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Its delightful, full- faced type, its ample marginal references, the "self-pronouncing" feature, and the copious Concordance, contribute value to this new edition in a degree second only to its wealth of illustrations, which are freely acknowledged to be infinitely superior in every way to those in any other edition of the Holy Scriptures ever made or contemplated. IV THE NAMES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS, ARRANGED IN THEIR ORDER WITH PAGE AND NUMBER OF CHAPTERS. THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. PAGE CHAPS. PAGE CHAPS. I GENESIS . Exodus . Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua .fudges Ruth I. Samuel II. Samuel I. Kings II. Kings I. Chronicles 3 63 113 151 203 245 277 309 313 353 385 421 457 50 40 27 36 34 24 21 4 31 24 j 22 i 25 j 29 ' II. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job . Psalms . Proverbs Ecclesiastes The Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations . Ezekiel 491 533 545 561 571 599 674 699 707 713 771 837 843 36 10 13 10 42 150 31 12 8 66 52 5 48 Daniel . Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah . Nahum . Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi PAGE CHAPS. 899 12 918 926 929 936 938 940 947 949 951 953 955 965 14 3 9 1 4 7 3 3 3 2 14 4 THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. ST. MATTHEW St. Mark St. Luke St. John . The Acts Romans . I. Corinthians II. Corinthians Galatians PAGE 3 45 69 111 141 181 197 212 222 28 16 24 21 28 16 16 13 6 Ephesiaus Philippians . Colossians I. Thessalonians II. Thessalonians I. Timothy . II. Timothy Titus . Philemon PAGE CHAPS. 227 6 232 4 235 4 239 5 242 3 244 6 248 4 251 3 253 1 Hebrews James I. Peter II. Peter I. John II. John . III. John Jude Revelation PAGE CHAPS. 254 13 264 268 272 274 278 278 279 281 5 5 3 5 1 1 1 22 NAMES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. ACTS . Amos Chronicles (I.) Chronicles (II.) Colossians Corinthians (I.) Corinthians (II.) Daniel Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Ephesians Esther Exodus . Ezekiel Ezra Galatians . Genesis . Habakkuk Haggai . Hebrews Hosea Isaiah PAGE 141 „ , 929 457 491 235 197 212 899 203 699 227 561 63 , 843 533 , 222 3 , 949 953 e 254 „ „ 918 . 713 eavy-face figures r sfer to boc kg of he New Testam PAGE James . . . 264 Jeremiah . . 771 Job 571 Joel . .. 926 John 111 John (I.) . . 274 John (II.) 278 John (III.) . 278 Jonah 938 Joshua . 245 Jude 279 Judges . 277 Kings (I.) 385 Kings (II.) . 421 Lamentations 837 Leviticus . . 113 Luke 69 Malachi . 965 Mark 45 Matthew . # 3 Micah . . . 940 Nahum . . 947 Nehemiah Numbers . Obadiah Peter (I.) . Peter (II.) Philemon . Philippians Proverbs . Psalms . Revelation Romans . Ruth . Samuel (I.) Samuel (II.) Song of Solomon Thessalonians (I.) Thessalonians (II.) Timothy (I.) Timothy (II.) Titus . Zechariah Zenhaniah . 545 151 936 268 272 253 232 674 599 281 181 309 313 353 707 239 242 244 248 251 955 951 EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS USED IN THE PRONUNCIATION OF SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES. The classified table of vowel and consonant sounds presented herewith will enable the Bible reader to pronounce with ease the most difficult proper names contained in the sacred volume. The acute accent (') is used to denote the accented syllables ; the unaccented syllables are separated by the hyphen ('-). Compound proper names are indicated by an en dash (-). Note. — The diacritical marking, etc., herewith used is that of the " Pronunciation of Scripture Proper Names," in Webster's International Quarto Dictionary, and is used by permission of the publishers, G. & C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass. LONG. a as in A'bel. e 1 o u y " E'sau. " I'rad. " O'bed. " U'ri-el. " Tyre. SHORT. a as in Bab 'y- Ion. 8 " Ben'ja-min. i " GU'e-ad. 6 " N6d. u " Liiz. y " O-lym'pas. VOWEL SOUNDS. BROAD. a as in Shar'on. a " She'ba. a ' Ar'non. a " Sg,ul. OBTUSE. e as in Ser'gi-us. I " Sa'phir. 6 " Ta'bor. I OBTUSE. u as in Ur. u " A-blsh'u-a. u " Shu'a. HARD. g as in Ge'zer. ? (gs) as in Al'ex-an'der. CONSONANT SOUNDS. SOFT. c as in Cy'prus. g " Gen'tile§. SOFT. § (z) as in Jews. VI THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. B. C. 4004. a John 1. 1,2. Heb. 1. W. b Ps. 8. 3 ; 38. li ; 89. 11,12; 102.2.5; 130. 5 ; 146. 6. Is. 44. 24. Jer. 10. 12; 51. 15. Zech. 12. 1. Acts 14. 15; 17. 24. Col. 1. IB, 17. Heb. 11. 3. Rev. 4. 11 ; 10. 6. c Ps. .13. 6. Is. 40. 13, 14. d Ps. 33. 9. c 2 Cor. 4.6. 2 Heb. betiveen the light and be- tween thedark- ness. /Ps. 74. 16 ; 104. 20. 3 Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was. g Job 37. 18. Ps. 136. 5. Jer. 10. 12 ; 51. 15. 4 Heb. ex- pansion. h Prov. 8.28. t Ps. 148. 4. k Job 26. 10; 38. 8. Ps. 33. 7 ; 95.5; 104. 9; 136. 6. Prov. 8. 29. Jer. 5. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 5. !_Heb. 6. 5 Heb. tender grass. m Luke 6.44. CHAPTER 1. 1 The creation of heaven and earth, 3 of the light, 6 of the firma- ment, 9 of the earth separated from the waters, 11 and, made fruit- ful,!^ of the. sun, moon, and stars, 20 of fish and foul, 24 of beasts and cattle, 2G of man in the image of God. 29 Also the appoint- ment of food. N the a beginning 6 God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was with- out form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. c And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 d And God said, e Let there be light : and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided 2 the light from the dark- ness. 5 And God called the light -^Day, and the darkness he called Night. 3 And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 IT And God said, y Let there be a 4 firma- ment in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. * 7 And God made the firmament h and di- vided the waters which were under the firma- ment from the waters which were i 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 IT And God said, k Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land 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 l bring forth 5 grass, the herb 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 were the third day. 14 1T And God said, Let there be n lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide 2 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 3 to rule the day, and q the lesser light to rule the night: he made r the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to s rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the dark- ness : 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 4 moving creature that hath 5 life, and 6 fowl that may fly above the earth in the 7 open firmament of heaven. 21 And ' God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the wa- ters 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, w Be fruit- ful, 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 H And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, 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, x Let us make man in our image, after our likeness : and y let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, 2 in the image of God created he him ; a male and female created he them. B.C. 4004. n Deut. 4. 19. Ps. 74. 16 ; 136. 2 Heb. between the day and be- tween the night. o Ps. 74. 17 ; 104. 19. ;. Ps. 136. 7, 8, 9 ; 148.3,5. S Heb. for the ride of the day. g Ps. 8. 3. r Job 38. 7. s Jer. 31. 35. 4 Or, creep- ing. o Heb. sovl. CHeb. let fowl fn. 7 Heb. face of the fir- mament of hea- ven. t eh. 6. 20; 7. 14 ; 8. 19. Ps. 104. 26. u ch. 8. 17. xch. 5.1" 9.6. Ps. 100. 3. Eccles. 7. 29. Acts' 17. 26, 28. 29. ICor. 11.7. Eph. 4. 24. Col. 3. 10. James 3.9. y ch. 9. 2. Ps. 8. 6. z 1 Cor. 11.7. a ch. 5. 2. Mai. 2. 15. Matt. 19. 4. Mark 10.6. The garden of Eden. GENESIS, 2, 3. The making of woman. B.C. 400-1. 6 ch. 9. 1,7. Lev. 26. 9. Ps. 127. 3i 128. 3,4. 2 Hcb. cree/j- eth. 3 Heb. seeling seeif. c eh. 9. 3. Job 36. 31. Ps. 104. 14, IS ; 136. 25 ; 146. 7. Acts 14. 17. d Ps. 14.5. 15, 16 i 147. 9. e Job 38. 41. 4 Heb. a living soul. /Ps. 104. 24. ITim. 4.4. a Ps. S3. 6. b Ex. 20. 11 ; 31. 17. Deut. 5. 14. Heb. 4. 4. e Neh. 9. 14. Is. .58. 13. 5 Heb. created to make. dch.1.1. Ps. 90. 1,2. ech.1.12. Ps. 104. 14. /Job 38. 26, 27.2S. 3<:h.3. 23. 6 Or, a mist which went up from, >c. 7 Heb. dust of the ground. h ch. 3. 19, 23. Ps. 103. 14. Eccles. 12.7. Is. 64. 8. 1 Cor. 15. 47. ! Job 33. 4. Acts 17. 25. k ch. 7. 22. Is. 2. 22. 1 1 Cor. 15. 45. m ch. 13. 10. Is. 51.3. Ezek. 28. 13. Joel 2. 3. n ch. 3. 24. o ch. 4. 16. 2 Kings 19. 12. Ezek. 27. 23. p ver. 15. a Ezek. 31.8. r ch. 3. 22. Prov. 3.18; 11. 30. Rev. 2. 7 ; 22. 2, 14. s ver. 17. (ch. 25. 18. « Num. 11. 7. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, b Be fruitful, and multiply, and replen- ish the earth, and subdue it : and have do- minion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 2 moveth upon the earth. 29 IT And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb 3 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 d every beast of the earth, and to every e fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is i life, I have given every green herb for meat : and it was so. 31 And •''God saw every thing that he had made, &,nd, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. CHAPTER 2. 1 The first Sabbath. 4 The manner of the creation. 8 The plant- ing of the garden of Eden, 10 and the river thereof. 17 The tree of knowledge only forbidden. 19, 20 The naming of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and institution of marriage. 11HUS the heavens and the earth were . finished, and a all the host of them. 2 6 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God c blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it : because that in it he had rested from all his work which God 5 created and made. 4 IT d These are the generations of the hea- vens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every e 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 •f caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man 9 to till the ground. 6 But 6 there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man 7 of the h dust of the ground, and i breathed into his k nostrils the breath of life ; and l man be- came a living soul. 8 IT And the Lord God planted m a garden n eastward in ° E'den ; and there p he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow q every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; r the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, s and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of E'den to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pi'son: that is it which compasseth ' the whole land of Hav'i-lah, where there is gold ; 12 And the gold of that land is good : w there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gi'hSn : the same is it that compasseth the whole land oi 2 E'thi-o'pi-a. 14 And the name of the third river is x Hid'- de-kSl : that is it which goeth 3 toward the east of As-syr'i-a. And the fourth river is Eu-phra'tes. 15 And the Lord God took 4 the man, and y put him into the garden of E'den to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden 5 thou mayest freely eat : 17 z But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, a thou shalt not eat of it : for in the \day that thou eatest thereof 66 thou shalt surely die. 18 IT And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone ; c I will make him an help 7 meet for him. 19 d And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air ; and e brought them unto 8 Ad'am to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Ad'am called every living crea- ture, that was the name thereof. 20 And Ad'am 9 gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field ; but for Ad'am there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a f deep sleep to fall upon Ad'am, and he slept : and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, 2 made he a woman, and 9 brought her unto the man. 23 And Ad'am said, This is now h bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called 3 Woman, because she was * taken out of 4 Man. 24 k Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife : and they shall be one flesh. 25 l And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not m ashamed. CHAPTER 3. 1 The serpent deceireth Eve. 6 Man's shameful fall. 9 Godar- raigneth them. 14 The serpent is cursed. 15 The promised seed- lb the punishment of mankind. 21 Their first clothing. 22 Their casting out of paradise. ~VTOW a the serpent was b more subtil than _LM any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, 5 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 c 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 d 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 e your eyes shall be opened, Man's shameful fall. GENESIS, 3. Bis punishment. B.C. 4004. 2 Htb. a desire. f\ Tim. 2.14. g ver. 12, 17. h ver. 5. t ch.2.25. 3 Or, to gird about. k Job 3S. 1. 4Heb. wind. I Job 31. m. Jer. 23. 24. Amos 9.3. m ch. 2. 25. Ex. 3. e. 1 John ". 20. n ch. 2. is. Job 31. 83. Prov. 28. 13. o ver. 4. 2 Cor. 11.3. 1 Tim. 2. 14. 7J Ex. 21. 2!), 32. q Is. 65. 25. Mic. 7. 17. r Matt. 3. 7 ; 13. 38; 23. .33. John S. 44. Acts 13. 10. 1 John 3.8. s Ps. 132. 11. Is. 7. 14. Mic. 5. 3. Matt. 1. 23,25. Luke 1. 31,34,35. Gal. 4. 4. (Rom. 16.20. Col. 2. 15. Heb. 2. 14. 1 John 5.5. Rev. 12. 7.17. « Ps. 48. C. Is. 13. 8 ; 21. 3. John 16. 21. 1 Tim. 2. 15. x ch. 4. 7. 5 Or, subject to iliy husband, y 1 Cor. 11.3; 14.34. £ph. 5. 22,23,24. ITim. 2. 11. 12. Tit. 2. 5. 1 Pet. 3. 1, 5, 6. s 1 Sam. 15. 23. a ver. 6. i> ch. 2. 17. and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was 2 pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, f and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; 9 and he did eat. 7 And h the eyes of them both were opened, * and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves 3 aprons. 8 And they heard k the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the * cool of the day : and Ad'am and his wife l hid themselves from the pre- sence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Ad'am, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, m and I was afraid, be- cause 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 gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, 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 p unto the ser- pent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and 9 dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between r thy seed and s 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; x and thy desire shall be 5 to thy husband, and he shall y rule over thee. 17 And unto Ad'am he said, z Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, a and hast eaten of the tree, 6 of which I L Thtf dottzd- cu-d* oko-t At- TTuwrpi-eiaiU Gen. 2. 14. F. S. Wetter commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it : c cursed is the ground for thy sake ; d in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 18 e Thorns also and thistles shall it 2 bring forth to thee; and -''thou shalt eat the herb of the field ; 19 9 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : h for dust thou art, and x unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Ad'am called his wife's name 3 4 Eve ; because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Ad'am also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 t And the Lord God said, k Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil : and now, lest he put forth his hand, 1 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 E'den, m 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 E'den ° Cher'- u-bim§, and a flaming sword which turned B.C. 4004. c Eccles; 1. 2, 3. Is. 24. 5, 6. Rom- 8.20. d Job 5. 7. Eccles. 2.23. e Job 31. 40. 2 Heb. cause to bud. f Ps. 104. 14. g Eccles. 1. 13. 2 Thess. 3.10. h ch. 2. 7. i Job 21. 26 ; 34. 1.5. Ps. 104.29. Eccles. 3.20; 12. 7. Rom. 5. 12. Heb. 9.27. 3 Heb. Charah. 4 That is, Living. I- ver. 5. Like Is. 19.12; 47. 12, 13. Jer. 22. 23. fch.2. 9. m ch. 4. 2 ; 9. 20. n ch. 2. 8. o Ps. 104. 4. Heb. 1. 7. The birth of Cain and Abel. GENESIS, 4. The murder of Abel. b. c. 4003. 2 That is, Gotten, or, Ac- quired. 3 Heb. Hebcl. 4 Heb. o feeder. a ch. 3. 23 ; 9. 20. every way, to keep 'the way of the tree of life. CHAPTER 4. 1 The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel. 8 The murder of Abel. 11 The curse of Cain. 17 Enoch the first city. 19 La- mech and his two wives. 25 The birth of Seth, 26 and Enos. AND Ad'am knew Eve his wife ; and she j_A_ conceived, and bare 2 Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lobd. 2 And she again bare his bro- jag ther 3 A'bel. And A'bel was 4 a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a a tiller of the ground. henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, 2 My pun- ishment is greater than I can bear. 14 k Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and J from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugi- tive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, m that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore B.C. cir.3875. 2 Or, Mine iniquity is great- er tlian that it may be forgiven. k Job 15. 20-24. ( Ps. 51. 11. m ch. 9. 6. Num. a5. 19, 21,27. 5 Heb. at the end of days. b Num. 18. 12. c Num. 18. ir. Prov. 3. 9. 6 Heb. sheep, or, goats. rfHeb. 11.4. eoh.31.2. 7 Or, have the excel- lency f Heb. 11. 4. 8 Or, subject unto thee. ch. 3. 16. cir.3875. /■Matt. '23.35. 1 John 3. 12. Jude 11. gVs.9. 12. h John 8.44. 9 Heb. bloods. i Heb. 12.24. Rev. 6. 10. Murder of Abel. — Gen. 4. 8. 3 And 5 in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought 6 of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And A'bel, he also brought of c the firstlings of his 6 flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had d respect unto A'bel and to his offering : 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, e and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy coun- tenance fallen? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not 7 be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And 8 unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with A'bel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against A'bel his bro- ther, and f slew him. 9 IT And the Lord said unto Cain, 9 Where is A'bel thy brother ? And he said, h I know not : Am I my brother's keeper ? 10 And he said, What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's 9 blood l crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand ; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him n sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 IT And Cain p went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of N6d, on the east of E'den. 17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she con- ceived, and bare 3 E'noch : and he builded a city, q and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, E'noch. 18 And unto E'noch was born I'rad : and I'rad begat Me-hu'ja-el : and Me-hu'ja-el be- gat Me-thu'sa-el : and Me-thu'sa-el begat 4 La'mech. n Ps. 79. 12. o Ezek. 9. 4, 6. «2Kings 13. 23 ; 24. 20. Jer. 23. 39 ; 52. 3. 3 Heb. Cha- noch. q Ps. 49. 11. 4 Heb. Lemech. Genealogy of the patriarchs. GENESIS, 5, 6. The birth of Noah. B. C. cir.3875. r Rom. 4. 11, 12. 2 Hen. w/ietter. 3 Or, / would Hint/ a man in my wound, SfC. 4 Or, in mil hurt. s ver. 15. 3874. t eh. 5. 3. 5 Met). Sheth. 6 That is, An- , pointed, or. Put. 3709. u eh. 5. (J. 7 lieu. Euosh. 8 Or, to call them- selves by the name Of the Lord. x I Kings 18. 24. Ps. 110. 17. Joel 2. 32. Zeph. 3. 9. 1 Cor. 1.2. 4004. a 1 Chr. 1. 1. Luke 3. 88. n eh. 1. 26. Eph, 4. 24. Col. 3. in. e oh. 1.2". 3874. d eh. 4. 23. el Chr. 1. 1, &c. /eh. 1. 28. g ch. 3. 19. I-Ieb. 9. 27. 3760. h ch. 4. 26. 3679. 9 Heb. Kenan. 3609. 2Gr. Jlaltleel. 19 IT And La'mech took untohim two wives : the name of the one was A'dah, and the name of the other ZU'lah. 20 And A'dah bare Ja'bal : he was the fa- ther of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name was Ju'bal: he was the r father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zil'lah, she also bare Tu'bal-cain, an 2 instructer of every artificer in brass and iron : and the sister of Tu'bal-cain was Na'- a-mah. 23 And La'mech said unto his wives, A'dah and ZiTlah, Hear my voice ; ye wives of La'- mech, hearken unto my speech : for 3 I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man 4 to my hurt. 24 s If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly La'mech seventy and sevenfold. 25 IT And Ad'am knew his wife again ; and she bare a son, and * called his name 5 6 Seth : For God, said she, hath appointed me an- other seed instead of A'bel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to SSth, " to him also there was born a son ; and he called his name 7 E'nos : then began men 8 x to call upon the name of the Lord. CHAPTER 5. 1 The genealoqy,age, and death of I he patriarchs from Adam unto Noah. 24 The godliness and translation of Enoch. rilHIS is the "book of the generations of _L Ad'am. In the day that God created man, in 6 the likeness of God made he him; 2 c Male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name Ad'am, in the day when they were created. 3 IT And Ad'am lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image ; and d called his name Seth : 4 e And the days of Ad'am after he had be- gotten S§th were eight hundred years: -^and he begat sons and daughters : 5 And all the days that Ad'am lived were nine hundred and thirty years : 9 and he died. 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and h begat E'nos : 7 And S8th lived after he begat E'nos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters : 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died. 9 IT And E'nos lived ninety years, and begat 9 Ca-i'nan: 10 And E'nos lived after he begat Ca-i'nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters : 11 And all the days of E'nos were nine hun- dred and five years : and he died. 12 IT And Ca-i'nan lived seventy years, and begat 2 Ma-ha'la-le'el: 13 And Ca-i'nan lived after he begat Ma-ha'- la-le'el eight hundred and forty years, and be- gat sons and daughters : 14 And all the days of Ca-i'nan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died. 15 IT And Ma-ha'la-le'el lived sixty and five years, and begat 2 Ja'red : 16 And Ma-ha'la-le'el lived after he begat Ja'red eight hundred and thirty years, and be- gat sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Ma-ha'la-le'el were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died. 18 IT And Ja'red lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat l E'noch : 19 And Ja'red lived after he begat E'noch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 20 And all the days of Ja'red were nine hun- dred sixty and two years : and he died. 21 IT And E'noch lived sixty and five years, and begat 3 Me-thu'se-lah : 22 And E'noch k walked with God after he begat Me-thu'se-lah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 23 And all the days of E'noch were three hundred sixty and five years : 24 And l E'noch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him. 25 And Me-thu'se-lah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat 4 La'mech. 26 And Me-thu'se-lah lived after he begat La'mech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters : 27 And all the days of Me-thu'se-lah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died. 28 IF And La'mech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son : 29 And he called his name 56 No'ah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground m which the Lord hath cursed. 30 And La'mech lived after he begat No 'ah five hundred ninety and five years, and be- gat sons and daughters : 31 And all the days of La'mech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32 And No'ah was five hundred years old: and No 'ah begat n Shem, Ham, "and Ja'pheth. CHAPTER 6. 1 The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath, and caused the flood. 8 Noah findeth grace. 14 The order, form, and end of the ark. AND it came to pass, a when men began XI to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 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, c My spirit shall not always strive with man, d for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an 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 were of old, men of re- nown. B.C. 3544. 2 Heb. Jered. 3382. i Jude 14, 15. 3317. 3 Or. Malliu- sala. I- ch. (1. 9 ; 17. 1; 24. 40. 2 Kings 20.3. Ps.16.8; 116.9; 128. 1. Mic. 6. 8. Mai. 2. 6. (2 Kings 2. 11. Heb. 11. • 5. 3130. 4 Heb. Lemech. 2948. 5Gr. Noe, Luke 3. 36. Heb. 11. l'Pet. 3. 20. 6 That is, Jtest, or, Com- fort. m ch. 3. 17; 4. 11. 2353. 2448. n ch. 6. 10. o ch. 10. 21. a ch. 1. 28. h Dcut. 7. 3, 4. c Gal. 5. 16, 17. 1 Pet. 3. 19, 20. d Ps. 78. 39. 2469. The wickedness of the world. GENESIS. 6. God ordereth the ark. The Eve of the Deluge. — Gen. 6. 5. b. c. 2448. 2 Or, the whole imagi- nation : The He- brew word siKnifi- etn not only the imagi- nation, but also the pur- poses ami de- sires. eeh.8. 21. Deut. 29. 19. Prov. 6. 18. Matt. 15. 19. 3 Heb. every clau. 2448. /See Num. 23. 19. 1 Sam. 1.5.11, 29. 2 Sam. 24. 111. Mai. 3. 6. James 1. ir. a Ib. (13. 10. Eph. 4. 3(1. 4 Heb. from man unto beast. h ch. 19. 5 IT And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that 2 every e imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil 3 continually. 6 And ^it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it 9 grieved him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; 4 both man, and beast, and the creep- ing thing, and the fowls of the air ; for it re- penteth me that I have made them. 8 But No'ah h found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 IT These are the generations of No'ah: * No'ah was a just man and 5 perfect in his generations, and No'ah k walked with God. 10 And No'ah begat three sons, 'Shem, Ham, and Ja'pheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt m before God, and the earth was n filled with violence. 12 And God "looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt ; for all flesh had cor- rupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto No'ah, ^The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; q and, be- hold, I will destroy them 6 with the earth. 14 IT Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; , 19. 19. Ex. 33. 12, 13, 1(1, 17. Luke 1.3(1. Acts 7. 4(1. ich.7.1. Ezek. 14. 14, 20. Rom. 1. 17. Heb. 11. 7. 2 Pet. 2. S. 5 Or, upright. /• ch. 5. 22. I ch. 5. 32. m ch. 7. 1; 10. 9 i 1.3. 13. 2 Chr. 34. 27. Luke 1. 6. Rom. 2. 13 ; 3. 19. n Ezek. 8. 17 : 28. 1(1. Hab. 2. 8, 17. och. 18. 21. Ps. 14. 2 ; 33. 13, 14 ; 53. 2, 3. p Jer. 51. 13. Ezek. 7. 2, 3,6. Amos 8. 2. 1 Pet. 4. 7. q ver. 17. 6 Or, from the earth. 2 rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and 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 ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my cove- nant; and s 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 u shall come unto thee, to keep them 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. 22 x Thus did No'ah; ^according to all that God commanded him, so did he. B.C. 2448. 2 Heb. nests. r ver. 13. ch. 7. 4, 21. 22, 23. 2 Pet. 2. 5. sen. 7.1, 7, 13. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 2 Pet. 2. ( ch. 7. 8, 9, 15, 1U. v ch. 7. 9, 15. See ch. 2. 19. t Heb. 11.7. See Ex. 40. 1G. V eh. 7. ' 9, 1(1. 8 God sendeth the flood. GENESIS, 7, 8. The flood abateth. B.C. 2349. a ver. 7. 13. Matt. 24. 38. Luke 17. 26. " Heb. 11. 7. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 2 Pet. 2. 5. b eh. 0. 9. Ps. 33. 18. 19. Prov. 10, 9. 2 Pet. 2. 9. c vcr. 8. Lev. ch. 11. 2 Hcb. seven seven, d Lev. 10. 10. J3zck. 44. 21. e ver. 12, 17. 3 Heb. blot out. /ch.0.22. 2349. g ver. 1. 4 Or, cm Me seventh day. h ch. 8. 2. Prov. S. 28. Ezek. 211. 19. 5 Or, fool- gates. ich.l. 7; 8.2. Ps. 78. 23. k ver. 4, 17. I ver. 1, 7. ch. S. 18. Heb. 11. 7. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 2 Pet. 2. 5. ?» ver. 2, 3, 8, 9. 6 Heb. wing. n ch. 6. 20. o ver. 2, 3. » ver. 4, 12. 9 Ps. 104. 20. i- Ps. 104. 6. Jer. 3. 23. CHAPTER 7. 1 Noah, with Iris family, and the living creatures, enter into /lie ark. 17 The beginning, increase, and continuance of the flood. AND the Lord said unto No'ah, a Come il thou and all thy house into the ark ; for b thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every c clean beast thou shalt take to thee by 2 sevens, the male and his female : d 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 face of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth e forty days and forty nights ; and every living substance that I have made will I 3 destroy from off the face of the earth. 5-^ And NQ'ah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him. 6 And No'ah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. 7 IT 9 And No'ah 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 No'ah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded No'ah. 10 And it came to pass * after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 IT In the six hundredth year of No'ah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all h the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the 5 l windows of heaven were opened. 12 k And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day l entered No'ah, and Shem, and Ham, and Ja'pheth, the sons of No'ah, and No'ah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 14 m 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 6 sort. 15 And they n went in unto No'ah 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 commanded him : and the Lord shut him in. 17 P And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and were in- creased greatly upon the earth ; q and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; r and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters pre- vail ; 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 : 22 All in ' whose nostrils was 2 the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. 23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven ; and they were de- stroyed from the earth : and w No'ah only re- mained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 24 x And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. CHAPTER 8. 1 The waters asswaae. 4 The ark reslelh on Ararat. 7 The raven and the dove. 15 Noah, being commanded, 18 goelh forth of the ark. 20 He buildelh an altar, and off'ereth .sacrifice, 24 which O'od accepteth, and promineth to curse the earth no more. AND God "remembered No'ah, and every XJL living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark : b and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters as- swaged ; 2 c The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and d the rain from heaven was restrained ; 3 And the waters returned from off the earth 3 continually : and after the end e of the hun- dred 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 Ar'a-rat. 5 And the waters 4 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 IT And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that No'ah opened -^ the window of the ark which he had made : 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth 5 to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off 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 6 pulled 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 even- ing ; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off : so No'ah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove ; which returned not again unto him any more. 13 IT And it came to pass in the six hun- dredth and first year, in the first month, the B.C. 2349. s ver. 4. ch. 6. 13, 17. Job 22. 1(1. Mutt. 24. 89. Luke 17. 2 Pet. 3. 0. 1 ch. 2. 7. 2 Heb. the breath of the Spirit of life. l/'l Pet. 3. 2(1. 2 Pet. 2. 6 : 3. (i. X ch. 8.3; ch. 8. 4. com- pared with ver. 11 of this chapter. a eh. 19. 29. Ex.2. 24. 1 Sam. 1. 19: b Ex. 14. 21. d Job 38. 37. 3 Heb. t">! turning, e eh. 7. 24. 4 Heb. were in going and de- creas- ing. /"eh. 0. 10. .5 neb. in going forth and re- turning. (! Heb. roused her to come. 2348. And all the High Hills, that were under the Whole Heaven, were covered. — Gen. 7. 19. God covenanteth with Noah. GENESIS, 9. Noah replenlsheth the earth. B.C. 2348. ch. 13. h ch. 15. i ch. 1. 22. 2 Heb. families. k Lev. ch. II. I Lev. 1. 9. Ezek. 20. 41. 2 Cor. 2. 15. Eph. .5. o 3 Heb. a savour of reft, in ch. 3. 17: (i. If. 4 Or. though. n ch. 6. 5. Job 14. 4 ; 15. 14. Ps. 51.5. Jer.17.9. Matt. 15. 19. Rom. 1. 21 ; 8. 23. och. 0. II, 15. p Is. 54. 9. 5 Heb. As yet all the days of the earth, n Jer. 3.3. 20, 25. a ver. <. 19. ch. 1.28; 10. 32. 6 ch. 1.28. Hos. 2. is. c Deut. 12. 1.5; 14. 3, 9,11. Acts 10. 12, 13. tl ch. 1. 29. e Rom. 14. 14, 20. 1 Cor. 10. 23, 26. Col. 2. 16. 1 Tim. 4. 3, 4. /'Lev. 17. 10,11.14; 19. 26. Deut. 12. 23. 1 Sam. 14. S3. Acts 1.5. 20, 29. n Ex. 21. 28. h ch. 4. 9,10. Ps. 9. 12. i Acts 17. 26. k Ex. 21. 12, 14. Lev. 24. 17. Matt. 26. 32. Rev. 13. 10. I ch. 1. 27. m ver. 1 , 19. ch. 1. 28. first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth : and No'ah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, be- hold, 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 IF And God spake unto No'ah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, s thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee h every living thing thatt's 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 fruit- ful, and multiply upon the earth. 18 And No'ah 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 2 kinds, went forth out of the ark. 20 If And No'ah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of k every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offer- ings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled ' 3 a sweet savour ; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again m curse the ground any more for man's sake ; i for the n 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 p ° While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and q day and night shall not cease. 1 God blessel/i Noah. CHAPTER 9 4 Blood and m urder are forbidden God's 18 Noah replenisheth the covenant, 13 signified by the rainbow, world, 20 planleth a vineyard, 21 is drunken, and mocked of his son, 2o curseth Canaan, 26 bleiselh Shem, 27 prayethfor Japheth, 29 and dielh. AND God blessed No'ah and his sons, and l. said unto them, " Be fruitful, and multi- ply, and replenish the earth. 2 b 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 c Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; even as the d green herb have I given you e 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 I require ; 9 at the hand of every beast will I require it, and h at the hand of man ; at the hand of every l man's brother will I re- quire the life of man. 6 k Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : ( for in the image of God made he man. 7 And you, m be ye fruitful, and multiply ; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and mul- tiply therein. 8 IT And God spake unto No'ah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, " behold, I establish ° my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; 10 p And with every living creature that is with 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 y I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 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 perpetual generations : 13 I do set s my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between 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 liv- ing 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 u the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto No'ah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have estab- lished between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 18 ^T And the sons of No'ah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Ja'pheth: ^and Ham is the father of 2 Ca'- naan. 19 * These are the three sons of No'ah : z and of them was the whole earth overspread. 20 And No'ah began to be a an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard : 21 And he drank of the wine, 6 and was drunken ; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Ca'naan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 c And Shem and Ja'pheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father ; and their faces were back- ward, and they saw not their father's naked- ness. 24 And No'ah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, d Cursed be Ca'naan ; e a ser- vant of servants shall he be unto his bre- thren. B.C. 2348. nch.fS.I8. o Is. 54. 9. j, Ps. 145. 9. -7 Is. 54. 9. )- eh. 17. II. s Rev. 4. f Ex. 28. 12. Lev. 26. 42, 45. Ezek. 16. 60. « ch. 17. 13, 19. 2347. x ch. 10. 2 Heb. Clie- naan. >/ ch. 5. 32. 2 ch. 10. 32. 1 Chr. 1. 4, &c. a ch. 3. 19, 23 ; 4.2. Prov. 12. II. b Prov. 20. 1. 1 Cor. 10. 12. c Ex. 20. 12. Gal. 6. 1. d Deut. 27. 16. e Josh. 9. 23. 1 Kings 9. 20, 21. 11 0? tM O a o & O o S o w &♦ o P-l (3 &o Cs K « B B The generations of Noah. GENESIS. 10. The sons of Japheth and of 1 J (tin. B.C. 2347. /Ps. 144. 15. Heb. 11. 16. 2 Or, servant to them. 3 Or, /ier- sttade. Eph. 2. IS, 14 ; 3. K. 1998. 2347 u ch. a. 1, 7.19. h 1 Chr. 1. 5, &c. 4 Or. as some read it, Roda- ni in. c Ps. 72. 10. Jcr. 2. 10 ; 25. 22. Zeph. 2. 11. <3 1 Chr. 1. 8, &c. 26 And he said, -^Blessed be the Lord God of Shgm; and Ca'naan shall be 2 his servant. 27 God shall 3 enlarge Ja'pheth, 9 ana he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; and Ca'naan shall be his servant. 28 11 And No 'ah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 And all the days of No'ah were nine hundred and fifty years : and he died. CHAPTER 10. 1 The generations of Noah. 2 The sons of Japheth. 6 The sons of Ham. 8 Nimrod the first monarch. 21 The sons of She m. ~VTOW these are the generations of the sons JlAI of No'ah, Shem, Ham, and Ja'pheth: a and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 b The sons of Ja'pheth; Go'mer, and Ma'- g6g, and Mad'a-i, and Ja'van, and Tu'bal, and Me'shech, and Ti'ras. 3 And the sons of Go'mer; Ash'ke-naz, and Ri'phath, and To-gar'mah. 4 And the sons of Ja'van ; E-li'shah, and Tar'shish, Kit'tim, and 4 D5d'a-nim. 5 By these were c the isles of the Gen'tile§ divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 6 IT d And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Miz'- ra-im, and Phut, and Ca'naan. Mount Akakat. — Gen. 8. 4. 7 And the sons of Cush ; Se'ba, and Hav'- i-lah, and Sab'tah, and Ra'a-mah, and Sab'- te-chah : and the sons of Ra'a-mah; She'ba, and De'dan. 8 And Cush begat Nim'rQd : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty c hunter -f before the Lord : wherefore it is said, Even as Nim'rSd the mighty hunter before the Lord. 10 9 And the beginning of his kingdom was 2 Ba'bel, and E'rech, and Ac'cad, and Cal'neh, in the land of Shi'nar. 11 Out of that land 3 went forth As'shur, and builded Nin'e-veh, and 4 the city Re-ho'- both, and Ca'lah, 12 And Re'sen between Nin'e-veh and Ca'- lah : the same is a great city. 13 And Miz'ra-im begat Lu'dim, and An'a- mim, and Le'ha-bim, and Naph'tu-him, 14 And Path-ru'sim, and Cas'lu-him, ( h out of whom came Phi-lis'tim,) and Caph'to-rim. 15 H And Ca'naan begat 5 Si'don his first- born, and Heth, 16 And the Jeb'u-site, and the Am'o-rite, and the Gir'ga-site, 17 And the Hi'vite, and the Ark'ite, and the Si'nite, R. <-. 2347. cir.2218. c Jcr. 16. 16. Mic.7.2. /ch. 6. 11. g Mic. .5. 6. 2Gr. Baby. Ion. 3 Or, he went out into Aa- si/ria. 4 Or, the streets of the city. h 1 Chr. 1. 12. 5 Heb. T-J'lon. 13 The building of Babel. GENESIS, 11. B C. cir.2218. i ch. 13. 12, 14, 15, ir ; 1.5. 18-21. Num. .34. 2-12. Josh. 12 7,8. 2 Heb. Azzah. i-lChr.l. 17, &c. 3 Heb. Arpach- shiut. 4 Heb. Sltelah. I eh. 11. 12. m 1 Chr. 1. 19. 2247. 5 That is. Divi- sion. o ch. 9. 19. 6 Heb. lip. 7 Heb. words. cir.2247. 80r,easr- ward, as ch. 13. 11. 2 Sam. 6. 2. with IChr. 13. (i. \) Heb. a man said to his_ neigh- bour. 2 Heb. burn them to a burn- ing. aDeut. 1. 28. b ch. 18. 21. cch.9.19. Acts 17. 20. d ver. 1. The generations of Shem. 18 And the Ar'vad-ite, and the Zem'a-rite, and the Ha'math-Ite : and afterward were the families of the Ca'naan-ites spread abroad. 19 l And the border of the Ca'naan-ites was from Si'don, as thou comest to Ge'rar, unto 2 Ga'za; as thou goest, unto SSd'om, and Go- m5r'rah, and Ad'mah, and Ze-bo'im, even unto La'sha. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their coun- tries, and in their nations. 21 IT Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of E'ber, the brother of Ja'pheth the elder, even to him were children born. 22 The k children of Shem; E'lam, and As'shur, and 3 Ar-phax'ad, and Lud, and A'ram. 23 And the children of A'ram ; Uz, and Hiil, and Ge'ther, and Mash. 24 And Ar-phax'ad begat 4 ' Sa'lah ; and Sa'lah begat E'ber. 25 m And unto E'ber were born two sons: the name of one was 5 Pe'leg ; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was JOk'tan. 26 And J5k'tan begat Al-mo'dad, and She'- leph, and Ha'zar-ma'veth, and Je'rah, 27 And Ha-do'ram, and U'zal, and Dik'lah, 28 And O'bal, and A-bim'a-el, and She'ba, 29 And O'phir, and Hav'i-lah, and Jo'bab: all these were the sons of JSk'tan. 30 And their dwelling was from Me'sha, as thou goest unto Se'phar 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 n These are the families of the sons of No 'ah, after their generations, in their nations : ° and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. CHAPTER 11. 1 One language in l/ie irorld. 3 The building of Babel. 5 The con- fusion of tongues. 10 The generations of Shem. 27 The genera- tions of Terdh the father of Abram. 31 Terah goeth from Urto Haran. AND the whole earth was of one 6 lan- - guage, and of one 7 speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed 8 from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shi'nar ; and they dwelt there. 3 And 9 they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and 2 burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. o~ 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, a 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 b And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord said, Behold, c the people is one, and they have all d one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have e imagined to do. 7 Go to, f let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may 9 not under- stand one another's speech. 8 So h the Lord scattered them abroad from thence l upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called 2 Ba'bel ; k 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 IT l These are the generations of Shem : Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Ar-phax'ad two years after the flood : 11 And Shem lived after he begat Ar-phax'ad Ave hundred years, and begat sons and daugh- ters. 12 And Ar-phax'ad lived five and thirty years, m and begat Sa'lah : 13 And Ar-phax'ad lived after he begat Sa'- lah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Sa'lah lived thirty years, and begat E'ber : 15 And Sa'lah lived after he begat E'ber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 n And E'ber lived four and thirty years, and begat ° Pe'leg : 17 And E'ber lived after he begat Pe'leg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Pe'leg lived thirty years, and begat Re'u: 19 And Pe'leg lived after he begat Re'u two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Re'u lived two and thirty years, and begat p Se'rug : 21 And Re'u lived after he begat Se'rug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Se'rug lived thirty years, and begat Na'hor : 23 And Se'rug lived after he begat Na'hor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24 And Na'h6r lived nine and twenty years, and begat 9 Te'rah : 25 And Na'hor lived after he begat Te'rah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Te'rah lived seventy years, and ''be- gat A'bram, Na'hor, and Ha'ran. 27 IT Now these are the generations of Te'- rah: Te'rah begat A'bram, Na'hor, and Ha'- ran ; and Ha'ran begat L6t. 28 And Ha'ran died before his father Te'rah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chal'- dee§. 29 And A'bram and Na'hor took them wives : the name of A'bram's wife was s Sa'rai ; and the name of Na'hor's wife, *Mll'cah, the B.C. cir.2247. e Ps. 2. 1. /ch.1.26. Ps. 2. 4. Acts 2. 4, .5, 6. g ch. 42. 23. Dent. 2«. 49. Jer.5.15. 1 Cor. 14. 2, 11. h Luke I. 51. i' ch. II). 25, 32. 2 That is, t hn fu- sion, k 1 Cor. 14. 23. / ch. 10. 22. 1 Chr. 1. 17. 2346. 2311. m See Luke 3. 36. 2281. 2247. n 1 Chr. 1. 19. o Called, Luke 3. 35, Phalec. 2217. 2185. p Luke 2 35, Su- rttc/t. 2155. 2126. q Luke 3. 34, Thara. 2056. j- Josh. 24.2. 1 Chr. 1. 26. 1996. s eh. 17. 15 ; 20. 12. fch.22. 20. 14 God calleth Abram. GENESIS, 12. A famine driveth him into Egypt. B.C. 1996. n eh. Hi. l,2.s IS. 11, 12. x eh. 12. 1. daughter of Ha'ran, the father of MU'cah, and the father of Is'cah. 30 But u Sa'rai was barren ; she had no child. 31 And Te'rah ^took A'bram his son, and LSt the son of Ha'ran his son's son, and Sa'- rai his daughter in law, his son A'bram's wife; and they went forth with them from 4 So A'bram departed, as the Lord had spo- ken unto him; and LSt went with him: and A'bram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Ha'ran. 5 And A'bram took Sa'rai his wife, and LSt his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and 9 the souls that they had gotten h in Ha'ran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Ca'naan ; and into the land of Ca'naan they came. 6 IT And A'bram l passed through the land unto the place of Si'chem, k unto the plain of MS'reh. ' And the Ca'naan-ite was then in the land. 7 m And the Lord appeared unto A'bram, and said, n 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 mountain on the east of Beth'-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth'-el on the west, and Hal on the east : B. c. 11121. He sent forth a Dove. — Gen. 8. 8. J/Neh.0. 7. Acts 7.4. : eh. 10. 1!). cir.1923. 1921. a eh. 1.3. Neh. II. Is. 41. 2. Acts 7. 3. Heb. II. 8. b eh. 17. (i ; IS. IS. Deut. 26. 5. 1 Kings 3.8. cch. 24. , ch. 20. 14. ceh. 20. 18. 1 Chr. 16. 21. Ps. 105. 14. Ileh. 13. 4. cl ch. 20. 9 ; 26. 10. c Prov. 21. 1. oir.1918. « eh. 12. it. b ch. 24. 35. Ps. 112. ». Prov. 10. 22. cell. 12. 8, 9. e Ps. 1111. 17. /■ch.30.7. r/ch.20. 20. A ch. 12. 6. i 1 Cor. 6. 2'ileb. ijicii 6re- f/i/-e/i : See eh. 11.27,31. Ex.2. 13. Ps. 133. 1. Acts 7. 26. /■eh. 20. 15 i 34. 10. I Rom. 12. IK. Ileb. 12. 14. James 3. 17. m eh. III. 17. Dcut. 34. 8. Ps. 107. 34. 13 y Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister : that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee. 14 II And it came to pass, that, when A'bram was come into E'gypt, the E-gyp'tians z be- held the woman that she was very fair. 15 The princes also of Pha'raoh saw her, and commended her before Pha'raoh : and the woman was ° taken into Pha'raoh's house. 16 And he 6 entreated A'bram well for her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17 And the Lord c plagued Pha'raoh and his house with great plagues because of Sa'rai A'bram's wife. 18 And Pha'raoh called A'bram, and said, d What is this that 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 her, and go thy way. 20 e And Pha'raoh commanded his men con- cerning him : and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. CHAPTER 13. 1 Abram and Lot return, out of Egypt. 7 Bit disagreement they pari asunder. 10 Lot goeth to wicked Sodom. 14 Oodreneweth t lie promise to Abram. 18 He remorcth to Hebron, and there huifdeth an altar. AND A'bram went up out of E'gypt, he, . and his wife, and all that he had, and LSt with bim, a into the south. 2 b And A'bram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys c from the south even to Beth'-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth'-61 and Ha'I ; 4 Unto the d place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there A'bram e called on the name of the Lord. 5 IT And LSt also, which went with A'bram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And f 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 9 a strife between the herd- men of A'bram's cattle and the herdmen of L6t's cattle: ''and the Ca'naan-ite and the Per'iz-zite dwelled then in the land. 8 And A'bram said unto LSt, *Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be 2 brethren. 9 k Is not the whole land before thee ? sepa- rate thyself, I pray thee, from me: 'if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And LSt lifted up his eyes, and beheld all m the plain of Jor'dan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord n de- stroyed SSd'om and Go-m5r'rah, ° even_ as the garden of the Lord, like the land of E'gypt, as thou comest unto p Zo'ar. 11 Then L6t chose him all the plain of Jor'- dan; and LSt journeyed east : and they sepa- rated themselves the one from the other. 12 A'bram dwelled in the land of Ca'naan, and LSt q dwelled in the cities of the plain, and r pitched his tent toward SSd'om. 13 But the men of SSd'om s were wicked and ' sinners before the Lord exceedingly. 14 IT And the Lord said unto A'bram, after that LSt u was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art x northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward : 15 For all the land which thou seest, ^to thee will I give it, and z to thy seed for ever. 16 And a I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then 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 A'bram removed his tent, and came and b dwelt in the 2 plain of Mam're, c which is in He 'bron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. CHAPTER 14. 1 The battle of four kings against five. 12 Lot is taken prisoner. 14 Abratn vescueth him.. 18 Melchizedek blesseih Abram. 20 Abram gireth him tithe. 22 The rest of the spoil, his partners having had their portions, tie restoreth to the king of Sodom. AND it came to pass in the days of Am'- . ra-phel king " of Shi'nar, A'ri-Sch king of El'la-sar, Ched'or-la'o-mer king of b E'lam, and Ti'dal king of nations ; 2 That these made war with Be'ra king of SSd'om, and with Bir'sha king of Go-mSr'- rah, Shi'nab king of c Ad'mah, and Shem-e'- ber king of Ze-boi'im, and the king of Be'la, which is d Zo'ar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Sid'dim, e which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years -^ they served Ch6d'or-la'o- mer, and in the thirteenth year they re- belled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Ched'- or-la'o-mer, and the kings that were with him, and smote 3 the Reph'a-ims '" in Ash'te- rSth Kar'na-im, and Hhe Zu'zims in Ham, '' and the E'mlms in 3 Sha'veh Kir'i-a-tha'im, 6 'And the Ho 'rites in their mount Se'ir, unto 4 El'-pa'ran, which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned, and came to En'- mish'pat, which is Ka'desh, and smote all the country of the Am'a-lek-ites, and also the Am'o-rites, that dwelt m in Haz'e-zSn-ta'- mar. 8 And there went out the king of SSd'om, and the king of Go-mSr'rah, and the king of Ad'mah, and the king of Ze-boi'im, and the king of Be'la (the same is Zo'ar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Sid'- dim; cir.l918. n ch. 10. 24, 25. o ch. 2. 10. Is. 51. .",. p ch. 14. 2, 8 ; 19. 22. o ch. 10. 29. cir.1917. ?• eh. 14. 12; 10.1. 2 Pet. 2. 7, S. sch. 18. 20. Ezek. IB. 49. 2 Pet. 2. 7, 8. fch. 0.11. « ver. 11. x ch. 28. 14. V ch. 12. 7; 15. 18; 17.8; 24.7; 20. 4. Num. ."4. 12. Deut. 34.4. Acts 7. z'i Chr. 20.7. Ps. 37. 22, 20 ; 112.2. a ch. 15. 5; 22. 17; 26.4; 28. 14; 32. 12. Ex. 32. 13. Num. 23.10. Deut. 1. 10. 1 Kings 4.20. 1 Chr. 27. 23. Is. 48. 19. Jer. 33. 22. Rom. 4. 16,17,18. Ileb. 11. 12. 6 ch. 14. 13. 2 Hen. plains, c ch. 35. 27 ; 37. 14. a eh. 10. 10; 11.2. /> Is. 11. 11. c Deut. 29. 23. rfch.19. 22. f- Num. 34. 12. Deut. 3. 17. Josh. 3. 16. Ps. 107. 34. /ch. 9. 26. eir.1913. q ch. 15. 20. Deut. 3. 11. A Josh. 12. 4 ; 13. 12. i Deut. 2. 20. k Deut. 2. 10, 11. 3 Or, The plain of A'iria- tltaim. I Deut. 2. 12, 22. 4 Or, The plain of' Paran, ch. 21. 21. Num.12 16 ; 13. 3. in 2 Chr. 20. 2. 1G Melchizedek blesseth Abram. GENESIS, 15. God encourageth Abram. oii-.'iyis. rich. 11. » ch. 19. ir, 30. ii ver. 10, 21. u ch. 12., r ch. 18. 12. s eh. 13. 18. 2 Or, led forth. 3 Or, in- structed. x ch. 15. 3 ; 17. 12, 27. Eccles. 2.7. V Deut. 34. 1. Juilg. 18. 29. a ver. 11, 12. b Judg, 11. 34. 1 Snm. 18. B. c Heb. 7. 1. d 2 Sam. 18. 18. e Heb. 7. 1. f Ps. 110. 4. Heb. 5. fi. i/ Mic. 0. 6. Acts 16. 17. h Ruth 3. 10. 2 Sam. 2.5. l ver. 22. Matt. 11. 2.5. I- ch. 24. 27. / Heb. 7. 4. 4 Heb. souls, m Ex. 0. 8. Dan. 12. 7. Rev. 10. 5,6. 9 With Ch§d'or-la'o-mer the king of E'lam, and with Ti'dal king of nations, and Am'ra-phel king of Shi'nar, and A'ri-Sch king of El'la-sar ; four kings with Ave. 10 And the vale of Sid'dim was full of n slimepits ; and the kings of Sfid'om and Go-m8r'rah fled, and fell there ; and they that remained fled ° to the moun- tain. 11 And they took ^all the goods of SSd'om and Go-mQr'- rah, and all their vic- tuals, and went their way. 12 And they took L5t, A'bram's « brother's son, dwelt in Sod'om, and his goods, and departed. 13 IT And there came one that had escaped, and told A'bram the He'brew; for s he dwelt in the plain of Mam 're the Am'o-rite, brother of Esh'cOl, and bro- ther of A'ner: *and these were confeder- ate with A'bram. 14 And when A'bram heard that u his bro- ther was taken cap- tive, he 2 armed his 3 trained servants, ^'born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them ^unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and z smote them, and pursued them unto Ho 'bah, which is on the left hand of Da-mas'cus. 16 And he brought back a all the goods, and also brought again his brother L5t, and his goods, and the women also, and the peo- ple. 17 IT And the king of S5d'om 6 went out to meet him c after his return from the slaughter of Ched'or-la'o-mer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Sha'veh, which is the d king's dale. 18 And e Mel-chiz'e-dek king of Sa'lem brought forth bread and wine : and he was -^the priest of ff the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, h Blessed be A'bram of the most high God, l possessor of heaven and earth : 20 And fc blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes l of all. 21 And the king of SOd'om said unto A'bram, Give me the 4 persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And A'bram said to the king of S6d'om, I m have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the 2 17 i Noah builded an Altar dnto the Lord. — Gen. 8. 20. most high God, n 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 is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made A'bram rich : 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men p which went with me, A'ner, Esh'cOl, and Mam're ; let them take their portion. CHAPTER 15. 1 God encourageth Abram. 2 Abram complaineth for want of an heir. 4 God promiseth him a son. and a multiplying of his seed. 6 Abram is justified bij faith. 7 Canaan is promised again, and confirmed by a sign, 12 and a vision. A PTER these things the word of the Lord X\. came unto A'bram °ina vision, saying, 6 Fear not, A'bram : I am thy c shield, and thy exceeding d great reward. B.C. cir.1913. n ver. 19. ch. 21. Si. oSo Esth. 9. 15, 16. p ver. 13. a Dan. 10.1. Acts 10. 10, 11. b ch. 26. 24. Dan. 10. 12. Luke 1. 13, 30. c Ps. 3. 3 ; 5. 12 i 84. 11 ; 91.4; 119. 114. d Ps. 16. 5 ; .58. 11. Prov. 11. IX. Abram is justified by faith. GENESIS, 16. Sural ffiueth Hagar to Abram. B.C. cir.l'J13. e Acts 7. 5. /'ch. 14. 14. ij 2 Sum. 7.12; 16. 11. 2Chr. 32. 21. h Ps. 147. 4. i Jer. 33. 22. A- ch. 22. 17. Ex. 32. 13. Deut. 1.11); in. 22. 1 Chr. 27. 23. Kmn. 4. 18. Hob. 11. 12. Sec ch. 13. 16. I Rom. 4. 3, 9, 22. Gal. 3. 0. James 2. 21. m Ps. inc. 31. nch.12.1. o ch. 11. 28,31. p Ps. 105. 42, 44. Rom. 4. 13. q See ch. . 24. 13, 14. Jiuljr. 6. 17, 37. 1 Sam. 14. !), 10. 2 Kings 20. 8. Luke 1. 18. )■ Jer. 34. 18, 19. s Lev. 1. 17. tch. 2.21. Job 4. 13. u Ex. 12. 4(1. Ps. 10.5. 23. Acts 7. 6. x Ex. 1. 11. Ps. 10.5. 25. ii Ex. II. 6. Deut. (i. 22. z Ex. 12. 36. Ps. 105. 37. a Job 5. 26. b Acts 13. 36. cch.25.8. >■> Phil. 3.5. a Rom. 4. 11.12. Hi. Gill. 3. •a. 3 Heb. in lit! i- tltdc of nation*. ftNeh. 8. 4 That is, Father of a great niuiti- tiute. i Rom. 4. 17. «■ ch. 35. 11. / ver. 16. ch. 35. 11. Matt. 1. 3, &c. m Gill. 3. 17. ii ch. 23. 24 ; 28. 13. Heb. 11. 13. o Rom. 3. 8. p ch. 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be g a father of 3 many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called A'bram, but h thy name shall be 4 A'bra-ham ; l for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make k nations of thee, and { kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will m establish my covenant be- tween me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting cove- nant, "to be a God unto thee, and to ° thy seed after thee. 8 And p I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land 5 q wherein thou art 12. 7; 13. 15. Ps. 105. 0, 11. 5'Heb. of thy. sojournings. q ch. 23. 4 ; 28. 4. r.S.WMar your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stran- ger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, 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 circumcised, that soul x shall be cut off from his people ; he hath broken my covenant. 15 H And God said unto A'bra-ham, As for Sa'rai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sa'rai, but 3 Sa'rah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, y and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and 4 she shall be a mother z of nations ; kings of people shall be of her. J- Ex. 4. 24. 3 That is, Prin- cess. i/ ch. 18. ' in. 4 Heb. she s/iall become nations. z ch. 35. 11. Gal. 4. 31. 1 Pet. 3. 19 Abraham entertaineth three angels. GENESIS, 18. Sarah lan.gheth at the promise. b. c. 1898. a eh. 18. 12 ; 21. 0, h ch. 18. 10:21. 2. Gal. 4. 28. c ch. 10. 10. . tti/f fore. fSee ch. ' 82. 25. 26. Ex. 32. HI. Deut. 9. 14. iMark 8. f/ch. 13. Ill ; 14. 2. 8 That is, Little. ver. 20. 4 Heb. gone forth. ft Deut. 29. 28. Is. 18. 19. Jer. 211. 16; .50. 40. Ezek. 16. 49, 50. llos. 11. 8. Amos 4. 11. Zeph. 2. 9. Luke 17. 29. 2 Pet. 2. 6. Judo 7. ;' ch. 14. 3. Ps. 107. 34. k Luke 17. 32. / ch. 18. 22. m Rev. 18. 9. n ch. 8. 1 ; 18. 23. over. 17, 19. p ch. 16. 2. 4 ; 38. 8,9. Deut. 25.5. <1 .Mark 12. 19. 1897. r Deut. 2.9. i Deut. 2. 19. 23 Abraham denieth his wife. GENESIS, 20, 21. The birth of Isaac. cir.i898. a ch. 18. 1. 6ch.l6.7, 14. c ch. 26. 0. « ch. 12. 13 ; 26. 7. e ch. 12. 1.5. f Ps. 105. 14. g Job 33. 15. h ver. 7. 2 Heb. married to an husband. i ver. 18. ch. IS. 23. k 2 Kings 211. 3. 2 Cor. 1. 12. 3 Or, sim- plicity, or, sm- cerity. I ch. 31. 7 i 35. 5. Ex. 34. 24. 1 Sam. 2.5. 26, 34* m ch. 39. 8. Lev. 8. 2. Ps. 51. 4. n 1 Sam. 7. 5. 2 Kings 5. 11. Job 42. 8. James .5. 14, 15. 1 John 5. 16. o ch. 2. 17. p Num. 16.32,33. q ch. 26. 10. Ex. 32. 21. Josh. 7. 25. rch. 34. 7 S ch. 42. 18. Ps. 36. 1. Prov. 16. 6. t ch. 12. 12 ; 26. 7. u See ch. 11. 29. .12. x ch. 1,9, &c. Heb. 11. 8. ych. 12. 13. 2 ch. 12. 16. a ch. 13. 9. 4 Heb. as is good in thine eyes. CHAPTER 20. 1 Abraham sojourneth at Gerur, 2 denieth his wife, andloseth her. 3 Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream. 9 lie rebuketh Abra- ham, 14 restoret/i Sarah, 16 an,d reproeeih her. 17 He is healed by Abraham's prayer. AND A'bra-ham journeyed from a thence . toward the south country, and dwelled between 6 Ka'desh and Shur, and c sojourned in Ge'rar. 2 And A'bra-ham said of Sa'rah his wife, d She is my sister : and A-bim'e-lech king of Ge'rar sent, and e took Sa'rah. 3 But f God came to A-bim'e-lech ^ in a dream by night, and said to him, h Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken ; for she is 2 a man's wife. 4 But A-bim'e-lech had not come near her : and he said, Lord, ! 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 : k in the 3 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 1 1 also withheld thee from sinning m against me : therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife ; 71 for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live : and if thou restore her not, ° know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, P and all that are thine. 8 Therefore A-bim'e-lech 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 A-bim'e-lech called A'bra-ham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, q that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me '' that ought not to be done. 10 And A-bim'e-lech said unto A'bra-ham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing ? 11 And A'bra-ham said, Because I thought, Surely s 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 my mother ; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when x 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, y say of me, He is my brother. 14 And A-bim'e-lech z took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto A'bra-ham, and restored him Sa'rah his wife. 15 And A-bim'e-lech said, Behold, " my land is before thee : dwell 4 where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sa'rah he said, Behold, I have given b thy brother a thousand silver : c behold, he is to thee d a pieces of covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 IT So A'bra-ham e prayed unto God : and God healed A-bim'e-lech, and his wife, and his maidservants ; and they bare children. 18 For the Lord f had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of A-bim'e-lech, because of Sa'rah A'bra-ham's wife. CHAPTER 21. 1 Isaac is born, i He is circumcised. 6 Sarah's joy. 9 Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth. 15 Hagar in distress. 17 Tlieangel coir- forleth her. 22 Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beer- sheba: AND the Lord "visited Sa'rah as he had . said, and the Lord did unto Sa'rah b as he had spoken. 2 For Sa'rah c conceived, and bare A'bra- ham a son in his old age, " at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And A'bra-ham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sa'rah bare to him, e I'saac. 4 And A'bra-ham-f circumcised his son I'saac being eight days old, ff as God had com- manded him. 5 And h A'bra-ham was an hundred years old, when his son I'saac was born unto him. 6 IT And Sa'rah said, l God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear k will laugh with me. 7 And she said, Who would have said unto A'bra-ham, that Sa'rah should have given children suck ? ' for I have born him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned : and A'bra-ham made a great feast the same day that I'saac was weaned. 9 IT And Sa'rah saw the son of Ha'gar m the E-gyp'tian, n which she had born unto A'bra- ham, ° mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto A'bra-ham, p Cast out this bondwoman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with I'i-saac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in A'bra-ham's sight q because of his son. 12 1T And God said unto A'bra-ham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman ; in all that Sa'rah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for r in 1'i-saac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make s a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And A'bra-ham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Ha'gar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and ' sent her away : and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Be'er-she'ba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, B.C. cir.1898 b ver. .5. c ch. 26. 11. rf ch. 24. 65. c Job 42 9, 10. /ch. 12. 17. cir.1897. a 1 Sam. 2. 21. b ch. 17. 19; 18. 10, 14. Gal. 4. 23,28. c Acts 7. 8. Gal. 4. 22. Heb. 11. 11. d ch. 17. 21. e ch. 17. 19. /'Acts 7. 8. g ch. 17. 10, 12. h ch. 17. 1,17. i Vs. 126. Is. 54. 1. Gal. 4. X- Luke 1. 58. / ch. is. 11, 12. cir.1892. m. ch. 16. 1. n ch. lli. 15. o Gal. 4. 29. ;,. It ver. 4S. i ch. 29. 5. k ch. 26. 29. Judg. 17.2. Ruth 3. 10. Ps. 115. 1.5. / eh. 43. 24. Judg. 19. 21. m Job 23. 12. John 4. 34. Eph. 6. .5, 6, 7. h ver. 1. ch. 13. 2. och.21.2. ;. ch. 21. 10 ; 25. 5. q ver. 3. / ver. 7. ach.17. 1 y ver. 12. 29 Rebekah consenteth GENESIS, 24. to go to Isaac. B.C. 1857. z ver. 13. 43 z Behold, I stand by the well of water ; and it shall come to pass, that when the vir- gin cometh forth to draw water, 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 will also draw for thy camels : let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath ap- pointed out for my master's son. and I will give thy camels drink also : so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daugh- ter art thou ? And she said, The daughter of Be-thu'el, Na'hor's son, whom Mil'cah bare unto him : and I c put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 d And I bowed down my head, and wor- shipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master A'bra-ham, which had led me in the right way to take e my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now if ye will f 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 La'ban and Be-thu'el answered and said, 9 The thing proceedeth from the Lord : we can- a ver. 15, &c. b 1 Sam. 1.13. Eebekah and Isaac. — Gen. 24. 64. 45 a And before I had done b speaking in mine heart, behold, Re-bek'ah 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. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, not h speak unto thee bad or good. 51 Behold, Re-bgk'ah Hs before thee, take her, 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 A'bra-ham's servant heard their words, he fc worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And the servant brought forth 2 { jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Re-b8k'ah : he gave also to her brother and to her mother m pre- cious 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 morn- ing, and he said, n Send me away unto my master. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us 3 a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, see- ing the Lord hath pros- pered my way ; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Re-bek'ah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man ? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Re-bek'ah their sis- ter, and ° her nurse, and A'bra-ham's servant, and his men. 30 The death of Abraham. GENESIS, 25. The birth of Esau and Jamb. B.C. 1857. P ch. 17. 16. 5 ch. 22. 17. r ch. 10. 14 i 2.5. 11. 2 Or, to pray. s Josh. 1. 8. Ps. 1.2; 77. 12 ; 119.15; 143. 3. t Josh. 15. 18. !( ch. 38. 12. cir.1853. a 1 Chr. 1.32. 6 ch. 24. 36. c ch. 21. 14. d Judg. 6.3. 1822. e ch IS. IS; -)'.!. 20. r'ch .35 29; 49. .33. ch 85. 211; 5(1. 13. ft oh 23 16. 60 And they blessed Re-bek'ah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou p the mother of thousands of millions, and q let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 IT And Re-b6k'ah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man : and the servant took Re-b8k'ah, and went his way. 62 And I'saac came from the way of the r well La-hai'-roi ; for he dwelt in the south country. _ 63 And I'saac went out 2s to meditate in the field at the eventide : and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Re-bek'ah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw I'§aac, * she lighted off the camel. 65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us ? And the servant had said, It is my mas- ter : therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told I'§aac all things that he had done. 67 And I'saac brought her into his mother Sa'rah's tent, and took Re-bgk'ah, and she became his wife ; and he loved her : and I'saac u was comforted after his mother's death. CHAPTER 25. 1 The sons of Abraham by Ketura/i. 5 The (iivvdon of his goods. 7 His age, and death. 9 His burial. 12 The genera/ions of Ish- mael. 17 His age, and death. 19 Isaac prayeth. for Rebekah, be- ing barren. 22 The children strive in her womb. 24 The birth of Esau and Jacob. 27 Their difference. 29 Esau selleth his birthright. THEN again A'bra-ham took a wife, and her name was Ke-tu'rah. 2 And a she bare him ZIm'r&n, and JSk'shan, and Me'dan, and Mid'i-an, and Ish'b&k, and Shu'ah. 3 And JSk'shan begat She'ba, and De'dan. And the sons of De'dan were As-shu'rim, and Le-tu'shim, and Le-um'mim. 4 And the sons of Mid'i-an ; E'phah, and E'pher, and Ha'noch, and A-bi'dah, and El'- da-ah. All these were the children of Ke- tu'rah. 5 IT And 6 A'bra-ham gave all that he had unto I'saac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which A'bra-ham had, A'bra-ham gave gifts, and c sent them away from I'§aac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto d the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of A'bra-ham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then A'bra-ham gave up the ghost, and e died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and f was gathered to his people. 9 And 9 his sons I'§aac and ish'ma-el buried him in the cave of Mach-pe'lah, in the field of E'phron the son of Zo'har the Hit'tite, which is before M&m're ; 10 h The field which A'bra-ham purchased of the sons of Hgth : l there was A'bra-ham buried, and Sa'rah his wife. 11 IT And it came to pass after the death of A'bra-ham, that God blessed his son I'saac; and I'saac dwelt by the k well La-hai'-roi. 12 H Now these are the generations of Ish'- ma-el, A'bra-ham's son, ^whom Ha'gar the E-gyp'tian, Sa'rah's handmaid, bare unto A'bra-ham : _ 13 And m these are the names of the sons of Ish'ma-el, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ish'ma-el, Ne- ba'joth ; and Ke'dar, and Ad'be-el, and Mib'- sam, 14 And MIsh'ma, and Du'mah, and MSs'sa, 15 2 Ha'dar, and Te'ma, Je'tur, Na'phish, and K6d'e-mah : 16 These are the sons of Ish'ma-el, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; TO twelve princes according to their nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ish'ma-el, an hundred and thirty and seven years : and ° he gave up the ghost and died ; and was gathered unto his people. 18 p And they dweltfrom H&v'i-lah unto Shur, that is before E'gypt, as thou goest toward As-syr'i-a : and he ° died Q in the pre- sence of all his brethren. 19 IT And these are the generations of I'saac, A'bra-ham's son : r A'bra-ham begat I'saac : 20 And I'saac was forty years old when he took Re-b6k'ah to wife, s the daughter of Be- thu'el the Syr'i-an of Pa'dan-a'ram, * the sis- ter to La'ban the Syr'i-an. 21 And 1'i-saac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren : u and the Lord was intreated of him, and x Re-bek'ah his wife conceived. « 22 And the children struggled together within her ; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus ? y And she went to enquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said unto her, 3 Two na- tions are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels ; and a the one people shall be stronger than the other people ; and 6 the elder shall serve the younger. 24 IT And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, c all over like an hairy garment ; and they called his name E'sau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and d his hand took hold on E'sau's heel ; and e his name was called Ja'cob : and I'saac was three- score years old when she bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and E'sau was f& cunning hunter, a man of the field ; and Ja'- cob was 9 a plain man, 71 dwelling in tents. 28 And I'§aac loved E'sau, because 4 he did J eat of his venison: fc but Re-bek'ah loved Ja'cob. 29 IT And Ja'cob sod pottage : and E'sau came from the field, and he was faint : B.C. 1822. I ch. 49. 81. kQh. 16. 1 1 i 21. 62. I ch. 16. 15. cir.1800. in 1 Chr 1. 29. 2 Or, lliidaiJ. 1 Chr. 1. 30. » ch. 17. 20. 1773. o vcr. 8. it 1 Sam. 15.7. 3 Heb. fell. Vs. 78. 64. q ch. 16. 12. r Matt. 1.2. 1857. s ch. 22. 23. ( ch. 24. 29. 1838. k 1 Chr. 5.20. 2 Chr. as. 13. Ezra 8. 23. r Rom. 9. 10. y 1 Sam. 9. 9 ; 10. 22. z ch. 17. 16; 24. 60. a 2 Sam. 8. 14. b ch. 27. 29. Mai. 1. 8. Rom. 9. 12. c ch. 27. 11,16,23. rfHos. 12. 3. e ch. 27. 36. 1837. /'ch. 27. 3,5. g Job 1.1, 8 ; 2. 8. Ps. 37. /"heb. 11. 9. 4 Heb. venison was in his mouth. i ch. 27. 19.2S.8L I: ch. 27. 6. 31 Isaac denieth his wife. GENESIS, 26. He covenanteth with Abimelech. B. C. 1837. 2Heb. with that red, with that red pottage. 3 That is, Red. cir.1805. 4Heb. gninfi to die. I Heb. 12. 16. m Eccles. 8.15. Is. 22. 13. 1 Cor. 15. 32. cir.1804. a ch. 12. 10. 6 ch. 20. 2. cch.12. 1. d ch. 20. 1. Ps. 39. 12. Heb. 11. 9. c ch. 28. ]5. /ch. 12. 2. Prov. 27. 1. James 4. 14. c ch. 25. 27, 28. 5 Heb. hunt. d ver. 27. ch. 48. 9, 15; 49, 28. Deut. 33.1. /ver. 4. ver. 4. h ch. 25. 25. i ver. 22. k ch. 9. 25. Deut. 27. 18. fch.43.9 1 Sam. 25. 24. 2 Sam. 14. 9. Matt. 27. 25. away in peace : m thou art now the blessed of the Lord. 30 n 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 : and I'saac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that I'gaac's servants came, and told him concern- ing the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it 2 She'bah : P therefore the name of the city is 3 Be'er-she'ba unto this day. 34 IT q And E'sau was forty years old when he took to wife Ju'dith the daughter of Be-e'rl the Hit'tite, and B&sh'e-math the daughter of E'lon the Hit'tite : 35 Which r were 4 a grief of mind unto I'saac and to Re-b8k'ah. CHAPTER 27. 1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah insfructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth ' venison. 33 Isaac tremblelh. SiEsaucom- ptaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing. 41 He threat- eneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it. AND it came to pass, that when I'saac .. was old, and a his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called E'sau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son : and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I 6 know not the day of my death : 3 c Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and 5 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 d may bless thee before I die. 5 And Re-bek'ah heard when 1'i-saac spake to E'sau his son. And E'sau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 6 IT And Re-bgk'ah spake unto Ja'cob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto E'sau 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, e 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 -f 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 5 may bless thee before his death. 11 And Ja'cob said to Re-bek'ah his mo- ther, Behold, h E'sau 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; and I shall bring fc a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto 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 m made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Re-bSk'ah took 2 n goodly raiment of her eldest son E'sau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Ja'cob 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 savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Ja'cob. 18 IT And he came unto his father, and said, My father : and he said, Here am I ; who art thou, my son? 19 And Ja'cob said unto his father, I am E'sau 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 I'saac 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 3 to me. 21 And I'saac said unto Ja'cob, Come near, I pray thee, that I p may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son E'sau or not. 22 And Ja'cob went near unto I'saac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Ja'cob's voice, but the hands are the hands of E'sau. 23 And he discerned him not, because q his hands were hairy, as his brother E'sau's hands : so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son E'sau ? And he said, I am. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, r that my 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 father I'§aac 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, s the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed: 28 Therefore * God give thee of u the dew of heaven, and ^the fatness of the earth, and y plenty of corn and wine : 29 2 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and * let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : b cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 IT And it came to pass, as soon as I'saac had made an end of blessing Ja'cob, and Ja'cob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of I'§aac his father, that E'sau 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 B.C. cir.l7G0. m ver. 4, 9. 2 Heb. derira- ble. n ver. 27. 3 Heb. be- fore me. p ver. 12. q ver. 16. s Hos. 14. t Heb. 11. 20. u Deut. 33.13,28. 2 Sam. 1.21. x ch. 45. 18. y Deut. 33.28. 2ch. 9. 25 ; 25. 23. a ch. 49. 8. fcch.12.3. Num. 24.9. 33 Esau obtainetk a blessing, GENESIS, 28. and threateneth Jacob. 38 And E'sau said unto his father, Hast thou but one bless- ing, my father ? bless me, even me also, O my father. And E'sau lifted up his voice, k and wept. 39 And I'saac his father answered and said unto him, Be- hold, 'thy dwelling shall be 2 the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of hea- ven from above; 40 And ^ by thy - sword s v . \ sh alt t.h o u live, and m shalt serve thy bro- ther and n it shall come to B. C. cir.1700. 2 Hob. trembled with a great trem- bling greatly. 3Heb. hunted, d ch. 28. 3.4. Rom II. 29. e Heb. 12. 17. /eh. 25. 2(i. 4 That is, A sup- planter. g ch. 25. 33. h Ful- filled, 2 Sam. 8.14. ver. 21). i ver. 28. 5 Or, nip- ported. Jacob deceiving Isaac. — Gen. 27. 16. father, Let my father arise, and c eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And I'saac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn E'sau. 33 And I'saac 2 trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who ? where is he that hath 3 taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him ? yea, d and he shall be blessed. 34 And when E'sau heard the words of his father, e he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with sub- tilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, -^ Is not he rightly named 4 Ja'cob ? for he hath supplanted me these two times : 9 he took away my birthright ; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not re- served a blessing for me ? 37 And I'saac answered and said unto E'sau, h Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants ; and l with corn and wine have I 5 sustained him : and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? pass when thou shalt -.., have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke , from off thy neck. " 41 IT And E'sau ° hated Ja'cob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and E'sau said in his heart, p The days of mourning for my father are at hand; q then will I slay my bro- ther Ja'cob. 42 And these words of E'sau her elder son were told to Re-bek'ah : and she sent and called Ja'cob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother E'sau, as touching thee, doth r comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice ; and arise, flee thou to La'ban my brother s to Ha'ran ; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away ; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence : why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Re-bek'ah said to I'saac, 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth : U U Ja'cob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daugh- ters of the land, what good shall my life do me? CHAPTER 28. 1 Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalalh the daughter of Ishmacl. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow. ND I'saac called Ja'cob, and a blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, 6 Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Ca'naan. A N 34 The vision of Jacob's ladder. GENESIS, 29. Jacob meeteth Rachel. B.C. 1700. c lips. 12. 12. r d ch. 25. 20. ■e ch. 22. 23. /ch. 24. 29. ST ch. 17. 1,6. 2 Heb. fin assembly of peo- ple. h ch. 12. 2. 3Hcb. qt'thyso- journ- ings. i ch. 17. 8. ft ch. 24. 3 ; 26. 35. 4 Heb. were evil in the eyes, SfC. cir.l7G0. 1 ch. 36. 3, she is called Bashe- math. m ch. 25. 13. n Hos. 12. 12. o Called, Acts 7. 2, Char- ran. p ch. 41. Job 33. 15. s. and m thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 "Except the God of my father, the God of A'bra-ham, and ° the fear of I'§aac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. p God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my bands, and q rebuked thee yesternight. 43 IT And La'ban answered and said unto Ja'cob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 44 Now therefore come thou, r let us make a covenant, I and thou; s and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Ja'cob * took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Ja'cob said unto his brethren, Ga- ther stones ; and they took stones, and made an heap : and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And La'ban called it 2 Je'gar-sa'ba-du'- tha : but Ja'cob called it 3 Gal'e-ed. 48 And La'ban said, M This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Gal'e-ed ; 49 And a;4 Miz'pah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daugh- ters, no man is with us ; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And La'ban said to Ja'cob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of A'bra-ham, and the God of Na'hor, the God of their father, y judge be- twixt us. And Ja'cob z sware by a the fear of his father I'§aac. 54 Then Ja'cob 5 offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread : and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. 55 And early in the morning La'ban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and b blessed them: and La'ban departed, and c returned unto his place. CHAPTER 32. 1 Jacob's vision nt Mahanaim. 3 His ■message to Esau. 6 He is afraid of Esau's coming. 9 He prayeth for deliverance. 13 He sendeth a present to Esau. 24 He irresl/cth with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel. 31 He halleth. AND Ja'cob went on his way, and "the Xl angels of God met him. 2 And when Ja'cob saw them, he said, This is God's b host : and he called the name of that place 6 Ma'ha-na'im. 3 And Ja'cob sent messengers before him to E'sau his brother c unto the land of d the 2 Se'ir, country of E'dom. 4 And he commanded them,_ saying, e Thus shall ye speak unto my lord E'sau ; Thy ser- vant Ja'cob saith thus, I have sojourned with La'ban, and stayed there until now : 5 And-^I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants : and I have sent to tell my lord, that 9 I may find grace in thy sight. 6 IT And the messengers returned to Ja'cob, saying, We came to thy brother E'sau, and also h he cometh to meet thee, and four hun- dred men with him. 7 Then Ja'cob was greatly afraid and l dis- tressed : and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into twobands ; 8 And said, If E'sau come to the one com- pany, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. _9 IT k And Ja'cob said, ' O God of my father A'bra-ham, and God of my father I'§aac, the Lord m which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee : 10 3 I am not worthy of the least of all the "mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant ; for with ° my staff I passed over this Jor'dan ; and now I am 'become two bands. 11 p Deliver me, I pray thee, from, the hand of my brother, from the hand of E'sau : for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and q the mother 4 with the children. 12 And r thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multi- tude. 13 IT And he lodged there that same night ; and took of that which came to his hand s a present for E'sau his brother; 14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, 15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When E'sau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee ? 18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Ja'cob's ; it is a present sent unto my lord E'sau : and, behold, also he is behind us. 19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto E'sau, when ye find him. 20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy ser- vant Ja'cob is behind us. For he said, I will * appease him with the present that goeth 40 Jacob wrestleth with the angel. GENESIS, 3'6. The meeting of Jacob and Esau. b. c. 1739. 2 Heb. my face, Job 42. 8,9. u Dcut. 3.10. 3 Heb. caused to pass. x Hos. 12. 8,4. Eph. (1. 12. 4 Heb. as- cending of the morning. y See Matt. 20. 41. 2 Cor. 12. r. z See Luke 24. 28. a Hos. 12.4. b ch. 35. 10. 2 Kings 17. 34. 5 That is, A prince of God. c Hos. 12. 3,4. d ch. 2.5. 31 ; 27. 83. e Judg. 13. IS. C That is, The face or God. /ch. 10. 13. Ex. 24. 11; 33. 20. Deut. 5. 24. Judg. 0. 22 ; 13. 22. Is. 0. 5. a ch. 32. & before me, and afterward I will see his face ; peradventure he will accept 2 of me. 21 So went the present over before him : and himself lodged that night in the com- pany. 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, "and passed over the ford Jab'bok. 23 And he took them, and 3 sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. 24 H And Ja'cob was left alone ; and there x wrestled a man with him until the 4 break- ing of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and J'the hollow of Ja'cob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And z he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, a I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, ' Ja'cob. 28 And he said, b Thy name shall be called no more J&'cob, but 5 Is ' ra - el : for as a prince hast thou c power with God and d with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Ja'cob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, e Where- fore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Ja'cob called the name of the place 6 Pe-nT'el : for f I have seen God face to face, and my life is pre- served. 31 And as he passed over Pe-nu'el the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Is'ra-el eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day : because he touched the hollow of Ja'cob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. CHAPTER 33. 1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 17 Jacob cometh to Sitccolh. 18 At Shalem he buyeth a field, and build- elh an altar catted El-elohe-Jsrael. AND Ja'cob lifted up his eyes, and looked, J\_ and, behold, a E'sau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the chil- dren unto Le'ah, and unto Ra'chel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their chil- dren foremost, and Le'ah and her children after, and Ra'chel and Jo'seph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and b bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 c And E'sau ran to meet him, and em- braced him, d and fell on his neck, and kissed him : and they wept. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the chil- dren ; and is. c. 1739. b oh. 18. 2 ; 42. 6 : 43. 20. c ch. 32. 28. d ch. 45. 14, 15. Jacob wrestling with the Angel. — Gen. 32. 24. said, Who are those 2 with thee? And he said, The children e which God hath graciously given thy ser- vant. 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Le'ah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves : and after came Jo'seph near and Ra'chel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said, 3 What meanest thou by •''all this drove which I met? And he said, These are ff to find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And E'sau said, I have enough, my bro- ther ; 4 keep that thou hast unto thyself. 10 And Ja'cob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand : for therefore I h have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, 'my blessing that is 2 Heb. to thee t ech.48. 9. Ps.127.3. Is. 8. 18. 3 Heb. What is all this band to thee f /ch. 32. 10. ffCh.32.5. 4 Heb. 6c that to thee that is thine. hch.43.3. 2 Sam. 3. 13; 14. 24,28,32. Matt. 18. 10. i Judg. 1. 15. 1 Sam. 25. 27 ; 30. 20. 2 Kings. 5. 15. 41 Jacob cometh to Succoth. GENESIS, 34. Dinah ravished by Shechem. B.C. 1739. 2 Heb. all th ings, Phil. 4. 18. * 2 Kings 5.23. 3 Heb. .ac- cording to the foot of the work. Sec. and accord- ing to the foot of the children. 2ch.32.3. 4 Heb. set, or, place. 5 Heb. Where- fore is this t m ch. 34. 11 i 47. 25. Ruth. 2. 13. n Josh. 13. 27. Judg. 8.5. Ps. GO. 6. 6 That is, Booths. Joh u 3.23. 7 Called, Acts 7. 16, Sachem. p Josh. 24.1. Judg. 9. 1. o Josh. 24. 32. John 4.5. 8 Called, Acts 7. 16, Emmor. 9 Or, /awi'js. 7' ch. 35.7. 2 That is, Gck/ Me God of Israel. cir.1732. a ch. 30. 21. 6 Tit. 2. 5. cch.fi. 2. Judg. 14. 1. rfch.20.2. 3 Heb. humbled her, Deut. 22. 29. i Heb. to the heart or' the damsel : See Is. 40.2. Hos. 2. 14. e Judg. 14.2. /I Sam. 10. 27. 2 Sam. 13. 22. pch. 49.7. 2 Sam. 13. 21. h Josh. 7. 15. Judg. 20.6. i Deut. 23. 17. 2 Sam. 13. 12. brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have 2 enough. k And he urged him, and he took it. 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over be- fore his servant: and I will lead on softly, 3 according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord l unto Se'ir. 15 And E'sau said, Let me now 4 leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, 5 What needeth it? m let me find grace in the sight of my lord. 16 IT So E'sau returned that day on his way unto Se'ir. 17 And Ja'cob journeyed to "Suc'coth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called 6 Siic'coth. 18 IT And Ja'cob came to "Sha'lem, a city of 7p She'chem, which is in the land of Ca'- naan, when he came from Pa'dan-a'ram ; and pitched his tent before the city. 19 And q he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of 8 Ha'mor, She'chem's father, for an hundred 9 pieces of money. 20 And he erected there an altar, and r called it 2 El'-e-lo'he-Is/ra-el. CHAPTEE 34. 1 Dinah is ravished by Shechem. i He sueth to marry her. 13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechem- ites. 20 Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25 The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, 27 and spoil their city. 30 Jacob reproveth Simeon and Levi. AND a Di'nah the daughter of Le'ah, which _ she bare unto Ja'cob, b went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when She'chem the son of Ha'mor the Hi'vite, prince of the country, c saw her, he d took her, and lay with her, and 3 defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Di'nah the daugh- ter of Ja'cob, and he loved the damsel, and spake 4 kindly unto the damsel. 4 And She'chem e spake unto his father Ha'- mor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Ja'cob heard that he had defiled Di'- nah his daughter : now his sons were with his cattle in the field : and Ja'cob -^ held his peace until they were come. 6 IT And Ha'mor the father of She'chem went out unto Ja'cob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Ja'cob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they 9 were very wroth, because he '''had wrought folly in Is/ra-el in lying with Ja'cob's daughter ; x which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Ha'mor communed with them, say- ing, The soul of my son She'chem longeth for your daughter : I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daugh- ters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us : and k the land shall be before you; dwell and 'trade ye therein, and m get you possessions therein. 11 And She'chem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask me never so much n dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me : but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Ja'cob answered She'- chem and Ha'mor his father "deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Di'nah their sister : 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for y that were a reproach unto us : 15 But in this will we consent unto you : If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised ; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will be- come one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daugh- ter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Ha'mor, and She'chem Ha'mor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Ja'cob's daughter: and he was 9 more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 IT And Ha'mor and She'chem his son came unto the gate of their city, and com- muned with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us ; there- fore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daugh- B.C. cir.1732. I- ch. 13. 9 ; 20. 15. I ch. 42. 34. m ch. 47. 27. n Ex. 22. 16, 17. Deut. 22. 29. 1 Sam. 18.25. o See 2 Sam. 13. 24, &c. p Josh. 5.9. 1 Chr. 4.9. 42 The Shechemites slain. GENESIS, 35. The death of Rachel. b. c. cir.1732. r ch. 23. 10. s ch. m. 5, 6, 7. 2 Hcb. mouth. fch.49.6. u Josh. 7. 25. x Ex. 5. 21. 1 Sam. 13. 4. y Deut. 4. 27. Ps. 105. 12. a ch. 28. 19. 6 ch. 28. 18. c ch. 27. 43. d ch. 18. 19. Josh. 24. 15. «ch. 31. 19, 34. Josh. 24. 2, 2'?. ISam. 7.3. /Ex. 19. 10. g ch. 32. 7,24. Ps.Mf.6. h ch. 28. 20 ; 31. 3, 42. t' Hos. 2. 13. h Josh. 24. 26. Judg. 9.6. 1 Ex. 15. 16 ; 23. 27: 34. 24. Deut. 11. 25. Josh. 2. 9 ; 5. 1. ISam. 14. 1.5. 2Chr. 14. 14. ters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of their's be our's? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Ha'mor and unto She'chem his son hearkened all that r went out of the gate of his city ; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 25 IT And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Ja'cob, s SIm'e-on and Le'vi, Di'nah's bre- thren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Ha'mor and She'chem his son with the 2 edge of the sword, and took Di'nah out of She'chem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Ja'cob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had denied their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Ja'cob said to Sim'e-on and Le'vi, 1 Ye have u troubled me x to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Ca'naan-ites and the Per'iz-zites : y and I be- ing few in number, they shall gather them- selves 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 an harlot? CHAPTER 35. 1 God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el. 2 He purgeth his house of idols. 6 He buildeth an altar at Beth-el. 8 Deborah dieth at Allon- bachulh. 9 God blesseth Jacob at Beth-el. 16 Rachel trarailelh of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar. 22 Reuben lielh with Bilhah. 23 The sons of Jacob. 27 Jacob cometh to Isaac at Hebron. 28 The age, death, and burial of Isaac. AND God said unto Ja'cob, Arise, go up to Xl a BSth'-Sl, and dwell there : and make there an altar unto God, 6 that appeared unto thee c when thou fleddest from the face of E'sau thy brother. 2 Then Ja'cob said unto his d household, and to all that were with him, Put away e the 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, 9 who answered me in the day of my distress, h and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Ja'cob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their 1 earrings which were in their ears ; and Ja'- cob hid them under k the oak which was by She'chem. 5 And they journeyed : and l the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Ja'cob. 6 % So Ja'cob came to m Liiz, which is in the land of Ca'naan, that is, Beth'-el, he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he "built there an altar, and called the place 2 El'-beth'-el: because ° there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But p Deb'o-rah Re-bek'ah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath B6th'-el under an oak: and the name of it was called 3 Al'- lon-bach'uth. 9 IT And 9 God appeared unto Ja'cob again, when he came out of Pa'dan-a'ram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Ja'- cob : r thy name shall not be called any more Ja'cob, s but Is'ra-el shall be thy name : and he called his name Is'ra-el. 11 And God said unto him, 'I am God Al- mighty : be fruitful and multiply ; u a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins ; 12 And the land x which I gave A'bra-ham and I'§aac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God v went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Ja'cob z set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone : and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Ja'cob called the name of the place where God spake with him, ° Beth'-el. 16 IT And they journeyed from Beth'-el; and there was but 4 a little way to come to Eph'rath : and Ra'chel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; Hhou 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 5 Ben'-o'ni: but his father called him 6 Ben'ja-min. 19 And c Ra'chel died, and was buried in the way to d Eph'rath, which is Beth'-le-hem. 20 And Ja'cob set a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Ra'chel's grave e unto this day. 21 IT And Is/ra-el journeyed, and spread his tent beyond -^ the tower of E'dar. 22 And it came to pass, when I§'ra-el dwelt in that land, that Reu'benwent and 9 lay with Bil'hah his father's concubine : and Is'ra-el heard it. Now the sons of Ja'cob were twelve : 23 The sons of Le'ah ; h Reu'ben, Ja'cob's firstborn, and Sim'e-on, and Le'vi, and Ju'- dah, and Is'sa-char, and Zeb'u-hm: 24 The sons of Ra'chel ; Jo'seph, and B§n'- ja-min: 25 And the sons of Bil'hah, Ra'chel's hand- maid ; Dan, and Naph'ta-ll : B.C. clr.1732. m ch.28. 19, 22. n Eccles. 5.4. 2 That is, The Cod of Beth-el. o ch. 28. 13. p ch. 24. 59. 3 That is, The oal: of weeping. q Hos. 12. 4. r ch. 17. ; s ch. 32. 28. (ch.17. 1; 48. 3, 4. Ex. 6. 3. u ch. 17. 5, B, 10; 28.3; 48.4. a: ch. 12. 7 ; 13. 15 ; 26. 3, 4 ; 28. 13. ]l ch. 17. 22. z ch. 28. 18. n ch. 28. 19. 4 Heb. a little piece of ground, 2 Kings 5. 19. 6 ch. 30. 24. 1 Sam. 4.20. cir.1729. 5 That is, The son of mil sorrow. 6 That is, The son of the right hand. cch.48. 7. d Ruth 1. 2; 4. 11. Mic.5.2. Matt. 2.6. e 1 Sam. 10. 2. 2 Sam. 18. 18. /"Mic.4.8. <7ch.49.4. IChr. 5.1. See 2 Sam. 16.22; 20.3. 1 Cor. 5.1. 7ich.46.8. Ex. 1. 2. 43 The death of Isaac. GENESIS, 36. The generations of Esau. B.C. cir.1729. i ch. 13. 18 ; 23. 2, 19. k Josh. 14. 15 ; 15. 13. 1716. I ch. 15. 15 ; 25. 8. m So ch. 25. !) ; 49. 31. cir.1796. a ch. 25. b ch. 26. 34. e ver. 25. cir.1760. rfch.28.9. e 1 Chr. 1.35. 26 And the sons of Zil'pah, Le'ah's hand- maid ; Gad, and Ash'er : these are the sons of Ja'cob, which were born to him in Pa'- dan-a'ram. 27 IT And Ja'cob came unto I'§aac his father unto % Mam're, unto the k city of Ar'bah, which is He'bron, where A'bra-ham and I'gaac sojourned. 28 And the days of I'gaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And I'saac gave up the ghost, and died, and his daughters, and all the 2 persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Ca'naan ; and went into the country from the face of his brother Ja'cob. 7 f For their riches were more than that they might dwell together ; and 9 the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them be- cause of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt E'sau in h mount Se'ir : * E'sau is E'dom. 9 IT And these are the generations of E'sau the father of 3 the E'dom-ites in mount Se'ir : 10 These are the names of E'sau's sons; fc El'i- phaz the son of A'dah the wife of E'sau, Reu'- el the son of Bash'e-math the wife of E'sau. b. c. cir.1740. 2Heb. souls. /ch. 13. fi, 11. »ch. 17. 8 i 28. 4. Ach.32.3. Deut. 2.5. Josh. 24.4. i ver. 1. 3 Heb. Edom. k 1 Chr. L 35, &c. cir.1740. Meeting of Jacob and Esau. and l was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days : and m his sons E'sau and Ja'cob buried him. CHAPTER 36. 1 Esau}s three wives. 6 His removing to movnt Seir. 9 His sons. 15 Tlte dukes which descended of his sons. 20 The sons and dukes of Seir. 24 Anahfinde/h mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The dukes that descended of Esau. "VTOW these are the generations of E'sau, JLM _ a who is E'dom. 2 6 E'sau took his wives of the daughters of Ca'naan; A'dah the daughter of E'lon the Hit'tite, and c A-h61'i-ba'mah the daughter of A'nah the daughter of Zib'e-on the Hi'vite ; 3 And d Bash'e-math Ish'ma-el's daughter, sister of Ne-ba'joth. 4 And e A'dah bare to E'sau El'i-phaz ; and Bash'e-math bare Reu'el ; 5 And A-h51'i-ba'mah bare Je'ush, and Ja- a'lam, and Ko'rah: these are the sons of E'sau which were born unto him in the land of Ca'naan. 6 And E'sau took his wives, and his sons, 11 And the sons of El'i-phaz were Te'man, O'mar, 4 Ze'pho, and Ga'tam, and Ke'naz. 12 And Tim'na was concubine to El'i-phaz E'sau's son ; and she bare to EFi-phaz l Am'- a-lek : these ivere the sons of A'dah E'sau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reu'el; Na'- hath, and Ze'rah, Sham'mah, and Miz'zah: these were the sons of Bash'e-math E'sau's wife. 14 U And these were the sons of A-h51'i- ba'mah, the daughter of A'nah the daughter of Zib'e-on, E'sau's wife: and she bare to E'sau Je'ush, and Ja-a'lam, and Ko'rah. 15 IT These were dukes of the sons of E'sau : the sons of El'i-phaz the firstborn son of E'sau ; duke Te'man, duke O'mar, duke Ze'- pho, duke Ke'naz, 16 Duke Ko'rah, duke Ga'tam, and duke Am'a-lek: these are the dukes that came of El'i-phaz in the land of E'dom ; these were the sons of A'dah. 17 IT And these are the sons of Reu'el 4 Or, Zeph i\ 1 Chr. 1.36. I Ex. 17. 8, 14. Num. 24. 20. 1 Sam. 15. 2, 3, &c. cir.1715. 44 The dukes descended of Esau. GENESIS, 37. Joseph's two dreams. B.C. cir.1715. cir.1840. m 1 Chr. 1.38. n eh. 14.0. Deut.2. 12, 22. 2 Or, llomam, 1 Chr. 1.39. 3 Or, Alton. 1 Chr. 1.40. 4 Or, Shephi. 1 Chr. 1.40, o See I,ev. 19. 19. 5 Or. Amram, IChr. 1.41. 6 Or, Jakan. 1 Chr. 1.42. cir.1780. p 1 Chr. 1.43. q 1 Chr. 1.50, Hadad Pat. Alter his death was an Aristo- cracy, Ex. 15. 15. E'sau's son ; duke Na'h&th, duke Ze'rah, duke Sham'mah, duke Miz'zah : these are the dukes that came of Reu'el in the land of E'dom ; these are the sons of Bash'e-math E'sau's wife. 18 IT And these are the sons of A-hoTi-ba'- mah E'sau's wife ; duke Je'ush, duke Ja-a'- lam, duke Ko'rah : these were the dukes that came of A-hol'i-ba'mah the daughter of A'nah, E'sau's wife. 19 These are the sons of E'sau, who is E'dom, and these are their dukes. 20 f m These are the sons of Se'ir n the Ho'- rite, who inhabited the land ; Lo'tan, and Sho'bal, and Zib'e-on, and A'nah, 21 And Di'shon, and E'zer, and Di'shan : these are the dukes of the Ho 'rites, the chil- dren of Se'ir in the land of E'dom. 22 And the children of Lo'tan were Ho'ri and 2 He'mam; and Lo'tan's sister was Tim'na. 23 And the children of Sho'balwere these; 3 Al'van, and Man'a-hath, and E'bal, 4 She'- pho, and O'nam. 24 And these are the children of Zib'e-on ; both A'jah, and A'nah : this was that A'nah that found ° the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zib'e-on his father. 25 And the children of A'nah were these ; Di'shon, and A-hSl'i-ba'mah the daughter of A'nah. 26 And these are the children of Di'shon ; 5 Hem'dan, and Esh'ban, and Ith'ran, and Che 'ran. 27 The children of E'zer are these ; BiT- han, and Za'a-van, and 6 A'kan. 28 The children of Di'shan are these ; Uz, and A'ran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Ho 'rites; dukeLQ'tan, duke Sho'bal, duke Zib'e-on, duke A'nah, 30 Duke Di'shon, duke E'zer, duke Di'shan : these are the dukes that came of Ho'ri, among their dukes in the land of Se'ir. 31 IT And P these are the kings that reigned in the land of E'dom, before there reigned any king over the children of Is'ra-el. 32 And Be'la the son of Be'or reigned in E'dom : and the name of his city was Din'- ha-bah. 33 And Be'la died, and Jo'bab the son of Ze'rah of Boz'rah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jo'bab died, and Hu'sham of the land of Tem'a-ni reigned in his stead. 35 And Hu'sham died, and Ha'dad the son of Be'dad, who smote Mid'i-an in the field of Mo'ab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was A'vith. 36 And Ha'dad died, and Sam'lah of Mas'- re-kah reigned in his stead. 37 And Sam'lah died, and Saul of Re-ho'- both by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Ba'al-ha'nan the son of Ach'bor reigned in his stead. 39 And Ba'al-ha'nan the son of Ach'bor died, and q Ha'dar reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Pa'u ; and his wife's name was Me-het'a-bel, the daughter of Ma'- tred, the daughter of Mez'a-hab. 40 And these are the names of r the dukes that came of E'sau, according to their fami- lies, after their places, by their names ; duke Tim'nah, duke 2 Al'vah, duke Je'theth, 41 Duke A-hSl'i-ba'mah, duke E'lah, duke Pi'non, 42 Duke Ke'naz, duke Te'nian, duke Mib'- zar, 43 Duke M&g'di-el, duke I'ram: these be the dukes of E'dom, according to their habi- tations in the land of their possession : he is E'sau the father of 3 the E'dom-ites. CHAPTER 37. 2 Joseph is h'l/ed of his brethren. 5 His two dreams. 13 Jacob sendrth him to visit his brethren. 18 Bis brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben saveth him. 2fi They sell him to the Tshmeel- itcs. 31 His father, deceived by the bloody coat, moumeth for him. 30 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt. AND Ja'cob dwelt in the land 4 a wherein XI his father was a stranger, in the land of Ca'naan. 2 These are the generations of Ja'cob. Jo'- §eph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bil'hah, and with the sons of Zil'pah, his father's wives: and Jo'seph brought unto his father b their evil report. 3 Now Is'ra-el loved Jo'seph more than all his children, because he was c the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many 5 colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their fa- ther loved him more than all his brethren, they d hated him, and could not speak peace- ably unto him. 5 IT And Jo'seph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed : 7 For, e behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; 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 ? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 IT And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, •f 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 rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and g thy brethren indeed come to bow down our- selves to thee to the earth? 11 And h his brethren envied him; but his father l observed the saying. b. c cir.1496. ;• 1 Chr. 1.51. 2 Or, Alia/i. 3 Heb. Edotn. 4 Heb. of hisfa- Iher's so- jpurn- ino*. a c'h. 17. 8 ; 23. 4 ; 28.4; 30. 7. Heb. 11. 9. 1729. fcl Sam. 2. 22, 23, 24. c ch. 44. 20. 5 Or, iiieces. Judg. 5. 30. 2 Sam. 13. lb. d ch. 27. 41 : 49. 23. e eh. 42. 6, 9; 43. 26; 44. 14. /'ch. 40. 29. g ch. 27. 29. 7/ Acts 7.9. i Dan. 7. 28. Luke 2. 19, 51. 45 Joseph is sold into Egypt. GENESIS, 38. The children of Judah. B.C. cir.1729. 2Heb. see the peace of tlu/ bre- thren, Src. ch. 29. 6. k ch. 35. 27. I Cant. 1. 7. m 2 Kings 6.13. n 1 Sam. I!). 1. Ps. 31. 1.3 ; 37. 12, 32 ; 94. 21. Matt. 27. 1. Mark 14. 1. John 11. 53. Acts 23. 12. 3 Heb. master of dreams, o Prov. 1. II, 16;(i. 17; 27. 4. p ch. 42. 22. 4 Or, pieces. g Prov. 30. 20. Amos 6. 6. r See ver. 28, 30. s Jer. 8. 22. t ver. 20. ch. 4. 10. Job 10. 18. u 1 Sam. 18. 17. x ch. 42. 21. y ch. 29. 14. 5 Heb. heark- ened. z J urtg. 0. 3. a ch. 45. 4,5. Ps. 105. 17. Acts 7. 9. 6 See Matt. 27. 9. c Job 1. 20. 12 IT And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in She'chem. 13 And Is'ra-el said unto Jo'seph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in She'chem? 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, 2 see whether 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 fc He'bron, and he came to She'chem. 15 IT And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: Hell 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 Do 'than. And Jo'seph went after his bre- thren, and found them in m Do 'than. 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 3 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 P Reu'ben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands ; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reu'ben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands, to de- liver him to his father again. 23 IT And it came to pass, when Jo'seph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Jo'- seph out of his coat, his coat of many 4 co- lours that was on him ; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit : and the pit was empty, there was no wa- ter in it. 25 i And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, be- hold, a company of r Ish'me-el-ites came from Gll'e-ad with their camels bearing spicery and s balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to E'gypt. 26 And Ju'dah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and l con- ceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ish'me- el-ites and u let not our hand be upon him ; for he is x our brother and y our flesh. And his brethren 5 were content. 28 Then there passed by z Mid'i-an-ites merchantmen ; and they drew and lifted up Jo'seph out of the pit, "and sold Jo'seph to the Ish'me-el-ites for b twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Jo'seph into E'gypt. 29 IT And Reu'ben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Jo'seph was not in the pit; and he c rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child d is not ; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took e Jo'seph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, 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 is my son's coat ; an f evil beast hath devoured him ; Jo'- seph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Ja'cob s 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 h rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For i I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And fc the Mid'i-an-ites sold him into E'gypt unto P5t'i-phar, an 2 officer of Pha'- raoh's, and 34 captain of the guard. CHAPTER 38. 1 Judah beget/eth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The. trespass of Onan. 11 Tamar stayethfor Shelah. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. AND it came to pass at that time, that J\. Ju'dah went down from his brethren, and a turned in to a certain A-dul'lam-Ite, whose name was Hi'rah. 2 And Ju'dah b saw there a daughter of a certain Ca'naan-ite, whose name was e Shu'ah ; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son ; and he called his name d Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and she called his name e O'nan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son ; and called his name f She'lah : and he was at Che'zib, when she bare him. 6 And Ju'dah 9 took a wife for Er his first- born, whose name was Ta'mar. 7 And h Er, Ju'dah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord ; x and the Lord slew him. 8 And Ju'dah said unto O'nan, Go in unto k thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And O'nan knew that the seed should not be l 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. 10 And the thing which he did 5 displeased the Lord : wherefore he slew m him also. 11 Then said Ju'dah to Ta'mar his daughter in law, n Remain a widow at thy father's house, till She'lah my son be grown : for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Ta'mar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 IT And 6 in process of time the daughter of Shu'ah Ju'dah's wife died ; and Ju'dah P was comforted, and went up unto his 46 Tamar deceiveth Judah. GENESIS, 38. He f/iveth her a pledge. b. c. cir.1727. q Jo6h.lo. 10, 57. Judg.14. r Prov. 7. 12. 21Ieb.(Ae door of eyes, or, or bna- jlrn. s ver. il, 26. t Ezek. 1«. 33. 3 Hcb. a kid of the goats, u ver. 20. x ver. 25. sheepshearers to Tlm'nath, he and his friend Hi'rah the A-dtil'lam-ite. 13 And it was told Ta'mar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up q to Tlm'nath 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 r sat in 2 an open place, which is by the way to Tlm'nath ; for she saw s that She'lah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Ju'dah saw her, he thought her to be an 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 mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, ' I will send thee 3 a kid from the flock. And she said, u Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it ? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said, x 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 y laid by her vail from her, and put on the gar- ments of her widowhood. 20 And Ju'dah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the A-dul'lam-ite, to receive his 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 2 openly by the way side ? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Ju'dah, and said, I cannot find her ; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 23 And Ju'dah said, Let her take it to her, lest we 3 be shamed : behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 II And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Ju'dah, saying, Ta'- mar thy daughter in law hath z played the harlot ; and also, behold, she is with child by B.C. cir.1727. y ver. 14. 2 Or, in Enajim. 3 Hcb. become a con- tempt. z Judg. 19. 2. Death of Isaac. — Gen. 35. 29. Tamar beareth twins. GENESIS, 39, 40. Joseph is cast into prison. B.C. cir.1727. a Lev. 21. 9. Deut.22. 21. b ch. 37. 32. c ver. 18. d ch. 37. 33. e 1 Sam. 24. 17. /ver. 14. g Job 34. 31, 32. 2 Or, Where- fore hast thou made this breach aqainst thee? 3 That ia, A breach. h ch. 46. 12. Num. 26. 20. 1 Chr. 2. 4. Matt. 1. 3. 1729. a ch. 37. 36. Ps. 105. 17. b ch. 37. 28. c ver. 21. ch. 21. 22 ; 26. 24, 28 ; 2s. 15. 1 Sam. 16. 18 ; 18.14,28. Acts 7. 9. dPs. 1.3. e ver. 21. ch. 18. 3 ; 19. 19. /ch.24.2. a ch. 30. 27. * 1 Sam. 16. 12. i 2 Sam. 13. 11. I- Prov. 0. 29, 32. I ch. 20. 6. Lev. 6. 2. 2 Sam. 12. 13. Ps. 51. 4. whoredom. And Ju'dah said, Bring her forth, a 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 with child : and she said, 6 Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, c the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Ju'dah d acknowledged them, and said, e She hath been more righteous than I; because that -^1 gave her not to She'lah my son. And he knew her again 9 no more. 27 IT 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 travailed, that the one put out his hand : and the mid- wife 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, 2 How hast thou broken forth ? this breach be upon thee : therefore his name was called 3 h Pha'rez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Za'rah. CHAPTER 39. 1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar's house. 7 He resisteth his mis- tress' s temptation. 13. He is falsely accused. 20 He is cast in pTison. 21 God is with him there. AND Jo'seph was brought down to E'gypt ; XIl and a PSt'i-phar, an officer of Ph&'radh, captain of the guard, an E-gyp'tian, b bought him of the hands of the Ish'me-el-ites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And c the Lord was with Jo'seph, and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the E-gyp'tian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord d made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Jo'seph e found grace in his sight, and he served 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 s the Lord blessed the E-gyp'tian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Jo'seph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Jo'seph h was a goodly person, and well favoured. 7 IT And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Jo'- seph; and she said, l Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand ; 9 There is none greater in this house than I ; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife : fc how then can I do this great wickedness, and 'sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Jo'- seph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Jo'§eph went, into the house to do his busi- ness ; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And m she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me : and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an He'brewunto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a 2 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 words, saying, The He'brew servant, which 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 with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me ; that his ° wrath was kindled. 20 And Jo'seph's master took him, and p put him into the q prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 IT But the Lord was with J6'§eph, and 3 shewed him mercy, and r gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison s committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand ; because * the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. CHAPTER 40. 1 Thebutler and halter of Pharaoh in prison. 4 Joseph hath charge of them. 5 He intrrpretefh their dreams. 2d They come to pass according to his interpretation. 23 The ingratitude of the butler. AND it came to pass after these things, . that the a butler of the king of E'gypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of E'gypt. 2 And Pha'raoh was h wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 c And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Jo'seph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged 48 Pharaoh's butler and baker GENESIS, 40. dream dreams in prison. b. c. cir.1720. cir.1718. 2Heb. are your faces evil ! Neh. 2. 2. il ch. -11. 15. Jo'seph with them, and he served them : and they continued a season in ward. 5 IT 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 E'gypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Jo'seph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 Anil he asked Pha'raoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, say- ing, Wherefore 2 look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, d We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Jo'seph said unto them, e Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Jo'- seph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me ; 10 And in the vine were three branches : and it was as though it budded, and her blos- soms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : 11 And Pha'raoh's cup was in my hand : and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pha'raoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pha'- raoh's hand. B.C. cir.1718. e Sec ch. 41. ie. Dan. 2. 11,28,47. Joseph sold by his Bketeken to the Ishmeelites. — Gen. 37. 28. i 49 The chief baker's dream. GENESIS, 41. Pharaoh's two dreams. cir.1718. /"ver. 18. ch. 41. 12, 2.5. Judg. 7. 14. Dan. 2. 36 ; 4. 19. g ch. 41. 26. h 2 KingB 25.27. Ps. 3. 3. Jer. 52. 31. 2 Or, reckon. 3 Heb. re- member me with thee. i Luke 23. 42. k Josh. 2. 12. 1 Sam. 20. 14, 15. 2 Sam. 9. 1. 1 Kings 2.7. I ch. 39. 20. 4 Or, full of holes. 5 Heb. ' meat of J'ha- ' rao/t, the work of a baker, or, cook. m ver. 12. n ver. 13. 6 Or, reckon thee, and take thy of- fice/rom thee. o Matt. 14. (i. p Mark 6. 21. (7 ver. 13, 19. Matt. 25. 19. 7 Or, reck- oned. r ver. 13. s Neh. 2. 1. t ver. 19. )i Job 19. 14. Ps. 31. 12. Eccles. 9. 15, 16. Amos 6. 1715. 8 Heb. fat. 12 And Joseph said unto him, -^This is the interpretation of it : The three branches g are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pha'raoh h 2 lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place : and thou shalt deliver Pha'raoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But 3 1 think on me when it shall be well with thee, and k shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pha'- raoh, and bring me out of this house : 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the He'brews : l 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 unto J6'§eph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, / had three 4 white baskets on my head : 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of 5 bakemeats for Pha'raoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, m This is the interpretation thereof : The three bas- kets are three days : 19 n Yet within three days shall Pha'raoh 6 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 IT And it came to pass the third day, which was Pha'raoh's "birthday, that he p made a feast unto all his servants : and he 9 7 lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he r restored the chief butler unto his butlership again ; and s he gave the cup into Pha'raoh's hand : 22 But he * hanged the chief baker : as Jo'- §eph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but "forgat him. CHAPTER 41. 1 Pkaraoh's two dreams, giveth Pharaoh counsel. Manasseh and Ephraim. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He 38 Joseph is advanced. 50 He begetteth 54 The famine beginneih. AND it came to pass at the end of two XA_ full years, that Pha'raoh dreamed : and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and f atfleshed ; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed ; and stood by the other 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 Pha'raoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time : and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stock, 8 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 Pha'raoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning a that his spirit was troubled ; and he sent and called for all b the magicians of E'gypt, and all the c wise men thereof : and Pha'raoh told them his dream ; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pha'raoh. 9 IT Then spake the chief butler unto Pha'- raoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day : 10 Pha'raoh was d wroth with his servants, e and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker : 11 And f 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 young man, an He'brew, 9 servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him, and he h in- terpreted to us our dreams ; to each man according 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 IF k Then Pha'raoh sent and called J6'§eph, and they 1 2 brought him hastily m out of the dungeon : and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pha'raoh. 15 And Pha'raoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it : m and I have heard say of thee, that 3 thou canst understand a dream to in- terpret it. 16 And Jo'§eph answered Pha'raoh, saying, It is not in me : p God shall give Pha'raoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pha'raoh said unto Jo'seph, 9 Inmy dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river : 18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, f atfleshed and well favoured ; and they fed in a meadow : 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of E'gypt for badness : 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine : 21 And when they had 4 eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven ears, 5 withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them : 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears : and r I told this unto the magi- cians ; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 IT And Jo'geph said unto Pha'raoh, The 50 B. C. 1715. a Dan. 2. 1 ; 4. 5, 19. 6 Ex. 7. 11,22. Is. 29. 14. Dan. 1. 20 ; 2. 2 ; 4.7. cMatt. 2. 1. d ch. 40. 2, 3. e ch. 39. 20. /ch.40.5. a ch. 37. 36. // ch. 40. 12, &e. i ch. 40. 22. k Ps. 105. 20. 1 Dan. 2. 25. 2 Heb. made him run. yn 1 Sam. 2.8. Ps 113. 7,8. n ver. 12. Ps. 25. 14. Dan. 5. 16. 3 Or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. o Dan. 2. SO. Acts 3. 12. 2 Cor. 3. 5. p ch. 40. 8. Dan. 2. 22, 28, 47; 4. 2. g ver. 1. 4 Heb. come to the in- ward parts of them. 5 Or, small. r ver. 8. Dan. 4. Joseph interpreteth Pharaoh's dreams, GENESIS, 41. and becometh ruler over Egypt. b. c. 1715. s Dan. 2. 2X, 29, 45. Rev. 4. 1. ' 2 Kings 8.1. u ver. 20. tj ver. 54. dream of Pha'raoh is one : s God hath shewed Pha'raoh 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 u This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pha'raoh : What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pha'raoh. 29 Behold, there come x seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of E'gJ r pt : 30 And there shall y arise after them seven Joseph interprets the Dreams. — Gen. 40. 12-19. 2 ch. 47. 13. 2Heb. heavy. a Num. 23. 19. Is. 41). 10, 11. 3 Or, pre- pared of God. 4 Or, over- seers. b Prov. C. 6, 7, 8. c ver. 4S. years of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of E'gypt ; and the famine z shall consume the land ; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very 2 grievous. 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pha'raoh twice ; it is because the a thing is 3 established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pha'raoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of E'gypt. 34 Let Pha'raoh do this, and let him appoint 4 officers over the land, and b take up the fifth part of the land of E'gypt in the seven plen- teous years. 35 And c let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pha'raoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 51 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of E'gypt ; that the land 2 d perish not through the famine. 37 *H And e the thing was good in the eyes of Pha'raoh, and in the eyes of all his ser- vants. 38 And Pha'raoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man f in whom the Spirit of God is f 39 And Pha'raoh said unto Jo'§eph, Foras- much as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 9 Thou shalt be over my house, and ac- cording unto thy word shall all my people 3 be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pha'raoh said unto Joseph, See, I have h set thee over all the land of E'gypt. 42 And Pha'raoh Hook off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and k arrayed him in vestures of 4 fine linen, l and put a gold chain about his neck ; 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; m and they cried before him, 5 6 Bow the knee : and he made him ruler n over all the land of E'gypt. 44 And Pha'raoh said unto Jo'§eph, I am Pha'raoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all i the land of E'gypt. 45 And Pha'raoh called Joseph's name 7 Zaph'nath- pa'a-ne'ah ; and he gave him to wife As'e-nath the daughter of Pot'i- phe'rah 8 priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of E'gypt. 46 IT And Joseph was thirty years old when he ° stood before Pha'raoh king of E'gypt. And J6's?eph went out from the presence of Pha'raoh, and went throughout all the land of E'gypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the foodof the seven years, which were in the land of E'gypt, 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 Jo'§eph gathered corn p as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left number- ing; for it was without number. 50 9 And unto Jo'seph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which As'- e-nath the daughter of Pot'i-phe'rah 9 priest of On bare unto him. B.C. 1715. 2 Heb. be nut cut off. (/ch. 47. 1.5, la. e Ps. 105. 19. Acts 7. 10. /Num. ' 27. 18. Job 32. 8. Prov. 2. 6. Dan. 48, 18; 5.11, 14 ; 0. 3» g Ps. 105. 21, 22. Acts 7. 10. 3 Heb. be armfd, or, kiss. h Dan. 6. 3. i' Eeth. 3. 10 ; 8. 2, 8. k Esth. 8. 15. 4 Or, silk. I Dan. 5. 7, 29. m Esth. 6. 9. 5 Or, Ten- der fa- ther, ch. 45. 8. 6 Heb. Abrech. n ch. 42. 6 ; 45. 8, 26. Acts 7. 10. 7 Which in the Coptic signi- fies, A rerealer of se- crets, or, The man to whom secrets are re- vealed. 8 Or, yrince. Ex.2. 16. 2 Sam. 8. 18; 20.26. cir.1715. o 1 Sam. 16. 21. 1 Kings 12. 6, 8. Dan. 1. 19. p ch. 22. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5. Ps. 76.27. q ch. 46. 20 ; 48. 5. 9 Or, prince, ver. 45. 2 Sam. 8. 18. Jacob's ten sons sent to buy corn. GENESIS, 42. Joseph imprisonetfi tliemfor spies. b. c. cir.1712. 2 That is, Forget- ting. cir.1711. 3 That is, Fruitful' r ch. 49. 22. 1708. s Ps. 105. 16. Acts 7. 11. t ver. 30. 4 Heb. all wherein was. u ch. 42. 6 ; 47. 14, 24. x Deut. 9. 28. 1707. « Acts 7. 12. 6ch.43.8. Ps. 118. 17. Is. 38. 1. c ver. 38. d Acts 7. 11. e ch. 41. 41. Ach. 37. 7. 5 Heb. hard things with them. g ch. 37. 5,9. 51 And Jo'seph called the name of the first- born 2 Ma-nas'seh : For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my fa- ther's house. 52 And the name of the second called he 3 E'phra-im : For God hath caused me to be r fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 IT And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of E'gypt, were ended. 54 s And the seven years of dearth began to come, 'according as Jo'seph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of E'gypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of E'gypt was famished, the people cried to Pha'raoh for bread : and Pha'raoh said unto all the E-gyp'- tian§, Go unto Joseph ; what he saith to you, d6. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Jo'seph opened 4 all the storehouses, and u sold unto the E-gyp'tian§ ; and the famine waxed sore in the land of E'gypt. 57 "'And all countries came into E'gypt to Jo'seph for to buy corn ; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. CHAPTER 42. 1 Jacob sendeth, his fen sons to buy corn in Egypt. 16 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21 They have remorse for Joseph. 24 Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25 They return loith corn, and their money. 29 Their relation to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin. NOW when "Ja'cob saw that there was corn in E'gypt, Ja'cob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another ? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in E'gypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence ; that we may b live, and not die. 3 IT And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in E'gypt. 4 But Ben'ja-min, Jo'seph's brother, Ja'cob sent not with his brethren ; for he said, c Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Is/ra-el came to buy corn among those that came : for the famine was d in the land of Ca'naan. 6 And Jo'seph was the governor e over the land, and he it was that sold to all the peo- ple of the land : and Jo'seph's brethren came, and f bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. 7 And Jo'seph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake 5 roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Ca'naan to buy food. 8 And Jo'seph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Jo'seph 9 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, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are 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 Ca'naan ; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one h is not. 14 And Jo'seph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies : 15 Hereby ye shall be proved : * By the life of Pha'raoh ye shall not go forth hence, ex- cept your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be 2 kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you : or else by the life of Pha'raoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he 3 put them all together into ward three days. 18 And Jo'§eph said unto them the third day, This do, and live ; k for I fear God : 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses : 20 But l bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 IT And they said one to another, m 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; "there- fore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reu'ben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is p required. 23 And they knew not that Jo'§eph under- stood them ; for 4 he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept ; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Sim'e-on, and bound him before their eyes. 25 II Then Jo'seph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them pro- vision for the way : and 9 thus did he unto them. 26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as r 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 5 failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? 29 IT And they came unto Ja'cob their father unto the land of Ca'naan, and told him all that befell unto them ; saying, 30 The man, who is the lord of the land, s spake 6 roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. B.C. 1707. It ch. 37. 30. Lam. 5. 7. See eh. 44. 20. i See 1 Sam.l. 26 117.55. 2 Heb. bound. ga- thered. k Lev. 25. 43. Neh. 5. 15. 7 ver. 34. eh. 43. 5 i 44.23. m Job 36. 8,9. Hos. 5. 15. n Prov. 21. 13. Matt. 7. o ch. 37. 21. p ch. 9. 5. 1 Kings 2.32. 2Chr.24. 22. Ps. 9. 12. Luke 11. 50, 51. 4 Heb. an inter- preter was be- tween them. q Matt. 5. 44. Rom. 12. 17,20,21. >■ See ch. 43. 21. 5 Heb. went forth. s ver. 7. C Heb. ivith us hard things. 52 Jacob's sons return to him. GENESIS, 43. Jacob consentetk to send Benjamin. B.C. 1707. t. ver. 15, W, 20. ii ch. 34. 10. x See ch. 43. 21. ./ ch. 43. ' 14. z ver. 13. ch. 87. 33:44.28. a ver. 4. ch.44.29. b ch. 37. 35; 44.31, a ch. 41. 54, 57. 4* 31 And we said un- to him, We are true men; we are no spies: 32 We be twelve £ brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our fa- ther in the land of Ca'naan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, 'Here- by shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here 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 are true men : so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall u traffick in the land. 35 IT And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, x every man's bun- dle of money was in his sack : and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Ja'cob their father said unto them, Me have ye ^bereaved of my children: Jo'- seph is not, and Sim'e-on is not, and ye will take Ben'ja-min away: all these things are against me. 37 And Reu'ben spake unto his father, say- ing, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee : deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for z his brother is dead, and he is left alone : a if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye b bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. CHAPTER 43. 1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his hrethren. 31 Be malceth them a feast. ND the famine was a sore i n the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of E'gypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. A N Pomegranate (Punica granatum). Joseph the Governor over the Land. — Gen. 42. 0. 3 And Ju'dah spake unto him, saying, The man 2 did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your b bro- ther 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, except your brother be with you. 6 And Is'ra-el 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 3 asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another bro- ther? and we told him according to the 4 tenor of these words : 5 could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 8 And Ju'dah said unto Is'ra-el 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 : c 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 6 this second time. 11 And their father Is'ra-el said unto them, If it must be so now, do this ; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and d carry down the man a present, a little e balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds : 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money -^ that was brought again in 2 Heb. protest- ing pro- tested. h ch. 42. 211; 44. 23. 3 Heb. asking asked us. 4 Heb. mouth. 5 Heb. Imowing could we know. e ch. 44. 32. Phile. IS, 19. 6 Or, twice by this. rl ch. 32. 20. Prov. 18. 16. e ch. 37. 25. Jer.S.22. /•ch. 42. ' 25,35. 53 Joseph's brethren come again. GENESIS, 44. Joseph yearneth over Benjamin. b. c. 1707. a Esth. 4. IB. 2 Or, And I, as I have been, Sfc. h ch. 24. 2 ; 39. 4 ; 44. I. 3 Heb. kill, a killing, 1 Sam. 23. U. 4 Heb. eat. 5 Hob. roll him- self upon us, Job 30. 14. ! ch. 42. 3, 10. 6 Heb. coming down we came down. A eh. 42. 27, 35. 7 Heb. your mo- ney came to me. Jch.18.4 24. 32. the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand ; peradventure it was an over- sight : 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man : 14 And God Almighty give you mercy be- fore the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Ben'ja-min. 92 If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. Egyptian King Money. — Gen. 42. 35. 15 IT And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Ben'ja-min ; and rose up, and went down to E'gypt, and stood before Jo'seph. 16 And when Jo'seph saw Ben'ja-min with them, he said to the h ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and 3 slay, and make ready ; for these men shall 4 dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Jo'seph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Jo'geph'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 5 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 Jo'seph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, O sir, % 6 we came indeed down at the first time to buy food : 21 And fc it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, be- hold, 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 cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not : your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks : 7 1 had your money. And he brought Sim'e-on out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Jo'- seph's house, and l gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against J6'§eph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 IT And when Jo'seph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and m bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their 2 welfare, and said, 3 Is your father well, the old man n 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 Ben'ja-min, p his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, q of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 30 And Jo'seph made haste ; for r his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep ; and he entered into his chamber, and s wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on ' bread. 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the E-gyp'- tian§, which did eat with him, by them- selves : because the E-gyp'tian§ might not eat bread with the He'brews ; for that is u an abomination unto the E-gyp'tian§. 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 BSn'ja-min's mess was x five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and 4 were merry with him. CHAPTER 44. 1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. 14 JudaKs humble suppli- cation to Joseph. AND he commanded 5 the steward of his . house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with 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 Jo'seph 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, and not yet far off, Jo'seph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he 6 divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 IT And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith B.C. 1707. m ch. 37. 7,10. 2 Heb. peace, ch. 37. 14. 3 Heb. Is there peace to your father ? n ch. 42. 11, 13. och.37.7, 10. p ch. 35. 17, 18. q ch. 42. 13. r 1 Kings 3.26. i ch. 42. 24. t ver. 25. u ch. 40. 34. Ex. 8. 20. x ch. 45. 22. 4 Heb. drank largely: Seeliag. 1.6. John 2. 10. 5 Heb. him that was over his hsuse. 6 Or, maketli trial t 54 The humble supplication GENESIS, 45. of Judah to Joseph. b. c. 1707. a ch. 43. 21. b ch. 31. 32. c ch. 3". 29, 31. Num.14. U. 2 Sam. 1. 11. tfch.37.7. 2 Or, mtike trinl? vcr. 5. /Prov.l". 15. ch. 18. 30,32. Ex. 32. 22. Ach.37.3. i ch. 42. 15, 20. * ch. 43. 3,5. my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold, a the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Ca'naan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, b both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my servant ; and ye shall be blame- less. 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 eld- est, and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in Ben'ja-mm's sack. 13 Then they c rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 IT And Ju'dah and his brethren came to Jo'seph's house; for he was yet there: and they d fell before him on the ground. 15 And Jo'seph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly 2 divine ? 16 And Ju ' dah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak ? or how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the in- iquity of thy servants: behold, e we are my lord's servants, both we, and he 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 servant ; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 18 If Then Ju'dah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and 9 let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pha'raoh. 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 h 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, 1 Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad can- not leave his father : for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, k Ex- cept your youngest brother come down 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 servant my father said unto us, Ye know that m my wife bare me two sons: 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, n Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : Myrrh (Balsamodendron myrrha). Gen. 43. 11. 29 And if ye ° take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sor- row to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us ; seeing that p 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 us, that he will die : and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant 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, r let thy ser- vant abide instead of the lad a bondman 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 2 come on my father. CHAPTER 45. 1 Joseph makefh himself known to his brethren. 5 He comforteth them in God's providence. 9 He sendeth for his father. 16 Pharaoh conflrmeth it. 21 Joseph furnisheth them for their journey, and exhorteth them to concord. THEN Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from B.C. 1707. ;ch.43.2. m ch. 4G. 19. n ch. 37. 33. o ch. 42. 36,38. p 1 Sam. 18.1. ?ch.43.9. r Ex. 32. 32. 2Heb. find my father, Ex. 18. 8. Job 31. 29. Ps. 116. 3; 119. 143. 55 Joseph maketh himself known. GENESIS, 45. and sendeth for his father. He FELL UPON HIS BROTHER BENJAMIN'S NeCK. Gen. 45. 14. B. C. 1707. 2 Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping, Num.14. 1. a Acts 7. 13. 3 Or, terrified, Job '4. 5 i 23. 15. Matt. 14. 26. Mark 6. 50. 6ch.37.28. c Is. 40. 2. 2Cor.2.7. 4 Heb. neither let there be anger in your et/es. 170G. d ch. 50. 20. Ps. 105. 16, 17. See 2 Sam. 16. 10, 11. Acts 4. 27, 28. 6 Heb. to put for you a rem- nant. me. And there stood no man with him, while Jo'seph made himself kn6wn unto his brethren. 2 And he 2 wept aloud : and the E-gyp'tians and the house of Pha'raoh heard. 3 And Jo'seph said unto his brethren, a I am Jo'seph ; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were 3 troubled at his presence. 4 And Jo'seph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am _J5'seph your brother, b whom ye sold into E'g^pt. 5 Now therefore c be not grieved, 4 nor an- gry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : 3 for God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you 5 to pre- serve 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 hither, but God: and he hath made me e a father to Pha'raoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of E'gypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Jo'§eph, God hath made me lord of all E'gypt: come down unto me, tarry not : 10 And -f thou shalt dwell in the land of Go'shen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy chil- dren'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 poverty. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Ben ' ja - min, that it is 3 my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in E'gypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and h bring down my father hither. 14 And he fell upon his brother BSn'ja-min's neck, and wept ; and Bgn'ja-min 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 Pha'raoh's house, saying, Jo'seph's brethren are come : and it 2 pleased Pha'raoh well, and his servants. 17 And Pha'raoh said unto Jo'seph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye ; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Ca'naan ; 18 And take your father and your house- holds, and come unto me :_ and I will give you the good of the land of E'gypt, 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 E'gypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also 3 regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of E'gypt is your's. 21 And the children of Is'ra-el did so : and Jo'seph gave them wagons, according to the 4 commandment of Pha'raoh, and gave them provision for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment ; but to Ben'ja-mm he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and k five changes of raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this man- ner ; ten asses 5 laden with the good things of E'gypt, and ten she asses laden with corn 56 God comforteth Jacob at Beersheba. GENESIS, 46. The names of the children of Israel. B.C. 1706. 1 Job 29. 24. Pe. 12G. 1. Luke 24. 11,41. 2 Hcb. his. a ch. 21. 31, S3; 28. 10. b ch. 26. 24, 2.5 ; 28. 13 ; 31. 42. cch. 15.1. Job 33. 14, 15. d ch. 28. 13. cch. 12. 2. Deut.26. 5. /ch. 28. 15; 48. 21. g ch. 15. Hi ; .50. 13, 24, 25. Ex. 3. 8. heh.SO.l. i Acts 7. 15. Arch. 45. 10, 21. JDeut. 26.5. Josh. 24. 4. Ps. 105. 23. Is. 52. 4. 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 IT And they went up out of E'g^pt, and came into the land of Ca'naan unto Ja'cob their father, 26 And told him, saying, Jo'seph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of E'gypt. ' And 2 Ja'cob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of Jo'- seph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Jo'seph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Ja'cob their father revived : 28 And Is'ra-el said, It is enough ; Jo'seph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die. CHAPTER 46. 1 Jacob is comforted by God at Bpfr-sheba: 5 Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt. 8 The number of his family that went into Egypt. 29 Joseph meelelh Jacob. 31 -Be instructeth his brethren how to answer to Pharaoh. AND Is'ra-el took his journey with all l that he had, and came to a Be'er-she'ba, and offered sacrifices 6 unto the God of his father I'saac. 2 And God spake unto Is'ra-el c in the vi- sions of the night, and said, Ja'cob, Ja'cob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, d the God of thy father : fear not to go down into E'gypt ; for I will there e make of thee a great nation : 4-^1 will go down with thee into E'gypt; and I will also surely 9 bring thee up again: and h Jo'seph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And* Ja'cob rose up from Be'er-she'ba: and the sons of Is'ra-el carried Ja'cob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons k which Pha'raoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Ca'naan, and came into E'gypt, l Ja'cob, 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 E'gypt. 8 IT And m these are the names of the chil- dren of Is'ra-el, which came into E'gypt, Ja'- cob and his sons : n Reu'ben, Ja'cob's first- born. 9 And the sons of Reu'ben ; Ha'noch, and Phal'lu, and Hez'ron, and Car'mi. 10 IT And °the sons of Sim'e-on; 2 Je-mu'el, and Ja'min, and O'had, and 3 Ja'chin, and 4 Zo'har, and Sha'ul the son of a Ca'naan-i'- tish woman. 11 IT And the sons of P Le'vi; 5 Ger'shon, K5 'hath, and Me-ra'ri. 12 IT And the sons of q Ju'dah ; Er, and O'nan, and She'lah, and Pha'rez, and Za'rah: but r Er and O'nan died in the land of Ca'- naan. And s the sons of Pha'rez were Hez'- ron and Ha'mul. 13 IT 'And the sons of Is'sa-char; To 'la, and 6 Phu'vah, and Job, and Shim'ron. 14 IT And the sons of Zeb'u-lun ; Se'red, and E'lon, and Jah'le-el. 15 These be the sons of Le'ah, which she bare unto Ja'cob in Pa'dan-a'ram, with his daughter Di'nah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 IT And the sons of Gad ; w Ziph^i-on, and Hag'gi, Shu'ni, and 7 Ez'bSn, E'ri, and 8 Ar'o-di, and A-re'H. 17 IT ^And the sons of Ash'er; Jim'nah, and Ish'u-ah, and Is'u-i, and Be-ri'ah, and Se'rah their sister : and the sons of Be-ri'ah; He'ber, and Mal'cbi-el. 18 y These are the sons of Zil'pah, z whom La'bangave to Le'ah his daughter, and these she bare unto Ja'cob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Ra'chel a Ja'cob's wife ; Jo'seph, and Ben'ja-min. 20 IT b And unto Jo'seph in the land of E'gypt were born Ma-n&s'seh and E'phra-im, which As'e-nath the daughter of P5t'i-phe'- rah 9 priest of On bare unto him. 21 IT ° And the sons of Ben'ja-min were Be'lah, and Be'cher, and Ash'bel, Ge'ra, and B.C. 1706. mEx.l. 1 : 6. 14. ri Num. 26. .5. 1 Chr. 5. 1, o Ex. 6. 15. 1 Chr. 4. 24. 2 Or, Lemuel. 3 Or, Jarib. 4 Or, Zo rah. 1 Chr. 4. 24. p 1 Chr. 6. 1, 16. 5 Or, Ger- Rhom. 5 1 Chr. 2. 3; 4.21. rch.38.3, 7, 10. « ch. 38. 29. 1 Chr. 2. 5. ( 1 Chr. 7. 1. 6 Or, Puali. and Ju- s/nib. v Num. 26. 15, &c. Zc niton. 7 Or, Ozni. 8 Or, A rod. .rlChr.7. 30. n ch. .30. 10. z ch. 29. 24. a ch. 44. 27. h ch. 41. 9 Or, prince. el Chr. 7. 6 ; 8. 1. Meeting of Jacob and Joseph. — Gen. 46. 29. 57 Joseph meeteth Jacob. GENESIS, 47. Jacob is given habitation. b. c. 1706. (i Num. 26.1)8, Ahirarn. e Num. 26. 30, Shu- pharn. 1 Chr. 7. 12, Shup- pim. 2 Hu- pham. Num. 26. 30. /I Chr. 7. 12. 3 Or, jS/ntham, Num.26. 42. sr 1 Chr. 7. 13. fc ch. 30. 5,7. i ch. 20. 20. it Ex. l.o. 4Heb. thigh, ch .35.11. eDeut.10. 22. See Acts 7. 14. m ch. 31. 21. nch. 47. 1. o So ch. 45. 14. p So Luke 2. 29,30. 5ch.47.1. 6Heb. they arc men of cattle. rch.47.2, t ch. 30. 35 ; 34. 5 ; 37. 12. « ch. 43. 32 Ex. 8. 26, a ch. 46. 31. 6 ch. 45. 10;4G.2f c Acts 7. 13. ^T 6 IT And the Lord said furthermore unto 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 was leprous d as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bo- som again. And he put his hand into his bosom again ; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, e it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, 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 dry land: and -^the water which thou takest out of the river 2 shall become blood upon the dry land. 10 IT And Mo'i-ses. said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not 3 eloquent, neither 4 hereto- fore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant : but 9 1 am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said unto him, h 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 l with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, k send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou ° wilt send. 14 And the auger of the Lord was kindled against M5'§e§, and he said, Is not Aar'on the Le'vite thy 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 m thou shalt speak unto him, and n 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, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and p thou shalt be to him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take q this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18 IT And Mo'§e§ went and returned to B. C. 1491. I ver. 27. 1 Sam. 10.2,3,5. m ch. 7. 1,2. n Num. 22.38; 23.5, 12, 16. Deut. 18. 18. Is. 51. 16. Jer. 1.9. o Deut. 5. 31. p ch. 7. 1 ; 18. 19. a ver. 2. British Museum. Papyrus Shoes, Sandals, and Musical Instruments from Egypt. 2 Je'thro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in E'gypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Je'thro said to Mo'§es, Go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§ in Mid'- i-an, Go, return into E'gypt: for r all the men are dead which sought thy life. 20 And M6'§e§ took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of E'gypt : and Mo'f-se? took s the rod of God in his hand. 21 And the Lord said unto Mo'§es, When thou goest to return into E'gypt, see that thou do all those * wonders before Pha'raoh, which I have put in thine hand : but u I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pha'raoh, Thus saith the Lord, x ts/ra-el is my son, v even my firstborn : 2 Heb. Jether. r ch. 2. 15, 23. Matt. 2. 20. sch.17.9. Num.20. 8,9. ( ch. 3. 20. u ch. 7. 3, 13 ; 9. 12, 35 ; 10. 1 ; 14.8. Deut. 2. 30. Josh. 11. 20. Is. 63. 17. John 12. 40. Rom. 9. 18. x Hos. 11.1. Rom. 9. 4. 2 Cor. 6.18. ?/ Jer. 31. 9. James 1. 18. 66 Aaron is sent to meet Moses. EXODUS, 5. God's message to Pharaoh. B.C. 1491. z eh. 11. 5 ; 12. 29. a Num. 22. 22. /) Gen. 17. 14. c Josh. 5. 2,3. 2 Or, knife. 3Heb. made it touch. e ch. 3. 1. /ver. 15, 16. pvcr.8,9. Ach.3.16. i' ver. 16. k ver. 8,9. ch. 3. 18. / ch. 8. 16. m ch. 2. 25 ; 3. 7. n Gen. 24. 26. ch. 12. 27. IChr. 29. 20. neh.10. 9. '; 2 Kings 18. 35. Job 21. 15. c ch. 3. 19. rich. 3.18. 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me : and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, z I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. 24 1T And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord a met him, and sought to 6 kill him. 25 Then Zip-po'rah took c a sharp 2 stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and 3 cast it at his feet, and said, Surely, a bloody hus- band art thou to me. 26 So he let him go : then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 27 IT And the Lord said to Aar'on, Go into derness d to meet And he went, and met him in c the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And Mo'- ses J told Aar'on all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the g signs • which he had commanded him. 29 IT And Mo'ses and Aar'on ft went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Is'ra-el : 30 *And Aar'on spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Mo'ses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people k believed : and when they heard that the Lord had ' visited the children of Is'ra-el, and that he m had looked upon their affliction, then n they bowed their heads and worshipped. CHAPTER 5. 1 Pharaoh chid el h Mosrs and Aaron for their message. 5 He in- creaxeth the Israelites' task. 15 He checkrth their complaints. 20 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron. 22 Moses complaineth to God. AND afterward Mo'se§ and Aar'on went Xl. in, and told Pha'raoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Is/ra-el, Let my people go, that they may hold a a feast unto me in the wil- derness. 2 And Pha'raoh said, 6 Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let I§'ra-el go?_ I know not the Lord, "neither will I let Is/ra-el go. 3 And they said, d The God of the He'brew§ 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 E'gypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Mo'§e§ and Aar'on, let the people from their works ? get you unto your e bur- dens. 5 And Pha'raoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are •fmany, and ye make them rest from their bur- dens. B.C. 1491. ech. 1. 11 /ch.l. 7.9. 9 ch.l. IV. Moses defending the Daughteks oe Jethro. — Ex. 2. 17. 6 And Pha'raoh commanded the same day the 9 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 upon them ; ye shall not diminish ought thereof : for they be idle ; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. • 9 2 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein ; and let them not regard vain words. 10 IT And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pha'raoh, I will not give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it : yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of E'gypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 2Hcb. Let the work be hear?/ upon the men. 67 The Israelites' task increased. EXODUS, 6. God reneweth his promise. b. c. 1491. 2 Heb. a matter of a day in his day. >l ch. 6. 9. 3 Heb. to stink, Gen. 34. 30. 1 Sam. 13. 4; 27. 12. 2 Sam. 10. 6. 1 Chr. 19.6. 4 Heb. deliver ing thou haft not deliv- ered. 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, 2 your daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the officers of the children of ls'- ra-el, which Pha'raoh'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 IT Then the officers of the children of Is'ra-el came and cried unto Pha'raoh, say- ing, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants ? 16 There is no straw given unto thy ser- vants, 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, ye are idle : therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord. 18 Go therefore now, and work ; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye de- liver the tale of bricks. 19 And the officers of the children of Is'- ra-el did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. 20 1 And they met Mo'ses and Aar'on, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pha'raoh : 21 h And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge ; because ye have made our savour 3 to be abhorred in the eyes of Pha'raoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. 22 And Mo'ses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil en- treated this people ? why is it that thou hast sent me ? 23 For since I came to Pha'raoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people ; 4 neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. Prbpabing a Sacrifice, CHAPTER 6. 1 God reneweth his promise by his name JEHOVAH. 14 The genealogy of Reuben, 15 of Simeon, 16 of Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron. TJ^HEN the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Now X shalt thou see what I will do to Pha'- raoh : for a with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand b shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Mo'ses, and said unto him, I am 2 the Lord : 3 And I appeared unto A'bra-ham, unto I'saac, and unto Ja'cob, by the name of c God Almighty, but by my name d JEHOVAH was I not known to them. 4 e And I have also established my covenant with them, -^ to give them the land of Ca'- naan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5 And 9 I have also heard the groaning of the children of Is'ra-el, whom the E-gyp'- tians keep in bondage ; and I have remem- bered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Is'- ra-el, h I am the Lord, and 1 1 will bring you out from under the burdens of the E-gyp'- tians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will k redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments : 7 And I will l take you to me for a people, and m I will be to you a God : and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out n from under the burdens of the E-gyp'tians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did 3 ° swear to give it to A'bra-ham, to I'saac, and to Ja'cob ; and I will give it you for an heritage : I am the Lord. 9 IT And Mo'ses spake so unto the children of Is'ra-el : p but they hearkened not unto Mo'ses for 4 anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, that he let the children of Is'ra-el go out of his land. 12 And Mo'ses spake before the Lord, say- ing, Behold, the children of Is'ra-el have 9 not hearkened unto me ; how then shall Pha'- raoh hear me, '" who am of uncircumcised lips? 13 And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses and unto Aar'on, and gave them a charge unto the children of is'ra-el, and unto Pha'raoh king of E'gypt, to bring the children of Is'- ra-el out of the land of E'gypt. 14 IT These be the heads of their fathers' houses: s The sons of Reu'ben the firstborn of Is'ra-el ; Ha'noch, and Pal'lu, Hez'ron, and Car'mi : these be the families of Reu'ben. 15 * And the sons of Sim'e-on ; Jem'u-el, and Ja'min, and O'had, and Ja'chin, and Zo'har, and Sha'ul the son of a Ga'naan-i'tish wo- man : these are the families of Sim'e-on. 16 IT And these are the names of u the sons of Le'vi according to their generations ; 68 The families of Levi. EXODUS, 7. Aaron's rod becometh a serpent. b. c. 1619. * IChr.fi. 17 i 23. 7. tl Num. ' 26. .57. 1 Chr. C. a, IS. z 1 Chr. fi. 19,-28.21. Num. 20. .59. "> Num. lfi. 1. 1 Chr. 6. 37, 33. c Lev. 10. 4 Num. 3. SO. cir.1330. ,1 Ruth 4. 19, 20. 1 Chr. 2. 10. Matt. 1. 4. /• Lev. 10. 1. Num. 3. 2 i 26. 00. 1 Chr. 6. 3 ; 24. I. /Num. 2G. 11. g Num. 2.5. 7, 11. Josh. 24. 33. ft ver. 13. -; ch. 7. 4 12. 17, o\ Num. 33. 1. 1491. t ch. .5. 1 3 ; 7. 10, I ver. 13. ch.32.7 33. 1. Ps. 77. 20. m ver. 2. n ver. 11. ch. 7. 2. o ver. 12. ch. 4. 10. ach.4.Ki. Jer. 1.10. b ch. 4. 16. cell. 4. 15. rfch.4.21. tch.11.9. /ch. 4. 7. Ger'shon, and Ko'hath, and Me-ra'ri : and the years of the life of Le'vi were an hun- dred thirty and seven years. 17 x The sons of Ger'shon ; Lib'ni, and Shim'i, according to their families. 18 And v the sons of Ko'hath ; Am'ram, and Iz'har, and He'bron, and Uz-zi'el : and the years of the life of Ko'hath were an hun- dred thirty and three years. 19 And z the sons of Me-ra'ri; Ma'ha-H and Mu'shi : these are the families of Le'vi ac- cording to their generations. 20 And a Am'ram took him Joch'e-bed his father's sister to wife ; and she bare him Aar'on and Mo'ses : and the years of the life of Am'ram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 IT And ° the sons of Iz'har; Ko'rah, and Ne'pheg, and Zich'ri. 22 And c the sons of Uz-zi'el ; Mish'a-el, and El'za-phan, and Zith'ri. 23 And Aar'on took him E-lish'e-ba, daugh- ter of d Am-mm'a-dab, sister of Na-ash'on, to wife ; and she bare him e Na'dab, and A-bi'hu, E'le-a'zar, and Ith'a-mar. 24 And the -f sons of Ko'rah ; As'sir, and El'ka-nah, and A-bi'a-saph: these are the families of the Kor'hites. 25 And E'le-a'zar Aar'on's son took him one of the daughters of Pu'ti-el to wife ; and 3 she bare him Phin'e-has : these are the heads of the fathers of the Le'vites according to their families. 26 These are that Aar'on and Mo'ses, ft to whom the Lord said, Bringout the children of l§'ra-el from the land of E'gypt according to their l armies. 27 These are they which k spake to Pha'- raoh king of E'gypt, l to bring out the chil- dren of Is/ra-el from E'gypt: these are that Mo'ses and Aar'on. 28 ^ And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ in the land of E'gypt, 29 That the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, m I am the Lord: "speak thou unto Pha'raoh king of E'gypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And M6'se§ said before the Lord, Be- hold, °I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pha'raoh hearken unto me? CHAPTER 7. 1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh. 7 His age. 8 Bis rod is turned into a serpent. 11 The sorcerers do the like. 13 Pha- raoh's heart is hardened. 14 God's message to Pharaoh. 19 The river is turned into blood. AND the Lord said unto Mo'ses, See, I have XI made thee a a god to Pha'raoh : and Aar'on thy brother shall be b thy prophet. 2 Thou c shalt speak all that I command thee : and Aar'on thy brother shall speak unto Pha'raoh, that he send the children of Is/ra-el out of his land. 3 And d I will harden Pha'raoh's heart, and e multiply my f signs and my wonders in the land of E'gypt. 4 But Pha'raoh shall not hearken unto you, 9 that I may lay my hand upon E'gypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Is'ra-el, out of the land of E'gypt h by great judgments. 5 And the E-gyp'tians l shall know that I am the Lord, when I fc stretch forth mine hand upon E'gypt, and bring out the children of Is/ra-el from among them. 6 And Mo'ses and Aar'on ' did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. 7 And Mo'ses was m fourscore years old, and Aar'on fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pha'raoh. 8 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ and unto Aar'on, saying, 9 When Pha'raoh shall speak unto you, say- ing, n Shew a miracle for you : then thou shalt say unto Aar'on, "Take thy rod, and cast it before Pha'raoh, and it shall become a serpent. 10 IT And Mo'ses and Aar'on went in unto Pha'raoh, and they did so p as the Lord had commanded : and Aar'on cast down his rod before Pha'raoh, and before his ser- vants, and it q became a serpent. 11 ThenPha'raoh also r called the wise men and s the sorcerers: now the magicians of E'gypt, they also 'did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became ^ serpents : but Aar'- on's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And he har- dened Pha, ' raoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; "as the Lord had said. B.C. 1491. g ch. 10. 1 i 11. 9. h ch. 0. 6 iver. 17. ch.8.22: 14.4. 18. Ps. 9. 16. fcch.3.20. I ver. 2. m Deut. 29. .5 ; 31. 2 ; 84. 7. Acts 7. 23,30. n Is. 7. 11. John 2. IK; 6.30. o ch. 4. 2, 17. p ver. 9. q ch. 4. 3. r Gen. 41. 8. s 2 Tim. 3.8. ( ver. 22. ch. 8. 7, 18. u ver. 4. ch. 4. 2L British Museum Rameses II. holding Table of Offerings. The Pharaoh of the Oppression. 69 The river is turned into blood. EXODUS, 8. The plagues of frogs and of lice. B.C. 1491. x ch. 8. 15; II). 1, 20, 2/. y ver. 10. ch. 4. 2, 3. zch.3.1S. ach.3.12, IS; 5. 1,3. b ver. 5. ch. 5. 2. c ch. 4. 9. d Rev. 16. 4,6. e ver. 24. /ch. 8. .5, 6, 16 ; 9. 22; 10. 12, 21 ; 14. 21, 26. 2Heb. (lather- ing of their waters. jrch. 17.5. * Ps. 78. 44 ; 10.3. 29. k ver. II. I ver. 3. a ch. 3. 12, 18. .14; 6ch. 9.2. e Rev. 16. 13. 14 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, x Pha'- raoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pha'raoh in the morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the water ; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come ; and y the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, z The Lord God of the He'brews 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 c they shall be turned d to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink ; and the E-gyp'tians shall e lothe to drink of the water of the river. 19 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, Say unto Aar'on, Take thy rod, and J stretch out thine hand upon the waters of E'gypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their 2 pools of wa- ter, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of E'gypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20 And Mo'ses and Aar'on did so, as the Lord commanded ; and he 9 lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pha'raoh, and in the sight of his servants ; and all the h 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 E-gyp'tians 1 could not drink of the water of the river ; and there was blood throughout all the land of E'gypt. 22 k And the magicians of E'gypt did so with their enchantments: and Pha'raoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them ; l as the Lord had said. 23 And Pha'raoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24 And all the E-gyp'tians 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 8. 1 Frogs are sent. 8 Pharaoh sveth to Moses, 12 and Moses by prayer removeth them away. 16 The dust is turned into lice, which 'the magicians emtld not do. 20 The smarms of flies. 25 Pharaoh inclmeth to let the -people go, 32 but yet is hardened. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, Go unto . Pha'raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, "that they may serve me. 2 And if thou b refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with ° frogs : 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abun- dantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into d thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy 2 kneadingtroughs : 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy ser- vants. 5 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, Say unto Aar'on, e 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 E'gypt. 6 And Aar'on stretched out his hand over the waters of E'gypt; and -^ the frogs came up, and covered the land of E'gypt. 7 9 And the magicians did so with their en- chantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of E'gypt. 8 11 Then Pha'raoh called for Mo'ses and Aar'on, and said, h Intreat the Lord, that he may take away 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 Mo'ses said unto Pha'raoh, 3 Glory over me : 4 when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, 5 to de- stroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said, 6 To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word : that thou mayest know that l there is none like unto the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people ; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And Mo'ses and Aar'on went out from Pha'raoh: and Mo'ses k cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pha'raoh. 13 And the Lord did according to the word of Mo'ses; 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 Pha'raoh saw that there was ' respite, m he hardened his heart, and heark- ened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 16 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Say unto Aar'on, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of E'gypt. 17 And they did so; for Aar'on stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and n it became lice in man, and in beast ; all the dust of theland became lice throughout all the land of E'gypt. 18 And °the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they p could not : so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pha'raoh, This is s the finger of God: and Pha'raoh's r heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. B.C. 1491. d Ps. 105. 30. 2 Or, dough. e ch. 7. 19. /Ps. 78. 45 ; 105. 30. !7ch.7.11. h ch. 9. 28 ; 10. 17. Num. 21.7. 1 Kings 13. 6. Acts 8. 24. 3 Or, Have this ho- nour over me, 8,-c. 4 Or, against }ohen . 5 Heb. to cut off. GOr, Against to mor- row. i ch. 9. 14. Deut. 33. 26. 2 Sara. 7.22. 1 Chr. 17. 20. Ps. 86. 8. Is. 46. 9. Jer. 10. 6,7. k ver. 30. ch.9.33; 10. 18 ; 32. 11. James 5. 16, 17, 18. I Eecles. 8. 11. ?h ch. 7. 14. n Ps. 105, 31. och. 7.11. 1> Luke 10. 18. 2 Tim. 3. 8,9. n 1 Sam. 6. 3, 9. Ps. 8. 8. Matt. 12. 28. Luke II. 20. ,• ver. 15. 70 The plague of flies. EXODUS, 9. The murrain of beasts. b. c. H'Jl. s ch. 7. 15. t ver. 1. 2 Or, a mixture of noi- some beasts, Sec. u ch. 0. 4, 6, 20 ; II). 23 f 11. (i, 7 ; 12 18. 3 Heb. a redemp- tion. 4 Or, by to morrow. x Ps. 78. 45 ! 105. 81. 5 Or, de- stroyed. ?/Gen.43. 32 ; 40. 34. Deut. 7. 25, 26 ; 12.31. 2ch.3.18. ach.3. 12. 6 ver. 8. ch. 9. 28. 1 Kings 13.0. dver. 12. e ver. 15. ch. 4. 21. 20 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, s Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pha'raoh ; 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 2 swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses : and the houses of the E-gyp'tiani=f shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And w I will sever in that day the land of Go'shen, 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 3 a division be- tween my people and thy people : 4 to morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the Lord did so; and x there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pha'raoh, and into his servants'_ houses, and into all the land of E'gypt : the land was 5 corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 IT And Pha'raoh called for Mo'ses and for Aar'on, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. 26 And Mo'§e§ said, It is not meet so to do ; for we shall sacrifice ^the abomina- tion of the E-gyp'tians to the Lord our God : lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the E-g^p'tian§ before their eyes, and will they not stone us ? 27 We will go z three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as a he shall com- mand us. 28 And Pha'ra5h 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: 6 intreat for me. 29 And M5'§esjs said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pha'raoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow : but let not Pha'raSh ° deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. 30 And Mo'ses. went out from Pha'raoh, and d intreated the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the word of Mo'§e§; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pha'raoh, from his servants, and from his people ; there remained not one. 32 And Pha'raoh e hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the peo- ple go. CHAPTER 9. 1 The murrain of beasts. 8 The plague of boils and Mains. 13 His message about the hail. 22 The plague of hail. 27 Pharaoh saetlt to Moses, 35 but yet is hardened. THEN the Lord said unto Mo'ses, a Go in unto Pha'raoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the He'brews, Let my peo- ple go, that they may serve me. 2 For if thou b refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, b. c. 1491. b ch. Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh. — Ex. 7. 11. 3 Behold, the c 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 be a very grievous murrain. 4 And d the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Is/ra-el and the cattle of E'gypt : and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Is'ra-el. 5 And the Lord appointed a set time, say- ing, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the mor- row, and e all the cattle of E'gypt died : but c ch. 7. 4. ePs. 50. 71 The plague of Mains. EXODUS, 10. The plague of hail. b. c. 1491. /ch. 7. 14 ; 8. 3 / Rev. 16. h Deut. 28. 27. i ch. 8. 18, 19. 2 Tim. 3. 9. ich.4.21. I ch. 8. 20. m ch. 8. 10. nch.3.20. o See ch. 14. 17. Prov. 16. 4. Rom. 9. 17. 1 Pet. 2. 9. 2Heb. made thee stand. SHeb. set not h is heart unto, ch. 7. 23. p Rev. 16. 21. of the cattle of the children of Is/ra-el died not one. 7 And Pha'raoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Is'ra-el-ites dead. And -f the heart of Pha'raSh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. 8 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses and unto Aar'on, Take to you handf uls of ashes of the furnace, and let Mo'ses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pha'raoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of E'gypt, and shall be ff a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of E'gypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pha'raSh; and Mo'ses sprinkled it up toward heaven ; and it became h a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 11 And the l magicians could not stand be- fore Mo'§e§ because of the boils ; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the E-gyp'tians. 12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pha'raoh, and he hearkened not unto them ; fc as the Lord had spoken unto Mo'§e§. 13 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, l Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pha'raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the He'brew§, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14 Fori will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; m that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will n 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 2 raised thee up, for to shew in 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 E'gypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every 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 Pha'raoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses : 21 And he that 3 regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field. 22 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be p hail in all the land of E'gypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of E'gypt. 23 And Mo'ges stretched forth his rod to- ward heaven : and 5 the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground ; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of E'gypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of E'gypt since it became a nation. 25 Andthe hail smote throughout all the land of E'gypt all that was in the field, both man and beast ; and the hail r smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 s Only in the land of Go'shen, where the children of Is/ra-el were, was there no hail. 27 H And Pha'raoh sent, and called for Mo'§e§ and Aar'on, and said unto them, * I have sinned this time : u the Lord is right- eous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 x *Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more 2 mighty thunderings and hail ; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29 And M6'se§ said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will y 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 2 earth is the Lord's. 30 But as for thee and thy servants, a I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God. 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten : b for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was boiled. 32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were 3 not grown up. 33 And Mo'§es went out of the city from Pha'raoh, and c 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 Pha'raoh 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 d the heart of Pha'raoh was har- dened, neither would he let the children of Is'ra-el go; as the Lord had spoken 4 by M6'se§. CHAPTER 10. 1 God Ihrealenelh to send locusts. 7 Pharaoh, moved by his ser- vants, inclineth to let the Israelites go. 12 The plague of the locusts. 16 Pharaoh sueth to Moses. 21 The plague of davkness. 24 Pharaoh sueth unto Moses, 27 but yet is hardened. AND the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Go in J\_ unto Pha'raoh : a for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, b that I might shew these my signs before him : 2 And that c thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in E'gypt, and my signs which I have done among them ; that ye may know how that I am the Lord. 3 And Mo'se§ and Aar'on came in unto Pha'- raoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the He'brews, How long wilt thou 72 The Lord went before them ... in a Pillar of Fire. — Ex. 13. 21. The plague of locusts. EXODUS, 11. The plague of darkness. B.C. 1491. ill Kings 21. 29. 2 Chr. 7. 14; 34. 27. Job42.0. Jer. 13. 18. James 4. ID. 1 Pet. 5. 6. e Prov. 30. 27. Rev. 0.3. 2 Heb. eve, ver. 15. /ch.0.32. Joel 1.4; 2.25. eh. 8. 3, 21. h ch. 23. S3. Josh. 23. 13. 1 Sam. 18. 21. Eccles. 7. 26. 1 Cor. 7. 35. SHeb. tvhn, and who, Src. i ch. 5. 1. itch. 7. 19. I ver. 4, 5. m Ps. 78. 46; 105. K Joel 2. 2. p Ps. 105. 35. 4 Heb. hastened to call. gch. 9. 27. r eh. 9. 28. 1 Kings 13.fi. refuse to d 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 e locusts into thy coast: 5 And they shall cover the 2 face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth : and f 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 9 shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the E-gyp'tians ; which neither thy fa- thers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pha'raoh. 7 And Pha'raoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be h & snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God : knowest thou not yet that E'gypt is destroyed? 8 And M6'§es and Aar'on were brought again unto Pha'raoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God : but 3 who are they that shall go ? 9 And Mo'§e§ 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 hold 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 you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord ; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pha'raoh's pre- sence. 12 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, fc Stretch out thine hand over the land of E'gypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of E'gypt, and 'eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And Mouses stretched forth his rod over the land of E'gypt, 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 _ m the locusts went up over all the land of E'gypt, and rested in all the coasts of E'gypt : very grievous were they ; n 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 p 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 field, through all the land of E'gypt. 16 H Then Pha'raoh 4 called for Mo'ses and Aar'on in haste ; and he said, q I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and r intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he s went out from Pha'raoh, and intreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and 2 cast them *into the Red sea; there re- mained not one locust in all the coasts of E'gypt. 20 But the Lord "hardened Pha'raoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Is/ra-el go. 21 IT And the Lord said unto M6'se§, x Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of E'gypt, 3 even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Mo'ses stretched forth his hand to- ward heaven ; and there was a y thick dark- ness in all the land of E'gypt three days : 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: 3 but all the children of Is/ra-el had light in their dwellings. 24 11 And Pha'raoh called unto Mo'ses, and a said, Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your 6 little ones also go with you. 25 And Mo'se§ said, Thou must give 4 us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind ; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God ; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither. 27 H But the Lord c hardened Pha'raoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pha'raoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more ; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Mo'§e§ said, Thou hast spoken well, d I will see thy face again no more. CHAPTER 11. 1 God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neigh- bours. 4 Moses threatenelh Pharaoh with the death of the first- born. AND the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Yet will Xl. I bring one plague more upon Pha'raoh, and upon E'gypt ; afterwards he will let you go hence : a when he shall let you 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 neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, 6 jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 c And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the E-gyp'tian§. Moreover the man " M6'§e§ was very great in the land of E'gypt, in the sight of Pha'raoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 4 And Mo'ses said, Thus saith the Lord, e About midnight will I go out into the midst of E'gypt: 5 And-f all the firstborn in the land of E'gypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pha'raoh that B.C. 1491. sch.8.30. 2 Heb. fastened. I Joel 2. 20. u ch. 4. 21 ; 11. 10. ich.9.22 3 Heb. that one may feel dark- ness. V Ps. 105. 28. zch.8.22. a ver. 8. b ver. 10. 4 Heb. into our hands. c ver. 20. ch.4.21; 14. 4, 8. tfHeb.ll. 27. a ch. 12. 31, 33, 39. 6ch.3.22: 12. 35. cch.3.21; 12. 36. Ps. 106. 46. d 2 Sam. 7.9. Esth. 9. 4. e ch. 12. 12,23,29. Amos 5. 17. /ch. 12. 12, 29. Amos 4 10. 74 The beginning of the year is changed. EXODUS, 12. The passover is instituted. b. c. 1491. ,7 ch. 12. so. Amos 5. 17. //ch.8.22. I Josh. 10. 21. * ch. 12. 33. 2Heb. that is at th}l feci. SoJudg. 4. 10 i 8. 5. 1 Kings 20. 10. 2 Kings 3.9. 3 Heb. heat of anger. /ch.3.19; 7. 4 i 10. 1. mch.7.3. n ch. 10. 20. 27. Rom. 2. 5 ; 9. 22. a ch. 13. 4. Deut. lli. 1. 4 Or, kill. b Lev. 22. 19,20,21. Mai. 1.8, 14. Heb. 9. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 19. 5 Heb. son of a year. Lev. 23. 12. c_Lev. 23. Num. 9. 3 ; 28. 16. Deut. Hi. 1,6. 6Heb.fce- twcen the two even- ings, ch. 16. 12. sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maid- servant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 9 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of E'gypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 h But against any of the chil- dren of Is/ra-el 'shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a differ- ence between the E-gyp'tian§> and is'ra-el. 8 And k all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people 2 that follow thee : and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pha'raoh in 3 a great anger. 9 And the Lord said unto Mo'- §e§, l Pha'raoh shall not hearken unto you ; that m my wonders may be multiplied in the land of E'gypt. 10 And Mo'ses and Aar'on did all these wonders before Pha'- ra5h: w and the Lord hardened PhS'raoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of is/ra-el go out of his land. CHAPTER 12. 1 The beginning of the year is changed. 3 The passover is insti- tuted. 11 The rite of the passover. 15 Unleavened bread. 29 The firstborn are slain. 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land. 37 They come to Succoth. 43 The ordinance of the pass- over. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§es and Aar'- x\. on in the land of E'gypt, saying, 2 a This month shall be unto you the begin- ning of months : it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 IT Speak ye unto all the congregation of Is'ra-el, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a 4 lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an 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 b without blemish, a male 5 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 c four- teenth day of the same month : and the whole assembly of the congregation of Is/- ra-el shall kill it 6 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 d unleavened bread ; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but e roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10-^ And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ; and that which remaineth 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 : 9 it is the Lord's passover. 12 For I h will pass through the land of E'gypt this night, and will smite all the first- born in the land of E'gypt, both man and beast; and 'against all the 2 gods of E'gypt I will execute judgment : k I am 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 you, and the plague shall not be upon you 3 to destroy you, when I smite the land of E'gypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you l 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 whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day un- til the seventh day, p that soul shall be cut off from is/ra-el. b. c. 1491. 'I ch. 34. 2."). Num. 9. 11. Deut. 16. 3. 1 Cor. 5. 8. e Deut. 10. 7. / ch. 23. IS ; 34. 25. g Deut. 10. 5. h ch. 11. 4,5. Amos 5. 17. i Num. 33. 4. 2 Or, princes. ch.21.6; 22.28. Ps. 62. 1, 0. John 10. 34, 35. k ch. 6. 2. 3 Heb. for a de- struc- tion. I ch. 13. 9. m Lev.23. 4.5. 2 Kings 23. 21. n ver. 24, 43. ch. 13.10. o ch. 13. 6, 7 ; 23. 15; 34. 18, 25. Lev. 23. 5,6. Num. 28. 17. Deut. 16. 3,8. 1 Cor. 5. p Gtn. 17. 14. Num. 9. 13. 75 The firstborn are slain. EXODUS, 12. The Israelites go out from Egypt. B.C. 1491. q Lev. 23. 7,8. Num.28. 18, 23. 2Heb. soul. r oh. 13.3. s Lev. 23. 5. Num.28. 16. t ch. 23. 15; 34.18. Deut. 16. 3. 1 Cor. 5. 7,8. « Num. 9.13. x ver. 3. Num. 9. 4. Josh. 5. 10. 2 Kings 21. 21. Ezra (i. 20. Matt. 26. 18, 19. Mark 14. 12-16. Luke 22. 7. &c. 3 Or, kid. yHeb. 11.28. z ver. 7. a ver. 12, 13. 6 Ezek. 9.6. Rev. 7. 3 ; 9. 4. c2Sam. 24. 16. ICor. 10. 10. Heb. 11. 28. d ch. 3. 8, 17. e eh. 13. 8, 14. Deut. 32.7. Josh. 4. 6. Ps. 78. 6. /ver. 11. !7Ch.4.31. A Heb. 11. 28. tch.11.4. k Num. 8. 17 ; 33. 4. Ps. 78. 51 ; 105. 36 ; 135. 8 ; 136.10. Zch.4.23; 11.5. 4 Heb. house of the pit. 16 And in the first day there shall be q an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you ; no man- ner of work shall be done in them, save that which every 2 man must eat, that only may be done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of un- leavened bread; for r in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of E'gypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18 IT s In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat un- leavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. 19 l Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses : for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, u even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Is/ra-el, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 IT Then M6'§e§ called for all the elders of Is/ra-el, and said unto them, x Draw out and take you a 3 lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. 22 V And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and z strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason ; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 a For the Lord will pass through to smite the E-gyp'tian§ ; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and ° will not suffer c the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 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 come to the land which the Lord will give you, d according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 e And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service ? 27 That ye shall say, -f It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed oyer the houses of the children of Is/ra-el in E'gypt, when he smote the E-gyp'tiam=s, and delivered our houses. And the people 9 bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Is/ra-el went away, and h did as the Lord had commanded Md'ges and Aar'on, so did they. 29 II* And it came to pass, that at midnight k the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of E'gypt, l from the firstborn of Pha'- raoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the 4 dungeon ; and all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pha'raoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the E-gyp'tian§ ; and there was a m great cry in E'gypt ; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 1T And n he called for Mo'§e§ and Aar'on by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, ° both ye and the children of Is/ra-el; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said. 32 p Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone ; and q bless me also. 33 r And the E-g$"p'tian§ were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste ; for they said, s We be all dead men. 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their 2 kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Is/ra-el did according to the word of M6'§es ; and they borrowed of the E-gyp'tian§ ' jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment : 36 w And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the E-gyp'tians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And x they spoiled the E-gyp'tian§. 37 H And y the children of Is/ra-el journeyed from z Ram'e-se§ to Suc'coth, about u six hundred thousand on foot that were men, be- side children. 38 And 3 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 E'gypt, for it was not leavened; because b they were thrust out of E'gypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 IT Now the sojourning of the children of Is/ra-el, who dwelt in E'gypt, was c four hun- dred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the self- same day it came to pass, that all d the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of E'gypt. 42 It is 4 e a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of E'gypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Is/ra-el in their generations. 43 IT And the Lord said unto M6'§e§ and Aar'on, 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 9 circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 h A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house ; * neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 7fi 5 X a K O <: < p-l J < > a ft ■< q" H S CO s Ph < - e> I W I w c « 1 H « "A The firstborn of Israel are sanctified. EXODUS, 13, 14. The pillar of cloicd, and of fire. m Num. !). 14 ; 15. 1.5, 16. Gal. 3. 28. och.6.20. a ver. 12, 13, 15. ch. 22. 2S, 30 ; 34. 19. Lev. 27. 26. Num. 3. 13 ; 8. 16, 17; 18.15. Dent. 15. 19. Luke 2. 23. h eh. 12. 42. Deut. 10. 3. 3 Heb. servants. e ch. 6. 1. d oh. 12. 8. e ch. 23. 15 i 34. 18. Deut. 16. 1. /ch. 3. 8. g ch. 6. 8. h ch. 12. 25, 26. i ch. 12. 15, 16. k ch. 12. 19. I ver. 14. ch. 12.20. m See ver. 16. ch. 12.14. Num. 15. 39. Deut. 6. 8; 11. 18. Prov. 1. 9. Is. 40. 10. Jcr. 22. 24. Matt. 23. 5. n ch. 12. 14, 24. o ver. 2. ch. 22. 29:34.19. Lev. 27. 26. Num. 8. 17; 18.15. Deut. 15. 19. Ezek. 44. 30. 4 Heb. cause to pass over. 47 k All the congregation of ts/ra-el shall 2 keep it. 48 And ' when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it ; and he shall be as one that is born in the land : for no un- circumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 m One law shall be to him that is home- born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Is'ra-el; as the Lord commanded M6'§e:=s and Aar'on, so did they. 51 w And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Is/- ra-el out of the land of E'gypt °by their armies. CHAPTER 13. 1 The firstborn are sanctified to God. 3 The memorial of the passorer is commanded . 11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart . 17 The Isra.elil.es go out of Egypt, and carry Josepli's bones with them. 20 They come to El ham. 21 God guideth them by a pil- lar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, X\_ 2 a Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Is'ra-el, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 3 IT And Mo'se:=> said unto the people, b Re- member this day, in which ye came out from E'gypt, out of the house of 3 bondage ; for c by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: d there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4 e This day came ye out in the month A'bib. 5 IT And it shall be when the Lord shall f bring thee into the land of the Oa'naan-ites, and the Hit'tltes, and the Am'o-rites, and the Hi'vites, and the Jeb'u-sites, which he 9 sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, h that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 l Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days ; and there shall k no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 8 IT 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 E'gypt. 9 And it shall be for m a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth : for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of E'gypt. 10 n Thou shalt therefore keep this ordi- nance in his season from year to year. 11 If And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Ca'naan-ites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, 12° That thou shalt 4 set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast ; the males shall be the Lord's. 13 And P every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 2 lamb ; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break* his neck : and all the firstborn of man among thy chil- dren q shalt thou redeem. 14 IT r And it shall be when thy son asketh thee 3 in time to come, saying, What is this ? that thou shalt say unto him, s By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from E'gypt, from the house of bondage : 15 And it came to pass, when Pha'raoh would hardly let us go, that ' the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of E'gypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children 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 E'gypt. 17 IT And it came to pass, when Pha'raoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Phi- lis'tines, although that was near ; for God said, Lest peradventure the people x repent when they see war, and ^they return to E'gypt : 18 But God 2 led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Is'ra-el went up 4 har- nessed out of the land of E'gypt. 19 And Mo'se§ took the bones of Jo'§eph with him : for he had straitly sworn the chil- dren of Is/ra-el, saying, a God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 IT And 6 they took their journey from Suc'coth, and encamped in E'tham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And c 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, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. CHAPTER 14. 1 God instruc/eth the Israelites in their journey. 5 Pharaoh pur- sueth after them. 10 The Israelites murmur. 13 Moses comfort- elh them. 15 God instructeth Moses. 19 The cloud removeih behind the camp. 21 The Israelites pass through the Red sea, 23 which drowneth the Egyptians. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, say- - 'ng, 2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, ° that they turn and encamp before 6 Pi'-ha-hi'roth, between c Mig'dol and the sea, over against Ba'al-ze'phon : before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pha'raoh will say of the children of Is'ra-el, d They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 78 Pharaoh and his army pursue. EXODUS, 14. They overtake the children of Israel. b. c. 1491. e ch. -J. 21 ; 7. 3. /ver. 17, 18. ch. 9. 16. Rom. H, 17,22,23. n ell. 7. ■*». A Ps. 105. 23. tch. 15.4. 4 And e I will harden Pha'raoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I f will be honoured upon Pha'raoh, and upon all his host ; y that the E-gyp'tians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so. 5 IT And it was told the king of E'gypt that the people fled: and ''the heart of Pha'raoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let ts/ra-el go from serv- ing us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him : 7 And he took l six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of E'gypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the Lord k har- dened the heart of Pha'- raoh king of E'gypt, and may serve the E-gyp'tians ? For it had been better for us to serve the E-gyp'tians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 IT And MS'ses said unto the people, q Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day : 2 for the E-gyp'tians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 r The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall s hold your peace. 15 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Where- fore criest thou unto me ? speak unto the children of is/ra-el, that they go forward: 16 But ' lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out b. c. 1491. q 2 Chr. 20. 15, 17. Ic4I. Ill, ].", 14. 2 Or, /or whereas tjr have .-' i a tin /Cr/il/i- tians In day, i c r ver. 25. Dcut. 1 80:8.22 ■ 20. 4. Josh. 10 14,42: 2:s. :<. 2Chr.2fl. 29. Neh. I. 2(1. rs.81.4. sIs.8G.l-5. I ver. 21, 26. ch. 7. 19. And Moses stretched forth his Hand and the Sea returned to his Strength. — Ex. 14. 27. I ch. e. 1 ; 13. 9. Num. ■33.3. m ch. 15. 9. Josh. 24. n Josh. 24.7. Neh. 9.9. Ps. 34. 17 ; 107.6. o Ps. 106. 7,8. p ch. 5. 21 ; 6. 9. he pursued after the children of Is/ra-el : and 1 the children of Is'ra-el went out with an high hand. 9 But the m E-gyp'tian§ pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pha'raoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi'-ha- hl'roth, before Ba'al-ze'phon. 10 IT And when Pha'raoh drew nigh, the children of is/ra-el lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the E-gyp'tians marched after them ; and they were sore afraid : and the children of Is/ra-el n cried out unto the Lord. 11 "And they said unto_ Mo'§es, Because there were no graves in E'gypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of E'gypt? 12 P Is not this the word that we did tell thee in E'gypt, saying, Let us alone, that we thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of is'ra-el shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will "harden the hearts of the E-gyp'tians, and they shall follow them : and I will x get me honour upon Pha'- raoh, and upon all his host, upon his chari- ots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the E-gyp'tians y shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pha'raSh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 IT And the angel of God, z which went be- fore the camp of Is'ra-el, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood be- hind them : 20 And it came between the camp of the E-gyp'tians and the camp of Is'ra-el; and a it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave u ver. 8. ch. 7. 3. x ver. 4. y ver. 4. z ch. 13. 21 ; 23. 20; 32.34. Num. 20. 16. Is. 63. 9. a See Is. 8.14. 2 Cor. 4. 3. 79 The passage of the Med sea. EXODUS, 15. The Egyptians are drowned. b. c. 1491. 6 ver. 16. cPs. 66.6. <(ch. 15.8. Josh. 3. 16 i 4. 23. Neh. 9. 11. Ps. 74. 13; 106. 9 ; 114. 3. Is. 63. 12. e ver. 29. ch. 15.19. Num. 33. 8. Ps.66.6; 78. 13. Ib.63. 13. ICor. 10.1. Heb. 11. 29. /Hub. 3. 10. g See Ps. 77. 17,&c. 2 Or, and made them to go heavily. h ver. 14. f ver. 16. fc Josh. 4. 18. light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21 And Mo'i-ses b stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and c made the sea dry land, and the waters were d divided. 22 And e the children of is'ra-el went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and the waters were f a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 IT And the E-gyp'tians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pha'raoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch s the Lord looked unto the host of the E-gyp'tians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the E-gyp'tians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, 2 that they drave them heavily : so that the E-gyp'- tians said, Let us flee from the face of Is/ra- el ; for the Lord h fighteth for them against the E-gyp'tians. 26 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, l Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the E-gyp'tians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And M6'se§ stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea k return- ed to his strength when the morning appeared ; and the E-gyp'tians fled British Mttseum Mbnephthah II. The Pharaoh of the Exodus. against it ; and the Lord ' 2 overthrew the E-gyp'tians in the midst of the sea. 28 And m the waters returned, and n covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pha'raoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But ° the children of Is'ra-el 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 p saved Is'ra-el that day out of the hand of the E-gyp'tian§ ; and Is'- ra-el 9 saw the E-gyp'tians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Is'ra-el saw that great 3 work which the Lord did upon the E-gyp'tians : and the people feared the Lord, and r believed the Lord, and his servant Mo'ses. 23 The waters at Marah 27 At Elim are twelve CHAPTER 15 1 Moses'' song. 22 The people want water, are bitter. 25 A tree sweeieneth them, wells, and seventy palm trees. THEN sang a Mo'ses and the children of Is'ra-el this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will b 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 c song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him d an habitation ; my e father's God, and I f will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of 9 war : the Lord is his ''name. 4 * Pha'raoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: fc his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 f The depths have covered them: TO they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 n Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glori- ous in power : thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine ° excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee : thou sentest forth thy wrath, which p consumed them q as stubble. 8 And r with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, s the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 'The enemy said, I will pursue, I will over- take, I will u divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall i destroy them. 10 Thou didst x blow with thy wind, v the sea covered them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 3 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the 5 gods ? who is like thee, a glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, b doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst out c thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast d led forth the people which thou hast redeemed : thou hast 5 Or, mighty ones? a Is. 6. 3. 6 Ps. 77. 14. 106. 9. Is. 63. 12, 13. Jer. 2. 6. c ver. 6. d Ps. 77. 15, 20 ; 78. a Judg. 5. 1. 2 Sam. 22.1. Ps. 106. 12. 6 ver. 21. c Deut. 10. 21. Ps.18.2; 22. 3 i 59. 17;62.6; 109. 1 ; 118. 14 ; 140. 7. Is. 12. 2. Hab.3. 18, 19. d Gen. 28. 21, 22. 2 Sam. 7.5. Ps. 132.5. e ch. 3. 15, 16. /2 Sam. 22. 47. Ps.99.5; 118. 28. Is. 25. 1. ffPs.24.8. Bev. 19. 11. h ch. 6. 3. Ps. 83.18. t'ch. 14.28. Ach. 14. 7. (ch. 14.28. m Neh. 9. 11. n Ps. 118. 15, 16. o Deut. 33.26. p Ps. 59. 13. ols.5.24; 47. 14. r eh. 14. 21. 2 Sam. 22. 16. Job 4. 9. 2 Thess. 2.8. s Ps. 78. 13. Hab. 3. 10. t Judg. 5. 30. u Gen. 49. 27. Is. 53. 12. Luke 11. 22. 4 Or, re- possess. x ch. 14. 21. Ps. 147. 18. y ver. 5. ch. 14.28. z 2 Sam. 7.22. 1 Kings 8.23. Ps. 71. 19; 86.8; 89. 6, 8. Jer. 10. 6 ; 49. 19. 52 ; 80. I ; 80 The waters at Marah are bitter. EXODUS, 16. The people murmur for bread. B.C. 1491. e Ps. 78. 54. /Num. 14. 14. Deut. 2. 25. Josh. 2. I), 10. (/Pa. 48. 6. h Gen. an. 4i). i Deut. 2. 4. k Num. 22. 3. Hub.. 3.7. £ Josh. 5. 1. m Deut. 2. 25 ; 11.25. Josh. 2. 9. » 1 Sam, 25. 37. och.19.5. Deut. 32. i). 2 Sam. 7.23. Ps. 74. 2. Is. 4.3. 1, 3 ; 51. 10. Jer. 31. 11. Tit. 2.14. 1 Pet. 2. 9. 2 Pet. 2. I. p Ps. 44. 2 i 80. 8. q Ps. 78. 54. r Ps. 10. 16; 29. 10 ; 146. 10. Is. 57. 15. s eh. 14. 23. Prov. 21. 31. t ch. 14. 28,29. k Judg. 4. 4. 1 Sam. 10. 5. x Num. 26. 59. tj 1 Sam. ' 18. 6. a Judg.ll. 34:21.21. 2 Sam. 6. 16. Ps.68. 11,25; 149. 3 ; 1.50. 4. a 1 Sam. 18.7. b ver. 1. c Gen. 16. 7 ; 25. 18. d Num. 33.8. 2 That is, Bitter- ness. Ruth 1. 20. ech.16.2; 17. 3. /'ch. 14. 10; 17.4. Ps. 50.15. g See 2. Kings 2. 21 ; 4. 41. h See Josh. 24. 2.5. i ch. 16. 4. Deut. 8. 2, 16. Judg. 2. 22; 3.1,4. Ps.66. 10 ; 81. 7. k Deut. 7. 12, 15. I Deut.28. 27,60. guided them in thy strength unto e thy holy habitation. 14 -^ The people shall hear, and be afraid: 9 sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Pal'es-ti'na. 15 ft Then Hhe dukes of E'dom shall be amazed ; k the mighty men of Mo'ab, trem- bling shall take hold upon them ; l all the inhabitants of Ca'naan shall melt away. 16 TO Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still n as a stone ; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, ° which thou hast purchased. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and p plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the q Sanc- tuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. 18 r The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the s horse of Pha'raoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and f the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them ; but the children of Is/ra-el went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 IT And Mir'i-am u the prophetess, x the sister of Aar'on, ^took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her z with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Mir'i-am a answered them, 6 Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed glori- ously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22 So Mo'ses brought Is/ra-el from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of c Shur ; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 IT And when they came to d Ma'rah, they could not drink of the waters of Ma'rah, for they were bitter : therefore the name of it was called 2 Ma'rah. 24 And the people e murmured against Mo'- f-ses, saying, What shall we drink? 25 And he f cried unto the Lord ; and the Lord shewed him a tree, 9 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 l he proved them, 26 And said, k If thou wilt diligently hearken 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 *dis- 6 81 eases upon thee, which I have brought upon the E-gyp'tian§ : for I am the Lord m that healeth thee. 27 IT "And they came to E'lim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. CHAPTER 16. 1 The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for want of bread. 4 God promiseth them oread from heaven. 11 Quails are sent, 14 and manna. 16 The ordering of manna. 25 It was not to be found on the sabbath. 32 An omer of it is preserved. AND they a took their journey from E'lim, XI and all the congregation of the children Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum) Ex. 16. 31. of Is/ra-el came unto the wilderness of b Sin, which is between E'lim and Si'- nai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of E'gypt. 2 And the whole con- gregation of the children of Is'ra-el ° murmured against Mo'§e§ and Aar'- on in the wilderness : 3 And the children of Is'ra-el said unto them, d Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of E'gypt, e when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilder- ness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 1 Then said the Lord unto Mo'§e§, Behold, I will rain f bread from heaven for you ; and the people shall go out and gather 2 a cer- tain rate every day, that I may g 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 that which they bring in ; and h it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Mo'ses and Aar'on said unto all the children of Is'ra-el, * At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of E'gypt : 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see fc the glory of the Lord; for that he hear- eth your murmurings against the Lord : and ' what are we, that ye murmur against us? 8 And Mo'§es said, This 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 murmurings are not against us, but m against the Lord. 9 IT And Mo'se§s spake unto Aar'on, Say unto all the congregation of the children of b. c. 1401. m ch. 23. 25. Ps. 41.3, 4:103.3 147. 3. n Num. 33.9. a Num. 33. 10, 11. 6 Ezek. 30. 15. c ch. 15. 24. P». 106. 25. 1 Cor. 10. 10. d Lam. 4. eNum. 11.4,5. /Ps. 78. 24, 25 ; 105.40. John 6. 31, 32. 1 Cor. 10. 3. 2Heb.f/V portion of a day in ftis day, Prov. 30. 8. Matt. 6. 11. g ch. 15. 25. Deut. 8. 2,16. h See ver. 22. Lev. 25. 21. i See ver. 12, 13 ; eh. 6. 7. Num.16. 28, 29, 30. k See ver. 10. Is. 35.2; 40.5. John 11. 4,40. ZNum. 16. II. 77? See 1 Sam. 8. 7. Luke 10. 16. Rom. 13. 2. Quails and manna are sent. EXODUS, 17. The people murmur for water. B.C. 1491. n Num. 16. 16. o ver. 7. ch. 13.21. Num. 16. 19. 1 Kings S. 10, II. p ver. 8. q ver. 6. r ver. 7. s Num. 11. 31. Ps. 78. 27, 28 ; 105. 40. (Num. 11.9. u Num. 11.7. Deut. 8. 3. Neh. 9. 15. Ps. 78. 24; 105. 40. 2 Or, What is this? or, It is a portion. x John I!. 31,49,58. ICor. 10.3. y ver. 36. 3 Heb. bii the poll. or, head. 4 Heb. souls. z 2 Cor. 8. 15. a Gen. 2. 3. ch.20.8; 31. 15; 35.3. Lev. 23. b ver. 20. c eh. 20. 9,10. Is'ra-el, n Come near before the Lord : for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aar'on spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Is/ra-el, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord ° appeared in the cloud. 11 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 12 p I have heard the murmurings of the children of Is'ra-el : speak unto them, saying, 9 At even ye shall eat flesh, and r 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 s 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 wilderness there lay M a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Is'ra-el saw it, they said one to another, 2 It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Mo'§e§ said unto them, x This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. 16 IT This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man accord- ing to his eating, y an omer 3 for every man, according to the number of your 4 persons ; take ye every man for them, which are in his tents. 17 And the children of Is'ra-el did so, and gathered, some more, some less. 18 And when they did mete it with an omer, s he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack ; they gathered every man according to his eating. 19 And Mo'se§ said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Mo'ses ; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and MQ'ges 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 IT 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 Mo'sei-s. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is a 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 Mo'ses bade: and it did not b stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And MQ'ses 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 c Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 27 IT 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 Mo'ges, How long d 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 Is'ra-el called the name thereof Manna : and e it was like coriander seed white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 32 IT And M6'se§ said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of E'gypt. 33 And Mo'§es said unto Aar'on, -f Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations. 34 As the Lord commanded Mo'ges, so Aar'on laid it up 9 before the Testimony, to be kept. 35 And the children of Is/ra-el did eat manna h forty years, l until they came to a land in- habited ; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Ca'- naan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. CHAPTER 17. 1 The people murmur for water at Rephidim. 5 God sendeth him for water to the rock in Horeb. 8 Amalek is overcome by the holding up of Moses' hands. 15 Moses buildeth the altar Jeho- vafv-nissi. AND ° all the congregation of the children _ of Is'ra-el journeyed from the wilder- ness of Sin, after their journeys, accord- ing to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Reph'i-dim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 6 Wherefore the people did chide with M6'ge§, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Mo'§e§ said unto them, Why chide ye with me ? wherefore do ye c tempt the Lord ? 3 And the people thirsted there for water ; and the people d murmured against Mo'ses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of E'gypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst ? 4 And Mo'se§ e cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people ? they be almost ready to f stone me. 5 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, s Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Is'ra-el; and thy rod, wherewith h thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. b. c. 1491. ch. 15. 20. Deut. 7.15. q Deut. 7. 14 ; 28. 4. Job 21. 10. Mai. 3. 10, 11. r Gen. 25. 8 ; 35. 29. 1 Chr. 23. 1. Job 5. 26; 42. 17. Ps. 55. 23 ; 90. 10. s Gen. 35. 5. ch. 15. 14, Hi. Deut. 2. 23 ; 11. 2.5. Josh. 2. 9, 11. 1 Sam. 14. 15. 2 Chr. 14. 14. t Deut. 7.23. .", Heb. neck. Ps. 18.40. u Deut. 7. 20. Josh. 24. 12. x Deut. 7. 22. If Gen. 15.13. Num. 34. 3. Deut. 11. 24. Josh. 1.4. 1 Kings 4. 21, 24. Ps. 72. 8. z Josh 21. 44. Judg. 1. 4; 11. 21. a ch. 34. 12, 15. Deut. 7.2. b ch. 34. 12. Deut. 7. Hi 12.30. Josh. 23. 13. Judg. 2. 3. 1 Sum. 18.21. Ps. 106. 36. a ch. 28. 1. Lev. 10. 1, 2 b ch. 1. 5. Num. 11. 16. c ver. 13, 15, 18. him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak ; then 9 1 will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and 2 an adver- sary unto thine adversaries. 23 ' l For mine Angel shall go before thee, and l bring thee in unto the Am'o-rltes, and the Hit'tites, and the Per'iz-zites, and the Ca'naan-ites, theHi'vites, and the Jeb'u-sites: and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt not k bow down to their gods, nor serve them, ( nor do after their works : m but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. 25 And ye shall n serve the Lord your God, and ° he shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and p I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26 IT q There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will r fulfil. 27 I will send s my fear before thee, and will * destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their 3 backs unto thee. 28 And U I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hi'vite, the Ca'naan-ite, and the Hit'tite, from before thee. 29 x I will not drive them out from before thee in one year ; lest the land become deso- late, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. 31 And y I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Phi-lis'tines, and from the desert unto the river : for I will z de- liver the inhabitants of the land into your hand ; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 "Thou shalt make no covenant 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, b it will surely be a snare unto thee. CHAPTER 24. I Moses is called up into the mountain. 3 The people promise obedience. 4 Moses buildeih an altar, and twelve pillars. 6 He sprinkleth the blood of the covenant. 9 The glory of God ap- peareth. 14 Aaron and Hur have lite charge of the people. 15 Moses goeth into the mountain, where he continueth forty days and forty nights. AND he said unto Md'sjes, Come up unto II the Lord, thou, and Aar'on, a Na'dab, and A-bl'hu, 6 and seventy of the elders of Is/ra-el ; and worship ye afar off. 2 And M6'§e§ c alone shall come near the Lord : but they shall not come nigh ; neither shall the people go up with him. 3 IT And Mo'ses 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, d All the words which the Lord hath said will we do. 4 And Mo'ises e 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 Is'ra-el. 5 And he sent young men of the children of is/ra-el, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. 6 And Mo'se§ » took half of the blood, and put it in basons ; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he h 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 Mo'se§ took the blood, and sprin- kled it on the people, and said, Behold k the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words. 9 IT Then l went up Mo'ses, and Aar'on, Na'dab, and A-bi'hu, and seventy of the elders of Is/ra-el: 10 And they m saw the Cod of Is/ra-el: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a" sapphire stone, and as it were the ° body of heaven in his clear- ness. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Is'ra-el he p laid not his hand : also q they saw God, and did r eat and drink. 12 H And the Lord said untoMo'se§, s Come up to me into the mount, and be there : and I will give thee ' tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written ; that thou mayest teach them. 13 And Mo'seg rose up, and v his minister JSsh'u-a : and M6'§e§ x 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, Aar'on and Hur are with you : if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 15 And Mo'ses went up into the mount, and y . a cloud covered the mount. 16 And z the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sl'nfii, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Mo'se§ out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Is'ra-el. 18 And Mo'ses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount : and 6 Mo'ses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. B.C. 1491. d ver. 7. ch. 19. 8. Deut. 5. 27. Gal. 3. 19, 20. e Deut. 31.9. /Gen. 28. 18 ; 31. 45. Heb. 9. 18. h Heb. 9. 19. k Heb. 9.20; 13. 20. 1 Pet. 1.2. I ver. 1. m See Gen. 32. 30. ch.3.6. Judg. 13. 22. Is. 6. 1,5. with ch. 33. 20, 23. John 1. 18. 1 Tim. 0. 16. 1 John 4.12. nEzek.l. 20 ; 10. 1. Rev. 4. 3. o Mutt. 17.2. p ch. 19. 21. ver. 10. Gen. 16. 13 ; 32. 30. ch.33. 20. Deut. 4. 33. Judg. 13. 22. r Gen. 31. 54. ch. 18. 12. 1 Cor. 10. 18. s ver. 2, 15, 18. t ch. 31. 18 ; 32. 15, 10. Deut. 5. 22. i( ch. 32. 17:33.11. x ver. 2. y ch. 19. 9, 16. Matt. 17.5. 2 ch. 16. 10. Num. 14. 10. a ch.3.2; 19. 18. Deut. 4. 36. Heb. 12. IN, 29. fcch. 34. 28. Deut. 9.9. 90 Peaks of " Jebee Mousa," Mountain of Moses, Sinai. The ark, the mercy seat, EXODUS, 25. the table, and the candlestick. b. c. 1491. 2Heb. take for me. 3 Or, heave offering. a eh. 3."). 8, 21. 1 Chr. 29. 3. .5, 9, 14. Ezra 2. 68 i 3. 5 i 7. 16. Neh. 11. 2. 2 Cor. 8. 12 ; 9. 7. 4 Or, silk, Gen. 41. 42. ft ch. 27. 20. c ch. 30. 23. d ch. 30. 34 e'ch. 28. 4,6. /"en. 28. 15. Sr ch. 36. J, 3, 4. Lev. 4. 6 ; 10. 4 ; 21.12. Heb. 9. 1,2. h ch. 29. 45. 1 Kings 6. 13. 2 Cor. 6. II). Heb. 3. 6. Rev. 21. 3. i ver. 40. k ch. 37.1. Dent. 10, 3. Heb. 9. 4. 1 1 Kings 8.8. m ch. 16. 34; 31. 18. Deut. 10. 2, .5 ; 31. 26. 1 Kings 8.9. 2 Kings 11. 12. Heb. 9. 4. n ch. 37. 6. Rom. 3. 25. Heb.9.5. 5 Or, of the matter of the mercy seat. o 1 Kings 8.7. 1 Chr. 28. 18. Heb.9.5. P ch. 2G. 34. q ver. 16. CHAPTER 25. 1 What the Israelites must offer for the making of the tabernacle. 10 The form of (lie ark. 17 The mercy seat, with the cherubims. 23 The table, with the furniture thereof. 31 The candlestick, with the instruments thereof. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, x\- 2 Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, that they 2 bring me an 3 offering : a of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them ; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 4 fine linen, and goats' hair, 5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6 b Oil for the light, e spices for anointing oil, and for d sweet incense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the e ephod, and in the f breastplate. 8 And let them make me a v sanctuary ; that h I may dwell among them. 9 l According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pat- tern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 IT fc And they shall make an ark of shittim wood : two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit 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 overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put 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 of 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 l The staves shall be in the rings of the ark : they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark m the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And "thou shalt make a mercy seat of 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 cherubims of gold, of beaten work 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 : even 5 of the mercy seat shall ye make the cheru- bims on the two ends thereof. 20 And ° the cherubims 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 cherubims be. 21 p And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark ; and q in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And r there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from s between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in command- ment unto the children of Is/ra-el. 23 H *Thou shalt also make a table of shittim 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 an hand breadth 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 corners 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 wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make u the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, 2 to cover withal : o/pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table x shew- bread before me alway. 31 IT y And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold : of beaten work shall the candle- stick be made : his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it ; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side : 33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch ; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower : so in the six branches that come out of the candle- stick. 34 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with 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, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candle- stick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same : all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and s they shall 3 light the lamps thereof, that they may ° give light over against 4 it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuff dishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 92 The curtains, boards, sockets, EXODUS, 26. and bars of the tabernacle. b. c. 1491. b ch. 20. 30. Num. 8.4. 1 Chr. 28. 11,19. Acts 7. 44. Heb.8.5. 2Heb. Wh ic/t thou wast causi d to see. (ch.S6.8. IHeb. the work of a cunning work- man, or, em- broi- derer. h ch. 36. 14. 4 Or, co- vering. 5 Heb. in the re- main- der^ or, sur- plusage. 40 And b look that thou make them after their pattern, 2 which was shewed thee in the mount. CHAPTER 26. 7 The eleven curtains of 15 The boards r 1 The fen curtains of the tabernacle. . (/oats'* hair. 14 The covering of raws'* skins, of the tabernacle, with fhdr sockets and bars. 31 The rail for the ark. 3ti The hanging for the door. MOREOVER a thou shalt make the taber- nacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cherubims 3 of cunning work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty 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 together one to another ; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one cur- tain from the selvedge in the cou- pling ; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another 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. