the words of my serv- ants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; 6 Then Avill I make this house like Shi- loh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. JEREMIAH. 7 So the priests Jind the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 U Now it came to pass, Avhen Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded Mm to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying. Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou i>rophesied in the name of the Lord, saying. This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be deso- late without an inhabitant ? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. 10 TI When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house. 11 Then spake the priests and the proph- ets unto the princes and to all the peo- ple, saying. This man is Avorthy to die ; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 13 1 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying. The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will re- pejit him of the evil that he hath pro- nounced against you. 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand : do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. 15 But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. 16 TI Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the proph- ets ; This man is not w^orthy to die : for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. 17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, 18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Zion shall be ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heapjs, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil Avhich he had pronounced against them ? Thus might Ave procure great evil against our souls. 20 And there was also a man that proph- esied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah : 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, beard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt ; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son ot Achbor, and certai7i men with him into Egypt. 23 And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. 24 Nevertheless, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. CHAPTER XXVIL IN the beginning of the reign of Je- hoiakim the son of Josiah king of Ju- dah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, 3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedckiah king of Judah ; 4 And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 707 JEREMIAH. the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters ; 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant ; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. 8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the SAvord, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. 9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying. Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: 10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land ; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. 11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. 12 Tl I spake also to Zedckiah king of Judah according to all these words, say- ing, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. 13 "Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, say- ing, Ye shall not serve the king of Bab- ylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 708 15 For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a He in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. 16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; Hearken not to the words of your proph- ets that prophesy unto you, saying. Be- hold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon : for they prophesy a lie unto you. 17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live : wherefore should this city be laid waste? 18 But if they he prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and iii the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. 19 H For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and con- cerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, 20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- ylon took not, when he carried away cap- tive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem ; 21 Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Je- rusalem ; 22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord ; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. CHAPTER XXVIII. AND it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zede- kiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, ami in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3 Within two full years will I bring again JEREMIAH. into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- ylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon : 4 And I will bring again to this place Je- coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Ju- dah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Bab- ylon. 5 T[ Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord, 6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen : the Lord do so : the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord's house, and all that is carried away cap- tive, from Babylon into this place. 7 Nevertheless, hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people ; 8 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, tJien shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him. 10 TI Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from ofi" the projjhet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying. Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jere- miah went his way. 13 1[ Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet^ after that Han- aniah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord ; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood ; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ; and they shall serve him : and I have given Mm the beasts of the field also. 15 H Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet. Hear now, Hana- niah ; The Lord hath not sent thee ; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. CHAPTER XXIX. NOW these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon ; 2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jeru- salem ;) 3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- ylon) saying, 4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon ; 5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; 6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters ; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it : for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 8 IF For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 709 JEREMIAH. the God of Israel ; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name : I have not sent them, saith the Loud. 10 ^ For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lokd, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call' upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto j'ou. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find we, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lokd: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 15 1 Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon ; 16 Kyiow that thus saith the Lord of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into cap- tivity ; 17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the fam- ine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pesti- lence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hiss- ing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them : 19 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Loud, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, Sivith the Lord. 20 H Hear ye therefore the word of the ' 710 Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon : 21 Thus saith the Lord of' hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name ; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- lon ; and he shall slay them before your eyes ; 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying. The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire ; 23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them ; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord. 2-4 1i ThuH Shalt thou also speak to Shem- aiah the Nehelamite, saying, 25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the peo- ple that are at Jerusalem, and to Zeph- aniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore why hast thou not re- proved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which mak- eth himself a prophet to you? 28 For therefore he sent unto us in Baby- lon, saying, This captivity is long : build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gar- dens, and eat the fruit of them. 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. 30 ^ Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shcmaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: 32 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Be- hold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehe- JEREMIAH. lamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell amon^ this people ; nei- ther shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord ; be- cause he hath taught rebellion against the Lord. CHAPTER XXX. THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord:' and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. 4 H And these are the words that the Lord spake concerning Israel and con- cerning Judah. 5 For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 7 Alas ! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble ; but he shall be saved out of it. 8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him : 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. 10 1 Therefore fear thou not, O my serv- ant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel : for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 11 For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether un- punished. 12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, atid thy wound is grievous. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up : thou hast no healing medicines. 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. 15 Why criest thou for thine aflliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. 16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured ; and all thine adver- saries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. 17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying. This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 18 H Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling- places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanks- giving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as afore- time, and their congregation shall be es- tablished before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 21 And their nobles shall be of them- selves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them ; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirl- wind : it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked, 24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not ~~7li JEREMIAH. return, until be have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart : in the latter days ye shall consider it. CHAPTER XXXI. AT the same time, saith the Lord, will I he the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2 Thus saith the Lord, The people n'?iic?i ■were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness ; aieii Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 3 The Loud hath appeared of old unto me, saT/ing, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving- kindness have I drawn thee. 4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel : thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. 5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. 6 For there shall be a day, that the watch- men upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God. 7 For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say,' O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, axd with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child togeth- er : a great company shall return thither. 9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them : I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble : for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. 10 1 Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say. He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that teas stronger than he. 13 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shnll flow tn- 712 gether to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered gar- den ; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I Avill turn their mourning into jo}', and will comfort them, and make them re- joice from their sorrow. 14r And I Avill satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord. 15 TI Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping ; Rachel weeping for her chil- dren refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. 16 Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. 17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border. 18 TI I have surely heard Ephraim be- moaning himself thiis ; Thou hast chas- tised me, and I was chastised, as a bull- ock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I Avas instructed, I smote upon nty thigh : I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because 1 did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 7s Ephraim my dear son ? u he a pleas- ant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. 21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities. 22 1[ How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God JEREMIAH. of Israel ; As yet the}' shall use this speech in the laud of Judah and in the cities there- of, when I shall bring again their captivity: The Loud bless thee, O habitation of jus- tice, and mountain of holiness. 24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, hus- bandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. 2G Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was- sweet unto me. 27 Ti Behold, the days come, saith the LoKD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, tltat like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord. 29 In those days they shall say no more. The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 31 II Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : 33 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ; which my cov- enant they brake, although I was a hus- band unto them, saith the Lord: 33 But this shall he the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel ; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and Avrite it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying. Know the Lord : for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord : for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 35 H Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordi- nances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, Avhich divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; The Lord of hosts is his name : 36 If those ordinances depart from be- fore me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the Lord ; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord. 38 1[ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Ilananeel unto the gate of the corner. 39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord ; it shall not be pluck- ed up, nor thrown down any more for ever. CHAPTER XXXIL THE Avord that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying. Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it ; 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes ; 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord : though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper? 6 1[ And Jeremiah said. The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum 713" JEREMIAH. thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth : for the right of redemption w thine to buy it. 8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me. Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Ben- jamin : for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine ; buy it for thj'self. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed hii/i the money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed accordi?ig to the law and custom, and that which was open : 12 And I gave the evidence of the pur- chase unto Banich the son of Neriah, the son of Miuxseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. 13 TI And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evi- dence of the purchase, both Avhich is seal- ed, and this evidence which is open ; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Houses and fields and vine- 3'ards shall be possessed again in this land. IG Tf Now when I had delivered the evi- dence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying, 17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee : 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their chil- dren after them: The Great, The Mighty God, The Lord of hosts, is his name; 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one ac- 714 cording to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings : 20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egv'pt, ei'en unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men ; and j hast made thee a name, as at this day ; 21 And hast brought forth thy people Is- ] rael out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with j great terror; I 22 And hast given them this land, which : thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey ; 23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done noth- ing of all that thou commandedst them to do : therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them. 24 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it ; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that i fight against it, because of the sword, and i of the famine, and of the pestilence : and ! what thou hast spoken is come to pass ; and, behold, thou seest it. 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord God, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses ; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 TI Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh : is there any thing too hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Be- hold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it : 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink oflferings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil be- fore me from their youth : for the chil- dren of Israel have only provoked me to anger Avith the work of their hands, saith the Lord. 31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury JERKMIAIT. from tlif (lay Unit they built it fvon unto this diiy, that I shouhl niiiov.- it IVoui be- fore luy face ; :W Beeause of all the evil of the ehildren of Israel and of the ehildren of Judah, which they have done to juovoke lui; t«» aniicr, they, their kini;s, their ju-inces, their ])!•il•^ts, and their ])rophets, and the men of -hulali, and the inhabitants of Jerusa- lem. ;>:> And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: thouiijh I tautcht them, risin;^ up early and teaching tfuin^ yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 liul they set their abominations in the house, whith is called by my name, to de- lile it. :jr> And they built the hi-;h jilaccs of Baal, Avhich are in the valley of the son of Hinnoin, to cause their sons and their daughters to pa^s throu;::U Hie Jlre unto Molcch ; whicli I commanded tiicm not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abuiuination, to cause Ju- dah to sin. iH\ 1[ And now therefore thus saith the Lc)Ui>, the God of Israel, concerninu: this city, whereof ye say, It shall hi; delivered into the haiul of the kinj;" of Baljylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence ; ;57 Behold, I willKidher them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anj^er, and in my fury, ami in f?reat wrath; and I will brinj^ them aj^ain unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely : aS And they shall be my peoi)le, and I will be their (!od : .'J'J And I will fjive them one heart, and one way, that they may fear mi^ for ever, for the good of tiicm, and of their chil- dren after them : 40 And I will make an cverlastlni; cove- nant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them g(»od ; but I will [>ut my fear in their hearts, that tluy shall not depart from me. 41 V'ea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the Loud; Like; as I have brought all this great evil upon this I I procure unto it. people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promise(l them. 4:{ And lields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, // is desolate with- out majj or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 41 Men shall l>uy lields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal l/iem^ and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, aiul in th(! cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Loiiix CHAPTI-:il XXXIII. MOREOVKR the word of the Loud cauie unto Jereuiiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court ot the i)rison, saying, 2 Thus saith tlu; Loud the maker there- of, the LoicD that formed it, to establish it; The Loud is his name ; ;> Call unto me, ami I will answer thee, and shew thee great and nii;.;lity things, which thou knowest not. 4 For thus saith the Loud, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; 5 They come to tight with the Chaldeans, but i( is to till them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wick- edness I have hid my face from this city. 0 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peaec ami truth. 