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains to- gether with the taches: and it shall be one taber- nacle. 7 IT And b thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle : 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 couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the fore- front of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost 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 4 tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that re- maineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side 5 of that which remaineth 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 c thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins. 15 IT 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 2 tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another : thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. B.C. 1491. e ch. 36. 19. 2 Heb. hands. Thou shalt set the Table without the Vail. — Ex. 26. 35. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards : 21 And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the sides of the tabernacle west- ward thou shalt make six boards. 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 24 And they shall be 3 coupled together 3 Heb. twinned. 93 The altar of burnt offering. EXODUS, 27. The court of the tabernacle. B.C. 1491. d ch. 25. 9, 40 ; 27.8. Acts 7. 44. Heb. 8.5. e ch. 36. 33. Lev. 16. 2. 2Chr. 3. 14. Mutt. 27. 51. Heb.9.3. fdh. 25. 16 ; 40. 21. <7 Lev. 16.2. Heb. 9. 2,3. h ch.25. 21; 40. 20. Heb. 0.5. i ch. 40. 22. Heb. 0.2. k ch. 40. 24. I ch. 36. 37. m ch. 36. 38. nch.38.1. Ezek. 43.13. 6 See Num. 16.38. beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both ; they shall be for the two corners. 25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets ; two sock- ets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 26 1T And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood ; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward. 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars : and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle d according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount. 31 IT And e thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work : with cherubims shall it be made : 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold : their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 33 If And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail f the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between 9 the holy place and the most holy. 34 And h thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35 And l thou shalt set the table without the vail, and k the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south : and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 36 And J thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging m five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold : and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. CHAPTER 27. 1 The altar of burnt offering, withthe vessels thereof. 9 The court of the tabernacle inclosed with hangings and pillars. 18 The measure of the court. 20 The oil for the lamp. AND thou shalt make a an altar of shittim . wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad ; the altar shall be foursquare : and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof : his horns shall be of the same : and b thou shalt overlay it with brass. 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans : all the ves- sels thereof thou shalt make of brass. 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of net- work of brass ; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof. 5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: c as 2 it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 9 IT And d thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle : for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side : 10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 IT And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits : their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits : their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits : their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 H And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework : and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver ; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 IT The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth 3 fifty every where, and the height five cubits o/fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 20 IT And e thou shalt command the children of Is'ra-el, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp 4 to burn always. 21 In the tabernacle of the congregation f without the vail, which is before the testi- mony, 9 Aar'on and his sons shall order it B.C. 1491. c ch. 25. 40 ; 26. 30. 2 Heb. he shrived. dch.38.9. 3 Heb. fifty b'J fifty- e Lev. 24. 2. 4 Heb. to ascend up. /'ch.26. 31,33. t7ch.30.& ] Sam. 3. 2Chr. 13. 11. 94 Aaron and his sons are EXODUS. 28. set apart for the priesthood. b. c. 1491. ft ch. 28. 43 ; tit. 9, 28. Lev. 3. 17:16.34; 24.9. Num.18. 23:19.21. I Sam. 30.25. a Num. 1. Hcb. 5. 1,4. dch.29.5, 29 ; 81. 10; 39.1, 2. Lev. 8. 7, 30. Num.20. 2(1, 28. cell. 31. 6 ; 88. 1. it eh. 31. 3 ; 35. 30, 31. ». ver. 15. *' ver. 6. 7 ver. 31. h ver. 39. i ch. 39. 2 Or, em- broi- dered. I- ver. 29. ch. 39. 7. from evening to morning before the Lord : h it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 28. 1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office. 2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The ephod. 15 The breastplate with twelve precious stones. 30 The (Trim and Thummim. 31 The robe of the ephod. with pomegranates and b'lls. 36 The plate of the mitre. 3i The embroidered coat. 40 The gar- ments for Aaron's sons. AND take thou unto thee _ a Aar'on thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Is/- ra-el, that he may minister unto me in the priest's of- fice, even Aar'on, Na'dab and A-bi'hu, E'le-a'zar and Ith'a-mar, Aar'on's sons. 2 And 6 thou shalt make holy garments for Aar'on thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And c thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, d whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aar'- on's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 4 And these are the garments which they shall make; e a breastplate, andean ephod, and 9 a robe, and h a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and they shall make holy gar- ments for Aar'on thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 6 If % And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the twoshoulderpieces there- of joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the 2 curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, ac- cording to the work thereof ; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Is/ra-el: 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou en- grave the two stones with the names of the children of Is/ra-el : thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of me- morial unto the children of Is/ra-el: and k Aar'on shall bear their names before the Moses called Aaron and his Sons together. — Ex. 28. 1. Lord upon his two shoulders ' for a memo- rial. 13 H And thou shalt make ouches of gold ; 14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends ; of wreathen work shalt thou make- them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 15 IT And m thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work ; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled ; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 n And thou shalt 2 set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones : the first row shall be a 3 sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this shall be the first row. 18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper : they shall be set in gold in their 4 inclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Is/ra-el, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a sig- net; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 22 IT And thou shalt make upon the breast- plate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breast- plate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two B.C. 1491. I See Josh. 4. Zech. 6. 14. m ch. 39. n ch. 39. 10, &c. 2 Ueh.fill 171 if fill- ings of stone. 3 Or, ruhy. 4Heb. fillings. 9" The Urim and the Thummim. EXODUS, 29. The form of consecrating the priests. B.C. 1491. p Lev. 8. 8. Num. 27. 21. Deut.33. 8. 1 Sam. 28.6. Ezra 2. 63. Neh. 7. 65. q ch. 3D. 22. 2 Or, skirts. r ch. 39. 30. Zech. 14. 20. 5 ver. 43. Lev. 10. 17 ; 22. 9. Num.18. 1. Is. 53. 11. Ezek. 4. 4. 5, 0. John 1. 29. Heb. 9. 28. 1 Pet. 2. 24. t Lev. 1. 4:22.27; 23. 11. Is. 56. 7. u ver. 4. ch. 39. 27,2^,29, 41. Ezek.44. 17, IS. ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it. 26 If And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the fore- part thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 29 And Aar'on shall bear the names of the children of Is'ra-el in the breastplate of judg- ment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, °for a memorial before the Lord continually. 30 IT And p thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the U'rim and the Thum'mim ; and they shall be upon Aar'on's heart, when he goeth in before the Lord : and Aar'on shall bear the judgment of the children of is'ra-el upon his heart before the Lord con- tinually. 31 IT And- q thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof : it shall have a bind- ing of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 33 H And beneath upon the 2 hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of pur- ple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about : 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be upon Aar'on to minister : and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. 36 H And r thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aar'on's forehead, that Aar'on may s bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Is'ra-el shall hallow in all their holy gifts ; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be l accepted before the Lord. 39 IT And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the gir- dle of needlework. 40 IT " And for Aar'on's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aar'on thy brother, and his sons with him ; and shalt x anoint them, and 2 y consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 42 And thou shalt make them z linen breeches to cover 3 their nakedness ; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall 4 reach : 43 And they shall be upon Aar'on, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the taber- nacle of the congregation, or when they come near a unto the altar to minister in the holy place ; that they 6 bear not iniquity, and die : e it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. CHAPTER 29. 1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests. 38 The continual burnt offering. 45 God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel. AND this is the thing that thou shalt do - unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office : a Take one young bullock, and two rams without ble- mish, 2 And b unleavened bread, and cakes unlea- vened tempered with oil, and wafers unlea- vened anointed with oil : of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aar'on and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation, c and shalt wash them with water. 5 "And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aar'on the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breast- plate, and gird him with e the curious girdle of the ephod : 6 f And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing 9 oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. 8 And h thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aar'on and his sons, and 5 put the bonnets on them : and l the priest's office shall be their's for a perpetual statute : and thou shalt 6 k consecrate Aar'on and his sons. 10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the con- gregation : and ' Aar'on and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 12 And thou m shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon n the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And ° thou shalt take all the fat that 96 The form of consecration EXODUS, 29. of the priests. b. c. HOI. 2 It seem- eth by ana- tomy, and the Hebrew doctors, to be the midriff. p Lev. 4. 11,12,21. lleb. 13. 11. q Lev. 8. 18. r Lev. 1. 4-0. 3 Or, upon. x Gen. 8. 21. ( ver. 3. Lev. 8. u eh. SO. 25, 31. Lev. 8. 30. x ver. 1. Heb. 0. 22. y Lev. S. 26. 4 Or, shake to and fro. z Lev. 7. 30. a Lev. 8. 28. covereth the inwards, and 2 the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But p the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp : it is a sin offering. 15 IT 9 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aar'on and his sons shall r put their hands upon the head of the ram. 16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprin- kle it round about upon the altar. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and 3 unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar : it is a burnt offering unto the Lord : it is a s sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 19 1T 'And thou shalt take the other ram ; and Aar'on and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aar'on, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of "the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aar'on, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him : and x he shall be hallowed, and his gar- ments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder ; for it is a ram of consecration : 23 y And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord: 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aar'on, and in the hands of his sons ; and shalt 4 z wave them for a wave offering be- fore the Lord. 25 a And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a 7 97 burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 26 And thou shalt take 6 the breast of the ram of Aar'on's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord : and e it shall be thy part. 27 And thou shalt sanctify d the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecra- tion, even of that which is for Aar'on, and of that which is for his sons : 28 And it shall be Aar'on's and his sons' e by a statute for ever from the children of Is'ra-el: for it is an heave offering: and -^it shall be an heave offering from the children of Is'ra- el of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their offering unto the heave Lord. 29 ir ments his sons anointed And the holy gar- of Aar'on " shall be ' after him, h to be therein, and to Aaron in Robes. — Ex. 28. 41 be consecrated in them. 30 And 2 1 that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on k seven days, when he cometh into the taber- nacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 31 IT And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and ' seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aar'on and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the m bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And n they shall eat those things where- with the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them : ° but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the conse- crations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then p thou shalt burn the remain- der with fire : it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aar'on, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: q seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt r offer every day a bul- lock for a sin offering for atonement : and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, s and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atone- b. c. H01. I, Lev. 8. 20. c Ps. 00. 6. il Lev. 7. 81.34. Num. 18. 11, IN. Dcut. 18. 3. e Lev. 10. 15. /' Lev. 7. 34. (j Num. 20. 20, 28. h Num. 18. 8 ; 35. 2 lleb. he of his sons, i Num. 20.28. k Lev. 8. 35 ; 0. 1, 8. / Lev. 31. ill Matt. 12.4. n Lev. 10. 14, 15, 17. o Lev. 22. 10. p Lev. 8. 32. o Ex. 40. 12. Lev. 8. 33,34,35. /■ Heb. 10. 11. : ch. 30. 20, 28, 20; 40. 10. The altar of incense. EXODUS, 30. The brasen laver. b. c. 1491. ( ch. 40. 10. u ch. 30. 29. Matt. 23. 19. x Num. 28. 3. 1 Chr. 10. 40. 2 Chr. 2. 4; 13. Hi 31. 3. Ezra3.3. y See Dan. 9. 27:12.11. z 2 Kings 16. 15. Ezek. 46. 13, 14, 15. a 1 Kin^rs 18. 29, 36. 2 Kings 16. 15. Ezra 9. 4,5. Pa. 141. 2. Dan. 9. 21. b ver. 38. ch. 30. 8. Num.28. 6. Dan. 8. 11, 12, 13. c en. 25. 22 ; 30. 6, 36. Num.17. 4. 2 Or, Israel. d ch. 40. 34. 1 Kings 8. 11. 2 Chr. 5. 14; 7. 1, 2,3. Ezek. 43.5. Hag. 2. 7, !l. Mai. 3.1: e Lev. 21. 1.5 i 22. 9, 16. /Ex. 25. ' 8. Lev. 26. 12. Zech. 2. 10. John 14. 17, 23. 2 Cor. 6. 16. Rev. 21. 3. f/ch.20. 2. a ch. 37. 25 ; 40. 5. h See ver. 7, S, 10. Lev. 4. 7, 18. Bev.8.3. 3 Heh. roof. 4 Heb. wall*. 5 Heb. ribs. c ch. 25. 21,22. 6 Heb. in- cense of spices. d ver. 34. lSam.2. 28. lChr.23. 13. Luke 1. 9. ment for the altar, and sanctify it ; l and it shall be an altar most holy : u whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 IT Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; x two lambs of the first year y day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer z in the morning ; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even : 40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil ; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt a offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 42 This shall be b a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord : ° where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 43 And there I will meet with the children of Is'ra-el, and 2 the tabernacle d shall be sanc- tified by my glory. 44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar : I will e sanctify also both Aar'on and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 II And -f I will dwell among the children of Is'ra-el, and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that 3 1 am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of E'gypt, that I may dwell among them : I am the Lord their God. CHAPTER 30. 1 The altar of incense. 11 The ransom of souls. 17 The brasen laver. 22 The holy anointing oil. 34 The composition of the perfume. AND thou shalt make a an altar b to burn . incense upon : of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be : and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the Hop thereof, and the 4 sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two 5 corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the c mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 7 And Aar'on shall burn thereon 6 d sweet incense every morning : when e he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aar'on 2 3 lighteth the lamps 4 at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a per- petual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no -^strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering ; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 10 And 9 Aar'on shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements : once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations : it is most holy unto the Lord. 11 H And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 12 h When thou takest the sum of the chil- dren of Is'ra-el after 5 their number, then shall they give every man l a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them ; that there be no k plague among them, when thou numberest them. 13 'This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: ( m a shekel is twenty gerahs :) m an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the Lord. 15 The ° rich shall not 6 give more, and the poor shall not 7 give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an p atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Is'ra-el, and q shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be r a me- morial unto the children of Is'ra-el before the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls. 17 II And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 18 s Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt 'put it between the tabernacle of the ■ congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aar'on and his sons w shall wash their hands and their feet thereat : 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not ; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord : 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not : and x it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. 22 II Moreover the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee y principal spices, of pure z myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even 98 The composition of the perfume. EXODUS, 31, 32. The observation of the sabbath. B.C. 1491. a Cant. 4. 14. Jer.6.20. b P6. 45. 8. c ch. 29. 40. 2 Or, per- fumer, d ch. 37. 29. Num. 35. 25. Ps. 89. 20; 133. 2. e ch. 40. 9. Lev. 8. 10. Num. 7. L fch. 29. 37. ST ch. 29. 7, &c. Lev. 8. 12,30. h ver. 25, 37. i ver. 38. k Gen. 17 14. ch. 12. 15. Lev. 7. - 20, 21. Zch.25.6 37. 29. m ver. 25. 3Heb. salted. Lev. 2. 13. n ch. 29. 42. Lev. 16. 2. o ver. 32. ch. 29.37. Lev. 2. 3. p ver. 32. q ver. .33. a ch. .' b 1 Chr. 2. 20. c ch. 35. 31. 1 Kings 7.14. two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet a calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of & cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an c hin : 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the 2 apothecary : it shall be d an holy anointing oil. 26 e And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy : f whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 9 And thou shalt. anoint Aar'on and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your gene- rations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it : h it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 * Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, k shall even be cut off from his people. 34 II And the Lord said unto MS'ses, l Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum ; these sweet spices with pure frankincense : of each shall there be a like weight : 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection m after the art of the apothecary, 3 tempered together, pure and holy : - 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, n where I will meet with thee : ° it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, p ye shall not make to yourselves ac- cording to the composition thereof : it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord. 38 q Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. CHAPTER 31. 1 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called and, made meet for the work of the tabernacle. 12 The observation of the sabbath is again com- manded. 18 Moses receivelh the tiro tables. AND the Lord spake unto M6'§e§, saying, x\_ 2 a See, I have called by name Be- zal'e-el the 6 son of U'ri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Ju'dah : 3 And I have c filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of work- manship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him d A-hS'li-ab, the son of A-his'a-mach, of the tribe of Dan : and in the hearts of all that are e wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee ; 7 -^ The tabernacle of the congregation, and s the ark of the testimony, and ''the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the 2 furniture of the tabernacle, 8 And l the table and his furniture, and k the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And l the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and m the laver and his foot, 10 And n the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aar'on the priest, and the gar- ments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, 11 "And the anointing oil, and p sweet in- cense for the holy place : according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 12 IT And the Lord spake unto MS'se§, say- ing. 13 Speak thou also unto the children of I§'- ra-el, saying, q Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep : for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations ; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. 14 r Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore ; for it is holy unto you : every one that de- fileth it shall surely be put to death : for s whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 * Six days may work be done ; but in the w seventh is the sabbath of rest, 3 holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth any work in the sab- bath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Is'ra-el shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is x a sign between me and the chil- dren of Is'ra-el for ever : for v in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 18 IT And he gave unto MS'ses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Si'nai, z two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. CHAPTER 32. I The people, in the absence of Moses, cause Aaron to make a calf. 7 God is angered thereby. 11 At the intreatu of Moses he is ap- ■ peased. 15 Moses cornelh down with the tables. 19 He breakeih them. 20 Be deslroyeth the calf. 22 Aaron's excuse for himself. 25 Moses causelh the idolaters to be slain. 30 He prayelhfor the people. AND when the people saw that M5'se§ II a delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves to- gether unto Aar'on, and said unto him, b Up, 100 Aaron maketh a golden calf. EXODUS, 32. God is angered thereby. B.C. 1491. c ch. 21. rfjudg.8. 24,25,26, 27. E ch. 20. 23. Deut. 9. 16. Judg.17. 3,4. 1 Kings 12. 28. Neh. 9. IS. Ps. 106. 19. Is. 46. 6. Acts 7. 41. Rom. 1. 23. /Lev. 23. 2,4,21, 37. 2 Kings 10. 20. 2Chr. 30. .5. g 1 Cor. 10.7. h ver. 1. ch. 33. 1. Deut. 9. 12. Dan. 9. 24. i Gen. G. 11. 12. Deut. 4. 16 ; 32. 5. Judg. 2. 19. Hos.9.9. jfcch.20.3, 4,23. Deut. 9. 16. 1 1 Kings 12. 2S. m ch. 33. 3, 5 ; 34. 9. Deut. 9. 6, 13 ; 31. 27. 2Chr. 30.8. Is. 48. 4. "Acts 7. 51. n Deut. 9. 14, 19. o ch. 22. 24. p Num. 14. 12. q Deut. 9. 18,26,27, 28,29. Ps. 74. 1, 2:106.23. 2 Heb. the face of the Lord. Free Gifts for the Tabernacle Ex. 35. 22. make us gods, which shall c go before us ; for as for this Mo'- ses, the man that brought us up out of the land of E'gypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aar'on said unto them, Break off the d golden ear- rings, which ewe in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aar'on. 4 e And he re- ceived them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf : and they said, These be thy gods, Is'ra-el, which brought thee up out of the land of E'gypt. 5 And when Aar'on saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aar'on made f proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and theS'people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, h Go, get thee down ; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of E'gypt, * have corrupted themselves : 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which k I commanded them : they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, ( These be thy gods, O Is'ra-el, which have brought thee up out of the land of E'gypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, m I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff- necked people : 10 Now therefore n let me alone, that ° my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them : and p I will make of thee a great nation. 11 9 And Mo'§es besought 2 the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of E'gypt with great power, and with a mighty hand ? 12 r Wherefore should the E-gyp'tians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to con- sume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and s repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember A'bra-ham, 1'saac, and Is'ra-el, .thy servants, to whom thou ' swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, w I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the Lord x repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15 IT And y Mo'ses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand : the tables were written on both their sides ; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the z tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when J5sh'u-a heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Mo'§es, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice B.C. 1491. r Num. 14. 13. Deut. 9. 28:32.27. s ver. 14. (Gen. 22. 16. Heb. 6. 13. u Gen. 12. 7; 13. 15; 1.5. 7, 18 ; 26. 4 : 23. 1.3 : 35. 11, 12. x Deut. 32.26. 2 Sam. 24. 16. 1 Chr. 21. 15. Ps. 106. 45. Jer. 18. 8 : 20. 13, 19. Joel 2.13. Jonah 3. 10 ; 4. 2. y Deut. 9. 15. 2 ch. 31. 18. 101 Moses destroyeth the calf. EXODUS, 33. The tabernacle outside of the camp. B.C. 1491. 2 Heb. weak- ness. a Deut. 9. 16, 17. 6 Dcut.O. 21. c Gen. 20. 9 i 20. 10. tl ch. 14. 11 ; 15. 24 i 16. 2, 20, 28 ; 17. 2, 4. e ver. 1. /ver. 4. g ch. 33. 4,5. h 2 Chr. 28. 19. 3 Heb. those that rose up against them. i Num. 25. 5. Deut. 33. 9. k Num. 23.11,12, 13. Deut. 13. 6-1 1 ; 33. 9,10. 1 Sum. 15. 18, 22. Prov.21. 3. Zech.13. 3. Matt. 10. 37. 4 Or, And J/oses said, Conse- crate your- selves to day to the Lord, because every man hath been against his son, and _ against his bro- ther, S(C. 5 Heb. Fill your hands. HSam. 12. 20, 23. Luke 15. 18. m 2 Sam. 16. 12. Amos 5. 15. n Num. 25. 13. o Deut. 9. 18. p ch. 20. 23. a Ps. 69. 28. Rom. 9. 3. rPs.36.8; 139. 16. Dan. 12. 1. Phil. 4. 3; Rev. 3.5; 13. 8 i 17. 8 ; 20. 12, 15 ; 21. 27; 22. 19. s Lev. 23. 30. Ezek. 18.4. of them that cry for 2 being overcome : but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 IT And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that a he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Mo'se§' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 20 6 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of ts/ra-el drink of it. 21 And Mo'ses said unto Aar'on, c What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ? 22 And Aar'on said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot : d thou knowest the peo- ple, that they are set on mischief. 23 For they said unto me, e Make us gods, which shall go before us : for as for this Mo'se§, the man that brought us up out of the land of E'gypt, we wot not what is be- come of him. 24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me : then I cast it into the fire, and there •^came out this calf. 25 IT And when M5'§es saw that the people were 9 naked; (for Aar'on /! had made them naked unto their shame among 3 their ene- mies:) 26 Then Mo'se§ stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Le'vi gathered themselves together unto him. 27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Is'ra-el, Pat every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and * slay every man his brother, and every man his com- panion, and every man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Le'vi did accord- ing to the word of Mo'§es : and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 k i For Mo'§e§ had said, 5 Consecrate your- selves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother ; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 30 IT And it came to pass on the morrow, that Mo'ses said unto the people, ( Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the Lord ; m peradventure I shall n make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Mo'ses ° returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have ^rnade them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, q blot me, I pray thee, r out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, s Whoso- ever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: ' behold, mine Angel shall go before thee : nevertheless "in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 35 And the Lord plagued the people, be- cause * they made the calf, which Aar'on made. CHAPTER 33. 1 The Lord refttseth to go as he hud promised with the people. 4 The people murmur thereat '. 7 The tabernacle is removed out of the camp. 9 The Lord talketh familiarly with Moses. 12 Moses desireth to see the glory of God. AND the Lord said unto Mo'sei-s, Depart, .. and go up hence, thou a and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of E'gypt, untothe land which I sware unto A'bra-ham, to I'saac, and to Ja'cob, saying, 6 Unto thy seed will I give it : 2 c And I will send an angel before thee ; ^and I will drive out the Ca'naan-ite, the Am'o-rite, and the Hit'tite, and the Per'iz- zite, the Hi'vite, and the Jeb'u-site : 3 e L^nto a land flowing with milk and honey : •^for I will not go up iu the midst of thee; for thou art a 9 stiff necked people: lest h I consume thee in the way. 4 IT And when the people heard these evil tidings, l they mourned : k and no maji did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the Lord had said unto Mo'se^, Say unto the children of is'ra-el, ' Ye are a stiff- necked people : I will come up m into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee : therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may n know what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Is'ra-el stripped them- selves of their ornaments by the mount Ho'- reb. 7 And Mo'sei-i took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, "and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which p sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Mo'§e§ went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man q at his tent door, and looked after Mo'§es, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 And it came to pass, as M6'§es entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar de- scended, and stood at the door of the taber- nacle, and the Lord 'talked with Mo'se§. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door : and all the peo- ple rose up and s worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11 And 'the Lord spake unto Mo'ses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp : but "his servant Josh'u-a, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 IT And M6'§es said unto the Lord, See, x thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, y l B.C. 1491. t ch. 33. 2, 14, &c. Num. 20. 16. u Deut. 32.35. Amos 3. 14. Rom. 2. 5,6. .»■ 2 Sam. 12. 9. Acts 7. 41. fc Gen. 12. ch. 32.13. c ch. 32. 34 ; 34.11. d Deut. 7. 22. Josh. 24. 11. e ch. 3. 8. /ver. 15, 17. <7 ch. 32. 9 ; 34. 9. Deut. 9. 6, 13. h ch. 23. 21 : 32. 10. Num.16. 21,45. ('Num. 14. 1,39. k Lev. 10. 6. 2 Sam. 19. 24. 1 Kings 21. 27. 2 Kings 19. 1. Ezra 9. o Esth. 4. 1,4. Job 1.20; 2. 12. Is. 32. 11. Ezek.24. 17, 23 ; 26. 16. I ver. 3. m See Num.16. 45, 46. n Deut. 8. 9 Ps. 139. 23. o ch. 29. 42,43. p Deut. 4.29. 2 Sam. 21. 1. o Num. 16. 27. rch 25. 22; 31. IS. Ps. 'M. 7. sch.4. 31. I Gen. 32. 30. Num.12. 8. Deut. 34. 10. u ch. 24. 13. x ch. 32. 34. y ver. 17. Gen. 18. 19. Ps. 1. 6. Jer. 1. 5. John 10. 14,15. 2 Tim. 2. 19. 102 The tables are renewed. EXODUS, 34. God couenanteth with Israel. B.C. 1491. 2 ch. 34. 9. a l's. 2.5. 4;27. 11 i Ml. II ; ll;i. 33. 6 Deut.fl. 2fi, 29. Joe- 1 J. 17. c eh. 13. 21 ; 111. 84-38. Is, G3. 9. (I Deut. 8. 20. Josh. 21. 41 ; 22. 4 ; 2.1. 1. Ps. 95.11. c vcr. 3. cli. 34. 9. /'.N'iiiii. II. II. » ch. 34. 10. Deut. 4. 7, 34. 2 Sam. 7. 23. 1 Kings 8. 68. Ps. 147. 211. AUen. 19. 21. James 5. 18. ! ver. 12. it ver. 20. 1 Tini.G. 10. /ch. 34.5, 6, 7. Jer. 31. 14. m Kom.O. IS. in. 18. n Rom. 4. 4, 10. o Gen. 32. 30. Deut. 5. 24. J tide. 0. 22; 13. 22. Is. 0. 5. Rev. 1. HI, 17. See ch. 24. 111. pis. 2. 21. q Ps. 91. 1.4. r ver. 20. John I. 18. a ch. 32. 10, 19. Deut. 1(1. 1. b ver. 29. Deut. 111. 2,4. c eh. 19. 20; 24. 12. rf eh. 10. 12, 13, 21. e ch. 33. 19. Num. 14. 17. know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, ^ if I have found grace in thy sight, "shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is b thy people. 14 And he said, c My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee d rest. 15 And he said unto him, e If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight ? 1 is it not in that thou goest with us ? so 9 shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, h I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken : for Hhou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me k thy glory. 19 And he said, 1 1 will make all my good- ness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; m and will be "gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for ° there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the Lord said, Behold, tliere is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee p in a clift of the rock, and will q cover thee with my hand while I pass by : 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts : but my face shall '' not be seen. CHAPTER 34. 1 The tables are renewed. 5 The name of the Lord proclaimed. 8 Maxes iutreateth God to go with them. 10 God makelh a cove- nant with them, repeating certain dalies of the first- table. 28 Moses after forty days in the mount cometh down with the tables. 2') His face shineth, and he covereth it with a rail. AND the Lord said unto Mo'ses, a Hew XTjl thee two tables of stone like unto the first : b and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Si'nsi, and present thyself there to me c in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shall d come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount ; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. 4 IT And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Mo'ses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Si'nai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and e proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord -^God, mer- ciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abun- dant in " goodness and " truth, 7 l Keeping mercy for thousands, k forgiv- ing iniquity and transgression and sin, and ' that will by no means clear the guilty • visit- ing the iniquity of the fathers upon the chil- dren, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Mo'$es made haste, and m bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, n let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us ; for "it is a stiff necked people ; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for p thine inheritance. 10 H And he said, Behold, q I make a cove- nant : before all thy people I will r do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation : and all the people among which thou art . shall see the work of the Lord : for it is s a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 11 l Observe thou that which I command thee this day : behold, " I drive out before thee the Am'o-rlte, and the Ca'naan-ite, and the Hit'tlte, and the Per'iz-zite, and the Hi'vite, and the Jeb'u-site. 12 • E Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for y a snare in the midst of thee : 13 But ye shall z destroy their altars, break their 2 images, and " cut down their groves : 14 For thou shalt worship b no other god : for the Lord, whose c name is Jealous, is sl d jealous God : 15 6 Lest thou make a covenant with the in- habitants of the land, and they f go a whor- ing after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one g call thee, and thou h eat of his sacrifice ; 16 And thou take of ! their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters k go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 17 'Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 ^T The feast of m unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat un- leavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month A'bib : for in the "month A'bib thou earnest out from E'gypt. 19 ° All that openeth the matrix ts mine ; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But p the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 3 lamb : and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me q empty. 21 IT r Six days thou shalt work, but on the B.C. 1491. 103 The tables are renewed. EXODUS, 35. The offerings for the tabernacle. b. c. 1491. s ch. 23. 16. Deut. 16. 10, 13. 2 Heb. re- volution of the year. tch.23. 14, 17. Deut.10. 10. ih.25. 6. ffch.31.6. ftch.26.1, 2, &c. i ch. 25. 10, &c. 1 ch. 25. 23. 1 ch. 25. 30. Lev. 24. 6,6. m ch.25. 31, &c. n ch. 30.1. o ch. 30. 23 p ch. 30. 34. ach.27.i. s ch. 31. 10 ; 39. 1,41. Num. 4. 5, 6, &c. (ver. 5,22, 26,29. ch. 25. 2 ; 36.2. 1 Chr.28. 2, 9 ; 29. 9. Ezra 7. 27. 2 Cor. 8 12; 9. 7 104 Bezaleel and Aholiab are chosen. EXODUS, 36. The curtains of cherubims. B.C. 1491. k 1 Chr. 29.8. x ch. 28. 3 ; SI. U ; 36. I. 2 Kings 23. 7. Prov.Sl. 19, 22, 21. v 1 Clir. 29. 0. Ezra 2. 68. z ch. 30. 23. a ver. 21. 1 Chr. 29. 9. 6 ch. 31. 2, &c. cch.31.6. d ver. 31. ch. 31.3, 6. 1 Kings • 7. 14. 2 Chr. 2. 14. Is. 28. 26. as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tab- lets, all jewels of gold : and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. 23 And u every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering : and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 And all the women that were ^wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. 27 And ^the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate ; 28 And z spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet in- cense. 29 The children of Is'ra-el brought a a will- ing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of M6'§e§. 30 IT And Mo'§e§ said unto the children of li-s'ra-el, See, b the Lord hath called by name Be-zal'e-el the son of U'ri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Ju'dah ; 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workman- ship; 32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and e A-ho'li-ab, the son of A-his'a-mach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he d filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cun- ning work. T Proclamation to the People. — Ex. 36. 6, 105 CHAPTER 36. . The offerings <"•>■ delivered to ik'' workmen, - r > The liberality of the people & restrained, 8 Tlie curl" 'ins of cherubims, 14 The curtains of goats 1 hair, v.i The covering of shins, 20 The hoards with their sockets, yi The Oars, 30 The rail. 'SI The hanging for tlie door. ^HEN wrought Be-zal'e-el and A-ho'li-ab, and every a wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the b sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And M6'§e§ called Be-zal'e-el and A-ho'- li-ab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one c whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it : 3 And they received of Mo'^es all the offer- ing, which the children of Is/ra-el d had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made ; 5 IT And they spake unto Mo'§e§s, saying, e The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. 6 And Mo'§e§ gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. 8 IT f And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the taber- nacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cheru- bims of cunning work made he them. 9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : the curtains were all of one size. 10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another : and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. 11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the cou- pling : likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 12 3 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he. in the edge of the curtain which was in the cou- pling of the second : the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made fifty B.C. 141)1. a ch. 28. 3; 31. 6 ; 35.10,35. c ch. 35. 21,26. 1 Chr. 29. 5. (I ch. 35. 27. e 2 Cor. 8. /ch.26.1. g ch. 26.5. The coverings for the tabernacle. EXODUS, 37. The ark, the mercy seat, and the table. B.C. 1491. Ach.26.7. i ch. 26. 14. k ch. 26. 15. 2Heb. twinned. SHeb. two sockets, two sockets under one board. ich.26.26. taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches : so it became one tabernacle. 14 1" h And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them. 15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain : the eleven curtains were of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains by them- selves, and six curtains by themselves. 17 And he made fifty loops upon the utter- most edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 'And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that. 20 IT k And he made boards for the taberna- cle of shittim wood, standing up. 21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. 22 One board had two tenons, equally dis- tant one from another : thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 And he made boards for the tabernacle ; twenty boards for the south side southward : 24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, 26 And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 27 And for the sides of the tabernacle west- ward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 29 And they were 2 coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring : thus he did to both of them in both the corners. 30 And there were eight boards ; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, 3 under every board two sockets. 31 H And he made 'bars of shittim wood ; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides west- ward. 33 And he made the middle bar to^shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 IT And he made m a vail of blue, and pur- ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen : with cherubims made he it of cunning work. 36 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold : their hooks were of gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. 37 IT And he made an "hanging for the tabernacle door o/blue, and purple, and scar- let, and fine twined linen, 2 of needlework ; 38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks : and he overlaid their chapiters and their fil- lets with gold : but their five sockets were of brass. CHAPTER 37. 1 The ark. 6 The mercy seat with cherubims. 10 The table with his vessels. 17 The candlestick with his lamps and instruments. 25 The altar of incense. 2i) The anointing oil and sweet incense. AND Be-z&Te-el made a the ark of shittim .. wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it : 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it ; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 H And he made the 6 mercy seat o/pure gold : two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 One cherub 3 on the end on this side, and another cherub i on the other end on that side : out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to an- other ; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 10 IT And he made c the table of shittim wood : two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof : 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. 12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about ; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 106 The incense altar. EXODUS, 38. The altar of burnt offering. B.C. 1491. d ch. 25. 29. 2 Or, to pour out withal. «ch.25.31. /ch.30.1. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his d dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and Ins covers 2 to cover withal, of pure gold. 17 II And he made the e candlestick of pure gold : of beaten work made he the candle- stick ; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same : 18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof ; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof and three branches o\ the candlestick out of the other side thereof : 19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower : so through- out the six branches going out of the candle- stick. 20 And in the candle- stick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers: 21 And a knop un- der 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 going out of it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of the same was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 IT f And he made the incense altar of shit- tim wood : the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit ; it was foursquare ; and two cubits was the height of it ; the horns thereof were of the same. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it : also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it un- der the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 IT And he made 9 the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, accord- ing to the work of the apothecary. B.C. 1491. g ch. 30. 23,34. Fashioning the Furniture for the Tabernacle. — Ex. 37. all of it A™ CHAPTER 38. The altar of bum/ offerina. 8 The later of brass. 9 The court. 21 The sum of that the people offered. ND a he made the altar of burnt offering )/ shittim wood : five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof ; it was foursquare ; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it ; the horns thereof were of the same : and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans : all the vessels thereof made he of brass. ach.2f.L 107 The brasen laver and the court. EXODUS, 39. The cloths of service and the ephod. B.C. 1491. b ch. 30. 18. 2 Or, brasen glasses. 3Hcb. as- sembling by troops, as ISam. 2.22. cell. 27. 9. d ch. 27. 19. € Num. 1. 50, .53 ; 9. 15; 10. 11 i 17. 7, 8 i 18.2. 2Ciir. 24.6. Acts 7. 44. /Num. 4. 28, 33. g ch. 31. 2,6. 4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof be- neath unto the midst of it. 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. 6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal ; he made the altar hollow with boards. 8 H And he made & the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the 2 lookingglasses of the women 3 assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 9 IT And he made c the court : on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits : 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their bra- sen sockets twenty ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits ; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits ; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. 17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fil- lets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver ; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. 18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. 20 And all the d pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 21 IT This is the sum of' the tabernacle, even of c the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Mo'ses, for the service of the Le'vites, ^by the hand of Ith'a-mar, son to Aar'on the priest. 22 And 9 Be-zal'e-el the son of U'ri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Ju'dah, made all that the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 23 And with him was A-ho'li-ab, son of A-his'a-mach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after h the shekel of the sanc- tuary. 25 And the silver of them that were num- bered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the she- kel of the sanctuary : 26 l A bekah for 2 every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for k six hun- dred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast ' the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail ; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about. CHAPTER 39. 1 The cloths of service and holy garments. 2 The ephod. 8 The breastplate. 22 The robe of the ephod. 27 The coals, mitre, and girdle of fine linen. 30 The plate of the holy crown. 32 All is viewed and approved by Moses. A ND of a the blue, and purple, and scarlet, x\. they made b cloths of service, to do ser- vice in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aar'on ; ° as the Lord com- manded M6'§es. 2 d And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work. 4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together : by the two edges was it coupled together. 5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to B.C. 1491. h ch. 30. 13, 24. Lev. 5. 15 ; 27. 3,25. Num. 3. 47 ; 18.16. i ch. 30. 13, 15. 2 Heb. a poll. £Num. 1, 46. I ch. 26. 19, 21, 25,32. a ch. 35. 23. b ch. 31. 10; 35.19. cch.28.4. dch.28.6. 108 The breastplate. EXODUS, 39. The robe of the ephod. b. c. 1491. ./■eh. 28. 12. g ch. 28. 15. h ch. 28. 17, Sx. 2 Or, ruby. mil the work thereof ; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 6 1f e And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Is'ra-el. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a -^memo- rial to the children of Is'ra-el; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 8 IT 9 And he made the breastplate of cun- ning work, like the work o*f the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 It was four- square ; they made the breastp late double : a span ivas the length thereof, and a span the breadth there- of, being dou- bled. 10 h And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a 2 sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this was the first row. 11 And the second row, an emerald, a sap- phire, and a diamond. 12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper : they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. 14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of is'ra-el, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, accord- ing to the twelve tribes. 15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings ; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate. 17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. 1 They beat the Gold into Thin Plates. — Ex. 39. 3 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward. 20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod ; as the Lord com- manded Mo'- ses. 22 If ' And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 23 And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. 24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pome- granates of blue, and pur- ple, and scar- let, and twined linen. 25 And they made k bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates; 26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 27 IT 'And they made coats of fine linen of woveu work for Aar'on, and for his sons, 28 m And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and n linen breeches of fine twined linen, 29 ° And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework ; as the Lord commanded M6'§e§. 30 f p And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to b. c. 1491. ch. 28. 81. * ch. 28. 33. I ch. 28. 89, 40. m ch. 28. 4,39. Ezek.44 18. n ch. 28. 42. o ch. 28. 3U. p ch. 28. 36,37. 109 Moses approveth all. EXODUS, 40. The tabernacle is reared. B.C. 1491. n ver. 42, 43. ch. 25.40. 2 Heb. the in- cense of sweet spices. .35. r ch. II). s Lev. 9. 22, 23. Num. 6. 23. Josh. 22. 6. 2 Sam. 6. IS. 1 KingB 8. 14. 2Chr. 3D. 27. a eh. 12. 2 ; 13. 4. & ver. 17. eh. 26. 1, 30. c ver. 21. ch. 23.33. Num. 4. d ver. 22. ell. 26.35. e ver. 23. ch. 25.30. Lev. 24. 5,6. 3Hcb. the order thereof. /ver. 24, 25. g ver. 26. fasten it on high upon the mitre ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 32 IT Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished : and the children of is'ra-el did q according to all that the Lord commanded Mo'ses, so did they. 33 IT And they brought the tabernacle unto Mo'ses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, 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, 38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and 2 the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door, 39 The brasen 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 cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aar'on the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 According to all that the Lord com- manded Mo'ses, so the children of Is'ra-el r made all the work. 43 And Mo'ses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it : and Mo'ses s blessed them. CHAPTER 40. 1 The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, 9 and anointed. 13 Aaron, and his sons to be sanctified. 16 Moses performeth all things accordingly. 34 A cloud covereth the tabernacle. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, - 2 On the first day of the a first month shalt thou set up b the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3 And c thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And d thou shalt bring in the table, and e set in order 3 the things that are to be set in order upon it; ^and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps there- of. 5 c And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the taber- nacle. 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 h thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. 8 And thou shalt setup the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and 1 anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels there- of : and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, skid all his vessels, and sanc- tify the altar : and k it shall be an altar 2 most holy. 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 12 ' And thou shalt bring Aar'on and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aar'on the holy garments, m 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 me in the priest's office : for their anoint- ing shall surely be m an everlasting priest- hood throughout their generations. 16 Thus did Mo'ses : according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 IT And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the ° tabernacle was reared up. 18 And Mo'ses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, 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 Lord commanded M5'ses. 20 IT 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 9 set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 22 IT r And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. 23 s And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord had commanded Mo'ses. 24 IT * And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And " he lighted the lamps before the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 26 IT x And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail : 27 V And he burnt sweet incense thereon ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 110 The work is finished. EXODUS, 40. A cloud cooereth the tabernacle. b. c. 1490. z ver. 5. ch.26.36. a ver. 6. bch. 29. 38, &c. c ver. 7. ch. 80.18. rf ch. 30. 19, 20. e ver. 8. ch. 27. 9. 16. 28 If 2 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 a And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and b offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering ; as the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 30 IT c And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 31 And Mo'§e§ and Aar'on and his sons washed their hands and their feet there- at: 32 When they went into the tent of the con- gregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed ; d as the Lord commanded M5'§es. 33 e And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So M6'§e§ finished the work. 34 II ■''Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Mo'ses s 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 h And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Is/ra-el 2 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 k 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 is/ra-el, through- out all their journeys. b. c. 1490. / rli. 29. 4.". Lev. 16. 2. Num. 9. 15. 1 Kings 8. Ill, II. 2 Chr. 5. 18 i 7.2. Is. 6. 4. Rev. IS. 8. U Lev. in. 2. 1 Kings 8. 11. 2 Chr. 5 14. h Num.9. 17 ; 10.11. Neh. 9. 19. 2Heb. jour- iiei/ed. i Num. 9. 19-22. k ch. 13. 21. Num. 9. 15. Setting up the Tabernacle. — Ex. 40. 17. Ill Aaron and his Sons prepaking a Burnt Sacrifice. — Lev. 1 and 6. THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED LEVITICUS. B.C. 1490. a Ex. 19. ft Ex. 40. :>,4, :■,;. Num. 12. 4,5. c ch. 22. 18, IS). d Ex. 12. 5. ch. 3. 1 ; 22.20,21. Deut. 15. 21. Mai. 1. 14. Eph. 5. 27. Heb. 9. 14. 1 Pet. I. IS. .■Ex. 29. 10, 15, 19. ch. 8. 2, 8, IS ; 4. 15 ; S. 14, 22; 16.21. /■'ch. 22. 21, 27. Is. :»(;. 7. Rom. 12. 1. Phil. 4. 18. •; ch. 4. 20,26,31, :!5 ; 9. 7 ; IB. 24. Num. 15. 2.7 2Chr.29. 23, 24. Rom. 5. 11. U Mic. 6. 6. i 2 Chr. 35. 11. Heb. 10. 11. k ch. 8. 8. Heb. 12. 24. 1 Pet. 1. 2. / Gen. 22. 9. m Gen. 8. 21. Ezek. 20. 2S, 41. 2 Cor. 2. 15. Eph. 5.2. Phil. 4. ■ 18. n ver. .3. o ver. 5. CHAPTER 1. 1 The burnt offerings. 3 Of the herd, 10 of t/te flocks, 14 of the fowls. •^^"^unffT^^SA NI) the Lord a called unto ^ "flS^^r^vClw Mo'ses, and spake unto him k out of the tabernacle of the congregation, say- in£r 2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, and say unto them, c If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cat- tle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male d without blemish : he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion before the Lord. 4 e And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering ; and it shall be f accepted for him 9 to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the h bullock before the Lord : * and the priests, Aar'on's sons, shall bring the blood, k and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons of Aar'on the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and ' lay the wood in order upon the fire : 8 And the priests, Aar'on's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, 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 m sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 IT 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 n without blemish. 11 "And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and the priests, Aar'on's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 12 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 which is upon the altar : 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water : 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 savour unto the Lord. 14 If And if the burnt sacrifice for his offer- ing to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of p turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the al- tar, and 2 wring off, his head, and burn it on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar : 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with 3 his feathers, and cast it q beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes : 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but r shall not divide it asunder : and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire : s it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. CHAPTER 2. 1 The meal offering of flour with oil and incense, 4 either baken in the oren, 5 or on a plate, 7 or in a fryi/tgpan, 12 or of the first- fruits in the ear. 13 The salt of the meat offering. AND when any will offer a a meat offering Xjl unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour ; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon : 2 And he shall bring it to Aar'on's sons the priests : and he shall take thereout his hand- ful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn 6 the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : 3 And c the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aar'on's and his sons' : d it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 4 IT And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be un- leavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers e anointed with oil. 5 IT And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken 4 in a pan, it shall be of fine flour un- leavened, mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon : it is a meat offering. 7 IT And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with 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 bring it unto the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering f a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar : it is an 9 offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 And h that which is left of the meat offer- ing shall be Aar'on's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring B.C. 1490. P ch. s. 7 ; 12. 8. Luke 2. 24. 2 Or, pinch off the head Willi the nail. 3 Or, the filth thereof. gch.6. lb, r Gen. 15. 1(1. a ch. 6. 14 ; 9. 17 Num. 15.4. ft ver. 9. ch.5. 12; 6. 15; 24.7. Is. 60. 3. Acts 10. 4. c ch. 7. 9 ; 10. 12, 13. d Ex. 29. 37. Num. 18. 9. e Ex. 29.2. 4 Or, on a fiat plate, or, slice. g Ex. 29 18. h ver. a 113 The meat offerings. LEVITICUS, 3. The peace offerings. B.C. 1490. i ch. 6. 17. See Matt. 16. 12. Mark 8. 15. Luke 12.1. 1 Cor. 5. 8. Gal. 5. 9. k Ex. 22. 29. ch. 23. 10, 11. 2Heb. ascend. I Mark 0. 49. Col. 4. 6. m Num. 18. 19. n Ezek. 43. 24. o ch. 2.3. 10, 14. p 2 Kings 4. 42. q ver. 1. a ch. 7. 11, 29 ; 22. 21. b ch. 1. .3. unto the Lord, shall be made with l leaven : for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. 12 II k As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord : but they shall not 2 be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering 1 shalt thou season with salt ; neither shalt thou suffer m the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering : 71 with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy His Offering a Kid of the Goats. — Lev. 4. 23, firstfruits unto the Lord, ° thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of p full ears. 15 And q thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon : it is a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn r the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankin- cense thereof : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. CHAPTER 3. 1 The peace offering of the herd, 6 of the flock, 7 either a lamb, 12 or a goat. AND if his oblation be a a sacrifice of peace x\_ offering, if he offer it of the herd ; whe- ther it be a male or female, he shall offer it & without blemish before the Lord. 2 And c he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : and Aar'on'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 ; d the 2 fat that covereth the in- wards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the 3 caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 5 And Aar'on's sons e 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 savour unto the Lord. 6 IT 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 ble- mish. 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord. 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offer- ing, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congrega- tion : and Aar ' on's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offer- ing 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 fiver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is g the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord. 12 IT And if his offering be a goat, then h he shall offer it before the Lord. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation : and the sons of Aar'on shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, 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 upon them, which is by the flanks, and the 114 The sin offerings LEVITICUS, 4. of ignorance. B.C. 1430. i ch. 7. 28, 25. 1 Sam. 2. 15. 2 Chr. 7. 7. it ch. 6. 18 ; 7. 36 ; 17. 7 i 23. 14. / ver. IB, compare with Deut. 32. 14. Neh. 8. 10. m Gen. 9. 4. ch. 7. 23, 26; 17. II), 14. Deut. 12. 16. 1 Sam. 14.33. Ezek. 44. 7, 15. a ch. 5. 15, 17. Num.15. 22, &c. lSarn. 14. 27. Ps. 19. 12. 6ch.8. 12. c ch. y. d ch. 1. 3,4. e ch. 16. 14. Num. 19.4. /ch.8. 15 ; a. 9 i 16. IS. g ch. 5. 9. h ch. 3. 3, 4,5. i Ex. 29. 14. Num. 19. 5. 2 Heb. to without the camp. itch. 6. 11. I Heb. 13. 11. 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 fc perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither ' fat nor "' blood. CHAPTER 4. 1 T/ie sin offering of ignorance, 3 for the priest. 13 for i 'lie congre- gation, 22 for the ruler, 27 for any of the people. AND the Lord spake unto M5'ses, saying, XI. 2 Speak unto the children of ts'ra-el, saying, a 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 b If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people ; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, e a young bullock with- out blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock d unto the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation 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 c 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 sprin- kle 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 tabernacle of the 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 all 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 fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the fiver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 h 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 l And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth 2 without the camp unto a clean place, him on the wood with fire : 2 where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13 IT And m if the whole congregation of Is'ra-el sin through ignorance, n and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 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. b. c. 1490. -' Ileb. at the pour. iff/ out of the us/trs. in Num. 15. 24. Josh. 7. 11. « ch. 5, 2, 3, 4, 17. ch. 1. 4. 1/V. : where the ashes are poured out, and l burn •m For his Offering Two Turtledoves. — Lev. 5. 7. 16 p And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation : 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail. 18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, 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 congregation. 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 9 with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this : r and the priest shall p ver. 5. Ileb. 9. 12, 13, 14 q ver. 3. r Num. 15.25. Dan. 9. 24. Rom. 5. 11. Heb. 2. 17 ; 10. 10,11,12. 1 John 1. 7; 2. 2. lit The sin offerings of ignorance. LEVITICUS, 5. B. C. 1490. s ver. 1 13. m ver. 4, &0. y ch. 3. 5. 2 ver. 20. Num. 15.28. a ver. 2. Num. 15. 27. 2 Heb. ant/ soul. S Heb. pvojileof the land. b ver. 23. c ver. 4, 24. dch.3.14. e ch. 3. 3. /Ex.29. IS. ch. 1. H. j/ ver. 26. h ver. 28. TAe trespass offerings. make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock with- out the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock : it is a sin offering for the con- gregation. 22 IT When a ruler hath sinned, and s done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God con- cerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; 23 Or f if his sin, wherein 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 x 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 : z and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 27 IT And a if 2 any one of the 3 common peo- ple sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty ; 28 Or b 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 c 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 d he shall take away all the fat thereof, e as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings ; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a J sweet sa- vour unto the Lord ; 9 and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offer- ing, ll he shall bring it a female without ble- mish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offer- ing in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 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 all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar : 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, 116 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 Lord : k and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. CHAPTER 5. 1 He thnt sinneth in concealing his know/edae, 2 in touching an unclean thing, i or in making an oath. 6 His trespass offering, of the flock, 7 of jowls, 11 or of flour. 14 The tresjMss offering in sacrilege, 17 and in sins of ignorance. AND if a soul sin, a and hear the voice of XjL swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall b bear his iniquity. 2 Or c if a soul touch any unclean thing, whe- ther it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from Mm ; he also shall be unclean, and d guilty. 3 Or if he touch e 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 f to do evil, or s to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him ; when 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 h confess that he hath sinned in that thing: 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 con- cerning his sin. 7 And * if 2 he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two k 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 which is for the sin offer- ing first, and l 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 m the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar : it is a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the 3 n manner : ° and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 11 IT But if he be not able to bring two tur- tledoves, 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 offer- ing ; p he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon : for it is a sin offering. The trespass offerings. LEVITICUS, 6. The trespass offerings. b. c. 1490. q ch. 2. 2. rch. 4.35. »ch.4. 26. t ch. 2. 3. u ch. 22. 14. x Ezra 10. 19. « Ex. 30. 13. ch. 27.25. 2 ch. 6. 5 ; 22. 14 ; 27. 13, 15, 27, 31. Num. 5. a ch. 4.26. 6 ch. 4. 2. ever. 15. ch. 4. 2. 13, 22. 27. Ps. 19.12. Luke 12. 48. dver. 1,2. e ver. 15. /ver. 16. g Ezra 10. a Num. 5.6. 6 ch. 19. 11. Acta 5. 4. Col. 3.9. 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and ; bour in that c which was delivered him to the priest shall take his handful of it, 9 even a I keep, or in 2 3 fellowship, or in a thing taken memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, \ away by violence, or hath d deceived his neigh- r according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord : it is a sin offering. 13 s And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him : and ' the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. 14 ch. 4. 7, 11,12,18, 21 ; 10. 18 ; 16.27. Ileb. 13. 11. a ch. 5 ; 6. 1-7. dch.6.17, 25; 21. 22. cell. 1.3, 5, 11 ; 4. 24,29,33. d Ex. 29. 13. ch. 3. 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16; 4. 8, 9. ech. 6.16, 17, 18. Num. 18. 9, 10. /ch.2. 3. g ch. 6. 25,26; 14. 13. h ch. 2. 3, 10. Num.18. 9. Ezek. 44.29. 2 Or, on the flat plate, or, slice. i ch. 3. 1 ; 22.18,21. 118 Law of the peace offerings. LEVITICUS, 7. The portion of the priests. B.C. 1490. /fcch.2. 4. Num. 0. 15. I Amos 4. m Num. 18.8, 11, 10. « ch. 22. 30. och. 19. ti, 7,8. p Num. 18. 27. 7 ch. 11. 10,11,41; 19. 7. rch. 15.3. s Gen. 17 14. (ch. 12; 13; 15. u ch. 11. 24, 28. xEzek.4. 14. y ver. 20. 2ch.3.17. 2Heb. carcase, ch.17.15. Dcut.14 21. Ezek. 4. 14:44.31. unleavened wafers k anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering ( leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord, m and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. 15 " And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings- for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offer- eth his sacrifice : and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten : 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sa- crifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be p imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an q abomina- tion, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it shall be burnt with fire : and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, r having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul s shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as ' the uncleanness of man, or any "unclean beast, or any x abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sa- crifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul " shall be cut off from his people. 22 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 23 Speak unto the children of is'ra-el, say- ing, 2 Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of the 2 beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with High Priest in Robes Lev. S, beasts, may be used in any other use : but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. 26 a Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 f And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 29 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, saying, b He that offer- eth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 c His own hands shall bring the offer- ings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that a the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. 31 e And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: -^but the breast shall be Aar'- on's and his sons'. 32 And nhe right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aar'on, that offer- eth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 34 For h the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of is'- ra-el from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aar'on the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Is'ra-el. 35 1* This is the portion of the anointing of Aar'on, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the Lord in the priest's office ; 36 Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Is'ra-el, ' in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations. 37 This is the law k of the burnt offering, ' of AND 8. Breastplate. b. c. 1490. r< Gen. 9. 4. ch.3 17: 17. ln-14. o ch. 3. 1. ? ch. 3. 3, 1.:'. 14. '1 Ex. 29. 24, 27. ch.8.27; 9.21. Num. 6. 20. e ch.3. 5, 11, 1«. /ver. 34. . a gather- ing to- gether of waters. case of them h shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 Tlie carcases of every beast which divid- eth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you : every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among aii manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you : whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : they are unclean unto you. 29 IT These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth ; the weasel, and Hhe mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep : whoso- ever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 5.2 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever ves- sel it be, where- in any work is done, fc it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even ; so it shall be cleansed. 33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean ; and ' ye shall break it. 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean : and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean ; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down : for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, 2 wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean : but that which toucheth their carcase shall be un- clean. 37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 40 And m he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean un- til the even. 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth B.C. 1490. m ch. 17. 15 ; 22. 8. Deut. 14. 21. Ezek. 4. 14;44.31. Which when all the People saw, they shouted, and fell on their Faces. Lev. 9. 24. upon the earth shall be an abomination ; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the whatsoever goeth upon all four, 2 hath more that creep ever things belly, and or whatso- feet among all upon the earth. creeping them ye shall not eat ; for they are an abomination. 43 n Ye shall not make your 3 selves abomi- nable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be denied thereby. 44 For I am the Lord your God : ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and °ye shall be holy ; for I am holy : neither shall ye de- file yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 45 p For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of E'gypt, to be your God : q ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. .46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the 2Heb. doth multiply feet. n ch. 20. 25. 3Heb. souls. o Ex. 19. 6. ch.19.2; 20. 7, 26. 1 ThesB. 4.7. 1 Pet. 1. 15,16. p Ex. 6. 7. q ver. 44. 124 The purification of iv omen. LEVITICUS, 12, 13. Laws to discern leprosy. b. o. 1490. ■ ch. 10. 10. « ch. 15. 19. 6 Luke 2. 22. c ch. 15. 19. d Gen. 17. 12. Luke 1. 59 ; 2. 21. John 7. 22, 23. e Luke : 22. 2Heb. a son of his year. f ch. 5. 7. Luke 2. 24. 3Heb.fter han'l find not suffi- ciency of. gch.4.26. 4 Or, swelling. a Deut. 28. 27. Is. 3. 17. b Deut. 17. 8, 9 ; 24.8. Luke 17. 14. fowl, and of every living creature that mov- eth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth : 47 r To make a difference between the un- clean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. CHAPTER 12. 1 The purification of teamen after childbirth. her purifying. 6 Her offerings for AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, say- - m g) 2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, saying, If a a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child : then b she shall be unclean seven days ; c according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be un- clean. 3 And in the d eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days ; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separa- tion : and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. 6 And e when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb 2 of the first year for a burnt of- fering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation, unto the priest : 7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her ; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8 f And if 3 she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons ; the one for the burnt offer- ing, and the other for a sin offering: 9 and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. CHAPTER 13. 1 The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be guided in discern- ing the leprosy. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§es and J_\. Aar'on, saying, 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his- flesh a 4 rising, a a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; 6 then he shall be brought unto Aar'on the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests : 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh : and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy : and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than >i- '*-,;• ■ The Sin of Nadab and Abihu. — Lev. 10. 2. the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days : 5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin ; then the priest shall shut 'him up seven days more : 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean : it is but a scab : and he e shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again : 8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a leprosy. 9 1T When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest ; 10 d And the priest shall see him: and, be- hold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be 2 quick raw flesh in the rising ; 11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him un- clean, and shall not shut him up : for he is unclean. 12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh ; 13 Then the priest shall consider : and, be- hold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, b c. 1490. c ch. 11. 25 ; 14. 8. d Num. 12. 10, 12. 2 Kings 5. 27. 2Chr. 26.20. 2Heb. the quicken- ing of living flesh. 125 Laws and tokens to LEVITICUS, 13. discern the leprosy. b. c. 1490. e Ex. 9.9. 2 Heb. a burning of fire. he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : it is all turned white : he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean : it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest ; 17 And the priest shall see him : and, behold, if the plague be turned into white ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : he is clean. 18 IT The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a e boil, and is healed, 19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest ; 20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white ; the priest shall pro- nounce him unclean : it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a plague. 23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil ; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 24 IT Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is 2 a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burnetii have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white ; • 25 Then the priest shall look upon it : and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin ; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning : wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be some- what dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days : 27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day : and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the bright spot stay in bis place, and spread not in the skin, but it be some- what dark ; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean : for it is an inflammation of the burning. 29 IT If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard ; 30 Then the priest shall see the plague : and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin ; and there be in it a yellow thin hair ; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days : 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague : and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave ; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more : 34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall : and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean : and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing ; 36 Then the priest shall look on him : and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. 37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein ; the scall is healed, he is clean : and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 38 IT If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots ; 39 Then the priest shall look : and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white ; it is a freckled spot that grow- eth in the skin ; he is clean. 40 And the man whose 2 hair is fallen off his head, he is bald ; yet is he clean. 41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is fore- head bald : yet is he clean. 42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore ; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald fore- head. 43 Then the priest shall look upon it : and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white red- dish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean ; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall -^put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, 9 Unclean, unclean. 46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled ; he is unclean : he shall dwell alone; h without the camp shall his habitation be. 47 IT The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment ; 126 Discerning the leper. LEVITICUS, 14. Cleansing the lejjer. B.C. 1400. 2 Heb. work of. 3 Heb. vessel. strVr men/. jch. 14. 44. 4 Heb. whether it be m bcth/ in the head thereof, or in the forehead thereof. 48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof ; of linen, or of woollen ; whether in a skin, or in any 2 thing made of skin ; 49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any 3 thing of skin ; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest : 50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days : 51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day : if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin ; the plague is l a fretting leprosy ; it is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp o r woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is : for it is a fretting leprosy ; it shall be burnt in the fire. 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the ment, either in the warp, or woof, or in any thing of skin ; 54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more : 55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed : and, be- hold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread ; it is unclean ; thou shalt burn it in the fire ; it is fret inward, 4 whether it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it ; then he shall rend it out of the gar- ment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or' out of the woof : 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it un- clean. CHAPTER 14. 1 The riles and sacrifices In cleansing of the leper. :•,;; The signs oj leprosy in a house. 4:j The cleansing of that house. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, l. 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing : He a shall be brought unto the priest : 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp ; and the priest shall look, and, behold, b. c. H90. a Matt. 8. 2, 4. Mark 1. 40,44. Luke 5. 12, 14 ; 17. 14. And the Priest shall look on him. — Lev. 13. 3. if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper ; 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two 2 birds alive and clean, and 6 cedar wood, and c scarlet, and d hyssop : 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water : 6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hys- sop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water : 7 And he shall e sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy •''seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall, let the living bird loose 3 into the open field. 8 And he that is to be cleansed 9 shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, h and wash himself in water, that he may be clean : and after that he shall come into the camp, and l shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. 9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he 2 Or, spar- rows. b Num. 19.6. c Heb. 9. 19. d Fs. 51. 7. e Heb. 9. is. t 2 Kings o. 10, 14. 3 Heb. upon the face of the field. pch.13.6. h eh. 11. 25. I Num. 12.15. 127 The rites and sacrifices LEVITICUS, 14. in cleansing the leper. B.C. 1490. k Matt. 8. 4. Mark 1.44. Luke 5. 14. 2 Heb. the daugh- ter of her year. I ch. 2. 1. Num. 15. 4, 15. m ch. 5. 2, 18 ; G. 6,7. » Ex. 29. 24. o Ex. 29. 11. ch. 1.5, 11 ; 4. 4, 24. p ch. 7. 7. ? ch. 2. 3 ; 7. 6 ; 21. 22. r Ex. 29. 20. ch. 8. 23. ech.4. 26. t ch. 5. 1, 6 ; 12. 7. « ch. 5. 7 i 12. S. 3 Heb. his haivl reach not. 4 Heb. for a waving. V ch. 12. 8 ; 15. 14, 1.5. shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and be shall be clean. 10 And on the eighth day k he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb 2 of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for l a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. 11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion: 12 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and m offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and n wave them for a wave offering before the Lord : 13 And he shall slay the lamb °in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place : for p as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering : q it is most holy : 14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it r upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot : 15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand : 16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord : 17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering : 18 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed : s and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord. 19 And the priest shall offer ' the sin offer- ing, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness ; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering : 20 And the priest shall offer the burat offer- ing and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. 21 And M if he be poor, and 3 cannot get so much ; then he shall take one lamb for a tres- pass offering 4 to be waved, to make an atone- ment for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil ; 22 x And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get ; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. 23 y And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, before the Lord. 24 z And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offer- ing before the Lord : 25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, " and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot : 26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand : 27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord : 28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering : 29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atone- ment for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer the one of 6 the turtle- doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get ; 31 Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offer- ing, with the meat offering : and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord. 32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get ° that which pertaineth to his cleansing. 33 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ and unto Aar'on, saying, 34 d When ye be come into the land of Ca'- naan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession ; 35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were e a plague in the house : 36 Then the priest shall command that they 2 empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean : and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house : 37 And he shall look on the plague, and, be- hold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or red- dish, which in sight are lower than the wall ; 38 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days : 39 And the priest shall come again the se- venth day, and shall look : and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house ; 40 Then the priest shall command that they 128 Signs of leprosy LEVITICUS, 14. in a house. B.C. 1490. /•ch. 13. SI. Zech. 5.4. take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city : 41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place : 42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. 43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered ; 44 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is* a fretting leprosy in the house : it is unclean. 45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house ; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. 46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be un- clean until the even. 47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes ; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. 48 And if the priest 2 shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered : then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. 49 And ff he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop : 50 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water : 51 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and s*prinkle the house seven times : 52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: B.C. 1490. coming in shall come in, 4c- g ver. 4. Wilderness of Judea. " W'thout the camp shall his habitation be.' 129 • Lev. 13. 46. Uncleanness of issues, LEVITICUS, 15. and their cleansing. B.C. 1490. h ver. 20. ! ch. 13. 30. k ch. 13. AT. 1 ver. 34. m ch. 13. 2. n Deut. 24.8. Ezek. 44. 23. 2 Heb. in the day of the unclean, and in the day of the clean. och.22.4. Num. 5.2. 2 Sam. 3. 29. Matt. 11. 20. Mark 5. 25. Luke 8. 43. 3 Or, run- ning of the reins. 4 Heb. vessel. b ch. 11. 25; 17. 15. c ch. 6. 28; 11. 32,33. d ver. 28. ch. 14. 8 53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and h make an atonement for the house : and it shall be clean. 54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and l scall, 55 And for the ,c leprosy of a garment, ' and of a house, 56 And m for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot : 57 To n teach 2 when it is unclean, and when it is clean : this is the law of leprosy. CHAPTER 15. 1 The v/ncleonness of men in their issues. 13 The cleansing of them. 19 The uncleanness of women in their issues. 28 Their cleansing. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses-s and to XlL Aar'on, saying, 2 Speak ujito the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, a When any man hath a 3 run- ning issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his is- sue : whether his flesh 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 4 thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, b and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be un- clean until the even. 7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 8 And if he that hath the issue spit 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 things shall wash 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 c vessel of earth, that he touch- eth which 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 d he shall number to him- self seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running wa- ter, and shall be clean. 14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him e two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: 15 And the priest shall offer them, ^the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering ; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord for his issue. 16 And ft 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 until the even. 18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and l be unclean until the even. 19 IT And fc if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be 2 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 separation 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. 22 And whosoever toucheth any fching that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 24 And ' if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days ; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 25 And if m a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her sepa- ration, 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 sepa- ration : she shall 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 uncleanness 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 n 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 congregation. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offer- ing ; and the priest shall make an atonement 130 The law of 'uncleanness of issues. LEVITICUS, 16. The manner of entering the holy place. B.C. 1490. och. 11. 47. JXut. i4. 8. Ezek. 44. 2.'J. p Xum. .-.. :; : 19. 1.-:, 30. Ezek. :.. 1 1 : 38.88. •I vi- r. '1. r vcr. Hi. .. ver. 11). for her before the Lord for the issue of her ! uncleanness. | 31 Thus shall ye ° separate the children of Is'ra-el from their uncleanness ; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they p de- file my tabernacle that is among them. 32 9 This is the law of him that hath an issue, r and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is denied therewith ; 33 " And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, the woman, him that li- her un- appear in ark ; that he die not : for c I will the cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 Thus shall Aar'on d come into the holy place: e with a young bullock for a sin offer- ing, 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; therefore s shall he wash his flesh in water, and put them on. 5 And he shall take o f ''the con- grega- t i o n of the chil- dren o f I§ ' ra - el two kids B. C. 14:«'. -■ Ex. -2.-;. ■1-2 : «i. St. 1 Kili'_'a 8. 1". 11. 12. >l lleb. 9. 7. 12, i4, e eh. 4. 3. I Ex. is. ::'.i. 4L',4:;. ch. C. ID. Ezek. ti.IT, 18. <; Ex. SO. in. ch. v 0,7. Bird. — Lev. 14. 53. - Ex. 30. eh*, i".. IIch.'A 7 : 1». 19. CHAPTER 16. 1 How the high priest must enter into the holy place. U The, sin offering for himself. 15 The sin offering for the people. 2U The scapegoat. 29 The yearly feast of Ihe expiations. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses after J\. a the death of the two sons of Aar'on, when they offered before the Lord, and died ; J 2 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Speak i unto Aar'on thy brother, that he b come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the of the goats for a sin of- f ering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aar ' on shall offer his bul- lock of the sin offer- ing, which is for him- self, 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 Aar'on shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the 2 scapegoat. 9 And Aar'on shall bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot 3 fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make k an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 11 And Aar'on shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall i ch. 9. 7. Heb. •-.. 2 Heb. A.azel. :j Heb. went up. I: 1 .l„hn 2.2. 131 The scapegoat. LEVITICUS, 17. Feast of the expiation* b. c. 1490. (ch.10. 1. Num. 111. 18, 46. Rev. 8. 5. m Ex. 30. 34. n Ex. 30. i, r, 8. Num. If!. 7, 18, 4li. Rev. 8. 3,4. o Ex. 25. 21. p ch. 4. 5. Heb. 0. 13, 25 : 10.4. q ch. 4. G. r Heb. 2. 17; 5. 2; 9. 7, 28. s ver. 2. Heb. 6. 19 ; 9. 3, 7, 12. ( See Ex. 29. 3(i. Ezek. 45. 18. Heb. 9. 22, 23. 2 Heb. dwell- et/i. n See Ex. 34. 3. Luke 1. 10. x Ex. 30. 10. ch. 4. 7, 18. Heb. 9. 22, 23. y Ezek. 43. 211. z ver. 16. Ezek. 45. 20. a Is. 53. 0. 3 Heb. a man of oppor- tunity. b Is. 53. 11,12. John 1. 29. Heb. 9. 28. 1 Pet. 2 24. 4 Heb. of separa- tion. c Ezek. 42. 14; 44. 19. 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 l a censer full of burn- ing coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of m sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail : 13 n And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the ° mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not : 14 And P he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and q 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. 15 IT 'Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood s 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 uncleanness of the children of Is/ra-el, and because of their transgressions in all their sins : and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that 2 remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 u And there shall be no man in the taber- nacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, un- til he come out, and have made an atone- ment for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Is/ra-el. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and x 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 v hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Is/ra-el. 20 IT And when he hath made an end of z re- conciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat : 21 And Aar'on shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Is/ra-el, and all their transgressions in all their sins, a putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of 3 a fit man into the wilderness: 22 And the goat shall b bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land 4 not inhabited : and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 23 And Aar'on shall come into the taber- nacle of the congregation, c 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 put on his garments, and come forth, d and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And e the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he that let go the goat for the scape- goat shall wash his clothes, ^and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 27 9 And the bullock for the sin offering, 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 burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he that burnetii them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 29 IT And this shall be a statute for ever unto you : that h in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that so- journeth 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 fc 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 2 m consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and B 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 congre- gation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 34 p And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the chil- dren of Is/ra-el for all their sins q once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded MQ'ses. CHAPTER 17. 1 The bl nod of all slain beasts must br offered In tlir Lord at the door of the tabernacle. 7 They must 'not offer to devils. 10 All eating of blood is forbidden, It and all That diet// alone, oris torn. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'sjeis, saying, A 2 Speak unto Aar'on, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of is'ra-el, and say unto them ; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying, 3 What man soever there be of the house of Is'ra-el, a that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 4 b And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord ; blood shall be c imputed unto that man ; he hath shed blood ; and that man d shall be cut off from among his people : 132 Eating of blood forbidden. LEVITICUS, 18. Unlawful marriages. B.C. 1490. c Gen. 21. 33 ; 22. 2; 31. 54. Dcut. 12. 2. 1 Kings 14. 23. 2 Kings 10.4; 17. 10. 2Chr. 2«. 4. Ezek.2(l. 28 i 22. 9. f ch. .'!. 2. g Ex. 2'J. IS. ch. 3. 5, 11, 10 s 4. 31. Num. IK. 17. h Dent. 32. 17. 2 Clir. 11. 15. Ps. 100. 37. 1 Cor. 10. 20. Rev. II. 20. i Ex. 34. 15. ch. 20. 5. Dent. 31. Hi. Ezek. 23. S. 7; ch. 1. 2,3. I ver. 4. m Gen. 11. 4. eh. 3. 17; 7. 26, 27 ; 19. 26. Deut.12. 16, 23 ; 15. 23. 1 Sam. 14. 33. Ezek. 44. 7. » ch. 20. 3, 5, 6 ; 26. 17. Jer. 44. 11. Ezek. 14. S ; 15. 7. o ver. 14. V Matt. 26. 28. Mark 14. 24. Rom. 3: 25 ; 5. 9. Eph.1.7. Col. 1. 14, 20. Hel). 13. 12. 1 Pet. 1.2. 1 John 1. 7. Rev. 1.5. ,/ I-Iel). 9. 22. 2~Ileb. that huntfth aiuj limiting. r ell. 7. 26. s Deut. 12. 16, 24 ; 15. 23. * Ezek. 24.7. u ver. 11, 12. Gen. 11.4. Deut. 12. 23. j- Ex. 22. 31. ch. 22. 8. Dcut. 14.21. Ezek. 4. 14 ; 44. 31. 3 lleb. a carcase. i) ch. 11. 25. z eh. IS. S. a eh. 5. 1 ; 7. 18 ; 10.8. Num. 10. 20. a ver. 4. Ex. 0. 7. ch. 11. 44 ; 10. 4, 5 To the end that the children of Is/ra-el may bring their sacrifices, e 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 f 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 sacri- fices ''unto devils, after whom they *have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. 8 IT And thou shalt say unto them, Whatso- ever man tliere be of the house of Is/ra-el, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, k 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 IT m And whatsoever man there be of the house of is/ra-el, or of the strangers that so- journ among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; n I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 °For the life of the flesh is in the blood : and I have given it to you upon the altar p to make an atonement for your souls : for q it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Is/- ra-el, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the chil- dren of is/ra-el, or of the strangers that so- journ among you, 2 which r hunteth and catch- eth any beast or fowl that may be eaten ; he shall even s pour out the blood thereof, and ' cover it with dust. 14 u For it is the life of all flesh ; the blood of it is for the life thereof : therefore I said unto the children of is/ra-el, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh : for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eat- eth it shall be cut off. 15 x And every soul that eateth 3 that which died of itself or that which was torn ivith beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, y he shall both wash his clothes, z and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even : then shall he be clean. 16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh ; then ° he shall bear his iniquity. CHAPTER 18. 1 Unlawful marriages. 19 Unlawful lusts. AND the Lord spake unto Mo's_e§, saying, _ 2 Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, a I am the Lord your God. 3 6 After the doings of the land of E'gypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and ° after the doings of the land of Ca'naan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do : neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 d 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 : e which if a man do, he shall live in them: ^1 am the Lord. 6 H None of you shall approach to any that is 2 near of kin to him, to uncover their naked- ness : I am the Lord. 7 3 The nakedness of thy father", or the naked- ness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover : she is thy mother ; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 h 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 daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their naked- ness thou shalt not uncover : for their's is thine own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her naked- ness. 12 lc 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 thy mother's sister : for she is 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 nakedness. 16 "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife : it is thy brother's na- kedness. 17 "Thou shalt not of a woman and her uncover the nakedness daughter, neither shalt 10, 34 ; 20. , 19, 20. b Ezek 20. thou take her son's daughter, or her daugh- ter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen : it is wick- edness. 18 Neither shalt thou take 3 a wife to her sister, ^to vex her, to uncover her naked- ness, beside the other in her life time. 19 9 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover r thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed s pass through the fire to *Mo'lech, neither shalt thou w profane the name of thy God : I am the Lord. 134 Unlawful lusts. LEVITICUS, 19. Repetition- of sundry laics. B. C. 1490. X oh. 20. 13. Rom. 1. 27. 1 Or. 6.!). 1 Tim. 1. 10. »ch. 20. IS, 16. Ex. 22. 19. z ch. 20. 12. a ver. 80. Matt. 15. is, 19, jo. Mark 7. 21,22,23. 1 Cor. 3. 17. 6 ch. 20. 23. Deut. 18. 12. c Num. :;."., :u. Jer.2. 7; HI. 18. Ezok. 30. 17. 22 x Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind : it is abomination. 23 y 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 z confusion. 24 a Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : b for in all these the nations are de- filed which I cast out before you : 25 And c the land is defiled : therefore I do d visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself e vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 f Ye snail therefore keep my statutes and d Ps. 89. 32. Is. 26. • 21. Jer. 5. '. 2!) ; 9. 9 14. IIP; 23. 2. Hos. 2. 13; 8. 13; 9. 9, e ver. 28. r'ver. 5. 311. ch. 20. 22, 23. '/ ch. 20. 22. Jer. 9. 19. Ezek.31 13, 17. n ver. 3. 26. ch. 20. 23. Deut. 18. 9. , ver. 24. i.ver.2,4. The Scapegoat. — Lev. 16. 21, 22 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 s the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their peo- ple. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, h that ye commit not any one of these abomi- nable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye i defile not yourselves there- in : k I am the Lord vour God. CHAPTER 19. A repetition of sundry fans. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, . 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Is'ra-el, and say unto them, a Ye shall be holy : for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 " b Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and c keep my sabbaths : I am the Lord your God. 4 f d Turn ye not unto idols, e nor make to yourselves molten gods : I am the Lord your God. 5 *T And -^if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall of- fer it at your own will. 6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow : and if ought remain un- til 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 ac- cepted. 8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his in- iquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord : and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 9 IT And ffwhen ye reap the har- vest 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 vour God. 11 IT h Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, 1 neither lie one to another. 12 IT And ye shall not k swear by my name falsely, ' neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Lord. 13 IT m Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: "the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 1 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, ° nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt p fear thy God : I am the Lord. I!. C. L490. a ch. II. 44 ; 211. 7, 2G. I Pet. 1. 16. '; Ex. 20. 12. c Ex. 20. 8 ; 81. 13. d Ex. 20. 4. oh. 20. i. 1 Cor. 10. 14. 1 John 5. 21. e Ex. 34. 17. Deut. 27. 15. fch.7.16. tj ch. 23. Bent. 24. 10,20.21. Kutli 2. IS, 16. It Ex. 20. 15; 22. I, 7, Ipi-12. Deut. 5. 19. i ch. U. 2. Eph. 4. Col. 3. 9. iiEx.20./. ch. 6. .;. Depit. 5. 11. Mutt. 5. James .".. 12. I ch. 18. 21. //( Mark 10. 19. 1 Thess. 4. 6. n Deipt. 24.14.1.",. Mai. 3. .5. James 5. 4. o Deut. 27. IS. Rom. 14. 13. /, ver. "2. Gen. 42. 18. ch. 25. 17. Eccles. l'Pet. 2. 17. 135 Divers laics LEVITICUS, 20. and ordinances. B.C. 1490. 15 If 5 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment : thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty : but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16 IT '"Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people : neither shalt thou s stand against the blood of thy neigh- bour : I am the Lord. 17 IT 'Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: M thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, 2 and not suffer sin upon him. 18 IT T Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, v but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- self : I am the Lord. 19 H Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind : z thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed : a neither shall a garment min- gled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 20 IT And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, 34 betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her ; 56 she shall be scourged ; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 And b he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. 22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done : and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. 23 IT And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised : three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you : it shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be 7 holy c to praise the Lord withal'. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God. 26 If d Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood : e neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 27 f Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not 9 make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the Lord. 29 *H h Do not 8 prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore ; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 30 *i l Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and k re- verence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. 31 IT l Regard not them that have familiar <■ Eccles. a. I. I Ex. 22. 18. ch. 211. (i, 27 Is. 8. IS). Acts 1G. 11). spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them : I am the Lord your God. 32 If m Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and n fear thy God : I am the Lord. 33 If And ° if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not 2 vex him. 34 p But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and q thou shalt love him as thyself ; for ye were strangers in the land of E'gypt : I am the Lord your God. 35 IT r Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or • in measure. 36 s Just balances, just 3 weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of E'gypt. 37 'Therefore shall ye observe all my sta- tutes, and all my judgments, and do them : I am the Lord. CHAPTER 20. 1 Of him that giveth of his seed to Motech. 4 Of him that favour- eih such an one. § Of going to wizards. 7 Of sanctiftcation. 9 Of him that curseth, his parents. 10 Of adultery. 11, 14, 17, 19 Of incest. 13 Of sodomy. 15 Of beastiality. 18 Of un cleanness. 22 Obedience is required with holiness. 27 Wizards must be put to death. AND the Lord spake unto M6'§es, saying, XX 2 " Again, thou shalt say to the chil- dren of Is'ra-el, b Whosoever he be of the children of Is'ra-el, or of the strangers that sojourn in Is'ra-el, that giveth any of his seed unto Mo 'lech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 And c I will set my face against that man, and will cut him oft from among his people ; because he hath given of his seed unto M5'- lech, to d defile my sanctuary, and e to pro- fane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giv- eth of his seed unto Mo 'lech, and ^kill him not: 5 Then 9 1 will set my face against that man, and h against his family, and will cut him off, and all that l go a whoring after him, to com- mit whoredom with Mo'lech, from among their people. . 6 If And k the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7 If l Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy : for I am the Lord your God. 8 m And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them : n I am the Lord which sanctify you. 9 If ° For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death : he hath cursed his father or his mother ; p his blood shall be upon him. 10 IT And 9 the man that committeth adul- tery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's 7'Deut. 17.2,3,5. 136 Dicers laws LEVITICUS, 20. and ordinances. b. c. 1490. rch.18.8. IK- ill. ii ch. 18. Deut. 23. 17. See Gen. 19. 5. Judg. 19. 22. x ch. IS. 17. Deut. V ch. 18. 23. Deut. 27. 21. = eh. IS. 9. Deut. 27. 22. See Gen. 20. 12. wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 r And the man that lie th with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness : both of them shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon them. 12 s And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death : l they have wrought confusion ; their blood shall be upon them. 13 u If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have com- mitted an abomination : they shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon them. 14 x And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness : they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they ; that there be no wickedness among you. 15 v And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death : and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the wo- man, and the beast : they shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon them. 17 2 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his naked- ness ; it is a wicked thing ; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people : he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness ; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 a And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath 2 discovered her foun- tain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood : and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 b And thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy fa- ther's sister : c for he uncovereth his near kin : they shall bear their iniquity. 20 d And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's naked- ness : they shall bear their sin ; they shall die childless. 21 e And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is 3 an unclean thing: he hath un- covered his brother's nakedness ; they shall be childless. 22 IT Ye shall therefore keep all my 3 sta- tutes, and all my judgments, and do them : that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, 9 spue you not out. 23 h And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and ' therefore I abhorred them. B.C. 1490. a ch. 18. 10. Seech. 1.5. 24. 2 Heb. made naked. b ch. 18. 12, 13. cch.lS.a d ch. 18. 14. e eh. 18. IB. 3 Heb. a separa. Uon. /ch. 18. 26 ; 19. g ch. 18. 2.5,28. h ch. 18. 3, 24, 30. See 1 Sam. 21. G. 2Heh. purc/utse of his "inn- »/. 1 thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or i k a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness 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 n That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself there- with: I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, ° lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it : I the Lord do sanctify them. | 10 p There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing : a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul 2 with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: 9 they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest's daughter also be married unto 2 a stranger, she may not eat of an offer- ing of the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is ''re- turned unto her father's house, s as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat : but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14 1 l And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part 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 ts/ra-el, which they offer unto the Lord ; 16 Or 3 suffer them x to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things : for I the Lord do sanctify them. 17 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- b. c. 1490. 7 Num. 18.11,13. 2 Heb. a man a stranger. r Gen. 38. 11. sen. 10. 14. Num.18. 11, 19. 1 eh. 5. 15, It). u Num. 18. 32. 3 Or, lade them- selvea with the iniquity of tres- pass in their eating. X ver. 9. 139 The sacrifices to be without blemish. LEVITICUS, 23. The age of the sacrifice. b. c. 1490. V ch. I. ! ' 3, 10. Xum. 1.0. 14. z ch. 1. 3. a Dent. 15. 21 ; 17. 1. Mai. 1. 8,14. Eph. .5. 27. Heb. 9. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 19. &ch. 3. 1, ech. 7.16. Num. 1.5. 3,8. Deut.23. 21, 23. Ps.61. 65. 1. Eccles. 5. 4, .5. 18 Speak unto Aar'on, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Is'ra-el, and say unto them, y Whatsoever lie be of the house of I§'- ra-el, or of the strangers in Is'ra-el, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering ; 19 z Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 a But whatso- ever hath a ble- mish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be ac- ceptable for you. 21 And b whoso- ever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord c to accom- 26 II And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 27 k 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 offer- ing made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And whether it be cow or 2 ewe, ye shall not kill it l and her young both in one day. 29 And when ye will m offer a sacrifice of thanksgiv i n g untotheLORD, offer it at your own will. 30 On the same day it B.C. 140(1. /,■ Ex. -22. 30. 2 Or, s/.c float. I Dcut. 22. (i. jn ch. 7. 12. Ps. 107. 22; IK. 17. Amo? 4. d ver. 20. Mai. 1.8. t ch. 1. 9, 13 ; 3. 3, 5. 3 Or, kid. /ch.21. 18. a Num. 1.5. IS, 16. h ch.21. 6, 17. i Mai. 1. 14. shall be perfect to be accepted ; there shall be no blemish there- in. 22 d Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make e an of- fering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord. 23 Either a bullock or a 3 lamb that hath any thing f 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 unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. 25 Neither 9 from a stranger's hand shall ye offer h the bread of your God of any of these ; because their l corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them : they shall not be ac- cepted for you. Hakvest. — Lev. 23. 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 P Neither shall ye profane my holy name ; but q I will be hallowed among the children of is/ra-el : I am the Lord which r hallow you, 33 s That brought you out of the land of E'gypt, to be your God : I am the Lord. CHAPTER 23. 1 The. feasts of Hie Lord. 3 The sabbath, i Thepassover. 9 The sheaf of first fruits. 15 The feast of Pentecost. 22 Gleanings to be left for the poor. 23 The feast of trumpets. 26 The day of atonement. 33 The feast of tabernacles. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, . 2 Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, Concerning a the feasts of is. » ch. o ch. 19 37. Num. 1.5. 40. Deut. 4. 40. p ch. 18. 21. ijch. 10.3. Matt. 6. 9. Luke 11. 2. reh.20.s. s Ex. 0. 7. ch. 11. 45 : V.I. 36; 25. 38. Num. 15. 41. a ver. 4. 140 ! The sabbath. LEVITICUS, 23. The passover. b. c. 1490. b Ex. 32. Ps. 81. 3. c Ex. 20. 9 : 23. 12. the Lord, which ye shall b proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3 c Six days shall work be done : but the se- venth day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation ; ye shall do no work therein : 7 * In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation : ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven davs : in the b. c. 1490. /Ex.12. ig. Num.28. 18, 25. d ver. 2, 3r. Ex. 23. 14. cEx. 12. 6, 14, 18 ; 13. 3, 10 l 23. 15 ; 34. 18. Num. 9. 2, 3 s 28. 16, 17. Deut. 16. 1-8. Josh. 5. 10. it is the sab bath of the Lord in all your dwell- ings. 4 IT d These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy con- vocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 5 e In the fourteenth clay 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 : seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. Proclamation Jubilee. — Lev. seventh day is an holy convocation : ye shall do no servile work therein. 9 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 10 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, and say unto them, 9 When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap 7 Ex. 23. 16, 10 : 34. 22, 26. Num. 15. ■>. 18: 2S. 26. Deut. 16.9. Josh. 3. 15. 141 The feast of Pentecost. LEVITICUS, 23. The day of atonement. r. c. 1490. 2 Or, handful. 3 Ileb. omcr. h Rom. 11. 16. 1 Cor. 1.5. 20. James 1. 18. Rev. 11. 4. l Ex. 21). 24. k ch. 2. 14, 15, 16. I Ex. 34. 22. ch. 2.5. 8. Deut. 16. 9. m Acts 2. 1. ii Num. 28. 26. o Ex. 23. 16, 19 ; 22. 29 ; 34. 22, 2(i. Num. I j. 17-21 ; 28. 26. Dcut. 26. 1. p ch. 4. 23, 28. Num. 28. 30. 5 ch. 3. 1. rNum. 18. 12. Dcut. 18.4. sch. 19.9. t Dcut. 24. 19. u Num. 29. 1. a ch. 25. the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a 23 sheaf of h 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 morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord. 13 k And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. 14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the self- same day that ye have brought an offering unto your God : it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 15 IF And ' ye shall count unto you 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 seventh sabbath shall ye number " l fifty days ; and ye shall offer n a new meat offering unto the Lord. 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour ; they shall be baken with leaven; they are °the firstfruits unto the Lord. 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two 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 sweet savour unto the Lord. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice p one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of q peace offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs : r they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you : ye shall do no servile work therein : it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwell- ings throughout your generations. 22 IT And s 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 glean- ing 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 Mo'ses, say- ing, 24 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, say- ing, In the u seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, x & memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 26 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, say- ing, 27 v Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement : it shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offer- ing made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day : for it is 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 off from among his people. 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, a the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 31 Ye shall do no manner of work : it shall be a statute for ever throughout your gene- rations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls : in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye 2 celebrate your sabbath. 33 If And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 34 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, say- ing, b The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. 35 On the first day shall be an holy convo- cation : ye shall do no servile work therein. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : c on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a 3d solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 37 e 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 offering, a sa- crifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day : 38 -f Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have 9 gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 40 And h ye shall take you on the first day the 4 boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook ; l and ye shall re- joice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 k And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a B.C. 1490. 9. Neh. 8. IS. Joel 1. 14 ; 2. 15. e vev. 2, 4. /Num. 29. 39. 142 The oil for the lamps. LEVITICUS, 24. The lavj of blasphemy. a.o. 1-490. ; Nell. 8, 14. IS, 18. m Dent. 31. IS. Pa, re. ,5 «. . statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 l Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Is/ra-el-ites born shall dwell in booths: 43 m That your generations may know that I made the children of Is/ra-el to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of E'gypt : I am the Lord your God. 44 And M5'§e§ n declared unto the children of Is/ ra - el the feasts of the Lord. the children of Is/ra-el by an everlasting covenant. 9 And •'it shall be Aar'on's and his sons'; 9 and they shall eat it in the holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute. 10 H And the son of an Is/ra- el - 1 - tish wo- u. c. i I'.in. /■] Sum. 21. 0. Matt. 12. 4. .Mark 2. 26. Luke 6. 4. a Ex. 29. 88. ch.8.31j 21. 22. « Ex. 2 211, 21. 2 lleb. to cause /" ascend. Villages which have no Wall round about. — Lev. 25 CHAPTER 24. 1 The oil for the lumps. 5 The shewbread. 10 Shelomith's sou blasphemelh. 13 The law of blasphemy. 17 Of murder. 18 Of damage. 23 The blasphemer is stoned. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, ii 2 " Command the children of Is/ra-el, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, 2 to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aar'on order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually : it shall be a statute for ever in your genera- tions. 4 He shall order the lamps upon b the pure candlestick before the Lord continually. 5 IT And thou shalt take .fine flour, and bake twelve c cakes thereof : two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, d upon the pure table before the Lord. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 8 e Every sabbath he shall set it in order be- fore the Lord continually, being taken from ft Ex.. '11. S ; oil. 37 c Ex. 80. '/ 1 Kinirs 7. 48. 2 Chr. 4. 1(1; 13.11. lleb.'J.2. <• Num. 4. 1'chr. 9. 2Chr. 4. man, whose fa- ther was an E-gyp'tian, went out among the children of Is/ra-el: and this son of the Is'ra-el-i-tish ivoman and a man of Is/ra-el strove together in the camp; 11 And the Is'ra-el-i-tish woman's son h blas- phemed the name of the Lord, and l cursed. And they ''' brought him unto Mo'ses : (and his mother's name was SheTo-mlth, the daughter of Dib'ri, of the tribe of Dan : ) 12 And they 'put him in ward, 2 '" that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13 And the Lord spake unto Mo'i-se^, say- ing, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without 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 children of Is'ra-el, saying, Whosoever curseth his God ° shall bear his sin. 16 And he that ^blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him : as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. ii ver. 16. i.I.i li 1.5, 1 1 . 22 ; 2. .i, 0, 10. 1>. 8. 21. /. Ex. IS. 22, 211. / Num. 15. ::-l. 2Heb. to expound >ui(f the Levites .-< deem them. in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the ju- bile. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country : 2 they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. 32 Notwithstanding d the cities of the Le'- vites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Le'- vites redeem at any time. 33 And if 3 a man purchase of the Le'vites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for in- crease. 38 fc I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of E'gypt, to give you the land of Ca'naan, and to be your God. 39 ir And l if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee ; B.C. 1491. l-ch. 22. :'■•>. .'«. I Ex. 21.2 Dent. 15. 12. 1 Kings 9.22. 2 Kings 4.1. Neh. 5. Jcr. 34. 14. • ver. 2t>. /'See Acts 4. 36, 37. 4 Ueb. his hand ail th. 5 Heb. . ttrertgth- i n. •I Dent. 15. 7, S. Ps. 37. iv, : 41. l ; 112. .i, II. Prov. 14. SI. Luke li. 35. Acts II. 2!i. Roin. 12. 10. l.lohnS. 17. h Ex. 22. 25. Deut. 23.1!). N possession, e shall go out in the year of jubile : for the houses of the cities of the Le'vites are their possession among the children of Is'ra-el. 34 But -^the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their per- petual possession. 35 H And if thy brother be waxen poor, and 4 fallen in decay with thee ; then thou shalt 5 9 relieve him : yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee. 36 ^ Take thou no usury of him, or increase : but % fear thy God ; that thy brother may live with thee. eh. 5.7. Ps.15. Prov. 2S. s. Ezek. IS..S, 1.1, 17 1 A Drought in the Jordan- Valley. Your heaven as iron." — Lev. 'AS. 1',). thou shalt not 2 compel him to serve as a bondservant : 40 But as an hired servant, and as a so- journer, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile : 41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children m with him, and shall return unto his own family, and n unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are ° my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of E'gypt : they shall not be sold 3 as bondmen. 43 p Thou shalt not rule over him 9 with rigour; but r shalt fear thy God. 44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, 45 2 Heb. srrrr. thyself with him with the iservice, SfC. ver. 46. Ex.1. 14. .ler. 25. 14 ; 27. 7 : 30. «. m Ex. 21. 3. ii ver. 2K. o ver. 55. Rom. 6. 22. l'Cor. 7. 23. 3 Heb. irith the srtle of a bontl- man. I, Eph. 6. 9. Col. 4. 1. q ver. 4tl. Ex.1. 13. r ver. 17. Ex. 1.17. 21. Deut. 25. 1«. .Mai. 3. 5. A blessing to them that LEVITICUS, 26. keep the commandments. b. c. 1491. s Is. .56. 3, 2 Heb. ye shall serve your- selves with them, ver. 39. w ver. 43. 3 Heb. his hand obtain, Ire. ver. 26. x ver. 25, 35. y Nch. 5. 5. z ver. 26. a Job 7. 1. Is. 16. 14; 21.16. 4 Or, by these means. b ver. 41. Ex. 21. 2,3. c ver. 42. a Ex. 20. 4,5. Deut. 5. 8; 16. 22; 27. 15. Ps. or. 7. 5 Or, pillar. 6 Or, figured stone. 7 Heb. « stone o/" picture. b ch. 13. 30. cDeut.H. 13,14,15; 28. 1-14. d Is. 30. 23. Ezek. 34. 26. Joel 2. 23, 24. c Ps. 67. 6 ; 85. 12. Ezek.34, 27;3G.30. Zeeh. 8. 12. which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. 45 Moreover of s the children of the stran- gers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your possession. 46 And ' ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession ; 2 they shall be your bond- men for ever : but over your brethren the children of Is/ra-el M ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. 47 IT And if a sojourner or stranger 3 wax rich by thee, and x thy brother that dwelleth by him wax 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 redeemed again; one of his brethren may ^redeem him: 49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him ; or if 2 he be able, he may redeem himself. 50 And he shall reckon with him. that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile : and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, a according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him. 51 If there be yet many years behind, accord- ing 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 jubile, 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 4 in these years, then 6 he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. 55 For c unto me the children of Is/ra-el are servants ; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of E'gypt : I am the Lord your God. CHAPTER 26. 1 Of idolatry. 2 Religiousness. 3 A blessing to them that keep the, commandments. 14 A curse to those that break them. 40 God promiselh to remember them that repent. YE shall make you a no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a 5 standing image, neither shall ye set up any 6 7 image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it : for I am the Lord your God. 2 11 6 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reve- rence my sanctuary : I am the Lord. 3 IF ° If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them ; 4 d Then I will give you rain in due season, e and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And J your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time : and 9 ye shall eat your bread to the full, and h dwell in your land safely. 6 And * I will give peace in the land, and fc ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid : and I will 2 rid l evil beasts out of the land, neither shall m the sword go through your land. 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And n five of you shall chase an hundred, and an 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 Pmake you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 10 And ye shall eat q old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 1 1 '' And I will set my tabernacle among you : and my soul shall not s abhor you. 12 ' And I will walk among you, and u will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 13 x I am. the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of E'gypt, that ye should not be their bondmen ; y and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14 H z 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 3 over you b terror, c consumption, and the burning ague, that shall d consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart : and e ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And •' I will set my face against you, and 9 ye shall be slain before your enemies : h they that hate you shall reign over you ; and *ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you k seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will 'break the pride of your power ; and I m will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20 And your n 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 IT And if ye walk 4 contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me ; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 22 p I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in 15. /ch. 17. 10. n Deut. 28. 25. Judg. 2. 14. Jer. 10. 7. h Ps. 106. 41.' i ver. 36. Ps. 53. 5. Prov. 28. 1. k 1 Sam. 2. 5. Ps. 110. 164. Prov. 24. 16. / Is. 25. 11 ; 26. 5. Ezek. 7. 24 ; 30. 6. TO Deut. 2S. 21. n Ps. 127. 1. Is. 40. 4. o Deut. II. 17; 28. 18. Hag. 1.10. 4 Or, at all adventures with me, and so ver. 24. p Deut. 32.24. 2 Kings 17. 25. Ezek. 5. 17 ; 14. 15. I4G A curse for them that LEVITICUS, 26. break the commandments. b. c. 1401. •/ Judg. 5. 6. 2 Chr. 15. 'is. 33. 8. Lam. 1. 4. Zcch. 7.14. .- Jcr. 2. 30 ; 5. 8, Amos 4. (i-12. « 2 Sam. 22. 27. Ps. 18.26. t Ezek. 5. 17 ; (i. 8 ; 14. 17; 29. 8 ; 88. 2. u Num. 14. 12. Deut.28, 21. Jer. 14. 12 ; 24. Ill ; 29. 1 7, 18. Amos 4. 111. X Ps. 105. IB. Is. 3. 1. Ezek. 4. 16 ; 5. 16 ; 14. 13. y Is. il. 20. ' Mic. 0. 14. Hag. 1.6. z ver. 21, 24. a Is. 59. ]s : ii::.:; ; (ill. 1.5. Jcr. 21. 5. Ezek. 5. 13, I.", ; 8. 18. h Dent. 28. 53. 2 Kind's 6. 2!). Lam. 4. 10. Ezek. 5. 10. c 2 Chr. 34. 3, 4,7. Is. 27. 9. Ezek. 0, 3. 4, 5, II, 13. ' 1 Sum. 14. 15,16. Is. 111.4. '/ Josh. 7. 12, 13. Judir. 2. 14. i' Scut. 4. 27: 28.115. Neh.l.S. Jer.::. 25: 29. 12. 13. Ezek. 4. 17: 6. 9: 20.43:24 23 ; 33. 10; 36. 31 Hos. 5. 15. Zeeh. 10 9. 147 Mercy to the penitent. LEVITICUS, 27. Of redemption of vows. b. c. 1491. s N'iuii. i'lCings 8. 33, 35, 47. Xeh.9.2. Prov. 2S. 18. Dan. 9. 3, 4. Luke 15. 18. 1 John 1. [I. ' See Jer. li. 10 ; U. 25, SB. E/.ek. 44.7. Acts 7. SI. Horn. 2. 2!i. Col. 2.11. » 1 Kings 21. 29. 2Chr.l2. li, 7, 12 ; 32. 2li i 33. 12, 13. i Ex. 2. 24 ; (1. 5. Ps. 101). 4.5. Ezek.lB. 1 ill. n Ps. 136. ' 23. -. vcr. 34, 3.5. « ver. L5. /) Deut. 4. 31. 2 Kings IS. 23. Rom. 11. '■ Horn. 11. 2b. dfx. 22. c'l'slUksl Ezek.20. 9, 14, 22. /'eh.27.34. Deut. 6. 1 : 12. 1 ; 33. 4. John 1. 17. ij ch. 25. 1. " N'uin. B. See Judg.ll. 311,31,311. 1 Sum. 1. 11, 2S. •> Ex. 30. 13. 40 s 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 contrary unto me; 41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies ; if then their ' uncir- cumcised hearts be u humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity : 42 Then will I x remember my covenant with Ja'cob, and also my covenant with I'saac, and also my covenant with A'bra-ham will I remember ; and I will y remember the land. 43 z The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them : and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity : because, even because they a 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, b I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my cove- nant with them : for I am the Lord their God. 45 But I will c for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, d whom I brought forth out of the land of E'gypt e 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 Is'ra-el ff in mount Si'nai by the hand of Mo'ses. CHAPTER 27. 1 He that makelh a lingular row must, be the Lord's. 2 The esti- mation of the person. 9 Of abeast (liven liy vow. 14 Of a house. IB Of a field, and the redemption thereof. 23 No devoted thing may be redeemed. 32 The tit/te may not be changed. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, XI. 2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, and say unto them, " When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be 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, b after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 7 And if it be from sixty years old and above ; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, US 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 be 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 be any unclean beast, of which 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 : 2 as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. 13 c But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy esti- mation. 14 T And when a man shall sanctify his house to be 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 d And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part 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 possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof : 3 an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he sanctify his field after the ju- bile, then the priest shall e reckon unto him the money according to the years that re- main, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 19 -f 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 estimation unto 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 jubile, 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 which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of k his possession ; 23 'Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile : and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord. 24 m In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even tc»him to whom the possession of the land did belong. Concerning the LEVITICUS, 27. redemption of voivs. b. c. 14'Jl. 1/ Ex. 30. IS. Xuin. S. 47; IS. 16. Ezi'k. 4.i. 12. 2Heb. ,rirst- horit. Vc. o Ex. IS. 2, 12 ; 22. xiim.18. 17. Deut.15. 19. ;. ver. 11, 12, 13. , 24,31. h ver. 1, 21. a Lev. 13. 3,46; ch. 12.14. b Lev. 15. 2. c Lev. 21. 1. ch. 9. 6, 10 ; 19. 11, 13 ; 31. 19. -/ Lev. 20. 11, 12 2 Cor. M6'§e§ and Aar'on fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congre- gation of the children of Is/ra-el. 6 *S 9 And J6sh'u-a the son of Nun, and Ca'- leb the son of Je-phun'neh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes : 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Is/ra-ei, saying, ft 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 ; k a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only 'rebel not ye against the Lord, m neither fear ye the people of the land ; for 71 they are bread for us : their 2 defence is de- parted from them, ° and the Lord is with us : fear them not. 10 p But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And q the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation be- fore all the children of Is/ra-el. 11 f And the Lord said unto Mo'geg, How long will this people r provoke me? and how long will it be ere they s believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? 12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and ' will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them ; ) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land : x for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that v thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 IT Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 16 Because the Lord was not z 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 a longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and trans- gression, and by no means clearing the guilty, b visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. 19 c Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people d according unto the greatness of B.C. 1490. x Ex. 15. 14. Josh. 2. 9,10; 5.1. y Ex. 13. 21 ; 40. 38. ch. 10. 34. Neh. 9. 12. Ps. 78. 14 ; 105. 39. z Deut. 9.28. Josh. 7.9. a Ex. 34.. 6,7. Ps. 103. 8 ; 145. 8. Jonah 4.2. 6 Ex. 20. 5 ; 34. T. c Ex. 34. 9. rf Ps. 106. 45. 13 IT And "WWy "' Mo'ses /Br* said unto ^M the Lord, 4H Then the "^™^Sgfl E-gyp'tian§ shall hear And, behold, the Rod of Aaron was budded. — Num. 17. 8. 172 The murmurers deprived NUMBERS, 14. of entering into the land. B.C. 1490. e Ps. 78. 38. 2 Or, hitherto. /Ps. 106. 23. James 5. 16. 1 John 5. 14, 15, 16. g Ps. 72. 19. h Deut.l. 35. Ps. 95. 11 ; 106. 26. Heb. 8. 17, 18. iGen. 81. thy mercy, and e as thou hast forgiven this people, from E'gypt even 2 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 h Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in E'gypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now % these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice ; jjjfl^nttiffi: k ch. 32. 11. Ezek. 20. 1.5. :i Heb. If theij see theland. I Deut. 1. 36. Josh. 14. 6, 8, 9, 14. m ch. 32. 12. ii Dent. 1.40. o ver. 11. Ex. 10. 28. Matt. 17. 17. ;i Ex. 16. 12. g ver. 23. ch. 26. 05 ; 32. 11. Deut. 1.35. Heb. 3. 17. r See ver. 2. sch.1.45; 20. 64. 23 lc6 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fa- thers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it : 24 But my servant l Ca'leb, because he had another spirit with him, and m hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 25 (Now the Am'a-lek-Ites and the Ca'naan- ites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, n and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses and unto Aar'on, saying, . 27 ° How long shall I bear with this evil con- gregation, which murmur against me ? p I have heard the murmurings of the children of Is'ra-el, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, « As truly as I live, saith the Lord, r as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you : 29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilder- ness ; and s all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I 2 sware to make you dwell therein, ' save Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh, and J6sh'u-a the son of Nun. 31 u But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which x ye have despised. 32 But as for you, "your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall 3 z wander in the wilderness a forty years, and b bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 34 c After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even d forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, e and ye shall know my 4 breach of promise. 35-^1 the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all 3 this evil con- gregation, that are ga- thered together against me : in this wil- derness t h e y | shall be con- sumed, and there they shall die. 36 A And the men, which Mo'- ses 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 upon the land, l died by the plague before the Lord. 38 fc But Josh'u-athe son of Nan, and Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And MS'ses told these sayings unto all the children of ts/ra-el : 'and the people mourned greatly. 40 H And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, m we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised : for we have sinned. 41 And Mo'ses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress n 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 ene- mies. 43 For the Am'a-lek-Ites and the Ca'naan- Ites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword : p because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. 44 9 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top : nevertheless the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, and Mo'ses, departed not out of the camp. B.C. 1490. 2 neb. lifted up my hand. Gen. 14. 22. * ver. 38. ch. 20. 65 ; 32. 12. Deut. 1. 30, 38. u Deut. 1.39. X Ps. 106. 24. V 1 Cor. 10.5. Heb. 3. 17. 3 Or, feed. z eh. 32. . 107. Your Offering shall be ... as though it were the Corn of the Threshingfloor. — Num. 18. 27. Ps. 40. a See Deut. 2. 14. 6 Ezek. 23. 35. o ch. 13. d Ps. 95. 10. Ezek. 4.0. e See 1 Kings 8. 56. Ps.77.8i 105. 42. Heb. 4.1. 4 Or, altering of my inn-pose /ch. 23. 19. g ver. 27, 29. ch. 26. 05. 1 Cor. ID. S. h ch. 13. 81, 32. i 1 Cor. 10. 10. Heb. 3. 17. Jude 5. * ch. 26. 65. Josh. 14. 6, 10. / Ex. 33. 4. m Deut. 1.41. » ver. 25. 2 Chr. 24. 20. o Deut.l. 42. !Chr. i. 2. a Deut. 1.43. 1 T 1 lo The law for NUMBERS, 15. various offerings. b. c. 1490. r ver. 43. Deut. 1. 44. s ch. 21. 3. Judg. 1.17. a ver. 18. Lev. 23. 10. Deut. 7.1. 6 Lev. 1. 2 3. c Lev. / . 16; 22. 18, 21. 2Heb. separa- ting. Lev. 27. 2. d Lev. 28. 8. 12, 36. ch. 28. 19, 27 ; 29.2, 8,13. Deut. 16. 10. e Gen. 8. 21. Ex. 29. 18. /Lev. 2. 1 ; 6. 14. g Ex. 29. 40. Lev. 23. 13. h Lev. 14. 10. ch. 28. 5. i ch. 28. 7,14. fc ch. 28. 12, 14. I Lev. 7. 11. m ch. 28. 12,14. n ch. 28. 45 r Then the Am'a-lek-ites came down, and the Ca'naan-Ites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto s Hor'mah. CHAPTER 15. 1 The law of the meat offering and the drink offering. 13, 29 The stranger is under the same law. 17 The law of the first of the dough for an heave offering. 22 The sacrifice for sin of igno- rance. 30 The punishment of presumption. 32 He that violated the sabbath is stoned. 37 The law of fringes. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, saying, XA. 2 a Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 3 And & will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice c in 2 performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or d in your solemn feasts, to make a e sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock: 4 Then •''shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring 9 a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled h with the fourth part of an hin of oil. 5 * And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 6 fc Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour min- gled with the third part of an hin of oil. 7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an 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 perform- ing a vow, or 'peace offerings unto the Lord: 9 Then shall he bring m with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 11 n Thus shall it be done for one bullock, 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 num- ber. 13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offer- ing 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 genera- tions, and will offer an offering made by An Oil or Wine 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 with you, 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 sojourneth with you. 17 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'gei-s, say- ing, 18 p Speak unto the children of is/ra-el, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, 19 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of 9 the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord. 20 r Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do s the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering in your generations. 22 IT And 'if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Mo'ge§, 23 Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of M6'§e§, from the day that the Lord commanded Mo'ses, and hencefor- ward among your generations ; 24 Then it shall be, u if ought be committed by ignorance 2 without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, x with his meat offering, and his drink offering, accord- ing to the 3 manner, and y one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 25 z And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Is/ra-el, and it shall be forgiven them ; for it is ignorance : and they shall bring their of- fering, 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 chil- dren of Is/ra-el, and the stranger that so- j o u r n e t h among them ; seeing all the people were in igno- rance. 27 IT And a if any soul sin through igno- rance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. 28 5 And the priest shall make an atone- 18. 27-30. ment for the soul that Press. — Num, 174 The rebellion of Korah, NUMBERS, 16. Dathan, and Abiram. b. c. 1490. c ver. 13 2 llcb. doth. d Deut. 17. 12. Ps. 19. IS. llcb. 10. 2li. 2 Pet. 2. 10. 3 I-Ieb. with an high hand. e2Sam. 12.9. Prov. 13. 13. /Lev. 5. J. Ezck. 18. 20. a Ex. 31. 14, 15 : 35. 2. 8. h Lev. 24. 12. i Ex. 81. 14, 15. k Lev. 24. 14. 1 Kings 21. 13. Acts 7. 58. I Deut. 22. 12. Matt. 23.5. m See Deut. 20. 19. Job 31.7. Jer. 0. 14. Ezek. 6.9. n Ps. 73. 27 ; 106. 39. James 4.4. oLev. 11. 44,45. Rom. 12. 1. Col. 1. 22. 1 Pet. 1. 15, 16. cir.1471. o Ex. 0. 21. ch. 20. 9; 27.3. Jude 11. 6ch.26.9. c Ps. 106. 16. sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by igno- rance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him ; and it shall be forgiven him. 29 c Ye shall have one law for him that 2 sin- neth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Is'ra-el, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. 30 IT d But the soul that doeth ought 3 pre- sumptuously, whether 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 e despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his command- ment, that soul shall utterly be cut off ; - f his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 H And while the children of Is'ra-el were in the wilderness, g they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Mo'§e§ and Aar'on, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him h in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 35 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, 'The man shall be surely put to death : all the con- gregation shall k stone him with stones with- out the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned Mm with stones, and he died ; as the Lord commanded Mo'- ses. 37 H And the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, say- ing, 38 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, and bid l them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout 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 m seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use n 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 E'gypt, to be your God : I am the Lord your God. CHAPTER 16. 1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 23 Moses sepa- rateth the people from the rebels' tents. 31 The earth sicall oweth up Korah, and a fire consumeth others. 36 The eensers are re- served to holy use. 41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain bit a plague for murmuring against Moses and Aaron. 46 Aaron by ineense stayeth the plague. "TVTOW a Ko'rah, the son of Iz'har, the son Xi of Ko'hath, the son of Le'vi, and Da'- than and A-bi'ram, the sons of E-li'ab, and On, the son of Pe'leth, sons of Reu'ben, took men: 2 And they rose up before Mo'ses, with cer- tain of the children of Is'ra-el, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, 6 famous in the congregation, men of renown : 3 And c they gathered themselves together against Mo'ses and against Aar'on, and said unto them, 2 Ye take too much upon you, see- ing d all the congregation are holy, every one of them, e and the Lord is among them : wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord ? 4 And when Mo'ses heard it, She fell upon his face : 5 And he spake unto Ko'rah 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 h chosen will he cause to ' come near unto him. 6 This do ; Take you censers, Ko'rah, 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 Le'vi. 8 And Mo'ses said unto Ko'rah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Le'vi: 9 Seemeth it but k a small thing unto you, that the God of Is'ra-el hath 'separated you from the congregation of Is'ra-el, 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 Le'vi with thee : and seek ye the priesthood also ? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: m and what is Aar'on, that ye mur- mur against him ? 12 IT And Mo'ses sent to call Da'than and A-bi'ram, the sons of E-li'ab : which said, We will not come up : 13 n Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, ex- cept thou ° make thyself altogether a prince over us ? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into p a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vine- yards : wilt thou 3 put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 15 And M5'ses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, q Respect not thou their offer- ing: r I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. 16 And Mo'ses said unto Ko'rah, s Be thou and all thy company ' before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aar'on, 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 hundred and fifty censers ; thou also, and Aar'on, each of you his censer. 18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Mo'ses and Aar'on. 19 And Ko'rah gathered all the congrega- b. c. cir.1471. 2 neb. It is much for you. ,1 Ex. 19. 6. c Ex. 29. 4.',. ch. 14. 14 ; 35. 34. /"ch. 14. ver. 3. Lev. 2L 6, 7, 8, 12. 15. It Ex. 28. 1. eh. 17. 5. 1 Sam. 2.28. Ps. 105. 26. i eh.. 3.10. Lev. 10. 3 ; 21. 17, 18. Ezek. 40. 46; 44. 15, 16. /■ 1 Sam. 18. 23. Is. 7. 13. /ch.3.41, 45 ; 8. 14. Deut. 10.8. m Ex 8. 1 Cor. 3.5. 10. n ver. 9. o Ex. 2. 14. Acts 7. 27,35. j, Ex. 3. 8. Lev. 20. 24. 3 Heb. bore out. q Gen. 4. 4,5. r 1 Sam. 12. 3. Acts 20. 33. 2 Cor. 7.2. 5 ver. 6, 7, (1 Sam. 12. 3, 7. 175 The punishment of Korah, NUMBERS, 16. Dathan, and Abiram. B.C. cir.1471. u ver. 42. Ex. 16. 7, W. Lev. 9. 6, 23. ch. 14. 10. x ver. 45. See Gen. 111. 17, 22. Jer. 5 1.0. Acts 2. 41). Rev. 18. 4. ;/ ver. 4i. Ex. 32. 10 ; 33. 5. z ver. eh. 14. 5. a ch. 27. 115. Job 12. 10. Eccles. 12. 7. Is. 57. 16. Zech. 12.1. Heb. 12. !). tion against them unto the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation : and u the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congrega- tion. 20 And the Lord spake unto M6'§es and unto Aar'on, saying, 21 x Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may v consume them in a moment. 22 And they z fell upon their faces, and said, O God, a the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation ? 23 If And the Lord spake unto M6'§es, say- ing, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Ko'rah, Da'than, and A-bi'ram. 25 And MS'ses rose up and went unto Da'- than and A-bi'ram ; and the elders of Is'ra-el followed him. works ; for I have not done them d of mine own mind. 29 If these men die 2 the common death of all men, or if they be e visited after the visi- tation of all men ; then the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord 3 make -^a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow B.C. cir.1471. d ch. 24. 13. Jer. 23. Hi. Ezek. 13. 17. John 5. 30 ; 6. 38. 2 Heb. as every man dieth. He smote the Rock twice and the Water CAME OUT ABUNDANTLY. NulU. 20. 11. h Gen. 10. 12, 14. Is. 52. 11. 2 Cor. 0. 17. Rev. 18. cEx. 3. 12. Deut. . 18. 22. Zech. 2. !), 11 s 4.1). John 5. 36. J/ ^f^¥'/^' 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, b Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Ko'rah, Da'than, and A-bi'ram, on every side : and Da'than and A-bi'ram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little chil- dren. 28 And Mo'ses said, c Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they 9 go down quick into the pit ; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 IT h 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 i all the men that appertained unto Ko'rah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Is'ra-el that were round about e Ex. 20. 5 i 32. 34. Job 35. 15. Is. 10. 3. Jer. 5. 9. 3 Heb. create a credtttre, Is. 45. 7. /•Job 31. 3. Is. 28. 21. ver. 33. Pfl. 55. 1,5. h ch. 26. 10 ; 27. 3. Deut. 11.6. Ps. 106. 17. i See ver. 17 i ch. 26. 11. I Chr. 6. 22, 37. 176 The people do murmur. NUMBERS, 17, 18. Aaron's rod flour •isheth. B.C. cir.1471. k Lev. 10. 2. ch. U. 1. Pa. 106. 18. I vcr. 17. m See Lev. 27. 28. n Prov. 20. 2. Hub. 2. 10. o ch. 17. 10 : 20. 10. Ezek. 14.8. p ch. 3. 10. 2Chr. 20. 18. gch.14.2. Ps. 106. 25. r Ex. 40. 34. $ ver. 19. ch. 20. 6. ( vcr. 21, 24. u ver. 22. ch. 20. 6. x Lev. 10. 6. ell. 1.53; 8. 19; 11. 33 ; 18. 5. 1 Chr. 27. 24. Ps. 106. 20. them fled at the cry of them : for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there k came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed ' the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 H And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 37 Speak unto E'le-a'zar the son of Aar'on the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yon- der ; for m 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 Is'ra-el. 39 And E'le-a'zar the priest took the bra- sen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered ; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar : 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Is'ra-el, p that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aar'on, come near to offer in- cense before the Lord ; that he be not as Ko'rah, and as his company : as the Lord said to him by the hand of Mo'ses. 41 IT But on the morrow q all the con- gregation of the chiklren of Is'ra-el mur- mured against Mo'ses and against Aar'on, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord. 42 And it came to pass, when the congrega- tion was gathered against Mo'ses and against Aar'on, that they looked toward the taber- nacle of the congregation : and, behold, r the cloud covered it, and s the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Mo'ses and Aar'on came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§es, say- ing, 45 * Get you up from among this congre- gation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And u they fell upon their faces. 46 IT And Mo'ses said unto Aar'on, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the al- tar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them : x for there is wrath gone out from the Lord ; the plague is begun. 47 And Aar'on took as Mo'ses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation ; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people : and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 48 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 hundred, be- side them that died about the matter of Ko'- rah. 50 And Aar'on returned unto Mo'se§ unto the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion : and the plague was stayed. CHAPTER 17. 1 Aaron's rod among all the rods of the tribes only flourisheth. 10 // Is left for a monument against the rebels. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- - ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their 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 Aar'on's name upon the rod of Le'vi : for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the taber- nacle of the congregation before the testi- mony, a where I will meet with you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, b whom I shall choose, shall blossom : and I will make to cease from me the mur- murings of the children of Is'ra-el, c whereby they murmur against you. 6 IT And Mo'ses spake unto the children of Is'ra-el, and every one of their princes gave him 2 a rod apiece, for each prince one, ac- cording to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods : and the rod of Aar'on was among their rods. 7 And Mo'ses laid up the rods before the Lord in d the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Mo'ses went into the tabernacle of witness ; and, behold, the rod of Aar'on for the house of Le'vi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 9 And Mo'ses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Is/- ra-el : and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 H And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Bring e Aar'on's rod again before the testimony, to be kept-^foratoken against the 3 rebels; 9 and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 11 And Mo'se§ did so : as the Lord com- manded him, so did he. 12 And the children of Is'ra-el spake unto Mo'ses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. 13 h Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of .the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? CHAPTER 18. 1 The charge of the priests and Leviles. 9 The priests' 1 portion. 21 The Leviles 1 portion. 25 The heave offering to the priests out of the Leviles' 1 portion. AND the Lord said unto Aar'on, a Thou X"\_ and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall 6 bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Le'vi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be c joined unto thee, and d minister unto thee : but e thou and thy sons b. c. cir.1471. a Ex. 25. 22; 20. 42, 43 ; .'». 36. bch.16.5. : ch. 16. 11. 2 Heb. a rod/or one prince, a rod for one prince. d Ex. 38. 21. ch. 18. 2. Acts 7. 44. c Heb. 9. 4. /ch. 16. .38. 3 Heb. chUdren of rebel- lion. g ver. 5. h ch. 1. 51,53; 18. 4, 7. a ch. 17. 13. b Ex. 28. c See Gen. 29.34. d ch. 3. 6,7. e ch. 3. 10. 12 177 The charge of the priests and Levites. NUMBERS, 18. The portion of the priests. B.C. cir.1471. /ch. 3. 25,31,36. g ch. 1(1. 40. Ach.4 15. * Ex. 27. 21 ; 30. 7. Lev. 24. 3. ch. 8 2. I ch. IS. 46. m ch. 3. 12, 45. n ch. 3. 9; 8. 19. o ver. 5. ch. 3. 10. i) Heb. 9. 3,6. q Lev. 6. 16, 18, 26; 7. 6,32. ch. 5. 9. r Ex. 29. 29; 40. 13, 15. s Lev. 2. 2, 3 ; 10. 12, 13. t Lev. 4. 22,27; 6. 25, 26. u Lev. 5. 1 ; 7. 7 ; 10. 12 ; 14. 13. x Lev. 6. 16,18,26, 29 ; 7. 6. J/ Ex. 29. 27, 28. Lev. 7. 30, 34. 2 Lev. 10. 14. Deut. 18. 3. a Lev. 22. 2. 3, 11, 12, 13. 6 Ex. 23. 19. IX-ut. 18.4. Neh. 10. 35. 36. 2 Heb. fat. ver. 29. c Ex. 22. 29. d Ex. 22. 29 ; 23. 19; 34. 26. Lev. 2. 14. ch. 15. 19. Deut. 26.2. e ver. 11. /Lev. 27.23. g Ex. 13. 2 ; 22. 29. Lev. 27. 26. ch. 3. 13. with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and f the charge of all the taberna- cle : 9 only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, 'Hhat 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 : 1 and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep k the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: 'that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Is/- ra-el. 6 And I, behold, I have m taken your brethren the Le'vites from among the children of Is'ra-el: m to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore ° thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and p within the vail ; and ye shall serve : 1 have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift : and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 8 II And the Lord spake unto Aar'on, Be- hold, q I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hal- lowed things of the children of Is/ra-el ; unto thee have I given them r by reason of the anointing, 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 their's, every s meat offering of their's, and every ' sin offering of their's, and every "trespass offering of their's, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 10 x 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 ; y the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of is/ra-el : I have given them unto 2 thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever : a every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 12 6 All the 2 best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, c the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee. 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, d which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine ; e every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. 14 /Every thing devoted in is/ra-el shall be thine. 15 Every thing that openeth "the matrix in 1 They went dp Mount Hor. — 20. 27. all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whe- ther it be of men or beasts, shall be thine : never- theless 7l the firstborn of man shalt thou sure- ly redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou re- deem. 16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, % according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, k 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 : m 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 n wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine. 19 °A11 the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of is/ra-el offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a sta- tute for ever : p it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee. INTO Num. B.C. cir.1471. h Ex. 13 13 ; 34. 20. i Lev. 27. 2,6. eh. 3. 47. /,■ Ex. 39. 13. Lev. 27. 25. ch. 3. 47. Ezek. 45. 12. /Deut. 15. 19. m Lev. 3 n Ex. 29. 26, 28. Lev. 7. 31,32,34, o ver. 11. P Lev. 2. 13. 2Chr. 13. 5. 78 The Levites' part of the heave offering. NUMBERS, 18. The priests' part of the heave offering. q Deut. 1(1. :> ; 12. 12 i M. 27, 29 i 18. 1, 2. Josh. 13. 14, 33 ; 14. 3.; 18.7. Ps. 16. 5. Ezck. 44.28. r ver. 24, 20. Lev. 27. 30, 82. Nth. in. 37 : 12. 44. Hub. 7. 5, 8, I). k ch. 3. 7,8. (cb. 1.51. u Lev. 22. 9. 2 Heb. to (Vie. X ch. 3. j/ ver. 21. 20 IT And the Lord spake unto Aar'on, Thou shalt have no in- heritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them : q I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Is/ra-el. 21 And, behold, r I have given the children of Le'vi all the tenth in is/ra-el for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even s the ser- vice of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 * Neither must the children of Is/ra-el henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, "lest they bear sin, 2 and die. 23 ^But the Le'vites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your 'ge- nerations, that among the children of Is/ra-el they have no inheri- tance. 24 y But the tithes of the children of Is/ra-el, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given n. c. cir.1471, z ver. 20. Deut. 10. 9; 14.27. 29; 18, 1. rNeh. to the Le'vites to inherit : therefore I have said unto them, 2 Among the children of Is'ra-el they shall have no in- heritance. 25 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Le'- vites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Is/- ra-el the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the Lord, even a a tenth part of the tithe. 27 b And this your heave offer- J b ver. 30. ing shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Is'- ra-el ; and ye shall give thereof the Lord's heave offering to Aar'on the priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offer- ing of the Lord, of all the 2 best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have And the Lord sadd unto Moses, Make thee a Fiery Serpent and set it upon a Pole. — Num. 21. 8. 179 The water of separation. NUMBERS, 19, 20. The law for the use of it. B.C. cir.1471. d Matt. 10. 10. Luke 10. 7. 1 Cor. 9. 13. 1 Tim. 5. 18. e Lev. 10. 8 ; 22. IB. /Lev. 22. 2,15. a Deut. 21.3. 1 Sam. 6.7. b Lev. 4. 12, 21 ; 16. 27. Heb. 13. 11. c Lev. 4. 6; 16. 14, 19. Hcb. 9. 13. d Ex. 29. 14. Lev. 4. 11, 12. e Lev. 14. 4, 6, 49. /Lev. 11. 25 ! 15. 5. g Heb. 9. 13. h ver. 13, 20, 21. ch. 31. 23. i ver. 16. Lev. 21. 1. ch. 5. 2 i 9. 6, 10 ; 31. 10. Lam. 4. 14. Hag. 2. 13. 2 Heb. soul of man. k ch. 31. 19. I Lev. 15. 31. heaved the best thereof from it, c then it and that soul shall be cut off from Ls'ra-el: shall be counted unto the Le'vites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households : for it is d your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 32 And ye shall e 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 ts'ra-el, lest ye die. CHAPTER 19. 1 The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer. 11 The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'se§ and unto J\. Aar'on, saying, 2 This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of ls'ra-el, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, a and upon which never came yoke : 3 And ye shall give her unto E'le-a'zar the priest, that he may bring her 6 forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face : 4 And E'le-a'zar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and c sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times : 5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight ; d her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn : 6 And the priest shall take e cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 7 f 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 priest shall be unclean until the even. 8 And he that burnetii her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 9 And a man that is clean shall gather up 9 the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of ls'ra-el h for a water of separa- tion : it is a purification for sin. 10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : and it shall be unto the chil- dren of ls'ra-el, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever. 11 IT * He that toucheth the dead body of any 2 man shall be unclean seven days. 12 k He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean : but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. 13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not him- self, l defileth the tabernacle of the Lord ; because m the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean ; n his uncleanness is yet upon him. 14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every °open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 16 And p whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the 2 q ashes of the burnt heifer of purifi- cation for sin, and 3 running water shall be put thereto in a vessel : 18 And a clean person shall take r hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave : 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: s and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. 20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, be- cause he hath * defiled the sanctuary of the Lord : the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him ; he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes ; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. 22 And "whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean ; and x the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. CHAPTER 20. 1 The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dieth. 2 They murmur for want of water. 7 Moses smiting the rock bringeth forth water at Meribah. 14 Moses at Kadesh desireth passage through Edom, which is denied him. 22 At mount Hor Aaron resigneth his place to Eleasar, and dieth. HEN "came the children of ls'ra-el, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month : and the people abode in Ka'desh ; and h Mir'i-am died there, and was buried there. 2 c And there was no water for the congre- gation: d and they gathered themselves to- gether against Mo'ses and against Aar'on. 3 And the people e chode with Mo'ses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died f when our brethren died before the Lord ! 4 And 9 w hy have ye brought up the con- gregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there ? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of E'gypt, to bring us in unto this evil T B. C. cir.1471. ni ver. 9. ch. 8. 7. n Lev. 7. 20 ; 22. 3. o Ley. 11. 32. ch. 31. 20. p ver. 11. 2 Heb. dust. g ver. 9. 3 Heb. living waters shall be given, Gen. 26. 19. rPs.51.7. s T.ev. 14. 9. t ver. 13. « Hag. 2. 13. x Lev. 15. 5. 1453. a ch. 33. 36. b Ex. 15. 20. ch. 26. 59. c Ex. 17. 1. d ch. 16. 19, 42. e Ex. 17. 2. ch. 14. 2. /ch. 11. 1,33; 14. 37 i 16. 32, 35, 49. i Ex. 17. 3. 180 Moses bring eth water from the rock. NUMBERS, 20. Moses asketh passage through Edom. B.C. 1453. h ch. 14. 5 ; 16. 4, 22, 45. i ch. 14. 10. k Ex. 17. 5. I Neh. 9. 15. Ps. 78. 1.5, 16 ; l"j. 41 i 114.8. Is.4S.20; 48.21. m ch. 17. 10. n Ps. 106. o Ex. 17. 6. Deut. 8. 15. 1 Cor. 10.4. p ch. 27. 14. Deut. 1. 37;3.26; 32.51. g Lev. 10. 3. Ezek. 20.41; 36.23; 38.16. 1 Pet. 3. 15. r Deut. 33. 8. Ps. 95. 8; 106. 32, &c. 2 That is, Strife. See Ex. 17.7. s Judg. U. 16, 17. t Deut. 2. 4, Sec. ; 23.7. Obad. 10, 12. 3Heb. found us, Ex. 18. 8. u Gen. 46.6. Acts 7. IS. place ? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates ; neither is there any water to drink. 6 And Mo'ses and Aar'on went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and h they fell upon their faces : and ' the glory of the Lord appeared unto them. 7 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 8 k Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aar'on thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes ; and it shall give forth his water, and ' thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock : so thou shalt give the con- gregation and their beasts drink. 9 And Mo'ses took the rod m from before the Lord, as he commanded him. 10 And Mo'ses and Aar'on gathered the congregation to- gether before the rock, and he said unto them, "Hear now, ye rebels ; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Mo'ses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice : and ° the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses and Aar'on, Be- cause p ye believed me not, to q sanc- tify me in the eyes of the children of Is'ra-el, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. 13. r This is the water of 2 Mer'i- bah ; because the children of Is'ra-el strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them. 14 IT s And Mo'ses sent messengers from Ka'desh unto the king of E'dom, { Thus saith thy brother Is ' ra - el, Thou knowest all the travel that hath 3 befallen us : 15 u How our fa- thers went down into E'gypt, x and we have dwelt in E'gypt a long time ; y and the E-gj? p'- tians vexed us, and our fathers : 16 And z when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and " sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of E'gypt : and, behold, we are in Ka'desh, a city in the uttermost of thy border : 17 b Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country : we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells : we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. B.C. 1453. X Ex. 12. 40. v Ex. 1. 11. &c. Deut. 26.6. Acts 7. 19. z Ex. 2. 23 ; 3. 7. a Ex. 3. •> ; 14. )9; 23. 20;33.2. b See ch. 21.22. Deut. 2. 27. And the Angel of THE LOBD 181 stood in a Naerow Place. — Num. 22. 26. The death of Aaron in Hor. NUMBERS, 21. The people bitten by fiery serpents. B.C. 1453. c Deut. 2. 6,28. rf Judg. 11. 17. e See Deut. 2. 27, 29. /Deut. 2. 4, 5, 8. Judg. 11. 18. g eh. 33. 37. Ach.21.4. i Gen. 25. 8. eh. 27. 13; 31.2. Deut. 32. 50. k ver. 12. 2 Heb. mouth. I eh. 33. 38. Deut. 32. 50. m Ex. 20. 29, 30. 1452. n ch. 33. 38. Deut.10. 6 ; 32. 50. oSo Deut. 34.8. 1452. a ch. 33. 40. See Judg. 1. 16. !> ch. 13. 21. c Gen. 28. ■ 20. Judg. 11. 30. d Lev. 27. 28. 3 That is, Utter de- struction. e ch. 20. 22; 33.41. /Judg. 11. 18. 4 Or, grieved. b Heb. short- ened, Ex. (1. 9. g Ps. 78. 19. 18 And E'dom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. 19 And the children of Is'ra-el said unto him, We will go by the high way : and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, c then I will pay for it : I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 20 And he said, d Thou shalt not go through. And E'dom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus E'dom e refused to give Is'ra-el passage through his border: wherefore Is'- ra-el -^ turned away from him. 22 U And the children of Is'ra-el, even the whole congregation, journeyed from ? Ka'- desh, h and came unto mount Hor. 23 And the Lord spake unto M6'§es and Aar'on in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of E'dom, saying, 24 Aar'on shall be x gathered unto his peo- ple : for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Is/- ra-el, because k ye rebelled against my 2 word at the water of Mer'i-bah. 25 'Take Aar'on and E'le-a'zar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor : 26 And strip Aar'on of his garments, and put them upon E'le-a'zar his son : and Aar'on shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 27 And Mo'ses did as the Lord commanded : and tbey went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 TO And Mo'ses-s stripped Aar'on of his gar- ments, and put them upon E'le-a'zar his son ; and n Aar'on died there in_ the top of the mount: and Mo'se§ and E'le-a'zar came down from the mount. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aar'on was dead, they mourned for Aar'on ° thirty days, even all the house of Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 21. 1 Israel with some loss destroy the Canaanites at Hormah. 4 The people murmuring are plagued with fiery seriients. 7 They re- penting are healed by a orasen serpent. 10 Sundry journeys of the Israelites. 21 Sihon is overcome, 33 and Og. AND when a king A'rad the Ca'naan-ite, II. which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Is'ra-el came b by the way of the spies ; then he fought against Is/ra-el, and took some of them prisoners. 2 c And Is'ra-el vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this peo- ple into my hand, then d I will utterly de- stroy their cities. 3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of is'ra-el, and delivered up the Ca'naan-ites ; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities : and he called the name of the place 3 Hor'mah. 4 H And e they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to -^compass the land of E'dom: and the soul of the people was much 4 5 discouraged because of the way. 5 And the people g spake against God, and against Mo'se§, h Wherefore have ye brought us up out of E'gypt to die in the wilderness ? for there is no bread, neither is there any water ; and * our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And k the Lord sent l fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people ; and much people of Is'ra-el died. 7 1 m Therefore the people came to Mo'ses, and said, We have sinned, for n we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee ; ° pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Mo'§e§ prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And p Mo'se§ made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. 10 IT And the children of is/ra-el set forward, and 2 pitched in O'both. 11 And they journeyed from O'both, and r pitched at 2 1'je-ab'a-rim, in the wilderness which is before Mo'ab, toward the sunrising. 12 IT s Prom thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Za'red. 13 Prom thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Ar'non, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Am'o-rites : for * Ar'non is the border of Mo'ab, between Mo'ab and the Am'o-rites. 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, 3 What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Ar'non, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, u and *lieth upon the border of Mo'ab. 16 And from thence they went x to Be'er : that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17 IT ^Then Is'ra-el sang this song, 5 Spring up, O well ; 6 sing ye unto it : 18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of z the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mat'ta-nah : 19 And from Mat'ta-nah to Na-ha'li-el : and from Na-ha'li-el to Ba'moth : 20 And from Ba'moth in the valley, that is in the 7 country of Mo'ab, to the top of 8 PIs'- gah, which looketh "toward 9 Jesh'i-m5n. 21 IT And 6 Is'ra-el sent messengers unto Si'- hon king of the Am'o-rites, saying, 22 c Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyard ; we will not drink of the waters of the well : but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders. 23 d And Si'hon would not suffer Is'ra-el to pass through his border : but Si'hon gathered all his people together, and went out against B.C. 1452. h Ex. 1(1. 3 | 17.3. ich. 11.6. k 1 Cor. 10. 9. I Deut. 8. 15. m Ps. 78. 34. n ver. 5. o Ex. 8. 8, 28. 1 Sam. 12. 19. 1 Kings 13.6. Acts 8. 24. p 2 Kings 18.4. John 3. 14, 15. rj ch. 33. 43. >■ ch. 33. 44. 2 Or, Heapsof Abarim. s Deut. 2 13. t ch. 22. 30. Judg. 11. 18. 3 Or, Voheb in Svphah. «Deut.2. 18, 29. 4 Heb. tcaneth. x Judg. 9. 21. V Ex. 15. 1. Ps. 105. 2 ; 106.12. 5 Heb. Ascend. 6 Or, answer. z Is. 33.22 7 Heb. field. 8 Or, The hill. a ch. 23. 28. 9 Or, The wilder- ness. h Deut. 2. 20, 27. Judg. 11. 19. cch. 20.17. d Deut. 29.7. 182 Og is overcome. NUMBERS, 22. Balak sendeth for Balaam. B.C. 1452. e Deut. 2. 32. Judg.ll. 20. /'Deut. 2. 33 ; 29. 7. JobIi. 12. 1, 2 ; 24.8. Nch. 9. 22. Fs. MS. 111. 11 ; 130. 10. Amos 2. 9. 2 Heb. dautjlt- ters. 17 Jer. 48. 45, 4(i. A Deut. 2. 9, 18. Ib. Id. 1. i Judg. 11. 24. 1 Kini;s 11.7,33. 2 KingB 23. 13. Jer. 48. 7,13. k Jer. 48. 18, 22. I Is. 1.5. 2. m ch. 32. 1. Jer. 48. ii Deut. 3. 1 ; 29. 7. o Josh. 13. 12. p Deut. 3 2 j ver. 24. Ps. 135. 10, 11 ; 136.2(1. r Deut. 3. 3, 4, Sx. Is 'ra-el into the wilderness : e and he came to Ja'haz, and fought against 1§ 'ra-el. 24 And-f Is'ra-el smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Ar'- non unto Jab'bok, even unto the children of Am'mon: for the border of the children of Am'mon was strong. 25 And ts'ra-el took all these cities : and !§'- ra-el dwelt in all the cities of the Am'o-rites, in Hesh'bOn, and in all the 2 villages thereof. 26 For Hgsh'bon was the city of Si'hon the king of the Am'o-rites, who had fought against the former king of Mo'ab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Ar'non. 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into H6sh'b5n, let the city of Si'- hon be built and prepared : 28 For there is s a fire gone out of Hesh'bbn, a flame from the city of Si'hon : it hath con- sumed h Av of Mo'ab, and the lords of the high places of Ar'non. 29 Woe to thee, Mo'ab! thou art undone, people of ' Che'mQsh : he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into capti- vity unto Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites. 30 We have shot at them; Hesh'bon is perished even k unto Di'bon, and we have laid them waste even unto No'- phah, which reacheth unto l Med'e-ba. 31 IT Thus l§'ra-el dwelt in the land of the Am'o-rites. 32 And Mo'se§> sent to spy out m Ja'- a-zer, and they took the villages there- of, and drove out the Am'o-rites that were there. 33 «T n And they turned and went up by the way of Ba'shan : and Og the king of Ba'- shan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle ° at Ed're-i. 34 And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, p Fear him not : for I have deli- vered himinto thy hand, and all his people, and his land ; and q thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites, which dwelt at Hesh'bSn. 35 r So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive : and they possessed his land. CHAPTER 22. 1 Balafc's first message for Bala- am is refused. 1.5 His second message ohtaineth him. 22 An angel would hare slain him, if his ass had not saved him. 36 Balak enterlainetk him. ward, and pitched in the plains of Mo'ab on this side Jor'dan by Jer'i-cho. 2 IT And 6 Ba'lak the son of Zip'por saw all that Is 'ra-el had done to the Am'o-rites. 3 And c Mo'ab was sore afraid of the peo- ple, because they were many: and Mo'ab was distressed because of the children of I§ 'ra-el. 4 And Mo'ab said unto d the elders of Mld'- i-an, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Ba'lak the son of Zip'por was king of the Mo'ab-ites at that time. 5 e He sent messengers therefore unto Ba'- laam the son of Be'or to -^ Pe'thor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, say- ing, Behold, there is a people come out from E'gypt : behold, they cover the 2 face of the earth, and they abide | over against me : -^ B.C. 1452. h Judg. 11.25. c Ex. 15. 15. t/ch.31.8. Josh. 13. 21. e Deut. 23.4. Josh. 13. Tl : 24. 9. Neh. 13. 1.2. Mic.6.5. 2 Pet. 2. 15. Jude 11. Rev. 2. 14. /Seech. 23. 7. Deut. 23. 4. 2 Heb. eye. ~ o ch. 33. AND a th XI Is 'ra- the children of el set for- Thence he might see the Utmost Part of the People. — Num. 22. 41. 183 Balaam is directed to go. NUMBERS, 22. Balaam's ass speaketh. b. c. 1452. pch.23.7. h 1 Sam. 9. 7, 8. k ver. 20. Gen. 20. 3. 2 Heb. / shalljire- I'ail in fighting against him. I ch. 23. 20. Rom. 11. 29. 3 Heb. Be not tkoK letted from, GfC. n ch. 21. 13. o 1 Kings 22. 14. 2Chr. 18. 13. v ver. 8. q ver. 9. r ver. 35. eh. 23. 12, 26 i 24. 13. « Ex. 4.24. 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, 9 curse me this people ; for they are too mighty for me : peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land : for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. 7 And the elders of Mo'ab and the elders of Mid'i-an departed with h the rewards of di- vination in their hand ; and they came unto Ba'laam, and spake unto him the words of Ba'lak. 8 And he said unto them, * Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me : and the princes of Mo'ab abode with Ba'laam. 9 k And God came unto Ba'laam, and said, What men are these with thee ? 10 And Ba'laam said unto God, Ba'lak the son of Zip'por, king of Mo'ab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 Behold, there is a people come out of E'gypt, which covereth the face of the earth : come now, curse me them ; peradventure 2 1 shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12 And God said unto Ba'laam, Thou shalt not go with them ; thou shalt not curse the people : for l they are blessed. 13 And Ba'laam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Ba'lak, Get you into your land : for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 14 And the princes of Mo'ab rose up, and they went unto Ba'lak, and said, Ba'laam refuseth to come with us. 15 IT And Ba'lak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Ba'laam, and said to him, Thus saith Ba'lak the son of Zip'por, 3 Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me : 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me : m come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Ba'laam answered and said unto the servants of Ba'lak, m If Ba'lak would give me his house full of silver and gold, ° I can not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, p tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. 20 q And God came unto Ba'laam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them ; but r yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 21 And Ba'laam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Mo'ab. 22 IT And God's anger was kindled because he went : s and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And *the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand : and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field : and Ba'laam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Ba'laam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Ba'laam : and Ba'- laam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. 28 And the Lord u opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Ba'laam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times ? 29 And Ba'laam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me : I would there were a sword in mine hand, '"for now would I kill thee. 30 y And the ass said unto Ba'laam, Am not I thine ' ass, 2 upon which thou hast ridden 3 ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee ? And he said, Nay. 31 Then the Lord z opened the eyes of Ba'- laam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he "bowed down his head, and 4 fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times ? behold, I went out 5 to with- stand thee, because thy way is b perverse be- fore me : 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times : unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 And Ba'laam said unto the angel of the Lord, c I have sinned ; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me : now therefore, if it 6 displease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the Lord said unto Ba'laam, Go with the men : d but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Ba'laam went with the princes of Ba'lak. 36 IT And when Ba'lak heard that Ba'laam was come, e he went out to meet him unto a city of Mo'ab, f which is in the border of Ar'non, which is in the utmost coast. 37 And Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee ? where- fore earnest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed 9 to promote thee to honour ? 38 And Ba'laam said unto Ba'lak, Lo, I am b. c. 14B2. tSee2 Kings G. ir. Dan. 10. 7. Acts 22. 9. 2 Pet. 2. 16. Jude 11. w 2 Pet. 2. 16. x Prov. 12. 10. y 2 Pet. 2. 16. 2 lleb. who hast ridden upon me. 3 Or, ever since thou wast,&c. z See Geu.21. 19. 2 Kings 6.17. Luke 24. 16, 31. a Ex. 34. 8. 4 Or, bowed himself. 5 Heb. to be an ad- versary untoihee. b 2 Pet. 2. 14, 15. c 1 Sam. 15. 24, 30; 26. 21. 2 Sum. 12. 13. Job 34. 31, 32. 6 Heb. be evil in thine eyes, d ver. 20. e Gen. 14. /ch. 21. 13. g ver. 17. ch. 24.11. 184 Bulak's sacrifice. NUMBERS, 23. Balaam's parable. B. c. 1452. h ch. 23. 2Ci 2-1.13 1 Kings 22. 14. 2 Chr. 18. 13. 2 Or, A city nf streets. i Dcut. 12.2. come unto thee : have I now any power at all to say any thing? ''the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39 And Ba'laam went with Ba'lak, and they came unto 2 Kir'jath-hu'zoth. 40 And Ba'lak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Ba'laam, and to the princes that were with him. 41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Ba'lak took Ba'laam, and brought him up into the l high places of Ba'al, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. CHAPTER 23. 1, 13, 28 Balak's sacrifice. 7, 18 Balaam's parable. AND Ba'laam said unto Ba'lak, "Build XI me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Ba'lak did as Ba'laam had 7 And he 9 took up his parable, and said, Ba'lak the king of MQ'ab hath brought me from A'ram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, h Come, curse me Ja'cob, and come, l defy Is/ra-el. 8 k How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied ? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him : lo, { the people shall dwell alone, and m shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 n Who can count the dust of Ja'cob, and the number of the fourth part of is/ra-el? Let 2 me die °the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his ! b. c. 1452. a ver. 18. ch.24. 3, 15,23. Job 27. 1 i 29. 1. Pb. 78. 2. Ezck.17. 2. Mic.2.4. Hub. 2.U. /; ch. 22. G, 11, 17. 1 1 Sum. 17. 10. k U. 47. 12, 13. / Unit. 88. 28. m Ex. 33. IB. Ezra 9. 2. Eph. 2. 14. ;iGcn.l3. Ill; 22.17. LMMj.my soul, or, my life. o Ps, 116. 15. V "\ &» b ver. 14, 30. d ch.24. 1. 3 Or, he went solitary. e ver. 16. /ver. 16. ch. 22.35. Deut. 18. 18. Jer. 1. 9. *".- spoken ; and Ba'lak and Ba'laam 6 offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Ba'laam said unto Ba'lak, c Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go : per adven- ture the Lord will come d to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And 3 he went to an high place. 4 e And God met Ba'laam : and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 5 And the Lord -fput a word in Ba'laam's mouth, and said, Return unto Ba'lak, and thus thou shalt speak. 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Mo'ab. Plains of Shittim and Mountains of Moab. Num. 25. 11 And Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, What hast thou done unto me ? p I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And he answered and said, q Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth ? 13 And Ba'lak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all : and curse me them from thence. 14 IT And he brought him into the field of Zo'phim, to the top of 3 Pis'gah, r and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Ba'lak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Ba'laam, and s put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Ba'lak, and say thus. p ch. 22. 11,17; 24. 10. q ch. 22. 38. 3 Or, The hill. i' ver. 1,2. 8 ver. 5. ch. 22.35. 185 Balaam prophesieth the NUMBERS, 24. happiness of Israel. b. c. 1452. ( Judg. 3. 20. u 1 Sam. 15.29. Mai. 3. 6. Rom. 11. 21). Tit. 1. 2. James 1. ir. x Gen. 12. 2 ; 22. 17. ch.22.I2. y Rom. 4. 7,8. z Ex. 13. 21 i 2a. 45, 4t> ; 33. 14. a Ps. 89. 15. bch.24.8. c Deut. 33. 17. Job 39. 10, 11. 2 Or, in. d Ps. 31. 19 ; 44. 1. e Gen. 49. 9. /Gen. 49. 27. g ver. 12. ch. 22.38. 1 Kings 22. 14. h ver. 13. tch. 21.20. k ver. 1. a ch. 23. 3, 15. 3 Heb. to the meet- ing of enchant- ments. och.2. 2, &c. c ch. II. 25. 1 Sum. 10. 10; 19. 20, 23. 2 Chr. 15. I. d ch. 23. 7. 18. 4 Heb. who had his eyes shut, but now opened. e See 1 Sam. 19. 24. Ezek. 1. 28. Dan. 8. 18 ; 10. 1.5, 16. 2 Cor. 12. 2, 3, 4. Rev. 1. 1(1, 17. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Mo'ab with him. And Ba'lak said unto him, What hath the Lokd spoken ? 18 And he took up his parable, and said, 'Rise up, Ba'lak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zip'por : 19 u God is not a man, that he should lie ; neither the son of man, that he should re- pent : hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless : and x he hath blessed ; and I cannot reverse it. 21 ^He hath not beheld iniquity in Ja'cob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Is/ra-el : z the Lord his God is with him, a and the shout of a king is among them. 22 6 God brought them out of E'gypt; he hath as it were c the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment 2 against Ja'cob, neither is there any divination against Is/ra-el: according to this time it shall be said of Ja'cob and of Is/ra-el, d What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up e as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion : -^ he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 IT And Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Ba'laam answered and said unto Ba'- lak, Told not I thee, saying, S A11 that the Lord speaketh, that I must do ? 27 II And Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, h 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 Ba'lak brought Ba'laam unto the top of Pe'or, that looketh * toward Jesh'i-mon. 29 And Ba'laam said unto Ba'lak, k Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. 30 And Ba'lak did as Ba'laam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. CHAPTER 24. 1 Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesieth the happiness of Israel. 10 Balak in anger dismisseth him. 15 He prophesieth of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations. AND when Ba'laam saw that it pleased XJL the Lord to bless Is/ra-el, he went not, as at a other times, 3 to seek for enchant- ments, but he set his face toward the wilder- ness. 2 And Ba'laam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Is/ra-el 6 abiding in his tents according to their tribes ; and c the spirit of God came upon him. 3 d And he took up his parable, and said, Ba'laam the son of Be'or hath said, and the man i whose eyes are open hath said : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, e falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Ja'cob, and thy tabernacles, O Is'ra-el ! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, -^ as the trees of lign aloes g which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be h in many waters, and his king shall be higher than 1 A'gag, and his k kingdom shall be exalted. 8 l God brought him forth out of E'gypt ; he hath as it were the strength of an uni- corn : he shall m eat up the nations his ene- mies, and shall n break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 p He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion : who shall stir him up ? 9 Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 II And Ba'lak's anger was kindled against Ba'laam, and he r smote his hands together : and Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, s 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 kept thee back from honour. 12 And Ba'laam said unto Ba'lak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sent- est unto me, saying, 13 u If Ba'lak 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 ; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak ? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people : come therefore, and X I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people v in the latter days. 15 H z And he took up his parable, and said, Ba'laam the son of Be'or 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, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : 17 a I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come 6 a Star out of Ja'cob, and c a Sceptre shall rise out of Is/ra-el, and shall 2 smite the cor- ners of Mo'ab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And d E'dom shall be a possession, Se'ir also shall be a possession for his enemies ; and Is/ra-el shall do valiantly. 19 e Out of Ja'cob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 20 % And when he looked on Am'a-lek, he took up his parable, and said, Am'a-lek was 3 the first of the nations ; but his latter end i shall be that he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Ke'nites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwell- 186 Israel committeth NUMBERS, 25. whoredom and idolatry. B.C. 1452. 2 Hob. Kain, Gen. 15. 19. 3 Or, how long shall it be ere Asshw earn/ thee away captive f /Gen. 10. 4. Dan. 11. 30. <7 Gen. 10. 21, 25. ft See eh. 31.8. a eh. S3. 49. Josh. 2. 1. Mic.6.5. 6 eh. 31. l(i. 1 Cor. 10. 8. c Josh. 22. 17. Ps. 100. 28. Hos. 9. 10. d Ex. 34. 15, Hi. 1 Cor. 10. 20. e Ex. 20.5. /Ps. 100. 20. ingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 22 Nevertheless 2 the Ke'nite shall be wasted, 3 until As'shur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this ! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of f Chit'tim, and shall afflict As'shur, and shall afflict s E'ber, and he also shall perish for ever. 25 And Ba'laam rose up, and went and h re- turned to his place : and Ba'lak also went his way. CHAPTER 25. 1 Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry. 6 Phinehas killelh Zimri and Cozbi. 10 God therefore giveth him an ever- lasting priesthood. 16 The Midianites are to be vexed. AND Is/ra-el abode in a Shit'tini, and b the J\. people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Mo'ab. 2 And c they called the people unto d the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and e b o w e d down to their gods. 3 And Is/- ra-el joined himself unto Ba'al-pe'or: and f the an- ger of the Lord was kindled against Is/- ra-el. He laid his Hands upon him and gave him a Charge. — Num. 27. 23. 187 4 And the Lord said unto Mo'ijses, 9 Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, h that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Is/ra-el. 5 And Mo'ses said unto * the judges of Is/ra-el, k Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Ba'al-pe'or. 6 IT And, behold, one of the children of Is/- ra-el came and brought unto his brethren a Mid'i-an-I'tish woman in the sight of Mo'seg, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Is/ra-el, ' who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 7 And m when PMn'e-has, n the son of E'le- a'zar, the son of Aar'on 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 Is/ra-el into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Is/ra-el, and the woman through her belly. So ° the plague was stayed from the children of Is/ra-el. 9 And P those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 H And the Lord spake unto M6'ge§, say- ing, 11 q Phm'e-has, the son of E'le-a'zar, the son of Aar'on the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Is/ra-el, while he was zealous 2 for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Is/ra-el in r my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, s Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace : 13 And he shall have it, and ' his seed after him, even the covenant of w an everlasting priesthood ; because he was x zealous for his God, and ^made an atone- ment for the chil- dren of Is/ra-el. 14 Now the name of the 1s/- ra-el-ite that was slain, even that was slain with the Mid'i- an-I'tish woman, was Zim'ri, the son of Sa'lu, a prince of a 3 chief house among the Sim'e-on-ites. 15 And the name of the Mid'i-an-I'tish woman that was slain was CSz'bi, the daughter of z Zur; he was head over a peo- ple, and of a chief house in Mid'- i-an. n. c. 1452. f/ Deut. 4. 8. Josh. 22. 17. ft ver. 11. Dent. 13. 17. i Ex. 18. 21, 26. I: Ex. 32. 27. Deut. 13. 6, '.i, 18, 16. (Joel2.17. m Ph. 106. 80. ,i Ex. 0. 25. Ps. 106. ;; Deut. 4.3. 1 Cor. 10. 8. 7 Ps. 106. 80. 2Heb. with my zeal : See 2 Cor. 11.2. r Ex. 20. Deut. 32. 10. 21. 1 Kings 14. 22. Ps. 78. 58. Ezck. 16. 38. Zeph. 1. 18 ; 3. 8. s Mai. 2. 4, 5; 3.1. « See 1 Chr. 6. 4, &c. ii Ex. 40. 1.5. X Acts 22. 3. Rom. 10. 2. il Hcb. 2. 17. JHeb. house of afather. z eh. 31.8. Josh. 13. 21. Tlie, sum of all Israel NUMBERS, 26. taken in the plains of Moab. B.C. 1452. ach.31.2. b ch. 31. 16. Rev. 2. 14. a Ex. 30. 12; 38. 25, 28. ch. 1. 2. 6ch. 1. 3. c ver. 63. ch.22. 1 j 31. 12 ; 33. 48; 35. 1. d ch. 1. 1. Ex. 0. 14. 1 Chr. 5. 1. /ch. 16. 1,2. a ch. 16. 32, 35. h ch. 10. 38. Seel Cor. 10. 6. 2 Pet. 2. 6. i Ex. 6. 24. 1 Chr. li. 22. k Gen. 46. 10. Ex. 6.15, Jemuel. nChr.4. 2-i, Jwib. m Gen. 46. 10, Zohar. n Gen. 46. 16, Ziphicm. 16 IT And the Loed spake unto M6'§e§, say- ing, 17 a Vex the MId'i-an-ites, and smite them : 18 For they vex you with their b wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Pe'or, and in the matter of C5z'bi, the daughter of a prince of Mid'i-an, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Pe'or's sake. CHAPTER 26. 1 The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab. 52 The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land. SI The families and number of the Levites. 63 None were left of them which were numbered at Sinai, but Caleb and Joshua. AND it came to pass after the plague, that J\. the Lord spake unto M6'§e§ and unto E'le-a'zar the son of Aar'on the priest, say- ing, 2 a Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of I§'ra-el, b from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Is/- ra-el. 3 And M5'§e§ and E'le-a'zar the priest spake with them c in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'- dan near Jer'i-cho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward ; as the Lord d com- manded Mo'§e§ and the children of Is/ra-el, which went forth out of the land of E'gjrpt. 5 IT e Reu'ben, the eldest son of Is/ra-el: the children of Reu'ben ; Ha'noch, of whom com- eth the family of the Ha'noch-ites : of Pal'lu, the family of the Pal'lu-ites : 6 Of Hez'ron, the family of the Hgz'ron- Ites : of Car'mi, the family of the Car'mltes. 7 These are the families of the Reu'ben-ites : and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pal'lu ; E-li'ab. 9 And the sons of E-H'ab ; Nem'u-el, and Da'than, and A-bi'ram. This is that Da' than and A-bi'ram, which were -^ famous in the con- gregation, who strove against Mo'§e§ and against Aar'on in the company of Ko'rah, when they strove against the Lord : 10 9 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Ko'rah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men : h and they became a sign. 11 Notwithstanding Hhe children of Ko'- rah died not. 12 IT The sons of Sim'e-on after their fami- lies : of k Nem'u-el, the family of the Nem'- u-el-ites : of Ja'min, the family of the Ja'- min-ites: of 'Ja'chin, the family of the Ja'chin-ites : 13 Of m Z§'rah, the family of the Zar'hites: of Sha'ul, the family of the Sha'ul-ites. 14 These are the families of the Sim'e-on- ites, twenty and two thousand and two hun- dred. 15 IT The children of Gad after their families : of n Ze'phon, the family of the Ze'phon-ites : of Hag'gi, the family of the Hag'gites: of Shu'ni, the family of the Shu'nites : 16 Of 2 0z'ni, the family of the Oz'nites: of E'ri, the family of the E'rites : i 17 Of ° A'rSd, the family of the A'rod-ites : of A-re'li, the family of the A-re'lites. 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 IT p The sons of Ju'dah were Er and O'nan : and Er and O'nan died in the land of Ca'naan. 20 And 9 the sons of Ju'dah after their families were ; of She'lah, the family of the She'lan-ites : of Pha'rez, the family of the Phar'zites : of Ze'rah, the family of the Zar'- hites. 21 And the sons of Pha'rez were; of H6z'- ron, the family of the Hez'ron-ites : of Ha'- mul, the family of the Ha'mul-ites. 22 These are the families of Ju'dah accord- ing to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. ' 23 IT r Of the sons of Is'sa-char after their families : of To'la, the family of the To'la- ites : of 3 Pu'a, the family of the Pu'nites : 24 Of 4 Ja'shub, the family of the Ja'shub- ites : of Shim'ron, the family of the Shim'- ron-ites. 25 These are the families of Is'sa-char ac- cording to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 If s Of the sons of Zeb'u-lun after their families : of Se'red, the family of the Sar'- dites : of E'lon, the family of the E'lon-ites : of Jah'le-el, the family of the Jah'le-el-ites. 27 These are the families of the' Zeb'u-lun- ites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hun- dred. 28 IT * The sons of Jo'§eph after their fami- lies were Ma-nas'seh and E'phra-im. 29 Of the sons of Ma-nas'seh : of u Ma'chir, the family of the Ma'chir-ites : and Ma'chir begat Gil'e-ad : of Gil'e-ad come the family of the Gil'e-ad-ites. 30 These are the sons of Gil'e-ad: of x Je-e'- zer, the family of the Je-e'zer-ites : of He'- lek, the family of the He'lek-ites : 31 And of As'ri-el, the family of the As'ri- el-ites : and of She'chem, the family of the She'chem-ites: 32 And of She-mi'da, the family of the She- mi'da-ites : and of He'pher, the family of the He'pher-ites. 33 IT And »Ze-lo'phe-had the son of He'- pher had no sons, but daughters : and the names of the daughters of Ze-lo'phe-hadwere Mah'lah, and No 'ah, HSg'lah, Mil'cah, and Tir'zah. 34 These are the families of Ma-nas'seh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 IT These are the sons of E'phra-im after 188 The sum of all Israel NUMBERS, 26. taken in the plains of Moab. Get thee up into this Mount Abablm. — Num. 27. 12. B.C. 1452. z 1 Chr. 7.20, Bercd. a Gen. 46.21. 1 Chr. 7. b Gen. 46. 21, EM. 1 Chr. S. 1, Atiarah. c Gen. 46. 21, Mup- pim and Hiippirn. d 1 Chr. 8.3, Addar. e Gen. 46. 23. 2 Or, Jiushim. their families : of Shu'the-lah, the family of the Shu'thal-hites : of z Be'cher, the family of the Bach'rites : of Ta'han, the family of the Ta'han-ites. 36 And these are the sons of Shu'the-lah : of E'ran, the family of the E'ran-ites. 37 These are the families of the sons of E'phra-im according to those that were num- bered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Jo'seph after their families. 38 IT a The sons of Ben'ja-min after their families : of Be'la, the family of the Be'la- ites : of Ash'bel, the family of the Ash'bel- ites: of 6 A-hi'ram, the family of the A-hi'- ram-ites : 39 Of c Shu'pham, the family of the Shu'- pham-ites: of Hu'pham, the family of the Hu'pham-ites. 40 And the sons of Be'la were d Ard and Na'a-man : of Ard, the family of the Ard'ites : and of Na'a-man, the family of the Na'a-mites. 41 These are the sons of Ben'ja-min after their families : and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 42 1T e These are the sons of Dan after their families : of 2 Shu'ham, the family of the Shu'ham-ites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 43 All the families of the Shu'ham-ites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 44 IT f Of the children of Ash'er after their families : of Jim'na, the family of the Jim'- nites : of Jes'u-i, the family of the J8s'u-ites : of Be-ri'ah, the family of the Be-rl'ites. 45 Of the sons of Be-ri'ah : of He'ber, the family of the He'ber-ites: of Mal'ehi-el, the family of the Mal'chi-el-ites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Ash'er was Sa'rah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Ash'er according to those that were num- bered of them ; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 48 IT 9 Of the sons of Naph'ta-li after their families : of Jah'ze-el, the family of the Jah'ze-el-ites : of Gu'ni, the family of the Gu'nites : 49 Of Je'zer, the family of the Je'zer-ites: of h Shil'lem, the family of the Shil'lem-ites. 50 These are the families of Naph'ta-li according to their families : and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51 l These were the numbered of the children of Is'ra-el, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. B.C. 1452. /Gen. 46. 17. 1 Chr. 30. ffGen.46. 24. 1 Chr. 7. 13. h 1 Chr. 7. 13, Sltallum. i See ch. 1.46. 189 The number of the Levites. NUMBERS, 27. The law of inheritance. b. c. 1452. ft Josh. 11.23; 14.1. fch. 33. 54 2 lieb. multiply his inhe- ritance. 3Heb. diminish his inhe- ritance. m ch. 33. 54; 34. 13. Josh. 11. 23 ; 14. 2. n Gen. 46. 11. Ex. 6. 10, 17, IS, 19. 1 Chr. G. 1,16. o Ex. 2.1, 6.20. pch.3.2. o Lev. 10. 1,2. ch. 3. 4. IChr. 24. 2. r See ch. 3, 3'J. sch. 1.49. t ch. 18. 20,23,24. Deut. 10. 9. Josh. 13. 14. 33 ; 14. 3. « ver. 3. x ch. 1. Deut. 2. 14. 15. y ch. 14. 28,29. 1 Cor. 10. 5, 6. z ch. 14. 30. och.26. 33 ; 36. 1,11. Josh. 17. 52 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo'ges, saying, 53 k Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 l To many thou shalt 2 give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt 3 give the less inheritance : to every one shall his in- heritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be m divided by lot : according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. 57 IF n And these are they that were num- bered of the Le'vites after their families : of Ger'shon, the family of the Ger'shon-Ites : of Ko'hath, the family of the Ko'hath-ites : of Me-ra'ri, the family of the Me-ra'rites. 58 These are the families of the Le'vites : the family of the Lib'nites, the family of the He'bron-ites, the family of the Mah'lites, the family of the Mu'shltes, the family of the Ko'rath-Ites. And Ko'hath begat Am'ram. 59 And the name of Am'ram's wife was J5ch'e-bed, the daughter of Le'vi, whom her mother bare to Le'vi in E'gypt : and she bare unto Am'ram Aar'on and Mo'§es, and Mir'i-am their sister. 60 P And_ unto Aar'on was born Na'dab, and A-bi'hu, E'le-a'zar, and Ith'a-mar. 61 And q Na'dab and A-bi'hu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. 62 r And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: s for they were not numbered among the children of Is/ra-el, because there was 'no inheritance given them among the children of Is/ra-el. 63 IF These are they that were numbered by Mo'se§ and E'le-a'zar the priest, who num- bered the children of Is/ra-el w in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jer'i-cho. 64 x But among these there was not a man of them whom Mo'ses and Aar'on the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Is'ra-el in the wilderness of Si'nai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, They v shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, z save Ca'- leb the son of Je-phiin'neh, and JSsh'u-a the son of Nun. CHAPTER 27. 1 The daughters of Zelopliehad sue for an inheritance. 6 The law of inheritances. 12 Moses, being told of his death, sueth for a successor. 18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him. THEN came the daughters of a Ze-lo'phe- had, the son of He'pher, the son of GiT- e-ad, the son of Ma'chir, the son of Ma-nas'- seh, of the families of Ma-nas'seh the son of Jo'seph : and these are the names of his daughters; Mah'lah, No'ah, and HQg'lah, and Mil'cah, and Tir'zah. 2 And they stood before Mo'§es, and before E'le-a'zar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3 Our father b died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord c in the company of Ko'rah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be 2 done away from among his family, because he hath no son ? d Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. 5 And Mo'§e§ e brought their cause before the Lord. 6 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§>, say- ing, 7 The daughters of Ze-lo'phe-had speak right : -^ thou shalt surely give them a posses- sion of an inheritance among their father's brethren ; and thou shalt cause the inheri- tance of their father to pass unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Is'ra-el, 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 bre- thren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kins- man that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it : and it shall be unto the children of Is/ra-el ? a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 12 IF And the Lord said unto Mo'ses, h Get thee up into this mount Ab'a-rim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Is/ra-el. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also * shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aar'- on thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye k rebelled against my command- ment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water be- fore their eyes : that is the l water of MSr'i- bah in Ka'desh in the wilderness of Zin. 15 IF And Mo'§e§ spake unto the Lord, say- ing, 16 Let the Lord, m the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 n 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 shepherd. 18 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, Take thee JSsh'u-a the son of Nun, a man ^in whom is the spirit, and q lay thine hand upon him; 19 And set him before E'le-a'zar the priest, and before all the congregation ; and r give him a charge in their sight. 20 And s thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Is'ra-el ' may be obedient. B.C. 1452. o ch. 14. 35; 26. 64,65. c ch. 16. 1,2. 2Heb. dimi- nished. d J06h. 17.4. e Ex. 18. 15, 19. fell. 36. 2. g ch. 35. 29. h ch. 33. 47. Deut. 3. 27 ; 32. 49 ; 34. 1. i ch. 20. 24, 28 ; 31.2. Deut. 10.6. k ch. 20. 12, 24. Deut. 1. 37; 32.51. Ps. 106. 32 7 Ex. 17.7. m ch. 16. 22. Heb. 12. 9. n Deut. 31. 2. 1 Sam. 8. 20 ; 18.13. 2 Chr. 1. 10. o 1 Kings 22. 17. Zech. 10. 2 Matt. 9. 36. Mark 6. 34. p Gen. 41. 38. Judg. 3. 10 ; 11. 29. 1 Sam. 16. 13, 18. (] Deut. 34.9. r Deut. 31.7. s See ch. 11.17,28. 1 Sam. 10. 6, 9. 2 Kings 2. 15. t Josh. 1. 16, 17. 190 Solemn feasts NUMBERS, 28. and their offerings. B.C. 1452. « See Josh. 9. 14. Judg. 1. 1 ; 20. 18, 23. 2G. 1 Sam. 23. 9 ; 30. 7. X Ex. 28. 80. y Josh. 9. 14. I Sam. 22. 10, 13, 15. z Deut. 3. 28 ; 31. 7. a Lev. 3. II; 21.8, 8. Mai. 1. 7,12. 2 Heb. a savour of my rest. 3 Heb. in a day. 4 Heb. between the tivo evenings, Ex. 12.6. c Ex. 16. 36. ch. 15. 4. d Lev. 2. 1. e Ex. 20. 40. / Ex. 29. 42. See Amos 5. 25. g Ex. 29. 42. % A N 21 u And he shall stand before E'le- a'zar the priest, who shall ask coun- sel for him x after the judgment of U'rim before the Lokd : v at his word shall they go out, * and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of is/ra-el .;, with him, even all the congregation. 22 AndMo'§esdid as the Lord commanded him : and he took J6sh'u-a, and set him before E'le- a'zar the priest, and before all the congregation : ; 23 And he laid his hands upon him, z and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of M6'§e§. CHAPTER 28. 1 Offerings are to be observed. 3 The conti- nual burnt offering. 9 The offering on the sabbath, 11 on the new nioons^lQ at the pass- over, 26 in the day of flrstfruils. ND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 2 Command the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, My offering, and a my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for 2 a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt say unto them, 6 This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord ; two lambs of the first year without spot 3 day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer 4 at even ; 5 And e a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a d meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an e hin of beaten oil. 6 It is J a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Si'nai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb : 9 in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even : as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 IT And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth A Day of blowing the Trumpets unto you. — Num. 29. 1. deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink of- fering thereof : 10 This is h the burnt offering of every sabbath, be- side the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 11 IF And Mn the beginnings of your months ye shall L ] U\ offer a burnt offer- %[,„; i ing unto the Lord ; i two young bul- locks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year with- out spot; And k three tenth deals of meat offering, min- W gled with oil, for one bullock ; and two tenth deals of flour for 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 sacri- fice made by fire unto the Lord. 14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bul- lock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month through- out the months of the year. 15 And l one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 16 m And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. 17 "And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast : seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the ° first day shall be an holy convo- cation; 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 : p 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 tenth deals for a ram; 21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 22 And q one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt of- fering in the morning, which is for a con- tinual burnt offering. B.C. 1452. h Ezek. 46. 