7 And 1 will cause the captivity of Ju- dah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. H And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, wlu-reby they liave sinned against me; and I will i>ardon all their iniipiities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby Ihcy have; transgressed against me. y II And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto theni : and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosi)«!rily that Tia JEREMIAH. 10 Thus saith the Lord ; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall he desolate without man and with- out beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are deso- late, without man, and without inhabit- ant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good ; for his mercy en- dureth for ever: ajid of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord. 12 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be a habitation of shep- herds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord. 14 Behold, the days come, saitb the Lord, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Isi-ael and to the house of Judah. 15 T[ In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this in the luime wherewith she shall be called. The Lord our Righteousness, 17 H For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel ; 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. 19 1[ And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith the Lord ; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my cove- nant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; 21 Then may also my covciiaut be Itrokcn with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne ; and with the Levites the priests, my min- isters. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. 23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 Considerest thou not what this peo- ple have spoken, saying, The two fomilies which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised ray people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 25 Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant he not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth ; 26 Then will I cast away the seed of Ja- cob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to he rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob : for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. CHAPTER XXXIV. THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnez- zar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his do- minion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities there- of, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel ; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him. Thus saith the Lord; Be- hold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire : 3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and de- livered into his hand ; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword ; 5 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kintrs whitli Avcre l)efore thee, so shall JEREMIAH, they buru odoura lor thee ; and they will lament thee, sayh/g, Ah lord ! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord. 6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, 7 When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah : for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah. 8 II This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; 9 That every man should let his man- servant, and every man his maidservant, bci)ig a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to ivity of a Jew his brother. 10 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the cov- enant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maid- servant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more; then they obeyed, and let them go. 11 But afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 13 If Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Is- rael ; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the laud of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 14 At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother a Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee ; and when he hath served thee six yeare, thou shalt let him go free from thee : but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name : 16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for hand- maids. 17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaim- ing liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour : behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 18 And I will give the men that Lave transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed be- tween the parts thereof, 19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf; 20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life : and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you. 22 Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall tight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire : and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant. CHAPTER XXXV. THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, in the days of Jehoia- kim the son of Josiah king of Judah, say- ing, 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; JEREMIAH. 4 And I l)r()Uirlit tlu'in into the house of the LoKD, into the cliaiul)er of the eons of Ilauan, the son of I<^(laliah, a man of God, which wan by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cui)s; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 But they said, We will drink no Avine: for Jouadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, sayinj^, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever: 7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents ; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. 8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jon- adab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters ; 9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in ; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: 10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchad- rezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the array of the Chal- deans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians : so we dwell at Jerusalem. 12 H Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 Thus saith the Loud of hosts, the God of I.srael ; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, AVill ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the Loud. 14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rech- ab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their fa- ther's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. 15 I have sent also unto you all my serv- ants the projihets, rising up early and send- ing Ihern^ raying. Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, 718 and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this i)eople hath not hearkened unto me: 17 Therefore thus saith the Loud God of hosts, the God of Lsracl ; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them : because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard ; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. 18 1 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lokd of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath command- ed 3'ou ; 19 Therefore thus saith the Loud of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. CHAPTER XXXVL AND it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jer- emiah from the Lord, saying, 3 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. 8 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them ; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah : and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, say- ing, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Loud : f» Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my JEREMIAH. mouth, the words of the Lokd in the ears of the people in the Lokd's house upon the fi\sting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities, 7 It may be they will present their suppli- cation before the Lord, and will return every one from his eAil way : for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord hath pronounced against this peoj^le. 8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did ac- cording to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house. 9 And it came to pass in the fifth year one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. 17 And they asked Baruch, saying. Tell us now. How didst thou write all these W'ords at his mouth? 18 Then Baruch answered them. He pro- nounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. 19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be. 20 Tl And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and of Jelioiakim the son of Josiah king of j told all the words in the ears of the king. Judah, in the ninth month, that they pro- 21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the claimed a fast before the Lord to all the] roll; and he took it out of Elishama the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people j scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 10 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house, in the ears of all the people. 11 TI When Michaiali the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord, 12 Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the sonofShem- aiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zede- kiah the son of Hauaniah, and all the princes. 13 Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. 14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying. Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. 15 And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. 16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. 22 Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month : and thej-e ivas a fire on the hearth burning before him. 23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he ci;t it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the tire that was on the hearth. 24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll ; but he would not hear them. 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet : but the Lord hid them. 27 TI Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, 28 Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned. 29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast 719 JEREMIAH. thou written thcrciu, sa^'iug, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and de- stroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast ? 30 Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. 31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the in- habitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pro- nounced against them ; but they hearkened not. 32 T[ Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah ; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words. CHAPTER XXXVII. AND king Zedekiah the son of Josiah - reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Loud, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the proph- et Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, tliey departed from Jerusalem. 6 H Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Is- rael; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, 720 and light against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us : for they shall not depart. 10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained hut wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. 11 TI And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jeru- salem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Ben- jamin, a caj)tain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of She- lemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he heark- ened not to him : so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison. 16 Tl When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days ; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out ; and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there a)iy word from the Lord ? And Jeremiah said, There is : for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I oflfended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison ? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying. The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land ? 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that JEREMIAH. thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jere- miah remained in the court of the prison. CHAPTER XXXVin. THEN Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord, He that remain- eth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it. 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king. We beseech thee, let this man be put to death : for thus he weaken eth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not 7ie that can do any thing against you. 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison : and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire : so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. 1 1 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethi- opian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; 8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, say- ing, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jere- miah the prophet, whom they have cast — into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is : for there is no more bread in the city. 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-me- lech the Ethiopian, saying. Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dun- geon, before he die. 11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm- holes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. 14 T[ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord : and the king said unto Jer- emiah, I will ask thee a thing ; hide nothing from me. 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death ? and if 1 give thee coun- sel, wilt thou not hearken unto me ? 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. 17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou Shalt live, and thine house : 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chal- deans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jer- emiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. 721 JEREMIAH. 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thcc. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak uuto thee : so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed 22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Baby- lon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mii*e, and they are turned away back. 23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans : and thou Shalt not escaj)e out of their hand, but Shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon : and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with lire. 24 TI Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou Shalt not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, i and say unto thee. Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: 26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes unto Jer- emiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left ofl" si)eaking with him ; for the matter was not perceived. 28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken : and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. CHAPTER XXXIX. IN the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem^ and they be- sieged it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 723 3 And all the princes of the king of Baby- lon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sai*- sechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab- mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4 H And it came to pass, that when Zede- kiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two Avails : and he went out the way of the plain. 5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. 6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes : also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. 8 H And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusa- lem. 9 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the jieople that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 10 But NebTxzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. 11 T[ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- lon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm ; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's i)rinces ; I 14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah I out of the court of the prison, and commit- JEREMIAH. ted him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home : so he dwelt among the people. 15 Tf Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, sayini^, 16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accontpUsh- ed in that day before thee. 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. 18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. CHAPTER XL. THE word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were car- ried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were cari*ied away captive unto Bab- ylon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jere- miah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath j^ronounced this evil upon this place. 3 Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said : because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thmg is come upon you. 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come ; and I will look well unto thee : but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, for- bear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, ?ie said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people : or go Avheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. 7 TI Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, eimi they and their men, heard that the king of Baby- lon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahi- kam governor in the land, and had com- mitted unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Miz- pah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, I and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhu- meth, and the sons of Ephai the Netopha- thite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maacha- thite, they and their men. 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaj^han sware unto them and to their men, saying. Fear not to serve the Chaldeans : dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Miz- pah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that ivere in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan ; 12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 13 ^ Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 And said imto him. Dost thou certain- ly know that Baalis the king of the Am- monites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake 723 ' JEREMIAH. to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishraael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish ? 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou Shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. CHAPTER XLI. NOW it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Netha- niah the son of Elishama, of the seed ro3'al, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came iinto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Netha- niah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishraael also slew all the Jews that were with him, evoi with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, a7id the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it, 5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, evoi four- score men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring tfiem to the house of the Lord. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went : and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 7 And it was .so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. - ' 724 So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, war, it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that ivere slain. 10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that loere in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites. 11 1 But when Johanan the son of Ka- reah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were Avith Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Jo- hanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then took Johanan the son of Ka- reah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ish- mael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth- lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the JEREMIAH. son of Ahikani, whom the king of Bab- ylon made gOA^emor in the land. CHAPTER XLII. THEN all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the great- est, came near, 3 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted hefore thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left hut a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us :) 3 That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that Ave may do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard yoti; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words ; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you ; I will keep nothing back from you. 5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if wc do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us. 6 Whether it he good, or whether it he evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God. 7 II And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 And said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication be- fore him ; 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down ; and I M'ill plant you, and not pluck yori up : for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid ; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord : for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. 13 ^ But if 3'e say. We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God, 14 Saying, No ; but we will go into the laud of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell : 15 And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah ; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Is- rael ; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there ; 16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt ; and the fam- ine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt ; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to so- journ there ; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence : and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. 18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the in- habitants of Jerusalem ; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt : and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach ; and ye shall see this place no more. 19 TI The Lord hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Eg3"pt: know certainly that I have ad- monished you this day. 20 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying. Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. 21 And now I have this day declared it to you ; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thi7ig for the which he hath sent me unto you. 22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. _ JEREMIAH. CHAPTER XLHI. AND it came to pass, that wheu Jere- miah liad made an end of speaking- unto all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, eveit all these words, 2 Then spake Azariah the son of Ho- shaiah, and Jolmnan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jere- miah, Thou speakcst falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there : 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put xis to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the peo- ple, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 6 Eveii men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every per- son that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left Avith Gedaliah the son of Ahikara the son of Shaphan, and Jere- miah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : thus came they even to Tah- panhes. 8 Tf Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which i.s at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah ; 10 And say unto them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid ; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 And when he comcth, he shall smite the land of Egypt, aiid deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for 7^0 captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 13 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt ; and he shall bum them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Eg3'pt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment ; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that u- in the land of Egypt ; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he bum with fire. CHAPTER XLIV. THE word that came to Jeremiah con- cerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Te have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah ; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dvvelleth therein ; 3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they ! knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my serv- ants the prophets, rising early and sending tJiem, saying. Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem ; and they are wasted a7id desolate, as at this day. 7 Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you ; man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; 8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be JEREMIAH. a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusa- lem? 10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before j^our fathers. 11 II Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, 'the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. 13 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine : they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they sliall be an execration, and an astonish- ment, and a curse, and a reproach. 13 For I Avill. punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence : 14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall re- turn but such as shall escape. 15 T[ Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the Avomen that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem : for tJmi had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all tilings^ and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offer- ings unto her, without our men? 20 T[ Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him tJiat answer, saying, 21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jeru- salem, 3'e and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and came it ttoi into his mind? 22 So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, arid be- cause of the abominations which ye have committed ; therefore is your land a deso- lation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies ; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 21: Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women. Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt : 25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying : Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and ful- filled with your hand, saying, We will sure- ly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Eg3'pt ; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying. The Lord God liveth. 27 Behold, I will watch over them for - 727 ~ JEREMIAH. evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the laud of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them, 28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah ; and all the rem- nant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 29 H And this itJiall he a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may knoAV that my words shall surely stand against you for evil : 30 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life ; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his ene- my, and that sought his life. CHAPTER XLV. THE word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth 3'ear of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee,0 Baruch; 3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now ! for the Loud hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 4 T^ Thus Shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, tJmt which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. 5 And seekest thou great things for thy- self? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord : but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. CHAPTER XLVL THE word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gen- tiles ; 3 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, " 728 " which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses ; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your hel- mets ; furbish the spears, mid put on the brigandines. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are tied apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord. 6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumljle, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. 7 Who in this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters arc moved as the rivers ? 8 Eg3-pt riseth up like a flood, and Jm waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth ; I will destroy the city and the in- habitants thereof. 9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye char- iots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle a7id bend the bow. 10 For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries : and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood : for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain Shalt thou use many medicines ; for thoxi Shalt not be cured. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. 13 II The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrez- zar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tah- panhes : say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee ; for the sword shall devour round about thee. 15 Why are thy valiant meyi swept aAvay ? JEREMIAH. they stood not, because the Lord did drive them. 16 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said. Arise, and let lis go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the op- pressing sword. 17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is b7it a noise ; he hath passed the time ajjpointed. 18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is The Lord of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. 19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity : for NojDh shall be waste and desolate with- out an inhabitant. 20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh ; it cometh out of the north. 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks ; for they also are turned back, and are fled away to- gether: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, a7id the time of their visitation. 22 The voice thereof shall go like a ser- pent ; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched ; because they are more than the grasshop- pers, and are innumerable. 24 The daughter of Egypt shall be con- founded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. 25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multi- tude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings ; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him : 26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his serv- ants : and afterward it shall be inhab- ited, as in the days of old, saith the Lorb. 27 T[ But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their cap- tivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make 7dm afraid. 28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord : for I «m with thee ; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee : but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. CHAPTER XLVIL THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 2 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein ; the city, and them that dwell therein : then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong Jiorses, at the rushing of his chariots, ajtd at the rumbling of his wheels, the fi\thers shall not look back to theii' children for feebleness of hands ; 4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut ofifrom Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remain- eth : for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. 5 Baldness is come upon Gaza ; Ashkelon is cut off icith the remnant of their valley : how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6 O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thy- self into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it. CHAPTER XLVIIL AGAINST Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Woe unto Nebo ! for it is spoiled : Kiriathaim is con- founded a7id taken : Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 2 TJiere shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen ; the sword shall pursue thee. — __ . JEREMIAH. 3 A voice of crying }>hall be from Horo- naim, spoiling and great destruction. 4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 5 For in the going up of Luhith con- tinual weeping shall go up ; for in the going down of Horouaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. G Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 7 TI For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken : and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity toith his priests and his priuces together. 8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape : the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be de- stroyed, as the Lord hath spoken. 9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 11 K Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wan- derers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Che- mosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence, 14 T[ How say ye. We are mighty and strong men for the war? 15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is The Lord of hosts. 10 The calamity of Moab i.es rouud about, e^>e7l the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 14 And every one had four faces : the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face tvaa the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them : and when the cher- ubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood ; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. 18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, aud evenj one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 20 This is the living creatixre that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubim. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings ; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces ?/ja.s' the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves : they went every one straight forward. CHAPTER XL MOREOVER the si)irit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh east- ward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men ; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pela- tiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city : 753 3 Whicn say, it is not near; let us build houses : this citxj is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 4 1 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me. Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel : for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have tilled the streets thereof with the slain. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Tour slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this cittj in the caldron: but I Avill bring you forth out of the midst of it. 8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon j^ou, saith the Lord God. 9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among j'ou. 10 Ye shall fall by the sword ; I will judge you in the border of Israel ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: 12 Aud ye shall know that I am the Lord : for ye have not walked in mj^ stat- utes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about a'ou. 13 H And it came to pass, when I proph- esied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said. Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? 14 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the Lord: unto us is this land given in ]iossession. 16 Therefore say. Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scaltered them among the countries, yet EZEKIEL. will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the counti'ies where they shall come. 17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the coun- tries where ye have been scattered, and 1 will give you the land of Israel. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence, 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you ; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh: 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them : and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for ihcm whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their owu heads, saith the Lord God. 22 II Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 23 And the glory of the Loud went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 24 1" Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the cap- tivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 Then I spake unto them of the cap- tivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me. CHAPTER XII. THE word of the Lokd also came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight ; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight : it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. _ _ 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing : and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight : thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand ; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon nnj shoulder in their sight. 8 H And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee. What doest thou ? 10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 11 Sa3% I am your sign : like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them : they shall remove and go into captivity. 12 And the prince that is among them shall bear uijon his shoulder in the twi- light, and shall go forth : they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 13 My net also will I spread upon him* and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the laud of the Chaldeans ; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord. EZEKIEL. 17 ^ Moreover the word of the Lokd came to me, saying', 18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quak- ing, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; 19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inliabitauts of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with careful- ness, and drink their water with astonish- ment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be deso- late; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 21 H And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 22 Son of man, what is that proverb ihat ye have in the lahd of Israel, saying. The davs are prolonged, and every vision fail- eth? 23 Tell them therefore. Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them. The days are at hand, and the effect of everj' vision. 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the Lord : I will speak, and the word that I shall »peak shall come to pass ; it shall be no more prolonged : for in i'our days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God. 26 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 27 Son of man, behold, tJir/j of the house of Israel say. The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophcsieth of the times that arc far off. 28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XIII. AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the proph- ets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that jirophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord; 3 Thus saith the Lord God ; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their o^^-n spirit, and have seen nothing ! 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5 Ye have not gone up into the gaj)S, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divina- tion, saying. The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them : and they have made others to hope that they would con- firm the word. 7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken? 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Be- cause ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God. 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God. 10 ^ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying. Peace; and tJiere was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with unterapered mo7-tar: 11 Say unto them which daub it with un- tempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower ; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ve shall be consumed EZEKIEL. in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus -will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered inortar, and will say unto you, The wall w no more, neither they that daubed it ; 16 To icii, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God. 17 ^ Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart ; and prophesy thou against them, 18 And say. Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls ! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? 19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear yo^ir lies ? 20 Wherefore thus saith the Loi'd God; Behold, I am against your pillows, where- with ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the soids that ye hunt to make them fly. 21 Tour kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad ; and strengthened tne hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life; 23 Therefore ye shall see no more A'anity, nor divine divinations : for I will deliver my people out of your hand : and ye shall know that I am the Lord, CHAPTER XIV. THEN came certain of the elders of Is- rael unto me, and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face : should I be inquired of at all by them ? 4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that set- teth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet ; I the Lord will answer him that cometh, ac- cording to the multitude of his idols ; 5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all es- tranged from me through their idols. 6 H Therefore say unto the house of Is- rael, Thus saith the Lord God ; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols ; and turn away your faces from all your abom- inations. 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and put- teth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his fiice, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me ; I the Lord will answer him by myself: 8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity : the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord God. 12 Tl The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it : 755 EZEKIEL. 14 Thouj2:h these three men, Noah, Dan- iel, and Job, were in it, thej- should deliver hut their own souls by their righteous- ness, saith the Lord God, 15 1 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts : 16 Though these three men loere in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 1 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say. Sword, go through the land ; so that I cut off man and beast from it : 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but thej' only shall be delivered themselves. 