4. /ch. 10. 10. 1 Sam. 20. 5. 1 Chr. 28. 31. 2 Chr. 2. 4. Ezra3.5. Neh. 10. 83. Isaiah 1. 13, 14. Ezek. 45. 17 ; 46. 6. IIos. 2. 11. Col. 2. 16. k ch. 15. 4-12. I ver. 22. ch.15.24. m Ex. 12. 6, 18. Lev. 23. 5. ch. 9. 3. Deut. 16.1. Ezek. 45. 21. n Lev. 23. 6. o Ex. 12. 16. Lev. 23. 7. p ver. 31. Lev. 22. 20. ch. 29. 8. Deut. 15. 21. q ver. 15. 191 Solemn feasts and NUMBERS, 29. their offerings. B.C. 1452. r Ex. 12. 16 ; 13. C. Lev. 23. 8. s Ex. 23. 16; 34. 22. Lev. 23. 10, 15. Deut. 16. 10. Acts 2.1. t Sec Lev. 23. 18, 19. u ver. 19. a Lev. 23. 24. 6 ch. 28. 11. cch.28.3. d ch. 15. 11, 12. e Lev. 1(5. 29; 23. 27. /Ps. 35. 13. Is. 58. 5. D ch. 28. 19. 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 offer- ing. 25 And r on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work. 26 II Also s in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an 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 mingled 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 an atonement for you. 31 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, ( M they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings. CHAPTER 29. 1 The offering at the feast of trumpets, 7 at the day of afflicting their souls, 13 and on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles. AND in the seventh month, on the first day 11. of the month, ye shall have an holy con- vocation ; ye shall do no servile work : a it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one young bul- lock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish : 3 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bul- lock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, through- out the seven lambs : 5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing, to make an atonement for you : 6 Beside b the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and c the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, d according unto their man- ner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 IT And e ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; 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 bul- lock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year ; 9 they shall be unto you without ble- mish : 9 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bul- lock, 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 offering; beside h the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offer- ing of it, and their drink offerings. 12 H And * on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : 13 And fc 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 be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, 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 offer- ing ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 17 IT 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 be according to their num- ber, l after the manner : 19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing ; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 IT And on the third day eleven bullocks, 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 be according to . their number, m after the manner : 22 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 23 IT 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 offer- ings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : 25 And one kid of the goats for a sin offer- ing ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 26 IT And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 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 be according to their number, after the manner : 28 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 29 IT And on the sixth day eight bullocks, 192 Offerings at solemn feasts. NUMBERS, 30. Vows are to be kept. b. c. 1452. n Lev. 23. the day 2 Or, offer. o Lev. 23. o I'chr. 23. 31. 2Chr. 31.3. Ezra 3.5. Neh.10. 33. Is. 1. 14. p Lev. 7. 11, 16 ■• 22.21,23. two rams, 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 be according to their number, after the manner : 31 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offer- ing, and his drink offering. 32 IT And on the seventh day seven bullocks, 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 be ac- cording to their num- ber, after the manner : 34 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offer- ing, his meat offering, and his drink of- fering. 35 IT On e i ghth ye shall have a n solemn assem- bly : ye shall do no ser- vile work therein : 36 But ye shall offer a burnt of- fering, a sacrifi c e made by fire, of a sweet sa- vour un- to the Lord: one bul- lock, one ram, se- ven lambs of the first year without blemish : 37 Their meat offering and their drink offer- ings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the maimer : 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 2 do unto the Lord in your ° set feasts, beside your p vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offer- ings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. 40 And Mo'ge§ told the children of Is/ra-el according to all that the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. CHAPTER 30. 1 Vows are not to be broken. 3 The exception of a maid's vow. 6 Of a wife's. 9 Of a widoio's, or her that is divorced. AND Mo'ses spake unto " the heads of the l tribes concerning the children of I§'- B. C. 1452. a ch. 1. 4, Hi ; 7. 2. Moses, and Eleazar the Priest, and all the Princes FORTH TO MEET THEM. Num. 31. 13. ra-el, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. 2 b If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or c swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond ; he shall not 2 break his word, he shall d do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. . 3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her fa- ther'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 peace at her : then all her vows shall stand, and every b Lev. 27. 2. Deut. 23 °l Judg.'ll. 30,35. EccleE. 5.4. c Lev. 5. 4. Matt. 14. ». Acts 23. 14. 2 Heb. nrot'ane. Ps.55. 20. d Job 22. •>7. Ps. 22. 25"; 50. 14: Of,. 13, 14 ; Ufi. 14, 18. Nah. 1. 15. 13 193 The Midianites spoiled, NUMBERS, 31. and Balaam slain. b. c. 1452. 2 Heb. her VOIDS were itjjon her, Ps. 5(i. 12. e Gen. 16. a ch. 25. 17. bch.27. 13. bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth ; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soiil, shall stand : and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she had at all an husband, when 2 .she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul ; 7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband e disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith 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, wherewith 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 it, 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 stand. 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 husband hath made them void ; and the Lord shall forgive her. 13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish 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 esta- blished all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth 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, which the Lord commanded Mo'i-ses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house. CHAPTER 31. 1 The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain. 13 Moses is ■wroth with the officers, for saving the women alive. 19 How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified. 25 The proportion whereby the prey is to be divided. 48 The voluntary oblation unto the treasury of the Lord. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'gesjs, say- XX ing, 2 a Avenge the children of Is/ra-el of the Mid'i-an-ites : afterward shalt thou 6 be ga- thered unto thy people. 3 And M5'§e§ spake unto the people, say- ing, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Mid'i-an-*tes, and avenge the Lord of Mid'i-an. 4 2 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Is/ra-el, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thou- sands of Is/ra-el, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And Mo'§es sent them to the war, a thou- sand of every tribe, them and Phin'e-has the son of E'le-a'zar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and c the trumpets to blow in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Mid'i-an-ites, as the Lord commanded Mo'§es ; and d they slew all the e males. 8 And they slew the kings of Mid'i-an, be- side the rest of them that were slain ; namely, -fE'vI, and Re'kem, and Zur, and Hur, and Re'ba, five kings of Mid'i-an : 9 Ba'laam also the son of Be'or they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of is/ra-el took all the women of Mid'i-an 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 wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11 And ft 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 Mo'§e§, and E'le-a'- zar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Is/ra-el, unto the camp at the plains of Mo'ab, which are by Jor'dan near Jer'i-cho. 13 IT And Mo'i-ses, and E'le-a'zar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Mo'§e§ was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thou- sands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the 3 battle. 15 And Mo'§e§ said unto them, Have ye saved l all the women alive ? 16 Behold, k these caused the children of Is'ra-el, through the 'counsel of Ba'laam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Pe'or, and m 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 with 4 him. 18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And ° do ye abide without the camp seven days : whosoever hath killed any person, and p whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 20 And purify all your raiment, and all 5 that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. 21 IT And E'le-a'zar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Mo'§eg ; 194 How the prey NUMBERS, 31. is to he divided. 22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean : nevertheless it shall be purified 9 with the water of separation : and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. 24 r And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and after- ward ye shall come into the camp. 25 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, say- ing, 26 Take the sum of the prey z that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and E'le-a'zar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation : 27 And s divide the prey into two parts ; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation : 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle : '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 E'le-a'zar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord. 30 And of the children of Is'ra-el's half, thou shalt take u one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the 3 flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Le'vites, x which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Mo's-ies;} and E'le-a'zar the priest did as the Lord commanded Mo'§es. 32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thou- sand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 A n d threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 A n d threescore and 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, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thou- sand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep : 37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fif- teen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thou- sand ; of which the Lord's tribute was three- score and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred ; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Mo'ses gave the tribute, which was the Lord's heave offering, unto E'le-a'zar the priest, y as the Lord commanded Mo'i-ses. 42 And of the children of Is'ra-el's half, which Mo'ses divided from the men that warred, 43 (Now the half that pertained unto the con- gregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hun- dred, 46 And sixteen thousand persons;) 47 Even z of the children of Is'ra-el's half, Mo'se§ took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Le'- vites, which kept the charge of the taber- nacle of the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Mo'ses. 48 IT And the officers which were over thou- sands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Mo'se§ : 49 And they said unto Mo'ses, Thy servants have taken the B.C. 1452. y See ch. 18. S, 11). z ver. 30. We will build Sheepfolds . . . for oub Cattle. — Num. 32. 16. 195 The Reubenites and Gadltes NUMBERS, 32. sue for their inheritance. B.C. 1452. 2 Ileb. hand. 3 Hcb. found. a Ex. 30. 12, 16. 4 Ileb. heave offering. b Deut. 20. 14. c Ex. 30. 16. a ch. 21. 32. Josh. 13. 25. 2 Sam. 24.5. 6 ver. 36, Betli- nitnrah. c ver. 38, $h!b- mah. d ver. 38, ,8aaZ- 7rtecm. e ch. 21. 24, 34. SHeb. break. /ch.13. 3,26. o Deut. 1.22. sum of the men of war which are under our 2 charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath 3 gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, a to make an atonement for our souls before the Loud. 51 And Mo'§e§ and E'le-a'zar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the 4 offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hun- dreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (For b the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Mo'§e§ and E'le-a'zar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, c for a memorial for the children of Is/ra-el before the Lord. CHAPTER 32. 1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Jordan. 6 Moses reyroveth them. 16 They offer him conditions 'oses assigneth them the land. 39 They con- to his content, quer it. ~VTOW the children of Reu'ben and the chil- Xi dren of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle : and when they saw the land of "Ja'zer, and the land of GiTe-ad, that, be- hold, the place was a place for cattle ; 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reu'ben came and spake unto Mo'§e§, and to E'le-a'zar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, 3 At'a-roth, and Di'bon, and Ja'zer, and 6 Nim'rah, and Hesh'bon, and E'le- a'leh, and c She'bam, and Ne'bo, and d Be 'on, 4 Even the country e which the Lord smote before the congregation of is/ra-el, is a land 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, and bring us not over Jor'dan. 6 IT And M6'§e§ said unto the children of GSd and to the children of Reu'ben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here ? 7 And wherefore 5 discourage y e the heart of the children of !§'- ra-el from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them ? 8 Thus did your f a - thers,Avhen I sent them from Ka'- desh-bar'- ne-a ff to see the land. Ye shall dispossess the Inhabitants 196 9 For h when they went up unto the valley of Esh'cSl, and saw the land, they discour- aged the heart of the children of Is/ra-el, 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 E'gypt, fc from twenty years old and up- ward, shall see the land which I sware unto A'bra-ham, unto I'§aac, and unto Ja'cob ; be- cause l they have not 2 wholly followed me : 12 Save Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh the Ke'nez-ite, and Josh'u-a the son of Nun: m for they have wholly followed the Lord. 13 And_ the Lord's anger was kindled against is/ra-el, and he made them n 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 fa- thers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the p fierce anger of the Lord toward Is/ra-el. 15 For if ye q turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness ; and ye shall destroy all this people. 16 IT 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 Is/ra-el, until we have brought them unto their place : and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities be- cause of the inhabitants of the land. 18 s We will not return unto our houses, until the children of is/ra-el have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jor'dan, or forward; * because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jor'dan eastward. B.C. 1452. // ch. 13. 24, 31. Deut. 1. 24, 28. i ch. 14. 11,21. Deut. 1. 34. /.' ch. 14. 28, 29. Deut. 1. /ch. 14. 24, 30. 2 Heb. fulfilled after me. m ch. 14. 24. Deut. 1. 36. Josh. 14. 8,9. n ch. 14. 33, 34. 35. o ch. 26. 64,05. v Deut. 1.34. a Deut. 30. 17. Josh. 22. 16, 18. 2 Chr. 7. 19 ; 15. 2. r Josh. 4. 12, 13. j Josh. 22.4. ( ver. 33. Josh. 12. 1 ; 13. 8. AND DWELL THEREIN. — Num. 33. 53. The land is divided unto NUMBERS, the Revbenites and Gadites. Ye shall even have the Great Sea fob a Boeder. — Num. 34. (3. B.C. 1452. it Deut. 8. IS. Josh. 1. 14; 4. 12, 13. x Deut. 3. 20. Josh. II. 23 ; 18. 1. u Josh. 22.4. c Deut. 3. 12, 15, IB, 18. Josh. 1. 15 ; 13. 8,32; 22. 4, 9. fi Gen. 4. 7 ; 44. 16. Is. 59. 12. i ver. 10, 34, &c. r Josh. 1. 14. i Josh. 4. 12. i.Iosh. 1. 13. 20 1T And w M6'§e§ said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jor'- dan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And x the land be subdued before the Lord : then afterward y ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before I§'- ra-el ; and z this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord : and be sure a your sin will find you out. 24 b 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 children of Reu'ben spake unto Mo'i-sei-., saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 26 c Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gil'e-ad : 27 d But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So e concerning them Mo 'se§ commanded E'le-a'zar the priest, and Josh'u-a the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of ts/ra-el : 29 And Mo'§e§ said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reu'ben will pass with you over Jor'- dan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be sub- dued before you ; then ye shall give them the land of Gil'e-ad for a posses- sion : 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Ca'naan. 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reu'ben 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 Ca'naan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jor'dan may be our's. 33 And^Mo'se§ gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reu'- ben, and unto half the tribe of Ma-nas'seh the son of Jo'seph, 9 the kingdom cf Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites, and the kingdom of Og king of Ba'shan, 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 h Di'bon, and At'a-rSth, and * Ar'o-er, 35 And At'roth, Sho'phan, and fc Ja'a-zer, and JSg'be-hah, 36 And l Beth'-nim'rah, and Beth'-ha'ran, m fenced cities : and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Reu'ben " built Hesh'bSn, and E'le-a'leh, and Kir'ja-tha'im, 38 And°Ne'bo, and ^Ba'al-me'on, (« their names being changed,) and Shib'mah: and 2 gave other names unto the cities which they builded. B.C. 1452. /"Deut. 3. 12-17 ; 29. 8. Josh. 12. 6; 13. 8 : 22. 4. g ch. 21. 24, 33, .'15. Ii ch. 33. 45, 4(i. I Deut. 2, 3(i. k ver. 1,3, Jazer. /ver. 3, NimraJi, in ver. 24. i: ch. 21. 27. o'ls. 40. 1. ]i ch. 22. 41. tj See ver. 3. Ex. 23. IS. Josh. 23. 2'keb. then called by names the names or' the cities. 197 Two and forty journeys NUMBERS, 33. of the Israelites. B.C. 1452. r Gen. 50. 23. s Deut. 3. 12,13,15. Josh. 13. 31 i 17. 1. t Deut. 3.14. Josh. 13. 30. 1 Chr. 2. 21,22,23. u Judg. 10. 4. 1 Kings 4. 13. a Ex. 12. 37. 1491. 6 Ex. 12. 2 ! 13. 4. cEx.14.8. d Ex. 12. 29. e Ex. 12. 12; 18. 11. Is. 19. 1. Rev. 12. 8. /Ex.12. 37. g Ex. 13. 20. /i Ex. 14. 2,9. i Ex. 14. 22 ; 15. 22, 23. k Ex. 15. 27. J Ex. 16.1. m Ex. 17. 1 i 19. 2. 1490. n Ex. 16. 1; 19. 1,2. o ch. 11. 34. 2 That is, The graves of lust. 39 And the children of r Ma'chir the son of Ma-nas'seh went to Gil'e-ad, and took it, and dispossessed the Am'o-rite which was in it. 40 And M6'§e§ s gave Gil'e-ad unto Ma'chir the son of Ma-nas'seh ; and he dwelt therein. 41 And 'Ja'ir the son of Ma-nas'seh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them M Ha'voth-ja'ir. 42 And No'bah went and took Ke'nath, and the villages thereof, and called it No'bah, after his own name. 50 The Canaanites are CHAPTER 33. 1 Two and forty journeys of the Israelites, to be destroyed. THESE are the journeys of the children of _ Is/ra-el, which went forth out of the land of E'gypt with their armies under the hand of Mo'§e§ and Aar'on. 2 And Mo'§e§ wrote their goings out accord- ing to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord : and these are their journeys according to their goings out. 3 And they a departed from Ram'e-se§s in 6 the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month ; on the morrow after the pass- over the children of Is/ra-el went out c with an high hand in the sight of all the E-gyp'- tian§. 4 For the E-gyp'tian§ buried all their first- born, d which the Lord had smitten among them : e upon their gods also the Lord exe- cuted judgments. 5 f And the children of Is/ra-el removed from Ram'e-se§, and pitched in Suc'coth. 6 And they departed from 9 Suc'coth, and pitched in E'tham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7 And ft they removed from E'tham, and turned again unto Pi'-ha-hi'roth, which is be- fore Ba'al-ze'phon : and they pitched before Mig'dol. 8 And they departed from before Pi'-ha-hi'- roth, and l passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of E'tham, and pitched in Ma'rah. 9 And they removedfrom Ma'rah, and k came unto E'lim : and in E'lim were twelve foun- tains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees ; and they pitched there. 10 And they removed from E'lim, and en- camped by the Red sea. 11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the l wilderness of Sin. 12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in D5ph'- kah. 13 And they departed from DSph'kah, and encamped in A'lush. 14 And they removed from A'lush, and en- camped at m Reph'i-dim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they departed from Reph'i-dim, and pitched in the n wilderness of Si'nai. 16 And they removed from the desert of Si'- nai, and pitched ° at 2 Kib'roth-hat-ta'a-vah. 17 And they departed from Kib'roth-hat- ta'a-vah, and p encamped at Ha-ze'roth. 18 And they departed from Ha-ze'roth, and pitched in q Rith'mah. 19 And they departed from Rith'mah, and pitched at Rim'mon-pa'rez. 20 And they departed from Rim'mon-pa'- rez, and pitched in Lib'nah. 21 And they removed from Lib'nah, and pitched at Ris'sah. 22 And they journeyed from Ris'sah, and pitched in Ke-heTa-thah. 23 And they went from Ke-h61'a-thah, and pitched in mount Sha'pher. 24 And they removed from mount Sha'pher, and encamped in Har'a-dah. 25 And they removed from Har'a-dah, and pitched in Mak-he'loth. 26 And they removed from Mak-he'loth, and encamped at Ta'hath. 27 And they departed from Ta'hath, and pitched at Ta'rah. 28 And they removed from Ta'rah, and pitched in Mith'cah. 29 And they went from Mith'cah, and pitched in Hash-m6'nah. 30 And they departed from Hash-mo'nah, and r encamped at Mo-se'roth. 31 And they departed from Mo-se'roth, and pitched in Ben'e-ja'a-kan. 32 And they removed from s Bgn'e-ja'a- kan, and * encamped at H6r'-ha-gid'gad. 33 And they went from H6r'-ha-gid'gad, and pitched in Jot'ba-thah. 34 And they removed from JSt'ba-thah, and encamped at E-bro'nah. 35 And they departed from E-bro'nah, u and encamped at E'zi-on-ga'ber. 36 And they removed from E'zi-on-ga'ber, and pitched in the x wilderness of Zin, which is Ka'desh. 37 And they removed from y Ka'desh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of E'dom. 38 And z Aar'on the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Is/ra-el were come out of the land of E'gypt, in the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aar'on was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And a king A'rad the Ca'naan-ite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Ca'naan, heard of the coming of the children of Is/ra-el. 41 And they departed from mount 6 H6r, and pitched in Zal-mo'nah. 42 And they departed from Zal-mo'nah, and pitched in Pu'non. 43 And they departed from Pu'non, and c pitched in O'both. 44 And d they departed from O'both, and pitched in 2 e I'je-ab'a-rim, in the border of Mo'ab. 45 And they departed from I'im, and pitched •^in Di'bon-gad. 198 The Canaanites to be destroyed. NUMBERS, 34. The borders of the land. b. c. 1452. g Jcr. 48. 22. Ezek. 6.14. h ch. 21. 20. Dcut. 32. 4!t. i ch. 22. 1 2 Or, The plains oj Shitliin. k oh. 25. 1. Josh. 2. 1. J Deut. 7. 1,2;!). 1. Josh. 3. 17. m Ex. 23. 24, 88 i 34. 13. Deut. 7. 2, Si 12. 3. Josh. 11. 12. Judg. 2. 2. n ch. 2(1. 53,54,55. 3 Heb. multiply his in- heri- tance. i Heb. diminish his in- heri- tance. o Josh. 23. 13. Judg. 2. 3. Ps. 10G. 84,36. See Ex. 23. 33. Ezek. 28. 24. a Gen. 17.8. Deut. 1. 7. Ps. 7S. 55 i 105. 11. Ezek. 47. 14. b Josh. 15. 1. See Ezek. 47. 13, &e. c Gen. 14. 3. Josh, 15. 2. d Josh. 15.3. e ch. 13. 26 ; 32. 8. /Sec Josh. 15. 3,4. p Gen. 15. 18. Josh. 15. 4,47. 1 Kings 8. 65. Is. 27. 12. 46 And they removed from Dl'bon-gad, and encamped in Al'mon ff -dib-la-tha'im. 47 And they removed from Al'mon-dib-la- tha'im, ^and pitched in the mountains of Ab'a-rlm, before Ne'bo. 48 And they departed from the mountains of Ab'a-rim, and l pitched in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jer'i-cho. 49 And they pitched byJor'dan, from Bgth'- jes'i-m5th even unto 2 k A'bel-shit'tim in the plains of Mo'ab. 50 II And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§ in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jer'i- cho, saying, 51 Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, 'When ye are passed over Jor'dan into the land of Ca'naan ; 52™ Then ye shall drive out all the inhabi- tants of the land from before you, and de- stroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places : 53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein : for I have given you the land to possess it. 54 And n ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families : and to the more ye shall 3 give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall 4 give the less in- heritance : every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot f alleth ; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. 55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabi- tants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be ° pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. 56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. CHAPTER 34. 1 The borders of the land. 16 The names of the men which shall divide the land. AND the Lord spake unto Mo's-sei-s, saying, XX. 2 Command the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, When ye come into a the land of Ca'naan ; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Ca'naan with the coasts thereof:) 3 Then 6 your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of E'dom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of c the salt sea eastward : 4 And your border shall turn from the south d to the ascent of A-krab'bim, and pass on to Zin : and the going forth thereof shall be from the south e to Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, and shall go on to -^ Ha'zar-ad'dar, and pass on to Az'mon : 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Az'mon 9 unto the river of E'gypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. 6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your north border : from the great sea ye shall point out for yo*i h mount Hor : 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border l unto, the entrance of Ha'math ; and the goings forth of the border shall be to fc Ze'dad: 9 IT And the border shall go on to ZIph'ron, and the goings out of it shall be at ' Ha'zar- e'nan: this shall be your north border. 10 And ye shall point out your east border from Ha'zar-e'nan to She'pham : 11 And the coast shall go down from She'- pham 7 "' to Rib'lah, on the east side of A'in ; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the 2 side of the sea "of Chm'ne-rgth eastward : 12 And the border shall go down to Jor'dan, and the goings out of it shall be at ° the salt sea : this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. 13 And Mo'§es commanded the children of Is/ra-el, saying, p This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord com- manded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe : 14 i For the tribe of the children of Reu'- ben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad accord- ing to the house of their fathers, have re- ceived their inheritance; and half the tribe of Ma-nas'seh have received their inheri- tance : 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have re- ceived their inheritance on this side Jor'dan near Jer'i-cho eastward, toward the sunrising. 16 And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the laud unto you : r E'le-a'zar the priest, and JSsh'u-a the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one s prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And the names of the men are these : Of the tribe of Ju'dah, Ca'leb the son of Je- phun'neh. 20 And of the tribe of the children of Sim'- e-on, She-mu'el the son of Am-mi'hud. 21 Of the tribe of Ben'ja-min, E-li'dad the son of Chis'lon. 22 And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of Dan, Buk'ki the son of Jog'H. 23 The prince of the children of Jo'seph, for the tribe of the children of Ma-nas'seh, Han'- ni-el the son of E'phod. 24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of E'phra-im, Kem'u-el the son of Shiph'tan. 25 And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of Zeb'u-lun, E-liz'a-phan the son of Par'n&ch. 26 And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of Is'sa-char, P&l'ti-el the son of Az'zan. 27 And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of Ash'er, A-hi'hud the son of SheTo-mi. 28 And the prince of the tribe of the chil- dren of Naph'ta-li, Ped'a-hel the son of Am- mi'hud. B.C. 1452. /, ch. 33. 37. i ch. 13. 21. 2 Kings 14. 25. k Kzek. 47. 15. I F'ck. 47. i7. m 2 Kings 23. 33. Jer. 3t>. 5.6. 2 Heb. shoidtler. n Deut. 3. 17. Josh. 11. 2 ; 19. 35. Matt. 14. 34. Luke 5.1. o ver. 3. p ver. 1. Josh. 14. 1,2. o ch. 32. 33. Josh. 14. 2,3. r Josh. 14. 1 ; 10. 51. 5 ch. 1. 4,16. 199 The cities of the Levites. NUMBERS. 35. The laws of murder. b. c. 1452. 1451. « Josh. 14. 3, 4 ; 21.2. See JEzek.45. 1, &c. ; 48. 8, &c. t> ver. 18. Deut. 4. 41. Josh. 21). 2, 7. 8 i 21. 3, 13, 21.27,32, 36, 38. 2 Heb. above than ye shall give, c Josh. 21. 41. (/ Josh. 21. 3. e ch. 26. 54. 8 Heb. then inherit. f Deut. 19.2. Josh. 20.2. g Ex. 21. 13. 4 Heb. by error. h Deut. 19. 6. Josh. 21). 3, 3, 6. i ver. 6. k Deut. 4.41. Josh. 20.8. I ch. 15. 16. 29 These are they whom the Lord com- manded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Is/ra-el in the land of Ca'naan. CHAPTER 35. 1 Eight and forty cities for the Levites with their suburbs, and measure thereof . 6 Six of them arc to be cities of refuge. 9 The laws of murder. 31 No satisfaction for murder. AND the Lord spake unto Mo'ses in the . plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jer'i- cho, saying, 2 n Command the children of Is'ra-el, that they give unto the Le'vites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in ; and ye shall give also unto the Le'vites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in ; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Le'vites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits ; and the city shall be in the midst : this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Le'vites there shall be h six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man- slayer, that he may flee thither : and 2 to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Le'vites shall be c forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be d of the possession of the children of is'ra-el : e from them that have many ye shall give many ; but from them that have few ye shall give few : every one shall give of his cities unto the Le'vites according to his inheri- tance which 3 he inheriteth. 9 IT And the Lord spake unto Mo'§e§, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Is/ra-el, and say unto them, f When ye be come over Jor'- dan into the land of Ca'naan ; 11 Then 9 ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you ; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person 4 at unawares. 12 h And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger ; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congrega- tion in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give 1 six cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 fc Ye shall give three cities on this side Jor'dan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Ca'naan, which shall be cities of re- fuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Is'ra-el, and 'for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them : that every one that killeth any person un- awares may flee thither. 16 m And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is el murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he smite him 2 with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 m The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer : when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But °if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him p by laying of wait, that he die ; •21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die : he that smote him shall surely be put to death ; for he is a murderer : the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 22 But if he thrust him suddenly q without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm : 24 Then r the congregation shall judge be- tween the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments : 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and s he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, * which was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his re- fuge, whither he was fled ; 27 And the revenger of blood find him with- out the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; 3 he shall not be guilty of blood : 28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest : but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 29 So these things shall be for w a statute of judgment unto you throughout your genera- tions in all your dwellings. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the x mouth of witnesses : but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is 4 guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death. 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 200 The inheritance NUMBERS, 30. of daughters. B.C. 1451. 1/ Ps. 106. 88. Mic. 4. 11. 2 Heb. there can be no ex- piation for the land. z Gen. 9, 6. a Lev. 18. 25. Deut. 21.28. 6 Ex. 29. 45, 4fi. a ch. 20. 29. i ch. 26. 55;.1'S.o4. Josh. 17. .3. .cch. 2". 1,7. Josh. 17. 3,4. S Heb. unto whom then shall he. \l Lev. 25. 10. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood y it defileth the land: and * the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but s by the blood of him that shed it. 34 a Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell : for b I the Lord dwell among the children of Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 36. 1 The inconvenience of Ike inheritance of daur/h/ers 5 is remedied by marrying in their own tribes, 7 lest the inheritance should be removed from the tribe. 10 The daughters of Zelophchud marry their father's brothers' sons. AND the chief fathers of the families of J\. the a children of GiTe-ad, the son of Ma'chir, the son of Ma-n&s'seh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Mo'§e§, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Is/ra-el : 2 And they said, b The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Is/ra-el: and c my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Ze-lo'phe-had our brother unto his daughters. 3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Is/ra-el, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe 3 whereunto they are received : so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 And when d the jubile of the children of is/ra-el shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe where- unto they are received : so shall their inheri- tance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 5 And M6'§es commanded the children of Is/ra-el according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph e hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Ze-lo'- phe-had, saying, Let them 2 marry to whom they think best; •''only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Is/ra-el remove from tribe to tribe : for every one of the children of is/ra-el shall 3 9 keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And h every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Is'ra-el, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of is/ra-el may enjoy every man the inheri- tance of his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe ; but every one of the tribes of the children of Is/ra-el shall keep himself to his own inheritance. 10 Even as the Lord commanded Mo'§es,so did the daughters of Ze-15'phe-had : 11 * For Mah'lah, Tir'zah, and HSg'lah, and Mil'cah, and No 'ah, the daughters of Ze-lo'- phe-had, were married unto their father's brothers' sons : 12 And they were married 4 into the families of the sons of Ma-n&s'seh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 13 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of M6'§e§ unto the children of !§'- ra-el fc in the plains of Mo'ab by Jor'dan near Jgr'i-cho. b. c. 1451. ech.27.7. 2 Heb. be v)ives. /ver. 12. 8 Heb. cleave to the, dc. a 1 Kings 21.8. h 1 Chr. 23.22. ch.27.1. 4 Heb. to some that were of thefa- mifies. Tc ch. 26. 3 : 3ri. 5 ). The Wilderness of Judea. 201 Moses spake unto all Israel. — Deut. 1. 1 THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED DEUTERONOMY. B. C. 1451. a Josh. 9. 1, I"; 22. 4, 7. 2 Or, Zuph. b Num. IS. 26. ch. 'J. 25 c Num. 33.38. 1451. (I Num. 21.24,31. e Num. 21. 33. Josh. 13. 12. /Ex.3.1. 1491. g See Ex. 19. 1. Num. Hi. 11. 3Heb. all his neigh- bours. 4 Hob. given. A Gen. 12. 7; 15. IS ; 17. 7, 8 ; 2li. 4 ; 23. 13. i Ex. 18. 18. Num. 11. 14. A- Gen. •13.5. ch. in. 22:28.02. I 2 Sam. 24. 3. m Gen. 15. :, : 22. 17; 26. 4. Ex.32. 13. n 1 Kings 3. 8, 9. o See Ex. 18. 21. Num.11. 16, 17. 5Heb. Give. CHAPTER 1. 1 Moses' speech in lite end of the fortieth year, briefly rehearsing the story 6 of God's promise, 13 of giving them officers. 19 of send- ing the spies to scorch the land, 34 of God's anger for their in- credulity, 41 and disobedience. HESE be the words which Mo'§es spake unto all ts/- ra-el a on this side Jor'dan in the wilderness, in the plain over against 2 the Red sea, between Pa'ran, and To'phel, and L&'ban, and Ha-ze'roth, and DIz'- a-hab. 2 (Tliere are eleven days' journey from Ho'reb by the way of mount Se'ir 6 unto Ka'desh-bar'ne-a. ) 3 And it came to pass c in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Mo'§e§ spake unto the children of Is/ra-el, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them ; 4 d After he had slain Si'hon the king of the Am'o-rites, which dwelt in Hesh'bSn, and Og the king of Ba'shan, which dwelt at As'ta-rQth e in Ed're-I: 5 On this side Jor'dan, in the land of Mo'ab, began M6'§es to declare this law, saying, 6 The Lord out God spake unto us -^in Ho'reb, saying, Ye have dwelt long 3 enough in this mount : 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Am'o-rites, and unto 3 all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Ca'- naan-ites, and unto Leb'a-non, unto the great river, the river Eu-phra'te§. 8 Behold, I have 4 set the land before you : go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, h A'bra-ham, I'saac, and Ja'cob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 9 IT And * I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone : 10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, fc ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 ( ( The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, m as he hath promised you!) 12 n How can I myself alone bear your cum- brance, and your burden, and your strife ? 13 ° 5 Take you wise men, and understand- ing, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, p and 2 made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and cap- tains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your bre- thren, and q judge righteously between every man and his 'brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 s Ye shall not 3 respect persons in judg- ment ; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great ; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man ; for ' the judgment is God's : and the cause that is too hard for you, " bring it unto me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 19 r And when we departed from Ho'reb, * we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Am'o-rites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; and y we came to Ka'- desh-bar'ne-a. 20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Am'o-rites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee : go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee ; 2 fear not, neither be discouraged. 22 IT And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 23 And the saying pleased me well : and a I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe : 24 And b they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Esh'- cSl, and searched it out. 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, c It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us. 26 d Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God : 27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord e hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of E'gypt, to deli- ver us into the hand of the Am'o-rites, to destroy us. 28 Whither shall we go up ? our brethren have i discouraged our heart, saying, f The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven ; B.C. 1451. )) Ex. 18. 2"Ueb. gavr q eh. 16. 18. John 7. 24. r Lev. 24. 22. sTev. 19. 15. ch. 16.19. 1 Sam. 16.7. Prov. 24. 23. James 2. 1. 3Heb. acknow- ledge faces. (2Chr. 19. 6. n Ex. 18. 2°. 26. 1490. z Num. 10. 12. ch. 8. 15. Jer. 2. 6. y Num. 13. 20. z Josh. 1. 9. 1490. a Num. 13. 3. h Num. 13.22,23, 24. Num. 13. 27. 'I Num. 14. 1, 2, 3. 4. Ps. v*;. 24, 25. ech.9.2S. 4Heb. melted. Josh. 2. 11. 'Num. 13.28,31, 32. .33. ch. 9. I. 203 What befell Israel DEUTERONOMY, 2. on the way to Canaan. b. c. 1451. q Num. 13.28. h Ex. 14. 14. 25. Neh. 4. 20. iEx.19.4. ch. 32. 11,12. Is. 4(5. 3, 4 i 03. 9. Hos. 11. 3. See on Acts 13. 18. k Ps. 106. 24. Jude 5. I Ex. 13. 21. Ps. 78.14. m Num. 10. 33. Ezek. 20.6. n ch. 2. 14, 15. 1491. o Num. 14. 22, 23. Ps. 05. 11. p Num. 14.24,30. Josh. 14. 9. a Num. 14. 24. 2Heb. fulfilled to £0 artcr. r Num. 20. 12 ; 27. 14. oh. 3. 26 i 4. 21 ; 34. 4. Ps. 106. 32. s Num. 14. 3 l. ( Ex. 24. 18; 33. 11. See 1 Sam. 16. 22. u Num. 27. 18, 19. ch. 31. 7, 23. x Num. 14. 31. y Num. 14. 3. z Is. 7. 15, 10. Rom. 9. 11. a Num. 14. 25. b Num. 14. 40. and moreover we have seen the sons of the S'An'a-kim^ there. 29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 30 h The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in E'gypt before your eyes; 31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God % bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye • • came into this place. 32 Yet in this thing k ye did not believe the Lord your God, 33 ' Who went in the way before you, m to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, n and sware, saying, 35 ° Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil ge- neration see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, 36 PSave Ca'leb the son of Je- phun'neh ; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trod- den upon, and to his chil- dren, because q he hath 2 wholly followed the Lord. 37 r Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 s But JSsh'u-a the son of Nun, * which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither : u encourage him: for he shall cause Is/ra-el to inherit it. 39 x Moreover your little ones, which y ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day z 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 a 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, 6 We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our Get thee up into Pisgah. — Deut. 3. 27. God commanded us. And when ye 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, c Go not up, neither fight ; for I am not among you ; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 43 So I spake unto you ; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and 2 d went presumptuously up into the hill. 44 And the Am'o-rites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, e as bees do, and de- stroyed you in Se'ir, even unto Hor'mah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord ; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear pgf unto you. 46-^ So ye abode in Ka'desh many days, according un- to the days that ye abode there. CHAPTER 2. The story is continued, thai they were not to meddle with the Edom- iles, 9 nor with the Moabites, 17 nor with the Ammonites, 24 but Sihon the Amori/e was subdued by them. THEN we turned, and took our journey in- to the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, a as Lord spake unto me : and we compassed mount Se'ir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain 6 1 o n g enough : turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, c Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of E'sau, which dwell in Se'ir; 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, 3 no, not so much as a foot breadth; d because I have given mount Se'ir unto E'sau 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 knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness : e these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 •''And when we passed by from our bre- thren the children of E'sau, which dwelt in 204 What befell Israel DEUTERONOMY, 3. on the way to Canaan. B. C. 1451. g 1 Kings 0.20. 2 Or, Use no hos- tility ({gainst Moab. It Num. 21. 28. l Gen. 1!). 36, 37. A Gen. 14. 5. Wum.I3. 22, 88. ch. U. 2. m ver. 22. Gen. 14. 6 ; 86. 20. 3 Heb, in- herited t/ttm. 4 Or, room. n Num. 21. 12. 5 Or. valley. Num. 13. 23. o Num. 13. 26. p Num. 14. 33 ; 211. 04. g Num. 14. 3.5. ch. 1. 34, 35. Ezek. 20. 15. r Ps. 78. 33; 100. 26. e Gen. 10. 38. Zuzinis. u See ver. 10. a- Gen. 30. 8. y ver. 12. Gen. 14. ; 30. 20-30. z Josh. 13. 3. a Jer. 25. 20. 6 Gen. 10. 14. Amos 9. 7. c Num. 21.13,14. Judg.U. 18. 21. li Heb. begin, possess. Se'ir, through theway of the plain from ^E'lath, and from E'zi-on-ga'ber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Mo'ab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, 2 Distress not the Mo'ab-ites, neither contend with them in battle : for I will not give thee of their land for a possession ; because I have given h Ar unto % the children of L6t/or a possession. 10 ''TheE'mims dwelt therein imtimes past, a people great, and many, and tall, as l the An'a-kim§ ; 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the An'a-kim§ ; but the Mo'ab-ites call them E'mim§. 12 m The Ho 'rims also dwelt in Se'ir before- time ; but the children of E'sau 3 succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their 4 stead ; as Is'ra-el did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them. 13 Now rise up, said i, and get you over "the 5 brook Ze'red. And we went over the brook Ze'red. 14 And the space in which we came ° from Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, until we were come over the brook Ze'red, was thirty and eight years ; p until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, 9 as the Lord sware unto them. 15 For indeed the r hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed. 16 IT So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 17 That the Lord spake unto me, saying, 18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Mo'ab, this day : 19 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Am'mon, distress them not, nor meddle with them : for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Am'mon any possession ; because I have given it unto s the children of L5t/or a possession. 20 (That also was accounted a land of giants : giants dwelt therein in old time ; and the Am'mon-ites call them ' Zam-zum'mim§ ; 21 u A people great, and many, and tall, as the An'a-kim§ ; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead : 22 As he did to the children of E'sau, x which dwelt in Se'ir, when he destroyed y ihe Ho'- rim§ from before them ; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: 23 And 2 the A'vim§ which dwelt in Ha-ze'- rim, even unto a Az'zah, b the Caph'to-rims, which came forth out of C&ph'tor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead. ) 24 IT Rise ye up, take your journey, and c pass over the river Ar'non: behold, I have given into thine hand Si'hon the Am'o-rite, king of Hesh'bSn, and his land : 6 begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 d This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 IT And I sent messengers out of the wil- derness of Ked'e-moth unto Si'hon king of Hesh'bSn e with words 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 pass through on my feet ; 29 ("As the children of E'sau which dwell in Se'ir, and the Mo'ab-ites which dwell in Ar, did unto me ; ) until I shall pass over Jor'- dan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us. 30 i But Si'hon king of Hgsh'bon would not let us pass by him : for k the Lord thy God ' hardened his spirit, and made his heart ob- stinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 31 And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to m give Si'hon and his land be- fore thee : begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32 n Then Si'hon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Ja'haz. 33 And ° the Lord our God delivered him before us ; and p we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and q utterly destroyed 2 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 r Prom Ar'o-er, which is by the brink of the river of Ar'non, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gil'e-ad, there was not one city too strong for us : s the Lord our God delivered all unto us : 37 Only unto the land of the children of Am'- mon thou earnest not, nor unto any place of the river ' Jab'bok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto u whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us. CHAPTER 3. 1 The story of the congttest of Og king of Bashon. 11 The bigness of his bed. 12 The distribution of those lands to the tiro tribes and half. 23 Hoses' prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is per- mitted to see it. THEN we turned, and went up the way to Ba'shan : and ° Og the king of Ba'shan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle b at Ed're-i. 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 thou didst unto c Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites, which dwelt at Hesh'bon. 3 So the Lord our God delivered into our 05 B.C. 1451. . h 1 Chr. 5.23. ich.4.49. itJosh.12. 5 ; 13. 11. I Amos 2. 9. m Gen. 14.5. A Ford near Pilgrims' Place. Bathing unwalled towns a great many. 6 An d we utterly de- s t r o y e d them, as we did unto Si'hon king -^ of H§sh'b5n, 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 Am'o-rites the land that was on this side Jor'dan, from the river of Ar'non unto mount Her'mon ; 9 {Which s Her'mon the Si-do 'ni-ans call Sir'i-Sn; and the Am'o-rites call it h She'- nir;) 10 l All the cities of the plain, and all Gil'- e-ad, and k all Ba'shan, unto Sal'chah and Ed're-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba'- shan. 11 J For only Og king of Ba'shan remained of the remnant of m giants ; behold, his bed- stead was a bedstead of iron ; is it not in n Rab'bath of the children of Am'mon ? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, ° from Ar'o-er, which is by the river Ar'non, and half mount Gil'e-ad, and P the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reu'ben-ites and to the Gad'ites. 13 9 And the rest of Gil'e-ad, and all Ba'- shan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh ; all the region of Ar'gSb, with all Ba'shan, which was called the land of giants. 14 r Ja'ir the son of Ma-nas'seh took all the country of Ar ' gSb • s _unto the coasts of G6sh'u-ri and Ma- ach'a-thi ; and * called them after his own name, Ba'shan-ha'- v o t h - ja'ir, un- to this day. 15 "And I gave Gil ' e-ad unto Ma'chir. 16 And unto the Reu'- ben-ites x and un- to the Gad'ites I gave from Gil'e-ad even un- to the river Ar'non half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jab'bok, v which is the border of the children of Am'mon ; 17 The plain also, and Jor'dan, and the coast thereof, from z Chin'ne-reth a even unto the sea of the plain, b even the salt sea, 2 under Ash'doth-pis'gah eastward. 18 IT And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it : c ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Is'ra-el, all that are 3 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 until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jor'dan : and then shall ye d return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. 21 11 And e I commanded J6sh'u-a at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that B. c. 1451. c Num. 27. 18. 206 An exhortation DEUTERONOMY, 4. to obedience. b. c. 1451. /Ex.14. 14. ch. l.OOi 20.4. gSee 2 Cor. 12. 8, 9. h ch. 11.2. t Ex. 15. 11. 2 Sam. 7. 22. Ps. 71. 19 i SO. 8; 89. (i, 8. kEx.3.H. ch. 4. 22. f Num. 20. 12 ; 27. 14. ch. 1.37; 31.2; 32. 51, 52 ; 34.4. Ps. 100. 32. m Num. 27. 12. 2 Or, The hill. n Num. 27. 18, 23. ch. 1.38; 31. 3, 7. o ch. 4. 46 ; 34. 0. 1451. a Lev. 19. 37; 20. 8; 22. 31. ch. 5. 1 ; 8.1. Ezek. 20. 11. Rom. 10. 5. fc ch. 12. 32. Josh. 1. 7. Prov.30. 6. Eecles. 12. 13. Rev. 22. 18, 19. c Num. 25. 4, &c. Josh. 22. 17. Ps. 108. 28,29. d Job 28. 28. Ps. 19. 7: 111.10. Prov. 1. 7. e 2 Sam. 7. 23. /Ts.46.1; 145. 18 ; 148. 14. Is. 55. ij. 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 f the Lord your God he shall fight for you. 23 And 9 1 besought the Lord at that time, saying, 24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant h thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for f 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 fc the good land that is beyond Jor'dan, that goodly mountain, and Lgb'a-non. 26 But the Lord l was wroth with 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 m Get thee up into the top of 2 Pis/gah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and north- ward, and southward, and eastward, and be- hold it with thine eyes : for thou shalt not go over this Jor'dan. 28 But n charge JSsh'u-a, 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'-pe'or. CHAPTER 4. 1 An exhortation to obedience. 41 Moses appointeth the three cities of refuge on that side Jordan. NOW therefore hearken, O Is'ra-el, unto a 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 giveth you. 2 & Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the com- mandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of c Ba'al-pe'or : for all the men that followed Ba'al-pe'or, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 4 But ye that did cleave unto 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 com- manded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do theni; for this is. d your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For e 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 him 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 s keep thy soul diligently, h lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life : but l teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; 10 Specially k the day that thou stoodest be- fore the Lord thy God in Ho'reb, 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 2 midst of heaven, with dark- ness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 '" And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire : n ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude ; ° 3 only ye heard a voice. 13 p And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even q ten commandments; and r he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 IT And s the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. 15 'Take ye therefore good heed unto your- selves ; for ye saw no manner of u similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Ho'reb out of the midst of the fire : 16 Lest ye x corrupt yourselves, and ''make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, z 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 creepeth 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 6 all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to c worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath 4 divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. 20 But the Lord hath taken you, and d brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of E'gypt, e to be unto him a peo- ple of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21 Furthermore f the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jor'dan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance : 22 But g I must die in this land, h I must not go over Jor'dan : but ye shall go over, and possess * that good land. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, k lest ye for- get the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, l and make you a B.C. 1451. g Prov. 4. 2.3. h Prov. a 1,3; 4. 21. i Gen. 18. 19. ch. (). 7 ; 11. 19. Ps. 78. 5, 0. Eph. 6. 4. k Ex. 19. 9, 16 ; 20. 18. Hcb. 12. 18, 19. I Ex. 19. 18. ch. 5. 23. 2Heb. heart. m ch. 5. 4,22. n ver. 33, 30. o Ex. 20. 22. 1 Kings 19. 12. 3 Ilcb. save a voice, p ch. 9. 9, 11. g Ex. 34. 28. r Ex. 24. 12; 31. 18. s Ex. 21. l;ch.22; ch. 23. ( Josh. 23. 11. u Is. 40. 18. x Ex. 32. y ver. 23. Ex. 20. 4,5. ch.5. 8. z Rom. 1. 23. «eh. 17.&. Job 31. 26, 27. b Gen. a. 1. 2 Kings 17.10;. 21. 3: c Rom. 1. 25. 4 Or, ?m- parted. d 1 Kings 8. 51. Jcr. 11.4. e Ex. 19. ch. 9. 29 ; 32. 9. /'Num. 20. 12. ch. 1. 37 ; 3. 26. g See 2 Pet. 1. 13, 14, 15. 7/ch.3.27. i ch. 3. 25. k ver. 9. if ver. 16. Ex. 20. 4,5. 207 An exhortation DEUTERONOMY, 4. to obedience. B. c. 1451. m Ex. 24. 1". ch. 0. 3. Is. 33. 14. Heb. 12. 29. n Ex. 20. oh. 6. 15. Is. 42. 8. o ver. 16. the likeness of thy God hath any thing, forbidden graven image, or which the Lord thee. 24 For m the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even n a jealous God. 25 If When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have re- mained long in the land, and ° shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the : by 7*2 Kings lr.ir.&c. a ch. 30. 18, 19. Is. I. 2. Midi. 2. r Lev. 26. 33. ch. 28. (12, 04. Nch.1.8. s ch. 28. 64. 1 Sam. 26. 19. .Tor. 16. 13. * Ps. 113. 4,5. Is. 44. 9 i 46. 7. u Lev. 26. 39, 40. ch. 30. 1,2,3. 2Chr. 15. 4. Nch. 1.9. Is. 55. B, 7. Jer. 29. 12, 13, 14. 2 Heb. have found thee. Ex. 18. 8. ch.31. 17. x Gen. 49. 1. ch. 31.29. Hos.3.5. >/ Joel 2. 12. From Aroeb . . . unto Mt. Sion which is Hebmon. — Dent. 4. 48. likeness of any thing, and p shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger : 26 q I call heaven and earth to wit- ness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land where- unto ye go over Jor'dan to possess it ; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And the Lord r shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in num- ber among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. 28 And s there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, * which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 u But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things 2 are come upon thee, x even in the latter days, if thou y turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice ; 31 (For the Lord thy God is z a merciful God ; ) he will not forsake thee, neither de- stroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. 32 For a ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask 6 from the one side of heaven unto.the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it ? 33 ° Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, temptations, signs, and by wonders, and by war, and ^by a mighty hand, and 9 by a stretched out arm, ft and by great terrors, ac- cording to all that the Lord your God did for you in E'gypt before your eyes? 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; 1 there is none else beside him. 36 fc Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee : and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire ; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 37 And because 'he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and m brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of E'gypt ; 38 n To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheri- tance, as it is this day. 39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that °the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there is none else. 40 P Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, q that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. 208 Three cities of refuge. DEUTERONOMY, The ten commandments b. c. 1451. ?• Num. 35. 0, 14. s Ch. 10. 4. < Josh. 21). H. uch.3.20. x Num. 21.24. ch. 1.4. If Num. 21.85. ch.8.8,4: zch. 2. 30 ; 8. 12. a ch. 8. 9. Ps. 183.3. ich.3.17 2 lieb. keep to do them. 1491. a Ex. 10. 5. ch. 4. 23. 6 See Shift. 13. 17. lleb. 8.9. c Ex. 1!). 9, 19 ; 20. 22. ch. 4. 33, S6;S4. 10. rf Ex. 20. 21. Gal. 3. 19. e Ex. 19. 16 : 20. 18 i 24 2. ''Ex. 20. 2, &c. Lev. 26. 1. ch. G. 4. Ps. 81.10. 8 Hob. servants, a Ex. 20. 8. /. Ex. 20. 4. I Ex. 34.7 on 41 H Then Mo'ses r severed three cities this side Jor'dan toward the sun rising ; 42 s That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: 43 Namely, l Be'zer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reu'ben-Ites ; and Ra'- moth in Gll'e-ad, of the Gad'Ites ; and Go 'Ian in Ba'shan, of the Ma-nas'sites. 44 IT And this is the law which Mo'ses set before the children of Is/ra-el: 45 These are the testimonies, and the sta- tutes, and the j udgments, which Mo 'ses spake unto the children of is'ra-el, after they came forth out of E'gypt, 46 On this side Jor'dan, M in the valley over against BSth'-pe'or, in the land of Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites, who dwelt at Hesh'- b6n, whom Mo 'ses and the children of Is'ra-el x smote, after they were come forth out of E'gypt: 47 And they possessed his land, and the land ^of Og king of Ba'shan, two kings of the Am'o-rites, which were on this side Jor'- dan toward the sun rising ; 48 z From Ar'o-er, which is by the bank of the river Ar'non, even unto mount Si'on, which is a Her'mon, 49 And all the plain on this side Jor'dan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the b springs of Pis/gah. CHAPTER 5. 1 The covenant in Horeb. 6 The ten commandments. 22 At the IKople's request Moses receiveth the law from God. AND Mo'ses called all Is'ra-el, and said . unto them, Hear, O Is'ra-el, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and 2 keep, and do them. 2 a The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Ho'reb. 3 The Lord b made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. 4 c The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, 5 ( d I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord : for e ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount ; ) saying, 6 IT -^ I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of E'gypt, from the house of 3 bondage. 7 9 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 h Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth be- neath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth : 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 'visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the 14 209 third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10 k And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my command- ments. 11 '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. 12 m Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. 13 n Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work : 14 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 daugh- ter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidser- vant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates ; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 15 p And remember that thou wast a ser- vant in the land of E'gypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence q through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm : B.C. 1451. /.- Jcr. 32. 18. Dun. 0.4. I Ex. 20.7. Lev. 10. 12. Matt. o. S3. to Ex. 20. 8. » Ex. 23. 12 ; 86. 2. E/ek. 20. 12. o Gen. 2. 2. Ex. 10. 20, 80. lleh.4.4. ]• ch. 1.5. 15; 16. 12 i 24. 18, 22. q cli. 4. 34,37. 4f®8 Thou shalt write them upon the Posts of thy House. — Deut. 6. 9. The ten commandments. DEUTERONOMY, 5. Moses receiveth the law. therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. 16 IT r Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee ; s that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 17 f Thou shalt not kill. 18 "Neither shalt thou commit adul- tery. no more. And "he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. 23 b And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto m e , even all the heads of yourtribes, and your elders ; B.C. 1451. a Ex. 24. 12;31. 18. ch. 4. 13. 6 Ex. 20. 18, 19. xEx. 20. 15. Rom. 13. 9. y Ex. 20. 16. z Ex. 20. 17. Mic.2.2. Hab. 2.9. Luke 12. 15. Rom. 7. 7 ; 13. 9. -*# 19 ^Neither shalt thou steal. 20 2/ Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 z Neither shalt thou desire thy neigh- bour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manser- vant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 22 IT These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice : and he added Booths at Pilgrims' Camp on the Jordan. 24 And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and c we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire : we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he d liveth. 25 Now therefore why should we die ? for this great fire will consume us : e if we 2 hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. 26 •''For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived ? 27 Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say : and g speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee ; and we will hear it, and do it. 28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice c Ex. 19. 19. c/ch.4.33. Judg. 13. 22. e ch. 18. IB. 2 Heb. add to hear. /ch.4.33. g Ex. 20. 19. Heb. 12 19. 210 Obedience the end of the law. DEUTERONOMY, 6, 7. Exhortation to obedience. B.C. 1451. h ch. 18. 17. i ch. 32. 29. Ps. 81. 13. Is. 48. 18. Matt. 23. 37. Luke 19. 42. /ch. 11. 1. I ch. 4. 40. m Gal. 3. 19. nch. 17. 20:28.14. Josh. 1. 7 ; 23. 6. Prov. 4. 27. o ch. 10. 12. Ps. 119. 6. Jer. 7. 23. Luke 1.6. p ch. 4. 40. a ch. 4. 1 ; 5. 31 ; 12.1. 2Heb. pass over, b Ex. 20. 20. ch. 10. 12, 13. Ps. 111. 10:128. 1. Eccles. 12. 13. cch.4. 40. Prov. 3. 1,2. (/Gen. 15. 5 ; 22. 17. e Ex. 3. 8. /Is. 42. 8. Mark 12. 21), 32. John 17.3. 1 Cor. 8. 4,6. g ch. 10. 12. Matt. 22. 37. Mark 12. 30. Luke 10. 27. h 2 Kings 23. 2.i. ich. 11. 18; 82. 46. Ps. 37. 31 ; 40. 8; 110. 11,98. Prov. 3.3. Is. 51. 7. itch. 4. 9; 11. 19. Ps. 78. 4,5,6. Eph.6.4. 3Heb. whet, or, sharpen. I Ex. 13. 9, 16. ch. 11.18. Prov. 3. 3; 6. 21; 7.3. m ch. 11. 20. Is. 57. S. n Josh. 24. 13. P*. 105. 44. of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee : " they have well said all that they have spoken. 29 * O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and k keep all my commandments always, ' that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever ! 30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, m and I will speak unto thee all the com- mandments, and the statutes, and the judg- ments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. 32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you : n ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 Ye shall walk in ° all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, p and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. CHAPTER 6. 1 The end of the law is obedience. 3 An exhortation thereto. "VTOW these are a the commandments, the ±\ statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye 2 go to possess it: 2 6 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his com- mandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life ; c and that thy days may be pro- longed. 3 IT Hear therefore, O Is'ra-el, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, d as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in e the land that floweth with milk and honey. 4 -^ Hear, O Is/ra-el : the Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And 9 thou shalt love the Lord thy God h with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And * these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart : 7 And fc thou shalt 3 teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 l And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as front- lets between thine eyes. 9 m And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to A'bra-ham, to I'saac, and to Ja'cob, to give thee great and goodly cities, n which thou buildedst not, 211 11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not ; ° when thou shalt have eaten and be full ; 12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of E'gypt, from the house of 2 bondage. 13 Thou shalt p fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and q shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not r go after other gods, s of the gods of the people which are round about you; 15 (For 'the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) u lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 16 IT x Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, y as ye tempted him in Mas'sah. 17 Ye shall z diligently keep the command- ments of the Lord your God, and his testi- monies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 And thou " shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord : that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, 19 b To cast out all thine enemies from be- fore thee, as the Lord hath spoken. 20 And c when thy son asketh thee 3 in time to come, saying, What mean the testi- monies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? 21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pha'raoh's bondmen in E'gypt ; and the Lord brought us out of E'gypt d with a mighty hand : 22 e And the Lord shewed signs and won- ders, great and 4 sore, upon E'gypt, upon Pha'raoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes : 23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, f to fear the Lord our God, 9 for our good always, that h he might pre- serve us alive, as it is at this day. 25 And Mt shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. CHAPTER 7. 1 Alt communion with the nations is forbidden, 4 for fear of idol a- lry,6 for the holiness of l/ie people. 9 for the nature of God in his mercy and justice, 17 for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them. WHEN the a Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, b the Hit'tites, and the Gir'ga- shites, and the Am'o-rites, and the Ca'naan- ites, and the Per'iz-zltes, and the Hi'vites, and the Jeb'u-sites, seven nations e greater and mightier than thou ; B.C. 1451. o ch. 8. 10, &c. 2Heb. bond- men, or, servants, p ch. 10. 12, 20 ; 13. 4. Matt. 4. 10. Luke 4.8. o Ps. 63. 11. Is. 45. 23; IS. 16. Jer. 4. 2; 5. 7; 12. 16. r ch. 8. 19; 11. 28. Jer. 25.6. s ch. 13. 7. (Ex. 20.5. ch. 4. 24. u ch. 7. 4 ; 11. 17. x Matt. 4.7. Luke 4. 12. II Ex. 17. 2 7. ^ um. 20. 3, 4 ; 21.4,5. I Cor. 10.9. z ch. 11. 13,22. Ps. 119.4. a Ex. 15. 26. ch. 12. 28; 13. 18. b Num. S3. 52, 53. c Ex. 13. 14. 3 Heb. to morrow. d Ex. 3. 19 ; 13. 3. eEx. 7: 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12. Ps. 135.9. 4 Heb. evil. /ver. 2. ;/ ch. 10. 13. Job 35. 7, S. Jer. 32. 39. /( ch. 4. 1 ; 8.1. Ps. 41. 2. Luke 10.28. I Lev. 18. 5. ch. 24. 13. Rom. 10. 3,5. ach.31.3. Ps. 44. 2,3. b Gen. 15. 19, &c. Ex. 33. 2. c ch. 4. 3S; 9. L All communication with DEUTERONOMY, 8. the nations forbidden. b. c. 1451. ;. 24,23. ?ch. 31. 27. t Ex. 32. 11, *c. t Gen. 41. 57. 1 Sam. 14. 25. u Ex. 32. 12. Num. li. 16. rch.4.20. 1 Kings S. 51. Neh. 1. in. Ps. 95. 7. at " Kib'roth-hat-ta'a-vah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath. 23 Likewise ° when the Lord sent you from Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and p ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 9 Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. 25 r 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 vou. a Ex. 34. 1,2. 6 Ex. 25. 10. I FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LORD. Deut. 9. 25. 26 s 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 E'gypt with a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, A'bra-ham, I'saac, and Ja'cob ; look not unto the stub- bornness of this people, nor to their wicked- ness, nor to their sin : 28 Lest f the land whence thou broughtest us out say, " Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he pro- mised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. 29 x Yet they are thy people and thine in- heritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. CHAPTER 10. 1 God's mercy in restoring the tico tables, 6 in continuing the priesthood, 8 in separating the tribe of Leri, 10 in hearkening unto Moses' 1 suit for the people. 12 An exhortation unto obedi- ence. AT that time the Lord said unto me, Xjl ° Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and b make thee an ark of wood. 21 2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and c thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of d shittim wood, and e 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 2 commandments, 9 which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire h 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 k put the tables in the ark which I had made ; ' and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 r And the children of Is'ra-el took their journey from Be-e'roth "' of the children of Ja'a-kan to "Mo-se'ra: there Aar'on died, and there he was buried ; and E'le-a'zarhis son ministered in the priest's of- fice in his stead. 7 P From thence they journeyed unto Gud'- go-dah ; and from Gud'go- dah to JOt'bath, a land of rivers of waters. i the Lord separated the bear the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, s to stand before the Lord to minister unto h>m, and 'to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 u Wherefore Le'vi hath no part nor in- heritance with his brethren ; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him. .10 And X I stayed in the mount, according to the 3 first time, forty days and forty nights, and ^the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee. 11 2 And the Lord said unto me, Arise, 4 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 *~ And now, Is'ra-el, a what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but 6 to fear the Lord thy God, c to walk in all his ways, and d 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 e for thy good? 14 Behold, / the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, s the earth also, with all that therein is. 15 h Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their 8 IF At that time tribe of Le'vi, r to B.C. 1451. c Ex. 23. 16, 21. d Ex. 25. •5, 10 ; 37.1. e Ex. 34.4. /■Ex. 34. ' 28. 2Heb. word*, g Ex. 20. h Ex. 19. 17. ch.9.10; 18. 16. i Ex. 34. 29. k Ex. 40. 2ll. ? 1 Kings 8.9. t?i Num. 38. 81. n Num. - 33. .30. o Num. 20.2S; £3.38. p Num. S3. 32, 33. g Num.3. ; 4. 4 s B. 14; 16. 9. r Num. 4.15. sen. 18.5. t Lev. 9. 22. Num. 6. 23. ch. 21.5. v Num. 18. 20, 24. ch. Is. 1.2. Ezek. 44. -a. T Ex. 34. 28. ch.9. 18,23. 3 Or, former da>/*. 1491. ;/ Ex. .32. 14.33.34; S3. 17. ch. 9. 19. 2 Ex. 32. 34 : 43. 1. 4Heb. go in journey. a Mic. 6. 8. 1451. frch.6.18. cch.5.33. dch.6.5; 11. 13: 30.16,20. Matt. 22.37. ech.6. 24. f\ Kings 8.27. PS. 115. 16 : 148. 4. g Gen. 14. 19. Ex. 19.5. Ps. 24. 1. Ach.4.37. An exhortation DEUTERONOMY, 11. to obedience. b. c. 1451. i See Lev. 26. 41. ch. 30. 0. Jer. 4. 4. Rom. 2. 28, 29. Col. 2. 11. k ch. 9. 6, 13. 1 Josh. 22. 22. Ps. 13C.2. Dan. 2. 47; 11.3(1. m Rev. 17. 14; 19. Hi. nch.7. 21. o2Chr. 19. 7. Job 34. 19. Acts 10. 34. Rom. 2. 11. Gal. 2. 6. Eph. 0.9. Col. 3. 25. 1 Pet. 1. 17. p Ps. 03. 5 ; 140. !). a Lev. 19. 33,34. rch.6. 13. Matt. 4. 10. Luke 4. 8. sch. 11. 22 ; 13. 4. t Ps. 03. 11. w Ex. 13. 2. Ps. 22. 3. Jer. 17. 14. x 1 Sam. 12. 24. 2 Sam. 7.23. Ps. HIG. 21, 22. y Gen. 40. 27. Ex. 1. .5. Acts 7. 14. 2 Gen. 15.5. ch. 1. 10 ; 28. 02. a ch. 10. 12 ; 30. 10, 20. bZech. 3.7. cch. 8.5. d ch. 5. 24. cch. 7. 19. /Ps.78. 12; 135. 9. g Ex. 14. 27, 2S; 15. 9, 10. Ps. 100. 11. h Num. 16. 1, 31 27.3. Ps. 106. 17. 2 Or, liv- ing sub- stance which followed them. 3Heb. was at their feet. l ch. 5. 3 ; 7.19. h Josh. 1. 6,7. ich. 4. 40 ; 5. 16. Prov. 10. 27. m ch. 9. 5. I Ex. 3. 8. seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore Hhe foreskin of your heart, and be no more k stiffnecked. 17 For the Lord your God is l God of gods, and m Lord of lords, a great God, n a mighty, and a terrible, which °regardeth not per- sons, nor taketh reward : 18 p He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stran- ger, in giving him food and raiment. 19 9 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of E'gypt. 20 r Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God ; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou s cleave, l and swear by his name. 21 u 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 E'gypt y with threescore and ten persons ; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee z as the stars of heaven for multitude. CHAPTER 11. 1 An exhortation to obedience, 2 by their own experience of God's great works, 8 by promise of (rod's great blessings, 16 and by threalenings. 18 A careful study is required in God's words. 26 The blessing and curse is set before them. THEREFORE thou shalt a love the Lord thy God, and b 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 chastisement of the Lord your God, d his greatness, e his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, 3-^ And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of E'gypt unto Pha'raoh the king of E'gypt, and unto all his land ; 4 And what he did unto the army of E'gypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; 9 how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day ; 5 And what he did unto you in the wilder- ness, until ye came into this place ; 6 And h what he did unto Da' than and A-bi'- ram, the sons of E-li'ab, the son of Reu'ben : how the earth opened her mouth, and swal- lowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the 2 substance that 3 was in their possession, in the midst of all Is'- ra-el : 7 But l your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did. 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the command- ments which I command you this day, that ye may k be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it ; 9 And ' that ye may prolong your days in the land, m which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, n a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 IT For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of E'gypt, from whence ye came out, ° where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : 11 *But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven : 12 A land which the Lord thy God 2 careth for : q the eyes of the Lord thy God are al- ways upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 IT And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken r diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, s to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14 That ' I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, u the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. 15 x And I will 3 send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest y eat and be full. 16 Take heed to yourselves, 2: that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and a serve other gods, and worship them ; 17 And then b the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he c shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest d je perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giv- eth you. 18 IT Therefore e shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and ■^ bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 9 And ye shall teach them your children, 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 write them upon the house, and upon thy 20 h And thou shalt door posts of thine gates : 21 That l your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, k as the days of heaven upon the earth. 22 IT 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 m to cleave unto him ; 23 Then will the Lord n drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall ° pos- sess greater nations and mightier than your- selves. 24 P Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be your's : q from the wilderness and Leb'a-non, from the river, the river Eu-phra'tes, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. 25 r There shall no man be able to stand be- fore you : for the Lord your God shall s lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, i as he hath said unto you. 216 The blessing and the curse. DEUTERONOMY, 12. Idolatry to be destroyed. B.C. 1451. u ch. 30. 1, 15, ID. zch.28.2. y ch. 28. 15. z ch. 27. 12, 13. Josh. 8. 33. a Gen. 12. 6. Judg. 7. b ch. 9. 1. Josh. 1. 11. c ch. 5. 32; 12.32. a ch. 6. 1. 6 ch. 4. 10. 1 Kings 8.40. c Ex. 34. 1.'!. ch. 7. 5. 2 Or, inherit. d 2 Kings 10. 4 ; 17. 10, 11. Jer. 3. G. e Num. 33. 52. Judg. 2. 2. 3Heb. break do'im. 26 IT u Behold, I set before you this day a bless- ing and a curse ; 27 x A blessing, if ye obey the command m e n t s of the Lord your God, which I com- mand you this day: 28 And a y curse, if ye will not obey the command- ments 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 go- est to possess it, that thou shalt put 2 the blessing upon mount Ger'- i-zlm, and the curse upon mount E'bal. 30 Are they not on the other side Jor'dan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Ca'naan-Ites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gll'gal, a beside the plains of Mo'reh ? 31 " For ye shall pass over Jor'dan 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 c to do all the sta- tutes and judgments which I set before you this day. CHAPTER 12. 1 Monuments of idolatry are to be destroyed. 5 The place of God's service is to be kept. 15, 23 Blood is forbidden. 17, 20, 26 Holy things must be eaten in the holy place. 19 The Levite is not to be forsaken. 2:9 Idolatry is not to be enquired after. a rpHESE are the statutes and judgments, JL which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, 6 all the days that ye live upon the earth. 2 c Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall 2 possess served their gods, d upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: 3 And e ye shall 3 overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire ; and ye shall hew down the graven A Land of Hills and Valleys, AND DRINKETH WATER OF THE Rain. — Deut. 11. 11. 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 9 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 h thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your ! tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks : 7 And B there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and l ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, m every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and B.C. 14.jl. J \vr. 31. g ver. 11. ch. 20.2. Josh. 9. 27. 1 Kings 8. 29. 2 Chr. 7. 12. P>. 78. 68. h Lev. 17 3,4. i ver. 17. ch. 14. 22. 23 ; 15.19.20. k ch. 14. 26. 1 ver. 12, 18. Lev. 23. 40. ch. 16. 11, 14. 15 : 26. 11 i 27. 7. yn Judg. 17.6; 21. 25. 217 Blood is forbidden. DEUTERONOMY, 13. Obedience is commanded. B.C. 1451. n ch. 11. 31. o ver. 5, 14, 18, 21, 211; cli. 14. 23 ; 15.20;1<3. 2, Sic. ; 17. «: 18. 6; 23. 16 ( 26. 2; 31. 11. Josh. 18. 1. 1 Kings 8.29. Ps. 78. 68. 2Hcb.rte choice of your vows, p ver. 7. q ch. 10. 9 ; 14. 29. r Lev. 17. 4. t ver. 21. u ver. 22. v ch. 14. 5 i 15. 23. !/Gen.9. 4. Lev. 7- 26; 17. 10. eh. la. 23; ver. 23, 24. z ver. 11, 12; ch. 14. 23. a ch. 14. 27. 3 lleb. n// thydays. bGen.l.i. 18; 28. 14. Ex. 34. 24. ch. 11. 24 ; 19. 8. c ver. 15. to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. 10 Butw/ien n ye go over Jor'dan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when 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 offer- ings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all 2 your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord: 12 And p ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daugh- ters, and your menservants, and your maid- servants, and the Le'vite that is within your gates; forasmuch as q he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 r Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest : 14 s But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding ' thou may est kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee : u the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, x as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 y Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. 17 If 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 2 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 Le'vite 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 for- sake not the Le'vite 3 as long as thou livest upon the earth. 20 IT When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, 6 as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh ; thou mayest 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, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 22 c Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them : the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 23 d Only 2 be sure that thou eat not the blood : e for the blood is the life ; and thou mayest not eat the life with 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 withy thee, and with thy children after thee, 9 when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 Only thy ^holy things which thou hast, and l thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose : 27 And k thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God : and the blood of thy sacri- fices 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, l that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. 29 IT When m the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou 3 succeedest them, and dwellest in their land ; 30 Take heed to thyself n that thou be not snared 4 by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee ; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods ? even so will I do likewise. 31 ° Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God : for every 5 abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for ^even their sons and their daugh- ters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 32 What thing soever I command you, ob- serve to do it : q thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. CHAPTER 13. 1 Enticers to idolatry, 6 how near soever unto thee, 9 are to be stoned to death. 12 Idolatrous cities are not to be spared. IF there arise among you a prophet, or a a dreamer of dreams, b and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And c 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 d proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall e walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and f cleave unto him. 5 And 9 that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he 218 Enticers to idolatry DEUTERONOMY, 14. to be stoned to death. B.C. 1451. 2Heb. spoken revolt aquinst the Lord. h ch. 17. 7 ; 22. 21, 22.24. 1 Cor. 5. 18. t ch. 17. 2. tSee Gen. 18. 5. ch. 28. 54. Prov. 5. 20. Mic. 7. 5. 1 1 Sam. 18. 1, 3 ; 20. 17. m Prov. 1.10. nch.17.5. och. 17. 7. Acts 7. 58. 3Heb. bond- men, p ch. 17. 13 : 10.20. gjosh.22. 11, &c. Judg.20. 1,2. 4 Or, naughty men : See Judg. 19. 22. lSam.2. 12:25.17, 25. 1 Kings 21. 10, 13. 2 Cor. 6. 15. rlJohn2. 19. Jude 19. s 2 Kings 17. 21. ( ver. 2, 6. 2 spoken to turn you away from the your God, which brought you out of hath Lord the land of E'gypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God com manded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. 6 IT l If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or fc the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, ' which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth ; 8 T h o u shalt m not consent un- to him, nor hearken un- Roebuck. to him ; nei- ther shall thine eye pity him, n e i t h e r shalt thou spare, nei- ther shalt thou con- ceal him : 9 But n thou shalt sure- ly kill him ; ° thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die ; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of E'gypt, from the house of 3 bondage. 11 And Pall Ts/ra-el shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. 12 II 9 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, 4 the children of Be'li-al, r are gone out from among you, and have s with- drawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known ; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently ; and, behold, if it be truth, Goat. and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you ; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, u de- stroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cat- tle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 A n d thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street there- of, and shalt *burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be y an heap for ever ; it shall not be built again. 17 And z there shall cleave nought of the 2 cursed thing to thine hand : that the Lord may a turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, b as he hath sworn unto thy fathers. 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, c to keep all his command- ments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. CHAPTER 14. 1 God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning. 3 What may.andirhalmay not be eaten, 4 of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 of fouls. 21 That which dielh of itself may not be eaten. 22 Tithes of divine service. 23 Tithes a n dfi rMHn gs of rejoicing before the Lord. 28 The th ird year's tithe of alms and charity. YE are °the children of the Lord your God: 6 ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 2 c For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. 3 IT d Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. Chamois — Wild Sheep. — Deut. B. C. 1401. u Ex. 22. 20. Lev. 2". 28. Josh. 6. 17,21. j- Josh. 6. 24. t/ Josh. 8. 28. Is. 17. 1 j 25. 2. Jer.49.2. zch.T. 26. Josh. 6. 18. 2 Or, di voted, o Josh. 0. 2C. 6 Gen. 22. 17 ; 26. 4, 24:28.14. cch. 12. 25,28,32. a Rom. 8. 16 ; 9. 8, 26. Gal. 3. 26. b Lev. 19. 28:21.5. Jer. 16. 6:41.5; 47. 5. 1 Thess. 4. 13. c Lev. 20. 26. ch.7. 6; 26. 18, 19. c/Ezek. 4. 14. Acts 10. 13, 14. 219 Of meats clean and unclean. DEUTERONOMY, 15. The year of release for the poor. B.C. 1451. e Lev. 1 2. Sic. 20 , bison. 3 Heb. dishon. /Lev. 11. 20, 27. g Lev. 11. 9. // Lev. 11. 13. !' Lev. 11. 20. kSee Lev. 11. 21. I Lev. 17. 15 ; 22. 8. Ezek. 4. 14. m ver. 2. n Ex. 23. 19;34.26. o Lev. 2r. 30. ch. 12. 0, 17. Neh. 10. 37. p eh. 12. 5,6,7,17, 18. 7 ch. 15. 19, 20. rch. 12. 21. 4 e 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 2 3 pygarg, and'the wild ox, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two 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 divide 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 swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you : ye shall not eat of their flesh, -^ nor touch their dead carcase. 9 1T 9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters : all that have fins and scales shall ye eat: 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat ; it is unclean unto you. 11 If Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 12 ft But these are they of which ye shall not eat : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the os- pray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vul- ture after his kind, 14 And every raven after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, 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 x every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you : k they shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 H f Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it ; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien : m for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. n 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 p 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 q 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 ; or r 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 220 bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul 2 desireth : s and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 27 And * the Le'vlte that is within thy gates ; thou shalt not forsake him ; for u he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 IT x At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates : 29 y And the Le'vite, (because z 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 a the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. CHAPTER 15. 1 The seventh year a year of release for the poor. 7 It must be no let of lending or giving. 12 An Hebrew servant, 16 except he will not depart, must in the seventh year go forth free and well fur- nished. 19 All firstling males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord. AT the end of a every seven years thou x\. shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release : Every 3 creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; be- cause it is called the Lord's release. 3 b Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy bro- ther thine hand shall release ; 4 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you ; c for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it : 5 Only d if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day. 6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee : and e thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and •'thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. 7 IT 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, 9 thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother : 8 h But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him suffi- cient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a 5 thought in thy 6 wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine * eye be evil against thy poor brother, and A year of release for servants. DEUTERONOMY, 1G. The feast of the passover. B.C. 1451. k ch. 24. 15. ZMntt.23. 41, 42. m 2 Cor. a. 5, r. ?i ch. 14. 2»; 24.111. IV 41. 1. Prov. 22. I). o Matt. 26. 11. Murk 14. John 12. 8. ;> Ex. 21. '>. Lev. 25. 89. Jer. 34. 14. g Prov. 10. 22. rch.5. 15; 16. 12. s Ex. 21. 5,6. r Sec Is. Hi. 14 ; 21. 16. ti Ex. 1.1. 2 ; 34. 19. Lev. 27. 26. Num. 3. 13. thou givest him nought ; and k he cry unto the Lord against thee, and 'it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and m thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : be- cause that n for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou put- test thine hand unto. 11 For "the poor shall ne- ver cease out of the land : there- fore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy bro- ther, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 12 IT And p if thy brother, an He ' brew man, or an He'brew woman, 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 him 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 q blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And r thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of E'gypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing to day. 16 And it shall be, s 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 aul, 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 likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee ; for he hath been worth ' a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. 19 IT u 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 Take an Aul, and thrust it through. — Deut. 15. 17. work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 x Thou shalt eat it be- fore the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 ^And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: z the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 23 a Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. CHAPTER 16. L The feast of the passo- ver, 9 of weeks, 13 of tabernacles. 16 Every male must offer, as he is utile, at these three feasts. 18 Of judges and justice. 21 Groves and images are for- bidden. OBSERVE the n month of A'bib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God : for 6 in the month of A'bib theLoRD thy God brought thee forth out of E'gypt c by night. 2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and d the herd, in the e place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there. 3 -f Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou earnest forth out of the land of E'gypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou earnest forth out of the land of E'gypt all the days of thy life. 4 s And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days ; h neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. 5 Thou mayest not 2 sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee : 6 But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover * at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou earnest forth out of E'gypt. 7 And thou shalt k roast and eat it l in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : b. c. 1451. cch.12.5, 0,7,17; 14.23; 18.11,14. V Lev. 22. 20. ch. 17. 1. zch. 12. 15,22. l ch. 12. 16, 23. a Ex.12. 2, &c. • b Ex. 13. 4 ; ."14. 16. cEx. 12. 29,42. d Num. 28. ID. e ch. 12.5, 26. /Ex. 12. 15,19,39; IS. 8, 6, 7 ; 34. 18. g Ex. 13. // Ex. 12. 10; 34. 25. 2 Or, kill. /Ex. 12. 6. k Ex. 12. 8,9. 2Chr. 35. 13. i 2 Kings 23. 23. John 2. 13, 23 ; 11. 55. 221 Of solemn feasts. DEUTERONOMY, 16. Of judges and justice. b. c. 1451. m Ex. 12. 16 ; 13. 6. Lev. 23. 8. 2 Heb. re- straint. Lev. 23. and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and m on the seventh day shall be a 2 solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. s thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thy son, and thy daughter, and « Ex. 23. 16; 34. 22. Lev. 23. 15. Num. 28. 26. Acts 2.1. 3 Or, suffi- ciency. o ver. 17. 1 Cor. 16.2. p ver. 14. ch. 12. 7, 12, 18. q ch. 15. 15. r Ex. 23. 16. Lev. 23. 34. Num. 29. 12. 4 Heb. floor, ami thy wine- press. The Feast of the 9 If n Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee : begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with 3 a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, ° ac- cording as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee: 11 And Pthou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daugh- ter, and thy manservant, and thy maidser- vant, and the Le'vlte that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there. 12 9 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in E'gypt : and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 13 IT r Thou shalt observe the feast of ta- bernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy 4 corn and thy wine : 14 And thou, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Le'vlte, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. 15 'Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose : be- c ause the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine in- crease, and in all the works of thine hands, there- fore thou shalt surely rejoice. 16 IT "Three times in a year shall all thy males ap- pear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleav e n e d bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles : and x they shall not appear before the Lord empty : 17 Every man shall give 2 as he is able, y ac- cording to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. 18 IT z Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes : and they shall judge the people with just judg- ment. 19 "Thou shalt not wrest judgment; 6 thou shalt not respect persons, c neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 3 words of the right- eous. 20 4 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest d live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 IT e Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 -f Neither shalt thou set thee up any 5 im- age ; which the Lord thy God hateth. 222 Idolaters must be slain. DEUTERONOMY, 17. Priests and judges to settle disputes. B.C. 1451. a ch. 15. 21. Mai. 1. 8, 18, 14. 20r,yoat. b ch. 13. c Josh. 7. 11.15; 23. IB. Judg. 2. 20. 2 Kings 18.12. Hos. 8. 1. dch.4.19. Job 31. 26. e Jer, 7. 22,23,31 ; 19. o ; 52. 35. /ch. 13. 12, 14. g Lev. 24. 14, IK. ch. 13. 10. Josh. 7. 25. tt Num. 35. 30. ch.19.15. Matt. IS. . 16. John 8. 17. 2 Cor. 13. 1. 1 Tim. 5. 19. Heb. 10. 28. r ' to love the BOUE, AND LIE IN WAIT FOE LORD thy God, him. — Deut. 19. 11. and to walk ever in his ways; -^then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three : 10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. 11 % But g if any man hate his neighbour, and he in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him 8 mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities : 12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 h Thine eye shall not pity him, l but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Is'ra-el, that it may go well with thee. 14 *T k Thou shalt not remove thy neigh- bour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. B.C. 1451. 2 Heb. from ■■>> -■ t. retau the third day. 3 Heb. i< mi. i Heb. wood. 5 Heb. find* '/i. • ovn <., » See Lev. 19. 34 ; eh. 15.3. g ch. 15. 10. r Num. 30.2. Eccles. 5. 4, 5. .. Num. 30. 2. Ps. 66. 13, 14. ( Matt. 12. 1. Mark 2. 23. Luke 6. 1. a Matt. 5. 31 ; 19. 7. Mark 10 4. 3 Heb. matter of' na- kedness. 6 Heb. rutting off. 14 For the Lord thy God l walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; there- fore shall thy camp be holy : that he see no 2 unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 IT k Thou shalt not deliver unto his mas- ter the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee : 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it 3 liketh him best : ' thou shalt not oppress him. 17 1T There shall be no 4 whore m of the daughters of Is'ra-el, nor n a sodomite of the sons of I§'ra-el. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow : for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God. 19 11 °Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother ; usury of money, usury of vic- tuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury : 20 P Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury : q that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 IT r When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it : for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 s That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform ; even a freewill offer- ing, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 24 IT When thou comest into thy neigh- bour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, *then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand ; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn. CHAPTER 24. 1 Of divorce. 5 A new married man goeth not to war. 6, 10 Of vledges. 7 Of manstealers. 8 Of leprosy. 14 The hire is to be 19 Of charily. man hath taken a wife, and jnedges. given. 16 Of justice. WHEN a a married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found 5 some uncleanness in her : then let him write her a bill of 6 divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house ; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife ; 4 & Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abomination before the Lord : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 5 IT c When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, 2 neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall d cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 If No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge : for he taketh- a man's life to pledge. 7 IT e If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Is'ra-el, and mak- eth merchandise of him, or selleth him ; then that thief shall die ; f and thou shalt put evil away from among you. 8 IT Take heed in 3 the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do accord- ing to all that the priests the Le'vltes shall teach you : as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 9 h Remember what the Lord thy God did i unto MIr'i-am by the way, after that ye were come forth out of E'gypt. 10 IT When thou dost 3 lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. 12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge : 13 "In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and l bless thee : and m it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. 14 IT Thou shalt not n oppress an hired ser- vant that is poor and needy, whether lie be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates : 15 At his day ° thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it ; for he is poor, and 4 setteth his heart upon it : p lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 9 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers : every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 IT r Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless ; s nor take a widow's raiment to pledge : 18 But * thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in E'gypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence : therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 IT u When thou cuttest down thine har- vest in, thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it : 230 Of charity and mercy. DEUTERONOMY, 25. Of raising seed to a brother. B.C. 1451. x ch. 15. 10. Ps. 41. 1. Prov. 19. 17. 2 Heb. thou shalt not bough it after thee. 3 Heb. after thee. a ch. 19. 17. Ezek. 44.24. 6 See Prov. ! 7. 15. c Luke 12.48. d Matt. 10. 17. e 2 Cor. 11. 24. /Job 18. 3. a Prov. 12.10. 1 Cor. 9. 9. ITim. 5. 18. 4 Heb. thresh- eth, Hos. 10. 11. h Matt. 22. 24. Mark 12. 19. Luke 20.28. 5 Or, next kinsman. Gen. 38. 8. Ruth 1. 12, 13 ; 3.9. it shall be for the stranger, for the father- less, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may x bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, 2 thou shalt not go over the boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it 3 a f t e r ward: it shall be for the stran- ger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 22 And V thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of E'gypt : there- fore I command thee to do this thing. CHAPTER 25. 1 Slripes must not exceed forty. 4 The ox is not to be muzzled. 5 Of raising seed unto a brother. 11 Of the immodest woman. 13 Of unjust weights. 17 The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out. IF there be a" controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them ; then they b shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. 2 And it shall be, if the wicked man be c worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to he down, d and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 3 e Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should f seem vile unto thee. 4 IT s Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he 4 treadeth out the corn. 5 IT h If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger : her 5 husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. that she When thou beatest thine Olive Tree. — Deut. 24. 20. 6 And it shall be, the firstborn which beareth l shall suc- ceed in the name of his brother which is dead, that k his name be not put out of is/ra-el. 7 And if the man like not to take his 2 bro- ther's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the ' gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Is/ra-el, he will not perform the duty of my husband's bro- ther. 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him : and if he stand to it, and say, m I like not to take her ; 9 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and n loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not ° build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shall be called in Is/ra-el, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 IT When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets : 12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, p thine eye shall not pity her. 13 IT q Thou shalt not have in thy bag 3 divers weights, a great and a small. 14 Thou shalt not have in thine house 4 divers measures, a great and a small. 15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou B.C. 1451. i Gen. 38. 9. k Ruth 4. 10. 2 Or, next kins- man's wife. I Ruth 4. 1,2. m Ruth 4.6. o Ruth 4. 11. p ch. 19. 13. Lev. 19. 35, 36. Prov. 11. 1. Ezek. 45. 10. Mic. 6. 11. 3 Heb. a stone and a stone. 4 Heb. an eplinh and an epliah. 231 Of the basket offirstfruits. DEUTERONOMY, 26, 27. Of the third year's tithes. b. c. 1451. r Ex. 20. 12. s Prov. II. 1. 1 Thess. 4. G. t Ex. 17. 8. u Ps. 36. 1. Prov. 16. 6. Rom. 3. 18. a: 1 Sam. 15.3. y Ex. 17. 14. a Ex. 23. 19; 34.26. Num. 18. 13. ch. 16.10. Prov. 3. 9. b ch. 12. 5. c Hos. 12. 12. dGen.43. I, 2 ; 45. 7,11. e Gen. 46. 1,6. Acts 7. 15. /Gen. 46. 27. ch. 10.22. g Ex. 1. II, 14. h Ex. 2. 23, 24, 25 ; 3. 9 ; 4.31. i Ex. 12. 37, 51 ; 13. 3, 14, 16. ch. 5. 15. k ch. 4. 34. have : r that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 16 For s all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 17 IT 'Remember what Am'a-lek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of E'g^pt ; 18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary ; and he u feared not God. 19 Therefore it shall be, x when the Lord thy God hath given tbee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt ^blot out the remembrance of Am'a-lek from under hea- ven ; thou shalt not forget it. CHAPTER 26. 1 The confession of him that offereth the basket of firstfruits. 12 The prayer of him that giveth his third year's tithes. 16 The covenant between God and the people. AND it shall be, when thou art come in XjL unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein ; 2 a That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt 6 go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. 5 And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, c A Syr'i-an d ready to perish was my father, and e he went down into E'gypt, and sojourned there with a ? few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous : 6 And 3 the E-gyp'tians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bond- age: 7 And h when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression : 8 And l the Lord brought us forth out of E'gypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and k with great terrible- ness, and with signs, and with wonders : 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even l a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God : 11 And m thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Le'vite, and the stranger that is among you. 12 IT When thou hast made an end of tithing all the "tithes of thine increase the third year, which is ° the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Le'vite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled ; 13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Le'vite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the wi- dow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me : I have not transgressed thy commandments, p neither have I forgotten them: 14 q I have not eaten thereof in my mourn- ing, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead : but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 15 r Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Is/ra-el, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. - 16 IT This day the Lord thy God hath com- manded thee to do these statutes and judg- ments : thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast s avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice : 18 And 'the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments ; 19 And to make thee u high above all na- tions which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour ; and that thou mayest be x an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. CHAPTER 27. 1 The people are commanded to write the law upon stones, 5 and to build an altar of irhole stones. 11 The tribes divided on Geri- zim and Ebal. 14 The curses pronounced on mount Ebal. AND M6'se§ with the elders of Is/ra-el .. commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 2 And it shall be on the day a when ye shall pass over Jor'dan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that 6 thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister : 232 The altar in mount Ebal. DEUTERONOMY, 28. Curses for disobedience. B.C. 1451. cch. 11. 29. Josh. 8. 30. J ver. 04. ch. 4. 28. Jer. 16. 13. 2 1 Kings :'. 7, 8. Jer. 24. 9 ; 25. 9. Zech. 8. 13. a Ps. 44. 14. 6 Mic. 6. 15. Hag. 1.6. c Joel 1.4. land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be de- stroyed. 25 9 The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : .thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them : and h shalt be 2 removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And i thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 27 The Lord will smite thee with k the botch of E'gypt, and with ' the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 28 The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and m astonishment of heart : 29 And thou shalt " grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways : and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 30 °Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall he with her : p thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein : q thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not 3 gather the grapes thereof. 31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof : thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and 4 shall not be restored to thee : thy sheep shall be given unto thine ene- mies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and r fail with longing for them all the day long : and there shall be no might in thine hand. 33 s The fruit of thy land, and all thy la- bours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up ; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway : 34 So that thou shalt be mad l for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 35 The Lord shall u smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. 36 The Lord shall x bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and y there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt become 2 an astonishment, a proverb, a and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee. 38 5 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in ; for c the locust shall consume it. 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thy- self with the oil ; for thine olive shall cast his frwit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but 2 thou shalt not enjoy them ; for d they shall go into captivity. 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust 3 consume. 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high ; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 e He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : f he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 45 Moreover 9 all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and over- take thee, till thou be destroyed ; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee : 46 And they shall be upon thee h for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 47 l Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, k for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things : and he ' shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. 49 m The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, n as swift as the eagle flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not 4 understand ; 50 A nation 5 of fierce countenance, ° which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young : 51 And he shall p eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed : which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. 52 And he shall q besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land : and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 53 And r thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own 6 body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee : 54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, s his eye shall be evil to- ward his brother, and toward * the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his chil- dren which he shall leave : 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among B.C. 1451. 2 Heb. they shall not be thine. d Lam. 1. 5. 3 Or, possess. /ver. 13. Lam. 1.5. y ver. 15. A Is. 8. 18. Ezek. 14.8. i Nell. 9. 35,36,37. lch.32. 15. I Jer. 28. 14. i» Jer. 5. 15; 6. 22,23. Luke 19. 43. n Jer. 48. 40 ; 49.22. Lam. 4. 19. Ezek. 17.3, 12. Hos.8.L 4 Heb. hear. 5 Heb. strong of'face, Prov. 7. 13. Eccles. 8.1. Dan. 8. 23. 2 Chr. 30. 17. Is. 47. 6. /. ver. 33. Is 1.7; 62.8. g 2 Kings 25.1,2,4. r Lev. 20 29. 2 Kings 6. 28. 29. Jer. 19.9. Lam. 2. 20 ; 4. 10. 6 Heb. belli/. sch. 15.9. t ch. 13. 6. 235 The curses DEUTERONOMY, 29. for disobedience. B. C. 1451. 2Heb. after- birth, x Gen. 49. 10. you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicate- ness and tenderness, u her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 57 And toward her 2 young one that cometh out x from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear : for she shall eat them for want of all things se- cretly i n the siege y Ex. 6. 3. s Dan. 9. 12. ach. 7.15. 3Heb. cause to ascend. Mount Ebal. — Deut. 27. 4. " The Mountain of Darkness." and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. 58 If thou wilt not ob- serve to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear 2/ this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; 59 Then the Lord will make thy plagues 2 wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all a the diseases of E'gypt, which thou wast afraid of ; and they shall cleave unto thee. 61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord 3 bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 62 And ye b shall be left few in number, whereas ye were c as 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 d rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord e will 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 Lord f shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and 9 there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fa- thers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And h among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: ''but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and k sorrow of mind: 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assur- ance of thy life : 67 J In 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 where- with thou shalt fear, and m for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And the Lord 71 shall bring thee in- to E'gypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, ° Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. CHAPTER 29. 1 Moses exhorteth them to obedience, by the memory of the works they have seen. 10 All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant. 18 The great wrath on him that flattereth himself in his wickedness. 29 Secret things belong unto God. THESE are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded M6'§e§ to make with the children of Is/ra-el in the land of Mo'ab, beside a the covenant which he made with them in Ho'reb. 2 IT And Mo'§ei-s called unto all Is/ra-el, and said unto them, 6 Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of E'gypt unto Pha'raoh, and unto all his ser- vants, and unto all his land ; 3*°The great temptations which thine eyes 236 Moses exhorteth DEUTERONOMY, 30. to obedience. b. c. 1451. d See la. 6. 9, Hi i 03. 17. John 8. 43. Acts 2<. 26, 27. Eph. 4. 18. ZTheas. 2. 11, 12. ech. 1.3: B. -'. /eh. -. i. g Sec Ex. 16. 12. ch. 8. 8. Ps. 78. 24, 25. h Num. 21.23, 24, 38. ch. 2. 32: 3.1. i Num. 32. 33. ch. 3. 12, 13. k ch. 4. 6 Josh. 1.7. 1 Kings 2 3 ( .iosh. I. 7. m See Josh. 9. 21,23,27. 2Heb. pass, n Neh. 10. 29. och.28. 9. pEx.6. 7. g Gen. 17. 7. r Jer. 31. 31, 32, 33. Heb. 8. 7,8. s See Acts 2. 39. 1 Cor. 7. 14. 3 Heb. dungy gods. (ch. 11. 16. u Acts 8. 23. Heb. 12. 15. 4 Or, a poitonful h?,b. 5 Heb. rosh. x Num. IS. 39. Eccles. 11.9. 6 Or, stub- bornness. Jer. 3. 17 i 7. 24. wis. 30. 1. 7 Heb. the drunken to the thirsty. z Ezek. 14. 7, 8. a Ps. 74.1. oPs. 79.5. Ezek. 23.25. have seen, the signs, and those great mira- cles : 4 Yet d the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 5 e 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 9 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, h Si'- hon the king of Hesh'bon, and Og the king of Ba'shan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: 8 And we took their land, and l gave it for an inheritance unto the Reu'ben-ites, and to the Gad'ites, and to the half tribe of Ma- nas'seh. 9 k Keep therefore the words of thi3 cove- nant, and do them, that ye may l prosper in all that ye do. 10 IT Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God ; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Is/ra-el, 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from m the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water : 12 That thou shouldest 2 enter into cove- nant with the Lord thy God, and n 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, p as he hath said unto thee, and 9 as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to A'bra- ham, to I'§aac, and to Ja'cob. 14 Neither with you only r do I make this covenant and this oath ; 15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, s and also with him that is not here with us this day : 16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of E 'gy pt ; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by ; 17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their 3 idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:) 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, 'whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these na- tions ; u lest there should be among you a root that beareth 4 5 gall and wormwood ; 19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk x in the 6 imagination of mine heart, y to add 7 drunkenness to thirst : 20 z The Lord will not spare him, but then ° the anger of the Lord and b his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie 23 upon him, and the Lord c shall blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And the Lord d shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Is'ra-el, according to all the curses of the covenant that 2 are written in this book of the law : 22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses 3 which the Lord hath laid upon it; 23 And that the whole land thereof is brim- stone, e and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, f like the overthrow of Sdd'om, and Go-mor'rah, Ad'mah, and Ze-bo'im, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath : 24 Even all nations shall say, 9 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 E'gypt : 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and 4 whom he had not 5 given unto them : 27 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, h to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book : 28 And the Lord l rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. 29 The secret things belong unto the Lord our God : but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. CHAPTER 30. 1 Great mercies promised unto the repentant. 11 The command- ment is manifest. 15 Death and life are set before them. 4 NT) ° it shall come to pass, when b all XjL these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set be- fore thee, and c thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt d return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul ; 3 e That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and -^ gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. 4 9 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 : B.C. 1451. ech. 9. 14 d Matt. 24. 51. 2 Heb. is written. 3 Heb. whi re- vtti, the LORD hath made it tick. e Ps. 107. 34. Jer. 17.6. Zeph. 2. 9. /Gen. 19. 24. 2.",. Jer. 20. 16. g 1 Kings 9. 8, 9. Jer. 22. 8,9. 4 Or, who had not given to them any portion. 5 Heb. divided. h Dan . 9. 11.13,14. i 1 Kings 14. 15. 2 Chr. 7. 20. Ps. 52. 5. Prov. 2. 22. a Lev. 26. 40. b ch. 28. c ch. 4. 29,30. 1 Kings 8. 47, iS. d Neh. 1. 9. Is. 55. 7. Lam. 3. 40. Joel 2. 12, 13. e Ps. 106. 4.5 -, 126. 1.4. Jer. 29. 14. Lam. 3. 22. 32. /Ps. 147. 2. Jer. 32. 37. Ezek. 34.13; 3fi. 24. n ch. 2S. 64. Neh. 1.9. Mercies to the penitent. DEUTERONOMY, 31. Moses encourageth the people. B.C. 1451. h ch. 10. 16. Jer. 32. 39. Ezek. 11. 19; 36.26. tch. 28.11. Jer. 32. 41. Us. 45. 19. m Rom. 10. 6,&c. n ver. 1, 19. oh. 11.26. o ch. 4. 26 ; 8. 19. p ch. 4. 26 i.31.28. q ver. 15. rPs.27.1; 66. 9. John 11. 25. 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 h 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 cat- tle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good : for the Lord will again fc 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 command- ments and his statutes which are written 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 11 For this commandment which I com- mand thee this day, 4t is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12 m 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 may- est do it. 15 IF S.ee, n I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil ; 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 pos- sess 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 that ye shall not pro- long your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jor'dan to go to possess it. 19 p I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that q 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 r life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to A'bra-ham, to I'gaac, and to Ja'cob, to give them. CHAPTER 31. 1 Moses encourageth the people. 7 Be encourageth Joshua. 9 He delivereth the law unto the priests to read it in the seventh year to the people. 14 God giveth a charge to Joshua, 19 and a song to testify against tlie people. 24 Moses delivereth the book of the lam to the Levites to keep. 28 He maketh a protestation to the elders. AND M5'§e§ went and spake these words jLX. unto all Is/ra-el. 2 And he said unto them, I a am an hundred and twenty years old this day ; I can no more 6 go out and come in : also the Lord hath said unto me, c Thou shalt not go over this Jor'dan. 3 The Lord thy God, d he will go over be- fore thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them : and JSsh'u-a, he shall go over before thee, e as the Lord hath said. 4 f And the Lord shall do unto them 9 as he did to Si'hon and to Og, kings of the Am'o- rites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 5 And h the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them accord- ing unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 6 % Be strong and of a good courage, k fear not, nor be afraid of them : for the Lord thy God, ' he it is that doth go with thee ; m he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 IT And Mo'§e§ called unto Josh'u-a, and said unto him in the sight of all Is/ra-el, n 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 be- fore thee ; p he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. 9 IF And Mo'se§ wrote this law, q and deli- vered it unto the priests the sons of Le'vi, r which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Is/ra-el. 10 And Mo'§e§ commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the so- lemnity of the s year of release, l in the feast of tabernacleSj 11 When all Is/ra-el is come to "appear be- fore the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, x thou shalt read this law before all Is/ra-el in their hearing. 12 ^Gather the people 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 observe to do all the words of this law: 13 And that their children, z which have not known any thing, a may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jor'dan to pos- sess it. 238 God's charge to Joshua. DEUTERONOMY, 32. The song of Moses. B.C. 1451. 6 Num. 27. IS. ch. 34. 5. c ver. 23. Num.27. 19. d Ex. 33. 9. 2 Heb. lie down, 2 Sam. 7. 12. e Ex. 32. 6. f Ex. 34. 15. Judg. 2. 17. g ch. 32. 15. Judg. 2. 12 ; 10. 6, 13. fijudg. 2. 20. t 2 Chr. 15.2. i- ch. 32. 20. Ps. 104. 29. Is. 8. 17 ; 64.7. Ezck. 39. 23. 3 Heb. find them, Neh. 9. 32. ZJudg. 6. 13. m Num. 14. 42. n ver. 17. o ver. 26. p ch. 32. 16. Neh. 9. 25, 26. Hos. 13. 6. q ver. 16. r ver. 17. 4 Heb. before. s Hos. 5. 3 ; 13. 5, 6. f Amos 5. 25, 26. oHeb. do. x ver. 7. Josh. 1. 6. V ver. 9. 3 See 2 Kings 22.8. a ver. 19. feeh.9.24; Z'i. 20. c Ex. 32.9. ch. 9. 6. 14 IT And the Lord said unto Mo'§e§, ''Be- hold, thy days approach that thou must die : call J5sh'u-a, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that C I may give him a charge. And Mo'§e§ and J5sh'- u-a went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And d the Lord appeared in the taberna- cle in a pillar of a cloud : and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 16 IT And the Lord said unto M6'§e§, Be- hold, thou shalt 2 sleep with thy fathers ; and this people will e rise up, and ? go a whoring after the gods of the stranger's of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will 9 forsake me, and h break my covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and % I will forsake them, and I will fc hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and trou- bles shall 3 befall them; so that they will say in that day, z Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is m not among us? 18 And n I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Is/ra-el: put it in their mouths, that this song may be °a witness for me against the children of Is/ra-el. 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, p and waxen fat ; q then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 21 And it shall come to pass, r when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify 4 against them as a witness ; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for S I know their imagina- tion ' which they 5 go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 22 IT M6'se§ therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of ls/- ra-el. 23 w And he gave JSsh'u-a the son of Nun a charge, and said, x Be strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt bring the children of Is/ra-el into the land which I sware unto them : and I will be with thee. 24 IT And it came to pass, when M6'§e§ had made an end of y writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 That Mo'seis commanded the Le'vites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, z and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there a for a witness against thee. 27 b For I know thy rebellion, and thy c stiff neck : behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death? 28 IT Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, d and call heaven and earth to record against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly e corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you ; and f evil will befall you ^in the latter days ; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 30 And Mo'se§ spake in the ears of all the congregation of Is/ra-el the words of this song, until they were ended. CHAPTER 32. 1 Moses' song, which setleth forth God's mercy and vengeance. 46 He exhortelh them, to set their hearts upon it. 48 God sendeth him up to mount Nebo, to see the land, and die. GIVE a ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak ; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 6 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, c as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord : d ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is e the Rock, -^his work is perfect: for ^all his ways are judgment: h & God of truth and % without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 2 k They have corrupted themselves, 3 their spot is not the spot of his children : they are a 1 perverse and crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus m requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise ? is not he n thy father that hath ° bought thee ? hath he not p made thee, and established thee ? 7 IT Remember the days of old, consider the years of 4 many generations : q ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the most High r divided to the na- tions their inheritance, when he s separated the sons of Ad'am, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the chil- dren of is/ra-el. 9 For ' the Lord's portion is his people ; Ja'cob is the 5 lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him M in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness ; he 6 led him about, he x instructed him, he ^kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 3 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, flut- tereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings : 12 So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. 13 a He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields ; and he made him to suck B.C. 1451. d ch. 30. 19 i 32. 1. ech.32.5. Judg. 2. 19. Hos. 9. 9. ./ ch. 28. 15. g Gen. 49. ch. 4. 30. ach. 4.26; 30. 19 ; 31.28. Ps. 50. 4. Is. 1. 2. Jer. 2. 12 ; 6. 19. b Is. 55. 10, 11. I Cor. 3. 6, 7, 8. c Ps. 72. 6. Mic. 5. 7. d 1 Chr. 29. 11. c 2 Sam. 22. 3 ; 23. 3. Ps. 18. 2, 31, 46. Hab. 1. 12. /2 Sam. 22.31. g Dan. 4. 37. Kev. 15.3. h Jer. 10. 10. i Job 34. 10. Ps. 92. 15. 2Heb.7/e hath cor- rupted to himself, k ch. 31. 29. 3 Or, that they are not his children, that is their blot. I Matt. 17. 17. Luke 9. 41. Phil. 2. 15. m Ps. 116. 12. n Is. 63. 16. oPs.74.2. v ver. 15. Is. 27. 11; 44.2. 4 Heb. genera- tion and genera- tion. q Ex. 13. 14. Ps. 44. 1 ; 78. 3, 4. r Zech. 9. 2. Acts 17. 26. s Gen. 11. 8. t Ex. IS. 16; 19.5. 1 Sam. 10. 1. Ps. 78. 71. 5 Heb. cord. uch.8. 15. Jer. 2. 6. Hos. 13. 5. 6 Or. com- passed him about. x ch. 4. 36. J/Ps. 17.8. Prov. 7. 2. Zech. 2.8. z Ex. 19. 4. ch. 1.31. Is. 31.5; 46. 4 ; 63. 9. Hos. 11.3. a ch. 33. 29. Is! 58. 14 Ezek. 36.2. 240 The song of Moses. DEUTERONOMY, 32. The song of Moses. B. c. 1451. A Job 29.0. Fs. 81.16. e Ps. 81. Ill; 147. 14. d Gen. 49. 11. e ch. 33. 5,26. Is. 44. 2. fl Sara. 2. 29. g ch. 31. 20. Neh. 9. 25. Ps. 17.10. Jer.2. 7i 5. 7, 28. Hos. 13. 6. A ch. 31. 10. Is. 1. 4. i ver. 0. Is. 51. 13. k- 2 Sam. 22. 47. Ps.89.26; 95. 1. ( 1 Kings 14. 22. 1 Cor. 10. 22. in Lev. 17. Ps. 106. 37. 1 Cor. 10. 20. Rev. 9. 20. 2 Or, which were not God, ver. 21. n Is. 17. 10. o Jer. 2. 32. pJudg.2. 14. 3 Or, de- spised. Lam. 2. 6. Is. 1. 2. r ch. 31. 17. s Is. 30. 9. Matt. 17. 17. / ver. 10. Ps. 78.58. u 1 Sam. 12. 21. 1 Kings 16. 13, 26. Ps. 31. 6. Jer. 8. 19; 10. 8; 14. 22. Jonah 2. 8. Acts 14. 15. ■c Hos. 1. -10. Rom. 10. in. .v Jer. 15. 14; 17.4. Lam. 4. U. 1 Or, hath hurried. 5 Or, hath con- sumed. z is. 2e. 15. a Ps. 7. 12, 13. Ezek. 5. 16. 6 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 Ba'- shan, and goats, c with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure d blood of the grape. 151TBut e Jesh'- u-riin waxed fat, and •^kicked : 3 thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he h forsook God which 1 made him, and lightly es- teemed the fc Rock of his salvation. 16 l They pro- voked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abomi- nations pro- voked they him to anger. 17 m They sacrificed unto devils, 2 not to God ; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 18 n Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast ° forgotten God that formed thee. 19 p And when the Lord saw it, he 3 ab- horred them, q because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, r I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, s chil- dren in whom is no faith. 21 * They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; they have provoked me to anger u with their vanities : and x I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 22 For v a fire is kindled in mine anger, and 4 shall burn unto the lowest hell, and 5 shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 23 I will z heap mischiefs upon them ; a I will spend mine arrows upon them. 24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and de- Mount Gbrizeh. — Deut. 27. 12. " The Mountain of Light." voured with 2 burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I will also send 6 the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of ser- pents of t he dust. 25 e The sword without, and ter- ror 3 within, shall 4 destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 26 d I said, I would scatter them into cor- ners, I would make the re- membrance o f them to cease from am o n g men : 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the en- emy, lest their adversaries e should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should •^ say, 5 Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this. 28 For they are a nation void of counsel, 9 neither is there any understanding in them. 29 h O that they were wise, that they under- stood this, l that they would consider their latter end ! 30 How should fc one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock l had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up ? 31 For m their rock is not as our Rock, n even our enemies themselves being judges. 32 For ° their vine 6 is of the vine of S5d'- om, and of the fields of Go-ni5r'rah : their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter : 33 Their wine is p the poison of dragons, and the cruel q venom of asps. 34 Is not this r laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures ? 35 s To me belongeth vengeance, and recom- pence ; their foot shall slide in due time : for 'the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36 u For the Lord shall judge his people, x and repent himself for his servants, when b. c. 1451. 2 Heb. burning coals : Hab. 3. 5. h Lev. 26. 22. c Lam. 1. 20. Ezek. 7. 15. 2 Cor. 7. s'l'leb. from the cham- bers. 4 Heb. bereave. d Ezek. 20. 13, 14, 23. e Jer. 19. 4. /Ps. 140. 8. 5 Or, Our high hand, and not the Lord, hath done all this. (/Is. 27. 11. Jer. 4.22. /ich.5.29. Ps. 81.13; 107. 43. Luke 19. 42. i Is. 47. 7. Lam. 1, 9. /■ Lev. 26. 8. Josh. 23. 10. 2Chr. 24.24. Is. 30. 17. I Ps. 44. 12. Is. 50. 1 ; 52.3. m 1 Sam. 2. 2. n 1 Sam. 4.8. Jer. 40. 3. i, Is. 1. 10. Or, is worse than the vine of Sodom, iiC. p Ps. 58. 4. r/ Ps. 140. 3. Rom. 3. 13. r Job 14. 17. Jer. 2.22. Hos. 13. 12. Rom. 2. sPs.94. 1. Rom. 12. 19. Heb. 10. 30. t 2 Pet. 2. 3. 1/ Ps. 135. 14. x Judg. 2. 18. Ps. 106. 45. Jer. 31. 20. Joel 2.14. 1G 241 The song of Moses. DEUTERONOMY, 33. The majesty of God. b. c. 1451. 2 Heb. hand. y 1 Kings 14. 10 ; 21. 21. 2 Kings 9. 8 ! 14. 26. z Judg. 10. 14. Jer. 2.28. 3 Heb. cm hiding for you. a Ps. 102. 27. Is. 41. 4 ; 48.12. &ch.4.35. Is. 45. 5, 18, 22. c 1 Sam. 2.6. 2 Kings 5.7. Job 5. 18. Ps.6S.20. Hos.6.1. rfGen.14. 22. Ex. 6. 8. Num. H. 30. els. 27. 1; 34.5; 66. 16. Ezek.21. 9, 10, 14, 20. /Is. 1.24. Nab.. 1.2. g Jer. 46. 10. h Job 13. 24. Jer. 30. 14. Lam. 2. 5. 4 Or, Praise his peo- ple, ye nations : or, Sing ye. i Rom. 15. 10. k Rev. 6. 10; 19.2. I ver. 41. m Ps. 85. 1. 5 Or, Joshua. nch. 6. 6: 11. 18. Ezek. 40.4. o ch. 30. 19. Lev. 18. 5. Prov. 3. 2, 22 ; 4. 22. Rom. 10. 5. p Num. 27. 12, 13. q Num. 33.47,48. ch. 34. 1. he seeth that their 2 power is gone, and y there is none shut up, or left. 37 And he shall say, z Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings ? let them rise up and help you, and be 3 your protection. 39 See now that a I, even I, am he, and b there is no god with me : c I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I heal : neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 d For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41 e If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment ; f I will ren- der vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 42 1 will make mine arrows 9 drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh ; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of h revenges upon the enemy. 43 4 l Rejoice, O ye nations, with his peo- ple : for he will " avenge the blood of his servants, and 1 will render ven- geance to his adver- saries, and m will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 44 f And Mo'ses came and spake all th3 words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and 5 Ho-she'athe son of Nun. 45 And Mo'ses made an end of speaking all these words to all Is'ra-el : 46 And he said unto them, n 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 prolong your days in the land, whi- ther ye go over Jor'dan to possess it. 48 p And the Lord spake unto Mo'ses that selfsame day, saying, 49 Get thee up into this q mountain Ab'a- rim, unto mount Ne'bo, which is in the land of Mo'ab, that is over against Jer'i-cho ; and behold the land of Ca'naan, which I give unto the children of Is/ra-el for a possession: 50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people ; as r Aar'on thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people : 51 Because s ye trespassed against me among the children of Is/ra-el at the waters of 2 Mer'- i-bah-Ka'desh, in the wilderness of Zin ; be- cause ye * sanctified me not in the midst of the children of is/ra-el. 52 u Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of is/ra-el. CHAPTER 33. The majesty of God. 6 The blessings of the ticelve tribes. 26 The excellency of Israel. ND this is "the blessing, wherewith Mo'ses^ b the man of God blessed the children of Is'ra-el before his death. A N And thy Carcase shall be Meat . the Beasts. — Dent. 28. 26. UNTO 2 And he said, c The Lord came from Si'- nai, and rose up from Se'ir unto them ; he shined forth from mount Pa'ran, and he came with d ten thousands of saints : from his right hand went 3 a fiery law for them. 3 Yea, e he loved the people ; f all his saints are in thy hand: and they s sat down at thy feet ; every one shall h receive of thy words. 4 % Mo'ges commanded us a law, k even the inheritance of the congregation of Ja'cob. 5 And he was ' king in m Jesh'u-riin, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Is'ra-el were gathered together. 6 IT Let Reu'ben live, and not die ; and let not his men be few. 7 IT And this is the blessing of Ju'dah : and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Ju'dah, and bring him unto his people: "let his hands be sufficient for him ; and be thou ° an help to him from his enemies. 8 1T And of Le'vi he said, P Let thy Thfim'- mim and thy U'rim be with thy holy one, B.C. 1451. ?' Num. 20. 25, 28; 33.38. 3 Num. 20. 11, 12, 13;27.14. 2 Or, Strife at Kadesh . (See Lev. 10. 3. u Num. 27. 12. ch. 34. 4. a Gen. 49.28. h Ps. 90, title. 1491. c Ex. 19. 18, 20. Judg. 5. 4,5. Hab.3.3. d See Pa. 68.17. Dan. 7. 10. Acts 7. 53. Gal. 3. 19. Heb. 2.2. Rev. 5. 11 ; 9.16. 3 Heb. a fire of law. e Ex. 19. 5. ch. 7.7,8. Ps. 47. 4. Hos. 11. 1. Mai. 1.2. /ch. 7. 6. ISam. 2. 9. Ps. 50. 5. g Luke 10. 30. Acts 22. 3. /; Prov. 2. 1. )' John 1. 17; 7.19. k Ps. ll'.l. 111. /SceGen. 36.31. Judg. 9. 2 ; 17. 6. m ch. 32. 15. n Gen. 49.8. o Ps. 146. 5. p Ex. 28. 30. 242 The blessings of DEUTERONOMY, 33. the twelve tribes. b. c. 1451. q Ex. 17. 7. Num. 20. 13. ch. 8. 2, 8, 16. Ps. 81 . 7. >• Gen. 21). 32. lChr.17. 17. Job 37. 24. s Ex. 82. 26, 27, 28. t See Jer. IS. 18. Mai. 2. 5.6. 2 Or, Let them teach, Ste. h Lev. 10. 11. ch. 17. 9, 10, 11 ; 24. 8. Ezek.44. 23. 24. Mill. 2. 7. 3 Or, let them put incense. x Ex. 30. 7,8. Num. 1(1. 40. 1 Sum. 2. 28. 4 Ileb. at tlijf none, y Lev. 1. 9, 13, 17. Ps.51.19. Ezek. 43. 27. z 2 Sam. 24. 23. Ps. 20. 3. Ezek. 20. 40, 41 ; 43.27. a Gen. 49. 25. b Gen. 27. 28. 5Heb. thrust forth. 6 Ileb. moons, c Gen. 49. 26. Ps.27.1. Jer. 1. 8. 7 eh. 3. 2. See Deut. 9. 1 ; 11. 31. CHAPTER 1. The Lord appoinleth Joshua to succeed Hoses. 3 The borders of the promised land. 5,9 God prom iseth to assist Joshua. 8 He giveth him instructions. 10 tie prepareth the people, to pass over Jordan. 12 Joshua putteth the two tribes and half in mind of their promise to Moses. 16 They promise him fealty. OW after the death of M6'ge§ the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto JSsh'u-a the son of Nun, Mo'§e§' a minister, saying, 2 b Mo ' §e§ my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jor'- dan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Is'ra-el. 3 c Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Mo'§e§. 4 d From the wilderness and this L8b'a-non even unto the great river, the river Eu- phra'te§, all the land of the HIt'tites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 e There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life : ^as I was with M6'§es, so 9 I will be with thee : h I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 * Be strong and of a good courage : for 2 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 courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, k which M5'ge§ my servant com- manded thee : { turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest 3 prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 m This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth ; but n thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest ob- serve to do according to all that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt 4 have good success. 9 ° Have not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of a good courage ; p be not afraid, nei- ther be thou dismayed : for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 10 1T Then JSsh'u-a commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for q within three days ye shall pass over this Jor'dan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 H And to the Reu'ben-ites, and to the Gad'ites, and to half the tribe of Ma-nas'seh, spake J6sh'u-a, saying, 13 Remember r the word which M6'$e§ 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 M6'§e§ gave you on this side Jor'dan ; but ye shall pass before your brethren 2 armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them ; 15 Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them : s then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Mo'§es the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jor'dan toward the sunrising. 16 IT And they answered Josh'u-a, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 17 According as we hearkened unto M6'§e§ in all things, so will we hearken unto thee : only the Lord thy God ' be with thee, as he was with M6'§e§. 18 Whosoever he be 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 2. 1 Rahab receiveth and concealelh the two spies sent from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and them. 23 Their return and rela- tion. AND Josh'u-a the son of Nun 3 sent a out . of Shit'tim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jer'i-cho. And they went, and b came into an harlot's house, named c Ra'hab, and 4 lodged there. 2 And d it was told the king of Jer'i-cho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of ts/ra-el to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jgr'i-cho sent unto Ra'- hab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house : for they be come to search out all the country. 4 e And 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 shut- ting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out : whither the men went I wot not : pursue after them quickly ; for ye shall overtake them. 6 But ■''she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way b. c. 1451. )■ Num. 82. 211-28. ch.22. 2, 3,4. ■2 Heb. mar- shalled by five : as Ex. 13. 18. s ch. 22. 4, &c. t ver. 5. 1 Sam. 20. 18. I Kings 1.37. 3 Or, had sent, a Num. 25.1. 6 Heb. 11. 31. James 2. 25. cMatt. 1. 5. 4 Heb. lay. d Ps. 127. 1. Prov. 21. 30. e See 2 Sam. 17. 19, 20. /See Ex 1. 17 2 Sam. 17. 19. 245 RahaVs covenant JOSHUA, 3. with the spies. B. c. 1451. 17 Gen. 35. 5. Ex. 23. 27. Deut. 2. 2.-1 : 11.2.-.. 2 Heb. melt, Ex. 15. 15. J, Ex. 14. 21. ch. 4.23. t"Num.21. 24, 34, 35. k Ex. 1.5. 14, 15. ich.5. 1 ; 7. 5. J". 13. 7. 3 Heb. rose up. m Deut. 4. 39. 'n See 1 Sam. 2". 14, 15, 17. o Sec 1 Tim. 5.8. p ver. IS. as soon as were gone she to Jor'dan unto the fords : and they which pursued after them out, they shut the gate. 8 IT And before they were laid down, came up unto them upon the roof ; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that g your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land 2 faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord h dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of E'gypt ; and * what ye did unto the two kings of the Am'o-rltes, that were on the other side Jor'dan, Si'hon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had k heard these things, 1 our hearts did melt, neither 3 did there re- main any more courage in any man, because of you : for m 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 I- have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness 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 2 for your's, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that q we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 15 Then she Met them down by a cord 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 pur- suers meet you ; and hide your- selves there three days, until the pursuers be returned : and after- ward may ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, We will be s blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 'Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by : u and thou shalt 3 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, x his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 And if thou utter this our busi- ness, then we will be quit of thine oath which 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. 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned : and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 U So the two men returned, and de- scended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to J6sh'u-a the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them : 24 And they said unto Josh'u-a, Truly y the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do i faint because of us. CHAPTER 3. 1 Joshua comelli to Jordan. 2 The officers instruct the people for the passage. 7 The Lord eucourageth Joshua. 9 Joshua encou- ragelh the people. 14 The waters of Jordan are divided. ND J5sh'u-a rose early in the morning ; and they removed a from Shit'tim, and A N 246 Jordan's waters divided. JOSHUA, 3. The people pass over. b. c. 1451. fcch. l.lli, 11. c See Num. 10. S3. f/Deut. 81.9,25. e Ex. 19. 12. 2IIeb. since yes- tenlaji, and the Hard Ex. 15. 14, 15. ch. 2. 9, 10, 11. Ps. 48. 6. Ezek.21. 7. c 1 Kings 10.5. 6 Or, knives of flints, d Ex. 4. 7 Or, Gibeah- haara- loth. 17 J5sh'u-a therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jor'dan. 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 Jor'dan, and the soles of the priests' feet were 2 lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jor'dan returned unto their place, { and 3 flowed over all his banks, as they did before. 19 IT And the peo- p 1 e came up out of Jor'dan on the tenth day of the first month, and en- camped m in GI1'- gal, in the east bor- • derof J6r'- i-cho. 20 A n d "thos e twelve stones, which they took out of Jor ' dan, did J5sh'u-a pitch in Gil' gal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Is'- ra-el, saying, ° When your children shall ask their fathers 4 in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, say- ing, p Is'ra-el came over this Jor'dan on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jor'dan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, q which he dried up from be- fore us, until we were gone over : 24 r Tnat all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is s mighty : that ye might * fear the Lord your God 5 for ever. CHAPTER 5. 1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Joshua renewelh circumcision. 10 The passover is kepi at Gilgal. 12 Manna ceaseth. 13 An Angel appeareth to Joshua. A ND it came to pass, when all the kings of Xl the Am'o-rites, which were on the side of Jor'dan westward, and all the kings of the Ca'naan-ites, ° which were by the sea, 6 heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jor'dan from before the children of Is'ra-el, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, c neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Is'ra-el. 2 IT At that time the Lord said unto Josh'- u-a, Make thee 6 d sharp knives, and cir- cumcise again the children of Is/ra-el the second time. 3 And J6sh'u-a made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of is/ra-el at 7 the hill of the foreskins. And the Pkiests that bare the Ark . . . and all, the israelites passed over on Dry Ground. — Josh. 3. 17. 4 And this is the cause why J6sh'u-a did circumcise: e All the people that came out of E'gypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of E'gypt. 5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised : but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of E'gypt, them they had not circumcised. 6 For the children of Is/ra-el walked •''forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of E'gypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : unto whom the Lord sware that 3 he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he -would give us, h a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And * their children, wham he raised up in their stead, them J5sh'u-a circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to pass, 2 when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, k till they were whole. 9 And the Lord said unto JSsh'u-a, This day have I rolled away 'the reproach of B.C. 1451. e Num. 14.29; 26. 64, 65. Deut. 2. 16. /Num. 14.33. Deut. 1. 3; 2. 7, 14. Ps. 95.10. rj Num. 14. 23. Ps. 95.11. Heb. 3. 11. h Ex. 3. 8. i Num. 14. 31. Deut. 1. 39. 2 Heb. when the people had made an end to be circian- cised. i-See Gen. 34. 25. I Gen. 34. 14. 1 Sam. 14.6. See Lev. 18.3. eh.24.14. Ezek.20. 7 ; 23. 3, 249 Jericho is encompassed. JOSHUA, 6. The city walls fall down flat. o Ex. 16. 35. jpGen.lS. 2 ; 32. 24. Ex. 23. 23. Zech. 1. 8. Acts 1. 18. q Num. 22. 23. 3 Or, nrin^e. See Ex. .23. 20. Dan. in. 13, 21 ; 12. 1. Rev. 12. 7; 19. 11, 14. r Gen. 17. 3. sEx. 3. 5. Acts 7. 33. 4Heb. did shut up, and was shut up. a ch. 2. 9, 24 ; 8. 1. 6Deut.7. 24. cSee Judg. 7 16, 22. d Num. 10.8. SHeb. under it. E'gypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called 2m Gil'g&l unto this day. 10_f And the children of Is/ra-el encamped in Gil'g&l, and kept the passover n on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jer'i-cho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, un- leavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 12 IT And ° the manna ceased on the mor- row after they had eaten of the old corn of the land ; neither had the children of Is/ra-el manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Ca'naan that year. 13 IT And it came to pass, when JSsh'u-a was by Jer'i-cho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood P a man over against him 3 with his sword drawn in his hand : and Josh'u-a went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries ? 14 And he said, Nay ; but as 3 captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And JSsh'u-a r fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant ? 15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto JSsh'u-a, s Loose thy shoe from off thy foot ; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And JSsh'u-a did so. CHAPTER 6. 1 Jericho is shut up. 2 God ins/ructelh Joshua how to besiege it. 12 The city is compassed. 17 It must be accursed. 20 The walls fall down. 22 Rahab is saved. 26 The builder of Jericho is cursed. NOW Jer'i-cho 4 was straitly shut up be- cause of the children of Is/ra-el : none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said unto JSsh'u-a, See, a I have given into thine hand Jer'i-cho, and the b 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 c trumpets of rams' horns : and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and d 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 trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down 5 flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6 IT And JSsh'u-a 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 city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 8 IT And it came to pass, when JSsh'u-a 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 cove- nant of the Lord followed them. 9 IT And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, e and the 2 rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And JSsh'u-a had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor 3 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 IT And JSsh'u-a rose early in the morning, f and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trum- pets 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 rereward 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 day, that they rose early about the dawning 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, JSsh'u-a said unto the people, Shout ; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 IT And the city shall be 4 accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord : only Ra'hSb the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because 9 she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, h in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Is/ra-el a curse, % and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are 5 consecrated unto the Lord : they shall come into the treasury of the Lord. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets : and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trum- pet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that fc the wall fell down 6 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 JSsh'u-a had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the 250 Rahab the harlot is saved. JOSHUA, 7. The Israelites smitten at At bring out she hath, " l thence the as ye sware harlot's house, and woman, and all that unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Ra'hab, " and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had ; and they brought out all her 2 kindred, and left them without the camp of Is'ra-el. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein : ° only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. 25 And JSsh'u-a saved Ra'hab the harlot alive, and her father's house- hold, and all that she had ; and p she dwelleth in Is'ra-el even unto this day ; because she hid the messengers, which JSsh'- u-a sent to spy out Jer'- i-cho. 26 IT And JSsh'u-a ad- jured them at that time, saying, q Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and build- eth this city Jer'i-cho : he shall lay the founda- tion thereof in his first- born, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 r So the Lord was with JSsh'u-a ; and s his fame was noised through- out all the country. CHAPTER 7. 1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's complaint. 10 God in- structed him what to do. 16 Achan is taken by the lot. 19 His confes- sion. 22 He and all he had are de- stroyed in the valley of Achor. BUT the children of Is'ra-el committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for a3 A'chan, the son of Car'mi, the son of 4 Zab'di, the son of Ze'rah, of the tribe of Ju'dah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Is'ra-el. 2 And JSsh'u-a sent men from Jer'i-cho to A 'I, which is beside Beth'-a'ven, on the east side of Beth'-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed A'i. 3 And they returned to JSsh'u-a, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up ; but let 5 about two or three thousand men go up and smite A'i ; and 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: 6 and they fled before the men of A'i. 5 And the men of A'i smote of them about thirty and six men : for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shgb'a-rlm, and smote them 2 in the going down : where- fore c the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 •" And JSsh'u-a d 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 I§'ra-el, and e put dust upon their heads. 7 And JSsh'u-a said, Alas, O Lord God, -''wherefore hast thou at all brought this people B.C. 1451. ft Lev. 26. 17. Deut.2». 25. 2 Or, in Mora/I. cch. 2. :>, 11. Lev. 20. 86. Ps. 22.14. '/Gen. 37. 29, .34. e 1 Sam. 4. 12. 2 Sam. 1 2 i 13. 19. Xeh.'J.l. Job 2. 12. /Ex.5. 22. 2 Kings 3. 10. Captain of the Host of the Lord am I. — Joshua 5. 14. over Jor'dan, to de- fiver us into the hand of the Am'o-rites, to destroy us? would to God we had been con- tent, and dwelt on the other side Jor'dan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Is'ra- el turneth their 3 backs before their ene- mies! 9 For the Ca'naan-ites and all the inhabit- ants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and 9 cut off our name from SHeb. necks. jPs.83.4. 251 The sin of Achan. JOSHUA, 8. God encourayeth Joshua. B.C. 1451. h See Ex. 32. 12. Num. 14. 13. 2Heb. fallest. i ver. 1. k ch. 6. 17, 18. I See Acts 5.1,2. m See Num.14. 45. Judg. 2. 14. n Deut. 7. 26. ch. 6. 18. o Ex. 19. 10. p ch. 3. 5. q Prov. 16.33. r See 1 Sam. 14. 33, 39. s ver. 11. t Gen. 34. Judg.20. 6. 3 Or, wicked- ness. u 1 Sam. 14.42. x See 1 Sam. 6. 5. Jer. 13. 16. John 9. 24. y Num. 5. 6,7. 2Chr. 30. 22. Ps. 51. 3. Dan. 9.4. z 1 Sam. 14.43. 4Heb. tongue. the earth : and h what wilt thou do unto thy great name? 10 IT And the Lord said unto JSsh'u-a, Get thee up ; wherefore 2 liest thou thus upon thy face?_ 11 1 Is'ra-el hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I com- manded them : k for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and 1 dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 m Therefore the children of Is/ra-el could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because n 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, p Sanc- tify yourselves against to morrow : for thus saith the Lord God of is/ra-el, There is an ac- cursed thing in the midst of thee, O Is/ra-el : 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 q the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households ; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man. 15 r And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath : because he hath 8 transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he * hath wrought 3 folly in Is/ra-el. 16 IT So JSsh'u-a rose up early in the morn- ing, and brought Is/ra-el by their tribes ; and the tribe of Ju'dah was taken : 17 And he brought the family of Ju'dah ; and he took the family of the Zar'hites : and he brought the family of the Zar'hites man by man ; and Zab'di was taken : 18 And he brought his household man by man ; and A'chan, the son of Car'mi, the son of Zab'di, the son of Ze'rah, of the tribe of Ju'dah, M was taken. 19 And JSsh'u-a said unto A'chan, My son, x give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Is/ra-el, y and make confession unto him; and z tell me now what thou hast done ; hide it not from me. 20 And A'chan answered JSsh'u-a, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Is/ra-el, and thus and thus have I done : 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Bab'y-lo'nish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a 4 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 IT So JSsh'u-a 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 Josh'u-a, and unto all the children of Is/ra-el, and 2 laid them out before the Lord. 24 And JSsh'u-a, and all Is/ra-el with him, took A'chan the son of Ze'rah, and the silver, 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 brought them unto "the valley of A'chor. 25 And JSsh'u-a said, 6 Why hast thou trou- bled us ? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Is/ra-el stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they d raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So e the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, f The val- ley of 3 A'chor, unto this day. CHAPTER 8. 1 God encourageth Joshua. 3 The stratagem whereby Ai was taken. 29 The king thereof is hanged. 30 Joshua buildeth an altar, 32 writeth the law on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and cursings. AND the Lord said unto JSsh'u-a, a Fear Jt\- not, neither be thou dismayed : take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to A'i : see, b I have given into thy hand the king of A'i, and his people, and his city, and his land : 2 And thou shalt do to A'i and her king as thou didst unto c Jer'i-cho and her king : only d the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves : lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 3 IT So JSsh'u-a arose, and all the people of war, to go up against A'i : and JSsh'u-a chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, e ye shall lie in wait against the city, even be- hind 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 f we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us) till we have 4 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 up 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 : accord- ing to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. 9 See, I have commanded you. 9 IT JSsh'u-a therefore sent them forth : and they went to lie in ambush, and abode be- tween B8th'-61 and A'i, on the west side of A'i: but JSsh'u-a lodged that night among the people. 10 And JSsh'u-a rose up early in the morn- 252 The stratagem wkereby JOSHUA, 8. Ai was destroyed. B.C. 1451. A ver. 5. 2 Or, Ai. 3Heb. their lying in wait, ver. 4. I Judrr. 20. 34. Eccles. 9.12. fc Judg. 20.36, &e. ' l And all people, ing, and num- bered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Is'ra-el, be- fore the peo- ple to A'l, 11 the even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched o n the north side of A'l: now there was a valley be- tween them and A'i. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth '-el and A'i, on the west side 2 of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and 3 their liers in wait on the west of the city, JSsh'u-a went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 IT And it came to pass, when the king of A'I saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Is/ra-el to battle, he and all his peo- ple, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he * wist not that there were hers in ambush against him behind the city. 15 And J5sh'u-a and all Is/ra-el fc made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that were in A'i were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after JSsh'u-a, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in A'I or Beth'-Sl, that went not out after Is/ra-el: and they left the city open, and pursued after Is/ra-el. 18 And the Lord said unto JSsh'u-a, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward A'I ; for I will give it into thine hand. And JSsh'- u-a 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 entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of A'I looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascend- ed up to heaven, and they had no power to' flee this way or that way : and the people that fled to the wilder- ness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when JSsh'u-a and all Is'ra-el 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 A'I. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them ; so they were in the midst of Is/ra-el, some on this side, and some on that side : and they smote them, so that they l let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of A'I they took alive, and brought him to JSsh'u-a. 24 And it came to pass, when I§'ra-el had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of A'I 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 Is'ra-el-Ites re- turned unto A'I, 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 thou- sand, even all the men of A'I. 26 For JSsh'u-a drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of A'I. 27 m Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Is/ra-el took for a prey unto themselves, b. c. 1451. 2 Heb. hand. I Deut. 7. m Num. 31.22,26. 253 The king of Ai is hanged. JOSHUA, 9. The Gibeonites obtain a league. B.C. 1451. n ver. 2. o Deut. 13. 16. p ch. 10. 26. Ps. 107. 40; 110. 5. n Deut. 21.2a. ch. 10. 27. )-ch.7.26; 10. 27. s Deut. 27. 4, 5. t Ex. 20. 25. Deut. 27. 5,6. k Ex. 20. 24. x Deut. 27. 2, 8. y Deut. 31.0,2.5. 2 Deut. 31. 12. a Deut. 11.29; 27. 12. 6 Deut. 31. U. Neh.8.3. cDeut.28. 2, 15, 45 ; 29.20,21; 30. 19. (/ Deut. 31. 12. e ver. 33. 2 Heb. walked. a Num. 34.6. 6 Ex. 3. 17; 23. 23. c Ps. 83. 3,5. 3 Heb. mouth. t/eh.10.2. 2 Sam. 21. 1, 2. ech. 6.27. according unto the word of the Lord which he m commanded J6sh'u-a. 28 And JSsh'u-a burnt A'i, and made it "an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 29 p And the king of A'l he hanged on a tree until eventide : q and as soon as the sun was down, JSsh'u-a commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and r raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 30 II Then JQsh'u-a built an altar unto the Lord God of Is'ra-el s in mount E'bal, 31 As Mo'ses the servant of the Lord com- manded the children of Is'ra-el, as it is writ- ten in the t book of the law of Mo'§es, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron ; and u they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 IT And x he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Mo'ses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Is'ra-el. 33 And all Is'ra-el, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Le'vites, y which bare the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, as well 2 the stranger, as he that was born among them ; half of them over against mount Ger'i-zim, and half of them over against mount E'bal; " a as Mo'se§ the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Is'ra-el. 34 And afterward b he read all the words of the law, ° the blessings and cursings, accord- ing to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Mo'ses commanded, which JSsh'u-a read not before all the congregation of Is'ra-el, d with the women, and the little ones, and e the strangers that 2 were conversant among them. 1 The kings combine against Israel, obtain a league, bondage. CHAPTER 9. 3 The Gibeonites by craft 16 For which they are condemned to perpetual AND it came to pass, when all the kings XX. which were on this side Jor'dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of a the great sea over against Leb'a-non, b the Hit'tite, and the Am'o-rite, the Ca'naan- ite, the Per'iz-zite, the Hi'vite, and the Jgb'- u-site, heard thereof ; 2 That they c gathered themselves together, to fight with Josh'u-a and with is/ra-el, with one 3 accord. 3 IT And when the inhabitants of d Gib'e-on e heard what Josh'u-a had done unto Jer'i- cho and to A'l, 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 cmd mouldy. 6 And they went to J6sh'u-a/ unto the camp at Gil'gal, and said unto him, and to the men of is/ra-el, We be come from afar coun- try : now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Is/ra-el said unto the 9 Hi'- vites, Peradventure ye dwell among us ; and h how shall we make a league with you ? 8 And they said unto J8sh'u-a, * We are thy servants. And Josh'u-a said unto them, Who are ye ? and from whence come ye ? 9 And they said unto him, k Prom a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God : for we have L heard the fame of him, and all that he did in E'gypt, 10 And m all that he did to the two kings of the Am'o-rltes, that were beyond Jor'dan, to Si'hon king of Hesh'b5n, and to Og king of Ba'shan, which was at Ash'ta-rQth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhab- itants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals 2 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. 12 This our bread we took hot for our pro- vision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, 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 jour- ney. 14 And 3 the men took of their victuals n and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. 15 And J5sh'u-a "made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live : and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 16 H And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Is/ra-el journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were p Gib'e-on, and Che- phi'rah, and Be-e'roth, and Kir'jath-je'a- rim. 18 And the children of is'ra-el smote them not, q because the princes of the congrega- tion had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Is'ra-el. And all the congregation mur- mured against the princes. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Is/ra-el : now therefore we may not touch them, 20 This we will do to them let them live, lest r wrath cause of the oath which them. we will even be upon us, be- we sware unto 254 The Gibeonites are made bondmen. JOSHUA, 10. B. C. 1451. uDeut. 29.11. ( ver. 15. u ver. 0, 9. x ver. 16. y Gen. 9. 25. 2Heb. not be cut off from you. z ver. 21. 27. a Ex. 23. 32. Deut. 7. 1,2. tEx. 15 14. c Gen. 16. 6. 3 Heb. nave, or, deli- vered to be, 1 Chr. 9. 2. Ezra 8. 20. d ver. 21, 23. e Deut. 12.5. 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live ; but let them be s hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congrega- tion ; as the princes had l promised them. 22 1T And JOsh'u-a called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, w We are very far from you ; when x ye dwell among us ? 23 Now therefore ye are v cursed, and there shall 2 none of you be freed from being bond- men, and z hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 24 And they answered J 5 s h ' u - a, and said, Be- cause it was ce rt ainly told thy ser- vants, how that the Lord thy God a com- manded his servant M6'- se§ to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabit- ants of the land from before you, th e re f ore b we were sore afraid of our lives because o f you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, w e are c in thine hand: as it s e e m e t h good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the chil- dren of Is/ra-el, that they slew them not. 27 And JSsh'u-a 3 made them that day d hew- ers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, e in the place which he should choose. CHAPTER 10. 1 Five kings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua rfscuel/i it. 10 God fighteth. aguinsl them with hailstones. 12 Thf sun and moon stand still at the ivord of Joshua. 16 The fire kings are mured in a cave. 23 They are brought forth, 24 scornfully used, 26 and hanaed. 28 Seven kings more are conquered. 43 Joshua returneth to Gilgal. Five kings war against (Hheon. "VTOW it came to pass, when A-do'nl-ze'- IM dec king of Je-ru'sa-lem had heard how J6sh'u-a had taken A'i, and had utterly de- stroyed it ; " as lie had done to Jer'i-ch6 and her king, so he had done to 6 A'I and her king; and ° how the inhabit- ants of Glb'e-on had B I 1461. a eh. 6. 21. And Joshua sknt Men from Jer- icho to Ai. — Joshua 7. 2. made peace with Is'ra-el, and were among them ; 2 That they d feared greatly, because Glb'e-on was a great city, as one of the 2 royal cities, and because it was greater than A'i, and all the men thereof were mighty. 3 Wherefore A-do'ni-ze'dec king of Je-ru'- sa-lem sent unto Ho'ham king of He'bron, and unto Pi'ram king of Jar'muth, and unto Ja-phi'a king of La'chish, and unto De'bir king of Eg'lon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Glb'e-on : e for it hath made peace with JSsh'u-a and with the children of !§'- ra-el. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Am'o-rites, the king of Je-ru'sa-lem, the king of He'- bron, the king of Jar'muth, the king of La'- chish, the king of Eg'lon, / gathered them- d Ex. is. 14,15,16 Dcut.lL 25. 2 Hcb. ntirit or' ft" king, d'mi. e ver. I. ch. 9. 15. /ch. 9. 2. 255 Joshua commandeth the sun JOSHUA, 10. and moon to stand still. JOSHQA STRETCHED OUT THE SPEAR THAT HE HAD IN HIS HAND TOWARD the City. — Joshua 8. 18. B.C. 1451. 0ch.5.1O; 9.6. Ii ch. 8. 1. ich. 11.6. Judg. 4. 14. k ch. I. S. ; Judg. 4. 15. 1 Sam. 7. 10, 12. Ps.18.14. Is. 28. 21. in ch. 16. 3,5. n ch. 15. 35. o Ps. 18. 13, 14 ; 77. 17. Is. 30. 30. Rev. 16. 21. p Is. 28. 21. Hab. 3. 11. 2 Heb. be silent, q Judg. 12.12. selves together, and went | up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gib'e-on, and made war against it. 6 IT And the men of Gib'e-on sent unto JSsh'u-a 9 to the camp to Gil'gal, 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 Am'o-rites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. 7 So JSsh'u-a ascended from Gil'gal, he, and h all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 8 IT And the Lord said unto J3sh'u-a, l Pear them not : for I have delivered them into thine hand ; fc there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 JSsh'u-a therefore came unto them sud- denly, and went up from Gil'gal all night. 10 And the Lord l discomfited them before Is'ra-el, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gib'e-on, and chased them along the way that goeth up m to Bgth'-ho'ron, and smote them to n A-ze'kah, and unto Mak-ke'dah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Is'ra-el, and were in the going down to Beth'-ho'ron, "that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto A-ze'kah, and they died : they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Is'ra-el slew with the sword. 12 IT Then spake Josh'u-a to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Am'o- rites before the children of Is'ra-el, and he said in the sight of Is'ra-el, ^Sun, 2 stand thou still upon Gib'e-on ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of q Aj'a-16n. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged them- selves upon their enemies. r Is not this written in the book of 2 Ja'sher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was s no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord heark- ened unto the voice of a man : for 'the Lord fought for Is'ra-el. 15H M And JSsh'u-a returned, and all Is'ra-el with him, unto the camp t o Gil'gal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid them- selves in a cave at Mak-ke'dah. 17 And it was told J5sh'u-a, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Mak-ke'dah. 18 And J5sh'u-a said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them : 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and 3 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 J5sh'u-a and the children of Is'ra-el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which re- mained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp to Josh'u-a at Mak-ke'dah in peace: '"none moved his tongue against any of the children of Is'ra-el. 22 Then said Josh'u-a, 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 Je-ru'sa-ISm, the king of He'bron, the king of Jar'muth, the king of La'chish, and the king of fig'lon. 256 The five kings hanged. JOSHUA, 10. birrrs kings overcome. B.C. 1451. y Ps. 107. 40; 110. 5 i 149. 8, 9. Is. 26. 5, 6. Mai. 4. 3. z Deut. 31. 6, 8. ch.1.9. a Deut. 3. 21 i 7. 19. (>ch.8.29. e Deut. 21.23. ca. 8. 29. rich. 6.21. 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto J5sh'u-a, that Josh'u-a called for all the men of t§'ra-el, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, 2/ put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And JSsh'u-a said unto them, 2 Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage : for a thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Josh'u-a smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they b 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 JSsh'u-a com- manded, and they c took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. 28 IT And that day JSsh'u-a took Mak-ke'- dah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king there- of he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were there- in ; he let none remain : and he did to the king of Mak- ke'dah d as he did unto the king of Jer'i- cho. 29 Then J S s h ' u - a ,. passed from Mak - kg ' dah, and all Is/ra-el with him, unto Llb'nah, and fought against Llb'nah : 30 And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Is/ra-el; 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 un- to the king there- of as he did unto the king of Jer'i- cho. 31 IT And JSsh'u-a passed from Lib'nah, and all Is/- ra-el with him, unto La'- chish, and encamped against and fought against it : 17 32 And the Loud delivered La'chish into the hand of ls'ra-el, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Llb'nah. 33 H Then Ho'ram king of Ge'zer came up to help La'chish ; and JSsh'u-a smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 34 H And from La'chish Josh'u-a passed unto fig'lon, and all Is/ra-el with him ; and they encamped against it, and fought against it: 35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, ac- cording to all that he had done to La'- chish. B.C. 14M Gibbon. Joshua 9. 3. (The Ruins of the Castle Sfizpelh.) it, 257 Divers kings overcome. JOSHUA, 11. All the country is taken. B.C. 1451. e See ch. 14. 18 ; 15. 13. Judg. 1. 10. /'See ch. 15. 15. Judg. 1. 11. g Deut. 20.16,17. h Gen. 10. 19. i ch. 11. 16. k ver. 14. 1450. b ch. 19. 15. c Num. 34. 11. d ch. 17. 11. Judg. 1. 27. 1 Kings 4.11. e Judg. 3. 3. / ch. 13. 11. a Gen. 31.49. h Gen. 22. 17; 32. 12. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5. 2 Heb. as- sembled by ap- point- ment. i ch. 10. k 2 Sam. 8.4. 36 And JSsh'u-a went up from Eg'lon, and all Is/ra-el with him, unto e He'bron ; 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, accord- ing to all that he had done to Eg'lon ; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 U And J6sh'u-a returned, and all Is/ra-el with him, to •f De'bir ; and fought against it : 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof ; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were there- in ; he left none remaining : as he had done to He'bron, so he did to De'bir, and to the king thereof ; as he had done also to Lib'nah, and to her king. 40 H So J6sh'u-a 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 Is/ra-el 9 commanded. 41 And J6sh'u-a smote them from Ka'desh- bar'ne-a even unto h Ga'za, r and all the coun- try of Go'shen, even unto Gib'e-on. 42 And all these kings and their land did J6sh'u-a take at one time, k because the Lord God of is/ra-el fought for Is/ra-el. 43 And J5sh'u-a returned, and all Is/ra-el with him, unto the camp to GiTgal. CHAPTER 11. 1 Divers kings overcome at the waters of Meroni. 10 Ho.zor is taken and burnt. 16 All tlie country taken by Joshua. 21 The Anakims cut off. AND it came to pass, when Ja'bin king of Xi Ha'zor had heard those things, that he "sent to Jo'bab king of Ma'don, and to the king b of Shim'ron, and to the king of Ach'- shaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of c Chm'ne-rSth, and in the valley, and in the borders d of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Ca'naan-ite on the east and on the west, and to the Am'o-rite, and the Hit'- tite, and the Pgr'iz-zlte, and the Jeb'u-site in the mountains, e and to the Hi'vite under f Her'mon s in the land of Miz'peh. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, " even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And when all these kings were 2 met to- gether, they came and pitched together at the waters of Me'rom, to fight against Is/- ra-el. 6 11 And the Lord said unto J5sh'u-a, l Be not afraid because of them : for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Is/ra-el: thou shalt k hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So JOsh'u-a came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Me'rom suddenly ; and they fell upon them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Is/ra-el, who smote them, and chased them unto 2 great Zi'don, and unto J34 MIs'- re-ph5th-ma'im, and unto the valley of Miz'- peh eastward ; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And J8sh'u-a did unto them m as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 10 IT And J5sh'u-a at that time turned back, and took Ha'zor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Ha'zor 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 5 any left to breathe : and he burnt Ha'zor with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did J6sh'u-a take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, m as Mo'§e§ the servant of the Lord commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood still 6 in their strength, Is/ra-el burned none of them, save Ha'zor only ; that did J5sh'u-a burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of ts/ra-el 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 H ° As the Lord commanded Mo'§e§ his servant, so p did M6'§e§ command JSsh'u-a, and 9 so did J6sh'u-a; 7 he left nothing un- done of all that the Lord commanded Mo'- §es. 16 So J5sh'u-a took all that land, r the hills, and all the south country, s and all the land of Go'shen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Is/ra-el, and the valley of the same ; 17 ' Even from 8 the mount Ha'lak, that go- eth up to Se'ir, even unto Ba'al-gad in the valley of Leb'a-non under mount Her'mon : and u all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 9 Josh'u-a made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of ts/ra-el, save x the Hi'- vites the inhabitants of Gib'e-on : all other they took in battle. 20 For v it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Is/ra- el in battle, that he might destroy them ut- terly, and that they might _have no favour, but that he might destroy them, z as the Lord commanded Mo'§e§. 21 IT And at_ that time came Josh'u-a, and cut off a the An'a-kims from the mountains, from He'bron, from De'bir, from A'nab, and from all the mountains of Ju'dah, and from all the mountains of Is/ra-el: Josh'u-a de- stroyed them utterly with their cities. B.C. 1450. 2 Or, Zidon- rabbah. lch.13.6. 3 Or, Sail /tits. Heb. Burn- ings, m ver. 6. 5 Heb. any breath. n Num. 33. 52. Deut. 7. 2; 20. 16, 17. 6 Heb. their heap. on o Ex. 34. 11, 12. p Deut. 7.2. g ch. 1. 7. 7 Heb. hi removed nothing. rch.l2.a jch. 10. 41. (ch.12.7 8 Or, the smooth moun- tain. u Deut. 7.24. ch. 12. 7 9 Till 1445. ver. 23. x ch. 9. 3,7. y Deut. 2.30. Judg. 14.4. 1 Sam. 2.25. 1 Kings 12. 15. Rom. 9. 18. z Deut. 20.16,17. a Num. 13.22,33. Deut. 1. 28. ch. 15. 13, 14. 258 One and thirty kings JOSHUA, 12, 13. smitten by Joshua. B.C. 1450. b 1 Sam. 17.4. c ch. 15. 46. dNum. 34. 2, &c. e Num. 26. S3. Ch. 14 i 15; 16; 17 ; 18 ; 19. /ch. 14. 15 ; 21. 44; 22. 4 ; 23. 1. 1445. ver. IS. 1452. a Num. 21. 24. o Deut. 3. 8,9. c Num. 21.24. Deut. 2. 33, 36 ; 3. 6, 16. d Deut. 3.17. e ch. 13. 20. 2 Or, reman. 3 Or, The springs of Pis- gah, or. The hill. /Deut. 3. 17 ; 4. 49. g Num. 21.35. Deut. 3. 4, 10. h Deut. 3.11. ch. 13. 12. i Deut. 1. 4. k Deut. 3.8. I Deut. 3. 10. ch. 13. 11. m Deut. 3.14. n Num. 21.24,33. o Num. 32. 20, 33. Deut. 3. 11, 12. ch. 13. 8. p ch. 11. 17. q Gen. 14. 6 ; 32. 3. Deut. 2. 1,4. r ch. 11. 23. s ch. 10. 40; 11. 16. ( Ex. 3. 8 ; 23. 23. ch. 9. 1. 1451. u ch. 6. 2. arch. 8.29. V ch. 10. z ch. 10. 22 There was none of the An'a-kim§ left in the land of the children of Is/ra-el : only in Ga'za, in b Gath, c and in Ash'dSd, there remained. 23 So JSsh'u-a took the whole land, d ac- cording to all that the Lord said unto Mo'sjses ; and JSsh'u-a gave it for an inheritance unto Is/ra-el e according to their divisions by their tribes. -^ And the land rested from war. CHAPTER 12. 1 The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the other side Jordan which Joshua smote. NOW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Is/ra-el smote, and pos- sessed their land on the other side Jor'dan toward the rising of the sun, a from the river Ar'nSn 6 unto mount Her'mon, and all the plain on the east : 2 ° Srhon king of the Am'o-rites, who dwelt in Hesh'bSn, and ruled from Ar'o-er, which is upon the bank of the river Ar'non, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gil'e-ad, even unto the river Jab'bok, which is the border of the children of Am'mon ; 3 And d from the plain to the sea of Chin'- ne-rSth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, e the way to BSth'-jesh'i-mSth ; and from 2 the south, under 3 -f Ash'doth-pis/gah: 4 IT And 3 the coast of Og king of Ba'shan, which was of ft the remnant of the giants, * that dwelt at Ash'ta-rSth and at Ed're-I, 5 And reigned in k mount Her'mon, ' and in Sal'cah, and in all Ba'shan, m unto the bor- der of the Gesh'u-rites and the Ma-ach'a- thites, and half Gil'e-ad, the border of Si'hon king of Hesh'bSn. 6 rt Them did Mo'ses the servant of the Lord and the children of Is'ra-el smite : and "Mo'ses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Reu'ben-ites, and the Gad'ites, and the half tribe of Ma-nas'- seh. 7 1T And these are the kings of the country p which JSsh'u-a and the children of Is/ra-el smote on this side Jor'dan on the west, from Ba'al-gad in the valley of Leb'a-non even unto the mount Ha'lak, that goeth up to q Se'ir ; which JSsh'u-a r gave unto the tribes of Is/ra-el for a possession according to their divisions ; 8 s In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; * the Hit'tites, the Am'o-rites, and the Ca'- naan-ites, the Per'iz-zltes, the Hl'vltes, and the JSb'u-sItes : 9 1" The king of Jer'i-cho, one ; K the king of A'l, which is beside Beth'-el, one ; 10 v The king of Je-ru'sa-lem, one ; the king of He'bron, one ; 11 The king of Jar'muth, one ; the king of La'chish, one ; 12 The king of Eg'lon, one ; z the king of Ge'zer, one; 13 a The king of De'bir, one; the king of Ge'der, one; 14 The king of Hor'mah, one ; the king of A'rad, one; 15 b The king of Lib'nah, one ; the king of A-dul'lam, one ; 16 c The king of Mak-ke'dah, one; d the king of Beth'-el, one ; 17 The king of Tap'pu-ah, one ; e the king of He'pher, one; 18 The king of A'phek, one ; the king of 2 La-sha'ron, one ; 19 The king of Ma'don, one ; -^ the king of Ha'zor, one; 20 The king of g Shim'ron-me'rori, one ; the king of Ach'shaph, one ; 21 The king of Ta'a-nach, one ; the king of Me-gid'do, one ; 22 ^ The king of Ke'desh, one ; the king of Jok'ne-am of Car'mel, one; 23 The king of D6r in the l coast of Dor, one ; the king of k the nations of GU'gal, one; 24 The king of Tir'zah, one : all the kings thirty and one. CHAPTER 13. 1 The bounds of the land not yet conquered. 8 The inheritance of the two tribes and half. 14, 33 The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi. 15 The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben. 22 Balaam slain. 24 The bounds of the inheritance of Gad, 29 and of the half tribe of Manasseh. ~VTOW JSsh'u-a a was old and stricken in Xl years ; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land 3 to be pos- sessed. 2 b This is the land that yet remaineth : c all the borders of the Phi-lis'tines, and all d Ggsh'u-ri, 3 e Prom Si'hor, which is before E'gypt, even unto the borders of Ek'ron northward, which is counted to the Ca'naan-ite : ^five lords of the Phi-lis'tines ; the Ga'zath-ites, and the Ash'doth-Ites, the Esh'ka-lon-ites, the Git'tites, and the Ek'ron-ites ; also 9 the A'vltes : 4 From the south, all the land of the Ca'- naan-ites, and 4 Me-a'rah that is beside the Si-do'ni-ans, h unto A'phek, to the borders of l the Am'o-rites : 5 And the land of fc the Gib'lites, and all Leb'a-non, toward the sunrising, { from Ba'- al-gad under mount Her'mon unto the en- tering into Ha'math. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Leb'a-non unto m Mis're-phSth-ma'im, and all the Si-do'ni-ans, them "will I drive out from before the children of Is/ra-el : only "divide thou it by lot unto the Is/ra-el- ites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an in- heritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh, 8 With whom the Reu'ben-ites and the Gad'ites have received their inheritance, 260 The inheritance of JOSHUA. 1.;. Reuben ' Com- pare num. 21. 28, 28, 28, with Deut. ■1. 19 : Judp. 11. 1 ::, l.->. .Vc. 2 Sam. 11. 1 : 12 ! ;/ Num. :f>. M. 261 The inheritance JOSHUA, 14. of the tribes. b. c. 1445. Num. 32. 41. 1 Chr. 2. 23. tch. 12.4. u Num. 32. :;;), 4i). x ver. 14. ch. 18. 7. >l Num. IS. 20. Deut. 10. !) ; is. 1, 2. cir.1444. a Num. :». 17, 18. Jabneel. — Joshua 15. 11. {Scene at a Well.) Beth'-nim'rah, q and Siic'coth, and Za'phon, the rest of the kingdom of Sl'hon king of Hesh'bon, Jor'dan and his border, even unto the edge r of the sea of Chin'ne-reth on the other side Jor'dan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 29 H And Mo'ses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Ma-nas'seh : and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Ma-nas'seh by their families. 30 And their coast was from Ma'ha-na'im, all Ba'shan, all the kingdom of Og king of Ba'shan, and s all the towns of Ja'ir, which are in Ba'shan, threescore cities : 31 And half Gil'e-ad, and * Ash'ta-r5th, and Ed're-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba'- shan, were pertaining unto the children of Ma'chir the son of Ma-nas'seh, even to the one half of the u children of Ma'chir by their families. 32 These are the countries which Mo'sei-s did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Mo'ab, on the other side Jor'dan, by Jer'i- cho, eastward. 33 x But unto the tribe of Le'vi Mo'ses gave not any inheritance : the Lord God of Is'ra- el was their inheritance, ^as he said unto them. CHAPTER 14. 1 The nine tribes and a half are to /tare their inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by privilege obtaineth Hebron. AND these are the countries v^hich the chil- _ dren of ts'ra-el inherited in the land of Ca'naan, a which E'le-a'zar the priest, and , J5sh'u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is'ra- el, distributed for inheritance to them. 2 b By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Mo'ses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 c For Mo'ses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jor'dan : but unto the Le'- vites he gave none inherit- ance among them. 4 For d the children o f Jo'seph were two tribes, Ma - n&s ' seh and E'phra- lm : therefore they gave no part unto the Le ' vites i n the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. 5 e As the Lord com- manded Mo'- ses, so the children of Is'ra-el did, and they divided the land. 6 IT Then the children of Jii'dah came unto J6sh'u-a in Gil' gal: and Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh the -^Ke'nez-ite said unto him, Thou knowest 9 the thing that the Lord said unto Mo'ses the man of God concerning me and thee h in Ka'desh-bar'ne-a, 7 Forty years old was I when Mo'ses the servant of the Lord * sent me from Ka'desh- bar'ne-a to espy out the land ; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless k my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt : but I wholly l followed the Lord my God. 9 And Mo'ses sware on that day, saying, m Surely the land n whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God. 10 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, ° as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Mo'ses, while the children of Is'ra-el 2 wandered in the wilderness : and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11 p As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Mo'ses sent me : as my strength was then, even so is my strength B.C. cir.1444. b Num. 26. 55; 33. 54; 34. 13. c ch. 13. 8, 32, 33. dGen. 48.5. 1 Chr. 5. 1,2. e Num. 3.5. 2. ch. 21. 2. /"Num. 32. 12. ch. 15.17. p Num. 14. 24, 30. Deut. 1. 36, 38. 7/ Num. 13. 26. (Num.13. 6 ; 14. li- te Num. 13.31,32. Deut. 1.28. J Num. 14. 24. Deut. 1.36. m Num. 14. 23, 24. Deut. 1.36. ch. 1. 3. n See Num. 13.22. o Num. 14. 30. 1444. 2Heb. walked. p See Deut. 34.7. 262 The borders of Judah. JOSHUA, 15. The citit - of Judah. B.C. 1444. a Deut. 81.2. r Num. 18.23,33. s Ps. 18. .",2, 34 ; 60. 12. Rom. 8. 81. * ell. 15. 14. Judg.l. 20. uch.22.6. x ch. 10. 37j IS. 18. Judg. I. 20. See ch. 21.11,12. 1 Chr. 0. 55 f 50. [/ ch. 21. 12. z ver.8,9. « Gen. 23. 2. ch. 15.13. 6ch. 11. 23. a Num. 34. 8. b Num. 33.30. 2 Heb. tongue. c Num. 34. 4. 3 Or. The going up to Acrab- bim. d Num. 34. 5. ech. 18. 19. /'ch. 18. ir. 0ch.7.2O. h 2 Sam. 17. 17. 1 Kings 1.9. i ch. 18. 16. 2 Kings 23. 10. Jer. 19. 2,6. ten. IS. 28. Judg. I. 21; 19. 10 t ch. IS. 16. now, for war, both i 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 r the An'a-kims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced : s if so be the Lord will be with me, then *I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said. 13 And Josh'u-a "blessed him, x and gave unto Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh He'bron for an inheritance. 14 ^He'bron therefore became the inherit- ance of Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'neh the Ke'nez-Ite unto this day, because that he z wholly followed the Lord God of Is'ra-el. 15 And ° the name of He'bron before was Kir'jath-ar'ba ; which Ar'ba was a great man among the An'a-kims. 6 And the land had rest from war. CHAPTER 15. 1 The borders of the lot of Judah. 13 Caleb's portion and con- quest. 16 Othniel,for hw valour , hath Achsuh, Caleb's daughter, to wife. 18 She oblavneth a blessing of her father. 21 The cities of Judah. 63 The Jebusiies not conquered. rjlHIS then was the lot of the tribe of the -*- children of Ju'dah by their families ; a even to the border of E'dom the b wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the 2 bay that looketh southward : 3 And it went out to the south side e to 8 Ma- al'eh-a-crab'bim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Ka'- desh-bar'ne-a, and passed along to Hez'ron, and went up to A'dar, and fetched a compass to Kar'ka-a : 4 From thence it passed d toward Az'mon, and went out unto the river of E'gypt ; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea : this shall be your south coast. 5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jor'dan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jor'dan : 6 And the border went up to e Beth'-h5g'la, and passed along by the north of Beth'-ar'a- bah; and the border went up-^to the stone of Bo'han the son of Reu'ben : 7 And the border went up toward De'bir from ffthe valley of Anchor, and so north- ward, looking toward Gil'gal, that is before the going up to A-diim'mim, which is on the south side of the river : and the border passed toward the waters of En'-she'mesh, and the goings out thereof were at A En'-ro'geI: 8 And the border went up * by the valley of the son of Hin'nom unto the south side of the k Jeb'u-site ; the same is Je-ru'sa-lem : and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hin'- nom westward, which is at the end ' of the valley of the giants northward : 9 And the border was drawn from the top nit. of the hill unto "' the fountain ol the water of Neph'to-ah, and went out to the cities of mount E'phron; and the border was drawn "to Ba'al-ah, which is " Kir'jal h jc 'a-rini : 10 And the border compassed from Iia'al ah westward onto mount Se'ir. and passed along unto the side of mount Je'a-rlm, which is Ches'a-lon, on the north side, and went down to Beth'-she'mesh, and passed on to ''Tlm'- nah : 11 And the border went out unto the side of '' Ek'ron northward: and the border was drawn to Shic'ron, and passed along to mount Ba'al-ah, and went out unto Jab'- ne-el; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was ' to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Ju'dah round about ac- cording to their families. 13 T "And unto Ca'leb the son of Je-phun'- neh he gave a part among the children of Ju'dah, according to the commandment of the Lord to JSsh'u-a, even '"'the city of ' r I' " Ar'ba the father of A'nak, which city in He'bron. 14 And Ca'leb drove thence " the three sons of A'nak, ■'' She'shai, and A-hi'man, and Tal'mai, the children of A'nak. 15 And J/ he went up thence to the inhabit- ants of De'bir : and the name of De'bir before was Kir'jath-se'pher. 16 •I 2 And Ca'leb said, He that smitetfa Kir'jath-se'pher, and taketh it, to him will I give Ach'sah my daughter to wife. 17 And " Oth'ni-el the ''son of Ke'naz, the brother of Ca'leb, took it: and he gave him Ach'sah his daughter to wife. 18 e And it came to pass, as she came e//'<> him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field : and d she lighted off her ass ; and Ca'leb said unto her, What wonkiest thou? 19 Who answered, Give me a ' blessing; for thou hast given me a south land ; give me also springs 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 Ju'dah according to their fami- lies. 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Ju'dah toward the coast of E'dom southward were Kab'ze-el, and E'der, and Ja'gur, 22 And Ki'nah, and Di-mo'nah, and Ad'a- dah, 23 And Ke'desh, and Ha'zor, and fth'nan, 24 Ziph, and Te'lem, and Be'a-loth. 25 And Ha'zor, Ha-dat'tah, and Ke'j-i-oth, and Hez'ron, which is Ha'zor, 26 A'mam, and She'ma, and M51'a-dah, 27 And Ha'zar-gad'dah. and Hesh'mSn, and Beth'-pa'let, 28 And Ha'zar-shii'al, andBe'er-she'ba,and Biz-joth'jah, 29 Ba'al-ah, and I'im, and A'zem, 30 And El-t6'lad, and Che'sil, and Hor'mah, „, eh. i». IV „ i Chr. ii i. a eh. I'.'. 48. r vcr. 47. Num. «rh. 14. 13. 2 Or. A".. ■ mil, i, ,liirl_-. |, r Num. 18. 22. ., ,-1, in Judg. I. .luilu'. 1. n \\w\z. 1. '. Num. :I2. 12. ch. 14.8, '• Judg. 1. 14. - Gen. 24. .,i. 1 Sum. . Gen. .:,. II. I 263 The cities of Judah. JOSHUA, 16. The cities of Judah. B.C. 1444. f\ Sam. 27.6. Num. 13.23. 31 And -^ Zik'lag, and Mad-man'nah, and San-san'nah, 32 And Leb'a-5th, and Shirhim, and A'in, and Rim'mon : all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages : 33 And in the valley, ^Esh'ta-Sl, and Z6'- re-ah, and Ash'nah, 34 And Za-no'ah, and En'-gan'nim, Tap'- pu-ah, and E'nam, 2 Or, or. h 2 Kings 14.7. 3Heb. by the place of. i ver. 4. k Num. 34.6. 35 Jar'muth, and A - dul ' - lam, So ' coh, and A-ze'kah, 36 And Sha- ra'im, and Ad- -tha'im, Ge-de^r ah, 2 and Ged'e- ro-tha'im; fourteen cities their villages : WSm 37 Ze'nan, and HM'- a-shah, and Mig'dal- gad, 38 And Dil'e-an, and Miz'peh, h and the-el, 39 La'chish, and B5z'kath, and Eg'lon, 40 And Cab'bon, and Lah'mam, and Kith'- lish, 41 And Ge-de'roth, Beth'-da'gon, and Na'a- mah, and Mak-ke'dah; sixteen cities with their villages : 42 Lib'nah, and E'ther, and A'shan, 43 And Jlph'tah, and Ash'nah, and Ne'zib, 44 And Kei'lah, and Ach'zib, and Ma-re'- shah ; nine cities with their villages : 45 Ek'ron, with her towns and her villages : 46 From Ek'ron even unto the sea, all that lay 3 near Ash'dSd, with their villages : 47 Ash'dSd with her towns and her villages, Ga'za with her towns and her villages, unto Hhe river of E'gypt, and fc the great sea, and the border thereof: 48 IT And in the mountains, Sha'mir, and Jat'tir, and So 'coh, 49 And Dan 'nan, and Kir'jath-san'nah, which is De'bir, 50 And A'nab, and Esh'te-moh, and A'nim, 51 l And Go'shen, and Ho 'ion, and Gl'loh; eleven cities with their villages : 52 A'rab, and Du'mah, and E'she-an, 53 And 2 Ja'num, and Beth'-tap'pu-ah, and A-phe'kah, 54 And Hiim'tah, and m Kir'jath-ar'ba, which is He'bron, and Zi'or ; nine cities with their villages : 55 Ma'on, Car'mel, and Ziph, and Jut'tah, 56 And Jez're-el, and J6k'de- am, and Za-no'ah, 57 Cain, Gib'e-ah, and Tim'- nah ; ten cities with their vil- lages : 58 Hal'hul, Beth'-zur, and Ge'dor, 59 And Ma'a-rath, and Beth'- a'noth, and El'te-kon; six ci- ties with their villages : 60 n Kir'- jath-ba' - al, which is Klr'- jath-je ' a - rim, and Rab ' bah ; two cities with their villages : 61 In the wilder- ness, Beth' -ar'- a - b a h , Mid'din, and Sec'a- cah, 62 An d Nib'shan, and the city of Salt, and En ' -ge '- dl ; six ci- ties with their vil- lages. 63 IT As for the Jeb'u-sites the inhab- itants of Je - ru ' sa - 16m, °the children of Ju'dah could not drive them out : p but the JSb'u- sites dwell with the children of Ju'dah at Je-ru'sa-lem unto this day. CHAPTER 16. 1 The general borders of the sons of Joseph. 5 The border of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The Canaanites not conquered. AND the lot of the children of Joseph x\_ 3 fell from Jor'dan by Jer'i-cho, unto the water of Jer'i-cho on the east, to the The Men went and passed through the Land. — Joshua 18. 9. 264 The lot of Ejjhraim. JOSHUA, 17. The lot of Manasseh. B. C. 1444. a ch. 18. 13. Judg. 1. 26. 6ch. 18. 13. 2Chr. 8.5. c 1 Kings 9. IS. I Chr. 7. 28. ch. 18. 1, 10. m TIm / nath-"se!'rah in mount E'phra-Im : and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 "These are the inheritances, which E'le-a'zar the priest, and J5sh'u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is'ra-el, divided for an inheritance by lot p in Shi'loh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. Joshua a Ex. is. Num.35 6, 11, 14. Deut. 19. 2,9. 1 God commandeth, 7 and the children of Israel appoint the six cities of refuge. THE" Lord also spake unto J6sh'u-a, say- ing, 2 Speak to the children of Is'ra-el, say- ing, a Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto y^u by the hand of Mo'ses : 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 6 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, Six cities of refuge ajipointed. JOSHUA, 21. The cities given to the Levites. B.C. 1444. c Num. 35. 12. d Num. 35.12,25. 2 Hcb. sancti- fied. ech. 21. 32. 1 Chr. (i. 76. /ch. 21. 21. 2 Chr. 10. 1. g ch. 14. 15 ; 21. 11, 13. h Luke 1. 31). i Dcut. 4. 43. ch. 21.30. 1 Chr. 0. 78. fcch.21. 38. 1 Kings 22.3. ( ch. 21. 27. m Num. 35.15. n ver. 0. a ch. 14. 1 ; 17. 4. *ch.l8. 1. c Num. 35.2. . Neh. ■>. • ;. l)«n. 2. 19. Luke 2. 2a 4 Th«t is, A wil- cir.1427. a ch. 21. 44 ; 22. 4. >,ch.l3. 1. 6 Heb.. rome in- r Dent. . 1 28. ch. U. L ] Chr. 28. 1. 18 273 Joshua's exhortation to Israel. JOSHUA, 24. He recounteth God's benefits B.C. cir.14'27. d Ex. 14. 14. ch. 10. 14, 42. e ch. 13. 2, 6 i 18. 10. 2 Heb. nt the sun- set. /Ex. 23. 30 ; 33. 2 ; 34. 11. Deut. 11. 23. ch. 13. 0. g Num. 33.53. h ch. 1. 7. i Deut. 5. 32; 28. 14. k Ex. 23. 33. Deut. 7. 2,3. Prov. 4. 14. Eph. 5. 11. I Ex. 23. 13. Ps. 10. 4. Jer. 5. 7. Zeph. 1. 5. See Num.32. 38. 3 Or, For if ye will cleave, SfC. m Deut. 10. 20 ; 11. 22 ; 13.4. ch. 22. .5. 4 Or, Then the Lord will drive. n Deut. 11. 23. o ch. 1. 5. pljQV. 26. Deut.32. 30. See Judg. 3. 31; 1.5.1.5. 2 Sam. 23.8. o Ex. 14. 14; 23. 27. Deut. 3. 22 rcn.22.5. 5 Heb. your souls. sHeb. 10. 38, 39. 2 Pet. 2. 20,21. t Deut. 7. 3. u Judg. 2. 3. x Ex. 23. 33. Num. 33. 5.5. Deut. 7. 16. 1 Kings 11.4. y I Kings 2.2. SeeHeb. 9.27. zch. 21. 45. Luke 21. 33. a Deut. 28. 03. b Lev. 26. 16. Deut. 28. 15, 16, &c. 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 be- cause of you ; for the d Lord your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, e I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inherit- ance for your tribes, from Jor'dan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea 2 westward. 5 And the Lord your God, f he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight ; and ye shall possess their land, 3 as the Lord your God hath promised unto you. 6 h Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Mo'§e§, Hhat ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ; 7 That ye k come not among these nations, these that remain among you ; neither ' make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them : 8 3 But m cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 4 n For the Lord hath driven out from be- fore you great nations and strong: but as for you, ° no man hath been able to stand be- fore you unto this day. 10 p One man of you shall chase a thousand : for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, q as he hath promised you. 11 r Take good heed therefore unto 5 your- selves, that ye love the Lord your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise s go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall ' make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you : 13 Know for a certainty that u the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you ; x 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 which the Lord your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day y I am going the way of all the earth : and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that 3 not one thing hath failed 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 a 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 b 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 covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves 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 24. 1 Joshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem. 2 A brief history of God's benefits from Terah. 14 He reneweth the covenant be- tween them, and God. 26 A stone the witness of the covenant. 29 Joshua's aye, death, and burial. 32 Joseph's bones are buried. 33 Eleazar dielh. AND J6sh'u-a gathered all the tribes of Xl. Is'ra-el to "She'chem, and b called for the elders of is'ra-el, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers ; and they c presented themselves before God. 2 And J6sh'u-a said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Is'ra-el, d Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Te'rah, the father of A'bra- ham, and the father of Na'chor : and e they served other gods. 3 And ?I took your father A'bra-ham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Ca'naan, and mul- tiplied his seed, and g gave him I'saac. 4 And I gave unto I'§aac h Ja'cob and E'sau : and I gave unto l E'sau mount Se'ir, to possess it ; k but Ja'cob and his children went down into E'gypt. 5 1 1 sent Mo'seg also and Aar'on, and m I plagued E'gypt, according to that which I did among them : and afterward I brought you out. 6 And I n brought your fathers out of E'gypt : and ° ye came unto the sea ; p and the E-gyp'- tians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 7 And when they 9 cried unto the Lord, r he put darkness between you and the E-gyp'- tians, s and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and 'your eyes have seen what I have done in E'gypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness w a long season. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Am'o-rites, which dwelt on the other side Jor'dan ; x and they fought with you : and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land ; and I destroyed them from before you. 9 Then v Ba'lak the son of Zip'por, king of Mo'ab, arose and warred against Is'ra-el, and 2 sent and called Ba'laam the son of Be'or to curse you : 10 a But I would not hearken unto Ba'laam ; 6 therefore he blessed you still : so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And c ye went over Jor'dan, and came unto Jer'i-cho : and d the men of Jer'i-cho fought against you, the Am'o-rites, and the Per'iz-zites, and the Ca'naan-ites, and the Hit'tites, and the Gir'ga-shites, the Hi'vltes, and the J8b'u-sites ; and I delivered them into your hand. 12 And e I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Am'o-rites ; but * not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. B.C. cir.1427. « Gen. 35. 4. 6ch.23.2. c 1 Sam. 10. 19. (/Gen. 11. 26, 31. Gen. 31. 53. /Gen. 12. 1. Acts 7. 2, 3.- a Gen. 21. 2^3. Ps. 127. 3. AGen. 25. 24, 25, 26. i Gen. 36. 8. Deut. 2. 5. /, Gcn.46. 1,6. Acts 7. 15. / Ex. 3. 10. in Ex. 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 12. n Ex. 12. 37, 51. o Ex. 14. 2. p Ex. 14. 9. q Ex. 14. 10. >■ Ex. 14. 20. s Ex. 14. 27, 28. t Deut. 4. 34 ; 29. 2. u ch. 5. 6. x Num. 21.21,33. Deut. 2. 32 ; 3. 1. V See Judg. 11.25. z Num. 22.5. Deut. 23. 4. a Deut. 23.5. h Num. 23. 11, 20; 24. 10. cch.3.14, 17 ; 4. 10, 11, 12. rfch.0.1; 10. 1 ; 11. 1. e Ex. 23. 28. Deut. 7. 20. /'Ps. 44. 3,6. 274 The covenant renewed. JOSHUA, 24. B. C. cir.14'27. (/ Deut. 6. 10, 11. ch. 11. 18. h Deut. 10. 12. 1 Sam. 12. 24. i Gen. 1". 1 ; 20. 5. Deiit.lH. 18. Pb. 11(1.1. 2 Cor. 1. 12. Eph. 6. 24. k ver. 2. 23. Lev. 1? I Ezek. 20. 7, 8 ; 23.3. m. See Ruth 1. 15. I Kings 18. 21. Ezek. 20.39. John 6. 67. n ver. 14. o Ex. 23. 24,32,33; 34.15. Deut. 13. 7 i 29. 18. Judg. 6. 10. p Gen. 18. 19. 13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and 9 cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them ; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 14 H h Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in l sincerity and in truth: and k put away the gods which your The death of Joshua. I 1 Clu. 20 " If ye forsake the LOED, and serve strange gods, ' then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that lie bath done you good. 21 And the people said unto Josh'u-a, Nay ; but we will serve the LORD. 22 And J6sh'u-a said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that "ye have chosen you the Lord, to bim. And they said, We art witness* 23 Now therefore x put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God ol ts'ra-eL 24 And the people said un- to Josh'u-a, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. 25 So Josh ' u - a a made a covenant witli the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance b She'chem. 26 1i And Josh'u-a c wrote eDeui these words in the book oi the law of God, and took d a great stone, and ''set it there -^under in t up an by of n Matt. 6. 24. r Lev. 19. 2. lSam.6. 20. Ps. 99. 5, 9. Is. 5. 16. s Ex. 20. rEx. 28. 21. flood, and 4n E'gypt; and serve ye the Lord. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, m choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether n the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or °the gods of the Am'o-rites, in whose land ye dwell : P but as for me and my house, we will serve 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 E'gypt, 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 people through whom we passed : 18 And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Am'o-rites which dwelt in the land : therefore will we also serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 19 And J6sh'u-a said unto the people, the Lord: for he is an ! a jealous God; f he will transgressions nor your The WTldekness of Zen. 9 Ye cannot serve r holy God ; he is not forgive your sins. oak, that was the sanctuary the Lord. 27 And J6sh'u-a said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be 9 a witness unto us ; for h it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us : it shall be there- fore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 28 So * J6sh'u-a let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 29 H fc And it came to pass after these things, that J6sh'u-a the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in ' TIm'nath-se'rah, which is in mount E'phra-Im, on the north side of the hill of Ga'ash. 31 And m Is/ra-el served the Lord all the days of Jdsh'u-a, and all the days of the elders that 2 overlived Josh'u-a, and which had n known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Is'ra-el. 32 IT And ° the bones of Jo'seph, which the children of Is'ra-el brought up out of E'gypt, buried they in She'chem, in a parcel of ground P which Ja'cob bought of the sons of Ha'mor the father of She'chem for an hundred 3 pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Jo'seph. 33 And E'le-a'zar the son of Aar'on died ; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to y Phin'e-has his son, which was given him in mount E'phra-Im. .lull;.'. '.' ■- .'-. I-. di. 4. .i. 85.4. - '.... .1. 4^. .-._'. 19,21,28. ch. 22. 28,84. /. Deut. 32. I. '-' i Judg. 2. ... cir.1426. fr Judg. 2. 8. Judg. •i. m Judg. 2 Ik-b. J.i <,. th.-ir JbthuQ. n See Deut. 11 2 : 81. 13. 25. Ex. 13. 19. ;. Gen. S3. 19. 3 Or. cir.14'20. 7EX.6.2S. .luilff. . - 275 They blew the Trumpets, and brake the Pitchers. — Judges 7. 19. THE BOOK OF JUDGES. B C cir.1425. a Num. 27. 21. ch. 20.18. i Gen. 49. 8. ever. 17 d 1 Sam. 11.8. 2Heb.Me fAMmos o/ rfierr hands an'l of their feet. 3 Or, gleaned. e Lev. 24. 19. 1 Sam. 15. S3. James 2. IS. /See Josh. 15. 63. g Josh. 10. 36 ; 11.21 ; 15. 13. 4 Or, low country. h Josh. 14. 15 ; 15. 13, 14. i Josh. 15. 15. 1444. i-Josh. 15. 16, 17 I eh. 3. 9. CHAPTER 1. 1 The acts of Judak and Simeon. 4 Adoni-bezck justly requited. 8 Jerusalem taken. 10 Hebron taken. 11 Othniel hath Aeluah to wife for taking of Debir. 16 The Kenites dwell in Judah. 17 Hormah. Gaza, Askelon and Ekron taken. 21 The acts "i Ben- jamin. 22 Of the house of Joseph, who take Beth-el. 30 OJ Zcbulun. 31 Of Asher. 33 Of Naphlali. 34 Of Dan. OW after the death of J6sh'u-a it came to pass, that the children of ls'- ra-el a asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Ca'- naan-Ites first, to fight against them? 2 And the Lord said, 6 Ju'dah shall go up : behold, I have deli- vered the land into his hand. 3 And Ju'dah said unto Sim'e-on his bro- ther, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Ca'naan-ites ; and c I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Sim'e-on went with Mm. 4 And Ju'dah went up ; and the Lord deli- vered the Ca'naan-ites and the Per'iz-zites into their hand : and they slew of them in .1 .-h ■-. I : 7. 2. eh. l». 2. ■'I,. .,,.2, 19. . Josh. % 12. 14. rMnsh. 17 II. 12, 18. 277 The people rebuked at Bochim. JUDGES, 2. God's pity toivards Israel. B.C. cir.1425. g Josh. 16. 10. 1 Kings 9. 16. h Josh. 19. 15. t Josh. 19. 24-30. k Ps. 100. 34, 35. I Josh. 19. 38. Josh. 19. 42. 2Hcb. was heavy, p Num. 34.4. Josh. 15. 3. 3 Or, Maaleh- akrah- bim. 4 Or, mes- senger. a ver. 5. b Gen. 17. r. c Deut. 7. 2. d Deut. 12. 3. e ver. 20. Ps. 106. 34. /Josh. 23. 13. g ch. 3. 0. h Ex. 23. 33; 34. 12. Deut. 7. 16. Ps. 106. ,5 That is, Weepers. i Josh. 22. 6 ; 24. 28. cir.1444. k Josh. 24. 31. tants of Ib'le-am and her towns, nor the in- habitants of Me-gld'do and her towns : but the Ca'naan-Ites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Is'ra-el was strong, that they put the Ca'naan-Ites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 IT 9 Neither did E'phra-Im drive out the Ca'naan-Ites that dwelt in Ge'zer; but the Ca'naan-Ites dwelt in Ge'zer among them. 30 IT Neither did Zeb'u-lun drive out the inhabitants of Kit'ron, nor the h inhabitants of Na'ha-181 ; but the Ca'naan-Ites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 IT % Neither did Ash'er drive out the in- habitants of Ac'cho, nor the inhabitants of Zl'don, nor of Ah'lab, nor of Ach'zib, nor of HeTbah, nor of A'phik, nor of Re'hSb : 32 But the Ash'er-Ites k dwelt among the Ca'naan-Ites, the inhabitants of the land : for they did not drive them out. 33 IT { Neither did Naph'ta-ll drive out the inhabitants of Beth'-she'mesh, nor the in- habitants • of Beth'-a'nath ; but he m dwelt among the Ca'naan-Ites, the inhabitants of the land : nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth'-she'mesh and of Beth'-a'nath n be- came tributaries unto them. 34 And the Am'o-rites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley : 35 But the Am'o-rltes would dwell in mount He're§ °in Ai'ja-lSn, and in Sha-al'bim : yet the hand of the house of Jo'§eph 2 prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Am'o-rltes was Pfrom 3 the going up to A-krab'bim, from the rock, and upward. CHAPTER 2. 1 An angel rebukelh the people at Bochim. 6 The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua. 14 God's anger and pity to- wards them. 20 The Canaanites are left to prove Israel. AND an 4 angel of the Lord came up from 11. GU'gal a to Bo'chim, and said, I made you to go up out of E'gypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers ; and b I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 2 And c ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; d ye shall throw down their altars : e 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 f as thorns in your sides, and 9 their gods shall be a h snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Is'ra-el, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place 5 Bo 'chim : and they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 IT And when l JSsh'u-a had let the people go, the children of Is'ra-el went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. * 7 k And the people served the Lord all the 2 days of JSsh'u-a, and all the days of the elders that 2 outlived JSsh'u-a, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Is/ra-el. 8 And l JSsh'u-a the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 m And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in " Tim'nath-he're§, in the mount of E'phra-im, on the north side of the hill Ga'ash. 10 And also all that generation were ga- thered unto their fathers : and there arose another generation after them, which ° knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Is'ra-el. 11 IT And the children of Is'ra-el did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Ba'al-im : 12 And they p forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of E'gypt, and followed q other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and r bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they forsook the Lord, s and served Ba'al and Ash'ta-rSth. 14 IT l And the anger of the Lord was hot against Is'ra-el, and he " delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and x he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they y could not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and z as the Lord had sworn unto them : and they were greatly distressed. 16 IT Nevertheless a the Lord raised up judges, which 3 delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they b went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them : they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the com- mandments of the Lord ; but 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 : d for it repented the Lord because of their groan- ings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 19 And it came to pass, e when the judge was dead, that they returned, and 4 corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in follow- ing other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them ; 5 they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 20 IT-^And the anger of the Lord was hot against Is/ra-el ; and he said, Because that this people hath " transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice ; 78 B.C. cir.1444. 2Heb. pro- longed days after Josliua. cir.1426. 1 Josh. 24. 29. m Josh. 24. 30. n Josh. 19. 50 ; 24. 30, Tim- nath- serah. oEx.5.2. lSam.2. 12. 1 Chr. 28. 9. Jer. 9. 3 ; 22. 16. Gal. 4.8. 2 Thess. 1.8. Tit. 1.16. cir.1406. p Deut. 31. 16. o Deut. 6. 14. rEx. 20. s ch. 3. 7 ; 10.6. Ps. 106. 36. t ch. 3. 8. Ps. 106. 40,41,42. u 2 Kings 17. 20. arch. 3. 8; 4.2. Ps. 44.12. Is. 50. 1. y Lev. 26. 37. Josh. 7. 12, 13. z Lev. 26. Deut. 28. a ch. 3. 10,15. 1 Sam. 12. 11. Acts 13. 20. 