19 1 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast : 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, tvere in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 22 ^ Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings : and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings : and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XV. AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest ? 3 Shall wood be tak(!n thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang anv vessel thereon ? 756 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel ; the fire devourcth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work ? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work : how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the tire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 6 Tl Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the tire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jeru- salem. 7 And I will set my face against them ; they shall go out from one tire, and another tire shall devour them ; and ye shall know that I am the Loud, when I set my face against them. 8 And I will make the land desolate, be- cause they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XVI. AGAIN the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3 And say. Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem ; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan ; thy f;\ther vms an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite. 4 And f« for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee ; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion ui:)on thee ; but thou Avast cast out in the open tield, to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou Avast born. 6 Tl And Avhen I passed by thee, and saAv thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou ivaM in thy blood. Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood. Live. 7 I have caiiscd thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and Avaxen great, and thou art come to ex- cellent ornaments : thy breasts are fash- ioned, and thine hair is groAvn, Avhereas thou tcast naked and bare. 8 NoAV Avhen I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time icas the time of love ; and I spread my skirt over EZEKIEL. thee, a*d covered thy nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a cov- enant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. 9 Then washed I thee with water ; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with tine linen, and I covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raipient was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosi^er into a kingdom. 14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it ivas perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. 15 H But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy for- nications on every one that passed by; his it was. 16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot there- upon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be .so. 17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, 18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil aud mine incense before them. 19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, vjhereioUh I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord God. 20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. 7s this of thy whoredoms a small matter. 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them ? 22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood. 23 And it came to pass after all thy wick- edness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord God,) 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a high place in every street. 25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. 26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh ; and hast increased thy whore- doms, to provoke me to anger. 27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food^ and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. 28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatia- ble ; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things^ the work of an imperious whorish woman ; 31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street ; and hast not been as a harlot, in that thou scornest hire ; 32 But as a wife that committeth adultery, whic7i taketh strangers instead of her hus- band ! 33 They give gifts to all whores : but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. 34 Aud the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none 757 " EZEKIEL followctli tliec to commit whoredoms: and in that thou <^ivest a reward, and no re- ward is given unto thee, therefore tliou art contrary. 35 H Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord : 36 Thus saith the Lord God; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whore- doms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them ; 37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleas- ure, and all tliem that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated ; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. 38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged ; and I -will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women : and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also Shalt give no hire any more. 43 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thitie head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. 44 H Behold, every one that useth prov- erbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying. As is the mother, so is her daughter. 45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that 758 loatheLh her husband and her Children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children : your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwell- eth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations : but, as if that were a very little thing^ thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 48 As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and commit- ted abomination before me : therefore I took them away as I saw good. 51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins ; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abomina- tions which thou hast done. 53 Thou also, which hast judged thy sis- ters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abomin- able than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. 53 When I shall bring again their cap- tivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then icill I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them : 54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughtere shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. BZEKIEL. 56 For thy sister Sodom Avas not men- tioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, 57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time oitliy reproach of the daugh- ters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. 58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the Lord. 59 For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 60 ^ Nevertheless, I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. 61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daugh- ters, but not by thy covenant. 63 And I will establish my covenant with thee ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord : 63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XVIL AND th^ word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel ; 3 And say. Thus saith the Lord God ; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar : 4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick ; he set it in a city of merchants. 5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. 6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned j building forts, to cut off many persons : toward him, and the roots thereof were 18 Seeing he despised the oath by break- under him : so it became a vine, and ing the covenant, when, lo, he had given brought forth branches, and shot forth his hand, and hath done all these thhigs^ sprigs. I he shall not escape. ______ 7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers : and, be- hold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the fur- rows of her plantation. 8 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9 Say thou. Thus saith the Lord Goo; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. 10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper ? shall it not utterly wither, wheu the east wind toucheth it ? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. 11 *i[ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 13 Say now to the rebellious house. Know ye not what these things mean? tell them^ Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon ; 13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him : he hath also taken the mighty of the land : 14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, hut that by keej)- ing of his covenant it might stand. 15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much peoi)le. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered ? 16 As I live, saith the Lord God, sure- ly in the place wJiere the king chveUeth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, eveti with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and EZEKIEL. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Aft I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I Avill bring him to Babylon, and will plead Avith him there for his trespass that he hath tresi:)assed against me. 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it. 23 H Thus saith the Lord God ; I Avill also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it ; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon a high moiintain and eminent : 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bi'ing forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar : and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing ; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish : I the Lord have spoken and have done it. CHAPTER XVIIL THE word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Isi-ael, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge ? 3 ^-l.s I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine : the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 5 Tl But if a man be just, and do that which is laAvful and right, j G And hath not eaten upon the mountains, I neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols j of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled j his neighbour's wife, neither hath come } near to a menstruous woman, I 7 And hath not oi^pressed any, but hath 7G0 restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment ; 8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, thcd hath withdrawn his hand from in- iquity, hath executed true judgment be- tween man and man, 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he ix just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. 10 ^ If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things^ 11 And that doeth not any of those duties^ but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, 13 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomina- tion, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abomina- tions ; he shall surely die ; his blood shall be upon him. 14 '\ Now, lo, i/he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15 Tliat hath not eaten upon the mount- ains, neither hath lifted uj) his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not de- filed his neighbour's wife, IG Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath sj^oiled by violence, hut hath given his bread to the hungr}^ and hath covered the naked Avith a garment, 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor in- crease, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, si^oiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his in- iquity. 19 ii Yet say ye. Why ? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father V When the EZEKIEL. son hath done that "which is lawful and rjo-ht, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surel)^ live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the Mher, neither shall the father bear the iniquit}^ of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die, 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him : in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? 24 If But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and coramit- teth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live ? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 25 H Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel ; Is not my way equal ? are not your ways unequal ? 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth in- iquity, and dieth in them ; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Is- rael, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves Irom all your transgressions ; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 If Cast av.'ay from you all your trans- gressions, Avhereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit : for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. CHAPTER XIX. MOREOVER, take thou up a lamenta- tion for the princes of Israel, 2 And say. What is thy mother? A lion- ess: she lay down among lions, she nour- ished her M helps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps : it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey ; it devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him ; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had wait- ed, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 7 And he kncAV their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities ; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. 8 Then the nations set against him on eA'ery side from the provinces, and spread their net over him : he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon : they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mount- ains of Israel. 10 Tf Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the Avaters : she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 11 And she had strong rods for the scep- tres of them that bare rule, and her stat- ure was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. 12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit : her strong rods 761 ~~ EZEKIEL. were broken and withered ; the fire con- sumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilder- ness, in a dry and thirsty ground, 14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, whicli hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod io be a scep- tre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. CHAPTER XX. AND it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers : 5 1[ And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord j'our God; 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands : 7 Then said I unto them. Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me : they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt : then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of^ Egypt. 9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the hea- then, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. — _ 10 T[ Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreover also I gave them my sab- baths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness : they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judg- ments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them ; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14 But I wrought for my name's sake, I that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them ' out. 15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which 1 had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which w the glory of all lands ; 16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but pol- luted my sabbaths : for their heart went after their idols, 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness. Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judg- ments, nor defile yourselves with their idols : 19 I am the Lord your God ; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 And hallow my sabbaths ; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God. 21 Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against me : they walked not in my stat- utes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them ; they polluted my sabbaths : then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish ray anger against them in the wilderness. 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, EZEKIEL. and wroug:ht for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in "whose sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries ; 24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments where- by they should not live ; 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord. 27 1 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say imto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a tresjjass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29 Then I said unto them. What is the high place whereunto ye go ? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 30 Wherefore say unto the house of Is- rael, Thus saith. the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers ? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the lire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel ? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. 33 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say. We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 33 TI Afi I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wil- deraess of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egj^pt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant : 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Is- rael: and ye shall know that 1 am the Lord. 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter a7so, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and Avith your idols. 40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Is- rael, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the coun- tries wherein ye have been scattered ; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country far the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. 43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought with you for ray 763 EZEKIEL. name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt do- ings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God. 45 T[ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lokd; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I Avill kindle a flre in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree : the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it : it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables ? CHAPTER XXL AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jeru- salem, and drop thy u'ord toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Is- rael, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut oflf from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, there- fore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north : 5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath : it shall not return any more. 0 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins ; and with bit- terness sigh before their eyes. 7 And it shall be, when they say xanto thee. Wherefore sighest thou? that thou Shalt answer. For the tidings, because it Cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God, _ __ 8 H Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished : 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled : this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and howl, son of man ; for it shall be upon my people, it sJudl be upon ail the princes of Israel : terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. 13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more^ saith the Lord God. 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thiite hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain : it is the sword of the great m€)i that are slain which entereth into their privy chambers. 15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied : ah ! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, w on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. 17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest : I the Lord have said it. 18 T[ The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come : both twain shall come forth out of one land : and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. 21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination : he made his ar- rows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. EZEKIEL. 22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have SAvorn oaths: but he will call to remem- brance the iniquity, that they may be taken. 2-i Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear ; because, I my^ that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 25 H And thou, profane wiciced prince of Israel, Avhose day is come, when iniquity ■shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord God ; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown : this s?iall not be the same : exalt him that is low, and abase Jiim that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overtui-n it : and it shall be no ?7?o?r, until he come whose right it is ; and I will give it Jiini. 28 Tf And thou, sou of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their re- proach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glit- tering : 29 While they see vanity unto thee, while they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of fhei7i that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee ; I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 32 Thou Shalt be for fuel to the fire ; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou Shalt be no more remembered : for I the Lord have spoken it. M CHAPTER XXII. OREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city V yea, thou Shalt shew her all her abominations. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed ; and hast defiled thy- self in thine idols which thou hast made ; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come eiwn xmto thy j'ears : therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all coun- tries. 5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, v:hic7i art in- famous a-nd much vexed. 6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. 7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stran- ger : in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. 9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood : and in thee they eat upon the mountains : in the midst of thee they com- mit lewdness. 10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness : in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pol- lution. 11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighboixr's wife ; and another hath lewdl}' defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. 12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neigh- bours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. 13 If Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. 14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee ? I the Lord have spoken t^, and will do it. 15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the coun- EZEKIEL. tries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the slight of the heathen, and thou Shalt know that I am the Lord. 17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross : all they ai'e brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are ewen the dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt j'ou. 21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof 22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall knoAV that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you. 23 ^ And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things ; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed diffei'- eyice between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their e3'es from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 Ilcr princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishon- est gain. 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untemjiered mortar^ seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith 766 the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used op- pression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy : yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it : but I found none. 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XXIIL THE word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother : 3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt ; they committed whoredoms in their youth : there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 5 And Aholah played the harlot when she Avas mine ; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 6 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 7 Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself. 8 Neither left she her whoredoms hroiu/ht from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 10 These discovered her nakedness : they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword : and she became fa- mous among women; for they had exe- cuted judgment upon her. EZEKIEL. 11 And when her sister Aholibah saw tJiis, she was more corrupt in her in- ordinate love than she, and in her whore- doms more than Tier sister in her whore- doms. 12 She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men, 13 Then I saw that she was defiled, t7iat they took both one way, 14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans por- trayed with vermilion, 15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. 17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated fi-om them. 18 So she discovered her w-horedoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. 19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the har- lot in the land of Egypt. 20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 23 Ti Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and 1 will bring them against thee on every side; 23 The Babylonians, and all the Chal- deans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, a7id all the Assyrians with them : all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24 And they shall come against thee Avith chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, u'hich shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears ; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be de- voured by the fire. 26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom hronght from the land of Egypt : so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor re- member Egypt any more. 28 For thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated : 29 And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare : and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be dis- covered, both thy lewdness and thy whore- doms. 30 I will do these tJiinffs unto thee, be- cause thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, aiid because thou art polluted with their idols. 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. 32 Thus saith the Lord God ; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large : thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision ; it containeth much. 33 Thou shalt be filled with drunken- ness and sorrow, with the cup of astonish- ment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts : for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 36 H The Lord said moreover unto me; 767 EZEKIEL. Son of man, wilt thou judi^e Aholah and Abolibali? yea, declare unto them their abominations ; 37 That they haye committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths, 39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a mes- senger was sent ; and, lo, thej' came : for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with orna- ments, 41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 43 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort icere brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 43 Then said I unto 7tcr that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whore- doms with her, and she ^oUh them? 44 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the har- lot : so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. 45 TI And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulter- esses, and after the manner of women that shed blood ; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands, 46 For thus saith the Lord God; I will bring up a company ui^on them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords ; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 768 49 And they shall recompense your lewd- ness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols : and ye shall know that I am the Lord God. CHAPTER XXIV. AGAIN in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the mouth, the word of the Lokd came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day : the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it : 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder ; fill it with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 6 Ti Wherefore thus saith the Lord God ; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is- therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance ; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city ! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, con- sume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty upon the coals there- of, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, tJiat the scum of it may l>e consumed. 12 She hath wearied herself Avith lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her : her scum shall he in the fire. 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from EZEKIEL. thy lilthiness any more, till I have caused ruy fury to rest upon thee. 14 I the Lord have spoken it : it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent ; according; to thy ways, and ac- cording to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God. 15 Ti Also the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke : yet neither shait thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not ihi/ lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18 So I sjiake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19 Ti And the people said unto me. Wilt thou not tell us what these thbi(/s are to us, that thou docst .so.^ 20 Then I answered them. The word of the Loud came unto me, saying, 21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of j'our strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which j'our soul piitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 22 And 3'e shall do as I have done : jo shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread, of men. 23 And your tires f By the multitude of thy merchandise they have lilled the midst of thee Avith violence, and thou hast sinned : therefore 1 will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, 0 covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of lire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wis- dom by reason of thy brightness : I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traflick; therefore Avill I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou Shalt be a terror, and never shaU thou be any more. 20 1[ Again the word of the Lokd came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 22 And say. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lokd, when 1 shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. 23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wound- ed shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side ; and they shall know that I am the Loud, 24 ^ And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor amj grieving thorn of all i/iat are round about them, that despised them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord God. 25 Thus saith the Lord God; When 1 shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among Avhom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards ; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when 1 have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God. CHAPTER XXIX. IN the tenth year, in the tenth moni/t, in the twelfth (lay of the month, the word of the LoKD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pha- raoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt : 3 Speak, and say. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I atn against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said. My river is- mine own, and I have made it for mj'self. 4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. 5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers : thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given tliee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder : and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. 8 ir Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 9 And the land of Egypt shall be deso- late and waste ; and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. 10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and deso- 773 EZEKIEL. late, from the tower of Syeue even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass throtigli it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12 And I -will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid Avaste shall be deso- late forty years : and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 13 H Yet thus saith the Lord Goi> ; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered : 14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of j their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the king- doms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations : for I will dimin- ish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, Avhich bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them : but they shall know that I am the Lord God. 17 % And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first mouthy in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus : every head 2vas made bald, and every shoulder was peeled : yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it : 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ; and he shall take her multitude, and take her ^ spoil, and take her prey ; and it shall be { the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt ' for his labour wherewith he served against ! it, because they wrought for me, saith the [ Lord God. i 21 ^ In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the openinu: of the mouth in the 774 midst of them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAPTER XXX. THE word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy and say. Thus saith the Lord God ; Howl ye, Woe worth the day ! 3 For the day is near, even the day of the Lord in near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, Avhen the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. 6 Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down : from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be de- stroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt : for, lo, it Cometh. 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. 11 He and his people with him, the terri- ble of the nations, shall be l)rought to de- stroy the land : and they shall draw their SAvords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the Lord have spoken it. 13 Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their EZEKIEL. images to cease out of Noph ; and there shall be no more a prince of the laud of Egypt : and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. 14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set flre in Zoau, and will execute judgments in No. 15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egyi)t; and I will cut olf the multitude of No. 16 And I will set fire in Egypt : Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph sliall have dis- tresses daily. 17 The young men of Aven and of Pi- beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. 18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt : and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her : as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt : and they shall know that I am the LOKD. 20 H And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month^ in the seventh daTj of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt ; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Be- hold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put mj'^ sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 2.5 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pha- raoh shall fall down ; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Baby- lon, and he shall stretch it out ujion the land of Egypt. 20 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAPTER XXXL AND it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month., in the first darj of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness ? 3 H Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of a high stat- ure ; and his top was among the thick boughs. 4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers run- ning round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests | in his boughs, and under his branches did j all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all | great nations. 7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches : for his root was by great waters. 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him : the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches ; not any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches; so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, en- vied him. 10 TI Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height ; 111 have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him : I have driven him out for his wickedness. 12 And strangers, the terrible of the na- 775 ~ EZEKIEL. tious, liuvc cut iiim oil, ;iud have left him : upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the tield shall be upon his branches: 14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water : for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. 15 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed : and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him, 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit : and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 17 They also went down into hell with him, unto them that he slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, t/iat dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. 18 1 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden ? yet Shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the I earth : thou shalt lie in the midst of the ' uncircumcised with thern that be slain by I the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his I multitude, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XXXIL AND it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first (h/fj of the mouth, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas : and ~ 776 thou* earnest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. 3 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will there- fore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. 4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and VfiW cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. 5 And I Avill lay thy flesh upon the mount- ains, and fill the valleys with thy height. 6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains ; and the rivers shall be full of thee. 7 And when I shall i)ut thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars there- of dark ; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. 8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness ujion thy land, saith the Lord God. 9 I will also vex the hearts of many peo- ple, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. 10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them ; and they shall tremble at evei-y moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. 11 H For thus saith the Lord God ; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. 12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the mul- titude thereof shall be destroyed. 13 1 will destroy also all the beasts there- of from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. 14 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God. 15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the Lord. EZEKIEL. 16 This if! the lameutatioa wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her mul- titude, saith the Lord God. 17 li It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go doAvn into the pit. 19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and he thou laid with the uncircum- cised. 20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword : she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multi- tudes. 21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him : they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 22 Asshur is there and all her company : his graves are about him : all of them slain, fallen by the sword : 23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave ; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. 24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave ; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. 25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves ai-e round about him : all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit : he is put in the midst of them tliat be slain. 26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war : and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. 28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. 29 Thei-e is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword : they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. 30 There he the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain ; with their ter- ror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with thetn that he slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. 31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pha- raoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord God. 32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living : and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, eimi Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God, CHAPTER XXXIIL AGAIN the v-^ord of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman : 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people ; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning ; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall de- liver his soul. 6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned ; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he 777 EZEKIEL. is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 7 T[ So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Is- rael ; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his in- iquity ; but his blood will 1 requii'e at thine hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it ; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his in- iquity ; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel ; Thus ye speak, saying. If our transgressions and our sins he upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then liveV 11 Say unto them, As 1 live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways ; for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people. The righteous- ness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression : as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness ; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his rUjhteousness in the day that he sinneth. 