3 Heb. saved, b Ex. 84. 15, 16. Lev. 17. 9, c Josh. 1. 5. rfSee Gen. 6. 6. Deut. 32. 36. Ps. 106. 44, 4.5. e ch. 3. 12; 4. 1 ; 8. 33. 4 Or, were corrupt. 5 Heb. they let nothing fall of their. /ver. 14. q Josh. 23. 16. Nations left to prove Israel. JUDGES, 3. Othniel delivereth I B C cir.HOG. /* Josh. 28. 18. . ch.8. 1, J. 4 Deut. 8. 2, IB ; 18. 2 Or. suffered. u cli. 2. 21,22. b Josh. 13. 3. cch.2.22. d Ps. 106. e Ex. 34. 16. Deut. 7. 3. 21 h I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which JSsh'u-a left when he died : 22 * That through them I may k prove Is'- ra-el, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 23 Therefore the Lord 2 left those nations, without driving them out hastily ; neither delivered he them into the hand of JSsh'u-a. CHAPTER 3. 1 The nations which were lefttoprove Israel, a By communion with tht'm they commit idolatry. 8 Olhniel delivereth them from Chushan-rishathaim. 12 Ehud from Eglon. 31 Shamgarfrom the Philistines. N OW these nations which Lord left, to prove Is'ra-el by them, even as many of Is'ra-el as had not known all the wars of Ca'naan ; 2 Only that the generations of the children of ts/ra-el might know, to teach them war, at the least such as be- $ fore knew nothing thereof ; 3 Namely, b five lords of the Phi- lis'tines, and all the Ca' naan- ites, and the Sl-do'ni- an§, and the H 1' vi t e s that dwelt in mount Leb' a- non, from mount B&'al-her'- mon unto the enter- ing in of Ha'math. 4 c A n d they were to prove Is'ra-el by them, to know whe- ther they would he a r ke n unto the com m a n d- ments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Mo'ses. 5 IT d And the children of Is'ra-el dwelt among the Ca'naan-Ites, Hit'tites, and Am'- o-rites, and Per'iz-zites, and Hi'vites, and Jeb'u-sites : 6 And e they took their daughters to be then- wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods 7-^And the children oi te'ra-el did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their Cod, "and Berved Ba'al-lm and * the groves. 8 1 Therefore the anger of the Lord waa hot against Uia-cl, and lie ' sold them into the hand of fc Chu'shan rlsh'a-tha'im king oi 2 Mes'o-|)o-ta'ini-a : and the Children 0\ l-'ra- el served Chu'shan-rlsh'.i tha'im ci^ht years. 9 And when the children of ts'ra-el 'cried unto the Lord, the Lord '" raised op a "de- liverer to the children of U'ra . l. who deliv ered them, even "Oth'ni-el the son of Ke'nfiz, Oa'leb'a younger brother. ii. . .1,2. U dr. 1402. 2 ii. b Thou hast given me a South Land; hive me also Spalngs in Water. — Judges 1. 15. 10 And "the Spirit of the Lord 'came upon him, and he judged Is'ra-el, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chu'shan- rish'a-tha'im king of 5 Mes'o-po-ta'mi-a into his hand ; and his hand prevailed against Chu'shan-rish'a-tha'im. 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Oth'ni-el the son of Ke'naz died. 11.29; 13.26; 1*. 0,19. I Sun. II. 6. 2 Chr. l.v 1. i llcb. , ..-. H:. 19. i/i ch. 2. IB. 8 1 1. I.. cir.1394. » eh. 1.13. Xmn. ■jr. is. 279 Ehud killeth Eglon. JUDGES, 4. The Moabites subdued. cir.1394. p ch. 2. 19. cir.1354. n 1 Sam. 12.9. rch. 5. 14. sch.l. 16. ; Deut. 28.48. cir.l33G. u ver. 9. Ps. 78. 34. 2 Or, the son of Jemtni. 3Heb. shut of his right hand, ch. 20. 16. x Josh. 1. 20. 4 Or, graven images. 5 Heb. a parlour of cool- ing : See Amos 3. 15. 6 Or, it came out at the funda- ment. 7 Or, doeth his ease- ment, 1 Sam. 24.3. ?/ ch. 5. 14 ;6. 34. 1 Sam. 13. 3. z Josh. 17. 15. ch. 7. 24; 17.1; 19. 1. a ch. 7. 9, 15. 1 Sam. 17. 47. 12 IT p And the children of Is/ra-el did evil again in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened 9 Eg'lon the king of Mo'ab against Is'ra-el, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Am'mon and r Am'a-lek, and went and smote Is/ra-el, and possessed s the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Is/ra-el * served Eg'- lon the king of Mo'ab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Is'ra-el "cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, E'hud the son of Ge'ra, 2 a Ben'ja- mite, a man 3 lefthanded : and by him the children of Is/ra-el sent a present unto Eg'- lon the king of Mo'ab. 16 But E'hud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length ; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eg'lon king of Mo'ab : and Eg'lon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But he himself turned again "'from the 4 quarries that were by Gll'gal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king : who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 20 And E'hud came unto him ; and he was sitting in 5 a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And E'hud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 21 And E'hud 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 6 the dirt came out. 23 Then E'hud 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 were locked, they said, Surely he 7 covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed : and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And E'hud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Se'i-rath. 27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that y he blew a trumpet in the z mountain of E'phra-im, and the children of Is/ra-el went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them, Follow after me : for a the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Mo'ab-ites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took b the fords of Jor'dan toward Mo'ab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 29 And they slew of Mo'ab at that time about ten thousand men, all 2 lusty, and all men of valour ; and there escaped not a man. 30 So Mo'ab was subdued that day under the hand of is/ra-el. And c the land had rest fourscore years. 311T And after him was d Sham'gar the son of A'nath, which slew of the Phi-lis'tinef-s six hundred men e with an ox goad : -^ and he also delivered 9 Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 4. 1 Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera. 18 Jael killeth Sisera. AND a the children of Is/ra-el again did XI. evil in the sight of the Lord, when E'hud was dead. 2 And the Lord b sold them into the hand of Ja'bin king of Ca'naan, that reigned in c Ha'zor ; the captain of whose host was d Sis'- e-ra, which dwelt in e Ha-ro'sheth of the Gen'- tllei-s. 3 And the children of Is/ra-el cried unto the Lord : for he had nine hundred f chariots of iron ; and twenty years 9 he mightily op- pressed the children of Is/ra-el. 4 IT And D6b'o-rah, a prophetess, the wife of Lap'i-dSth, she judged Is/ra-el at that time. 5 h And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deb'o-rah between Ra'mah and Beth'-Sl in mount E'phra-im : and the children of Is/- ra-el came up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called l Ba'rak the son of A-bin'o-am out fc of Ke'desh-naph'ta-li, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Is/ra-el commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Ta'bor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naph'- ta-li and of the children of Zeb'u-hin ? 7 And { I will draw unto thee to the m river Ki'shon Sis'e-ra, the captain of Ja'bin's army, with his chariots and his multitude ; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Ba'rak 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 Lord shall n sell Sis'e-ra into the hand of a wo- man. And D8b'o-rah arose, and went with Ba'rak to Ke'desh. 10 IT And Ba'rak called ° Zeb'u-hin and Naph'ta-li to Ke'desh ; and he went up with ten thousand men p at his feet : and D6b'o- rah went up with him. 11 Now He'ber 9 the Ke'nlte, which was of the children of r Ho'bab the father in law of Mo'se§, had severed himself from the Ke'- nites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Za'a-na'im, s which is by Ke'desh. 280 Sisera is discomfited JUDGES, 4. before Deborah and Barak, The People lifted up their Voice, and wept. — Judges 2. 4. B.C. eir.1296. 2Heb. gathered hy cry, or, pro- clama- tion. t Deut. 9. 3. 2 Sam. 5. 24. Ps. 68. 7. Is. 52. 12. 12 And they shewed Sis'e-ra that Ba'rak the son of A-bih'o-am was gone up to mount Ta'bor. 13 And Sis'e-ra 2 gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Ha-rd'sheth of the (jgn'tile§ unto the river of Ki'shon. 14 And D8b'o-rah said unto Ba'rak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sis'e-ra into thine hand : l is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Ba'rak in went down from mount Ta'bor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And "the Lord discomfited Sis'e-ra, and ' all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Ba'rak ; so that Sis'e-ra lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Ba'rak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Ha-ro'sheth of the Ggn'tlles: and all the host of Sis'e-ra fell upon the edge of the sword ; and there was not 2 a man left. u r-. v, 9, I". >,.■ Josh 10. 2Heb. i unto one. 281 Jael killeth Sisera. JUDGES, Song of Deborah and Barak. cir.1296. 2 Or, rug, or, blanket. x ch. 5. 25. y ch. 5. 26. • 3 Heb. put. zFs. 47. 4 Heb. going went and was hard. a See Ex. 15. 1. Ps. 18, title. b Ps. 18. 47. c2 Chr. 17. 16. d Deut. 32. 1, 3. Ps. 2. 10. e Deut. 38. 2. Ps. 68. 7. /2 Sam. 22. 8. Ps. 68. 8. Is. 64. 3. Hab. 3. 3, 10. g Deut. 4. 11. Ps. 97. 5. 5 Heb. flowed, h Ex. 19. 18. ich.3.31. fcch.4.17. I Lev. 26. 22. 2 Chr. 15. .5. Is. 33. 8. Lara. 1. 4 i 4. 18. 6 Heb. walkers of paths. 7 Heb. crooked win/s. m Is. 49. 23. it Deut. 32. 16. ch. 2. 12, 17. oSo 1 Sam. l.'i. 19,22. ch. 4. 3. 17 Howbeit Sis'e-ra fled away on his feet to the tent of Ja'el the wife of He'ber the Ke'- nite : for there was peace between Ja'bin the king of Ha'zor and the house of He'ber the Ke'nite. 18 IT And Ja'el went out to meet Sis'e-ra, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me ; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a 2 mantle. 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink ; for I am thirsty. And she opened x a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 21 Then Ja'el He'ber's wife ^took a nail of the tent,, and 3 took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground : for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold, as Ba'rak pursued Sis'e-ra, Ja'el 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 tent, behold, Sis'e-ra lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 23 So z God subdued on that day Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan before the children of !§'- ra-el. 24 And the hand of the children of Is'ra-el 4 prospered, and prevailed against Ja'bin the king of Ca'naan, until they had destroyed Ja'bin king of Ca'naan. CHAPTER 5. The song of Deborah mid Baralc. THEN a sang Deb'o-rah and Ba'rak the son of A-bin'o-am on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord for the b avenging of Is/ra-el, c when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 d Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, O ye princes ; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Is/ra-el. 4 Lord, e when thou wentest out of Se'ir, when thou marchedst out of the field of E'dom, -f the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 ff The mountains 5 melted from before the Lord, even ''that Si'nai from before the Lord God of Is/ra-el. 6 In the days of i Sham'gar the son of A'nath, in the days of k Ja'el, l the highways were un- occupied, and the 6 travellers walked through 7 byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Is/ra-el, until that I Deb'o-rah arose, that I arose m a mother in Is/ra-el. 8 They n chose new gods ; then was war in the gates : ° was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Is'ra-el ? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Is/- ra-el, that p offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord. 10 2 q Speak, ye r that ride on white asses, s 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 3 l righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Is/ra-el: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. 12 u Awake, awake, Deb'o-rah : awake, awake, utter a song : arise, Ba'rak, and x lead thy captivity captive, thou son of A-bin'o-am. 13 Then he made him that remaineth y have dominion over the nobles among the people : the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty; 14 z Out of E'phra-im was there a root of them a against Am'a-lek ; after thee, Ben'ja- min, among thy people ; out of b Ma'chir came down governors, and out of Zeb'u-hin they that 4 handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Is'sa-char were with Deb'o-rah ; even Is'sa-char, and also c Ba'- rak : he was sent on 5 foot into the valley. 6 For the divisions of Reu'ben there were great 7 thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou d among the sheep- folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? 8 For the divisions of Reu'ben there were great searchings of heart. 17 e Gil'e-ad abode beyond Jor'dan : and why did Dan remain in ships ? f Ash'er con- tinued on the sea 9 shore, and abode in his 2 breaches. 18 9 Zeb'u-lun and Naph'ta-li were a people that 3 jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Ca'naan in Ta'a-nach by the waters of Me-gid'do ; h they took no gain of money. 20 x They fought from heaven ; k the stars in their 4 courses fought against Sis'e-ra. 21 ' The river of Ki'shon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Ki'shon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the 5 pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Me'r5z, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; m because they came not to the help n of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall ° Ja'el the wife of He'ber the Ke'nite be, p blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 9 He asked water, and she gave him milk ; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 r She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer ; and 6 with the hammer she smote Sis'e-ra, she 282 Midian ojjpresseth Israel. JUDGKS, 6. A prophet rebuketh Israel. B. C. olr.1296. 2 Heb. Between. 3Heb.(fc- utroyed. 4 Ileb. her ironls. s Ex.15. 0. 5 Ileb. to the head of a inan. (Ps.83.9, in. u 2 Sam. 28. 1. xPs. 19.5. cir.1256. a oh. 2. 19. b Hab. 3. li Ileb. WOS strong. c 1 Sam. IS. (i. Ileb. 11. 38. rfch.8.13. e Gen. 29. 1. ch. 1. 12; 8.10. 1 Kings 4. m. Job 1. 3. /•Lev. 26. 16. Deut.28. SO. 33, 51. Mic. 6. 15. 7 Or, goat. Sich.7. 12. smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 27 2 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down : at her feet he bowed, he fell : where he bowed, there he fell down 3 dead. 28 The mother of Sis'e-ra 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 4 answer to herself, 30 s Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey ; 5 to every man a damsel or two ; to Sis'e-ra a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both 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 be "as the sun x when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. CHAPTER 6. 1 The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian. 8 A prophet rebuketh them. 11 An angel sendelh Gideon for their deliverance. 17 Gideon's present is consumed with fire. 25 Gideon destroyeth Baal's altar, and offer- eth a sacrifice upon the altar Jehoeah-sha- lom. 28 Joash de.fendeth his son, and calleth him Jerubhaal. 33 Gideon's army. 36 Gide- on's signs. oA ND the children of ts'ra- XI el did evil in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord delivered them into the hand b of MId'i-an seven years. 2 And the hand of Mid'- i-an 6 prevailed against ls'- ra-el : and because of the Mid'i-an-ites the children of Is'ra-el made them e the dens which are in the moun- tains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Is'- ra-el had sown, that the Mid'i-an-ites came up, and d the Am'a-lek-ites, e and the children of the east, even they came up against them ; 4 And they encamped against them, and ■^ destroyed the in- \ crease of the earth, till thou come* unto Ga'za, and left no sustenance for Is'- ra-el, neither 7 sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came g as grass- hoppers for multi- tude ; for both they and i; i and their camels were without Dumber they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And Is'ra-el was greatly ini],<.\ | dished b( cause of the Mld'i an [tea; and the children of Is'ra-el ''cried unto the I.okd. 7 1[ And it came to pass, when the children of Is'ra-el cried unto the LORD because of the Mid'i-an-ites, 8 That the Lord Bent J a prophet unto the children of is'ra-el, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of le'ra-el, I brought you up from E'gypt, and brought you forth out of the house ol bondage; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the E-gyp'tians, 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 Loud your God; ''"fear not the gods of the Am'o-rii' is, is, cir.1249. i.iiii, a /,, ,,j,/„i 17 :-.. J. r 10 2. He blew a Trumpet in the Mountain of Ephraim. - Judges ::. 27. 283 An angel visiteth Gideon. JUDGES, 6. Gideon destroyeth Baal's altar. B.C. cir.1249. 1 Josh. 17. 2. m Heb. 11. 32, called Gedeon. 2 Heb. to cause it tojtee. nch.13.3. Luke 1. 11,28. o Josh. 1. p So Ps. 89. 49. Is. 59. 1 ; 63. 15. gPs.44.1. r 2 Chr. 15.2. s I Sam. 12. 11. Heb. 11. 32,34. t Josh. 1. 9. eh. 4. 6. u See 1 Sam. 9. 21. 3 Heb. my t how- sand is the meanest: Ex. 18. 21. 25. Mic.5.2. xEx.3.12. Josh. 1. 5. y ver. 36, 37. Ex.4. 1-8. 2 Kings 20.8. Ps. 86.17. Is. 7. 11. z Gen. 18. 3,5. ch. 13.15. 40r,meat offering, aGen.18. 6, 7, 8. 5 Heb. a kidofthe goats. Jael went out to meet Sisera. — Judges 4. 18. in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 IT And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Oph'rah, that pertained unto Jo'ash 'the A'bi-lz'rite : and his son m Gid'e-on threshed wheat by the winepress, 2 to hide it from the Mid'i-an-ites. 12 And the n angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gid'e-on said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us ? and p where be all his miracles q which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from E'gypt? but now the Lord hath r forsaken us, and deli- vered us into the hands of the Mid'i-an-ites. 14 And the Lord looked upon him, and said, s Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save ts/ra-el from the hand of the Mid'i-an-ites : ' have not I sent thee? 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Is/ra-el ? behold, u 3 my family is poor in Ma-nas'seh, and I am the least in my father's house. 16 And the Lord said unto him, x Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Mid'i-an-ites as one man. 17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then y shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. 18 2 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my 4 present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 19 IT a And Gid'e-on went in, and made ready 5 a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the un- 1 eavened cakes, and \ b la.y them up- on this rock, and c pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 1T Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the un- leavened cakes; and d there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the un- leavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. 22 And when Gid'e-on e perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gid'e-on 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, 9 Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gid'e-on built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it 2 Je-ho'vah-sha'lom : unto this day it is yet h in Oph'rah of the A'bi-eVrites.' 25 IT And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy fa- ther's young bullock, 3 even the second bul- lock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Ba'al that thy father hath, and * cut down the grove that is by it : 26 And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this 4 rock, 5 in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gid'e-on took ten men of his ser- vants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 28 IT And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Ba'al was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. 29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gid'e-on the son of Jo 'ash hath done this thing. 284 The sign of the JUDGES, 7. B. C. cir.1249. fleece of wool 2 That is, Let liaal plead, k 1 Sam. 12. 11. 2 Sam. 11. 21, Jerub- besheth ; that is. Let the shameful thing plead. See Jer. 11. 13. Hos. 9. 10. ! ver. 3. m Josh. 17. 16. cir.1249. nch.3. 10. IChr. 12. 18. 2Chr. 24. 20. 3Heb. clothed. Num. 10.3. ch. 3. 27. 4Heb. was called after him. p See Ex. 4. 3, 4, 6, 7. gGen.18. 32. 30 Then the men of the city said unto Jo 'fish, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Ba'al, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. 31 And Jo 'ash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Ba'al ? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. 32 Therefore on that day he called him 2 k Je-rub'ba-aL say- ing, Let Ba'al plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 IT Then all l the Mid'i-an- Ites and the Am'a-lek-ites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in valley of Jgz're-el. 34 But "the Spirit of the Lord 3 came upon Gid'e-on, and he ° blew a trumpet ; and A'bl-e'zer 4 was ga- thered after him. 35 And he sent mes- sengers throughout all Ma-n&s'seh ; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Ash'er, and unto Z6b ' u - lun, and unto Naph'ta-h" ; and they came up to meet them. 36 IT And Gid'e-on said unto God, If thou wilt save Is'ra-el by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 ? Behold, I will put. a fleece of wool in the floor ; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save !§'- ra-el by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so : for he rose up early on the mor- row, and thrust the fleece toge- ther, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gid'e-on said unto God, q Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece ; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew a o. 40 And God did so that night : for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. Then sang Deborah Son of Abinoam. and Babah the — Judges 0. 1. CHAPTER 7. 1 Gideon's army of tiro and thirty thousand if brought to three hundred. " He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the barley cake. 1>< Bit stra- tagem of trumpets and lamps in pitchers. 24 The Ephraimites ink'' Oreo and Zeeb. THEN ° Je-rub'ba-al, who is Gld'- e-on, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Ha'rod : so that the host of the Mld'i-an- ites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Mo'reh, in the valley. 2 And the Lord said unto GId'e-on, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the MId'i-an-ites into their hands, lest 1§ 'ra-el b vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears ich.n.32 I, Deut. & 17. J». 10. 13 1 Cor. 1. 20. 2 Cor. 4. 285 The stratagem of trumpets JUDGES, 8. and lamps in pitchers. tl ] Sam. 14.6. e Gen. 48. 2,3. /ver. 13, 14, 15. See Gen. 24. 14. ISam. 14. 9, 10. 2 Or, ranks by five. Ex. 13. 18. g ch. 6. 5, 33 ; 8. 10. 3 Heb. the breaking thereof. of the people, saying, e Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gil'e-ad. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand ; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the Lord said unto Gid'e-on, The people are yet too many ; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there : and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water : and the Lord said unto Gid'e-on, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself ; likewise every one that bow- eth 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 Gid'e-on, d By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Mid'i-an-ites into thine hand : and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets : and he sent all the rest of Is/ra-el every man unto his tent, and re- tained those three hundred men : and the host of Mid'i-an was beneath him in the val- ley. 9 IT And it came to pass the same e night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host ; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phu'rah thy servant down to the host : 11 And thou shalt f hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strength- ened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phu'rah his servant unto the outside of the 2 armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Mid'i-an-ites and the Am'a-lek- ites and g all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude ; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for mul- titude. 13 And when Gid'e-on was come, behold, there was 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 Mid'i-an, 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 is nothing else save the sword of Gid'e-on the son of Jo'ash, a man of Is'ra-el : for into his hand hath God delivered Mid'i-an, and all the host. 15 IT And it was so, when Gid'e-on heard the telling of the dream, and 3 the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Is/ra-el, and said, Arise ; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Mid'i-an. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put 2 a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and 3 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 are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword_ of the Lord, and of Gid'e-on. 19 H So Gid'e-on, and the hundred men that were 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 trum- pets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal : and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gid'- e-on. 21 And they h stood every man in his place round about the camp : l and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred k blew the trum- pets, and { the Lord set m every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host : and the host fled to Beth'-shit'tah 4 in ZSr'e-rath, and to the 5 border of A'bel-me- ho'lah, unto Tab 'bath. 23 And the men of Is/ra-el gathered them- selves together out of Naph'ta-li, and out of Ash'er, and out of all Ma-n&s'seh, and pur- sued after the Mid'i-an-ites. 24 IT And Gid'e-onsent messengers through- out all n mount E'phra-Im, saying, Come down against the Mid'i-an-ites, and take be- fore them the waters unto Beth'-ba'rah and Jor'dan. Then all the men of E'phra-im gathered themselves together, and ° took the waters unto p Beth'-ba'rah and Jor'dan. 25 And they took $ two princes of the Mid'- i-an-ites, O'reb and Ze'eb ; and they slew O'reb upon r the rock O'reb, and Ze'eb they slew at the winepress of Ze'eb, and pursued Mid'i-an, and brought the heads of O'reb and Ze'eb to Gid'e-on on the s other side Jor'dan. CHAPTER 8. 1 Gideon pac.ifie.th the Ephraimiies. 4 iSueeo/h and Penuel refuse lo relieve Gideon's army. 10 Zebah and Zalmunna are taken. 13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed. 18 Gideon revengeth his brethren's death on Zebah and Zalmunna. 22 He refuseth go- vernment. 24 His ephod cause of idolatry. 28 Midian subdued. 29 Gideon's children, and death. 33 The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude. AND ° the men of E'phra-im said unto _ him, 6 Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Mid'i-an-ites? And they did chide with him 7 sharply. B.C. cir.1249. 2 Heb. trumpets in the hand of all of them. 3 Or, fire- brands. or, torches. h Ex. 14. 13, 14. 2 Chr. 20. 17. i 2 Kings I- josh. i\. 4, 16, 20. See 2 Cor. 4. ZPs.83.9. Is. S). 4. m I Sam. 14. 20. 2 Chr. 20.23. 4 Or, toward. 5 Heb. lip. nch.3.27. ell. 3. 28. p John 1. 28. o ch. 8. 3. Ps. 83.11. r Is. 10. 26. s eh. a See ch. 12. 1. 2 Sam. 19. 41. 6 Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us. 7 Heb. strongly. 286 Zebah and Zalmunna JUDGES, 8. ";•»■ taken, and slain. B.C. rir. 1249. h ch. 7. 24, 25. Phil.2.8. 2Heb. spirit, c Prov. l.j. I, rfUen.33. Ps. 60. 6. e See 1 King: 20. 11. /See 1 Sam. 23. 11. ', Hib. as t/i ine hati'l tl.nll ffiiuf, 1 Sum. in. 7 ; 25. -, Eccles. 9. 1". 289 Abimelech overcometh Gaal, JUDGES, 10. and is slain at Thebez. b. c. cir. 1'206. 2 Hob. navel. 3 Or, The re- gar tier & of times. Deut. 18. 14. f ver. 28, 29. g ver. 20. h Deut. 29. 23. 1 Kings 12. 25. 2 Kings 3. 23. i ch. 8. 33. k Ps. 08. 14. 4 Hcb. / have done. 34 IT And A-bim'e-lech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against She'chem in four companies. 35 And Ga'al the son of E'bed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city : and A-bim'e-lech rose up, and the peo- ple that were with him, from lying in wait. 36 And when Ga'al saw the people, he said to Ze'bul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Ze'bul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. 37 And Ga'al spake again and said, See there come people down by the 2 middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of 3 Me-on'e-nim. 38 Then said Ze'bul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou ^saidst, Who is A-bim'e-16ch, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised ? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 39 And Ga'al went out before the men of She'chem, and fought with A-bim'e-lech. 40 And A-bim'e-lgch chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And A-bim'e-lech dwelt at A-ru'mah: and Ze'bul thrust out Ga'al and his bre- thren, that they should not dwell in She'- chem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told A-bim'e-lech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city ; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 44 And A-bim'e-lech, and the company that was 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 were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And A-bim'e-lech fought against the city all that day ; and 9 he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and h beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 46 H And when all the men of the tower of She'chem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house *of the god Be'rith. 47 And it was told A-bim'e-lech, that all the men of the tower of She'chem were gathered together. 48 And A-bim'e-lech gat him up to mount k Zal'mon, he and all the people that were with him; and A-bim'e-lech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen 4 me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed A-bim'e- lSch, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them ; so that all the men of the tower of She'chem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 IT Then went A-bim'e-lech to The'bez, and encamped against The'bez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, 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. 52 And A-bim'e-lech 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 A-bim'e-lech's head, and all to brake his scull. 54 Then m he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Is'ra-el saw that A-bim'e-lech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. 56 IT n Thus God rendered the wickedness of A-bim'e-lech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren : 57 And all the evil of the men of She'chem did God render upon their heads : and upon them came °the curse of Jo'tham the son of Je-rub'ba-al. CHAPTER 10. 1 Tola judgeth Israel in Shamir. 3 Jab\ whose thirty sons had thirty cities. 6 The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel. 10 In their misery God sendeth them to their false gods. 15 Upon their repentance hepilieth them. ND after A-bim'e-lech there a arose to 2 3 defend is'ra-el To 'la the son of Pu'ah, the son of Do'do, a man of Is'sa-char ; and he dwelt in Sha'mir in mount E'phra-im. 2 And he judged Is'ra-el twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Sha'mir. 3 H And after him arose Ja'ir, a Gil'e-ad-ite, and judged Is'ra-el twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that 6 rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, c which are called 4 Ha'voth-ja'ir unto this day, which are in the land of Gil'e-ad. 5 And Ja'ir died, and was buried in Ca'- mon. 6 IT And d the children of Is'ra-el did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and e served Ba'al-im, and Ash'ta-roth, and Ahe gods of Syr'i-a, and the gods of 9 Zi'don, and the gods of Mo'ab, and the gods of the children of Am'mon, and the gods of the Phi-lis'tines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Is'ra-el, and he h sold them into the hands of the Phi-lis'tines, and into the hands of the children of Am'mon. 8 And that year they vexed and 5 oppressed the children of Is'ra-el : eighteen years, all Jshe children of Ig'ra-el that were on the other side Jor'dan in the land of the Am'o- rites, which is in Gil'e-ad. 9 Moreover the children of Am'mon passed cir.1206. / 2 Sam. 11.21. d ch. 2. 11 ; 3. 7 ; 4.1 ;6.1 ; 13. 1. ech.2. 1.1. ./ch. 2 12. ij 1 Kings 11.33. Ps. 100. 36. /ich.2.14. 1 Sam. 12. a. 290 The Daughters of Israel went yearly to lament. — Judges 11. 40. The covenant between JUDGES, 11. Jeplvthah and the Gileadites. B.C. cir.1161. i 1 Sam. 12. 10. /.• Ex. 14. 30. / Num. 21.21, 24, 2,5. m ch. 3. 12, 18. n eh. 3. 31. och.5.19. /<- along by the coasts of Ar'non, 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 fc be judge this day be- tween the children of Is/ra-el and the chil- B < Hr.l!43. 1 ■ 84.12,15. Give, I phay you, Loaves of Bkead, Faint. — Judges 8. 5. . FOK THEY BE d Nu m . 21. 29. 1 Kings 11.7. Jer. 4S.7. e Dcut. II. 4. 5 ; IS. 12. Josh. 3. 10. ./"Num. See .Tosh. 24. !>. g Num. 21. 25. A Deut. 2. 36. sessed the Am'o-rites from before his people Is'ra-el, and shouldest thou possess it? 24 Wilt not thou possess that which d Che'- mQsh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever e the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 25 And now art thou any thing better than ■fBa'lak the son of Zip'por, king of Mo'ab? did he ever strive against is/ra-el, or did he ever fight against them, 26 While Is'ra-el dwelt in »Hesh'bSn and her towns, and in h Ar'o-er and her towns, dren of Am'mon. 28 Howbeit the king of the children of Am'- mon hearkened not unto the words of J6ph'- thah which he sent him. 29 II Then 'the Spirit of the Lord came upon 2 Jeph'thah, and he passed over Gil'- e-ad, and Ma-nas'seh, and passed over Mlz'- peh of GiTe-ad, and from Miz'peh of GU'e-ad he passed over unto the children of Am'mon. 30 And Jeph'thah '" vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail ( eh. 8. 10. L'.l.ph- (hah sei-in> to have been onlv of North en*! m Gen. 28.20. 1 San . 1. 11. 293 Jephthah 's rush vow. JUDGES, 12, 13. The Ejjhraimites are smitten. b. c. cir.1143. 2 Ueb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth, n See Lev. 27. 2, 3, &c. 1 Sam. 1. II, 28 : 2.18. 3 Or, oi' / will offer it f Sai ,, 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and e drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no f razor shall come on his head : for the child shall be 9 a Naz'a-rite unto God from the womb : and he shall h begin to de- liver Is'ra-el out of the hand of the PM-lis'tines. 6 IT Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, 1 A man of God came unto me, and his '"countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terri- ble : but I l asked him not whence he was, 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 thing: for the child shall be a Naz'a-rite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 8 IT Then Ma-no 'ah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Ma-no'ah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Ma-no'ah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Be- hold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Ma-no'ah arose,- and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman ? And he said, I am. 12 And Ma-no'ah said, Now let thy words come to pass. 2 How shall we order the child, and ^ 4 how shall we do unto him ? 13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Ma-no'ah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that Com- eth of the vine, m neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. 15 IT And Ma-no'ah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, n let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid 5 for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Ma-no'ah, 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 Ma-no'ah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord. 17 And Ma-no'ah said unto the angel of the B < rii. Mi. I. 2 Or, tr ;. eh. 6. li, 2a See, these come People. — Judges 9. 87. Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sav- ings 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, see- • ing it is 2 secret ? 19 So Ma-no'ah took a kid with a meat offer- ing, p and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wonderously ; and Ma-no'ah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Ma-no'ah and his wife looked on it, and q fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Ma-no'ah and to his wife. r Then Ma-no'ah knew that he was an angel of the Lord. 22 And Ma-no'ah said unto his wife, s 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 offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24 r And the woman bare a son, and called his name *Sam'son: and "the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 x And the Spirit of the Lord began to n I., v '.i. 24. 1 Chr. 21. lit Ezck. I. Matt. 17. ''■. rch.8.22. Gen. 32. Ex. 3*. 20. Deut. .'.. 26. ch. & 22. t Heb. 11. 82. m 1 Sam. S. 19. Luke 1. .,,._• • r ch.".M. 1 Sam. 11.6. Matt. 4. I. 295 Samson kiUeth a lion. JUDGES, 14, 15. He is denied his wife. B.C. cir.HGl. 2 Ili'b. Malta - ne/tclan, as rh.lS.12. ii Josh. 15.33. ch. 18.11. oir.1141. a Gen. 38. 13. Josh. 15. 10. h Gen. 34. 2. c Gen. 21. 21 ; 34. 4. il Gen. 24. 3, 4. c Gen. 34. 14. Ex. 34. 10. Dent. 7. 3. 3 Heb. she is right in mine eves. /Josh. 11.20. 1 Kings 12. 15. 2 Kings 6. .33. 2Chr.l«. 15 ; 22. 7 ; 25. 20. r/ch.13.1. Deut. 28. 48. 4 Heb. in meeting htm. h eh. 3. 10; 13. 25. 1 Sam. 11.6. i 1 Kings 10. 1. Ezek. 17. 2. Luke 14.7. * Gen. 29. 27. 5 Or, shirts. I den. 45.22. 2 Kings 5.22. move him at times in 2 the camp of Dan y be- tween Zo'rah and Esh'ta-51. CHAPTER 14. 1 Samso?i desirelh a wife of the Philistines. 5 In his journey he killeth a lion. 8 In a second journey hefindeth honey in the car- case. 10 Samson's marriage feast. 12 His riddle by his wife is made known. 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines. 20 His wife is married to another. AND Sam'son went down a to Tim'nath, Xland b saw a woman in Tim'nath of the daughters of the Phi-lis' tines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Tim'nath of the daughters of the Phi-lis'- tines : now therefore c get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of d thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the e uncircumcised Phi-lis'tines ? And Sam'- son said unto his father, Get her for me ; for 3 she pleaseth me well. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was foi the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Phi-lis'tines : for at that time "the Phi-lis'tlne§ had dominion over Is/ra-el. 5 IT Then went Sam'son down, and his fa- ther and his mother, to Tim'nath, and came to the vineyards of Tim'nath: and, behold, a young lion roared 4 against him. 6 And h the Spirit of the Lord came mightily 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 Sam'son well. 8 If And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion : and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat : but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. 10 IT So his father went down unto the wo- man: and Sam'son made there a feast; for" so used the young men to do. 1 1 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 IT And Sam'son said unto them, I will now * put forth a riddle unto you : if ye can certainly declare it me k 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 days expound the riddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Sam'son's wife, m Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, n lest we burn thee and thy fa- ther's house with fire : have ye called us 2 to take that we have ? is it not so ? 16 And Sam'son'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 my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee ? 17 And she wept before him 3 the seven days, while their feast lasted : and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon 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 is sweeter than honey ? and what is stronger than a lion ? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 IT And p the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ash'ke-15n, and slew thirty men of them, and took their 4 spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Sam'son's wife q was given to his companion, whom he had used as r his friend. CHAPTER 15. 1 Samson is denied his wife. 3 He burnetii the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands. 6 His wife and her fa/her are burnt by the Philistines. 7 Samson smiteth them hip and thigh. He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philis- tines. 14 He killeth them with a jawbone. 18 God maketh the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi. BUT it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Sam'- son visited his wife with a kid ; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly "hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion : is not her younger sister fairer than she ? 5 take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 IT And Sam'son said concerning them, 6 Now shall I be more blameless than the Phi-lis'tines, though I do them a displea- sure. 4 And Sam'son went and caught three hun- dred foxes, and took 7 firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Phi- lis'tines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 6 IT Then the Phi-lis'tines said, Who hath 296 Samson slayeth the Philistines JUDGES, 15. with the jawbone oj an ass. b ch. 14. IS. done this? And they answered, Sam'son, the son in law of the TIm'nIte, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. b And the Phi-lis'tmes came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 H And Sam'son said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of 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 E'tam. > -~~t3^b*af*jxw • down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the I'lil-lls'tlnex. And Sam'- son said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, Haying. No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we will not kill thee. And they hound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 1 And when he came unto Le'hi, the Phi - lis'tines shouted against him: and ' t In- spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms be- came as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands 2 loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a 3 new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and 'slew a thousand men therewith. B I Mr 1140, - 10 1 14. « H r,r melted. II. I I.. 1 Join. Behold, his Daughter came out to meet him, . she was his Only Child. — Judges 11. 34. c ver. 19. ■> Heb. went down. ./ch.14.4. 9 IT Then the Phi-lis'tine§ went up, and pitched in Ju'dah, and spread themselves c in Le'hi. 10 And the men of Ju'dah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Sam'son are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Ju'dah 2 went to the top of the rock E'tam, and said to Sam'son, Knowest thou not that the Phi- lls'tines are d rulers over us ? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come 29 16 And Sam'son said, With the jawbone of an ass, 4 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, arid called that place 5 Ra'math-le'hi. 18 IT And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, 9 Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy ser- vant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 19 But God clave an hollow place that ivas in 6 the jaw, and there came water thereout ; and when he had drunk, h his spirit came 4 Ucb. an hmp. tun heaps. .'• That ii. The kit- ing >/ thejaw- bone x or, castint/ away of the jaw- bone. a P*. i. 7. 6 Or, A Gen. 4.V 27. Ij.+'.W. Samson carrieth away JUDGES, 16. the gates of Gaza. b. c. cir.1140. 2 That is. The well of him that called, or,eried, Ps. 34. ti. 3 He seems to have judged South west Israel during twenty years of theirser- vitude of the Philis- tines. t'ch. 13.1. cir.1120. 4 Heb. a woman an harlot. a 1 Sam. 23.26. Ps. 118. 10,11,12. Acts 9. 24. 5 Heb. silent. ; Heb. with the bar. ? Or, by the brook. wherefore he called -hak'ko-re, which is again, and he revived : the name thereof 2 fin' in Le'hi unto this day. 20 3 And he judged Is/ra-el Mn the days of the Phi-lis'tme§ twenty years. CHAPTER 16. 1 Samson at Gaza escapeth, and carrieth away the gates of the city. 4 Delilah, corrupted by the Philistines, enticeth Samson. 6 Thrice she is deceived. 15 At last she overcometh him. 21 The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes. 22 His strength renewing, he pullet h down the house upon the Philistines, and dieth. THEN went Sam'son to Ga'za, and saw there 4 an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Ga'zites, saying, Sam'- son is come hither. And they a compassed him, in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were 5 quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. 3 And Sam'son lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, 6 bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before He'- bron. 4 IF And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman 7 in the valley of So'rek, whose name was De-li'lah. 5 And the lords of the Phi-lis'tine§ came up unto 11) The Angel, of the Lord aSCEIVDED IN THE FLAME. 298 her,. and said unto her, b Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to 2 afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 IT And De-li'lah said to Sam'son, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Sam'son said unto her, If they bind me with seven 3 4 green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as 5 an- other man., 8 Then the lords of the Phi-lis'tine§ brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Phi-lis'tines be upon thee, Sam'son. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it 6 toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And De-H'lah said unto Sam'son, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies : now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes 7 that never were occu- pied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 12 De-li'lah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Phi-lis'tine§ be upon thee, Sam'son. And there were liers in wait abiding in the cham- ber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And De-li'lah said unto Sam'son, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fast- ened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Phi-lis'tlne§ be upon thee, Sam'son. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 IT And she said unto him, c How canst thou say, Hove thee, when thine heart is not with me ? thou hast mocked me these Judg-es 13. 20. Delilah enticeth Samson. JUDGES, L6. The manner of Sanuon'a death. B.C. cir.11'20. 2 Heb. short- ened. dMic.7.5. s Num. 6. o. ch. 13. 5. /"Prov. 7. ■Hi, 27. g Num. 14.3, 42, 43. Josh. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 1G. 14 ; 18. 12 ; 28. IS, 16. ■> Chr. 15.2. ;! Heb. bored out. *Or, as when he was shaven. h Dan. .5. 4. oHeb. and who multi- plied our slain. IP ■ >■ « . 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were ' merry, that they said, Call for Sam'- son, that he may make us sport. And they called for Sam'son out of the prison house ; and he made 2 them sport: and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Sam'son 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 wo- men; and all the lords of the Phi-lis'tlnes were there; and there were upon the '•'roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Sam'son made sport. 28 And Sam'son 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 Phi-lis'tines for my two eyes. 29 And Sam'son took hold of the two mid- dle pillars upon which the house stood, and 3 on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30 And Sam'son said, Let the Phi-lis'tines. And he with all his might ; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that u-ere therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 31 Then his brethren and all the house of B i cir.U20. - 2H«b. them. tier. U. U. 4 me die with bowed himself ::<>r. he I. an. d on them. 4 Heb. my soul. 299 Micah' s images and Ms priest. JUDGES, 17, 18. The Danites seek an inheritance. B.C. cir.1120. m ch. 13. 25. cir.1406. a Gen. 14. 19. Ruth 3. 10. b See Ex. 20. 4, 23. Lev. 19. 4. c Is. 46. 6. tfch.8.27. e Gen. 31. 19,30. Hos.3.4. 2Heb. filled the hand. Ex. 29. R. 1 Kings 13. 33. /ch. IS. 1 ; 19. 1 ; 21.23. Deut. 33.5. a Deut. 12.8. h See Josh. 19. IS. ch. 19. 1. Ruth 1. 1,2. Mic.5.2. Matt. 2. 1, .5, 6. 3 Heb. in making his way. i ch. 18. 19. k Gen. 45.8. Job 29. 16. 4 Or, a double suit, BfC 5 Heb. an order of gar- ments. I ver. 5. m ch. 18. 30. his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and m buried him between Zo'rah and Esh'ta-61 in the buryingplace of Ma-n5'ah his father. And he judged Is'ra-el twenty years. CHAPTER 17. 1 Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored, his mother maketh images, 5 and he ornaments for them. 7 Be hireth a Le- vite to be his priest. AND there was a man of mount E'phra-im, x\. whose name was Mi'cah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, "Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the sil- ver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to b make a graven image and a molten image : now therefore I will restore it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mo- ther ; and his mother c took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image : and they were in the house of Mi'cah. 5 And the man Mi'cah had an house of gods, and made an d ephod, and e teraphim, and 2 consecrated one of his sons, who be- came his priest. 6-f In those days there was no king in Is'- ra-el, 9 but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7 IT And there was a young man out of h B8th'-le-hem-ju'dah of the family of Ju'- dah, who was a Le'vite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount E'phra-im to the house of Mi'cah, 3 as he journeyed. 9 And Mi'cah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Le'vite of Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10 And Mi'cah said unto him, Dwell with me, % and be unto me a k father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and 45 a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Le'vite went in. 11 And the Le'vite was content to dwell with the man ; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Mi'cah l consecrated the Le'vite ; and the young man m became his priest, and was in the house of Mi'cah. 13 Then said Mi'cah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Le'- vite to my priest. CHAPTER 18. 1 The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance. 3 Ai the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged in their way. 7 They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope. 11 Six hundred men are sent to surprise it. 14 In the way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrate things. 27 They win Laish, and call it Dan. 30 They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherited the priesthood. IN "those days there was no king in Is'ra-el: and in those days 6 the tribe of the Dan'- ites sought them an inheritance to dwell in ; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Is'ra-el. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, 2 men of valour, from c Zo'rah, and from Esh'ta-61, d to spy out the land, and to search it ; and they said unto them, Go, search the land : who when they came to mount E'phra-im, to the e house of Mi'cah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the house of Mi'cah, they knew the voice of the young man the Le'vite : 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 Mi'cah with me, and hath f hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said unto him, g Ask counsel, we pray thee, ft of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 6 And the priest said unto them, l Go in peace : before the Lord is your way wherein ye go. 7 IT Then the five men departed, and came to k La'ish, and saw the people that were therein, J how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zi-do'ni-ans, quiet and secure ; and there was no 3 magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing ; and they were far from the Zi-do'ni-ans, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to m Zo'rah and Esh'ta-61: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, n Arise, that we may go up against them : for we 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 land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people p secure, and to a large land : for God hath given it into your hands; 9 a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 11 IT And there went from thence of the family of the Dan'ites, out of Zo'rah and out of Esh'ta-61, six hundred men 4 appointed with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and pitched in r Kir'- jath-je'a-rim, in Ju'dah: wherefore they called that place s Ma'ha-neh-d&n unto this day : behold, it is behind Kir'jath-je'a-rim. 13 And they passed thence unto mount E'phra-im, and came unto * the house of Mi'- cah. 14 1 M Then answered the five men that went 300 The Danites carry away JUDGES. IS. B.C. cir.1406. zch. 17.; 2 Heb. tiskef peace. Gen. 43. 27. 1 Sam. 17.22. // ver. 11. z ver. 2, 14. a eh. 17. 4.5. b Job 21. 5 : 2. ut. were » .-_■; t w . At Midnight took the Dooks of the Gate of 301 the City. — Judges 16. 3. The Danites win Laish. JUDGES, 19. A Levite seeketh his concubine But the Philistines took him, AND BROUGHT HIM DOWN TO GAZA. Judges 16. 21. B.C. cir.1406. e Josh, lit. 47. /ver. 7. g Num. 13.21. 2 Sam. 10. 6. li Josh. 19. 47. t Gen. 14. 14. ch. 20. 1. 1 Kings 12.29,30; 15. 20. itch. 13. 1. 1 Sam. 4. 2, 3, 10, 11. Ts. 78. 60, 01. I Josh. 18.1. ch. 19. 18; 21. 12. at quiet and secure : e 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 J far from Zi'don, and they had no busi- ness with any man ; and it was in the valley that lieth »by Bgth'-re'hob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And h they called the name of the city 'DSn, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Is/ra-el : howbeit the name of the city was La'ish at the first. 30 IT And the children of Dan set up the graven image : and JSn'a-than, the son of Ger'shfim, the son of Ma-nas'seh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan k until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they set them up Mi'cah's graven image, which he made, ' all the time that the house of God was in Shi'loh. CHAPTER 19. 1 A Levite goelh to Beth-leltem to fetch home his wife, lfi An old man entetiainelh him at Gibeah. 22 The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death. 29 He dieideth tier into twelve pieces, to send them to the twelve tribes. AND it came to pass in those days, a when . there was no king in Is/ra-el, that there was a certain Le'vite sojourning on the side of mount E'phra-im, who took to him 2 a concubine out of 6 Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah, and was there 3 4 four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak 5 friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses : and she brought him into her father's house : and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him ; and he abode with him three days : so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 5 IT And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart : and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, 6c Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. b. c. cir.1406. a ch. 17. 6 ; 18. 1 ; 21. 25. 2 Heb. a woman a concu- bine x or, a icife a concu- bine, b ch. 17. 7. 3 Or, a year and/owr months, i Heb. days four months. 5 Heb. to her heart. Gen. 34. 3. 6 Heb. Strength- en. c Gen. 18. 5. 302 A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem JUDGES, 19. to fetch home hit wife. cir.HOG. 2 Heb. day de- clined. 3 Heb. i weak: 4 Hcb. it is the pitching time of the day. ;> Heb. to thy tent. 6 Heb. to over aoainst. d josh. 18. 28. 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be mer- ry- 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in lawurgedhim: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morn- ing on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's fa- ther said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried 2 until af- ternoon, and they did eat both of - them. 9 And when the man rose up to de- part, he, and his concubine, and his ser- vant, his fa- ther in law, the dam- sel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day 3 draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night : behold, 4 the day 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 6 over against d Je'- bus, which is Je-ru'sa-lem ; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 11 And when they were by Je'bus, the day was far spent; and the servant said onto master, Come, I pray thee, and let us tun, in into this city ' ot the Jeb'u-.- and lodge ill it. 1 2 A nd his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, thai is not ot the chil- dren of Is'ra-cl : we will p a B B over 'i<> Gib ah. 13 A nd le said unto his servant, And he bowed Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodf;<' .■ill night, in Glb'e-ah, or in "Ra'rnah. 14 And they passed on and went their way ; and the sun went down upon them when they were by GHb'e-ah, which beUmgeth to Ben'ja-mln. 15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Glb'e-ah: Might. and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city : for there was no man that h took them into his house to lodging. 16 IT And, behold, there came an old man from * his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount E'phra-Im; and he so- HIMSELF WITH ALL HIS Judges 16. 30. cir.1406. .•jo.ii ia 1- 28, -/ .i-.-ii. /, Matt. Heb. IS. "V'.. UM. 23 303 The Levites concubine abused to death. JUDGES, 20. The Levlte declareth his wrouy. cir.l40G. /■ Jos.ll. 18. I. ell. IS. 31 ; 20. 18. ISam. 1. .1,7. 2 Heb. gather- eth y ver. 1.3. ! Gen. 43. 23. ch. 6. 21. m Gen. 19.2. n Gen. 24. 32; 43. 24. o Gen. IS. 4. John 13. 5. p Gen. ID. 4. eh. 20. a. Hos. i). il ; io. a. (f Dent. 13. 13. r Gen. 19. 5. Rom. 1. 20, 27. .9 Gen. 10. I 2 Sam. 13. 12. ii Gen. 19.8. ,r Gen. 34. 2. Deut. 21. 14. 3 Heb. the matter of this folly. y Gen. 4. 1. rch.ao.j. ach.20.6. See 1 Sam. II. 7. journed in Gib'e-ah : but the men of the place were Ben'ja-mites. 17 And when 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'-le-hem-ju'dah toward the side of mount E'phra-im ; from thence am I : and I went to Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah, but I am now going, to k the house of the Lord ; and there is no man that 2 receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses ; and there is bread and 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 And the old man said, l Peace be with thee ; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me ; m only lodge not in the street. 21 n So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: °and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. 22 IT Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, p the men of the city, certain 9 sons of Be'li-al, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, say- ing, r Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And s the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly ; seeing that this man is come into mine house, ' do not this folly. 24 u Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine ; them I will bring out now, and x humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you : but unto this man do not 3 so vile a thing. 25 But the men would not hearken to him : so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them ; and they y knew her, and abused her all the night until the morn- ing : and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way : and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen 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 z none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. 29 If And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concu- bine, and ° divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Is'ra-el. 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'ra-el came up out of the land of E'gypt unto this day: consider of it, b take advice, and speak your minds. CHAPTER 20. 1 The Levile in a general assembly declareth his wrong. 8 The decree of the assembly. 12 The Beriiamiles, being cited, make head against the Israelites. 18 The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand. 26 They destroy by a stratagem all /he Benja- miies, except six hundred. rpHEN "all the children of Is'ra-el went _L out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from b Dan even to Be'er-she'ba, with the land of Gil'e-ad, unto the Lord c in Miz'peh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Is'ra-el, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen d that drew sword. < 3 (Now the children of Ben'ja-min heard that the children of Is'ra-el were gone up to Miz'peh.) Then said the children of Is'ra-el, Tell us, how was this wickedness ? 4 And 2 the Le'vite, the husband of the wo- man that was slain, answered and said, e I came into Gib'e-ah that belongeth to Ben'ja- min, I and my concubine, to lodge. 5 f And the men of Gib'e-ah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me : 9 and my concubine have they 3 forced, that she is dead. 6 And h I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Is'ra-el : for they * have committed lewdness and folly in Is'ra-el. 7 Behold, ye are all children of Is'ra-el; k give here your advice and counsel. 8 If And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gib'e-ah ; we will go up by lot against it ; 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Is'ra-el, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gib'e-ah of Ben'ja-min, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Is'ra-el. 11 So all the men of Is'ra-el were gathered against the city, 4 knit together as one man. 12 If { And the tribes of Is'ra-el sent men through all the tribe of Ben'ja-min, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you? 13 Now therefore deliver us the men, m the children of Be'li-al, which are in Gib'e-ah, that we may put them to death, and " put away evil from Is'ra-el. But the children of Ben'ja-min would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Is'ra-el : 14 But the children of Ben'ja-min gathered B.C. cir.1400. &ch.20. 7. Prov. 13. 10. a Dent. 1".. 12. Josh. 22. 12. ch.21.5. 1 Sam. 11.7. h eh. 18. 20. 1 Sam. 3.20. 2 Sam. 3. 10 ; 24. 2. c Jude. 10. 17 ; 11.11. 1 Sam. 7. 5 ; 10. 17. (/eh. 8.1(1. 2 Heb. the man the Zevite. eeh. 19. 15. /ch. 19. 22. g ch. 19. 2.i, 20. 3 Heb. htmiblfil. h ch. 19. 29. i Josh. 7. IS. k ch. 19. 30. 4 Heb. fellows. 1 Dent. 13. 14. Josh. 22 13, 18. in Deut. 13. 13. cli. 10. 22. n Deut. 17. 12. 301 The Israelites do battle JUDGES. 20. with tin' BenjwmUt a ':. The Men'. . . were gathered togkthek, and over- took the Children of Dan. — Judges 18. 22. b. c. cir.l40G. och.3.15. 1 Chr. 12.2. /. vor. 2(i. 7 Num 27. 21. ch. 1. themselves together out of the cities unto GIb'e-ah, to go out to battle against the children of Is/ra-el. 15 And the children of Ben'ja-min were num- bered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, be- side the inhabitants of GIb'e-ah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men ° lefthanded ; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of is/ra-el, beside Ben'ja- min, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword : all these were men of war. 18 IT And the children of Is'ra-el arose, and p went up to the house of God, and q asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children" of Ben'ja-min ? And the Lord said, Ju'dah shall go up first. 19 And the children of Is'ra-el rose up in the morning, and encamped against GIb'e-ah. 20 And the men of Is/ra-el went out to bat- tle against Ben'ja-min ; and the men of Is/- ra-el put themselves in array to fight against them at GIb'e-ah. 21 And r the children of Ben' ja- mln cuiie forth out of Gib'- e-ah, and destroyed down to the ground of the ls'ra-el- Ites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22 And the peo- ple the men of is'ra-el encou- raged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day. 23 '"And the children of is'ra-el went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Ben'ja-min my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him. 24 And the children of Is'ra-el came near against the children of Ben'ja-min the second day. 25 And ' Ben'ja-min went forth against them out of GIb'e-ah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of ls'- ra-el again eighteen thousand men ; all these drew the sword. 26 I 7 Then all the children of Is'ra-el, and all the people, u went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Is'ra-el enquired of the Lord, (for -""the ark of the covenant of God was thei'e in those days, 28 v And Phln'e-has, the son of E'le-a'zar, the son of Aar'on, 2 stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Ben'ja-min my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. 29 And Is/ra-el n set liers in wait round about GIb'e-ah. 30 And the children of Is'ra-el went up against the children of Ben'ja-min on tin- third day, and put themselves in array against GIb'e-ah, as at other times. 31 And the children of Ben'ja-min went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city ; and they began 2 to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to 3 the house of God, and the other to GIb'e-ah in the field, about thirty men of Is'ra-el. 32 And the children of Ben'ja-min said, it i .ir.lli". !- I. ■I..:. 4. ■ surprised. 13 And the whole congregation sent some 2 to speak to the children of B6n'ja-mln * that were in the rock RIm'mon, and to 3 call peace- ably unto them. 14 And B6n'ja-mln came again at that time ; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Ja'besh-gll'e-ad : and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people k repented them for B6n'- cir.1401 21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shl'loh come out '" to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daugh- ters of Shi'loh, and go to the land of Ben' ja-mln. 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, '-'Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye Zver. 1. ch. 11. 35. 4 Heb. from i/ear to near, o Or, to- ward the sun- rising. GOr, on. ja - min, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of ls'- ra-el. 161Then the elders of the con- gregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, see- ing the women are destroyed out of BSn'ja-mln? 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be es- caped of Ben'ja- min, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Is/- ra-el. 18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters : I for the children of Is'ra-el have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giv- eth a wife to Ben'ja-min. 19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shi'loh * yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth'-el, 5 on the east side 6 of the highway that goeth up from Beth'-el to She'chem, and on the south of Le-bo'nah. 20 Therefore they commanded the children of B6n'ja-min, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards ; 307 And the Children of Benjamin . . . took them Wives, according to thkih Number, of them that danced. — Judges 21. -'■',. did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 23 And the children of Ben'ja-min did so, and took them wives, according to their num- ber, of them that danced, whom they caught : and they went and returned unto their in- heritance, and n repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Is'ra-el departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. 25 °In those days there was no king in Is'- ra-el: p every man did thai, which was right in his own eyes. 30. 4& och. 17. 0: 18. 1 : 1!'. 1. t , Deut. 12. v eh. 17. *■ Go NOT TO GLEAN IN ANOTHER FlELD, NEITHER GO FROM HENCE, BUT ABIDE HERE EAST BY MY MAIDENS Ruth 2. 8. THE HOOK Or RUTH B C cir.1322. aJudg.2, lli. 2 Ileb. judged. ft See Gen. 12. 10:28. I. 2 Kind's S. 1. r Ju'1'2. 17. 8. r/See Gen. 35 IS. e Judg. .' .w. 3 Ileb. were. cir.131'2. /•Ex.4. .".1. Luke 1. (18. 9 Ps. 182. 1.".. Matt. 6. 11. h See Josh. 24. 15. i'2 Tim. 1. Ill, 17, IS. £ ver. 5. ch. 2. 20. Z oh. 3.1. m Gen. ,'{.s. 1 1 . Deut. 2.", 5. 4 Or. if / were with an husband. 5Heb. hope. CHAPTER I. 1 Elimeleeh driven by famine into Monti, dieth there. 4 Mrthlon and Chilian, having married wives of Monli, die also, (i Naomi returning homeward, 8 dissuadelh her tun daughters in law from going with her. 14 Orpah leureth tier, tint Ruth with greal • on slancy accnmpanielh her. ih Then tun come In BethAehem . where they are gladly received. OW it came to pass in the days when a the judges 2 ruled, that there was b a famine in the land. And a certain man of c Beth'- le-hem-ju'dah went to so- journ in the country of Mo'ab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man ivas E-lIm'e- lech, and the name of his wife Na-o'mi, and the name of his two sons Mah'lon and Chll'- i-on, d Eph'rath-ites of Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah. And they came e into the country of Mo'ab, and 3 continued there. 3 And E-lim'e-lech Na-o'mi's husband died ; and she was left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Mo'ab ; the name of the one was Or'pah, and the name of the other Ruth : and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mah'lon and Chil'i-on died also both of them ; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. 6 IT Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Mo'ab: for she had heard in the country of Mo'ab how that the Lord had 'visited his people in 9 giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her ; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Ju'dah. 8 And Na-6'mi said unto her two daughters in law, h Go, return each to her mother's house : l the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with k the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord grant you that ye may find 1 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 we will return with thee unto thy people. 11 AndNa-o'im said, Turn again, my daugh- ters : why will ye go with me ? are there yet any more sons in my womb, m that they may be your husbands ? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, 4 if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; 13 Would ye 5 tarry for them till they were grown ? would ye stay for them from hav- ing husbands? nay, my daughters; for -it grieveth me much for your Bakes that " the hand of the LOBD is gone out against me. 14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Or'pah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth ° clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto ''her gods: i return thou after thy sister in law. 16 And Ruth said, :ir Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will «o ; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: "thy people shall be my people, and thy Clod my (iod : 17 Where thou diest, will 1 die, and there will I be buried : ' the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18 " When she saw that she 4 was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speak- ing unto her. 19 If So they two went until they came to Beth'-le-hem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth'-le-hem, that •'"all the city was moved about them, and they said, y Is this Na-o'mi ? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not 5 Na-o'mi, call me 6 Ma'ra: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 211 went out full, 2 and the Loud hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Na-o'mi, seeing the Lohd hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me ? 22 So Na-o'mi returned, and Ruth the M6'- ab-i'tess, her daughter inlaw, with her, which returned out of the country of Mo'ab: and they came to Beth'-le-hem " in the beginning of barley harvest. CHAPTER 2. 1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boax. 4 Bom talcing knowledge of her. 8 slieweth lu r great favour, is Ttmt which sbr got, ..- in the morning, (hat if lie will "perform onto 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 olr.1312. lOr.ow rA.ir hath ri'jtit tn ■j s. , !■_< 1/ - Matt a .'I the she He measckep Six Measuues of Baklf.y. — Kuth '■>■ 15. ;ui Boaz taketh RUTH, 4. Ruth to wife. B.C. cir.1312. o Judg. 8. Jcr. 4. 2. )) Rom. 12. 17; 14. 1U. 1 Cor. 10. 32. 2 Cor. 8. 21. 1 Thess. 5. 22. 2 Or, sheet, or. apron. q Ps. 37. 3,5. I) 1 Kings 21.8. Prov.81. 23. 3 Heb. / snitt I will re- veal in tliiite ear. c Jer. 32. 7,8. tl Gen. 23. 18. e Lev. 25. /Gen. 88. 8. Deut.25. 5, e. ch. 3. 13. Matt. 22. 24. ffch.3. 12, 18. h Deut. 25. 7, !). of a kinsman to thee, ° as the Lord liveth : lie down until the morning. 14 IT And she lay at his feet until the morn- ing : and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, p Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said, Bring the 2 vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures 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, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of bar- ley gave he me ; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she, q 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 4. 1 Boaz callelh into judgment the next kinsman. 6 He refuseth the redemption according to t/ie manner in Israel. 9 Boaz buyelh the inheritance. 11 He marrielh Ruth. 13 She bearelh Obed the grandfather of David. 18 The generation of Pharez. THEN went Bo'az up to the gate, and sat him down there : and, behold, a the kins- man of whom Bo'az spake came by ; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one ! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of b the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Na-6'mi, that is come again out of the country of Mo'ab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother E-lim'e-lech's : 4 And 3 1 thought to advertise thee, saying, c Buy it d before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt re- deem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not re- deem it, then tell me, that I may know : e for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 5 Then said B5'az, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Na-6'ml, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Mo'ab-i'tess, the wife of the dead, -^to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 6 IT 9 And the kinsman said, I cannot re- deem it for myself, lest I mar mine own in- heritance : redeem thou my right to thyself ; for I cannot redeem it. 7 h Now this was the manner in former time in Is/ra-el concerning redeeming and con- cerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour : and this was a testimony in ts'ra-el. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Bo'az, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. 9 ir And Bo'az said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was E-lim'e- lech's, and all that was Chil'i-on's and Mah'- lon's, of the hand of Na-6'ml. 10 Moreover Ruth the Mo'ab-i'tess, the wife of Mah'lon, 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 witnesses. k The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Ra'chel and like Le'ah, which two did l build the house of Is/ra-el : and 2 do thou worthily in m Eph'ra-tah, and 3 be famous in Beth'-le-hem : 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pha'rez, "whom Ta'mar bare unto Ju'dah, of ° the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman. 13 IT So Bo'az p took Ruth, and she was his wife : and when he went in unto her, q the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And ''the women said unto Na-o'mi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath hot i left thee this day without a 5 kinsman, that his name may be famous in Is/ra-el. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and 6 a nourisher of 7 thine old age : for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is s better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. 16 And Na-6'ml took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17 l And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Na-o'- mi ; and they called his name O'bed : he is the father of Jes'se, the father of Da'vid. 18 IT Now these are the generations of Pha'- rez : u Pha'rez begat HeVron, 19 And Hez'ron begat Ram, and Ram begat Am-min'a-dab, 20 And Am-min'a-dab begat ^Nah'shon, and Nah'shon begat y 8 Sal'mon, 21 And Sal'mon begat Bo'az, and Bo'az be- gat O'bed, 22 And O'bed begat Jes'se, and Jes'se be- gat s Da'vid. B.C. cir.1312. i Deut. 25. 6. Ic Ps. 127. 3 ; 128. 3. 1 Deut. 25.9. 2 Or, get tine riches. or, power. in Gen. 35.10,19. 3 Uel). proclaim thy name. n Gen. 38. 29. 1 Chr. 2. 4. Matt. 1. 3. o 1 Sam. 2.20. p ch. 8. 11. (7 Gen. 211. 31 ; 33. .-.. r Luke 1. 58. Rom. 12. 15. 4 Heb. causal to cease imto thee. 5 Or, re- deemer. 6 Heb. to nourish, Gen. 45. 11. Ps. 55.22. 7 Heb. thij Heb. from her going up. i Ruth 4. IS. I.- ch. 8. 3. 1 Job 7. 11 ; 10. 1. 7 Heb. bitter of soul, 2 Sam. 17.8. in Gen. 28. 20. Num.30. 3. Judg. 11.80. n Gen. 29. 32. Ex. 4. 81. 2 Sam. 16. 12. Pn. 2.5.18. o Gen. 8. 1 : 30. 22. 8 Heb. seed of men. p Num. (i. 5. Judg.13. 9 Heb. multi- plied to pray. CHAPTER 1. I Elkanah a Levile, having two wives, worshippeth yearly at Shiloh. 4 He cherishelh Hannah, though barren, and nrmnl.id by Peninnuh. 9 Hannah in grief prayeth for a child 12 Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesseth her. 19 Hannah having born Samuel, slayeth at home till he be weaned. 24 She ,„,- senteth him, according to her vow, to the Louu. OW there was a certain man of Ra'math-a'im-zo'- phim, of mount E'phra-Im, and his name was a El'ka- nah, the son of Je-ro'ham, the son of E-li'hu, the son of To'hu, the son of Zuph, 6 an Eph'rath-Ite : 2 And he had two wives ; the name of the one was Han'nah, and the name of the other Pe-nin'nah : and Pe-nln'- nah had children, but Han'nah had no chil- dren. 3 And this man went up out of his city c2 yearly d to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in e Shi'loh. And the two sons of E'li, HOph'ni and Phln'e-has, the priests of the Lord, were there. 4 IT And when the time was that El'ka-nah f offered, he gave to Pe-nin'nah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions : 5 But unto Han'nah he gave 3 a worthy portion; for he loved Han'nah: »but the Lord had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also 4 h 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, 56 when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said El'ka-nah her husband to her, Han'nah, why weepest thou? and why eat- est thou not ? and why is thy heart grieved ? am not I l better to thee than ten sons ? 9 IT So Han'nah rose up after they had eaten in Shi'loh, and after they had drunk. Now E'li the priest sat upon a seat by a post of fc the temple of the Lord. 10 l And she was 7 in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. II And she m vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed n look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and "re- member me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid 8 a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and p there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she 9 continued praying before the Lord, that E'li marked her mouth. 13 Now Han'nah, she spake in her heart ; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore E'li thought she had been drunken. 14 And E'li said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken ? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Han'nah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman 2 of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have lJ poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of '' BeTi-al : for out of the abundance of my 3 complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then E'li answered and said, "Go in peace: and 'the God of Is'ra-el grant tliee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, "Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman x went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. 19 *l And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ra'- mah : and El'ka-nah #knew Han'nah his wife ; and 2 the Lord remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, ' when the time was come about after Han'nah had con- ceived, that she bare a son, and called his name * S&m'u-el, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. 21 And the man El'ka-nah, and all his house, ° went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Han'nah went not up ; for she said unto her husband, / will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will b bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there ° abide d for ever. 23 And c ETka-nah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good ; tarry until thou have weaned him; -^only the Lord es- tablish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 f, And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto h the house of the Lord in Shi'loh : and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and ' brought the child to E'li. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, k as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. 27 ' For this child I prayed ; and the Lord B < .ii 1171. 1 11'. I P ■ -. lu. ■• i I), ui I ; I :. :;nr. tun, * Ju'lk'. i-. a M.rk .'.. I. uk. ' ' P --' I, S. 1 ■ Rulli '.• I ' i Kccli ■■ .". ij G<-n. -r I. G 22. I II Mm ',/ STImll-. 'i Luke 2. C v.-r. 11. sa eh. 2. II, 18 1 .; i rfEx.2] t Num. / 2 >UIU. olr.1165. ■j I), ut. 12 '. ... 11. h J..-h. IV I. ;. Gen. 12. Ii. 2 Kiul'. 2. 2, 4. II / Matt. 7. 313 Hannah's song in thankfulness. 1 SAMUEL, 2. The sin of Eli's sons. b. c. cir. 11(15. n> ver. 11, 22. 2~Or, returned him, whom 1 hare obtained by peti- tion, to the Loud. 3 Or, he whom r hare ob- tained by iietitwn shall be re- turned. n Gen. 24. 26, 52. a Phil. 4. 6. b See Luke 1.46,4c. c Ps. 92. 10; 112.9. d Ps. 9. 14 ; 13. 5 ; 211. 5 ; 35. 9. e Ex. 15. 11. Deut. 3. 24 ; 32. 4. Ps.86.8; 89. 6, 8. f Deut. 4. 35. 2 Sam. 22. 32. g Ps. 94. 4. Mai. 3. 13. Jude 15. 4 Heb. hard. h Ps. 37. 15, 17 ; 76. 3. iPs.34.10. Luke 1. 53. k Ps. 113. 9. I Is. 54. 1. Jer. 15.9. m Deut. 32. 39. Job5. 18. Has. 6.1. n Job 1. 21. o Ps. 75. 7. p Ps. 113. 7,8. Dan. 4. 17. Luke 1. 52. q Job 36. 7. j- Job 38. . 4, 5, 6. Ps.24.2; 11)2. 25 ; 104. 5. Heb. 1.3. s Ps. 91. 11 ; 121. t Ps. 2. 9. u eh. 7. 10. Ps.18.13. x Ps. 96. 13 ; 98. 9. V Ps. 89. 24. z ver. 18. ch. 3. 1. a Deut. 13. 13. 6 Judg. 2. 10. Jer. 22. 10. Kom. 1. 28. cLev.3.3, 4, 5, 16. hath given me my petition which I asked of him : 28 m Therefore also I have 2 lent him to the Loed ; as long as he liveth 3 he shall be lent to the Lord. And he n worshipped the Lord there. CHAPTER 2. 1 Hannah's song in thankfulness. 12 The sin of Eli's sons. 18 Samuel's ministry. 20 By EIVs blessing Hannah is more fruit- ful. 22 Eli reproveth his sons. 27 A prophecy against Eli's house. AND Han'nah a prayed, and said, 6 My heart XA_ rejoiceth in the Lord, c mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies ; because I d rejoice in thy salvation. 2 e There is none holy as the Lord : for there is /none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly ; 9 let not 4 arrogancy come out of your mouth : for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 h The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5 * They that were full have hired out them- selves for bread ; and they that were hungry ceased : so that k the barren hath born seven ; and 'she that- hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 m The Lord killeth, and maketh alive : he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The Lord "maketh poor, and maketh rich : ° he bringeth low, and lif teth up. 8 p He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, 9 to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory : for r the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 s He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be ' broken to pieces ; w out of heaven shall he thunder upon them : x the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and y exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And El'ka-nah went to Ra'mah to his house. z And the child did minister unto the Lord before E'li the priest. 12 IT Now the sons of E'li were a sons of Be'- li-al ; b they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shl'loh unto all the Is'ra-el-ites that came thither. 15 Also before they c 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 if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat 2 presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth ; then he would answer him, Nay ; but thou shalt give it me now : and if not, I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great d before the Lord : for men e ab- horred the offering of the Lord. 18 IT ^But Sam'u-el ministered before the Lord, being a child, 9 girded with a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she h came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 IT And E'li i blessed El'ka-nah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the 3 loan which is k lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home. 21 And the Lord l visited Han'nah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Sam'u-el m grew before the Lord. 22 f Now E'li was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Is/ra-el; and how they lay with n the women that 4 assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for 5 I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good report ye make the Lord's people ° to man sin against another, the o that I hear transgress. 25 If one judge shall judge him : but if a man " sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him ? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, p because the Lord would slay them. 26 And the child Sam'u-el q grew on, and was r in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 IT s And there came a man of God unto E'li, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, * Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in E'gypt in Pha'- raoh's house ? 28 And did I u choose him out of all the tribes of Is'ra-el to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me ? and x did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of is'ra-el? 29 Wherefore ^kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my z habitation ; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of ts/ra-el my people ? 30 Wherefore the Lord God of Is'ra-el 314 Prophecy against Eli's house. 1 SAMUEL, 3. God calleth Samuel by name. b. c. cir.1165. a Ex. 29. 9. b Jer. 18. il, 10. c Ps. 18. 20:111.14. (/ Mill. 2. 9. e 1 Kings 2.27. Ezek. 44. 10. See ch. 4. II, 18, 20 ; 14. 8 ! 22. 18, &c. 2 Or, the atjliclitnt of the ta- bernacle, for till the wealth which God would hare given Israel. /See Zech. 8. 4. 3 Heb. men. g 1 Kings 13.3. ftch.4. 11. il Kings 2. 3d. IChr. 29.22. Ezek. 44. 15. It 2 Sam. 7. 11,27. 1 Kings 11.38. I Pe. 2. 2 ; 18. .50. m 1 Kings 2.27. 4 Heb. Join. f> Or, some- what about the priest- hood. 6Ps.74.9. Amos 8. 11. See ver. 21. cir.1141. c Gen. 27. 1 ; 48. 10. ch.2. 22 ; 4. 15. d Ex. 27. 21. Lev. 24. 3. 2Chr. 13. 11. e ch. 1. 9. saith, a I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever : but now the Lord saith, b Be it far from me ; for them that honour me c I will honour, and d they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, e the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 32 And thou shalt see 2 an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Is/ra-el: and there shall not be-^an old man in thine house for ever. 33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart : and all the increase of thine house shall die 3 in the flower of their age. 34 And this shall be 9 a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on HOph'ni and Phin'e-has ; ,h in one day they shall die both of them. 35 And x I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind : and k I will build him a sure house ; and he shall walk before ' mine anointed for ever. 36 m 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, 4 Put me, I pray thee, into 5 one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. CHAPTER 3. 1 How the icord of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel. 11 God telleth Samuel the destruction of Eli's house. 15 Samuel, though loth, telleth Eli. the vision. 19 Samuel groweth in credit. AND "the child Sam'u-el MX. ministered unto the Lord before E'li. And 6 the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there ivas no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when E'li was laid down in his place, c and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 3 And ere d the lamp of God went out e in the tem- ple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Sam'- u-el was laid down to sleep ; 4 That the Lord called Sam'u-el : and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto E'li, 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'u-el. And Sam'u-el arose and went to E'li, and said, Here am I ; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son ; lie down again. 7 2 Now Sam'u-el J did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. 8 And the Lord called Sam'u-el again the third time. And he arose and went to E'li, and said, Here am I ; for thou didst call me. And E'li perceived that the Lord had called the child. 9 Therefore E'li said unto Sam'u-el, Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy ser- vant heareth. So Sam'u-el went and lay down in his place. 10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Sam'u-el, Sam'u-el. Then Sam'u-el answered, Speak ; for thy ser- vant heareth. 11 IT And the Lord said to Sam'u-el, Behold, I will do a thing in Is/ra-el, 9 at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against E'li h all things which I have spoken concerning his house : 3 when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 4 l For I have told him that I will k judge his house for B.C. cir.UGS. 2 Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and be- fore the word of the Lord was re- vealed untohim. /Sec Acts 19. g 2 Kings 21. 12. " Jer. 19.3. h ch. 2. 30-36. 3Heb.br- ginnina and en1|7. iOt, Ami 1 mil tell him, 5rc. i ch.2. 29, 30,81,&c. A." Ezek. 7. :; ; 18. 30. ever for i n i q u i the t y Eli sat by a Post 315 of the Temple The Israelites are overcome. 1 SAMUEL, 4. They send for the ark. Ii. c. dr. 1 105. 2. 12, 1 eh. 17,22. 2 Or, ar- cwsed. •IHeb. frowned not upon them. in ell. 2. 2::, 2:,. >: Xum. 1.1.30,31. Is. 22. 14. <> Kuth 1.17. •1 Heb. so add. 5 Or, word. (i Heb. all the things, or, words. ,, Job 1. 21 ; 2. 10. Ps. 30. 0. Is. 89. 8. <2ch.2.21. rGen.39. 2, 21, 23. s ell. 9. I). Uudg. 20. 1. 7 Or, faithful rir.1141. sOr, came to pass. Heb. teas, a eh. 5. 1 ; 7. 12. 2Heb.//« battle was spread. have which he knoweth; because ,^ ' his sons made themselves 2 vile, and he 3 "' restrained them not. 14 And therefore I sworn unto the house of E'li, that the ini- quity of E'li's house " shall not be purged with sa- crifice nor offer- ing for ever. 15 If And Sam'- u-el lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Sam'u-el _ feared to shew E'li the : vision. 16 Then E 'li called Sam'u-el, and said, Sam'u- el, my son. And he answered, Here am I. 17 And he said, What is the thing th&ttheLoRD hath said unto thee ? I pray thee hide it not from me : ° God do so to thee, and 4 more also, if thou hide any from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Sam'u-el told him 6 eve- ry whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, p It is the Lord : let him do what seemeth him good. 19 If And Sam'u-el 9 grew, and r the Lord was with him, s and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Is'ra-el ' from DSn even to Be'er- she'ba knew that Sam'u-el was 7 established to be a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shi'- loh : for the Lord revealed himself to Sam'- u-el in Shi'loh by u the word of the Lord. CHAPTER 4. 1 The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Eben-ezer. 3 They fetch the ark unto the terror of the Philistines. 10 They are smitten again, the ark taken, Hophni and Phinehas are slain. 12 Eli at the news, falling backward, breaketh his neck. 19 Phinehas' wife, discouraged in her travail with I-chabod, dieth. ND the word of Sam'u-el 8 9 came to all To A* Is'ra-el. Now Is/ra-el went out against the Phi-lis'tines to battle, and pitched beside a Eb'en-e'zer: and the Phi-lis'tine§ pitched in A'phek. 2 And the Phi-lis'tine§ put themselves in array against Is'ra-el : and when 2 they joined battle, Is'ra-el was smitten before the Phi- lis ' tines : and they slew of 2 the army in the field about four thousand men. 3 If And when the people were come in- to the camp, the el- ders of Is/ra-el said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Phi - lis ' tines ? Let us 3 fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shi'loh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our ene- mies. 4 So the peo- ple sent to Shi'- loh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord of hosts, b which dwelleth between c the cherubims : and the two sons of E'li, HSph'ni and Phin'e-has, were there with the ark of the cove- nant of God. 5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all 1§ '- ra-el shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the PhHis'tine§ heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the He'brews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp. 7 And the Phi-lis'tines 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 4 heretofore. 8 Woe unto us ! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the E-gyp'tians with all the plagues in the wilderness. 9 d Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Phl-lis'trne§, that ye be not servants unto the He'brew§, e as they have been to you : 5 quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10 If And the Phi-lis'tines fought, and -^ Is'- ra-el was smitten, and they fled every man burn Incense befoke 1 Sara. 2. 28. 316 Dagon was fallen upon his Face AND BOTH THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS WERE CUT OFF. — 1 .Sam. 5. 4. B.C. cir.1141. 7ch.2.32. ' P.s. 78.61. /ich.2.34. Ps. 78.04. 2 Mob. died. . i 2 Sam. 1.2. <■ Josh. 7. (>. 2 Sam. 13. 19 ; 15. 32. Neh.il.1. ,lob2. 12. I ch. 1. 9. inch. 3.2. 3 Heb. stood. » 2 Sam. 1.4. 4 Heb. is the riling. into his tent : and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Is'ra-el thirty thousand footmen. 11 And 9 the ark _ of God was taken; and h the two sons of E'li, Hoph'ni and Phin'e- has, 2 were slain. 12 IT And there ran a man of Ben'ja-min out of the army, and 'came to Shi'loh the same day with his clothes rent, and k with earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, E'li sat upon ' a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 14 And when E'li heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? And the man came in hastily, and told E'li. 15 Now E'li was ninety and eight years old ; and m his eyes 3 were dim, that he could not see. » 16 And the man said unto E'li, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, n What 4 is there done, my son ? 17 And the messenger answered and said, Is'ra-el is fled before the Phi-lis'tines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, HSph'nl and Phln'e-has, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 18 And it came to pass, when he made men- tion of the ark of God. that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died : for he was an old man, and heavy. 2 And he had judged Is'ra-el forty years. 19 IT And his daughter in law, Phln'e-has' wife, was with child, near 3 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, she bowed her- self and travailed ; for her pains 4 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 born a son. But she answered not, 5 neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child ^I'-cha-bod, saying, q The glory is departed from Is'ra-el: because the ark of God was taken, and be- cause of her father in law and her husband. 22 And she said, The glory is departed from Is'ra-el : for the ark of God is taken. CHAPTER 5. 1 The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house of Dagon. 3 Dagon is smitten down and cut in pieces, and they of Ashdod smitten xoith erne rods. 8 So God dealeth with them of Gath, when it was brought thither: 10 and so -with them of Ekron, when it was brought thither. AND the Phi-lis'tines took the ark of God, u. and brought it a from Eb'en-e'zer unto Ash'dSd. 2 When the Phi-lis'tines took the ark of B. ( '. cir.1141. 2 He seems to have been a Judge to do justice only, and that in South vest / rael. S Or. to < rn out. 4 Heb. ./v/v turned. o Gen. 35. 17. 5 Heb. set not her heart. 6 That is, Wlirre is the glai u ' or. There is no glory. nch.14.3. oVb.SU. S; 7s. ill. a ch. 4. 1 ; 7. 12. 317 The Philistines smitten with emerods. 1 SAMUEL, 6. The ark is returned to Israel. b. c. cir.1141. b Judg. 16. 23. c Is. 19. 1 ; 40. 1, 2. (I Is. 46. e Jer. oO. 2. Ezek. 6. 4,6. Mic.1.7. 2 Or, (Ac fishy part. /See Zeph. 1. 9. <7 ver. 7, 11. Ex. 9. 3. Ps. 32. 4, Acts 13. II. h eh. 6. .5 £ Deut. 28.27. Ps. 78. 66. k Deut. 2. l:>. eh. 7. 13 ; 12. I."). I ver. 11. m ver. 6. Pfl. 78.66. 3Heb. me, to slay me and my. 4Heb. me nut, and my. n ver. 0,9. cir.1140. a Gen. 41.8. Ex. 7. 11. Dan. 2. 2 ; 5. 7. Matt. 2. 4. God, they brought it into the house of 6 Da'- gon, and set it by Da'gon. 3 IT And when they of Ash'dQd arose early on the morrow, behold, Da'gon was "fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Da'gon, and d set him in his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the mor- row morning, behold, Da'gon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and e the head of Da'gon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold ; only 2 the stump of Da'- gon was left to him. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Da'gon, nor any that come into Da'gon's house, f tread on the threshold of Da'gon in Ash'- dSd unto this day. 6 But g the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ash'dSd, and he h destroyed them, and smote them with % emerods, even Ash'dSd and the coasts thereof. 7 And when the men of Ash'dSd saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of ts'ra-el shall not abide with us : for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Da'gon our god. 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Phl-lis'tineg unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of ts/ra-el? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of ts/ra-el be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Is/ra-el about thither. 9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, k the hand of the Lord was against the city l with a very great destruction : and m he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 10 U Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ek'ron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ek'ron, that the Ek'ron-ites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Is/ra-el to 3 us, to slay us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Phi-lis'tine§, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Is/ra-el, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay 4 us not, and our people : for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city ; n the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods : and the cry of the city went up to heaven. CHAPTER 6. 1 After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark. 10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Bfth-sltemesh. i9 The people are smitten for looking into the ark. 21 They send to them, of Kirjath-jearini to fetch it. AND the ark of the Lord was in the coun- _ try of the PhMIs'tmes seven months. 2 And the PhMIs'tine§ a called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord ? tell us where- with we shall send it to his place. 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Is'ra-el, send it not b empty; but in any wise return him ° a trespass offering : then ye shall be healed, and it shall d be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. 4 Then said they, What shall be the tres- pass offering which we shall return to him ? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, e according to the number of the lords of the Phi-lis'tme§ : for one plague was on 2 you all, and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that f mar the land ; and ye shall 9 give glory unto the God of Is/ra-el : peradventure he will h lighten his hand from off you, and from off i your gods, and from off your land. 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, fc as the E-gyp'tian§ and Pha'raoh hardened their hearts ? when he had wrought 3 won- derfully among them, l did they not let 4 the people go, and they departed? 7 Now therefore make m a new cart, and take two milch kine, n on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them : 8 And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put °the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. 9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to p Beth'-she'mesh, then 5 he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then 9 we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us ; it was a chance that happened to us. 10H And the men did so ; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home : 11 And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of B6th'-she'mesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Phi-lis'tineg went after them unto the border of Bgth'-she'mesh. 13 And they o/Beth'-she'mesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley : and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 14 And the cart came into the field of JSsh'u-a, a Beth'-she'mite, and stood there, where there was a great stone : and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. 15 And the Le'vites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone : and the men of Bfeth'- she'mesh offered burnt offerings and sacri- ficed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord. 16 And when r the five lords of the Phi-lis'- 318 The men of Beth-s hemes h smitten. 1 SAMUEL, 7. The Philistines discomfited at Mizpeh. B. C. i:ir.U40. 2 Or, (treat stone. t See Ex. 19. 21. Num. 4. 5, 15, 20. 2 Sam. li. 7. u 2 Sam. I!. !). Mai. 3. 2. x Josh. 18. 14. Judg. 18. 12. IChr. 13. 5, 6. a ch. 6. 31. Ps. 132. li. b 2 Sam. 6.4. cir.1120. c Deut. 30. 2-10. 1 Kings 8.48. Is. 55. 7. Hos. 6. 1. Joel 2. 12. rfGen. 35.2. Josh. 24. 14,23. e Judg. 2. 13. /2 Chr. SO. 19. Job 11. 13, 14. 9 Deut. 6. 13 ; 10. 20 ; 13. 4. Matt. 4. 10. Luke 4.8. tine§ had seen it, they returned to Ek'ron the same day. 17 s And these are the golden emerods which the Phi-lis'- tines returned for a trespass offering un- to the Lord ; for Ash'dSd one, for Ga'za one, for As'- ke-lSn one, for Gath one, for Ek'ron one ; 18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Phi-lis'tine§ belong- ing to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country vil- lages, even unto the 2 great stone of A'bel, whereon they set down the ark of the Loud : which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of JSsh'u-a, the Beth'-she'mite. 19 IT And ' he smote the men of Beth'-she'- mesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Beth'-she'mesh said, " Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God ? and to whom shall he go up from us ? 21 IT And they sent messengers to the in- habitants of x Kir'jath-je'a-rim, saying, The Phi-lis'tlne§s have brought again the ark of the Lord ; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. CHAPTER 7. 1 They of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into the house of Abinft- dab, and sanctify Eleazar his son to keep it. 2 After twenty years 3 the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh. 7 While Samuel prayeth and sacriflcelh, the Lord dis- eomflteththe Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer. 13 The Phi- listines are subdued. 15 Samuel peaceably and reliijiousl ii jiulg- eth Israel. AND the men of a Kir'jath-je'a-rim came, _ and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of b A-bm'a-dab in the hill, and sanctified E'le-a'zar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kir'jath-je'a-rim, that the time was long ; for it was twenty years : and all the house of Is/ra-el lamented after the Lord. 3 IT And Sam'u-el spake unto all the house of Is'ra-el, saying, If ye do c return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then d put away the strange gods and e Ash'ta-roth from among you, and -^ prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and 9 serve him only : and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Phi-lis'- tines. 4 Then the children of Is'ra-el did put away Eli sat upon a Seat by the Wayside watching : FOis his Heart tkembled fob the Auk of God. — 1 Sam. 4. 13. h Ba'al-im and Ash'ta-rSth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Sam'u-el said, ' Gather all Is'ra-el to Miz'peh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Miz'peh, k and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and ' fasted on that day, and said there, m We have sinned against the Lord. And Sam'u-el judged the children of Is'ra-el in Miz'peh. 7 And when the Phi-lis'tines heard that the children of Is'ra-el were gathered together to Miz'peh, the lords of the Phi-lis'tines went up against Is'ra-el. And when the children of Is'ra-el heard it, they were afraid of the Phi-lis'tine§. 8 And the children of Is'ra-el said to Sam'- u-el, 2 n Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Phi-lis'tme§. 9 IT And Sam'u-el took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord : and ° Sam'u-el cried unto the Lord for Is/ra-el; and the Lord 3 heard him. 10 And as Sam'u-el was offering up the burnt offering, the Phi-lis'tine§ drew near to battle against Is'ra-el: p but the Lord thun- dered with a great thunder on that day upon the Phi-lis'tines, and discomfited them ; and they were smitten before Is'ra-el. 11 And the men of Is'ra-el went out of Miz'- peh, and pursued the Phi-lis'tines, and smote them, until they came under Beth'-car. b. c. cir.1120. I, Judg. 2. II. t Judg. 20.1. 2 Kings 25.23. I 2 Sum. 14. 11. / Xi-h. :>. 1,2. Dan. 9. 3, 4, 5. Joel 2. 12. in Judg. in. In. 1 Kings 8. 47. Ps. 106. 0. 2 Heb. /;. /,.,/ silent rruiii m from crying. n Is. 37. 4. o Fs.99.fi. Jer. 15.1. 3 Or, tm- .-" < nil. p See Josh. in. in. Judg. 4. 15 ; 5. 20. ch. 2. 10. 2 Sam. 22. 14, 15. 319 The Philistines are subdued. 1 SAMUEL, 8, 9. The Israelites ask a king. B.C. cir.n-20. <1 Gen. 28. 18: 31. 45;.'M.14. .Josh. 4. 'J i 24. 2G. 2 That is, 'the stone of help : ch.4. I. >■ Judg. 18. 1. sch. 18. 5. t ver. 6. eh. 12. 11. Judg. 2. II!. 3 Ileb. aittl he cir- cuited. it ch. 8. 4. X Judg. 21.4. oir.1112. a Dcut. 16. 18. 2 Chr. 13. j. b See Judg. 10. 4 ; 12. II, com- pared with Judg. 5. 10. 4 J'ttshni, 1 Chr. li. 28. c Jer. 22. 1.5, 1U, 17. it Ex. IS. 21. 1 Tim. 3. 3 ; G. 10. e Dent. II!. 111. Ps. 15.5. 1095. /ver. 13, 20. Deut. 17. 14. Hoe. 13. 111. Acts 18. 21. 5 llcb. ivwi evil in the eyes Of Samuel. g See Ex. III. 8. li ch. 111. 19 ; 12. 17, 19. Hob. 13. in, 11. l)Or, obey. 7 Or. not- with- standing when thouliast solemnly T.rtUttz-1 against them, then thou shalt shew, be. i ver. 11. k Sec Dcut. 17. II!, &c. ch. in. I ch. 14. 12 Then Sam'u-el q took a stone, and set it between Miz'peh and Shen, and called the name of it 2 Eb'en-e'zer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 13 IF r So the Phl-lis'tines were subdued, and they s came no more into the coast of Is/ra-el : and the hand of the Lord was against the Phi-lls'tines all the days of Sam'u-el. 14 And the cities which the Phi-lls'tines had taken from Is/ra-el were restored to Is'ra-el, from Ek'ron even unto Gath ; and the coasts thereof did is/ra-el deliver out of the hands of the Phl-lis'tines. And there was peace between Is'ra-el and the Am'o-rites. 15 And Sam'u-el ' judged Is/ra-el all the days of his life. 16 And he went from year to year 3 in cir- cuit to Beth'-el, andGIl'gal, and Miz'peh, and judged Is'ra-el in all those places. 17 And u his return was to Ra'mah ; for there was his house; and there he judged Is'ra-el; and there he x built an altar unto the Lord. CHAPTER 8. 1 By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israel- ites ask a king. 6 Samuel praying in grief, is comforted by God : 10 He tellelh the manner of a Icing. 19 God willeth Sam- uel to yield unto the importunity of the people. AND it came to pass, when Sam'u-el was . old, that he "made his b sons judges over Is'ra-el. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was 4 Jo 'el; and the name of his second, A-bi'ah: they were judges in Be'er-she'ba. 3 And his sons c walked not in his ways, but turned aside d after lucre, and e took' bribes, and perverted judgment. 4 Then all the elders of Is'ra-el gathered themselves together, and came to Sam'u-el unto Ra'mah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now ■^make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 IT But the thing 5 displeased Sam'u-el, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Sam'u-el prayed unto the Lord. 7 And the Lord said unto Sam'u-el, Heark- en unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee : for g they have not re- jected thee, but h they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of E'g^pt even unto this day, where- with they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore 6 hearken unto their voice : 7 howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and * shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 10 IT And Sam'u-el told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king. 11 And he said, fc This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you : He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horse- men ; and some shall run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties ; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And " l he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his 2 offi- cers, and to his servants. 16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep : and ye shall be his servants. 18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you ; and the Lord " will not hear you in that day. 19 «[ Nevertheless the people ° refused to obey the voice of Sam'u-el ; and they said, Nay ; but we will have a king over us ; 20 That we also may be p like all the na- tions ; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 And Sam'u-el heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Sam'u-el, q Heark- en unto their voice, and make them a king. And Sam'u-el said unto the men of is/ra-el, Go ye every man unto his city. CHAPTER 9. 1 Saul despairing to find his father's asses, 6 by the counsel of his servant, 11 and direction of young maidens, 15 according to God's revelation, 18 eometh to Samuel. 19 Samuel entertain- elh Saul at the feast. 25 Samuel, after secret communication, bringeth Saul on his tray. "VTOW there was a man of Ben'ja-min, whose l\ name was a Kish, the son of A'bi-el, the son of Ze'ror, the son of Be-cho'rath, the son of A-phi'ah, 3 a Ben'ja-mite, a mighty man of 4 power. 2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly : and there was not among the children of Is'ra-el a goodlier person than he : b from his shoulders and upward he ivas higher than any of the people. 3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he passed through mount E'phra-im, and passed through the land of c Shal'i-sha, but they found them not : then they passed through the land of Sha'lim, and there they were not : and he passed through the land of the Ben'ja-mites, but they found them not. 320 Saul goeth to 1 SAMUEL, 9. enquire of Su muel. B. C. 1095. d Dcut. 33.1. 1 Kings IS. I. ech.3. 10. . & And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return ; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city d a man of God, and he is an honourable man ; e all that he saith cometh surely to pass : now let us go thither ; per- adventure he can shew us our way that we should go. 7 Then said Saul to his servant, called a Prophet was beforetime called " a Seer.) 10 Then said Saul to his servant, 2 Well said ; come, let us go. So they went unto the city i where the man of God was. 11 «[ And as they went up 3 the hill to the] I;, c. 1095. I, .' Bam. 24. 11. L' King? 17. 18. ] Chr. V: 28 ; I I see Jndg. ii. IS: 13. 17. 1 KlDgS 14. 3. '1 Kings 4. 42 ; -' Ileb. is oone out of, »-c. 3 Ileb. is with its. 4 Ileb. there, is fotavl in myhand. ffGen. But,behold, if we go, ■fwhat shall j we bring man ? for the the bread Ms spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what 3 have we ? 8 And the servant an- swered Saul again, and said, Behold, 4 1 have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver : that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. 9 (Beforetime in Is'ra-el, when a man 3 went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer : for he that is now And the Levites took whys the Akk of the Lord, and the Con THAT WAS WITH IT. 1 Saill. li. 1"). city, ' they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here ? 12 And they answered them, and said, He is ; behold, he is before you : make haste now, for he came to dav to the city: for k there is a ■i Chr HI. 7. in. Is.30.lll. Amo- 7. VI. 2 Heb. Tlu i "•full is tmntl. II: 1.. ill II.. ,..- i Gen. 24. 11. /. Gen. SI. SI. eh. 18. 21 321 Samuel anointeth Saul. 1 SAMUEL. 10. Saul proplies-ieth. B.C. 1095. 2 Or, feast, f 1 Kings 3.2. 3 Heb. to day. m ch. 15. 1. Acts 13. 21. ■1 Hob. re- vealed the ear of Samuel, ch. 20. 2. neb.. 10.1. o Ex.2. 2o : .'!. 7,9. p ch. 16. 12. Hos. 13. 11. 5 Heb. re- slrainin. q ver. 3. 6 Heb. to Jay three days. rch. 8.5, 19; 12. 13. s ch. 15. 17. ljudg.20. 46, 47, 48. Ps. 68. 27. ii See Judg. 6. 15. 7 Heb. ac- cording to this word ? x Lev. 7. 32, 33. Ezek. 24.4. M Or, re- served. y Deut. 22.8. 2 Sam. 11.2. Acts 10. 9. 2 sacrifice of the people to day l in the high place : 13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat : for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice ; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up ; for about 3 this time ye shall find him. 14 And they went up into the city : and when they were come into the city, behold, S&m'u-el came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 15 IT m Now the Lord had Hold Sam'u-el in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Ben'ja-min, n and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Is/ra-el, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Phi-lis'tines : for I have "looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 17 And when Sam'u-el saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, p Behold the man whom I spake to thee of ! this same shall 5 reign over my people. 18 Then Saul drew near to Sam'u-el in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. 19 And Sam'u-el answered Saul, and said, I am the seer : go up before me unto the high place ; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. 20 And as for q thine asses that were lost 6 three days ago, set not thy mind on them ; for they are found. And on whom r is all the desire of Is'ra-el ? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house ? 21 And Saul answered and said, s Am not I a Ben'ja-mite, of the * smallest of the tribes of Is/ra-el? and "my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Ben'ja-min ? wherefore then speakest thou 7 so to me ? 22 And Sam'u-el took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. 23 And Sam'u-el said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 24 And the cook took up x the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And S&m'u-el said, Behold that which is 8 left ! set it before thee, and eat : for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Sam'u-el that day. 25 IT And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Sam'u-el com- muned with Saul upon y fhe top of the house. 26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Sam'- u-el called Saul to the top of the house, say- ing, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Sam'u-el, abroad. 27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Sam'u-el said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still 2 a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. CHAPTER 10. 1 Samuel anointeth Saul. 2 He confirmeth him by prediction of three signs. 9 Saul's heart is changed, and he propkesieth. 14 Be concealeth the matter of the kingdom from Ins uncle. 17 Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot. 26 The different affections of his subjects. THEN a Sam'u-el took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, 6 and kissed him, and said, Is it not because c the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over d his inheritance ? 2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by e Ra'chel's sepulchre in the border of Ben'ja-min -^at Zel'zah ; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found : and, lo, thy father hath left 3 the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son ? 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Ta'bor, and there shall meet thee three men going up 9 to God to Beth'-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine : 4 And they will 4 salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread ; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that thou shalt come to h the hill of God, l where is the garrison of the Phi-lis'- tine§ : and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down fc from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them ; 1 and they shall prophesy : 6 And m the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and m thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And 5 let it be, when these ° signs are come unto thee, 6 that thou do as occasion serve thee ; for p God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down before me 9 to Gil'gal ; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: r seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 9 IT And it was so, that when he had turned his 7 back to go from S&m'u-el, God 8 gave him another heart : and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And s when they came thither to the hill, behold, * a company of prophets met him ; and u the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophe- sied among the prophets, then the people 322 a S5 a PL, ft H s D Ph o H B o H H t; ►J a Q •3 Saul chosen at Mizpeh by lot. 1 SAMUEL, 11. Saul deliver eth Jabesh-gilead. B.C. 1095. 2 Heb. a man to his neigh- bour, x ch. 19. 24. Matt. 13. 54, ,55. John 7. 15. Acts 4. 13. 3Heb. from thence, y Is. 54. 13. John 6. 45 ; 7. 16. 2 Judg. 11. 11 ; 20. 1. ch. 11.15. a ch. 7. 5, 6. b Judg. 6. 8,9. c ch. 8. 7, 19 ; 12.12. d Josh. 7. 14, 16, 17. Acts 1. 24, 26. ech.23.2, 4, 10, 11. /ch. 9. 2. g 2 Sara. 21.6. h 1 Kings 1. 25, 30. 2 Kings U. 12. 4Heb. Let the king live, i See Deut. 17. 14, &c. ch.8. 11. k Judg. 20. 14. ch. 11. 4. Ich. 11. 12. m Deut. 13. 13. n 2 Sam. 8.2. 1 Kings 4.21; 10.25. 2Chr. 17.5. Ps. 72.10. Matt. 2. 11. 5 Or, he was as though he had been deaf. is this that is x Is Saul also said 2 one to another, What come unto the son of Kish ? among the prophets ? 12 And one 3 of the same place answered and said, But y who is their father ? There- fore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets ? 13 And when he had made an end of pro- phesying, he came to the high place. 14 IT And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye ? And he said, To seek the asses : and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Sam'u-el. 15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Sam'u-el said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Sam'u-el spake, he told him not. 17 U And Sam'u-el called the people to- gether 2 unto the Lord ° to Miz'peh ; 18 And said unto the children of Is'ra-el, b Thus saith the Lord God of l§'ra-el, I brought up is'ra-el out of-E'gypt, and de- livered you out of the hand of the E-gyp'- tians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you : 19 c And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adver- sities and your tribulations ; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands. 20 And when Sam'u-el had d caused all the tribes of Is'ra-el to come near, the tribe of BSn'ja-mln was taken. 21 When he had caused the tribe of Bgn'ja- min to come near by their families, the family of Ma'tri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken : and when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they e enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran and fetched him thence : and when he stood among the people, -^he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Sam'u-el said to all the people, See ye him 9 whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people ? And all the people shouted, and said, h 4 God save the king. 25 Then Sam'u-el told the people * the man- ner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Sam'- u-el sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 IT And Saul also went home fc to Gib'e-ah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 27 'But the m children of Be'li-al said, How shall this man save us ? And they despised him, n and brought him no presents. But 5 he held his peace. CHAPTER 11. 1 Nahash offereth them of Jabesh-gilead a reproachful condition, 4 They send messengers, and are delivered by Saul. 12 Saul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdom renewed. THEN a Na'hash the Am'mon-ite came up, and encamped against b Ja'besh-gil'e-ad : and all the men of Ja'besh said unto Na'- hash, c Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 2 And Na'hash the Am'mon-ite answered them, On this condition will I make a cove- nant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for d a reproach upon all is'ra-el. 3 And the elders of Ja'besh said unto him, 2 Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Is'- ra-el: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee. 4 IT Then came the messengers e to Gib'e-ah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people : and -^all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. 5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field ; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep ? And they told him the tidings of the men of Ja'besh. 6 ^And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and h hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of is'ra-el by the hands of mes- sengers, saying, x Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Sam'u-el, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out 3 with one consent. 8 And when he numbered them in k Be'zek, the children l of is'ra-el were three hundred thousand, and the men of Ju'dah thirty thou- sand. 9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Ja'- besh-gil'e-ad, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have 4 help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Ja'besh ; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Ja'besh said, To morrow m we will 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 n Saul put the people ° in three companies ; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Am'mon-ites until the heat of the day : and it came to pass, that they which remained were scat- tered, so that two of them were not left to- gether. 12 IT And the people said unto Sam'u-el, p Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us ? 9 bring the men, that we may put them to death. 13 And Saul said, r There shall not a man be put to death this day : for to day s the Lord hath wrought salvation in Is'ra-el. 324 Saul is made king in G'dyal. 1 SAMUEL, 12. Samuel reproveth the people. B.C. 1095. (ch.10.8. u ch. in. 17. x ch.10.8. a ch. 8. 5, 19, 20. ft ch. 10. 24; 11. 14, 15. c Num. 27. 17. ch. 8. 20. d ch. 8. 1, 5. 14 Then said Sam'u-el to the people, Come, and let us go ' to GH'gal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to GH'gal ; and there they made Saul king u before the Lord in GH'gal ; and x there they sacrificed sacri- fices of peace offerings before the Lord ; and there Saul and all the men of t§'ra-el rejoiced greatly. CHAPTER 12. 1 Samuel testifieth his integrity. 6 Be reproveth the people of in- gratitude, lfi He terrifiefh them with thunder in harvest time. 20 He comforteth them in God's mercy. ND Sam'u-el said unto all Is/ra-el, Be- hold, I have hearkened unto a your voice in all that ye said unto me, and b have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king °walketh be- fore you : d and I am old and gray headed ; and, behold, my sons are with you : and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. A N As THEY WENT CP . . . TO THE ClTT, THEY FOUND YOUNG MaEDENS GOING OCT TO DRAW WATER. — 1 Sam. 9. 11. 325 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before e his anointed : •^ whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any 2 bribe 3 to '■> blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. 5 And he said unto them, The Lord is wit- ness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, h that ye have not found ought ' in my hand. And they answered, He is wit- ness. 6 *i And Sam'u-el said unto the people, fc It is the Lord that 4 advanced M6'§e§ and Aar'on, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of E'gypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may 'reason with you before the Lord of all the 5 righteous acts of the Lord, which he did 6 to you and to your fathers. 8 m When Ja'cob was come into E'gypt, and your fathers "cried unto the Lord, then the Lord "sent M6'§es and Aar'on, which brought forth your fathers out of E'gypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they p forgat the Lord their God, 9 he sold them into the hand of Sis'e-ra, cap- tain of the host of Ha'zor, and into the hand of r the Phi-lls'- tines, and into the hand of the king s of Mo'ab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the Lord, and said, ' We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, u and have served Ba'al-Im and Ash'ta-r&th : but now * deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the Lord sent 2/Je-rub'ba-Sl, and Be 'dan, and 2 Jeph'thah, and a Sam'u-el, and delivered you out of the hand of your ene- mies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when ye saw that 6 Na'hash the king of the children of Am'mon came against you, c ye said unto me, Nay ; but a king shall reign over us : when d the Lord your God joas your king. 13 Now therefore e behold the king f whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, 3 the Lord hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will h fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the 7 commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you 8 continue fol- lowing 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 b. c 1035. f. vcr. 5. ch. 10. 1; 24. i,. _' Sam. L 11. 16. /Num. 16. 14. /Lett 20. 88. 1 ThcKi. 2. :,. 2 Ueb. ran on :, Or. thai I ihoulii i,,.'. mm' tue» at III III. u Dent 16. 19, A John li. 88, Acts 2.1. 9: 24. IB, 20. i Ex. 22.4. fcMlc.6.4. 4 Or, made. (Is. 1. 1*5 .-.. 8,4. Hie. n SHeb. right- i out- or, bene- fit*. Judg. 5. 11. 6Hcb. with. m Gen. 46. 5, B nEx.2.23. o Ex 8. 10 ; 1. 16. P Judg. o Judg. 4. rjildg.10. 7 i 13. 1. s Judg. 1 12. ( Judg. ift iff. u Judg. 2. t Judg. 10. 15. IS. vJudg.C 1 1. . 2. z Judg. 11.1. ach.7. 13. bch.ll.l. cch.8. 5, 111. rl Jud'j. 3. 28 eh. 8. 7s 10. 19. c ch. Ill 24. /ch.8.5s' 9. 20. g Hut. IX 11. h Josh- 24. 14. Ps. 81. 18, 14. 7Heb. mouth- 8 Heb. cV after. i Lev. M. 14.15. &c DeutSi. 15, A-C. Josh. It 20. Samuel bringeth thunder from heaven. 1 SAMUEL, 13. Jonathan smiteth the Philistines. b. c. 1095. t ver. 9. lEx. 14. 13, 31. m Prov. 26. 1. n Josh. 10. 12. ch. 7. 9, 10. James 5. 16, 17, 18. o ch. 8. 7. b Ex. 14. 31. See Ezra 10. 9. n Ex. 9. 28 ; 10.17. James 5. 15. 1 John 6.16. rDeut. 11.16. s Jer. 16. 19. Hab. 2. 18. 1 Cor. 8. 4. hand of the Lord be against you, h as it was against your fathers. 16 IT Now therefore ' stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not m wheat harvest to day? n I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thun- der and rain ; that ye may perceive and see that ° your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king. 18 So Sam'u-el called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and p all the people greatly feared the Lord and Sam'u-el. 19 And all the people said unto Sam'u-el, 9 Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not : for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 20 1F And Sam'u-el said unto the people, Fear not : ye have done all this wickedness : yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart ; 21 And r turn ye not aside: s for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver ; for they are vain. ? ^fe^'< -**r Then Samuel took a Vial of Oil. and poured it upon his Head. — 1 Sam. 10. 1. 326 22 For ' the Lord will not forsake his people u for his great name's sake : because x it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord 2 y in ceasing to pray for you : but z I will teach you the a good and the right way : 24 b Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart : for c consider 3 how d great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, e ye shall be consumed, -^ both ye and your king. CHAPTER 13. 1 Saul's selected band. 3 He calleth Ihe Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison Jonathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines 1 great host. 6 The distress of the Israelites. 8 Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrificeth. 11 Samuel reprov- eth him. 17 The three spoiling bands of the Philistines. 19 The policy of the Philistines, to suffer no smith in Israel. SAUL 4 reigned one year ; and when he had reigned two years over Is'ra-el, 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Is/- ra-el ; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Mich'mash and in mount Beth'-el, and a thousand were with JSn'a-than in a Gib'e-ah of Ben'ja-min : and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And J5n'a-than smote b the garrison of the Phi- lis'tines that was in 5 Ge'- ba, and the Phi-lis'tine§ heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the He'brew§ hear. 4 And all Is/ra-el heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Phi-lis'- tines, and that Is'ra-el also 6 was had in abomination with the Phi-lis'tine§. And the people were called to- gether after Saul to Gil' gal. 5 II And the Phi-lis'tme§ gathered^ themselves to- gether to fight with Is'ra-el, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude : and they came up, and pitched in Mich'- mash, eastward from Beth'- a'ven. 6 When the men of !§'- ra-el saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people c did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 7 And some o/the He 'brews went over Jor'dan to the land of Gad and Gil'e-ad. As for Saul, he was yet in Samuel reproveth Saul. 1 SAMUEL, 14. The Philistines' 1 policy. B.C. 1093. 2 Heb. trembled after him. dch.10.8. 3 Heb. bless him. 4 Heb. in- treated the face. e 2 Chr. 16. 9. /ch. 15. 11. g ch. 15. 28. A Ps. 89. 20. Acts 13. 22. .5 Heb. found. ich. 14.2. 6 Heb. Geba, rer. 3. ifc Jc-Bh. 18.23. I Josh. 16. 3; 18. 13, 14. mNeh. 11. 34. n See 2 Kings 24. 14. Jer.24.1. Rachel's Sepulchre in the Border of Benjamin at Zelzah. — 1 Sam. 10. 2. Gil'gal, and all the people 2 followed him trembling. 8 IT d And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Sam'u-el had appointed : but Sam'u-el came not to Gil'gal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offer- ing to me, and peace offerings. 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, Sam'u-el came ; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might 3 salute him. 11 IT And Sam'- u-el said, What hast thou done ? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou earnest not within the days appointed, and that the Phi-lis'tlnes gathered themselves together at MIch'mash ; 12 Therefore said I, The Phi-lis'tlnes will come down now upon me to Gil'gal, and I have not 4 made supplication unto the Lord : I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Sam'u-el said to Saul, e Thou hast done foolishly: -^thou hast notkept the com- mandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee : for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Is'ra-el for ever. 14 9 But now thy kingdom shall not continue : h the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord com- manded thee. 15 And Sam'u-el arose, and gat him up from Gil'gal unto Gib'e-ah of Ben'ja-min. And Saul numbered the people that were 5 present with him, * about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and JQn'a-than his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in 6 Gib'e-ah of Beji'ja-mln : but the Phi-lls'- tlnes encamped in MIch'mash. 17 II And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Phi-lis'tlnes in three companies : one company turned unto the way that leadeth to k Oph'rah, unto the land of Shu'al : 18 And another company turned the way to l Bgth'-ho'ron : and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of m Ze-bo'im toward the wil- derness. 19 IT Now " there was no smith found throughout all the land of fs'ra-el : for the Phi-lis'tlnes said, Lest the He'brews make them swords or spears : 20 But all the Is'ra-el-Ites went down to the Phi-lis'tlnes, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had 2 a file for the mattocks, B.C. 1093. 2 Heb. a jii. with mouths. and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and 3 to sharpen the goads. 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that ° there was nei- ther sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and J5n'a-than : but with Saul and with J6n'a- than his son was there found. 23 P And the 4 garrison of the Phi-lis'tlnes went out to the passage of Mich'mash. CHAPTER 14. 1 Jonathan, unfitting to his father, thr priest, or the people, go- eth and miraculously smiteth the Philistines' garrtson. 15 A divine terror maJcelh them heat themselves. 17 Saul, not stau- ina the priest's answer, settelh on them. 21 The captivated He- brews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them. 24 Saul's unadvised adjuration hindereth the victory. 32 He reslrainelh the people from eatino blood. 35 lie buildeth an altar. 36 Jonathan, taken by lot, is saved by the people. 47 Saul' s strength and family. HVTOW 5 it came to pass upon a day, that _1\| JSn'a-thanthe son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Phi-lis'tlnes' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gib'e-ah under a pomegranate tree which is in Mig'ron : and the people that were with him were a about six hundred men ; 3 And 6 A-hi'ah, the son of A-hi'tub, c I'-cha- bod's brother, the son of Phln'e-has, the son 3 Heb. to set. oSo Judg. 5. 8. p ch. 14. 1.4. 4 Or. standing cam/i. of E'li, the Lord's priest in Shi'loh, a wear- cir.1087. 5 Or, there teas a day. a ch. 13. 15. b ch. 22. 9, 11. 20, called Ahime- lech. cch.4.21. rich. 2.2* 327 Jonathan smiteth the 1 SAMUEL, 14. Philistines' garrison. cir.i087. e ch. 13. 23. 2Heb. tooth. /Judg. 7.4,7. 2Chr. 14. 11. a n And than was And when they came thithek pany of Prophets met him. i n g ephod. the people knew not that JSn'a gone. 4 IT And between the passages, by which JSn'a-than sought to go over e unto the Phi- lis'tine§' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side : and the name of the one was B5'zez, and the name of the other Se'neh. 5 The 2 forefront of the one was situate northward over against Mich'mash, and the other southward over against GIb'e-ah. 6 And JSn'a-than said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircum- cised : it may be that the Lord will work for us : for there is no restraint to the Lord f to save by many or by few. 7 And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart : turn thee ; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 8 Then said JSn'a-than, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us, 2 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 9 this shall be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered them- selves unto the garrison of the Phi-lis'- tine§ : and the Phi-lis'tine§ said, Behold, the He 'tare w§ come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison an- swered JSn'a-than and his armourbear- er, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And JSn'a-than said unto his armour- bearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hath deli- vered them into the hand of Is/ra-el. 13 And JSn'a-than climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, andhis armour- bearer after him : and they fell before JSn'a-than; andhis armourbearer slew after him. 14 And that first slaughter, which JSn'a-than and his arm ourb e ar er made, was about twenty men, within as it were 3 an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. 15 And h there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people : the garri- son, and Hhe spoil- ers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked : so it was 4 k a very great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in GIb'e-ah of Ben'ja-min looked ; and, behold, the mul- titude melted away, and they 'went on beat- ing down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, be- hold, JSn'a-than and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto A-hi'ah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Is/ra-el. . BEHOLD, A COM- 1 Sam. 10. 10. cir.1087 2Heb. Be still. g See Gen. 24. 14. Judg. 7. 11. 3 Or, hatj' afurrow of an acre of land, Judg. 7. 21. h 2 Kings 7. 7. Job 18. 11. i'ch.13.17. 4 Heb. a trem- bling of OoS. k Gen. 3S 5. I ver. 20. 328 Savl discomfiteth 1 SAMUEL. 14. the Philistines. And the Lord sent Thunder amd- Rain- that Day : and all the People great- ly FEARED THE LORD AND SAMUEL. 1 Sam. 12. IS. B. C. cir.lOST /-i Num. ■27. 21. 2 Or. tumult. 3 Heb. were cried together, ■ti Judg. " 22 2Chr. 20. 23. och.13.6. 19^ And it came to pass, while Saul m talked unto the priest, that the 2 noise that was in the host of the Phi-lis'tines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul and all the people that were with him 3 assembled themselves, and they came to the battle : and, behold, n every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Moreover the He 'brews that were with the Phi-lis'tines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the ts'ra-el-ites that were with Saul and J6n'a-than. 22 Likewise all the men of i§'ra-el which had hid themselves in mount E'phra-im. when they heard that the Phi-lis'tines fled. even they also followed hard after them in the battle. 23 p So the Lord saved is'ra-el that day: and the battle passed over i unto Beth'-a'- ven. 24 IT And the men of Is/ra-el were distressed that day: for Saul had r adjured the people, saying. Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 s And all they of the land came to a wood ; and there was t honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people 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 J5n'a-than heard not when his fa- ther charged the people with the oath: B C cir.1087. p Ex. 14 30. Ps. 44. 6. Hos. 1.7. ■jch.13.5. r Josh. 6. 26. « Deut. 9. 28. Matt. 3. (Ex.8. 8. Num. 13. Matt. 3. 4. 329 Jonathan, taken by lot, 1 SAMUEL, 15. is saved by the people. b. c. cir.1087. 2 Or, weary. u Lev. 3. 17; 7. 26; 17. 10 ; IS. 26. Deut.12. 16,23,24. 3 Or, dealt treacher- ously. 4 Heb. in his hand. xch. 7.17. 5 Heb. that altar he began to build unto the Lord. »ch.28.6. z Josh. 7. 14. ch. 10.19. 6 Heb. corners, Judg.20. 2. a 2 Sam. 12.5. 7 Or, Shew the innocent. b Prov. 16. 33. Acts 1. 24. c Josh. 7. 16. ch. 10. 20, 21. 8 Heb. went forth. wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an 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 be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were 2 faint. 29 Then said JSn'a-than, 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 ene- mies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Phi-lis'tines ? 31 And they smote the Phi-lis'tines that day from Mich'mash to Ai'ja-lon: and the people were very 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 them u with the blood. 33 IT Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have 3 transgressed : roll a great stone unto me this day. 34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among 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. And all the people brought every man his ox 4 with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul x built an altar unto the Lord : 5 the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 36 IT And Saul said, Let us go down after the Phi-lis'tines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatso- ever 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 Phi-lis'tines ? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Is'ra-el? But y he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, z Draw ye near hither, all the 6 chief of the people : and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 39 For, a as the Lord liveth, which saveth ls/ra-el, though it be in JSn'a-than my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all is'ra-el, Be ye on one side, and I and JSn'a-than 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 Is'ra-el, 7 b Give a perfect lot. c And Saul and J6n'a-than were taken: but the people 8 escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and JSn'a-than my son. And JSn'a-than was taken. 43 Then Saul said to JSn'a-than, d Tell me what thou hast done. And JSn'a-than told him, and said, e I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, -^ God do so and more also : 9 for thou shalt surely die, JSn'- a-than. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall JSn'a-than die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Is'ra-el? God forbid: h 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 JSn'a-than, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from following the Phi-lis'tines : and the Phi-lis'tines went to their own place. 47 IT So Saul took the kingdom over Is'ra-el, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Mo'ab, and against the children of l Am'mon, and against E'dom, and against the kings of k Zo'bah, and against the Phi- lis'tines : and whithersoever he turned him- self, he vexed them. 48 And he 2 gathered an host, and { smote the Am'a-lek-Ites, and delivered Is'ra-el out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 49 Now m the sons of Saul were JSn'a-than, and Ish'u-I, and Mel-chi-shu'a : and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Me'rab, and the name of the younger Mi'chal : 50 And the name of Saul's wife was A-hin'- o-am, the daughter of A-him'a-az : and the name of the captain of his host was 3 Ab'ner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 n And Kish was the father of Saul ; and Ner the father of Ab'ner was the son of A'bi-el. 52 And there was sore war against the Phi- Hs'tines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, ° he took him unto him. CHAPTER 15. 1 Samuel sendeth Saul to destroy Amalek. 6 Saul favoureth the Kenites. 8 He spareth Agag and the best of the spoil. 10 Sam- uel denounceth unto Saul, commending and excusing himself, God's rejection of him for his disobedience. 24 SauPs humilia- tion. 32 Samuel killeth Agag. 34 Samuel and Saul part. SAM'U-EL also said unto Saul, a The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Is'ra-el : now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Am'a-lek did to Is'ra-el, 6 how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from E'gypt. 3 Now go and smite Am'a-lSk, and c utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not ; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 330 Samuel denounceth Saul 1 SAMUEL, 15. for his disobedience. 2 Or, fought, d Num. 24. 21. Judfj. 1. 16; 4. 11. eGen. 18. 26; 19. 12, 14. Rev. 18. 4. f Ex. 18. ' Id, 19. Num. 10.29,32. g ch. 14. 48. h Gen. 2. 11:25.18. > Gen. 16. *Sec 1 Kings 20.34, 35, &c. I See ch. 30. I. m ver. 3, 15. S Or, of the second sort. n ver. 35. Gen. 6. 6,7. 2 Sam. 24. 16. o Josh. 22. 16. 1 Kings 9.6. p ver. 3.9. ch. 13.13. q ver. 35. ch. 16. 1. >• Josh. sGen. 14. 19. Judg.17. 2. Ruth 3. 10. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Te-la'im, two hun- dred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Ju'dah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Am'a-lek, and 2 laid wait in the valley. 6 IT And Saul said unto d the Ke'nites, e Go, depart, get you down from among the im'- a-lek-ites, lest I destroy you with them : for ■^ye shewed kindness to all the children of Is'ra-el, when they came up out of E'gypt. So the Ke'nites departed from among the Am'a-lek-ites. 7 9 And Saul smote the Am'a-lek-ites from h Hav'i-lah until thou comest to l Shur, that is over against E'gypt. 8 And " he took A'gag the king of the Am'a-lek-ites alive, and l utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword, 9 But Saul and the people '" spared A'gag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and 3 of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them : but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 f Then came the word of the Lord unto Sam'u-el, saying, 11 n It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king : for he is ° turned back from following me, p and hath not performed my commandments. And it q grieved Sam'u-el; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 12 And when Sam ' u - el rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Sam'u-el, saying, Saul came to r Car'- mel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gil'gal. 13 And Sam'u- el came to Saul : and Saul said un- to him, s Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have performed the commandment of the Lord. 14 And Sam'u- el said, What meaneth 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 Am'a-lek-ites : ' for the people 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 Sam'u-el 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 Sam'u-el said, " When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Is'ra-el, and the Lord anointed thee king over ts/ra-el? 18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Am'a-lek-ites, and fight against them until 2 they be consumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And Saul said unto Sam'u-el, Yea, x I have Cir.'l079. (ver. 9,21 Gen. 8. 12. Prov. 28. 13. iich.9,21. 2 Heb. they con tame them. Thou hast not kept the Commandment of the Lord thy God. — 1 Sam. 13. 13. 331 The humiliation of Saul. 1 SAMUEL, 16. Samuel cometh to Beth-lehem. B C cir.1079. y ver. 15. z Ps. 50. 8,9. Prov. 21. 3. Is. 1. 11, 12, 13, 16, 17. Jer. 7. 22, 23. Mic. 6. 6, 7, 8. Heb. 10. 6, 7, 8, 9. a Eccles. 5.1. Hos.6.8. Matt. 5. 24 ; 9. 13 ; 12. 7. Mark 12. 33. 2 Heb. divina- tion, Deut. 18. 10. 6 ch. 13. 14. cSee 2 Sam. 12. 13. d Ex. 23. 2. Prov. 29. 25. Is. 51. 12, 13. eSee ch. 2. 30. obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought A'gag the king of Am'a-lSk, and have utterly destroyed the Am'a-lek- ites. 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 Gil'gal. 22 And Sam'u-el said, z Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of 2 witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, b he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 H c And Saul said unto Sam'u-el, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the com- mandment of the Lord, and thy words: be- cause I d feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may wor- ship the Lord. 26 And Sam'u-el said unto Saul, I will not return with thee : e for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over I§'ra-el. 27 And as Sam'u-el turned about to go away, -^ he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Sam'u-el said unto him, ff The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Is'ra-el from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And also the 2 Strength of Is'- ra-el h will not lie nor repent : for he is not a man, that he should repent. 30 Then he said, I have sinned : yet x honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Is'ra-el, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God. 31 So Sam'u-el turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 IT Then said Sam'u-el, Bring ye hither to me A'gag the king of the Am'a-lek-ites. And A'gag came unto him delicately. And A'gag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 33 And Sam'u-el said, fc As thy sword hath made women child- less, so shall thy mother be child- less among_ women. And Sam'u- el hewed A'gag in pieces before the Lord in Gil'gal. 34 IT Then Sam'u-el went to Ra'- mah; and Saul went up to his 1 Gib'e-ah of Saul. m Sam'u-el came no more to see Saul until the day of his death : nevertheless Sam'u-el n mourned for Saul : and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 16. 1 Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacrifice, cometh to BethAehem. 6 His human judgment is reproved. 11 He anoint- eth David. 15 Saul sendelh for David to quiet his evil spirit. ND the Lord said unto Sam'u-el, a How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing 6 I have rejected him from reigning over Is'- ra-el ? c fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jes'se the BSth'-le-hem-Ite : for d I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Sam'u-el said, How can I go ? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer 3 with thee, and say, e I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And call Jes'se to the sacrifice, and -^1 will shew thee what thou shalt do : and g thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4 And Sam'u-el did that which the Lord spake, and came to B6th'-le-hem. And the elders of the town h trembled at his 4 coining, and said, * Comest thou peaceably ? 5 And he said, Peaceably : I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord : k sanctify your- selves, and come with me to the sacrifice. house to 35 And A N B. C. cir.1079. /See 1 Kings 11.30. a ch. 28. 17, 18. 1 Kings 11. 31. 2 Or, Eternity, or, Vvctory. h Num. 23. 19. Ezck. 24. 14. 2 Tim. 2. 13. Titus 1. 2. i John 5. 44 ; 12.43. k Ex. 17. 11. Num. 14. 45. See Judg. 1. 7. (ch. 11.4. m See ch. 19.24. n ver. 11. ch. 1G. 1. o ver. 11. cir.1063. a ch. 15. 35. 6 ch. 15. 23. cch.9.16. 2 Kings 9.1. d Ps. 78. 70; 89. 19, 20. Acts 13. 22. 3 Heb. in thine hand. ech.9. 12; 20. 29. /Ex.4. 15. g ch. 9. 1G. Ach.21.1. 4 Heb. meeting, i 1 Kings 2. 13. 2 Kings 9.22. k Ex. 19. 10, 14. 332 Samuel anointeth David. 1 SAMUEL, 17. Saul sendeth for Dauid. cir.i0G3. /ch. 17. 13, called Eliliu, 1 Chr.27. 18. in 1 Kings 12. 26. » Ps. 14". 10, 11. ols i) 2 Cor. 10. 7. 2Heb. eyes. q 1 Kings 8. 39. 1 Chr. 28. 9. Ps. 7. 9. Jer. 11. 20 ; 17. 10; 20. 12. Acts 1. 24. rch. 17. 13. s ch. 1". IS. 3 Shi- meah, 2 Sam. 13.3. Shimma, 1 Chr. 2. 13. ( ch. 1". 12. u 2 Sam. 7.8. Ps. 78.70. 4Heb. round. xch. 17. 42. Cant. 5. 10. 5Heb. .fair of eyes. And he sancti- fied Jes'se and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. SHAnditcame to pass, when they were come, that he looked on I E-irab, and m said, Surely the Lord's an- ointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Sam'- u-el, Look not on n his coun- tenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have refused him : °for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man p looketh on the 2 outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the 5 heart. 8 Then JSs'se called r A-bm'- a - dab, and made him pass before Sam' u - e 1. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 ThenJSV- se made s 3 Sham'mah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 10 Again, Jes'se made seven of his sons to pass before Sam'u-el. And Sam'u-el said unto JSs'se, The Lord hath not chosen these. II And Sam'u-el said unto JSs'se, Are here all thy children? And he said, 'There re- maineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Sam'u-el said unto J6s'se, " Send and fetch him : for we will not sit 4 down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now And Jonathan climbed up upon his Hands and upon his Feet, AND HIS ArMOURBEARER AFTER him. — 1 Sam. 14. 13. he was x ruddy, and withal 5 of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. "And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him : for this is he. 13 Then Sam'- u-el took the horn of oil, and 2 anointed him in the midst of his brethren : and a the Spirit of the Lord came upon Da'vid from that day for- ward. So Sam'- u-el rose up, and went to Ra'mah. 14 f b But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and c an evil spirit from the Lord 2 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 servants, ivhich are d before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall e play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 18 Then answered one of the ser- vants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jes'se the BSth -le-hem-Ite, that is cunning in playing, and -^a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in 3 matters, and a comely person, and a the Lord is with him. 19 IT Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jes'se, and said, Send me Da'vid thy son, h which is with the sheep. 20 And JSs'se ' took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by Da'vid his son unto Saul. 21 And Da'vid came to Saul, and k stood before him : and he loved him greatly ; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to JSs'se, saying, Let Da'- vid, 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 an harp, and played with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. CHAPTER 17. I The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly forth to challenge a combat. 12 David, sent by his father lo visit his brethren, laketh the challenge. 28 Eliab chid'eth him. 30 He is brought to Saul. 32 He shewelh the reason of his confidence. 38 Without armour, armed by faith, he slaye/h I he giant. 55 Saul tuketh notice of David. li. C. cir.1063. v So ch, 9. 17. -. ch. in. 1. ]v 39, 20. a See Num. 27. I>. .JuclE-11. 2fli 18. 23 : I I. 8. r)i. in. 8, In. cir.1065. '..I M.I... 16. 20. ch. 11.6; W. 12 i 28. I.-.. P .61.11. c .1 udg. 9. 28. ch. 18. I": 19. II. -' cir, ter- rified, d ver. 21, 22. Gen. 41. 48. 1 Kings 10. 8. e ver. 23. 2 Kings /ch. 17. 32, .14, 3.5, 36. 3 Or, speech. 17 ch. 8. 19; 18. 12, 14. A ver. 11. ch. 17. 15, 34. i See ch. 10. 27 ; 17. 18. Gen. 43. 11. Prov. 18 16. k Gen. 41. 46. 1 KltlL' 10.8. Prov. 22. 29. / ver. 14, 16. 333 Goliath defieth Israel. 1 SAMUEL, 17. The Israelites fear him. b. c. eir.1063. ach. 13.5. 6 Josh. 15. 35. 2 Chr. 28. 18. 2 Or, The coast of Dam- mim, called Vas- t/am- mim. 1 Chr. 11. 13. 3Heb. ranged the battle. c 2 Sam. 21. 19. d Josh. 11.22. 4Heb. clothed. 5 Or, gorget. e 2 Sam. 21. 19. /eh. 17. ffch.11.1. h yer. 26. 2 Sam. 21. 21. i ver. 58. Ruth 4. 22. ch. 16. I, 18. k Gen. 35. 19. ( ch. 16. 10, 11. See 1 Chr. 2. 13, 14, 15. m ch. 16. 6, 8, 9. 1 Chr. 2. 13. n ch. 16. 19. ~VT O W the Phi-lis'tines a gathered together _L1 their armies to battle, and were ga- thered together at b Sho'ehoh, which belong- eth to Jii'dah, and pitched between Sho'choh and A-ze'kah, in 2 E'phes-dam'mim. 2 And Saul and the men of Is/ra-el were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of E'lah, and 3 set the battle in array against the Phi-lis'tine§. 3 And the Phi-lls'tine§ stood on a mountain on the one side, and Is/ra-el 'stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 4 IT And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Phi-hV tines, named c Go-li'- ath, of " Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was 4 armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his his legs, and a 5 target of brass between shoulders. 7 And the e 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 Is/ra-el, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array ? am not I a Phi-lis'tine, 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 will we be your servants : but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and 3 serve us. 10 And the Phi-lis'tine said, I h defy the armies of is/ra-el this day ; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all is/ra-el heard those words of the Phi-lis'tine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 IT Now Da' vid was l the son of that k Eph'- rath-ite of Beth'-le-hem-ju'dah, whose name was Jes'se ; 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 Jes'se went and followed Saul to the battle : and the m names of his three sons that went to the battle were E-li'ab the firstborn, and next unto him A-bin'a-dab, and the third Sham'- mah. 14 And Da' vid was the youngest : and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But Da' vid went and returned from Saul 71 to feed his father's sheep at Beth'-le-hem. 16 And the Phi-lis'tine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jes'se said unto Da' vid his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren ; 18 And carry these ten 2 cheeses unto the 3 captain of their thousand, and ° look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Is'ra-el, were in the valley of E'lah, fighting with the Phi-lis'tines. 20 IT And Da' vid rose up early in the morn- ing, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jes'se had commanded him; and he came to the i trench, as the host was going forth to the 5 fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Is/ra-el and the Phi-lis'tine? had put the battle in array, army against army. 22 And Da' vid left 6 his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and 7 saluted his bre- thren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Phi-lis'- tine of Gath, Go-li'ath by name, out of the armies of the Phi-lis'tme§, and spake P ac- cording to the same words : and Da' vid heard them. 24 And all the men of Is/ra-el, when they saw the man, fled 8 from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Is/ra-el said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Is/ra-el is he come up : and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and s will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Is/ra-el. 26 And Da'vid spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Phi-lis'tine, and taketh away 'the reproach from is'ra-el? for who is this s uncircumcised Phi-lis'tine, that he should *defy the armies of M the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, x So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 IT And E-li'ab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men ; and E-li'ab's danger was kindled against Da'vid, and he said, Why earnest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And Da'vid said, What have I now done ? 2 7s there not a cause ? 30 IT And he turned from him toward an- other, and ° spake after the same 9 manner : and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which Da'vid spake, they rehearsed them before Saul : and he 2 sent for him. 32 IT And Da'vid said to Saul, b Let no man's heart fail because of him ; c thy servant will go and fight with this Phi-lis'tine. 33 And Saul said to Da'vid, d Thou art not able to go against this Phi-lis'tine to fight B.C. cir.1063. 2Heb. cheeses of milk. SHeb. captain of a thou- sand. o Gen. 37. 14. 4 Or, place of the car- riage. ch. 26. 5. 5 Or, battle array, or, place ;. 12. i ch. 24. 14. 2 Sam. 3. >- ; 9.8; ia '.i. 2 Kins» K 18. k 1 Kinss 20. 10, 11. I 2 Sam. 22.38,85. Ps. 124. 8; 125.1. 2Cor.U). 4. Ilcb. II. 38, 34. m vet. 111. ■i Heb. ghut '}"■■ n Ucut 2S. 2(i. o Josh. 4. 24. 1 Kins» 8. 43 ; 18. 36. 2 King* III. III. Is. 52. in. pm As thy Sword hath made Women Childless, so shall thy Mother be Childless among Women. — 1 Sam. 15. 33. 335 David slayeth Goliath. 1 SAMUEL, 18. Saul envieth David. cir.1063. p Ps. 44. 6,7. Hos. 1. 7. Zech. 4. 6. q 2 Chr. 20. 15. r-ch.21. 9. See Judg. 3. 31; 15. 15. 2 Sam. 23.21. s Heb. 11. 34. t Josh. 15. w See ch. 16.21,22. y ver. 12. a Gen. 44. 30. 6ch.l9.2; 20. 17. 2 Sam. 1. 26. Deut. 13. li. c ch. 17. 15. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord P saveth not with sword and spear : for q the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 48 And it came to pass, when the Phi-lis'- tine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet Da'vid, that Da'vid hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Phi-lis'tine. 49 And Da'vid put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Phi-lis'tine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So r Da'vid prevailed over the Phi-lis'- tine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Phi-lis'tine, and slew him ; but there was no sword in the hand of Da'vid. 51 Therefore Da'vid ran, and stood upon the Phi-lis'tine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Phi-lis'tineg saw their champion was dead, s they fled. • 52 And the men of Is/ra-el and of Ju'dah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Phi-hs'- tinei-s, until thou.come to the valley, and to the gates of Ek'ron. And the wounded of the PM-lis'tine§ fell down by the way to * Sha'a-ra'im, even unto Gath, and unto Ek'- ron. 53 And the children of Is/ra-el returned from chasing after the PM-lIs'tIne§, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And Da'vid took the head of the Phl-lis'- tlne, and brought it to Je-ru'sa-lem ; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 IT And when Saul saw Da'vid go forth against the Phi-lis'tine, he said unto Ab'ner, the captain of the host, Ab'ner, "whose son is this youth ? And Ab'ner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. 57 And as Da'vid returned from the slaugh- ter of the Phi-lis'tine, Ab'ner took him, and brought him before Saul x with the head of the Phi-lis'tine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And Da'vid an- swered, v I am the son of thy servant Jes'se the BSth'-le-hem-Ite. CHAPTER 18. 1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envieth his praise, 10 seeketh to kill him in his fury, 12 feareth him for his good success, 17 offereth him his daughters for a snare. 22 David persuaded to be the king's son in law, giveth two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for MichaPs dowry. 28 Saul's haired, and David's glory increaseth. AND it came to pass, when he had made - an end of speaking unto Saul, that a the soul of J6n'a-than was knit with the soul of Da'vid, b and J5n'a-than loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, c and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jon'a-than and Da'vid made a cove- nant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And J5n'a-than stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to Da'- vid, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 IT And Da'vid went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and 2 behaved himself wisely : and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 And it came to pass as they came, when Da'vid was returned from the slaughter of the 3 Phi-lis'tine, that d the women came out of all cities of Is/ra-el, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with 4 instruments of musick. 7 And the women e answered one another as they played, and said, -^ Saul hath slain his thousands, and Da'vid his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying 5 g displeased him ; and he said, They have ascribed unto Da'vid ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands : and what can he have more but h the kingdom ? 9 And Saul eyed Da'vid from that day and forward. 10 IT And it came to pass on the morrow, that *the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, k and he prophesied in the midst of the house : and Da'vid played with his hand, as at other times : l and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. 11 And Saul m cast the javelin ; for he said, I will smite Da'vid even to the wall with it. And Da'vid avoided out of his presence twice. 12 IT And Saul was n afraid of Da'vid, be- cause ° the Lord was with him, and was p de- parted from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand ; and 9 he went out and came in before the people. 14 And Da'vid 6 behaved himself wisely in all his ways ; and r the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he be- haved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But 8 all Is/ra-el and Ju'dah loved Da'- vid, because he went out and came in before them. 17 IT And Saul said to Da'vid, Behold my elder daughter Me'rab, 'her will I give thee to wife : only be thou 7 valiant for me, and fight "the Lord's battles. For Saul said, x Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the PM-lis'tine§ be upon him. 18 And Da'vid said unto Saul, v Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Is/ra-el, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Me'rab Saul's daughter should have been given to Da'vid, that she was given unto z A'dri-el the a Me-ho'lath-ite to wife. cir.1063. 2 Or, pros- pered, ver. 14, 15, 30. 3 Or, Phi- listines. (I Ex. 15. 20. Judg. 11. 34. 4 Heb. three- stringed instru- ments. e Ex. 15. 21. /ch. 21. 11 ; 29. 5. 5 Heb. was evil in his eyes. g Eccles. 4.4. h ch. 15. 28. i ch. 16. 14. k ch. 19. 24. 1 Kings IS. 29. Acts 16. 16. Zch.19.9. m ch. 19. 10i20.33. Prov. 27. 4. n ver. 15. 29. o ch. 16. 13, 18. p ch. 16. 14 j 28. 15. g ver. 16. Num.27. 17. 2 Sam. 5. 2. 6 Or, pros- pered, ver. 5. r Gen. 39. 2, 3, 23. Josh. 6. 27. s ver. 5. ( ch. 17. 25. 7 Heb. a son of valour, u Num. 32. 20, 27, 29. ch. 25. 28. x ver. 21, 25. 2 Sam. 12.9. y See ver. 23. ch. 9. 21. 2 Sam. 7. 18. z2 Sam. 21.8. a Judg. 7. 22. 336 David marrieth Michal, 1 SAMUEL, 19. the daughter of Saul. B C ■■ir.1063. t< ver. 28. was 6 And Ml'chal Saul's daughter loved Da'- and they told Saul, and the thing 20 vid 2 pleased him 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that 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 Mi'chal his daughter to wife. 28 If And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with Da'vid, and that Mi'chal Saul's daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of Da'vid ; and Saul became Da'vid's continually. 30 Then the princes of the Phl-lls'tlnes m went forth : and it came to pass, after they went forth, that Da'vid "behaved himself b. c. cir.lOC3. enemy m 2 Sam. 11.1. n ver. 5. He chose him five Smooth Stones out of the Bkook. — 1 Sam. 17. 40. right in his eyes. c Ex. 10. 7. rf v«r. 17. *• See ver. :; Heb. Accord- ing to these words. ./"Gen. 34. 12. Ex.22. 17. g ch. 14. 24. h ver. 17. i See ver. 21. 4 Heb. fuljUUd. k ver. 13. 12 Sara. 3.14. she may be c a snare to him, and that d the hand of the Phl-lls'tlne? may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to Da'vid, Thou shalt e this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. 22 IT And Saul commanded his servants, say- ing, Commune with Da'vid secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee : now therefore be the king's son in law. 23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of Da'vid. And Da'vid 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, say- ing, 3 On this manner spake Da'vid. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to Da'- vid, The king desireth not any f dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Phl-Hs'tlne§, to be 9 avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul h thought to make Da'vid fall by the hand of the Phl-lls'tines. 26 And when his servants told Da'vid these words, it pleased Da'vid well to be the king's son in law : and l the days were not 4 expired. 27 Wherefore Da'vid arose and went, he and fc his men, and slew of the Phl-lls'tlnes two hundred men ; and ' Da'vid brought David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his Sword, . . . and slew him. — 1 Sam. 17. 51. more wisely than all the servants of Saul ; so that his name was much 2 set by. CHAPTER 19. 1 Jonathan discloseth his father's purpose to hill David. 4 He persuadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of David's good success in a n^w war, Saul's malicious rage breaketh out against him. 12 Michal deceiveth her father with an image in David's bed. 18 David Cometh to Samuel in Xaioth. 20 Saul's messengers sent to take David, 22 and Saul himself, prophesy, AND Saul spake to J6n'a-than his son, . and to all his servants, that they should kill Da'vid. 2 But J5n'a-than Saul's son a delighted much in Da'vid : and J6n'a-than told Da'vid, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee : now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thy- self 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 2 Heb. precious, ch. 2«. 21. 2 Kings 1. 13. ~ Ps. 116. 15. a ch. la 1. 22 337 Saul seeketh to kill David. 1 SAMUEL, 20. David consulteth with Jonathan. B C cir.'l063. b Prov. 31. 8, 9. c Gen. 42. 22. Ps. 33. 12; 1011.5. Prov. 17. 13. Jer. 18. 20. d Jurlff. 9. 17 ; 12. 3. ch. 28. 21. Ps. 119. 109. p ch. 17. 49, 50. fl Sam. 11. 13. 1 Chr. 11. 14. a ch. 20. 32. h Matt. 27.4. ich. 10.21; 18. 2, 13. 2Heb. yester- day third day. cir.1062. 3 Heb. hit 'ace. ch. 16. 14; 18. 10, 11. i\ I Ps. 59, title. m So Josh. 2. 15. Acts 9. 24, 25. 4 Heb. tera- p/tim, Gen. 31. 19. Judg.17. $. n 2 Sara. 2.22. oSee John 7. 32, 45, &c. . n ch. 10. 5,6. 1 Cor. 14. 3, 24, 25. commune with my father of thee ; and what I see, that I will tell thee. 4 IT And JSn'a-than b spake good of Da'vid unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king c sin against his servant, against Da'vid ; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good : 5 For he did put his d lif e in his hand, and e slew the Phi-lis'tme, and-^ the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Is/ra-el : thou sawest it, and didst rejoice : 9 wherefore then wilt thou ft sin against innocent blood, to slay Da'vid without a cause ? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of JSn'a-than : and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And JSn'a-than called Da'vid, and JSn'- a-than shewed him all those things. And JSn'a-than brought Da'vid to Saul, and he was in his presence, i as 2 in times past. 8 1T And there was war again : and Da'vid went out, and fought with the Phi-lis'tme§, and slew them with a great slaughter ; and they fled from 3 him. 9 And fc the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand : and Da'vid played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite Da'vid even to the wall with the javelin ; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and Da'vid fled, and escaped that night. 11 l Saul also sent messengers unto Da'vid's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Mi'chal Da'vid's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 IT So Mi'chal m let Da'vid down through a window : and he went, and fled, and es- caped. 13 And Mi'chal took an 4 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 Da'vid, she said, He is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see Da'vid, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Mi'chal, "Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Mi'chal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go ; n why should I kill thee ? 18 IT So Da'vid fled, and escaped, and came to S&m'u-el to Ra'mah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Sam'u-el went and dwelt in Na'ioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, Da'vid is at Na'ioth in Ra'mah. 20 And ° Saul sent messengers to take Da'- vid : p and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Sam'u-el standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also q 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 prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ra'mah, and came to a great well that is in Se'chu: and he asked and said, Where are Sam'u-el and Da'- vid ? And one said, Behold, they be at Na'ioth in Ra'mah. 23 And he went thither to Na'ioth in Ra'- mah : and r the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Na'ioth in Ra'mah. 24 s And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Sam'u-el in like manner, and 2 lay down ' naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, u Is Saul also among the prophets ? CHAPTER 20. 1 David consultelh with Jonathan for his safety. 11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath. 18 Jonathan's token to David. 24 Saul, missing David, seeketh to kill Jonathan. 35 Jonathan lovingly lakelh his leave of David. AND Da'vid fled from Na'ioth in Ra'mah, . and came and said before JSn'a-than, What 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 no- thing either great or small, but that he will 3 shew it me : and why should my father hide this thing from me ? it is not so. 3 And Da'vid sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth tthat I have found grace in thine eyes ; and he saith, Let not JSn'a-than know this, lest he be grieved : but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 4 Then said JSn'a-than unto Da'vid, 4 What- soever thy soul 5 desireth, I will even do it for thee. 5 And Da'vid said unto JSn'a-than, Behold, to morrow is the * new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat : but let me go, that I may b hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, Da'- vid earnestly asked leave of me that he might run c to BSth'-le-hem his city : for there is a yearly 6 sacrifice there for all the family. 7 d If he say thus, It is well ; thy servant shall have peace : but if he be very wroth, then be sure that e evil is determined by him. 8 Therefore thou shalt -^ deal kindly with thy servant ; for g thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee : not- withstanding, A if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself ; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? 9 And JSn'a-than said, Far be it from thee: cir.lOu'2. q Num. 11. 25. Joel 2. r ch. 10. 10. s Is. 20. 2. 2 Heb. fell, Num. 24. 4. t Mic. 1. 8. See 2 Sam. 6. 14,20. !( ch. 10. 11. 3 Heb. uncover mine ear, ver. 12. ch. 9. 15. 4 Or, Say what is thy mind, and I will do. Ice. 5 Heb. speak- eth, or. thinketh. a Num. 10. 10 : 28. 11. och.19.2. c ch. 16. 4. 6 Or, feast, ch. 9. 12. (/See Deut. 1. 23. 2 Sam. 17.4. e ch. 25. 17. Esth. 7. 7. /Josh. 2. 14. a ver. 16. ch.18.3 -, 23. IS. h 2 Sam. 14. 82. 338 David and Jonathan 1 SAMUEL, 20. renew their covenant. cir.'l062. 2Heb. searched. 3 Heb. uncover th me ear, ver. 2. i Ruth 1. 17. k Josh. 1, 5. ch. 17.37. lChr.22, 11, 16. 11 Sam. 9. 1, 3, 7 ; 21.7. for if I knew certainly that evil were deter- mined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee ? 10 Then said Da'vid to Jon'a-than, Who shall tell me ? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 IT And Jon'a-than said unto Da'vid, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And J6n'a-than said unto Da'vid, O Lord God of Is/ra-el, when I have 2 sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward Da'- vid, and I then send not unto thee, and 3 shew it thee: 13 *The Lord do so and much more to Jon'- a-than : 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 k the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not : 15 But also l thou shalt not cut off thy kind- ness from my house for ever : no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of Da'vid every one from the face of the earth. 16 So Jon'a-than 2 made a covenant with the house of Da'vid, saying, m Let the Lord even require it at the hand of Da'vid's ene- mies. 17 And Jon'a-than caused Da'vid to swear again, 3 because he loved him : B for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 18 Then Jon'a-than said to Da'vid, ° To morrow is the new moon : and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be 4 empty. 19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down 56 quickly, and come to p the place where thou didst hide thyself 7 when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone 8 E'zel. 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, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them ; then come thou : for there is peace to thee, and 9 no hurt ; q as the Lord liveth. 22 But if I say thus unto the young man, B.C. cir.lOC2. 2 Hch. cut. m ch. 25. 21'. See ch. 31. 2. 2 Sam. 4. 7: L'l.K. 8 Or, h,, I,, l-.< . toward him. rich. 18.1. o ver. .5. I Il.-b. missed. i Or, iHU- ti'-ytli/. C, Heb. grtxtUu. p ch. 19. 2. 7 Heb. in the day of the businest. 8 Or, that sheweth the way. 9 Heb. not any thing. qJer.4 2. And David played with his Hand, ... and there was a Javelin in Saul's Hand. — 1 Sam. 18. 10. 339 Saul, missing David, 1 SAMUEL, 20. seeketh to kill Jonathan. cir.'l062. r ver. 14, 15. See ver. 42. Behold, the arrows are beyond thee ; go thy way : for the Lord hath sent thee away. 23 And as touching r the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever. 24 IT So Da'vid 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 JSn'a-than arose, and Ab'ner sat by Saul's side, and Da'vid's place was empty. I WILL DELIVER THINE ENEMY INTO THINE HAND. 1 Sam. 24. 4. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day : for he thought, Something hath s Lev. 7. 21 ; 16. 5, &c. befallen him, he is s not clean ; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that Da'vid's place was empty : and Saul said unto J6n'a-than his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of JSs'se to meat, neither yester- day, nor to day ? 28 And JSn'a-than 'answered Saul, Da'vid earnestly asked leave of me to go to BSth'- le-hem : 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 be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against JSn'a-than, and he said unto him, 2 3 Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jes'se to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness ? 31 For as long as the son of Jes'se liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be estab- lished, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he 4 shall surely die. 32 And JSn'a-than answered Saul his father, and said unto him, "Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? 33 And Saul "'cast a javelin,at him to smite him • v whereby JSn'a-than knew that it was deter- mined of his father to slay Da'vid. 34 So JSn'a-than arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month : for he was grieved for Da'vid, be- cause his father had done him shame. 35 IT And it came to pass in the morning, that JSn'a-than went out into the field at the time appointed with Da'vid, and a little*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 5 beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which JSn'a-than had shot, JSn'a-than cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee ? 38 And JSn'a-than cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And JSn'a-than's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing: only JSn'a-than and Da'vid knew the matter. 40 And JSn'a-than gave his 6 artillery unto 7 his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. 41 *H And as soon as the lad was gone, Da'- vid arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until Da'vid exceeded. 42 And JSn'a-than said to Da'vid, z Go in peace, 8 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 JSn'a-than went into the city. 2 Or, Thou perverse rebel. 3Heb. Son of perverse rebellion. 340 David eateth hallowed bread. 1 SAMUEL, 21, 22. He feigneth madness. B C cir.'lOC2. ach.14.3, called Ahiah. Called also Abia- thar, Mark 2. 20. b ch. 16. 4. 2 Ueb. round. 6 Ex. 25. 30. Lev. 24. Matt. 12. 4. Ex. 19. 15. Zech. 7. 3. e 1 Thess. 4.4. 3 Or, es- pecially when this day there is other sancti- fied in the ves- sel. /Lev. 8. 26. n Matt. 12. :), 4. Mark 2. 25,26. Luke 6. 3,4. h Lev. 24. 8,9. < ch. 22. 9. Ps. 52, title. h ch. 17. 2,50. 2 See ch. 31. 10. 4 Or, Abime- Uch, Ps. 34, title. m Ps. 66, title. n ch. 18. 7 ; 29. 5. o Luke 2. 19. p Ps. 34, title. 6 Or, made marks. CHAPTER 21. 1 David at Nob obtainelh of Ahimelech hallowed bread. 7 Doeg was present. 8 David tuketh UoliatlCs sword. 10 David at Gath feigneth himself mad. THEN came Da'vid to N5b to a A-hlm'e- lech the priest : and A-hlm'e-lech was b afraid at the meeting of Da'vid, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee ? 2 And Da'vid said unto A-him'e-16ch the priest, The king hath commanded me a busi- ness, 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 me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is 2 present. 4 And the priest answered Da'vid, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is c hallowed bread ; d if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And Da'vid 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 e vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, 3 yea, though it were sanctified this day f in the vessel. 6 So the priest 9 gave him hallowed bread : for there was no bread there but the shew- bread, ^that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord ; and his name was 1 Do'eg, an E'dom- ite, the chiefest of the herdmen that be- longed to Saul, 8 1T And Da'vid said unto A-him'e-18ch, And is there not here under thine hand spear 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-IT- ath the Phl-lis'tlne, whom thou slowest in fc the valley of E'lah, 'behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod : if thou wilt take that, take it : for there is no other save that here. And Da'vid said, There is none like that ; give it me. 10 IT And Da'vid arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to 4 A'chish the king of Gath. 11 And m the servants of A'chish said unto him, Is not this Da'vid the king of the land ? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, "Saul hath slain his thou- sands, and Da'vid his ten thousands ? 12 And Da'vid ° laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of A'chish the king of Gath. 13 And p he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and 5 scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said A'chish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man 2 is mad : wherefore then have ye brought him to me ? 15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence ? shall this fellow come into my house? CHAPTER 22. 1 Companies resort unto Du/i/l //t A, lullam. 3 At Mizpehhecom- mendeth his parents nnto the king of Afoab. 5 Admonish/// by Gad, he Cometh to Hareth. 6 Haul ijoiug to pursue him, com- plaineth of his servants' 1 unfaithfulness. 9 Doeg aecuseth Ahim- rli'ch. 11 Saul command/ -11/ to'kill the /iriests. 17 The footmen refusing, Doeg eieeuteth it. 20 Abiath/n- escaping, brinoetn David the news. DA'VID therefore departed thence, and " escaped 6 to the cave A-dtil'lam : and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2 ° And every one that was in distress, and every one that 3 was in debt, and every one that was 4 discontented, gathered themselves unto him ; and he became a captain over them : and there were with him about four hundred men. 3 IT And Da'vid went thence to MIz'peh of Mo'ab: and he said unto the king of Mo'ab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 4 And he brought them before the king of Mo'ab : and they dwelt with him all the while that Da'vid was in the hold. 5 IT And the prophet d Gad said unto Da'vid, Abide not in the hold ; depart, and get thee into the land of Ju'dah. Then Da'vid de- parted, and came into the forest of Ha'reth. 6 IT When Saul heard that Da'vid was dis- covered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Glb'e-ah under a 5 tree in Ra'mah, 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 B6n'ja-mltes ; will the son of JeVse e give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all cap- tains of thousands, and captains of hun- dreds ; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that 6 sheweth me that ^my son hath made a league with the son of J8s'se, 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 1T Then answered 9 D6'eg the E'dom-ite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jgs'se coming to N6b, to h A-hlm'e-lech the son of l A-hi'tub. 10 k And he enquired of the Lord for him, and ' gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Go-li'ath the Phl-lis'tlne. 11 Then the king sent to call A-hlm'e-lech the priest, the son of A-hi'tub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in N6b : and they came all of them to the king. B.C. cir.1062. 2 Or, playeth the mad man. 57, iPa. title I Untitle. b '1 Sum. 28. 18, c Judg. 11.3. 8 Hob. hail a crt /lir//r. 4 II. I,. hitter of soul. tf 2 Sam. 24. 11. IChr. 21.8. 2 Chr. 89.25. 5 Or, grove in a hiyh place. t ch. 8. 14. 6Heb. uncorer- eth mine ear. ch. 20.2. /ell. 18.3; 20.30. 0ch.21.7. Ps. 52, title ; ver. 1,2, 3. Ach.2I.l. i ch. 14. 3. k Num. 27.21. ?ch.21.6, 341 Doeg slayeth the priests. 1 SAMUEL, 23. David rescueth Keilah. cir.1062. 2Heb. Behold me. SHeb. little or great. 4 Or, guard. 5Heb. runners. m See Ex. 1.17. n See ch. 2. 31. o ver. 9, 11. p eh. 23. 6. gch.2.33. r 1 Kings 2.26. n Josh. 15. 44. I. ver. 4, 6, 9. ch. 30. 8. 2 Sam. 5. 19,28. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of A-hi'tub. And he answered, 2 Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jes'se, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to he in wait, as at this day? 14 Then A-him'e-lech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as Da'vid, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house ? 15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him ? be it far from me : let not the king im- pute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father : for thy servant knew nothing of all this, 3 less or more. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, A-him'e-lech, thou, and all thy father's house. 17 II And the king said unto the 4 5 footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord ; because their hand also is with Da'vid, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king m would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Do 'eg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Do 'eg the E'dom-ite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and n slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 ° And NSb, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 20 IT p And one of the sons of A-him'e-lech the son of A-hi'tub, named A-bi'a-thar, q es- caped, and fled after Da'vid. 21 And A-bi'a-thar shewed Da'vid that Saul had slain the Lord's priests. 22 And Da'vid said unto A-bi'a-thar, I knew it that day, when Do 'eg the E'dom-ite was there, that he would surely tell Saul : I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not : r for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life : but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. CHAPTER 23. 1 David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah.. 7 God shewing him the corning^ of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escapethfrom Keilah. 14 In Ziph Jonathan comet h and comforteth him. 19 The Ziphites discover him to Saul. 25 At. Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines. 29 He dwellelh at En-gedi. THEN they told Da'vid, saying, Behold, the Phi-lis'tine§ fight. against "Kei'lah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 2 Therefore Da'vid b enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these PM-lis'- tlnes ? And the Lord said unto Da'vid, Go, and smite the Phi-lis'tines, and save Kei'lah. 3 And Da'vid's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Ju'dah: how much more then if we come to Kei'lah against the armies of the Phi-lis'tines ? 4 Then Da'vid enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Kei'lah ; for I will deliver the Phi-lis'tines into thine hand. 5 So Da'vid and his men went to Kei'lah, and fought with the Phi-lis'tines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So Da'vid saved the inhab- itants of Kei'lah. 6 And it came to pass, when A-bi'a-thar the son of A-him'e-lech c fled to Da'vid to Kei'lah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 7 11 And it was told Saul that Da'vid was come to Kei'lah. 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 people together to war, to go down to Kei'lah, to besiege Da'- vid and his men. 9 IT And Da'vid knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him ; and d he said to A-bi'a-thar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said Da'vid, O Lord God of I§'- ra-el, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Kei'lah, e to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Kei'lah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard ? O Lord God of is'ra-el, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. 12 Then said Da'vid, Will the men of Kei'- lah 2 deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul ? And the Lord said, They will de- liver thee up. 13 T Then Da'vid and his men, ? which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Kei'lah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that Da'vid was escaped from Kei'lah ; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And Da'vid abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in 9 a mountain in the wilderness of h Ziph. And Saul 1 sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And Da'vid saw that Saul was come out to seek his life : and Da'vid was in the wil- derness of Ziph in a wood. 16 IT And J5n'a-than Saul's son arose, and went to Da'vid into the wood, and strength- ened his hand in God. 17 And he said unto him, Pear not : for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Is'ra-el, and I shall be next unto thee ; and k that also Saul my father knoweth. 18 And they two 'made a covenant before 342 The Ziphites betray David. 1 SAMUEL, 24. David spareth Saul's life. cir.1061. m Sec ch.26. 1. Ps. .54, title. 2 Hcb. on the right hand. 3 Or, T/ie wilder- ness ? nPs.54.3. the Lord : and Da'vid abode in the wood, and J5n'a-than went to his house. 19 f Then m came up the ZIph'ites to Saul to GIb'e-ah, saying, Doth not Da'vid hide him- self with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hach'i-lah, which is 2 on the south of 3 Jesh'i-mSn? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down ac- cording to all the desire of thy soul to come down ; and w 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. 22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his men q compassed Da'vid and his men round about to take them. 27 IT r But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come ; for the PhHIs'tlnes have 2 invaded the land. 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after Da'vid, and went against the PhHIs'- tlnes : therefore they called that place 3 Se'- la-ham-mah'le-k6th. 29 IF And Da'vid went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at s En'-ge'di. CHAPTER 24. 1 David in a cave at En-gedi, having cut of Saul's skirt, tpareth his life. 8 He shewed, thereby his innocenay. 16 Saul, acknow- ledging his fault, takelh an oath of David, ana drparteth. B.C. clr.1061. -eh. 1.5. 24:24.17. 347 Jjavid goeth tu Gath. 1 SAMUEL, 27, 28. Achish jnitteth confidence in David. B.C. cir.1060. s ch. 18. 30. t Ps. 7. f 18. 20. u Gen. 32. cir. 1058. 2Heb. be con- sumed. a ch. 25. 13. 6 ch. 21. 10. c ch. 25. 43. rfSee Josh. 15. 31 ; 19. 5. 3 Heb. the number of daps. 4 Heb. a year of dai/s : See ch. 29. 3, till 1056. e Josh. 13. 2. f Josh. 16. 10. Judg. 1. 29. 5 Or, Gerzites. g Ex. 17. 16. See ch. 15. 7, 8. h Gen. 25. 18. tj Or, Did you not make a road, Ire. M harm, because my soul was s precious in thine eyes this day : behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 22 And Da'vid 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 was much set by 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 tribulation. 25 Then Saul said to Da'vid, Blessed be thou, my son Da'vid : thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still u prevail. So Da'- vid went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. CHAPTER 27. 1 Saul hearing David to be in Gatli seeketh no more for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 8 He, invading other coun- tries, pers'uadeth Achish he fought against Judah. ND Da'vid said in his heart, I shall now 2 perish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Phi-lis'tines ; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me anymore in any coast of Is'ra-el: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And Da'vid arose, a and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him b unto A'chish, the son of Ma'och, king of Gath. 3 And Da'vid dwelt with A'chish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his house- hold, even Da'vid c with his two wives, A-hin'o-am the Jgz're-el-i'tess, and Ab'i- gail the Car'mel-i'tess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul that Da'vid was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him. 5 IT And Da'vid said unto A'chish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the coun- try, that I may dwell there : for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 6 Then A'chish gave him Zik'lag that day : wherefore d Zlk'lag pertaineth unto the kings of Ju'dah unto this day. 7 And 3 the time that Da'vid dwelt in the country of the Phi-lis'tines was 4 a full year and four months. 8 IT And Da'vid and his men went up, and invaded e the Gesh'u-rites, ^and the 5 G6z'- rites, and the 9 Am'a-lek-ites : for those na- tions were of old the inhabitants of the land, h as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of E'gypt. 9 And Da'vid smote the land, and left nei- ther 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 A'chish. 10 And A'chish said, 6 Whither have ye made a road to day ? And Da'vid said, Against the south of Ju'dah, and against the south of Hhe Je-rah'me-el-ites, and against the south of fc the Ke'nites. 11 And Da'vid saved neither man nor wo- man alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did Da'vid, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Phi- lis'tines. 12 And A'chish believed Da'vid, saying, He hath made his people Is/ra-el 2 utterly to abhor him ; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. CHAPTER 28. 1 Achish ; putteth confidence in David. 3 Saul, having destroyed the witches, 4 and now in his fear forsaken of God, 7 seeketh to a witch. 9 The witch, encouraged by Saul, raisethup Samuel. 15 Saul, hearing his ruin, fatnteth. 21 The woman with his servants refresh him with meat. AND a it came to pass in those days, that . the Phi-lis'tines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Is/ra-el. And A'chish said unto Da'vid, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 2 And Da'vid said to A'chish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And A'chish said to Da'vid, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 IT Now 6 Sam'u-el was dead, and all Is/ra-el had lamented him, and buried him in Ra'- mah, even in his own -city. And Saul had put away c those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 And the Phi-lis'tines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in d Shu'- nem : and Saul gathered all Is'ra-el together, and they pitched in e Gil-bo 'a. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Phi- lis'tineg, he was-/" afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord, 9 the Lord answered him not, neither by h dreams, nor * by tj'rim, nor by prophets. 7 IT Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En'— dor. 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night : and k he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath l cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? 10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, say- ing, As the Lord liveth, there shall no pun- ishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring cir.1058. i See 1 Chr. 2. 9,25. k Judg. 1.16. 2 Heb. to stink. cir. 1056. ach.29.1. 6ch.25. 1. c Ter. 9. Ex.22. 18. Lev. 19. 31; 20. 27. Deut. 18. 10, 11. d Josh. 19. 18. 2 Kings 4.8. ech.31.1. /Job 18. 11. g ch. 14. 37. Prov. 1. 28. L»m. 2. 9. JN:m. 12.6. i Ex. 28. 30. Num. 27. 21. Deut. 33.8. k Deut. 18. 11. IChr. 10. 13. Is. 8. 19. 1 ver. 3. 348 A witch raiseth Samuel, 1 SAMUEL, 28. who telleth Saul his ruin. cir.'l056. m Ex. 22. 28. 2 IFeb. What is his form * tl ch. 15. 27. 2 Kings 2. 8, IS. o Prov. 5. 11,12, 13; 14.14. )> ch. 18. 12. q ver. 6. 3 Heb. by the hand of pro- phets. 4 Or, for himself, Prov. 16. 4. r ch. 15. 28. 5 Heb. mine hand. sch. 15.9. 1 Kings 20.42. 1 Chr. 10. 18. Jer. 48. 10. up unto thee ? And he said, Bring me up Sam'u-el. 12 And when the woman saw Sam'u-el, she cried with a loud voice : and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou de- ceived me ? for thou art Saul. 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid : for what sawest thou ? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw m gods ascending out of the earth. 14 And he said unto her, 2 What form is he of ? And she said, An old man cometh up ; and he is covered with m a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Sam'u-el, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 15 1T And Sam'u-el said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up ? And Saul answered, ° I am sore distressed ; for the Phi-Hs'tmes make war against me, and p God is departed from me, and q answereth me no more, neither 3 by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Sam'u-el, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy ? 17 And the Lord hath done 4 to him, r as he spake by 5 me : for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to Da'vid : 18 s Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Am'a-lek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day. 19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver ls'- ra-el with thee into the hand of the Phl-lls'- tlne§ : and to morrow shall thou and thy sons be with me : the Lord also shall deliver the host of Is'ra-el into the hand of the Phl-lls'- tlnes. 20 Then Saul 2 fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Sam'u-el : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21 IT And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have ' put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee ; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him ; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house ; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake un- leavened bread thereof : B.C. cir.1056. 2 Heb. made haste, and 1*11 tilth the fulness of his stature. t .ludg. 12.3. ch. 19. «. Job 13. 14. And when his Armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his Sword, and died with him. — 1 Sam. 31. 5. 349 Achish dismisseth David. 1 SAMUEL, 29, 30. David pursueth the Amalekites. B C cir.l05G. ach.28.1. b ch. 4. 1. c ch. 28. 1,2. d See ch. 27. 7. € Dan. /IChr. 12. 19. o As ch. 14. 21. A ch. 18. 7 i 21. 11, i 2 Sam. 3.25. 2 Kings 19. 27. * ver. 3. 2Heb. thou art not good in the eyes of the lords. 3 Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords. 4 Heb. before thee. I 2 Sam. 14.17,20; 19. 27. m ver. 4. n 2 Sam. 4.4. 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants ; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. CHAPTER 29. 1 David marching with the Philistines, 3 is disallowed by their ■princes. 6 Achish dismisseth him, with commendations of his fidelity. NOW a the Phi-lis'tines gathered together all their armies b to A'phek: and the Is'ra-el-ites pitched by a fountain which is in J6z're-el. 2 And the lords of the Phi-lis'tines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands : but Da'- vid and his men passed on in the rereward c with A'chish. 3 Then said the princes of the Phi-lis'tines, What do these He'brewis here ? And A'chish said unto the princes of the Phi-lis'tines, 7s not this Da'vid, the servant of Saul the king of Is'ra-el, which hath been with me d these days, or these years, and I have e found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day? 4 And the princes of the Phi-lis'tine§ were wroth with him ; and the princes of the Phi- lis'tine§ said unto him, •? Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest 9 in the battle he be an adversary to us : for where- with should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men ? 5 Is not this Da'vid, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, h Saul slew his thousands, and Da'vid his ten thousands ? 6 IT Then A'chish called , Da'vid, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and l thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight : for k I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless 2 the lords favour thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou 3 displease not the lords of the Phi-lis'tme§. 8 IT And Da'vid said unto A'chish, But what have I done ? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been 4 with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 9 And A'chish answered and said to Da'- vid, I know that thou art good in my sight, 1 as an angel of God : notwithstanding m the princes of the Phi-lis'tine§ have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee : and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. 11 So Da'vid and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Phi-lis'tlne§. n And the Phi-lis'- tines went up to Jgz're-el. 350 CHAPTER 30. 1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag. 4 David asking counsel is en- couraged by God to pursue them. 11 By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, and recoverelh all the spoil. 22 Darid's law to divide the spoil equally betiveen them that fight and them that keep the stuff. 26 He sendeth presents to his friends. AND it came to pass, when Da'vid and his . men were come to Zik'lag on the third day, that the a Am'a-lek-ites had invaded the south, and* Zik'lag, 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 IT So Da'vid and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire ; and their wives, and their sons, and their daugh- ters, were taken captives. 4 Then Da'vid and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And Da'vid's b two wives were taken cap- tives, A-hin'o-am the Jgz're-el-i'tess, and Ab'i-gail the wife of Na'bal the Car'mel-ite. 6 And Da'vid was greatly distressed; c for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was 2 grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters : d but Da'vid encouraged himself in the Lord his God. 7 e And Da'vid said to A-bi'a-thar the priest, A-him'e-18ch's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And A-bi'a-thar brought thither the ephod to Da'vid. 8-^ And Da'vid enquired at the Lord, say- ing, Shall I pursue after this troop ? shall I overtake them ? And he answered him, Pur- sue : for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 9 So Da'vid went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Be'sor, where those that were left be- hind stayed. 10 But Da'vid pursued, be and four hundred men : » for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Be'sor. 11 IT And they found an E-gyp'tian in the field, and brought him to Da'vid, 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 h 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 Da'vid said unto him, To whom be- longest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of E'gypt, servant to an Am'a-lek-ite ; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of 1 the Ch6r'e-thltes, and upon the coast which belongeth to Ju'dah, and upon the south of k Ca'leb ; and we burned Zik'lag with fire. 15 And Da'vid said to him, Canst thou bring David recovereth the spoil. 1 SAMUEL, 31. The death of Sou!. B.C. cir.lOSG. 1 1 Thess. 5.3. 2IIeb. their morrow. m ver. 8. n ver. 10. 3 Or, asked them how then did, Judg. IX. 15. o Deufc. 13. 13. Judg. 19. 22. 4Heb. men. p See Num. 31. 27. Josh. 22. 8. S Heb. and for- ward. 6 Heb. blessing, Gen. 33. 11. ch. 25.27. fl Josh. 19.8. r Josh. 15. 48. s Josh. 13. 16. / Josh. 15.50. « ch. 27. 10. me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt nei- ther kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. 16 IT And when he had brought him down, behold, they 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 Phi-lis'tlnes, and out of the land of Ju'dah. 17 And Da'vid smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of 2 the next day : and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And Da'vid recovered all that the Am'a- lek-ites had carried away: and Da'vid res- cued his two 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 taken to them : m Da'vid recovered all. 20 And Da'vid took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is Da'vid's spoil. 21 IT And Da'vid came to the " two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow Da'vid, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Be'sor : and they went forth to meet Da'vid, and to meet the peo- ple that were with him : and when Da'vid came near to the people, he 3 saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men ° of Be'li-al, of 4 those that went with Da'vid, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said Da'vid, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and deliv- ered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter ? but p as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff : they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day 5 forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for I§ 'ra-el unto this day. 26 IT And when Da'vid came to Zik'lag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Ju'dah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a 6 present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord; 27 To them which were in Beth'-el, and to them which were in q south Ra'moth, and to them which were in r Jat'tir, 28 And to them which were in s Ar'o-er, and to them which were in Siph'moth, and to them which were in 'Esh'te-mo'a, 29 And to them which were in Ra'chal, and to them which were in the cities of " the Je- I rah'me-el-Ites, and to them which were in the cities of the x Ke'nItes, 30 And to them which were in * Hor'mah, and to them which were in Chor-a'shan, and to them which were in A'thach, 31 And to them which were in z He'bron, and to all the places where Da'vid himself and his men were wont to haunt. CHAPTER 31. l Saul having lost his army, and hit ion, slain, hi and hi armour- bearer kill themselves. 7 The Philistim po a tht fm alien towns of the Israelites. 8 They triumph over tfu deadca u They oj Jabesh-gUead, recovering '/<> bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury tht tr bones. "VTOW a the Phi-lis'tlnes fought against !§'- _i_l ra-el : and the men of Is'ra-el fled from before the Phi-lis'tlnes, and fell down 2 slain in mount 6 Gil-bo'a. 2 And the Phi-lis'tlnes followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the Phl-lls'tines slew c J6n'a-than, and A-bln'a-dab, and M61- chi-shu'a, Saul's sons. 3 And d the battle went sore against Saul, and the 3 archers 4 hit him ; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 ''Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest f these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and 5 abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; s for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and h 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 armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7 IT And when the men of Is 'ra-el that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jor'dan, saw that the men of I§ 'ra-el fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled ; and the Phi-lis'tlnes came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Phi-lis'tlnes came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gil-bo'a. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Phl-lis'tine§ round about, to l publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 10 fc And they put his armour in the house of ' Ash'ta-roth : and m they fastened his body to the wall of " B6th'-shan. 11 T" ° And when the inhabitants of Ja'besh- gU'e-ad heard 6 of that which the Phi-lis'tlnes had done to Saul ; 12 p All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth'-shan, and came to Ja'besh, and q burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and r buried them under a tree at Ja'besh, s and fasted seven days. IS ('. cir.1056. x Judg. I. ].;. m Judg. 1.17. ■ J'lHh. 14. 13. 2 Sum. ■1. I. a 1 Chr., HI. 1-12. 2 Or, wound- ed. fich.28.4. c eh. 14. 49. 1 Chr. 8. d See 2 Sam. 1.6, &c. 8 Heb. shotjters, men with llOK\<. 4 Heb. found him. cSo Judg. 9. 54. /ch. 14. 0:17.26. 5 Or, moekme. a 2 Sam. 1. 14. h 2 Sam. 1.10. i 2 Sam. I. 20. /. ch.21.9. /Judg. 2.13. in 2 Sam. 21. 12. » Josh. 17. 11. Judg. I. <*- och. 11. 8. '.'. 11. <: Or, con- c ruing him. p See ch. II. 1-11. 2 Sam. 2. 4-7. q 2 Chr. 10. 14. Jer.84.5. Amos 6. In. v2Sam.2. 4,5: 21. 12,13,14. a Gen. 5». in. 351 THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. B.C. 1056. a 1 Sara. 30. 17, 20. ftch.4. 10. c 1 Sam. 4.12. 2Heb. What was, Src. ISam. 4.16. d 1 Sam. 31.1. e See 1 Sam. 31.2,3,4. 3Heb. Behold 4 Or, my coat of mail, or, my em- broi- dered coat hinder- eth me that my, ic. /Judg. 9.54. g ch. 3. 31; 13. 31. CHAPTER 1. 1 The Amalekite, who brought tidings of the overthrow, and ac- cused himself of Saul's dettlh, is slain. 17 David Itimenlvlh Saul and Jonathan with a song. OW it came to pass after the death of Saul, when Da'vid was returned from ° the slaughter of the im'- a-lek-ites, and Da'vid had abode two days in Zik'- l&g; 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, be- hold, 6 a man came out of the camp from Saul c with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to Da'vid, that he fell to the earth, and did obei- sance. 3 And Da'vid said unto him, From whence comest thou ? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Is'ra-el am I escaped. 4 And Da'vid said unto him, 2 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 JSn'a-than his son are dead also. 5 And Da'vid said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and J6n'a-than his son be dead ? 6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon d mount Gil- b5'a, behold, e Saul leaned upon his spear ; and, io, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, 3 Here am I. 8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Am'a-lek-ite. 9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me : for 4 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 was' fallen : and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the brace- let that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. 11 Then Da'vid took hold on his clothes, and s rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him : 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for J5n'a-than his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Is'ra-el ; because they were fallen by the sword. 13 IT And Da'vid said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he an- swered, I am the son of a stranger, an Am'a- lek-ite. 14 And Da'vid said unto him, h How wast thou not l afraid to fc stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord's anointed ? 15 And ' Da'vid called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And Da'vid said unto him, m Thy blood be upon thy head ; for n thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed. 17 IT And Da'vid lamented with this lamen- tation over Saul and over Jon'a-than his son : 18 (° Also he bade them teach the children of Ju'dah the use of the bow : behold, it is written ^in the book 2 of Ja'sher.) 19 The beauty of Is'ra-el is slain upon thy high places : q how are the mighty fallen ! 20 r Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of As'ke-16n ; lest 8 the daughters of the Phl-lis'tlnes rejoice, lest the daughters of ' the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye "mountains of Gil-bo'a, x 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, os though he had not been y anointed with oil. 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, 2 the bow of J6n'a-than turned not back, and the sword of Saul re- turned not empty. 23 Saul and J5n'a-than were lovely and 3 pleasant in their fives, and in their death they were not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they were a stronger than lions. 24 Ye daughters of Is'ra-el, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jon'a-than, thou wast slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother JSn'a-than : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : b thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 c How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished ! CHAPTER 2. 1 David, by God's direction, with his company goeth up to Hebron, where he w made king of Judah. 5 He commendetn them of Jabesh-gilead for their kind w ss to Saul. s Ahner maketh Ish- boshet/i kino of Israel. 12 A mortal skirmish bet ween twelve of Aimer's and twelve of Joab's men. 18 Asahel is slain. 25 At Abner's motion Joab soundeth a retreat. 32 Asahel's burial. B C. 1056. h Num. 12. J. ' 1 Sam. 31. 4. k 1 Sam. 24.6; 28, 9. P». 10.',. I.-,. I ch. 4. 10, 12. m 1 Sum. •j.;. B. 1 Kings 2. 32 33, 37. u ver. 1". Luke 10. 22. o 1 Sam. 31.3. p Josh. 10. 13. 2 Or, of the upright, q ver. 27. r 1 Sam. 31. !). Mic. 1. in. „ See Judg. 18. 2::. 8 See Ex I.':. 20. J lid-. 11.18 1 Sam, 18. 6. 1 1 Sam. h 1 Sam. 81. 1. i So Judg. .',. 2.;. JobS. 3, 4. Jer. 20. It. // 1 Sam. 10. 1. 2 1 Sam. 18. I. 8 Or, sweet. a Judg. 14. 18. 6 1 Sam. I 1!'. 2 : 20. 17.41; 23. 16. c ver. 19. 23 353 David king of Judah. 2 SAMUEL, 2. Asahel is slain. B.C. 1056. n Judg. 1. 1. 1 Sam. 23. 2, 4, 9 ; 30. 7,8. b ver. 11. 1 Sam. 30. 31. ch. 5. 1, I Kings 2. 11. c 1 Sam. 30. 5. ./ 1 Sam. 27. 2, 3 i 30. 1. 1 Chr. 12.1. cir.1055. c ver. 11. ch. 5. 5. f\ Sam. '31.11,13. g Ruth 2. 20 ; 3. 10. Ps. 115. 15. h 2 Tim. 1. 16, 18. 2 Heb. be ye the sons of valour. i 1 Sam. 14. 50. Mleb. the host whtch was Saul's. 4 Or, Esh- baal. 1 Chr. 8. 33 ; 9. 3!). 1055. k ch. 5. 5. 1 Kings 2.11. 5 Heb. number of days. I Josh. 18.25. cir.1053. 6 Heb. them to- gether. in Jer. 41. 12. 7 That is. The. field of strong men. AND it came to pass after this, that Da'- _ vid a enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Ju'dah ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And Da'vid said, Whither shall I go up ? And he said, Unto 6 He'bron. 2 So Da'vid went up thither, and his c two wives also, A-hm'o-am the Jez're-el-i'tess, and Ab'i-gail Na'bal's wife the Car'mel-ite. 3 And d his men that were with him did Da'- vid bring up, every man with his household : and they dwelt in the cities of He'bron. 4 e And the men of Ju'dah came, and there they anointed Da'vid king over the house of Ju'dah. And they told Da'vid, saying, That ■f the men of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad were they that buried Saul. 5 IT And Da'vid sent messengers unto the men of Ja'besh-gil'e-ad, and said unto them, 9 Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now h the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you : and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strength- ened, and 2 be ye valiant : for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Ju'dah have anointed me king over them. 8 IT But i Ab'ner the son of Ner, captain of 3 Saul's host, took 4 Ish'-bo'sheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Ma'ha-na'im ; 9 And made him king ,over Gil'e-ad, and over the Ash'ur-ites, and 'over Jez're-el, and over E'phra-im, and over Ben'ja-min, and over all Is/ra-el. 10 Ish'-b5'sheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Is/ra-el, and reigned two years. But the house of Ju'dah followed Da'vid. 11 And & the 5 time that Da'vid was king in He'bron over the house of Ju'dah was seven years and six months. 12 1T And Ab'ner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish'-bo'sheth the son of Saul, went out from Ma'ha-na'im to l Gib'e-on. 13 And JQ'ab the son of Zer'u-i'ah, and the servants of Da'vid, went out, and met 6 together by m the pool of Gib'e-on: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Ab'ner said to Jo'ab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Jo'ab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by num ber twelve of Ben'ja-min, which pertained to Ish'-b5'sheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of Da'vid. 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fel- low's side ; so they fell down together : wherefore that place was called 7 Hel'kath- haz'zu-rim, which is in Gib'e-on. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day ; and Ab'ner was beaten, and the men of Is/ra-el, before the servants of Da'vid. 18 IT And there were n three sons of Zer'u- i'ah there, Jo'ab, and A-bish'a-i, and A'sa- hel : and A'sa-hel was ° as light 2 of foot 3 p as a wild roe. 19 And A'sa-hel pursued after Ab'ner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left i from following Ab'ner. 20 Then Ab'ner looked behind him, and said, Art thou A'sa-hel ? And he answered, I am. 21 And Ab'ner 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 5 armour. But A'sa-hel would not turn aside from following of him. 22 And Ab'ner said again to A'sa-hel, Turn thee aside from following me : wherefore should I smite thee to the ground ? how then should I hold up my face to Jo'ab thy brother ? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside : where- fore Ab'ner with the hinder end of the spear smote him q under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him ; and he fell down there, and died in the same place : and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where A'sa-hel fell down and died stood still. 24 Jo'ab also and A-bish'a-i pursued after Ab'ner : and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Am'mah, that lieth before Gi'ah by the way of the wilderness of Gib'e-on. 25 IT And the children of Ben'ja-min gath- ered themselves together after Ab'ner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Ab'ner called to Jo'ab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever ? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the lat- ter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren ? 27 And Jo'ab said, As God liveth, unless r thou hadst spoken, surely then 6 in the morning the people had 7 gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Jo'ab blew a trumpet, and all the peo- ple stood still, and pursued after Is'ra-el no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Ab'ner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jor'dan, and went through all Bith'ron, and they came to Ma'ha-na'im. 30 And Jo'ab returned from following Ab'- ner : and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of Da'vid's servants nineteen men and A'sa-h61. 31 But the servants of Da'vid had smitten of Ben'ja-min, and of Ab'ner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 32 1T And they took up A'sa-hel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bgth'-le-hem. And Jo'ab and his men went all night, and they came to He'- bron at break of day. 354 David waxeth stronger. 2 SAMUEL, 3. Aimer revolteth to David. B.C. cir.1053. ' peace. — 2 Sara. 3. 355 AND 21. her hus- band, even from °Phal'ti-el the son of La'ish. 16 And h er husband went with her 3 along weepingbehind her to p Ba-hu'rim. Then said Ab'ner unto him, Go, turn. And he turned. 17 r And Ab had communication with the elders of re- re- ner 1 Sam. 25. 44, Phalli. 3Hcb. going ami weeping p ch. 19. 16. Joab killeth Abner. 2 SAMUEL, 3. David lamenteth Abner. B.C. 1048. 2Heb. both yes- terday and the third day. q ver. 9. r 1 Chr. 12. 29. s ver. 10, 12. t 1 Kings ii. sr. cir.1048. Is/ra-el, saying, Ye sought for Da'vid 2 in times past to be king over you : 18 Now then do it: ifor the Lord hath spoken of Da'vid, saying, By the hand of my servant Da'vid I will save my people Is/ra-el out of the hand of the Phi-lis'tme§, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 19 And Ab'ner also spake in the ears of 'Ben'ja-min: and Ab'ner went also to speak in the ears of Da'vid in He'bron all that seemed good to Is/ra-el, and that seemed good to the whole house of Ben'ja-min. And they bbought the Head of Ish-bosheth unto David. — 2 Sam. 4. 8. 20 So Ab'ner came to Da'vid to He'bron, and twenty men with him. And Da'vid made Ab'ner and the men that were with him a feast. 21 And Ab'ner said unto Da'vid, I will arise and go, and s will gather all Is'ra-el 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 Da'vid sent Ab'ner away ; and he went in peace. 22 IT And, behold, the servants of Da'vid and Jo'ab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them : but Ab'- ner was not with Da'vid in He'bron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Jo'ab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Jo'ab, saying, Ab'ner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Jo'ab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done ? behold, Ab'ner came unto thee ; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Ab'ner 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 Jo'ab was come out from Da'vid, he sent mes- sengers after Ab'ner, which brought him again from the well of Sl'rah: but Da'vid knew it not. 27 And when Ab'ner was re- turned to He'- bron, Jo'ab ^took him aside in the gate to speak with him 2 quietly, and smote him there v under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of 2 A'sa-hgl his brother. 28 IF And afterward when Da'vid heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guilt- less before the Lord for ever from the 3 blood of Ab'ner the son of Ner: 29 a Let it rest on the head of Jo'ab, and on all his father's house ; and let there not 4 fail from the house of Jo'ab one 6 that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 So Jo'ab and A-bish'a-i his brother slew Ab'ner, because he had slain their brother c A'sa-hgl at Gib'e-on in the battle. 31 U And Da'vid said to Jo'ab, and to all the people that were with him, d Rend your clothes, and e gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Ab'ner. And king Da'vid him- self followed the 5 bier. 32 And they buried Ab'ner in He'bron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Ab'ner ; and all the people wept. 33 And the king lamented over Ab'ner, and said, Died Ab'ner as a f fool dieth? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before 6 wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. 356 Isli-ljosheth slain. 2 SAMUEL, 4. 5. Ducal taketh Zion. 2Ueb. was good in their eyes. 3 Heb. tender. <• ch. io.r. / See ch. 19. 13. 1 Kings 2. 5, 6, S3, 34. Ps. 28. 4 ; 62. 12. 2 Tim. 4. 14. a Ezra 4. 4. Is. 13. 7. b Matt. 2. 3. 4 Heb. second. c Josh. 18.25. rfNeh.ll. 33. e ch. a. 3. 5 Or, tfe- rioJiaal, 1 Chr. 8. 34 ! 3. 40. j eh. 2. 23. A 1 Sam. 19. 2, 10, Hi 23. 15:23.29. 35 And when all the people came rj to cause Da'vid to eat meat while it was yet day, Da'- vid sware, saying, "So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, ' till the sun be down. 36 And all the people took notice of it, and it 2 pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. 37 For all the people and all Is'ra-el under- stood that day that it was not of the king to slay Ab'ner 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 Is'ra-el? 39 And I am this day 3 weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zer'u-i'ah h be too hard for me : ' the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. CHAPTER 4. 1 The Israelites being troubled at the death of Aimer, 2 Bnanah ami Rechab stay Ish-bosheth, and briny his head to Hebron. 9 David causeth them to be slain, and Ish-bosheth's head to te buried. AND when Saul's son heard that Ab'ner Xl was dead in He'bron, " his hands were feeble, and all the ts'ra-el-Ites were b trou- bled. 2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands : the name of the one was Ba'a-nah, and the name of the 4 other Re'- chab, the sons of Rim'mon a Be-e'roth-ite, of the children of Ben'ja-min: (for c Be-e'- roth also was reckoned to Ben'ja-min. 3 And the Be-e'roth-ites fled to d Git'ta-im, and were sojourners there until this day.) 4 And e Jon'a-than, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and J6n'- a-than -^ out of Jez're-el, and his nurse took him up, and fled : and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and be- came lame. And his name was 5 Me-phib'o- sheth. 