13 "When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live ; if he trust to bis own righteousness, and commit in- iquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered ; but for his iniquity that he bath committed, he shall die for it. 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked. Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right ; 15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing in- iquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath com- mitted shall be mentioned unto him : he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. 17 1 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not etiual: but as for them, their way is not equal. 18 When the righteous turneth from his j righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. i 19 But if the wicked turn from his wick- I edness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 20 *\ Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. 21 H And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying. The city is smitten. 22 Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. 23 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, say- ing, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land : but we are many ; the land is given us for inheritance. 25 Wherefore say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? 26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife : and shall ye possess the land? 27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that he in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will lay the land most deso- late, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. 29 Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate, because of all their abomina- tions which they have committed. 30 H Also, thou son of man, the children EZEKIEL. of tby people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that Cometh forth from the Lord. 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their eovetousness, 33 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument : for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a, prophet hath been among them. CHAPTER XXXIV. AND the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shep- herds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds ; Woe be to the shepherds of Is- rael that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed : but ye feed uot the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that tvhich was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost ; but with force and Avith cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because thei-e is no shepherd : and they became meat to all the beasts of the lield, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill : yea, my flock was scattered upon all the lace of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 7 1 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 8 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely be- cause my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there ioas no shepherd, nei- ther did my shei^herds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock ; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against the shepherds ; and I will re- quire my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; nei- ther shall the shepherds feed themselves any more ; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 11 TI For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- hold, I, eve7i I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 13 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the coun- tries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhab- ited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be : there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven awaj^ and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will destroy the fat and the strong ; I will feed them with judgment. 17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I judge betAveen cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures ? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet ; and they drink that Avhich ye have fouled Avith your feet. 779 EZEKIEL. 20 11 Therelorc thus siiith the Lord God unto them ; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fa,t cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them, abroad ; 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one Shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have syjoken it. 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land : and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing ; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of bless- ing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devoiar them ; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more con- sumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. 30 Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and iJiat they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. 31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pas- ture, are men, a)id I am your God, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XXXV. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 780 3 And say unto it. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand | against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. 4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou Shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I ma the Lord. 5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the chil- dren of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquit}' had an end : 6 Therefore, an I live, saith the Lord God, I Avill prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee : since thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. 7 Thus will I make mount Seir most des- olate, and cut ofl' from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. 8 And I will fill his mountains Avith his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return : and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 10 Because thou liast said. These two nations and these two countries sliall be mine, and we will jjossess it ; whereas the Lord was there : 11 Therefore, as 1 live, saith the Lord God, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy, which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them ; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee. 12 And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blas- phemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying. They are laid desolate, they are given lis to con- sume. 13 Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard tliein. 14 Thus saith the Lord God; "When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. 15 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was des- olate, so will I do unto thee : thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Iduniea, eveyt all of it : and they shall know that I am the Lord. , EZEKIEL. CHAPTER XXXVI. ALSO, thou son of man, ]n-ophcsy unto - the mountains of Israel, and say, Yc mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: 2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore i)rophesy and say. Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made y(. desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the peoi)le : 4 Therefore, yc mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about ; 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have ap- pointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. 6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleyc, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen : 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I have lifted up mine hand. Surely the hea- then that are about you, they shall bear their shame. 8 T[ But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth yoiar branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel ; for they are at hand to come. 9 For, behold, I am for j'ou, and I Avill turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown : 10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, creii all of it : and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded : 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast ; and they shall increase and bring fruit : and I will settle vou after vour old estates, and will do better vvto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, eveyi my people Israel ; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their in- heritance, and thou shalt no more hence- forth bereave them of men. 13 Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou Juvd devour- est up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God. 15 Neither will I cause me?), to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God. 16 ^ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, Avhcn the house of Israel dwelt in their own laud, they defiled it by their own Avay and by their doings : their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed Avoman. 18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 19 And I scattered them among the hea- then, and they were dispersed through the countries : according to their way and ac- cording to their doings I judged them. 20 And when they entered unto the hea- then, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them. These are the people of the Lord, and are gone forth out of his land. 21 T[ But I had pity for mine holj^ name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which yc have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am. the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in vou before their eyes. 781 " EZEKIEL. 24 For I will take you from among- the hcatheu, and gather you out of all coun- tries, and will bring you into your own land. 25 ^ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean : from all your tilthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new sjjirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give j'ou a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell in the laud that I gave to your fathers ; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will also save you from all your un- cleannesses : and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine lip on you. 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 31 Then shall yo, remember your own evil ways, and your doings that loere not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32 Not for your sakes do I thU, saith the Lord God, be it known imto you : be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel. 38 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause ijou to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 3-1 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are heconvc fenced, and are inhabited. 30 Then the heathen that arc left round about you shall know that I the Lokd 1)Uild the ruined y^Zafcs, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken j<, and I will do it. 37 Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of 782 Israel, to do it for them ; I will increase them Avith men like a flock. 38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Je- rusalem in her solemn feasts ; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAPTER XXXVIL THE hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which xvas full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about : and, behold, there were very many in the open valley ; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me. Son of man, can these bones live ? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. 4 Again he said unto me. Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live : 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover yoii with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded : and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above : but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me. Prophesy unto the Avind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up iipon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11 Tf Then he said unto me. Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Is- rael : behold, they say. Our bones are dried, and our hojjc is lost : we are cut oflffor our parts. 12 Therelore prophesy and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, EZEKIEL. O my people, I will opeu your gnives, and cause you to come wp out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O ray people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14 And shall put my Spirit in j-ou, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in 3'our own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. 15 Tl The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it. For Judah, and for the children of Israel his com- panions : then take another stick, and write upon it. For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions : 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18 H And when the children of thy peo- ple shall speak unto thee, saying. Wilt thou not shew us what thou 7neanest by these ? 19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I Avill take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 20 1 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the chil- dren of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land : 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all : 23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transaressions : but I will save them out of all their dwelliugplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them : so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24 And David my servant shall he king over them ; and they all shall have one shepherd : they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my serv- ant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David sTioll he their prince for ever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them ; it shall be an ever- lasting covenant with them : and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them : yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanc- tuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. CHAPTER XXXVIIL AND the word of the Lord came unto - me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 And say. Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- hold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal : 4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horse- men, all of them clothed with all sorts of armonr, even a great company wi?7t bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords : 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them ; all of them with shield and helmet: 6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. 7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thy- self, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 8 1 After many days thou shalt be visited: 783 EZEKIEL. in the latter years thou shalt eome into the land that in brou.i>ht back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste : but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. 9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. 10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought : 11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages ; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and hav- ing neither bars nor gates, 12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey ; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. 13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions there- of, shall say unto thee. Art thou come to take a spoil ? hast thou gathered thy com- pany to take a prey ? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil ? 14 M Therefore, son of man, proj^hesy and say nnto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know itl^ 15 And thou shalt come from thy i)lace out of the north parts, thou, and many peo- ple with thee, all of them riding iijjon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall l)e in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctilied in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 17 Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time hy my servants the proi>hets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years, that I would bring thee against them ? _ 18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in ray face. 19 For in my jealousy and in the lire of my wrath have I spoken. Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel ; 20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God : every man's sword shall be against his brother. 22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are Avith him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanc- tify myself; and I will be knoAvn in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAPTER XXXIX. THEREFORE, thou son of man, proph- esy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubaf: 2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel : 3 And I will smite thy bow out of th}' left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that in with thee : I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field, to be devoured. 5 Thou shalt fall upon the oi)en field : for I have spoken ?7, saith the Lord God. 6 And I Avill send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am. the Loi'vD. EZEKIEL. 7 So will 1 make my hol}^ name known in the midst of my people Israel ; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 8 TI Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God ; this is the day whereof I have spoken. 9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weajjons, both the shields and the bucklers, the boAvs and the arrows, and the handsiaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years : 10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests ; for they shall burn the weapons with tire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God. 11 TI And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passen- gers on the east of the sea ; and it shall stop the nosen of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude : and they shall call it, The valley of Hamon- gog- 12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a re- nown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord God. 14 And they shall sever out men of con- tinual employment, passing through the land, to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it : after the end of seven months shall they search. 15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog. 16 And also the name of the city shall he Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. 17 T[ And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, As- semble yourselves, and come ; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sac- 60 rifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashau. 19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God. 21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward. 23 TI And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity : because they tresi)assed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies ; so fell they all by the sword. 24 According to their imcleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the Avhole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations ; 28 Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen : but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them : for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XL. IN the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, 785 EZEKIEL. in the tenth claij of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame clay the hand of the LoKD was upon me, and brought me thither. 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me ujion a very high mountain, by which loas as the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought me thither, and, "be- hold, there was a man, whose appearance wan nice the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed ; and he stood in the gate. 4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither : declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. 5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and a handbreadth : so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed ; and the height, one reed. 6 1 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and Aveut up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which ivas one reed broad ; and the other threshold of the gate, ivhich was one reed broad. 7 And every little chamber 7vas one reed long, and one reed broad ; and between the little chambers were five cubits ; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. 8 He measured also the j)orch of the gate within, one reed. 9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits ; and the porch of the gate was inward. 10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side ; they three were of one meas- ure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; a7ul the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 The space also before the little cham- bers wa-s one cubit oii this side, and the space was one cubit on that side : and the 786 little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13 He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another : the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. 14 He made also posts of threescore cu- bits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. 15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate tvere fifty cubits. 16 And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches : and windows were round about inward : and upon each post ivere palm trees. 