5 And the sons of Rim'mon the Be-e'roth- Ite, Re'chab and Ba'a-nah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish'-.bo'sheth, 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 9 under the fifth rib: and Re'chab and Ba'a-nah his brother escaped. 7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all right. 8 And they brought the head of Ish'-bo'- sheth unto Da'vid to He'bron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish'-bo'sheth the son of Saul thine enemy, h which sought thy fife ; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 9 1T And Da'vid answered Re'chab and Ba'- a-nah his brother, the sons of Rim'mon the Be-e'roth-ite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, ' who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 When k one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, 2 thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Zik'lag, 3 who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings : 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now 1 require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? 12 And Da'vid m commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in He'bron. But they took the head of Ish'-bo'sheth, and buried it in the n sepul- chre of Ab'ner in He'bron. CHAPTER 5. 1 The tribes come to Hebron to anoint David over Israel. 4 Da- vid's age. 6 He taking Z ion from tin Jebuiites dwellelh 11 Hiram sendetb to David. 13 /. Jt rtualem. 17 Darid, directed by O'od. smileth the Philistines at Baal-perazim, 22 and ayain at the mulberry trees. THEN a came all the tribes of Is'ra-el to Da'vid unto He'bron, and spake, saying, Behold, b we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, c thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Is'ra-el : and the Lord said to thee, d Thou shalt feed my people Is'ra-el, and thou shalt be a captain over Is'ra-el. 3 e So all the elders of Is'ra-el came to the king to He'bron ; -^ and king Da'vid made a league with them in He'bron 3 before the Lord : and they anointed Da'vid king over Is/ra-el. 4 H Da'vid icas thirty years old when he began to reign, h and he reigned forty years. 5 In He'bron he reigned over Ju'dah ' seven years and six months : and in Je-ru'sa-ISm he reigned thirty and three years over all Is'ra-el and Ju'dah. 6 r And the king and his men went k to Je- ru'sa-lem unto 'the Jeb'u-sites, the inhabit- ants of the land : which spake unto Da'vid, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither : 4 thinking, Da'vid cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless Da'vid took the strong hold of Zi'on : m the same is the city of Da'vid. 8 And Da'vid said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jeb'u-sites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of Da'vid's soul, " he shall be chief and captain. 5 Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 9 So Da'vid dwelt in the fort, and called it °the city of Da'vid. And Da'vid built round about from Mil'lo and inward. 10 And Da'vid 6 went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. 11 •" And p Hi'ram king of Tyre sent mes- sengers to Da'vid, and cedar trees, and car- d. c. cir.1048. i Gen. 48. ia 1 Kings 1.28. IV ].7. /. ch. 1.2. 4. 15. 2 Heb.Ae eyes us a brinyt r. So. 3 Or. which va. 1Ae n ward him for his tidings. 5.6. in ch. 1. »ch.3.32. n 1 Chr. 11. 1 ; 12.23. 6 Gen. 2D. 14. c 1 Sam. J 1 Sum. 16. 1. 12. Pe. 78.71. See eh. 7. 7. c 1 Chr. 11.3. /2 King! 11.17. g Judg. 11.11. 1 Sam. z',. 18. /, 1 Chr. 26. m ; 28 27 icli.2."]L 1 Chr. .'(. 4. JtJudK.l. 21. (Josh. 15. Judc. I. H: Up. 11. 12. 4 I T. .-:' - i»J7, David shall yot, S-c. m ver. 9. IKinga 2.10; 8. 1. n 1 Chr. II. 6-9. 5 Or, Be- cause they had said, even tiic blind and the shall not come into the house, o Ter. 7. 6 Heb. vent going and growing. pi Kingi 5.2. 1 Chr. 14. 1. 357 David smiteth the Philistines. 2 SAMUEL, 6. He danceth before the ark. cir.1043. 2Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall. g Deut. 17. 17. 1 Chr. 3. 9 ; 14. 3. r 1 Chr. 3. 5 ; 14. 4. 3 Or, Shitnea, 1 Chr. 3. 5. 4 Or, Bli- shama, 1 Chr. 3. 6. SOr.Be- eliada, IChr. 14.7. s 1 Chr. 11. 16; 14.8. 1047. t ch. 23. 14. u Josh. 15.8. Is. 17. 5. x 1 Sam. 23. 2, 4 ; 30.8. ch. 2. 1. y Is. 28.21. 6 That is, The plain of breaches. 2 Deut. 7. 5, 2.5. 1 Chr. 14. 12. 7 Or, took them away. a 1 Chr. 14. 13. 6 ver. 19. eSo 2 Kings 7.6. d Judg. 4.14. e 1 Chr. 14. 16, Gibeon. /Josh. 16. 10. 1042. ol Chr. 13. 5, 6. 8 Or, Baalah, that is, Kirjath- jearim, Josh. 15. 9,60. 9 Or, at which the name, even the name of the Lord of hosts, was called upon. penters, and 2 masons : and they built Da'- vid an house. 12 And Da'vid perceived that the Lord had established him king over Is'ra-el, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his peo- ple ts'ra-el's sake. 13 IT And q Da'vid took him more concu- bines and wives out of Je-ru'sa-lem, after he was come from He'bron : and there were yet sons and daughters born to Da'vid. 14 And r these be the names of those that were born unto him in Je-ru'sa-lem ; 3 Sham- mu'ah, and Sho'bab, and Na'than, and Sol'o- mon, 15 Ib'har also, and 4 El'i-shu'a, and Ne'pheg, and Ja-phi'a, 16 And E-lish'a-ma, and 5 E-li'a-da, and E-liph'a-lgt. 17 IT s But when the Phi-lis'tme§ heard that they had anointed Da'vid king over Is'ra-el, all the Phi-lis'tines came up to seek Da'vid ; and Da'vid heard of it, l and went down to the hold. 18 The Phi-lis'tine§ also came and spread themselves in u the valley of Reph'a-im. 19 And Da'vid * enquired of the Lord, say- ing, Shall I go up to the Phi-lis'tineg ? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand ? And the Lord said unto Da'vid, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Phi-lis'tine§ into thine hand. 20 And Da'vid came to y Ba'al-per'a-zim, and Da'vid smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. There- fore he called the name of that place 6 Ba'al- pSr'a-zim. 21 And there they left their images, and Da'- vid and his men s 7 burned them. 22 IT ° And the Phi-lis'tines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Reph'a-im. 23 And when b Da'vid enquired 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 c hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself : for then d shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Phi-lis'tines. 25 And Da'vid did so, as the Lord had com- manded him; and smote the Phi-lis'tines from e Ge'ba until thou come to f Ga'zer. CHAPTER 6. 1 David fetcheth the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a new cart. 6 Uzzah is smitten at Perez-uzza.h. 9 God olesseth Obed-edomfor the ark. 12 David bringing the ark into Zion with sacrifices, danceth before it, for which Michal despiseth him. 17 He pla- ceth it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting. 20 Michal reproving David for his religious joy is childless to her death. AGAIN, Da'vid gathered together all the XI chosen men of Is'ra-el, thirty thousand. 2 And a Da'vid arose, and went with all the people that were with him from 8 Ba'al-e of Jii'dah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, 9 whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts 6 that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they 2 set the ark of God c upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of A-bin'a-dab that was in 3 Gib'e-ah : and Tjz'- zah and A-hi'o, the sons of A-bin'a-dab, drave the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of d the house of A-bin'a-dab which was at Gib'e-ah, 4 accom- panying the ark of God : and A-hi'o went be- fore the ark. 5 And Da'vid and all the house of Is/ra-el played before the Lord on all manner of in- struments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6 IT And when they came to e Na'ch5n's threshingfloor, Uz'zah-^put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it ; for the oxen 5 shook it. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against tjz'zah ; and ^God smote him there for his 6 error ; and there he died by the ark of God. 8 And Da'vid was displeased, because the Lord had 7 made a breach upon Uz'zah : and he called the name of the place 8 Pe'rez-iiz'- zah to this day. 9 And h Da'vid was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? 10 So Da'vid would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of Da'vid : but Da'vid carried it aside into the house of O'bed-e'dom i the Git'tite. 11 k And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of O'bed-e'dom the Git'tite three months : and the Lord l blessed O'bed-e'dom, and all his household. 12 IT And it was told king Da'vid, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of O'bed- e'dom, and all that pertaineth unto him, be- cause of the ark of God. m So Da'vid went and brought up the ark of God from the house of O'bed-e'dom into the city of Da'vid with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when n they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed ° oxen and fatlings. 14 And Da'vid p danced before the Lord with all his might; and Da'vid was girded 9 with a linen ephod. 15 r So Da'vid and all the house of I§'ra-el brought up the ark of the Lord with shout- ing, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And s as the ark of the Lord came into the city of Da'vid, Mi'chal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king Da'- vid leaping and dancing before the Lord ; and she despised him in her heart. 17 IT And *they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in u his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that Da'vid had 9 pitched for it : and Da'vid x offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And as soon as Da'vid had made an end 358 Michal reprovetk David's zeal. b. c. 1042. y 1 Kings 8. 55. 1 Clir. 16.2. e 1 Chr. l(i.3. cir.1042. o Ps. 30, title. 2 SAMUEL, 7. David purposeth to build God an house. of offering burnt offerings and peace offer- ings, v he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 z And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Is/ra-el, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. 20 f "Then Da'vid returned to bless his 6 ver. 14, 16. 1 Sara. 19. 24. c Judg. 9. 4. 2 Or, openly, d 1 Sam. 13. 14 ; 15.28. 10, 11. household. And Mi'chal the daughter of Saul came out to meet Da'vid, and said, How glorious was the king of Is/ra-el to day, who "uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the c vain fellows 2 shamelessly uncovereth himself ! 21 And Da'vid said unto Mi'chal, It was be- fore the Lord, d which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Is/ra-el : therefore will I play before the Lord. 22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and 2 of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. 23 Therefore Mi'chal the daughter of Saul had no child e unto the day of her death. CHAPTER 7. 1 fathanfirH (improving thp mtrpoie of David to build God an tout*. ,„/,,■ by ih r ,i ,,, <;„,/ /„, /„,/,,,.,/, /„■„,. 12 ,/,. ,„.„. a^ttonZgi& "'"' «"•*•«* '" **• »««*■ 18 David't prayir AND it came to pass, a when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies ; 2 That the king said unto Na'than the pro- phet, See now, I dwell in 6 an house of cedar, c but the ark of God dwelleth within " curtains. 3 And Na'than said to the king, Go, do all that is e in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee. 4 IT And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Na'than, say- ing, 5 Go and tell 3 my servant Da'vid, Thus saith the Lord, •'"Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house (J since the time that I brought up the children of Isra- el out of E'gypt, even to this day, but have walked in h a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have ! walked with all the children o f Is/ra-el spake I a word with 4 any of the tribes of Is'ra-el, whom I commanded k to feed my people Is/- ra-el, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant Da'vid, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 1 1 took thee from the sheepcote, 5 from fol- lowing the sheep, to be ruler over my peo- ple, over Is/ra-el: 9 And m I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, n and have cut off all thine enemies 6 out of thy sight, and have made thee °aj great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Is'ra-el, and will p plant them, that Vessels of Silver, and Vessels op Gold, and Vessels of Brass : which also King David did ded- icate dnto the Lord. — 2 Sam. 8. B.C. cir.1042. 2 Or, 4/ tiu ban ft- maid oj my ser- vants. e Sec 1 Sum. l.v ."..-,. 1 i.SB. 1 I .Mutt. 1. 25. 1042. a 1 Chr. 17. 1,&C. bch.5.U. .■ gee Acta 7. 46. il Ex. 26. 1 ; Hi. 21. e ] Kings 8. 17, ft. 1 Chr. 22. 7 ; 28. 2. 3 Heb. lo my ser- vtinl. to David. /Sec 1 Kings .".. 3 ; S. 19. 1 Chr. 22. 8 ; 28. 3. it 1 Kings a is. h Ex. 40. 18,19,34. i Lev. 26. 11,12. Deut.23. 14. 4 (nil/ of the virlaes, IChr. 17.6. * ch. 5. 2. Ps. 78. 71,72. Matt. 2. 8. Acts 20. 28. ( 1 Sam. 16. 11. 12. Ps. 78.70. ;. Heb. from 'after, m 1 Sam. ia i4. Ch.6.10; a o. i4. n 1 Sam. 31.6. P-.-:-.j:: 6 Heb. from thtj face, o Gen. 12. 2. fjPa. 44. 2 : 80. 8. Jer.24.6. Amos 9. IS. 359 God promiseth David 2 SAMUEL, 7. blessings and benefits. •":_>.: ~T?5}.T- ' B.C. 1012. ^ Ps. 89. 22. rJudg. 2. 14.15,16. 1 Sam. 12. 9, 11. Ps. 106. 42. s ver. 1. « ver. 27. Ex. 1.21. 1 Kings 11. 38. u 1 Kings 2.1. they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more ; q neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as be- foretime, 11 And as r since the time that I com- manded judges to be over my people Is'ra-el, and have s caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee Hhat he will make thee an house. 12 IT And u when thy days be fulfilled, and And there fell some of the People of the Ser- vants of David; and Ubiah the Hittite died also. — 2 Sam. 11. 17. thou x shalt sleep with thy fathers, v I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall pro- ceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 z He shall build an house for my name, and I will a stablish the throne of his king- dom for ever, 14 son 6 1 will be his father, and he shall be my c If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men : 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, d as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And e thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee : thy throne shall be established for ever. 17 According to all these words, and accord- b. c. 1042. x Deut. 31. 16. 1 Kings 1.21. Acts 13. 36. M 1 Kings 8.20. Ps. 132. 11. z 1 Kings 5. 5 ; 6. 12 ; 8. 19. IChr. 28.6. a ver. 16. Ps. 89. 4, 29,36,37. 6Heb. 1.5. c Ps. 89. 30,31,82, 33. d 1 Sam. 15.23,28. 1 Kings 11. 13,34. e ver. 13. John 12. 34. 360 Dav id's prayer and thanksgiving. 2 SAMUEL, 8. David subdueth his enemies. B. C. 1042. AGen. 32. 10. n ver. 12, 13. // Is.. 55. 3. J 2 Heb. law. i Gen. 18. 19. Pa. 139.1. k 1 Chr. 16.25. 2 Chr. 2. Ps. 48. 1 1 8fi. 10; 96.4; 135.5; 145. 3. Jer.10.6. I Deut. 3. 24:4.35; 32. 39. 1 Sam. 2.2. Ps.86.8; 89. 6, 8. Is. 45. 5, 18, 22. 7» Deut. 4. 7, 32, 34; 33.29. Ps. ur. 20. n Deut. 9. 26. Neh. 1. 10. o Deut. 26. 18. p Ps. 48. 14. 3 Heb. opened the ear, Ruth 4. 4. 1 Sam. 9. 15. g.Tohn 17. 4 Heb. be thou pleased and bless. r ch. 22. 51. cir.1040. a 1 Chr. 18. 1, &C. 5 Or, The bridle of Amman. 'b Num. 24. 17. ing to all this vision, so did Na'than speak unto Da'vid. 18 IT Then went king Da'vid in, and sat be- fore the Lord, and he said, s Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto ? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God ; 9 but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. h And is this the 2 manner of man, Lord God ? 20 And what can Da'vid say more unto thee ? for thou, Lord God, l knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 22 Wherefore k thou art great, O Lord God : for l there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with Our ears. 23 And m what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Is'ra-el, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before " thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from E'gypt, from the nations and their gods ? 24 For ° thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Is/ra-el to be a people unto thee for ever : p and thou, Lord, art become their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Is/ra-el : and let the house of thy servant Da'vid be established before thee. 27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Is'- ra-el, hast 3 revealed to thy servant, saying, 1 will build thee an house : therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and 9 thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant : 29 Therefore now 4 let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may con- tinue for ever before thee : for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy, servant be blessed r for ever. CHAPTEE 8. 1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Mnabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Joram with pre- sents to b/ess him. 11 The presents and the spoil David dedtrat- ethto God. 14 Hepulteth gairisonsin Edom. 16 David's officers. AND a after this it came to pass, that Da'- J\. vid smote the Phi-lis'tine§, and subdued them: and Da'vid took 5 Me'theg-am'mah out of the hand of the Phi-lis'tine§. 2 And b he smote Mo'ab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground ; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Mo'ab-ites c became Da'vid's ser- vants, and d brought gifts. 3 If Da'vid smote also 2 Had'ad-e'zer, the son of Re'hob, king of e Zo'bah, as he went to recover -^ his border at the river Eu-phra'- tes. 4 And Da'vid took 3 from him a thousand 4 chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen : and Da'vid (J houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 5 h And when the Syr'i-ans of Da-mas'cus came to succour Had'ad-e'zer king of Zo'- bah, Da'vid slew of the Syr'i-ans two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then Da'vid put garrisons in Syr'i-a of Da-mas'cus : and the Syr'i-ans i became servants to Da'vid, and brought gifts. k And the Lord preserved Da'vid whithersoever he went. 7 And Da'vid took f the shields of gold that were on the servants of Had'ad-e'zer, and brought them to Je-ru'sa-lgm. 8 And from 5 Be'tah, and from 6 Bgr'o-thai, cities of Had'ad-e'zer, king Da'vid took ex- ceeding much brass. 9 IF When 7 To 'I king of Ha'math heard that Da'vid had smitten all the host of Had'- ad-e'zer, 10 Then To 'I sent m Jo'ram his son unto king Da'vid, to 8 salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Had'ad- e'zer, and smitten him : for Had'ad-e'zer 9 had wars with To 'I. And Jo ram 2 brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass : 11 Which also king Da'vid "did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued ; 12 Of Syr'i-a and of Mo'ab, and of the children of Am'mon, and of the Phl-lls'tlne§, and of Am'a-lek, and of the spoil of Had'ad- e'zer, son of Re'hob, king of Zo'bah. 13 And Da'vid gat him a name when he returned from 3 smiting of the Syr'i-ans in ° the valley of salt, pi being eighteen thou- sand men. 14 IF And he put garrisons in E'dom ; throughout all E'dom put he garrisons, and q all they of E'dom became Da'vid's servants. r And the Lord preserved Da'vid whitherso- ever he went. 15 And Da'vid reigned over all Is'ra-el; and Da'vid executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16 s And Jo'ab the son of Z6r'u-i'ah was over the host; and ' Je-hosh'a-phat the son of A-hi'lud was 5 recorder ; 17 And u Za'dok the son of A-hi'tub, and A'him'e-lSch the son of A-bi'a-thar, were the priests ; and Se-ra'iah was the 6 scribe ; 18 ^And Be-na'iah the son of Je-hoi'a-da was over both the y Chgr'e-thites and the PeTe-thltes ; and Da'vid's sons were " chief rulers. cir.1040. c ver. 6, 14. d Ps. 72. 10. ' Bee 1 Sam. in. L'7. 2 Or, Bad- at ■ zer. 1 Chr. ]-.;;. ech, lo.ii. Pe.60, title. /Sec Gen. 15. 18. 3 Or, of ■I'li 1 Chr. IK. 4. Johh. 11.6, '.'. 1 1 i Km gt 11.23, 24, 25. i ver. 2. / ver. II. ch. 7. 9. (See 1 Kings 1". 16. 5 Or, Tibhath. 6 Or, ''/,.,„, 1 Chr. IB. 8. 7 Tou, I Chr. 18. 9. m 1 Chr. 18. I". llado- i-'nn. H Heb. ask him of peace. 9 Ileb. was a man of wars with. ■> Heb. in his hand were. n 1 Kinjra 7. 51. lChr.18. 11; 26.26. 8 Heb. nil tmiting. o 2 Kings 14.7. p See 1 Chr. 18. 1L'. Ps. 60, title. 4 Or, slaving. q Gen. 27. 29,37,40. Num. 'J I. 18. r ver. 6. ■ ch. 19. 18 ; 20.28. I Chr. II. II ; Is. 15. ! 1 KiDgfl 4.3. 5 Or, re- mem- brancer, or, writer ofcti ro- niclfs. u 1 Chr. 24. 3. 6 Or, se- cretary. x 1 Chr. 18. 17. i/ 1 Sam. 80. 14. 7 Or. prinrrs, ch. 20.20. 361 David taketh Hephibosheth 2 SAMUEL, 9, 10. cir.'ioio. u 1 Sam. 18.3; 20. 14, 15, 16, 17,42. Prov. 27. 10. i, ch. 16. 1 ; 19. 17, 20. to be as one of his sons. CHAPTER 9. 1 David by Ziba sendeih for Mephibosheth. 7 For Jonathan's sake he entertaineth /dm at his table, and restoreth him all that was SauVs. 9 He mal.e/h Ziba his farmer. AND Da'vid said, Is there yet any that is XJl left of the house of Saul, that I may a shew him kindness for JSn'a-than's sake ? 2 And there was of the house of Saul a ser- vant whose name was 6 Zi'ba. And when they d ch. 4. 4. e ch. 17. 27. 2 Called, Merib- baal, 1 Chr. 8 34. had called him unto Da'vid, the king said unto him, Art thou Zi'- ba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew c the kindness of God unto him? And Zi'ba said unto the king, JSn'a-than hath yet a son, which is d lame on his feet. 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he ? And Zi'ba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of e Ma'chir, the son of Am'mi-el, in Lo'-de'bar. 5 IT Then king Da'vid sent, and fetched him out of the house of Ma'chir, the son of Am'- mi-el, from Lo'-de'bar. 6 Now when 2 Me-phib'o-shgth, the son of J6n'a-than, the son of Saul, was come unto Da'vid, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And Da'vid said, Me-phib'o-sheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant ! 7 IT And Da'vid said unto him, Fear not : ■^ for I will surely shew thee kindness for JSn'- a-than thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such g a dead dog as I am f 9 IT Then the king called to Zi'ba, Saul's ser- vant, and said unto him, h I have given unto thy master's son all that per- tained 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 Me-phIb'o-sh6th thy master's son 1 shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Zi'ba had k fif- teen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Zi'ba unto the king, Ac- cording to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Me-phib'o-sheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 12 And Me-phib'o- sheth had a young son, 'whose name was Mi'cha. And all that dwelt in the house of Zi'ba were servants unto Me-phib'o-sh6th. 13 So Me-phib'o-sh6th dwelt in Je-ru'sa- lem: m for he did eat continually at the David, Thou abt the 2 Sam. king's feet. table was lame on both his CHAPTER 10. David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash, are villainously entreated, fi The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai. 15 Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David. A H ND it came to pass after this, that the a king of the children of Am'mon died, and Ha'nun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said Da'vid, I will shew kindness unto Ha'nun the son of Na'hash, as his fa- ther shewed kindness unto me. And Da'vid sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And Da'vid's ser- b. c. cir.1040. /ver. 1,3. g 1 Sam. 24.14. Ch. 16. 9. * Set ch.16.4; 19.29. t ver. 7. 11, 13. ch. 19. 28. k ch. 19. 17. nChr.8. 34. m ver. 7. 10. n ver. 3. cir.1037. a 1 Chr. 19. 1, &c. 362 The Syrians are defeated. 2 SAMUEL. 11. Duo id committeth adultery. B.C. cir.1037. 2 Hob. In th ine eyes doth David. b Is. 20. 4 : 47. 2. cQen.34. 30. Ex. 5. 21. 1 Sam. 13.4. d ch. 8. 8, 5. 3 Or, The men of Tob. See Judg.il. 3,5. «ch.23.8. /ver. 6. g Deut. 31.6. h 1 Sam. 4.9. 1 Cor. 16. 13. 1 1 Sam. 3.18. cir.1036. 4 That is, Euphra- tes. 5 Or, Shc- phach, IChr. 19. 16. vants came into the land of the children of Am'mon. 3 And the princes of the children of Am'- mon said unto Ha'nun their lord, 2 Thinkest thou that Da'vid doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee ? hath not Da'vid rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Wherefore Ha'nun took Da'vid's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, 6 even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told it unto Da'vid, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed : and the king said, Tarry at Jer'i- cho until your beards be grown, and then re- turn. 6 IT And when the children of Am'mon saw that they c stank before Da'vid, the children of Am'mon sent and' hired d the Syr'i-an§ of Beth'-re'hob, and the Syr'i-ans of Zo'ba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Ma'a- cah a thousand men, and of 3 Ish'-tob twelve thousand men. 7 And when Da'vid heard of it, he sent J5'ab, and all the host of e the mighty men. 8 And the children of Am'mon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate : and -^ the Syr'i-ans of ZQ'ba, and of Re'hob, and Ish'-t5b, and Ma'a-cah, were by themselves in the field. 9 When Jo'ab saw that the front of the bat- tle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Is/ra-el, and put them in array against the Syr'i-an§ : 10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of A-bish'a-i his brother, that he might put them in array against the chil- dren of Am'mon. 11 And he said, If the Syr'i-ans be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me : but if the children of Am'mon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 9 Be of good courage, and let us /l play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God : and l the Lord do that which seemeth him good. 13 And Jo'ab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syr'i-an§ : and they fled before him. 14 And when the children of Am'mon saw that the Syr'i-ans were fled, then fled they also before A-bish'a-i, and entered into the city. So Jo'ab returned from the children of Am'mon, and came to Je-ru'sa-lem. 15 IT And when the S5 r r'i-ans saw that they were smitten before ts'ra-el, they gathei-ed themselves together. 16 And Had'ar-e'zer sent, and brought out the Syr'i-an§ that were beyond 4 the river : and they came to He 'lam ; and 5 Sho'bach the captain of the host of Had'ar-e'zer went before them. 17 And when it was told Da'vid, he gathered all Is'ra-el together, and passed over Jor dan, and came to He'lam. And the Syr'i- ans set themselves in array against Da'vid, and fought with him. 18 And the Syr'i-ans fled before Is'ra-el ; and Da'vid slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syr'i-ans, and forty thousand k horsemen, and smote Sho'bach the captain of their host, who died there. 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Had'ar-e'zer saw that they were smitten before Is'ra-el, they made peace with Is'ra-el, and ' served them. So the Syr'i-ans feared to help the children of Am'mon any more. CHAPTER 11. 1 While Jonb besieged Rabbah, David committeth adultery with Batli-slieiin. i; Uri«h, sent for by David to oovi r tlu adultery, would not go home neither sober nor drunken. 14 /A carrieln to Jooli the letter of hit death, is Joab sendeth the m wt thei i of to David. 26 Dnnd takelh Bath-iheba to wife. AND it came to pass, 2 after the year was XA_ expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that "Da'vid sent JQ'ab, and his servants with him, and all Is'ra-el; and they destroyed the children of Am'mon, and besieged RSb'bah. But Da'vid tarried still at Je-ru'sa-lem. 2 IT And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that Da'vid arose from off his bed, ° and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the roof he c saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And Da'vid sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this 3 Bath'- she'ba, the daughter of 4 E-li'am, the wife d of U-ri'ah the Hit'tite ? 4 And Da'vid sent messengers, and took her ; and she came in unto him, and e he lay with her; 5 for she was -^purified from her uncleanness : and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told Da'vid, and said, I am with child. 6 IT And Da'vid sent to Jo'ab, saying, Send me U-ri'ah the Hit'tite. And Jo'ab sent U-ri'ah to Da'vid. 7 And when U-ri'ah was come unto him, Da'vid demanded of him 6 how Jo'ab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And Da'vid said to U-ri'ah, Go down to thy house, and "wash thy feet. And U-ri'ah departed out of the king's house, and there "followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But U-ri'ah 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 Da'vid, saying, U-ri'ah went not down unto his house, Da'- vid said unto U-ri'ah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 11 And U-ri'ah said unto Da'vid, h The ark, and Is'ra-el, and Ju'dah, abide in tents ; and ' my lord Jo'ab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields ; shall I H. c. cir.1036. * 1 Chr. 19. 1". footmen. I ch. 8. 6. cir.1035. 2 Hcb.at n„ re- turn of thi '/< or, 1 Kings 2IJ.22.26. 2 Chr. :•>;. in. a 1 Chr. ai. l. b Deut. 22.8. Job SI. L Mutt. 5. 28. ::Or. Bath- thuah. 1 Chr. 8. 5. 4 Or, Ammirl. d ch. 23. 39. e Ps. 51, title. JameB 1. 14. 5 Or, and when she had purified herself, Sfe. she returned. /'Lev. 1.5. 19. 28 : 18. 19. fi Ilcb. of theyeace oj, Sc. 7 Gen. 18. 4 i 19. 2. -Hcb. vmt out after h ch. 7. 2, 6. 363 David causeth Uriah to be slain. 2 SAMUEL, 12. He taketh Bath-sheba to wife. cir.'l035. * Gen. 19. 33,35. I ver. 9. m See 1 Kings 21. 8, 9. 2Heb. strong. 3Heb. from after him. nch.12.9. And the King kissed Absalom. — 2 Sam. 14. 33. then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife ? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And Da'vid said to U-ri'ah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee de- part. So U-ri'ah abode in Je-ru'sa-l&m that day, and the morrow. 13 And when Da'vid had called him, he did eat and drink before him ; and he made him fc drunk : and at even he went out to lie on his bed l with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 IT And it came to pass in the morning, that Da'vid m wrote a letter to Jo'ab, and sent it by the hand of U-ri'ah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye U-ri'ah in the forefront of the 2 hottest battle, and retire ye 3 from him, that he may n be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Jo'ab ob- served the city, that he assigned U-ri'ah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Jo'ab : and there fell some of the people of the servants of Da'vid ; and U-ri'ah the Hit'tite died also. 18 IT Then Jo'ab sent and told Da'vid all the things concerning the war ; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight ? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? 21 Who smote A-bim'e-lech the son of PJe-rtib'be-sheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in The'bez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant U-ri'ah the Hit'tite is dead also. 22 IT So the messen- ger went, and came and shewed Da'vid all that Jo'ab had sent him for. 23 And the messen- ger said unto Da'vid, Surely the men pre- vailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants ; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant U-ri'ah the Hit'tite is dead also. 25 Then Da'vid said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Jo'ab, Let not this thing 2 displease thee, for the sword devour- eth 3 one as well as another: make thy bat- tle more strong against the city, and over- throw it : and encourage thou him. 26 1T And when the wife of U-ri'ah heard that U-ri'ah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, Da'vid sent and fetched her to his house, and she q became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that Da'vid had done 4 displeased the Lord. CHAPTER 12. 1 Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causeth David to be his own judge. 7 David, reproved by Nathan, confesseth his sin. and is pardoned. 15 David mourneth and praycth for the child, while it lived. 24 Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah. 26 David taketh Rabbah, and lorlureth the people thereof. ND the Loud sent Na'than unto Da'vid. And a he came unto him, and 6 said unto him, There were two men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and A* B. C. cir.1035. 364 The parable of the ewe lamb. 2 SAMUEL. 12. The child of Uriah's wife dieth. cir.1034. 2Heb. morsel. 3 Or, is worthy to 2 Kings 14. 17. 810. 2Heb. from after. 3Heb. con- spired a conspir- acy. 4 That is. The city of Darid, as it is 2 Kings 14. 20. 810. o 2 Kings 14.21,22: 15. 1, tee. 5 Or, Azariah. 517 The prosperity of Uzziah. 2 CHRONICLES, 27. Jothamfs prosperous reign. B.C. 810. 6 See ch. 24. 2. c Gen. 41. 15. Dan. 1. 17; 2. 19: 10. 1. 2 Ileb. ili Me feeing of God. d Is. 14. 3 Or, m the country of Aslulod. ech.21. 16. /2 Sam. 8.2. ch. 17.11. 4 Heb. went. g2 Kings 14. 13. Nell. 3. 13, 19, 32. Zech. 14. 10. 5 Or, re- paired. 6 Or, cut out many cisterns. 7 Or, Fruitful fields. 8 Heb. ground. 9 Heb. *Ae power of an army. 2 Heb. atones of slings. 3 Heb. went forth. cir. 7G5. h Deut. 32. 15. i Deut. 8. 14. ch. 25.18. k So 2 Kings Hi. 12, 13. 1 1 Chr. 6. 10. m Num. 18. 40 ; 18.7. began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Je-ru'sa-lem. His mother's name also ivas J6c'o-li'ah of Je-ru'sa-lem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Am'a-zi'ah did. 5 And b he sought God in the days of Zech'a- ri'ah, who c had understanding 2 in the visions of God : and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and d warred against the Phi-lis'tme§, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jab'neh, and the wall of Ash'dSd, and built cities 3 about Ash'd5d, and among the Phi-Hs'tines. 7 And God helped him against e the Phi-lis'- tines, and against the A-ra'bi-ans that dwelt in Gur'-ba'al, and the Me-hu'nims. 8 And the Am'mon-ites •''gave gifts to Uz-zi'ah: and his name 4 spread abroad even to the entering in of E'gypt ; for he strength- ened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uz-zi'ah built towers in Je-ru'- sa-lem at the 9 corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and 5 for- tified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and 6 digged many wells : for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains : husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in 7 Car'mel : for he loved 8 husbandry. 11 Moreover Uz-zi'ah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Je-i'el the scribe and Ma'a-se'iah the ruler, under the hand of Han'a-ni'ah, one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was 9 an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uz-zi'ah prepared for them through- out all the host shields, and spears, and hel- mets, and habergeons, and bows, and 2 slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Je-ru'sa-lem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name 3 spread far abroad ; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 16 H But /l when he was strong, his heart was l lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and ,c went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And ^Az'a-ri'ah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men : 18 And they withstood Uz-zi'ah the king, and said unto him, It m appertaineth not unto thee, Uz-zi'ah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the n priests the sons of A&r'on, that are consecrated to burn incense : go out of the sanctuary ; for thou hast trespassed ; neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord God. 19 Then Uz-zi'ah was wroth, and had a cen- ser in his hand to burn incense : and while he was wroth with the priests, ° the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the in- cense altar. 20 And Az'a-ri'ah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence ; yea, himself p hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 q And Uz-zi'ah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a r 2 sev- eral house, being a leper ; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord : and Jo'tham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. 22 H Now the rest of the acts of Uz-zi'ah, first and last, did s I-§a'iah the prophet, the son of A'mOz, write. 23 ' So Uz-zi'ah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings ; for they said, He is a leper : and Jo'tham his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 27. 1 Jot ham reigning well prospered). 5 He subdueththe Ammonites. 7 His reign. 9 Ahaz sueceedeth him, JO'THAM a was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Je-ru'sa-lem. His mother's name also was Je-ru'shah, the daughter of Za'dok. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uz-zi'ah did : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And b the peo- ple did yet corruptly. 3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of 3 0'phel he built much. 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Ju'dah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 5 IT He fought also with the king of the Am'- mon-ites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Am'mon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thou- sand of barley. 4 So much did the children of Am'mon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jo'tham became mighty, because he 5 prepared his ways before the Lord his God. 7 IF Now the rest of the acts of Jo'tham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Is'ra-el and Ju'dah. 18 The death of Jotham. 2 CHRONICLES, 28. Ahaz reigneth wickedly. c 2 King 15.38. 741. a 2 Kings 16.2. 6 Ex. 34. 17. Lev. 1». 4. c Judg.2. 11. 2 Or, offered sacrifice, d 2 Kings 23. in. e Lev. IS. 21. 2 Kings 16. 3. ch. 33. 6. /Is. 7. 1. Amazxah 2 Chron. 25. TO 27. 8 He was twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Je- ru'sa-lem. 9 IT c And Jo'tham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Da'vid: and A'haz his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 28. 1 Ahaz reigning very wickedly is greatly afflicted by the Syrians. 6 Judah being captiva'ed by the Israelites is sent home by the counsel of Oded the prophet. 16 Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria is not helped thereby. 22 In his distress he groweth more idola- trous. 26 He dying, Hezekiah succeedeth him. AHAZ a was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Je-ru'sa-lem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like Da'vid his father : 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Is/ra-el, and made also b molten images for c Ba'al-Im. 3 Moreover he 2 burnt incense in d the valley of the son of Hin'nom, and burnt e his chil- dren in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Is/ra-el. 4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 5 Wherefore -^ the Lord his God delivered Lachish him into the hand of the king of Syr'i-a ; and they 9 smote him, and carried away a great multi- tude of them captives, and brought them to 2 Da-mas'cus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Is'ra-el, who smote him with a great slaughter. 6 IT For h Pe'kah the son of Rem'a- li'ah slew in Ju'dah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all 3 valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7 And Zich'ri, a mighty man of E'phra-im, slew Ma'a-sa'iah the king's son, and Az'ri- kam the governor of the house, and El'ka- nah that was 4 next to the king. 8 And the children of Is/ra-el carried away captive of their x brethren two hundred thou- sand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Sa-ma'ri-a. 9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was O'ded : and he went out be- fore the host that came to Sa-ma'ri-a, and said unto them, Behold, k because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Ju'dah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that 'reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem for m bondmen and bondwomen unto you : but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God ? 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the a 2 Kings 16. 5, 6. 2Heb. Darme- sek. Ii 2 Kings 15. 27. 3Heb. sons of valour. 4 Heb. the second to the king. i ch.11.4. * Ps. 69. 26. Is. 10. 5 ; 47.6. Ezek.25. ' 12, lo ; 26.2. Obad. 10, &c. Zech. 1. 15. 7Ezra9.6. Eev. 18. 5. m Lev. 2.5. 39, 42, 43,46. 519 The idolatry and death of Ahaz. 2 CHRONICLES, 29. The good reign of Hezekiah. b. c. cir.741. n James 2.13. p 2 Kings 6.22. Prov. 25. 21, 22. Luke 6. 27. Rom. 12. 20. g Deut. 34.3. Judg. 1. 16. cir. 741. r 2 Kings 16.7. 2 Heb. a cap- tivity, s Ezek. 16.27,57. rch. 21.2. u Ex. 32. 25. 740. x 2 Kings 15. 29 ; 16.7,8,9. y See ch. 25. 14. 3 Heb. Darine- sek. t Jer. 44. 17, 18. a See ch. 29. 3, 7. captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: n for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you. 12 Then certain of the heads of the children of E'phra-im, Az'a-ri'ah the son of Jo-h&'nan, Ber'e-chi'ah the son of Me-shil'le-m5th, and Je'hiz-ki'ah the son of Shal'lum, and Am'a-sa the son of Had'lai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither : for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass : for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Is'ra-el. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the con- gregation. 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 p gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jer'i-chQ, a the city of palm trees, to their brethren : then they returned to Sa-ma'ri-a. 16 IT r At that time did king A'haz send unto the kings of As-syr'i-a to help him. 17 For again the E'dom-ites had come and smitten Ju'dah, and carried away 2 captives. 18 s The Phi-lis'tmes also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Ju'dah, and had taken Beth'-she'mesh, and Aj'a-15n, and Ge-de'roth, and Sho'cho with the villages thereof, and Tim'nah with the villages thereof, Gim'zo also and the villages thereof : and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Ju'dah low be- cause of A'haz king of *ls/ra-el; for he "made Ju'dah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. 20 And x Til'gath-pil-ne'ser king of As- syr'i-a came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. 21 For A'haz took away a portion out 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 As-syr'i-a : but he helped him not. 22 1T And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord : this is that king A'haz. 23 For y ~he sacrificed unto the gods of 3 Da- mas'cus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syr'i-a help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that z they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Is'ra-el. 24 And A'haz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, a and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Je-ru'sa- lgm. 25 And in every several city of Ju'dah he made high places 2 to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 26 IT 6 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ju'dah and Is'- ra-el. 27 And A'haz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Je-ru'sa- lem : but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Is'ra-el : and Hgz'e-kl'ah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 29. 1 HezeJciah's good reign. 3 He restoreth religion. 5 He exhorteth the Levites. 12 They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God. 20 Hezekiah offereth solemn sacrifices, wherein the Levites were more forward than the priests. HEZ'E-Kl'AH a began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Je-ru'sa- lem. And his mother's name was A-bi'jah, the daughter 6 of Zech'a-rl'ah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Da'vid his father had done. 3 1T He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, c opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Le'vites, and gathered them together into the east street, 5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Le'vites, d sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have e turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and 3 turned their backs. 7 -f 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 Is'ra-el. 8 Wherefore the 9 wrath of the Lord was upon Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-ISm, and he hath delivered them to 4 trouble, to astonishment, and to h hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 9 For, lo, % our fathers 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 k a cove- nant with the Lord God of Is'ra-el, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, 5 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 6 burn incense. 12 IT Then the Le'vites arose, Ma'hath the son of A-mas'a-i, and Jo 'el the son of Az'a- ri'ah, of the sons of the K5'hath-ites : and of the sons of Me-ra'ri, Kish the son of Ab'di, and Az'a-ri'ah the son of Je-hal'e-lel : and of the Ger'shon-ites ; Jo'ah the son of Zim'- mah, and E'den the son of Jo'ah : B.C. 740. 2 Or, to offer. b 2 Kings 16.19,20. 726. 4 Heb. commo- tion, Deut. 28. 25. h 1 Kings 9.8. Jer. 18. 16; 19.8; 25. 9, 18 ; 29. 18. i'ch.28. 5, 6, 8, 17. k ch. 15. 12. 5 Or, be not now de- ceived. I Num. 3. 6 ; 8. 14 : 18. 2, 6. 6 Or, offer sacrifice. 520 The priests sanctify themselves, 2 CHRONICLES, 29. and cleanse the house of God. B.C. 726. m ver. 5. 2 Or. in the busi- ness of the Lord, ch. 30. 12. n 1 Chr. 23.28. 726. o ch. 28. 24. p Lev. 4. 3,14. 13 And of the sons of El'za-phan ; Shlm'ri, and Je-I'el : and of the sons of A'saph ; Z6ch'- a-ri'ah, and Mat'ta-ni'ah : 14 And of the sons of He'man ; of Je-hl'el, and Je-du'thun ; Shlm'e-i: and of the sons She-ma'iah, and Uz-zi'el. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and m sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, 2 by the words of the Lord, n to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, 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 Le'vites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kid'ron. 17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord : so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days ; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 Then they went in to Hez'e-ki'ah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king A'haz in his reign did ° cast away in his transgres- sion, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 IT Then H6z ' e - ki ' ah the king rose early, and gath- ered 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 p sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanc- tuary, and for Ju'- dah. And he com- manded the priests the sons of Aar'on to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and 9 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 2 forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the con- gregation ; and they laid their r hands upon them: 24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, s to make an atonement for all ts'ra-el : for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Is/ra-el. 25 ' And he set the Le'vites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, " according to the commandment of Da'vid, and of x Gad the king's seer, and Na'than the prophet : " for so was the com- mandment 3 of the Lord 4 by his prophets. 26 And the Le'vites stood with the instru- ments z of Da'vid, and the priests with a the trumpets. 27 And H8z'e-ki'ah commanded to offer the B.C. 726. <7 Lev. 8. 14, 1">, 19, 24. Heb. 9. 21. 2 Heb. near. r Lev. 4. 15, 24. s Lev. 14. 20. t 1 Chr. Ki. 4 ; 25. 6. u 1 Chr. 23. 5 ; 2.5. 1. ch. 8. 14. r 2 Sam. 24. 11. ii ch.30. 12. 8 Heb. by the hand of the Lord. 4 Heb. by the hand of. z 1 Chr. 28. 5. Amos 6.5. a Num. 10. 8, 10. 1 Chr. 15. 24 ; 16.6. The Leprosy even rose up in his Forehead before the Priests in the House of the Lord. — 2 Chron. 26. 19. 521 Hezekiah proclaimeth 2 CHRONICLES, 30. a solemn passover. B.C. 726. 2 Heb. in the time. b ch. 23. 18. 3 Heb. hands of instru- ments. 4 Heb. song. c ch. 20. 18. 5 Heb. found. 6 Or, filled your hand. ch. 13. 9. d Lev. 7. 12. e ch. 35. 11. 7 Heb. strength- ened them. /ch. 30. 3. »Ps.7.10. h Lev. 3. 16. » Num. 15. 5, 7, 10. a Num. 9. 10, 11. bEx. 12. 6,18. c ch. 21). 34. burnt offering upon the altar. And 2 when the burnt offering began, 6 the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the 3 instruments ordained by Da'vid king of Is'ra-el. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the 4 singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, c the king and all that were 5 present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 30 Moreover Hez'e - ki'ah the king and the princes commanded the Le'vites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of Da'- vid, and of A'saph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 31 Then HeVe- ki'ah answered and said, Now ye have 6 consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and d thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was three- score and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs : all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 And the consecrated things were six hun- dred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings : wherefore e their brethren the Le'vites 7 did help them, till the work was ended, and un- til the other priests had sanctified themselves : ^for the Le'vites were more 9 upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with h the fat of the peace offer- ings, and l the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 And Hez'e-ki'ah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people : for the thing was done suddenly. CHAPTER 30. 1 Hezekiah •proclaimeth a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel. 13 The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days. 27 The priests and Levites bless the people. AND HSVe-ki'ah sent to all Is'ra-el and JLlL Ju'dah, and wrote letters also to E'phra-im and Ma-n&s'seh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Je-ru'sa- 18m, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Is'ra-el. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Je-ru'sa- 16m, to keep the passover in the second a month. 3 For they could not keep it b at that time, c because the priests had not sanctified them- selves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Je-ru'sa-lem. 4 And the thing 2 pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all ts/ra-el, from Be'er-she'ba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Is'ra-el at Je-ru'sa-lem : for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters 3 from the king and his princes throughout all I§'- ra-el and Ju'dah, and according to the com- mandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Is'ra-el, d turn again unto the Lord God of A'bra-ham, I'§aac, and Is'ra-el, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are es- caped out of the hand of e the kings of As-syr'i-a. 7 And be not ye f like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore 9 gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now 4 be ye not h stiffnecked, as your fa- thers were, but 5 yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever : and serve the Lord your God, Hhat 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 k com- passion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land : for the Lord your God is ' gracious and mer- ciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye m return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of E'phra-im and Ma- nas'seh even unto Zeb'u-lun : but n they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless ° divers of Ash'er and Ma- n&s'seh and of Zeb'u-lun humbled themselves, and came to Je-ru'sa-lem. 12 Also in Ju'dah p the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the command- ment of the king and of the princes, 9 by the word of the Lord. 13 IT And there assembled at Je-ru'sa-lgm much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great con- gregation. 14 And they arose and took away the r altars that were in Je-ru'sa-lem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kid'ron. 15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Le'vites were s ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in 6 their place after their manner, according to the law of Mo'seg the man of God : the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Le'vites. 17 For there were many in the congregation 522 The feast kept fourteen days. 2 CHRONICLES, 31. Idolatry is destroyed. B.C. 726. t ch. 29. 34. u ver. II. x Ex. 12. 43, &c. Srch.19.3. ' therefore the Le'- the killing of the that were not sanctified : vites had the charge of passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord. 18 For a multitude of the people, even 11 many of E'phra-im, and Ma-n&s'seh, ls'- sa-char, and Zeb'u-lun, had not cleansed themselves, x yet did they eat the nassover otherwise than it was writ- ten. But Hez'e-ki'ah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one 19 That "prepareth 2Heb. found. z Ex. 12. 15 ; 13. 6. NOW HEAR ME THEREFORE, AND DELIVER THE Captives again. — 2 Chron. 28. 11. his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. 20 And the Lord hearkened to Hez'e-ki'ah, and healed the people. 21 And the children of Is'ra-el that were 2 present at Je-ru'sa-lem, kept z the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great glad- ness : and the Le'vites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with 2 loud in- struments unto the Lord. 22 And Hez'e-ki'ah spake 3 comfortably unto all the Le'vites ° that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and b making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep c other seven days : and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24 For Hez'e-ki'ah king of Ju'dah 4d did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congrega- tion a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep : and a great number of priests e sanc- tified themselves. 25 And all the congregation of Ju'dah, with the priests-and the Le'vites, and all the con- gregation -^that came out of Is/ra-el, and the strangers that came out of the land of Is'ra- el, and that dwelt in Ju'dah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Je-ru'sa-lem: for since the time of S51'o-mon the son of Da'vid king of Is'ra-el there was not the like in Je-ru'sa- lem. 27 IT Then the priests the Le'vites arose and 9 blessed the people : and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to 5 his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. CHAPTER 31. 1 The -people is forward in destroying idolatry. 2 Hezekiah order- eth the courses of the priests ana Leviles, and provideth for their work and maintenance. 5 The people 's forwardness in offerings and tithes. 11 Hezekiah appointeth officers to dispose of the tithes. 20 The sincerity of Hezekiah. N OW when all this was finished, all Is/ra- el that were 6 present went out cities of Ju'dah, and "brake the 7 to the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Ju'dah and Ben'ja-min, in E'phra-im also and Ma-nas'seh, 8 until they had utterly de- stroyed them all. Then all the children of Is'ra-el returned, every man to his posses- sion, into their own cities. 2 IT And Hgz'e-ki'ah appointed 6 the courses of the priests and the Le'vites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Le'vites c for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. 3 He appointed also the king's portion of his 523 The people's forwardness 2 CHRONICLES, 31. in offerings and tithes. B.C. 726. dNum. 28 ; 29. e Num. 18. 8, &c. Neh. 13. 10. /Mai. 2. 7. 2Heb. brake forth, g Ex. 22. 29 Neh. 13. 12. 3 Or, dates. h Lev. 27. 30. Deut. 14.28. 4Heb. heaps, heaps. substance for the burnt offerings, to ivit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the d law of the Lord. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lem to give the e portion of the priests and the Le'vites, that they might be encouraged in -^ the law of the Lord. 5 IT And as soon as the commandment 2 came abroad, the children of Is/ra-el brought in abundance 9 the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and 3 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 is/ra-el and Jii'dah, that dwelt in the cities of Ju'dah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the h tithe of holy things which were conse- crated unto the Lord their God, and laid them 4 by heaps. 7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation Then the Pkiests the Levites arose and blessed the People. — 2 Chron. 30. 524 of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8 And when HSz'e-kl'ah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Is/ra-el. 9 Then Hez'e-ki'ah questioned with the priests and the Le'vites concerning the heaps. 10 And Az'a-rl'ah the chief priest of the house of Za'dok answered him, and said, % Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty : for the Lord hath blessed his people ; and that which is left is this great store. 11 IT Then Hez'e-ki'ah commanded to pre- pare 2 chambers in the house of the Lord ; and they prepared them, 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: fc over which CSn'o-nl'ah the Le'vite was ruler, and Shim'e-i his brother was the next. 13 And Je-hl'el, and Az'a-zi'ah, and Na'hath, and A'sa-hel, and Jer'i-mQth, and JSz'a-bad, and E'li-el, and Is'ma-chl'ah, and M&'hath, Be-na'iah, were overseers 3 under the hand of CSn'o-nl'ah and Shim'e-i his brother, at the commandment of Hez'e-ki'ah the king, and Az'a-ri'ah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Ko're the son of Im'nah the Le'vite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things. 15 And 4 next him were E'den, and Min'i-a-min, and Jgsh ' u - a, and She-ma'iah, Am'a-rl'ah, and Sh8c'a-nl'ah, in 1 the cities of the priests, in their 5 set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small : 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that enter- eth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges accord- ing to their courses ; 17 Both to the genealogy o f the priests by Hezefciah's sincerity. 2 CHRONICLES, 32. Sennacherib's invasion. B C. m 1 Chr. 23. 24, 27. ^Or, trust. n Lev. 25. 34. Num. 35.2. o ver. 12, 13, 14, 15. p 2 Kings 20.3. 713. a 2 Kings 18. 13, &c. Is. 36. 1, &c. 3Heb. orea£ (Aem up. 4Heb. his face was to war. ,.,.v^\\-'Ay ^ n. ~*^-<7L- m ■■■■■■ TRANSLATION. 1st line. " (Behold) the excavation ! Now this had been the history of the excavation. While the workmen were still lifting up 2nd line. " the axe, each towards his neighbour, and while three cubits still remained to (cut through), (each heard) the voice of the other who called 3rd line. " to his neighbour since there was an excess in the rock on the right hand and on (the left). And on the day of the 4th line. " excavation the workmen struck, each to meet his neighbour, axe against axe, and there flowed 5th line. " the waters from the spring to the pool for a thousand two hundred cubits ; and Cth line. " of a cubit was the height of the rock over the heads of the workmen." • [2 Kings 20. 20. 2 Chr. 32. 30.] the house of their fathers, and the Le'vites m 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 2 set office they sanctified themselves in holiness : 19 Also of the sons of Aar'on the priests, which were in n the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were ° expressed by name, to give por- tions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Le'vites. 20 IT And thus did Hez'e-ki'ah throughout all Ju'dah, and p 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 32. 1 Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifieth himself, and encouragelh his people. 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennach- erib, by message and letters, Hezekiah and Isaiah pray. 21 An angel dcstroyelh the host of the Assyrians, to the glory of Hezekiah. 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God giveth him a sign of recovery, 25 He traxing proud is humbled by God . 27 His wealth and works. 31 His error in the ambassage of Babylon . 32 He dying, Manasseh succeedeth him. AFTER "these things, and the establish- XjL ment thereof, Sen-nacb'e-rib king of As-syr'i-a came, and entered into Ju'dah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought 3 to win them for himself. 2 And when Hez'e-ki'ah saw that Sen- nach'e-rib was come, and that 4 he was pur- posed to fight against Je-ru'sa-lem, 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the foun- tains which were without the city : and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people to- gether, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that 2 ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of As- syr'i-a come, and find much water? 5 Also 6 he strengthened himself, c and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired d MIl'lo in the city of Da'vid, and made 3 darts and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the peo- ple, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and 4 spake comfortably to them, saying, 7 e Be strong and courageous, -^ be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of As-syr'i-a, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for 9 there be more with us than with him : 8 With him is an h arm of flesh ; but l with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people 5 rested themselves upon the words of Hez'e-ki'ah king of Ju'dah. 9 IT fc After this did Sen-nach'e-rib king of As-syr'i-a send his servants to Je-ru'sa-lem, (but he himself laid siege against La'chish, and all his 6 power with him,) unto Hez'e- ki'ah king of Ju'dah, and unto all Ju'dah that were at Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, 10 l Thus saith Sen-n&ch'e-rib king of As- syr'i-a, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide 7 in the siege in Je-ru'sa-lem ? 11 Doth not Hez'e-ki'ah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, m The Lord our God shall de- liver us out of the hand of the king of As-syr'i-a? 12 n Hath not the same Hez'e-ki'ah taken away his high places and his altars, and com- manded Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn in- cense upon it? B.C. 713. 2 Heb. over. Jlowed. b Is. 22. 9, 10. c ch. 25. 23. d 2 Sam. 5.9. 1 Kings 9. 24. 3 Or, swords, or, weapons. 4 Heb. spake to their heart, ch.30. 22. Is. 40. 2. e Deut. 31.6. /ch. 20. 1.5. g 2 Kings 6.16. A Jer. 17. 5. 1 John 4.4. i ch. 13. 12. Rom. 8. 81. 5 Heb. leaned. 710. k 2 Kings 18.17. 6 Heb. do- minion. I 2 Kings 18. 19. 7 Or, in the strong hold. m 2 Kings 18.30. n 2 Kings 18. 22. 525 The Assyrians destroyed. 2 CHRONICLES, 33. ManasseKs wicked reign. b. c. 710. o 2 Kings 18.33,34, 36. p 2 Kings 18. 29. q 2 Kings 19.9. r 2 Kings 19. 12. «2 Kings 18. 28. /2 King 18. 2li, 27, 28. u 2 Kings 19. 18. a; 2 Kings 19. 15. 3/ 2 Kings 19. 2, 4. cir.710. z 2 Kings 19. 36, &c. 2Heb. made Mm/all. 710. SHeb. precious things. * ch. ir. 6. 6 ch. 1. 1. 713. c2 Kings 20. 1. Is. 38. 1. 4 Or, wrought a mira- cle/or him. d Ps. lltl. 12. e ch. 26. 16. Hab. 2.4. /ch. 24. 18. g Jer. 26. IS, 19. 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 lands 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 p let not Hez'e-ki'ah de- ceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, 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 ? 16 And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hez'e- kl'ah. 17 q He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Is'ra-el, and to speak against him, saying, r As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hez'e- kl'ah deliver his people out of mine hand. 18 s Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jew§' speech unto the people of Je-ru'sa-lem 1 that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 19 And they spake against the God of Je-ru'- sa-lSm, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were w the work of the hands of man. 20 "'And for this cause HeVe-ki'ah the king, and ^the prophet 1-sa'iah the son of A'mSz, prayed and cried to heaven. 21 IT z 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 As-syr'i-a. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels ^ slew him there with the sword. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hez'e-kl'ah and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem from the hand of Sen-nach'e-rib the king of As-syr'i-a, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Je-ru'sa-lem, and 3a presents to Hez'e- ki'ah king of Ju'dah: so that he was b mag- nified in the sight of all nations from thence- forth. 24 IT c In those days Hez'e-ki'ah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord : and he spake unto him, and he 4 gave him a sign. 25 But Hez'e-kl'ah d rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him ; for e his heart was lifted up : f therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 26 9 Notwithstanding Hez'e-kl'ah humbled himself for 2 the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them ft in the days of Hez'e-ki'ah. 27 IT And Hez'e-ki'ah 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 3 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 in abundance : for l God had given him substance very much. 30 k This same Hez'e-ki'ah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gi'hSn, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of Da'vid. And Hez'e-ki'ah prospered in all his works. 31 IT Howbeit in the business of the 4 am- bassadors of the princes of Bab'y-lon, who { sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to m try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. 32 IT Now the rest of the acts of Hez'e-kl'ah, and his 5 goodness,_behold, they are written in n the vision of I-sa'iah the prophet, the son of A'mSz, and in the ° book of the kings of Ju'dah and Is'ra-el. 33 p And Hez'e-ki'ah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the 6 chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of Da'vid : and all Ju'dah and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem did him q honour at his death. And Ma-nas'- seh his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 33. 1 Manasseh's wicked reign. 3 Be setteth up idolatry, and would not be admonished. 11 Be is carried into Babylon. 12 Upon his prayer to God he is released, and puttcth down idolatry. 18 His acts. 20 Be dying, Anion succeedeth him. 21 Amon reicning wickedly is slain by his servants. 25 The murderers being slain, Josiah succeedeth him. MA-NAS'SEH a was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Je ru'sa-lem: 2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the b abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Is'ra-el. 3 H For 7 he built again the high places which Hez'e-kl'ah his father had c broken down, and he reared up altars for Ba'al-im, and d made groves, and worshipped e all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said/ In Je-ru'- sa-lem shall my name be for ever. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven s in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 h And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hin'nom : * also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and k dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wiz- B.C. 713. 2Heb. the lift- ing up. h 2 Kings 20. 19. 3Heb. instru- ments of desire. ¥ 1 Chr. 29. 12. k Is. 22. 9,11. 712. 4Heb. interpre- ters. 1 2 Kings 20. 12. Is. 39. 1. m Deut. 8.2. 6Heb. kind- nesses, n Is. 36 ; 37 ; 38 i 39. o 2 Kings 18 ; 19 ; 20. p 2 Kings 20. 21. 6 Or, highest. g Prov. 10.7. 698. a 2 KingB 21. 1, &c. 6 Deut. 18.9. 2 Chr. 28.3. 7 Heb. he retwned and bvilt. c 2 Kings 18.4. ch. 30. 14; 31.1; 32. 12. d Deut. 16. 21. e Deut. 17.3. /Deut. 12. 11. • 1 Kings 8. 29 ; 9. 3. ch. 6.6; 7.16. a ch. 4. 9. h Lev. 18. 21. Deut. 18. 10. 2 Kings 23.10. ch. 28. 3. Ezek. 23. 37, 39. i Deut. 18. 10, 11. k 2 Kings 21.6. 526 Manasseh is made captive, and 2 CHRONICLES, 33. afterwards restored to his kingdom. b. c. G98. I 2 Kings 21. 7. m Ps. 132. 14. n 2 Sam. 7.10. 677. o Dent. 28. 36. 2Heb. which were the Jcinfi's. p Job 36. 8. Ps. ior. in, n. 3 Or, cltnins. g 1 Pet. 5. 6. r 1 Chr. .5.20. Ezra 8. 23. ards : he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And f he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to Da'vid and to S51'- o-mon his son, In m this house, and in Je- ru'sa-lem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Is/ra-el, will I put my name for ever: 8 "Neither will I anymore remove the foot of Is'ra-el from out of the land which 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 Mo'se§. 9 So Ma-nas'seh made Ju'dah and the inhab- itants of Je-ru'sa-lem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had de- stroyed before the children of Is/ra-el. 10 And the Lord spake to Ma-nas'-seh, and to his people : but they would not hearken. 11 1T "Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host 2 of the king of As-syr'i-a, which took Ma-n&s'seh among the thorns, and p bound him with 3 fetters, and carried him to Bab'y-lon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he be- sought the Lord his God, and q humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him : and he was r in- treated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Je-ru'sa-lem into his kingdom. Then Ma-nas'seh 8 knew that the Lord he was God. 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of Da'vid, on the west side of 'Gl'- h5n, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed "about 2 0'phel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Ju'- dah. 15 And he took away x 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 Je- ru'sa-lem, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and y thank offerings, and commanded Ju'dah to serve the Lord God of is/ra-el. 17 2 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only. 18 H Now the rest of the acts of Ma-nas'- seh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of a the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Is'ra-el, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is'ra-el. 19 His prayer also, and how God was in- treated of him, and all his sins, and his tres- pass, 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 3 the seers. B.C. 677. a Ps.9. 10. Dan. 4. 2S. t 1 Kingp 1. 38. u ch. 27. 2 Or, Tin tower. 'J Lev. 12. z ch. 32. 12. n 1 Sam. 9.9. 3 Or, Itosai. The Pool of Hezekiah — Jerusalem. " Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it ... to the . . . city." — 2 Chron. 32. 30. 527 Josiah's good reign. 2 CHRONICLES, 34. The temple is repaired. b. c. 677. 6 2 King 21. 18. c 2 Kings 21.19.Ste. d ver. 12. 2 Heb. multi- plied trespass. e 2 Kings 21.23,24. 641. a 2 Kings 22. 1, 8tc. 634. b eh. 15.2. 630. c 1 Kings 13.2. d ch. 33. 17, 22. e Lev. 26. 30. 2 Kings 23. 4. 3 Or, Sim images. fl Kings 23.6. 4 Heb. /ace o/ «Ae graves, g 1 Kings 13.2. 20 IT b So Ma-nas'seh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house : and A'mon his son reigned in his stead. 21 IT c A'mon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Je-ru'sa-lem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Ma-nas'seh his father : for A'mon sacrificed unto all images which Ma-nas'seh his made, and served them ; 23 And humbled not himself the carved father had before and E'phra-im, and Sim'e-on, even unto Naph'ta-li, with their 2 mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves', and had h beaten the graven images 3 into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of is'ra-el, he returned to J e -r u'sa- lem. IT N o w B.C. 630. 2 Or, maitls. I) Deut. 9.21. 3 Heb. to make powder. Lord, d as Ma-nas'seh his father bled himself; but A'mon 2 trespassed more and more. 24 e And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 25 IT But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king A'mon; and the people of the land made Jo- si'ah his son king in his stead. CHAPTER 34. 1 Josiah's good reign. 3 He de- stroyed idolatry. 8 He taketh order for the repair of the tem- ple. 14 Hilkiah having found a book of the law, Josiah sendelh to Huldah to enquire of the Lord. 23 Huldah prophesieth the de- struction of Jerusalem, but re- spile thereof in Josiah's time. 29 Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, reneweth the covenant with God. JO-SI' AH a was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Je-ru'sa-l&m one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of Da'vid his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 IT For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to b seek after the God of Da'vid his twelfth year he began and Je-ru'sa-lem d from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 e And they brake down the altars of Ba'al-im in his presence ; and the 3 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 strowed it upon the 4 graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he 9 burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 6 And so did he in the cities of Ma-nas'seh, They brake down the Altars of Baalim in his Presence. — 2 Chron. 34. 4. father : and in the c to purge Ju'dah Sha'phan the son of Az'a- li'ah, and Ma'a-se'iah the governor of the city, and Jo 'ah the son of Jo'a-haz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 And when they came to Hil-ki'ah the high priest, they delivered fc the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Le'vites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Ma-nas'seh and E'phra-im, and of all the remnant of Is'ra-el, and of all Ju'- dah and B8n'ja-min ; and they returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the work- men 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 4 to floor the houses which the kings of Ju'dah had destroyed. 12 And the men did the work faithfully : and the overseers of them were Ja'hath and O'ba-di'ah, the Le'vites, of the sons of 624. i 2 Kings £See 2 Kings 12. 4, Sic. 4 Or, to rafter. 528 A book of the law is found. 2 CHRONICLES, 34. The prophecy of Huldah. b. c. 624. ZlChr. 23. 4, 5. m 2 Kings 22. 8, &c. 2 Heb. by the hand of. 3 Heb. to the hand of. 4 Heb. poured out, or, melted. 5 Heb. in it. 6 Or, Acnhor, 2 Kings 22.12. Me-ra'ri ; and Zech'a-ri'ah and Me-shul'lam, of the sons of the Ko'hath-Ites, to set it for- ward ; and other of the Le'vites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. 13 Also they were over the bearers of bur- dens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service : l and of the Le'vites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 14 IT And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hil-ki'ah the priest m found a book of the law of the Lord given 2 by Mo'ses. 15 And Hil-ki'ah answered and said to Sha'- phan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hil- ki'ah delivered the book to Sha'phan. 16 And Sha'phan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed 3 to thy ser- vants, they do it. 17 And they have 4 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 work- men. 18 Then Sha'phan the scribe told the king, saying, Hil-ki'ah the priest hath given me a book. And Sha'- phan read 5 it before the king. 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 Hil-ki'- ah, and A-hi'kam the son of Sha'phan, and 6 Ab ' don the son of Mi'cah, and Sha'phan the scribe, and A-sa'iah a ser- vant of the king's, saying, 21 Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Is/ra-el and in Ju'dah, con- cerning the words of the book that is found: for great rs 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 written in this book. 22 And Hil-ki'ah, 34 and they that the king had appointed, went to Hul'dah the prophetess, the wife of Shal'- lum the son of " TIk'vath, the son of 2 Has'- rah, keeper of the 8 wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lgm 4 in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 23 IT And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Is/ra-el, 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 have read before the king of Ju'dah : 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands ; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched. 26 And as for the king of Ju'dah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Is/ra-el concerning the words which thou hast heard ; 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou B.C. 624. n 2 Kings 22. 14. 2 Or, Harhas. 3 Hi I,. gar- ments. 4 Or, in the school, or, in the second part. And Shaphak bead it before the King. — 2 Chron. 34. 18. 529 Josiah keepeth 2 CHRONICLES, 35. a solemn passover. B.C. 624. o 2 Kings 23. 1, Sic. 2Heb. from great even to small. p 2 Kings 11. 14; 23. 3. ch. C. 13. 3Heb. found. q 1 Kings 11.5. r Jer. 3. 10. 4Heb. from after. cir.623. a 2 Kings 23.21,22. b Ex. 12. 6. Ezra 6. 19. c ch. 23. 18. Ezra 6. 18. d ch. 29. 5, 11. e Deut. 33.10. ch.30. 22. Mai. 2. 7. /See ch. 34. 14. q ch. .5. 7. ft 1 Chr. 23.26. 1 1 Chr. 9.10. k 1 Chr. 23; 24; 25; 20. J ch. 8. 14. m Ps. 134. 1. 6Heb. the Jiouse of the fathers. didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hum- bledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord. 28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, 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 IT ° Then the king sent and gathered to- gether all the elders of Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa- lem. 30 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Ju'dah, and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, and the priests, and the Le'vites, and all the people, 2 great and small : and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood in p 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 statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were 3 present in Je-ru'sa-lem and Ben'ja-min to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 And Jo-si' ah took away all the q abomi- nations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Is'ra-el, and made all that were present in Is'ra-el to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. r And all his days they departed not 4 from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. CHAPTER 35. 1 Josiah keepeth a most solemn passover. 20 He, provoking Plia- raoh-neeho, is slain at Meyiddo. 25 Lamentations for Josiah. MOREOVER "Jo-si'ah kept a passover unto the Lord in Je-ru'sa-lem : and they killed the passover on the b fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their c charges, and d encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, 3 And said unto the Le'vites e that taught all Is'ra-el, which were holy unto the Lord, •^Put the holy ark g in the house which S51'- o-mon the son of Da'vid king of Is'ra-el did build ; h it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders : serve now the Lord your God, and his people Is/ra-el, 4 And prepare yourselves by the * houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the k writing of Da'vid king of Is/ra-el, and according to the l writing of S6To-mon his son. 5 And m stand in the holy place according to the divisions of 5 the families of the fathers of your brethren 2 the people, and after the division of the families of the Le'vites. 6 So kill the passover, and "sanctify your- selves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of M6'§e§. 7 And Jo-si'ah 3 ° gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thou- sand bullocks : these were of the king's sub- stance. 8 And his princes 4 gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Le'vites : Hil-ki'ah and Zech'a-ri'ah and Je-hi'el, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Con'a-ni'ah also, and She-ma'iah and'Ne- than'e-el, his brethren, and Hash'a-bi'ah and Je-i'el and Joz'a-bSd, chief, of the Le'vites, 5 gave unto the Le'vites for passover offer- ings five thousand small cattle, and five hun- dred oxen. 10 So the service was prepared, and the priests p stood in their place, and the Le'- vites in their courses, according to the king's commandment. 11 And they killed the passover, and the priests q sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Le'vites r flayed them. 12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the di- visions of the famihes of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written s in the book of Mo'§e§. And so did they with the oxen. 13 And they t roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance : but the other holy offerings w sod they in pots, and in cal- drons, and in pans, and 6 divided them speed- ily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests : because the priests the sons of Aar'on were busied in of- fering of burnt offerings and the fat until night ; therefore the Le'vites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aar'on. 15 And the singers the sons of A'saph were in their 7 place, according to the x command- ment of Da'vid, and A'saph, and He'man, and Je-du'thun the king's seer ; and the porters y waited at every gate ; they might not depart from their service ; for their brethren the Le'vites prepared for them. 16 So all the service of the Lord was pre- pared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Jo-si'ah. 17 And the children of Is'ra-el that were 8 present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of z unleavened bread seven days. 18 And a there was no passover like to that kept in Is'ra-el from the days of Sam'u-el B C cir. 623. 2Hcb. the sons of the people, n ch. 29. 5, 15 ; 30. 3,15. Ezra 6. 20. SHeb. offered, o ch. 30. 24. 4Heb. offered. jHeb. offered. P Ezra 6. 18. q ch. 29. ,22. /■ See ch. 29.34. s Lev. 3.3. t Ex. 12. 8,9. Deut. 16.7. u 1 Sam. 2. 13, 14, 15. 6Heb. made them 7Heb. station, x 1 Chr. 25. 1, &c. V 1 Chr. II. 17, 18; 26.14.&C. SHeb. found. 2 Ex. 12. 15 ; 13. 6. ch.30. 21. a 2 Kings 23.22,23. 530 Josiah is slain. 2 chroniclp:s, 36. Jehoahaz is deposed. b. c. cir.G23. 610. b 2 Kings 28. 29. Jer. 4IJ.2. 2 Heb. house. " Hcb. f he house of my ' war. I King 22. 80. 4 Heb. jnude sick, 1 Kings 22. 34. (/ 2 Kings 23. 80. 5 Or, among the sepul- chres. e Zech. 12. 11. f Lam. ' 4. 20. g See Matt. S 23. h Jer. 22. 20. 6 Heb. kind- nesses. the prophet ; neither did all the kings of Is'ra-el keep such a passover as Jo-si'ah kept, and the priests, and the Le'vites, and all Ju'dah and Is'ra-el that were present, and the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jo-si'ah was this passover kept. 20 II b After all this, when Jo-si'ah had pre- pared the 2 temple, Ne'cho king of E'gypt came up to fight against Char'che-mish by Eu-phra'tes : and Jo-si'ah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Ju'dah? I come not against thee this day, but against 3 the house wherewith I have war : for God commanded me to make haste : forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Jo-si'ah would not turn his face from him, but "disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Ne'cho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Me- gid'do. 23 And the archers shot at king Jo-si'ah ; and the king said to his servants, Have me away ; for I am sore 4 wounded. 24 d His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had ; and they brought him to Je- ru'sa-lgm, and he died, and was bur- ied 5 in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And e all Ju'dah and Je-ru'- sa-l§m mourned for Jo-si'ah. 25 IT And Jer'e- mi'ah -^lamented for Jo-si'ah : and 9 a 1 1 the singing men and the sing- ing women spake of Jo-si'ah in their lamentations t o this day, h and made them an ordinance in Is'ra-el : and, be- hold, they are writ- ten in the lamen- tations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Jo-si'ah, and his 6 goodness, ac- cording to that which was written in the law of the Lord, 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is'ra-el and Ju'dah. CHAPTER 36. l Jehoahaz succeeding is devoted by PhurnoU, and carried into Egypt. G Jehoutkim reigning ill & carried bound into Babylon. 9 Jrhui'ichin succeeding reigneth ill, and is brought into Jiabu- lon. 11 Zedektah .succeeding reigneth ill, and despiseth the prophets, and rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar* 14 Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and people, is wholly destroyed, 22 The proclamation oj Cyrus. rPHEN °the people of the land took Je-ho'- X a-haz the son of Jo-si'ah, and made him king in his father's stead in Je-ru'sa-16m. 2 Je-ho'a-haz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Je-ru'sa-lem. 3 And the king of E'gypt 2 put him down at Je-ru'sa-lem, and 3 condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of E'gypt made E-li'a-kim his brother king over Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, and turned his name to Je-hoi'a-kim. And Ne'cho took Je-ho'a-haz his brother, and carried him to E'gJ'pt. 5 IT b Je-hoi'a-kim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Je-ru'sa-lem : and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 c Against him came up Neb'u-chad-ngz'zar B.C. G10. a 2 Kings 28. 80, 2 Heb. removed him. 3 Hcb. mulcted. b 2 King 28.36,8/ c 2 Kings 24. 1. Fore- told, Hab. 1. 6. GOT. Have me away ; fob I am soke wounded. — 2 Chron. 35. 23. 531 Jerusalem is 2 CHRONICLES, 36. wholly destroyed. Procession of Instrumental and Vocal Performers. {From an Egyptian Remains.) B.C. 607. 606. 2 Or, chains. dSee 2 Kings 24 6. Jer. 22. 18, 1!) ; 36. 30. e 2 Kings 24.13. Dan. 1.1, 2 ; 5. 2. 599. 3 Or, Jeco- ninh, 1 Chr. 3. 16, or, Coniah. Jer. 22. 24. /2 Kings 24.8. 4 Heb. at the re- turn of the >/ear. g 2 Kings 24. 10-17. h Dan. 1. 1,2;. 5.2. 599. 5 Heb. desire. 6 Or, Matta- _ niah, his father's brother, 2 Kings 24. 17. i Jer. 37.1. & 2 Kings 24. 18. Jer. 52. 1, &c. 593. I Jer. 52.3. Ezek.17. 15, 18. m2 Kings 17. 14. n Jer. 25. 3, 4 ; 35. 1.5 ; 44. 4. 7 Heb. b» Me hand of his messen- gers. 8 That is, continu- ally and care- fully. king of Bab'y-lon, and bound him in 2 fetters, to <* carry him to Bab'y-lon. 7 e Neb'u-chad-nSz'zar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Bab'y-lon, and put them in his temple at Bab'y-lon. 8 Now tthe rest of the acts of Je-hoi'a-kim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is/ra-el and Ju'dah : and 3 Je-hoi'a-chin his son reigned in his stead. 9 1T -^Je-hoi'a-chin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Je-ru'sa-lSm : and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. 10 And 4 when the year was expired, ^king NSb'u-chad-ngz'zar sent, and brought him to Bab'y-lon, h with the 5 goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made 6 % Zgd'e-ki'ah his brother king over Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa- 18m. 11 IT k ZSd'e-ki'ah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Je-ru'sa- 16m. 12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself be- fore JSr'e-mi'ah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. 13 And l he also rebelled against king Neb'u-chad-nSz'zar, who had made him swear by God : but he m stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Is/ra-el. 14 H Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, trans- gressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen ; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Je-ru'- sa-lgm. 15 n And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them 7 by his messengers, rising up 8 be- times, and sending ; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place : Bas Relief in the Palace of Cyrus. 532 16 But ° they mocked the messengers of God, and p despised his words, and q misused his prophets, until the r wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no 2 remedy. 17 s Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chal'dees, who * slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion 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 treasures of the king, and of his princes ; all these he brought to Bab'y-lon. 19 x And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Je-ru'sa-18m, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And 3 ^them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Bab'y-lon ; z where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Per'si-a : 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of a J£r'e- mi'ah, until the land b had en- joyed her sabbaths : for as long as she lay desolate c she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 IT d Now in the first year of Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of e J6r'e-mi'ah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of -^Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, that he made a proclama- tion throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 ^Thus saith Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of hea- ven given me ; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Je-ru'sa-ISm, which is in Ju'dah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. EZRA B.C. cir.536. a 2 Chr. 36. 22, 23. Jer. 25. 12; 2!). 10. .13, 6 eh 14. 2Heb. caused a voice to pass. c Is. 44. 28 ; 45. 1, 13. d Dan. 6. 3Heb. lift him up. e Phil. 2. 13. 4 That is, helped them. /ch. 5. 14; 6.5. g'i Kings 24. 13. 2 Chr. 36.". A See ch. 5. 5H.eb.the trans- porta- tion. CHAPTER 1. 1 The proclamation of Cyrus for t/ie building of the temple. 5 The people provide for the return. 7 Cyrus reslorelh the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar. OW in the first year of Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, that the word of the Lord a by the mouth of Jer'e- mi'ah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, b that he 2 made a proclamation through- out all his kingdom, and put it also in writ- ing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath c charged me to build him an house at Je-ru'sa-ISm, which is in Ju'dah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Je-ru'sa-ISm, which is in Ju'dah, and build the house of the Lord God of Is'ra-el, ( d he is the God,) which is in Je-ru'sa-lem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place 3 help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Je-ru'sa-lem. 5 1T Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Ju'dah and B6n'ja-mln, and the priests, and the Le'vites, with all them whose spirit e God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Je-ru'sa-18m. 6 And all they that were about them 4 strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 7 IT f Also Cy'rus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, ^ which Neb'u-chad-n6z'zar had brought forth out of Je-ru'sa-18m, and had put them in the house of his gods ; 8 Even those did Cy'rus king of Per'si-a bring forth by the hand of Mith're-dath the treasurer, and numbered them unto h Shesh- baz'zar, the prince of Ju'dah. 9 And this is the number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of sil- ver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Shesh-baz'zar bring up with them of 5 the captivity that were brought up from Bab'y- lon unto Je-ru'sa-lem. CHAPTER 2. 1 The number that return, of the people, 36 of the priests, 40 of the Lerites, 43 of the tfrthinims, 55 of Solomon's serrants, 62 of the priests which could not shew their pedigree. 04 The whole number of them, with their substance. 68 Their oblations. ~VTOW a these are the children of the pro- _1_M vince that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, b whom Neb'u-chad-nSz'zar the king of Bab'y-lon had carried away unto Bab'y-lon, and came again unto Je-ru'sa-lSm and Ju'dah, every one unto his city ; 2 Which came with Ze-rub'ba-bel : Jesh'u-a, Ne'he-mi'ah, 2 Se-ra'iah, 3 Re'el-a'iah, Mor'- de-cai, Bil'shan, 4 Miz'par, Big'va-I, 5 Re'hum, Ba'a-nah. The number of the men of the people of Is'ra-el : 3 The children of Pa'rSsh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Sheph'a-ti'ah, three hun- dred seventy and two. 5 The children of A 'rah, c seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The children of d Pa'hath-mo'ab, of the children of Jesh'u-a and Jo'ab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of E'lam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zat'tu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zac'cai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of 6 Ba'ni, six hundred forty and two. 11 The children of Beb'a-I, six hundred twenty and three. 12 The children of Az'gSd, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of A-dQn'i-kam, six hun- dred sixty and six. 14 The children of BIg'va-i, two thousand fifty and six. 15 The children of A'din, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children of A'ter of Hgz'e-ki'ah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Be'zai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of 7 Jo 'rah, an hundred and twelve. 19 The children of Ha'shum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of 8 Gib'bar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth'-le-hem, an hun- dred twenty and three. 22 The men of Ne-to'phah, fifty and six. 23 The men of An'a-thoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of 9 Az'ma-v8th, forty and two. 25 The children of Kir'jath-a'rim, Che-phl'- b. c. cir. 536. a Neh. 7. 6, &c. h 2 KingB 24. 14,15, 10; 25. 11. 2 Chr. SO. 20. 2 Or, Azariah, Neh. 7.7. 3 Or, Bo- audah. 4 Or, Jliwe- reth. 5 Or, yehum. c See Neh. 7. 10. it Neh. 7. 11. 6 Or, Binnui, Neh. 7. 15. 7 Or, Hariph, Neh. 7. 24. 8 Or, Gibeon, Neh. 7. 25. 9 Or, Beth-az. mavefh, Neh. 7. 28. 533 The number of the people EZRA, 3. who returned from, Babylon. b. c. cir.536. c See ver. 7. 2 Or, Hand, as it is in some copies. /I Chr. 24.7. g 1 Chr. 24. 14. A 1 Chr. 9.12. i 1 Chr. 24.8. 3 Or, Judah, ch. 3. 9, called also JJode- vah. Neh. 7. 43. «; 1 Chr. 9.2. 4 Or, Sta. 5 Or, Shamlai. 6 Or, iVe- phislie- sim. 7 Or, Bazlirh, Neh. 7. 54. n Kings 9-21. rah, and Be-e'roth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ra'mah and Ga'ba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Mich'mas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth'-el and A'i, two hun- dred twenty and three. 29 The children of Ne'bo, fifty and two. 30 The children of Mag'bish, an hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other e E'lam, a thou- sand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Ha'rim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of L5d, 2 Ha'did, and O'no, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jer'i-cho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Se-na'ah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 IT The priests : the children of f Je-da'iah, of the house of Jesh'u-a, nine hundred seventy and three. 37 The children of 9 Im'mer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The children of h Pash'ur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of * Ha'rim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 IT The Le'vites : the children of Jesh'u-a and Kad'mi-el, of the children of 3 HSd'a- vi'ah, seventy and four. 41 IT The singers: the children of A'saph, an hundred twenty and eight. 42 IT The children of the porters : the chil- dren of ShaTlum, the children of A'ter, the children of Tal'mon, the children of Ak'kub, the children of Hat'i-ta, the children of Sho'- bai, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 43 II fc The Neth'i-nim§ : the children of ZV- ha, the children of Ha-su'pha, the children of Tab'ba-Qth, 44 The children of Ke'ros, the children of 4 Si'a-ha, the children of Pa'don, 45 The children of Leb'a-nah, the children of Hag'a-bah, the children of Ak'kub, 46 The children of Ha'gab, the children of 5 Shal'mai, the children of Ha'nan, 47 The children of Gid'del, the children of Ga'har, the children of Re-a'iah, 48 The children of Re'zin, the children of Ne-ko'da, the children of Gaz'zam, 49 The children of tJz'za, the children of Pa-se'ah, the children of Be'sai, 50 The children of As'nah, the children of Me-hu'nim, the children of 6 Ne-phu'sim, 51 The children of Bak'buk, the children of Ha-ku'pha, the children of Har'hur, 52 The children of 7 Baz'luth, the children of Me-hi'da, the children of Har'sha, 53 The children of Bar'kSs, the children of Sis'e-ra, the children of Tha'mah, 54 The children of Ne-zi'ah, the children of Hat'i-pha. 55 IT The children of l SSl'o-mon's servants : the children of So'tai, the children of S6ph'- e-reth, the children of 2 Pe-ru'da, 56 The children of Ja-a'lah, the children of Dar'kon, the children of Gid'del, 57 The children of Sheph'a-ti'ah, the children of Hat'til, the children of P6ch'e-reth of Ze-ba'im, the children of 3 A'mi. 58 All the m Neth'i-nims, and the children of n Sol'o-mon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 59 And these were they which went up from TeT-me'lah, Tel'-har'sa, Ohe'rub, 4 Ad'dan, and Im'mer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their 5 seed, whether they were of Is/ra-el : 60 The children of Del'a-i'ah, the children of To-bi'ah, the children of Ne-ko'da, six hundred fifty and two. 61 IT And of the children of the priests : the children of Ha-ba'iah, the children of K5z, the children of Bar-zil'la-i ; which took a wife of the daughters of ° Bar-zil'la-i the Gil'e-ad- Ite, and was called after their name : 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: ^therefore 6 were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 63 And the 7 TIr-sha'tha said unto them, that they q should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with r U'rim and with Thum'mim. 64 II s The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hun- dred thirty and seven : and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 IT *And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Je-ru'sa-lem, offered 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 pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 70 x So the priests, and the Le'vites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Neth'i-nims, dwelt in their cities, and all Is'ra-el in their cities. CHAPTER 3. 1 The altar in set up. 4 Offerings frequented. 7 Workmen pre- pared. 8 The foundations of the temple are laid in great joy and mourning. AND when the seventh month was come, . and the children of is'ra-el were in the cities, the people gathered themselves to- gether as one man to Je-ru'sa-18m. B.C. cir.536. 2 Or, Perida, Neh. 7. 57. 3 Or, Amon, Neh. 7. 59. ni Josh. 9. 21,27. 1 Chr. 9. 2. n 1 Kings 9.21. 4 Or,. Addon, Neh. 7. 61. 5 Or, pedigree. o 2 Sam. 17. 27. p Num. 3. 10. 6Heb. they were polluted from the priest- hood. 7 Or, gover- nor ; See Neh. 8. 9. q Lev. 22. 2, 10, 15, 16. r Ex. 28. 30. Num. 27. 21. s Neh. 7. 66, Sec. t Neh. 7. 70. u 1 Chr. 26.20. x ch. 6. 16, 17. Neh. 7. 73. 534 The foundations of EZRA, 3. the temple are laid. B.C. cir.536. 2 Or, Joshua, Hag. I. 1 ; 2. 2. Zech. 3. 1. 3 Called Zoro- babd, Matt. 1. 12. Luke 3. 27. a Matt. 1. 12; Luke 3. 27. called thiel. b Dent. 12. 5. cNum. 28. 3, 4. d Xi-h. 8. 14, 17. Zech. 14. 16, 17. e Ex. 23. 16. /Num. 29. 12, &c. 4Heb. the matter of I lie day in his day. g Ex. 29. 38. Num. 28. 3, 11, 19, 26 ; 29. 2, 8,13. SHeb.fAe temple of the Lord was not yet founded. 6 Or, work- men, h 1 Kings 5. 6, 9. 2 Chr. 2. 10. Acts 12. 20. i 2 Chr. 2. 16. Acts 9. 36. k ch. 6. 3. 535. I 1 Chr. 23.24,27. m ch. 2. 40. 7 Or, Ho- tlaviah, ch. 2. 40. 8Heb. as one. 2 Then stood up 2 Jesh'u-a the son of Joz'a- dak, and his brethren the priests, and 3 Ze- rub'ba-bel the son of a She-al'ti-el, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of ts'ra-el, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is b written in the law of Mo'ses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases ; for fear was upon them because of the people of those coun- tries : and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even c burnt offerings morning and eve- ning. 4 "They kept also the feast of tabernacles, e as it is written, and f offered the daily burnt of- ferings by num- ber, according to the custom, 4 as the duty of every day required ; 5 And after- ward offered the "continual burnt offer- ing, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly of- fered a freewill offering unto the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seventh month be- gan they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But 5 the founda- tion of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the 6 carpenters ; and h meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zi'don, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from LSb'- a-non to the sea of % J5p'pa, k according to the grant that they had of Cj''rus king of Per'si-a. 8 IT Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Je-ru'sa-lem, in the second month, began Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a the son of JSz'a- d3,k, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Le'vites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Je-ru'- sa-lem; l and appointed the Le'vites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord. 9 Then stood m Jesh'u-a with his sons and his brethren, Kad'mi-el and his sons, the sons of 7 Ju'dah, 8 together, to set forward He Proclamation throughout all his Kingdom. Ezra 1. 1. the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Hen'a-dad, with their sons and their brethren the Le'vites. 10 And when the builders laid the founda- tion of the temple of the Lord, n they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Le'vites the sons of A'saph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ° ordi- nance of Da'vid king of Is'ra-el. 11 p And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord ; 9 because he is good, r for his mercy endureth for ever toward Is'ra-el. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 s But many of the priests and Le'vites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted aloud for joy : 13 So that the people could not discern the n 1 Chr. 16. 5, 6, 42. o 1 Chr. 6. 31 ;16.4; 25.1. p Ex. 15. 21. 2 Chr. 7. 3. Neh. 12. 24. q 1 Chr. 16. 34. Ps. 136. 1. r 1 Chr. 16.41. Jer. 33. 11. s See Hag. 2.3. 535 The adversaries endeavour EZRA, 4, 5. to hinder the work. b. c. 535. a See ver. 7, 8, 9. 2 Heb. the sons of the trans- porta- tion. cir. 678. b ver. 10. 2 Kings 17. 24, 32, 33:19.37. '535. c Neh. 2. 20. dch. 1.1, 2,3. e eh. 3. 3. 534. 529. 3 Heb. Ahash- verosh. 522. 40r, in peace. 5 Heb. societies. 6 Or, secre- tary. 7 Chald. societies. /2 Kings 17. 30, 31. g ver. 1. cir. 678. h So ver. 11, 17 1 eh. 7. 12. 8 Chald. Che- enetk. 522. 9 Or, finished. 2 Chald. sewed to- gether. 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. CHAPTER 4. 1 The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder it. 7 Their letter to Artax- erxes. 17 The decree of Artaxerxes. 23 The building is hindered. NOW when a the adversaries of Ju'dah and Ben'ja-min heard that 2 the chil- dren of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Is'ra-el; 2 Then they came to Ze-riib'ba-bel, 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 6 since the days of E'sar-had'don king of As'sur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Ze-riib'ba-beJ, and Jesh'u-a, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Is/ra-el, said unto them, c Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God ; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Is'ra-el, as d king Cy'rus the king of Per'si-a hath commanded us. 4 Then e the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Ju'dah, and trou- bled them in building, 5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cy'rus king of Per'si-a, even until the reign of Da- ri'us king of Per'si-a. 6 And in the reign of 3 A-has'u-e'rus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Ju'- dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 7 1T And in the days of Ar'tax-erx'es wrote 4 BIsh'lam, Mith're-dath, Ta'be : el, and the rest of their 5 companions, unto Ar'tax-erx'e§s king of Per'si-a ; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syr'i-an tongue, and interpreted in the Syr'i-an tongue. 8 Re'hum the chancellor and Shim'shai the 6 scribe wrote a letter against Je-ru'sa-lem to Ar'tax-erx'es the king in this sort : 9 Then wrote Re'hum the chancellor, and Shim'shai the scribe, and the rest of their 7 companions ; -^the Di'na-ites, the A-phar'- sath-chites, the Tar'pel-ites, the A-phar'sites, the Ar'che-vites, the Bab'y-15'ni-ang, the Su'san-chites, the De-ha'vites, and the E'lam- Ites, 10 * And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble As-nap'per brought over, and set in the cities of Sa-ma'ri-a, and the rest that are on this side the river, h and 8 at such a time. 11 IT This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Ar'tax-erx'e§ 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 Je-ru'sa-lem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have 9 set up the walls thereof, and 2 joined the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city b§ builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not 2 pay * toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the 3 revenue of the kings. 14 Now because 4 we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore 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 is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have 5 moved sedition 6 within the same of old time : for which cause was this city destroyed. 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 portion on this side the river. 17 IT Then sent the king an answer unto Re'hum the chancellor, and to Shim'shai the scribe, and to the rest of their 7 companions that dwell in Sa-ma'ri-a, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 19 And 8 1 commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath 9 made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Je-ru'sa-lem, which have k ruled over all countries l beyond the river ; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. 21 2 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. 22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this : why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? 23 IT Now when the copy of king Ar'tax- erx'es' letter was read before Re'hum, and Shim'shai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Je-ru'sa-lem unto the Jew§, and made them to cease 3 by force and power. 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Je-ru'sa-lem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Da-ri'us king of Per'si-a. CHAPTER 5. 1 Zerubbabel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and Zechariah, set forward the building of the temple. 3 Tatnai and Shelhar- boznai could not hinder the Jews. 6 Their letter to Darius against the Jews. THEN the prophets, a Hag'ga-i the pro- phet, and b Zech'a-ri'ah the son of Id'do, prophesied unto the Jewg that were in Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem in the name of the God of Is'ra-el, even unto them. 2 Then rose up c Ze-riib'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a the son of J6z'a- dak, and began to build the house of God which is at Je-ru'sa-lem : and with them were the prophets of God helping them. b. c. 522. 2 Chald. give. i eh. 7. 24. 3 Or, strength. 4 Chald. we ore salted with the salt of the pal- ace. 5 Chald. made. 6 Chald. in the midst thereof. 7 Chald. societies. 8 Chald. by me a decree is set. 9 Chald. lifted up itself. & 1 King6 4.21. Ps. 72. 8. 1 Gen. 16 18. Josh. 1. 4. 2 Chald. Make a decree. 3 Chald. 6// arm and 520. 520. a Hag. 1. b Zech. 1. 1. c ch. 3. 2. 536 The adversaries' EZRA, 5. letter to Darius. B.C. 520. d ver. 0. ch. ii. o. e ver. 9. /ver. 10. 2Chnl, Heb. at his hand, p. Ezra 2. 34. fl Chr. 33. 14. ch. 12. 39. Zeph. 1. 10. it See ch. 8. 1 ; 7. 1. 11 So I 'came to Je-ry'sa-lgm, and was there three days. 12 % And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me ; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Je-ru'sa-lem : neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 13 And I went out by night k by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Je-ru'sa-lem, which were l broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the m gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool : but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I up in the night by the n brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, 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 that did the work. 17 IT Then said I unto them, Ye see the dis- tress that we are in, how Je-ru'sa-lem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire : come, and let us build up the wall of Je-ru'sa-lem, that we be no more °a re- proach. 18 Then I told them of ^the hand of my God which was good upon me ; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they q strengthened their hands for this good work. 19 But when San-bal'lat the HSr'o-nite, and To-bi'ah the servant, the Am'mon-ite, and Ge'shem the A-ra'bi-an, heard it, they r laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do ? s will ye rebel against the king? 20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us ; therefore we his servants will arise and build : * but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Je-ru'sa-lem. CHAPTER 3. The names and order of litem that builded the trail. THEN a E-li'a-shib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, b and they builded the sheep gate ; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; c even unto the tower of Me 'ah they sanctified it, unto the tower of d Ha-nan'e-el. 2 And 2 next unto him builded e the men of Jer'i-cho. And next to them builded Zac'cur the son of Im'rl. 3-^ But the fish gate did the sons of Has'se- na'ah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and ff set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Mer'e-m5th the son of U-ri'jah, the son of KSz. And next unto them repaired Me-shul'lam the son of Ber'e-chi'ah, the son of Me-shez'a- beel. And next unto them repaired Za'dok the son of Ba'a-na. 5 And next unto them the Te-ko'ites re- paired ; but their nobles put not their necks to h the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover l the old gate repaired Je-hoi'- a-da the son of Pa-se'ah, and Me-shul'lam the son of Bes'o-de'iah ; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 7 And next unto them repaired MeTa-tl'ah the Gib'e-on-Ite, and Ja'd5n the Me-r6n'o- thite, the men of Gib'e-on, and of Miz'pah, unto the k throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him repaired Uz-zi'el the son of Har-ha'iah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Han'a-ni'ah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they 2 fortified Je- ru'sa-lem unto the l broad wall. 9 And next unto them repaired Re-pha'iah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Je-ru'sa-lem. 10 And next unto them repaired Je-da'iah the son of Ha-ru'maph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hat'tush the son of Hash'ab-ni'ah. 11 Mal-chi'jah the son of Ha'rim, and Ha'- shub the son of Pa'hath-mo'ab, repaired the 3 other piece, m and the tower of the fur- naces. 12 And next unto him repaired Shal'lum the son of Ha-lo'hesh, the ruler of the half part of Je-ru'sa-lem, he and his daughters. 13 n The valley gate repaired Ha'nun, and the inhabitants of Za-no'ah; 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 Mal-chi'ah the son of Re'chab, the ruler of part of Bgth'- hac'ce-rem ; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But p the gate of the fountain repaired Shai'lun the son of Col-ho'zeh, the ruler of part of Miz'pah ; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks there- of, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of 9 Si-16'ah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of Da'vid. 16 After him repaired Ne'he-ml'ah the son of Az'buk, the ruler of the half part of Beth'- zur, unto theplace over against the sepulchres of Da'vid, and to the r pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Le'vites, Re'hum the son of Ba'ni. Next unto him repaired Hash'a-bi'ah, the ruler of the half part of Kei'lah, in his part. 18 After him repaired their brethren, B&v'a-I the son of Hen'a-dad, the ruler of the half part of Kei'lah. B.C. 445. It Judg. 5.23. i ch. 12. 39. Jt ch. 2. 8. 2 Or, left Jerusa- lem unto the broad wall. I ch. 12. 3 Heb. second measure, m ch. 12. 38. nch.2.13. och.2.13. pch.2.14. q John 9. 7. r 2 Kings 20. 20. Is. 22. 11. 54fi The enemies scoff, but NEHEMIAH, 4. Nehemiah continueth the work. B.C. 445. ■ 2 Chr. 26. t. 2 Or, Zaccai. u Jer. 32. 2 ; 33. 1 ; 37. 21. x Ezra 2. 43. ch. 11. 21. 3 Or, which dwelt in Op/iel, repaired unto. V 2 Chr. "27.3. 4 Or, The tower. zch. 8. 1, 3 ; 12. 37. a 2 Kings 11. 16. 2 Chr. 23.15. Jer. 31. 40. 5 Or, corner chamber. 19 And next to him repaired E'zer the son of Jesh'u-a, the ruler of MIz'pah, another piece over against the going up to the ar- moury at the s turning of the wall. 20 After him Ba'ruch the son of 2 Zab'bai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of E-li'a-shib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Mer'e-mOth the son of U-ri'jah the son of K6z another piece, from the door of the house of E-li'a-shib even to the end of the house of E-li'a-shib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Ben'ja-min and Ha'- shub over against their. house. After him repaired Az'a- ri'ah the son of Ma'a-se'iah the son of An'a-ni'ah by his house. 24 After him re- paired Bin-nu'i the son of Hen'- a - dad another piece, from the house of Az'a- ri'ah unto f the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 25 Pa'lal the son of U'zai, over against the turn- ing of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that xvas by the "court of the prison. Af- ter him Pe-da'iah the son of Pa'rSsh. 26 Moreover x the Neth'i-nirns 3 dwelt in ^O'phel, unto the place over against 2 the water gate to- ward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 27 After them the Te-ko'ites repaired an- other piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of O'phel. 28 From above the a horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Za'dok the son of Im'mer over against his house. After him repaired also She-ma'iah the son of Shech-a- ni'ah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Han'a-ni'ah the son of Shel'e-mi'ah, and Ha'nun the sixth son of Za'laph, another piece. After him repaired Me-shul'lam the son of Ber'e-chi'ah over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Mal-chi'ah the gold- smith's son unto the place of the Neth'i-nims, and of the merchants, over against the gate 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. CHAPTER 4. 1 Wliile the enemies scoff* Nehemiah prayeth and continueth the work. 7 Understanding the wrath and secrets of tit'- enemy* he setteth a watch. 13 lie armeth the labourers, 19 and gireth mili- tary precepts. BUT it came to pass, a that when San-bal'- lat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Sa-ma'ri-a, and said, What do these feeble Jews ? will they 2 fortify themselves ? will they sacrifice ? will they make an end in b. c. 445. a ch. 2. 10, 19. 2Heb. leave to t/iem- AND I WE>T OUT BY Night by the Gate of Neh. 2. 13. THE * Valley. Miph'k&d, and to the ner. ' going up of the cor- I a day ? will they revive the stones out of the l heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 3 Now b To-bi'ah the Am'mon-ite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, I if a fox go up, he shall even break down their I stone wall. 4 c Hear, O our God ; for we are 3 despised : j and d turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity : 5 And e cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee : for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. 6 So built we the wall ; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof : for the people had a mind to work. 7 IT But it came to pass, that 3 when San-bal'- lat, and To-bi'ah, and the A-ra'bi-ans, and the Am'mon-ites, and the Ash'dod-ites, heard 547 6 ch. 2. 10, 19. c Ps. 123. 3,4. OHeb. despite (I Ps. 79. 12. Prov. 3. 34. e Ps. 69. 27, 28 i 109. 14, 15. Jer. 18. 23. /ver. 1. Nehemiah setteth a watch, NEHEMIAH, 5. and armeth the labourers. B.C. 445. 2 Heb. as- cended. g Ps. 83. 3, 4, 5. 3 Heb. to moke an en-or to it. h Ps. 30. 15. 4 Or, That from all places ije must return to us. 5 Heb. from the lower parts of the place, do. i Num. 14.9. Deut. 1. 29. k Deut. 10. 17. I 2 Sam. 10. 12. m Job 5. 12. (! Heb. on his loins. that the walls of Je-ru'sa-lem 2 were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 8 And 9 conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Je-ru'sa-lem, and 3 to hinder it. 9 Nevertheless h we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Ju'dah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is 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 us ten times, 4 From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you. 13 IT Therefore set I 5 in the lower places behind the wall, and 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, l Be not ye afraid of them : remem- ber the Lord, which is k 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, m 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, and the bows, and the habergeons ; and the rulers were behind all the house of Ju'dah. 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 6 by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. 19 IT And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are sepa- rated upon the wall, one far from another. Then sent Sanballat his Servant unto me. — Neb. 0. 5. 20 In what place therefore ye hear the souud of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us : n our God shall fight for us. 21 So we laboured in the work : and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Je-ru'sa-lem, 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 servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, 2 saving that every one put them off for wash- ing. CHAPTER 5. 1 The Jews complain of their debt, 'mortgage, and bondage. 6 Nrhemitth rebuketh the usurers, and causeth them to make a covenant of restitution. 14 lie forbearelh his own allowance, and keepeth hospitality. AND there was a great a cry of the people .. and of their wives against their b breth- ren the Jews. 2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and five. 3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, B.C. 445. n Ex. 14. 14, 25. Deut. 1. 30; 3. 22; 20. 4. Josh. 23. 10. 2 Or, every one went with his weapon for water. See Judg. 5.11. a Is. 5. 7. b Lev. 25. 35,36,37. Deut. 15.7. 548 Nehemiah rebuketh the usurers. NEHEMIAH, 6. Sanbullut practiseth to terrify him. B.C. 445. c Is. 58. 7. UEs.il. Lev. 25. 39. 2Heb. my heart C071- fulU'd ill me e Ex. 22. 25. Lev. 25. 3«. Ezek. 22. 12. / Lev. 25. 48. ij Lev. 23 36. it 2 Sam. 12. 14. Rom. 2. 24. 1 Pet. 2. 12. i Ezra 10.5. Jov. 34. 8, II. k Matt. 10. 14. Acts 13. 51 ; IS. (i. 3Heb. empty. or, void, i 2 Kings 23.3. di ch. 13. 6. H 1 Cor. 9. 4, 15. o 2 Cor. 11. II ; 12. 13. p ver. 9. qi Sam. H. 7. 1 Kings 18. 19. that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 4 There were also that said, We have bor- rowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now c our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children : and, lo, we d bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already : neither is it in our power to redeem them ; for other men have our lands and vineyards. 6 IT And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 7 Then 2 1 consulted with myself, and I re- buked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, e Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have -^ redeemed our brethren the Jew§, which were sold unto the heathen ; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us ? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. 9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do : ought ye not to walk s in the fear of our God h because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies ? 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my ser- vants, might exact of them money and corn : I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive- yards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them ; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, 1 and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 13 Also fc I 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 s emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. l And the peo- ple did according to this promise. 14 IT Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Ju'dah, from the twentieth year m even unto the two and thirtieth year of Ar'tax- erx'e§ the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not "eaten the bread of the governor. 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver ; yea, even their ser- vants bare rule over the people : but ° so did not I, because of the p fear of God. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land : and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. 17 Moreover there were q at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulersi beside those that came unto us from among ! the heathen that are about us. 18 Now that 'which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep ; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for all this 8 required not I the bread of the governor, ! because the bondage was heavy upon this 1 people. 19 'Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. CHAPTER 6. 1 Sanballat practiseth by craft, by rumours, by hired prophecies, to terrify jS'ehem./f/t. 15 The work is finished to the terror of the enemies. 17 Secret intelligence passeth between the enemies and the nobles of Juduh. ^VTOW it came to pass," when San-bal'lat, ±S and To-bi'ah, and 2 Ge'sheni the A-ra'- bi-an, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein ; ( b though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) 2 That San-bal'lat and Ge'shem c sent unto j me, saying, Come, let us meet together in I some one of the villages in the plain of d O'no. But they € thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, j I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, i whilst I leave it, and come down to you ? 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after ! this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. 5 Then sent San-bal'lat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand ; 6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and 3 Gash'mu saith it, -f 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 Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, There is a king in Ju'dah : and now shall it be re- ported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. 8 Then I sent 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, God, strengthen my hands. 10 Afterward I came unto the house of She- ma'iah the son of Del'a-i'ah the son of Me- het'a-beel, 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 will they come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee ? and who is there, that, being as I am, would ! B.C. 445. /• 1 Kii^ 4. 22. s ver. 14, 15. t ch. 13. 22. a ch. 2. 10, 19 ; 4. 1, 7. 2 Or, Gas/rmu. ver. 6. b ch. 3. 1,3. c Prov. 20.24,25. (I 1 Chr. 8. 12. ch. 11. 35. , e Ps. 37. I 12,32. 3 Or, Geshem, ver. 1. /ch.2.I9. 549 The work is finished. NEHEMIAH. 7. A register of the genealogy. b. c. 445. g Ezek. 13. 22. * ch. 13. 29. t Ezek. 13. 17. cir. 445. k ch. 2. 10 : 4. 1, 7 ; 6. 1. I Ps. 126. 2Heb. multi- plied their letters parsing to To- biah. 3 Or, matters. a ch. (J. 1. 6 ch. 2. 8. c Ex. 18. 21. 4Heb. broad in spaces. cir. 536. d Ezra 2. l.&c. go into the temple to save his life ? I will not go in. 12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him ; but that 9 he pronounced this pro- phecy against me : for To-bi'ah and San- bal'lat had hired him. 13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 14 h My God, think thou upon To-bi'ah and San-bal'lat according to these their works, and on the x prophetess No'a-di'ah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 IT So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month E'lul, in fifty and two days. 16 And it came to pass, that k when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for Hhey perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 ir Moreover in those days the nobles of Ju'dah 2 sent many letters unto To-bi'ah, and the letters of To-bi'ah came unto them. 18 For there were many in Ju'dah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shech'a-ni'ah the son of A'rah ; and his son Jo-ba'nan had taken the daughter of Me- shul'lam the son of Ber'e-chi'ah. 19 Also they reported his good deeds be- fore me, and uttered my 3 words to him. And To-bi'ah sent letters to put me in fear. CHAPTER 7. 1 Neliemiah cotnmittelh the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon, 9 of the people, 39 of the priests, 43 of the Leviles,4Sof the Ne.th ni ns, St of Solomon's servants, 63 and of the priests which could not find their pe ligree. 68 The tultole number of them, with their substance. 70 Their oblations. 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 Le'vites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Ha-na'ni, and Han'a-ni'ah the ruler b of the palace, charge over Je-ru'sa-lem : for he was a faithful man, and c feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Je-ru'sa-lem be opened until the sun be hot ; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them : and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4 Now the city was i large and great : but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 1T And my God put into mine heart to ga- ther together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 d These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Neb'u- chad-nez'zar the king of Bab'y-lon had car- ried away, and came again to Je-ru'sa-lem and to Ju'dah, every one unto his city ; 7 Who came with Ze-riib'ba-bel, Jesh'u-a, Ne'he-mi'ah, 2 Az'a-ri'ah, Ra'a-mi'ah, Na- ham'a-ni, Mor'de-cai, Bil'shan, Mis'pe-reth, Big'va-i, Ne'hum, Ba'a-nah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Is'ra-el was this; 8 The children of Pa'rQsh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Sheph'a-ti'ah, three hun- dred seventy and two. 10 The children of A'rah, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pa'hath-mo'ab, of the children of Jesh'u-a and Jo'ab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of E'lam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zat'tu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The children of Zac'cai, seven hundred and threescore. 15 The children of 3 Bin-nu'i, six hundred forty and eight. 16 The children of B6b'a-i, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Az'gad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of A-don'i-kam, six hun- dred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Big'va-i, two thousand threescore and seven. 20 The children of A'din, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of A'ter of Hez'e-ki'ah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Ha'shum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children of Be'zai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of 4 Ha'riph, an hundred and twelve. 25 The children of 5 Gib'e-on, ninety and five. 26 The men of Beth'-le-hem and Ne-to'- phah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 27 The men of An'a-thoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 28 The men of 6 Beth'-az'ma-veth, forty and two. 29 The men of 7 Klr'jath-je'a-rim, Che-phi'- rah, and Be-e'roth, seven hundred forty and three. 30 The men of Ra'mah and Ga'ba, six hun- dred twenty and one. 31 The men of Mich'mas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth'-81 and A'i, an hun- dred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Ne'bo, fifty and two. 34 The children of the other e E'lam, a thou- sand two hundred fifty and four. 550 The number of NEHEMIAH, 8. the congregation. B.C. cir.536. /I Chr. 24.7. 17 1 Chr. 24.14. h See 1 Chr. 9. 12 i 24. 9. • 1 Chr. 24.8. 2 Or, Jloila- riah, Ezra 2. 40, or, Judah, Ezra3.9. 3 Or, Siuha. 4 Or, Shamlai. 60r,iVe- phusim. 6 Or, Bazluth. 7 Or, Peruda. 8 Or, Ami. k Ezra 2. 59. 9 Or, Addan. 2 Or,, pedigree. 35 The children of Ha'rim, three hundred and twenty. 36 The children of Jer'i-cho, three hundred forty and five. 37 The children of LSd, Ha'did, and O'no, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The children of Se-na'ah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 39 IT The priests: the children of -^Je-da'- iah, of the house of Jesh'u-a, nine hundred seventy and three. 40 The children of 9 Im'mer, a thousand fifty and two. 41 The children of h Pash'ur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of l Ha'rim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 IT The Le'vites : the children of J§sh'u-a, of Kad'mi-el, and of the children of 2 Ho- de'vah, seventy and four. 44 IT The singers : the children of A'saph, an hundred forty and eight. 45 IT The porters : the children of Sh&rium, the children of A'ter, the children of Tal'- mon, the children of Ak'kub, the children of H&t'i-ta, the children of Sho'bai, an hundred thirty and eight. 46 IT The N6th'i-nrms : the children of Zi'ha, the children of Ha-su'pha, the children of T&b'ba-8th, 47 The children of Ke'ros, the children of 3 Si' a, the children of Pa'don, 48 The children of LeVa-na, the children of H&g'a-ba, the children of 4 Sh&Tmai, 49 The children of Ha'nan, the children of Gid'del, the children of Ga'har, 50 The children of Re-a'iah, the children of Re'zin, the children of Ne-ko'da, 51 The children of G&z'zam, the children of Uz'za, the children of Pha-se'ah, 52 The children of Be'sai, the children of Me-u'nim, the children of 5 Ne-phish'e-sim, 53 The children of Bak'buk, the children of Ha-ku'pha, the children of Har'hur, 54 The children of 6 B&z'lith, the children of Me-hi'da, the children of Har'sha, 55 The children of Bar'k5s, the children of Sis'e-ra, the children of Ta'mah, 56 The children of Ne-zi'ah, the children of HS,t'i-pha. 57 IT The children of SSl'o^mon's servants : the children of So'tai, the children of S6ph'- e-reth, the children of 7 Pe-ri'da, 58 The children of Ja-a^la, the children of Dar'kon, the children of Gid'del, 59 The children of Sheph'a-ti'ah, the children of H&t'til, the children of PQch'e-reth of Ze-ba'im, the children of 8 A'mon. 60 All the Neth'i-mmg, and the children of SSl'o-mon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61 h And these were they which went up also from Tel'-me'lah, Tel'-har'e-sha, Che'rub, 9 Ad'don, and Im'mer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their 2 seed, whether they were of I§'ra-el. 62 The children of Del'a-i'ah, the children of To-bi'ah, the children of Ne-ko'da, six hundred forty and two. 63 IT And of the priests : the children of Ha-ba'iah, the children of K5z, the children of Bar-zIl'la-I, which took one of the daugh- ters of Bar-zll'la-i the GU'e-ad-ite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned bj r genealogy, but it was not found : therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65 And 2 the Tir-sha'tha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with U'rim and Thum'mim. 66 IT The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67 Beside their manservants and their maid- servants, of whom thei-e were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred 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 IT And 3 some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. ' The Tir-sha'tha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work m twenty thou- sand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. 73 So the priests, and the Le'vites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the peo- ple, and the Neth'i-nims, and all ts/ra-el, dwelt in their cities ; n and when the seventh month came, the children of Is/ra-el were in their cities. CHAPTER 8. 1 The religious manner of reading and /tearing the law. 9 They comfort the people. 13 The forwardness of them to hear and be instructed. 16 They keep the feast of tabernacles. AND all a the people gathered themselves XI together as one man into the street that was b before the water gate ; and they spake unto Ez'ra the c scribe to bring the book of the law of Mo'ses, which the Lord had com- manded to Is'ra-el. 2 And Ez'ra the priest brought d the law be- fore the congregation both of men and wo- men, and all *that could hear with under- standing, e upon the first day of the seventh i month. 3 And he read therein before the street that | was before the water gate 5 from the morn- i ing until midday, before the men and the B.C. cir.536. 2 Or, t/ie gov- ernor, ch. 8. 9. 3 Heb. part. I ch. 8. 9. m So Ezra 2.69. n Ezra 3.1. cir. 445. a Ezra 3.1. c Ezra 7.6. cl Dent. 31. 11, 12. 4 Heb. that wider- stood m hearing. e Lev. 23. 24. 5 Heb. from the light. 551 The religious manner of NEHEMIAH, 8. reading and hearing the law. b. c. cir.445. •> Heb. tower of wood. 3 Ileb. eyes. r'Judg. 3.20. g 1 Cor. 14. 16. h Lam. 3. 41. 1 Tim. 2.8. i Ex. 4. 31; 12. 27. 2 Chr. 20. IS. fc Lev. 10. 11. Deut. 33. 10. 2 Chr. 17. 7, 8,9. Mai. 2. 7. 2 Ezra 2. 63. ch. 7. 65 ; 10. 1. 4 Or, the gov- ernor, m ver. 8. 2 Chr. 35.3. n Lev. 23. 24. Num. 29.1. o Deut. 16. 14, 1.5. Eccles. 3.4. women, and those that could under- stand ; and the ears of all the people were at- tentive unto the book of the law. 4 And Ez'ra the scribe stood upon a 2 pulpit of wood, which they had made for the pur- pose ; and beside him stood Mat'ti- thi'ah, and She'- ma, and An'a-I'- ah, and U-ri'jah, andHil-ki'ah, and Ma'a-se'iah, on his right hand ; and on his left hand, Pe-da'iab, and Mish ' a - el, and Mai - chi ' ah, andHa'shum, and Hash- bad ' a - n a, Zech'a-ri'ah, andMe-shiil'- lam. 5 And Ez'ra opened the book in the 3 sight of all the people ; (for he was above all the people ;) and when he opened it, all the people f stood up : 6 And Ez'ra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people g answered, Amen, Amen, with h lifting up their hands : and they l bowed their heads, and wor- shipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. 7 Also Jesh'u-a, and Ba'ni, and Sher'e-bi'ah, Ja'min, Ak'kub, Shab'be-thai, Ho-di'jah, Ma'- a-se'iah, KeTi-ta, Az'a-ri'ah, J5z'a-bad, Ha'- nan, Pe-la'iah, and the Le'vites, k caused the people to understand the law : and the peo- ple stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9 II l And Ne'he-mi'ah, which is 4 the Tir- sha'tha, and Ez'ra the priest the scribe, m and the Le'vites 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 people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Ezra the Pkibst BROUGHT THE LAW Neh. 8. 2. BEFORE THE CONGREGATION. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, p and send portions unto them for whom nothing is pre- pared : for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry ; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Le'vites stilled all the people, say- ing, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to q send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had r under- stood the words that were declared unto them. 13 IT And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and^ the Le'vites, unto Ez'ra the scribe, words of the law. even z to understand the b. c. cir.445. p Eeth. 9. 19,22. Rev. 11. 10. q ver. 10. r ver. 7, 8. 2 Or, xhatihey jniglttirt/- struct in the words of the law. 552 A solemn fast, and NEHEMIAH, 9. repentance of the people. B.C. cir.445. 2 Heb. till the hand of. s Lev. 23. .34, 42. Dcut. 16. 13. t Lev. 23. 4. w Deut. 16. 16. a; Lev. 23. 40. y Deut. 22.8. 2 ch. 12. 37. a 2 King! 14. 13. ch. 12. 3'J. b 2 Chr. .30. 21. c Deut. .31. 10, &c. 3 Heb. a re- s/ram/. Josh. 23. 14. i/ Ex. 2. 25 i 3. 7. r Ex. 14. 10. » Ex. 7, 8, 9, 10. 12, & 14, chap- ters. t Ex. 18. II. ti Ex. 9. 16. Is. 6.3. 12, 14. Jer. .32. 20. Dan. 9. 15. X Ex. 14. 21,22, 27, 28. Ps.78.I3. II Ex. 15. 5, 10. z Ex. 13. 21. a Ex. 19. 211 ; 20. 1. h Ps. 19. 8,9. Rom. 7. 12. ■i Heb. laws of truth, c Gen. 2. 3. Ex. 20. 8, 11. Zech. 7. 11. 3 Heb. protract over them. p 2 Kings 17. 13. 2 Chr. 86. 15. ' Jer. 7. 25 : 25. 4. 4 Heb. in the hand of thy jjroj/Ji.ets. a See Acts 7. 51. 1 Pet. 1. 11. 2 Pet. L 21. r Is. 5. 5 ; 42. 24. s Jer. 4. 27; 5. 10, 18. t ver. 17. Kings 17.3. The People also cast Lots. 554 Neh. 11. 1. Them that sealed the covenant. NEHEMIAH, 10. The -points of the covenant. B.C. 445. y Ps. 119. l."»7. Dan. 9. 14. z Ps. 106. 6. Dan. 9. 5, 6, 8. a Deut. 28.47. b ver. 25. c ver. 25. d Deut. 28.48. Ezra 9. 9. e Deut. 28. »i, 51. / Deut. 28.48. g 2 Kings 23. a 2Chr.29. 10; 34. 31. Ezra 10. 8. ch. 10. 29. 2Heb. are at the seal- ing, or, sealed. Ach.10.1. 3Heb. at the sealings, ch. 9. 38. a ch. 8. 9. 4 Or, the gov- ernor. 6ch. 1.1. c See eh. 12. 1-21. d See Ezra 2. 3, &c. ch. 7. 8, &c. e Ezra 2. 36-43. /Ezra 9. 1 ; 10. 11, 12, 19. ch. 13. 3. 33 Howbeit y thou art just in all that is brought upon us ; for thou hast done right, but z we have done wickedly : 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 a not served thee in their kingdom, and in "thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and c fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. 36 Behold, d 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 e it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have -^ dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 38 And because of all this we 3 make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Le'- vites, and priests, 2 h seal unto it. CHAPTER 10. 1 The names of them, that sealed the covenant. 29 The points of the covenant. NOW 3 those that sealed were, "Ne'he-mi'- ah, 4 the Tir-sha'tha, b the son of Hach'- a-li'ah, and Zid-ki'jah, 2 c Se-ra'iah, Az'a-ri'ah, J6r'e-mi'ah, 3 Pash'ur, Am'a-ri'ah, Mal-chi'jah, 4 Hat'tush, Sheb'a-ni'ah, Mal'luch, 5 Ha'rim, Mer'e-m5th, O'ba-di'ah, 6 Dan'i-el, Gin'ne-th5n, Ba'ruch, 7 Me-shul'lam, A-bi'jah, Mlj'a-mln, ,. 8 Ma'a-zi'ah, Bll'ga-I, She-ma'iah-r these were the priests. 9 And the Le'vites : both Jgsh'u-a the son of Az'a-ni'ah, Bin-nu'i of the sons of Hen'a- dad, Kad'mi-el; 10 And their brethren, Sheb'a-ni'ah, Ho-di'- jah, KeTi-ta, Pe-la'iah, Ha'nan, 11 Mi'cha, Re'hSb, Hash'a-bi'ah, 12 Z&c'cur, Sher'e-bi'ah, Sheb'a-ni'ah, 13 Ho-di'jah, Ba'ni, Ben'i-nu. 14 The chief of the people ; d Pa'rbsh, Pa'- hath-mo'ab, E'lam, Zat'thu, Ba'ni, 15 Biin'ni, Az'g&d, Beb'a-i, 16 Ad'o-ni'jah, BIg'va-i, A'din, 17 A'ter, Hiz-ki'jah, Az'zur, 18 Ho-di'jah, Ha'shum, Be'zai, 19 Ha'riph, An'a-th5th, Ne'bai, 20 Mag'pi-ash, Me-shul'lam, He'zir, 21 Me-shez'a-beel, Za'dok, Jad-dii'a, 22 Pel'a-tl'ah, Ha'nan, An'a-i'ah, 23 Ho-she'a, HSn'a-ni'ah, Ha'shub, 24 Hal-16'hesh, PU'e-ha, Sho'bek, 25 Re'hum, Ha-shab'nah, Ma'a-se'iah, 26 And A-hi'jah, Ha'nan, A'nan, 27 Mal'luch, Ha'rim, Ba'a-nah. 28 H e And the rest of the people, the priests, the Le'vites, the porters, the singers, the Neth'i-nims, f 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, 9 and entered into a curse, and into an oath, h to walk in God's law, which was given 2 by Mo'ses 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 daugh- ters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons : 31 k And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sab- bath, or on the holy day : and that we would leave the ' seventh year, and the m exaction of 3 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; 33 For "the shewbread, and for the "con- tinual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Is'ra-el, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Le'vites, and the people, p 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, q as it is written j in the law : 35 And r 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 s 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 firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God ; and u the tithes of our ground unto the Le'vites, that the same Le'- vites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aar'on shall be with the Le'vites, x when the Le'vites take tithes : and the Le'vites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to y the chambers, into the treasure house. 39 For the children of Is'ra-el and the chil- dren of Le'vi z shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanc- tuary, and the priests that minister, and the B.C. 446. g Deut. 20. 12, 14. ch. 5. 12, 13. Pp. 119. 106. /, 2 Kings 23. 3. 2Chr. 34.31. 2Hcb. 6// the hantt of. i Ex. 84. 16. Deut. 7. 3. Ezra 9. 12.14. k Ex. 20. 10. Lev. 23. 3. Deut. 5. 12. ch. 1.3. 1.5, &c. I Ex. 23. 10, 11. Lev. 25. 4. rn Deut. 15. 1,2. ch. :,. 12. 3Heb. ei-erg hand, n Lev. 24. 5, &C 2Chr. 2.4. oSec Num. 2S ; 29. p ch. 13. 31. Is. 40. 16. q Lev. 6. 12. r Ex. 23. 19; 34.26. Lev. 19. 23. Num. 18. 12. Deut. 26.2. s Ex. 13. 2, 12, 13. Lev. 27. 2«, 27. Num. 18. 15, 16. t Lev. 23. 17. Num.15. 19; 18. 12, &c. Deut. 18. 4 ; 26. 2. « Lev. 27. .-.n. Num.18. 21, &c. x Num. 18. 26. ;/ 1 Chr. 9. 26. 2 Chr. 31. 11. z Deut. 12. 6, 11. 2 Chr. 31. 12. ch. 13. 12. 555 The inhabitants NEHEMIAH, 11. of Jerusalem b. c. 445. a ch. 13. 10, 11. a ver. 18. Matt. 4. 5 ; 27. S3. b Judg. 5.9. c 1 Chr. 9. 2, 3. it Ezra 2. 43. e Ezra 2. /I Chr. 9. 3, Sic. g Gen. 38.29, Pharcz. We would not buy it of them on the Sabbath. — Neh. 10. 31. porters, and the singers : ° and we will not forsake the house of our God. CHAPTER 11. 1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem. Z A catalogue of their names. 20 The resi- due dwell in other cities. AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Je- . ru'sa-lem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Je- ru'sa-lem a the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that 6 willingly offered themselves to dwell at Je-ru'sa-lgm. 3 IT c Now these are the chief of the pro- vince that dwelt in Je-ru'sa-lem : but in the cities of Ju'dah dwelt every one in his pos- session in their cities, to wit, Is'ra-el, the priests, and the Le'vites, and d the Neth'i- nims, and e the children of S51'o-mon's ser- vants. 4 And f at Je-ru'sa-lem dwelt certain of the children of Ju'dah, and of the children of Ben'ja-min. Of the children of Ju'dah ; A-tha'iah the son of Uz-zi'ah, the son of Zech'a-rl'ah, the son of Am'a-ri'ah, the son of Sheph'a-ti'ah, the son of Ma-ha'la-le'el, of the children of 9 Pe'rez ; 5 And Ma'a-se'iah the son of Ba'ruch, the son of Col-h5'zeh, the son of Ha-za'iah, the son of A-da'iah, the son of Joi'a-rib, the son of Zech'a-ri'ah, the son of Shi-16'ni. 6 All the sons of Pe'rez that dwelt at Je- ru'sa-lem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. 7 And these are the sons of BSn'ja-min; Sal'lu the son of Me-shul'lam, the son of Jo'ed, the son of Pe-da'iah, the son of Ko- la'iah, the son of Ma'a-se'iah, the son of Ith'i-el, the son of Je-sa'iah. 8 And after him Gab'bai, Sal'lai, nine hun- dred twenty and eight. 9 And Jo'el the son of Zich'rl was their overseer : and Ju'dah the son of Se-nii'ah was second over the city. 10 h Of the priests : Je-da'iah the son of Joi'a-rib, Ja'chin. 11 Se-ra'iah the son of Hil-ki'ah, the son of Me-shul'lam, the son of Za'dok, the son of Me-ra'ioth, the son of A-hi'tub, was the ruler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and h 1 Chr. 9. 10, &c. 556 The priests and the Leo lies NEHEMIAH, 12. that came with Zerubbabel. B.C. 445. 2 Or, the son of Hagged- olim. 3Heb. i 1 Chr. 26.29. k ver. 1. 4 IFeb. at /he gates. I See ch. 3.26. 5 Or, The tower. m See .Ezra 6. 8. 9 ; 7. 2(1, &c. 6 Or, o sure or~ dinance. n Gen. 38.30, Zarah. o 1 Chr. IS. 17; 23. 28. p Josh. 14. 15. two: and A-da'iah the son of Je-ro'ham, the son of Pgl'a-li'ah, the son of Am'zi, the son of ZSch'a-ri'ah, the son of Pash'ur, the son of Mal-chi'ah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two : and A-mash'a-i the son of A-zar'e-el, the son of A-has'a-i, the son of Me-shiTle-moth, the son of Im'- mer, 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight : and their over- seer was Zab'di-el, 2 the son of one of the great men. 15 Also of the Le'vites : She-ma'iah the son of Ha'shub, the son of Az'ri-kam, the son of Hash'a-bi'ah, the son of Biin'ni ; 16 And Shab'be-thai and JSz'a-b&d, of the chief of the Le'vites, 3 had the oversight of 1 the outward business of the house of God. 17 And Mat'ta-ni'ah the son of Mi'cha, the son of Zab'di, the son of A'saph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer : and Bak'bu-ki'ah the second among his brethren, and Ab'da the son of Sham-mu'a, the son of Ga'lal, the son of Je-du'thun. 18 All the Le'vites in k the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Ak'kub, Tal'mon, and their brethren that kept 4 the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. 20 If And the residue of I§'ra-el, of the priests, and the Le'vites, were in all the cities of Ju'dah, every one in his inheritance. 21 J But the Neth'i-nimg dwelt in 5 0'phel: and Zi'ha and Gis'pa were over the Neth'i- nim§. 22 The overseer also of the Le'vites at Je- ru'sa-lem was Uz'zi the son of Ba'ni, the son of Hash'a-bi'ah, the son of Mat'ta-ni'ah, the son of Mi'cha. Of the sons of A'saph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 23 For m it was the king's commandment concerning them, that 6 a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 24 And Peth'a-hi'ah the son of Me-shez'a- beel, of the children of "Ze'rah the son of Ju'dah, was ° at the king's hand in all mat- ters concerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Ju'dah dwelt at p Kir'jath-ar'ba, and in the villages thereof, and at Di'bon, and in the villages thereof, and at Je-kab'ze-el, and in the villages thereof, 26 And at Jgsh'u-a, and at MSl'a-dah, and at Beth'-phe'let, 27 And at Ha'zar-shu'al, and at Be'er-she'- ba, and in the villages thereof, 28 And at Zik'lag, and at Me-ko'nah, and in the villages thereof, 29 And at En'-rim'mon, and at Za're-ah, and at Jar'muth, 30 Za-n5'ah, A-dul'lam, and in their villages, at La'chish, and the fields thereof, at A-ze'- kah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Be'er-she'ba unto the valley of HIn'nom. 31 The children also of Bgn'ja-mln 2 from Ge'ba dwelt 3 at Mich'mash, and A-i'ja, and Beth '-el, and in their villages, 32 And at An'a-thoth, N6b, An'a-ni'ah, 33 Ha'zor, Ra'mah, Git'ta-Im, 34 Ha'did, Ze-bo'im, Ne-bal'lat, 35 LSd, and O'no, q the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of the Le'vites were divisions in Ju'dah, and in Ben'ja-mm. CHAPTER 12. 1 The priests, 8 and the Levites, ivliich came up with Zerubbabel. Id The succession of 'high priests. 22 Certain chief Levites. 27 The solemnity of the dedication of the walls. 44 The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple. "VTOW these are the "priests and the Le'- 11 vites that went up with Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a : b Se-ra'- iah, Jer'e-mi'ah, Ez'ra, 2 Am'a-ri'ah, 4 Mal'luch, Hat'tush, 3 5 Shech'a-ni'ah, 6 Re'hum, 7 Mer'e-m5th, 4 Id'do, 8 Gin'ne-tho, c A-bi'jah, 5 9 Mi'a-min, 2 Ma'a-di'ah, Bil'gah, 6 She-ma'iah, and Joi'a-rib, Je-da'iah, 7 3 Sal'lu, A'mok, Hil-ki'ah, Je-da'iah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of "Jesh'u-a. 8 Moreover the Le'vites : Jgsh'u-a, Bin-nu'i, Kad'mi-el, Shgr'e-bi'ah, Ju'dah, and Mat'ta- ni'ah, e which was over 4 the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bak'bu-ki'ah and Un'ni, their breth- ren, were over against them in the watches. 10 IT And Jgsh'u-a begat Joi'a-kim, Joi'a- kim also begat E-li'a-shib, and E-li'a-shib begat Joi'a-da, 11 And Joi'a-da begat J5n'a-than, and J6n'- a-than begat Jad-du'a. 12 And in the days of Joi'a-kim were priests, the chief of the fathers : of Se-ra'iah, Me-ra'- iah ; of Jgr'e-mi'ah, Han'a-ni'ah ; 13 Of Ez'ra, Me-shul'lam ; of Am'a-ri'ah, Je'ho-ha'nan; 14 Of Mgl'i-cii, J6n'a-than ; of Shgb'a-ni'ah, Jo'seph ; 15 Of Ha'rim, Ad'na; of Me-ra'ioth, Hgl'kai ; 16 Of Id'do, Zech'a-rl'ah ; of GIn'ne-th5n, Me-shul'lam ; 17 Of A-bi'jah, Zich'ri ; of Min'i-a-min, of Mo'a-di'ah, Pil'tai ; 18 Of Bil'gah, Sham-mu'a; of She-ma'iah, Je-h5n'a-than; 19 And of Joi'a-rib, Mat'te-na'i; of Je-da'iah, Uz'zi ; 20 Of Sal'lai, Kal'lai ; of A'mok, E'ber ; 21 Of Hil-ki'ah, Hash'a-bi'ah ; of Je-da'iah, Ne-than'e-el. 22 IT The Le'vites in the days of E-h'a-shib, Joi'a-da, and Jo-ha'nan, and Jad-dii'a, were recorded chief of the fathers : also the priests, to the reign of Da-ri'us the Per'si-an, 23 The sons of Le'vi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the f chronicles, even until the days of Jo-ha'nan the son of E-li'a-shib. 7 B. C 445. 2 Or, or tleha. 8 Or, to Mich- mash. 7 1 Chr. 4.14. cir. 536. a Ezra 2. 1,2. b See eh. 1(1. 2-8. 4 Or, BfeticUi ver. 14. 5 Or, Sheh- anialt, ver. 14. 6 Or, Jiarim, ver. 15. 7 Or, ite- raiotti, ver. 15. 8 Or, Gin- netlion, ver. 16. c Luke 1.5. 90r,J/m- iamin. ver. 17. 2 Or, J/o- adiah, ver. 17. 3 Or, Sallai, ver. 20. (/ Ezra 3.2. Hag. 1.1. Zech. 3. 1. e ch. 11. 17. 4 That is, the psalms of t /tanks- giving. fi Chr. 9. 14, &0. The dedication NEHEMIAH, 12. of the walls. B.C. cir.536. g 1 Chr. 23; 25; 26. h Ezra 3. 11. 20r,rren- stnies, or, as- st/nblies. i ch. 8. 9. * Ezra 7. 6,11. 24 And the chief of the Le'vites : Hash'a- bi'ah, Sh8r'e-bi'ah, and J6sh'u-a the son of Kad'mi-el, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, 9 accord- ing to the commandment of Da'vid the man of God, h ward over against ward. 25 Mat'ta-ni'ah, and Bak'bu-ki'ah, O'ba- di'ah, Me-shul'lam, TaTmon, Ak'kub, were porters keeping the ward at the 2 thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joi'a-kim the son of Jesh'u-a, the son of Joz'a-dak, and in the days of Ne'he- mi'ah *the governor, and of fiz'ra the priest, fc the scribe. 27 If And at upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof n one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate : 32 And after them went Ho-sha'iah, and half of the princes of Ju'dah, 33 And Az'a-ri'ah, Ez'ra, and Me-shul'lam, 34 Ju'dah, and Ben'ja-min, and She-ma'iah, and Jer'e-mi'ah, 35 And certain of the priests' sons ^with trumpets ; namely, Zech'a-ri'ah the son of J5n'a-than, the son of She-ma'iah, the son of Mat'ta-ni'ah, the son of Mi-cha'iah, the son of Zac'cur, the son of A'saph : 36 And his brethren, She-ma'iah, and A-zar'- b. c. 445. n Set ver. 38. o ch. 2. 13 ; 3. 13, p Num. 10. 2. 8. 445. / Deut. 20. 5. Ps. 30, title. m 1 Chr. 2.5. 6. 2 Chr. 5. 13 ; 7. 6. The Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem. — Neh. 12. 27. Hhe dedication of the wall of Je-ru'sa-lem they sought the Le'vites out of all their places, to bring them to Je-ru'sa-lem, to keep the dedication with gladness, m both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cym- bals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Je-ru'sa-lem, and from the villages of Ne-t5ph'a-thi ; 29 Also from the house of Gil'gal, and out of the fields of Ge'ba and Az'ma-veth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Je-ru'sa-lem. 30 And the priests and the Le'vites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Ju'dah a-el, Mil'a-la'i, Gil'a-lai, Ma-a'i, Ne-than'e-el, and Ju'dah, Ha-na'ni, with y the musical in- struments of Da'vid the man of God, and Ez'ra the scribe before them. 37 r And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by s the stairs of the city of Da'vid, at the going up of the wall, above the house of Da'vid, even unto * the water gate eastward. 38 w 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 z And from above the gate of E'phra-im, and above a the old gate, and above b the fish gate, c and the tower of Ha-nan'e-el, and the tower of Me 'ah, even unto d the q 1 Chr. 23.5. r ch. 2. 14 ; 3. 15 sch.3. 15, ( ch. 3. 26; 8. 1,3, 16. u See ver. 31. xch.3.11. y ch. 3. 8. z 2 Kings 14. 13. ch. 8. 16. a ch. 3. 6. h ch. 3. S. c ch. 8. 1. rfch.3.32. Nehemiah reformeth NEHEMIAH, 13. various abuses. b. c. 445. e Jer. 32. 2. 2Heb. made their voice to beheard. fl Chr. 31.11,12. ch. 13. 5, 12,13. 8 That is, appoint- ed by the law. 4 tleb. tor the jot/ of Jndah. 5Heb. that stood. g 1 Chr. 25; 26. h 1 Chr. 25. I, &c. 2 Chr. 29.30. i Num. 18.21,24. 6 That is, set apart. k Num. 18.26. a Deut. 31.11,12. 2 Kings 23.2. ch. 8. 3, 8 ; 9. 3. Is. 34. 16. 7 Heb. there was read. 8Heb. ears. o Deut. 23. 3, 4. c Num. 22.5. Josh. 24. 9,10. d Num. 23. 11 ; 24. 10. Deut. 23 5. e eh. 9. 2 ; 10. 28. 9Heb. being set over. ch. 12. 44. /ch. 12. 44. 2 Heb. Me com- mand- ment of the Le- vites. g Num. 18.21,24. sheep gate : and they stood still in c 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 ; E-li'a-kim, Ma'a-se'iah, Min'i-a-min, Mi-cha'iah, E-li'o-e'na-i, Zech'a- ri'ah, and Han'a-ni'ah, with trumpets ; 42 And Ma'a-se'iah, and She-ma'iah, and E'le-a'zar, and IJz'zi, and Je'ho-ha'nan, and Mal-chi'iah, and E'lam, and E'zer. And the singers * sang loud, with Jez'ra-hi'ah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered 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 Je- ru'sa-18m was heard even afar off. 44 IT ^And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions 3 of the law for the priests and Le'vites : 4 for Ju'dah rejoiced for the priests and for the Le'vites 5 that waited. 45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, 9 according to the com- mandment of Da'vid, and of SQTo-mon his son. 46 For in the days of Da'vid h and A'saph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Is'ra-el in the days of Ze-rub'ba- bel, and in the days of Ne'he-mi'ah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion : l and they 6 sanctified holy things unto the Le'vites; fc and the Le'vites sanctified them unto the children of Aar'on. CHAPTER 13. 1 Upon the reading of the law separation is made from the mixed multitude. 4 Nehemiah at his return causeth the chambers to be cleansed. 10 He reformeth the offices in the house of God. 15 The violation of the sabbath, 23 and the marriages with strange wives. ON that day a7 they read in the book of Mo'ses in the 8 audience of the people; and therein was found written, b that the Am'mon-ite and the M6'ab-ite should not come into the congregation of God for ever ; 2 Because they met not the children of Is'- ra-el with bread and with water, but c hired Ba'laam against them, that he should curse them : d howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, e that they separated from Is'ra-el all the mixed multitude. 4 IT And before this, E-li'a-shib the priest, 9 having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto To-bi'ah : 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, f where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, 2g which was commanded ' my servants set I at the 559 to be given to the Le'vites, and the singers, and the porters ; and the offerings of the priests. 6 But in all this time was not I at Je-ru'sa- lgm : /l for in the two and thirtieth year of Ar'tax-erx'es king of Bab'y-lon came I unto the king, and 2 after certain days 3 obtained I leave of the king : 7 And I came to Je-ru'sa-16m, and under- stood of the evil that E-li'a-shib did for To- bi'ah, 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 To-bi'ah out of the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they k 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 Le'vites had 'not been given them: for the Le'vites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to m his field. 11 Then n contended I with the rulers, and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their 4 place. 12 P Then brought all Ju'dah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the 5 treasuries. 13 q And I made treasurers over the trea- suries, Shel'e-mi'ah the priest, and Za'dok the scribe, and of the Le'vites, Pe-da'iah : and 6 next to them was Ha'nan the son of ZSc'cur, the son of Mat'ta-ni'ah : for they were counted r faithful, and 7 their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 14 s Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my 8 good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the 9 offices thereof. 15 1 In those days saw I in Ju'dah some treading wine presses '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-ru'sa- lem on the sabbath day : and I testified against 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 Ju'dah, and in Je-ru'sa-lem. 17 x Then I contended with the nobles of Ju'dah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 18 y 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 I§'ra-el by profaning the sabbath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Je-ru'sa-16m z began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath : a and some of gates, that there B.C. 445. Ach.5.14. cir. 434. 2 llc-b. at lli. < tt't '■i dm/8. 8 Or, / ear- in .it,, re- quest* 't. i ver. 1,5. k 2 Chr. 29. .-,, 1.5, 16, 18. m Num. 35.2. n ver. 17, 25. Prov. 28. 4. o ch. 10. 39. 4 Heb. standing. p ch. 10. SK, 39; 12.44. 5 Or. store- houses. q 2 Chr. 31. 12. ch. 12. 44. 6 Heb. at their hand. r ch. 7. 2. 1 Cor. 4.2. 7Ileb.it was upon thern. s ver. 22, 31. ch. 5. 19. 8 Ueb. kind- nesses. 9 Or, observa- tions. t Ex. 20. 10. u eh. 10. 31. Jer. 17. 21,22. v Jer. 17. 21, 22, 23. 2 Lev. 23. a Jer. 17 21, 22. Nehemiah reformeth the NEHEMIAH, 13. marriages with strange wives. B.C. cir.434. 2 Heb. be- fore the wall* h ch. 12. so. i- ver. 14, 81. ;1 Or, mulr titu le. cir. 434. 4 Heb. had made to dwell with them. d Ezra a. 2. .". Heb. they dis- cerned not to speak. I) Heb. of people ana people. ■ ■ ver. II. Prov. 28. 4. 7 0r, reviled them. f Ezra 10.5. ch. 10. 28, 30. should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Je-ru'sa-lem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye 2 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 Le'vites that 6 they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. c Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the 3 greatness of thy mercy. 23 H In those days also saw I Jew§ that 4 d had married wives of Ash'dSd, of Am'mon, and of Mo'ab: 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ash'dSd, and 5 could not speak in the Jew§>' language, but according to the language 6 of each people. 25 And I e contended with them, and 7 cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them f swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daugh- ters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 9 Did not S6To-mon king of Is'ra-el sin by these things ? yet h among many nations was there no king like him, 'who was be- loved of his God, and God made him king over all ls/ra-el : k 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 m of Joi'a-da, the son of E-li'a-shib the high priest, was son in law to San-bal'lat the Hor'o-nite : therefore I chased him from me. 29 "Remember them, O my God, 2 because they have denied the priesthood, and ° the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Le'- vltes. 30 P Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and q appointed the wards of the priests and the Le'vites, every one in his business ; 31 And for r the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. s Remem- ber me, O my God, for good. B.C. cir.434. n 1 Kings 11. 1, &c. /( 1 Kings S. 13. 2Chr. I. 12. i 2 Sam. 12. 24. k 1 Kings II. 4, &c. I Ezra 10.2. m ch. 12. 10, 22. Jich.6.14. 2 Heb. for the defilings. oMal.2. 4, 11, 12. V ch. 10. 30. g ch. 12. 1, &c. r ch. 10. 34. s ver. 14, The Tomb of David at Jerusalem. 560 THE BOOK OF ESTHER. B.C. cir. 521. a Ezra 4. Dan. 9.1. /; ch. 8. 9. c Dan. C. 1. d 1 Kings 1.46. e Neh. 1. 1. cir. 519. /"Gen. 40. 20. ch. 2. 18. Mark 6. 21. 2 Heb. found. '• < ch. 1. 22 ; 8. 'J. o 1 Kings 21. 8. ch. 8. 8, 10. pch.8.10. q ch. 8. 12, Sec. ■ch.s.n. s ch. 8. 13, 14. And Memucan answered before the King and the Princes, Vashti the Queen hath not done wrong to the King only. — Esther 1. 16. 563 Esther obtaineth the king's favour, and ESTHER, 4, 5. inviteth the king and Haman to a banquet. b. c. 510. t bee eh. 8. 1.5. Piov. 29. cir. 510. a 2 Sam. 1. 11. I' Josh. 7. H. Ezek. 27. 30. <• Gen. 27. 34. -2 Heb. sack- cloth and ashes were laid under mam/. Is. 58. .5. n-m.9.3. :; Heb. eunuchs. 4 Heb. whom he had set before her. ,(ch. e ch. 3. 14, 10. /eh. 5.1. , merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Ha'man ; and he caused ° the gallows to be made. CHAPTER 6. 1 A/iasuerus, reading of the service done by Mordecai, talceth care for his reward. 4 Haman, coming to sue t/utl Mordecai might be hanged,, unawares giveth counsel thai he might do him hon- our. 13 His friends tell him of his final destiny. ON that night 4 could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring a the book of records of the chronicles ; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was found written, that Mor'de-cai had told of 5 Big'tha-na and Te'resh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the 6 door, who sought to lay hand on the king A-has/u-e'rus. 3 And the king said, What honour and dig- nity hath been done to Mor'de-cai for this ? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. 4 IT And the king said, Who is in the court ? Now Ha'man was come into 6 the outward court of the king's house, c to speak unto the king to hang Mor'de-cai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Ha'man standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 6 So Ha'man came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man 7 whom the king delighteth to honour ? Now Ha'man thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? 7 And Ha'man answered the king, For the man 8 whom the king delighteth to honour, 8 9 Let the royal apparel be brought 2 which the king useth to wear, and d 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 deliv- ered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and 3 bring him on horseback through the street of the city, e and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 10 Then the king said to Ha'man, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mor'de-cai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate : 2 let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Ha'man the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mor'de-cai, 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 de- lighteth to honour. 12 IT And Mor'de-cai came again to the king's gate. But Ha'man -^ hasted to his house mourning, 9 and having his head cov- ered. 13 And Ha'man told Ze'resh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Ze'resh his wife unto him, If Mor'de-cai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast be- gun 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 Ha'man unto ft the banquet that Es'- ther had prepared. CHAPTER 7. 1 Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, maketh suit for her own life and her people's. 5 She accuseth Haman. 7 The king in his anger, understanding of the gallows which Haman had made for Mordecai, causeth him to be hanged thereon. SO the king and Ha'man came 3 to banquet with Es'ther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Es'ther on the second day a at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Es'ther? and it shall be granted thee : and what is thy re- quest ? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 3 Then Es'ther 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 people at my request : 4 For we are 6 sold, I and my people, 4 to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwo- men, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's dam- age. 5 IT Then the king A-has/u-e'rus answered and said unto Es'ther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, 5 that durst presume in his heart to do so? 6 And Es'ther said, 6 The adversary and enemy is this wicked Ha'man. Then Ha'man was afraid 7 before the king and the queen. 7 1T And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Ha'man stood up to make re- quest for his life to Es'ther the queen ; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace B.C. cir.510. 2 Heb. suffer, not a whit to fall. fl Chr. 26. 20. g 2 Sam. 15. 30. Jer. 14. 3,4. h ch. 5. 8. 3 Heb. to drink. 6ch.3. 9; 4.7. 4 Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish. 5 Heb. whose heart hath filled him. 6 Heb. The man adver- sary. 7 Or, at. the pre- sence of.. 566 Human is hanged. ESTHER, 8. Mordecai is advanced. B.C. cir.510. cch. l.C. 2Heb. with me. Ps. 39. a Prov. 17. 17. r Gen. 36. 11. Jer.49.7. s Gen. 25. 2, t ch. 42. 11. Rom. 12. 15. it Nch. 9. 1. Lam. 2. 10. Ezek.27. 30. x Gen. 50. 10. 8 Heb. answer- ed. 4 And Sa'tan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 J. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his s bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 h And the Lord said unto Sa'tan, Behold, he is in thine hand ; 2 but save his life. 7 IF So went Sa'tan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils l from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape him- self withal; fc and he sat down among the ashes. 9 IT Then said his wife unto him, l Dost thou still m 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 p sin with his lips. 11 IT Now whenJob's . t h r e e q i riends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place ; El'i- phaz the r Te'man-Ite, and Bil'dad the s Shu'- hite, and Zo'phar the Na'a-ma-thite : for they had made an appointment together to come 'to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and u sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13* So they sat down with him upon the ground x seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him : for they saw that his grief was very great. CHAPTER 3. 1 Job curse* the day and services of his birth. 13 The ease of death. 20 He complaineth of life, because of his anguish. AFTER this opened Job his mouth, and . cursed his day. 2 And Job 3 spake, and said, 3 a Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which 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 6 the shadow of death 2 stain it ; let a cloud dwell upon it ; 3 let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize up on it; 4 let it not be joined un- to the days of the year, let it not comeinto the num- ber of the months. 7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no j oyf ul voice come therein. 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, c who are ready to raise up 5 their mourning. 9 Let the stars of the twiligh t thereof be dark ; let it look for light, but have none ; neither let it see 6 the dawning of the day : 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother' 1 's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 11 d Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? 12 e 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 f built desolate places for themselves ; 15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: 16 Or 9 as an hidden untimely birth I had not been ; as infants which never saw fight. 17 There the wicked cease from troubling ; and there the 7 weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners rest together; ft they hear not the voice of the oppressor. 19 The small and great are there ; and the servant is free from his master. Job . . . bent his Mantle . . . and fell down upon the Ground. — Job 1. 20. B.C. cir.1520. a ch. 10. 18, 19. Jer. 15. 10; 20. 14. b ch. 10. 21,22; 16. 16; 28.3. Ps. 23. 4 ; 44. 19; 107. 10, 14. Jer. 13. 10. Amos 5. 8. 2 Or, chal- lenge it. 3 Or, let them ter- rify it. as those who have a hitter day, Amos 8. 10. 4 Or, let it not rejoice among the days. c Jer. 9. 17..18. 5 Or, a levi- athan. 6 Heb. the eyelids oj the morning, ch. 41. 18. tl ch. 10. 18. e Gen. 30. 3. Is. 66. 12. /'ch. 15. 28. yPs.58.8. : Heb. wearied strength. /ich.39.7. 572 Job complainetlt of life. JOB, 4. Eliphaz reproveth Job. B.C. cir.1520. i Jer. 20. 18. * I Sam. 1. 10. 2 Kings 4. 27. Prov. 31. 0. 2Heb. wait. /Rev. 9. 6. m Prov. 2. 4. «cb.l9.8. Lam. 3. .;'ilcb. before my meet. 4 Hcb. / feared a fear, and it came njion me. 5 Heb. a VIOrd. <; Heb. who can ret'rain from words ? a Is. 35. 3. 7 Heb. the bow- ing knees, Heb. 12. 12. c ch. 1. 1. d Prov. 3. 26. e Ps. 37. 23. r"Ps. 7.14. 'Prov. 22. s. Hos. 10. 13. Gal. 6. 7, 8. S That is, byhisan- aer: as Is. 30. 33. See Ex. 15.8. ch. 1.19; 15. 30. Is. 11. 4. 2 Thess. 2.8. 20 l Wherefore is light given to him that is in miser y, and lif e unto the * bitter in soul ; 21 Which 2 ' long for death, but it cometh not ; and dig for it more than m for hid treasures ; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Wliy is light given to a man whose way is hid, n and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometh 3 before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 25 For 4 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 4. 1 Eliphaz reproveth Job for want of religion. 7 Heteaeheth God's judgment* to be not for the rialr/rotts, out for the w irked. 12 Sis fearful vision, to humble the excellency of creatures before God. rpHEN El'i-phaz the Te'man-Ite answered 1 and said, 2 Jfwe assay 5 to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but 6 who can withhold him- self from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast ,sJ& , instructed many, and thou / jfitj|rf 1 ^ I ™ n a s * strengthened the £\*j9; w e a hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou b hast strengthened 7 the feeble knees. 5 Bat now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest ; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. ^J 6 Is not this c thy fear, d thy confidence, thy hope, and the u p r i ght- ness of thy ways? 7 Remember, I pray thee, e who ever perished, be- ing innocent ? or where were the righteous cut off ? 8 Even as I have seen, J they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and 8 by j 573 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 scattered abroad. 12 Now a thing was 2 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 3 came upon rne, and ,v " trembling, which made 4 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, 5 there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 l Shall mortal God? shall maker ? 18 Behold, he "' put no trust in his servants ; 6 and his angels he charged with folly : 19 n How much less in them that dwell in ° houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth ? 20 p They are " destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 9 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away ? r they die, even without wisdom. man be more just than a man be more pure than his b. c. cir.1520. jPs.58.6. h Ps. 34. 10. 2 Heb. by stealth. ich.33. 15. 8 Heb. met me. k Ilab. 8. 16. 4Heb.(/ie midli- lit/tr of my bones. 5 Or, / heard a still voice. I ch. 9. 2. 77; ch. 15. 15 : 25. 5. 2 Pet. 2. 4. fj Or, nor in his angelf, in whom lie j ut light. n ch. lo. 16. o 2 Cor. 4. 7; 5. 1. 1, Ps. U0. 5, 6. 7 Heb. beaten in pieces, q Ps. 39. 11:49.14. r ch. 36. 12. If we assay to COMMUNE WITH THEE, GRIEVED ? Job 4. 2. WILT THOU BE Happy end of God's correction. JOB, 5, 6. Job's complaints not causeless. b. c. cir.1520. 20r,tooi? 3 Or, in- digna- tion. a Ps. 37. 33. 36. Jer. 12. 2,3. 6 Ps. 119. 155; 127. 5. c Ps. 109. 12. d ch. 18. 9. 4 Or, iniquity. e Gen. 3. 17, 18, 19. 1 Cor. 10. 13. 6 Or, labour. 6Heb. the sons of the burn- ing coat lijt up to fly. /ch. 9. 10 i 37. 5. Ps. 40. 5 ; 72. 18; 145. 3. Rom. 11. 33. 7Hcb. and there is no search. 8Heb. till there be no number. pch.28. 26. Ps. 65. 9, 10 ; 147. 8. Jer. 5. 24; 10. 13:51.16. Acts 14. 17. 9 Heb. out- places, h 1 Sam. 2.7. Ps. 113. 7. i Neb.. 4. 15. P8.33.10. Is. ,S. III. 2 Or, cannot perform ant/ thing. k Ps.il. 15. 1 Cor. 3. 19. I Deut. 28.29. Is. 59. 10. Amos 8. 9. 3 Or, run into. m Ps. 35. 10. n 1 Sam. 2.9. Ps. 107. 42. o Ps. 94. 12. Prov. 3. 11, 12. Heb. 12. 5. James 1. 12. Rev. 3. 19. p Deut. 32. 39. 1 Sam. 2. fl. Is. 30. 26. Hos. 6. 1. g Ps. 34. 19 ; 91. 3. Prov. 24. 16. 1 Cor. 10. 13. r Ps. 91. 10. s Ps. .33. 19; 37. 19. 4 Heb. from the 25. Ezek CHAPTER 5 17 The happy end of God's 1 The harm of inconsideration . 3 The end of the wicked is misery fi (lod. is In he rpnardpd in tittiirlinu 17 The hfirtml t'no ' nf Cit\a}i 6 God is to be regarded in ujjiiction correction. CALL now, if there be any that will an- swer thee ; and to which of the saints wilt thou 2 turn ? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and 3 envy slayeth the silly one. 3 a I have seen the foolish taking root : but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 b His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, c neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and d the robber swalloweth up their substance. 6 Although 4 affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; 7 Yet man is e born unto 5 trouble, as 6 the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause : 9 f Which doeth great things 7 and unsearch- able ; marvellous things 8 without number : 10 ff Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the ^ fields : 11 h To set up on high those that be low ; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 * He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands 2 cannot perform their enterprise. 13 k He taketh the wise in their own crafti- ness : and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 14 J They 3 meet with darkness in the day- time, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 15 But m he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 n 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 p For he maketh sore, and bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 q He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven r there shall no evil touch thee. 20 s In famine he shall redeem thee from death : and in war 4 from the power of the sword. 21 'Thou shalt be hid 5 from the scourge of the tongue : neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh : u neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 x 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 6 that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not 7 sin. hands. «Ps. 31. 20. 5 Or, when the tongue scourgeth. u Is. 11.9 ; 35.9 ; 65. .34.25. xVh. 91. 12. Hoe. 2. 18. 6 Or, that peace is thy tabernacle. 7 Or, err. 25 Thou shalt know also that y thy seed shall be 2 great, and thine offspring z as the grass of the earth. 26 a Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn 3 cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we have b searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it 4 for thy good. CHAPTER 6. 1 Job sheweth that his complaints are not causeless. ,8 Beioisheth for death, wherein he is assured of comfort. 14 He reprovelh his friends of unkindness. BUT Job answered and said, 2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity 5 laid in the bal- ances together ! 3 For now it would be heavier a than the sand of the sea: therefore 6 my words are swallowed up. 4 b For the arrows of the Almighty are with- in me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit : c the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. 5 Doth the wild ass bray 7 when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? 6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any 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 8 the thing that I long for ! 9 Even d that it would please God to destroy 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 e 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 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh 9 of brass ? 13 Is not my help in me ? and is wisdom driven quite from me? 14 2 9 To him that is afflicted pity should be shelved from his friend ; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 h My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and % as the stream of brooks they pass away ; 16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid : 17 What time they wax warm, 3 they vanish: 4 when it is hot, they are 5 consumed out of their place. 18 The paths of their way are turned aside ; they go to nothing, and perish. 19 The troops of fc Te'ma looked, the com- panies of ' She'ba waited for them. 20 They were m confounded because they had hoped ; they came thither, and were ashamed. B.C. cir.1520. y Ps. 112. 2. 2 Or, much. z Ps. 72. 16. a Prov. 9. 11:10.27. 3 Heb. as- cendeth. 6Ps. HI. 2. 4Heb./oc thyself, Prov. 9. 12. 5 Heb. lifted vp. a Prov. 6~That 18, / want words to express my grief, Ps. 77. 4. b Ps. 38. 2. c Ps. 88. 15, 16. 7 Heb. at grass. 8 Heb. my expec- tation. d 1 Kings 19.4. e Acts 20. 20. f Lev. 19. 2. Is. 57. 15. Hos. 11. 9. 9 Heb. brasen f 2 Heb. To him that n/eltelh. g P. ov. 17. 17. h Ps. 38. II s 41. 9. i Jer. 15. IS. 3 Heb. they are Oil Off. 4 Heb. in the heat thereof. 5 Heb. extin- guished. k Gen. 25. 15. 1 1 Kings 10. 1. Ps. 72.10. Ezek. 2". 22, 23. 77? Jer. 14. 574 Job excuseth his JOB, 7. desire of death. B.C. cir. 15:20. 2 Or, For now tie are like to tliem. Ileb. to it. nch.13.4. 3 Heb. not. o Ps. 38. 11. 4 Heb. ye cause to fall upon. pPs.57. 6. » 5 Heb. be- fore your face. 9Ch.17.10. 6 That is, in this matter. 7 Heb. my palate, eh. 12. 11 i 34. 3. 8 Or, a warfare. a eh. 14. 5, 13, 14. Ps. 39. 4. 9 Heb. gapeth after. b See ch. 29. 2. c Deut. 28. 67. eh. 17. 12. 2 Heb. rAe evening be mea- surer! ? d Is. 14. 11. ech 9.23; 16. 22 ; 17. 11. Fs.90.6j 102. 11 ; 103. 15 ; 144.4. Is. 38. 12; 40.6. Jmnes 4. 14. /Ps. 78. 39;?9.47. 3 Heb. shall not return. 4 to see, that is, to cnjoit. g ch. 20. 9. .5 That is, lean live no longer. the 21 2 For now n ye are 3 nothing ; ye see my casting down, and ° are afraid. 22 Did I say, Bring unto me ? or, Give a re- ward for me of your substance ? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand ? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty ? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue : and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words ! but what doth your arguing reprove ? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is des- perate, which are as wind ? 27 Yea, 4 ye overwhelm fatherless, and ye p dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be con- tent, look upon me ; for it is 5 evident unto you if I lie. 29 i Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity ; yea, return again, my righteousness is 6 in it. 30 Is there ini- quity in my tongue ? cannot 7 my taste discern perverse things ? CHAPTER 7. 1 Job excuseth his desire of death. 12 He com- vlaineth of his own rest- lessness, 17 and God's watchfulness. TS there not 8 a an appointed time to man upon earth ? are not his days also like the days of an hire- ling? 2 As a servant 9 earnestly desir- eth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the re- ward of his work : 3 So am I made to possess b months of van- ity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. 4 e When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and 2 the night be gone ? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. 5 My flesh is d clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and be- come loathsome. 6 e My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. 7 O remember that f my lif e is wind : mine eye 3 shall no more * see good. 8 g The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more : thine eyes are upon me, and 5 1 am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away : so h he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, 1 neither shall his place know him any more. 1 1 Therefore I will k not refrain my mouth ; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit ; I will ' complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me ? 13 m When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint ; B.C. cir.1520. h 2 Sam. 12. 23. i'ch.8.18; 20. 9. Ps. 103. IB. /t'Ps.39.1, 9 ; 40. 9. I\ Sam.l. 10. ch. 10. 1. i ch. 9. GROW Job 8. without Water ? 11. 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions : 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather 2 than my life. 16 n I loathe it; I would not live alway : ° let me alone ; for p my days are vanity. 17 q What is man, that thou shouldest mag- nify him ? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him ? 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment ? 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor letme alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 I have sinned ; what shall I do unto thee, r O thou preserver of men? why s hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 2 Heb. ft/an my bones, n ch. 10.1. o ch. 10. 2(1 ; 14. 6. Pk. 39.13. p Ps. 62. 9. ^Ps.8.4; 144.3. Heb. 2. 6. rPs.36.6. -ch. 16.12. Ps. 21.12. Lam. 3. 12. 575 Bildad skeweth God's justice. JOB, 8, 9. Job acknowledgeth it. cir.'lG20. a Gen. 18. 25. Deut. 32. 4. 2Chr.l9. 7. ch. 34. 12, 17. Dan. 9. 14. Horn. 3. 5. b eh. 1. 5, IX. 2 rich, in the hand of their trans- gression. c ch. 5.8 ; 11. 13 ; 22. 23, &c. d Deut. 4. 32 ; 32. 7. ch. Li.18. e Gen. 47. 9. lChr.29. 15. ch. 7. 0. Ps. 39. 5 ; 102. 11; 144. 4. 3Heb. no*. /Ps. 129. 6. Jer. 17. 6. och. 11. 20; 18. 14 : 27. 8. Ps. 112. 10. Prov. 10. 28. 4 Heb. a spider's house, Is. 59. 5, 6. * ch. 27. 18. tch.7.10; 20.9. Ps. 37.36. it Ps. 113. 7. 5 Heb. take the ungodly by Vie hand. 6 Heb. shouting for joy. I Ps. 35. 26 ; 109. 29. 7 Heb. shall not be. a Ps. 143. 2. Rom. 3. 20. 8 Or, be- fore Godf 21 And why dost thou not pardon my trans- gression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust ; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. CHAPTER 8. 1 Bildad skeweth God's jus/ice in dealing with men according to their works. 8 He alle'geth antiquity to prove the certain destruc- tion of the hijpocrile. 20 He applieth God's just dealing to Job. rPHEN answered Bil'dad the Shu'hite, and JL said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind ? 3 a Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice ? 4 If b thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away 2 for their trans- gression ; 5 c If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 If thou wert pure and upright ; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 d For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers : 9 (For e we are but of yesterday, and know 3 nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water ? 12 -f Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God ; and the 9 hypocrite's hope shall perish : 14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be 4 a spider's web. 15 h He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand : he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 18 *Tf he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and k out of the earth shall others grow. 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he 5 help the evil doers : 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with 6 rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be l clothed with shame ; and the dwelling place of the wicked 7 shall come to nought. CHAPTER 9. 1 Job. acknowledging God's justice, sheweth there is no contending ■with him. 22 Man's innocency is not to be condemned by ajflic- t.'ons. THEN Job answered and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth : but how should a man be just 8 with God ? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4 b He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength : who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not : which overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which c shaketh the earth out of her place, and d the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not ; and sealeth up the stars. 8 e Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the 2 waves of the sea. 9 J Which maketh 3 Arc-tu'rus, O-ri'on, and Ple'ia-des, and the chambers of the south. 10 3 Which doeth great things past finding out ; yea, and wonders without number. 11 ft Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 12 % Behold, he taketh away, 4 who can hin- der him ? who will say unto him, What do- est thou ? 13 if God will not withdraw his anger, k the 5 proud helpers do stoop under him. 14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him ? 15 'Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make sup- plication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me ; yet would I not believe that he had heark- ened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds m without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, lie is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead ? 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me : if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul : I would despise my life. 22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, n He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will ! laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked : ° he covereth the faces of the judges thereof ; if not, where, and who is he ? 25 Now p my days are swifter than a post : they flee away, they see no good. 26 They are passed away as the 67 swift ships : q as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. 27 r If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself : 28 s I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou ' wilt not hold me innocent. 29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? 30 u If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean ; cir.1520. b ch. 36.5 c Is. 2. 19, 21. Hag. 2. 6,21. Heb. 12. 26. d ch. 26. II. e Gen. 1. 6. Ps. 104. 2 3. 2 Heb. heights. /Gen. 1. IB. ch. 38. ■31, &c. Amos 5. 8. 3 Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah. g ch. 5. 9. Ps. 71.15. //ch 23.8, U ; 35. 14. ( Is. 45.9. Jer. 18.6. Rom. 9. 20. 4 Heb. mho can turn him away ? ch. 11.10. /.■ ch. 26. 12. Is. 30. 7. 5 Heb. helpers of pride, or, strength. I ch. 10. 15. m eh. 2. 3; 34.6. n Eccles. 9. 2, 3. Ezek.21. 2 Sam. 15. 30 ; 19. 4. Jer. 14.4. p ch. 7. 6, 7. C Heb. ships uf desire. 7 Or, ships or" Ebdu ' yHab. 1. 8. r ch. 7.13. sPs. 119. 120. t Ex. 20.7. v Jer. 2. 22. 570 Job expostulateth with God. JOB, 10, 11. God's wisdom is unsearchable. B.C. cir.1520. 2 Or. make me to be ub- horrrd. x Eccles. 6. 10. Is. 4.5. 9. Jer. 49. 19. Rom. 9. 20. y ver. 1!*. 1 Sam. 2. 2.5. 3 Heb. one that should ari/ue. 4 Or, umpire. z ch. IS. 20,21,22; 33. 7. Pa. 89.10. 5Heb. but J am not so with mysejj . a 1 Kings 19.4. ch. 7. IB. Jonah 4. 3,8. 6 Or, cut off' while flive. bch.7. 11. 7 Heh. the labour of tltine hanits, Ps. 1.18. 8. Is. 04. 8. c I Sam. 10.7. 8 Heb. It is upon thy know- ledge. d Vs. 139. e Ps.' 119. 73. 9 Hob. took pains about me. /Gen. 2. "7; 3. 19. Is. 04. 8. g Ps. 139. 14, la, 10. 2 Heb. hedged. h Ps. 139. 1. i Is. 3. 11. Ic ch. 9. 12, 15, 20, 21. iPs.2o.lS. »l Is. 38. 13. Lam. 3. 10. 3 That is, thy plagues. Ruth 1. 21. nch.3.11. 31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall 2 abhor me. 32 For x he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come to- gether in judgment. 33 ^Neither is there 3 any 4 daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 34 2 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me : 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him ; 5 but it is not so with me. CHAPTER 10. 1 Job, talting liberty of corn plaint , expostulateth with God about his afflictions. 18 He complainelh of life, and craveth a little ease before death. 1%/TY a soul will ; 6 I is 6 weary of my life ; I _ leave my complaint upon myself will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me ; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. 3 7s it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise 7 the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked ? 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh ? or c seest thou as man seeth? 5 Are thy days as the days of man ? are thy years as man's days, 6 That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin ? 7 8 d Thou knowest that I am not wicked ; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. 8 e Thine hands 9 have made me and fash- ioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that -^thou hast made me as the clay ; and wilt thou bring me into dust again ? 10 9 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese ? 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast 2 fenced me with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. 13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart : I know that this is with thee. 14 If I sin, then h thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, % woe unto me ; k and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion ; therefore l see thou mine affliction ; 16 For it increaseth. m Thou huntest me as a fierce lion : and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest 3 thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me ; changes and war are against me. 18 w Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb ? Oh that I had. given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me ! 19 I should have been as though I had not been ; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 20 ° Are not my days few ? p cease then, and c/ let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, r even to the land of darkness s and the shadow of death ; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. CHAPTER 11. 1 Zophar ri juiiviih .lull for justifying himself. 5 God's wisdom is unsearchable. 13 The assured Messing of repentance. THEN answered Zo'phar the Na'a-ma- thite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should 2 a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy 3 lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For a thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee ; 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is ! Know therefore that b God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. 7 c Canst thou by searching find out God ? canst thou find out the Almighty unto per- fection ? 8 It is 4 as high as heaven ; what canst thou do ? deeper than hell ; what canst thou know ? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 d If he 5 cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then 6 who can hinder him ? 11 For e he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also ; will he not then consider it? 12 For 7 -^vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 13 9 If thou h prepare thine heart, and 1 stretch out thine hands toward him ; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and k let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 l For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear : 16 Because thou shalt m forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away : 17 And thine age s n shall be clearer than the noonday ; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope ; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall 9 make suit unto thee. 20 But p the eyes of the wicked shall fail, B.C. cir.1520. o Sec ch. 7. 6, 10 ; 8. 9. Ph. 89. 6. ;) Ps. 39. 18. r/ch.7. 10, 19. ;• Ps. 88. 12. s Ps. 23. 4. 2 Heb. a man of lips. 3 Or, de- vices. a ch. 0. 10 ; 10. 7. I, Ezra 9. 18. c Eccles. 3. 11. Rom. 11. 38. 4IIcb.f/ic In ights of neavt ". d ch. 9. 12; 12. 14. Rev. 3.7. 5 Or, make a change. OHeb. who can turn hint awoyf ch. 9. 12. e Pe. 10. 11,14; 35. 22 ; 94. 11. 7 Heb. empty. /Ps. 73. 22 ; 92. 6. Eccles. 8. 18. Rom. 1. 22. j/ch.S.S; 22. 21. h 1 Sam. 7.3. Ps. 78. 8. iPs.88.9i 143. 6. k Ps. 101. 3. I See Gen. 4. 5,6. ch 22.26. Ps. 119. r.. 1 John 3. 21. m Is. 05. 10. 8 Heb. shall arise above the noon- da it. n Ps. 37. 6; 112. 4. Is. 58. 8, 10. o Lev. 26. 5,6. Ps. 3. 5 ; 4.8. Prov. 3. 24. 9 Heb. in treat thy face. Vs. 4.5.12. p Lev. 20. 10. Deut. 28. 05. Job acknowledgeth JOB, 12, 13. God's omnipotency. b. c. cir.1520. 2Heb. flight shall perish from them, q ch. 8. 14 i 18. 14. Prov.ll. r. 3 Or, a pitft'of breath. a ch. 13. 2. 4 Heb. an heart. 5 Heb. / fall not lower than you. Heb. with whom are not such as these? h ch. 16. 10 ; 17. 2, B ; 21. 3 ; .30. 1. cPs 91.15. d Prov. 14.2. ech.21.7. Ps. 37. 1, 35 ; 73. 11, 12; 92. 7. Jer. 12.1. Mai. 3. 15. /"Num. 16. 22. Dan. 5. Acts 17. 28. 7 Or, life. 8 Heb. all flesh of man. 17 ch. 34. 3. 9 Heb. palate, ch. (i. 10. Ach. 32. 7. 2 That is, With God. i ch. 9. 4 ; 3B. 5. it ch. 11. 10. J Is. 22. 22. Rev. 3. 7. 3 Heb. upon. m 1 Kings 8. 35 i 17. 1. n Gen. 7. 11, &c. o ver. 13. p 2 Sam. 15. '!1 ; 17.14,23. Is. 19. 12; 29. 14. 1 Cor. 1. 19. q ch. 32. 9. Is. 3. 1, 2, .3. 4Heb. the lip of the faitlrful. and 2 they shall not escape, and q their hope shall be as 3 the giving up of the ghost. CHAPTER 12. 1 Job mainlaineth himself against his friends thai reprove him. 7 Me acknowledgeth the general doctrine of God's omnipotency. AND Job answered and said, i. 2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 3 But a I have 4 understanding as well as you ; 5 I am not inferior to you : yea, 6 who knoweth not such things as these? 4 b I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who c calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. 5 d He that is ready to slip with his feet is os a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. 6 e The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure ; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee : 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee : and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this ? 10 -^In whose hand is the 7 soul of every living thing, and the breath of 8 all mankind. 11 s Doth not the ear try words? and the 9 mouth taste his meat ? 12 h With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 2l With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, k he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again : he l shutteth 3 up a man, there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he m withhold- eth the waters, and they dry up : also he n send- eth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 °With him is strength and wis- 6 dom : the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, ^ and ^maketh '^""" the judges -—^, „ fools. — tr ~ 18 He looseth -^ the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20 9 He removeth away 4 the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the under- standing of the aged. 21 r He poureth contempt upon princes, and 2 weakeneth the strength of the mighty. 22 s He discovereth deep things out of dark- ness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23 ' He increaseth the nations, and destroy- eth them: he enlargeth the nations, and 3 straiteneth them again. 24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and u causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. 25 ^They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to iy stagger like a drunken man. CHAPTER 13. 1 Job reprovelh his friends of partiality. 14 He professelh his con- fidence in God : 20 and inlreateth to.know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him. LO, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 a What ye know, the same do I know also : I am not inferior unto you. 3 6 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, c ye are all phy- sicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace ! and d it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 e Will ye speak wickedly for God ? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person ? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid ? and his dread fall «r"^L upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 13 5 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may ~1 speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Wherefore •f do I take my flesh in my teeth, and ff put my life in mine hand? 15 h Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him : l but I will 6 maintain mine ow n ways before him. 16 He also shall be my There is Hope of a Tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout AGAIN. — Job 14. 7. 578 Job intreateth JOB, 14. God for favour. b. c. cir.1520. *ch.33.6. Is. 50. 8. ich.9.31; m Ps. 39. 1U. /* r)eut. S2 20. Ps.13.1; 44. 24 i SS. 14. Is. 8. 17. o Deut. 32. 42. Ruthl. 21. eh. 16. 9; 19. 1 1 ; 33. 10. Lam. 2. 5. jjIs.42.3. o ch. 20. 11. Ps. 25. 7. 7- ch. 33. 11. 2Hch. oliserv- e.it. 3 Heb. roots. salvation : for an hypocrite shall not come before him. 17 Hear diligently my speech, and my decla- ration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19 k Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 f Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21 m Withdraw thine hand far from me : and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer : or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23 How many are mine iniquities and sins ? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 n Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25 p Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro ? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble ? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and Q makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27 r Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and 2 lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the 3 heels of my feet. 28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. CHAPTER 14. 1 Job intreateth God for favour, by the shortness of life, and cer- tainly of death. 7 Though life once lost be irrecoverable, yet he waiteth for his change. 16 By sin the creature is subject to cor- rnp ion. M HOW LONG WILL YE VEX MY SOUL, AND BREAK ME IN PtECES WITH WORDS ? — Job 19. 2. B79 AN that is born of a woman is l of few days, and a full of trouble. 2 b He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and con- tinueth not. 3 And c dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and d bringest me into judgment with thee ? 4 3 Who e can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 •'Seeing his days are determined, the num- ber of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass ; 6 "Turn from him, that he may 4 rest, till he shall accomplish, h as an hireling, his day. 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, l that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and 5 wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up : 12 So man lieth down, and riseth not : k till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me ! 14 If a man die, shall he live again ? all the days of my ap- pointed time ' will I wait, m till my change come. 15 "Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee : thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. 16 "For now thou number- est my steps : dost thou not watch over my sin? 17 P My trans- gression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 18 And surely the mountain falling 6 cometh to nought, and the rock is re- moved out of his place. b. c. cir.1520. 2Hcb. short of days, a ch. 5. 7. Eccles. 2.23. b ch. 8. 9. Ps. 90. .5, 6, 9 ; 102. 11 ; 103. 15; 144. 4. Is. 40 6. James 1. 10, 11 ; 4. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 24. c Ps. 144. a. (I Ps. 143. 2. 3 Heb. 1(7(0 will give. eGen. 5. • Ps. 51. 5. John 3. 6. Rom. 5. 12. Eph.2.3. /ch. 7. 1. g ch. 7. 16, 19; 10. 20. Ps. 39.13. 4 Heb. cense. h ch. 7. 1. i ver. 14. 5 Heb. is weak- ened, or, ait oil'. k Ps. 102. 26. Is. 51. 6 ; 65.17; 66. 22. Acts 3. 21. Rom. 8. 20. 2 Pet. 3. 7, 10, 11. Rev. 20. U ;21. 1. 2 ch. 13.15. m ver. 7. ■i ch. 13. 22. och.10.6, 14 ; 13. 27:31.4; 34. 21. Ps. 56.8; 139. 1, 2, 3. Prov. 5. 21. Jer. 32. 19. p Deut. 32. 34. Hos. 13. 12. 6 Heb. fadeth. Eliphaz reprovet/i JOB, 15. Job of impiety. cir.1520. 2Heb. over- fiowest. q Eccles. Is. 63. 16. 3Heb. know- ledge of wind. 4Heb. thou makest void. 5 Or, speech. 6 Hob. teacheth. a Luke ia. 22. 6 Ps. 90. 2. Prov. 8. 23. c Rom. 11. 34. 1 Cor. 2. 11. d ch. 13. 2. ech.32.6, 7. /I Kings 8.46.. 2 Chr. 6. 36. ch. 14. 4. Ps. 14. 3. Prov. 20. 9. Eccles. 7. 20. Uohnl. 8, 10. pch.4.18; 25.5. Ach.4.19. Ps. 14.3; 53.3. i ch. 34. 7. Prov. 19. 28. k ch. 8. 8. I Joel 3. 17. m Ps. 90. 12. 7 lien. A sound of fears. n 1 Thess. 5.3. 19 The waters wear the stones : thou 2 wash- est away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth : thou changest his counte- nance, and sendest him away. 21 His sons come to honour, and q he know- eth it not ; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. CHAPTER 15. 1 Eliphaz reproveth Job of impiety in justifying himself. 17 H proveth by tradition the unquietness of wicked men. rnHBN answered El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite, 1 and said, 2 Should a wise man utter 3 vain knowledge, and All his belly with the east wind ? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, i thou castest off fear, and restrainest 5 prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth 6 uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 a Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I : yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first man that was born ? 6 or wast thou made before the hills ? 8 c Hast thou heard the secret of God ? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? 9 d What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us ? 10 e With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. 11 Are the consolations of God small with thee ? is there any secret thing with thee ? 12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away ? and what do thy eyes wink at, 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth ? 14 /What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 g Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints ; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 fe Hqw much more abominable and filthy is man, * which drinketh iniquity like water ? 17 I will shew thee, hear me ; and that which I have seen I will declare ; 18 Which wise men have told k from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and l no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, m and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 7 A dreadful sound is in his ears : n in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. TS 0. cir. 1520. oPs 59. 15; 109. 10. p cr . 18. 12. q Ps. 17. 10. Graven with an Iron Pen ... in the Rock for ever. Job 19. 24. [Tablet (Rameses II.) on great military pass near Beyrout.] 23 He ° wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that p the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. 26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers : 27 q Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. 28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. 30 He shall not depart out of darkness ; the flame shall dry up his branches, and r by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 31 Let not him that is deceived s trust in vanity : for vanity shall be his recompence. 32 It shall be 2 accomplished ' before his time, and his branch shall not be green. 33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive. 34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and Are shall consume the taber- nacles of bribery. r ch. 4. 9. sis. 59. 4. 2 Or, cut off. t ch. 22. 16. Ps. 55.23 580 Job maintaineth his innocency. JOB, 16, 17. He appealeth from men to God. B.C. cir.15'20. wPs.7. 14, Is. 5!). 4. Hos. 10. 13. 20r, iniquity. 3 Or, trouble- some. ach.13.4. 4Heb. words of wind. 6Pb.22.7i loii. 25. Lam. 2. 15. 5 Heb. what goeth from met c ch. 10. 16, 17. d ch. 13. 24. e Ps. 22. 13. /Lam. 3. 30. Mic.5.1. g Ps. .35. 15. 35 " They conceive mischief, and bring forth 2 vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. CHAPTER 16. 1 Job reproveth his friends of unmerrifulness. 7 He shewefh the pitifulness of his case. 17 He maintaineth his innocency. THEN Job answered and said, 2 I have heard many sifch things : 3 a miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall * vain words have an end ? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? 4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and b shake mine head at you. 5 But I would strengthenyou with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief. 6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged : and though I forbear, 5 what am I eased ? 7 But now he hath made me weary : thou hast made desolate all my company. 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me : and my lean- ness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9 c He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me : he gnasheth upon me with his teeth ; d mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have e gaped upon me with their mouth ; they f have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully ; they have 9 gathered themselves together against me. 11 God ft2 hath delivered me to the un- godly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder : he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and l set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my r«ins asunder, and doth not spare ; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and k defiled my horn in the dust. 16 My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death ; 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands : also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and 1 let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, behold, m my witness is in heaven, and my record is 3 on high. 20 My friends 4 scorn me : but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 n O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his 5 neighbour ! 22 When 6 a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. CHAPTER 17. 1 Job appealeth from men to God. 6 The unmerciful dealing of men with the afflicted may astonish, lit/ not discourage the righteous. U His hope ii not in life, but in death. MY 7 breath is corrupt, my days are ex- tinct, a the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me ? and doth not mine eye 8 continue in their 6 provocation ? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that c will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from un- derstanding : there- fore shalt thou not ^\ exalt them. B.C. cir.1520. It ch. 1. 15, 17. 2 Heb. hath shut. me tip. i ch. 7. 20. <- ch. 30. 19. Ps. 7. 5. ( Ch. 27. 9 Ps. ti6. IB, 19. tit Rom. 1.9. 3 Heb. in the high places. 4 Heb. are my sconters. n eh. 31. Eecles. 6. 10. Is. 45. 9. Rom. 9. 20. 5 Or, friend. (iHeb. years of number, o £ccles. 12.5. 7 Or, spirit is 83 ent. a Vs. 88. 3,4. 8 Heb. lodge. b 1 Sam. 1. C, 7. c Prov. 6. 1 ; 17. 18: 22. 26. They send forth their Little Ones like a Flock, and their Children dance. — Job 21. 11. 581 The calamities of the wicked. JOB, 18, 19. Job complaineth of his friends' cruelty. B C cir.i520. <2ch.30.9. 2 Or, before them, e Ps. 6. 7 ; 81. 9. 3 Or, my thoughts. f-Ps.24.4. 1 Heb. shalladd strength. ;/ch.6.20. h ch. 7. 0; 9. 25. 5 Heb. Me pOSSeS- sions. liHeb. near. 7 Heb. cried, or, called. /ch. 18.13. fcch.3.17, 18, 19. a Ps. 73. ') ch. 13. 14. S Heb. Ah soul. c Prov. 13. 9; 20.20; 24. 20. d ch. 21. 17. Ps. 18.28. 9 Or, lamp, e ch. 5. 18. /ch.22. 10. Ps. 9. 15; 35.8. '/ ch. 5. 5. 2 Heb. hidden. h ch. 15. 21 ; 20.25. Jer. (j. 25; 10. 3 ; 46. 5 ; 49. 29. 3 Heb. scatter him. i 3h. 15.28. 4 Heb. 'jars. <■ ch. 8. llsll.M. Ps. 112. 10. Prov. 10. 28. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also d a byword of the people ; and 2 aforetime I was as a tabret. 7 e Mine eye also is dim by reason of sor- row, and all 3 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 way, and he that hath f clean hands 4 shall be stronger and stronger. 10 But as for you all, s do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 11 h My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even 5 the thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day : the light is 6 short because of darkness. 13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14 I have 7 said to corruption, Thou art my father : to the worm, Thou 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 x to the bars of the pit, when our k rest together is in the dust. CHAPTER 18. 1 Bildad reproveth Job of presumption and impatience. 5 The calamities of the wicked. THEN answered Bil'dad the Shu'hite, and said, 2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted a as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4 b He teareth 8 himself in his anger : shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place ? 5 Yea, c 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 tabernacle, d and his 9 candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be strait- ened, and e 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 9 the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is 2 laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 11 h Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall 3 drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and 1 destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the 4 strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 k His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his : brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 l His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17 m His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 2 He shall be driven from light into dark- ness, and cxiased out of the world. 19 n He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at °his day, as they that 3 went before 4 were affrighted. 21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that p knoweth not God. CHAPTER 19. 1 Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, sliewelh there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty. 21, 28 He craveth pity. 23 He believeth the resurrection. rpHEN Job answered and said, X 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 3 These a ten times have ye reproached me : ye are not ashamed that ye 5 make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will 6 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 cry out of 6 wrong, but I am not heard : I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. 8 ° He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 d 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 e he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and f raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle. 13 3 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. 15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger : I am an alien in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer ; I intreated him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of 7 mine own body. 18 Yea, 8 h young children despised me ; I arose, and they spake against me. 19 * All 9 my inward friends abhorred me: B.C. cir.1520. Zch. 29.19. Is. 5. 24. Amos 2. 9. Mai. 4.1. m Ps. 34. 16; 109. 13. Prov. 2. 22; 10.7. 2 Heb. Thai shall drive him. u Is. 14. 22. Jer. 22. 30. o Ps. 37. 13. 3 Or, lived with him. 4 Heb. laid hold on horror. p Jer. 9. 3; 10. 25. 1 Thess. 4.5. 2 Thess. 1.8. Tit. 1.16. a Gen. 31. Lev. 20. 26. 5 Or, harden your- selves against me. b Ps. 38. 6 Or, violence. cch. 3.23. Ps. 88. 8. d Ps. 89. 44. e ch. 13. 24. Lam. 2. /'ch. 30. 12. g Ps. 31. 11 ; 38. 1 1 ; 69. 8 ; 88. 8, 18. 7 Heb. my belly. 8 Or, the wicked. h 2 Kings 2.23. j'Ps.41.9; 55. 13, 14,20. 9Heb.«Ae men of my secret. 582 The state and JOB, 20, 21. portion of the wicked. B.C. cir.1520. k ch. no. 00. Ps. 102.5. Lam. 4. 8. 2 Or, as. (ch. l.U. Ps. 38. 2. m Ps. 00. 26. 3 Heb. Who mill give, tec. 4 Or, After 1 shall awn he, though this body be de- stroyed, l/et out of mil flesh shall I see God. n Ps. 17. 1.5. 1 Cor. 13. 12. 1 John 3.2. 5 Heb. a stranger. 6 Or, mi/ reins within me are con- sumed Willi earnest desivc [for that - w y K ] • , Hob. in my bosom. o ver. 22. 8 Or, ami what root of matter is found in me? p Ps. 58. 10, 11. 9 lleb. nig haste is in me. a Ps. 37. 35,36. 2 Heb. from near. fcls. 14. 13, 14. Obad. 3, 4. 3 Heb. cloud. c Ps. S3. 10. d Ps. 73. 20 ; 90. 5. e ch. 7. 8, 10 ; 8. IS. Ps. 37. 36; 103. 16. 4 Or, The pool- shall oppress his children. /ver. 18. g ch. 13. 26. Ps. 2.5. 7. h ch. 21. 26. 5 Heb. in the midst of his palate. and they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 fc My bone cleaveth to my skin 2 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 m persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh ? 23 3 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 4 And though after my skin ivorms destroy this body, yet n in my flesh shall I see God : 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not 5 another ; 6 though my reins be consumed 7 within me. 28 But ye should say, °Why persecute we him, 8 seeing the root of the matter is found in me ? 29 Be ye afraid of the sword : for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, p that ye may know there is a judgment. CHAPTER 20. Zophar shewelh the state, and portion of the wicked. THEN answered Zo'phar the Na'a-ma-thite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this 9 I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 ° That the triumphing of the wicked is 2 short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment ? 6 b Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the 3 clouds ; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever c like his own dung : they which have seen him shall say, Where is he ? 8 He shall fly away d as a dream, and shall not be found : yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 e The eye also which saw him shall see him no more ; neither shall his place any more behold him. 10 4 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands f shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of 9 the sin of his youth, h which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue ; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not ; but keep it still 5 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 Hhe rivers, 2 the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 18 That which he laboured for k shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down : 3 ac- cording to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. 19 Because he hath 4 oppressed and hath forsaken the poor ; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; 20 ' Surely he shall not 5 feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 6 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 7 wicked shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God. shall cast the firry of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him m while he is eat- ing. 24 n He shall flee from the iron weapon, and 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 : v terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places : q 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 depart, and his goods shjdl flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 r This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage 8 appointed unto him by God. CHAPTER 21. 1 Job sheweth that eren in the judgment of man he hoth reason to be grieved. 1 Sometimes the. wicked do so prosper, as tltey de- spise God. 16 Sometimes their destruction is manifest. 22 The happy and unhappy are alike in death. 27 The judgment of the wicked is in another world. BUT Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak ; and after that I have spoken, a mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man ? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be 9 troubled ? 5 2 Mark me, and be astonished, b and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. 7 c Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight B C cir.1520. iPs.sn. 9. Jer. 17.6. 2 Or, stream- ing brooks. I; ver. 10, 15. 3 Heb. or- eluding to the sitbstanct Of hisex- e/tange. 4 Heb. crushed. I Eccles. 5. 13, 14. 5 Heb. know. 6 Or, There shall be none left for his meal. 7 Or, trouble- some. m Num. 11.. "3. Ps. 78. :ii, ."I. n Is. 24.18. Jer. 48. 43. Amos a. 19. o ch. 16. 13. ;. ch. 18. II. q Ps. 21. 9. >• ch. 27. 13 ; 31. 2.3. 8 Heb. of hi 8 decree from God. a ch. 16. 10 ; 17. 2. 9 Heb. short- ened? 2 Heb. Look unto me. b Judg. 18.19. ch. 29.9; 40.4. Ps. 39. 9. cch. 12.6. Ps. 17. 10,14:73. 3, 12. Jer. 12.1. Hab. 1. 16. 583 The happy and unhappy JOB, 22. are alike in death. Cir.'l520. 2 Heb. are peace from fear, d Ps. 73.5. e Ex. 23. 26. f ch. 36. 11. 3 Or, in mirth. g ch. 22. 17. ft Ex. 5. 2. ch. 34. 9. i ch. 35. 3. Mai. 3. 14. k ch. 22. 18. Ps. 1. 1. Prov. 1. 10. 4 Or, lamp. m Lnke 12.46. n Ps.. 1. 4; 35.5. Is. 17.13; 29.5. Hos. 13. 3. 5 Heb. stealeth away. 6 That is, the pun- ishment of his iniquity. o Ex. 20. 5. pPs. 75.8. Is. 51. 17. Jer. 25. 15. Rev. 14. 10: li). 15. q Is. 40. 13 ; 45. 9. Rom. 11. 34. 1 Cor. 2. 16. 7 Heb. in his very perfec- tion j or in the strength of his perfec- tion. 8 Or, milk fails. °m r is i in i i with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses 2 are safe from fear, d neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not ; their cow calveth, and e 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 re- joice at the sound of the organ 13 They f spend their days " 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 h What is the Al- mighty, that we should serve him ? and % what profit should we have, i f w pray un to him °< 16 Lo t h e i good not the hand: k t h e counsel of the wicked is far ^ from me. ^5 17 'Howl oft is the * 4 candle of t h e _i; wicked "^ put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them i God m distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 n They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm 5 carrieth away. 19 God layeth up 6 his iniquity ° for his chil- dren : he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and p 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 q Shall any teach God knowledge? see- ing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth 7 in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His 8 breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 584 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall r 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, s "Where is flMto. the house of the prince ? and cir.1520. r ch. 20. 11. Eccles. 9.2. s ch. 20. 7. yt*H/}*i£**.. . _ in the Field. — Job 24. where are ' z 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 3 the day of wrath. 31 Who shall declare his way M to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done ? 32 Yet shall he be brought to the 4 grave, and shall 5 remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and x every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth 6 falsehood ? CHAPTER 22. 1 Eliphaz sheweih that man's goodness profltelh not God. 5 He accuseth Job of divers sins. 21 He exhorleih him to repentance, with promises of mercy. 2 Heb. Me tent of the taber- nacles of the wicked. t Prov. 16. 4. 2 Pet. 2. 9. 3 Heb. the day of wraths. u Gal. 2. 11. 4 Heb. graves. 5 Heb. watch in the heap. x Heb. 9. 27. 6 Heb. trans- j/ressioa? Eliphaz accuseth Job of divers sins. JOB, 23, 24. Job longeth to appear before God. B.C. cir.1520. ach.35. 7- Ps. 16. 2. Luke 17. 10. 2 Or, ('/■/« mo// fee profit- able, doth bis good success depend thereon? b Ex. 22. 20, 27. Deut. 24. 10, Sic. ch. 21. 3, St. Ezek. 18. 12. 3 Hcb. stripped the clothes of the naked. c See ch. 31. n. Deut. 15. 7, &c. Is. 58. 7. Ezek. IS. 7, lli. Mutt. 25. 42. 4 Heb. Me man o/ arm. 5 Heb. eminent, or, accepted for coun- tenance. d ch. 31. 21. Ib. 10. 2. Ezek. 22. 7. e ch. 18. 8, 9, 10 ; 111. 6. / Ps. 09. 1, 2; 124. 4. • Lam. 3. 54. 6 Heb. the head of thestars. 7 Or, What. g Ps. 10. II ; 59. 7 ; 73. II; 94.7. h Ps. 139. 11, 12. ( ch. 15. 32. Ps. 55. 23; 102. 24. Eccles. 7. 17. 8 Hcb. a flood was poured upon their founda- tion. Gen. 7. 11. 2 Pet. 2. 5. k ch. 21. 14. 1 Ps. 4. 6. 9 Or. to them ? m ch. 21. 16. n Ps. 58. 10; 107. 42. 2 Or, estate. 3 Or, their excel- lency. 4 That is, with God. o Is. 27. 5. p Ps. 119. 11. q ch.8. 5, 6; 11. 13, 14. )- 2 Chr. 1. 15. 5 Or, on the dust. 6 Or, gold. 7 Heb. silt THEN El'i-phaz the Te'rnan-ite answered and said, 2 a Can a man be profitable unto God, 2 as he that is wise may be profitable unto him- self ? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect ? 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 b taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and 3 stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou c hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for 4 the mighty man, he had the earth ; and the 5 honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of d the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore e snares are round 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 6 the height of the stars, how high they are ! 13 And thou sayest, 7 9 How doth God know ? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 h 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, 8 whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 k Which said unto God, Depart from us : and l what can the Almighty do 9 for them ? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but m 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 2 substance is not cut down, but 3 the remnant of them the fire consume th. 21 Acquaint now thyself 4 with him, and °be at peace : thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and p lay up his words in thine heart. 23 q If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thoa r lay up gold 5 as dust, and the gold of O'phir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy 6 defence, and thou shalt have 7 plenty of silver. 26 For then shalt thou have thy s delight in the Almighty, and * shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 u Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, er of strength, s ch. 27. 10. Is. .58. 14. (ch. 11.15. n Ps. 50. 14, 15. Is. 58. 9. 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 x he shall save 2 the humble person. 30 3 He shall deliver the island of the inno- cent : and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. CHAPTER 23. 1 Job longeth to appear before God, 6 in confidence of his mercy. 8 God, who is invisible, observeth our ways. U Jotfn innocency. 13 God's decree is immutable. THEN Job answered and said, 2 Even to day is my complaint bitter : 4 my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3 a 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 which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 ''Will he plead against me with Ms great power ? No ; but he would put strength in me. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him ; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 c Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he d knoweth 5 the way that I take : when e he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 -f My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the com- mandment of his lips ; 6 9 1 have esteemed the words of his mouth more than 7 necessary food. 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 k ap- pointed for me : and many such things are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence : when I consider, I am afraid of him. 16 For God ' maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me : 17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the dark- ness from my face. CHAPTER 24. 1 Wickedness goeth often unpunished. 17 There is a secret judg- ment for the wicked. WHY, seeing a times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? 2 Some remove the b landmarks ;• they vio- lently take away flocks, and 8 feed thereof. my civ. 1520. x Prov. 29.23. •lames 4. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 5. 2 Hcb. him that hath low eyes. 3 Or, The innocent shall de- liver the island. Gen. 18. 26, &c. 4 Heb. my hand, a ch. 13. 3; 16.21. 27.4, >7. 10. cch.9. 11. d Ps. 139. 12 3 5 Heb. the way tbut is with me. ePs.17.3; 66. io. James 1. 12. /Ps. 44. 18. 6 Heb. 1 have hid, or, laid up. g John 4. 32, 34. 7 Or, my aji- pomted portion. Sch.9.12, 13; 12.14. Rom. 9. 19. ; Ps. us. 3. k 1 Tbess. 3.3. / Ps. 22. 14. a Acts 1. 7. 6 Deut. 19.14; 27. 17. Prov. 22. 28:23.10. Hos. 5. 10. H Or, feed them. 585 There is a secret JOB, 25. judgment for the wicked. cir.1520. c Deut. 24. 6, 10, 12, 17. ch. 22. 6. d Prov. 28. 28. 2Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge. 3Ueb.the wicked gather the vintage, e Ex. 22. 26, 27. Deut. 24. 12, 13. ch. 22. 6. /Lam. 4. 5. gFs.10.8. h Prov. 7. 9. i Ps. 10. 11. 4Heb. setteth his /ace tn secret. k John .3. 20. 5Heb. violently take. I Prov. 10.7. 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they c take the widow's ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way : d the poor of the earth hide themselves together. 5 Behold, as wild asses in the de- sert, go they forth to their work ; rising betimes for a prey : the wil- derness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 6 They reap every one his 2 corn in the field : and 3 they gather the vintage of the wicked. 7 They e cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and -f embrace the rock for V 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 ways thereof, nor abide in thereof. 14 ^ The murderer rising with the light kill- eth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15 h The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, l saying, No eye shall see me : and 4 disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime : fc they know not the light. 