17 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about : thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates loas the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits eastward and northward. 20 T[ And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 21 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side ; and the posts thereof and the arches there- of were after the measure of the first gate : the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the meas- ure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps ; and the arches thereof ivere before them. 23 And the gate of the inner court teas over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits. 24 1i After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these meas- ures. 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those win- EZEKIEL. dows : the length was flfty cubits, and the breadth live and twenty cubits. 26 And there were seven stej^s to go up to it, and the arches thereof ?w?*e before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts there- of. 27 And there vms a gate in the inner court toward the south : and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits. 28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures ; 29 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures : and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about : it 7ms flfty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30 And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 31 And the arches thereof ivere toward the outer court ; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps. 32 H And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures. 33 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures : and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34 And the arches thereof tvere toward the outward court ; and palm trees tvere upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side : and the going up to it had eight steps. 35 If And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures ; 36 The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the posts thereof were toward the outer court ; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt oflfering. 39 T[ And in the porch of the gate 7vere two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt oflfering and the sin oflfering and the tres- pass oflering. 40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables ; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables, 41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices. 42 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt olTering, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high : whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt ofi"ering and the sac- rifice. 43 And within tvere hooks, a hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the ta- bles was the flesh of the oflering. 44 1 And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which v>as at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is- toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lokd to minister unto him. 47 So he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare ; and the altar t?iat was before the house. 48 TI And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side : and the breadth of the gate xvas three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits ; EZEKIEL. and he hrought me by the steps whereby they -went up to it : and there were pil- lars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. CHAPTER XLL AFTERWARD he brought me to the . temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 2 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side : and he meas- ured the length thereof, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits. 3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits ; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. 4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits ; and the breadth, twentj^ cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me. This is the most holy j-jjZcr^'e. 5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits ; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. 6 And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they bad not hold in the wall of the house. 7 And there was an enlarging, and a wind- ing about still upward to the side cham- bers : for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house : therefore the breadth of the bouse icas still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. 8 I saw also the height of the house round about : the foundations of the side chambers irere a full reed of six great cubits. 9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within. 10 And between the chambers ivas the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the side chambers were toward the j>?ac'e that ivas left, one door toward the north, and another door 7S8 toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about. 13 Now the building that teas before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he measured the house, a hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, a hundred cubits long; 14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, a hundred cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which ioas behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, a hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court ; 16 The door posts, and the narrow win- dows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered ; 17 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure. 18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, so that a palm tree was be- tween a cherub and a cherub ; and ei'eii/ cherub had two faces ; 19 So that the flice of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side : it was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm trees made, and 071 the wall of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple were squared, a7id the fi\ce of the sanctuary ; the appear- ance of the 07ie as the appearance of the other. 23 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, tcere of wood: and he said unto me. This is the table that is before the Lord. 23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. EZEKIEL. 24 And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves ; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 25 And there wei'c made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls ; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without. 26 And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks. CHAPTER XLII. THEN he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. 2 Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Over against the twenty aihits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. 4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit ; and their doors toward the north. 5 Now the upper chambers toere shorter : for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. 6 For they n'ere in three stories., but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts : therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. 7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the outer court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits. 9 And from under these chambers ivas the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court. 10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east. over against the separate place, and over against the building. 11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they : and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the chambers that icere toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directl}'^ before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. 13 T[ Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they he holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the Lord shall eat the most holy things : there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy ; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people. 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 17 He measured the north side, five hund- red reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hund- red reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 1[ He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides : it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. CHAPTER XLIII. AFTERWARD he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh to- ward the east : 789 " EZEKIEL. 2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Is- rael came from the wa}- of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters : and the earth shined with his glory. 3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to de- stroy the city : and the visions were lilce the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon ray face. 4 And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house. 6 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house ; and the man stood by me. 7 T[ And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Is- rael no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the car- casses of their kings in their high places. 8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 9 Now let them put away their whore- dom, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 10 Ti Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities : and let them measure the pattern. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the Avhole limit there- of round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. 790 13 H And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits : The cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth ; even the bottom sfiall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span ; and this shall be the higher place of the altar. 14 And from the bottom upo7i the ground eve7i to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit ; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth oii^ cubit. 15 So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward s7iall be four horns. 16 And the altar sJiall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof 17 And the settle sJiall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit ; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. 18 Tf And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offer- ings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin oflfering. 20 And thou shalt take of the blood there- of, and put it on the four bonis of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 21 Thou Shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the ap- pointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bul- lock. 23 When thou hast made an end of cleans- ing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 And thou shalt offer them before the EZEKIEL. Lord, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt ofiering unto the Lord. 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every da}"^ a goat for a siu ofiering : they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, tJiat upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and j^our peace offerings ; and I will accept you, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XLIV. THEN he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 2 Then said the Lord unto me ; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord the God of Israel hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It w for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. 4 H Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house : and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord : and I fell upon my face. 5 And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordi- nances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the enter- ing in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; O ye house of Israel, let it suf- fice you of all your abominations, 7 In that ye have brought into my mnc- tuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all vour abominations. 8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things : but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for your- selves, 9 Tf Thus saith the Lord God ; No stran- ger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircum- cised in flesh, shall enter into my sanc- tuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. 10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols ; they shall even bear their iniquity. 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanc- tuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house : they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacri- fice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity ; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord. God, and they shall bear their Iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 15 H But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanc- tuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God : 16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 17 H And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments ; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins ; they shall not gird ~ 791 EZEKIEL. themselves with auy thing that causeth sweat. 19 And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their gar- ments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments ; and they shall not sanctify the peoi^le with their garments. 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor Bufler their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 23 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away : but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. 23 And they shall teach my iJeople the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment ; and they shall judge it ac- cording to my judgments : and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies ; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 25 And they shall come at no dead per- son to defile themselves : but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to min- ister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God. 28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance ; I am their inheritance : and ye shall give them no possession in Is- rael ; I am their possession. 29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things^ and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's : ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the Iilessing to rest in thine house. 792 31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. CHAPTER XLV. MOREOVER, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, a holy portion of the land: the length shall he the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall he ten thou- sand. This shall he holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about ; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. 3 And of this measure shalt thou meas- ure the length of five and twenty thou- sand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary a7ul the most holy jilace. 4 The holy 2^i'lion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanc- tuary, which shall come near to minister unto the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. 6 H And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy 2)ortion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 7 T[ And a portion shall he for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the obla- tion of the \io\y jiortion, and before the pos- session of the city, from the west side west- ward, and from the east side eastward : and the length shall he over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border. 8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel : and my princes shall no more op- press my people ; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel ac- cording to their tribes. 9 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel : remove EZEKIEL. violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God. 10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerabs : twenty shekels, live and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. 13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer ; the sixth part of an ephah of a homer of ■wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of a homer of barley : 14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is a homer of ten baths ; for ten baths are a homer : 15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out oj the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord God. 16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. 17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the I^eace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. 18 Thus saith the Lord God; In the first mouth., in the first da?/ of the mouth, thou Shalt take a young bullock without blem- ish, and cleanse the sanctuary : 19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. 20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for eveiy one that erreth, and for him that is simple : so shall ye reconcile the house. 21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the pass- over, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. 22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a huWock for a sin offering. 23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days ; and a kid of the goats daily /o>* a sin offering. 24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and a bin of oil for an ephah. 25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offer- ing, and according to the oil. CHAPTER XLVI. THUS saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days ; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened, 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate : then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths and in the new moons. 4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. 5 And the meat offering shall bs an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and a bin of oil to an ephah. 6 And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish. Z And he shall prepare a meat oflering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and a bin of oil to an ei^hah. 8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that 793 EZEKIEL. gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. 9 T[ But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it. 10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth. 11 And in the feasts and in the solemn- ities the meat otTering shall be an cphah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah. 13 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the Lord, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day : then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. 13 Thou Shalt daily prepare a burnt of- fering unto the Lord o/"a lamb of the first year without blemish : thou shalt prepare it every morning. 14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offer- ing continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the Lord. 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morn- ing for a continual burnt offering. 16 "H Thus saith the Lord God; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons' ; it shall he their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of libertj^; after, it shall re- turn to the prince : but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them. 18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession ; hut he shall give his sons inheritance out of his 794 own possession; that my people be not scattered every man from his possession. 19 H After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north : and, be- hold, there was a place on the two sides westward. 20 Then said he unto me. This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. 21 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court ; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. 23 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cuhits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. 23 And there was a row of hnilding round about in them, roun'd about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about. 34 Then said he unto me. These are the places of them that boil, where the minis- ters of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. CHAPTER XLVII. AFTERWARD he brought me again unto the door of the house ; and, be- hold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 3 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the outer gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, be- hold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measur- ed a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters ; the Avaters were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the wa- ters ivere to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through ; the waters were to the loins. EZEKIEL. 5 Afterward lie measured, a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over : for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. 6 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters is- sue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea : wJiich being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whither- soever the rivers shall come, shall live : and there shall be a very great multitude of tish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim ; they shall be a p^ace to spread forth nets ; their fish shall be ac- cording to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank there- of, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. 13 1[ Thus saith the Lord God ; This shall he the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel : Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it xmto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for in- heritance. 15 And this shall he the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath ; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. 18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. 