17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death : if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. 18 He is swift as the waters ; their portion is cursed in the earth : he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat 5 consume the snow waters : so doth the grave those which have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him ; the worm shall feed sweetly on him ; l he shall be no more remembered ; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil entreateth the barren that bear- eth not : and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his paths The Rich Man shall lie down. — Job 27. 19. power : he riseth up, 2 and no man is sure of life. 23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth ; yet m his eyes are upon their ways. 24 They are exalted for a little while, but 3 are gone and brought low ; they are 4 taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. 25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth ? CHAPTER 25. Bildad sheweth that man cannot be. justified before God. THEN answered Bil'dad the Shu'hite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he mak- eth peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies ? and upon whom doth not a his light arise ? cir.1520. 2 Or, he tntsteth not his own life. m Ps. II; 4. Prov. 15. 3. 3Heb. are not. 4Heb. closed up. i James 1. 17. 586 The power of God is infinite. JOB, 26, 27, 28. The sad state of the wicked. B.C. cir.15'20. och.4. 17, &c. ; 13. 14, &c. Ps. 130. 3 ; 143. 2. cPs.22.6. 2 Or, with the inhab- itant*. a Ps. 139. 8, 11. Prov. 15. 11. Heb. 4. IK. 6 ch. 9. 8. Ps. 24.2; 104. 2, &c. c Prov. 30.4. d ch. 38. 8. Ps. 33. 7; 104. 9. Prov. 8. 29. Jer.5.22. 3 Heb. until the end or' light with darkness, e Ex. 14. 21. Ps. 74.13. Is. .51. 1.5. Jer. 31. 35. 4 Heb. /'ride. Ps.33.6. 3 Is. 27. 1. 5 Heb. added to take tip. ach.34.5. 6 Heb. made my sard bitter, Ruth 1. 20. 2 Kings 4. 27. 7 That is, the breath which God gave him, Gen. 2. 7. h ch. 2. 9; 13. 15. c ch. 2. 3. rf Acts 24. 16. 8 Heb. from my days. 4 b How then can man be justified with God ? or how can he be clean that is born of a wo- man? 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 c a worm ? and the son of man, which is a worm ? CHAPTER 26. 1 Job, reproving the uncharitable .spirit of Bildad, 5 acknowledgeth the power of God to be infinite a/id unsearchable. BUT Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is with- out power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength ? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully de- clared the thing as it is ? 4 To whom' hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, 2 and the inhabitants thereof. 6 ° Hell is naked before him, and destruc- tion hath no covering. 7 6 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 c 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, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 d He hath compassed the waters with bounds, 3 until the day and night come to an end. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. 12 e He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through 4 the proud. 13-^ By his spirit he hath garnished the hea- vens ; his hand hath formed 9 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 understand ? CHAPTER 27. 1 Johmrotestetk his sincerity. 8 The hypocrite, is without hope. 11 The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses. MOREOVER Job 5 continued his parable, and said, 2 As God liveth, a who hath taken away my judgment ; and the Almighty, who hath 6 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 b I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I e hold fast, and will not let it go : d my heart shall not reproach me 8 so long as I live. 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unright- eous. 8 e For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul ? 9 f Will God hear his cry when trouble Com- eth upon him? 10 9 Will he delight himself in the Almighty ? will he always call upon God ? 11 I will teach you 2 by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain ? 13 h This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 l If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword : and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death : and k his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay ; 17 He may prepare it, but 'the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and m as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall He down, 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 departeth : and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare : 3 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 28. 1 There is a knowledge of natural things. 12 But wisdom is an excellent gift of God. SURELY there is 4 a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the 5 earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and search- eth out all perfection: the stones of dark- ness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabit- ant ; even 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 sapphires : and it hath 6 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 7 rock ; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. B.C. cir.1520. e Matt. in. 26. Luke 12. 20. /ch. 35. 12. Ps. 18. 41; 109.7. Prov. 1. 28 ; 28. 9. Is. 1. 15. Jer. 14. 12. Ezek. 8. 18. Mic.3.4. John 9. 31. James 4. 3. g See ch. 22. 26, 27. 2 Or, being in the hand, tfC. h ch. 20. 29. i Deut. 28.41. Esth. 9. 10. Hos. 9. 13. k Ps. 78. 64. I Prov. 28. 8. Eccles. 2.26. m Is. 1.8. Lam. 2. 6. n ch. 18. 11. 3 Heb. in feeing he would flee. 4 Or, a mine. 5 Or, dust. 6 Or, goll ore. TOr.flint. 587 Wisdom is an JOB, 29. excellent gift of God. ■■.■r-vy.^ji 2Heb. from weeping. a ver. 20. Eccles. 7.24. 6 Prov. 3. 15. e ver. 22. Rom. 11. 33, 34. 3 Heb. Fine gold shalt not be given for it, d Prov. 3. 13, 14, 15; 8. 10, 11, 19; 16. 16. 4 Or, of fine gold. 6 Or, Ramoth. When I went out . . . through the City. — Job 29. 7 10 He cuttetb out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods 2 from overflowing ; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 12 a But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ? 13 Man knoweth not the 6 price thereof ; neither is it found in the land of the living. 14 c The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 3 It d cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of O'phir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it : and the exchange of it shall not be for 4 jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of 5 coral, or of pearls : for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of E'thi-6'pi-a shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 e Whence then cometh wisdom ? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all liv- ing, and kept close from the fowls of the ^air. 22 f 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, and 9 seeth under the whole heaven; 25 ft To make the weight for the winds; and he weigh- eth the waters by mea- sure. 26 When he * made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder : 27 Then did he see it, and 3 declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. 28 And unto man he said, Behold, k the fear of the Lord, that is wis- dom ; and to depart from evil is understand- ing. CHAPTER 29. Job bemoaneth himself of his for- mer prosperity and honour. MOREOVER Job 4 continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were a as in months past, as in the days when God pre- served me ; 3 6 When his 5 candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness ; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when c the secret of God was upon my tabernacle ; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me ; 6 When d I washed my steps with butter, and e the rock poured 6 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 7 The nobles held their peace, and their 9 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 : 12 Because h I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to B.C. cir.1520. 2 Or, heaven. /ver. 14. g Prov. 15.3. h Ps. 135. 7. ' ch. 38. 3 Or, number it. k Deut. 4. 6. Ps. 111. 10. Prov. 1. 7 ; ft. 10. EccleB. 12. 13. 4Heb. added ic take up. a See ch. 7. 3. fcch.18.6. 5 Or, lamp. Ps. 18.28. c Ps. 25. 14. tf Gen. 41). 11. Deut. 32. 13; 33. 24. ch. 20.17. e Ps. 81. 16. 6 Heb. with me. /ch.21.5. 7 Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid. g Ps. 137. 6. * Ps. 72. 12. Prov. 21. 13; 24. 11. 588 Job's prosperity is JOB, 30, 31. turned into calamity. cir.i520. i Deut. 24. 13. Pb. 132.1). Is. .5(1. 17; 81. 10. Eph. (i. H, Sec. 1 ThcsB. 6. K. k Num. 1(1. 81. /Prov. 29. 7. m Ps. 58. 6. Prov. 30. 14. 2Heb.«/ie jawtet Hi, or, the grinders, 8 Heb. cost. »Ps.80.6. oeh. ik. l(i. 4 Heb. ojw.ned. p Ps. 1. 3. Jer. 17.8. 5 Hcb. new. 7 Gen. 49. 24. 6 Heb. changed. r Zecb. 10. 1. 7 Heb. of fewer days than I. 8 Or, dark as the night. 9 Heb. yester- night. J Heb. holes. 3 Heb. men of no name. ach.17.6. Ps. 35. 15: 69. 12. Lam. 3. 14, 63. 4 Heb. and witlihold not spittle from my face. b Num. 12. 14. Deut. 25. 9. Is. 50. 6. Matt. 26. 67:27.30. c See eh. 12.18. d ch. 19. 12. perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 i I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a dia- dem. 15 I was k eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor : and l the cause which I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake ™ 2 the jaws of the wicked, and 3 plucked the spoil out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, n I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 °My root was 4 spread out p by the wa- ters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was 5 fresh in me, and q my bow was 6 renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 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 r 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 com- forteth the mourners. CHAPTER 30. 1 Job's honour is turned into extreme contempt. 15 Sis prosperity into commity. BUT now they that are 7 younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. 2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was per- ished? 3 For want and famine they were 8 solitary ; fleeing into the wilderness 9 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 cliffs of the valleys, in 2 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, children of 3 base men: they were viler than the earth. 9 a And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. 10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, 4 and spare not & to spit in my face. 11 Because he c hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 12 Upon my right hand rise the youth ; they push away my feet, and d they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. 13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled them- selves upon me. 15 Terrors are turned upon me : they pursue 2 my soul as the wind : and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 16 e 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 my 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 : I stand up, and thou regardest me not. 21 Thou art 3 become cruel to me : with 4 thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind ; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my 5 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 6 grave, though they cry in his de- struction. 25 s Did not I weep 7 for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? 26 h 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 k I am a brother to dragons, and a com- panion to 8 owls. 30 f My skin is black upon me, and m 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 31. Job maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties. I MADE a covenant with mine a eyes ; why then should I think upon a maid? 2 For what b portion of God is there from above ? and lohat inheritance of the Almighty from on high ? 3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity ? 4 c 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 9 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 b. c. cir.1520. 'lUeh.my jii inei- j at one. el's. 42. 4. 8 Hcb. turned to be cruel. 4 Heb. Me strength o thy hand. 5 Or, wis- dom. 6 Heb. heap. g Ps. 35. 13. 14. Rem. 12. 15. 7Ileb. for him that was hard of day t h Jer. 8. 15. tPs.38. 6; 42. 9 ; 43. 2. k Ps. 102. (!. Mic.1.8. 8 Or, ostriches. /Ps. 119. 83. Lum. 4. 8 : .5. 10. m Ps. 102. 3. a Matt. 5. b ch. 20. 29; 27. 13. c2Chr. 16.9. eh. 34.21. Prov. 5. 21 : 1.5.3. Jer. 32. 19. 9 Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice. 589 Job maketh a solemn JOB, 31. protestation of his integrity. B C cir.1520. ,ISee Num. J 5. 39. Eccles. 11. 9. Ezek. G. 9. Matt. 5. 29. e Lev. 26. 16. Deut.28. 30,38, &c. /2 Sam. 12. 11. Jer.8.10. g Gen. 38. 24. Lev. 20. 10. Deut.22. 22. See ver. 28. h Ps. 44. 21. i eh. 34. 19. Prov. 14. 31; 22. 2. Mai. 2. 10. 2 Or, did he not fashion us in one womb f d mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands ; 8 Then e let me sow, 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 Then let my wife grind unto -^ another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is an heinous crime ; yea, ^ it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consume th to destruc- tion, and would root out all mine increase. 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 h God riseth up ? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? 15 f Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and 2 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 fail; And Elihu . . . said, I am Young and ye are very 590 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 with a father, and I have guided 2 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 k blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep ; 21 If I have lifted up my hand l against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate : 22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from 3 the bone. 23 For m destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. 24 n If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confi- dence ; 25 °If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had 4 gotten much; 26 p If I beheld 5 the sun when it shined, or the moon walking 6 in brightness ; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or 7 my mouth hath kissed my hand : 28 This also were q an iniquity to be punished by the judge : for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 r If I rejoiced at the de- struction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: 30 s Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 31 If the men of my tab- ernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. 32 *The stranger did not lodge in the street : but I opened my doors 9 to the traveller. 33 If I covered my trans- gressions 2 u as Ad'am, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 34 Did I fear a great x mul- titude, or did the contempt of families ter- rify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? 35 y Oh that one would hear me! 3 be- hold, my de- Old. — Job 32. 6. B.C. cir.1520. 2 That is, the widow. fcSee Deut.24. 13. (eh. 22. 9. 3 Or, the chanel- bone. mis. 13.6. Joel 1.15. n Mark 10. 24. 1 Tim. 6. If. o Ps. 62. 10. Prov. 11. 28. 4 Heb. found much, p Deut. 4. 19 ; 11. 16 j 17. 3. Ezek. 8. 16. 5Heb.rte light. 6 Heb. blight. 7 Heb. my hand hath fcissed my mouth. q ver. 11. r Prov. 17. 5. s Matt. 5. 44. Horn. 12. 14. 8 Heb. my palate. t Gen. 19. 2,3. Judg. 19. 20, 21. Horn. 12. 13. Heb. 13. 2. 1 Pet. 4. 9. 9 Or, to the way. 2 Or, after the manner of men. u Gen. 3. 8,12. Prov. 28. 13. Hos. 6. 7. x Ex. 23. 2. y eh. 33.6. 3 Or, be- hold, my sign is that the Al- mighty will an- swer me. Elihu excuseth the boldness of his youth. JOB, 32, 33. He offer eth himself instead of Goa. B.C. cir.1520. z eh. 13. 2'' 2 _ Heb. weep. a James 5.4. 3 Heb. the strength thereof. b 1 Kings 21. 19. 4 Heb. caused the soul of the owners th'l' "f to ex- pire, or, breathe out. c Gen. 8. 1H. 5 Or, noisome weeds. 6 Heb. from an. steering. ach.33.9. ft Gen. 22. 21. 7 Heb. 7 Dan. 9. 7-14. 8 Heb. Should it be from with thee ? 9 Heb. os- heart. c ch. 35. 16. 2 Or, My father, let Job be tried. a ch. 21. 15 ; 34. 9. 3 Or, by it more than by my sin ? 4 Heb. / will return to thee words. 6ch.34.8. the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor ? for p they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the peo- ple shall be troubled q at midnight, and pass away : and 2 the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 r For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 s 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 than right; that he should 3 enter into judgment with God. 24 ' He shall break in pieces mighty men 4 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 5 destroyed. 26 He striketh them as wicked men 6 in the open sight of others ; 27 Because they "turned back 7 from him, and x would not consider any of his ways : 28 So that they y cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he z heareth the cry of the afflicted. 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble ? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only : 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest a the people be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, b I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: 32 That which I see not teach thou me : if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 8 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose ; and not I : therefore speak what thou knowest. 34 Let men 9 of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. 35 c Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. 36 2 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. CHAPTER 35. 1 Comparison is not to be made with God. because our good or evil cannot extend unto him. 9 Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for want of faith. E-LFHU spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's ? 3 For a thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee ? and, What profit shall I have, 3 if I be cleansed from my sin? 4 4 1 will answer thee, and b thy companions with thee. 5 c Look unto the heavens, and see ; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou d against him ? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him ? 7 e 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 f By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry : they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, 9 Where is God my maker, h who giveth songs in the night ; 11 Who l teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven ? 12 k There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 ' Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 14 m Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him ; there- fore n trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, 2 he hath visited in his anger ; yet 3 he knoweth it not in great extremity : 16 p Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain ; he multiplieth words without know- ledge. CHAPTER 36. 1 Elihu sheive/h how God is just in his ways. 16 How Job's sins hinder God's blessings. 24 God's works are to be magnified. E-LI'HU also proceeded, and said, 2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee 4 that I 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 shall not be 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 5 wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked : but giveth right to the 6 poor. 7 b He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous : but c with kings are they on the throne ; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And d if they be bound in fetters, arid be holden in cords of affliction ; 9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have ex- ceeded. 10 e He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from in- iquity. 11 If they obey and serve him, they shall f spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, 7 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. B.C. cir.1520. c ch- 22. 12. d Prov. 8. .%. Jer. 7. 19. e eh. 22. 2, 3. Ps. 16. 2. Pi ov. 9. 12. Rom. U. /'Ex.2. 23. ch. 34. 28. Is. 51. 13. h Ps. 42. X ; 77. 6 ; 149. 5. Acts 16. 25. i Ps. 94. 12. k Prov. 1. 28. 1 ch. 27. 9. Prov. 15. 29. Is. 1. 15. Jer. 11. 11. in ch. 9. 11. n Ps. 37. 5,6. 2 That is, God. o Ps. 89. 32. 3 That is, Job. p ch. 34. 35,37 s 38.2. 4 Heb. that there are yet words for God. / table. fcPs.23.5. I Pb. 36. 8. 6 Or, judg- ment and justice shoirid uphold tnee. m Ps. 49. 7. 7 Heb. turn thee aside. n Prov. 11.4. o Ps. 66. 18. p See Heb. 11. 25. o Is. 40. 13, 14. Rom. 11. 34. 1 Cor. 2. 16. r ch. 34. 13. sch. 34. 10. f Ps. 92. 5. Rev. 15. 3. u 1 Cor. 13. 12. X Ps. 90. 2 ; 102. 24, 27. Heb. 1. 12. y Ps. 147. z Prov. 3. 20. och.37.3. 8 Heb. the roots, b ch. 37. 13:38.2?. c Ps. 136. 25. Acta 14. 17. 14 ft2 They die in youth, and their life is among the 3 unclean. 15 He delivereth the 4 poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait l into a broad place, where there is no straitness ; and 5 k that which should be set on thy table should be full of 1 fatness. 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked : 6 judgment and justice take hold on thee. 18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke : then m a great ransom cannot 7 deliver thee. 19 n Will he es- teem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength. 20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 21 Take heed, "regard not in- iquity : for p this hastthou chosen rather than af- fliction. 22 Behold, God exalteth by his power : q who teach- eth like him? 23 'Who hath en- joined him his way? or s whocansay, Thou hast wrought in iquity ? 24 Remem- ber that thou * magnify his work, which men behold. 25 Every man may see it ; man may behold it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we u know him not, x neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he y maketh small the drops of water : they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof : 28 z Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle ? 30 Behold, he a spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth 8 the bottom of the sea. 31 For b by them judgeth he the people ; he giveth meat in abundance. 32 d With clouds he covereth the light ; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt. 33 e The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning 2 the vapour. A": CHAPTER 37. 1 God is to be feared because of his great works. 15 His wisdom is unsearchable in them. this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 2 3 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it un- ' ; der the whole heaven, and his 4 lightning unto the 5 ends of the earth. 4 After it a a voice roareth: he thun- d e r e t h with the voice of his excellen- cy ; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 5 God thun- dereth marvel- lously with his voice ; & great things doethhe," which we can- not compre- hend. 6 For c he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small great rain of his iSHK DWELLETH AND ABIDBTH ON THE ROCK Job 39. 26. hand of every men may know his rain, and strength. 7 He sealeth up the man ; d that all work. 8 Then the beasts e go into dens, and remain in their places. 9 7 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind : and cold out of the 8 north. 10 -^ By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is strait- ened. 11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud : he scattereth 9 his bright cloud : 12 And it is turned round about by his coun- sels : that they may 9 do whatsoever he com- mandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. 13 ft He causeth it to come, whether for 2 correction, or l for his land, or fc for mercy. 14 Hearken unto this, O Job : stand still, and ' consider the wondrous works of God. 15 Dost thou know when God disposed 594 God convinceth Job of JOB, 38. ignorance, and of imbecility. B.C. cir.1520. m ch. 36. 29. nch.30.4. o Gen. 1. 6. Is. 44.24. 2 Heb. Gold. p 1 Tim. (i. 16. gen.. 36. 5 r Matt. 10.28. s Matt. 11. 25. 1 Cor. 1, a So Ex. 19. 16, 18. 1 KinjrB 19. 11. Ezek. 1. 4. Nab.. 1. 3. ft ch. 34. 35 ; 42. 3. c 1 Tim. i. r. r/ch.40.7. 3 Ueb. make me know. e Ps. 104. 5. Prov. 8. 2!) ; 30. 4. 4 Heb. if thou knowest nrt 1< r- standing. 5 Heb. sockets. 6 Heb. made to sink f /ch. 1. 6. g Gen. 1. 9. Ps. 33. 7 ; 104. 0. Prov. S. 29. Jer. 5. 22. 7 Or es- tablished my decree itpon it. h ch. 26. 10. 8 Heb. the pride ofthti waves. i Ps. 89. 9 ; 93. 4. t Ps. 74. 16 j 148. 5. 9 Heb. wings. I Ps. 104. 35. them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine ? 16 m Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of "him which is perfect in knowledge? 17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ? 18 Ha3t thou with him "spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass ? 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him ; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. 20 Shall it be told him that I speak ? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. 21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds : but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 2 Fair weather cometh out of the north : with God is terrible majesty. 23 Touching the Almighty, p we cannot find him out: q he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice : he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore r fear him : he respect- eth not any that are s wise of heart. CHAPTER 38. 1 Ood challenge/h Job to mincer. 4 God, by hU mighty works, convinceth Job of ignorance, 31 and of imbecility. THEN the Lord answered Job a out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 b Who is this that darkeneth counsel by c words without knowledge ? 3 d Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and 3 answer thou me. the foun- thou hast 4 e Where wast thou when I laid dations of the earth ? declare, i if understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest ? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the 5 foundations thereof 6 fastened ? or who laid the corner stone thereof ; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all f the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 9 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When ' I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 10 And 7 h brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further : and here shall 8 thy proud waves 1 be stayed ? 12 Hast thou k commanded the morning since thy days ; and caused the dayspring to know his place ; 13 That it might take hold of the 9 ends of the earth, that ' the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as clay to the seal ; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their m light is withholden, and "the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast thou "entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth ? 17 Have p the gates of death been opened unto thee ? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth ? declare if thou knowest it all. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take it 2 to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born ? or because the number of thy days is great? 22 Hast thou entered into q the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 23 r Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 25 Who s hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder ; 2G To cause it to rain on the earth, wlxere no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man ; 27 'To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth ? 28 u Hath the rain a father ? or who hath begotten the drops of dew ? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice ? and the x hoary frost of heaven, who hath gen- dered it? 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep 3 is y frozen. 31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of 245 Ple'ia-des, or loose the bands of 6 O-ri'on ? 32 Canst thou bring forth 7 Maz'za-r6th in his season ? or canst thou 8 guide Arc-tu'rus with his sons ? 33 Knowest thou a the ordinances of hea- ven ? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth ? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, 9 Here we are ? 36 6 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? 37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom ? or 2 who can stay the bottles of heaven, 38 3 When the dust 4 groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together ? 39 c Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion ? or fill 5 the appetite of the young lions, B.C. cir.1520. m ch. 18. 5. n Ps. 10. IS. Vs. 77. 19. 7JP6.9.13. 2 Or. at. q Ps. 135. r Ex. 9. 18. Josh. 10. 11. Is. 30. 30. Ezek. 13.11,13. Rev. 16. 21. s ch. 28. 26. / Ps. 107. 35. n Ps. 147. 8. Jer. 14. 22. x Vs. 147. 16. 3 Heb. a token. il ch. 37. 10. z ch. 9. 9. Amos 5. 8. 4 Or. The seven stars. 5 Heb. Cirnfih. 6 Heb. Cesilt 7 Or, The twelve signs. 8 Heb. guide them. a Jer. 81. 9 Heb. Behold list ft ch. 32.8. Ps. 51. 6. Eccles. 2.26. 2 Heb. who can cause, to lie down. 3 Or, When the dust is turned into mire. 4 Heb. is pouretl. c Vs. 104. 21 ; 145. 15. 5 Heb. the life. 593 God's providence JOB, 39. for his creatures. B C cir.1520. d Ps. 147. 9. Matt. 6. 26. aPs.29.9. 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to he in wait? 41 d Who provideth for the raven his food ? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. CHAPTER 39. 1 Of the wild goats and hinds. 5 Of the wild ass. 9 The unicorn. 13 The peacock, stork, and ostrich. 19 The horse. 26 The hawk. 27 The eagle. KNOWBST thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth ? or canst thou mark when a the hinds do calve ? neither regardeth he the crying 2 of the driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the c unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow ? or will he harrow the valleys after thee ? 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn ? B.C. cir.1520. 2 Heb. of the enactor. ch. 3. 18. c Num. 2.1.22. Deut. 33.17. fcch.24.5. Jer. 2. 24. Hoe. 8. 9. 2 Heb. salt places. Then came there unto him all his Brethren. 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil ? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sor- rows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn ; they go forth, and re- turn not unto them. 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free ? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass ? 6 b Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the 2 barren land his dwellings. 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or 3 wings and feathers unto the ostrich ? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is d hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's : her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wis- dom, neither hath he e imparted to her under- standing. 3 Or, the feathers o' the stork and ostrich.. d Lam. 4.3. e ch. 35. 11. 598 Job humbleth himself. JOB, 40, 41. God's great power. B.C. cir.1520, 2Heb. terror. 3 Or, His feet tig. f Jer. H. li. 4 Heb. the armour. 3 Heb. btf tint month. 7 Jer. 49. IS. Otrad. 4. h Matt. 24.28. Luke 17. 37. a ch. 33. 13. 6 Ezra 9. 6. ch. 42. 6. Ps. 51. 4. cch.29. 9. Ps. 39. 9. rfch.38.1. ech.38.3. /ch.42.4. pPs.51.4. Rom. 3. 4. *ch.37.4. Ps. 29. 3, 4. lPs.93.1; 104.1. * Is. 2. 12. Ran. 4. 37. 18 What time she liftethup herself on high, she seorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grass- hopper ? the glory of his nostrils is 2 terrible. 21 * He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: -^he goeth on to meet 4 the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierce- ness and rage : neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thun- der of the captains, and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south ? 27 Doth the eagle mount up 5 at thy com- mand, and 9 make her nest on high ? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood : and h where the slain are, there is she. CHAPTER 40. 1 Job humbleth himself to God. 6 God stirreth him up to shew his •righteousness, power, and wisdom. 15 Of the behemoth. ~1 /TOREOVER the Lord answered Job, and 2 Shall he that a contendeth with the Al- mighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 IT Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 4 b Behold, I am vile ; what shall I answer thee ? c I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken ; but I will not an- swer : yea, twice ; but I will proceed no further. 6 1T d Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 e Gird up thy loins now like a man : f I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 9 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous ? 9 Hast thou an arm like God ? or canst thou thunder with h a voice like him? 10 l Deck thyself now with majesty and ex- cellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is k proud, and bring him low ; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together ; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 IT Behold now 2 behemoth, which I made with thee ; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 3 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass ; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to ap- proach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains ' bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him. about. 23 Behold, 4 he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not : he trusteth that he can draw up Jcr'dan into his mouth. 24 5 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. CHAPTER 41. Of God's great power in the leviathan. CANST thou draw out 6 a leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord 7 which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou 6 put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn ? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft ivords unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee ? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever ? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird ? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the mer- chants ? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons ? or his head with fish spears ? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up : who then is able to stand before me ? 11 "Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him ? d whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his gar- ment? or who can come to him 8 with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face ? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His 9 scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. B.C. cii-.ica). 2 Or. the elephant. as some think. 1 0-, He setteth up. I Ps. 104. 14. 4 Heb. he o/ /tresi eth. 6 Or, Will any take him in hi* sight. or, bore hie none wi/h a gin t ch. 41. 1,2. 6 That is, a whale. or, a whirU pool. a Ps. 104. m. Is. 27. L 7 Heb. which thou drown- est* b Is. 37. 29. c Rom. 11.35. il Ex. 19. 5. Deut. 10. 14. Pe.24 1; 50.12. 1 Cor. 10. 20,28. 8 Or, within. 9 Heb. strong pieces of shields. 597 Job submiiteth himself unto God. JOB, 42. God magnifieth and blesseth Job. B.C. cir.1320. 2Heb. sorrow rejoi- ceth. 3 Heb. The fallings. 4 Or, breast- plate. 5 Heb. Sharp pieces of pot- sherd. 6 Or, who behave them- selves without fear. a Gen. 18. 14. Matt. 19. 26. Mark 10. 2r; 14. 36. Luke 18. 27. 7 Or, no thought of thine can be hin- dered. bch.38.2. c Ps. 40. Si 131. 1 ; 139. 6. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and 2 sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 3 The flakes of his flesh are joined to- gether : they are Arm in themselves ; they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone ; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid : by reason of breakings they pu- rify themselves. 26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold : the spear, the dart, nor the 4 habergeon. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee : sling- stones are turned with him into stubble. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugh- eth at the shaking of a spear. 30 5 Sharp stones are under him : he spread- eth sharp pointed things upon the mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot : he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, 6 who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things : he is a king over all the children of pride. CHAPTER 1 Job submit Mh himself unto God. 42. 7 God, preferring otet) magnifieth and blesseth Job. 16 Job's age and death. toa, pre] ■maketh his friends submit themselves, and acceptetl Job's cause, him. 10 He THEN Job answered the Lord, and said, 2 I know that thou a canst do every thing, and that 7 no thought can be ^S\\\\mmwmmWWl^ ffl? withholden from thee. 3 b Who is he that hideth counsel without know- ledge ? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; "things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 H e a r , I be- seech thee, and I Ancient Wine Pbesses. (From an Egyptian painting.) will speak : d I will demand of thee, and de- clare thou unto me. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear : but now mme eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I e abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 7 IT And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to El'i-phaz the Te'man-Ite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends : for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now ^ seven bul- locks and seven rams, and 9 go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering ; and my servant Job shall h pray for you : for 2 him will I accept : lest I deal with you after your felly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant J5b. 9 So El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite and BiTdad the Shu'hite and Zo'phar the Na'a-ma-thlte went, and did according as the Lord com- manded them : the Lord also accepted 3 Job. 10 *And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends : also the Lord 4 gave Job fc twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him J all his bre- thren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house : and they be- moaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of meney, and every one an earring of gold. 12 So the Lord blessed "' the latter end of Job more than his beginning : for he had n fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 "He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first, Je- mi'ma ; and the name of the second, Ke-zi'a ; and the name of the third, Ker'en-hap'puch. 15 And in all the land were no women found ^y~ so fair as the fSSS i, daughters of Job: and their father gave them inher- itance among their brethren. 16 After this ^lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and q full of days. 598 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 2 Luke 20. 42. Acts 1. 20. a Prov. 4. 14, 15. 3 Or, wicked. bPs. 211.4. Jer. lo. 17. c Ps. 119. 35, 47, 02. 7 Josh. 1.8. Ps. 119. 1,97. c Jer. 17. 8. Ezek. 47. 12. 4Heb. fade. /Gen. 30. 3, 28. Ps. 128.2. Is. '!. 10. g Job 21. 18. Vs. 35. 5. Is. 17. 13 ; 20. 5. Hos. 18. 8. ti Ps. 37. 18. Nih.1.7. John 10. 14. 2 Tim. 2. 10. 1047. a Ps. 40 e. Acts 4. 2.i, 20. 3 Or, tn iiiilt- uoitshf as*rm'ite. S Heb. rue li- trile. b Ps. 45. 7. John 1. 41. c Jer. 5. 5. Luke 10. 14. c/Ps. 11.4. e Ps. 37. 13 ; 59. 8. Prov. 1. 20. 7 Or, troit'ile. 8 Heb. anointed. 9 Heb. ip- on '/.inn. the hill o/.ny holiness. /2 Sam. 5. 7. 2 Or, tor a decree. g Acts 13. 33. Heb. 1. 5 ; 5. 5. h Ps. 22. 27 : 72. 8 ; SO. 27. Din. 7. 13, 14. See John 17. 4, 5 ; 1.1. 1.5. i Ps. .so. 23. Rav. 2. 27 ; 12. 5. * ll?b. 12. 28. / Phil. 2. 12. m Gen. 41. 40. 1 3 im. 10. 1. John 5. 28. 1 Rev. 6. 1,1, 17. o Ps. 34. 8:84.12. Prov 16. ?0. Is. £0, PSALM 1. 1 The happiness of the godly. 4 The unhappiness of the ungodly. LESSED a is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the 3 ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, 6 nor sitteth in the seat of the scorn- ful. 2 But c his delight is in the law of the Lord ; d and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree e planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth hie fruit in h'13 season; his leaf also shall not 4 wither ; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so : but are ^like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congrega- tion of the righteous. 6 For 'Hhe Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM 2. 1 The kingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it. WHY a do the heathen 5 rage, and the people 6 imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his b anointed, saying, 3 c Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 d He that sitteth in the heavens e shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and 7 vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I 8 set my king 9 -^upon my holy hill of Zi'on. 7 I will declare 2 the decree : the Lord hath said unto me, s Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 h Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utter- most parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 *Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges Of the earth. 11 k Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice fc Serve the Lord with fear, and 1 with trembling. 12 m Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when n his kindled but a little. "Blessed are that put their trust in him. 18. Jer. 17. 7. Rom. 9. 43 ; 10. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 6. wrath is all they Lord with my voice, out of his -^holy hill. PSALM 3. The security of God's protection. A Psalm of Da'vid, * when lie fled from Ar/sa-lom his son. LORD, "how are they increased that trou- ble me ! many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, b There is no help for him in God. Se'lah. 3 But thou, O Lord, art c a shield 2 for me ; my glory, and d the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the and e he heard me Se'lah. 5 9 1 laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. 6 h I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God : * for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 k Salvation belonyeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is upon thy people. Se'lah. PSALM 4. 1 David prayeth for audience. 2 He reproreth and exhortelh his enemies. 6 Man' s happiness is in God's favour. To the 3 chief Musician on Neg'i-nBth, A Psalm of Da'vid. HEAR me when I call, O God of my right- eousness : thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; 4 have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Se'lah. 3 But know that a the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself : the Lord will hear when I call unto him. 4 b Stand in awe, and sin not : c commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Se'lah. 5 Offer d the saciifices of righteousness, and e put your trust in the Lord. 6 TJiere be many that say, Who will shew us any good? -^Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put 9 gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 h I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : x for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM 5. 1 Dovid prayeth. and professelh his study in prayer. 4 Godfa- vovreth not the wicked. 7 David , professing his faith, prayeth unto God to guide him, 10 to destroy his enemies, 11 and to pre- serve the godly. •2 Sum. 15; 16; 17; 18. 1023. a 2 Sam. 15.12; 16. 15. 6 2 Sam. 10. 8. Pk.71.1I. c Gen. 15. 1. Ps. 28. 7 ; 110. 114. 2 Or, abuut. r/Ps.27.6. ePs. 34.4. /Ps.2.6; 43. 3 ; 119. 9. g Lev. 26. 6. Ps. 4. 8. Prov. 3. 24. h Ps. 27.3. i Job 16. 10; 29. 17. Ps. 58. 6. Lam. 3. 30. k Prov. 21.31. Is. 43. 11. Jer. 3. 28. Hos. 13. 4. Jonah 2.9. Rev. 7. 10; 10.1. 3 Or, overseer. llab. 3. 19. 4 Or, be gracious unto me. a 2 Tim. 2. 19. 2 Pet. 2. 9. /. Kph. 4. 20. c Ps. 77. 6. 2 Cor. 13. 5. il Deut. 33. 19. Ps. 50. 14:51.19. 2 Sam. 15. 12. ePs.37.3; 02.8. /'Num. 6.26. Ps. 80. 3, 7,19; 119. 135. u Is. 9. 3. /. Job 11. 18, 19. Ps. 3. 5. i Lev. 25. 18, 19 ; 20. 5. Deut. 12 10. 599 David prayeth God to hear him. PSALMS. His complaint in sickness. a Ps. 3. 4. i Ps. 63. 2. = Ps.30.5; 88. 18 ; 130. K. d Hab. 1. 13. 2 Heb. before thine eues. r Rev. 21. 8. /Ps. 55. 23. 3 Heb. Me man of bloods and deceit. g 1 Kings 8. 29, 30, 35, 38. Ps. 2S. 2 ; 132. 7 ; 188. 2. 4 Heb. the temple of thy holi- ness. n, Ps. 25. 5. To the chief Musician upon Ne'hi-15th, A Psalm of Da'vid. GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the a voice of my cry, my King, and my God : for b unto thee will I pray. 3 c My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 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 d The foolish shall not stand 2 in thy sight : thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 e Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing : f the Lord will abhor 3 the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy fear will I worship 9 toward *thy holy tem- ple. 8 h Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of 2 mine enemies ; % make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no 3 faithfulness 4 in their mouth ; their inward part is 5 very wicked- ness ; k their throat is an open sepulchre ; Hhey natter with their tongue. 10 6 Destroy thou them, O God ; "Met them fall 7 by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions ; for they have rebelled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee n rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, because 8 thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, Lord, ° wilt bless the right- eous ; with favour wilt thou 9 compass him as with a shield. PSALM 6. 1 David's complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith he triumpheth over his enemies. To the chief Musician on Neg'i-nSth 2 *upon ShSm'i-nTth, A Psalm of Da'vid. "LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displea- WILL COME INTO THY HOUSE IN THE MULTITUDE OF THY Mebcy. — Psalm 5. 7. sure. 2 b Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; for I am weak : O Lord, c heal me ; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed : but thou, O Lord, d how long? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul : oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 e For in death there is no remembrance of thee : in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? 6 I am weary with my groaning ; 3 all the night make I my bed to swim ; I water my couch with my tears. if Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 9 Depart from me, all ye workers of ini- quity ; for the Lord hath h 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 suddei/y. PSALM 7. 1 David prayeth against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth his defence, and the destruction of his enemies. * Shig-ga'ion of Da'vid, which he sang unto the Loed, t concern- ing the i words of CBsh the Bgn'ja-mlte. OLORD my God, in thee do I put my trust : a save me from all them that per- secute me, and deliver me : 2 b Lest he tear my soul like a lion, "rend- ing it in pieces, while there is 5 none to de- liver. 3 O Lord my God, d if I have done this ; if there be e iniquity in my hands ; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, ^1 have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life 2 Heb. those which, observe me, Ps. 27.11. IPs. 25.4; 27. 11. 3 Or, sted- fastness. 4 Heb. in his mouth, that is, ?n the month oj any of them. 5 Heb. wicked- nesses. ALukell. 44. Rom. 3. 13. 1 Ps. 62. 4. 6 Or, Hake, them guilty. m 2 Sam. 15. 31 ; 17.14,23. 7 0rJ'l0lH their counsels. n Is. 65. 13. 8 Heb. thou coverest over, or, protect- est them. oPs. 115. 13. SI Heb. crown him. 2 Or, upon the eighth: See 1 Chr. 15. 21. •Ps. 12, title. a Ps. 38. 1. Jer. 10. 24; 46. 28. 6Ps. 41.4. c Hos. 6. 1. d Ps. 90. 13. ePs.S0.9; 88.11; 115. 17; 118. 17. Is. 38. 18. 3 Or, every night. /_Job 17. Ps.31.9; 38. 10; 88.9. Lam. 5. 17. g Ps. 119. J 15. Matt. 7. 23; 25. 41. Luke 13. 27. h Ps. 3. 4. •Hab. 3. 1. t2Sam. 16. cir.1062. 4 Or, business. a Ps. 31. 15. b Is. 38. 13. c Ps. 50. 22. 5 Heb. not a de- liverer. d 2 Sam. 16. 7, 8. e 1 Sam. 24. 11. /I Sam. 24. 7 ; 26. 600 God's glory is magnified. PSALM*. JJavid praiseth God gTB.94.2. h Ps. 44. 23. i Ps. 18. 20:3.5.24 it 1 Sam. Hi. 7. 1 Chr. 28. 9. Ps. 139. 1. Jor. 11. 20: 17. 10:20.12. Rev. 2. 23. 2Hcb. My buckler is upon Ood. I Ps. 126. 4 3 Or, God is a righteous judge. m Deut. 32. 41. n Deut. 32. 23, 42. Ps. 64. 7. o Job 15. 35. Is. 33. 11; 59.4. James 1. IS. 4Heb. He Imth digged a pit. p Esth. 7. 10. Job 4. 8. Ps 9. 15 : 10. 2 ; 35. 8 ; 94. 23 ; 141. 10. Prov. 5. 22: 26. 27. Eccles. 10. 8. a 1 Kings 2.32. Esth. 9. 25. »Ps. 81: 84. title. a Ps. 148. 13. 6 Ps. 113. 4. cSee Matt. 11. 25; 21. 16. 1 Cor. 1. 27. 5 Heb. founded, d Ps. 44. IB. e Ps. 111. 2. /■Job 7. 17. Ps. 144. 3. Heb.2.G. g Gen. 1. 26,28. h 1 Cor. 15. 27. Heb. 2. com upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Se'lah. 6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, 9 lift up thyself because of the rage of mine ene- mies: and ''awake for me to the judgment that thou hast manded. 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, 1 according to my right- eousness, 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; k for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 10 2 My defence is of God, which saveth the 'upright in heart. 11 3 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he turn not, he will m whet his sword ; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the in- struments of death ; n he ordaineth his ar- rows against the persecutors. 14 ° Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 4 He made a pit, and digged it, p and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 9 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. PSALM 8. God's glory is magnified by Ms works, and by his love to man. To the chief Musician * upon GTt'tith, A Psalm of Da'vid. OLOFJD our Lord, how a excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who b hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 c Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou 5 ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still d the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I e 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 visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 9 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; h thou hast put all things under his feet : 7 2 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever pass- eth through the paths of the seas. (501 When I consider thy Heavens, the Work of thy Fingers. — Psalm 8. 3. 9'0 Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! PSALM 9. 1 David praiseth God for executing of judgment. 11 Be inciteth others to praise him. 13 He prayelh that he may have cause to praise him. To the chief Musician upon Muth-laVben, A Psalm of Da'vid. I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart ; I will shew forth all thy marvel- lous works. 2 I will be glad and a rejoice in thee : I will sing praise to thy name, O b thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For 3 thou hast maintained my right and my cause ; thou satest in the throne judging 4 right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast c put out their name for ever and ever. 6 5 thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end : and thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them. 7 d But the Lord shall endure for ever : he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And e he shall judge the world in right- eousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 -f The Lord also will be 6 a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that 9 know thy name will put 2 Heb. Flocks and oxe. all of them. i ver. 1. 1018. aPs.5.11. 6Ps.56.2; 83. 18. 3 Heb. thou hast made my judg- raeid. 4 Heb. in right- eousness. c Deut. 9. 14. Prov. 10. 5 Or, The destruc- tions of the enemy are come to a per- petual end : and their cit- ies hast thou de- stroyed. Ice. d Ps. 102. 12, 26. Heb. 1. 11. e Ps. 96. 1° ; 98. 9. fPs. 32. 7:37.39; 46. 1 ; 91. 2 6 Heb. an high place. g Ps. 91. 14. David complaineth of PSALMS. the outrage of the wicked. h Ps. ior. 22. i Gen. 9. 5. 2 Or, af- flicted. k Ps. 13. 5 ; 20. 5 ; 35.9. I Ps. 7. 15, IB 5.35.8 i 57. 6 i 94. 2.3. Prov. 5. 22 ; 22.8; 26. 27. m Ex. 7. 5 ; 14. 4, 10,31. 3 That is, Medita- tion. n Ps. 19. 14 ; 92. 3. Job 8. 13. Ps. 50. 22. p ver. 12. Ps. 12. 5. gPiov. 23. 18 ; 24. 14. 4 Heb. In t/iei'ride of the. wicked lie doth perse- cute. a Ps. 7. 16 ; 9. 15, 16. Prov. 5. 22 bPs.94.4. 5 Heb. sours. c Prov. 28.4. Rom. 1. 32. 6 Or, the covetous blesseth himself, he ab- ho/Teth the Lord. ^Ps.14.2. 7 Or, all his thoughts are,' There iB no God. eVs. 14. 1; .53. 1. /Prov. 24.7. Is. 26. 11. ffPs. 12.5. h P6. 30. 6. Eccles. 8. u. Is. 56. 12. i Rev. 18. 8Heb. unto gen- eration and gen- eration. k Rom. 3. 14. 9 Heb. deceits. 1 Job 20. 12. m Ps. 12. 2. 2 Or, iniquity. n Hab. 3. 14. o Ps. 17. II. 3 Heb. hide them- selves. p Ps. 17. 12. Mic. 7.2. 4 Heb. in the secret places. 5 Heb. He brcaketh himself. 6 Or, ijito his strong parts. their trust in thee : for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zi'on : h declare among the people his doings. 12 l When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them : he f orgetteth not the cry of the 2 humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; consider my trouble which 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 Zi'on : I will k rejoice in thy salvation. 15 l 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 m known by the judgment which he executeth : the wicked is snared in the work of his own hanas. 3tl Hig-ga'ion. Se'lah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations ° that forget God. 18 p For the needy shall not alway be for- gotten : q the expectation of the poor shall not 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 na- tions may know themselves to be but men. Se'lah. PSALM 10. 1 David complaineth to God of the outrage of the wicked. 12 lie prayeth for remedy. 16 He prof esseth his confidence. WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? 2 4 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor : a let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked b boasteth of his 5 heart's desire, and c 6 blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his coun- tenance, d will not seek after God: 7 God is not in all his e thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous ; ^thy judg- ments are far above out of his sight : as for all his enemies, 9 he puffeth at them. 6 h He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved : i for I shall 8 never be in adversity. 7 k His mouth is fall of cursing and 9 deceit and fraud : ' under his tongue is mischief m and 2 vanity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : n in the secret places doth he mur- der the innocent : ° his eyes 3 are privily set against the poor. 9 p He lieth in wait 4 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 5 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall 6 by his strong ones. 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath for- p gotten : q he hideth his face ; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O Lord; O God, r lift up thine hand : forget not the 2 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 3s committeth himself unto thee ; * thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 u Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16 x The Lord is King for ever and ever : the heathen are perished out of his land. 17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt iy prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : 18 To z judge the fatherless and the op- pressed, that the man of the earth may no more 5 oppress. PSALM 11. 1 David encourageth himself in God against his enemies. 4 The providence and justice of God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid. a TN the Lord put I my trust : b how say ye A to my soul, Flee as a bird to your moun- tain? 2 For, lo, c the wicked bend their bow, d they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may 6 privily shoot at the upright in heart. 3 e If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 4-^The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's 9 throne is in heaven : h his eyes be- hold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord Hrieth the righteous : but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 k Upon the wicked he shall rain 7 snares, fire and brimstone, and 8 an horrible tempest : ' this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord m loveth right- eousness ; n his countenance doth behold the upright. PSALM 12. 1 David, destitute of hitman comfort, crave/h help of God. 3 He comforteth himself with God's judgments on the wicked, and confidence in God's tried promises. To the chief Musician ° * upon Shgm'i-nith, A Psalm of Da'vid. 2 TJT ELP, Lord ; for a the godly man ceas- jlx eth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 b They speak vanity every one with his neighbour : c with nattering lips and with 3 a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh di proud things : 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; our lips 5 are our own : who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, e now will I arise, saith Dan. 7. 8, 25. 4 Heb. great things. 5 Heb. are with us. e Ex. 3. 7, 8. David complaineth of delay in help. PSALMS. The corruption of a natural man. 2 Or, would ensnare him. rp».io. 5. a 2 Sam. 22. 81. Ps. 18. 30; l'J.8; 119. 1*1. Prov. 30. 5. 3 Heb. him : that is, evert/ one of them. 4 Heb. the vilest of the tons of men ore ex- alted. 5 Or, overseer. a Dent. 31. 17. Job 13. 24. • Ps. 44. 24: 88. 14; 89. 46. Is. 50. 2. 6 Ezra 9. 8. c Jer. 51. 39. d Ps. 25.2; 35. 19 ; 38.16. e Ps. 33. 21. /Ps. 116. 7 ; 119. 17. a Ps. 10. 4; 53. I, &c. 6 Gen. 6. 11, 12. Rom. 3. 10, &c. c Ps. 31. 13 ; 102. 19. d Rom. 3. 10,11,12. 6 Heb. stinking. the Lord ; I will set him in safety from, him. that 2 ^puffeth at him. 6 The words of the Lord are 9 pure words : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve 3 them from this genera- tion for ever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when 4 the vilest men are exalted. PSALM 13. 1 David complaineth of delay in help. 3 He prayeth for preventing grace. 5 He boastelh of divine mercy. To the ° chief Musician, A Psalrn of Da'vid. HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord ? for ever ? "how long wilt thou hide thy face from me ? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily ? how long shall mine enemy be ex- alted over me ? 3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : b lighten mine eyes, c lest I sleep the sleep of death ; 4 d Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him ; and those that trouble me re- joice when I am moved. 5 But I have e trusted in thy mercy ; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath f dealt bountifully with me. PSALM 14. 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man. 4 He con- vinceth the wicked by the light of their conscience. 7 He glorieth in the salvation of God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid. rPHE a fool hath said in his heart, There is _L no God. *They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 c The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 d They are all gone aside, they are all together become 6 filthy : there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no know- ledge? who e eat up my people as they eat bread, and -^call not up on the Lord. 5 There 2 were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Yehaveshamed j the coun- sel of the poor, be- cause the Lord is his 9 refuge. 7 3/, Ohthat the salvation of Is'ra-el were come put of Zi'on! 1 when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Ja'cob shall rejoice, and Is'ra-el shall be glad. PSALM 15. David describeth a citizen of Zion. A Psalm of Da'vid. ORD, a who shall 4 abide in thy ta- bernacle ? who shall dwell in 6 thy holy hill? 2 c He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous ness, and d speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 e He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, f nor 5 taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 9 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that A sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 l He that putteth not out his money to usury, k nor taketh reward against the inno- cent. He that doeth these things l shall never be moved. PSALM 16. 1 David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry, fieeth to God for preservation. 5 He sheweth the hope of his calling, of the resurrection, and life everlasting. 6 * MTch'tam of Da'vid. PRESERVE me, O God : a for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord : b 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 de- light. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that Flee as a Bird to your Mountain. Psalm 11. 1. e Jer. 10. 2.",. Amos 8. 4. Mic.3.3. /Ps.79.6. Is. 04. 7. 2 Heb. they h art i! o tear, Ps. 53. 5 nPs. 9.9; 142. 5. 3 Heb. Who will yive, Sec. See Horn. 11. 26. APs.53.6. ! Job 42. 10. Ps.120.1. a Ps. 24. 3, &c. 4 Heb. sojourn, b Ps. 2. 6 ; 3. 4. c Is. 33.15. dZech.s. 16. Eph. 4.25. e Lev. 19. 16. Ps.34.13. /Ex.23. 1. » Or, re- ceiveth, or, en- djireth. g Esth. 3.2. // Judpr. 11.35. i Ex. 22. 25. Lev. 25. 36. Deut. 23. 19. Ezek.I8. 8 ; 22. 12. /■ Ex. 23. 8. Deut. 16. 19. I Ps. 16. 8. 2 Pet. 1. 10. 6 Or, A qohlen Psalm or' David. * So Ps. 56 ; 57 ; 58; 59; 60. a Ps. 25. 20. b Job 22. 2, 3 ; 35. 7,8. Ps. 50. 9. Rom. 11. 35. G03 David craveth defence of God. PSALMS. He praiseth God for his blessings. 2 Or, give gifts to another. c Ex. 23. 13. Josh. 23. 7. Hos. 2. 16, 17. d Deut. 32. 9. Ps. 73. 26; 119. 57 i 142.5. Jer. 10. 16. Lam. 3. 24. 3 Heb. of mi/ part. ePs. 11.6. /'Ps. 17.3. g Acts 2. 25, &c. U Ps. 73. 23 ; 110. 5 : 121. 5. i Ps. 15. 5. I- Ps. 30. 12 ; 57. 8. I Heb. dwell confi- dently. I Ps. 49. 15. Acts 2. 27, 31 ; 13. 35. m Lev. 19. 28. Num. 6. 6. ri Matt. 7.14. o Ps. 17. 15 ; 21. 6. Matt. 5. 8. 1 Cor. 13. 12. 1 John 3.2. D Ps. 36. > Heb. justice. G Heb. without lips of deceit. aPs.16.7. b Job 23. 10. Ps.26.2: 66. 10 ; 139. 2. Zeeh. 13. 9. Mai. 3. 2,3. 1 Pet. 1. 7. v. Ps. 119. 1.33. 7 Heb. be not moved. d Ps. 116. 2. a Ps. 31. 21. 8 Or, that savest them which tntst in thee from those that rise up against thy right hand. /Deut. 32. 10. Zech. 2. 8. g Ruth 2 12. Ps. 36. 7 ; 57. 1 ; 61. 4 : 63. 7; 91. 1,4. Matt. 23. 37. 9 Heb. that waste me. 2 Heb. my enemies against the soul. 18. k 1 2 hasten after another god: their drink offer- ings of blood will I not offer, c nor take up their names into my lips. 5 d The Lord is the portion 3 of mine inherit- ance and e 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 9 1 have set the Lord always before me : because h he is at my right hand, 1 1 shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, k and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall 4 rest in hope. 10 l For thou wilt not leave m my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the n path of life : ° in thy presence is fulness of joy ; p at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSALM 17. 1 David, in confidence of his integrity, craveth defence of God against his enemies. 10 He sheweth their pride, craft, and ea gem ess. V&He prayeth against them in confidence of his hope. A Prayer of Da'vid. HEAR 5 the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth 6 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 ; a thou hast visited me in the night ; b 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 me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 c Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps 7 slip not. 6 d I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 e Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou 8 that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 8^ Keep me as the apple of the eye, ^hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 Prom the wicked 9 that oppress me, from 2 my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 A They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they * speak proudly. 11 They have now k compassed us in our steps : ' they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth ; 12 3 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion 4 lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O Lord, 5 disappoint him, cast him h Deut. 32. 15. Job 15. 27. Ps. 73. 7 i 119. 70. i 1 Sam. 2. 3. Ps. 31. Sam. 23. 26. I Ps. 10. 8, 9, 10. 3 Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin. 4 Heb, sitting. 5 Heb. prevent his face. down: deliver my soul from the wicked, m 2 which is thy sword : 14 3 Prom men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, n which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: 4 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: P I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. PSALM 18. David -praiseth ffod for his manifold and 'marvellous blessings. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid, *the servant of the Loed, who spake unto the Lord the words of t 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 fortress, and my deliverer; my God, 5 my strength, 6 in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord, c who is worthy to be praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 d The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of 6 ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The 7 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 e Then the earth shook and trembled ; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 8 There went up a smoke 8 out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 9 f He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. 10 9 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, h 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 k 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 m Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scat- tered them ; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 15 n Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were dis- covered 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 9 many waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, 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. mis. 10.5. 2 Or, by thy sword. 3 Or, Fiom men by thine hand. n Ps. 73. 12. Luke 16. 25. James 5.5. 4 Or, their ch ildren arefull. o I John 3.2. p Ps. 4. 6, 7 ; 16. 11 i 65.4. * Ps. 36, title. t 2 Sam. 22. a Ps. 144. 1. 5 Heb. my rock, b Heb. 2. 13. cPs.76.4. d Ps. 116. 8. 6 Heb. Belial. 7 0r, cords. e Acts 4. 31. :Heb. /Ps. 144. 5. g Ps. 99. 1. I, Ps. 104. 3. i Ps. 97. 2. I Ps. 29. 3. m Josh. 10. 10. Ps.144.6. Is. 30. 30. n Ex. 15. 8. Ps. 106. 9. 9 Or, great waters. 604 David praiseth God PSALMS. for his blessings. jjPs.31. 8 i 118. 5 7 I Sam. 24. 19. 19 p He brought me forth also into a large place ; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20 g The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed 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, 28 x For thou wilt light my 2 candle : the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. 29 For by thee I have 3 run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30 As for God, v his way is perfect : z the word of the Lord is 4 tried: he is a buckler a to all those that trust , in him. save the Lord? our God? ■ Job 18. 6. 2 Or, lamp. Job 29.3. !Or broken, y Deut. 32. 4. Dan. 4. 37. Rev. 15. 8. zPs.12.6i 119. 140. Prov. 30. 5. 4 Or, refined, a Ps. 17. 7. b Deut. i2. 31,39. 1 Sam. 2. 2. Ps.Rfi. 8. Is. 4.5. 5. The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer ; my God, my Strength, in whom I will trust. — Psalm 18. 2. 2 Heb. with. r 1 Sam. 26. 23. '.Heb.be- fore his eyes. i 1 Kings 8.32. ( Lev. 26. 23, 24, 27,28. Prov. 3. 34. tOr, wrestle. 'i Ps. 101. 5. Prov. 6. 17. and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright 2 before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 r Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands 3 in his eye- sight. 25 s 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 thyself pure ; and * with the froward thou wilt 4 shew thyself froward. 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people ; but wilt bring down u high looks. 60, 32 It is God that c girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 d He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and e setteth me upon my high places. 34-^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 5 thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, 9 that 6 my feet did not slip. cPs.91.2. - proadicu against me. rfPs.14.4. e Ps. 3. 6. /Ps.28.8. ffPs.65.4. Luke 2.37. 3 Or, the delight, h Ps! 90. 17. ! Ps. 31. 20; 83. 3; 91.1. Is. 4. 6. tPs.40.2. / Ps. 3. 3. 4 Heb. of shouting Gather not my Soul with Sinners, nor my Life with Bloody Men. Psalm 26. 9. 609 i David prayeth earnestly PSALMS. against his enemies. 6 He blesseth God. PSALM 28. 1 David frayeth earnestly against his enemies. 9 He prayeth for the people. A Psalm of Da'vid. UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock ; \ be not silent 2 to me : b 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, c when I lift up my hands 3 d toward thy holy oracle. 3 e Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, ■f which speak peace to their neighbours, but mis- chief is in their hearts. 4 9 Give them accord- GlVE THEM ACCORDING TO THEIR Deeds. — Psalm 2S. 4. 1 Or, My heart said unto thee. Let my face seek thy fare, fire. in Ps. 24. li : 105. 4. n Ps. 09. 17; 143.7. Is. 49. 15. •) Heb. will gather me. Is. 40 11. p Ps. 25. 4 ! 86. Hi 119. 33. 1 Heb. a way of plain- ness, Ps. 26. 12. 5 Heb. those which observe me, Ps.5. 8 ; 54. 5. q Ps. 35. 25. r lSam. 22. II. 2 Sam 8 2 When thou saidst, m Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 9 n Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy servant away in anger : thou hast been my help ; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 ° When my father and my mother for- sake me, then the Lord 3 will take me up. 11 p Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in i a plain path, because of 5 mine enemies. 12 9 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies : for r false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as s 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 u Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. 6. 7, 8. Ps. S5. 11. s Acts 9. 1. r Ps. 56. 13; 116. 9; 142. 5. Jer. 11. 19. Ezek. 26. 20. u Ps. 31 . 24 ; 62. 1 . 5 ; 130. 5. Is. 25. 9. Hab. 2. 3. ing to their deeds, and according to the wick- edness of their endea- vours : give them af- ter the work of their hands ; render to them their desert. 5 Because h they re- gard not the works of the Lord, nor the' operation of his hands, he shall de- stroy them, and not build them up. 6 Blessed be the Lord, be- cause he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The Lord is 1 my strength and my shield; my heart k trust- ed in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The Lord is 4 their strength, and he is the 5 1 saving strength of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless m thine inherit- ance : 6 feed them also, n and lift them up for ever. PSALM 29. 1 David exhorteth princes to give glory to God, 3 by reason of his power, 11 and protection of his people. A Psalm of Da'vid. a f s \ IVE unto the Lord, O 7 ye mighty, give VJ unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord 8 the glory due unto his name ; worship the Lord 9 in 6 the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : 610 David praiseth God for deliverance. PSALMS. He rejoiceth in God's mercy. c. Job 37. 4,5. 2 Or, great waters. SHeb. in power. 4 1Kb. in majesty, d Is'. 2. 13. e Ps. 114. 4. /Deut. s. a. 5 Heb. cutteth out. g Num. 13. 26. h Job 39. 1.2,3. 6 0r,'o6e in pain. 7 Or, every whit of it uttereth, t-c. i Gen. 6. 17. Job 38. 8.25. k Ps. 10. 16. JPs.28.8. 1042. •Deut. 20.5. 2 Sam.. 5. 11 ;fi. 20. a Ps. 28.9. ft Ps. 25. 2; .35. 19, 24. c Ps. 6. 2 ; 103. 3. (I Ps. 86. 13. ePs.23.1. f\ Chr. 16.4. Ps.97.12. 8 Or, to the me- morial. g Ps. 103. 9. Is. 26. 20; 54. 7, 8. 2 Cor. 4. 17. 9Heb. there is but a moment in his anger. APs.63.3. 2Heb. in the evening. i Ps. 126. 5. 3 Heb. sinning. k Job 29. 18. 4Heb. settled strength for my moun- tain. I Ps. 104. 29. m Ps. 6. 5:88.11; 115. 17 ; 118. 17. Is. 38. 18. n 2 Sam. 6.14. Is. 61. 3. Jer.31.4. 5 That is, my tongue, or, my soul : See Gen. 49.6. Ps.16.9; 57.8. c the God of glory thundereth : the Lord is upon 2 many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is 3 powerful; the voice of the Lord is 4 full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the ce- dars ; yea, the Lord breaketh d the cedars of L6b'a-non. 6 e He maketh them also to skip like a calf ; L§b'a-non and ^Sir'i-On like a young uni- corn. 7 The voice of the Lord 5 divideth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilder- ness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of SKa'desh. 9 The voice of the Lord maketh h the hinds 6 to calve, and discovereth the forests : and in his temple 7 doth every one speak of his glory. 10 The LoRD^itteth upon the flood; yea, k the Lord sitteth King for ever. 11 'The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the Lord will bless his people with peace. PSALM 30. 1 David praiseth God for his deliverance. 4 Be exhorteth others to praise him by example of God's dealing with him. A Psalm and Song * at the dedication of the house of Da'vid. I WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast a lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to 6 rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast c healed me. 3 O LoRD, d thou hast brought up my soul from the grave : thou hast kept me alive, that I should not e go down to the pit. 4 f Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks 8 at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For g 9 his anger endureth but a moment ; h in his favour is life : weeping may endure 2 for a night, % but 3 joy cometh in the morn- ing. 6 And fc in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast 4 made my mountain to stand strong : l 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? m 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 mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sack- cloth, and girded me with gladness ; 12 To the end that 5 my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. PSALM 31. 1 David shewing his confidence in God craveth his help. 7 Be re- joiceth in his mercy. 9 Be prayeth in his calamity. 19 Be praiseth God for his goodness. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'yid. IN ° thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never be ashamed: ^deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 c Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily : be thou 2 my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. 3 d For thou art my rock and my fortress ; therefore e 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 -f Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me. Lord God of truth. 6 I have hated them 9 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 h known my soul in adversities ; 8 And hast not x shut me up into the hand of the enemy : k 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 faileth be- cause of mine iniquity, and m my bones are consumed. 11 n I was a reproach among all mine ene- mies, but ° especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance : p they that did see me without fled from me. 12 q I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind : I am like 3 a broken vessel. 13 r For I have heard the slander of many : s 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 u Make thy face to shine upon thy ser- vant : save me for thy mercies' sake. 17 x Let me not be ashamed, O Lord ; for I have called upon thee : let the wicked be ashamed, and ^ 4 let them be silent in the grave. 18 s Let the lying lips be put to silence ; which a speak "grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. 19 b Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men ! 20 c Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man : d thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the Lord : for e he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness ^in a 6 strong city. 22 For 9 1 said in my haste, h I am cut off from before thine eyes : nevertheless thou a Vs. 22. 5 ; 25. 2 ; 71.1. Jk.411.23. ft Ps. 143. 1. cPs.71.2. 2 Heb. to mefor a rock of strength, d Ps. 18.2. e I*s. 23. 3 ; 25. 11. /'Luke ' 23. 46. Acts 7. 5!l. g Jonah 2.8. h John 10. 27. i Deut. 32 30. 1 Sam. 17. 46 ; 24. 18. k Ps. 4. 1 i IX. 19. I Ps. 6. 7. m P6. 32. 3 j 102. 3. nPs.41.8. Is. 63. 4. o Job 19. 13. Ps. 38. 11 ; 88. 8, 18. J-Ps.64.8. q Ps. 88. 4,5. 3 Heb. a vessel that per* isheth. r Jer. 20. 10. s Jer. 6. 25 ; 20. 3. Lam. 2. 22. t Matt. 27.1. u Num. 6. 25, 26. Ps. 4. 6 ; 67. 1. xPs.25.2. tl 1 Sam. 2.9. Ps. 115. 17. 4 Or, let them be cut off for the gvare. zPs.12.3. a 1 Sam. 2.3. Ps. 94. 4. Jude 15. 5 Heb. o hard thing. b Is. 64. 4. ICor. 2.9. c Ps. 27. 5 ; 32. 7. d Job 5. 21. e Ps. 17. 7. /' 1 Sam. 23.7. 6 Or, fenced city. g 1 Sam. 23.26. Ps. 116. 11. h Is. 38. 11, 12. Lam. 3. 54. Jonah 2.4. 611 Blessedness in remission of sins. PSALMS. God is to be praised. i Ps. 34. 9. k Vs. 27. 14. 2 Or, A Psalm of David giving instruc- tion. a Ps. 85.2. Rom. 4. 6, 7, 8. heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 *0 love the Lord, all ye his saints : for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plenti- fully rewardeth the proud doer. 24 k Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. PSALM 32. 1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins. 3 Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience. 8 God's promises bring joy. 2 A Psalm of Da'vid, MSVchil. LESSED is he whose a transgression is for- given, whose sin is covered. B in God. The Voice of the Lord break- eth the Cedars. — Psalm 29.5. b 2 Cor. 5. 10. c John 1. 47. d 1 Sam. 5. 6, 11. Job 33. 7. Ps. 38. 2. e Prov. 28. 13. Is. OS. 24. Luke 15. 18, 21, &c. 1 John 1.9. / ITim. 1. 16. g Is. 55. 6. John 7. 34. 3 Heb. in a time of finding. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord b imputeth not iniquity, and c 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 d hand was heavy upon me : my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Se'lah. 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. e I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Se'lah. 6-f For this shall every one that is godly 9 pray unto thee 3 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 art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt com- pass me about with l songs of deliverance. Se'lah. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : 2 I will guide thee with mine eye. 9 fc Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have ' no understanding : whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 10 m Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but n he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 11 ° Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. PSALM 33. 1 God is to be praised for his goodness, 6 for his power, 12 and for his providence. 20 Confidence is to be placed REJOICE a in the Lord, O ye righ t e o u s : for b praise is comely for the up- right. 2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing unto him with the psaltery c and an in- strument of ten strings. 3 d Sing un- to him a new song ; play s k i 1 - fully with a loud noise. 4 F o r the word of the Lord is right ; and all his works are done in truth. 5 e He lov- eth right- eousness full of the is and judgment: ^the earth 3 goodness of the Lord. 6 s By the word of the Lord were the hea- vens made ; and h all the host of them * by the breath of his mouth. 7 k He gatbereth the waters of the sea to- gether as an 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 l he spake, and it was done ; he com- manded, and it stood fast. 10 m The Lord 4 bringeth the counsel of the 612 David praiseth God. PSALMS. He prayeth for safety. n Job 29. 13. Prov. 19. 21. Is. 46. 10. 2 Heb. to genera- tion and genera- tion. oPs. 6.5.4; 144. 15. p Ex. 19. 5. Dcut. 7.6. q 2 Chr. 16. 9. Job 28. 24. Ps.11.4; 14.2. Prov. 15. 3. r Job 34. 21. Jer. 32. 19. « Ps. 44. 6. t Pa 20. 7; 14". 10. Prov. 21. 31. u Job 30. 7. Ps. 34.15. 1 Pet. 3. 12. X Ps. 147. 11. y Job 5. 20. Ps. 37.19. zPs.02. 1, 5 ; 1 10. 6. o Ps. 115. 9, 10, 11. 6 Ps. 13. 5. Zech. 10. 7. John 16. 22. 3 Or, Achish, 1 Sam. 21. 13. a Eph. 5. 20. 1 Thess. 5. 18. 2 Thess. 1.3; 2. 13. ft Jer. 9. 24. 1 Cor. 1. SI. 2Cor.l0. 17. cPs. 119. 74 ; 142. 7. d Ps. 69. 30. Luke 1. 46. e Matt. 7. 7. Luke 11. 9. 40r,rae;/ flowed unto him. /Ps. 3. 4. g ver. 17, 19. 2 Sam. 22. 1. h Dan. 6. 22. Heb. 1. 14. tSee Gen. 32. 1,2. 2 Kings 6.17. Zech. 9. 8. k 1 Pet. 2. 3. (Ps. 2.12. m Ps. 31. 23. n Job 4. 10, 11. o Ps. 84. 11. »Ps.32.8. q 1 Pet. 3. 10, U. r 1 Pet. 2. 22. heathen to nought : he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11 n The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart 2 to all gen- erations. 12 ° Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath p chosen for his own inheritance. 13 q The Lord looketh from heaven ; he be- holdeth 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 ; r he considereth all their works. 16 s There is no king saved by the multitude of an host : a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 ' An horse is a, vain thing for safety : neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18 "Behold, the eye of the Lord is x upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy ; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and y to keep them alive in famine. 20 z Our soul waiteth for the Lord : a he is our help and our shield. 21 For our 6 heart shall rejoice in him, be- cause we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, ac- cording as we hope in thee. PSALM 34. 1 David praiseth God, and exhortelh others thereto by his experi- ence. 8 They are blessed that trust in God. 11 He exhortelh to the fear of God. 15 The privileges of the righteous. A Psalm of Da'vid, when he changed ' his behaviour before 3 A-bTm'e-lech ; who drove him away, and he departed. I WILL a bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her 6 boast in the Lord : c the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O d magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I e 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 f This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and g saved him out- of all his troubles. 7 h The angel of the Lord l encampeth round about them that fear him, and deliv- ereth them. 8 O k taste and see that the Lord is good : 1 blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 m O fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 n The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : ° but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me : p I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 9 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from '" speaking guile. 14* Depart from evil, and do good; 'seek peace, and pursue it. 15 "The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their ^cry. 16 v The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, z 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 b The Lord is nigh c2 unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be 3 of a contrite spirit. 19 d Many are the afflictions of the right- eous : e but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth all his bones : ^not one of them is broken. 21 S'Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous 4 shall be desolate. 22 The Lord "'redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. PSALM 35. 1 David prayeth for his own safety, and his enemies' 1 confusion. 11 he compluineth of their urongful dealing. 22 Thereby he inc ileth God against them. A Psalm of Da'vid. o Lord, with them 6 fight against 613 PLEAD a my cause. that strive with me them that fight against me. 2 c Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me : say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 d Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul : let them be e 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 5g dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. 7 For without cause have they h hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 8 Let % destruction come upon him 6 at una- wares ; and fc 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 : 1 it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 m All my bones shall say, Lord, n 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 7 ° False witnesses did rise up; 8 they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 p They rewarded me evil for good to the 9 spoiling of my soul. 13 But as for me, 9 when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth : I 2 humbled my soul with fasting ; r and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 9 Heb. depriving, q Job 30. 25. Ps.69. 10, 11. 2 Or, afflicted, r Matt. 10. 13. « Ps. 37. 27. In. 1. 16, 17. t Rom. 12. 18. Heb. 12. 14. u Job 36. 7. Ps.33. IS. 1 Pet. 3. 12. x ver. 6, 17. // Lev. 17. 10. Jer. 44. 11. Amos 9. 4. z Prov. 10.7. a ver. 6, 15, 19. Ps. 145. 19,20. ft Ps. 145. 18. c Ps. 51. 17. L-.57.15; 61. 1 ; 6(1. 2. 2 Heb. to the broken at heart. 3 Heb. contrite of 8} irit. d Prov. 24. 16. 2 Tim. 3. 11, 12. e ver. 6, 17. / John ' 19. 36. ffPs.94. 23. 4 Or, shall he guilty. h 2 Sam. 4. 9. 1 Kings 1. 29. Ps. 71. 23; 103.4. Lam. 3. 58. aPs.43.1; 119. 154. Lam. 3. 58. I Ex. 14. 25. els. 42.13. d ver. 26. Ps. 40. 14 15; 70. 2, 3. e Ps. 129. 5. /■Job 21. 18. Ps. 1. 4; 83. 13. Is. 29. 5. Hos. 13. 3. 5 Heb. darkness and slip- jieriness. g Ps. 73. 18 Jer. 23. 12. hVt 9.15. i 1 Thess. 5.3. Heb. which he knoireth not of. APb. 7.15, 10; 57. 6; 141.9,10. Prov. 5. 22. /Ps. 13.5. m See Ps. 51 8. n Ex. 15. 11. V> 71.19. 7 Heb. Witnesses of wrong. o Ps. 27. 12. 8 Heb. they asked me. r Ps. 38. 20; 109. 3, 4, 5. Jer. 18. 20. John 10. 32. Luke 10. 6. David prayeth for his enemies' confusion. PSALMS. The grievous estate of the wicked. 2 Heb. walked. 3 Heb. as afriend, as a bro- ther to me. 4 Heb. halting. Ps. .38.17. s Job 30. 1, 8, 12. (Job 1B.I). u Job 16. 9. Ps.S7.12. Lam. 2. Hi. x Hub. 1. 13. 5 Heb. my only one. M Ps. 22. 20. z Ps. 22. 23, .11; 40. 9, 10; 111. 1. 6 Heb. stro'iu. aPs.13.4; 25. 2 ; 38. Hi. 7 Heb. fabely, Ps. 38. 19. b Job 15. 12. Prov. R. 13; 10. 10. cPs.G9.4; 109. 3 ; 119. 161. Lam. 3. 52. John 1.5. 25. d Ps. 22. 13. 14 I 2 behaved myself 3 as though he had been my friend or brother : I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mo- ther. 15 But in mine i adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together : yea, s the ab- jects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did Hear me, and ceased not : 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, u they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou x look on? res- cue my soul from their destructions, 5j, my darling from the lions. 18 z I will give thee thanks in the great con- gregation : I will praise thee among 6 much people. 19 a Let not them that are mine enemies 7 wrongfully rejoice over me : neither b let them wink with the eye c that hate me with- out a cause. 20 For they speak not peace : but they de- vise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they d opened their mouth wide *> Praise the Lobd with Harp: sing unto him with the Psaltery. — Psalm 33. 2. 614 against me, and said, e Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 22 Tliis thou hast -^seen, O Lord: 3 keep not silence : O Lord, be not h far from me. 23 l Stir up thyself, and awake to my judg- ment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 24 lc Judge me, O Lord my God, l according to thy righteousness ; and m let them not re- joice over me. 25 n Let them not say in their hearts, 2 Ah, so would we have it : let them not say, ° We have swallowed him up. 26 p Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt : let them be q clothed with shame and dis- honour that r magnify themselves against me. 27 s Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour 3 my righteous cause : yea, let them ' say continually, Let the Lord be mag- nified, u which hath pleasure in the prosper- ity of his servant. 28 ^And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. PSALM 36. 1 The grievous estate of the wicked. 5 The excellency of God's mercy. 10 David prayeth for favour ' ^s~_™_ to God's children. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid the servant of the Lord. THE trans- gre s s i o n of the wicked s a i t h within my heart, that a there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For b he flat- tereth himself in his own eyes, 4 until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 T h e words of his mouth are iniquity and c deceit : d he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 e He devis- eth 5 mischief upon his bed; he setteth him- self ^in a way that is not good ; he ab- horreth not evil. 5 9 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in David persuadeth to PSALMS. confidence in God. 2 Heb. the moun- tains of Gorl. h Job 11. 8. Pb. 77.10. Rom. 11. 33. i Job 7. 20 Ps. 145 9 1 Tim. 4 10. k Ps. 31. 19. 3 Heb. precious I Ruth 2. 12. Ps. 17.8 91.4. m Ps. 65. 4. 4 Hob. watered. n Job 20. 17. Rev. 22. 1. o Ps. 16. 11. p Jer. 2. 13. John 4. 10, 14. q 1 Pet. 2. 9. .5 Heb. i Ps. 39. 2,9. ."> Or, thee tto [wait for. e 2 Sam. 16. 12. Ps. 39. 7. liOr, ansiver. «Ps. IS.4. '. Deut. 32. 35. a Ps. 35. 28. 7Heb./or halting, Ps.S5.15 « Pa. 32. 5. Prov.2«. 13. c 2 Cor. 7. 9, 10. 8 Heb. being living, are strong. dPs.35.19. ePs.35.12. /See 1 Pet. 3. 13; 1 John 3. 12. (/Ps 35.22. MHeb./or inn help. /lPs.27.1; 62. 2, 6. Is. 12. 2. ♦ 1 Chr. lfi. 41; 25. 1. Ps. 6>, & 77, title. a 1 Kings 2.4. 2 Kings 10 31. 2 Heb. a bridle, or, 7n«£zZe /or my mouth. b Ps. 141. 3. James 3. 2. c Col. 4. 5. d Ps. 3a. 13. 3 Heb. troubled. eJer. 20. 9. /Ps. 90. 12; 119. 84. 4 Or, what time I have here. Ps. 90. 4. h ver. 11. Ps.62. 9; 144.4. 5 Heb. settled. 6 Heb. an image. i 1 Cor. 7. 31. James 4. 14. 1 Job 27. 17. Eccles. 2. 18, 21, 26; 5. 14. Luke 12. 20,21. I Ps. 38. 15. m Ps. 44. 13 ; 79. 4. 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 me : as for m the light of mine eyes, it also 2 is. gone from me. 11 n My lovers and my friends ° stand aloof from my 3 sore ; and i my kinsmen p stand afar off. 12 They also that seek after my life 9 lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt r speak mischievous things, and s imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But 'I, as a deaf man, heard not; "and I was 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 5 in thee, O Lord, x do I hope : thou wilt 6 hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, y lest otherwise they should rejoice over me : when my z foot slip- peth, they a magnify themselves against me. 17 For I am ready 7 to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 18 For I will 5 declare mine iniquity ; I will be c sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies 8 are lively, and they are strong : and they that d hate me wrong- fully are multiplied. 20 They also e that render evil for good are mine adversaries ; f because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forsake me hot, O Lord : O my God, 9 be not far from me. 22 Make haste 9 to help me, O Lord ft my salvation. PSALM 39. 1 David's care of his thoughts. 4 The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life, 7 the reverence of God's judgments, 10 and prayer, are his bridles of impatiency. To the chief Musician, even to *Je-du'thun, A Psalm of Da'vid. I SAID, I will a take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep 2 b my mouth with a bridle, c while the wicked is before me. 2 d I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good ; and my sorrow was 3 stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing e the fire burned : then spake I with my tongue, 4 Lord, f make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know 4 how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth ; and g mine age is as nothing before thee : h verily every man 5 at his best state is altogether vanity. Se'lah. 6 Surely every man walketh in 6t a vain shew : surely they are disquieted in vain : k he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for ? l my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not m the reproach of the foolish. 9 m I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because ° thou didst it. 10 P Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the 2 blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest 3 his beauty q to consume away like a moth : r surely every man is vanity. Se'lah. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears : s for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, ' as all my fathers were. 13 u O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and x be no more. PSALM 40. 1 The benefit of confidence in God. 6 Obedience is the best sacri- fice. 11 The sense of David's evils inflamelh his prayer. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid. I 4 "WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of 5 an horri- my go- ble pit, out of b the miry clay, and c set feet upon a rock, and "established my ings. 3 e 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 9 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and ft respecteth not the proud, nor such as i turn aside to lies. 5 k Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonder- ful works which thou hast done, l and thy thoughts which are to us-ward : 6 they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 6 m Sacrifice and offering thou didst not de- sire; mine ears hast thou 7 opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not re- quired. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is "written of me, 8 ° I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy law is Sp within my heart. 9 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : lo, r I have not refrained my lips, O, Lord, s thou knowest. 10 ' I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : u let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: x 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 9 faileth me. 13 z Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : O Lord, make haste to help me. f Acts 20. 20, 27. u Ps. 43. 3; 57. 3 ; 61. 7. x Ps. 3S. 4. z Ps. 70. 1, &c. y Ps. 73. 26. 9 Heb n Lev. 1C. Job 40. tl 6 - Ps. 38. 13. 2 Sam. 16. 10. Job 2. 10. p Job 9. 34:13.21. 2 Heb. conflict. 8 Heb. that which U to be desired in him to melt array, q Job 4. 19:13.28. Is. 50. 9. Hos. 5. 12. r ver. 5. s Lev. 25. 23. 1 Chr. 29. 15. Ps. 119. 19. 2 Cor. 5. 6. Heb. 11. 13. 1 Pet. 1. 17; 2. 11. t Gen. 47. 9. B Job 10. 20, 21 ; 14. 5. 6. x Job 14. 10,11.12. 4 Heb. In waiting 1 waited, a Ps. 27. 14- 37. 7. 5 Heb. a pit of noise. 1 Ps. 69. 2 14. cPs.27.5. d Ps. 37. 23. e Ps. 33. 3. /Ps 52.6. I/Ye 34.8. Jer. 17. 7. h Ps. 101. 3,7. ■ Fa.. US. Z°Ex. 15. 11. Job 5. 9; 9. 10. Ps. 71. 15; 92. 5; 139.6,17. I Is. 55. 8. 6 Or, none can order them wito thee. m 1 Sam. 15. 22. Ps. 50. 8; 51. 16. Is. 1.11; 66. 3. Hos 6.6. Mutt 9. 13 : 12 7. Heb. 10. 5. 7 Heb. digged, Ex. 21. 6. n Luke 24. 44. o Ps. 119. 16. 24, 47, 92. John 4. 34. Rom. 7. 22. 8 Heb. in the midst of my bowels. r Ps. 37. 31. Jer. 31. 33. 2 Cor. 3. 3. g Ps. 22. 22.25; 35.18. r Ps. 119. 18. s Ps. 139. 2. forsaketh. 617 God's care of the poor. PSALMS. David fieeth to God for succour. oPs 35. 4,21 ;70. V, « 71, lis. 6Ps.70.3. cFs. 73. ia. dPs. 70.4. eVu. 35. 27. /Pa. 70.5. g 1 Pet. 5. 7. 14 a 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 b Let them be c desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. 16 d Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : let such as love thy salva- tion e say continually, The Lord be magnified. 17 -^But I am poor and needy ; yet 9 the Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer ; make no tarrying, O my God. \ •/. t' §£• 4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : c 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 d speaketh 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 2 my hurt. 8 3 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him : and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 9 e Yea, 4 mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, f which did eat of my bread, hath 5 lifted up his heel against me. 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 triumph over me. 12 And as for me, thou uphold- est me in mine integrity, and 9 settest me before thy face for ever. _ 13 h Blessed be the Lord God of Is/ra-el from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. PSALM 42. 1 David's zeal to serve God in the temple. 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God. To the chief Musician, ° Mas'chil, for the sons of Ko'rah. A s a Prov. 14.21. 2 Or, thp wrak.itr nick. 3 Ueb. in the (tail of evil. h Ps. 27. 12. 4 Or, ilo not tltou deliver. 5Heb. turn. 2 the 3 in Pooh and Needy. — Psalm 40. 17. PSALM 41. 1 God's care of the poor. 4 David complainelh of his enemies' 1 treachery. 1(1 Hefleethto God for succour. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid. BLESSED a is he that considereth poor : the Lord will deliver him time of trouble. 2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth : 6 and 4 thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing : thou wilt 5 make all his bed in his sickness. S the hart 7 panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 a My soul thirsteth for God, for b the liv- ing God : when shall I come and appear be- fore God ? 3 c My tears have been my meat day and night, while d they continually say unto me, Where is thy God ? 4 When I remember these things, e 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 9 Why art thou 8 cast down, O my afei : soul? and why art thou disquieted in me ? h hope thou in God : for I shall yet 9 praise him 2 for the help of his countenance. 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me : therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jor'dan, and of the Her'mon-Ites, from 3 the hill Ml'zar. 7 ^Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts : k all thy waves and thy bil- lows are gone over me. 8 Yet the Lord will { command his loving- kindness in the daytime, and m 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 thou forgotten me? w why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? 10 As with a 4 sword in my bones, mine ene- 618 The church's complaint. PSALMS. Majesty of Christ's kingdom. o ver. 3. Joel 2. 17. Mic. 7. 10. p ver. 5. Ps. 43. 5. 1023. a Ps. 26. I ; 35. 24. b Ps. 35. 1. 2 Or, un- merciful. 3Heh. from a man of deceit and iniquity. cPs.28. 7. d Ps. 42.9. e Ps. 40. II ; 57. 3. /Pe. 3. 4. 4Heb. the gladness of my ion. g Ps. 42. 5,11. a Ex. 12. 2li, 27. Ps. 78. 3. 6 Ex. 15. 17. Deut. 7. 1. Ps. 78. 55 ; 80. 8. c Deut. 8. 17. Josh. 24. 12. d Deut. 4. 37 ; 7. 7, 8. e Ps. 74. 12. / Dan. 8. a Ps. 33. 16. Hos. 1. 7. h Ps. 40. 14. i Ps. 34. 2. Jer. 9. 24. Rom. 2. 17. *Ps.60.1, 10; 74. 1; 8S. 14; 89.38; 10S. II. I Lev. 26. 17. Deut. 28. 25. Josh. 7. 8, 12. m Rora. 8.36. 5 Heb. as sheep of meat. n Deut. 4. 27; 28. 64. Ps. 60. 1. o Is. 52. 3,4. Jer. 15. 13. 6 Heb. without riches. mies reproach me ; ° while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God ? 11 PWhy art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. PSALM 43. 1 David, praying to be restored to the temple, promiseth to serve God joyfully. 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God. a XUDGE me, O God, and b plead my cause £/ against an 2 ungodly nation : O deliver me 3 from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of c my strength : why dost thou cast me off? ''why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 e O send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead me; let them bring me unto f thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God 4 my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 9 Why art thou cast down, O my 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 44. 1 The church, in memory of former favours, 7 complaineth of their present evils. 17 Professing hev integrity, 23 she fervently prayeth for succour. To the chief Musician for the sons of Kyrah, MaVchil. WE have heard with our ears, O God, a our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2 How b thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them ; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3 For c they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, cl because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4 e Thou art my King, O God : command deliverances for Ja'cob. 5 Through thee f will we push down our enemies : through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6 For 9 I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast h put them to shame that hated us. 8 * In God we boast all the day. long, and praise thy name for ever. Se'lah. 9 But k thou hast cast off, and put us to shame ; and goest not forth with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to l turn back from the enemy : and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 m Thou hast given us 5 like sheep ap- pointed for meat ; and hast n scattered us among the heathen. 12 ° Thou sellest thy people 6 for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 p Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 i Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, r a shaking of the head among the people. 15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth ; s by reason of the enemy and avenger. 17 ' All this is come upon us ; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, " neither have our 2 steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in x the place of dragons, and covered us y with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or z stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 "Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 6 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, d cast us not off for ever. 24 e Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? 25 For ^our soul is bowed down to the dust : our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 26 Arise 3 for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. PSALM 45. 1 The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom. 10 The duly of the church, and the benefits thereof. To the chief Musician *upon Sho-sha'n'uiin, for the sons of Ko'rah, 4 MaVcbil, A Song of loves. MY heart 5 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 : a grace is poured into thy lips : therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy 5 sword upon thy thigh, c O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 d And in thy majesty 6 ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteous- ness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies ; whereby the people fall under thee. 6 e Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 -f Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore 7 9 God, thy God, h hath anointed thee with the oil l of gladness above thy fellows. 8 fc All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 9 l Kings' daughters were among thy honour- p Deut. 28.37. Ps. 79.4; 80.6. n Jer. 24. 9. i- 2 Kings 19. 21. Job 16. 4. Ps. 22. 7. Ps. 8. 2. t Dan. 9. 13. ii Job 23. 11. Ps. 119. 51, 157. 2 Or, goings, x Is. 34. 13 ; 35. 7. j/Ps.23.4. z Job 11. 13. Ps. 68.31. a Job 31. 14. Ps. 139.1. Jer. 17. 10. b Rom. 8. 36. c Ps. 7. 6 ; 35 23; 69. 4, 5 ; 78. 65. d ver. 9. c Job 13. 24. Ps. 13. 1; 88. 14. /Ps. 119. 25. 3 Heb. a help for us. • Ps. 69, & 81), title. 4 Or. of instruc- tirm. 5 Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up. a Luke 4.22. 6 Is. 49. 2. Heb. 4. 12. Rev. 1. 16:19.15. c Is. 9. 6. d Rev. 6. 2 6 Heb. prosper thou, ride thou. ; Ps. 93. 2. Heb. 1.8. /Ps.33.5. 7 Or, O God. g Is. 61.1. A 1 King! 1. 39, 40. lPs.21.6. *■ Cant. 1. 3. ; Cant. 6. 619 The duty of the church. PSALMS. The church's confidence in God. m See 1 Kings 2. 19. n See Deut.21. 13. o Ps. 9.5. 6. Is. 54. 5. p Ps. 22. 20; 72. 10. Is. 4'.). 23; 6». 3. 2Heb. tint face. a Rev. 19. 7,8. r Cant. 1. 4. 9 1 Pet. 2. 9. Rev. 1.6; 5. 10; 20. 6. t Mai. 1. 11. 3 Or, of. * Ps. 48; 66. 1 1 Chr. 15. 20. aPs.62 7, 8: 91.2; 142. 5. 6 Deut.4. 7. Ps. 145. 18. able women : m upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of O'phir. 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; n forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; 1 1 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty : for he is thy Lord ; and worship thou him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift ; even p the rich among the people shall intreat 2 thy favour. 13 9 The king's daughter is all glorious within : her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 r She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework : the virgins her com- panions 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 chil- dren, s whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17 ' I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations : therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. PSALM 46. 1 The confidence which the church hnlh in God. 8 An exhorlu.ti.on to behold it. To the chief Musician 3 for the sons of Ko'rah, * A Song upon t 5.1'a-uiSth. GOD is our a refuge and strength, 6 a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will , not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into 2 the midst of the sea ; 3 c Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Se'lah. 4 There is d a river, the streams whereof shall make glad e 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, 3 and that right early. 6 ff The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he uttered his voice, h the earth melted. 7 % The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Ja' cob is 4 our refuge. Se'lah. 8 k Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9 l He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; m he breaketh the bow, and cutteth 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 p The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Ja'cob is our refuge. Se'lah. PSALM 47. The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ. To the chief Musician, A Psalm s for the sons of Ko'rah. O a CLAP your hands, all ye people ; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord most high is b terrible ; c he is a great King over all the earth. 2Heb. the heart of the seas, c Ps. 93. 3,4. Jer. 5.22. Matt. 7. 25. d See Is. 8.7. e Ps. 48. 1,8. Is.6C.14. ; Deut. 23. 14. Is. 12. 6. Ezek. 43. 7, 9. Hos. 11. 9. Joel 2 27. Zeph. 3. 15. Zeeh. 2. 5, 10, 11; 8.3. 3Heb. when the uiorning apjiear- eth : See Ex. 14. 24. 27. 2 Chr. 20. 20. Ps. 30. 5; 143. 8. a Ps 2. 1. h Josh. 2. 9, 24. i ver. 11. Num. 14. 9. 2 Chr. 13. 12. 4 Heb. an high place for M.«, Ps. 9. 9. XPs.66.5. ( Is. 2. 4. m Ps. 76. 3. n Ezek. 39.9. ols. 2. 11, 17. t> ver. 7. 5 Or, a*'. a Is. do. 12. bDeat. 7. 21. Neh.l.S Ps 7,12. c Mai. 1. 14. We have heaed with our Ears, O God, our Fathers have told us. — Psalm 44. 1. 620 Faith should be fixed on PSALMS. God, not on worldly power. d Ps. 18. 47. e 1 Pet. 1. 4. / Ps. 68. 24, 23. a Zech. 14. 9. h 1 Cor. 14. 15, Hi. 2 Or, every one that hath Itn'ler- Stand- in r/. i 1 Chr. 16. 81. Ps. 98. 1; 98. 10 ; 97.1; 99. 1. Rev. 19. 6. 8 Or, The volun- tary of the pco- ph am gathered unto the people oi i the God of Abra- ham. k Rom. 4. 11, 12. J Ps. 89. 18. 4 Or, of. a Ps. 46. 4 i 87. 8. 6 Is. 2. 2, 3. iUic.4. 1. Zech. 8. cPs. 50.2. Jer.3. 19. Lam. 2. 1.5. Dan. 8. 9: 11.16. rf Ezek. 21). 6. els. 11.13. / Matt. 5. S3. g 2 Sam. 10. li. 14, 16, 18, 19. h Ex. 15. 15. t Hos. 13. IS. k Ezek. 27. 26. J Jer. 18. 17. m ver. 1,2. n Ts. 2. 2. Mic.4.1. o Ps. 26. 3; 40. 10. p Dent. 28. 38. Josh. 7. 9. Ps. 113. 3. Mai. 1. 11, 14. 5Heb. Set your heart to her bul- warks. 6 Or, raise up. g Ts. 58. 11. 7 Or, of. a Ps. 62. 9. 3 d He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under- our feet. . 4 He shall choose our e inheritance for us, the excellency of Ja'cob whom he loved. Se'lah. 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 9 For God is the King of all the earth : h sing ye praises 2 with understanding. 8 i God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 3 The princes of the people are gathered together, fc even the people of the God of A'bra-ham : l for the shields of the earth belong unto God : he is greatly exalted. PSALM 48. The ornaments and privileges of the church. A Song and Psalm 4 for the sons of Ko'rah. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised a in the city of our God, in the 6 mountain of his holiness. 2 c Beautiful for situation, d the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zi'on, e on the sides of the north, -^ the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a ref- uge. 4 For, lo, 9 the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled ; they were troubled, and hasted away. 6 Fear h took hold upon them there, l and pain, as of a woman in travail. 7 Thou fc breakest the ships of Tar'shish 1 with an east wind. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in m the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God will n establish it for ever. Se'lah. 9 We have thought of ° thy lovingkindness, God, in the midst of thy temple. 10 According to p thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let mount Zi'on rejoice, let the daugh- ters of Ju'dah be glad, because of thy judg- ments. 12 Walk about Zi'on, and go round about her : tell the towers thereof. 13 5 Mark ye well her bulwarks, 6 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 q be our guide even unto death. PSALM 49. 1 An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection, not on worldly power, but on God. 16 Worldly prosperity is not lo be admired. To the chief Musician, A Psalm ' for the sons of Ko'rah. HEAR this, all ye people ; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world : 2 Both a low and high, rich and poor, to- gether. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understand- ing. 4 b 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, when c the iniquity of my heels shall com- pass me about? 6 They that d trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches ; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor e give to God a ransom for him : 8 ( For f the redemption of their soul is pre- cious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and 9 not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that ''wise men die, like- wise the fool and the brutish person perish, 1 and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places 2 to all generations ; they k call their lands after their own names. 12 Nevertheless 'man being in honour abid- eth not : he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This their way is their m folly: yet their posterity 3 approve their sayings. Se'lah. 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death shall feed on them ; and n the upright shall have dominion over them in the morn- ing ; ° and their 4 beauty shall consume 5 in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God Pwill redeem my soul 6 from the power of 7 the grave : for he shall receive me. Se'lah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased ; 17 9 For when he dieth he shall carry no- thing away : his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though 8 while he lived r he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19 9 He shall s go to the generation of his fathers ; they shall never see ' light. 20 u Man that is in honour, and understand- eth not, x is like the beasts that perish. PSALM 50. 1 The majesty of God in the church. 5 His order to gather saints. 7 The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies, 14 but in sincerity of obedience. A Psalm 2 of A'saph. iHE a mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zi'on, 6 the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : d a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 e 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 ; 9 those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. Mic. e. 1, 2. /Deut. 33. 3. is. 1.3. 3. T bFs.78.2. Matt. IS. 85. cPb.88.4. a Job 81. 2-1, 25. Pi I. 52. 7; 62 111. Mark 1(1. 24 1 Tim. 6.17. e Matt. 16 26. f3i b 86. 18. Vx . Rom. 5. 12. Enh.2.3. h Job 14. 4. 3 Heb. warm me. i Job ,38. 36. ft Lev. 14. 4. 0, 49. Num. 19. 18. Heb. 9. 19. I Is. 1. 18. m Matt. 5.4. n Jer. 16. 17. o ver. 1. p Acts 15.9. Eph. 2. 10. 4 Or, a constant spirit. q Gen. 4. 14. 2 Kings 13. 33. r Rom. 8. 9. Eph. 4. 30. s 2 Cor. 3.17. 5 Hob. blflO Is. 1 2 Sxm. 11.17; 12. !). « Ps. 35. 28. x Num. 15.27,30. Ps. 10. 6 ; 50. 8. Is. 1. 11. Jer. 7. 22. Hos. 6. G. 6 Or, that I should give it. il Ps. 34. 18. Is. 57. 15 ; 06. 2. z Ps. 4. 5. Mai. 3. 3. 22 Now consider this, ye that e forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. 23 f Whoso off ere th praise glorifieth me : and 9 to him 2 that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. PSALM 51. 1 David prayeth for remission of sins, wliereof he mahelh a deep confession. 6 lie prayeth for sanciification. 16 Qod delightem not in sacrifice, but in sincerity. 18 He prayeth for the church. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid, * when Na'than the prophet came unto him, after he had gone iu to BSth'-she'ba. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies a blot out my transgressions. 2 6 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For c I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. 4 d Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil e in thy sight : -^ that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 5 9 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; h and in sin did my mother 3 conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth l in the inward parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 k 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 m may re- joice. 9 n Hide thy face from my sins, and ° blot out all mine iniquities. 10 P Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew 4 a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away 'from thy pre- sence ; and take not thy r holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy s free spirit. 13 TJien will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from 5 * bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and "ray 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 x thou desirest not sacrifice; 6 else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 y 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 Zi'on : build thou the walls of Je-ru'sa-lem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with 2 the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offer- ing and whole burnt offering : then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM 52. 1 Darid, condemning the spilefalness of Doeg. propfiesielh his destruction. 6 The righteous shall rejoice at it. & Hand, upon his confidence in God's mercy, givcth mantes. To the chief Musician, USs'cliiJ, A Psalm of Da'vid, * when Do'eg the EMuin-ite came and ttold Saul, and said unto him, Da'vid is come to the house of A-hlm'e-lSch. WHY boastest thou thyself in mischief, O a mighty man ? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 b Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs ; c like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; and d lying rather than to speak righteousness. Se'lah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, 2 O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise 3 destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and e root thee out of the land of the living. Se'lah. 6 -^The righteous also shall see, and fear, 9 and shall laugh at him : 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength ; but '' trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his 4 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 wait on thy name ; k for it is good before thy saints. PSALM 53. 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man. 4 He con- vinceth the wicked by the light of their own conscience. 6 He glorieih in the salvation of God. To the chief Musician upon Ma'ha-lath, MSs'chil, A Psalm of Da'vid. THE a fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity : b there is none that doeth good. 2 God c looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did d seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back : they are altogether become filthy ; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity e no know- ledge ? who eat up my people as they eat bread : they have not called upon God. 5 f There 5 were they in great fear, where no fear was : for God hath 9 scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee : thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. 6 h6 Oh that the salvation of Is'ra-el were come out of Zi'on ! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Ja'cob shall rejoice, and Is'ra-el shall be glad. PSALM 54. 1 David, complaining of the Ziphims, prayeth for salvation. 4 Upon his confidence in God's help he promiseth sacrifice. To the chief Musician on Neg'i-n5th, MSs'chil, A Psalm of Da'vid, *when the ZTph'ima came and said to Saul, Doth not Da'vid hide himself with us ? • 1 Sum. 22. 9. I Ezck. 22. 9. a 1 Sam. 21.7. ft Ps. 50. 19. c Ps. 57. 4; 59. 7; 04. 8. d Jer. 9. 4,5. 2 Or, and the de- ceitful tont/ne. 3 Hob. beat thee down. e Prov. 2.22. /■Job 22. l'.l. P». .".7. 34; 40. 3 : 64. 9. Mai. 1.5. g Ps. 58. 10. /; Ps 49. 6 4 Or, sub- stance. i Jer. 11. 16. Hos. 14. 6. kPs.54.6. a Ps. 10. 4; 14.1, &c. 6 Rom. 3. 10. c Ps. 33. 13. d 2 Chr. 15.2; 19.3. e Jer. 4. 22. /Lev. 26. 17, 30. Prov. 28. 1. 5 Heb. they feared a fear, Ps. 14. 5. g Ezek. 0. 5. /( Ps. 14. 7. 6 Heb. Who will give salva- tions, 8fc. * 1 Sam. 23. 19 ; 26.1. 623 David's prayer in distress. PSALMS. He complaineth of his enemies. a Ps. 86. 14. 1 Heb. those that ob- serve, me, Ps. 5. M. c Ps. an. 49. d Ps. 52.9. e Vs. 39. 10; 92. 11. 1023. a Is. 38. 14. b 2 Sara. Ki. r, 8 i 19. 19. cPs. 110. 3 Heb. covered me. tfjer.6. 7. ePs.41.9. /Ps. 35. 26; .18. 16. 4 Heb. a man ac- cording to my rank. 02 Sim. 15. 12; 16. 23. Ps. 41. 9. Jer. 9. 4. 5 Heb. Who sweet- ened counsel. h Ps. 42. 4. i Num. 16. 30. 6 Or, the grave. k Dan. 6. 10. Luke 18. Acts 3. 1 ; 10. 3, 9,30. I Thess. 5. 17. s AVE me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God ; give ear 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. Se'lah. 4 Behold, God is mine helper : b the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto 2 mine enemies : cut them off c in thy truth. 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee : I will praise thy name, O Lord ; d for it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble : e and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. PSALM 55. 1 D/tvid in his prayer complaineth of Ms fearful case. 9 He pray- eth against his enemi's, of whose wickedness and treachery he complaineth. 16 Hz comforteth himself in God's preservation of him, and confusion of his enemies. To tlie chief Musician on Neg'i-nSth, Mas'chil, A Psalm of Da'vid. GIVE ear to my prayer, O God ; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me : I a 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 upon me, and horror hath 3 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, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Se'lah. 8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen d violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: de- ceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12 e For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; then I could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that did f magnify himself against me ; then I would have hid myself from him : 13 But it was thou, 4 a man mine equal, s my guide, and mine acquaintance. 14 5 We took sweet counsel together, and h walked unto the house of God in company. 15 Let death seize upon them, and let them 1 go down quick into ° hell : for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 16 As for me, I will call upon God ; and the Lord shall save me. 17 k Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice. 18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me : for l there were many with me. 19 God shall hear, and afflict them, m even he that abideth of old. Se'lah. 2 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 : 3 he hath broken his covenant. 21 P The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart : his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 22 5 Cast thy 4 burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee : r he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction : s 5 bloody and de- ceitful men et shall not live out half their days ; but I will trust in thee. PSALM 56. 1 David, praying to God in confidence of his word, complaineth of his enemies. 9 He professelh his confidence in God's word, and promiseth to praise him. To the chief Musician upon Jo'nath-e'lem-re-cho'kim, 'MTch'- tarn of Da'vid, when the * Phi-lTs'tTneg took hiin in GSth. BE ° merciful unto me, O God : for man would swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 8 Mine enemies would daily b swallow me up : for they be many that fight against me, thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 c In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust ; d I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words : all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 e They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, f 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 : 9 are they not in thy book ? 9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know ; for h God is for me. 10 l 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. 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 13 For k thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in ' the light of the living ? PSALM 57. 1 David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous case. 7 He encourageth himself to praise God.. To the chief Musician, 9 Al-tSs'chith, MTch'tam of Da'vid, * when he fled from Saul in the cave. E a merciful- unto me, O God, be merciful unto me : for my soul trusteth in thee : B 1 2 Chr. 32. 7, 8. m Deut. 33. 27. 2 Or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they fear not God. n Acts 12. 1. o Ps. 7. 4. 3 Heb. he liathpro- faned. p Ps. 28. 3 ; 57. 4 ; 62. 4 ; 64.3. Prov. 5. 3, 4 ; 12. 18. q Ps. 37..S. Matt. 6.25. Luke 12. 22. 1 Pet. 5. 7. 4 Or, gift. r Ps. 37. 24. s Ps. 5. 6. 5 Heb. men of bloods and deceit. 6 Heb. shall not half their days. t Job 15. 32. Prov. 10. 27. Eccles. 7.17. 7 Or, A golden Psal m of David. SoPs. 16. ♦ 1 Sam. 21. 11. a Ps. 57.1. 8 Heb. Mine ob- servers, Ps. 54. 5. b Ps. 57. 3. c ver. 10, 11. rf Ps. 118. 6. Is. 31. 3. Heb. 13. 6. e Ps. 59. 3 ; 140. 2. /Ps. 71. 10. g Mai. 3. 16. h Rom. 8. 31. Let them melt away as waters which run continually : ivhen he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: 9 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 h as with a whirlwind, 3 both living, and in his wrath. 2 Or, be the eJtarnu r never so ett„,ii/i/ high place. fcPs.21.3. ( Ps. 54. 7: 92. 11; 112. X. 4 Heb. mine o 1 )- ttrrverft, Ps. 56. 2. m So Gen. 4. 12, 15. n Prov. 12. 13 ; 18. 7. o Ps. i p Ps. 83. 18. q ver. 6. i' Job 15. 23. Ps. 109. 10. 5 Heb. to eat. B Or, if theft be not statis- ftetl, then they will Stat/ all night. s Ps. 18. 1. (ver. 9,10. • Ps. 80. 7 Or, A golden Psalm. t 2 Sam. 8. 3, 13. IChr. 18. 3, 12. cir.1040. aPs.44.9. 8 Heb. broken. b 2 Chr. 7.14. mighty are gathered against me ; ° not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault : d awake 2 to help me, and behold. 5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Is'ra-el, awake to visit all the hea- then : be not merciful to any wicked trans- gressors. Se'lah. 6 e 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 9 who, say they, doth hear ? 8 But h thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them ; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee : i for God is 3 my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall k prevent me : God shall let l me see my desire upon 4 mine enemies. 11 m Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power ; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 n For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride : and for cursing and ly- ing which they speak. 13 ° Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be : and p let them know that God ruleth in Ja'cob unto the ends of the earth. Se'lah. 14 And 9 at evening let them return ; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them r wander up and down 5 for meat, 6 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 morning : for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, s O my strength, will I sing : * for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. PSALM 60. 1 David, complaining to God of former judgment, 4 now, upon better hope, prayeth for deliverance. 6 Comforting himself in God's promises, he cravelh that help whereon he trustelh. To the chief Musician * upon Shu'shan-e'duth, ' Mich'tam of Da'vid, to_teach; t when he strove with A'ram-na'ha-ra'im and with 5'ram-zo'bah, when Jo'ab returned, and smote of E'dom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. OGOD, a thou hast cast us off, thou hast 8 scattered us, thou hast been displeased ; O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble ; thou hast broken it: 6 heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 c Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : d thou hast made us to drink the wine of as- tonishment. 4 e Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Se'lah. 5 f That thy beloved may be delivered ; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath g spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice, I will h divide * She'chem, and mete out k the valley of Suc'coth. 7 Gil'e-ad is mine, and Ma-nas'seh is mine ; 1 E'phra-im also is the strength of mine head ; m Ju'dah is my lawgiver ; 8 n Mo'ab is my washpot ; over E'dom will I cast n. cPs.; 20. d Is. 51. 17,22. Jer. 25. 15. ePs.20.5. /' Ps. 108. 6, &c. g Ps. 89. 35. h Josh. 1. 6. i Gen. 12. 6. k Josh. 13. 27. ZSee Deut. 33. 17. m Gen. 49. 10. n 2 Sam. 8.2. o 2 Sam. 8. 14. Ps. 108.9. sjP* god shall . . . boot thee out op the Land op the Living. — Psalm 52. 5. out my shoe : p Phi-lis'ti-a, 2 triumph thou because of me. 9 Who will bring me into the 3 strong city ? who will lead me into E'dom? 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which « hadst cast us off ? and thou, O God, which didst r not go out with our armies ? 1 1 Give us help from trouble : for s vain is the 4 help of man. 12 Through God *we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall w tread down our enemies. PSALM 61. 1 David fleeth to God upon his former experience. 4 He voweth perpetual service unto him, because of his promises. To the chief Musician upon N5g'i-nah, A Psolm of Da'vid. H EAR my cry, O God; prayer. attend unto my p 2 Sam. 8.1. 2 Or, triumph thou orer me : (by an irony :) See Ps. 108. 9. 3 Heb. city of strength? 2 Sam. 11. 1; 12. 26. q ver. 1. Ps. 44. 9; 108. 11. r Josh. 7. 12. sPs. 118. 8 ; 146. 3. 4 Heb. salva- tion. t Num. 24. 18. 1 Chr. 19. 13. u Is. 63. 3 626 David encourageth the godly. PSALMS. His manner of blessing God. a Prov. 18. 10. h Ps. 27. 4. c Ps. 17. 8 ; 57. 1 i 01.4. 2 Or, irude my refuge. tfPs.21.4. 3 Heb. Thou slmlt add days to the days of the king. 4 Heb. as genera- tion and genera- tion. e Ps. 40. 11. ■ Prov. 20. 28. 1048. * 1 Chr. 25. 1,3. 5 Or, Only. a l J s. 33. 20. 6 Heb. is silent, Ps. 05. 1. b ver. (i. 7 Heb. Iti„h idace. Vs. 5a. 9. 17. c Ps. 37. 24. d Is. 30. 13. ePs.2S.3. 8 Heb. in their in- ward parts. /ver.1,2. g Jer. 3. 23. h 1 Sam. 1.15. Ps. 42. 4. Lam. 2. 19. iPs.18.2. k Ps. 39. 5,11. Is. 40. 15,17. Rom. 3. 4. 9 Or, alike. I Job 31. 25. Ps. 52. 7. I.uke 12. 15. 1 Tim. 6.17. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a a strong tower from the enemy. 4 b I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : c I will 2 trust in the covert of thy wings. Se'lah. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 6 d 3 Thou wilt prolong the king's life : and his years i as many generations. 7 He shall abide before God for ever : O prepare mercy e 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 62. 1 David professing his confidence in God discourageth his enemies. 5 In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. 9 No trust is to be put in worldly things. 11 Power and mercy belong to God. To the chief Musician, to * Je-du'thun, A Psalm of Da'vid. 5 mRULY "my soul 6 waiteth upon God: _l_ from him cometh my salvation. 2 6 He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my 7 defence ; c I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against : as a of you : as a a man? ye shall be slain all bowing wall shall ye be, and tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency : they delight in lies: e they bless with their mouth, but wardly. Se'lah. 5 -^ My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. 7 s In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times ; ye people, h pour out your heart before him : God is i a refuge for us. Se'lah. 9 fc Surely men of low degree are vanity. and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the bal- ance, they are 9 al together lighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in Luke the Deaf Adder robbery: 'if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 11 God hath spoken OT once; twice have I heard this ; that n 2 power belongeth unto God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth ° mercy : for p thou renderest to every man according to his work. PSALM 63. 1 David's thirst for God. 4 His manner of blessing God. 9 His confidence ol his enemies'' destruction, and his own safety. A Psalm of Da'vid, *when he was in the wilderness of Ju'dah. GOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : ° my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and 3 thirsty land, 4 where no water is ; 2 To see b thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 c Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee d while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be e satisfied as with 5 marrow and fatness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : 6 When ^1 remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore 9 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 6ft They shall fall by the sword : they shall be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall re- joice in God ; % every one that sweareth by him shall glory : but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. PSALM 64. ■ 1 David prayeth for deliv- erance, complaining of his enemies. 7 He pro- misel h himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, as the right- eous shall rejoice at it. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Da'vid. EAR my voice, O God, in my prayer : pre- serve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ; from the in- surrection of the workers of iniquity : 3 a Who whet their tongue . which will not hearken to like a sword, b and bend H the Voice of Charmers. — Psalm 58. 4, 5. 627 The blessedness, of God's chosen. PSALMS. David voweth religions service. c See Prov. 1. 11. 2 Or, speech. 3 Heb. to hide snares. d Ps. 10. 11; 59.7. 4 Or, we are con- sumed by that which theyhave through- ly searched. 5 Heb. a search searched, e Ps. r. 12. 13. CHeb. their wound shall be. f Prov. 12. 13 ; 18.7. g Ps. 31. 11 ; ,52. 6. h Ps. 40. 3. i Jer. 50. 28; 51.10. * Ps. 32. 11 i 58. 10; 68.3. 7 Heb. is silent, Ps. 62. 1. a Is. 66. 23. 6 Ps. 38. 4; 40. 12. 8 Heb. Words, or. Matters of ini- quities, c Ps. 51. 2 ; 79. 9. Is. 6. 7. Heb. 9. 14. 1 John 1. 7,9. d Ps. 33. 12 ; 84. 4. e Ps. 4. 3. /Ps.36.8. g Ps. 22. 27. APs.93.1. tPs.89.9; 107. 29. Matt. 8. 26. k Ps. 76. 10. Is. 17. 12, 13. 9 Or, to sing. 1 Deut. 11. 12. 2 0i fter afte thai hadst ma-le it to desire rain. m Ps. 68. 9,10; 104. 13. Jer. .5 24. nPs.46.4. 'A Or, thou causest rain to descend into the furrows thereof. 4 Heb. thou dis- solvest it. SUeb.the year of thy good- ness. their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words : 4 That they may shoot in secret at the per- fect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 ° They encourage themselves in an evil 2 matter : they commune 3 of laying snares privily ; d they say, Who shall see them ? 6 They search out iniquities ; 4 they accom- plish 5 a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7 e But God shall shoot at them with an arrow ; suddenly 6 shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make f their own tongue to fall upon themselves : g all that see them shall flee away. 9 h And all men shall fear, and shall l de- clare the work of God, for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 fc The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. PSALM 65. 1 David praisetk God for his grace. 4 The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits. To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of Da'vid. PRAISE 7 waiteth for thee, O God, in Si'on : and unto thee shall the vow be per- formed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, a unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 b 8 Iniquities prevail against me : as for our transgressions, thou shalt c purge them away. 4 d Blessed is the man whom thou e choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, thathe may dwell in thy courts: ^we shall be satisfied 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 9 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 ; h being girded with power : 7 % Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, k 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 rejoice. the morning and evening 9 to 9 Thou l visitest the earth, and 2 m waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it n with the river of God, which is full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abun- dantly: 3 thou settlest the furrows thereof: 4 thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. 11 Thou crownest 5 the year with thy good- ness ; and thy paths drop fatness. 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wil- ye derness : and the little hills 2 rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; ° the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing." PSALM 66. 1 David exhorteth to praise God, 5 to observe his great works, 8 to bless him for his gracious benefits. 12 He voweth for himself religious service to God. 16 He declareth God's special goodness to himself. To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. "IVTAKE a joyful noise unto God, 3 all J_VJ_ lands : 2 Sing forth the honour of his name : make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How 6 terrible art thou in thy works ! c through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies 45 submit them- selves unto thee. 4 d All the earth shall worship thee, and e shall sing unto thee ; they shall sing to thy name. Se'lah. 5 ' Come and see the works of God : he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. 6 ff He turned the sea into dry land: ft they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; t his eyes behold the nations : let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Se'lah. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard : 9 Which 6 holdeth our soul in life, and k suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For J thou, O God, hast proved us : m thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 11 n Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 °Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; p we went through fire and through water : but thou broughtest us out into a 7 wealthy place. 13 q I will go into thy house with burnt of- ferings : r I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have 8 uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of 9 fatlings, with the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks with goats. Se'lah. 16 s 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. 18 *If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me ; 19 But verily God u hath heard me ; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. PSALM 67. 1 A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom, 3 to the joy of ' the people, 6 and the increase of God's blessings. To the chief Musician on Neg'i-n5th, A Psalm or Song. 628 A prayer for God's kingdom,. PSALMS. Exhortation to praise God. a Num.. 6. 25. Pa. 4. 6 ; 81. 16 ; mi. .•;, 7, 19 ; 113. 13S. 2 Heb. with US. b Acts 18. 25. c Luke 2. no, 31. Tit. 2 11. d Ps. 6(1.4. e Ps. 9(i. 10, 13 ; 98.8. 3 Hob. lead. /Lev. 20. 4. Ps.85.12. Ezek. 34.27. g Ps. 22. a Num. 10. 35. Is. 33. 3. 4Hcb. from his face. b Is. 9. 18. Hos. 13. 3. ePB.97.5, Mie. 1. 4. d Ps. 32. 11 ; 56. 10; 64.10. >Heb. gladness, ePs.66. 4. /ver. 33. Deut. 33.26. pEx. 6. 3. h Ps. 10. 14, 18 ; 146. 9. i 1 Sam. 2.5. Ps. 113.9. 6 Heb. in a house. k Ps. 107. 10, 14 ; 146.7. Acts 12. 6, &c. I Ps. 107. 34,40 m Ex. 13. 21. Judg. 4. 14. Hab. 3. 13. n Ex. 19. Hi, 18. Judg. 5. Is. 64. 1, 3. o Deut. 11.11,12. Ezek. 34. 26. 7 Heb. sliake out. 8 Heb. con firm it. p Deut. 26. 5, 9. Ps. 74.19. L 1 (^ OD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and X a cause his face to shine 2 upon us ; Se'lah. 2 That 6 thy way may be known upon earth, c 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 e thou shalt judge the people righteously, and 3 govern the nations upon earth. Se'lah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O God ; let rll the people praise thee. 6 f Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us ; and 9 all the ends of the earth shall fear him. PSALM 68. I A prayer at the removing of the ark. 4 An exhorta- tion to praise God for his mercies, 1 for his care of the church, 19 for his great works. To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of Da'vid. ET °God arise, let his enemies be scat- tered : let them also that hate him flee 4 before him. 2 & As smoke is driven away, so drive them, away : c as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But d let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea, 'let them 5 exceedingly re- joice. 4 e Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: -^ ex- tol him that rideth upon the heavens 9 by his name J AH, and rejoice before him. 5 H father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6 * God setteth the solitary 6 in families: fc he bringeth out those which are bound with chains : but l the rebel- lious dwell in a dry land. . - 7 O God, "when : thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Se'lah: 8 n The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Si'nai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Is/ra-el. 9 ° Thou, O God, didst 7 send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst 8 confirm thine inherit- ance, when it was weary. 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : P thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the 2 company of those that published it. 12 ''Kings of armies 3 did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 r Though ye have lien among the pots, s yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. tS*=i- ~^^&^j^~- 2 Heb. army. q Num. 31.8,9, 54. Josh. 10. 16 ; 12. 8. 3 Heb. (Hit flee, did flee. rPs.81.6. 8 Ps. 105. 37. t Num. 21.3. Josh. 10. 10; 12.1 &c. If Riches increase, set not your Heart upon them. — Psalm 62. 10. 14 ' When the Almighty scattered kings 4 in it, it was white as snow in Sal'mon. 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Ba'shan ; an high hill as the hill of Ba'shan. 16 "Why leap ye, ye high hills? x this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in ; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. 17 y The chariots of God are twenty thou- sand, 5 even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Si'nai, in the holy place. 18 z Thou hast ascended on high, ° thou hast led captivity captive : b thou hast received 4 Or, for her, she was. u Ps. 114. 4,6. x Deut. 12.5, 11. 1 Kings 9.3. Ps. 87. 1, 2 ; 132. 13, 14. y Deut. 33. 2. 2 Kings 6. 16, 17. Dan. 7. 10. Heb. 12. 22. Rev. 9.16. 5 Or, even many thou- sands. z Acts 1. 9. Eph.4.8. a Judg. 5. 12. 6 Acts 2. 4,33. fi29 David complaineth PSALMS. of his affliction. 2 Heb. in the man. c 1 Tim. 1.13. d Ps. 78. e Deut. 32. 39. Prov. 4. 23. Rev. 1. ■ IS; 20. I. /Ps. 110. 6. Hab. 3. 13. g Ps. 55. 23. h Num. 21. 33. i Ex. 14. 22. k Ps. 58. 10. 3 Or, red. I 1 Kings 21. ia. m 1 Chr. 13. 8 ; 13. 16. Ps. 47. 5. 4 Or, ye that are of the fountain of Israel. n Deut. 33.28. Is. 48. 1. o 1 Sam. 9. 21. 5 Or, with their com- pany. p So Ps. 42. 8. n 1 Kings 10. 10, 24, 25. 2 Chr. 32. 23. Ps. 72.10; 76. 11. Is. 60. 16, 17. 6 Or, the beasts of the reeds, Jer. 51. 32, 33. r Ps. 22. 12. s 2 Sam. 8. 2, 15. 7 Or, he scatter- ed. t Is. 19. 19,21. uPs. 72.9. Is. 45. 14. Zeph. 3. 10. Acts 8. 27. x Ps. 44. 20. y ver. 4. Ps. 18. 10; 104. 3. z Ps. 29. 3, &c. 8 Heb. give. aPs.29.1. 9 Or, heavens. b Ps. 45. 4; 65. 5; 66.5; 76.12. * Ps. 45, title, a ver. 2, 14, 15. Jonah 2. 5. nPs.40.2. 2 Heb. the mire of depth. 3 Heb. depth of waters. c Ps. 6. 6. gifts 2 for men; yea, for e the rebellious also, " that the Lord God might dwell among them. 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Se'lah. 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and e unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 21 But -f God shall wound the head of his enemies, 9 and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 22 The Lord said, I will bring h again from Ba/shan, I will bring my people again x from the depths of the sea : 23 k That thy foot may be 3 dipped in the blood of thine enemies, l and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 24 They have seen thy goings, O God ; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanc- tuary. 25 m The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, * from n the fountain of Is'ra-el. 27 There is "little Ben'ja-mm with their ruler, the princes of Ju'dah 5 and their coun- cil, the princes of Zeb'u-l&n, and the princes of Naph'ta-U. 28 Thy God hath p commanded thy strength : strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. 29 Because of thy temple at Je-ru'sa-lem 5 shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 Rebuke 6 the company of spearmen, r the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one s submit himself with pieces of silver : 7 scatter thou the people that delight in war. 31 * Princes shall come out of E'gypt ; u E'thi-o'pi-a shall soon x stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto the Lord ; Se'- lah : 33 To him ^that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old ; lo, f he doth 8 send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. 34 a Ascribe ye strength unto God : his ex- cellency is over Is/ra-el, and his strength is in the 9 clouds. 35 O God, b thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of Is/ra-el is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. PSALM 69. 1 David complaineth of his affliction ance. 22 He devoteth his enemies h - God icilh thanksgiving. To the chief Musician *upon Sho-shSn'nim, A Psalm of Da'vid. SAVE me, O God ; for a the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 b I sink in 2 deep mire, where there is no standing : I am come into 3 deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 c I am weary of my crying : my throat is Vi He %>rayeth for deliver- cstruchon. 30 He praise th dried : d mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that e hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head : they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrong- fully, are mighty : then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my f oolishness ; and my 2 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 Is/ra-el. 7 Because for thy sake I have borne re- proach ; shame hath covered my face. 8-^1 am become a stranger unto my bre- thren, and an alien unto my mother's chil- dren. 9 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; h and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. 10 1 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 11 I made sackcloth also my garment; fc and I became a proverb to them. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me ; and 1 1 was the song of the 3 drunkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, m in 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 v shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O Lord; 3 for thy lovingkind- ness is good : r turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 17 And s hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble : 4 hear me speedily. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : deliver me because of mine enemies. 19 Thou hast known 'my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour : mine adversaries are all before thee. 20 Reproach hath broken my heart ; and I am full of heaviness : and u I looked for some 5 to take pity, but there was none ; and for x comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; y and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22 z Let their table become a snare before them : and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 a Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not ; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 b Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 c Let 6 their habitation be desolate ; and 7 let none dwell in their tents. 26 For d they persecute e him whom thou d Ps. 119. 82, 123. Is. 38. 14. e Ps. 35. 19. John 15. 25. 2 Heb. guilti- ness. /Ps. 31. 11. Is. 53. a John 1. 11; 7. 5. g Ps. 119. 139. John 2. 17. h See Ps. 89.50,51. Rom. 15. 3. i Ps. 35. 13, 14. k 1 King! 9.7. Jer. 24. 9. 7 Job 30. 9. Ps. 35. 15. 16. 3 Heb. drinkers of strong drink. m Is. 49. 8; 55. B. 2 Cor. 6. 2. nVe. 144. 7. o ver. 1, 2, 15. p Num. 16.33. gTi.6S. S. r Ps. 25. 16; 86. 16. sP6.27.9i 102. 2. 4 Heb. make haste lo Jiear me. t Ps. 22. 6, 7. Is. 53. 3. Heb. 12. 2. u Ps. 142. 4. Is. 63. 5. 5 Heb. to lament with me. ,t Job 16. 2. • V Matt. 27. 34, 48. Mark 15.23. John 19. 29. z Rom. 11.9,10. a Is. 6. 9, 10. John 12. 39, 40. Rom. 11. 10. 2 Cor. 3. 14. M Thes6. 2. 16. cMatt. 2'!. 38. Acts 1. 20. Heb. their palace. 7 Heb. let there not be a diceller. dSee 2 Chr. 28.9. Zech. 1. 15. e Is. 53. 4 630 David's thanksgiving to God. PSALMS. Heprayethfor God's help. 2Heb.(ny wound- ed. /Rom. 1. 28. Z Or, pun- of ini- quity. g Is. 20. 10. Rom. 9. 81. A Ex. 32. 32. Phil. 4. 8. Rev. 3. 5 ; 13. 8. i Ezek. 13. 9. Luke 10. 20. Hcb. 12. 23. t-Ps.28.7. / Ps. 50. 13,14,23. in Ps. 34. 2. -(Or, meek, tl Pa. 22. 20. o Eph. 3. 1. p Ps. 90. 11; 148.1. Is. 44. 23; 49. 13. n Is. 55.12. 5 Hob. crccpeth. r Ps. 51. 18. Is. 14. 26. s Ps. 102. 28. hast smitten ; and they talk to the grief of 2 those whom thou hast wounded. 27 f Add 3 iniquity unto their iniquity : 9 and let them not come into thy righteousness. 28 Let them h be blotted out of the book of the living, l and not be written with the righteous. 29 But I am poor and sorrowful : let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 30 k I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiv- ing. 31 l This also shall please the Lord better than an ox Ps. as. In. Is. 32. 17 32.7. tl ver. 7, 17. Ps. 89. 36, 37. e 2 Sam. 21. 4. Hos.6.3. /Is. 2.4. Dan. 2. 44. Luke I. 33. 3 Heb. till there be no moon, g See Ex. 23. 31. 1 Kings 4.21,24. Ps. 2. 8; 80. II; 89.25. Zech. 9. 10. A Ps. 74. 14. i Is. 49. 23. Mic. 7. 17. k 2 Chr. 9. 21. Ps. 45. 12;6S.29. Is. 49. 7 i fiO. 6, 9. I Is. 49. 22, 23. m Job 29. 12. n Ps. 116. 13. 4 Heb. one shall gire. o 1 Kings 4.20 p Ps. 89. 86. 5 Heb. shall be. 6 Heb. shall be as a son to con- tin tie his father's name/or ever. g Gen. 12. 3 ; 22. 18. Jer. 4. 2. r Luke 1. 48. si Chr. 29. I'. Ps. 41. 13; 106. 48. t Ex. 15. 11. Ps. 77. 14:136.4. u Neh. 9. 5. x Num. 14. 21. Zech. 14. 9. founded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. 1 David his, God PSALM 72. vid, praying for Solomon, sheweth the goodness ami glory of , in type, and at truth, oj Christ's kingdom. 18 Be blesseth A Psalm 2 * for SSl'o-rnon. GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 a He shall judge thy people with righteous- ness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 b The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteous- ness. 4 c He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee d as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all genera- tions. 6 e 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 3 so long as the moon endureth. 8 9 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9 h They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him ; l and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 fc The kings of Tar'shish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of She'ba and Se'ba shall offer gifts. 11 l Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him. 12 For he m 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 deceit and violence : and " precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him 4 shall be given of the gold of She'ba : prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised. 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Leb'a-non : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 p His name 5 shall endure for ever : 6 his name shall be continued as long as the sun : and q men shall be blessed in him : r all na- tions shall call him blessed. 18 s Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Is'ra-el, 'who only doeth wondrous things. 19 And "blessed be his glorious name for ever : x and let the whole earth be filled with his glory ; Amen, and Amen. 20 The prayers of Da' vid the son of Jes'se are ended. PSALM 73. 1 The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 sheiveth the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked. 13 The wound given Hi' n by, diffidence. 13 The victory over it, knowledge of Gotl's pm pose, in, destroying of the wicked, and sustaining the right- eous. - A Psalm of * A'saph. 3 nnRULY God is good to Is'ra-el, even to JL such as are 4 of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 a For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is 5 firm. 5 6 They are not 6 in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued 7 like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ; violence covereth them c as a garment. 7 d Their eyes stand out with fatness : 8 they have more than heart could wish. 8 e They are corrupt, and ^speak wickedly concerning oppression : they 9 speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth h against the hea- vens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return hither : l and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 11 And they say, k 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 m Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and n washed my hands in innocency. 14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and 9 chastened every morning. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 "When I thought to know this, 2 it was too painful for me ; 17 Until P I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I q their end. 18 Surely ''thou didst set them in slippery places : thou castedst them down into de- struction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment ! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 s As a dream when one awaketh ; so, O Lord, 'when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 21 Thus my heart was u grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 x So foolish was I, and 3 ignorant : I was as a beast 4 before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 y Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 z Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 a My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 5 strength of my heart, and 6 my por- tion for ever. 2 Or, A Psalm for Atapn. • Ps. 50, title. ■■■ Or. Yet. 4 Heb. clean of heart. a Job 21.7. Ps. 87. 1. Jer. 12.1. 5 Heb. tat. b Job 21. 9. 6 Heb. in the trouble of other men. 7 Ili-b. irith. i- s . Vs. 109. 1*. d .lob 15. 27 Ps. 17.10; 119 70. Jer.5.2ti. 8 Heb. they pass the thought* 01' the In int. e Ps. 53. 1. / Hos. 7. 16. g 2 Pet. 2. 18. Jude 16. h Rev. 1/:. 6. l Ps 75 8. k Job 22. IS. Ps. 10. 11 i !'4.7 I ver. 3. 771 Job 21. 15 ; 34. 9; as. 3 Mai. 3. 14. 77Ps.2G.6- 9 Heb. my chastise- ment was. o Eccles. 8. 17. 2 Heb. it was labour in mine eves, p Ps. 77. g Ps. 37. 38. rPs.35.6. s Job 20.8. Ps. 90. 5. Is. 29. 7, 8. t Ps. 78. 63. u ver. 3. rPs.92.fi. Prov. 30. 9 3 Heb. I knew not. 4 Heb. with thee. i/Ps.32.8. Is. 58. 8. z Phil. 3. 8. aPs.84.2; 119.81. 5 Heb. rock. fcPs.16.5; 119. 57. 633 Desolation of the sanctuary. PSALMS. God's majesty in the church. c Ps. 119. 155. d Ex. 34. 15. Num. 15. 39. James 4. 4. e Heb. 10. 22. /Ps. 107. 22 ; 118. 17. 2 Or, A Psalm for Asaph to give in- struc- tion. a Ps. 44. 9, 23 i 60. 1, 10; 77.7. Jer. 31. 37; 33. 24. 6 Deut. 29. 20. cPs.95.7; 100.3. d Ex. 15. 16. Deut. 9. 29. 3 Or, tribe. e Deut. 32.9. Jer. 10. 16. /Lam. 2. 7. g Dan. 6. 27. h 1 Kings 6. 18, 29, 32, 35. i 2 Kings 25.9. 4 Heb. Then have sent thy sanc- tuary into the fire. k Ps. 89. 39. iPs.83.4. 5 Heb. break. m 1 Sam. 3.1. Amos 8. 11 n Lam. 2. 3. oPs.44.4. p Ex. 14. 21. 6 Heb. break. q Is. 51. 9, 10. Ezek. 29. 3 ; 32. 2. 7 Or, whales. r Num. 14.9. s Ps. 72. 9. t Ex. 17. 5,6. Num. 20. 11. Ps. 105. 41. Is. 4S. 21. u Josh. 3. 13, to. 8 Heb. rivers of strength. x Gen. 1. 14, to. y Acts 17. 26. z Gen. 8. 22. 9 Heb. made them. a ver. 22. Eev. 16. 19. 6Ps.39.8. c Cant. 2. 14. d Ps. 68. 10. e Gen. 17. 7,8. Lev. 26. 44, 45. Ps. 106. 45. Jer. 33. 21. 27 For, lo, c they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that d go a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for me to e draw near to God : I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may -f declare all thy works. PSALM 74. 1 The prophet complaineth of the desolation of the sanctuary. 10 Be moveth God to help in consideration of his power, 18 of his reproachful enemies, of his children, and of his covenant. 2 MSVchil of A'saph. OGOD, why hast thou "cast us off for ever ? why doth thine anger 6 smoke against c the sheep of thy pasture ? 2 Remember thy congregation, d which thou hast purchased of old ; the 3 e rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed ; this mount Zi'on, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual deso- lations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4^ Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations ; 9 they setup their ensigns for signs. 5 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 6 But now they break down h the carved work thereof at once with axes and ham- mers. 7* 4 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled k by casting down the dwell- ing place of thy name to the ground. 8 L They said in their hearts, Let us 5 destroy them together : they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 9 We see not our signs : m there is no more any prophet : neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. 10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11 "Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand ? pluck it out of thy bosom. 12 For ° God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 P Thou didst 6 divide the sea by thy strength : i thou brakest the heads of the 7 dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him r to be meat s to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 * Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood : w thou driedst up 8 mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine : x thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast ^set all the borders of the earth : 2 thou hast 9 made summer and winter. 18 a Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that 6 the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul c of thy turtle- dove unto the multitude of the wicked : d forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 e Have respect unto the covenant : for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause : f remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the tumult of those that rise up against thee 2 increaseth continually. PSALM 75. 1 The prophet praiseth God. 2 He promiselh to judge uprightly. 4 Be reouketh the proud by consideration of God's providence. 9 He praiseth God, and promtseth to execute justice. To the chief Musician, 3 * Al-taVchith, A Psalm or Song 4 of A'saph. UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks : for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. 2 5 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved : I bear up the pillars of it. Se'lah. 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly : and to the wicked, a Lift not up the horn : 5 Lift not up your horn on high : speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the 6 south. 7 But b God is the judge : c he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 8 For d in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is e full of mix- ture ; and he poureth out of the same : -^ but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. 9 But I will declare for ever ; I will sing praises to the God of Ja'cob. 10 9 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off ; but h the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. PSALM 76. 1 A declaration of God's majesty in the church. 11 An exhorta- tion to serve him reverently. To the chief Musician on Neg'i-n5th, A Psalm or Song 7 of A'saph. IN a Ju'dah is God known : his name is great in Ig'ra-el. 2 In Sa'lem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zi'on. 3 b There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Se'lah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent c than the mountains of prey. 5 d The stouthearted are spoiled, e they have slept their sleep : and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6^At thy rebuke, O God of Ja'cob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and 9 who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry ? /ver. 18. Ps. 89.51 2 Heb. ascend- eth, Jonah L 2. 3 Or, Destroy not. » Ps. 57, title. 4 Or, for Asaph. 5 Or, When I shall take a set time. a Zech. 1. 21. 6 Heb. desert, b Ps. 50. 6; 58. 11. c 1 Sam. 2.7. Dan. 2. 21. d Job 21. 20. Ps. 60. 3. Jer. 25. 15. Rev. 14. 10:16.19. e Prov. 23. 30. /Ps. 73. 10. o Ps. 101. 8. Jer. 48. 25. h Ps. 89. 17; 148. 14. 7 0r,/or Asaph. a Ps. 48. 1, to. 6Ps.46.9. Ezek. 39.9. c Ezek. 38.12, 13 ; 39. 4. d Is. 46. 12. ePs.13.3. Jer. 51. 39. /Ex.15. L21. Ezek. 39. 20. Nah. 2. 13. Zech. 12 4. g Nah. 1. 634 The psalmist's combat with diffidence. PSALMS. God's great and gracious works. h Ezek. 3*. 20. i 2 Chr. 20. 29, 30. A- Ps. 9. 7, 8,9:72.4. 1 See Ex. 9 16 ; 13. II. Ps. 65. 7. m Eccles. 5. 4, 5, 6. n 2 Chr. 32.22,23. Pu. 68. 29 ; 89. 7. 2 Heb. to fear. o Ps. 68. 35. • Ps. 39; 62, title. 3 Or, /or Asaph. a Ps. 3. 4. 6 Ps. 50. 15. my hand. d Ps. 142. 3 i 143. 4. e Deut. 32. 7. Ps. 143. 5. Is. 51. 9. /Ps. 42.8. g Ps. 4. 4. APs.74.1. i Ps. 85. 1. A- Rom. 9. 6. 5 Heb. to genera- tion and genera- tion t 'Is. 49. 15. m Ps. 31. 22. n Ps. 143. 5. 8 '''Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ; l the earth feared, and was still, 9 When God k arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Se'lah. 10 l Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee : the remainder of wrath shalt thou re- strain. 11 m Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God : n let all that be round about him bring pre- sents 2 unto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes : ° he is terrible to the kings of the earth. PSALM 77. The psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. Tlte victory i gracious works. 10 Tlte victory which he had by consideration of God's great and To the chief Musician, * to Je-du'thun, A Psalm 3 of A'saph. a T CRIED unto God with my _L voice, even unto God with my ..i^.'Pi voice ; and he gave ear unto me. 2 6 In the day of my trouble I "sought the Lord : 4 my sore ran in the night, and ceased not : my soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remem- bered God, an d was tr o u b 1 e d : I c o m - plained, and "my spirit was over- whelmed. Se'lah. 4 T h o u h o 1 d e s t mine eyes waking : I am so trou- bled that I cannot speak. 5 e I have consid ered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 6 I call to remembrance -^ my song in the night : 9 1 commune with mine own heart : and my spirit made diligent search. 7 h Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he l be favourable no more ? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth k his promise fail 5 for evermore ? 9 Hath God ' forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? Se'lah. 10 And I said, This is m my infirmity : but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. 11 ™ I will remember the works of the Lord : surely I will remember thy wonders of old. 635 12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. 13 °Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary : p who is so great a God as our God ? 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast declared thy strength among the people. 15 ^ Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Ja'cob and Jo'seph. Se'- lah. 16 r The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee ; they were afraid : the depths also were troubled. 17 2 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound : s thine arrows also went abroad. 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven : ' the lightnings lightened the world : \ ^^L. "the earth "^ ( trembled and shook. 19 x Thy o Pe. 73. 17. // Ex. 15. 11. q Ex. 6.6. Deut. 9. 29. )■ Ex. 14. 21. Josh. 3. 15. 16. Ps. 114.3. Hab. 3. 8, &C. 2 Heb. The clouds were poured forth with water. s 2 Sam. 22. 15. Hab. 3. II. t Ps. 97. 4. u 2 Sam. 22.8. x Hab. 3. 15. They THAT SIT IN THE GATE SPEAK AGAINST ME. Psalm 69. 12. way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, v and thy footsteps are not known. 20 2 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of M5'se§ and Aar'on. PSALM 78. I An exhortation both to learn and to preach the law of God. 9 The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobe- dient. 67 The Israelites being rejected. God chose Judah. Zion, and David. * 3 llas'cliil of A'saph. y Ex. 14. 28. z Ex. 13. 21:14.19. Ps. 78. 52 ; 80. 1. Is. 63. 11,12. Hos. 12. 13. * Ps. 74, title. 3 Or. A Psalm for Asaph to give in- struc- tion. An exhortation to learn PSALMS. and preach the law of God. a Is. 51. 4. bPs.49. 4. Matt. 13. 35. 1 Kings 4.31. IChr. 2.6. a Ps. 101. 1. 7 Heb. to genera- tion and genera- tion : So ver. 4. Ps. 119. 90. ', IV 119. 89. c 1 Kings 8. 16. Is. 42. 1. d 2 Sam. 7. U, Sic. 1 Chr.17. 10, &c. See Jer. 30.9. Ezek. 34.23. Hob. 3. 5. e ver. 29, 36. PSALM 88. A prayer containing a grievous complaint. A Song or Psalm 2 for the sons of Ko'rah, to the chief Musician upon Ma'ha-lath Le-Sn'noth, 3 MaVchil of * He'man the Ez'ra- hite. OLORD a God of my salvation, I have 6 cried day and night before thee : 2 Let my prayer come before thee : incline thine ear unto my cry ; 3 For my soul is full of troubles : and my life c draweth nigh unto the grave. that go down that hath no 4 d I am counted with them into the pit : e I am as a man strength : 5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are ^cut off 4 from thy hand. 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and 9 thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Se'lah. 8 ^Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me ; thou hast made me an abomi- nation unto them : 1 1 am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 k Mine eye mourneth by reason of afflic- tion : Lord, 1 1 have called daily upon thee, m I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 10 n Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead ? shall the dead arise and praise thee ? Se'- lah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruc- tion? 12 ° Shall thy wonders be known in the dark ? p and thy righteousness in the land of f orgetfulness ? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and q in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lord, r why castest thou off my soul? why s hidest thou thy face from me ? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up : while 1 1 suffer thy terrors I am distracted. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me ; thy terrors have cut me off. 17 They came round about me 5 daily like water ; they u compassed me about together. 18 x Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. PSALM 89. 1 The psalmist praiseth God. for his covenant, 5 for his wonderful power, 15 for the care of his church, 19 for his favour to the kingdom of David. 38 Then complaining of contrary events, 46 he expostulalelh, prayeth, and blesseth God. 6 MSs'chil of * E'than the Kz'ra-hlte. a T WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness 7 to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever : b thy faithfulness shalt thou estab- lish in the very heavens. 3 c I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have d sworn unto Da'vid my servant, 4 c Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne ^to all generations. Se'lah. 5 And 9 the heavens shall praise thy won- ders, O Lord : thy faithfulness also in the congregation h of the saints. 6 For % who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? 7 k God is greatly to be feared in the assem- bly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord 1 like unto thee ? or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? 9 m Thou rulest the raging of the sea : when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 n Thou hast broken 2 Ra'hab in pieces, as one that is slain ; thou hast scattered thine enemies 3 with thy strong arm. 11 ° The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world and the fulness there- of, thou hast founded them. 12^ The north and the south thou hast created them : 9 Ta'bor and r Her'mon shall rejoice in thy name. 13 Thou hast 4 a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 14 s Justice and judgment are the 5 habita- tion of thy throne : l mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 15 Blessed is the people that know the u joy- ful sound:, they shall walk, O Lord, in the x light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength : S'and in thy favour our horn shall be ex- alted. 18 For 6 the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of ts/ra-el is our king. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one z chosen out of the people. 20 a I have found Da'vid my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him : 21 b With whom my hand shall be estab- lished : mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 c The enemy shall not exact upon him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 d And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But e my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him : and f in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 9 1 will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art ft my father, my God, and % the rock of my salva- tion. 27 Also I will make him k my firstborn, ' higher than the kings of the earth. 28 m My mercy will I keep for him for ever- more, and with him. my covenant shall stand fast 642 The psalmist complu ineth PSALMS. of contrary events. n Ter. 4, Ml jl ver. 4. Is. 9. 7. .ler. 38. 17. '/ Deut. [1.21. r 2 Sam. r. H. « Ps. 119. 53. Jer. 9. 2 Heb. profane my statutes. ,2 Sam. h. u. i Kings 11.31. " 2 Saul. 7. IB. : Heb. / will not make rofrl from him. I Heb. to lie. ■■ Amo6 I. 2. . Heb. if 1 lie. ■I ver. 4, 2 Sam. 7.16. I.uke 1. S3. John 12. :n. : Ps. 72. •i, 17. J it. 33. i I Chr. :'s. 9. Ps.44.9; HI. 1, 10. Deut. ;_'. 19. Ps.78.59. ' Ps. 74. 7. Lam. J. 16. (.Pi. SI I. 12. 5 Ps. 41. 13 ; 79. 4. 29 ° His seed also will I make to endure for ever, p and his throne q as the days of heaven. 30 r If his children 8 forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments : 31 If they 2 break my statutes, and keep not my commandments ; 32 Then ( will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their ini- quity with stripes 33 "Neverthe- less my loving- kindness 3 will I not ut- t e r 1 y t a k e from him, nor suffer my f aith- f ulness 4 to fail. 34 My cove- nant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I ! sworn ^by my holiness v 5 that I will not lie unto David. 36 y His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne z as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established for ever the moon, and as a faithful witness heaven. Se'lah. 38 But thou hast "cast off and 6 ab- horred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the cove- nant of thy servant : ° thou hast pro- faned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 d Thou hast broken down all his hedges ; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him : he 44 Thou hast made his 2 glory to cease, and •^ cast his throne down to the ground. 45 The days of his youth hast thou short- ened : thou hast covered him with shame. Se'lah. 46 9 How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? h shall thy wrath burn like fire ? 2 Ilcb. bright- ness, /ver. 89. 7 P«. 79. 5. Blow lt the Thi'mpkt in thk Xi-.w Moon, in the T APPOINTED, ON OUK tJOLEMN FEAST DaY. Psalm 61. 'is e a reproach to his neighbours. I 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries ; thou hast made all his enemies J to rejoice. I 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 47 l Remember how short my time is: where- fore hast thou made all men in vain ? 48 k What man is he that liveth, and shall not ' see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? Se 'lah. 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkind- nesses, which thou m swarest unto Da'vid "in thy truth ? I 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy 643 1MB 3. < .l"!i 7. 7 : 10. 9 ; 14. 1. Pe.39.5; 119. S4. / Ps. 4:1. n. /Heb. 11. ni 2 Sara. 7. IS. Is. .",.-,. 3. kPs.S4.5. The frailty of human life. PSALMS. The security of the godly. o Ps. w. 9,19. p Ps. 74. 22. f Pb.41. 13. tOr, A Prayer, being a Psalm of * Deut. 33. 1. a Deut. 33. 27. Ezek. 11. 16. I Heb. in genera- tion and genera- tion. b Prov. S. 25,26. c Gen. 3. 19. Eccles. 12.7. cl 2 Pet. 3.8. 4 Or, when lie hath passed them. e Ps. 73. . 20. /Ps 103. 15. Is. 40. 6. 5 Or, is clliOtty '/. g Job 14. 2. Ps. 92. 7. h Ps. 50. 21. Jer. Hi. 17. i Ps. 19. 12. 8 Heb. turned away. 7 Or, as a medita- tion. S Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years. fcPs.39.4. 9 Heb. catt.se to come. I Deut. 32. 36. Ps. 135. 14. m Ps. 85. ft ; 149. 2. n Hab. 3. 2. o Ps. 27. 4. p Is. 2fi. 12. a Ps. 27. 5 s 81. 211 : 32. 7. 2 Heb. ledge. bPs.17.8. servants ; ° how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people ; 51 p Wherewith thine enemies have re- proached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 52 q Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen. PSALM 90. 1 Moses, setting forth God's providence, 3 cmnplaineth of human fragility, 7 divine chastisements, 10 and brevity of life. 12 He pra.ye.th for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence. - A Prayer * of Mo'seg the man of God. LORD, a thou hast been our dwelling place 3 in all generations. 2 b Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, c Return, ye children of men. 4 d For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday 4 when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; e they are as a sleep: in the morning J' they are like grass which ^groweth up. 6 9 In the morning it flourisheth, and grow- eth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 8 h Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our l secret sins in the light of thy counte- nance. 9 For all our days are 6 passed away in thy wrath : we spend our years 7 as a tale that is told. 10 8 The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 12 k So teach us to number our days, that we may 9 apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O Lord, how long? and let it ' repent thee concerning thy servants. 14 satisfy us early with thy mercy ; m that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. 16 Let " thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. 17 ° And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us : and p establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. PSALM 91. 1 The stale of Hie godly. 3 Their safety. 9 Their habitation. 11 Their servants. 14 Their friend ; with the effects of them all. HE a that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall 2 abide b under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 e I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. 3 Surely d he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 e He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 f Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wast- eth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only s with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is h my refuge, even the most High, * thy habitation ; 10 k There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 ' For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, m lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and 2 adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because he hath " known my name. 15 ° He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : p I will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and q honour him. 16 With 3 long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. PSALM 92. 1 The prophet exliorteth to praise God, 4 for his great works, 6 for his judgments on the nicked, 10 and for his goodness to the godly. A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. TT is a a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High : 2 To b shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness 4 every night, 3 c Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery ; 5 upon the harp with 6 a solemn sound. 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 d O Lord, how great are thy works ! and e thy thoughts are very deep. 6 f A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a fool understand this. 7 When s the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flour- ish ; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever : • Ps. 142. cl Ps. 124. e Ps. 17. 8 ; 57. 1 ; 61.4. /'.lob 5. 19. &c. Ps. 112. 7: 121.6. Prov. 8. 23. 24. Is. 43. 2. 1 Ps. 37. 34. Mai. 1. h ver. 2. i Ps. 71. 3 : 90. 1. /■ Prov. 12.21. / Ps. 34. 7: 71.3. Matt. 4. 6. Luke 4. 10, 11. Heb. I. 14. m Job.5. 23 K 37.24. - Or, asp. raPs.9.10. Ps. 50. 15. p Is. 43. 2. o 1 Sam. 2. 30. 8 Heb. length of days, Prov. 3. 2. a Ps. 147. 1. 1P«.«II.L 4 Heb. in the nights. c 1 Chr. 23. 5. Ps. 33. 2. 5 Or. upon the solemn sound with the harfi. (i Heb. Hnt- oaion. Ps. 9. 16. rfPs. 40. 5; 139. 17. els.2S.29. Rom. 11. 33. 84.. /Ps. 73. 22 i 94. 8. g Job 12. (i : 21. 7. Ps. 37. 1, .lor. 12 1.2. Mai. 3 15. 644 The majesty of Christ's kingdom. PSALMS. A complaint of tyranny and impiety. h Ps. 56. 2 ; S3. IS. i Ps. 68. 1 ; sa. Id. k Pa. 89. 17, 24. iPs.23.5. »i Ps. 54. T ; 59. Hi ; 112. 8. nPs.52.8. Is. 65. 22. Hos. 14. 5,6. Ps. HKI. 4 ; 135. 2. 2 Heb. green. p Dent. 32. 4. q Rom. !*. 14. a Ps. '.16. 10 ; 97. 1 ; 99. 1. Is. 52. 7. Rev. 19. 6. b Ps. 104. I. cPs.65. 6. rf Ps. 96. 10. ePs.4,5.6. Prov. S. 22, &c. 3 Heb. from then. /Ps. 65. 7 i 89. 9. 8 ft But thou, Lord, art most high for ever- more. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O 'Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall l be scattered. 10 But fc my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn : I shall be ' anointed with fresh oil. 11 ra Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12 n The righteous shall nourish like the palm tree : he shall grow like a cedar in L8b'a-non. • 13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish ° in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall be fat and 2 nourishing ; 15 To shew that the Lord is upright : p he is my rock, and q there is no unrighteousness in him. 5 Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, 2 for ever. PSALM 94. i The prophet, impiety. 8 at blessedness of affliction f \ LORD 3 calling for justice, comvlainetfi of tyranny and teaeketh God's providence. 12 He sheweth the The JTCALiM 93. majesty, power, and holiness of Christ's kingdo tt T adt» -n/si «•»-*£» ^-.li O \\a To r*]r\t\^£±ri THE a Lord reigneth, b he is clothed with majesty ; the Lord is clothed with strength, c wherewith he hath girded himself : d the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. 2 e Thy throne is established 3 of old : thou art from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lif fced up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. 4 f The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. j" in Boa it Hi/- defender of tin- afflicted God, a to whom vengeance be- longeth ; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, 4 shew thyself. 2 b Lift up thyself, thou ( ' judge of the earth : render a reward to the proud. 3 Lord, d how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph ? 4 How long shall they ( ' utter and speak hard things ? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves ? 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 7 t Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Ja'cob regard it. 8 g Understand, ye brutish among the peo- ple : and ye fools, when will ye be wise ? 9 h He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see ? 10 He that chastise th the heathen, shall not he correct ? he that ' teacheth man know- ledge, shall not he know ? 11 k The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that thej r are vanity. 12 'Blessed is the man whom thou chas- tenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law ; 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. -"^$2^ 'n « ■ > V\ • "^=-^- 2 Heb. to length of days. 8 Heb. (,.,!,,!' < ' vt noes. 'i Dent. 32. :'.:,. Nuh. 1.2. ML! tortli, I'- 80. 1. Ucu. L8. e Ps.:;l. 18. Jude 15. /Ps. 10. 11.13; 59. 7. g Ps. 73. /. Ex. 4. 11. I'rov. i Job 'i5. II. [8.28.26. k 1 Cor. ::. 20. i Job 5. 17. Prov 3. 11. ICor. 11.32. Heb. 12. 5, ftc. And our Land shall yield hek Increase. — Psalm 85. 12. 645 An exhortation to praise God. PSALMS. The majesty of God's kmgdom. m 1 Sam. 12. 22. Rom. 11. 1,2. 2 Heb. shall be after it. n Ps. 124. 1.2. 3 Or, quickly, a Ps. OS. 16. p Amos 6.3. r/Ps.5S.2. Is. 10. 1. r Matt. 27. 1. 8 Ex; 23. 7. Prov. 17. 15. t Ps. 59. 9; 62. 2, 6. kPs.7.16. Prov. 2. 22 ; 5. 22. a Ps. 100. 1. b Dcut. 32. 15. 2 Sam. 22. 47. 4 Heb. prevent his face. c Ps'. 96. 4 ; 97. 9 ; 135. 5. 5 Heb. In whose. 6 Or, the heights of the hills are his. 7 Heb. Whose the sea is. d Gen. 1. 9, 10. e 1 Cor. 6. 20. /Ps. 79. 13 ; SO. 1 ; 100. 3. g Heb. 3. 7,15; 4.7. h Ex. 17. 2,7. Num.14. 22, See. ; 20. 13. Deut. li. 16. 8 Heb. conten- tion. i Ps. 78. 18,40,56. 1 Cor. 10. 9. k Num. 14. 22. I Heb. 3. 10, 17. m Num. 14. 23, 28, 30. Heb. 3. 11,18; 4. 3, 5. 9 Heb. if they en- ter into my rest. a 1 Chr. 16. 23-33. Ps. 33. 3. 14 m For the Lord will not cast off his peo- ple, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15 But judgment shall return unto right- eousness : and all the upright in heart 2 shall follow it. 16 Who will rise up for me against the evil- doers ? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 17 "Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had 3 almost dwelt in silence. 18 When I said, °My foot slippeth ; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. 20 Shall P the throne of iniquity have fellow- ship with thee, which 3 frameth mischief by a law ? 21 r They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and s condemn the innocent blood. 22 But the Lord is * my defence ; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 23 And w he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness ; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off. PSALM 95. 1 An exhortation to praise Qod, 3 for Ms greatness, 6 and for his goodness, 8 and not to tempt him . OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord : ° let us make a joyful noise to 6 the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us 4 come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3 For c the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4 5 In his hand are the deep places of the earth : 6 the strength of the hills is his also. 5 7 d The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands formed the dry land. 6 O come, let us worship and bow down : let e us kneel before the Lord our maker. 7 For he is our God; and ^we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 9 To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your heart, h as in the 8 provo- cation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness : 9 When * your fathers tempted me, proved me, and k saw my work. 10 l Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways : 11 Unto whom m I sware in my wrath 9 that they should not enter into my rest. PSALM 96. 1 An exhortation to praise, God, 4 for his greatness, 8 for his king- dom, 11 for his genera/judgment. O a SING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4 For h the Lord is great, and c greatly to be praised : d he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For e all the gods of the nations are idols : •^but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him : strength and 9 beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 h Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 8 Give unto the Lord the glory 2 due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts*. 9 O worship the Lord 1 3 in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the heathen that k the Lord reigneth : the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : l he shall judge the people righteously. 11 m Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; n let the sea roar, and the ful- ness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13 Before the Lord : for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : ° he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. PSALM 97. 1 The majesty of God's kingdom. 7 The church rejoiceth at God's judgments upon idolaters. 10 An exhortation to godliness and gladness. THE a Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the 4 multitude of b isles be glad thereof. 2 c Clouds and darkness are round about him: d righteousness and judgment are the 5 habitation of his throne. 3 e A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 -^ His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth saw, and trembled. 5 9 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 h The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 7 * Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols : k wor- ship him, all ye gods. 8 Zi'on heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Ju'dah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord. 9 For thou, Lord, art 'high above all the earth : m thou art exalted far above all gods. 10 Ye that love the Lord, n hate evil : ° he preserveth the souls of his saints ; p he deliv- ereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 9 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 12 r Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; s and give thanks 6 at the remembrance of his ho- liness. b Ps. 145. 3. cPs. 18.3. (/Ps.95.3. e See Jer. 10.11.12. f Ps. 115. 15. Is. 42. 5. yPs.29.2. I, Ps 1,2, 29. 2 Heb. oj his name. i'Ps. 29. 2; 110. 3. 3 Or, in the glo?ious sanctu- ary, k Ps. 93. 1; 97. 1. Rev. II. 15 ; 19. 6. / ver. 13. Ps. 67. 4 ; 98. 9. m Ps. 69. 34. n Ps. 98. 7, Sec. oPs.07 4. Rev. 19. 11. a Ps. 96. 10. 4 Heb. many, or, great isles. b Is. 60. 9. c 1 Kings 8.12. Ps. 18.11. d Ps. 89. 14. 5 Or, es- tablish- ment. e Ps. 18. 8 ; 50. 3. Dan. 7. 10. Hab. 3.5. /Ex. 19. 18. Ps. 77. 18 ; 104. 32. g Judg. 5.5. Mie. 1. 4. Nan. 1. 5. h Ps. 19. 1 ; 50. 6. j'Ex.20.4. Lev. 26. I. Deut. 5 8 ; 27. 15. k Heb. 1. 6. I Ps. 8S. IS. m Ex. 18. 11. Ps. 95. 3 ; 96. 4. n Ps. 34. 14 ; 37. 27; 101. 3. Amos 5. 15. Rom. 12. 9. o Ps. 31. 23; 37.28; 145. 20. Prov. 2. 8. p Ps. 37. 39, 40. Dan. 3. 2S ; '6. 22, 27. g Job 22. 28. Ps. 112. 4. Prov. 4. 18. i'Ps. 33.1. sPs.30.4. Or, to tile me- morial. 64fi An exhortation to PSA I.MS. praise God cheerfully. a Ps. 33. 3; 96. 1. Is. 42. 10. b Ex. 15. 11. Ps. 77. 14; 86. 10; 105. 5 ; 136. 4 ; 139. 14. c Ex. 15.6. Is. 59. 16 ; 68. .5. d Is. 52. 10. Luke 2. 30,31. els. 62. 2. Rom. 8. 25,26. 2 Or. rc- vealed. I I.nkcl. 54, 55, 72. g Is. 49. 6 ; 52. 10. Luke 2. 30, 31 ; 3.6. Acts 13. 47;28.U8. h Ps. 95. 1 : 100. 1. i Num. 111. 10. 1 Chr. 15. 28. 2 Chr. 29. -'7. <■ ]\. '.«;. 11, &c. lis. 55. 12. m Ps. 96. 10, 13. aPs.93.1. b Ex. 25. 22. Ps. 18. 10 ; SO. 1. 3 Heb. stagger. cPs.97.9. d Deut. 28. .58. Rev. 15. 4. e Job 30. 5, 6, 7. /ver. 9. glChi. 28.2. Ps. 132.7. 4 Or, it is holy, h Lev. 19. t'Jer.15.1. t- Ex. 14. 15; 15. 2.5. 1 Sam. 7. 9:12.18. !Ex.33.9. m Num. 14.20. Jer. 46. 28. Zeph. 3. il See Ex. 32. 2, &c. Num.20. 12, 24. Deut. 9. 20. o ver. 5. Ex. 15.2. Ps.34.3; 118. 28. PSALM 98. 1 The psalmist exhorteth the Jars, 4 the Gentiles, 7 and all the creatures to praise God. A Psalm. O a SENG unto the Lord a new song; for 6 he hath done marvellous things: r his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 2 d The Lord hath made known his sal- vation: e his righteousness hath he 2 openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 3 He hath -^ remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Is'ra-el : 9 all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 h Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 * With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. 7 k Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ; the world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods l clap their hands : let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the Lord ; m for he cometh to judge the earth : with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. PSALM 99. 1 The prophet, setting forth, the kingdom of God in Zion, 5 exhorteth all, by the example of fore- fathers, to worship God at his holy lull. THE a Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble : b he sitteth between the cherubims ; let the earth 3 be moved. 2 The Lord is great in 25'- on ; and he is c high above all the people. 3 Let them praise d thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. 4 e The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou exe- cutest judgment and right- eousness in Ja'cob. 5 f Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at 9 his footstool ; for 4 h he is holy. 6 l Mo ' §es and Air ' on among his priests, and Sam'u-el among them that call upon his name ; they k called upon the Lord, and he answered them. 7 ' He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : they kept his testimonies, and the or- dinance that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God : m thou wast a God that iorgavesi them, though n thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 9 ° Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the Lord our God is holy. PSALM 100. l An exhortation to praise God cheerfully, Z for his greatness, 4 and fur his power. * A Psalm of '-' praise. MAKE " a joyful noise unto the Lord, 3 all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come be- fore his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : h it is he that hath made us, ' and not we ourselves ; c we are his people, and the sheep of his pas- ture. 4 d Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good ; c his mercy is ever- lasting; and his truth endureth 6 to all gener- ations. PSALM 101. David niaketh " vow and profession of godliness. A Psalui of Da'vid. WILL sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee. O Lord, will I sing. 2 I will b behave rm- I • Ps. 145, title. 2 Or. thanks- •il, ;„, 1 Sum. 1". 14. In 1HE MoKMXO SHALL MY PRAYER PREVENT TEL Psalm S^S. 13. 647 A vow of godliness. PSALMS. A grievous complaint. c 1 Kings '.I. 4 : 11.4. 2 Heb. l/linq Of' Belial, Ps. 119. S3. James 4.14. COr, las some read) into smoke. e Jo 30. 30. Ps.31.10. Lam. 1. 13. /ver. 11. Ps. 37. 2. ffJob 19. 20. Lam. 4. s. 7 Or, riesh. h Job 30. 29. ils. 34. 11. Zeph. 2. 14. .IPs. 77. 4. 1 Ps. 38. 11. m Acts 26. 11. v Acts 23. 12. o Ps. 42. 3 ; 80. 5. pPs.30.7. q Job 14. Pa. 109. 23; 144. 4. Eecles. 6. 12. r ver. 4. Is. 40. 6, r, t. James 1. 10. 3 ver 26. Pa. 9. 7. Lam. :>. 19. self wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me ? I will c walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 I will set no 2 wicked thing before mine eyes : d I hate the work of them e that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall depart from me : I will not f know a wicked person. 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off : 9 him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : he that walketh 3 in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house : he that telleth lies 4 shall not tarry in my sight. 8 I will h early destroy all the wicked of the land ; that I may cut off all wicked doers 1 from the city of the Lord. PSALM 102. 1 The prophet in his prayer makcth a grievous complaint. 12 he taketh comfort in the eternity and mercy of God. A Prayer 5 of the afflicted, * when he is overwhelmed, and pour- eth out his complaint before the Lord. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry a come unto thee. 2 b Hide not thy face- from me in the day when I am in trouble ; c incline thine ear unto me : in the day when I call answer me speedily. 3 d For my days are consumed 6 like smoke, and e my bones are burned as an hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and -^ withered like grass ; so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning 9 my bones cleave to my 7 skin. 6 h I am like ' a pelican of the wilderness : I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I k watch, and am as a sparrow ' alone upon the house top. 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; and they that are m mad against me are " sworn against me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and ° mingled my drink with weeping, 10 Because of thine in- dignation and thy wrath : for p thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 11 9 My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and '' I am withered like grass. 12 But s thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever ; and t thy remembrance unto all genera- tions. 13 Thou shalt arise, and "have mercy upon Zl'on : for the time to favour her, yea, the x set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in ^her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall 3 fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the Lord shall build up Zl'on, ° he shall appear in his glory. 17 b He will regard the prayer of the desti- tute, and not despise their prayer. 18 This shall be c written for the generation to come : and d the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. 19 For he hath e looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; ( Ps. 133. 13. u Is. 60. 10. Zech. 1. 12. x Is. 40.2. y Ps. 79. 1. S 1 Kings 8. 43. Ps. 138. i. Is. 60. 3. a Is. 00. 1,2. 6 Neh. 1. 6, 11 ; 2.8. c Rom. 15.4. 1 Cor. 10. 11. d Ps. 22. 31. Is. 43. 21. e Deut. 26. 15. Ps. 14.2; 33.13,14. TO SHEW FORTH . . . THY FAITHFULNESS EVERY NlCJHT. — Psalm 92. 2. 648 God's mercy, and Its constancy. PSALMS. The power and providence of God. . i. 2. I. . 1. /'P.. ?■'. 11. 2 H<:l>. the children of death. jl'Pa. 22. 22. 3 Heb. afflicted. h job 21. 21. > I,. 88. ID. fcPs.90.2. Hill). 1. 12. / Goi 1 Heb ID. n, Is. 34. 4 I .51. 6 ! ia. 17 i 66. 22. Rom. 8. 20. 2 Pet. 3. 7, ID, 11, 12. n ver. 12. 4 Heb. stand. o Mai. 8. U. Eteb. 13. 8. James 1. 17. p Ps. 69. 36. a ver. 22. Ps. 11)4. 1; 146. I. fc l>s. 130. s. Is. S3. 24. Mutt. '.i. 2,8. Mark 2. 5, 10, 11. Luke 7. 47. ,• Ex. I.",. 20. Pa. 147.3. Jer. 17. 14. . 78. 25. ), Matt. 6. III. Heb. 14. C Gen. 32. 2. Josh. ■->. 14. Ps. 08.17. tf Dan. 7. 9, 10. Heb. I. 14. e Ps. 145. 10. /ver. 1. a ver. 35. Ps. 103. 1. iPs.93.1. c Ban. 7. 9. '/Is. 40. 22; 45. 12. c Amos 9. 6. /Is. 19. 1. „ Ps. IK. 10. hHeb. 1. i 2 Kings 2. 11 ; 6. 17. 3 Heb. lie hath founded the earth upon her bases. k Job 26. 7; 38. 4.6. Ps.24.2i 136. 6. Eccles. 1.4. /Gen. 7. 19. m Gen. 8. 1. 4 Or. The moun- tains as- cend, the valleys descend. n Gen. 8. o Job 88. 1(1. 11. p Job 26. 10. Ps. 33. 7. Jer. 5. 22. r, Gen. 9. 11, 15. 5 Heb. Who sendeth. U Heb. walk. 7 Heb. break. 8 Heb. give a voice. r Ps. 147. 8. s Ps. 6.5. 9, 10. * Jer. 10. 13; 14.22. u Gen. 1. 29, 30 ; 3- 18 ; 9. 3. Ps. 147. g :v_.Tob 28. Ps. 136. 25:147.9. U Judg. 9. 13. Ps. 23. 5. Prov.31. 6,7. 9 Heb. to make his face shine with oil. or, 7nore than oil. - Num. 24.6. The manifold providence, and. PSALMS. the eternal glory, of God. Give unto the Lokd the Glory due unto his Name : being an Offering, and come into his Courts. Psalm 96. 8. a Prov. 311.28. b Gen. I. 14. c Job 38. 12. rUe.4o. 7. 2Heb. all the beasts thereof do trample on the ftrrest. e Job 38. 39. Joel 1.20. f Gen. 3. 19. g Prov. 3. 19. A Job 41. 1. 3Heb. formed. i Ps. 13S. 2.5; US. 15; U7.9. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; and the rocks for a the conies. 19 h He appointed the moon for seasons : the sun c knoweth his going down. 20 d Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein 2 all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 e The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto -^ his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 g O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships : there is that h levia- than, whom thou hast 3 made to play therein. 27 l These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 65 28 That thou givest them they gather : thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : fc thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. 30 l Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth. 31 The glory of the Lord 2 shall endure for ever : the Lord m shall rejoice in his works. 32 He looketh on the earth, and it n trem- bleth : ° he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 33 p I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet : I will be glad in the Lord. 35 Let q the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. r Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord. ') /•Job 34. 14, IS. Ps. 1411.4. Ecclcs. 12.7. Zls.32.lfl. Ezek. 37. 9. 2 Hell. shall/,:, in Gen. 1. 31. « Hab. S. 10. o Ps. 144. ;> Ps. BS. 4 : 146. i. q Ps. 37. .38. Prov. 2. 22. r ver. ",. Exhortations to praise God. PSALMS. God's merciful providence. a 1 Chr. 16. 8-22. In. 12. 4. b Ps. 145. 4,5, 11. C V<. 77. 13 : 119. e Ps. 77. 11. /Is. 26. 9. !7 Luke 1. /iGen. IT. 2 : 22. 16, be : 26. 3 i is. 18 ; 35. 11. Luke 1. 78. Heb. 8. 17. i Gen. 18. IS; 15. 18. 2 Heb. the cord. t Gen. 34. SO. Deut. 7. 7 ; 26. 5. ( Heb. 11. 0. in Gen. 33. 5. u Gen. 12. 17: 21). 3, 7. o Gen. 41. 54. ;> Lev. 26. 26. Is. 3. 1. Ezek. 4. 16. 7 Gen. 45. 5 ; 50. 20. r Gen. 37. 28, 36. s Gen. 39. 20; 40. 15. 3V.eb. his omme into iron. < Gen. 41. 25. u Gen. 41. 14. x Gen. 41. 40. 4 Heb. jiosses- sion. y Gen. 46.6. z Ps. 78. 51 : 106. 22. a Ex. 1.7. >> Ex. 1. 1, &e. c Ex. 3. 10; 4. 12, 14. d Num. 16.5; 17. 5. e Ex. 7 : 8 ; it ; 111 : 11; 12. Ps. 7S. 43, Sc. 5 Heb. words of hisrigns. f Ps. 106. 22. 9 Ex. 10. 22. APs.99.7. PSALM 105. 1 Art exhortation to praise God, and lo seekout his works. 1 The .dory of God's providence over Abraftam, lfi over Joseph, 23 over Jacob in Egypt, 26 over Hoses delivering the Israelites, ■',! over the Israelites brought out oj Egypt, fed in the wilderness, and planted in Canaan. o call upon his deeds a GIVE thanks unto the Lord his name : ° make known among the people. 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him : talk ye of all his wondrous works. 3 Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord, and his strength : d seek his face evermore. 5 e Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 6 O ye seed of A'bra-ham his servant, ye children of Ja'cob his chosen. 7 He is the Lord our God: -^his judgments are in all the earth. 8 He hath 9 remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 '' Which covenant he made with A'bra-ham, and his oath unto I'saac ; 10 And confirmed the same unto Ja'cob for a law, and to Is'ra-el/o? - an everlasting cove- nant: 11 Saying, l Unto thee will I give the land of Ca'naan, 2 the lot of your inheritance : 12 k When they were but a few men in num- ber ; yea, very few, ' and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one nation to an- other, from one kingdom to another people ; 14 m He suffered no man to do them wrong : yea, n he reproved kings for their sakes ; 15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover ° he called for a famine upon the land : he brake the whole p staff of bread. 17 9 He sent a man before them, even Jo'- seph, who '' was sold for a servant : 18 s Whose feet they hurt with fetters: 3 he was laid in iron : 19 Until the time that his word came : ' the word of the Lord tried him. 20 " The king sent and loosed him ; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 21 x He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his 4 substance : 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure ; and teach his senators wisdom. 23 y Is'ra-el also came into E'g5 T pt ; and Ja'- cob sojourned z in the land of Ham. 24 And a he increased his people greatly ; and made them stronger than their enemies. 25 b He turned their heart to hate his peo- ple, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26 ° He sent Mo'ses his servant; and Aar'- on d whom he had chosen. 27 e They shewed 5 his signs among them, ■^ and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 °He sent darkness, and made it dark; and h they rebelled not against his word. 29 ' He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 30 k Their land brought forth frogs in abun- dance, in the chambers of their kings. 31 ' He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 32 m 2 He gave them hail for rain, and flam- ing Are in their land. 33 n He smote their vines also and their fig trees ; and brake the trees of their coasts. 34 "He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, 35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 36 p He smote also all the firstborn in their land, q the chief of all their strength. 37 '' He brought them forth also with silver and gold : and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. 38 s E'gypt was glad when they departed : for the fear of them fell upon them. 39 ' He spread a cloud for a covering ; and fire to give light in the night. 40 " The people asked, and he brought quails, and x satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41 ,y He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out ; they ran in the dry places like a river. 42 For he remembered 2 his holy promise, and A'bra-ham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with 3 gladness : 44 a And gave them the lands of the hea- then : and they inherited the labour of the people ; 45° That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. 4 Praise ye the Lord. PSALM 106. 1 The psalmist exhort eth (o praise God. 4 He pray eth for pardon of sin : as God did with the fathers. 7 The story of the people's rebellion* and God's mi rcy. 47 He concludeth with prayer and praise. 5 T)RAISE ye the Lord. a O "give thanks _L unto the Lord ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 ° Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord ? who can shew forth all his praise ? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that d doeth righteousness at e all times. 4 f Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people : O visit me with thy salvation ; 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy na- tion, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 6 9 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in E'gypt ; they remembered not the multi- tude of thy mercies ; h but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them i for his ; name's sake, k that he might make his mighty power to be known. i Ex. 7. 20. Ps. 7*.44 /. Ex.8.6 Ps. 78.4.5 / Ex. 8. 17,24. Ps. 78.45. in Ex. 9. 28, 25. Pa. 78.48 ■i Bel>. //• yarn their rain hail. ii Pe. 78. 47. i. Ex. Hi. I, 18, 14. Ps.7S.46. p Ex. 12. 20. Ps. 78.51. 7 Gen. 49. :',. r Ex. 12. 3.5. t Ex. 12. 33. ( Ex. 18. 21. Neh. 9. 12. uEx. 10. 12, &c. Ps. 78. 18, 27. ■x Ps. 78. 24, 25. j/Ex. 17. 6. Num. 20. II. Ps. 78. 15, 10. 1 Cor. 111. 4. I Gen. 15 14. 3 Heb. ringing. a Deut. B. 10, 11. Josh. 13. 7, &c. Ps. 78.55. 6 Deut. 4. I, 40 ; 6. 21-25. 4 Heb. Halle- Ivjali. 5 Heb. Ilal'i- hija/i. a 1 Chr. 16. 34 b Ps. 107. 1 ; 118 1 : 136. 1 cPs.40.5 dPs. 1.5.2. e Acts 24. 16. Gal.fi.il. rPs.llH. 132. 7 Lev. 26 40. 1 Kings S. 47. Dan. 9. h Ex. 14. 11, 12. i Ezek. 20. 14. /• Ex. !l. 16. 651 The story of the people's PSALMS. rebellion, and God's mercy. 7 Ex. 14. 21. Ps. 18.15. Nah. 1.4. m Is. 63. 11,12, IS, 14. n Ex. 14. 30. o Ex. 14. 27, 28 : 15.5. p Ex. 14. 31 ; 15. 1. g Ex. 15. 24; 16. 2 ; 17. 2. Ps. 78.11. 2Heb. They made haste, then foryat. r Num. 11.4,33. Ps. 78.18. ICor. 10.6. 3Heb. lusted a hist. s Num. 11. 31. Ps. 78.29. t Is. 10. 16. a Num. 16. 1, &c. .'■ Num. 16.31,32. Deut. 11.6. ;/ Num. '16.35,46. z Ex.32.4. oJer.2.11. Horn. 1. 23. b Ps. 78. 11, 12. c Ps. 78. 51 ; 105. 23,27. d Ex. 32. 10,11,32. Deut. 9. 19,25; 10. 10. Ezek. 20.13. e Ezek. 13.5; 22.30. 9 l He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up : so m he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he n saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 ° And the waters covered their enemies : there was not one of them left. 12 p Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 13 q 2 They soon forgat his works ; they waited not for his counsel : 14 r But 3 lusted exceedingly in the wilder- ness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 s And he gave them their request ; but 'sent leanness into their soul. 16 "They envied M6'se§ also in the camp, and Aar'on the saint of the Lord. 17 "'The earth opened and swallowed up Da'than, and covered the company of A-bi'ram. 18 y And a fire was kindled in their com- pany ; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 z They made a calf in Ho'reb, and wor- shipped the molten image. 20 Thus a they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They b forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in E'gypt ; 22 Wondrous works in c the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 23 d Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Mo'ses his chosen e stood be- A Fire goeth before him. and bctrneth up his Enemies round about. Psalm 97. 3. 652 fore him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24 Yea, they despised f 2 the pleasant land, they 9 believed not his word : 25 h But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 ' Therefore he k lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness : 27 3 ( To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 28 ™ They joined themselves also unto Ba'al- pe'or, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions : and the plague brake in upon them. 30 n Then stood up Phin'e-has, and executed judgment : and so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto him ° for righteousness unto all generations for ever- more. 32 p They angered him also at the waters of strife, 9 so that it went ill with M6'§e§ for their sakes : 33 r Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34 s They did not destroy the nations, ' con- cerning whom the Lord commanded them : 35 " But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And x they served their idols : y which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, z they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto a devils, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sac- rificed unto the idols of Ca'naan : and h the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they c defiled with their own works, and ''went a whoring with their own inventions. 40 Therefore s was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred f his own inheritance. 41 And 9 he gave them into the hand of the heathen ; and they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their ene- mies also op- pressed them, and they were brought into sub- jection under their hand. 43 h Many times did he deliver them ; but they /"Deut. 8.7. Jer.3.19. Ezek. 20.6. 2 Heb. a land of desire. q Heb. 3. 18. h Num. 14. 2, 27. i Num. 14. 28, &e. Ps.95.11 Ezek. 20. 15. Heb. 3. 11, 18. fc Ex. 6. 6. Deut. 32. 40. 3 Heb. To make them fall. I Lev. 26. 33. Ps. 44.11. Ezek. 20.23. mNum. 25. 2, 3 : 31. 16. Deut. 4. 3 l 32. 17. Hos. 9. 10. Rev. 2. 14. ttNum. 25. 7, 8. o Num. 25.11, 12, 13. P Num. 20. 3, 13. Ps. 81. 7. q Num. 20. 12. Deut. 1. 37 ; 3. 26. r Num. 20. 10. s Judg. 1. 21,27,28. 29, &c. t Deut. 7. 2,16. Judg. 2. u Judg. ■>. 2 ; 3. 5, 6. Is. 2. 6. 1 Cor. 5.6. a: Judg. 2. 12.L3, 17, 19; 3. 6, 7. u Ex. 23. 33. Deut. 7. 16. Judg. 2. 3, 14, 15. z 2 Kings 16.3. Is. 57. 5. Ezek. 16- 20; 20. 26. o Lev. 17. 7. Deut. 32. 17. 2 Chr. 11. 15. 1 Cor. 10. 20. 6 Num. 35. 33. c Ezek. 20. 18, 30,31. rfLev. 17. 7. Num. 15. 39. Ezek. 20.30. e Judg. 2. 14, &e. Ps. 78. 59, 62. /Deut. 9.29. g Judg. 2.14. Neh. 9. 27, &c. h Judg. 2.16. Neh. 9. 27. &e. God's providence in PSALMS. dicers carieties of life. 2 Or, im- pover- is/ia/ t or, ireak- enerf. i Judg. 8. 9; 4.3:6. 7 ; 10. 10. Neb.. 9. 27, Sic. * Lev. 26. 41, 42. I Judg. 2. 18. nh.il. 1 ; 69. 16. Is. 68. 7. Lam. 8. 32. n Ezra 9. 9. Jer. 42. 12. o 1 Chr. 16.35.36. /i Ps. 41. 18. 3 Heb. Halle- lujah. a Ps. 106. 1 ; 118. 1 ; 136. 1. 6 Ps. 119. 68. Matt. 19. 17. c Ps. 106. 10. d Ps. 106. 47. Is. 43. 5,6. Jer. 29. 14 ; 31. 8, 10. Ezek.39. 27,28. 4Hcb. from the sea. e ver. 40. /•Deut. 32. 10. g ver. 13, 19, 28. Ps. 50.15. Hos. 5. 15. h Ezra 8. 21. » ver. 15 21, 31. k Ps. 34. 10. Luke 1. 53. ZLukel. 79. m Job 36. 8. n Lam. 3. 42. o Ps. 73. 24; 119. 24. Luke 7. 30. Acts 20. 27. »Ps. 22. 11. Is. 63. 5. q ver. 6, 19. 26. rPs.68.6i 146. 7. Aots 12. 7. &e. i 16. 26, &c. s ver. 8, 21,31. t Is. 45. 2. w Lam. 3. 89. ,r Job 33. 20. provoked him with their counsel, and were 2 brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when x he heard their cry : 45 k And he remembered for them his cove- nant, and l repented '" according to the mul- titude of his mercies. 46 n He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 47 °Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 48 p Blessed be the Lord God of Is/ra-el from everlasting to everlasting : and let all the people say, Amen. 3 Praise ye the Lord. PSALM 107. 1 The psalmist exhorleth the redeemed, in praising God, fo observe his manifold providence, 4 over travellers, 10 over captives, 17 over sick men, 23 over seamen, 33 and in divers varieties of life, O a GrVE thanks unto the Lord, for b he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And d gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and * from the south. 4 They e wandered in t the wilderness in a solitary way ; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 s Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7 And he led them forth by the ''right way, that they might go to a city of habita- tion. 8 * Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 9 For fe he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 10 Such as l sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being m bound in affliction and iron ; 11 Because they "rebelled against the words of God, and contemned ° the counsel of the most High : 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour ; they fell down, and there was p none to help. 13 q Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their dis- tresses. 14 r He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 s Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 16 For he hath * broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Fools " because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 x Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they " draw near unto the gates of death. 19 2 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their dis- tresses. 20 ° He sent his word, and 6 healed them, and c delivered them from their destructions. 21 d Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 22 And e let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and ^declare his works with 2 rejoicing. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; 24 These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and 3s raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : h their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and 4 are at their wit's end. 28 * Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 k He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their de- sired haven. 31 ' Oh that men would praise the Lord /or his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 32 Let them exalt him also m in the congre- gation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 33 He n turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground ; 34 A ° fruitful land into 5 barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 p He turneth the wilderness into a stand- ing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for hab- itation ; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 38 q He blesseth them also, so that they r are multiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are s minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 40 * He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the 6 wilderness, where there is no way. 41 " Yet setteth he the poor on high 7 from affliction, and x maketh him families like a flock. 42 y The righteous shall see it, and rejoice : and all z iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 a Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving- kindness of the Lord. .. Jol 22. Ps.9.13; 88. 8. ~ ver. 6, 18, 28. a 2 King6 20. 4, 5. Ps. 147. 15, 18. Matt. 8. 8. b Ps. 80. 2: 108. :;. c Job 88. 28, 80. Pa. 80.8; 49. 15; 56. 13; 103.4. d ver. 8, 15,31. 1 e Lev. 7. 12. Ps. 50. 14 i 116. 17. Heb. 13. 15. /Ps. 9. 11 ; 73. 28 i 118. 17. 2 Heb. singing. 3 Heb. maketh to stand. g Jonah 1.4. It Ps. 22. 14; 119. 2S. Nan. 2. 10. 4 Heb. all their wisdom is .< conquest, 7 and the passion of Christ. A Psalm of Da'vid. 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 Zi'on : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 b Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, ° in the beauties of holiness 2 from the womb of the morning : thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The Lord hath sworn, and d will not re- pent, e Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel-chlz'e-dek. 5 The Lord •' at thy right hand shall strike through kings y in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies ; '' he shall wound the heads over 3 many countries. 7 ' He shall drink of the brook in the way : k therefore shall he lift up the head. PSALM 111. 1 The psalm hi by his example hici/cfh others io praise God for his glorious, 5 and gracious works, 10 The fear of God breedeth true uisdoin. 4 T)RAISE ye the Lord. a I will praise JL the Lord with my whole heart, in the "assembly of the upright, and in the congre- gation. 2 b The works of the Lord are great, 'sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is d honourable and glorious : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered : e the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 5 He hath given 5 -^meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heri- tage of the heathen. 7 The works of his hands are 9 verity and judgment ; h all his commandments are sure. 8 ' They 6 stand fast for ever and ever, and are k done in truth and uprightness. 9 l He sent redemption unto his people : he hath commanded his covenant for ever : m holy and reverend is his name. 10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : "' a good understanding have all they 8 that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. PSALM 112. 1 Godliness hath the promisesof this life, 4 and of the life to come. 10 The prosperity of the godly shall be an eyesore to the wicked. 9 T)RAISE ye the Lord. "Blessed is the; i man that feareth the Lord, that b de- lighteth greatly in bis commandments. 2 c His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 d Wealth and riches shall be in his house : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 e Unto the upright there ariseth light in | the darkness : he is gracious, and full of com- passion, and righteous. 5-f A good man sheweth favour, and lend- '/ ,lmlg. c"ps.'%. 9. 2 Or, more tlimi the womb of flic nujrn- itnj : thou shall have, be. ft Num. 23. 1(1. . Heb.S. 6; 6. 20; 7. 17, 21. See Zech. 6. 13. fPs.ltt.8. g Ps. 2. 5, 12. Rom. 2. Rev. 11. 18. A Ps. G8. 21. Hab. 3. 13. 3 Or, great. i Judg. 7. 5, 6. < Is.53.12. 4 Heb. liul- lelujali. a Ps. 35. 18; 89. 5; 1117. 32; 1H9. SO; 149. 1 . 6 Job 38; 39; 40; 41. Ps. 92. 5; 189. 14. Rev. 15. c Ps. 143. dPs. MS. 4. 5, HI. ePs.SU. S; .-. I lib. /"■'.'/. /Matt. 6. 28, S3. y Rev. lo- ft Ps. 19. 7. i Is. 4u. 8. Matt. 5. 18. 6 Heb. are estcib- teht il. fcPs.19.9. Rev. 15. I Matt. 1. 21. Luke I. 68. iii Luke 1.49. » Dent. 4.6. Job 28. 28. Prov. 1. 7: 9. I". Ecclcs. 12. 13. 7 Or. good Prov. 3. 4. Slleb. Hint ili, them. 9 Heb. Hal- liluiali. o Ps. 12s. 1. oPs. 119. 16,35,47, 70, 14::. e Ps. 2. - .. 13; 37. 26: 102. 28. ''Matt. 6. .33. 'Jobll. 17. Ps. 97.11. /Ps. 37. 1 uki boo An exhortation to praise God. PSALMS. God is to be blessed. g Enh. 5. 15. Col. 4.5. 2 Hob. judg- ment. 7iPs. 15.5. (Prov. 10. ft Prov. 1. 33. J Ps. 57. 7. m Ps. 64. 10. >i Prov. 1. 33. o Ps. 59. 10; 118. 7. ?> 2 Cor. 9.9. . 6. Heb. 11. 18. o ver. 40, 131. Ps. 42. 1. 2: 63. 1; 84. 2. i, ver. 10, 110, UN. jPs.39.8. r ver. 15. s ver. /(, 02. 8 Heb. il" it of mil counsel. I Ps. 44. 25. it ver. 40. P=. 148. 11. x ver. 12. Ps.25. 4; 27. 11; so, 11. a Ps. 145. 5, 6. n he. O Lord, the way of shall keep it c unto thy the 33 b Teach me, statutes ; and I end. 34 d Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 35 Make me to go in the path of thy com- mandments ; for therein do I e delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to -^covetousness. 37 95 Turn away mine eyes from h beholding vanity ; and % quicken thou me in thy way. 38 k Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 4 Heb. drop- pi II,. a 1 Kings 4.29. Is. 00. 5. 2 Cor. 6. 11. b ver. 12. c ver. 112. Mutt. 111. Rev. 2. 20. d ver. 78. Prov. 2. 6. James 1. e ver. 10. /Ezek. 88. 81. .Mark 7. 21, 22. Luke 12. 15. 1 Tim. 0. 10. Heb. 13. jr'ls. 33. 15. 5 Heb. Mali to pots. It Prov. 23. 5. /' ver. 40.- / 2 S:nil. Sundry prayers, praises, PSALMS. i ml professions of obedience. I ver. 30. Ill VCT. 25, 87, 88, 1117, 149. 1.56, 159. i ver. 77. Ps. ira;,4. Or, So shall I answer h iin Ilial re- proac/i- iili in'- in a thing. S Heb. in large. Ps. 188. Matt. 111. 18, 1(1. Acts 26. 1,2. p ver. ltl. q ver. 15. rver. 74. SI, 147. s Rom. 15.4. t Jer. 20. 7. u ver. 157. Job 23. 11. Ps.44.lS. x Ezra 9. 3. 1/Ps.lV: zPs.16.5, Jer. 10. 1(1. Lam. 3. 24. 4 Heb. Tinr, Job 11. 19. 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear : for thy judgments are good. 40 Behold, I have ' longed after thy pre- cepts : "' quicken me in thy righteousness. 1 VAU. 41 n Let thy mercies come also unto me, Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word. 42 2 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me : for I trust in thy word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for I have hoped in thy judg- ments. 44 So shall I keep thy law continu- ally for ever and ever. 45 And I will walk 3 at liberty : for I seek thy precepts. 46 ° I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 47 And I will p delight my- self in thy command- ments, which I have loved. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy comma nd- ments, which I have loved itate in thy statutes. T ZAIN. 49 Remember the word unto thy ser- vant, upon which thou hast caused me to '' hope. 50 This is my s comfort in my affliction : for thy word hath quickened me. 51 The proud have had me greatly 'in de- rision : yet have I not " declined from thy law. 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ; and have comforted myself. 53 x Horror hath taken hold upon me be- cause of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 55 y I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. • 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. n CHETH. 57 z Thou art my portion, O Lord : I have said that I would keep thy words. 58 I intreated thy 4 favour with my whole Hungry and Thirsty, their Soul fainted in them. — Psalm 10' and I will q med- according word. 59 I b thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 61 The 2 bands of the wicked have robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law. 62 '' At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judg- ments. 63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy pre- cepts. 64 d The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : e teach me thy statutes. 12 teth. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and know- ledge : for I have believed thy command- ments. 67 f Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy word. 68 Thou art 9 good, and doest good; h teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have ' forged a lie against me : but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. '/ Luke 15. 17. IS. 2 Or, com- panies. c Acts u; 25. rfPs. 3-1.5 e ver. 12, 20. r'ver. 71. Jer. 31. 18. 19. Heb. 12. 11. >/ Ps. 10C. li 107. 1 Matt. 19. 17. // ver. 1:1. 20. i Job l:\-i Ps. 109.2 659 Sundry prayers, praises, PSALMS. and professions of obedience. k- Ps. ir. 10. Ie. 6. 10. Acts 28. Tver. 35. m ver. 07. Heb. 12. 10, 11. n ver. 127. Ps. 19.10. Prov. S. 10,11,19. n Job 10.8. Ps. 100.3s LS8. 8; 139. 14. P ver. 34, 144. q Ps. 34.2. ?■ ver. 49, 147. 2 I-Ieb. right- eousness. s Heb. 12. 10. 3 Heb. to comfort me. t ver. 41. u ver. 24, 47, 174. xPs.25.3. y ver. SO. z ver. 23. « Ps. 73. 20; 84. 2. b ver. 74, 114. o ver. 123. Ps. 09. 3. rf Job 30. 30. ePs.39.4. /'Rev. 6. 10. i?Ps.35.7. Prov. 16. 27. 4 Heb. faithful- ness. h ver. 78. i Ps. 35. 19; 38. 19. fc ver. 40. I Ps. 89. 2. Matt. 24. 34, 3.5. 1 Pet. 1. 2,5. .5 Heb. to {fenera- tion and genera- tion, Ps. 89. 1. 6 Heb. standeth. m Jer. 33. 25. ft ver 24. 70 fc Their heart is as fat as grease ; but I ' delight in thy law. 71 m It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes. 72 m The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. > JOD. 73 ° Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : p give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74 q They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; because r I have hoped in thy word. 75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are 2 right, and s that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be 3 for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 * Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : for " thy law is my delight. 78 Let the proud ^'be ashamed; "for they dealt perversely with me without a cause : but I will z meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. 2 CAPH. 81 a My soul fainteth for thy salvation : but 6 1 hope in thy word. 82 c Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me ? 83 For d I am become like a bottle in the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy statutes. 84 e How many are the days of thy servant? ■f when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me ? 85 s The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are 4 faithful : h they persecute me % wrongfully ; help thou me, 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth ; but I forsook not thy precepts. 88 k Quicken me after thy lovingkindness ; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. b LAMED. 89 ' For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is 5 unto all genera- tions : thou hast established the earth, and it 6 abideth. 91 They continue this day according to m thine ordinances : for all are thy servants. 92 Unless n thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine afflic- tion. 93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. 94 I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy precepts. 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : but I will consider thy testi- monies. 96 ° I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy commandment is exceeding broad. X2 MEM. 97 O how love I thy law ! v it is my medita- tion all the day. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me q wiser than mine enemies : for 2 they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers : r for thy testimonies are my medi- tation. 100 S 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. 102 I have not departed from thy judg- ments : for thou hast taught me. 103 w How sweet are thy words unto my 3 taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth ! 104 Through thy precepts I get understand- ing : therefore * I hate every false way. 3 NUN. 105 V Thy word is a 4 lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 106 2 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107 I am afflicted very much: " quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. 108 Accept, I beseech thee, b the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and c teach me thy judgments. 109 d My soul'is continually in my hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 110 e The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet I ^ erred not from thy precepts. 111 ff Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever : for h they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart 5 to perform thy statutes alway, % even unto the end. D SAMECH. 113 I hate vain thoughts : but thy law do I love. 114 k Thou art my hiding place and my shield : ' I hope in thy word. 115 "'Depart from me, ye evildoers: 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 con- tinually. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes : for their deceit is falsehood. 119 Thou 6 puttest away all the wicked of the earth P like dross : therefore I love thy testimonies. 120 q My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; and I am afraid of thy judgments. o Matt. 5. 18; 24. 35. p Ps. 1. 2. q Deut. 4. 6.8. 2 Heb. it is ever with me. r 2 Tim. 3. 15. s Job 32. 7, 8, 9. i Prov. 1. 15. u Ps. 19. 10. Prov. 8. 11. 3 Heb. palate, x ver. 128. V Prov. 6. 23. 4 Or, candle. : Neh. 10. 29. » Hos. 14. 2. Heb. 13. 1.5. c ver. 12, 26. d Job 13. 14. e Ps. 140. 5; 141. 9. /ver. 10, 21. g Deut. 33.4. // ver. 77, 92, 174. 5 Heb. to do. i ver. 33. k Ps. 32. 7; 91. 1. I ver. 81. mPs.6 8; 139. 19. Matt. 7. 23. bPs.25.2. Rom. 5. 5; 9. 38; 10. 11. o ver. 21. OHcb. cansest to cease. n Ezek. 22. 18. q Hab. 3. 16. 660 Sundry prayers, praises, PSALMS. and professions of obedience. r Heb. 7. 22. s ver. 81, 82. u Vs. 116. Hi. x ver. tl. Ps. 19.10. Prov. 8. 11. !/ver. 104. 2Ps.ll). 7. Prov. 1. 4. a ver. 2(1. 6 Ps. 106. 4. c2Thess. 1. 6, 7. 2 Heb. a& cording to the custom towards those &'C. dPs.17.5. p Ps. 19. IS. Rom. 6. 12. :"Luke 1. 74. •/ Ps. 4. 6. •'< ver. 12, 26. t"Jer.9.1; 14. 17. See Ezek. 9. 4. k Ezra 9. 1.5. Neh. 9. 33. Jer.12.1. Dan. 9.7. / Ps. 19. 7, 3,9. 3 Heb. right- eousness. 