19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife iw Ka- desh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. 20 The west side also sJiall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 H And it shall come to pass, tliat ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you : and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel ; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give hitn his inheritance, saith the Lord God. CHAPTER XLVIIL NOW these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Ha- math, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath ; for these are his sides east and west ; a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a. jjortion for Asher. 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portiott for Naphtali. 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a po7'tion for Manasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. __ EZEKIEL. 7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a 2>o)'tion for Judah. 8 1[ And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reech in breadth, and wi length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side : and the sanc- tuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be thh holy oblation ; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and to- ward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length : and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof, 11 It shall be for the priests that are sancti- fied of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 13 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 13 And over against the border of the priests, the Levites shall Jiave five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thou- sand in breadth : all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land : for it is holy unto the Lord. 15 H And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs : and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 16 And these s?iall be the measures there- of; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hund- red and fift)'. 18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion sJiall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion ; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. 19 And they that serv'e the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand : ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. 21 Tf And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the posses- sion of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation to- ward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand to- ward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 22 Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion. 24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a p>ortio7i. 25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. 26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebu- lun a portion. 2,1 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side. Gad a jt)or/to7i. 28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar ^into the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for in- heritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God. DANIEL. 30 TI And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. 31 And the gates of the city fihall he after the names of the tribes of Israel : three gates northward ; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. 32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures : and three gates ; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. 34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, xoith their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 35 It was round about eighteen thousand measvrcs : and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there. THE BOOK OF DANIEL. CHAPTER L IN the third year of the reign of Jehoia- kim king of Judah came Nebuchadnez- zar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the ves- sels of the house of God : which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god ; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. 3 1 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 4 Children in whom teas no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and under- standing science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank : so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. 6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : 7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names : for he gave unto Daniel tJie itame of Belteshazzar ; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach ; and to Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Azariah, of Abed-n ego. 8 ^ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the por- tion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank : therefore he re- quested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God had brought Daniel into fa- vour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink : for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort ? then shall ye make nie endanger my head to the king. 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Aza- riah, 13 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 14 So he consented to them in this mat- ter, and proved them ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of 797 DANIEL. their meat, and the wine that they should drink ; and gave them pulse. 17 T[ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom : and Daniel had understand- ing in all visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communed with them ; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : therefore stood they before the king. 20 And in all matters of wisdom and un- derstanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that loere in all his realm. 21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. CHAPTER II. AND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit Avas troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was trou- bled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me : if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. 8 The king answered and said, I know of 798 certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is bid one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 10 ^ The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore t7iere is no king, lord, nor ruler, tJiat asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. 11 And it is a rare thing that the king re- quii-eth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise me7i of Babylon. 13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 14 Tl Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Ariocli the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon : 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain. Why is- the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpre- tation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mish- ael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 H Then was the secret rcA-ealcd unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might arc his : 21 And he changcth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and settcth up kings : he giveth wisdom unto the Avise, DANIEL. and kuowledge to them that know un- derstanding : 22 He revealcth the deep and secret things : he knoweth what is in the dark- ness, and the light dwelleth with him. 23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. 24 H Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to de- stroy the wise me?t of Babylon : he went and said thus unto him ; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon : bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Ju- dah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation, 26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the Avise meii, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 28 But there is a God in heaven that re- vealcth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar Avliat shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these ; 29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy inincl upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that reveal- eth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not reveal- ed to me for a7iy wisdom that I haA^e more than any living, but for i/ieir sakes that shall make knoAvn the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. 31 II Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, Avhose brightness was excellent, stood before thee ; and the form thereof was ter- rible breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou saAvest till that a stone was cut out without hands, AA^hich smote the image upon his feet that wei'e of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them aAvay, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and tilled the Avhole earth. 36 % This is the dream ; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37 Thou, O king, o.rt a king of kings : for the God of heaven hath given thee a king- dom, poAver, and strength, and glory. 38 And Avheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 39 And after thee shall arise another king- dom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron : forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And Avhereas thoit sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, 42 And as the toes of the feet xccre part of iron, and part of clay, .so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And Avhereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle them- selves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed AAith clay. 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaA^en set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed : and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, ' but it shall break in pieces and consume all 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his I these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever 799 DANIEL. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in jjieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the inter- l^rctation thereof sure. 46 1[ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they shoxild offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 47 The king answered iinto Daniel, and said. Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon : but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. CHAPTER IIL NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchad- nezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Neb- uchadnezzar the king had set up ; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnez- zar had set up. 4 Then a herald cried aloud. To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and lan- guages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up : 6 And whoso falleth not down and wor- shippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down a7id worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 8 TI Wherefore at that time certain Chal- deans came near, and accused the Jews. 9 They spake and said to the king Nebu- chadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the comet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image : 11 And whoso falleth not down and wor- shippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego ; these men, O king, have not re- garded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 TI Then Nebuchadnezzar in 7ils rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them. Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego ? do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up ? 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and wor- ship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebu- chadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery DANIEL. funuice, aud he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known nnto thee, O king, that we will not serve thv gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19 1 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was I changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-ncgo : therefore he spake, aud com- manded that they should heat the fur- nace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that u4 the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for proph- ets, and of your young men for Nazarites. 7s it not even thus, O ye children of Is- rael ? saith the Lord. 12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink ; and commanded the prophets, say- ing. Prophesy not. 13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed tliat is full of sheaves. 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strength- en his force, neither shall the mighty de- liver himself: 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow ; and 7ie that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. 16 And 7ie that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord. CHAPTER III. HEAR this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Is- rael, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the fami- lies of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed ? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing ? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall om take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all ? 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there I be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not { douG it? 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, j but he revealeth his secret unto his serv- ants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy? AMOS. 9 11 Fublisii in the paliices at Aslidod, and in the j)alaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mount- ains of Samaria, . and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof 10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store iip violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall he even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 12 Thus saith the Lord ; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear ; so shall the chil- dren of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Ja- cob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts, 14 That, in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord. CHAPTER IV. HEAR this w^ord, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, Avhich crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drmk. 2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holi- ness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which in before her; and ye shall cast theni into the palace, saith the Lord. 4 H Come to Beth-el, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression ; and bring your sacrifices every morning, ayid your tithes after three years : 5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings : for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God. 6 T[ And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places : yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when tJicre were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water ; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your oliA'e trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses ; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils : yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 13 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mount- ains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that mak- eth the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth. The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name. CHAPTER V. HEAR ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. 2 The virgin of Israel is fallen ; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land ; there is none to raise her up. 3 For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth hy a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. 4 H For thus saith the Lord unto the 825 AMOS. house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live : 5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Jo- seph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. 7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, 8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the da}' dark with night : that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name : 9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. iO They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat : ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them ; ye have planted pleasant vine- yards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. 12 For I know your manifold transgres- sions and your mighty sins : they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep si- lence in that time ; for it is an evil time. 14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live : and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. 16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets ; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for Iwill pass through thee, saith the Lord. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the 826 day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the Lord be dark- ness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it ? 21 T[ I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept ! them; neither will I regard the peace offer- i ings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs ; for I will not hear the mel- ody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to your- selves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts. CHAPTER VI. WOE to them tJiat are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Sama- ria, 7vhich are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great : then go down to Gath of the Philistines : be they better than these kingdoms ? or their bor- der greater than your border ? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall ; 5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of mu- sic, like David ; 6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments : but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7 H Therefore now shall they go captive AMOS. with the tirst that go captive, and the ban- quet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. 8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his pal- aces : therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is tJiere yet a?iy with thee? and he shall say. No. Then shall he say. Hold thy tongue : for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord. 11 For, behold, the Lord commandeth, .and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. 13 Tf Shall horses run upon the rock ? will one plough there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock : 13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? 14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts ; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of the wilderness. CHAPTER VII. THUS hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth ; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 2 And it came to pass, thai when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, for- give, I beseech thee: by whom shall Ja- cob arise ? for he is small. 3 The Lord repented for this : It shall not be, saith the Lord. 4 T[ Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me : and, behold, the Lord God call- ed to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. 5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I ^ beseech thee : by whom shall Jacob arise? j for he is small. I 6 The Lord repented for this : This also shall not be, saith the Loi'd God. 7 T[ Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb- line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my peo- ple Israel: I will not again pass by them any more : 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 10 H Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, say- ing, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel : the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there : 13 But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el : for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 14 IF Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I via^ no prophet, neither vms I a prophet's son ; but I was a herd- man, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit : 15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me. Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 16 ^ Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord : Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line ; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into cap- tivity forth of his land. CHAPTER VIII. THUS hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. 827 AMOS. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord imto me. The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not airain pass by them any more. 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast the)n forth with silence, 4 T[ Hear this, O yc that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell com ? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsif3ing the balances b}'^ de- ceit ? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; 7jea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood ; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egyjit. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourn- ing, and all j'our songs into lamentation ; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head ; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 11 1[ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a fiimine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord : 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they j shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and I young men faint for thirst. 1-i They that swear by the sin of Samaria, I and say. Thy god, O Dan, liveth ; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they I shall fall, and never rise up a