4 Heb. faithful- ness. y 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 s 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 understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work : for they have made void thy law. 127 -There- fore I love th y com- mandments above gold ; yea, above fine gold. 128 There- fore I es- teem all thy precepts concer ning all things to be right; and I y hate every false way. 2 PE. 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful : there- fore doth my soul keep them. 130 The entrance of thy words giveth fight; 2 it giveth understanding unto the simple. 131 I opened my mouth, and panted : for I a longed for thy commandments. 132 b Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, c2 as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 133 d Order my steps in thy word : and e let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 ^Deliver me from the oppression of man : so will I keep thy precepts. 135 9 Make thy lace to shine upon thy ser- vant ; and h teach me thy statutes. 136 l Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 2 TZADDI. 137 fc Righteous art thou, O Lord, and up- right are thy judgments. 138 l Thy testimonies that thou hast com- manded are 3 righteous and very 4 faithful. 139 m My zeal hath 2 consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 140 "Thy word is very 3 pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is ° the truth. 143 Trouble and anguish have 4 taken hold on me : yet thy commandments are p my de- lights. 144 The right- eousness of thy tes t i m o - nies is ev- erlasting : q give me under- standing, and I shall live. They that go down to the Sea in Ships ; . . . THESE SEE THE WoiiKS OF THE LORD. Psalm 107. 23, 24. r- KOPH. 145 I cried witfi 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 r I prevented the dawning of the morn- ing, and cried : s 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 lov- ingkindness : O Lord, " quicken me according to thy judgment. 150 They draw nigh that follow after mis- chief : they are far from thy law. 151 Thou art x near, O Lord ; y and all thy commandments are truth. 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them 2 for ever. -i RESH. 153 a Consider mine affliction, and deliver me : for I do not forget thy law. i;i Ps. 69. 9. John 2. 17. 2 Heb. cut me off. n Ps. 12. 6; 18. 30; 19.8. Prov. 30. 5. 8 Heb. tried , or, refined, o ver. 151. Ps. 19. 9. John 17. 17. 4 Heb. found me. p ver. 77. q ver. 34, 73, 169. 5 Or, that I may keep. r Ps. 5. 3; 88. 13; 130.6. s ver. 74. t Ps. 63. 1,6. u ver. 40, 154. J- Ps. 145. 18. yver. 142. z Luke 21.33. 661 Professions of obedience. PSALMS. The safety of the godly. b 1 Sam. 24. 15. Ps. 35. 1 . Mic.7.9. c ver. 40. r/ Job 5. 4. 2 Or, Many. e ver." 149. /'ver. 51. Ps. 44. 18. 7 ver. 136. Ezck. 9. 4. h ver. iHeb. The be- ginning of thy word is true. i ver. 23. I Sam. 24. 11,14: 26. 18. 154 b Plead my cause, and deliver me : c quicken me according to thy word. 155 d Salvation is far from the wicked : for they seek not thy statutes. 156 2 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : e quicken me according to thy judg- ments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies ; yet do I not J decline from thy testimonies. 158 I beheld the transgressors, and 9 was grieved ; because they kept not thy word. 159 Consider how I love thy precepts : h quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lov- ingkindness. 160 3 Thy word is true from the beginning : and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. E? SCHIN. 161 ! Princes have persecuted me without a cause : but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162 1 rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee be- cause of thy righteous judgments. 165 k Great peace have they which love thy law : and 2 nothing shall offend them. 166 'Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testi- monies : " ! for all my ways are before thee. n TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : n give me understanding according 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. 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173 Let thine hand help me ; for p I have chosen thy precepts. 174 q 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 s I have gone astray like a lost sheep ; seek thy servant ; for I do not forget thy commandments. 5 com. irickeil ' prai pta in Edom (Petra). PSALM 120. - against Doeg, 3 rept - - eth of his necessary conversation with the A Song of degrees. IN a 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 3 What shall be given unto thee ? or what shall be 4 done unto thee, thou false tongue ? 4 5 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in . 6 Me'sech, "that I dwell in the tents of Ke'dar ! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I am 6 for peace : but when I speak, they are for war. PSALM 121. The great safely of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection. A Song of degrees. 1WILL 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 b He will not suffer thy foot fcFrov.3. o Is. 32. 17. 2Heb. they shall have no slnm- blimi- bloH: 7 ver. 174. Gen. 49. 18. m Prov. .-.. 21. « Josh. 24. 22. Prov. 1. 29. Luke 10. 42. q ver. 100. r ver. 10, 24, 47. 77, 111. s Is. 58. 0. Luke lj. 4, &c. 1 Pet. 2. cir.1058. a Ps. 118. Jonah 2. 80r, What shall the deceit- ful tongue give laito thee » or. What shall it, profit, thee f 4 Heb. added. 5 Or. It is ;is thesharp arrows ofthe mighty man, with coals of juniper. 6'Gen. 10. 2. Ezek. 27. 13. c Gen. 25. 13. ISam. 25.1. Jer. 40. 28, 29. fi Or, a man of peace. 7 Or, Shall I lift up niineei/es to the hills f whence should my help come ? See Jer. 3. 23. a Ps. 124. 8. h I Sam. 2. 9. Prov. 3. 20. 20. 662 David's joy for the church. PSALMS. The church blesseth God. « i'- 1. j-. ./Ts.M.4. « Ps. 16. 8i llHI. 31. < Ps.ai.s. ' b.49.10. Kev. 7. 16. «Ps.«.2; ■:>7. Ill: U 5.21 I. ,/. Deut. 28. 6. 1'rc.v. 2. 6: 3. 6. « Is. 2 Zech. 21. i, Sec 2 Sum. .".. :». « Ex. 23. 17. Deut. 18. Id. . 121. 1: 141. 8. h Ps. 2. 4; 11. 4: Ho. 3. to be moved : ° he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Is'ra-el shall nei- ther slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is d thy shade e 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 g preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord shall h preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. PSALM 122. 1 David professeth his joy for the church, a and prayelh for the peace thereof. A Song of degrees of Da'vid. 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 Je-ru'sa-lem. 3 Je-ru'sa-lem is builded as a city that is b compact together : 4 c Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto d the tes- timony of Is/ra- el, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 5 e For there 2 are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of Da'vid. 6 f Pray for the peace of Je-ru'- sa-lgm: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy pal- aces. 8 For my bre- thren and com- panions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will 9 seek thy good. PSALM 123. 1 The godly profess their confidence in (rod. 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt. A Song of degrees. UNTO thee a lift I up mine eyes, O thou 6 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 with the contempt of the proud. PSALM 124. The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance, A Song of degrees of Da'vid. IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, "now may Is/ra-el say ; 2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us : 3 Then they had b 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 scnl. a Ps. 129. 1. I, Ps. i6. 1, •_': .57. :;. Prov. 1. 12. He shall drink oe" the Brook in the Way. — Psalm 110. 7. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul is escaped c as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 d Our help is in the name of the Lord, e who made heaven and earth. PSALM 125. 1 The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A prayer for the godly, and against the wicked . A Song of degrees. THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zi'on, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Je-ru'- sa-lem, so the Lord is round about his peo- ple from henceforth even for ever. cPs.91.3. Prov. 6. '' Ps. 121. 2, e Gen. 1. Ps. 134. 663 The blessings which follow PSALMS. them that fear God. a Prov. 22. 8. Is. 14. 5. 2Heb. wicked- ness. b Prov. 2, 15. c Ps. 128. 6. Gal. 6. 16. 3JHeb. re- turned the re- turning of Zion, Ps. 53. 6 ; 8.5. 1. Hob. 6. 11. Joel .3. 1. a Acts 12.9. 6 Job 8. 21. 4Heb. hath magni- fied to do with them. c See Jer. 31. 9, Ice. 5 Or, singing. 6 Or, seed basket. 3 For a the rod of 2 the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; lest the right- eous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their 6 crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but c peace shall be upon Is'ra-el. PSALM 126. 1 The church, celebrating her incredible return out of captivity, 4 prayelhfor, and prophesieth the good success thereof. A Song of degrees. WHEN the Lord 3 turned again the cap- tivity of Zi'on, "we were like them that dream. 2 Then b was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing : then said they among the heathen, The Lord 4 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 5 joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing 6 precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Open thou mine Eyes, that I may behold Wondrous Things out of thy Law. Psalm 119. 18. 664 PSALM 127. 1 The virtue of God's blessing. 3 Good children are his gift. A Song of degrees 2 for SSl'o-mon. EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labour in vain 3 that build it : except a the Lord keep the city, the watchman wak- eth but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to b eat the bread of sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, c children are an heritage of the Lord : and d the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that 4 hath his quiver full of them : e they shall not be ashamed, but they 5 shall speak with the enemies in the gate. PSALM 128. The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God. A Song of degrees. BLESSED a is every one that feareth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. 2 b For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands : happy shalt thou 6e, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be c as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house : thy children d like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 5 e The Lord shall bless thee out of Zi'on: and thou shalt see the good of Je-ru'sa-lem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt ^see thy chil- dren's chil- dr e n, and g peace upon Is/ra-el. PSALM 129. 1 An exhortation to praise God far saving Israel in their great afflic- tions. 5 The ha- ters of the church are cursed. A Song of degrees. ANY a time have they afflicted me from "my youth, ° may Is'ra- el now say : 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth : yet they have not pre- vailed against me. 3 The plow- 'M 2 Or, of Solomon, Ps. 72, title. 3Hcb. that are builders of it in it. a Ps. 121. 3, 4, 5. 6 Gen. 3. 17. 19. c Gen. 33. 5 ; 48. 4. Josh. 24. 3,4. d Deut. 28.4. 4 Heb. hath filled ?iis quiver with them, e See Job 5.4. Prov. 27. 11. iOr,shall subdue, aB Pb. 18. 47, or, destroy. a Ps. 112. 1 i 115. 13; 119.1. c Ezek. 19. 10. d Ps. 52. 8; 144. 12. e Ps. 134. /Gen. 50.23. Job 42. 16. g Ps. 125. 5. tiOr. Much. a See Ezek. 23.3. Hos. 2. 15 : II. L b Pb. 124. 1. The psalmist's PSALMS. lmjiK In pray&r. cPs.37. 2. d Ruth 2.4. Ps. US. 26. a Lam. 3.55. Jonah 2.2. 6 Ps. 143. 2. Kom. 3. 20,23,24. c Ex. 34. d 1 Kings 8.40. Ps. 2. 11. Jer. 33. 8,9. e Ps. 27. 14 ; 33. 20 ; 40. 1. Is. 8. 17 ; 26.8; 30.18. /Ps. 119. 81. pPs 63.6; 119. 147. 2 Or, which watch unto the morning. h Ps. 131. 3. i Ps. 86. 5,15. Is. 55. 7. k Ps. 103. 3,4. Matt. 1. 21. a Rom. 12. 16. 3Heb. walk. 4Heb. wonder- ful. Job 42.3. Ps. 139. 6. 5Heb. my soul, b Matt. 18. 3. ICor. 14. 20. cPs. 130. 7. 6 Hcb. from now. cir.1004. aPs.65.1. 6 Gen. 49. 24. ers plowed upon my back : they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous : he hath cut asun- der the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zi'on. 6 Let them be as c the grass upon 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, d The blessing of the Lord be upon you : we bless you in the name of the Lord. PSALM 1 The psalmist •professeth his hove in prayer, 5 and his in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of degrees. OUT "of the depths have thee, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 b If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand ? 4 But there is e forgiveness with thee, that d thou mayest be feared. 5 e I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and -^in his word do I hope. 6 g My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : 2 1 say, more than they that watch for the morning. h 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed ; 4 I will c not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I d find out a place for the Lord, 2 an habitation for the mighty God of Ja'cob. 6 Lo, we heard of it e at fiph'ra-tah: -^we found it 9 in the fields of the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacles : h we will worship at his footstool. 8 f Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ; thou, and k the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests ( be clothed with righteous- ness ; and let thy saints shout for The 7 "Let Is'ra-el hope in the Lord : for * with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. 8 And k he shall redeem Is'ra-el from all his iniquities. PSALM 131. 1 David, professing his humility, 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of degrees of Da'vid. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty : a neither do I 3 exercise my- self in great matters, or in things too 4 high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted 5 my- self, b as a child that is weaned of his mo- ther : my soul is even as a weaned child. 3 c Let Is'ra-el hope in the Lord 6 from henceforth and for ever. PSALM 132. 1 David in Ms prayer commendeth unto God the religious care he had for the ark. 8 His prayer at the removing of the ark, 11 xoith a repetition of God's promises. A Song of degrees. LORD, remember Da'vid, and all his af- flictions : 2 How he sware unto the Lord, ° and vowed unto b the mighty God of Ja'cob ; Bands of the Wicked have robbed me. Psalm 119. 61. sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. 11 m The Lord hath sworn in truth unto Da'vid ; he will not turn from it ; " Of the fruit of 3 thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 ° For the Lord hath chosen Zi'on ; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 p This is my rest for ever : here will I dwell ; for I have desired it. 15 q I will 4 abundantly bless her provision : I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 r I will also clothe her priests with salva- tion : s and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 ' There will I make the horn of Da'vid to bud : u I have ordained a 5 lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I x clothe with shame : but upon himself shall his crown flour- ish. c Prov. (J. 4. d Acts 7. 4 Chr. t;. 41,42. /,■ 1'.,. 78. ill. ( ver. 16. Job 29. 14. Is.fil. in. m Ps. 89. 3, 4, 33. &c. ; 110. 4. n 2 Sam. 7.12. 1 Kings 8.25. 2 Chr. 6. 16. Luke 1. 69. Acts 2. 80. 3Heb.t//if belli/. Ps. 48. 1,2. fi Ps. 6X. 16. q Ps. 147. 14. 4 Or, sitrehi. r ver. 9. 2 Chr. 6. 41. Ps. 149. 4. .-' Hos. 11 12. 1 Ezek. 29.21. Luke 1. 69. ii See 1 Kinjrs 11.36; 15.4. 2 Chr. 21. 7. 5 Or, candle. .r Ps. 35. 26 : 109. 665 The communion of saints. PSALMS. The vanity of idols. a Gen. 13. S. Heb. 13. 1. 2 Heh. even to- gether. b Ex. 80. 25, 30. e Dent. 4.48. d Lev. 25. 21. Dent. 28. 8. Ps. 42. 8. a Ps. 135. 1,2. b 1 Chr. 3. *?. c 1 Tim. 2.8. 3 Or, in holiness, d Ps. 124. 8. e Ps. 128. 5;135.2I. a Vs. 113. 1 ; 134. 1. 6 Luke 2. 37. c Ps. 92. 13 ; 96. 8 ; 116. 19. (/ Ps. 119. 68. e Ps. 14r. 1. / Ex. 19. Dent. 7. 6, 7 ; 10. 15. g Ps. 95. 3 ; 97. 9. It Vs. 115. i jer. 10. 13; 51. 16. ;,' Job 28. 25, 26; 38. 24, &e. Zech. 10. 1. 7 Job .38. oo «f Ex. 12. 12, 29. Ps. 78. 51 ; 136. 10. 4 Heb. from man unto beast, n Ex. 7 ; 8; 9; 10 ; 14. o Ps. 136. 15. PSALM 133. The benefit of the communion of saints. A Song of degrees of Da'vid. BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is for " brethren to dwell 2 together in unity ! 2 It is like b the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aar'on's beard : that went down to the skirts of his garments ; 3 As the dew of e Her'mon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zi'on : for d there the Lord commanded the bless- ing, even life for evermore. PSALM 134. An exhortation to bless God. A Song of degrees. BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, a all vants of the Lord, b which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2 ° Lift up your hands 3 in the sanctu- ary, and bless the Lord. 3 d The Lord that made heaven and earth e bless thee out of Zi'on. PSALM 135. 1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, 5 for his power, 8 for his judgments. 15 The vanity of idols. 19 An exhortation to bless God. PRAISE ye the' Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; a praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. 2 6 Ye that st and in the house ; Jt of the Lord, in c t h e courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the Lord ; for d the Lord is good : sing praises unto his name ; e for it is pleasant. 4 For f the Lord hath chosen Ja'cob unto himself, and Is/ra-el for his peculiar trea- sure. 5 For I know that 9 the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 h Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. 7 ' He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; h he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his l treasuries. 8 m Who smote the firstborn of E'gypt, 4 both of man and beast. 9 n Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O E'gypt, ° upon Pha'raoh, and upon all his servants. 10 p Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings ; 11 Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites, and Og king of Ba'shan, and q all the kingdoms of Ca'naan : 12 r And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Is/ra-el his people. 13 s Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever ; and thy memorial, O Lord, 2 throughout^ all generations. p Num. 21. 24, 25, 26,34,35. Ps. 136. 17, &c. g Josh. 12. 7. r Ps. 78. 55; 136. 21, 22. s Ex. 3. 15. Ps. 102. 12. 2 Heb. to genera- tion and genera- tion. Givi; me Understanding, that I may learn tht Commandments. — Psalm 119. 73. 14 ' For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his ser- vants. 15 u 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; nei- ther 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 Is'ra-el: bless the Lord, O house of Aar'on : 20 Bless the Lord, O house of Le'vi : ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 21 Blessed be the Lord y out of Zi'on, which dwelleth at Je-ru'sa-lem. Praise ye the Lord. / Dent. 32. 36. n Ps. 115. 4, 5, 6, . Ps. 115. 9, &c. U Ps. 134. 3. fi6^ An exhortation to give thanks PSALMS. for particular merries. it Ps. 106. 1 ; 107. 1 ; 118. 1. b 1 Chr. 16.34,41. 2 Chr. 30.21. c Deut. 10. 17. d Ps. 72. 18. e Gen. 1. 1. Prov. 3. 111. Jer. 51. 15. I Gen. 1. 0. Ps. 24. 2. Jer. 10. 12. Gen. 1. 14. It Gen. 1. 16. ■i Ileb. for the riiUni/..- by tin v. < Ex. 12. 29. Ps. 185. k- Ex. 12. 51 ; 13. 3,17. / Ex. 6. 6. »i Ex. 14. 21, 22. Ps. 78. 13. n Ex. 14. 27. Ps. 135.11. 3Heb. shdked o Ex. 13. 18; 15.22. Deut. S. 15. p Ps. 135. 10, 11. q Deut. 29.7. r Num. 21. 21. sNum. 21. 33. t Josh. 12. 1, &c. Ps. 135. 12. u Gen. 8. 1. Deut. 32. 36. Ps. 113. ?. X Ps. 104. 27; 145. 15; 147. 9. PSALM 136. An exhortation to (/ire thanks to God /or particular mert a GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : b for his mercy enclureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto c the God of gods : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 4. To him d who alone doeth great wonders : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 5 e To him that by wisdom made the hea- vens : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 6-^To him that stretched out the earth above the waters : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 7 9 To him that made great lights : for his mercy enclureth for ever: 8 h The sun 2 to rule by day : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 9 The moon and stars to rule by night : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 10 'To him that smote E'gj'pt in their firstborn : for his mer- cy enclureth for ever : PSALM 137. l Thf • onstancy of tfte Jews '" captivity. K'ioni ana Babel. i The prophet curseth | B Y the rivers of Bab'y-lon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remem- bered Zi'on. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away cap- tive required of us 2 a song ; and they that 3 "wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zi'on. 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a 4 strange land ? 5 If I forget thee, O Je-ru'sa-lem, let my right hand forget her cunning. cir. 570. 2Heb. the wot di a ROtltt. :; Hcli. I lai't us mi heaps. oPe :■•■>. 4 Hob. Ittni! nf n stran- ger f 11 * And brought out Is'- ra-el from among them : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 12 l With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm : for his mercy enclureth for ever. 13 m To him which di- vided the Red sea into parts : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 14 And made Is'ra-el to pass through the midst of it : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 15 " But 3 overthrew Pha'raoh and his host i in the Red sea : for his mercy enclureth for ' ever. j 16 °To him which led his people through the wilderness : for his mercy enclureth for ! ever. j 17 p To him which smote great kings : for ; his mercy enclureth for ever : 18 q And slew famous kings : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 19 r Si'hon king of the Am'o-rites : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 20 s And Og the king of Ba'shan : for his mercy enclureth for ever: 21 ' And gave their land for an heritage : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 22 Even an heritage unto Is'ra-el his ser- vant: for his mercy enclureth for ever. 23 Who u remembered us in our low estate : for his mercy enclureth for ever : 24 And hath redeemed us from our ene- mies: for his mercy endureth for ever. 25 x Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy endureth for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven : for his mercy endureth for ever. I HAVE GONE ASTKAY LIKE A LOST SHEEP. Psalm 119. 176. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my 6 tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Je-ru'sa-lem above 5 my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, c the children of E'dom in the day of Je-ru'sa-16m ; who said. 6 Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Bab'y-lon, d who art to be 7 destroyed ; happy shall he be, 8e that re- wardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and - f dash- eth thy little ones against 9 the stones. PSALM 138. 1 Dariil praiseth God for the truth of his word. 4 He prophesieth that the kings of the earth shall praise God. 7 He professeth his confidence in God. A Psalm of Da'vid. I WILL praise thee with my whole heart : a before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 b I 'will worship c toward thy holy temple, '. Ezek. .; !'• . 5 Heb. the /tend tit mljjvtl. c Jcr. 49. 7, &c. Lam. 4. 22. Ezek. 25. 12. Obau. 10, Szc. C Heli. Mala ban. d Is. 13. 1. G. &c. . 47.1. Jer. 25. 12: 5ii. 2. 7 Heb. >rit TV ll.U. 2 Heb. a man of tongue. ■;or. an evil si taker. ., ., ,. /. / Niaii or viott tict . '„ i .'./',. tithed He make th Lightnings fob the Rain : He bringeth the Wind out of his Treasuries. — Psalm 135. 7. DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man : a preserve me from the 3 violent man ; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart ; b continually ar .- they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent ; c adders' poison is under their lips. Se'lah. a vet. 4. 3 Heb. man of ii ■>- lences. bPi.56. 6. cPs. 58.4. R'.m. 3. rfPs.n.4. e v«r. 1. -"Ps.35. 7 : 57. 6 : 119. 110; 141.9. Jer. 18. 4 Or, let them not be exalted. a Deut. 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 141. 1 David prayet It that his suit may be acceptable. conscience sincere, 7 and his life safe from snt A Psalm of Da'vid. ,3 his ares. 4 a Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ; e 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. Se'lah. 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 sal- vation, 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 ; 49 lest thev exalt themselves. Se'lah. LORD,T cry unto thee : a make haste unto me ; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let 6 my prayer be 4 set forth before thee e as incense ; and d the lifting up of my hands as e 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 : - f and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 ff5 Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me ; it shall be an excellent oil, ivhich shall not break my head : for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in in the efo/h : let him he hunted to his over- throw. 1: 1 Kings 8. 4.'.. Ps. 9. 4. aPs.70.5. b Rev. 5. B;8.3,4. 4 Heb. di- rected. c Rev. 8. 3. (/ Ps. 154. lTim. 2.8. e Ex. 29. 39. /Prov. 23.6. g Prov. 9. 8; 1H.25; 2.5. 12. Gal. B. 1. 5 Or. Let eon~ sntit>~ me kin'll'i. antl n - prove me: let not their precious oil break mn head, tfC. 069 David's comfort is in prat/ er. PSALMS. He blesseth God for his mercy. h 2 Cor. 1. 9. i'2 Chr. 21). 12. Ps. 25. 15 ; 123. 1,2. 2Heb. make not my soul bare, k Ps. 119. 11(1 ; 140. 5 ; 142. 3. I Ps. 33. 8. 3Heb. pass over. • Ps. 57, title. 4 Or, A Psalm 'j/ David, giving instruc- tion. t 1 Sam. 22. 1; 24. 3. Ps. 102, title. Is. 26. 16. b Ps. 143. 4. c_Ps. 140. d Ps. 69. 20. 5 Or, Look on the rigid hand, and see. e Ps. 31. 11; 88. 8,18. 6 Heb. perished from me. 7 Heb. no man sought after my soul. /Ps. 46. 1; 91.2. g Ps. 16. 5 i 73. 26 ; 119. 57. Lam. 3. 24. h Ps. 27. 13. ; Ps. ii6. 6. i-Ps.34.2. 1 Pe. 13. 6; 119. 17. 6 Job 14. 3. cEx.34.7. Job4.17: 9. 2 ; 15. 14 ; 25. 4. Ps. 130. Eccles. 7.20. Rom. 3. 20. Gal. 2. 16. d Ps. 77. 3 ; 142. 3. e Ps. 77. 5, 10, 11. fPs. 88. 9. pPs.63.1. for stony places, they shall hear my words ; 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 ; 2 leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from '"'the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the work- ers of iniquity. 10 ' Let the wicked fall into their own nets, escape. whilst that I withal 3 PSALM 142. David sheweth that in his trouble all his comfort was in. prayer unto God. * * Mas'chil of Da'vid ; A Prayer t 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 b When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. c In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 d 5 1 looked on my right hand, and beheld, but e there was no man that would know me : refuge 6 failed me ; 7 no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, * Thou art my refuge and 9 my portion h in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my 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 : k the righteous shall com- pass me about ; ' for thou shalt deal bounti- fully with me. PSALM 143. 1 David prayeth for favour in judgment. 3 Hecomplaineth of his griefs. 5 He strengthened his faith by meditation and prayer. 7 He prayeth for grace, 9 for deliverance, io for sanctipiation. 12 for destruction of his enemies. A Psalm of Da'vid. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications : "' in thy faith- fulness answer me, and in thy right- eousness. 2 And b enter not into judgment with thy servant : for c in 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 darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 "Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; my heart within me is deso- late. 5 e I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6^1 stretch forth my hands unto thee : 9 my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Se'lah. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lord : my spirit faileth : hide not thy face from me, h 2 lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness l in the morning ; for in thee do I trust : k cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for 1 1 lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : I 3 flee unto thee to hide me. 10 m Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : n thy spirit is good ; lead me into the land of uprightness. 11 p Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy q cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul : for '" I am thy servant. PSALM 144. 1 David blesseth God for his mercy both to him and to man. 5 He prayeth that God would powerfully deliver him from his ene- mies. 9 He promiseth to praise God. 11 He prayeth for the happy state of the kingdom. A Psalm of Da'vid. BLESSED be the Lord 4 mv strength, " which teacheth my hands " to war, and my fingers to fight : 2 & 6 jyjy 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 c Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him ! 4 d Man is like to vanity : e his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 ^Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down : 9 touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 '' Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 7 l Send thine " hand from AFs.28.1. 2 Or,./w 1 am becomf like, Sv . Ps. 88. 4. i See Ps. 46. 5. k Ps. 5. >■. /Ps.25. :. 3 Heb. hide nit with thee. m Ps. 25. 4, 5 ; 13(1. 24. n Neh. 9. 20. o Is. 26.10. p Ps. 119. 25, 37, 40, &e. ? Ps.54.5. )■ Ps. 116. 16. 4 Heb. my rock, Ps. 18. 2,31. a 2 Sam. 22. 35. Ps.18.34. 5 Heb. i.. the war, 4 c. b 2 Sam. 22. 2. 3 40, 4X. " 6 Or, Mil mercy. c Job 7.17. Ps. 8. 4. Heb. 2. 6. d Job 4. 19 ; 14. 2 Ps. 39. 5 ; 62. 9. e Ps. 102. 11. fPe. 18.9. Is. 64. 1 . g Ps. 104. 32. h Ps. IS. 13, 14. i Ps. IS. 16. 7 Heb. hands. Evil, SHALL, HINT the Violent Man Psalm 140. 11. TO OVERTHROW HLM. 670 David praiseth God, and PSALMS. exiolleth his goodness tVLT. 11. IV vs. ;. 2, 14. 1 Ps.34.3. Mai. 2. 11. ': 40. .. I'-, is. ."J i. •1 1 >r, victory. .4'_'. H>. h Sec Job ■■:',. In Ps, 100. lis. .vi. 5. c Zech. :•. 9. Matt. 21. 5. :. 28. c ch. 1. 9. d Ps. :!7. 24 ! 91. 11,12. ch. 10. 9. e Lev. 26. 6. Ps. 3. 5 ; 4.8. /•Ps. 91. 5; 112. 1 g Rom. 13. 7. Gal. G. 10. 3 Heb. the owners thereof. h Lev. '19. 13. Deut. 24. 15. 4 Or, l'racti*r no evil. i Rom. 12. 18. it Ps. 37. 1 ; 73. 8. ch. 24. 1. 5 Heb. a man of violence. I Ps. 25. 14. m Lev. 26. 14, &c. Ps.37.22 Zech. 5. 4. Mai. 2.2 n Ps. 1. :; o James 4. G. 1 Pet. 5. 6°Heb. cralteth the ool... a Ps. 34. 11. ch. 1. 8. b 1 Chr. 29.1. c 1 Chr. 28.9. Eph. 6. 4. d ch. 7. 2. e ch. 2. 2, The path of the just PROVERBS, 5. is as the shining light. cir.lOOO. /2Thess, 2.10. g Matt. 13. 44. Luke 10. 42. h 1 Sam. 2.30. i ch. 1.9; 8.22. 2 Or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory. k ch. 3. 2. I Ps. 18. 36. m Ps. 91. 11, 12. n Ps. 1. 1. ch. 1. 10, 13. oPs.36.4. Is. 57. 20. ;. Matt. 5. 14, 45. Phil. 2. 15. q 2 Sam. 23.4. r 1 Sam. 2 9 Job 18. 5,6. Is. .59. 9, 10. Jer. 23. 12. John 12. 35. s ch. 3. 3, 21. t ch. 2. 1. u ch. 3. 8 ; 12. 18. 3 Heb. medi- cine. 4 Heb. above all keeping. it not ; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee : *love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 9 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy get- ting get under- standing. 8 h 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 ornament of grace : 2 a crown of glory shall she deliv- er to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and re- ceive ings years of thy life shall be many. Ill have taught thee in the way of wisdom ; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, l thy steps shall not be straitened ; m 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 IT n Enter not into the path of the wicked, 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 p But the path of the just q is as the shin- ing light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 r The way of the wicked is as darkness : they know not at what they stumble. 20 IT My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 s 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 u 3 health to all their flesh. 23 IT Keep thy heart 4 with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee 2 a fro- ward 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 3 let all thy ways be estab- lished. 27 x Turn not to the right hand nor to the left : y remove thy foot from evil. CHAPTER 5. 1 Solomon exhorteth to wisdom. 3 He she wet h the mischief of whoredom. 15 He exhorteth to chastity. 22 The iviched are overtaken with their own sins. my say- fc and the B.C. cir.1000. 2 Heb. fro- ward- ness of mouth, and per- verseness of lips. 3 Or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright. xDeut.5. 32:28.14. Josh. 1. y Is. 1. 16. Rom. 12. 9. Cast in thy Lot among us ; let us all have one Puese. — Prov. 1. 14. w Y son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding : 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may a keep knowledge. 3 IT 6 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her 4 mouth is c smoother than oil : 4 But her end is d bitter as wormwood, e 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 of life, her ways are moveable,, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house : o Mai. 2. o'ch. 2. 16 ; 6. 24. 4 Heb. palate, c Ps. 5.5. 21. d Eccles. 7.26. e Heb. 4. 12. /ch.7.27. 676 The mischief of whoredom. PROVERBS, 6. Against suretisJiip. B. C. cir.1000. 2 Heb. tlii/ Strength. pch.1.29. /, ch. I. ■ 25 i 12. 1. 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel : 10 Lest strangers be filled with 2 thy wealth ; and thy labours be in the house of a stran- ger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I g hated instruction, and my heart h despised reproof ; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me ! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15 H Drink waters out of thine own cis- tern, 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. M Honour the Lord . . . with the Firstfruits of all thine Increase. — Prov. 3. 9. SHeb. water thee. 4 Heb. err than ahuays m her love. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed : and rejoice with ! the wife of thy youth. 19 k Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe ; let her breasts 3 satisfy thee at all times ; and i be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with ' a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 m For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. 22 If n His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his 2 sins. 23 ° He shall die without instruction ; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. CHAPTER 6. 1 Against sureltship, 6 idleness, 12 and mischievousness. 16 Seven things hateful to God. 20 The blessings of obedience, 'lb The mischiefs of whoredom. Y son, a if thou be surety for thy friend, if 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, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend ; g o , humble thyself, 3 and make sure thy friend. 4 6 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 IT c 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 gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 d 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 e So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12 IT A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 -f He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers ; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, 9 he deviseth mischief continually; h he 4 soweth discord. ! b. c. cir. 1000. I Zch.2.10; I 7.5. ui '1 C'hr. IB. II. Job 81. 4; 34. 21. ch. 15. .". Jer. 16. 17; "2. 111. Hok7.2. Heb. 4. v.;. ,/iv '.i.;.-,. 2 Heb. n'n. oJoli-t. 21:38.12. a ch. 11. 15; 17. IS; 2U. lii; 22. 2U;27. 13. 3 Or, so .r> rail Wltli tin/ friend. b Ps. 132. 4. Job 12. il ch. 24. 33, 34. e ch. 111. 4; 13. 4; 20.4. f Job 15. 12. Ps. 35.19. ch. 10.10. g Mic. 2. I. h ver. 19. 4 Heb. C(tJtt£fh forth. 677 The blessings of obedience. PROVERBS, 7. The cunning of a whore. cir.1000. i Jer. 19. 11. k 2 Chr. 36. 16. 2 Heb. of his soul. i Ps. 18. 27)101.5. 3 Heb. Haughty ewes. m Ps. 120. 2 3. ii Is. 1. 15. o Gen. 6. pis. 59. 7. Rom. 3. 15. 7 Ps. 27. 12. ch. 19. 5, 9. r ver. 14. sch. 1.8. Eph.6.1. ■( ch. 3. 3 ; ■7. 3. « ch. 3. 23, 24. sen. 2.11. yPs.19.8; 119. 105. 4 Or, candle. 2ch.2.16; 5. 3; 7. 5. 5 Or, of the strange tongue. a Matt. 5.28. &ch.29.3. c Gen. 39. 14. 6Heb.r/ie woman of a man, or, a man's wife. d Ezek. 13. 18. e Ex. 22. 1,4. /ch. 7. 7 Heb. heart. 8 Heb. He. will not accept the/ace of any ransom. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come sud- denly ; suddenly shall he x be broken k with- out remedy. 16 IT These six things doth the Lord hate : yea, seven are an abomination 2 unto him : 17 ' 3 A proud look, m el lying tongue, and n hands that shed innocent blood, 18 ° An heart that deviseth wicked imagi- nations, p feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 q A false witness that speaketh lies, and he r that soweth discord among brethren. 20 IT s My son, keep thy father's command- ment, and forsake not the law of thy mo- ther : 21 * Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 " When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, x it shall keep thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 y For the commandment is a 4 lamp ; and the law is light ; and re- proofs of instruction are the way of life : 24 z To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery 5 of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 a Lust not after her beauty in thine heart ; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 26 For b by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread : c and 6 the adulteress will d hunt for the pre- cious 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 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry ; 31 But if he be found, e he shall restore sevenfold ; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman Aacketh 7 understanding : 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 : there- fore he will not spare in the day of ven- geance. 35 8 He will not regard any ransom ; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. CHAPTER 7. 1 Solomon versuadelh to a sincere and kind familiarity with wis- dom. 6 In an example of Ms own experience, he sheweth 10 the cunning of an whore, 22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton. 24 Be dehorteth from such wickedness. M Y son, keep my words, and * lay up my commandments with thee. 2 b Keep my commandments, and live ; e and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 d Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister ; and call understanding thy kinswoman : 5 e That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flat- tereth with her words. 6 IT For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among cir.lOOO. a ch. 2. 1. 6 Lev. 18. 5. ch. 4. 4. Is. 55. 3. c Deut. 32. 10. ch. 22. 20. 5Heb.//ic abomi- nation of my lius. 6Heb. wreath- ed. : Job 28. 15, &c. Ps. 19. 10 i 119. 127. ch. 3. 14, 15 ; 4. 5, 7 s 16. 16. 1 Or, sublilty. ich.10.6. ; ch. 6. 17. /"ch.4.24. ff Eccles. 7.19. 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with ''' fine linen of E'gypt. 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 2 with him, and will come home at 3 the day appointed. 21 With l her much fair speech she caused him to yield, m with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth after her 4 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 ; n as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knowe\h not that it is for his life. 24 IT Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, ° many strong men have been slain by her. 27 p Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. CHAPTER 8. 1 The fame, 6 and evideney of wisdom. 10 The excellency , 12 the nature, 15 the power, 18 the riches, 22 and the eternity of wisdom. 32 Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it bringeth . DOTH not a wisdom cry ? and understand- ing 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 you, O men, I call ; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom : and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear ; for I will speak of b excellent things ; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth ; and wickedness is 5 an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in right- eousness ; there is nothing 6 froward or per- verse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understand- eth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver ; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 c For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with 7 prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 d The fear of the Lord is to hate evil : e pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and ■f the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom : I am understanding ; 9 1 have strength. 15 h By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 1 1 love them that love me; and k those that seek me early shall find me. 18 ' Riches and honour are with me ; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 m My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold ; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I 2 lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment : 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance ; and I will fill their trea- sures. 22 n The Lord possessed me in the begin- ning of his way, before his works of old. 23°I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth ; when there were no fountains abound- ing with water. 25 p Before the mountains were settled, be- fore the hills was I brought forth : 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the 3 fields, nor 4 the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there : when he set 5 a compass upon the face of the depth : 28 When he established the clouds above : when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 9 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his command- ment : when r he appointed the foundations of the earth : 30 s Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: ^and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him ; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; and u my delights were with the sons of men. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children : for x blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 y Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall 6 z obtain favour of the Lord. 36 But he that sinneth against me a wrong- eth his own soul : all they that hate me love death. 1 The discipline, CHAPTER 9. 4 and doctrine of wisdom, and error of folly. B. C. cir.1000. h Dun. 2. 21. Rom. 13. i 1 Sam. 2. 80. Ps.9J.14. John 14 21. k James 1.5. 1 eh.". Hi. Matt, (i. 33. m ver. HI ch. 8. 1 1. 2 Or. walk. nch.3.19. John 1. 1. o Ps. 2. 6. 13 The custom, 16 WISDOM hath "builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars : 2 6 She hath killed 7 her beasts ; c she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath d sent forth her maidens: e she P Job 15. 7,8. 3 Or, open place*. 4 Or, the chief part. 5 Or, a circle. fj Gen. 1. 9,10. Job 38. 10, 11. Ps.33.7l 104.9. Jer. 5. 22. r Job 38. 4. t' John 1. 1, 2, 18. t Matt. &. 17. Col. I. 13. HPS.16.K. x Ps. 119. 1, 2 ; 128. 1,2. Luke 11. 28. y ch. 3. 13, 18. 6 Heb. bring forth. zch.12.2 ach.20.2 a Matt. 16. 18. Eph. 2. 20,21,22, 1 Pet. 2. b Matt. 22. 3, &c. 7B.eb.hei killing, c ver. 5. ch.23.30. d Rom. 10. 15. e ch. 8. 1, 2. 679 The teaching of wisdom and of folly. PROVERBS, 10. Moral virtues, and their contrary vices. cir.'iobo. /ver. 14. g ver. 16. ch. 6. 32. Matt. 11. 25. h ver. 2. Cant. 5. 1. Is. 55. 1. John 6. i Matt. 7. 6. * Ps. 141. I Matt. 1.3. 12. m Job 2S. 2S. Ps. 111. 10. ch. 1. 7. * ch. .3. 2, 16; 10. 27. o Job .35. 6.7. ch.Ui.26. p ch. 7. 11. q ver. 3. s ch. 20. 17. 2 Heb. of secrecies. I ch. 2. 18 i 7. 27. crieth ^upon the highest places of the city, 4 9 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 h Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live ; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that reproveth a scorner get- teth to himself shame : and he that re- buketh a wicked man getteth him- self a blot. 8 * Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee : k rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser : teach a just man, 'and he will increase in learning. 10 m The fear of \ / the Lord is the beginning of wis- dom : and the knowledge of the holy is under- standing. 11 m For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be in- creased. 12 °If thou be wise, thou shall be wise for thy- self : but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 13 IT P A foolish woman is clamo- rous: she is sim- ple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sit- teth at the door of her house, on a seat 9 in the high places of the city, 15 To call pas- sengers who go right on their ways : 16 r Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : and as for him that wanteth understand- ing, she saith to him, -.j- 17 s Stolen waters are sweet, and « & bread 2 eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that 'the dead are there ; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations ofr< — ■'■■-■ • ■• T CHAPTER 10 ie five and twentieth a. . moral virtues, and their contrary vices HE proverbs of SSTo-mon. a A wise son maketh a glad father : but a foolish son is the heaviness • of his mother. i: ': : S B.C. cir.1000. a ch. 15. 20 ; 17. 21,25:19. 13 i 29. .3, IS. Whoso is Simple, let him tubk :. -.^ IN HITHER. PrOV. 9. 16. 2 b Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : c but right- eousness delivereth from death. 3 d The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish : but he casteth away 2 the substance of the wicked. 4 e He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand : but -^ the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise b Ps. 49. 6, &c. ch. 11. 4. Luke 12. 19, 20. c Dan. 4. 27. d Ps. 10. 14 ; 34. 9, 10; 37. 25. 2 Or, the wicked for their wicked- ness. e ch. 12. 24; 19. 15. /ch. 13. 4 ; 21. 5. 680 Mural virtues, and PROVERBS, 11. their contrary vices. B.C. cir.1000. 1/ eh. 12. 1; lT.Si 19. 26. h ver. 11. Esth. 7. 8. 1 Ps. fl. 5, 6 ! 112. (J. Eccles. 8. I". k ver. 10. 2 llcli. ff fool of lips. 8 Or, shall l« n, aten. I Ps.28.4. ch. 28.18. Is. 88. 15, 16. m ell. *!. 13. n vit. S. 4 Or, shall i>, beaten. o Ps. 37. SO. ch. in. 14; 18.4. )> Vl'l\ II. iv. u ir. «. nch.17.9. 1 Cor. IS. 4. 1 Pet. 4. 8. rch.26.8. 5 llel). heart. s ch. 18. 7:21. 23. ( Job 31. 24. Ps. .".2. 7. ch.18.11. I Tim. 6. 17. 6 Or, causeth to err. kPs.Io.S. x Eccles. 5. '■'. y James 7 Heb. o/ heart, z Gen. 24. 35; 26. 12. Ps. 37. 22. a ch. 14. 9 ; 15. 21. 6 Job 1.5. 21. c Ps. 145. 19. Matt. .5. 6. 1 John 5. 14, 15. d Ps. 37. 9, 10. e ver. 30. Ps. 15. 5. Matt. 7. 24, 25 ; 16. IX. f'ch.9.11. 8 Heb. addeth. ft Job 15. ' 32, 33 ; 22. 16. Ps. 55. Eccles. 7. 17. h Job S. 13; 11. 20. Ps. 112. 10. ch. 11. 7. i Ps. 1. 6 ; 37. 20. k ver. 25. Ps. 37. 22, 20 ; 125. I. I Ps. :::. 30. son : but he that sleepeth in harvest is g a son that causeth shanie. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just : but ''violence 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 command- ments : k but 2 a prating fool 3 shall fall. 9 ' He that walketh uprightly walketh surely : but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10 m He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow : n but a prating fool 4 shall fall. 11 "The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life : but p violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes : but q love covereth all sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understand- ing wisdom is found : but r a rod is for the back of him that is void of 5 understanding. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge : but s 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 tendeth 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 6 erreth. 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and w he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. 19 x In the multitude of words there want- eth not sin : but y 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 7 of wisdom. 22 z The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 23 a It is as sport to a fool to do mis- chief : but a man of understanding hath wis- dom. 24 h The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him : but c the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, d so is the wicked no more : but e 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 8 prolongeth days : but g the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be glad- ness: but the h expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: 'but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 30 k 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 fro ward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable : but the mouth of the wicked speaketh 2 frowardness. A B. C. cir.1000. CHAPTER 11. a 3 FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord : but 4 a just weight is his delight. 2 b When pride cometh, then cometh shame : but with the lowly is wisdom. 3 c The integrity of the upi'ight shall guide them : but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 4 d Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but e righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall 5 direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall de- liver them : but •> transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. 7 ». b root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4 c A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband : but she that mak- eth ashamed is d as rottenness in his bones. 5 The thoughts of the right- eous are right : but the coun- sels of the wicked are de- ceit. 6 e The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood : •f but the mouth '* of the upright shall deliver them. 7 9 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 : h but he that is 2 of a perverse heart shall be despised. 9 % He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 10 k A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast : but the 3 tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 11 l He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread : but he that followeth vain per- sons m is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desireth 4 the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 13 5M The wicked is snared by the trans- gression of his lips : ° but the just shall come out of trouble. 14 p A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth : q and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 15 r The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 16 s A fool's wrath is 6 presently known : but a prudent man covereth shame. 17 t He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness : but a false witness deceit. 18 "There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword : but the tongue of the wise is health. 19Tho lip of truth shall be est ah- B C cir.1000. h 1 Sam. 25. 17. 2Beb. pervert," of hew 1 i ch. 13. ; k Deut. 25.4. 3 Or, bowels. I Gen. 3. 19. ch. 28.1V. m ch. G. 32. 4 Or, the fortress. 5Heb. The snare of the wicked is in tin trans- gression of lips. n ch. 18-7. o 2 Pet. 2.9. p ch. IS. 2; 18. 20. ols. 3. 10. 11. r ch. 3. 1 Luke ]>-. 11. s ch. 29. 11. 6 Heb. in thatdci". t ch. 14. 5. u Ps. 57- 4 ; 59. 7 ■ 64.3. He that withholdeth Cork, the People shall curse him. 682 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 13, 14. their contrary vices. LS. C. cir. IDDO. x Ps. 52.5. ch. 19. '.I. ■i ch. 0. 17;U.'-'0. Rev. 22. 15. : ch. 18. 16 ; 15. 2. toll. 10. 4. .' Or, rfe- ceiyitf. b ch. 15. 13. ! Is. 50. 4. '.Or, . 21. lished for ever : x but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that ima- gine evil : but to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 22 y Lying lips are abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly are his delight. 23 z A -prudent man concealeth knowledge : but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolish- ness. 24 "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : but the 2 slothful shall be under trib- ute. 25 6 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop : but c a good word maketh it glad. 26 The righteous is more 3 ex- cellent than his neigh- bour: but the way of the wicked seduce th them. 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting : but the substance of a diligent man is precious. 28 In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. CHAPTER 13. He A WISE son heareth his father's instruc- tion: a but a scorner heareth not re- buke. 2 6 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth : but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 3 c He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life : but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 4 d The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 5 A righteous man hateth lying : but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 6 e Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way : but wickedness overthroweth 4 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 riches : but the poor heareth not rebuke. 9 The fight of the righteous rejoiceth : g but the 5 lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 Only by pride cometh contention : but with the well advised is wisdom. 11 h Wealth gotten by vanity shall be dimin- ished : but he that gathereth 2 by labour shall increase. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but l when the desire cometh, it is a, tree of life. 13 Whoso k despiseth the word shall be de- stroyed : but he that feareth the command- ment 3 shall be rewarded. 14 l The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from m the snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth favour : but the way of transgressors is hard. 16 n Every prudent man dealeth with know- ledge : but a fool 4 layeth open his folly. 17 Awicked messenger falleth into mischief: but o5 a faith- ful ambas- s a dor is health. 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that re- f u s e t h in- struction: but P he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 19 9 The de- sire accom- plished is abomination to THAT TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH Bread. Prov. 12. 11. 683 sweet to the soul : but it is fools to depart from evil. 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools 6 shall be destroyed. 21 r Evil pursueth sinners : but to the right- eous good shall be repayed. 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children : and s the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 23 ' Much food is in the tillage of the poor : but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 24 w He that spareth his rod hateth his son : but he that loveth him chasteneth him be- times. 25 ^The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul : but the belly of the wicked shall want. CHAPTER 14. EVERY ° wise woman 6 buildeth her house : but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness fear- eth the Lord : c but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride : d but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean : but much increase is by the strength of the ox. b. c. cir. 1000. 2 Heb. with the hand, i ver. 19. i'2Chr. 30. 18. 3 Or, shall he in peare, I ch. 10. 11 i 14. 27; ID. 22. m 2 Sam. 22.6. n ch. 12. 28j 15. 2. 4 Heb. spretid- eth. o ch. 2,5. 13. 5 Heb. an ambas- sador oj faithful ness. p ch. 15. 5,31. q ver. 12. 6 Heb. sJiall he broken. r Ps. 32. 10. s Job 27. 16, 17. ch. 28. 8 Eccle6. 2.26. ( ch. 12. 11. Mch. 19. 18 ; 22. 15 ; 23. IS; 29. 15, 17. x Ps. 34. 10 ; 37. 3. nch.24.3. b Ruth 4. 11. c Job 12. 4. tfch. 12.6 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 14. their contrary vices. B.C. cir.1000. e ver. 25. Ex. 20. 16 ; 2'S. 1. ch.6. 19; 12. 17. /ch.8.9; 17.24. g ch. 10. 23. 2 Heb. the bitter- ness of his soul. h Job 8. 15. i ch. 16. 25. k Rom. 6. 21. I ch. 5. 4. Eccles. 2.2. m ch. 1. 81; 12. 14. nch.22.3. 5 e A faithful witness will not lie : but a false witness will utter lies. 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and ftndeth it not : but f knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to under- stand his way : but the folly of fools is de- ceit. 9 9 Fools make a mock at sin : but among the righteous there is favour. 10 The heart knoweth 2 his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 11 "The house of the wicked shall be over- thrown : but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 * There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but k the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ; and l the end of that mirth is heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be m filled with his own ways : and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple believeth every word : but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 16 n A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil : but the fool rageth, and is confi- dent. 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly : and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly : but the pru- 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 own neighbour : but 2 the rich hath many friends. 21 He that despise th his neighbour sinneth : p but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22 Do they not err that devise evil ? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. 23 In all labour there is profit : but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 24 The crown of the wise is their riches : but the foolishness of fools is folly. 25 q A true witness delivereth souls : but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confi- dence : and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 r The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour : but in the want of people is the de- struction of the prince. 29 s He that is slow to wrath is of great un- derstanding: but he that i is 3 hasty of spirit ex- alteth folly. 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh : but ' envy u the rottenness of the bones. 31 x He that op- presseth the poor cir.1000. och.19. 7. 2 Heb. many are the lovers of the rich. V Ps. 41. 1 ; 112. D. q ver. 5. ■ ch. 13. 14. s ch. 16. 32. James 1. 19. 3 Heb. short of spirit. t Ps. 112. 10. u ch. 12.4. The Evil bow before the Good ; and the Wicked at the Gates of the Righteous. — Prov. 14. 19. 684 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 15, 16. their contrary vices. B.C. cir.1000. y See Job 31.1.5,10. ch. 22. 2. z Job 18. 15; 19. 20. Ps. 28. 4 ; 8". 37. 2 Cor. 1. 9 ; 5. 8. 2 Tim. 4. 18. ach. 12. 16: 29. 11. 2 Heb. to nations. 6 Matt. 24. 4.3, 4T. « Judg. 8. 1,2,8. ch.2o.15. 6 1 Sam. 25.10,K:c. 1 Kind's 12. IS, 14, 10. c ver. 2S. ch. 12. 2!S; IS. 10. 3 Heb. belcheth, or, bub- bktli. d Job 34. 21. ch. ,5. 21. Jer. Hi. 17:82.19. Heb. 4. 13. i Heb. The healing of the tongue. ech. 10.1. / ver. 31, ch.13.18. g ch. 21. 27 ; 28. 9. Is. 1. 11; 61.8; 60.3. Jer. 0. 20 ; 7. 22. Amos 5. 22. /( ch. 21. 21. 1 Tim. 6. 11. 5 Or, In- struc- tion, i 1 Kings 22. 8. ich.5. 12; 10.17. I Job 20. 6. Ps. 139. 8. m 2 Chr. 6.30. Ps. 7. 9 ; 44.21. John 2. 24, 25 ; 21. 17. Acts 1. 24. n Amos 5. 10. 2 Tim. 4.3. o ch. 17. 22. p ch. 12. 25. q ch. 17. 22. r Ps. 37. 16. ch. 10. 8. ITim. 6.0. s ch. 17. 1. t ch. 26. 21; 29. 22. uch.22.5. 6 Heb. is raised up as a causeu. x ch. 10. 1; 29. 3. reproacheth y his Maker : but he that hon- oureth him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wicked- ness : but z the righteous hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding : but a that which is in the midst of fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation : but sin is a reproach 2 to any people. 35 b The king's favour is toward a wise ser- vant : but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. CHAPTER 15. A a SOFT answer turneth away wrath : but _ 6 grievous words stir up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright : ° but the mouth of fools 3 poureth out foolishness. 3 d The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life : but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 5 e A fool despiseth his father's instruction : f but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 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 knowledge : but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. 8 9 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomi- nation to the Lord : but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord : but he loveth him that h fol- loweth after righteousness. 10 5 Correction is l grievous unto him that f orsaketh the way : and k he that hateth re- proof shall die. 11 l Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much more then m the hearts of the children of men? 12 n A scorner loveth not one that reprov- eth him : neither will he go unto the wise. 13 ° A merry heart maketh a cheerful coun- tenance: but p by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 14 The heart of him that hath understand- ing seeketh knowledge : but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil : 9 but he that is of a merry heart hath a con- tinual feast. 16 r Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 s Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 18 * A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 "The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns : but the way of the right- eous 6 is made plain. 20 x A wise son maketh a glad father : but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 21 y Folly is joy to him that is 2 destitute of wisdom : 2 but a man of understanding walk- eth uprightly. 22 " Without counsel purposes are dis- appointed : but in the multitude of coun- sellors they are established. 23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth : and b a word spoken 3 in due season, how good is it ! 24 ''The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 25 d The Lord will destroy the house of the proud : but c he will establish the border of the widow. 26 J The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord : g but the words of the pure are i 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 pour- eth out evil things. 29 k The Lord is far from the wicked : but 1 he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart : and a good report maketh the bones fat. 31 '"The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 32 He that refuseth 5 instruction despiseth his own soul : but he that 6 heareth reproof 7 getteth understanding. 33 " The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and ° before honour is humility. CHAPTER 16. THE " s preparations of the heart in man, 6 and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. 2 c All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but d the Lord weigheth the spirits. 3 e 9 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. 4 -^ The Lord hath made all things for him- self : 9 yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 h Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord : * though hand Join in hand, he shall not be 2 unpunished. 6 k By mercy and truth iniquity is purged : and ' by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. 7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8 m Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. 9 n A man's heart deviseth his way : ° but the Lord directeth his steps. 10 3 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : his mouth transgresseth not in judg- ment. 11 p A just weight and balance are the Lord's : 4 all the weights of the bag are his work. B.C. cir.1000. it eh. in. 2::. 2 Heb. void of heart. z Ejih. 5. 15. a ch. 11. 14:20. 18. b eh. 25. 11. 3 Heb. in hit season. e Phil. 3. 20. Col. 3.1, (/"ch. 12. 7; 14. 11. e P*. 08. .'.. 0; 140. 9. /ch.e, 16, 18. ti Ps. 87. 80. 4 Heb. words of pleasant- ness. h ch. 11. 19. Is. 5. 8. Jer. 17. II. i 1 Pet. 3. 15. k Ps. 10. 1; 34. 10. 1 Ps. 145. 18, 19. m ver. 5. 5 Or, cor- rection. 6 Or, obeueth. 7 Hell. possess- elli mi lieart. n ch. I. 7. o eh. 18. 12. a ver. 9. ch. 19. 21; 20. 24. Jer. 10. 23. 8 Or, dis- posini/s. b Matt. 10. 19, 20. e eh. 21. 2. d 1 Sam. 10.7. c Ps. 37. 5; 55. 22. Matt. 0. 25. Luke 12. 22. Phil. 4.6. 1 Pet. 5. 9Heb. Roll. /Is.48.7. Rom. 11. 36. g Job 21. 30. Rom. 9. 22. h ch. C. 17; 8. 13. i ch. 11. 21. 2 Heb. held innocent. k Dan. 4. 27. Luke 11.41. Zch. 14. 16. in Ps. 37. 16. ch. 15.16. n ver. 1. ch. 19.21. o Ps. 37. 23. Pr'ov. 20. 24. Jer. 10. 23. 3 Heb. Zlir illa- tion. ;iLev. 19. 36. ch. 11. 1. 4Heh.a» the stones. 685 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS. 11 their contrary vices. B.C. cir.1000. <7 ch. 25. 5; 29. 14. r ch. 14. 33; 22. 11. s ch. 19. 12; 20. 2. t ch. 19. 12. u Job 2!). 23. Zech. 10. 1. X ch. 8. 11, 19. il ch. 11. 2; 17. 19: 18. 12. 2 Or, He that under- standeth a matter. z Ps. 2. 12; 34. 8; 125.). Is. 30. 18. Jer. 17. 7. a ch. 13. 14; 14. 27 6 Ps. 37. 30. Matt. 12. 34. 3Heb. maketh ivise. cch. 14. 12. dSee ch. 9. 12. Eccles. 6.7. 4Heb. The soul of him that la- boureth. oHeb. boweth unto him. CHeb. A man of Belial. r Ch. 6. 14, 19; 15. 18; 26. 21; 29.22. 7Heb. sendeth forth. /ch.17.9. gch. 1. 10. &c. h ch. 20. 29. i eh. 10. 11. 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness : for q the throne is established by righteousness. 13 r Righteous lips are the delight of kings ; and they love him that speaketh right. 14 s 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 countenance is life ; and ' his favour is u 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 ! 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil : he that keepeth his way pre- serveth his soul. 18 y Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a ^a fall. 19 Better it is to be of Vs. 37. 37. o Job 23. 13. Ps. 33. 10, 11. ch. 16. 1, 9. Is. 14. 26, 27:46.10. Acts 5. 39. Heb. 6. 17. d. ITim. 4.8. e ch. 15. 19; 26. 13, 15. f ch. 21. 11. r Heb. will he cunning. g Deut. 13. 11. h ch. 9. 8. i ch. 17. 2. 7 9 All the brethren of the poor do hate him : how much more do his friends go ft far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 8 He that getteth 2 wisdom loveth his own soul : he that keepeth understanding * shall find good. 9 k A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less l for a servant to have rule over princes. 11 m The 3 discretion of a man defer- reth his anger ; m and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 "The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion ; but his favour is p as dew upon the grass. 13 q A foolish son is the calam- ity of his father : r and the con- tentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 s House and riches ar inheritance of fathers: and 'a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 "Sloth fulness cast- eth into a deep sleep ; and an idle soul shall x suffer hunger. 16 »He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. 17 z He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and 4 that which he hath given will he pay him again. 18 a Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare 5 for his crying. 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment : for if thou deliver him, yet thou must 6 do it again. 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise b in thy latter end. 21 c 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 and shall not be visited with evil. 24 e A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 f Smite a scorner, and the simple 7 9 will beware : and h reprove one that hath under- standing, and he will understand knowledge. 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 instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 2 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment : and k the mouth of the wicked de- voureth iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, J and stripes for the back of fools. cir.lOOO. 2 Heb. A witness of Belial. The Words of a d The fear of the Lord tendeth to life . he that hath it shall abide satisfied ; he CHAPTER 20. WINE a is a mocker, strong drink is ra- ging : and whoso- ever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 6 The fear of a king is as the roar- ing of a lion : who- so provoketh him to anger c sinneth against his own soul. 3 d It is an honour for a man to cease from strife : but every fool will be meddling. 4 e The sluggard will not plow by reason of the 3 cold ; J there- fore shall he beg in harvest, and have no- thing. 5 9 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 own i goodness : but l a faithful man who can find? 7 k The just man walketh in his integrity : 1 his children are blessed after him. 8 m A king that sitteth in the- throne Talebearer are Prov. 18. 8. as Wounds. in scattereth away all evil of with his judgment eyes. 9 n Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin ? 10 ° 5 Divers weights, and 6 divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord. 11 Even a child is p known by his doings, /,■ Job 15. 16:20.12, 13; 34. 7. I ch. 10. 13: 26. 3. a Gen. 9. 21. ch. 23. 29,30. Is. 28. 7. Hos. 4. 11. 6 ch. 16. 14; 19.12 c ch. 8. 36. d ch. 17. 14. e ch. 10. 4; 19. 24. 3 Or, winter. /ch. 19. 15. ffch.18.4. h ch. 25. 14. Matt. 6. 2. Luke 18. 11. 4 Or, bounty. iPs.12. 1. Luke 18. 8. k 2 Cor. 1. 12. I Vs. 37. 26; 112. 2. m ver. 26. n 1 Kings 8.46. 2 Chr. 6. 36. Job 14. 4. Ps. 51. 5. Eccles. 7.20. 1 Cor. 4. 4. 1 John 1.8. o ver. 2S. Deut. 25. 13, &c. ch. 11.1; 16. II. MiC. 6. 10, 11. 5 Heb. A stone and a stone. 6 Heb. an ephah and an ephah. p Matt. 7. 16. 688 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 21. their contrary vices. u cir. C. 1000. '/ Ex. 4. 11. Ps. 04. 9. rch. 6. 9; 12.11; 19. 15. Rom. 12. 11. s Job 28. 12,16, 17, 18, 19. ch. 3. 1.5; 8. 11. t ch. 22. 26, 27; 27. 13. « ch. 9. 17. 2 Heb. Bread of lying, or, false- hood. r ch. 15. 22; 24. 6. '/ Luke 14. 31. : ch. 11. 13. a Rom. IB. 18. 3 Or, enttceth. b Ex. 21. 17. Lev. 20. 9. Matt. 15. 4. <• Job 18. 5,8. ch. 24.20. 4 Or, candle. d ch. 28. 20. e Hab. 2. 6. /Dent. 32. 35. ch. 17. 13; 24. 29. Rom. 12. 17. 19. 1 Thess. 5. 15. 1 Pet. 3. 9. g 2 Sam. 16. 12. h ver. 10. 5 Heb. balances of deceit. i Ps. 37. 2.3. ch. lfi. 9. Jer. 10. 33. whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12 q The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. 13 r Love not sleep, lest thou come to p overty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, m -A 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and k after vows to make enquiry. 26 ' A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 m The spirit of man is the 2 candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28 n 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 grey head. 30 The blueness of a wound 3 cleanseth away evil : so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. CHAPTER 21. T saiththe buyer : but when he is gone his way, then he boast- eth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies : but s the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 'Take his garment that is surety for a stran- ger : and take a pledge of him for a strange wo- man. 17 u2 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 x Every purpose is established by counsel : y and with good advice make war. 19 z He that goeth about as a talebear- er revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him a that 3 flat- tereth with his lips. 20 6 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, c his 4 lamp shall be put out in obscure dark- ness. 21 d An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning ; e but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 -^ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but g wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee. 23 h 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 ? H E king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riv- ers of water : he turneth it whith- ersoever be will. 2 a Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : b but the Lord pondereth the hearts. 3 c To do justice and judgment is more accepta- ble to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 d i An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 5 e 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 6 destroy 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 9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with 7 a brawling woman in 8 a wide house. 10 h The soul of the wicked desireth evil : his neighbour 9 findeth no favour in his eyes. 11 T When the scorner is punished, the sim- ple is made wise : and when the wise is in- structed, he receiveth knowledge. It is Naught, it is Naught, saith the Buyer Prov. 20. 14. 44 689 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 22. their contrary vices. cir.1000. J: Matt. 7. 2; 18.30, &c. James 2. 13. I ch. 17. 8. 23; 18. 10. B ch. 10. 29. !Or, sport. Bch.ll.S. Is. 43. 3, 4. » ver. 9. t Heb. in the land of the desert. pPs. 112. 3. Matt. 25. 3,4. fob.. 15.9. Matt. 5. 6. ' Eccles. 9. 14, Sec. I ch. 12. 1.3; 13. 3: 18. 21. James 3. 2. fkeb. in the wrath of pride. I ch. 13. 4. « Ps. 37. 26; 112. 9. x Ps. 50. 9. ch. 15. 8. Ts. 66. 3. .ler. 6. 20. Amos 5. 22. 5 Heb. in wicked- ness? V ch. 19. 5,9. 6 Heb. A witness of lies. 7 Or, con- sidereth. z Is. 8. 9, 10. Jer.9.23. Acts 5. 39. a Ps. 20. 7; 33. 17. Is. 31. 1. b Ps. 3. 8. 8 Or, vic- tory. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked : but God overthrow- eth the wicked for their wickedness. . 13 k 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 shall be to the workers of ini- quity. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congre- gation of the dead. 17 He that loveth 2 pleasure shall be a poor man : he that ioveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 18 n The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the trans- gressor for the upright. 19 ° JCis better to dwell 3 in the wilderness, than with a con- tentious and an angry woman. 20 P There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 21 «He that fol- io w e t h after righteousness and mercy find- eth life, right- eousness, and honour. 22 r A wiseman scaleth the city of the mighty, and cast- eth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 23 s Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth 4 in proud wrath. 25 * The desire of the slothful killeth him ; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long : but the u righteous giveth and spareth not. 27 x The sacrifice of the wicked is abomina- tion: how much more, when he bringeth it 5 with a wicked mind ? 28 y 6 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 7 directeth his way. 30 z There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. 31 a The horse is prepared against the day of battle : but b 8 safety is of the Lord. CHAPTER 22. A a GOOD name is rather to be chosen than . great riches, and 2 loving favour rather than silver and gold. 2 b The rich and poor meet together : c the Lord is the maker of them all. 3 d A prudent man f oreseeth the evil, and hideth himself : but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4 e5 By humil- ch.'lOOO. a Eccles. 7.1. 2 Or, favour i. better than, &■'-•. b ch. 29. 13. 1 Cor. 12 21. c Job 31. 15. ch. 14. 31. rfch. 14. 16;2r.l. A Wise Man scaleth the City of the Mighty. Prov. 21. 22. ity and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. 5 f Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward : 9 he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 6 h 4 Train up a child 5 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 6 to the lender. 8 k He that soweth iniquity shall reap van- ity : 7 and the rod of his anger shall fail. 9 1 8 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. 10 m Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out ; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. 11 n He that loveth pureness of heart, 9 for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. c Ps. Hi. 3. Matt. IS. 33. 3 Or, The reward of hu- mility, ttc. /ch. 15. 19. g 1 John 5. 18. h Eph. 6, 4. 2 Tim. 3.15. 4 Or. Cate- chise. 5 Heb. in his waii. z James 2- 6. 6 Heb. ft) the man that lendeth. k Job 4. 8. Hos. 10. 13. 7 Or, and luith the rod of his anger he shall be con- 8 Heb. Good of eye. . m Gen. 21. 9, 10. hath (/rare in his lips. Ps. 101. 5. n Ps. 101. 6. ch.16.13. 1 2 Cor. 9: 6. 9 Or. an* 690 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 23. their contrary vices. B.C. cir.1000. 2 Or, t/ie matters. i) ch. 26. 13. P ch. 2. 16; 5. 3; 7. 5; 23. 27. n Eccles. 7.26. r ch. 13. 24; 19. 18; 23.13,14; 29.15,17. 3 Heb. in. tliijbelly. 4 Or, truBt thou also. s ch. 8. (!. / Luke 1. 3,4. u 1 Pet. 3. 15. 5 Or, to those that ' send thee 1 x Ex. 23. 6. Job 31. 16,21. ■I Zech. 7. 10. Mai. 3. 5. ; 1 Sam. 24. 12; 25.39. Ps. 12.5; 35. 1, 10; 68.5; 140.12. ch.23. 11. Jer. 51. 36. rich. 6.1; 11. 15. b ch. 20. 16. c Deut. 19. 14; 27. 17. ch. 23.10. 6 Or, bound. 7 Heb. obscure men. a ch. 28. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 9,10. b ch. 3. 5. Rom. 12. 16. 8 Heb. Wilt thou catise thine ej/es to .flu upon, c Ps. 141. 4. il Deut. 1.5. 9. 12 The eyes of the Lord preserve know- ledge, and he overthroweth 2 the words of the transgressor. 13 "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. 14 p The mouth of strange women is a deep pit : q he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ; but r the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and 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 pleasant thing if thou keep them 3 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, 4 even to thee. 20 Have not I written to thee s excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 ' That I might make thee know the cer- tainty of the words of truth; "that thou mightest answer the words of truth 5 to them that send unto thee ? 22 x Rob not the poor, because he is poor : y neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : 23 z 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. 26 a 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 b take away thy bed from under thee ? 28 c Remove not the ancient 6 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 7 mean men. CHAPTER 23. WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties : for they are deceitful meat. 4 a Labour not to be rich : b cease from thine own wisdom. 5 8 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 6 c Eat thou not the bread of him that hath d an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats : 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he : Eat and drink, e 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 f Speak not in the ears of a fool : for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 10 y Remove not the old 2 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 heart 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 k shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, ' if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, 3 even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 17 m Let not thine heart envy sinners : but n be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. 18 ° For surely there is an 4 end ; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and p guide thine heart in the way. 20 q Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters 5 of flesh : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and r drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 s Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 l Buy the truth, and sell it not ; also wis- dom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 w The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice : and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Thy father 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 x For a whore is a deep ditch ; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 y She also lieth in wait 6 as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. 29 2 Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who a hath red- ness of eyes? 30 b They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek c 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 7 an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down 8 in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. b. c. cir.lnm. e Pa. 12.2. ,/>h. 9. Matt. ij Deut. 19. Mi 27. 17. ch. 22. 28. 2 Or, bound, h Job 81. 21. ch. 22.20.. i ch. 13. 24; 19. 18; 22.15; 29.1.-,. 17. k 1 Cor. 5. I ver. 24, 25. ch. 29. 8. 3 Or, ■>!■.,. /will rejoice. m Ps. 37. 1: 7."..-:. ch. 8. 31; 24. 1. n ch. 28. 14. Pb. 87. 37. ch.24.1J Luke 16. 25. 4 Or, reward. p ch. 4.2-'. q Is. .',. 22. Mutt.2J- 49. Luke 21. 34. Rom. 13. 13. Eph. 5. is! 5 Heb. of their flesh. r ch. 19. 15. s ch. 1. 8;. 80. 17. Eph. 6. 1,2. 1 ch. 4. 5, Matt. 13. 44. it ver. 15. ch. 10. H 15. 20. X ch. 22. 14. ych.7.12-. Eccles. 7.26. 6 Or, as a robber. 8 Is. 5. 11. 22. a Gen. 49. 12. 6ch.20.I- Eph. 5. 18. cPs. 7.5.S. ch. 9. 2. 7 Or, a cocka- trice. B Heb. In theheail of the sea. 691 Moral virtues, and PROVERBS, 24. their contrary vices. cir.iorio. d ch. 27. 22. Jer. 5. 3. 2 Heb. J knew it not. e Enh. 4. 19. /See Deut.29. 19. Is. 56. 12. a ver. 19. Ps. 37. 1, &c; 73. 3. ch. 3.31; 23. 17. bch. 1.15. c Ps. 10. 7. rf ch. 21. 22. Eccles. 9.16. 3 Heb. is in strength. 4 Heb. strength- eneth might. cch. 11. 14:15.22; 20. IS. Luke 14. 31. /Ps. 10. .5. ch. 14. 6. 35 d They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick ; they have beaten me, and 2 e I felt it not : * when shall I awake ? I will seek it yet again. CHAPTER 24. BE not thou a envious against evil men, 6 neither desire to be with them. 2 c For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. 3 Through wisdom is an house builded ; and by understanding it is established : 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 d A wise man 3 is strong ; yea, a man of knowledge 4 increaseth strength. 6 e For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war : and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. 7-fWis- domistoo high for a fool : he openeth not his <^ .. , « M mouth in the gate. n then there shall be a reward, and thy ex- pectation shall not be cut off. 15 "Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous ; spoil not his resting place : 16 p For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again : q but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 17 '" Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth : 18 Lest the Lord see it, and 2 it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. cir.ioOO. n ch. 23. IS. o Ps. 10. 9, 10. p Job 5. 19. Ps. 34. 19; 37. 24. Mic.7.8. q Esth. 7. 10. Arnos 5. 2; 8. 14. Rev. 18. 21. r Job 31. 29. Ps. 35. 15. 19. ch. 17. 5. Obad. 12. 2 Heb. « be evil in his eyes. V^^#*4> g Rom. 1. 30. 5 Heb. narrow, /iPs.82.4. Is. 58. 6, 1 John ::. 10. i ch.21.2. /.• Job 34. 11. Ps. 62.12. Jer. 32. 19. Rom. 2. 6. Rev. 2. 23; 22. 12. ; Cant. 5. 1. 6 Heb. upon thy palate. m Ps. 19. 10; 119. 103. v§g£^> 8 He that g deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin : and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is 5 small. 11 h 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 con- sider it ? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and shall not he render to every man k according to his works ? 13 My son, l eat thou honey, because it is good ; and the honeycomb, which is sweet 6 to thy taste : 14 m So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul : when thou hast found it, The Rich ruleth over the Poor, and the Borrower is Servant to the Lender. — Prov. 22. 7. 19 s 3 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked ; 20 For 'there shall be no reward to the evil man ; u the 4 candle of the wicked shall be put out. 21 My son, x fear thou the Lord and the king : and meddle not with 5 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 wise. y It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 z He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous ; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and 6 a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips 7 that giveth a right answer. 27 a Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine house. 28 b Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 c Say not, I will do so to him as he hath s ver. 1. Ps. 37. 1; 73.3. ch. 23.17. 3 Or, Keep not company with the wicked. (Ps. 11. 6. ■u Job 18. 5, 6; 21. 17. ch. 13. 9; 20. 20. 4 Or, lamp. x Rom. 13. 7. 1 Pet. 2. 17. 5 Heb. changers. y Lev. 19. 15. Deut. 1. 17; 16. 19. ch. 18. 5; 28.21. John 7. 24. z ch. 17. 15. Is. 5. 23. 6 Heb. a bless- ing of good. 7 Heb. that an- swereth right words. a 1 Kings 5. 17, IS. Luke 14. 28. b Eph. 4. 25. c ch. 20. 22. Matt. 5. 39, 44. Rom. 12. 17, 19. 692 Sundry maxims and PROVERBS, 25. observations of Solomon . ri Gen. 3. 18. 2Heb. set my heart. e ch. 6. 9, 3 Heb. a man of shield'. cir. 700. a 1 Kings 4. 32. h Deut. 29. 29. Kom.ll. 33. c Job 29. 16. 4 Heb. there is no search- ing. rf2Tim. 2.21. When thou sittest to eat with a Uuler. Prov. 23. 1. done to me : I will render to the man accord- ing to his work. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of under- standing ; 31 And, lo, d it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and 2 considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 e 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 3 an armed man. CHAPTER 25. 1 Observations about kings, % and about avoiding causes of quar- rels, and sundry causes thereof. a rnHESE are also proverbs of Sol'o-mon, _L which the men of Hez'e-ki'ah king of Ju'dah copied out. 2 b It is the glory of God to conceal a thing : but the honour of kings is c to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings i is un- searchable. 4 d Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a ves- sel for the finer. 5 'Take away the wicked from before the king, and ■^his throne shall be es- tablished in righteous- ness. 6 2 Put not forth thyself in the pre- sence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men : 7 9 For bet- ter it is that it be said un- to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. " Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know 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 3 discover not a secret to an- other : 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. 1 1 k A word 4 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 l As the cold of snow in the time of har- vest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him : for he refresheth the soul of his masters. 14 m Whoso boasteth himself 5 of a false gift is like n clouds and wind without rain. 15 °By long forbearing is a prince per- suaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16 p Hast thou found honey ? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 17 6 Withdraw thy foot from thy neigh- bour's house ; lest he be 7 weary of thee, and so hate thee. 18 q A man thatbeareth 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. B.C. cir.700. /ch. Hi. 12:29.14. ■2 Heb. Set »"' out tin/ glory. a Luke 14. 8, 9, 10. h ch. 17, 14. Matt. : i .Mart. 5. 2.5; 18. 15. 3 Or. da- cover not the secret of another. itch. 15. 23. Is'. 50. 4. 4 Heb. spoken u/ion his wheels. I ch. 13. 17. m ch. 20. 6. 5 Heb. in a gift of false- hoofl. »Judel2. o Gen. 32. 4, &c. 1 Sam. 25. 24, &c. ch. 15.1; 16. 14. p ver. 27. 6 Or, let thi/foot be' seldom in thy neigh- bour's house. Heb. full of thee. q Ps. 57. 4; 120. 3,4. ch. 12.18. 693 Sundry maxims and PROVERBS, 26. observations of Solomon. b. c. cir.700. ;■ Dan. 6. 18. Rom. 12. IS. » Ex. 23. 4,5. Matt. 5. 44. Rom. 12. 20. t 2 Sam. 16. 12. it Job 37. 22. 2 Or, The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth a hack- biting tongxve an angry counte- nance. IPs. 101. 5. y eh. 19. 1.3; 21. », 19. ach.27 6 ch. 16. 32. a J Sam. 12. 17. b Num. 23.8. Deut. 23.5. cPs.32.9. ch. 10.13. rf Matt. 16. 1-4 ; 21. 24-27. 3 Heb. his own eyes. 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that r singeth songs to an heavy heart. 21 s 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 u 2 The north wind driveth away rain : so doth an angry countenance x a backbiting tongue. 24 y It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman 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 •1: and a corrupt spring. 27 z It is not good to eat much honey : so for men their is not glory. 28 b He that hath no rule over hie own spirit is like acity thatis broken down, and without walls. CHAPTER a to search own glory 26. 1 Observalioyis about fools, 13 about sluggards, 17 and about contentious busy-bodies. AS snow in summer, a and as rain XJL in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so b the curse causeless shall not come. 3 c 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 d Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in 3 his own conceit. 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh 2 damage. 7 The legs of the lame 3 are not equal : so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 4 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10 5 The great God that formed all things both re- wardeththe fool, and re- war de t h transgres- sors. 11 e As a dog return- eth to his vomit, fso a fool 6 r e- turneth to his folly. 12 y Sees t thou a man wise in his own con- ceit ? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 13 h The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 1 4 ^4s the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the sloth- ful upon his bed. 15 *The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom ; 7 it griev- eth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16"The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a rea- son. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belong- ing not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a mad man who cast- eth 9 firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that de- ceiveth his neighbour, and saith, k Am not I in sport ? 20 2 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so 1 where there is no 3 talebearer, the strife 4 ceaseth. 21 m .4s coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 n The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the 5 innermost parts of the belly. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. ^ggS^a**^ I WENT BY THE FlELD OF the Slothful. — Prov. 24. 30. 694 Sundry maxims and PROVERBS, 27, 28. observations by Solomon, cir.TOO. 2 Or, is known. .Ps.28.3. Jer. 9. 8. S Heb. maketh his voice '/various. iOr, hatred is covered in secret. ;. Pa. 7. 15, 16 i II. 15 i 10. i ; 57. 6. eh.28. 10. Eccles. 10.8. a Luke 12.19,20. James 4. 13, &c. > Heb. to morrow day. •• ch. 25. 27. S Heb. heavi- 7 Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an over- flowing. : 1 John •;. 12. i Or, jeal- ousy t ch. 6. 34. / ch. 28. 23. Gal. 2. 14. ■ Ps. 141. .'Or, earnest, or,fre- 'jttent. 2 Heb. treadeth under foot, f Job 6. 7. 3 Heb. from the munsel of the soul. a ch. 17. 17; 18. 24. See ch. 19.7. 'ich.10.1; 23.15,24. < Ps. 127. Ach.22.S. ' See Ex. 22. 26. ch.20.16. "i ch. 19. 13. » 1 Cor. 9. 7, 13. 24 He that hateth 2 dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him ; 25 "When he 3 speaketh fair, believe him not : for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose 4 hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. 27 p Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are af- flicted by it ; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. CHAPTER 27. 1 Observations of selflove, 5 of true love, 11 of care to avoid offences, 23 and of tlie household, care. BOAST a not thyself of 5 to morrow ; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 b Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not thine own lips. 3 A stone is 6 heavy, and the sand weighty ; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 7 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous ; but c who is able to stand before 8 envy ? 5 d Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 e Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are 9 deceitful. 7 The full soul 2 loatheth an 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 3 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 9 better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 11 h My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, * that I may answer him that reproach- eth me. 12 k A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but 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 early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 15 m A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. 17 Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpen- eth the countenance of his friend. 18 n 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 2 never full ; so p the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 q As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold ; so 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 3 look well to thy herds. 24 For 4 riches are not for ever : and doth the crown endure 5 to every generation? 25 s 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 for the 6 maintenance for thy maidens. CHAPTER 28. General observations of impiety and religions integrity. THE a wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof : but 7 by a man of under- standing and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3°A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain 8 which leaveth no food. 4 c They that forsake the law praise the wicked : d but such as keep the law contend with them. 5 e Evil men understand not judgment : but Ahey that seek the Lord understand all things. 6 9 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. 7 h Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son : but he that 9 is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. 8 * He that by usury and 2 unjust gain in- creaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 9 fc He that turneth away his ear from hear- ing the law, l even his prayer shall be abomi- nation. 10 m Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit : ™ but the upright shall have good things in possession. 11 The rich man is wise 3 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 p He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso conf esseth and f orsaketh them shall have mercy. 14 Happy is the man 9 that feareth alway : r but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. B.C. cir.700. u ch. 30. 16. llab. 2. 5. 2 Heb. not. I> Eccles. 1.8; 0.7. ver. 1. 8 Or, r/ia( (Acy migJtt clear God, and see, 4-c. g Ps. 49. 12, 20 ; 78. 22. ch. 2. 16. r Gen. 3. 19. sch. 12. r. 4 Heb. of the sons or' man. 5 Heb. is as- cending. t ver. 12. ch. 2. 24; 5. 18 ; 11. 9. i/ch.2.10. x ch. 6. 12 i 8. 7 ; 10. 14. a ch. 8. 18 ; 5. 8. 6 Heb. hand. b Job 3. 17, &c. c Job 8. 11,16,21. ck. 6. 3. 9 -^What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth ? 10 9 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time : also he hath set the world in their heart, so that h no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning 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. 13 And also k 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 m That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been ; and God requireth 2 that which is past. 16 IT And moreover n I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, ° God shall judge the righteous and the wicked : for there is p a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the es- tate of the sons of men, 3 that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 3 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts ; even one thing be- falleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the yea, they have all one breath ; so man hath no preeminence above a for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place ; r all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 s Who knoweth the spirit 4 of man that 5 goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth ? 22 'Wherefore I perceive that there is no- thing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works ; for u that is his portion : * for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? CHAPTER 4. 1 Vanity is increased unto men by oppression, 4 by envy, 5 by idleness, 7 by covetousness, 9 by solitariness, 13 by wilfulness. SO I returned, and considered all the a op- pressions that are done under the sun : and behold the tears of such as were op- pressed, and they had no comforter ; and on the 6 side of their oppressors there was power ; but they had no comforter. 2 b Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 3 c 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. other ; that a beast : 4 f Again, I considered all travail, and 2 every right work, that 3 for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 5 d The fool f oldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6 e Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. 7 II 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 bro- ther : yet is there no end of all his labour ; neither is his •'eye satisfied with riches ; 9 neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good ? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 9 IT 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 If Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, 4 who will no more be admonished. 14 For out of prison he cometh to reign ; whereas also he 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 vexation of spirit. CHAPTER 5. 1 Vanities in divine service, 8 in murmuring against 'oppression, 9 and in riches. 18 Joy in 7*iches is the gift of God. KEEP a thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, b 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 any 5 thing be- fore God : for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words c be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business ; and cl a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 4 e When thou vowest a vow unto God, de- fer not to pay it ; for he hath no pleasure in fools: -^pay that which thou hast vowed.' 5 9 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; h neither say thou before the angel, that it ivas an error : wherefore should God be 701 Joy in riches the gift of God. ECCLESIASTES, 6. Vanity of riches without use. it. c. tir.977. i ch. 12. 13. tell. 8.16. 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 f If thou the oppres- the poor, lent per- of j udg- fe s e e s t s i o n of and vio- verting m e n t Better full • i» > is an Handful with Quietness, than both the Hands with Travail and Vexation of Spirit. — Eccles. 4. 0. mch. 6. 1. n Job 1. 21. Ps. 49.17. 1 Tim. 6.7. o ch. 1. 3. P Prov. 11. 29. and justice in a province, marvel not 2 at the matter : for l he that is higher than the high- est regardeth ; and there be higher than they. 9 IT Moreover the profit of the earth is for all : the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satis- fied with silver; nor he that loveth abun- dance with increase : this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them : and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes ? 12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much : but the abun- dance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 13 m There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail : and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. 15 n 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 p that hath laboured for the wind? 17 All his days also q he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. 18 II Behold that which I have seen: r2 it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun 3 all the days of his life, which God giveth him: s 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 re- joice in his labour ; this is the gift of God. 20 4 For he shall not much remember the days of his life ; be- cause God answereth him in the joy of his heart. CHAPTER 6. 1 The vanity of riches without use. 3 Of children, 6 and old age without riches. 9 The van- ity of sight and wandering de- sires. 11 The conclusion of van- ities. a fTIHERB is an evil _L 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, b so that he wanteth no- thing for his soul of all that he desireth, c yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it : this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 3 IT If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and d also that he have no burial; I say, that e an untimely birth is better than he. 4 For he cometh in with vanity, and depart- eth 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 f Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good : do not all go to one place ? 1 f All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the 5 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 IT Better is the sight of the eyes 6 than the wandering of the desire : this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man : g neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. B.C. cir.977 q Ps. 127. 2. )' ch. 2. 24; 3. ]'.', 13, 22 : !l, 7; 11. y. ITim. 6.17. 2 Heb. there is a good which is comely, 3 Heb. Me number of the days. $ ch. 2. 10 | 3. 22. * ch. 2. 24 s 3. 13 i 6.2. 4 Or Though he give not mucli, yet he rement- bereth. Sic. ach. 5. IS b Job 21. 10, &c. Ps. 17. 14 ; 78. 7 c Luke 12.20. d 2 Kings 9.85. Is. 14. 19, 20. Jer. 22. 19. e Job 3. 16. Ps. 58. 8. ch. 4. 3. /Prov. 16. 26. 5 Heb. soul. 6 Heb. than the walking of the soul, g Job 9. 82. Is. 45. 9. Jer. 49. 19. 702 Wisdom giveth life ECCLESIASTES, 7. to them that have it. B.C. cir.977. 2 Heb. the numhei' of the days of the life of Ida vanity. h Ps. 102. II j 109. 23:144.4. James 4. 14. i Ps. .19. 6. ch. 8. r. < ch. n. r. 7 Heb. shadow. i See Job 12. 14. ch. 1. 15. Is. 14.27. * Deut. 28.47. ch. 3. 4. 11 11 Seeing there be many things that in- crease vanity, what is man the better? 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, 2 all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as h a shadow ? for 'who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun ? CHAPTER 7. 1 Remedies against vanity are, a good patience, 11 wisdom. good name, 2 mortification, 7 23 The difficulty of wisdom. A a GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 IT It is better to go to the house of mourn- ing, 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 3 Sorrow is better than laughter : b for by the sadness of the counte- nance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourn- ing ; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 c It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 d For as the 4 crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool : this also is vanity. 7 IT Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad ; e and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and f the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for an- ger 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 enquire 5 wisely concern- ing this. 11 IT Wisdom is 6 good with an inheritance : and by it there is profit 'Ho them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a, 7 defence, and money is a defence : but the excellency of knowledge is, 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 fc In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider : God also hath 2 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 perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wicked- ness. 16 m Be not righteous over much ; n neither make thyself over wise : why shouldest thou 3 destroy thyself ? 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish : ° why shouldest thou die 4 be- fore thy time ? 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold B.C. cir.977. 2 Heb. made. '" . "r, Enjoy life. fch.2.10. 24 i 3. 18, 22; 6. IS. 2. 14, 15. Jer. 9. h ch. 8. 7. i Prov. 29. II. Luke 12. 20, 89; 17. 2(i, &c. 1 TheBB. i-See 2 Sam. 20. 16-22. 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 wis- Dbsirb. dom delivered the city ; yet no man remem- bered that same poor man. 16 'Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength : nevertheless m the poor man's wis- dom 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 ruleth among fools. 18 " Wisdom is better than weapons of war : but ° one sinner destroyeth much good. CHAPTER 10. 1 Observations of wisdom and folly : 16 of riot. 18 slotfifulness, 19 and money. 20 Hen's thoughts of kings ought to be reverent. 7 1TGo 45 D EAD 3 flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking \ l ver. 18. Prov. 21. 22 : 24. 5. ch. 7. 19. m Mark 6. 2. 3. n ver. 16. n Josh. 7. 1,11,12. 3 Heb. Flier of death. 70c Of wisdom and folly. ECCLESIASTES, 11. Directions for charity. is foolishness : and the end of 2 his talk is mischievous madness. 14 k A fool also 3 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 IT m Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and n thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness ! 18 IT By much slothfulness the building decayeth ; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 IT A feast is made for laughter, and ° wine 4 maketh merry : but money an- swereth all things. 20 11 p Curse not the king, no not in thy 5 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. - A Poor Wise Man, and he by his Wisdom delivered City. — Eccles. 9. 15. C' B.C. cir.977. iHeb. his heart. a Prov. 13. 16 ; 18.2. b ch. 8. 3. c 1 Sam. 25. 24, &c. Prov. 25. 15. 3 Heb. from before. d Esth. 3.1. 4 Heb. in great heights. « Prov. 19. 10;30.22. /Ps.7.15. Prov. 26. 27. 7 Ps. 58. 4,5. Jer. 8. 17. .5 Heb. the master of the tongue, h Prov.10. 32; 12. 13. 6 Heb. grace. i Prov. 10. 14; 18. 7. savour : so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and 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 walketh by the way, 2 his wisdom faileth him, a and he saith to every one that he is a fool. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, b leave not thy place ; for c yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth 3 from the ruler : 6 d Folly is set 4 in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants e upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 f He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it ; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith ; and 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 en- chantment ; and 5 a babbler is no better. 12 ^The words of a wise man's mouth are 6 gracious ; but l the lips of a fool will swal- low up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth CHAPTER 11. 1 Directions for charity. 7 Death in life, 9 and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on. ^AST thy bread a6 upon the waters: 6 for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 c Give a portion d to seven, and also to eight ; e 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 faileth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As f thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, 9 nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child : even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether 7 shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 7 IT Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes h to behold the sun : 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice 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, x and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things k God will bring thee into judgment. 706 The church's love SONG OF SOLOMON, 1. unto Christ. B.C. cir.977. 2 Or, anger. I 2 Cor. 7 1. 2 Tim. 2.22. m Ps. 89. 5. a Prov. 22.0. Lam. .3 27. 6 See 2 Sam. 10. 35. .3 Or, the grinders fail, be- cause they grind little. c 2 Sam. 19. 33. d Job 17 13. e Jer. 9. 17. 10 Therefore remove 2 sorrow from thy heart, and l put away evil from thy flesh : m for childhood and youth are vanity. CHAPTER 12. 1 The Creator is to be remembered ill due time. 8 The preacher's care to edify. 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity. REMEMBER a now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, b 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 3 the grinders cease because they are 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 c the daughters of musick shall be brought low; 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshop- per shall be a burden, and desire shall fail : because man goeth to d his long home, and e the mourners go about the streets : 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. 7 -^ Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : 9 and the spirit shall return unto God '' who gave it. 8 IT % Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher ; all is vanity. 9 And 2 moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge ; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and lc set in order many proverbs. 10 The preacher sought to find out 3 accep- table words : and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assem- blies, which are given from one shepherd. 12 And further, by these, my son, be admon- ished : of making many books there is no end ; and ' much 4 study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 IT 5 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : m Fear God, and keep his commandments : for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For n God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. li. c. cir.'J77. / Gen. 3. 111. Job 84. Ps. 90. 3. yen. 3. 21. // Num. 10. 22 ; 27. 1G. Job 84. 14. Is. 57. 1(1. Zech. 12. 1. il's.02.9. ch. 1. 2. 2 Or, tile more wise the preacher was, fyc. /,■ 1 Kings 4.32. 3 Heb. ivords of delight. /ch.l.lS. 4 Or, reading. :, Or, The end of ilte mat- ter, even all that hathheen heard, is. m Deut. 0.2; 10. 12. nch.11.9. Matt. 12. 30. Acts 17. 30, 31. Rom. 2. 10 ; 14. 10, 12. 1 Cor. 4. 2Cor. 5. 10. THE SONG OF SOLOMON. B.C. written cir.1014. a 1 Kings 4.32. 6ch.4.10. 2Heb.«.v loves. c Hos. 11. 4. John 0. 44; 12.32. d Phil. 3. 12, 13,14. e Ps. 45. 14, 15. John 14. Eph. 2. 6. 3 Or, they love thee up- rightly. CHAPTER 1. 1 The church's love unto Christ. 5 She confesseth her deformity, 1 and prayeth to be directed to his jiock. 8 Christ direcleth her to the shepherds' tents: 9 and shewing his love to her, 11 giveth her gracious promises. 12 The church and Christ congratulate one another. HE a song of songs, which is SSl'o-mon's. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth : 6 for 2 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 c Draw me, d we will run after thee : the king e hath brought me into his chambers : we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : 3 the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, as the tents of Ke'dar, as the curtains of SSl'o-mon. 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 thy flock to rest at noon : for why should I be 2 as one that turnath aside by the flocks of thy companions ? 8 IT 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, 9 O my love, h to a company of horses in Pha'raoh'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. 12 IT While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell there- of. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me ; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of 3 camphire in the vineyards of En'-ge'dl. 15 k Behold, thou art fair, 4 my love ; behold, thou art fair ; thou hast 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 5 rafters of fir. B.C. cir.1014. 2 Or, as one that is veiled. /'ch.5.9; 6.1. (j ch. 2. 2, 10, 13 ; 4. 1, 7 ; 5. 2 ; 6. 4. John 15. 14, 15. // 2 Chr. 1. 10. 17. i Ezek. 10. 11, 12, 13. 3 Or, cyprese, ch. 4. 13. /. ch. 4. 1 ; 5.12. 4 Or, my com- jianion. ~> Or, gal- leries. 707 The mutual love of SONG OF SOLOMON, 2. Christ and his church. B.C. cir.1014. 2 Heb. 1 delight- ed and sat down, S-c. 8 The hope, 10 and U Christ's care of the church. 16 The CHAPTER 2. 1 The mutual love of Christ and his church calling of the church. 14 Christ's care o. profession of the church, her faith and hope I AM the rose of Shar'on, 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, so is my beloved among the sons. 2 I 9 d My beloved is like a roe or a young hart : behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, 2 shewing himself through the lattice. 10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, e Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the winter 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 B.C. cir.1014. d ver. 17. 2 Heb. Jlourish- e ver. 13. I am Black, but Comely, ye Daughters of Jerusalem. — -Song- of Solomon 1. 5. a Rev. 22. 12. 3 Heb. palate. 4 Heb. house of o Heb. straw me with apples. b ch. 8. 3. 6 Heb. / adjure you. c ch. 3. 5 ; 8.4. sat down under his shadow with great delight, a and his fruit was sweet to my 3 taste. 4 He brought me to the * banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, 5 comfort me with apples : for I am sick of love. 6 b His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 6 c I charge you, O ye daughters of Je-ru'- sa-lgm, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 8 IT The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. tender grape give a good smell. 1 Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14 IT O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, 9 let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us Hhe foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. 16 IT l My beloved is mine, and I am his : he feedeth among the lilies. /ver. 10. geh.B. 13. h Ps. 80. 13. Ezek. 13.4. Luke 13. 32. i ch. 0. 3 r. 10. 708 The church's victory. SONG OF SOLOMON, 3, 4. The graces of the church. b. c. cir.1014. k ch. 4. C. ; vcr. 9. ch. 8. 14. 2 Or, of division. 6 eh. c ch. 2. 8.4. !ch. 3 Or, a bed. 17 fc Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my be- loved, and be thou ' like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains 2 of Be'ther. CHAPTER 1 The church 1 s light and victory in temptation. 6 The church glori- eth in Christ. 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 : sought him, but I found him not. 3 b The J watch- / ; .,-jj men that & go about t. the city &HB f o u n d I* m e : t o whom I JK said, Saw yC ye him "*J* whom my soul loveth ? 4 It was but a lit- tle 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 c I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- ru'sa-16m, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 6 1T d Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all pow- ders of the merchant? 7 Behold his bed, which is SSl'o-mon's ; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Is'ra-el. 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war : every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 9 King SSl'o-mon made himself 3 a chariot of the wood of LSb'a-non. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of ,./•■. ' x ., Rise up, my Love, my Fair One, and come away. — Song of Solomon 2. 10. CHAPTER 4. purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Je - ru ' sa- 16m. 11 Go forth, O ye daugh- ters of Zi'on, and behold king Sol ' o - mon with the crown where- with his mo- ther crowned him in the day of his espou- sals, and in the day of the gladness o f his heart. Christ setteth forth the graces of the church. 16 The ch urch prayeth ' 8 He sheweth his to be made fit for h is presence. B 1 love to her. EHOLD, a thou art fair, my love ; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a b flock of goats, 2 that appear from mount Gil'e-ad. 2 c Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the wash- ing ; 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 : d thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 e Thy neck is like the tower of Da' vid build- ed -f for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 9 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. 6 h Until the day 3 break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. a ch. 1. 15 ; 5. 12. b ch. 6. 5. 2 Or, that eat of, S,v. c ch. 6. C. d ch. U. T. e ch. 7. 4. /Neh. 3. ' 19. g See Prov. 5.19. ch.7. 3. h ch.2.17. 3Heb. breathe. 709 Christ aivakeneth the church SONG OF SOLOMON, 5. ivith his calling. B.C. cir.1014. i Eph. 5. 27. * Deut. 3.9. 2 Or, taken away my heart. rn Prow 24. 13, H. ch. 5. 1. ti Gen. 27. 27. Hob. 14. li. 7. 3 Heb. barred. 4 Or, cypress, ch. 1. 14. o John 4. 10 ; 7. 38. pch.5. 1. ach.4.16. bch.4.11. c Luke 1.5. 7, 10. John 8. 29; 15. 14. 5 Or, and be drunken with loves. 7 % Thou art all fair, my love ; there is no spot in thee. 8 IT Come with me from Leb'a-non, my spouse, with me from Leb'a-non : look from the top of Am'a-na, from the top of She'nir k and Her'mon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast 2 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 ! l 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 : m honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is w like the smell of Leb'a-non. 12 A garden 3 inclosed is my sister, my spouse ; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegran- ates, with pleasant fruits ; 4 camphire, with spikenard, 14 Spikenard and saf- fron ; calamus and cin- namon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices : 15 A fountain of gar- dens, a well of ° living waters, and streams from Leb'a-non. 16 IT Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. p Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasantj fruits. 2 IT I sleep, but my heart waketh : it is the voice of my beloved d that knocketh, say- ing, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled : for my head is filled 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 defile them? 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole B.C. cir.1014. d Rev. S. 20. Who is this that cometh up fkom the Wilderness, LEANING UPON HER BELOVED ? Song of Solomon 8. 5. , _ ' 2 The church hav- 9 A description of CHAPTER 5. 1 Christ awaketh the church with his calling, inn a taste of Chrisfs love is sick of love. Christ by his graces. I a AM come into my garden, my sister, my spouse : I have gathered my myrrh with my spice ; b I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey ; I have drunk my wine with my milk : eat, O c friends ; drink, 5 yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. of the door, and my bowels were moved 2 for him. 5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and* my fingers with 3 sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 6 I opened to my beloved ; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone : my soul failed when he spake : e I sought him, 2 Or, (as some read) in me. passing, or, run- ning about. ! ch. 710 Christ sheweth the SONG OF SOLOMON, 6, 7, 8. graces of the church. b. c. cir.1014. /ch. 3. 3. 2 Heb. what. g ch. 1. 8. 3 Hob. a stand- ard- bearer. 4 Or, curled, he)\. 1. 15 i 4. 1. 5 Heb. Sitting ill fulness, that is, fitly fituci i/. and set an a _ previous stone in the/oil ot'a ring. 6 Or, towers of per- fumes. 7 nob. His palate. a ch. 1. b ch. 2. 16 ; 7. 10. 8 Or, they have puffed me up. d ch. 4. 1. e ch. 4. 2. /ch. 4. 3. but I could not find him ; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7 J 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 daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, if ye find my beloved, 2 that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 9 IT What is thy beloved more than another beloved, 9 O thou fairest among women ? what is thy beloved more than another be- loved, that thou dost so charge us ? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, 3 the chief est among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are 4 bushy, and black as a raven. 12 h His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and 5 fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as 6 sweet flowers : his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set up- on sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Leb'a-non, excellent as the cedars. 16 7 His mouth is most sweet : yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem. CHAPTER 6. 1 The church prof esseth her faith in Christ. 4 Christ sheweth the graces oj the church, 10 and his lore towards her. WHITHER is thy beloved gone, ° O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside ? that we may seek him with thee. 2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 3 6 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine : he feedeth among the lilies. 4 IT Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tlr'- zah, comely as Je-ru'sa-lem, c terrible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for 8 they have overcome me : thy hair is d as a flock of goats that appear from Gii'e-ad. 6 e 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 f As a piece of a pomegranate are thy tem- ples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens, and four- score concubines, and virgins without num- ber. 9 My dove, my undefiled is but one ; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her ; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10 IT Who is &'ie tliat looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, 9 and terrible as an army with banners ? Ill went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and h to see whether the vine flourished, and the pome- granates budded. 12 2 0r ever I was aware, my soul 3 made me like the chariots of Am-ml'- na-dib. 13 Return, return, O Shu'lam-ite ; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shu'lam-ite ? As it were the company 4 of two armies. CHAPTER 7. 1 A farther description of tin 1 church's graces. 10 The church ■prof esseth Iter faith and desire. HOW beautiful are thy feet with shoes, a O prince's daughter ! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not 5 liquor : thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 b Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 c Thy neck is as a tower of ivory ; thine eyes like the fishpools in Hesh'bon, by the gate of Bath'-rab'bim : thy nose is as the tower of Leb'a-non which looketh toward Da-mas'cus. 5 Thine head upon thee is like 6 Car'mel, and the hair of thine head like purple ; the king is 7 held in the galleries. 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O 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, I 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 down 8 sweetly, causing the lips 9 of those that are asleep to speak. 10 IT d I am my beloved's, and e his desire is toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field ; let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us -^see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape 2 appear, and the pomegranates bud forth : there will I give thee my loves. 13 The g mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates h are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved. CHAPTER 8. 1 The lore of the church to Christ. 6 The vehemency of lore. 8 The calling of the Gentiles. 14 The church prayeth for Christ's coming. OTHAT thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother ! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee ; yea, 3 1 should not be despised. 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my 11 B.C. oir.1014. y ver. 4. h ch. 7. 12; 2 Ilcb. / / ic n: not. ■■) Or, set me on t/u chariots i,i mil llil/illi/ people. 4 Or, of ilaha- naim, Gen. 32. 2. ■ Vs. 45. 5 Heb. mixture. b ell. 4. 5 c ch. 4. 4 6 Or, crimson. r Heb. bound. 8 Heb. straight 9 Or, of the ancieid. d ch. 2. IB i 6. 3. e Ps. 45. 11. /ch.6.11. 2 Heb. open. Gen. ; 14. // Matt. 13. 52. 3 Heb. they Should not de- sjnse me. The vehemency of love. SONG OF SOLOMON, 8. The calling of the Gentiles. B.C. cir.1014. a Prov. 9.2. 6 ch. 2. 6. c ch. 2. 7 ; 3.5. 2 Heb. why should lie stir up, or, why, Src. d ch. 3. 6. els. 49.16. Jer. 22. 24. Hag. 2. 23. SHeb. hard. /Prov. 6.35. q Ezek. ' 23. 33. mother's house, who would instruct me : I would cause thee to drink of a spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. 3 b His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. 4 c I charge you, O daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, 2 that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, un- til he please. 5 d Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree : there thy mother brought thee forth : there she brought thee forth that bare thee. 6 IT e Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is 3 cruel as the grave : the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: -^if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 8 IT 9 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sis- ter in the day when she shall be spoken for? 9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver : and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers : then was I in his eyes as one that found 2 favour. 11 SoTo-mon had a vineyard at Ba'al-ha'- mon ; h he let out the vineyard unto keep- ers ; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. 12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me : thou, O SSTo-mon, must have a thou- sand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice : 1 cause me to hear it. 14 IT k 3 Make haste, my beloved, and l be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. B.C. cir.1014. 2 Heb. peace. h Matt. 21.33. i ch. 2. 14. k See Rev. 22. 17, 20. 3 Heb. Flee away, I ch. 2. 17. And a Little Child shall lead them. — Isa. 11. 6. 712 THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH. B.C. cir.760. a Num. 12.6. ft Deut. 32. 1. Jer. 2. 12; G. 10; 22. 29. Ezek. 86.4. Mic.1.2; 6. 1, 2. c ch. 5. 1, 2. diet.8.7. « Jer. 9. 3,0. rch.5.12. 2 Heb. of heavi- ness, g ch. 57. 3,4. Matt. 3. 3'Heb. alien- ated, or, sepa- rated, Ps. 58. 3. Ach.9.13. Jer. 2. 30; 5. 3. 4 Heb. increase revolt. iJer. 8. 22. 5 Or, oil. k Deut. 28.51,52. 6 Heb. as the over- throw of stran- gers. I Job 27. 18. Lain. 2. 0. m Jer. 4. 17. n Lam. 3. 22. Rom. 9. 29. o~Gcn. 19. 24. p Deut. 82. 32. Ezek. 16. 46. 1 Sam. 15. 22. Ps. 50. 8, 9; 51. 16. Prov. 15. 8; 21.27. ch. 66. 3. Jer. 6. 20; 7. 21. Amos 5. 21, 22. Jl'ic.6.7. 7 Heb. great he f/oats. 8 Heb. to be seen. r Ex. 23. 17;34.23. s .Matt. 15.9. t Joel 1. 14; 2. 15. CHAPTER 1. 1 Isaiah complaineth of Judah for Iter rebellion. 5 He lamenteth Iter judgments. 10 He upbraideth their whole service. 16 He exhorlelh to repentance, with promises and threalenings. 21 Bewailing their ivickedness, he denounceth God's judgments. 25 He promiseth grace, 23 and threateneth destruction to the wicked. HE a vision of I-sa'iah the son of A'm6z, which he saw concerning Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem in the days of Uz-zi'ah, Jo'tham, A'haz, and HSz'e-ki'ah, kings of Ju'dah. 2 b Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth : for the Lord hath spoken, C I have nourished and brought up children, and they have re- belled against me. 3 d The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but l§'ra-el e doth not know, my people f doth not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people 2 laden with iniquity, 9 a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters : they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Is/ra-el unto anger, they are 3 gone away backward. 5 IT h Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will * revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it ; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores : l they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with 5 ointment. 7 k Your country is desolate, your cities ure burned with fire : your land, strangers de- vour it in your presence, and it is desolate, 6 as overthrown by strangers. 8 And the daughter of Zi'on is left l as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, m as a besieged city. 9 n Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as ° SOd'om, and we should have been like unto Go-m5r'rah. 10 IT Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers p of S5d'om ; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Go-m5r'rah. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your q sacrifices unto me ? saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of 7 he goats. 12 When ye come 8r to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more s vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me ; the new moons and sabbaths, 'the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is l iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your " new moons and your * appointed feasts my soul hateth : they are a trouble unto me ; v I am weary to bear them. 15 And z when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you : a yea, when ye 3 make many prayers, I will not hear : your hands are full of b 4 blood. 16 IT c Wash you, make you clean ; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes ; d cease to do evil ; 17 Learn to do well; e seek judgment, 5 re- lieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and -^ let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scar- let, 9 they shall be as white as snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land : 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword : h for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 21 IT 'How is the faithful city become an harlot ! it was full of judgment ; righteousness lodged in it ; but now murderers. 22 fc Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water : 23 l Thy princes are rebellious, and m com- panions of thieves: "every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards : they ° judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Is/ra-el, Ah, p I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies : 25 H And I will turn my hand upon thee, and 6 q purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin : 26 And I will restore thy judges r as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning : afterward s thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. 27 Zi'on shall be redeemed with judgment, and 7 her converts with righteousness. 28 IT And the ' 8 destruction of the transgres- sors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be con- sumed. 29 For they shall be ashamed of u the oaks which ye have desired, ^and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 31 v And the strong shall be z as tow, 9 and Ps. 1. 6; 5. 6; 73. 27; 92. 9; 104. 35. 8 Heb. break- uch.57.5. 1 ch. 65. 3; 66. 17. y Ezek. 32. 21. z ch. 43. 17. 9 Or, and his work. B.C. ch-.TCO. 2 Or, grief, it Num. 28. 11. x Lev. 2.3. 2, &c. Lam.2.6. 1/ ch. 43. 24. z Job 27. 9. Ps. 134.2. Prov. I. 28. ch. 59. 2. Jer. 14. 12. Mic.3.4. a Ps. 66. 18. 1 Tim. 2. 8. 3 Heb. multiply prayer. !>ch.59.3. 4 Heb. bloods. c Jer. 4. 14. d Ps. 34. 14; 37. 27. Amos 5. 15. Rom. 12. 9. 1 Pet. 3. 11. e Jer. 22. 3, 16. Mie.6.8. Zech. 7. 9: 8. 16. 5 Or nghten. /■ch. 43. 20. Mic.6.2. gPs.Sl. 7. Rev. 7. 14. h Num. 28. 19. Titus 1. 2. i Jer. 2. 20,21. k Jer. 6. 28,30. Ezek. 22. 18, 19. / Hos. 9. 15. m Prov. 29. 24. 11 Jer. 22. 17. Ezek. 22. 12. Hos. 4. 18. jMic. 3. 11: 7. 3. o Jer. 5. 28. Zech. 7. 10. p Deut. 28. 63. Ezek. 5. 13. 6Heb.ac- cording to pure- ness. q Jer. 6. 29; 9. 7. Mai. 3. 3. r Jer. 33. s'iech. 8. 7 Or, they that re- turn of her. t Job 31. 713 The coming of ISAIAH, 2. Christ's kingdom. B.C. cir.TCO. a Mic. 4. 1, &c. 6 Gen. 49. 1. Jer. 23. 21). c Ps. 08. IS, 16. 2 Or, pre- pared, d Ps. 72.8. ch. 27. 13. e Jer. 31. fi; SO. 5. Zech 8. 21, 23. TLuke 24. 47. <;Ps.46.9. Hos. 2. 18. Zech. 9. 10. 3 Or, scythes. h Ps. 72. 3.7. i Eph. 8. 4 Or, more than the east, k Num. 23.7. I Deut. 18. 14. m Pb. 106. 35. Jer. 10.2. 5 Or, abound with the children, t(C. n Deut. 17. 10, 17. o Jer. 2. 28. the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. CHAPTER 2. 1 Isaiah prophesieih the coming of Christ's kingdom. 6 Wicked- ness is the cause of God's forsaking. 10 He exhortelh to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty. TI^HE word that I-sa'iah the son of A'm5z JL saw concerning Jti'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem. 2 And a it shall come to pass 6 in the last days, c that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be 2 established in the top of the moun- tains, and shall be exalted above the hills ; d and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, e Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Ja'cob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will ,£■ in his f for Zi'on / go J the and walk paths out of shall forth law, the word of the Lord from Je- ru'sa-16m. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many peo- ple : and 9 they shall beat their swords in- to plow- shares, and their spears into 3 pruning- hooks : na- tion shall not lift up sword against nation, h neither shall they learn war any more. 5 O house of Ja'cob, come ye, and let us 1 walk in the light of the Lord. 6 IT Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Ja'cob, because they be replen- ished 4 k from the east, and l are soothsayers like the Phi-lis'tmes, m and they 5 please themselves in the children of strangers. 7 n Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots : 8 ° Their land also is full of idols ; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made : 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore for- give them not. 10 IT p Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The q lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted r in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up ; and he shall be brought low : 13 And upon all s the cedars of Leb'a-non, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Ba'shan, 14 And *upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, b. c. cir.760. p ver. 19, 21. Rev. 6. 15. q ver. 17. ch. 5. 15, 16; 13. 11. r ch. 4. 1; 11.10,11; 12. 1, 4; 24. 21; 25. 9; 26. 1; 27. 1, 2, 12, 13; 28. 5; 29. 18; 30.23; 52.6. Jer. 30. ^ze'k.38. 14, 19; 39. 11,22. Hos. 2. 16,18,21. Joel 3. 18. Amos 9. 11. Obad. 8. Mic. 4. 6; 5. 10; 7. 11, 12. Zeph. 3. 11, 16. A Lodge in a Garden. — Isa. 1. 8. 16 "And upon all the ships of Tar'shish, and upon all 2 pleasant pictures. 17 x And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low : and the Lord alone shall be ex- alted y in that day. 18 And 3 the idols he shall utterly abol- ish. 19 And they shall go into the z holes of the rocks, and into the caves of 4 the earth, a for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth b to shake terribly the earth. 20 c In that day a man shall cast 5 his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, 6 which they 4 Heb. the dust, a 2 Thess. 1. 9. 6 ch. 30.32. Hag. 2. 6, 21. Heb. 12.26. 31. 7. 5 Heb. the idols of his silver, SfC. 6 Or, which they made for him. Zech. 9. 16. sen. 14.8; 37. 24. Ezek. 31. 3. Zech. 11. 1.2. tch. 3(1.25. u 1 Kings 10. 22. 2 Heb. pictures of desire. x ver. 11. )/ ver. 11. 3 Or, the idols shall utterly pass away. z ver. 10. Hos. 10. 8. Luke 23. 30. Rev. 6. 16; 9. 6. ch.30. 22; 714 The oppression of the rulers. ISAIAH, 3, 4. The blessings of Christ's kingdom. b. c. cir.760. d ver. 19. e ver. 10, 19. rPs. 146. 3. Jer. 17-5. g Job 27. 3. a Jer. 37. 21; 38. 9. b Lev. 26. c See 2 Kings 24. 14. 2Hcb. a man eminent in coun- tenance. 3 Or, skilful o/ i .speech. d Eceles. 1U. 16. 4Heb. i:n „,, the hand, Gen. 14. 22. oHeb. binder e Mic. 3. 12. /Gen. 13. 13:18.20, 21; 19. 5. g Eceles. 8. 12. h Ps. 128. 2. i Ps. 11. 6. Eceles. & 13. 6Heb. done to him. k ver. 4. I eh. 9. 16. 7 Or, they which call thee blessed. SHeb. swallow up. m Mic. 6. 2. 9 Or, burnt, n ch. 5. 7. Matt. 21. 33. OCQ.5S.4. Mic. .!. 2,3. made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats ; 21 d To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, e for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 22 -^ Cease ye from man, whose 9 breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of? CHAPTER 3. 1 The great confusion which comcth by sin. 9 The impudency of the people. 12 The oppression am/ covetousness oj the rulers. 16 The judgments which shall be for the pride of the iron, FOR, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, a doth take away from Je-ru'sa-lem and from Ju'dah b the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2 c The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and 2 the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the 3 eloquent orator. 4 And I will give ™ children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neigh- bour : the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his bro- ther of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand : 7 In that day shall he 4 swear, saying, I will not be an ° healer ; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing : make me not a ruler of the people. 8 For e Je-ru'sa-lem is ruined, and Ju'dah is fallen : because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 IT The shew of their countenance doth witness against them ; and they declare their sin as -^SSd'om, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul ! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10 Say ye to the righteous, ? that it shall be well ivith him: h for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked ! ! it shall be ill icith him: for the reward of his hands shall be 6 given him. 12 IT As for my people, k children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, ' " they which lead thee cause thee to err, and 8 destroy the way of thy paths. 13 The Lord standeth up m to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof : for ye have 9 eaten up n the vine- yard ; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 15 What mean ye that ye °beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts. 16 '' Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zi'on are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and 2 wanton eyes, walking and 3 mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet : 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with p a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zi'on, and the Lord will 4 q discover their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their ° cauls, and their T round tires like the moon. 19 The 6 chains, and the bracelets, and the 7 mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the 8 tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink ; and instead ■ of a girdle a rent ; and instead of well set hair s baldness ; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth ; and burning instead ; of beauty. 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy 9 mighty in the war. 26 * And her gates shall lament and mourn ; and she being 2 3 desolate " shall sit upon the ground. CHAPTER 4. In the extremity of evils, Christ's kingdom shall be a sanctuary. A ND a in that day seven women shall take Jl\. hold of one man, saying, We will 6 eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel : only 4 let us be called by thy name, °to take away c our reproach. 2 In that day shall d the branch of the Lord be 6 beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely " for them that are escaped of Is'ra-el. 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zi'on, and he that remaineth in Je-ru'- sa-lem, e shall be called holy, even every one that is -^ written 8 among the living in Je-ru'- sa-l&m : 4 When g the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zi'on, and shall have purged the blood of Je-ru'sa-lem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zi'on, and upon her assemblies, h a cloud and smoke by day, and ' the shining of a flaming fire by night : for 9 upon all the glory shall be 2 & defence. 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a sha- dow in the daytime from the heat, and k for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. B.C. cir.TGO. 2Heb. deceits lug with their tua. 8 Or, tr i pping nicely. j- Deut. 28. 27. 4 Heb. make naked. q eh. 47. 2, 3. Jer. 13. 22. Xah.3.3. 5 Or, net- uoi Is. r Judg. 8.21. COr, sweet balls. 7 Or, s/ j angled orna- utt nts. 8 Heb. houses of the soul. s eh. 22. 12. Mic. 1. 16. :< Heb. might. 1 Jer. 14. 2. Lam. 1. 4. 2 Or, emptied. 3 Heb. cleansed. u Lam. 2. 10. a eh. 2. 11. 17. I, 2 Thess. 3.12. 4 Heb. let thi/ mime l.e called III OH us. o Or, take thou away, c Luke 1. 25. d Jer. 23. 5. Zech. 3. 8; 6. 12. 6 Heb. beauty and glory. 7 Heb. for the escaping of Israel. e ch. 60. f Phil. 4. 3. Rev. 3. 5. 8 Or. to lire, g Mai. 3. 2,3. h Ex. 13. 21. i Zech. 2. 5. 9 Or, above. 2 Heb. a covering, ch. 8. 14. '•ch.25.4. 715 The parable of the vineyard. ISAIAH, 5. God's judgments for sin. B.C. cir.760. a Ps. 80.8. Cant. 8. 12. ch. 27. 2. Jer.2.21. Matt. 21. 33 Mark 12. 1. Luke 20. (I. 2 Heb. the hoi-tl of the son of oil. 3 Or, made t a wall 1 about it. CHAPTER 5. 1 Under the parable of a vineyard God excuselh his severe judg- ment. 8 His judgments upon covetousness % 11 upon lascivious- ness, 13 upon impiety, 20 and upon injustice. 26 The execu- tioners of God's judgments. 1VTOW will I sing to my wellbeloved a song JLl of my beloved touching a his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in 2 a very fruitful hill : 2 And he 3 fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choi- cest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also 4 made a winepress therein : b and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O 4 Heb. hewed, b Deut. 32.6. ch. 1. 2, 3. c Rom. 3 4. rfPe. 12. 5 Heb. for a tread- ing. inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, and men of Ju'- dah, c judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it ? where- fore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes ? 5 And now go to ; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard : d I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up ; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be 5 trodden down : 6 And I will lay it waste : it shall not be pruned, nor digged ; but there shall come up briers and thorns : I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Is'ra-el, and the men of Ju'dah 2 his pleasant plant : and he looked for judg- ment, but behold 3 oppression ; for righteous- ness, but behold a cry. 8 IT Woe unto them that join e house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that 4 they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth ! 9 J 5 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, 6 Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one 9 bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. 11 IT h Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink ; that continue until night, till wine , 7 inflamethem! J j - , / . 12 And * the ' harp, and the viol, the tab- ret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but k they re- gard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. 13 II 'There- fore my peo- ple are gone into captivity, m because they have no know- ledge: and 8 their honour- able men are famished, and their multi- tude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure : and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And "the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled : 16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and 9 2 God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of °the fat ones shall strangers eat. 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope : 19 p That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Is/ra-el draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 20 IT Woe unto them 3 that call evil good, They shall beat their Swords into Plowshares, and their Spears into Pruninghooks. — Isa. 2. 4. 716 The executioners ISAIAH, 6. of God's judgments. Upon every Dwelling Place of Mount Zion . . . the Shining of a Flaming Fire by Night. — Isa. 4. 5. B.C. cir.760. q Prov. 3. 7. Rom. I. 22: 12. 16. 2Heb. before their face. r ver. 11. sProv. 17. 15; 24. 24. (Ex. 15.7. 3Heb.;Ae tongue of fire, u Job 18. 16. Hoa. 9. 16. Arao6 2. 9. x 2 Kings 22. 13, 17. u Jer. 4. 24. 4 Or, as dung. z Lev. 26. 14, &c. ch. 9. 12, 17,21; 10.4. a ch. 11. 12. b ch. 7. 18. and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are q wise in tbeir own eyes, and prudent 2 in their own sight ! 22 r Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink : 23 Which s justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the right- eous from him ! 24 Therefore 'as 3 the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consume th the chaff, so u their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust : because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Is/ra-el. 25 x Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them : and y the hills did trem- ble, and their carcases were Horn in the midst of the streets. z For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 26 II a And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will 6 hiss unto them from c the end of the earth : and, behold, d they shall come with speed swiftly : 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them ; none shall slumber nor sleep ; neither e 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 flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind : 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea : and if one 9 look unto the land, behold darkness and 2 sorrow, 3 and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. CHAPTER 6. 1 Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory, 5 being terrified, is confirmed for his message. 9 He sheweth the obstinacy of the people unto their desolation. 13 A remnant shall be saved. IN the year that a king Uz-zi'ah died I 6 saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and * his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims : each one B.C. cir.TUO. r Deut. 2*1.49. Ps. 72. 8. Mai. 1. 11. d Joel 2. 7. e Dan. 5. 6. /Jer. 5. 16. ych.8.22. Jer. 4.23. Lam. 3. 2. Ezelc. 32. 7, 8. 2 Or, distress. 3 Or, when it is light, it shall he dark in the destruc- tions thereof. a 2 Kings 15. 7. cir. 758. dl Kings 22.19. John 12. 41. Rev. 4. 2. 4 Or, the skirts thereof. in Ahaz hath for a sign ISAIAH, 7. Christ promised. B.C. cir.758. had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and c with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And 2 one cried unto another, and said, d Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: 3 e the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the 4 door moved at the voice of him that cried, and f the house was filled with smoke. 5 IT g Then said I, Woe is me ! for I am 5 undone ; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, 6 having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off h the altar : 7 And he 7 * laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips ; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for fc us? Then said I, s Here am I ; send me. 9 1T And he said, Go, and tell this people, 1 Hear ye 9 2 indeed, but understand not ; and see ye 3 indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make m the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes ; n lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, ° Until the cities be wasted with- out inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be i utterly desolate, 12 p And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13 H But yet in it shall be a tenth, 5 and it shall return, and shall be eaten : as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose 6 substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so 9 the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. CHAPTER 7. 1 Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is com- forted by Isaiah. 10 Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, hath for a sign, Christ promised. 17 His judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria. AND it came to pass in the days of "A'haz Xi the son of Jo'tham, the son of Uz-zi'ah, king of Ju'dah, that Re'zin the king of Syr'i-a, and Pe'kah the son of Rem'a-li'ah, king of Is/ra-el, went up toward Je-ru'sa-lem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2 And it was told the house of Da'vid, saying, Syr'i-a 7 is confederate with E'phra-im. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 3 Then said the Lord unto I-§a'iah, Go forth now to meet A'haz, thou, b and 8 She'- ar— ja'shub thy son, at the end of the c conduit of the upper pool in the 9 highway of the fuller's field ; 1. c 2 Kings 18. li c Ezck. 1. 11. 2Heb. this cried to this, d Rev. 4. 8. 3 Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth, e Ps. 72. 19. 4Heb. thresh- olds, f Ex. 40. 34. 1 Kings 8. 10. q Ex. 4. 10; 6. 30. Judg. 0. 22; 13. 22. Jer. 1. 6. ,5 Heb. cut off. 6 Heb. and in his hand a live coal. h Rev. 8. 3. 7 Heb. caused it to touch. i See Jer. 1. 9. Dan. 10. 16. A Gen. 1. 2Gj 3. 22; 11. 7. 8 Heb. llehold me. I ch. 43. 8. Matt. 13. 14. Mark 4. 12. Luke 8. 10. John 12. 41. Acts 28. 26. Rom. 11. 8. 4) Or, without ceasing, Sre. •2 Heb. hear ye in hear- ing, «rc. 3 Heb. inseeinq. m Ps. 119. 70. ch. 63. 17. n Jer. 5. 21. o Mic. 3. 12. 4 Heb. desolate with des- olation. n2 Kings 25. 21. SOr, when it is re- turned, and hath been broused, 6 Or, stock, or, stem. a Ezra 9. 2. Mai. 2. 1.;. Rum. 11. S. cir. 742. a 2 Kings lii. 5. 2 Chr. 28. 5, 6. 7 Heb. rcstcth on Ephrar im. b ch. 10. 21. 8 That is, The rem- nant shall return: See ch. 6. 13 ch. 36. 2. 9 Or, causeway. 4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet ; fear not, 2 neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Re'zin with Syr'i-a, and of the son of Rem'a-li'ah. 5 Because Syr'i-a, E'phra-im, and the son of Rem'a-li'ah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 6 Let us go up against Ju'dah, and 3 vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Ta'be-al : 7 Thus saith the Lord God, d It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 8 c For the head of Syr'i-a is Da-mas'cus, and the head of Da-mas'cus is Re'zin ; and within threescore and five years shall E'phra-im be broken, 4 that it be not a people. 9 And the head of E'phra-im is Sa-ma'ri-a, and the head of Sa-ma'ri-a is Rem'a-li'ah's son. -f 5 If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. 10 If 6 Moreover the Lord spake again unto A'haz, saying, 11 9 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; 7 ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12 But A'haz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of Da'vid ; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also ? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign j h Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear 'a son, and 8 shall call his name fc Im-man'u-el. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 { For before the child shall know to re- fuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of m both her kings. 17 *H n The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that ° E'phra-im departed from Ju'dah ; even the king of As-syr'i-a. 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord p shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of E'gypt, and for the bee that is in the land of As- syr'i-a. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in e the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all 9 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 As-syr'i-a, 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 abun- 718 God's judgments ISAIAH, 8. shall be unresist ible. b. c. cir.742. 2 Ueb. in (lie '.midst ol' the land. s ch. 5. G. dance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter : for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left 2 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 silverlings, s it shall even be for briers and thorns. 24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become bri- ers and thorns. 25 And on all hills that shall Then flew one of the Seraphims unto me, De . digged having a Live Coal in his Hand, which with the HE HAD TAKEN WITH THE ToNGS FROM OFF mattOCk, the Altar. — Isa. 6. 6. 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. a ch. 30. S. Hab. 2. 2. 3Heb. In milliner speed to the spoil lie hasten- eth the prey, or, Make speed, t(C. CHAPTER 8. 1 In Maher-shalal-hash-baz, he prophesieth that Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria. 5 Judah. likewise for their infi- delity. 9 God's judgments shall be unresislible. 11 Comfort shall be, to them thatjear God. 19 Great afflictions lo idolaters. MOREOVER the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and a write in it with a man's pen concerning 3 M&'her-shal'al- hash'-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, b U-ri'ah the priest, and Zgch'a-ri'ah the son of Je-ber'e-chl'ah. 3 And I 2 went unto the prophetess ; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Ma'her-shal'- al-hash'-baz. 4 c For before the child shall have know- ledge to cry, My father, and my mother, 3d the riches of Da-mas'- cus and the spoil of Sa- ma'ri-a shall be taken away before the king of As-syr'i-a, 5 f The Lord spake also unto me again, say- ing, 6 Forasmuch as this people re- fuseth the wa- ters of e Shi-16'- ah that go softly, and rejoice An Re'zin and R g m ' a - li ' a h's son ; 7 Now there- fore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even ff the king of As-syr'- i-a, and all his glory : and he ■ ES ' shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks : 8 And he shall pass through Ju'dah ; he shall overflow and go over, h he shall reach even to the neck ; and 4 the stretch- ing out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O l Im-man'u-el. 9 IT k Associate yourselves, O ye people, 5 and ye shall be broken in pieces ; and give ear, all ye of far countries : gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces ; gird your- selves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 ' Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought ; speak the word, m and it shall not stand : n for God is with us. 11 IT For the Lord spake thus to me 6 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 people shall say, A confederacy ; p neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13 q Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself ; and r let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And s he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for ' a stone of stumbling and fcr a rock of h ch. 30. 2H. 4 Heb. the ful- ness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretch- ings out of his icings. i ch. 7. 14. * Joel 3. '.i, 11. 5 Or, yet. I Jobo. 12. nt ch. 7. 7. n ch. 7. 14. Acts 5. 38,39. Rom. 8. 31. 6 Hcb. in strength of hand. o ch. 7.2. p 1 Pet. 3. 14, 15. q Num. 20. 12. )■ Ps. 7(1. 7. Luke 12. 5. s Ezek. 11. IS. ( ch. 28. 16. Luke 2. 34. Rom. 9. S3 1 Pet. 2. 8. 719 Joy in the midst of afflictions. ISAIAH, 9, 10. Judgments upon Israel. B.C. cir. 741. k Matt. 21. 44. Luke 20. IS. Rom. 9. 32; 11. 25. ).-ch.54.8. V Hab. 2. 3. Luke 2. 25, 38. z Heb. 2. 13. aPs. 71.7. Zech. 3. 8. cir. 741. b 1 Sam. 28. 8. ch. 11). 3. c eh. 2'J. 4. Job 31. 14. .•Hos.9.7. Luke 19. 44. /ch. 5. 25; 9. 12, 17,21. !Or, Woe to the As- syrian. : Heb. Asshur. e Jer. 51. 20. iOr, though. and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless ! 3 And b what will ye do in " the day of visi- tation, and in the desolation which 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. d For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5 1f 2 3 As-syr'i-an, e the rod of mine anger, 4 and the staff in their hand is mine indigna- tion. heart of the king of As-syr'i-a, and the glory of his high looks. 13 P 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 robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabit- ants Mike a valiant man: 14 And q my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the gathereth eggs gathered all the none that opened the people : and as one that are left, have I earth; and there was moved the wing, or mouth, or peeped. B.C. cir.713. ;> Is. 37. 24. Ezck. 28. 4, &c. Dan. 4. 30. 2 Or, like many y the Medes. 19 Tlte desolation of Babylon. TPHE a burden of B&b'y-lon, which I-sa'iah X the son of A'moz did see. 2 6 Lift ye up a banner c upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, d shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called e my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that -^ rejoice in my high- ness. 4 The noise of a multitude in the moun- tains, 2 like as of a great people ; a tumultu- ous 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, even the Lord, and the wea- pons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. the day of the Lord is come as a destruction B.C. cir.713. 6 H Howl ye : at hand : it 9 for shall from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands 3 be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 8 And they k Vs. 71. 22; 89. 18. ch. 41. 14, 16. cir. 712. a ch. 21. 1; 47. 1. Jer. 50 ; 51. 6 ch. 5. ■y, ■, lb. ■■;. Jer. 50.2. c Jer. 51. 25. d ch. 10. 32. e Joel 3. 11. / Ps. 149. 2, 5, 6. iUeh.the likeness of. g Zeph. Rev. 6. h Job 31. 23. Joel 1. 15. 3 Or,/aH down. Take thee a Gkeat Koll. axd write in it with a Man's Pex, Isa. S. 1. 723 The desolation of Babylon. ISAIAH, 14. The restoration of Israel. b. c. cir.712. i Ps. 48. G. ch. 21. 3. 2 Hob. wonder. 3Hcb. every man at his neigh- bour. 4 Heb. faces of the fames, k Mai. 4. 1. I Ps. 104. 35. Prov. 2. 22. m ch. 24. 21, 23. Ezek. 32.7. Joel 2. 31 ; 3. 15. Matt. 24. 29. Mark 13. 24. Luke 21. 25. 7ich.2. 17. oHag 6. p Ps. 110. Lam. 1. 12. g Jer. 50. 16 ; 51. 9. r Ps. 137. 9. Nah. 3. 10. Zech. 14.2. s oh. 21.2. Jer. 51. 11,28. Dan. 5. 28, 31. t ch. 14. 4,22. 5 Heb. as the over- throw- ing. u Gen. 19. 24.25. Deut. 29.23. Jer. 49. 18; 50. 40. x Jer. 50. 3, 39 ; 51. 29,62. y ch. 34. 11-15. Rev. 18. 2. 6 Heb. Ziim. 7 Heb. Ochim. 8 Or, ostriches. 9 Heb. daugh- ters of the owl. 2 Heb. lim. 3 Or, palaces. z Jer. 51. 33. a Ps. 102. 13. & Zech. 1. 17 ; 2. 12. shall be afraid : % pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them ; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth : they shall 2 be amazed 3 one at another ; their faces shall be as i flames. 9 Behold, k the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate : and he shall destroy 1 the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constel- lations thereof shall not give their light : the sun shall be m 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 ; n and I will cause 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 wedge of O'phir. 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 p the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: 9 they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through ; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be r dashed to pieces before their eyes ; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17 s Behold, I will stir up the Mede§ against them, which shall not regard silver ; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces ; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb ; their eye shall not spare children. 19 H * And Bab'y-lon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chal'dees' excellency, shall be 5 as when God overthrew "Sod'om and Go-m6r'rah. 20 x It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : neither shall the A-ra'bi-an pitch tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21 y But 6 wild beasts of the desert shall he there; and their houses shall be full of 7 doleful creatures; and 89 owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And 2 the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their 3 desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces : z and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. CHAPTER 14. 1 God's merciful restoration of Israel. 4 Their friumpha?U in- sulfation over Babel. 24 God' 's jmrpose against Assyria. 29 Palestina is threatened. F OR the Lord a will have mercy on Ja'cob, and 6 will yet choose Is/ra-el, and set them in their own land : c and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Ja'cob. 2 And the people shall take them, d and bring them to their place : and the house of Is/ra-el shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids : and they shall take them captives, 2 whose captives they were; e and they shall rule over their oppressors. 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 IT That thou -^ shalt take up this 3 proverb against the king of Bab'y-lon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the 4 9 golden city ceased ! 5 The Lord hath broken h the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with 5 a continual stroke, he that ruled the na- tions in anger, is persecuted, and none hin- dereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 l Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Leb'a-non, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 k 6 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming : it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the 7 8 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, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 12 l How art thou fallen from heaven, 9 O Lu'ci-fer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, m I will ascend into heaven, n I will exalt my throne above the stars of God : I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, °in the sides of the north : 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; p I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou q shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; 17 That made the world as a wilder- ness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that 2 opened not the house of his prisoners ? 18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of 724 God's purpose against Assyria. ISAIAH, 15. Palestlna is threatened. b. c. cir.712. r Job 18. 19. Ps. 21. hi: :::. 28; 100. 13. i Ex. 20.5. Mate. 28. 35. I. Prov. 10. 7. Jer. 51. 62. u I Kings 14. 10. X Job IS. 19. U ch. 34. 11. Zeph. 2. 14. those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : r -the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children s for the iniquity of their fathers ; that 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 Bab'y-lon Hhe name, and "rem- nant, x and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. 23 y I will also make it a posses- sion for the bit- tern, and pools of water: and I will because the rod of him that smote thee is broken : for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a 2 cockatrice, d and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety : and 1 will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Pal'es-ti'na, art dissolved : for there shall come from the north a smoke, and 3 none shall be alone in his 4 appointed times. b. c. 726. c 2 Chr. 2i77 be bitter in weeping. cch. 37.3. e Jer. 49. 35. Am. 15.1. 7 Heb. made naked. SHeb.the choice of thy vullcys. 9 Or, toward. rnH they prevented with their bread him that fled. 15 For they fled 2 3 from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievous- ness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, q ac- cording to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of r Ke'dar shall fail : 17 And the residue of the number of 4 arch- ers, the mighty men of the children of Ke'- dar, shall be dimin- ished : for the Lord God of Is/ra-el hath spoken it. CHAPTER 22. 1 The prophet lamenfeth the in- vasion of Jewry by the Per- sians. 8 He reproveth their human wisdom and worldly joy. 15 He prophesieth Sheb- nd's deprivation, 20 and Elia- kim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ, his substitution. HE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the house- tops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a a joyous city : thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound 5 by the arch- ers : all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me ; 6 6 1 will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. 5 c For it is a day of trouble, and of tread- ing down, and of perplexity d by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the moun- tains. 6 e And E'lam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and -^ Kir "' uncovered the shield. 7 And it shall come to pass, that 8 thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array 9 at the gate. 8 IT And he discovered the covering of Ju'- THAT WOBK dah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour ^of the house of the forest. 9 h Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of Da'vid, that they are many : and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10 And ye have num- bered the houses of Je-ru'sa-lem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11 z Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto k the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fash- ioned it long ago. 12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts l call to weeping, and to mourning, and m to baldness, and to girding with sack- cloth : 13 And behold joy and gladness, slay- ing oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine : 71 let us eat and drink ; for to morrow we shall die. 14 "And it was re- vealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity p shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts. 15 IF Thus saith the Lord God of hosts. Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto 9 Sheb'na, r 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, 2 as he s that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock ? 17 Behold, 3 the Lord will carry thee away with 4 a mighty captivity, ' and will surely cover thee. 18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a 5 large country : there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be 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 IT And it shall come to pass in that day, b. c. cir.712. g 1 Kings 7.2; 10. 17. * 2 Kings 20.20. 2Chr.32. 4, 5, 30. i Neh. 3. 16. k See ch. 37. 26. 7 Joel 1. 13. m See Ezra 9.3. ch. 15. 2. Mic. 1. 16. n ch. 56. 12. 1 Cor. 15.32. o ch. 5. 9. p 1 Sam. 3. 14. Ezek. 24. 13. g 2 Kings 18. 37. ch. 36. 3. r 1 Kings 4.6. 2 Or. Ohe. s See 2 Sam. 18. 18. Matt. 27. 60. 3 Or, the Lord who covered thee with an ex- cellent cover- ing, and clothed thee gor- geously, shall surely, HfC. ver. 18. 41Ieb.iS« captiv- ity of a man. t Esth. 7.8. 5 Heb. large of spaces. 730 A prefigurement of Christ. ISAIAH, 23. The overthrow of Tyre. x Job 12. 14. Rev. 3.7, y Ezra 9. 8. that I will call my servant u E-H'a-klm the son of Hil-ki'ah: 21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand : and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, and to the house of Ju'dah. 22 And the key of the house of Da'vid will I lay upon his shoulder ; so he shall x open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23 And I will fasten him as y 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 offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, 6 Pass ye over to Tar'shish ; howl, ye inhab- itants of the isle. 7 Is this your e joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days ? her own feet shall carry her 2 afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath' taken this counsel against Tyre, -^the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable j^ of the earth? 9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, 3 to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tar'shish : there is no more 4 strength. 11 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms : the Lord hath given a command- ment ° against 6 the merchant city, to de- stroy the ' strong holds thereof. 12 And he said, » Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed vir- gin, daughter of 25.'- don : arise, h pass over to Chit'tim; there also shalt thou have no rest. 13 Behold the land of the Chal-de'ang ; this people was not, till the As-syr'i-an founded it n. c. cir.715. ech.22.2. 2 Heb. from afar off. /Sec Ezek. 28. 2, 12. 3 Heb. to pollute. 4 Heb. girdle. o Or, con- cerning a mer- chant- man. (J Heb. Canaan. 'Or, strengths. a Rev. 18. 22. h ver. I. 2 Or, instru- ments of viols. cir. 715. a Jer. 25. 22 ; 47. 4. Ezek. 2fi; 27; 28. Amos 1. 9. Zeeh. 9. 2,4. b ver. 12. 3 Heb. silent. c Ezek. 27.3. il ch. 19. 16. from the vessels of cups, 2 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 was upon it shall be cut off : for the Lord hath spoken it. CHAPTER 23. 1 The miserable overthrow of Tyre. 17 Their unhappy return. THE a burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tar'shish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in : b from the land of Chit'tim it is revealed to them. 2 Be 3 still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zi'don, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Si'hor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue ; and she is a mart of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zi'don : 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 d As at the report concerning E'gvpt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tvre. for ' them that dwell in the wil- derness : they set f up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof ; and he brought it to ruin. 14 fc Howl, ye ships of Tar'shish: 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 8 shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten ; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 IT And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tj"re, and she shall turn to her hire, and ' shall commit fornication with all the king- doms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 And her merchandise and her hire m shall be holiness to the Lord : it shall not be trea- ! Pb. 72. k ver. 1. Ezek. 27.25,30. 8 Heb. ft s/iall be nn to Tyre as the song of an harlot. I Rev. 17. m Zecb. 14.20,21. 731 Judgments upon the land. ISAIAH, 24, 25. The prophet praiseth God. B.C. cir.715. 2 Heb. old. cir. 712. 3 Heb. pervert- eth the face thereof. 4 Or, prince, a Hos. 4. 8. b Ezek. 7. 12, 13. 5Heb.fAe height of the people, c Gen. 3. 17. Num. 35.33. ri Mai. 4. 6. e ch. 16. 8,9. Joel 1. 10,12. /Jer. 7. 34 ; 16. 9 ; 25. 10. Ezek. 26. 13. Hos. 2. 11. Rev. 18. 22. g ch. 17. 5,6. 6 Or, valleys, h Mai. 1. 11. " Heb. wing. 8 Heb. Lean- ness to me, or, My secret to me. i Jer. 5. 11. h See 1 Kings 19. 17. Jer. 48. 43,44. Amos 5. 19. sured nor laid up ; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for 2 durable clothing. CHAPTER 24. 1 The doleful judgments of God upon the land. 13 A remnant shall joyfully praise him. 16 God in his judgment shall ad- vance his kingdom. BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and 3 turn- eth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the 4 a priest ; as with the servant, so with his master ; as with the maid, so with her mistress ; b 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 away, 5 the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 c The earth also is denied under the in- habitants thereof ; because they have trans- gressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath d the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are deso- late : therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 e The new wine mourneth, the vine lan- guisheth, all the merryhearted 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. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 H When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, 9 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 6 fires, even h the name of the Lord God of Is/ra-el in the isles of the sea. 16 IT From the 7 uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the right- eous. But I said, 8 My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me ! * the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously ; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 k Pear, 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 l the windows from on high are open, and m the foundations of the earth do shake. 19 n 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 cottage ; 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, that the Lord shall 2 punish the host of the high ones that are on high, p and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, 3 as prisoners are gathered in the 4 pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be 5 visited. 23 Then the q moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall r reign in s mount ZT'on, and in Je-ru'sa- l§m, and ° before his ancients gloriously. CHAPTER 25. 1 The prophet praiseth God, for hi.? judgments, 6 for his saving benefits, 9 and for his victorious salvation. LORD, thou art my God ; a I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name ; 6 for thou hast done wonderful things; °thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made d of a city an heap ; of a defenced city a ruin : a palace of stran- gers to be no city ; it shall never be built. 3 Therefore shall the strong people e glorify 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 distress, -^a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of stran- gers, 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 IT And in 9 this mountain shall A the Lord of hosts make unto l 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 7 destroy in this mountain the face of the covering 8 cast over all peo- ple, and h the vail that is spread over all nations. 8 He will l swallow up death in victory ; and the Lord God will m wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 IT And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God ; n we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have b. c. cir.712. 7 Gen. 7. 11. Mi Ps. 18. 7. n Jer. 4. 23. o ch. 19. 14. 2 Heb. visit upon. V Ps. 76. 12. 3 Heb. with the gather- ing of prison- ers. 4 Or, dungeon. 5 Or, found warding. q ch. 13. 10; 60. 19. Ezek. 32.7. Joel 2. 31 ; 3. 15. ;• Rev. 19. 4,6. s Heb. 12. 22. OOr, there shall be glory be- fore his ancients. cir. 712. a Ex. 15. o Ps. 118. 28 b Ps. 98. 1. c Num. 23. 19. d ch. 21. 9 ; 23. 13. Jer. 51. 37. e Rev. 11. 13. / ch. 4. 6. g ch. 2. 2 3. h Prov. 9. 2. Matt. 22. 4. i Dan. 7. 14. Matt. 8. 11. 7 Heb. swallow up. 8 Heb. covered. k 2 Cor. 3. 15. Eph. 4. 18. I Hos. 13. 14. 1 Cor. 15. 54. Rev. 20. 14 ; 21. 4. m Rev. 7. 17:21.4. i? Gen. 49. 18. Tit. 2. 13. 732 A song inciting to ISAIAH, 26. confidence in God. b. c. cir.712. 2 Or, threshed. 3 Or, threshed in Jlad- ntenah. p ch. 21). 5. cir. 712. «ch.2.11. 6ch. 18. c Ps. 118. 19, 20. 4Heb. truths. 5Heb. peace, peace, ch.57.19. 6 Or, thought, or, imagi- nation. d ch. 45. 17. 7 Heb. the rock of ages, Deut. 32.4. e ch. 2.5. 12; 32. 19. /Ps.37. 23. waited for him, °we will be glad and re- joice in his sal- vation. 10 For in this m o u n - tain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Mo'ab shall be 2 trodden down under him, even as straw is 3 trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim : and he shall bring down their pride together Avith the spoils of their hands. 12 And the p fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. CHAPTER 26. 1 A song inciting to confidence in God, 5 for his judgments, 12 and for his favour to his people. 20 An exhortation to wail on God. IN a that day shall this song be sung in the land of Ju'dah ; We have a strong city ; b salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 2 c Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the 4 truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in 5 perfect peace, whose 6 mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever : d for in the Lord JE-HO'VAH is 7 everlasting strength: 5 IT For he bringeth down them that dwell on high ; e the lofty city, he layeth it low ; he layeth it low, even to the ground ; he bringeth it even to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is uprightness : -^ thou, He saw a Chariot with a Couple of Horsemen, a Chariot of Asses, and a Chariot of Camels. — Isa. 21.7. ■^H. 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 name, and to the remembrance of thee. 9 h With my soul have I desired thee in the night ; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early : for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 10 l Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness ; in k the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord. 11 Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, ' they will not see : but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy 2 at the people ; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. 12 IT Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us : for thou also hast wrought all our works 3 in us. 13 O Lord our God, m other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. b. c. cir.712. pch.64.5. /iPs.63.6. Cant. 3. 1. i Eccles. 8.12. Rom. 2. 4. A- Ps. 143. 10. / Job 34. 27. Ps. 28. 5. ch. o. 12. 2 Or, toward thy people. 3 Or, for us. m 2 Chr. 12.8. 733 The chastisements of God. ISAIAH, 27, 28. • Ephraim is threatened. B.C. cir.71- n Hos. 5. 15. 2Heb. secret speech. och.13.8. John 1G. 21. p Ps. ir. 14. q Ezek. 37. 1, &c. i-Dau. 12. s Ex. 12. 22,23. t Ps. 30. 5. ch. 54. 7,8. 2 Cor. 4. 17. u Mic. 1. 3. Jude 14. 3 Heb. bloods. 4 Or, crossing like a bar. a Ps. 74. 13, 14. och.J1.9. Ezek.29. 3 ; 32. 2. c ch. 5. 1. d Ps. 80.8. Jer.2.21. e Ps. 121. 4,5. /2 Sam. 23. 6. eh. 'J. 18. 5 Or, march against. och.2.5.4. h Job 22. 21. i ch. 37. 31. Hos. 14. 5, C. 6 Heb. ac- co nling to the stroke of those. k Job 23. 6. Ps. 6. 1. Jer. 10. 24 ; 30. 11; 46. 28. ICor. 10. 13. 7 Or, when thon sendcst it forth. 8 Or, when he remov- eth it. I Pb. 78. 14 They 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 perish. 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. 16 Lord, n in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a 2 prayer when thy chasten- ing was upon them. 17 Like as ° a woman with child, that draw- eth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and 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 p the inhabitants of the world fallen. 19 q Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. r Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust : for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast oat the dead. 20 IT Come, my people, s enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee : hide thyself as it were *for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, the Lord "cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth also shall disclose her 3 blood, and shall no more cover her slain. CHAPTER 27. 1 The care of God over his vineyard. 7 His chastisements differ from judgments. 12 The church of Jews and Gentiles. IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish levia- than the 4 piercing serpent, a even leviathan that crooked serpent ; and he shall slay b the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day c sing ye unto her, d A vine- yard of red wine. 3 e I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment : lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. 4 Fury is not in me : who would set -^ the briers and thorns against me in battle ? I would 5 go through them, I would burn them together. 5 Or let him take hold 9 of my strength, that he may h make peace with me ; and he shall make peace with me. 6 He shall cause them that come of Ja'cob 1 to take root : Is'ra-el shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 7 IT Hath he smitten him, 6 as he smote those that smote him ? or is he slain accord- ing to the slaughter of them that are slain by him ? 8 fe In measure, 7 when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it : 8 l he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Ja'cob 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 2 images shall not stand up. 10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness : m 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 off : the women come, and set them on fire : for n it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and °he that formed them will shew them no favour. 12 IT And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the chan- nel of the river unto the stream of E'gypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Is/ra-el. 13 p And it shall come to pass in that day, q that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of As-syr'i-a, and the outcasts in the land of E'gypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Je-ru'sa-lem. CHAPTER 28. 1 The prophet threaleneth Ephraim for their pride and drunken- ness. 5 The residue shall Be advanced in the kingdom of Christ. 1 He rebuketh their error. 9 Their untouardness to learn. 14 and their security '. 16 Christ the sure foundation is promised. 18 Their security shall be tried. 23 They are incited to the con- sideration of God's discreet providence. WOE to a the crown of pride, to the drunkards of E'phra-Im, whose 6 glori- ous beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are 3 overcome with wine ! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, "which as a tempest of hail and a destroy- ing storm, as a flood of mighty waters over- flowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 3 drpn e crown of pride, the drunkards of E'phra-im, shall be trodden 4 under feet: 4 And e the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he 5 eateth it up. 5 IT In that day shall the Lord 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 in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. 7 IT But they also ^ have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way ; ff the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink ; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthi- ness, so that there is no place clean. 9 IT h Whom shall he teach knowledge ? and whom shall he make to understand 6 doctrine ? 734 Christ the sure foundation ISAIAH, 28. is promised. B.C. cir.725. 2 Or, hath, been. .3 Heb. stam- merings of lips. i I Cor. 14.21. i Or, he • 1 Chr. 14. 16. Lam. Whose Merchants are Princes, the Honourable of the whose Traffickeks are Earth. — Isa. 23. 8. 735 Judgment upon Jerusalem. ISAIAH, 29. The Jews are reproved. B.C. cir.725. q ch. 10. 22,23. Dan. 0. 27. 2 Or, the wheat in the prin- cipal place, ant bar- ley in the ap- pointed place. 3 Or. snelt. 4Heb. border ? 5 Or, And he bind- eth it in such sort as his God doth teach him. i'Ps.92.5. Jer. 32. 19. cir. 712. 6 Or, Ariel, that is, the lion of God. a Ezek. 43. 15, 16. 7 Or, of the city. b 2 Sam. 5.9. 8Heb.cu( off the heads. ech.8. 19. 9Heb. peep, or, chirp, dch. 25.5. e Job 21. 18. ch.17.13. /ch. 30. 13. g ch. 28. 2 ; 30. 30 h ch. 37. 38. i Job 20. 8. J- Ps. 73. 20. 22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong : for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts q a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. 23 IT Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; hearken, and hear my speech. 24 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ? doth he open and break the clods of his ground ? 25 When he hath made plain the face there- of, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in 2 the princi- pal wheat and the appointed barley and the 3 rie in their 4 place ? 26 5 For his God doth instruct him to discre- tion, and doth teach him. 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. 28 Bread corn is bruised ; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen. 29 This also cometh forth from the Lobb of hosts, r which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. CHAPTER 29. 1 God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem. 7 The unsatiableness of her enemies. 9 The senselessness, 13 and deep hypocrisy of the Jews. 18 A promise of sanctification to the godly. OE 6a to A'ri-eL to A'ri-el, 7 the city b where Da'vid dwelt! add ye year to year ; let them 8 kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress A'ri-el, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow : and it shall be unto me as A'ri-el. 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, c out of the ground, and thy speech shall 9 whisper out of the dust. 5 Moreover the multitude of thy d strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be e as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be -^at an instant suddenly. 6 ff 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 IT h And the multitude of all the nations that fight against A'ri-el, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that dis- tress her, shall be l as a dream of a night vision. 8 fc It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth ; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty : or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he w drinketh ; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite : so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zi'on. 9 H Stay yourselves, and wonder ; 2 cry ye out, and cry: 'they are drunken, m but not with wine ; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 10 For n the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath ° closed your eyes : the prophets and your 3 rulers, p the seers hath he covered. 11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a 4 book i that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee : r 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 IT Wherefore the Lord said, s 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 u Therefore, behold, 5 1 will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder : x for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. 15 y Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and z 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 a 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 under- standing ? 17 Is it not yet a very little while, and b L6b'a-non shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? 18 IT And c 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 d The meek also 6 shall increase their joy in the Lord, and e the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Is'ra-el. 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and -^ the scorner is consumed, and all that 9 watch for iniquity are cut off : 21 That make a man an offender for a word, and h lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just l for a thing of nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, k who re- deemed A'bra-ham, concerning the house of J&'cob, Ja'cob 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, 36 B.C. cir.712. 2 Or, take your pleasure, and riot. I See ch. 23. 7, 8. m ch. 51. 21. n Rom. 11.8. o Ps. 69. 23. ch.6. in. 3Heb. heads : See ch. 3. 2. Jer!26.S. p 1 Sam. 9.9. 4 Or, letter. gch.8. 16. r Dan. 12. 4.9. Rev. 5. 1-5, 9 ; 6.1. s Ezek. 33. 31. Matt. 15. 8,9. Mark 7. 6,7. r Col. 2. 22. !< Bab. 1. 5. 5 Heb. 1 willadd. x Jer. 49. Obad. 8. 1 Cor. 1. 19. 2/ch. 30.1. och. 4.5.9. Rom. 9. 20. b ch. 32. 15. cch.35.5. tf eh. 61.1. CHeb. shall add. e James 2.5. /■ch. 28. 14, 22. yMic.2.1. h Amos 5. 10, 12. i Prov. 2S. 21. /.• Josh. 24.3. 1 ch. 19. 25; 45. 11:60.21. Eph. 2. 10. The Great Trumpet sball be blown, and thet shall . . . worship the Lord in the Holt Mount at Jerusalem. — Isa. 27. 13. The people threatened for ISAIAH, 30. their confidence in Egypt. B.C. cir.712. hi ch. 28. 7. 2 Heb. shall know under- stand- ing. cir.713. ach.29. 15. b Dent. 2!). 19. cch.31. 1. dNum. 27. 21. Josh. 9. 14. 1 Kings 22. 7. Jer. 21. 2; 42. 2,20. e ch. 20. 5. Jer. 37. 5,7. /ch. 19. 11. ; 123. 1,2. h ch. 37. xch.54.2. J Heb. hroadof spaces, or, hands. y James 4. 12. 4 Heb. statute- maker. z Ps. 89. 18. 5 Or, The,l hair l^^m i ■m his Sons smote him with the Sword. — Isa. 37. 38. Babylon s destruction foretold. ISAIAH, 44. God comforteth the church. B.C. cir.712. cch.44.6. d ch. 42. 6 ; 45. 4. e Ps. 66. 12 ; 91. 3, &c. /Deut. 31. 6, 8. Dan. 3. 2.5, 27. h Prov. 11.8; 21. 18. 2 Or, person, i ch. 41. 10, 14 ; 44.2. Jer. 30. 10, 11 ; 46. 27, 28. k eh. 63. 19. James 2.7. I Ps. 100. 3. ch.29.23. John 3. 3, 5. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Eph. 2. 10. m ver. 1. n ch. 6. 9 ; 42. 19. Ezek. 12.2. och. 41. 21,22,26. p ch.44.S. q ch. 42. 1 ; 55. 4. r ch. 41. 4 : 44. 0. 3 Or, not/tino formed of Qod. s ch. 45. 21. Hos. 13. 4. t Deut. 32. 16. Ps. 81. 9. w ver. 10. ch. 44. 8. xPs.90.2. John 8. 58. 4 Heb. turn it back ? y Job 9. 12. ch.14.27. 5 Heb. bars. z Ex. 14. 16, 22. Ps.77.19. ch.51.10. a Josh. 3. 13, 16. bEx. 14. 4-9, 25. eJer. 16. 14 : 23. 7. formed thee, O Is/ra-el, Pear not: c f or I have redeemed thee, d I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. 2 e When thou passest through the waters, fl will be with thee ; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou 9 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 Is'ra-el, thy Saviour: h I gave E'gypt/or thy ransom, E'thi-6'pi-a and Se'ba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee : therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy 2 life. 5 i Fear not : for I am with thee : I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west ; 6 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 Even every one that is k called by my name : for 1 1 have created him for my glory, m I have formed him ; yea, I have made him. 8 IT n Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, 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, It is truth. 10 p Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, 1 and my servant whom I have chosen : that ye may know and believe me, and under- stand that I am he : r before me there was 3 no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, s am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no ' strange god among you : u therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. 13 x Yea, before the day was I am he ; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand : I will work, and who shall 4 y let it? 14 IT Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Is'ra-el ; For your sake I have sent to Bab'y-lon, and have brought down all their 5 nobles, and the Chal-de'ans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the cre- ator of is/ra-el, your King. 16 Thus saith the Lord, which z maketh a way in the sea, and a a path in the mighty waters ; 17 Which 6 bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they sb \L1 not rise : they are extinct, they are queried as tow. 18 IT c Remember ye not 8 >ne former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a d new thing ; now it shall spring forth ; shall ye not know it ? e 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 2 3 owls : because -^ I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21 s This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 22 *T But thou hast not called upon me, O Ja'cob ; but thou h hast been weary of me, Is'ra-el. 23 *Thou hast not brought me the i small cattle of thy burnt offerings ; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou 5 filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices : but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast k wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, even I, am he that ' blotteth out thy transgressions m for mine own sake, n 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 6 teachers have transgressed against me. 28 Therefore °I have profaned the 7 princes of the sanctuary, P and have given Ja'cob to the curse, and is'ra-el to reproaches. CHAPTER 44. 1 God comforteth the church with his promises. 7 The vanity of idols, 9 and folly of idol makers. 21 lie exhorteth to praise God for his redemption and omnipotency. YET now hear, a O Ja'cob my servant ; and Is/ra-el, whom I have chosen : 2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, b and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee ; fear not, O Ja'cob, my servant ; and thou, c Jes'u-riin, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will d 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 offspring : 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the Lord's ; and another shall call himself by the name of Ja'- cob ; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Is'ra-el. 6 Thus saith the Lord the King of Is/ra-el, e and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; ^1 am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7 And g who, as I, shall call, and shall declare 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 : h have not 50 B.C. Cir.712. d 2 Cor. .5. 17. Rev. 21. 5. e Ex. 17. 6. Num. 20. 11. Deut. 8. 15. Ps.78.16. ch.a5.6i 41. IS. 2 Or, os- trichea. 3 Heb. daugh- ters of the owl. /ch.48. 21. over. 1,7. Ps. 102. 18. Luke 1. 74, 75. Eph. 1. 5, 6. !i Mai. 1. 13. i Amos 5. 25. 4 Heb. lambs, or, kids. 5 Heb. made me drunk, or, abun- dantly moist- ened. Jtch.1.14. Mai. 2. 17. I ch. 44. 22 ; 48. 9. Jer. 50. 20. Acts 3, 19. m Ezek. 36. 22, &c. n ch. 1.18. Jer. 31. 34. 6 Heb. inter- preters, Mai. 2. 7,8. och. 47. 6. Lam. 2. 2, 6, 7. 7 Or, holt/ princes. p Ps. 79.4. Jer. 24.9. Dan. 9. 11. Zech. 8. 13. cir. 712. a ver. 21. cli. 41. 8 ; 43. 1. Jer. 30. 10 ; 46. 27, 28. b ch. 43. 1,7. cDeut. 32. 15. rfch.35.7. Joel 2. 28. John ". 38. Acts 2. 18. e ver. 24. ch. 43. 1,14. /ch.41. 4 ; 48. 12. Rev. 1. 8, 17; 22. 13. (/ch. 41.4, 22; 4.5. 21. h ch. 41. The vanity of idols. ISAIAH, 44. Exhortation to praise God. B.C. cir.712. j'ch. 43. in, 12. k Deut. 4. 35, 39 i 82. 39. 1 Sum. 2. 2. 2 Sam. 22. 32. ch. 4.5. 5. 2 Ileb. Deut. 82. 4. 7 eh. 41. 24, 29. ••]Itelj.(/c- nrable. m Ps. 115. 4.&C. n Jer. 10. i'lab. 2. 18. o Ps. 9". 7. ch.1.29; 42. 17 i 45. 10. p ch. 4fi. 19; 41. 6. Jer. 10. 3, Ac. 40r,i£!(7< oOr, tuktllt courage. a eh. 45. 20. r2Thess. 2.11. 6Heb. daubed. 7Heb. setteth to his heart, s ch. 40. 8. I told thee from that time, and have declared it? l ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me ? yea, h there is no 2 God ; I know not any. 9 IT ' They that make a graven image are all of them vanity ; and their 3 delectable things shall not profit ; and they are their own witnesses ; '" they see not, nor know ; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image n that is profitable for nothing ? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ° ashamed : and the workmen, they are of men : let them all be gathered together, let them stand up ; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 p The smith 4 with the tongs both worketh 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 cy- press and the oak, which he 5 strength- eneth for himself among the trees of forest : he planteth 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 mak- eth a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and faileth down there- to. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh ; he roast- eth 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 9 They have not known nor understood : for r he hath 6 shut their eyes, that they can- not see ; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none 7 s considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understand- ing to say, I have burned part of it in the fire ; 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 2 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 he in my right hand? 21 IT Remember these, O Ja'cob and Is'- ra-el ; for " thou art my servant : I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Is'- ra-el, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 x I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for y I have redeemed thee. 23 z Sing, O ye heavens ; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth : break forth into singing, ye moun- tains, O forest, and every tree therein : for the Lord B.C. cir.71'2. the God of Israel, will hot FORSAKE THEM. Isa. 41. 17. hath redeemed Ja'cob, and glorified him- self in Is'ra-el. 24 Thus saith the Lord, a thy redeemer, and 6 he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; c that stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself ; 25 That d frustrateth the tokens e of the liars, and maketh diviners mad ; that turneth wise men backward, f and maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 9 That confirmeth the word of his ser- vant, and performeth the counsel of his mes- sengers; that saith to Je-ru'sa-lem,' Thou shalt be inhabited ; and to the cities of Ju'- dah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the 3 decayed places thereof : 27 ft That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers : 28 That saith of Cy'rus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure : even say- ing to Je-ru'sa-lem, * Thou shalt be built ; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 751 2Heb. that wh ich romeB of a tree? t Hos. 4. 12. Rom. 1. 21. 2 Thess. 2.11. u ver. 1, 2. .t ch. 43. 25. y ch. 43. 1 i 48. 20. 1 Cor. 6.20. 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. z Ps. 09. 34 ; !«:. 11,12. ch. 42. 10:49.13. Jer. 51. 48. Rev. 18. 20. a ver. 6. ch.43.14. dch.43.1. c Job 9. 8. Ps.104.2. ch. 40. 22;42.5i 45. 12 ; 51. 13. d ch. 47. 13. e Jer. 50. 36. /ICor. I. 20. g Zech. 1.6. 3Heb. wastes, h See Jer. 50.38; 51.32,36. i 2 Chr. 36. 22, 2a Ezra 1. 1, &c. ch.45.13. God by his omnipotency ISAIAH, 45, 46. challengeth obedience. B.C. cir.712. a ch. 41. 13. 2 Or, strength' ened. b ch. 41. 2. Dan. 5. d Ps. 107. 16. e ch. 41. 23. /Ex.33. 12, 17. ch. 43. 1 ; 40. 1. ach.44. 1. AlThess. 4.5. i Deut. 4. 35, ".!) ; 32. 3'J. ch. 44. 8 ; 41i. 9. 1c ver. 14. 18, 21,J2. I Ps. 18. 32, 39. m Ps. 102. 15. ch. 17.20. Ma). 1. 11. n Amos 3.6. o Ps. 72. 3 ; So. 11. p ch. 64. q ch. 29. 16. Jcr.18.6. Rom. 9. 20. r Jer. 31. 9. s Is. 29. 23. « eh. 42. 5. Jer. 27.5. u Gen. 1. 26, 27. x Gen. 2. 1. vch.41.2. 3 Or, make straight. z2Chr. 36. 22, 23. Ezra 1. 1, &c. ch. 44.28. och. 52.3. See Rom. 3. 24. 6 Ps. 68. 31 ; 72. 10, 11. ch. 49. 23 ; 60. 9, 10, 14, 16. Zech. 8. 22, 23. e Ps. 149. CHAPTER 45. 1 God calleth Cyrus for his church's sake. 5 By his omnipolency he challengeth obedience. 20 He convincelh the idols oj vanity by his saving power. ri^HIJS saith the Lord to his anointed, to 1 Cy'rus, whose a right hand I 2 have hoi den, b to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut ; 2 I will go before thee, c and make the crooked places straight: d 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 dark- ness, and hidden riches of secret places, e that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which f call thee by thy name, am the God of Is/ra-el. 4 For 9 Ja'cob my servant's sake, and Is/- ra-el mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have surnamed thee, though thou hast h not known me. 5 If I l am the Lord, and k there is none else, there is no God beside me : 1 1 girded thee, though thou hast not known me : 6 m That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and n 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 sal- vation, and let righteousness spring up to- gether ; I the Lord have created it. 9 Woe unto him that striveth with P his Maker ! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. q Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth 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 Is'ra-el, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning r my sons, and concerning s the work of my hands command ye me. 12 * I have made the earth, aaid u created man upon it : I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and x all their host have I commanded. 13 v I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will 3 direct all his ways : he shall z build my city, and he shall let go my cap- tives, a not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts. 14 Thus saith the Lord, b The labour of E'gypt, and merchandise of E'thi-o'pi-a and of the Sa-be'an§, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine : they shall come after thee ; c in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, d Surely God is in thee ; and e there is none else, there is no God. 15 Verily thou art a God -^ that hidest thy- self, O God of Is/ra-el, the Saviour. 16 They shall be ashamed, and also con- founded, all of them : they shall go to con- fusion together that are 9 makers of idols. 17 h But Is'ra-el 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 Hhat created the heavens ; God himself that formed the earth and made it ; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited : k I am the Lord ; and there is none else. 19 I have not spoken in l secret, in a dark place of the earth : I said not unto the seed of Ja'cob, Seek ye me in vain : m I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 20 U Assemble yourselves and come ; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the na- tions : n 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 de- clared this from ancient time ? who hath told it from that time ? have not I the Lord ? p and there is no God else beside me ; a just God and a Saviour ; there is none beside me. 22 q Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I am God, and there is none else. 23 r I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every s knee shall bow, ' every tongue shall swear. 24 2 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I u3 righteousness and strength : even to him shall men come ; and x all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 25 y In the Lord shall all the seed of Is'ra-el be justified, and z shall glory. CHAPTER 46. 1 The idols of Babylon could not save themselves. 3 God saveth his people to the end. 5 Idols are not comparable to God for power, 12 or present salvation. BEL a boweth down, Ne'bo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle : your carriages were heavy loaden ; 6 they are a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together ; they could not deliver the burden, c but 4 themselves are gone into captivity. 3 H Hearken unto me, O house of Ja'cob, and all the remnant of the house of Is/ra-el, d which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb : 4 And even to your old age e I am he ; and even to hoar hairs f will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear ; even I will carry, and will deliver you. b. c. cir.712. rf 1 Cor. 14.25. c ver. 5. /Ps. 44. 24. ch. 8. 17; 57.17. a ch. 44. 11. It ver. 25. ch. 26. 4. Rom 11. 26. i ch. 42. 5. h ver. 5. / Deut. ,30. 11. ch. 48.16. m Ps. 19. S; 119. 137, 138. n ch. 44. 17, 18, 19 ; 46. 7 i 48. 7. Rom. 1. 22 23. o ch. 41. 22;43.9; 44. 7 i 46. 10; 48. 14. 11 ver. 5, 14, 18. ch.44.8; 46. 9 ; 48. 3, &c. q Ps. 22. 27 ; 65. 5. r Gen. 22. 16. Heb. 6. 13. s Rom. 14.11. Phil. 2. 10. t Gen. 31. 53. Deut. 6. 13. Ps.63.11. ch.65.16. 2 Or, Surely he shall say Qf me, In the Lord is all right- eousness and strength. u Jer. 23. 5. 1 Cor. 1. 30. 3 Heb. right- eous- nesses. x ch. 41. 11. tf ver. 17. 'z 1 Cor. 1. 31. cir. 712. Deut. 6. 13. ch.65.16. Zeph. 1. 5. c Jer. 4. 2 ; 5. 2. dch.52.1. e Mic. 3. 11. Rom. 2. fch. 41. 22;42.9; 43. 9 ; 44. 7, 8 ; 45. 21 ; 46. 9, 10. g Josh. 21. 45. 5 Heb. hard, h Ex. 32. 9. Deut. 31. 27. t ver. 3. tPs.58.3. I ver. 11. Ps. 79. 9 ; 106.8. ch.43.25. Ezek. 20. 9, 14, 22,44. m Ps. 78. 38. n Ps. 66. 10. 6 Or, /or silver. See Ezek.22. 20,21,22. shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. 12 Stand now with thine 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 b the 2 astrologers, the stargazers, 3 the monthly prognostica- ted, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 14 Behold, they shall be c as stubble ; the fire shall burn them ; they shall not deliver 4 themselves from the power of the flame : there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. 15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even d thy merchants, from thy youth : they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. CHAPTER 48. 1 God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinacy, re- vealed his prophecies. 9 lie saveth Ihein for his own sake. 12 He exhorteth tliem to obedience, because of his power and provi- dence. 16 He lamenteth their backwardness. 20 He powerfully delivereth his out of Babylon. HEAR ye this., O house of Ja'cob, which are called by the name of Is/ra-el, and a are come forth out of the waters of Ju'dah, 6 which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Is/ra-el, c but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves d of the holy city, and e stay themselves upon the God of is/ra-el ; The Lord of hosts is his name. 3^1 have declared the former things from the beginning ; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them ; I did them suddenly, g and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that thou art 5 obstinate, and h thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass ; 5 % I have even from the beginning declared 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 my molten image, hath commanded them. 6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and will not ye declare it f 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 thoii heardest them not ; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou k»ew- est not ; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened : for I knew that thou would- est deal very treacherously, and wast called k a transgressor from the womb. 9 IT l For my name's sake m will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, n I have refined thee, but not 6 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 p how should my name be polluted ? and q I will not give my glory unto another. 12 IT Hearken unto me, O Ja'cob and Is/ra-el, my called ; r I am he ; I am the s first, I also am the last. 13 'Mine hand also hath laid the founda- tion of the earth, and 2 my right hand hath spanned the heavens : when w I call unto them, they stand up together. 14 ^All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear ; which among them hath declared these things ? v The Lord hath loved him : s he will do his pleasure on Bab'y-lon, and his arm shall be on the Chal-de'an§. 15 I, even I, have spoken ; yea, ° I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16 IT Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; b I have not spoken in secret from the begin- ning ; from the time that it was, there am I : and now c the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith d the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Is/ra-el ; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, e which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 -^ O that thou hadst hearkened to my com- mandments ! 9 then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 and gravel thereof ; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 20 IT l Go ye forth of Bab'y-lon, flee ye from the Chal-de'am-s, with a voice of singing de- clare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of h Thy seed also had been as the sand, the offspring of thy bowels like the the earth ; say ye, The Lord hath k redeemed his servant Ja'cob. 21 And they l thirsted not when he led them through the deserts : he m caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them : he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. 22 n There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. CHAPTER 49. 1 Christ, being sent to the Jews, complainelh of them. 5 He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises. 13 God's love is perpetital to Ids church. 18 The ample restoration of the church. 24 The powerful, deliverance out of captivity. LISTEN, a O isles, unto me ; and hearken, ye people, from far ; 6 The Lord hath called me from the womb ; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 2 And he hath made c my mouth like a sharp sword ; d in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me e a polished shaft ; in his quiver hath he hid me ; 3 And said unto me, -^ Thou art my servant, O Is'ra-el, 9 in whom I will be glorified. 4 h Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I I have spent my strength for nought, and in 54 aih.41.1. 6 ver. 5. Jer. 1. 5. Matt. 1. 20, 21. Luke 1. 15,31. John 10. 36. Gal. 1. 16. cch. 11. 4 ; 51. 16. Hos.6.5. Heb. 4. 12. Rev. 1. 16. d ch. 51. 16. ePs.45.5. /ch.42. 1. Zech. 3. The ample restoration ISAIAH, 49. of the church. B.C. cir.712. 2 Or, mv reward, ch. 40. 10; 62. 11. / ver. 1. SOr, That Israel mutt he (lathered to him, and I r/iai/, S(C. <• Matt. 23. 37. 4 Or, Art thou fi'/hler than that thou should- esl, Sic. 50r,dcso- lations. I ch. 42. ; 60. 3. Luke 2. 32. Acts 13. 47:26.18. m ch. 53. 3. Matt. 26. OOr, to him that is despised in soul, n ver. 23. Ps. 72. 10, 11. o See Ps. 60. 13. 2 Cor. 6.2. p ch. 42. 6. 7 Or, raise up. nch. 42. 7. Zech. 'J. 12. r Rev. 7. 16. s Ps. 121. (i. fPs.23.2. uch.40.4. x ch. 43. 5,6. v ch. 44. 23. z See ch. 40. 27. a See Ps. 103. 13. Mai. 3. 17. Matt. 7. 11. 8Heb. from having compas- sion, v Rom. 11. 29. c See Ex. 13.9. Cant. 8. 6. d ver. 19. ech.60.4. vain : yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and 2 my work with my God. 5 IT And now, saith the Lord % that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Ja'cob again to him, 3 Though Is/ra-el fc 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, 4 It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Ja'cob, and to restore the 5 pre- served of is/ra-el : I will also give thee for a 1 light to the G8n'tlle§, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Is/ra-el, and his Holy One, m 6 to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation ab- horreth, to a servant of rulers, " Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, be- cause of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Is/ra-el, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lord, °In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of sal- vation have I helped thee : and I will pre- serve thee, P and give thee for a covenant of the people, to 7 establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages ; 9 That thou mayest say g to the pri- soners, Go forth ; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not r hunger nor thirst ; s neither 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 mountains a way, and my 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 Sl'nim. 13 IT y Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful, O earth ; and break forth into singing, O moun- tains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14 z But Zi'on said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 a Can a woman forget her sucking child, 8 that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, 6 yet will I not forget thee. 16 Behold, C I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands ; thy walls are continually before me. 17 Thy children shall make haste ; d thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 18 IT e Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold : all these gather themselves together, 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 inhabit- ants, and they that swal- lowed thee up shall be far away. 20 ft The c h i 1 dren which thou shalt have, ' af- 1 ter thou hast lost ; the other, shall say ; B.C. cir.712. /Prov. 17.6. a See ch. 54.1,2. Zech. 2. 4 ; 10. 10. A eh. CO. 4. i Matt. 3. 9. Rom. 11. 11,12, &c. m\ SHALL CRY UNTO HIM, YET CAN Isa. 46-7. 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 k Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gen'tlle§, and set up my standard to the people : and they shall bring thy sons in their 2 arms, and thy daugh- ters shall be carried upon their shoulders. Jfc ch. 60. 4 ; 66. 20. 2Heb. bosom. 755 The dereliction of the Jews ISAIAH, 50, 51. not to be imputed to Christ. B.C. cir.712. I ver. 7. P6.72.ll. ch. 52. 15; 60. 16. 2Heb. nourish- 3 Heb. prin- cesses, m Ps. 72. 9. Mic. 7. 17. n Ps. 34. 22. Rom. 5. 5 ; 9. 33 ; 10. 11. o Mutt. 12. 29. Luke 11. 21 22. 4 Heb. the captiv- ity of the just. 5 Heb. captiv- ity. p ch. 9. 20. q Rev. 14. 20 ; 16. li. 6 Or, new wine. rPs.9.16. ch.60.16. o Deut. 24. 1. Jer. 3. 8. Hos.2.2. bSee2 Kings4. 1. Matt. 18. 25. c eh. 52. 3. 23 l And kings shall be thy 2 nursing fathers, and their 3 queens thy nursing mothers : they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and m lick up the dust of thy feet ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord : for n they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 24 IT ° Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or 4 the lawful captive delivered ? 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the 5 cap- tives 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 p feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own q blood, as with 6 sweet wine : and all flesh r shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Ja'cob. CHAPTER 50. 1 Christ sheweth that the dereliction of the Jews is not to be im- puted to him. by his ability to save, 5 by his obedience in. that work, 7 and by his confidence in that assistance. 10 An exhor- tation to trust in God, and not in ourselves. THUS saith the Lord, of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away ? or which of my b creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities c have ye Where is a the bill '3L^~ And bind them on thee, as a Bride doeth. — Isa. 49. 18. 758 sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man ? d when I called, was there none to an- swer? e Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to de- liver ? behold, f at my rebuke I 9 dry up the sea, I make the h rivers a wilderness : l their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 3 fc I clothe the heavens with blackness, { and I make sackcloth their covering. 4 m 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 n weary : he wakeneth morning by morning, he wak- eneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 5 1T The Lord God ° hath opened mine ear, and I was not p rebellious, neither turned away back. 6 q I gave my back to the smiters, and r my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7 IT For the Lord God will help me ; there- fore shall I not be confounded: therefore have s I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 * He is near that justifieth me ; who will contend with me? let us stand together : who is 2 mine ad- versary ? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord God will help me ; who is he that shall condemn me ? w lo, they all shall wax old as a garment ; x the moth shall eat them up. 10 IT Who is among you that fear- eth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that ^walketh in darkness, and hath no light? z let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kin- dle a fire, that compass your- selves about with sparks : walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. a This shall ye have of mine hand ; ye shall lie down b in sor- row. CHAPTER 51. 1 An exhortation, after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ, 3 by rea- son of his comfortable promises, 4 of his righteous salvation, 1 and man's- 'mortality. 9 Christ by his sanctified arm defendeth. his from the fear of man. 17 He bewaileth the ajiicfions of Jerusalem, 21 and promiseth deliv- erance. "TTEARKEN to me, 6 ye XI. that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord : look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. b. c. cir.712. d Prov. 1. 24. ch.65.12; 66. 4. ■ Jer. 7.13; 35. 15. e Num. 11. 23. ch. 59. 1. /Ps. 106. 9. Nah. 1.4. q Ex. 14. 21. h Josh. 3. 16. i Ex. 7. IK, 21. k Ex. 10. 21. I Rev. 6. 12. rn Ex. 4. 11. n Matt. 11.28. o Ps. 40. 6, 7, 8. p Matt. 26. 39. John 14. 31. Phil. 2. 8. Heb. 10. 5. &c. q Matt. 20. 67 J 27.26. John 18. 22. rLam.3. 30. s Ezek. 3. 8,9. t Rom. 8. 32,33,34. 2Heb.«*e masterof my cause t u Job 13. 28. Ps. 102. 26. ch.51.6. xch.51.8. il Ps. 23. '4. z 2 Chr. 20. 20. Ps. 20. 7. a John 9. 39. a ver. 7. 6 Rom. 9. 30, 31, 32. An exhortation to ISAIAH, 51. trust in Christ. B.C. cir.712. r Rom. 4. ], 18. Heb. 11. 11,12. d Gen. 12. e Gen. 24. 1, 35. /ver. 12. Ps. 102. 13. ch. 40. 1 ; 52. 9. a Gen. 13. 10. Joel 2. 8. Ach.2.3; 42.4. ich.42.6. k ch. 4(i. 18; 50. 1. Rom. 1. 18, 17. ll's.l-,7. I; an. 9. m ch. 00. 9. n Rom.l. IB. orh. 40. 26. p Ps. 102. 20. Matt. 24. 35. 2 Pet. 3. 10, 12. gch.50.9. r ver. 1. 8 Ps. 37. 81. r Mutt. in. 28. Acts 5. 41. u ch. 50. 9. a: Ps. 44. 23. ch. 52. 1. yPs.93.1. Rev. 11. 17. zPs.44. 1. « Job 26. 12. &Ps.87.4; S!). 10. c- Ps. 74. 13, 14. ch. 27. 1. Ezek.29. 3. d Ex. 14. 21. ch. 43.10. e*ch. 35. 10. and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 c Look unto A'bra-ham your father, and unto Sa'rah that bare you : d for I called him alone, and e blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord f shall comfort Zi'on: he will comfort all her waste places ; and he will make her wilderness like E'den, and her desert • 8 f p For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 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 r 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 s 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. 12 t For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace : the mountains and the hills shall u break forth before you into sing- ing, and x all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 v Instead of z 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 everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 760 Exhortation to sanctification. ISAIAH, 56, 57. Blind watchmen reproved. B.C. cir.712. 2 Or, equity. a ch. 46. 13. Matt. 3. o ■ 4.'l7. Rom. 13. 11,12. b ch. 58. 18. cSee Deut.23. 1, 2, 3. Acts 8. 27; III. 1,2, 84 i 17.4; 18.7. 1 Pet. 1. 1. a 1 Tim. 3. 15. e John 1. 12. 1 John 3.1. /ch.2.2. 1 Pet. 1. 1,2. g Rom. 12.1. Hcb. 13. .15. 1 Pet .2.5. h Matt. 21. 13. Mark 11. 17. Luke 19. 46. ; Mai. 1. 11. k Ps. 147. 2. ch. 11.12. I John 10. 16. Eph. 1. 10; 2. 14, 15, 16. 3 Heb. to his gath- ered. m Jer. 12. 9. will I give in d mine CHAPTER 56. 1 The prophet exhorleth to mnHift.ra.tion. 3 He promiselh it shall be general without respect of persons, 9 He inreigheth against blind watch/iieit. THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye 2 judgment, and do justice : a for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; "that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 H Neither let c the son of the stranger, 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 keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my cove- nant ; 5 Even unto them house and within my walls a place e and a name better than of sons and of daughters : I will give them an ever- lasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sab- bath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant ; 7 Even them will I f bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer : g their burnt offer- ings and their sac- rifices shall be ac- cepted upon mine altar ; for '' mine house shall be called an house of prayer 1 for all people. 8 The Lord God fc which gathereth the outcasts of Is'- ra-el saith, l Yet will I gather others to him, 3 beside those that are gathered unto him. 9 11 m All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are n blind : they are all ignorant, ° they are all dumb dogs, they can- not bark ; 2 sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, tliey are 3 p greedy dogs which 4 q can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink ; 'and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. CHAPTER 57. 1 The blessed death of the righteous. 3 Ood reproveth the Jews for their whorish idolatry. 13 He giveth eeangelical lyromises penitent. to th HHE righteous layeth it to men are taken away T perisheth, and no man heart : and 5 a merciful b none considering b. c. cir. 712. n Matt. 15. 14; 28. II). Phil. 3. 2. 2 Or, dream- ing, or, talking in their sleep. s Heb. Stl Hill] nf appetite. P Mic. 3. II. 1 Heb. know not to be sat- isfied. q Ezek. 34. 2, 3. rPs. 10.6. Prov. 23. 35. ch. 22.13. Luke 12. 19. 1 Cor. 15. 32. cir. 698. 5 Heb. men of kindness, or, god- liness. oPs.12.1. Mic. 7. 2. b 1 Kings 14. 13. See 2 Kings 22. 20. Also the Sons of the Stranger Isa. . WILL 56. 6, 7. I bring to my Holt Mountain. 761 The Jews' idolatry rebulced. ISAIAH. 58. Promises to the penitent. b. c. cir.698. 2 Or, from that which is evil. S Or, go in peace, Luke 2. 29. c 2 Chr. 16. 14. 4 Or, be- fore him. d Matt. 16.4. 5 Or, among the oaks, ch. 1. 29. « 2 Kings 16.4; 17. 10. Jer.2.20. /Lev. IS. 21; 20.2. 2 Kings 16. 3 ; 23. 10. Jer.7.31. Ezek. 16. 20 ; 20. 26. g Ezek. 16. 16, 25. h Ezek. 23. 41. 6 Or, hewed it for thy- self larger than their's. iEzek. 16. 26,28; 23. 2-20. 7 Or, thou provid- edst room. 8 Or, thou respect- edst the king. itch. 30.6. Ezek. 16. 33 ; 23. 16. Hos. 7. 11; 12. 1. ZJer. 2. 25. 9 Or, liv- ing. that the righteous is taken away 2 from the evil to come. 2 He shall 3 enter into peace : they shall rest in c their beds, each one walking 4 in his uprightness. 3 IT But draw near hither, d 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 falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves 5 with idols e under every green tree, f slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks ? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion ; they, they are thy lot : even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I re- ceive comfort in these ? 7 s'Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set h thy bed : even thither wentest thou 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 6 made thee o covenant with them ; ' thou lovedst their bed 7 where thou sawest it. 9 And 8 k thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. 10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way ; ' yet saidst thou not, There is no hope : thou hast found the 9 life of thine hand ; therefore thou wast not grieved. If thou draw out thy Soul to the Hungry, . . . then shall thy Light rise in Obscurity. — Isa. 58. 10. 762 11 And m of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not re- membered me, nor laid it to thy heart? "have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not ? 12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works ; for they shall not profit thee. 13 H When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee ; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain ; 14 And shall say, ° Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, p whose name is Holy; q I dwell in the high and holy place, r with him also that is of a contrite and hum- ble spirit, s to revive the spirit of the hum- ble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16 ' For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth : for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls u which I have made. 17 For the iniquity of x his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him : y I hid me, and was wroth, z and he went on 2 frowardly in the way of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways, and "will heal him : I will lead him also, and restore com- forts unto him and to b his mourners. 19 I create c the fruit of the lips ; Peace, peace d to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord ; and I will heal him. 20 e But the wicked are like the trou- bled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 f There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. CHAPTER 58. 1 The prophet, be- ing sent to reprove hypocrisy, 3 ex- presseth a coun- terfeit fast and a true. 8 He declar- eth what promises are due unto god- liness, 13 and to the keeping of the sabbath.. CRY 3 aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a B.C. cir.69i m ch. 51. 12, 13. n Ps. 50. 21. och. 40. 62. 10. p Job 6. 10. Luke 1. 49. jPb.68.4. Zech. 2. 13. r Ps. 34. 18; 51. 17 ; 138.6. ch. 66. 2. s Ps. 147. 3. ch. 61. 1. tPs.85.5; 103. 9. Mic. 7. 18. wNum. 16. 22. Job 34. 14. Heb. 12. 9. x Jer. 6. 13. ych.8.17: 45. 15. sch.il. 13. 2 Heb. turning away. a Jer'. 3. 22. bch.G1.2. c Heb. 13. 15. d Acts 2. 39. Eph. 2. 17. e Job 15. 20, &c. Prov. 4. 16. /•ch. 48. 22. 3 Heb. with th: throat. An acceptable fast. ISAIAH. 59. The nature of sin. B.C. oir.698. « Mai. 3. 14. h Lev. 1C. 29, 31 ; 23.27. 2 Or, things where- wiUi ye grieve others. 3 Heb. griefs. c 1 KiDgs 21. 9, E, 13. 4 Or, ye fast not as this day. rfZech.7. 5. e Lev. 16. 29. 5 Or, to afflict hi. soul for a day! /Esth. 4. 3. Job 2. 8. Dan. 9. 3. Jonah.3. 6. q Neh. a. 10.11,12. i.Heb.M, bundles of the yoke, h Jer. 34. 9. 7 Heb. broken. iEzek.18. 7,10. Matt. 25. 35. 8 Or, af- flicted. k Job 31. 19. ( Gen. 29. 14. Neh. 5.5. m Job 11. 17. ,i Ex. 14. 19. eh. 52.12. 9 Heb. shall gather thee up. oPs.12.2. 2 Heb. droughts. SHeb.fre, or, de- ceive. p ch. 01. 4. ?ch.56.2. trumpet, and shew my people their trans- gression, and the house of Ja'cob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteous- ness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God : they ask of me the ordinances of jus- tice ; they take delight in approaching to God. 3 f ° Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not ? wherefore have we 6 afflicted our soul, and thou takest no know- ledge ? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your 2 3 labours. 4 c Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness : 4 ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it d such a fast that I have chosen ? e 5 a day for a man to afflict his soul ? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and f to spread sackcloth and ashes under him ? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord ? . 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, 3 to undo 6 the heavy burdens, and h to let the 7 oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? 7 Is it not * to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are 8 cast out to thy house ? k when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from ' thine own flesh ? 8 1 m Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee ; n the glory of the Lord 9 shall be thy rereward. 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 van- ity; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisf y the af- flicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day : 11 And the Lord shall guide thee contin- ually, and satisfy thy soul in 2 drought, and make fat thy bones : and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of wa- ter, whose waters 3 fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee p 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 IT If 9 thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from 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 onm words : 14 r Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to s ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Ja'cob thy father : ' for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. B. C. cir.698. (■ Job 22. 20. sDeut. 32. 13 ; 33.29. fch.1.20; 40.5. Mic.4.4. We gkope foe the Wall like the Blind. — Isa. 59. 10. CHAPTER 59. 1 The damnable nature of sin. 3 The sins of the Jews. 9 Calam- ity is for sin. 16 Salvation is only of God. 20 The covenant of the Redeemer. BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not a short- ened, that it cannot save ; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear : 2 But your iniquities have separated be- tween you and your God, and your sins 2 have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For b your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity ; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. a Num. 11.23. ch. 50. 2. 2 Or, have made him hide. och.1.15. r63 The sins of the Jews. ISAIAH, 59. Salvation is only of God. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth : they trust in vanity, and speak lies ; ° they conceive c Job 15. 3.5. Ps. 7. 14. 2 Or, ad- ders'. S Or, that which is sprin- kled is as if there brake out a vifiei-. <2Job8. 14, lo. € Prov. 1. 16. Rom. 3. ]5. 4 Heb. break- ing. 5 Or, right. /Ps. 123. 5. Prov. 2. 15. SrJor.8.15. ft Dcut. 28.29. Job .0.14. Amos 8. 9. The Multitude of Camels. — Isa, mischief, and bring forth in- iquity. 5 They hatch 2 cockatr ice' eggs, and weave the spi- der's web : he that eateth of their eggs di- eth, and 3 that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. 6 d Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works :• their works are works of ini- quity, and the act of violence is in their hands. 7 e Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood : their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity ; wasting and ^de- struction are in their paths. 8 The way of peace they know not ; and there is no 5 judgment in their goings : J they have made them crooked paths : whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. 9 IT Therefore is judgment far from us, nei- ther doth justice overtake us : 9 we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 10 h We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes : we stum- ble at noon day as in the night ; we are in desolate places as dead men. 11 We roar all like bears, and 'mourn sore like doves : we look for judgment, but there is none ; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 12 For our transgressions are multiplied be- fore 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 depart- ing away from our God, speaking op- pression and re- volt, conceiving and uttering k from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And judgment is turned away backward, and jus- tice standeth- afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 15 Yea, truth fail- eth ; and he that departeth from evil 2 maketh himself a prey : and the Lord saw it, and 3 it dis- pleased him that there was no judg- ment. 16 IT l And he saw that there was no man, and m won- dered that there was no intercessor: n therefore his arm brought salvation unto him ; and his righteousness, it sus- tained him. 17 ° For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an hel- met of salvation upon his head ; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 18 p According to their 4 deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recom- pence to his enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompence. 19 q So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in Hike a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall 5 lift up a standard against him. 20 IT And s the Redeemer shall come to Zi'on, and unto them that turn from trans- gression in Ja'cob, saith the Lord. 21 'As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, 764 The glory of the church. ISAIAH, 60. The access of the Gentiles. b. o. cir.CUS. a Eph. .5. 14. 2 Or, be enlight- en?'/ : for llnj light ermvith. b Mai. 4. 2. c ch. 49. 6,23. Rev. 21. 24. d ch. 49. 18. e ch. 49. 20,21,22; m. 12. f Rom. 11.25. 3 Or, noi Ps. 63. 30. Zech. 14. 14. p Jer. 3. 17. q ch. 55. 5. r Zech. 6. 15. s ch. 49. 23. Rev. 21. 24. t ch. 57. 17. w ch. 54. 7,8. r Rev. 21. 25. is risen upon 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. CHAPTER 60. 1 The glory of the church in the. abundant access of fhe Qentiles, 15 and the great blessings after a short affliction. 4 RISE, a 2 shine ; for thy light is come, and XI 6 the glory of the Lord 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 c Gren'tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4 d Lif t up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves togeth- er, e they come to thee : thy sons shall come from far, and thy daugh- ters shall be nursed at thy side. 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow to- gether, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged ; because -^the 3 abundance of the sea shall be con- verted unto thee, the * forces of the Gen'tiles shall thee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dro- medaries of Mid'i-an and 9 E'phah ; all they from 1 ''She'ba shall come: they shall bring t gold and in- cense ; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of k Ke'dar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Ne-ba'ioth shall minister unto thee : they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and 1 1 will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows ? 9 m Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tar'shish first, n to bring thy sons from far, "their silver and their gold with them, p unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Is/ra-el, q be- cause he hath glorified thee. 10 And r the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, s and their kings shall minister unto thee: for *in my wrath I smote thee, u but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates x shall be open con- tinually ; they shall not be shut day . nor night; that men may bring unto thee the 2 forces of the Ofin'tiles, and that their kings may be brought. 12 v For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 z The glory of Leb'a-non shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanc- tuary ; and I will make ° the place of my feet glorious. ^- 14 The sons -\f- Jfr B.C. cir.698.' 2 Or. weallh y ver. 5. >/ Zech. 14. 17. 19. Mutt. 21. 44. zch.V,. 2; 41. 19. a See 1 Chr. 2s. 2. Ps.132.; come As the Doves to their Windows. — Isa. 60. 8. also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee ; and all they that despised thee shall b bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet ; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, c The Zi'on of the Holy One of Is'ra-el. 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I b ch. 49. 23. Rev. 3. 9. e Heh. 12. 22. Rev. 14. 1. 765 The office of Christ. ISAIAH, 61, 62. The office of the ministers. B.C. cir.098. d ch. 49. 23;61.G; 66.11,12. ech.43.3. /ch. 26.1, a Rev. 21. 23 ; 22. 5. h Zech. 2. 5. /See Amos 8. 9. ft ch. 52.1. Rev. 21. 27. J Ps. 37. 11, 22. Matt. 5. 5. m ch. 61. 3. Matt. 15. 13. John 15. 2. n ch. 20. 23;4.5. 11. Eph. 2. 10. o Matt. 13.31,32. ach. 11. 2. Luke 4. 18. John 1. 32 ; 3. 34. fcPs.45. 7. c Ps. 147. 3. ch. 57. 15. emy, and he fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, M6'- ses, and his peo- ple, saying, Where is he that ^brought them up out of the sea with the Shep- herd of his flock? 9 where is he that put his holy Spirit within him ? 12 That led them by the right hand of Mo'ses 'with his glorious arm, s dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 13 'That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble ? 14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest : so didst thou lead thy people, w to make thy- self a glorious name. 15 If x Look down from heaven, and behold y from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, 3 the sounding z of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me ? are they re- strained ? 16 a Doubtless thou art our father, though A'bra-ham 6 be ignorant of us, and Is'ra-el acknowledge us not : thou, Lord, art our B.C. cir.698. a Rev. 16. 6. h Judp. 10. 16". Zech. 2. 8. Acts 9. 4. i Ex. 14. 19 ; 23. 20, 21 ; S3. 14. Mai. 3.1. Acts 12. 11. /.' Deut. 7. 7, 8. I Ex. 19. 4. Deut. 1. 81 ; 32. 11, 12. ch. 46. 3, 4. m Ex. 15. 24. Num. 14.11. Ps. 78. .56 ; 95. 9 n Ps. 78. 40. Acts 7. 51. Eph. 4. 30. o Ex. 23 21. ;> Ex. 14. 81) ; 32. 11. 12. Num. 14 13, 14, &C. Jer.: 2 Or, shep- herd Ps. 77. 20. q Num. 11.17,25 Neh. 9. 20. Dan.4.S Hag. 2. 6. n, ;• Ex. 15. 6. .s Ex. 14. 21. Josh. 3. 16. t Ps. 106. 9. u 2 Sam . 7. 23. x Deut. 26. 15. Ps. 80. 14. y Ps. 33. 14. 3 Or. the multi- tude. z Jer. 31. 20. Hos. 11. 8. a Deut. 32.6. 1 Chr. 29.10. ch. 64. 8. o Job 14. 21. EccleB. 9.5. 767 The church prayeth to God. ISAIAH, 64, 65. The calling of the Gentiles. B.C. cir. C98. 2 Or, our redeemer from ever- lasting is thy name. c Pa. 119. 10. i(See ch. 6. 10, with John 12. 40. Rom. 9. 18. e Num. 10. 36. Pb. 90. 13. /Deut. 7. 6 ; 26. 19. ch. 02. 12. Dun. 8. 24. g Ps. 74. 7. 3 Or, tliil name wan not called Ufton them, ch. 6.5. 1. a Ps. 144. 5. 6 Judg. 5. 5. Mic. 1. 4. 4Heb. «e fire of meltings. c Ex. 34. 10. Judg. 5. 4,5. Ps. 68. 8. Hab. 3. 3,6. dps. 31. 19. 1 Cor. 2. 9. 5 Or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth^ so fur him, Sec. e Acts 10. 35. /ch. 26.8. g Mai. 3. 6. h Phil. 3. 9. i'Ps.90.5, 6. * Hos. 7. 7. 6Heb. melted. 7Heb. b]/ the hand : as Job 8. 4. I ch. 63. 16. m ch. 29. 16 ; 45. 9. Jer. 18. 6. Rom. 9. 20, 21. n Lph. 2. 10. oPs.74.1, 2 ; 79. 8. p Ps. 79. 13. «Ps. 79.1. r 2 Kings 25. 9. 2Chr. 36. 19. Ps. 74. 7. s Ezck. 24.21,25. t ch. 42. 14. kPs.83.1. the thy the father, 2 our redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting. 17 IT O Lord, why hast thou c made us to err from thy ways, and d hardened our heart from thy fear ? e Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 18 •'The people of thy holiness have pos- sessed it but a little while : 9 our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. 19 We are thine : thou never barest rule over them; 3 they were not called by thy name. CHAPTER 64. 1 The church prayeth for the illustration of God's power. 5 Celebrating God's mercy, it makelh confession of their natural corruptions. 9 11 complaineth of their affliction. OH that thou wouldest" rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that b the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2 As when 4 the melting fire burneth, fire causeth the waters to boil, to make name known to thine adversaries, that nations may tremble at thy presence ! 3 When c thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou earnest down, the moun- tains flowed down at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of the world d men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye 5 seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth e and worketh righteousness, f those that remember thee in thy ways : behold, thou art wroth ; for we have sinned : 9 in those is continu- ance, and we shall be saved. 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all ft our righteousnesses are "as filthy rags ; and we all do l fade as a leaf ; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And k there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee : for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast 6 consumed us, 7 because of our ini- quities. 8 l But now, O Lord, thou art our father ; we are the clay, m and thou our potter ; and we all are n the work of thy hand. 9 IT Be not ° wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever : behold, see, we beseech thee, p we are all thy peo- ple. 10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zi'on is a wilderness, q Je-ru'sa-lem a desolation. 11 r Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire : and all s our pleasant things are laid waste. 12 l Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? "wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore ? CHAPTER 65. 1 The calling of the Gentiles. 2 The Jews, for their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy, are rejected. 8 A remnant shall be saved. 11 Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly. 17 The blessed state of the new Jerusalem. I a AM sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not : I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that b was not called by my name. 2 c I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts ; 3 A people d that provoketh me to anger continually to my face ; e that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense 2 upon altars of brick ; 4 -^ Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, 9 which eat swine's flesh, and 3 broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 h Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my 4 nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 6 Behold, x it is written before me : k I will not keep silence, l but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7 Your iniquities, and m the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, 71 which have burned incense upon the moun- tains, ° and blasphemed me upon the hills : therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. 8 IT Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, De- stroy it not ; for P a blessing is in it : so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. , 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Ja'- cob, and out of Ju'dah an inheritor of my mountains : and mine q elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10 And r Shar'on shall be a fold of flocks, and s the valley of A'chor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. 11 H But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget ( my holy mountain, that prepare u a table for that 5 troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that 6 number. 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: x because when I called, ye did not answer ; when I spake, ye did not hear ; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Be- hold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed : 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and y shall howl for 7 vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name z for a curse unto a my chosen : for the Lord God shall slay thee, and 6 call his servants by another name : 16 c That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth ; 768 The blessed state ISAIAH, 66. of the new Jerusalem. Neither shall their Fire be quenched. — Isa. 66. 24. B.C. cir.69S. d Deut. 6. IS. Ps. 63. 11. ch. 19. 13:45.23. Zeph. 1. ech. SI. 1G: 66. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 13. Rev. 21. 1. 2Heb. come upon the heart. /ch.62.5. a ch. 35. 10:51.11. Rev. 7. 17 i 21. 4. h Eccles. 8. 12. t'See Lev. 26. 16. Deut. 28.30. ch. 62. 8. Amos 0. 14. and d he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth ; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. 17 IT For, behold, I create e new heavens and a new earth : and the former shall not be remembered, nor 2 come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create : for, behold, I create Je-ru'sa-lem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And J I will rejoice in Je-ru'sa-lem, and joy in my people : and the 9 voice of weep- ing shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days : for the child shall die an hundred years old ; h but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21 And ' they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit ; they shall not plant, and an- other eat : for k as the days of a tree are the days of my peo- le, and £ mine elect 2 shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They shall not labour in vain, m nor bring forth for trou- ble ; for n they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, ■ and their offspring with them. 24 And it shall come to pass, that ° before they call, I will an- swer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The Pwolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock : * and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. CHAPTER 66. 1 The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity. 5 He comforteth the humble with the marvellous generation. 10 and with the gracious bencfitsof the church. 15 God's severe judgments against the wicked. 19 The Gentiles shall have an holy church, 24 and see the damnation of the wicked. THUS saith the Lord, a The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me ? and where is the place of my rest? 2 For all those tnings hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord : 6 but to this man will I look, c even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and d trembleth at my word. 3 e He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a 3 lamb, as if he •^cut off a dog's neck ; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood ; he that 4 burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abomina- tions. 4 I also will choose their 5 delusions, and will bring their fears upon them ; 9 because 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 1 Hear the word of the Lord, h ye that tremble at his word ; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, ' Let the Lord be glorified : but fc he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. B.C. cir. 6.8. k Ps. 92. 12. ( ver. 9, 15. 2Heb. shall make them continue long, or, k/i all wear out. m Deut. 28.41. Hos. 9. 12. nch.61.9. oPs.32. 5. Dan. 9. 21. V ch. 11. 6, 7, 9. o Gen. 3. 14. a 1 Kings 8.27. 2Chr. 6.18. Matt. 5. 34,35. Acts 7. 48,49: 17. 24. 6 ch. .57. 15:61. 1. c Ps. 34. 18:51.17. (/ ver. 5. Ezra 9. 4: 10.3. Prov. 28. 14. fch.1.11. 3 Or, kid. J Deut. 23. 18. 4Heb. nmkelh a memo- rial of. Lev. 2. 2. 5 Or, devices, g Prov. 1. 21. ch. 65. 12. Jer. 7. 13. i'ch.5. 19. 7.-2Thess. I. 10. Tit. 2. 13. 49 769 God's benefits ISAIAH, 66. to the church. B.C. cir.G98. 2 Or, beget i 3 Or, bright- ness. I ch. 48. 18 ; 60. 5. »i ch. 60. 16. n ch. 43. 22 ; 60. 4. o See Ezck. 37. 1, &c. p ch. 9. 5. 2 Thess. 1.8. 5ch.27.1. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth ; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. v 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 Zi'on travailed, she brought forth her children. 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not 2 cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb ? saith thy God. • 10 Rejoice ye with Je-ru'sa-lgm, and be glad with 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 3 abun- dance of her glory. 12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the G§n'tile§ like a flowing stream: then shall ye m suck, ye shall be "borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon Iter knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted in Je-ru'sa-lem. 14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and "your bones shall flourish like an herb : and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indigna- tion toward his enemies. 15 PPor, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by 9 his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh : and the slain of the Lord shall be many. 17 r They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens 2 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 gather all nations and tongues ; and they shall come, and see my glory. 1 9 s And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tar'shish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tu'bal, and Ja'van, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory ; * and they shall declare my glory among the G6n'tile§. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren u for an offering unto the Lord out of all na- tions upon horses, and in chariots, and in 3 litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Je-ru'sa-lem, saith the Lord, as the children of Is/ra-el bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I will also take of them for * priests and forLe'vites, saith the Lord. 22 For as y the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And z it shall come to pass, that 4 from one new moon to another, and from one sab- bath to another, a shall all flesh come to wor- ship before me, saith the Lord. 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon 6 the carcases of the men that have trans- gressed against me : for their c worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched ; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. B.C. cir.698. r oh. 63. 8,4. 2 Or, one after another. s Luke 2. 34. t Mai. 1. 11. v Rom. 15. 16. 3 Or, coaches. x Ex. 19. 6. ch. 01. 6. lPet.2. 9. Rev. 1.6. II ch. 65. 17. 2 Pet. 3. 13. Rev. 21. 1. z Zech. 14. 16. 4 Hob. from new moon to his new moon, and from sabbath to his sabbath. aPs.05.2. 6 ver. 10. c Mark 9. 44,46,48. Dbaconic Figure. (From the A 7 inevch MarbUs.) 770 THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH B.C. cir.629. a Josh. 21. 18. 1 Chr. 6. 60. ch. 82. 7, 8, 9. cir. G29. 6ch.25.3. cch.39.2. rf ch. .52. 12, 15. e 2 Kings 25.8. m. 49. ' 1. .5. y Ex. 88. 12, ir. A Luke 1. 15,41. Gal. 1. 15, Hi. 2 Heb. gave. i Ex. 4. 10 ; li. 12,30. Is. 6. 5. k Num. 22. 20, 38. Matt. 28. 20. I ver. 17. Ezek. 2. G ; 3. 9. m Ex. 3. 12. Deut. 31. 0, 8. Josh. 1. 5. ch. 15. 20. Acts 20. 17. Heb. 13. 6. n Is. 0. 7. o Is. .51. lfi. ch. .5. 14. p 1 Kings 19. 17. q ch. 18. 7. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5. v Ezek. 11. 3, 7 ; 24.3. 3 Heb. from the face of thenorth. s ch. 4. 6 ; 6. 1. 4 Heb. shall be opened. t ch. .5. 15; 6. 22 ! 10. 22 ; 25. 9. u ch. 39. 3 ; 43. 10. CHAPTER 1. 1 The time, 3 and the colling of Jeremiah. 11 His propheticcU visions of an almond rod and a seething pot. 15 His heavy >>" s- sage against Jndoh. 17 God encouragetn him with his promise of assistance. HE words of Jer'e-ml'ah the son of Hil-ki'ah, of the priests that were "in An'a-thSth in the land of Ben'ja-mm : 2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Jo-si'ah the son of A'nion king of Ju'dah, 6 in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of Je-hoi'a-kim the son of Jo-si'ah king of Ju'dah, c unto the end of the eleventh year of Z6d'e-ki'ah the son of Jo-si'ah king of Ju'dah, d unto the carrying away of Je-ru'sa-lem captive e in the fifth month. 4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Before I f formed thee in the belly 9 I knew thee ; and before thou earnest forth out of the womb I h sanctified thee, and I 2 ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, ' Ah, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak : for I am a child. 7 IT But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child : for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and k whatsoever I com- mand thee thou shalt speak. 8 l Be not afraid of their faces : for m I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and n touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have ° put my words in thy mouth. 10 p See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to q root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 11 IT Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jgr'e-mi'ah, 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 per- form it. 13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see r a seething pot ; and the face thereof is 3 toward the north. 14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the s north an evil 4 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, and they shall " set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Je-ru'sa-ISm, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Ju'dah. 16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, x who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 17 IT Thou therefore y gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I com- mand thee : z be not dismayed at their faces, lest I 2 confound thee before them. 18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Ju'dah, against the princes there- of, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. 19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee ; b for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee. CHAPTER 2. 1 God, having shelved his former kindness, exposlulnteth with the Jews their causeless revolt, 9 beyond any example. 14 They are t/ie causes of their own calamities. 20 The sins of Judah. 31 Her confidence is rejected. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 Go and cry in the ears of Je-ru'sa-lem, saying, Thus saith the Lord ; I remember 3 thee, the kindness of thy "youth, the love of thine espousals, b when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. 3 ° I§'ra-el was holiness unto the Lord, and d the firstfruits of his increase : e all that devour him shall offend ; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord. 4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Ja'cob, and all the families of the house of Is'ra-el : 5 IT Thus saith the Lord, f What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, ff and have walked after vanity, and are become vain ? 6 Neither said they, Where is the Lord that ,! brought us up out of the land of E'gypt, that led us through l the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt ? 7 And I brought you into 4 k a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye ^defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. 8 The priests said not, Where is the Lord ? B.C. cir.629. arBeut. 28.20. ch. 17.13. II 1 Kings 18.46. 2 Kings 4. 29 j 9. 1. Job 38. 3. Luke 12. 35. 1 Pet. 1. 13. z ver. 8. Ex.3. 12. Ezek. 2. 6. 2 Or, break to pieces, a Is. 50. 7. ch.6.27; 15.20. b ver. 8. 3 Or, for thu sake. o Ezek. 16. 8, 22, 60; 23. 8.8, 19. Hos. 2. 15. 6_Deut. 2. cEx. 19. 5,6. d James 1.18. Rev. 14. 4. f ch. 12. 14. See ch. 50.7. fU.o. 4. Mic.6.8. 2 Kings 17. lo. Jonah 2. 8. A Is. 63. II, 11, 13. Uos. 13. 4. j Deut. 8. 15:32.10. 4 Or, the land of Carmel. k Num. 18. 27 ; 14. 7, 8. Deut. 8. 7, S, 9. 1 Lev. 18. 25, 27, 28. Num.35. 33,34. Ps. 78. 58,59; 106.38. ch. 3. 1 ; 16. 18. 771 God expostulated JEREMIAH, 2. with the Jews. b. c. oir.6'29. m Mai. 2. 6,7. Rom. 2. 20. n ch. 23. 13. ver. 11. Hab. 2. 18. /< Ezek. 20. 35, 36. Mic.6.2. q Ex. 20. 5. Lev. 20. 2 Or, over to. rMic.4.5. s Ps. 115. 4. Is. 37.19. ch.16.20. 1 Ps. 106. 20. Rom. 1. 23. u ver. 8. x Is. 1. 2. ch. 6. 19. yPs.30.9. ch. 17. 13; 18. 14. John 4. 14. z See Ex. 4.22. 3Heb. become a spoil ? a Is. 1. 7. ch. 4. 7. 4Heb. gave out their voice. b ch. 43. 7, 8, 9. 5 Or, feed on thy crown, Deut. 33. 2U. Is. 8. 8. cch.4.18. d Deut. 32. 10. f Is. 30. 1,2. /Josh. 13.3. g Is. 3. 9. Hos. o.5. and they that handle the m law knew me not : the pastors also transgressed against me, n and the prophets prophesied by Ba'al, and walked after things that ° do not profit. 9 IT Wherefore p I will yet plead with you, saith the Lokd, and q with your children's children will I plead. 10 For pass 2 over the isles of Chit'tim, and see; and send unto Ke'dar, and consider dili- gently, and see if there be such a thing. 11 r Hath a nation changed their gods, which are s yet no gods ? ' but my people have changed their glory for u that which doth not profit. 12 x Be astonished, O ye hea- vens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. 13 For my people have committed two evils ; they have forsaken me the v foun- tain of liv- ing waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cis- terns, that can hold no water. 14 IT Is Is- rael z a ser- vant ? is he a h o m e- born slave ? why is he 3 spoiled ? 15 "The young lions roared up- on him, and 4 yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 16 Also the children of NSph and 6 Ta-hap'- a-nes 5 have broken the crown of thy head. 17 c Hast thou not procured this unto thy- self, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when d he led thee by the way ? 18 And now what hast thou to do e in the way of E'gjfpt, to drink the waters of ^Si'- hor? or what hast thou to do in the way of As-syr'i-a, to drink the waters of the river? 19 Thine own 3 wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee : know therefore and see that it is an evil As THE Thief is found. - ASHAMED WHEN HE IS - Jer. 2. 26. thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts. 20 II For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands ; and h thou saidst, I will not 2 transgress ; when * upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, k playing the harlot. 21 Yet I had 'planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed : how then art thou turned into m the de- generate plant of a strange vine unto me ? 22 For though thou "wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquity is marked be- fore me, saith the Lord God. 23 ^How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Ba'al-im? see thy way q i n the valley, know what thou hast done: 3 thou art a swift dromedary trav- ersing her ways ; 24 ' 4 A wild ass 5 used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at 6 her pleasure ; in her occasion who can 7 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 un- shod, and thy throat from thirst : but s thou saidst, 8 There is no hope : no ; for I have loved l strangers, and af- ter them will I go. 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Is'ra-el 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 9 brought me forth : for they have turned 2 their back unto me, and not their face : but in the time of their "trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. 28 But x where are thy gods that thou hast made thee ? let them arise, if they y can save, thee in the time of thy 3 trouble : for z accord- ing to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O JQ'dah. 29 a Wherefore will ye plead with me ? ye 772 God's great mercy. JEREMIAH, 3. Promises to the penitent. B.C. cir.G29. all have transgressed against me, saith the things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned 6 Is. 1. 5; 9. 13. Ch. .5. 8. c2Chr. 36. 16. Neh. 9. 26. Matt. 23. 29, Sec. Acts 7. 52. 1 Thcss. 2.15. d ver. 5. 2Heb. We have domin- ion. ePs.12.4. /•Deut. 32. 15. g Ps. 106. 21. ch.13.25. Hos. 8. 14. h Ps. 11)6. 38. ch. 19. 4. 8 Heb. digninq. i rer. 23, 29. A: ver. 9. I Prov. 28. 13. Uohnl. 8, 10. m ver. 18. ch.31.22. Hos. 5. 13 ; 12. 1. n Is. SO. 3. ch. 37. 7. o2Chr. 28. 16, 20,21. p 2 Sara. 13. 19. 4 Heb. Saying. a Deut. 24. 4. 6 ch. 2. 7. cch. 2. 20. Ezek.16. 26, 28, 29. d ch. 1. 1. Zech. 1. 3. e See Deut. 12.2. ch. 2. 20. /"Gen. 38.14. Prov. 2.3. 28. Ezek. 16. 24, 23. g ver. 9. ch. 2. 7. h Lev. 26. 19. Deut. 28.23,24. ch.9. 12; 14.4. i ch. 5. 3 ; 6. 15; 8.12. Ezek. 3.7. Zeph. 3. 5. * Prov. 2. 17. I ch. 2. 2. Hos. 2. 15. m ver. 12. Ps. 77. 7, &c. ; 103. 9. Is. 57. 16. cir. 612. nver. 11, 14. ch. 7. 24. och.2.20. pi Kings 17. IS. Lord. 30 In vain have I b smitten your children; they received no correction : your own sword hath c devoured your prophets, like a destroy- ing lion. 31 IT O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. d Have I been a wilderness unto ls/ra-el? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, 2 e We are lords ; ^we will come no more unto thee? 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire ? yet my people g have for- gotten me days 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 h the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by 3 secret search, but upon all these. 35 * Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, k I will plead with thee, ' because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 36 m Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? n thou also shalt be ashamed of E'gypt, "as thou wast ashamed of As- syr'i-a. 37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and p thine hands upon thine head : for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. CHAPTER 3. 1 God's great mercy in Judith's vile whoredom. 6 Judah is worse than Israel. 12 the promises of the gospel to the penitent. 20 Israel reproved, and called by God, maketh a solemn confession of their sins. THEY 4 say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, a shall he return unto her again ? shall not that & land be greatly polluted? but thou hast c played the harlot with many lovers ; d yet return again to me, saith the Lord. 2 Lift up thine eyes unto e the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. •f In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the A-ra'bi-an in the wilderness ; 9 and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3 Therefore the h 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 k the guide of { my youth ? 5 m Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. 6 IT The Lord said also unto me in the days of Jo-si'ah the king, Hast thou seen that which "backsliding ts'ra-el hath done? she is ° gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7 P And I said after she had done all these not. And her treacherous q sister Ju'dah saw it. 8 And I saw, when r for all the causes whereby backsliding is'ra-el committed adul- tery I had s put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; 'yet her treacherous sister Ju'dah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the 2 light- ness of her whoredom, that she " defiled the land, and committed adultery with x stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sis- ter Ju'dah hath not turned unto me ^with her whole heart, but 3 feignedly, saith the Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto me, z The back- sliding Is'ra-el hath justified herself more than treacherous Ju'dah. 12 * r Go and proclaim these words toward " the north, and say, Return, thou backslid- ing Is'ra-el, saith the Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I am 6 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 d scattered thy ways to the e strangers Sunder every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. 14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord ; 9 for I am married unto you : and I will take you h one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zl'on : 15 And I will give you l pastors according to mine heart, which shall k 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 4 come to mind : neither shall they re- member it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall 5 that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Je-ru'sa-lem the throne of the Lord ; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, m to the name of the Lord, to Je-ru'sa-lem : neither shall they " walk any more after the 6 imagination of their evil heart. 18 In those days °the house of Ju'dah shall walk 7 with the house of Is'ra-el, and they shall come together out of the land of P the north to 9 the land that I have 8 given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee r a 9 pleasant land, 2 a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations ? and I said, Thou shalt call me, s My father ; and shalt not turn away 3 from me. 20 IF Surely as a wife treacherously depart- eth from her * husband, so l have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Is'ra-el, saith the Lord. 21 A voice was heard upon " the high places, is. c. cir.012. V Ezek. 16. 18; 28. 2, 4. /■ Ezek. 2.';. 9. 6 2 KingB 17.0,18. t Ezek. 23. 11, Sic. 2 Or, fame. n ver. 2. ch. 2. 7. rch.2.27. ;/ 2 Chr. 34. 38. IIos. 7. 14. 8 Heb. in false- hood, z Ezek. 16. 51 ; 23. 11. a 2 Kings 17.6. 6 ver. 5. Ps. 86. 15 ; 103. 8,9. ■■ Lev. 26. 40, &c. Deut. 30. I. 2, &c. Prov. 28. 13. d ver. 2. Ezek.16. 15,24,25. c eh. 2. 25. /"Deut. 12.2. Or Ch. 31. 82. Hos. 2. 19, 20. h Rom. 1 ! . .',. i ch. 23.4. Ezek. 34. 28. Eph. 4. 11. k Acts 20. 28. lie. 65.17. 4 Heb. Com'' upon tlte heart. .5 Or, it be mag- nilii'd . wis. 60. 9. rich. 11.8. 6 Or, stub- bornness. o See Is. II. 13. Ezek. 37. 16-22. Hos. 1. 11. 7 Or, to. p ver. 12. ch. 31. 8. 7 Amos 9. 15. 8 Or, caused your fathers to possess. r Ps. 106. 24. Ezek. 20.6. Dan. 8. 11; 11. 16, 41, 45. 9 Heb. land of desire. 2 Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty. s Is. 63. 16. 3 Heb. from after me. 4 Heb. friend. i Is. 48. 8. ch. 5. 11. u Is. 15. 2. 773 Israel's confession of sin. JEREMIAH, 4. Judah exhorted to repent. B.C. cir.612. x ver. 14. Hos. 14. 1. y Hcs. li. 1 ; 14. 4. zPs. 121. 1,2. a Ps. 3. 8. b ch. 11. 13. Hos. 9. .10. weeping and supplications of the children of Is/ra-el : for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God. 22 x Return, ye backsliding children, and HI will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee ; for thou art the Lord our God. 23 2 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of moun- tains : ° truly in the Lord our God is the sal- ; vation of ts'ra-el. 24 °For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our / youth; rH&skJx^" 17 '•- "" their take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Ju'dah and inhabitants of Je-ru'sa- lem : lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 5 Declare ye in Ju'dah, and publish in Je- ru'sa-lem ; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land : cry, gather together, and say, 1 Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. 6 Set up the standard toward Zi'on : 2 re- tire, stay not : for I will bring evil from the north, and a great 3 destruction. 1 The lion is come up from his thicket, and m the destroyer of the way; he is gone forth Gen'tiles is on his from his place TO to c Ezra 9. 7. d ch. 22. 21. ach. 3. 1, 22. Joel 2. 12. b Deut. 10. 20. 16. 4.5'. 23; 65. 16. See ch. 5.2. c Is. 48. 1. Zech. 8. 8. d Gen. 22. 18. Ps.72.ir. Gal. 3. 8. e Is. 45. 25. 1 Cor. 1. 81. /Hos. 10. 12. g Matt. 13. 7, 22. h Deut. 10. 16 ; 30.6. ch. 9. 26. Kom. 2. 28, 29. Col.2.11. The Fruitful, Place was a Wilderness, and all the Cities thereof were broken down. — Jer. 4. 26. flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our con- fusion covereth us : c for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and d have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God. CHAPTER 4. 1 God calleth Israel by his promise 3 He exhorteth Judah to re- pentance by fearful judgments. 19 A grievous lamentation for the miseries of Judah. F thou wilt return, O ts'ra-el, saith the Lord, a return unto me : and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 ° And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, c in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness ; d and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they e glory. 3 IT For thus saith the Lord to the men of Ju'dah and Je-ru'sa-lem, f Break up your fallow ground, and ° sow not among thorns. 4 '' Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and r make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhab- itant. 8 For this gird you with sack- cloth, lament and howl : for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us. 9 And it shall come t o pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart o f the king shall per- XS ish, and '"'■% the heart of the . princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! P surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Je-ru'sa-lem, q saying, Ye shall have peace ; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. 11 At that time shall it be said to this peo- ple and to Je-ru'sa-lem, r A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Even 4 a full wind from those places shall come unto me : now also s will tence against them. 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and ' his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : u his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we are spoiled. 14 O Je-ru'sa-lem, x wash thine heart from wickedness, that thoumayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? I ° give sen- 774 A grieuous lamentation. JEREMIAH, 5. Judgments ujjon the Jews. B. C. cir.012. i/ch.8.1G. a 2 Kings 25. 1, 4. b Ps. 107. 17. Is. 50. 1. ch. 2. 17, 19. c Is. 15.5; 16. Ll;21. ••; ; 22. 4. oh. 9. 1, 10. See Luke 1!). 42. 2 Heb. «/ie waite of my heart. tfPs.42.7. Ezek. 7. 2fi. n ch. 10. 20. /■Rom. 16. 19. p Is. 24. 19. h Gen. 1. 2. t Is. 5. 25. Ezek. S8. 20. *Zeph. 1.3. I ch. 5. 10, 18; 30. 11; 46. 28. m Hob. 4. 3. n Is. 5. 30 ; 50. 3. o Num. 23.19. ch. 7. 16. »2 Kings 9.30. Ezek. 23.40. 3 Heb. eyes, g ch. 22. 20,22. Lam. 1. 2,19. rls. 1. 15. Lam. 1. 17. 15 For a voice declareth V from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount E'phra-Im. 16 Make ye mention to the nations ; behold, publish against Je-ru'sa-lem, that watchers come z from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Ju'dah. 17 ° As keepers of a field, are they against her round about ; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord. 18 6 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee ; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacbeth unto thine heart. 19 H My c bowels, my bowels ! I am pained at 2 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 d Destruction upon destruction is cried ; for the whole land is spoiled : suddenly are e my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet ? 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me ; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding : f they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 9 1 beheld the earth, and, lo, it was h without 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 fc 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 Lord, 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 m shall the earth mourn, and n the heavens above be black : because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and ° will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen ; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks : every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. 30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do ? Though thou clothest thyself with crim- son, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, p though thou rentest thy 3 face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair ; q thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zi'on, that bewaileth herself, that r spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now ! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. CHAPTER 5. l The Judgments of Qod upon the Jews, for their perverseness, 7 for thtir adultery. 10 for their impiety, IS for /heir content pi of (lod, 20 iiml for their en' ni corruption in the civil slate, 30 and ecclesiastical . RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Je-ru'sa-lem, 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 1 will pardon it. 2 And d though they say, e The Lord liveth ; surely they f swear falsely. 3 O Lord, are not y thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast ''stricken them, but they have not grieved ; thou hast consumed them, but ' they have refused to receive cor- rection : 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 k they know not the wav 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 judgment of their God : but these have altogether m bro- ken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 6 Wherefore n a lion out of the forest shall slay them, ° and a wolf of the 2 evenings shall spoil them, p a leopard shall watch over their cities : every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces : because their trans- gressions are many, and their backslidings 3 are increased. 7 *i How shall I pardon thee for this ? thy children have forsaken me, and q sworn by them r that are no gods : s when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adul- tery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. 8 ' They were as fed horses in the morning : every one u neighed after his neighbour's wife. 9 x Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the Lord : v and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? lOII 3 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy ; a but make not a full end : take away her battlements ; for they are not the Lord's. 11 For b the house of Is'ra-el and the house of Ju'dah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. 12 c They have belied the Lord, and said, d It is not he ; neither shall evil come upon us ; e neither shall we see sword nor famine : 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 9 nation upon you h from far, O house of Is'ra-el, saith the Lord : it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou know- is. c. cir.G12 a Ezek. 22. 30. h Gen. 18. 2'!, tie. IV 12. I. c Gen. 18. 20. (I Til. 1. 16. c eh. 4. 2. /'ch. 7.9. g 2 Chr. 16. 9. /i Is. 1. 5 ; 9. 13. ch. 2. 30. ich. 7.28. Zeph. 3. 2. /.- ch. 8. 7. /Mic.3.1. m Ps. 2. 3. n ch. 4 7. oPs.lm. '20. Hab.l.-i. Zeph. :;. 2 Or, deserts. Jl 1 1 OS. 18. 7. S Heb. are strong. q Josh. 23.7. Zeph. I. r Deut. 32. 21. Gal. 4. 8. s Deut. 32. 15. t Ezek. 22. 11. « ch. 13. x ver. 29. ch. 9. 9. // ch. 44. ech. 39.1 « ver. 18. ch. 4. 27. Och.3.20. c 2 Chr. 30. 16. ch. 4. in. d Is. 28. 15. e ch. 14. 13. /ch. 1.9 q Deut. 28.49. Is. 5. 26. ch.1.1.'.; 6.22. 7i Is. 39 ". ch. 4. 1':. 775 God's judgments JEREMIAH, 6. upon the Jews. B.C. cir.612. i Lev. 26. 16. Deut. 28.31,33. understandest what they open sepulchre, est not, neither say. 16 Their quiver is as an they are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thine l harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daugh- ters should eat : they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds : they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees : they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. 18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the fcch.4.27. I Deut. 29.24, fcc. 1 Kings 9. 8, 9. ch. 13. 22; 16. 10. m ch. 2. 13. n Deut. 28.48. I will bring a Nation upon YOU FROM FAR. — Jer. 5. 15. Lobd, I k will not make a full end with you. 19 IT And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, ' Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us ? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have ™ forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so n shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's. 20 Declare this in the house of Ja'cob, and publish it in Ju'dah, saying, 21 Hear now this, O ° foolish people, and without 2 understanding ; which have eyes, and see not ; which have ears, and hear not : 22 p 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 pass it: and though the waves thereof toss them- selves, yet can they not prevail ; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? 23 But this people hath a revolting and 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 s former and the latter, in his season: 'he re- serveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 25 IT u Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholdengood thingsfxom you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men : 3 they ^lay wait, as he that setteth snares ; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a 4 cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit : therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28 They are wax- en y fat, they shine : yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not 2 the cause, the cause of the fatherless, a yet they prosper ; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 29 6 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord : shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? 30 H 5 A wonderful and c horrible thing is committed in the land ; 31 The prophets prophesy d falsely, and the priests 6 bear rule by their means ; and my people e love to have it so : and what will ye do in the end thereof ? CHAPTER 6. 1 The enemies sent against Judah 4 encourage themselves. 6 God setteth them on work because of their sins. 9 The prophet lament- eth the judgments of God because of their sins. 18 He proclaim- ed God's wrath. 26 He calleth the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins. OYE children of Ben'ja-mm, gather your- selves to flee out of the midst of Je-ru'- sa-lgm, and blow the trumpet in Te-ko'a, and set up a sign of fire in a Beth'-hac'ce- rem : b for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. 2 I have likened the daughter of Zi'on to a 7 comely and delicate woman. 776 The judgments of God JEREMIAH, because ofJudah's si?is. B.C. cir.612. C 2 Kings 2.5. 1, 4. ch. 4. 17. d ch. .51. 27. Joel 8. 9. ech.15.8. 20r, pom out the engine of shot. /Is. 57. 20. g Ps. .5.5. 9, 10, 11. ch. 20. S. Ezek. 7. 11, 23. h Ezek. 23. 18. II, is. 9. 12. 3 Heb. be looseit, or, dis- jointed. ich. 7.26. Acts 7. .51. Sec Ex. 6. 12. *ch.20.8. /ch.20.9. vii ch. 9. 21. n Deut. 28. SO. ch. 8. 10. Is. 56. 11. ch.S. 10; 14. 18 ; 23. 11. Mic. 3. 5, 11. n ch. 8. 11. Ezek. 13. 10. 1 Heb. bruise, or, breach. q ch. 4. 10 i 14. 13:23.17. r ch. 3. 3 ; 8.12. * Is. 8. 20. ch.18.15. Mai. 4. 4. Luke 16. 29. 3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her ; c they shall pitch their tents against her round about ; they shall feed every one in his place. 4 d Prepare ye war against her ; arise, and let us go up e 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 IT For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and 2 cast a mount against Je-ru'sa-16m : this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. 7 •''Asa fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wicked- ness : 9 violence and spoil is heard in her ; before me continually is grief and wounds. 8 Be thou instructed, O Je-ru'- sa-lSm, lest h my soul 3 depart from thee ; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. 9 IT Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Is'- ra-el as a vine : turn back thine hand as a grapegath- erer into the baskets. 10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their 1 ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken : be- hold, k the word of the Lord is unto them a re- proach; they have no de- light in it. 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord ; 1 1 am weary with holding in : I will pour it out m 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 him that is full of days. 12 And n their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord. 13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to ° cov- etousness ; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 14 They have p healed also the 4 hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, q saying, Peace, peace ; when there is no peace. 15 Were they r 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 s old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find *rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. 17 Also I set "watch- men over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 18 IT Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 x Hear, O earth : behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even ^the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 20 2 To what purpose cometh there to me incense a from She'ba, and the sweet cane from a far country? 6 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 people, 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 c north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. t Matt. 11.29. u Is. 21. 11 ; 58. 1. ch. 25. 4. Ezek. .". 17. Hab.2.1. y Prow 31. 2 Ps. 40. 6; 50. 7, 8, 9. Is. 1. 11; 66.3. Amos 5. 21. Mic. 6. 6, &c. a Is. 60. 6. bch.7.21. c ch. 1. 15 ; 5. 15 : 10.22:50. 41, 42. 43. 777 A call to repentance. JEREMIAH, 7. The Jews' idolatry threatened. B.C. cir.612. d Is. 5. 3 e ch. 4. 31 ; 13. 21 ; 49. 24; 50. 43. /ch. 4.8. g ch. 25. 34. Mic. 1. 10. ft Zech. 12. 10. i ch. 1. 18; 15.20. £ch.5.23. I ch. 9. 4. m Ezek. 22. 18. n Is. 1. 22. 2 Or, Refuse silver. cir. 600. ach.26.2. 6 ch. 18. 11; 2& 13. c Mic. 3. 11. d eh. 22.3. e Deut. 6. 14, 15 ; 8. 19; 11. 28. ch.13.10. /Deut. 4.40. och.3.18. ft ver. 4. tch.5.31; 14. 13, 14. h 1 Kings 18. 21. Hos. 4. 1,2. Zeph. 1. 5. I ver. 6. Ex. 20.3. m Ezek. 23. 39. 3Heb. where- upon 7ity name is called, n ver. 11, 14,30. ch. 32. 34;34.15. o Is. .56. 7. 1 a fort- mayest 23 They shall lay hold 'on bow and spear ; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice d roareth like the sea ; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men. for war against thee, O daughter of Zi'on. 24 We have heard the fame thereof : our hands wax feeble : e 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 way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. 26 IT O daughter of my people, f gird thee with sackcloth, 9 and wallow thyself in ashes : h 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 ress among my people, that thou know and try their way. 28 k They are all grievous revolters, 'walk- ing with slanders : they are m brass and iron ; they are all corrupters. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is con- sumed of the fire ; the founder melteth in vain : for the wicked are not plucked away. 30" 2 Repro*bate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. CHAPTER 7. 1 Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance, to prevent the Jetvs' captivity. 8 He rejeeleth their vain confidence, 12 by the exam- ple of Shi/oh. 17 He threaleneth them for their idolatry. 21 He rejecteth the sacrifices of the disobedient. 29 He exhorteth to mourn for their abominations in Tophet, 32 and the judgments for the same. THE word that came to Jer'e-mi'ah from the Lord, saying, 2 a 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. 3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Is'ra-el, b Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 ° Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. 5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings ; if ye throughly "execute judg- ment between a man and his neighbour ; 6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the father- less, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, e neither walk after other gods to your hurt : if Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in g the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. 8 IT Behold, h ye trust in * lying words, that cannot profit. 9 fc Will ye steal, murder, and commit adul- tery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Ba'al, and l walk after other gods whom ye know not ; 10 m And come and stand before me in this house, 3 n which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abomi- nations ? 11 Is ° this house, which is called by my name, become a P den of robbers in your eyes ? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord. 12 But go ye now unto s my place which was in Shi'loh, r where I set my name at the first, and see s what I did to it for the wick- edness of my people Is'ra-el 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 u called you, but ye answered not; 14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to x Shi'loh. 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, y as I have cast out all your brethren, z even the whole seed of E'phra-im. 16 Therefore a pray not thou for this peo- ple, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me : b for I will not hear thee. 17 IT Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Ju'dah and in the streets of Je-ru'- sa-lem ? 18 c The children gather wood, and the fa- thers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the 2 queen of heaven, and to d pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 e Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord : do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces ? 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Be- hold, 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 IT Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Is'ra-el ; -^Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 22 9 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the_ day that I brought them out of the land of E'g^pt, 3 concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices : 23 But this thing commanded I them, say- ing, h obey my voice, and 1 1 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 fc But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but l walked in the counsels and in the 4 imagination of their evil heart, and 5 m went backward, and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of E'gypt unto this day I have even n sent unto you all my ser- vants the prophets, ° daily rising up early and sending them: 26 p Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but q hardened their neck : r they did worse than their fathers. 778 The abominations in Tophet. JEREMIAH, 8. The calamity of the Jews. The Harvest is past, the Summer is ended. — Jer. 8. 20- n. c. cir.600. s Ezek. 2. ( ch. 5. 3 ; 32.33. 2 Or, in- struc- tion. u ch. 9. 3. x Job 1. 20. Is. 15. 2. ch.16.6; 48.37. Mic. 1. 16. >l 2 Kings 21. 4, 7. 2Chx. 33.4, 5,7. ch. 23. Hi32.34. Ezek. 7. 20 ; 8. 5, 6, &c. Dan. 9. 27. z •! Kings 23. 10. ch. 19. 5 : 32. 35. a Ps. 100. 38. 6 See Deut. 17.3. 3Heb. came it upon my heart. cch. 19.6. d 2 Kings 23. 10. ch.19.11. Ezek. 6. 5. 27 Therefore s 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 is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, ' nor receiveth 2 correction : u truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. 29 IT x Cut off thine hair, Je-ru'sa-lem, and cast it away, and take up a lamenta- tion on high places ; for the Lord hath re- jected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. 30 For the children of Ju'dah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : y they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it. 31 And they have built the z high places of To 'phet, which is in the valley of the son of Hln'nom, to a burn their sons and their daughters in the fire ; b which I commanded them not, neither 3 came it into my heart. 32 1 Therefore, behold, c the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called To 'phet, nor the valley of the son of Hin'nom, but the valley of slaughter : d for they shall bury in To ' phet, till there be no place. 33 And the e car- cases o f this peo- ple shall be meat for the fowls o f the hea- ven, and for the beasts of the earth ; and none shall fray them away. 34 Then will I cause to f cease from the cities of Ju'dah, and from the streets of Je-ru'sa-lem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride : for 9 the land shall be desolate. CHAPTER 8. 1 The calamity of the Jews, hoik dead and alive. 4 He upbraideth their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13 He sheweth their grievous judgment, 18 and heivaileth their desperate estate. AT that time, saith the Lord, they shall Xi bring out the bones of the kings of Ju'dah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lem, out of their graves : 2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of hea- ven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and a whom they have worshipped : they shall not be gathered, 6 nor be buried ; they shall be for c dung upon the face of the earth. 3 And d death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 IT Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord ; Shall they fall, and not arise ? shall he turn away, and not return ? 5 Why then is this people of Je-ru'sa-lem e slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? -^they hold fast deceit, ^they refuse to re- turn. 6 h 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 rush- eth into the battle. u. c. cir.GOO. c Dent. 28.26. Ps. 79. 2. ch.12.9; 16.4; 34.20. /Is. 24. 7 8. ch.16.9; 25.10; 83. 11. Ezek. 26. 13. Hos. 2. 11. Rev. 18. 23. g Lev. 26. 38. Is. 1. 7 •, 3.26. a 2 Kings 23. .5. Ezek. 8. 16. b ch. 22. J 9. c 2 Kings 9. 36. Ps.83.10. ch. 9. 22 ; 16. 4. d Job 3. 21,22; 7. 15, 16. Rev. 9. 6. ech.7. 24. /ch. 9. 6. g ch. 5. 3. h 2 Pet. 3.9. 779 The Jews' grievous judgment. JEREMIAH, 9. Their sins lamented. b. c. cir. coo. tie. 1.3. Jfc Cant. 2. 12. 1 ch. 5. 4, 5. mRom. 2.17. 2 Or, the false pen of the scribes worketh forfalse- hood. Is. 10. 1. n ch. 6. 1.5. 3 Or, Nave they been ashamed, 4 Heb. the wisdom of what thing. o Deut. 28.30. ch. 6. 12. Amos 5. 11. Zeph. 1. 13. p Is. 56. 11. ch. 6. 13. gch.6. 14. r Ezek. 13. 10. sen. 3. 3; 6. 15. 5 Or, In gatjter- ing Twill consume. t Is. 5. 1, &c. Joel 1. 7. u Matt. 21. 19. Luke 13. «, &C aeeh. 4.5. y ch. 9. ISi 23.15. 6 Or, poison, z ch. 14. 19. «ch.4.15. » Judg. 5.22. «h. 47. 3. 7 Heb. the fulness thereof. c Ps. 58. 4,5. Eccles. 10. 11. 8 Heb. upon. 9 Heb. because of the country of them, that are far off. d Is. 39. 3. e Deut. 32. 21. Is. 1. 4. /ch. 4. 19 ; 9. 1 ; 14. 17. sJoel2.6. Nah. 2. 10. h Gen. 37 25; 43. 11 ch.46. 11 ; 51. 8 7 Yea, * the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and k 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, m and the law of the Lord is with us ? Lo, certainly 2 in vain made he it ; the pen of the scribes is in vain. 9 m3 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed 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 p covet- ousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 11 For they have q healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, r Peace, peace ; when there is no peace. 12 Were they s 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 visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. 13 II 5 1 will surely consume them, saith the Lord : there 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? x 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 y water of 6 gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. 15 We z looked for peace, but no good came ; and 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 6 strong ones ; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and 7 all that is in it ; the city, and those that dwell therein. 17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cocka- trices, among you, which will not be c charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. 18 IT When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint 8 in me. 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people 9 because of them that dwell in " a far country : Is not the Lord in Zi'on ? is not her king in her ? Why have they e 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 people am I hurt ; I am 9 black ; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 22 Is there no h balm in Gil'e-ad ; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people 2 recovered ? CHAPTER 9. 1 Jeremiah lamenteth the Jews for their manifold sins, 9 and for their judgment. 12 Disobedience is the cause of their bitter ca- lamity. 17 He exhorteth to mourn for their destruction, 23 and to trust not in themselves, but in God. 25 He threatenelh both Jews and Gentiles. OH 3 a 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 lodging place of wayfaring men ; that I might leave my people, and go from them ! for 6 they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 3 And c they bend their tongues like their bow for lies : but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth ; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they d know not me, saith the Lord. 4 e Take ye heed every one of his 4 neigh- bour, and trust ye not in any brother : for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will f walk with slanders. 5 And they will 5 deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth : they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit ; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, o \ w m melt them, and try them ; h for how shall I do for the daughter of my people ? 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out ; it speaketh l deceit : one speaketh k peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but 6 in heart he layeth 7 his wait. 9 H l 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 weep- ing and wailing, and m for the 8 habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are 9 burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle ; 2 * both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled ; they are gone. 11 And I will make Je-ru'sa-lem "heaps, and p a den of dragons ; and I will make the cities of Ju'dah 3 desolate, without an inhab- itant. 12 IT q Who is the wise man, that may un- derstand this ? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land 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 ; 780 A call to mourning. JEREMIAH, 10. Jews and Gentiles threatened. B.C. cir.600. r ch. 8. 17 ; 7. 24. SOr,«r«*. bornness. • Mil. I. I. 14. «Ps.80. 5. u ch. 8. 14; 23. IS. Lam. S. 15, 19. x Lev. 26. 33. Deut. 28. 04. « Lev. 26. as. ch.44.27. Ezck. 5. 2, 12. 2 2 Chr. S.5. 25. Job 3. 8. Eecles. 12.5. Amos 5. 16. Matt. 9. 23. a ch. 14. 17. b Lev. 18. 28:20.22. 14 But have r walked after the 2 imagination of their own heart, and after Ba'al-Im, s which their fathers taught them : 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of is'ra-el; Behold, I will 'feed them, even this people, w with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. 16 I will x scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known : y and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them. 17 IF Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for z the mourning women, that they may come ; and send for cunning wo- men, that they may come : 18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that a our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zi'on, How are we spoiled ! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because 6 o u r dwellings have cast us out. 20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear re- ceive the word of his mouth, and teach your daugh- t e r s wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. 21 For death AND LET THJBM MAKE Haste, and take up Jer. 9. 18. a Wailing for us. 781 is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off c the children from without, and the young men from the streets. 22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall d as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the har- vestman, and none shall gather them. 23 ir Thus saith the Lord, e Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man 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 loving- kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : 'J for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. 25 IT Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that '' I will 2 punish all them which are cir- cumcised with the uncircumcised ; 26 E'gypt, and Ju'dah, and E'dom, and the children of Am'mon, and Mo'ab, and all that are 3 in the ' utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncir- cumcised, and all the house of ls'- v uncircumcised in the CHAPTER 10. The unequal comparison of God and idols. 17 The prophet exhortelh to flee from the calamity to come. 19 He la- menteth the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors. 23 He niaketh an hum- ble supplication. HEAR ye the word which the Lord speaketh un- you, O house of Is'ra-el: 2 Thus saith the Lord, a Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven ; for the heathen are dis- mayed at them. 3 For the 4 customs of the people are vain : one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold ; they e fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm speak not : they must needs be e borne, because they can- not go. Be not afraid of them; for -f they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. 6 Forasmuch as there is none 9 like unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 h "Who would not fear thee, O King of nations ? for 5 to thee doth it apper- tain : forasmuch as l among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. B.C. cir.COO. Matt. 4. 11. A. D. 30. ending. q Matt. 4. 12. CHAPTER 1. I The office of John the Baptist. 9 Jesus is baptized, 12 tempted, 14 he preachelh : 16 calleth Peter, Andrew, James and John: 23 healeth one thai had a devil, 29 Peter's mother in law, '62 many diseased persons, 41 and eleanseth the leper. HE beginning of the gos- pel of Je'sus Christ, ° the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, b Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 c The voice of one cry- ing in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 d J6hn did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance 2 for the remission of sins. 5 e And there went out unto him all the land of Ju-dae'a, and they of Je-ru'sa-lem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jor'dan, confessing their sins. 6 And JQhn was -"clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins ; and he did eat 9 locusts and wild honey ; 7 And preached, saying, h There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 8 1 I indeed have baptized you , m with water : but he shall baptize you rJ ~-. 4, k with the Ho'ly Ghost. 9 'And it came to pass in those days, that Je'sus came from Naz'a- r6th of Gal'i-lee, and was baptized of JShn in Jor'- dan. 10 m And straight- way coming u p out of the water, he saw the hea- vens 3 opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him : 11 And there Je'sus came into Gal'i-lee, r preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, s The time is fulfilled, and ' the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 " Now as he walked by the sea of Gal'i- lee, he saw Si'mon and An'drew his brother casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. 17 And Je'sus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway x they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 v And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw Jame6 the son of Z6b'e-dee, and JShn his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them : and they left their father Zeb'e-dee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 21 z And they went into Ca-per'na-um ; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 a And they were astonished at his doctrine : for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes 23 b And there was in their synagogue a man with an un- clean spirit ; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let us alone ; ° what A. D. 30. ending. r Matt. 4. 23. • Ban. B. 25. Gal. 4.4. Eph. l. 10. t Matt. 3. 2: 4. 17. ii Matt. 4. IX. Luke 5. 4. x Matt. 19. 27. Luke 5. 11. H Matt. 4. 21. A.D. 31. z Matt. 4. 13. Luke 4. 31. a Matt. 7. 28. ILukc 4. 33. cMatt.K. 29. Nazareth. — Mark 1. 9. came a voice from heaven, saying, n Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 ° And immediately the spirit drivethhim into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Sa'tan ; and was with the wild beasts ; p and the angels ministered unto him. 14 9 Now after that JShn was put in prison, have we to do with thee, thou Je'sus of Naz'a-reth ? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Je'sus d rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit e had torn d ver. 34. e ch. 9. 20. 45 The leper made clean. St. MARK, 2. One sick of the palsy healed. A.D.31. /Matt. 8. 14. Luke 4. 38. g Matt. S 16. Luke 4. 40. A eh. 3. 12. Luke 4. 41. See Acts 1G. 17,18. 2 Or, to saij that they knew him. i Luke 4. 42. k Luke 4. 43. lis. 61. 1. John 16. 28; 17. 4. m Matt. 4.23. Luke 4. 44. n Matt. 8. 2. Luke 5. 12. oLev. 14. 3, 4, 10. Luke 5. 14. p Luke 5. IS. ■ gch.2.13. him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, say- ing, What thing is this ? what new doctrine is this ? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Gali- lee. 29 -^ And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Si'mon and An'drew, with James and J5hn. 30 But Si'mon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 32 9 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils ; and h suffered not the devils 2 to speak, be- cause they knew him. 35 And * in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36 And Si'mon and they that were with him followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them, k Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also : for l therefore came I forth. 39 m And he preached in their syna- gogues throughout all Gal'i-lee, and cast out devils. 40 n And there came a leper to him, beseech- ing him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Je'sus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will ; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immedi- ately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and forth- with sent him away ; 44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man : but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things "which M6'§es commanded, for a testimony unto them. 45 p But he went out, and"began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, inso- much that Je'ijus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places : q and they came to him from every quarter. CHAPTER 2. 1 Christ healeth one sick of the palsy, 14 collet A Matthew from the receipt of custom, 15 eatelh with publicans and sinners, 18 excus- eth his disciples for not fasting, 23 and for plucking lAe ears of corn on lAe sabbath day. AND again a he entered into Ca-per'na-um XX. after some days ; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door : and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was : and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When Je'sus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be for- given thee. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sit- ting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphe- mies ? ° who can forgive sins but God only ? 8 And immediately c when Je'isus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts ? 9 d Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all ; inso- much that they were all amazed, and glori- fied God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 13 e And he went forth again by the sea side ; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 -f And as he passed by, he saw Le'vi the son of Al-phae'us sitting 2 at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 15 9 And it came to pass, that, as Je'sus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Je'sus and his disciples : for there were many, and they fol- lowed him. 16 And when the scribes and Phar'i-sees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? 17 When Je'§us heard it, he saith unto them, h They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to re- pentance. 18 * And the disciples of J5hn and of the A.D.31. a Matt. 9. 1. Luke 5. 18. b Job 14. 4. Is. 43. 25. c Matt. 9. 4. d Matt. 9. 5. e Matt. 9. /Matt. 9. 9. Luke 5. 27. 2 Or, at the place where the cus- tom was received. g Matt. 9. 10. h Matt. 9. 12, 13 , 18. 11. Luke 5. 31, 32; 19. 10. 1 Tim. 1. 16. t Matt. 9. 14. Luke 5. 33. 46 Christ excuseth his disciples. St. MARK, 3. The withered hand healed. AD. 31. 2 Or, raw, or, un- wrought. k Matt. 12.1. Luke 6. 1. JDeut. 23.25. m 1 Sam. 21.6. n Ex. 29. 32,33. Lev. 21. 9. o Matt. 12.8. Phar'i-sees used to fast : and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of J6hn and of the Phar'i-sees fast, but thy disciples fast not ? 19 And Je'sus said unto them, Can the chil- dren of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No man also seweth a piece of ' new cloth on an old garment : else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles : else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred : but new wine must be put into new bot- tles. 23 fc And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day ; and his disciples be- gan, as they went, 'to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Phar ' i - sees said unto him, Behold, do they on sabbath day which is not ful? 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read m what Da'vid did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of A-bi'a-thar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, n which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him ? 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man and not man for the sab- bath: 28 Therefore ° the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. CHAPTER 3. 1 Christ healeth the withered hand, 10 and many other infirm- ities: 11 rebuketh the unclean spirits: 13 ehooseth his twelve apostles: 22 conrinceth the blasphemy o/ eastina out devils by Beelzebub: 31 and sheweth who are las brother, sister, and mother. ND n he entered again into the syna- gogue ; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they whether he would K He saw Simon and Andrew his Brother casting a Net into the Sea. — Mark 1. 16. watched him, heal him on the sabbath day; that they might ac- cuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, 2 Stand forth. 4 And he saith un- to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil ? to save life, or to kill ? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the 3 hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 6 And the Phar ' i - s e e s went forth, and straight- way took counsel with c the He - ro ' di - ans against him, how they might destroy him. 7 But Je'sus with- drew himself with his disciples to the sea : and a great multitude from Gal'i-lee fol- lowed him, d and from Ju-dae'a, 8 And from Je-ru'sa-lem, and from Id'u- mae'a, and from beyond Jor'dan ; and they about Tjre and Si'don, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the mul- titude, lest they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many ; insomuch that they 4 pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. 4 Or rushed. 47 The twelve apostles chosen. St. MARK, 3. The unpardonable sin. A.D. 31. ech.l. 23, 24. Luke 4. 41. /Matt. 14. 33. ch. 1.1. a Matt. 12. 16. ch. 1. 25, 34. h Matt. 10.1. Luke (J. 12; 9. 1. z'John 1. 42. 2 Or, home. £ch.6.3I. 3 Or, kinsmen. I John 7. 5; 10.20. m Matt. 9. 34 ; 10. 25. Luke II. 15. John 7. 20; 8. 48, 52 ; 10. 20. 11 e And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, -^Thou art the Son of God. 12 And g he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. 13 h And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would : and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils : 16 And Sl'mon l he surnamed Pe'ter; 17 And James the son of Zeb'e-dee, and J5hn the brother of James ; and he surnamed them Bo'a-ner'ges, which is, The sons of thunder : 18 And An'drew, and Phil'ip, and Bar-th51'- o-mew, and Mat'thew, and ThSm'as, and James the son of Al-phae'us, and Thad'dae-us, and Sl'mon the Ca'naan-ite, 19 And Ju'das Is-car'i-ot, which also be- trayed him : and they went 2 into an house. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, k so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his 3 friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him : l for they said, He is beside himself. 22 IT And the scribes which came down from Je-ru'sa-lem said, m He hath Be-eTze-biib, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 n And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Sa'tan cast out Sa'tan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against it- self, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Sa'tan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 ° No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man ; and then he will spoil his house. 28 p Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blas- phemies wherewith soever they shall blas- pheme : 29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Ho'ly Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 IT q There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mo- ther and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren ? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren ! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. A.D. 31. i? Matt. 12. 25. o Is. 49. 24. Matt. 12. 29. p Matt. 12. 31. Luke 12. 10. 1 John 5. 16. q Matt. 12. 46. Luke 8. 19. 48 The parable of the sower. St. MARK. 4. Christ stilleth the tempest. A.D. 31. a Matt. 13. 1. Luke 8. 4. b ch. 12. 38. c John 15.5. Col. 1. 6. d Matt. 13. in. Luke 8. 9,&c. e 1 Cor. 5. 12. Col. 4. 5. 1 Thess. 4. 12. lTim.3. 7. /Is. (i.9. Matt. 13. 14. Luke H. 10. John 12. 40. Acts 28. 26. Horn. 11. 8. ij Matt. 13. ia. AlTim. 6. 9, 17. CHAPTER 4. 1 The parable of the sower. 14 and the. meaning thereof. 21 We must communicate the light of our know/edge to others. 26 The parable of the seed growing secretly. 30 and of the mustard seed. 35 Christ stilleth the tempest on the sea. AND a he began again to teach by the sea li. side : and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea ; and the whole mul- titude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by para- bles, b and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken ; Behold, there went out a sower to sow : 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth : 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, c and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased ; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 d And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto e them that are without, all these things are done in parables : 12 f That seeing they may see, and not per- ceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not understand ; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable ? and how then will ye know all parables ? 14 IT 9 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown ; but when they have heard, Sa'tan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground ; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness ; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time : afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns ; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, h and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground ; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hun- dred. 21 If 'And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a 2 bushel, or under a bed ? and not to be set on a candlestick ? 22 fc For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested ; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 ' If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear : m with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you : and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 n For he that hath, to him shall be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 26 IT And he said, ° So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground ; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is 3 brought forth, immediately p he putteth in the sickle, be- cause the harvest is come. 30 II And he said, q Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it ? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth : 32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shoot- eth out great branches ; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. 33 r And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them : and when they were alone, he ex- pounded all things to his disciples. 35 s And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the mul- titude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow : and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish ? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 49 The legion of devils cast out. St. MARK, 5. The bloody issue healed. A. D. 31. a Matt. 8. 28. Luke 8. 26. b Matt. 8. 34. Acts 16. c Luke 8. 88. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful ? how is it that ye have no faith ? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? CHAPTER 5. 1 Christ delivering the possessed of the legion of devils, 13 they enter into the swine. 25 He healeth the woman of the bloody issue, 35 and raiseth from death Jairus his daughter. AND a they came over unto the other side Xi of the sea, into the country of the Gad'a-renes/. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains : 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Je'i-sus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Je'§us, thou Son of the most high God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion : for we are many. 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13 And forthwith Je'sus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine : and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 15 And they come to Je'§us, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind : and they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17 And b they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 18 And when he was come into the ship, "he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 19 Howbeit Je'§us suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. 20 And he departed, and began to publish in De-cap'S-lis how great things Je'§us had done for him : and all men did marvel. 21 d And when Je'§us was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22 e And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Ja-i'rus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death : I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed ; and she shall live. 24 And Je sws went with him ; and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25 And a certain woman, f which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Je'§us, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but bis clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 And Je'sus, immediately knowing in him- self that 9 virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and say- est thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, 'Hhy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35 t While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou the Master any further ? 36 As soon as Je'sus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Pe'ter, and Jame§, and J6hn the bro- ther of Jame§. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep ? the damsel is not dead, but k sleepeth. A. D.31. rf Matt. 9, 1. Luke 8. 40. e Matt. 9. 18. Luke 8. 41. /Lev. 15. 25. Matt. 9. 20. r? Luke 6. 19; 8.46. h Matt. 9. 22. cli. 10.52. Acts 14. 9. i Luke 8. 49. *JohnlL 11. 50 Jairus" daughter raised. St. MARK, 6. The twelve apostles sent out. A. D.31. I Acts 9. 40. in Matt.8. 4; 9. 30 ; 12. 16 ; 17. 9. ch. 8. 12. Luke o. 14. a Matt. 18. .54. Luke 4. 16. b John 6. 42. •See Matt. 12. 46. Gal. 1.19. d Matt. 11. B. e Matt. IS. 57. John 4. 44. /"See Gen. 19. 32.'25. Matt. 13. 38. ch. 9. 23. file. 59.16. It Matt. 9. 35. Luke 13. 22. iMatt. 10. 1. ch. 3. 13, 14. Luke 9. 1. 2 The word signifi- eth a piece of brass money. in value so'iie- 'vhat less than a art/lino, Matt. 10. 9, but here it is taken in general for money. Luke 9. 3. ft Acts 12. 8. / Matt. 10. 11. Luke 9. 4; 10. 7, 8. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. ' But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Ta-irtha cu'mi ; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked ; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 43 And m he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. CHAPTER 6. 1 Christ is contemned of his countrymen. 7 He rjivefh the twelve power over unclean spirits. 14 Divers opinions of Christ. 27 John Baptist is beheaded, 29 and buried. 30 The tijiosl/rs return from preaching. 34 The mirar/e of fire loaves and tiro fishes. 48 Christ ivalkelh on the sea : 53 and hea/eth all that touch him. AND a he went out from thence, and came jLJL into his own country ; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue : and many hearing him were astonished, saying, b From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Ma'ry, c the brother of James, and Jo'ses, and of Ju'da, and Si'mon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they d were offended at him. 4 But Je'sus said unto them, e A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5 -^ And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And She marvelled be- cause of their unbelief. h And he went round about the villages, teaching. 7 IT l And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two ; and gave them power over unclean spirits ; 8 And commanded them that they should take no- thing for their journey, save a staff only ; no scrip, no bread, no 2 money in their purse: 9 But k be shod with san- dals ; and not put on two coats. 10 l And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 11 m And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, " shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sod'om * and Go-m6r'rha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 13 And they cast out many devils, ° and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. 14 P And king Hgr'od heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Bap'tist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 15 1 0thers said, That it is E-li'as. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 'But when HSr'od heard thereof he said, It is John, whom I beheaded : he is risen from the dead. 17 For Her'od himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for He ro'di- as A. D.31. m Matt. 10. 14. Luke 10. 10. n Acts 13. 51 ; 18.6. 2 Gr. or. o James 5. 14. p Matt. 14. 1. Luke 9. i) Matt. 16. 14. ch. 8. 28. r Matt. 14.2. Luke 3. 19. A. D. 30. Damsel, I say onto thee, 51 Arise. — Mark 5. 41. John the Baptist beheaded. St. MARK, 6. Christ walketh on the sea. A.D. 30. s Lev. 18. 16; 20. 21. z Or, an inward grudge. t Matt. 14.5; 21. 26. 3 Or, kept him, or, saved him. u Matt. 14.6. A. D. 32. x Gen. 40.20. y Esth. 5. 3,6; 7.2. 2 Matt.14. 9. 4 Or, one of his guard. a Luke 9. 10. 6 Matt. 14. 13. c ch. 3. 20. d Matt. 14. 13. e Matt. 9. 36; 14. 14. /"Luke 9. 11. g Matt. 14. 1.5. Luke 9. 12. sake, his brother Philip's wife : for he had married her. 18 For John had said unto Her'od, s It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 19 Therefore He-ro'di-as had 2 a quarrel against him, and would have killed him ; but she could not : 20 For Her'od ' feared J6hn, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and 3 observed him ; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 21 w And when a convenient day was come, that Her'od x on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Gal'i-lee ; 22 And when the daughter of the said He- ro'di-as came in, and danced, and pleased Her'od and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou* wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 And he sware unto her, y Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask ? And she said, The head of JShn the Bap'tist. 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of J5hn the Bap'tist. 26 z And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 27 And immediately the king sent 4 an exe- cutioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel : and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 30 a And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Je'sus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. ' 31 b And he said unto them, Come ye your- selves apart into a desert place, and rest a while : for c there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 d And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many, knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 34 e And Je'§us, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compas- sion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd : and f he began to teach them many things. 35 g And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed : 36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the vil- lages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, ™ Shall we go and buy two hundred 2 penny- worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? go and see. And when they knew, they say, l Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, k and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. 45 l And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before 3 unto Beth-sa'i-da, while he sent away the people. 46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47 m And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them : and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and " would have passed by them. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out : 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. 52 For °they considered not the miracle of the loaves : for their p heart was hardened. 53 q And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gen-nes'a-ret, and drew to the shore. 54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. 56 And whithersoever he entered, into vil- lages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that r they might touch if it were but the border of his A. D. 32. h Num. 11.13,22. 2 Kings 4.43. 2 The Roman penny is 6even- gence alf- penny : as Matt. 18. 28. i Matt.14. 17. Luke 9. 13. John 6.9. See Matt. 15. 34. ch. 8. 5. k 1 Sam. 9.13. Matt. 26 26. I Matt. 14. 22. John 6. 17. 3 Or, over against lieth- saida. m Matt. 14. 23. John 6. 16, 17. n See Luke 24. 28. och.8.17, 18. j)ch.3.5; 16. 14. q Matt. 14.34. r Matt. 9. 20. ch.5.27, 28. Acts 19. 12. 52 The Pharisees reproved. St. MARK, 7. Meat defileth not the man. A. D. 32. 2 Or, it. a Matt. 15.1. 3 Or, common. 4 Or, dili- gentli/: in the original, with the fist: The- ophy- lact, up to the elbow. 5 Sexta- rius is about a pint and an half. 6 Or, Serfs. b Matt. 15.2. c Is. 29.13. Matt. 15. garment : and as many as touched 2 him were made whole. CHAPTER 7. 1 The Pharisees find fault at the disciples for eating with unwashen hands. 8 Then break the commandment of Ood hi/ the traditions of men. 14 Meat defileth not the man. 24 He healeth the Syro- phenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit, yl and one thai was deaf, and stammered in his speech. rpHEN "came together unto him the Phar'- _L i-sees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Je-ru'sa-lem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with 3 defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Phar'i-sees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands 4 oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have re- ceived to hold, as the washing of cups, and 5 pots, brasen vessels, and of 6 tables. 5 6 Then the Phar'i-see§ and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath E-sa'ias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, c This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups : and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye 2 re- ject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Mo'ses said, d Honour thy father and thy mother ; and, e Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death : 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is -^Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me ; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother ; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have de- livered : and many such like things do ye. 14 If 9 And when he had called all the peo- ple unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand : 15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him : but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 '' If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 l And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so with- out understanding also ? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him ; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, A. D. 32. 2 Or, frus- trate. d Ex. 20. 12. IJeut. 5. 16. Matt. 15. 4. e Ex. 21. 17. Lev. 20. !l. Prov. 20. 2». / Matt. 15.5; 23.18. g Matt. 15. 10. h Matt. 11. 15. i Matt. 15. 15. She besought him that he would cast forth the Devil out of her Daughter. — Mark 7. 26. 53 The deaf man healed. St. MARK, 8. Christ feedeth four thousand. A.D.32. k Gen. 6. 5; 8.21. Matt. Id. 19. 2 Gr. cov- etous- nesscs, wicked- nesses. I Matt. IS. 21. 3 Or, Gen- tile. m Matt, 15. 29. n Matt. 9. 32. Luke 11. 14. och.8.23. John9.6. p eh. 6.41. John 11. 41; 17.1. q John 11. 33,38. r Ib. 35. 5, 6. Matt. 11. 5. s ch. 5. 43. but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats ? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 * For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, forni- cations, murders, 22 Thefts, 2 covetousness, wickedness, de- ceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 24 IT l And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Si'don, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25 For a certain woman, whose young daugh- ter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet : 26 The woman was a 3 Greek, a Sy'ro-phe- ni'cian by nation ; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27 But Je'§us said unto her, Let the chil- dren first be filled : for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord : yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 31 IT m And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Si'don, he came unto the sea of GaTi-lee, through the midst of the coasts of De-cap'o-lis. 32 And "they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and ° he spit, and touched his tongue ; 34 And p looking up to heaven, q he sighed, and saith unto him, Eph'pha-tha, that is, Be opened. 35 r And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And s he charged them that they should tell no man : but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. CHAPTER 8. 1 Christ feedeth the people miraculously : 10 refuseth to give a sign to the Pharisees : 14 admoni.ihefh his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod: 22giveth ahlind man his sight: 27 acknowledgeth that he is the Christ, who should, suffer and rise again : 34 and exhorleth to patience in persecution for the profession of the gospel. IN those days a the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Je'gus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, be- cause they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat : 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way : for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 b And he asked them, How many loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground : and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small fishes : and c he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8 So they did eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand : and he sent them away. 10 IT And d straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dal'ma-nu'tha. 11 e And the Phar'i-see§ came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 14 II -f Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 ^And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Phar'i-see§>, and of the leaven of Her'od. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is h because we have no bread. 17 And when Je'§us knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? t perceive ye not yet, neither under- stand ? have ye your heart yet hardened ? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 k When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And l when the seven among four thou- sand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that m ye do not understand ? 22 IT And he cometh to Beth-sa'i-da ; and they bring a blind man unto him, and be- sought him to touch him. A.D.32. a Matt. 15. 32. 6 Matt. 15. 34. See ch. c Matt. 14. 19. ch. 6. 41. d Matt. 15. 39. e Matt. 12. 38 i IB. 1. John 6. 80. /Matt. 16.5. g Matt. 16.6. Luke 12. 1. h Matt. 16.7. k Matt. 14. 20. ch. 6. 43. Luke 9. 17. John 6. 13. I ver. 8. Matt. 15. 37. m ver. 17. ch. 6. 52. 54 Peter's confession of Christ. St. MARK, 9. Transfiguration of Christ. A.D. 32. ich.7.33. o Matt. 8. 4. ch. 5. 43. n Matt. 16. 13. Luke 9. 18. g Matt. H. a. >■ Matt. 16. 16. John 6. 88 i 11.27. s Matt. 16. 20. ( Matt. 16. 21 ; 17. 22. Luke 9. 22. u Matt. 10. 38 i 16. 24. Luke 9. 23; 14. 27. r John 12. 25. y Matt. 10.33. Luke 9. 26; 12.9. z See Kom. 1. 16. 2Tim.l. 8; 2.12. a Matt. 16.28. Luke 9. 27. 6 Matt. 24.30; 25. 31. Luke 22. 18. c Matt. 17.1. Luke 9. 2a 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town ; and when n he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up : and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, ° nor tell it to any in the town. 27 If p And Je'sus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Qaes-a-re'a Phi-lip'pi : and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am ? 28 And they answered, q John the B&p'tist : but some say, E-lI'as ; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Pe'ter answereth and saith unto him, r Thou art the Christ. 30 s And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And ' he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spake that saying openly. And Pe'ter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Pe'ter, saying, Get thee behind me, Sa'tan : for thou savour- est not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34 IT And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For x whosoever will save his life shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 y Whosoever therefore 2 shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation ; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. CHAPTER 9. 2 Jesus is transfigured. 11 He insirv.cteth his disciples concerning the coming of Elias : 14 casteth forth a dumb and deaf spirit : 30 fore/etleth his death and resurrection : 33 exhortefh his disci- ples to humility : 38 bidding them not to prohibit such as be not against them, nor to give offence to any of the faithful. AND he said unto them, a Verily I say XjL unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen h the kingdom of God come with power. 2 IT c And after six days Je'sus taketh with him Pe'ter, and James, and J6hn, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves : and he was transfigured before them. 3 And his raiment became shining, exceed- ing d white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4 And there appeared unto them E-li'as with Mo'se§ : and they were talking with Je'sus. 5 And Pe'ter answered and said to Je'sus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Mo'ses, and one for E-H'as. 6 For he wist not what to say ; for they were sore afraid. 7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them : and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son : hear him. 8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Je'sus only with themselves. 9 e And as they came down from the moun- tain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 10 And they kept that saying with them- selves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. 11 IF And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes f that E-lI'as must first come ? 12 And he answered and told them, E-H'as verily cometh first, and restoreth all things ; and 9 how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and h be set at nought. 13 But I say unto you, That l E-li'as is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 14 II k And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye 2 with them ? 17 And l one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit ; 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he 3 teareth him : and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away : and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out ; and they could not. 19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you ? bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him unto him: and m when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him ? And he said, Of a child. oo ■a s o H D H o o o H H M n M n u w n M P Christ exhorteth to humility. St. MARK, 10. He disputeth with the Pharisees. A. D. 32. n Matt. 17.20. ch. 11.23. Luke 17. 6. John 11. 40. o Matt. 17. 19. p Matt. 17. 22. Luke 0. 44. n Matt. 18.1. Luke 9. 4(1; 22. 24. r Matt. 20.26,27. ch. 10.43. s Matt. 18.2. ch. 10.10. t Matt. 10.40. Luke 9. 48. u Num. 11. 28. Luke 9. 49. x 1 Cor. 12. 3. v See Matt. 12. 30. z Matt. 10. 42. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him : but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 Je'sus said unto him, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believe th. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou mine unbelief. 25 When Je'sus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 28 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and cama out of him: and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27 But Je'sus took him by the hand, and lifted him up ; and he arose. 28 ° And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out ? 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. 30 IT And they departed thence, and passed through Gal'i-lee ; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 p For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him ; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 IT 9 And he came to Ca-per'na-um : and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they held their peace : for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, r If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. 36 And s he took a child, and set him in the midst of them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and ' whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 38 l[ u And J8hn answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us : and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. 39 But Je'§us said, Forbid him .not: ^for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For y he that is not against us is on our part. 41 z For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 a And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 b And if thy hand 2 offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : 44 c Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if thine eye 3 offend thee, pluck it out : it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire : 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, d and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50 e Salt is good : but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? ■^ Have salt in yourselves, end 9 have peace one with another. CHAPTER 10. 2 Christ disputeth, with the Pharisees touching divorcement : 13 blesseth the children that are brought unto him: 17 resclveth a rich man how he may inherit life everlasting : 1"i lelleth his dis- ciples of the danger of riches: 2S promiseth rewards to them thai forsake any thing for the gospel: 32 foretelleih his death and resurrect ion: Sbbiddeth the /wo ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him : 46 and restore! h to Barlimceus his sight. AND a he arose from thence, and cometh . into the coasts of Ju-dse'a by the farther side of Jor'dan : and the people resort unto him again ; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 1f 6 And the Phar'i-sees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did M6'se§ command you? 4 And they said, e Mo'§es suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Je'sus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation d God made them male and female. 7 e For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife ; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh : so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them, -^ Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her 57 The danger of riches. St. MARK, 10. Request of the sons of Zebedee. A. D. 33. q Matt. 19. 13. Luke 18. 15. h 1 Cor. H. 20. lPet.2.2. i Matt. 18.3. k Matt. 19. 16. Luke 18. 18. I Ex. 20. Rom. 13. 9. m Matt, e. 19, 20 ; 19. 21. Luke 12. 33; 16.9. n Matt. 19. 23. Luke 18. 24. o Job 31. 24. Ps.52.7; 62. 10. 1 Tim. 6. 17. p Jer. 32. 17. Matt. 19. 26. Luke 1. 37. q Matt. 19. 27. Luke 18. 28. r 2 Chr. 25.9. Luke 18. 30. husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 IT 9 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Je'sus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for h of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, * Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 IT k And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ? 18 And Je'sus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Je'sus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have m trea- sure in heaven : and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And be was sad at that saying, and went away grieved : for he had great possessions. 23 IT n And Je'§us looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Je'sus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them ° that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God ! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of mea- sure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved ? 27 And Je'sus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God : for p with God all things are possible. 28 IT q Then Pe'ter began to say unto him, Lo; we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Je'sus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 r But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 s But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. 32 IT * And they were in the way going up to Je-ru'sa-lem ; and Je'sus went before them : and they were amazed ; and as they followed, they were afraid. u And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Je-ru'sa- lem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the G8n'tile§ : 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him : and the third day he shall rise again. 35 IT x And James and J5hn, the sons of Zeb'e-dee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you ? 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Je'sus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask : can ye drink of the cup that I drink of ? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Je'sus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of ; and with the bap- tism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized : 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give ; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41 y And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 42 But Je'sus called them to him, and saith unto them, s Ye know that they which 2 are accounted to rule over the Gen'tile§ exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 a But so shall it not be among you : but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister : 44 And whosoever of you will be the chief- est, shall be servant of all. 45 For even 6 the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and c to give his life a ransom for many. 46 IT d And they came to Jer'i-cho : and as he went out of Jer'i-cho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bar'ti-mse'us, the son of. Ti-mse'us, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Je'sus of Naz'a-rSth, he began to cry out, and say, Je'§us, thou son of Da'vid, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace : but he cried the more a A.D. 33. s Matt. 19.30 s 20.16. Luke 13. 30. I Matt. 20.17. Luke 18. 31. uch.8.31; 9.31. Luke 9. 22; 18. 31. x Matt. 20.20. y Matt. 20.24. z Luke 22.25. 2 Or, think good. a Matt. 20. 26, 28. ch. 9. 35. Luke 9. 48. 6 John 13. 14. Phil. 2.7. c Matt. 20.28. lTim.2. 6. Tit. 2.14. d Matt. 20.29. Luke 18. 35. 58 Christ rideth into Jerusalem. St. MARK, 11. He curseth the fig tree. A. D. 33. e Matt. 9.22. ch. 5. 34. 2 Or, saved thee. a Matt. 21.1. Luke 19. 29. John 12. 14. 6 Matt. 21.8. c Ps. US. 26. dPs. 148. 1. e Matt. 21. 12. great deal, Thou son of Da'vid, have mercy on me. 49 And Je'§us stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise ; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Je'§us. 51 And Je'§us answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might re- ceive my sight. 52 And Je'§us said unto him, Go thy way ; e thy faith hath 2 made thee whole. And im- mediately he received his sight, and followed Je'§us in the way. 12 If/ And on the morrow, when they were come from B6th'a-ny, he was hungry : 13 "And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he A N CHAPTER 11. 1 Christ rideth with triumph into Jerusalem : 12 curseth the fruitless leafy tree : 15 purqeth tlie temple : 20 ezhorteth his disciples to stedfastness of faith, and to forgive their en- emies: 27 and defendeth the lawfulness of his actions, by the witness of John, who was a man sent of Ood. ND a when they came nigh to Je-ru'- sa-lSm, unto B6th'pha-ge and Bgth'a- ny, at the mount of 01'ive§, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you : and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this ? say ye that the Lord hath need of him ; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Je§us had commanded : and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Je'§us, and cast their garments on him ; and he sat upon him. 8 6 And many spread their garments in the way : and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, c Ho-§an'na ; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father Da'vid, that cometh in the name of the Lord : d Ho-§an'na in the highest. 11 e And Je'§us entered into Je-ru'sa-lgm, and into the temple : and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto BSth'a-ny with the twelve. A. D. 33. /Matt. 21. 18. o Matt. 21. 19. And there came a Certain Poor Widow, and she in Two Mites. — Mark 12. 42. found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Je'sus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 15 1T h And they come to Je-ru'sa-lgm : and Je'§us went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. threw I, Matt. 21. 12. Luke 19. 45. John 2. 14. 59 Of faith in -prayer. St. MARK, 12. Parable of the vineyard. A. D. 33. i Is. 56. 7. 2 Or, an house of prayer for all nations ? k Jer. 7. 11. Z Matt. 21. 45, 46. Luke 19. 47. m Matt. 7.28. ch. 1. 22. Luke 4. 32. n Matt. 21. 19. 3 Or, Have the faith of' God. o Matt. 17. 20 i 21. 21. Luke 17. 6. p_ Matt. Luke 11. 9. John 14. 13 i 15.7; 16. 24. James 1. 5,6. q Matt. 6. 14. Col. 3.13. r Matt. 18.35. s Matt. 21. 23. Luke 20. 1. 4 Or, thing. t Matt. 3. 5; 14. 5. ell. 6. 20. 17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, l My house shall be called 2 of all nations the house of prayer? but & ye have made it a den of thieves. 18 And J the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him : for they feared him, because m all the peo- ple was astonished at his doctrine. 19 And when even was come, he went out of the city. 20 H n And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Pe'ter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 22 And Je'sus answering saith unto them, 3 Have faith in God. 23 For ° verily I say unto you, That who- soever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24 Therefore I say unto you, p What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25 And when ye stand praying, q forgive, if ye have ought against any : that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26 But r if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. 27 IT And they come again to Je-ru'sa-lem : s and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things ? 29 And Je'sus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one 4 question, and an- swer me, and I will tell you by what author- ity I do these things. 30 The baptism of J5hn, was it from hea- ven, or of men ? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 32 But if we shall say, Of men ; they feared the people : for * all men counted JShn, that he was a prophet indeed. 33 And they answered and said unto Je'sus, We cannot tell. And Je'sus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. CHAPTER 12. 1 In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen, Christ forelelte/h the reprobation of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles. 13 He avoule/h the. snare of the Pharisees and He- rodians about paying tribute, to Caesar: lQconvinceth the error of the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection : 28 resolveth the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment : 35 refuteth the opinion that the scribes held of Christ : 38 bidding the. people to beware of their ambition and hypocrisy : 41 and commenaeth the poor widow for her two mites, above all. AND a he began to speak unto them by . parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2 And at the season he sent to the husband- men a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vine- yard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant ; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. 5 And again he sent another ; and him they killed, and many others ; beating some, and killing some. 6 Having yet therefore one son, his well- beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 7 But those husbandmen said among them- selves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall he our's. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 What shall therefore the lord of the vine- yard do? he will come and destroy the hus- bandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 10 And have ye not read this scripture ; 6 The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner : 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is mar- vellous in our eyes? 12 c And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people : for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. 13 IT d And they send unto him certain of the PhSr'i-see§ and of the He-ro'di-an§, to catch him in his words. 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth : Is it lawful to give tribute to Cae'sar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me ? bring me a 2 penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscrip- tion? And they said unto him, Cae'sar's. 17 And Je'sus answering said unto them, Render to Cae'sar the things that are Cae'sar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. 18 IT e Then come unto him the Sad'du-cee§, f which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 19 Master, 9 Mo'ses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should A. D. 33. a Matt. 21.33. Luke 20. 9. b Ps. 118. 22. c Matt. 21.45,46. ch. 11.18. John 7. 25, 30, 44. d Matt. 22. 15. Luke 20. 20. 2 Valuing of our money seven- Kence alf- penny, as Matt 18. 28. e Matt. 22. 23. Luke 20. 27. /Acta 23. 8. g Deut. 25.5. 60 The Sadducees confuted. St. MARK, 13. The widow's mites. A.D.33. h 1 Cor. 15.42,49, 52. i Ex. 3. 6. k Matt. 22.35. ( Deut. 6. 4. Luke 10. 27. mLcv. 19. 18. Matt. 22. 39. Rom. 13. 9. Gal.5.14. James 2. n Deut. 4 39. Is. 45. 6, 14; 46.9. take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 20 Now there were seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed : and the third like- wise. 22 And the seven had her, and left no seed : last of all the woman died also. 23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. 24 And Je'sus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? 25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in mar- riage ; but h are as the angels which are in heaven. 26 And as touching the dead, that they rise : have ye not read in the book of Mo'ses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, 1 1 am the God of A'bra-ham, and the God of I'saac, and the God of Ja'cob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. 28 IT k And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Je'sus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, ' Hear, O Is'ra-el ; The Lord our God is one Lord : 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first com- mandment. 31 And the sec- ond is like, namely this, m Thou shalt love thy neigh- bour as thyself. There is none other command- ment greater than these. ^ 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth : for there is one God ; "and there is none other but he : 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all Lane leading to Herod's Palace. 61 the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neigh- bour as himself, ° is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Je'sus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. p And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 IT q And Je'sus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of Da'vid ? 36 For Da'vid himself said r by the Ho'ly Ghost, s The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 Da'vid therefore himself calleth him Lord ; and whence is he then his son ? And the common people heard him gladly. 38 IT And ' he said unto them in his doctrine, u Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and x love salutations in the marketplaces, 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts : 40 y Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers : these shall receive greater damnation. 41 IF z And Je'sus sat over against the trea- sury, and beheld how the people cast 2 money a into the treasury : and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two 3 mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his dis- ciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That 6 this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury : 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance ; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, e even all her liv- ing. CHAPTER 13. 1 Christ f or eteVeth the de- struction of the temple : 9 the persecutions for the gospel ; 10 that the gospel •must be preached to all nations: 14 that oreat calamities shall happen to the Jews : 24 ana the manner of his coming to judgment: 32 the hour whereof being known to none, every man is to watch and pray, that we be not found unprovided* when he comtth to each o n e particularly by death. The destruction of St. MARK, 13. the temple foretold. A.D.33. a Matt. 24.1. Luke 21. 5. o Luke 19.44. e Matt. 24.3. Luke 21. 7. d Jer. 29. 8. Eph. 5.6. 1 These. 2.3. e Matt. 24.8. 2 The word in the ori- ginal lmport- eth the pains of a woman in tra- vail. /Matt. 10. 17, 18; 24.9. Kev. 2. 10. g Matt. 24. 14. h Matt. 10. 19. Luke 12. 11 ; 21. 14. AND a as he went out of the temple, one XI. of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what build- ings are here ! 2 And Je'gus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? b there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Ol'ive§ over against the temple, Pe'ter and James and J6hn and An'drew asked him privately, 4 c Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled ? 5 And Je'gus answering them began to say, d Take heed lest any man deceive you : 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled : for such things must needs be ; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles : e these are the beginnings of 2 sorrows. 9 IT But f take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 10 And 3 the gospel must first be published among all nations. 1 1 h But when they shall lead you, and de- liver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premedi- The Jodgment-hall of Pilate. 62 tate : but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye : for it is not ye that speak, l but the Ho'ly Ghost. 12 Now k the brother shall betray the bro- ther to death, and the father the son ; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 13 l And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but m he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 IT n But when ye shall see the abomina- tion of desolation, ° spoken of by Dan'i-el the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then p let them that be in Ju-dae'a flee to the moun- tains : 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house : 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 9 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 r For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved : but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 s And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ ; or, lo, he is there ; believe him not : 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 23 But Hake ye heed : behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 IT" But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her fight, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and th.e pow- ers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 x And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, A.D.33. ! Acts 2.4; 4. 8, 31. k Mic. 7. 6. Matt. 10. 21; 24. 10. Luke 21. 16. I Matt. 24.9. Luke 21. 17. m Dan. 12. 12. Matt. 10. 22 ; 24. 13. Kev. 2. 10. n Matt. 24. 15. o Dan. 9. 27. p Luke 21. 21. q Luke 21.23; 23.29. r Dan. 9. 26; 12. 1. Joel 2. 2. Matt. 24. 21. s Matt. 24.23. Luke 17. 23:21.8. I 2 Pet. 3. 17. u Dan. 7. 10. Zeph. 1. 15. Matt. 24. 29, &c. Luke 21. 25. x Dan. 7. 13, 14. Matt. 16. 27; 24. 30. ch. 14.62. Acts 1. 11. 1 Thess. 4. 16. 2 Thess. 1. 7, 10. Rev. 1. 7 Conspiracy against Christ. St. MARK, 14. Judas selleth his Master. A. D. 33. V Matt. 24.82. Luke 21, 29, &o. s Is. 40. * a Matt. 24.42; 25. 13. Luke 12. 40:21.34. Rom. 13. 11. 1 Thess. 5.6. b Matt. 24. 45 ; 25. 14. c Matt. 24.42,44. a Matt. 26.2. Luke 22. 1. John 11. 55; 13.1. 6 Matt. 26.6. John 12. 1,3. See Luke 7.37. 2 Or, pure nard, or, liquid nard. 3 See Matt. 18. c Deut. 16. 11. and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 v Now learn a parable of the fig tree ; When her branch is yet tender, and put- teth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this genera- tion shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away : but z my words shall not pass away. 32 IT But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 a Take ye heed, watch and pray : for ye know not when the time is. 34 b For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 c Watch ye therefore : for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning : 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleep- ing. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. CHAPTER 14. 1 A conspiracy against Christ. 3 Precious ointment is poured on his head by a woman. 10 Judas selleth his Master for money. 12 Christ himself foretelleth how he shall be betrayed of one of his disciples : 22 after the passover prepared, and eaten, instilut- eth his supper : 26 declarclh aforehana the flight of all his disci- files, ana Peter's denial. 43 Judas betray eth him with a kiss. 6 He is apprehended in the garden, 53 falsely accused, and im- piously condemned of the Jews 1 council : 65 shamefully abused by them : 66 and thrice denied of Peter. A FTER ° two days was the feast of the jlX. passover, and of unleavened bread : and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 IT b And being in Beth'a-ny in the house of Si'mon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of 2 spikenard very precious ; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some that had indigna- tion within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred 3 pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 And Je'sus said, Let her alone ; why trou- ble ye her ? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For c ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good : but me ye have not always. The Place where the Crown of Thorns was put on. 8 She hath done what she could : she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 10 IT d And Ju'das Is-car'i-ot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. 12 IT e And the first day of unleavened bread, when they 2 killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover ? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his dis- ciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bear- ing a pitcher of water : follow him. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ? 15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared : there make ready for us. 16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the passover. 17 f And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 18 And as they sat and did eat, Je'sus said, A. D. 33. d Matt. 20. 14. Luke 22. 3,4. e Matt. 26. 17. Luke 22. 2 Or, sac- rificed. /Matt. 26. 20, &c. 63 Christ eateth the passouer. St. MARK, 14. Christ's agony in the garden. A. D. 33. 7 Matt. 26. 24. Luke 2 li Matt. 26. 26. Luke 22. 1 Cor. 11. t Matt. 26. 30. 2 Or, nsulm. k Matt. 26. 31. /Zech.13. 7. m ch. 16. n Matt. 26. 33, 34. Luke 22. S3, 34. John 13. 37,38. Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I ? and another said, Is it I ? 20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 21 s The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had never been born. 22 ir ft And as they did eat, Je'sus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat : this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them : and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 IT * And when they had sung an 2 hymn, they went out into the mount of Ol'ives. 27 k And Je'sus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night : for it is written, l I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But m after that I am risen, I will go before you into Gal'i-lee. 29 n But Pe'ter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. 30 And Je'sus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. 32 ° And they came to a place which was named Geth-sem'a-ne : and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 33 And he taketh with him Pe'ter and James and JShn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy ; 34 And saith unto them, PMy soul is ex- ceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and watch. 35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were pos- sible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, « Ab'ba, Father, r all things are possible unto thee ; take away this cup from me : s nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. 37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleep- ing, and saith unto Pe'ter, Si'mon, sleepest thou ? couldest not thou watch one hour ? 38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 'The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. 40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough, w the hour is come ; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 x Rise up, let us go ; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 43 1 y And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Ju'das, one of the twelve, and with A. D. 33. o Matt. 26. 36. Luke 22. 39. John 18. 1. p John 12. 27. q Rom. 8. 15. Gal. 4.6. i- Heb. 5. 7. s John 5- 30 ; 6. 38. t Rom. 7. 23. Gal. 5. 17. u John 13. 1. x Matt. 26. 46. John 18. 1,2. V Matt. 26. 47. Luke 22. 47. John IS. 3. Good Friday. " And when they had mocked him, they . . . led him out to crucify him. : 64 — Mark 15. 20. Christ is falsely accused. St. MARK, 15. Peter denieth Christ. A.D.33. z Matt. 28. .5.5. Luke 22 52. a IV 22. IS. Is. S3. 7, &c. Luke 22. 37; 24. 44. 6 ver. 27. Ps. 88. 8. c Matt. 2(3. .57. Luke 22. .54. John 18. 13. il Matt. 2(i. 59. e ch. 15. 29. John 2. 19. f Matt. 26.82. g Is. 53. A Matt. 26. U3. i Matt. 24. 30; 26. 64. Luke 22. 09. him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he ; take him, and lead him away safely. 45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, mas- ter ; and kissed him. 46 IT And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48 z And Je'sus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me ? 49 I was daily with you in the temple teach- ing, and ye took me not : but a the scriptures must be fulfilled. 50 b And they all forsook him, and fled. 51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 53 H c And they led Je'sus away to the high priest : and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Pe'ter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest : and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 55 d And the chief priests and all the coun- cil sought for witness against Je'sus to put him to death ; and found none. 56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58 We heard him say, e I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59 But neither so did their witness agree together. 60 f And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Je'sus, saying, Answerest thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against thee ? 61 But 9 he held his peace, and answered nothing. h Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Je'sus said, I am : i and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further wit- nesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy : what think ye ? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy : and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. 66 1T k And as Pe'ter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest : 67 And when she saw Pe'ter warming him- self, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Je'sus of Naz'a-reth. 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch ; and the cock crew. 69 l And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. m And a little after, they that stood by said again to Pe'- ter, Surely thou art one of them : n for thou art a Gal-i-lae'an, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 71 But he began to curse and to swear, say- ing, I know not this man of whom ye speak. 72 ° And the second time the cock crew. And Pe'ter called to mind the word that Je'sus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And 2 when he thought thereon, he wept. CHAPTER 15. I Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate. 15 Upon the clamour of the common people, the murderer Barabbas is loosed, und Jesus delivered up to be crucified. 17 He is crowned with thorns, 19 svit on, and mocked : 21 faintelh in bearing his cross : 27 hangethoetween two thieves : 29 snffercth the triumphing re- proaches of the Jews : 39 but confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God: 43 and is honourably buried by Joseph. AND a straightway in the morning the II chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Je'sus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pi'late. 2 6 And Pi'late asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews ? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things : but he answered nothing. 4 c And Pi'late asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing ? behold how many things they witness against thee nothing ; so 5 "But Je'sus yet answered that Pi'late marvelled. 6 Now e at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 7 And there was one named Bar-ab'bas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 9 But Pi'late answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 11 But-^the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Bar-ab'bas unto them. 12 And Pi'late answered and said again A. D. 33. < Matt. 26.58,69. Luke 22. 55. John 18. 16. /Malt. 26. 71. Luke 22. .58. John 18. m Matt 20. 73. Luke 22. 59. John 18. 2G. n Acts 2. o Matt. 26. 75. 2 Or, lie v:ept abun- dantly, or, he began to weep. a Ps. 2. 2. Matt. 27. I. Luke 22. 66 ; 23. 1. John 18. 28. Acts 3. 18 ; 4. 26. dMatt. 27.11. -■Matt. 27. 13. d Is. 53. 7. John 19. 9. e Matt. 27. 15. Luke 23. 17. John 18. 39. /■Matt. '27. 20. Acts 3. 14. 65 Christ is crucified St. MARK, 15. between two thieves. A. D. 33. a Matt. 27. 26. John 19. 1,16. h Matt. 27. 27. unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jew?? 13 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14 Then Pi'late said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify hini. 15 IT 9 And so Pi'late, willing to content the people, released Bar-ab'bas unto them, and delivered Je'§us, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 16 h And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prae-to'ri- | [ y~~' um; and they call f J §..- together ■A! the whole band. 17 And they clothed him with pur- ple, and t Matt. 27. 32 Luke 23. 26. * Matt. 27.33. Luke 23. 33 John 19. 17. I Matt. 27. 34. m Ps. 22. 18. Luke 23. 34. John 19. 23. I platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jew§ ! 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 21 *And they compel one Si'- mon a Cy-re'ni-an, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Al'ex-an'der and Ru'fus, to bear his cross. 22 fc And they bring him unto the place GSl'go-tha, which is, being in- terpreted, The place of a skull. 23 l And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh : but he re- ceived it not. 24 And when they had crucified him, m they parted his garments, casting It: lots upon them, what every man should take. 25 And n it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And ° the superscription of his accusa- tion was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And p with him they crucify two thieves ; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, 2 And he was numbered with the trans- gressors. 29 And r they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, s thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others ; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Is/ra-el descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And * they that were crucified with him reviled him. 33 And u when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Je'§us cried with a loud voice, ing, x E-lo'i, E-16'i, la'ma sa'bach- tha'ni? which is, being inter- preted, My God, my God, " why hast thou forsaken me? A. D. 33. 2t££ isSp^p ' '■:.::-':■ n See Matt. 27. 45. Luke 23. 44. John 19. 14. o Matt. 27. 37. John 19. 19. p Matt. 27. 38. o Is. 53. 12. Luke 22. 37. rPs.22. 7. s ch. 14. 58. John 2. 19. t Matt. 27.44. Luke 23. 39. u Matt. 27. 45. Luke 23. 44. xFs.22.1. Matt. 27. 46. The Way of the Ckoss. Scenes along 1 our Saviour's Path from the Judgment Hall to Calvary. 66 Christ's death, burial, St. MARK, 16. and resurrection. A.D.33. it Mutt. 27. 48. John IS. 29. z Pb. 09. 21. a Matt. 27. SO. Luke 23. 46. John 19. 30. b Matt. 27. 51. Luke 23. 45. 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth E-H'as. 36 And ^one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and z gave him to drink, saying, Let alone ; let us see whether E-H'as will come to take him down. 37 a And Je'sus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And b the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 47 And Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne and Ma'ry the mother of Jo'ses beheld where he was laid. CHAPTER 16. 1 An (tngel decltireth the resv/rreclion of Christ to three women. 9 Christ himself appeareth to Mary Magdalene : 12 to tiro going into the count nj: 14 then to the apostles. Id whom In' sendeth forth to preach the gospel : 19 and ascendeih into heaven. AND a when the sabbath was past, Ma'ry _ Mag-da-le'ne, and Ma'ry the mother of James, and Sa-16'me, b had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 c And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away : for it was very great. 5 d And entering into the sepulchre, saw c Matt. 27.54. Luke 23. 47. d Matt. 27. 55. Luke 23. 49. e Ps. 38. 11. /Luke 8. 2,3. g Matt. 27. 57. Luke 23. 50. John 19. 38. h Luke 2. 25,38. i Matt. 27. 59,00. Luke 23. 53. John 19. 40. 39 IT And c when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 40 d There were also women looking on e afar off : among whom was Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne, and Ma'ry the mother of James the less and of Jo'ses, and Sa-16'me ; 41 (Who also, when he was in Gal'i-lee, •^ followed him, and ministered unto him ;) and many other women which came up with him unto Je-ru'sa-18m. 42 IT 3 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 Jo'seph of Ar'i-ma-thae'a, an honourable counsellor, which also h waited for the king- dom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pi'late, and craved the body of Je'sus. 44 And Pi'late marvelled if he were already dead : and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to J5'geph. 46 l And he bought fine linen, and took him A. D. 33. a Matt. 28, 1. Luke 24. 1. John 20. 1. b Luke 23. 56. c Luke 24. 1. John 20. 1. d Luke 24.3. John 20. 11,12. The Way of the Cross. Scenes along our Saviour's Path from the Judgment Hall to Calvary. 67 Christ appeareth St. MARK, 16. to the apostles. A. D. 33. e Matt. 28.5,6, fMatt. 28. 82. ch. 14.28. ff See Matt. 28. 8. Luke 24. 9. h John 20. 14. *' Luke 8. 2. k Luke 24. 10. John 20. 18. I Luke 24. 11. m Luke 24.13. young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 e And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted : Ye seek Je'§us of Naz'a-reth, which was crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : be- hold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Pe'ter that he goeth before you into Gal'i- lee : there shall ye see him, f as he said unto you. 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre ; for they trembled and were amazed : 9 neither said they any thing to any man ; for they were afraid. 9 IT Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, h he appeared first to Ma'ry Mag-da-le'ne, *out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 fc And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 l And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12 IT After that he appeared in another form m unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it unto the resi- due : neither believed they them. 14 IT n Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat 2 at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 ° And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, P and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 'He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; r but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe ; s In my name shall they cast out devils ; ' they shall speak with new tongues ; 18 w They shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; x they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 IT So then y after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was 2 received up into heaven, and a sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, b and con- firming the word with signs following. Amen. 2 Luke 24. 51. aPs. 110. 1. Acts 7. 55. b Acts 5. 12 : 14. 3. 1 Cor. 2.4,5. A. D. 33. f ■ ■ " ■ 1 ,"*4HE 1891191 ^4L; - ' "Ml'i [ , ■ 1 '■-■■- ' ir*- *>;•«. ft '■ TTittJf' ~"f- 1 Sf^ - ^9KH9K53T >#£^E3! llF^ fe- ■F^sfc^taj ?(i \ % 3>p| M ; ■ >£?. , w^w' ' jf - rC ^l s *+"**&:> >\ . *i ^m '- TOOlBII u'T ' Iri ^™NiW •L rS >** ' JF ■ 3 ''SWt^^BBfa^.' # : # The Night of the Ckuclfixion. 68 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT LUKE. a Heb. 2. 8. 1 Pet. 5. 1. 2 Pet. 1. 16. 1 John 1. 1. Mark 1. 1. John 15. 27. c Acts 15. 19, 2.5, 28. 1 Cor. 7. 40. d Acts 11. 4. eActsl.l. /John 20. 31. Before the Com- mon Ac- count called Anno Domini the sixth Year. g Matt. 2. I. h 1 Chr. 24. 10, 19. Neh. 12. 4, 17. i Gen. 7. 1; 17. 1. 1 Kings 9.4. 2 Kings 20.3. Job 1.1. Acts 23. 1 ; 24. 16. Phil.3.G. k 1 Chr. 24. 19. 2 Chr. 8. 14; SI. 2. 1 Ex. 80. 7,8. 1 Sam. 2. 28. IChr. 23. 13. 2 Chr. 29. 11. m Lev. 16. 17. Rev. 8. 3,4. n Ex. 30. 1. o ver. 29. Judg. 6. 22; 13.22. Dan. 10. 8. ch. 2. 9. Acts 10. 4. Rev. 1. 17. p ver. 60, 63. q ver. 58. i- Num. 6. 3. Judg. re. 4. ch. 7. 33. .s Jer. 1.5. Gal. 1. 15. t Mai. 4. 5,6. CHAPTER 1. 1 The preface of Luke to his whole yosj/el. 5 The conception of John the Baptist, 2b' and of Christ. 39 The prophecy of Elisa- beth, and oj Mary, concerning Christ. 57 The nativity and circumcision of John. 67 Th> prophecy of Zacharias y both of Christ, 7b and of John. ORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 " Even as they deliv- ered them unto us, which 6 from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word ; 3 c It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee d in order, e most excellent The-Sph'i-lus, 4 f That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. 5 If mHERE was 5 in the days of Her'od, JL the king of Ju-dae'a, a certain priest named Zach'a-ri'as, h of the course of A-bi'a : and his wife was of the daughters of Aar'on, and her name was E-lis'a-beth. 6 And they were both 'righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that E-lis'a-b6th was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that while he exe- cuted the priest's office before God fc in the order of his course, 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was ( to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 m And the whole multitude of the peo- ple were praying without at the time of in- cense. 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of " the altar of incense. 12 And when Zach'a-ri'as saw him, ° he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zach'a-ri'as : for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife E-lis'a-beth shall bear thee a son, and p thou shalt call his name J5hn. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness ; and q many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and r shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ; and he shall be filled with the Ho'ly Ghost, s even from his mother's womb. 16 * And many of the children of Is'ra-el shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 " And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of E-li'as, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the dis- obedient 2 to the wisdom of the just; tc make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18 And Zach'a-ri'as said unto the angel, x Whereby shall I know this*? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am^Ga'bri-el, that stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, z thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the «day that these things shall be performed, because thou be- lievest not my words, which shall be ful- filled in their season. 21 And the people waited for Zach'a-ri'as, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them : and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple : for he beckoned unto them, and remained speech- less. 23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as a the days of his ministration were accom- plished, he departed to his own house. 24 And after those days his wife E-lis'a- beth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to b take away my reproach among men. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Ga'- bri-el was sent from God unto a city of Gal'- i-lee, named N&z'a-reth, 27 To a virgin c espoused to a man whose name was Jo'seph, of the house of Da'vid; and the virgin's name was Ma'ry. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, d Hail, thou that art 3 highly favoured, e the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him J she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Ma'ry : for thou hast found favour with God. 31 g And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and h shalt call his name JE'SUS. 32 He shall be great, ' and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and k the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father Da'vid : 33 'And he shall reign over the house of Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the fcixlh Year. i/ Mai. 4. 5. Matt. 11. 14. Mark 9. 12. 2 Or, by. 'j Gen. 17. 17. V Dan. 8. 16: 9. 21, 22, 23. Matt. 18. If). Ileb. 1. 14. zEzek.3. 26 ; 24. 27. a See 2 Kings 11.5. 1 Chr. 9. 25. '. Gen. 30. 23. I>. 4. 1 ; 54. 1,4. r-Matt. 1. 18. eh. 2. 4, 5. i) Dan.9. 23 ; 10. 19. 3 Or, gra- ciously accepted, or. much graced : See ver. 30. e Judg. 6. 12. /'ver. 12. gl>. 7. 14. Matt. 1. 21. /< ch.2.21. i_Mark5. k 2 Sam. 7. 11, 12. Ps. 132. Il- ls. 9. 6, 7 ; 16. 5. Jer. 23.5. Rev. 3 7. /Dan. 2. 44 ; 7. 14, 27. Obad.21. Mic.4. 7. John 12. 34. Heb. 1.8. 69 The prophecy of Elisabeth. St. LUKE, 1. The nativity of John. Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the sixth Year. m Matt. 1.20. a Matt. 14. 33 ; 2(j. 63, 64. Mark 1. 1. John 1. 34; 20. 81. Acts 8. 37. Rom.1.4. oGen. 18. 14. Jer. 32. 17. Zech. 8. 6. Matt. 19. 26. Mark 10. 27. ch. 18.27. Rom. 4. 21. p Josh-21. 9, 10, 11. q ver. 28. Judg. 5. 24. 2 Or, which believed that there, r 1 Sam. 2.1. Ps. 34. 2, 3 ; 35. 9. Hab. 3. 18. s 1 Sam. 1.11. Ps. 138. 6. t Mai. 3. 12. ch. 11. 27. Ja'cob for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Ma'ry unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, m The Ho'ly Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called n the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin E-li§'a-b8th, she hath also conceived a son in her old age : and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For °with God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Ma'ry said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 39 And Ma'ry arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, Pinto a city of Ju'da ; 40 And entered into the house of Zach'a-ri'as, and saluted E - lis/ a - beth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when E-li§'a-b§th heard the saluta- tion of Ma'ry, the babe leaped in her womb ; and E-lis'a-beth was filled with the Ho'ly Gh5st : 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, 9 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mo- ther of my Lord should come to me ? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salu- tation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she 2 that believed : for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Ma'ry said, r My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For s he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from hence- forth ' all generations shall call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty u hath done to me great things ; and x holy is his name. 50 And y his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51 s He hath shewed strength with his arm ; a he hath scattered the proud in the imagi- nation of their hearts. 52 b He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 c He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath holpen his servant is'ra-el, d in re- Near Bethlehem. — Luke 2. 8-15. Supposed Site of the Angels' Appearance to the Shepherds, membrance of his mercy ; 55 e As he spake to our fathers, t o A'bra-ham, and to his seed for ever. 56 And Ma'ry abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 57 Now E-lis'a-beth's full time came that she should be delivered ; and she brought forth a son. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and -^they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that 9 on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; and they called him Zach'a-ri'as, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother answered and said, h Not so; but he shall be called J6hn. 61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the sixth Year. MPs. 71. 19 ; 126. 2 3. ik in. 9. V Gen. 17. 7. Ex. 20.6. Ps. 103. 17, 18. z Ps. 98. 1 ; 118. 15. Is. 40. 10; 51. 9; 52. 10. a Ps. 33. 10. 1 Pet. 5. 5. 6 1 Sam. 2. 6, &c. Job 5. 11. Ps. 113. 6. c 1 Sam. 2.5. Ps. 34.10. d Ps. 98.3. Jer. 31. 3,20. e Gen. 17. 19. Ps. 132. 11. Rom. 11. 28. Gal.3.16. /'ver. 14. g Gen. 17. 12. Lev. 12. h ver. 13. 70 The prophecy of Zacharias, LUKE, both of Christ and of John, Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the sixth Year. i ver. 13. * ver. ! 2 Or, things. I ver. 39. m ch. 2. 19, 51. re Gen. 39. 2. Ps.80. 17:89.21. Acts 11. 21. o Joel 2. 28. p 1 Kings 1.48. Ps. 41. 13; 72. 18 ; 106. 48. q Ex. 3. 18; 4. 31. Ps. 111. 9. ch. 7. 16. r Ps. 132. 17. s Jer. 23. 5, 6 ; 30. 10. Dan. 9.24. Acts 3. 21. Rom. 1.2. t ver. 54. Lev. 26. 42. Ps. 98.3; 105. 8, 9 ; 106.45. Ezek. 16.60. u Gen. 12. 3; 17. 4 ; 22.16,17. Heb. 6. 13, 17. x Rom. 6. 18,22. Heb. 9. 14. 62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, l His name is John. And they marvelled all. 64 k And his mouth was opened immedi- ately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them : and all these 2 sayings were noised abroad throughout all l the hill country of Ju-dse'a. 66 And all they that heard them m laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be ! And n the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zach'a-ri'as ° was filled with the Ho'ly Ghost, and prophesied, say- ing, 68 p Blessed be the Lord God of Is/ra-el; for q he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 r And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant Da'vid ; 70 s As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began : 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 'To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; 73 u The oath which he sware to our father A'bra-ham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might x serve him without fear, 75 y In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest : for 2 thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people a 2 by the remission of their sins, 78 Through the 3 tender mercy of our God ; whereby the 4 dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79 b To give light to them that sit in dark- ness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And c the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and d was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Is/ra-el. CHAPTER 2. 1 Augustus laxeth all the Roman empire. 6 The nativity of Christ. 8 One angel relaleth it to the shepherds : 13 many sing praises to God for it. 21 Christ is circumcised. 22 Mary purified. 28 Sim- eon and Anna prophesy of Christ : 40 who increaseth in ivisdom, 46 auestioneth in the temple with the doctors, 51 and is obedient to his parents. AND it came to pass in those days, that XJl there went out a decree from Cae'§ar Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini thesixth Year. b Is. 9. 2 ; 42. 7; 49. 9. Matt. 4. 16. Acts 26. 18. c ch. 2. 40. d Matt. 3. 1 y Jer. 32. 39, 40. Eph. 4. 24. 2 Thess. 2. 13. 2Tim.l. 9. Tit. 2.12. 1 Pet. 1. 15. 2 Pet. 1. 4. z ver. 17. Is. 40. 3. Mai. 3. 1 ; 4. 5. Matt. 11. 10. a Mark 1. 4. ch.3. 3. 2 Or, for. 3 Or, boiveis of the mercy. 4 Or, mm ris- ing, or, branch, Num. 24. 17. Is. 11.1. Zech. 3. 8: 6. 12. Mai. 4.2. ; 11.7. 71 The nativity of Christ. St. LUKE, 2. Simeon and Anna prophesy of Christ. Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the fifth Year. 2 Or, m- rolUd. a Acts 5. 37. 6 1 Sam. IB. 1, 4. John 7. 42. c Matt. 1. 16. ch. 1.27. rfMatt. 1. IS. ch. 1. 27. e Matt. 1. 25. 3 Or, the night /■ch. 1.12. g ver. 31, 32. Gen. 12. 3. Matt. 23. li). Mark 1. 1.5. ch. 24.47. Col. 1.23. h Is. 9. (i. i Matt. 1. 21. k Matt. 1. 16; 16.16. ch. 1. 43. Acts 2. 30 i 10.36. Phil. 2. 11. I Gen. 28. 12 ; 32. 1, 9 Ps. 103. 20,21; 148. 2. Dan. 7. 10. Heb. 1. 14. Rev. 5. 11. inch. 19. 38. Eph. 1. 6; 3. 10, 21. Rev. 5. 13. n Is. 57. 19. ch. 1. 79. Rom.5.1. Eph. 2. 17. Col. 1.20. o John 3. 16. Eph. 2. 4,7. 2 Thcss. 2. 16. 1 John 4. 9, 10. 4 Gr. (he men the shep- herds, p ver. 51. Gen. 37. U. ch. 1. (16. q Gen. 17. 12. Lev. 12. 3. ch. 1.59. r Matt. 1. 21. 25. ch. 1.31. Au-gus'tus, that all the world should be 2 taxed. 2 ( a And this taxing was first made when Cy-re'ni-iis was governor of Syr'i-a.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Jo'seph also went up from Gall-lee, out of the city of Naz'a-reth, into Ju-dae'a, unto 6 the city of Da'vid, which is called Beth'le-hem ; ( c because he was of the house and lineage of Da'vid :) 5 To be taxed with Ma'ry d his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And e she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shep- herds abiding in the field, keeping 3 watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : ■''and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not : for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, g which shall be to all people. 11 h For unto you is born this day in the city of Da'vid t a Saviour, k which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 l And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 m Glory to God in the highest, and on earth n peace, ° good will toward men. 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, 4 the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Beth'le-hem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Ma'ry, and Jo'§eph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 p But Ma'ry kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21^ And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called r JE'SUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when s the days of her purification according to the law of Mo'sei-s were accom- plished, they brought him to Je-ru'sa-lem, to present him to the Lord ; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, 'Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord ;) 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to u that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Je-ru'- sa-lem, whose name was Sim'e-on; and the same man was just and devout, x waiting for the consolation of Is'ra-el: and the Ho'ly Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Ho'ly Ghost, that he should not y see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came z by the Spirit into the temple : and when the parents brought in the child Je'§us, to do for him after the cus- tom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, a now lettest thou thy servant de- part in peace, according to thy word : 30 For mine eyes b have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 32 c A fight to lighten the Gen' tiles, and the glory of thy people I§'ra-el. 33 And Jo'geph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 34 And Sim'e-on blessed them, and said unto Ma'ry his mother, Behold, this child is set for the d fall and rising again of many in Is/ra-el; and for e a sign which shall be spoken against ; 35 (Yea,-f a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 36 And there was one An'na, a prophetess, the daughter of Pha-nu'el, of the tribe of A'ser : she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her vir- ginity ; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers 9 night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that h looked for redemp- tion in 2 Je-ru'sa-lem. 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they re- turned into Gal'i-lee, to their own city Naz'- a-reth. 40 x And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Je-ru'sa-lgm k every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Je-ru'sa-lem after the custom of the feast. Before the Ac- count called Anno Domini the fourth Year. s Lev. 12. 2, 3, 4, 6. t Ex. 13. 2; 22, 29; 34. 19. Num. 3. 13; 8. 17; 18. 15. u Lev. 12. 2, 6^8. x ver. 38. Is. 40. 1. Mark 15. 43. y Ps. 89. 48. Heb. 11. 5. z Matt. 4. 1. a Gen. 46. 30. Phil. 1. 23. 6 Is.52.10. ch. 3. 6. c Is. 9. 2 ; 42. 6"; 49. 6; 60. 1, 2,3. Matt. 4. 16. Acts 13. 47; 28\28. rfls. 8.14. Hos. 14. 9. Matt. 21. 44. Rom. 9. 32,33. 1 Cor. 1. 2.3, 24. 2 Cor. 2. 16. 1 Pet. 2. 7,8. e Acts 28. 22. ;"Ps. 42. 10. John 19. 25. Acts 26. 7. I Tim. 5. 5. // ver. 25. Mark 15. 43. ch. 24.21. 2 Or. Israel. i ver. 52. ch. 1. 80. k Ex. 23. 15,17; 34.23. Deut. 16. 1, 16. 72 Christ questioneth the doctors. St. LUKE, 3. The preaching of John. A. D. 8. Matt. 7. 28. Mark 1. 22. ch. 4. 22, 32. John 7. 15, 4a. m John 2. 16. >i oh. 9. 45; 18.34. o »er. l». Dan. 7. 28. p ver. 40. 1 Sam. 2.26. 2 Or, age. A. D. 26. a John 11.49,51; 18. 13. Acts 4. 6. b Matt. 3. Mark 1. 4 c ch. 1.77. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Je'sus tarried behind in Je-ry'sa- 18m; and J6'§eph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey ; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Je-ry'sa-ISm, seeking him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And ' all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and an- swers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? be- hold, thy father aud I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about m my Fa- ther's business? 50 And n they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Naz'a-reth, and was subject unto them: but his mother ° kept all these sayings in her heart. 52 And Je'sus p increased in wisdom and 2 stature, and in favour with God and man. CHAPTER 3. 1 The preaching and baptism of John : 15 his testimony of Christ, 20 Herod imprisoneth John. 21 Christ baptised, receiveth testi- mony from heaven. 23 The age, and geneatogy of Christ from Joseph upwards. ~VTOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of JL3I Ti-be'ri-us Cae'sar, PSn'ti-us Pi'late be- ing governor of Ju-dae'a, and Her'od being tetrarch of Gal'i-lee and his brother Phil'ip tetrarch of It'u-rae'a and of the region of Trach'o-ni'tis, and Ly-sa'ni-as the tetrarch of Ab'i-le'ne, 2 a An'nas and Ca'ia-phas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zach'a-rl'as in the wilderness. 3 b And he came into all the country about Jor'dan, preaching the baptism of repentance c for the remission of sins ; Then took he him up in his Arms. — Luke 2. 2S. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of E-sa'ias the prophet, saying, d The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth ; 6 And e all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him,^0 generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits 2 worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have A'bra-ham to our father : for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto A'bra-ham. 9 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: g every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 73 A.D.26. d Is. 40. 8. Matt. 3. S. Mark I. 3. John 1. 23. e Ps. 98.2. Is. 52. 10. ch. 2. 10. /Matt. I 2 Or. meetfor. g Matt. 19. The genealogy St. LUKE, 4. of Christ. A. D. 2G. h Acts 2. 37. ich. 11. 41. 2 Cor. 8. 14. James 2. 14, 111. 1 John 3. 17 ; 4. 20. it Matt. 21.82. ch. 7. 29. / ch. 19. 2 Or, Put no man in fear. m Ex. 23. 1. Lev. 19. 11. 3 Or, ulhuc- ance. 4 Or, in sus/iense. 5 Or, rea- soned, or, de- bated. n Matt. 3. 11. o Mic. 4. 12. Matt. 13. 30. A. D. 30. p Matt. 14. 3. Mark 6. 17. A. D. 27. a Matt. 3. 13. John 1. 32. r See Num. 4. 3,35,39, 43,47. s Matt. IS. 55. John d. 42. 10 And the people asked him, saying, h What shall we do then? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, 'He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then ''came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them, ' Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do ? And he said unto them, 2 Do violence to no man, m neither accuse any falsely ; and be content with your 3 wages. 15 And as the people were 4 in expectation, and all men 5 mused in their hearts of J6hn, whether he were the Christ, or not ; 16 J5hn answered, saying unto them all, n I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose : he shall baptize you with the Ho'ly Ghost and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and "will gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 18 And many other things in his exhorta- tion preached he unto the people. 19 p But Her'od the tetrarch, being re- proved by him for He-ro'di-as his brother Phirip's wife, and for all the evils which Her'od had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up J6hn in prison. 21 Now when all the people were baptized, 9 it came to pass, that Je'§us also being bap- tized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Ho'ly Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Je'sus himself began to be r about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) s the son of Joseph, which was the son of He'li, 24 Which was the son of Mat'that, which was the son of Le'vi, which was the son of MeTchi, which was the son of J&n'na, which was the son of Jo'seph, 25 Which was the son of Mat'ta-thi'as, which was the son of A'mos, which was the son of Na'um, which was the son of Es'li, which was the son of Nag'ge, 26 Which was the son of Ma'ath, which was the son of Mat'ta-thi'as, which was the son of SSm'e-i, which was the son of J6'§eph, which was the son of Ju'da, 27 Which was the son of Jo-an'na, which was the son of Rbe'sa, which was the son of Zo-r6b'a-bSl, which was the son of Sa-la'- thi-el, which was the son of Ne'ri, 28 Which was the son of Mgl'chi, which was the son of Ad'di, which was the son of Co'- sam, which was the son of El-mo 'dam, which was the son of Er, 29 Which was the son of Jo'se, which was the son of E'li-e'zer, which was the son of J6'- rim, which was the son of Mat'that, which was the son of Le'vi, 30 Which was the son of SIm'e-on, which was the son of Ju'da, which was the son of Jo'seph, which was the son of Jo'nan, which was the son of E-li'a-klm, 31 Which was the son of Me'le-a, which was the son of Me'nan, which was the son of Mat'- ta-tha, which was the son of ' Na'than, u which was the son of Da'vid, 32 x Which was the son of JeVse, which was the son of O'bed, which was the son of Bo'oz, which was the son of Sal'mon, which was the son of Na-as'son, 33 Which was the son of A-mln'a-dab, which was the son of A'ram, which was the son of Es'rom, which was the son of Pha'res, which was the son of Ju'da, 34 Which was the son of Ja'cob, which was the son of I'saac, which was the son of A'bra- ham, v which was the son of Tha'ra, which was the son of Na'chor, 35 Which was the son of Sa'ruch, which was the son of Ra'gau, which was the son of Pha'- lec, which was the son of He'ber, which was the son of Sa'la, 36 2 Which was the son of Ca-i'nan, which was the son of Ar-phax'ad, a which was the son of S§m, which was the son of No'e, which was the son of La'mech, 37 Which was the son of Ma-thu'sa-la, which was the son of E'noch, which was the son of Ja'red, which was the son of Ma-le'le-el, which was the son of Ca-i'nan, 38 Which was the son of E'nos, which was the son of S8th, which was the son of Ad'am, 6 which was the son of God. CHAPTER 4. 1 The temptation and fasting of Christ. 13 He overcometh the devil : 14 beginneth to preach. 16 The people of Nazareth ad- mire his gracious words. 33 He cnreth one possessed of a devil, 38 Peter's mother in law, 40 and divers other sick persons. 41 The devils acknowledge Christ, and are reproved for it. 43 He preachetli through the cities. ND "Je'sus being full of the Ho'ly Ghost returned from Jor'dan, and b was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And c in those days he did eat nothing : and when they were ended, he afterward hun- gered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Je'sus answered him, saying, d It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of K A.D.27. ( Zcch. 12. 12. it 2 Sam. 6. 14. 1 Chr. 3. x Ruth 4. 18, &c. 1 Chr. 2. 10, &c. y Gen. 11.24, 2& z See Gen. 11. 12. a Gen. 5. CJtc: 11. 10, &c. b Gen. 5. 1,2. a Matt. 4. 1. Mark 1. 12. & ver. 14. ch. 2. 27. c Ex. 34. 28. 1 Kings 19.8. d Deut. 8.3. 75 Christ overcometh the devil. St. LUKE, 4. He beyinneth to preach. A.D.27. ■ e John 12. 31; 14.30. Rev. 13. 2 7. 2 Or, fall clown be- fore me. /Deut. 6. 13; 10.20. .g Matt. 4. 5. * Ps. 91. 11. all them : for e that is delivered unto, me ; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt 2 worship me, shall be thine. 8 And Je'sus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Sa'tan : for -f it is writ- ten, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 9 And he brought him to Je-ru'sa-lem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence : 10 For ft it is written, He shall ft give his angels charge over thee, to ffiyj keep thee : Get thee behind me, Satan. — Luke 4. 8, i Deut. 6. 16. £• John 14. 30. Heb. 4. 15. A. D. 30. ' Matt. 4. 12. John 4. 43. m ver. 1. n Acts 10. 37. hands they shall bear thee time thou dash thy foot 11 And in their up, lest at any against a stone. 12 And Je'sus answering said unto him, l It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him k for a season. 14 IT l And Je'§us returned m in the power of the Spirit into n Gal'i-lee : and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all, 16 H And he came to ° Naz'a-reth, where he had been brought up : and, as his custom was, p he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet E-sa'ias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 ^ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, be- cause he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and r wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, s Is not this Jo'seph's son? 23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thy- self : whatsoever we have heard done in * Ca-per'na-iim, do also here in M thy coun- try. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No x prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, v many widows were in Is'ra-el in the days of E-H'as, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great fam- ine was throughout all the land ; 26 But unto none of them was E-li'as sent, save unto Sa-rep'ta, a city of Si'don, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 2 And many lepers were in Is'ra-el in the time of El'i-se'us the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, saving Na'a-man the Syr'i-an. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the 2 brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 30 But he a passing through the midst of them went his way, A.D. 31. o Matt. 2. 23; 13. 54. Mark 6. 1. p Acts 13. 14 ; 17.2. q Is. 61. 1. r Vs. 45.2. Matt. 13. 54. Mark 6. 2. ch. 2. 47. 8 John 6. 42. i Matt. 4. 13; 11.23. u Matt. 13. 54. Mark 6. 1. x Matt. 13. 57. Mark 6. 4. John 4. 44. V 1 Kings 17. 9i 18. 1. James 5. 17. 2 2 Kings 5.14. 2 Or, edge. i John 8. 59; 10.39. 76 Divers sick persons healed. St. LUKE. 5. Miraculous draught of fishes. A.D.31. b Matt. 4. 13. Mark 1. 21. c Matt. 7. 28, 29. Tit. 2.15. it Mark 1. 23. 2 Or, Away. e ver. 41. f Ps. 16. '10. Dan. 9. 24. eh. 1. 35. q Matt. 8 14. Mark 1. 29. h Matt. 8. l(i. Mark 1. i Mark 1. 34; 3. 11. k ver. 34, 35. Mark 1. 25,34. 3 Or, to say that they knew him to be Christ. (Markl. 35. m Mark 1.39. 31 And b came down to Ca-per'na-um, a city of Gal'i-lee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine : c for his word was with power. 33 IT d And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, 2 Let us alone ; what have we to do with thee, thou Je'§us of Naz'a-reth? art thou come to destroy us ? e I know thee who thou art; ■f the Holy One of God. 35 And Je'sus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this ! for with authority and power he com- mandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. 38 IT 9 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Si'mon's house. And Si'- mon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever ; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; and it left her : and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 40 IT '''Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him ; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 ' And devils also came out of many, cry- ing out, and say- ing, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And ''he rebuking them suffered them not 3 to speak : for they knew that he was Christ. 42 was parted and went into a desert place : a n d t h e people sought him, and came un- to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. 43 And he said unto them, I must preach the king- dom of God to oth- er cities also : for therefore am I sent. 44 m A n d he preached in the synagogues of Gal'i-lee. CHAPTER 5. l Christ teacheth the people nut of Peter's ship taking offtshes^ shewezh lour In- will make hi 4 /'// " miraculous in nmi his partners fishers of'men : 12 cleanseth the leper : it; prayeth in the n ilder- ness: 18 Imileth one sick of tin- palsy: 27 calleth Matthew the publican : 29 eaieth with sinners^ as being thephysiclan of souls: 34 foreti ' lli'th the- fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension: 31; nml likeneth fainthearted omt urn/.- disciples to old bottles ond worn garments. " it came the AND " it came to pass, that, as - pressed upon him to hear the word people of God, he stood by the lake of Gen-nes'a-ret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which' was Si'mon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Si'mon, b Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Si'mon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they in- closed a great multitude of fishes : and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 When Si'mon Pe'ter saw it, he fell down at Je 'sus' knees, saying, c Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were A.D.31. a Matt. 4. IX. .Mail, 1. 111. b John 21. G. c 2 Sam. 6. 9. 1 Kings 17. 18. 1 And when it day, he de- Jl ^^^^^^, mml WlA ^Sh BF B!',J l^^^l bfflQ / v * ^^^ i i W- B He fell down at Jesds' 77 Knees. — Luke 5. 8. Sick of the palsy healed. St. LUKE, 6. Olwist reproveth the Pharisees. A.D.31. d Matt. 4. 19. Mark 1. 17. e Matt. 4. 20j 19.27. Mark 1. 18. ch.18.2S. f Matt. 8. o Mark 1. 40. ;; Matt. 8. 4. h Lev. 14. 4, 10, 21, tMatt. 4. 25. Mark 3. 7. John 6. i r Matt. 14. 23. Mark 6. 46. I Matt. 9. 2. Mark 2. 3. m Matt. 9.3. Mark 2. 6,7. )! Ps. 32.5. Is. 43.25. • Matt. 9. 9. Mark 2. 13, 14. with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken : 10 And so was also Jame§, and John, the sons of Zed'e-dee, which were partners with Si'mon. And Je'§us said unto Si'mon, Pear not ; d from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, e they forsook all, and followed him. 12 If f And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy : who seeing Je'§us fell on his face, and be- sought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt', thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will : be thou clean. And im- mediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 9 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, h according as Mo'§e§ commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him : * and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 16 IT k And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Ph&r'i- see§ and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of GaTi-lee, and Ju-dse'a, and Je-ru'sa-lem : and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 IT l And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy : and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Je'§us. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 m And the scribes and the Phar'i-see§ began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies ? n Who can forgive sins, but God alone ? 22 But when Je'sus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts ? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Rise up and walk ? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and de- parted to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, say- ing, We have seen strange things to day. 27 IT ° And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Le'vl, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 p And Le'vl made him a great feast in his own house : and q there was a great com- pany of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Ph&r'i-sees mur- mured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sin- ners? 31 And Je'sus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician ; but they that are sick. 32 r I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 33 IT And they said unto him, s Why do the disciples of JShn fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Ph&r'i-see§ ; but thine eat and drink ? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 36 IT* And he spake also a parable unto them ; No man putteth a piece of a new gar- ment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bot- tles ; and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new : for he saith, The old is better. CHAPTER 6. 1 Christ reproveth the Pharisees' blindness about the observation of the sabbath, by scripture, reason, and miracle : 13 chooseth twelve apostles : 17 healeth the diseased : 20 preacheth to his dis- ciples before the people of blessings and cursea : 27 how we must love our enemies : 46 and join the obedience of good works to the hearing of the word : lest in the evil day of temptation we fall like an house built upon the face of the earth, without any foun- dation. A ND a it came to pass on the second sabbath x\ after the first, that he went through the corn fields ; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Phar'i-sees said unto them, Why do ye that b which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Je'§us answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, c what Da'vid did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him ; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; d which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone ? A.D.31. p Matt. 9. 10. Mark 2. 15. o ch. 15. )■ Matt. 9. 13. ITira. 1. 15. s Matt. 9. 14. Mark 2. 18. I Matt. 9. 10, 17. Mark 2. 21, 22. a Matt. 12. 1. Mark 2. 23. 6 Ex. S 10. c 1 Sam. 21.0. d Lev. 24. 9. 78 The twelve apostles chosen. St. LUKE, 6. Of blessings and curses. A.D.31. e Matt. 12.9. Mark 3. 1. See ch. 13. 14 ; 14. 3. John 9. 16. /"Matt. 14.23. (I Matt. 10.1. h John 1. 42. i Jude 1. k Matt. 4. Mark 3. 7. I. Matt. 14.36. m Mark 5. 30. ch. 8. 46. « Matt. 5. 3 ; 11. 5. James 2. 5. 5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6 e And it came to pass also on another sab- bath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught : and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Phar'i-see§ watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day ; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Je'§us unto them, I will ask you one thing ; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil ? to save life, or to destroy it ? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with madness ; and communed one with another what they might do to Je'§us. 12 -f And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 IT And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples : 9 and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles ; 14 Si'mon, (''whom he also named Pe'ter,) and An'drew his bro- ther, Jame§ and John, PhiTip and Bar-th6l'o-mew, 15 Mat'thew and Thom'as, James the son of Al-phae'us, and Si'mon called Ze-lo'te§, 16 And Ju'das l the brother of James, and Ju'das Is-car'i-ot, which also was the traitor. 17 IT And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disci- ples, h and a great multitude of people out of all Ju-dae'a and Je-ru'sa-lem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and S i ' d o n , which came to hear him, and to be healed of their dis- eases ; 18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude l sought to touch him: for m there went vir- tue out of him, and healed them all. 20 f And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God. 21 ° Blessed are ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled. p Blessed are ye that weep now : for ye shall laugh. 22 q Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they '' shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 s Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy : for, behold, your reward is great in heaven : for ' in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 " But woe unto you x that are rich ! for y ye have received your consolation. 25 z Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger. a Woe unto you that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 b Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you ! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 H c But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and "pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 e And unto him that smiteth thee on the A.D.31. o I.-..V,. 1 : es. is. .Mutt. 5. 6. p Is. 61.8. Matt. 5. 4. r, Matt. 5. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 19: •':. 14: 4. 14. r John 16. «"Matt. 5. 12. Acts .5. 41. Col. 1. 24. James 1. rAct6 7. 01. u Amos 6. 1. .huii'- .".. 1. X ch. 12. 21. ;/ Matt. «. 2, .',, 16. ch.16 25. z Is. 65. 13. « Prov. 14. 13. '/John 15. 19. 1 John 4. 5. c ver. 85. Ex. 23.4. Prov. 25. ( 21. Matt. o. 44. Rom. 12. And he said, Young Man, I say unto thee, Arise. ■ 79 Exhortation to good works. St. LUKE, 7. Centurion's servant healed. A. D. 31. /I Cor. 6. 7. g Deut. 15. r, 8, 10. Prov. 21. 26. Matt. 5. 42. h Matt. 7. 12. i Matt. 5. 46. * Matt. 5. 42. ? ver. 27. m ver. .30. Ps. 37.26. n Matt. 5. 45. o Matt. 5. 48. p Matt. 7. <7 Prov. 19. 17. r Ps. 79. 12. s Matt. 7. 2. Mark 4. 24. James 2. 13. ( Matt. 15. 14. u Matt. 10. 24. John 13. 16 ; 15. 20. 2 Or.shtill be per- fected as his mus- ter. x Matt. 7. V See Prov. IS. 17. z Matt. 10, 17. a Matt. 12. 33. 3Gr. a grape, b Matt. 12. 35. c Matt. 12. 34. d Mai. 1. 6. Matt. 7. 21; 25.11. ch. 13.25. e Matt. 7. 24. one cheek offer also the other ; f and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 g Give to every man that asketh of thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 h And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 * For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye ? for sinners also do even the same. 34 fc And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But ' love ye your enemies, and do good, and m lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and n ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful, and to the evil. 36 ° Be ye therefore merciful, as your Fa- ther also is merciful. 37 p Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be con- demned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : 38 q Give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your r bosom. For s with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be mea- sured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, l Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 u The disciple is not above his master : but every one 2 that is perfect shall be as his master. 41 x And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? 42 Either how canst thou say to thy bro- ther, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, y cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 43 z For a good tree bringeth not forth cor- rupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For a every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they 3 grapes. 45 b A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and an evil man out of the evil trea- sure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : for e of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 *S d And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say ? 47 e Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like : 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock : and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it : for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth ; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immedi- ately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great. CHAPTER 7. 1 Christ findeth a greater faith in the centurion a Gentile, than in any of the Jews : 10 healeth his seivant being absent : 11 raiselh from death the widow's son at Nain : 19 answereth John's mes- sengers uith the declaration of his miracles: 24 lestifielh to the 'people what opinion he luld of John : 30 inreigheth against the Jews, who with neither the manners of John nor of Jesus could be won : 36 and shewclh by occasion of Mary Magdalene, how he is a friend to sinners, not to maintain them in sins, but to for- give them their sins, upon their faith and repentance. ~VTOW when he had ended all his sayings _1_M in the audience of the people, a he en- tered into Ca-per'na-um. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Je'sus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Je'sus, they be- sought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this-: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then Je'§us went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself : for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof : 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee : but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto 2 one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 9 When Je'sus heard these things, he mar- velled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Is'ra-el. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. 11 IT And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Na'in ; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. A. D.31. a Matt. 8. 2 Gr. this man. 80 The widow's son raised. St. LUKE, 7. Christ's testimony of John. A. D. 31. 2 Or, co /fin. b ch. 8. 54. John 11. 43. Acts 9. 40. Rom. 4. 17. c ch. 1.65. il ch. 24. 10. John 4. 10; (!. 14; 0. 17. cch. 1.68. /'Matt. 11.2. g Matt. 11.4. h Is. 35. 5. k Matt. 11.7. I Mai. 3. 1. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came and touched the 2 bier : and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, b Arise. 15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. 16 c And there came a fear on all : and they glorified God, saying, d That a great prophet is risen up among us ; and, e That God hath visited his people. 17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Ju-dae'a, and throughout all the region round about. 18-^ And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. 19 ir And JShn calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Je'sus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for an- other? 20 When the men were come unto him. they said, J6hn Bap'tist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their in- firmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 22 ff Then Je'sus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard ; h how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lep- ers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, Ho the poor the gospel is preached. 23 And blessed is he, who- soever shall not be offended in me. 24 IT k And when the mes- sengers of John were de- parted, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see ? . A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see ? A pro- phet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written, 'Be- hold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 6 81 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than J6hn the Bap'tist : but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, m being bap- tized with the baptism of J6hn. 30 But the Phar'i-sees and lawyers 2 re- jected " the counsel of God 3 against them- selves, being not baptized of him. 31 IF And the Lord said, ° Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation ? and to what are they like ? 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For p JOhn the Bap'tist came neither A.D. 31. m Matt. 3.5. ch. 3. 12. 2 Or, frus- trated. n Acts 20. SO>, them- selvi 8. oMatt. 11. 16. p Mutt. 3. 4. Mark 1. 6. ch. 1. 15. And John calling cnto him Two of his Disciples sent them to Jesus. Luke 7. 19. eating bread nor drinking wine ; and ye say, He hath a devil. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking ; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! 35 q But wisdom is justified of all her chil- q Matt. dren. Christ's feet anointed. St. LUKE, 8. The parable of the sower. A.D.31. r Matt. 26. 6. Mark 14. 3. John 11. 2. s ch. 15.2. 2 See Matt. 18. 28. «Ps. 23.5. u 1 Tim. 1.14. x Matt. I). 2. Mark 2. 5. y Matt. 9. 3. Mark 2. 7. z Matt. 9. 22. Mark 5. 34; 10. 52. ch. 8. 48; 13.42. 36 IT r And one of the Phar'i-see§ desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the PMr'i-see's house, and sat down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Je'sus sat at meat in the Phar'i-see's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weep- ing, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Phar'i-see which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, s This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him : for she is a sinner. 40 And Je'sus answering said unto him, Si'- mon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred 2 pence, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me there- fore, which of them will love him most ? 43 Si'mon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Si'mon, Seest thou this woman? I en- tered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss : but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 * My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 u Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, x Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him be- gan to say within themselves, y Who is this that forgiveth sins also ? 50 And he said to the woman, z Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. CHAPTER 8. 3 Women minister unto Christ of their substance. 4 Christ, after he had preached from place to place, attended, with his apostles, propoundeth the parable of the sower. 16 and of the candle : 21 declareth who are his mother, and brethren: 22 rebuketh the winds : 26 casteth thclegion of devils out of the man into the herd of swine : 37 is rejected of the Gadarenes : 43 hea/eth the woman of her bloody issue, 49 and raiseth from death Jairus'' daughter. AND it came to pass afterward, that he .. went throughout every city and vil- lage, preaching and shewing the glad tid- ings of the kingdom of God : and the twelve were with him, 2 And a certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Ma'ry called Mag'da-le'ne, b out of whom went sev- en devils, 3 And Jo-an'na the wife of Chu'za Her'od's steward, and Su-§an'na, and many others, which ministered unto him of their sub- stance. 4 IT c And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable : 5 A sower went out to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by the way side ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, be- cause it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 d And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be ? 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God : but to others in parables ; e that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11 f Now the parable is this : The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the way side are they that hear ; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy ; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. 16 IT 9 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but setteth it on a candle- stick, that they which enter in may see the light. 17 h For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear : l for whosoever hath, to him shall be given ; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he 2 seemeth to have. 19 IT fc Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 20 And it was told him by certain which A.D.31. a Matt. 27.55,56. b Mark 16.9. : Matt. 13. 2. Mark 4. 1. d Matt. 13. 10. Mark 4. 10. e Is. 6. 9. Mark 4. 12. /Matt. 13. 18. Mark 4. 14. Matt. 5. 15. Mark 4. 21. ch. 11.33. It Matt. 10. 26. ch. 12. 2. i Matt. 13. 12 ; 25.29. ch. 19.26. 2 Or, thinketh that he hath, k Matt. 12. 46. Mark 3. 81. 82 Christ stilleth the tempest. St. LUKE, 8. The bloody issue healed. A.D.31. I Matt. 8. 23 Mark 4. m Matt. 8.28. Mark 5. 1. re Rev. 20. 3. said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 IT ' Now it came to pass on a cjertain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples : and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep : and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water : and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith ? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this ! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. 26 IT m And they arx'ived at the country of the Gad'a-renes', which is over against Gal'- i-lee. 27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Je'sus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Je'sus, thou Son of God most high ? I beseech thee, torment me not. 29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often- times it had caught him : and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters ; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) 30 And Je'sus asked him, saying, What is thy name ? And he said, Legion : because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out n into the deep. 32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain : and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine : and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went out to see what was done ; and came to Je'§us, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Je'sus, clothed, and in his right mind : and they were afraid. 36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. 37 ir ° Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gad'a-renes' round about p besought him to depart from them ; for they were taken with great fear : and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. 38 Now 9 the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him : but Je'sus sent him away, say- ing, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published through- out the whole city how great things Je'sus had done unto him. 40 And it came to pass, that, when Je'§us was returned, the people gladly received him : for they were all waiting for him. 41 IT r And, behold, there came a man named Ja-i'r&s, and he was a ruler of the syna- gogue : and he fell down at Je'sus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house : 42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. 43 IT s And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the bor- der of his garment : and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 45 And Je'sus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Pe'ter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me ? 46 And Je'sus said, Somebody hath touched me : for I perceive that ( virtue is gone out of me. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him be- fore all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed imme- diately. 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace. 49 H u While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead ; trouble not the Master. 50 But when Je'sus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not : believe only, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Pe'ter, and James, and JShn, and the father and the mo- ther of the maiden. 52 And all wept, and bewailed her : but he said, Weep not ; she is not dead, x but sleep- eth. x John 11.11,13. 83 The apostles sent to preach. St. LUKE, 9. Herod desired to see Christ. A.D.31. '/ch. 7. 14. John II. 43. z Matt. 8. 4; a. 30 Mark 5. 43. .7,8. ark II. a Matt. 10. 1. Mark 3. 13; 6. 7. bMatt. 10. Mar! 12. ch. 10. 1, 9. c Matt. 10. 9. Mark G. 8. ch.10. 4 ; 22. 35. d Matt. 10. 11. Mark 0. 10 e Matt. 10. 14. /Acts 13. 51. q Mark 0. 12. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, y arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway : and he commanded to give her meat. 56 And her parents were astonished : but z he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. CHAPTER 9. 1 Christ sendeth his apostles to work miracles, and to preach. 1 Herod desired to see Christ. 17 Christ feedeth five thousand : 18 enquireth what opinion the world had of him : 22 foretelleth his passion : 23 proposeth to all the pattern, of his patience. 26 The transfiguration. 37 He healeth, the lunatick : 43 again forewarn- eth his disciples of his passion : 46 conimendeth humility : SI biddeth them to shew mildness towards all, without desire of re- venge. 57 Divers would follow him, but upon conditions. rpHEN "he called his twelve disciples to- 1 gether, and gave them power and author- ity over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And 6 he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 c And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money ; neither have two coats apiece. 4 d And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 e And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, f shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 ff And tbey departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. 7 IT ''Now Her'od the tetrarch heard of £ll that was done by him : and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that J5hn was risen from the dead ; 8 And of some, that E-H'as had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Her'od said, John have I beheaded : but who is this, of whom I hear such things ? l And he desired to see him. 10 If k And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. ' And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Beth-sa'i-da. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him : and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 m And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals : for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. A.D.31. A. D. 32. It Matt. 14.1. Mark 6. 14. k Mark 0. 30. /Matt. 14. 13. m Matt. 14. 15. Mark 6. 35. John 0. 1,5. And into Whatsoever House ye enter, first say, Peace be to this House. — Luke 10. 5. 84 Christ feedeth Jive thousand. St. LUKE, 9. Christ's transfiguration. A. D.32. ii Matt. IB. 13. Mark 8. o ver. 7, 8. Matt. 14. p Matt. 16. 16. John 6. 69. r, Matt. 16.20. r Matt. 16 21: 17. 22. s Matt. 10. .13 ; 16. 24. Mark 8. 34. ch. 14.27. t Matt. 16.26. Mark S. 36. a Matt. 10.33. Mark 8. as. 2 Tim. 2. 12. X Matt. 16. 28. Mark 9. 1. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 18 H " And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him : and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that 1 „^S am ? ,;.Jjg 19 They answering said, "John the Bap'- tist ; but some say, E-li'as; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? p Pe'ter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 9 And he strait- ly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing ; 22 Saying, 'The Son of man must suffer many things, and be reject- ed of the el- ders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised. the third day. 23 IT s And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his fife shall lose it : but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 ' For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ? 26 " For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in Ins own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27 x But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, au till they see the kingdom of God. 28 •' " And it came to pass about an eight days after these 2 sayings, he took Pe'ter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white im £%. and * - *1 •#*.■«»- glister- ing. 30 And, be- ll o 1 d, there talked with him two men, which were Mo'ses and E-li'as : 31 Who ap- peared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should ac- complish at Je-ru'- sa-lgm. 32 But Pe'ter and they that were with him 2 were heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Pe'- ter said unto Je'sus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Mo'ses, and one for E-li'as : not knowing what he said. 34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying. ° This is my be- loved Son : b hear him. 36 And when the voice was past, Je'sus was found alone. c And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. 37 •" d And it came to pass, that on the next day. when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38 And, behold, a man of cried out, saying, Master, I look upon mv son : for he child. 39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he sud- denly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. ■■MB i** A Certain Samaritan . . . saw him, . . . AND SET HIM ON HIS OWN BEAST. Luke 10. 33, 34. the company beseech thee, is mine only 85 Christ commendeth humility. St. LUKE, 9. James and John reproved. A. D. 32. e Matt. 17. 22. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out ; and they could not. 41 And Je'§us answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you ? Bring thy son hither. 42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Je'§us rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 43 IT And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they won- dered every one at all things which Je'§us did, he said unto his disciples, and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Je'§us said unto him, Forbid him not : for l he that is not against us is for us. 51 H And it came to pass, when the time was come that m he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Je-ru'- sa-lem, 52 And sent messengers before his face : and they went, and entered into a village of the Sa-mar'i-tans, to make ready for him. 53 And n they did not receive him, be- cause his face was as though he would go to Je-ru'sa-lem. 54 And when his disciples James and J5hn saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down A. D. 32. I See Matt. 12. 30. ch. 11.23. m Mark 16. 19. Acts 1.2. n John 4. 4,9. /Mark 9. 32. ch.2.50; 18.34. a Matt. 18.1. Mark 9. 34. h Matt. 10.40; 18.5. Mark 9. 37. John 12. 44; 13. 20. i Matt. 23. 11, 12. k Mark 9. 38. See Num.11. 28. 44 e Let these sayings sink down into your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 ■f But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not : and they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 If 9 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And Je'§us, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, 48 And said unto them, h Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me : % for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. 49 IT k And J6hn answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name ; And she had a Sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' Feet. — Luke 10. 39. from heaven, and consume them, even as E-H'as did ? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 56 For p the Son of man is not come to de- stroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. 57 IT q And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Je'§us said unto him, Foxes have o 2 Kings 1. 10, 12. p John 3. 17; 12. 47. g Matt. 8. 19. 86 Seventy disciples sent out. St. LUKE, 10. How to attain eternal life. A. D. 32. r Matt. 8. 21. sSee 1 Kings 19.20. a Matt. 10.1. Mark 6. 7. b Matt. 9. 37, 38. John 4. So. c 2 Thess. 3.1. rfMatt. 10. 10. e Matt. 10. 9, 10. Mark 0. 8. ch. 9. 3. /2 Kings 4.29. g Matt. 10. 12. h Matt. 10.11. 1 1 Cor. 10. 27. k Matt. 10. 10. 1 Cor. 9. 4, &c. lTim.5. 18. Jch. 9. 2. m ver. II. Matt. 3. 2; 4. 17; 10.7. n Mart. 10. 14. ch. 9. 5. Acts 13. 51; 18.6. o Matt. 10. 15. Mark (J. 11. n Matt. 11.21. jEzek.3. 6. holes, and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 r And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Je'sus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead : but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, S I will fol- low thee ; but let me first go bid them fare- well, which are at home at my house. 62 And Je'sus said unto him, No man, hav- ing put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. CHAPTER 10. 1 Christ sendelh out at once seventy disciple* to irork miracles, and to preach .'17 admonisheth them, to be humble, and wherein to rejoice: 21 thanketh his Father for his grace : 23 magnifieth the happy estate of his church : ioteacheth the lawyer how to attain eternal life, and to take every one for his neighbour that need- eth his mercy : 41 reprehendeth Martha, and vommendeth Mary her sister. AFTER these things the Lord appointed XA. other seventy also, and " sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, b The har- vest truly is great, but the labourers are few : c pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways : d behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 e Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes : and f salute no man by the way. 5 9 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it : if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 h And in the same house remain, % eating and drinking such things as they give : for k the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9 'And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, m The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 "Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you : notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 12 But I say unto you, that ° it shall be more tolerable in that day for SSd'om, than for that city. 13 p Woe unto thee, Cho-ra'zin ! woe unto thee, Beth-sa'i-da ! 9 for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Si'don, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 87 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Si'don at the judgment, than for you. 15 r And thou, Ca-per'na-um, which art s exalted to heaven, ' shalt be thrust down to hell. 16 " He that heareth you heareth me ; and x he that despiseth you despiseth me ; y and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 17 IT And z the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, a I beheld Sa'tan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, b I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because c your names are written in heaven. 21 % d In that hour Je'sus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes : even so, Father ; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 22 e2 All things are delivered to me of my Father : and f no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 23 IT And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, 9 Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see : 24 For I tell you, h that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 T And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, l Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal fife? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, k Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and ' thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast an- swered right : this do, and m thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to " justify himself, said unto Je'sus, And who is my neighbour ? 30 And Je'sus answering said, A certain man went down from Je-ru'sa-lem to Jer'i- cho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a cer- tain priest that way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Le'vite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. ' t'V, ; i-.'.s 1— 1 1 "W- f|/ ■■■ i T^-: '■'.-' . ■ ■ 1 ' > "* M JPPSPPP^:: :' * ■^HTjt,; ^^^lH %.',:S^ftt; ■ ': ' . ''. '■'■ - : ~**^ ~ ?.',: H H fete? 1*3 O M d ►J w W H K '- - _ **» 'flOAwHRu .v... o O ■'■''''^ ^ >M* M > *l*Sfj8s ■ ; '-'-:i^BM 4jfc- : ; : ' ^8?'.. ■ ' ' '.**m» -^dfig ■ : - *\L . ^ . ; . ■ ,*$# • &ii^ .^^^9 . J . > • ■.;_-■ I@!^^ v %ii^;^ ■ ^^r« I : " ■'"i^y^v-^^ ■Sg%!/!?^«, "^P"^^ £.V H^'$ ' i» ■'S^K'* _ ■ . .. j, j^ /'■'-; <•','■ t.'"* 1 '■ v. ■ . - ' L .■' ■ ^^m*^^r ' i 'rf^^M ■p •i^ .IBP^SJl '- ?" f i 'r : MPJjjp^^./i^r -*^*^ ^St}fc ; jvWH I iry> /< X '• ^A w> ■ * _, .^Bg p ill . '■■" . .. . .ZBa*\" tfS H firw' ^ I 1 Christ teacheth to pray. St. LUKE, 11. The Pharisees rebuked. 2 See Matt. 20. 2. q Johnll. 1; 12. 2, 3. rlCor.7. 32, &c. s ch. 8. 3.5. Acts 22. 3. t Pa. 2". 4. A.D.33. a Matt. 6. 9. 3 Or, for the day. 4 Or, out of his way. 33 But a certain p Sa-mar'i-tan, as he jour- neyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two 2 pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spend- est more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Je'sus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 38 IT Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village : and a certain woman named 9 Mar'tha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Ma'ry, r which also 8 sat at Je'sus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But Mar'thA was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Je'sus answered and said unto her, Mar'tha, Mar'tha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : 42 But 'one thing is needful: and Ma'ry hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. CHAPTER 11. 1 Christ teachelh to pray, and that instantly : 11 assuring that (tod so will give us good things. 14 He, casting out a dumb devil, rebuketh the blasphemous Pharisees : 28 and sheweth who are blessed : 29 preachelh to the people, 37 and reprehende/h the out- ward shew of holiness in the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers. AND it came to pass, that, as he was pray- XA_ ing in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as JShn also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, a Our JTather which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us 3 day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins ; for we also for- give every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves ; 6 For a friend of mine 4 in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set be- fore him? 7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I can- not rise and give thee. 8 I say unto you, b Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 c And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11 d If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he 2 offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children : how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Ho'ly Splr'it to them that ask him? 14 ir e And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, f He casteth out devils through 3 Be-eTze-bfib the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, 9 sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 "But l he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18 If Sa'tan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Be-el'ze- bub. 19 And if I by Be-eTze-biib cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? there- fore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I k with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 ' When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace : 22 But m when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he tak- eth from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23 n He that is not with me is against me : and he that gathereth not with me scat- tereth. 24 ° When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seek- ing rest ; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself ; and they enter in, and dwell there : and p the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27 IT And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company A.D.33. orh. 18. 1. Ice. cMntt. 7. 21. 22. Mark 11. L'4. John l.'j. James 1. o. 1 John 8. 22. d Matt. 7. 9. 2Gr. give. e Matt. 9. 32:12.22. /'.Matt. 9. 34:12.24. ."Gr. Bcelze- btil, and so ver. 18, 19. wMatt.12. 38: 18.1. h Matt. 12. 2.5. Mark 3. 24. i John 2. 25. * Ex. 8. 19. I Matt. 12. 29. Mark 8. 27. m Is. 53. 12. Col. 2.1.5. n Matt. 12.30. o Matt. 12. 43. p John 5. 14. Heb.0.4; 10. 20. 2 Pet. 2. 20. 89 Christ preacheth St. LUKE, 12. to the people. A. D. 33. 7ch. 1. 2S, 48. r Matt. 7. 21. ch. 8. 21. James 1. s Matt. 12. 38,39. t Jonah 1. 17 i 2. 10. u 1 Kings 10.1. x Jonah 3.5. y Matt. 5. 15. Mark 4. 21. ch. 8. 16. 2 See Matt. 5. 15. z Matt. 6. 22. 3 Gr. a candle by iVs bright sinning. a Mark 7. 3. b Matt. 23. 25. c Tit. 1. 15. d Is. 58. 7. Dan. 4. 27. ch. 12.33. 4 Or, as you are able, e Matt.23. 23. /Matt. 23. 6. Mark 12. 38,39. g Matt. 23.27. A Ps. 5. 9. lifted up her voice, and said unto him, q Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea r rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29 IT s And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation : they seek a sign ; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jo'- nas the prophet. 30 For as * Jo'nas was a sign unto the Nin'- e-vites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 u The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this genera- tion, and condemn them : for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of SSl'o-mon ; and, behold, a greater than SSro-mon is here. 32 The men of Nin'e-ve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for x they repented at the preaching of Jo'nas ; and, behold, a greater than Jo'nas is here. 33 ^No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a 2 bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. 34 z The light of the body is the eye : there- fore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light ; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when 3 the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. 37 IT And as he spake, a certain Phar'i-see besought him to dine with him : and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And a when the Phar'i-see saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 b And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Phar'i-sees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter ; but c your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also ? 41 d But rather give alms 4 of such things as ye have ; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 e But woe unto you, Phar'i-sees ! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43 -^ Woe unto you, Phar'i-sees ! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44 9 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar'i-sees, hypocrites ! h for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. 45 IT Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. 46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye law- yers ! % for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 k Woe unto you ! for ye build the sepul- chres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers : for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, l I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and per- secute : 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation ; 51 m From the blood of A'bel unto "the blood of Zach'a-ri'as, which perished be- tween the altar and the temple : verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this genera- tion. 52 °Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge : ye en- tered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye 2 hindered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Phar'i-sees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things : 54 Laying wait for him, and p seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. CHAPTER 12. 1 Christ preacheth to his disciples to avoid hypocrisy, and fearf ill- ness in publishing his doctrine : 13 warneth the people to beware of covetousness, by the parable of the rich m an who set up greater barns. 22 We must not be over careful of earthly things, 31 but seek the kingdom of God, 33 give alms, 36 be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he cometh. 41 Christ's ministers are to see to their charge, 49 and look for persecution. 54 The people must take this time of grace, 58 because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation. IN a the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multi- tude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, 6 Beware ye of the leaven of the Phar'i-sees, which is hypocrisy. , 2 c For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house- tops. 4 d And I say unto you e my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two 3 f ar- A. D. 33. ! Matt. 23. 4. k Matt. 23.29. /Matt. 23. 34. n 2 Chr. 24. 20, 21. o Matt. 23.13. 2 Or, forbad. p Mark 12. 13. a Matt. 16.6. Mark 8. 15. b Matt. 16. 12. c Matt. 10. 26. Mark 4. 22. ch. 8. 17. rfls.51.7, 8, 12, 13. Jer. 1. 8. Matt. 10. 28. e John 15. 14, 15. 3 See Matt. 10. 29. 90 - — , The Lost Piece of Silver An-i RfeloVc ith w\t for I have ^A Found th<> piece Luke 15. 8, 9. Christ preacheth St. LUKE, 12. to his disciples. A. D. 33. /Matt. 10. 32. Mark 8. 38. 2 Tim. 2. 12. 1 John 2. 23. g Matt. 12.31,32. Mark 3. 28. 1 John 5. 16. h Matt. 10. 19. Mark 13. 11. ch. 21.14. i John 18. 36. k 1 Tim. 6. 7, &c. 1 Eccles. 11.9. 1 Cor. 1.5. 32. James 5. 5. 2 Or, do they re- quire thy soul. m Job 20. 22 ; 27. 8. Ps. 52. 7. James 4. 14. b Ps. 39. 6. Jer. 17. 11. o ver. 33. Matt. 6. 20. 1 Tim.G. 18, 19. James 2. 5. i>Matt.(i. 25. a Job 38. 41. Ps. 147. things, and not one of them is forgotten before God ? 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8 -^ Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God : 9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. 10 And 3 whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the H5'ly Ghost it shall not be forgiven. 11 h And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and pow- ers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : 12 For the Ho'ly Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 IT And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, l Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, k Take heed, and beware of covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, say- ing, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ? 18 And he said, This will I do : I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, l Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night 2 m thy soul shall be required of thee : n then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided ? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for him- self, ° and is not rich toward God. 22 IT And he said unto his disciples, There- fore I say unto you, p Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens : for they neither sow nor reap ; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and 9 God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls ? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto you, that S61'o-mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, 2 neither be ye of doubt- ful mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after : and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 1 r But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock ; for s it is your Fa- ther's good pleasure to give you the king- dom. 33 ' Sell that ye have, and give alms ; u pro- vide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 x Let your loins be girded about, and y your fights burning ; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding ; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immedi- ately. 37 z Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he shall gird him- self, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 a And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. . 40 6 Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 IT Then Pe'ter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42 And the Lord said, c Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season ? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 d Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 e But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall be- gin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will 3 cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his por- tion with the unbelievers. A. D. 33. 2 Or, live not in careful suspense. r Matt. 6. 33. s Matt. 11.25,26. t Matt. 19. 21. Acts 2. 4.5 i 4. 34. k Matt. 6. 20. ch. 16. 9. 1 Tim. 6. 19. x Eph. 6. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 13. v Matt. 25. 1, &c. z Matt. 24. 46. a Matt. 24.43. 1 Thess. 5.2. 2 Pet. 3. 10. Kev.3.3; 16. 15. b Matt. 24.44; 25. 13. Mark 13. 33. ch. 21.34, 36. 1 Thess. 5.6. 2 Pet. 3. 12. c Matt.24. 45; 25. 21. 1 Cor. 4. 2. d Matt. 24. 47. e Matt. 24. 48. 3 Or, cut him off. Matt. 24. 92 Christ jjreacheth repentance. St. LUKE, 13. He healetlc the crooked woman. A. D. 33. /Num. 15.30. Deut.25. 2. John 9. 41 i 15.22. Acts 17. 30. James 4. 17. t\ Lev. 5. 17. 1 Tim. 1. IS. t Matt. 20. 22. Mark 10. 38. 2 Or, pained, k ver. 49. Matt. 10. 34. iMic.7.6. John 7. 43 i 9. 16; 10. 19. 7n Matt. 10.35. n Matt. 16.2. n Prov. 25. 8. Matt. 5. 25. p See Ps. 32. 6. Ifi. 55. 6. 3 See Mark 12. 42. 47 And f that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 9 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much re- quired : and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 49 IT h I am come to send Are on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled ? 50 But 1 1 have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I * straitened till it be accomplished ! 51 fc Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth ? I tell you, Nay ; ' but rather division : 52 m For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father ; the mother against the daughter, and the daugh- ter against the mother ; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daugh- ter in law against her mother in law. 54 IT And he said also to the people, n When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straight- way ye say, There cometh a shower ; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth ; but how is it that ye do not discern this time ? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ? 58 IT ° When thou goest with thine adver- sary to the magistrate, p as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last 3 mite. CHAPTER 13. 1 Christ preacheth repentance upon the punishment of the Gali- leans, and others. 6 The fruitless fig tree may not stand. 11 He healeth the crooked woman : 18 sheweth the powerful work- ing of the word in the hearts of his chosen, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed, and of leaven : 24 exhorleth to enter in at the strait gate, 31 and reprovelh Herod and Jerusalem. THERE were present at that season some that told him of the Gal'i-lse'ans, whose blood Pi'late had mingled with their sacri- fices. 2 And Je'§us answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Gal'i-lae'ans were sin- ners above all the Gal'i-lae'ans, because they suffered such things ? 3 I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Si-lo'am fell, and slew them, think ye that they were 2 sinners above all men that dwelt in Je-ru'sa-ISm? 5 I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 H He spake also this parable ; ° A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vine- yard, Behold, these three years I come seek- ing fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why cumbereth it the ground ? 8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in one of the syna- gogues on the sabbath. 11 If And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Je'sus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 6 And he laid his hands on her : and im- mediately she was made straight, and glori- fied God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Je'sus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, c There are six days in which men ought to work : in them therefore come and be healed, and d not on the sabbath day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, e doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering ? 16 And ought not this woman, f being a daughter of A 'bra-ham, whom Sa'tan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed : and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 IT 9 Then said he, Unto what is the king- dom of God like ? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden ; and it grew, and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 3 measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 h And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Je-ru'sa-lgm. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved ? And he said unto them, 24 IT l Strive to enter in at the strait gate : A.D.33. 2 Or, debtor*. Matt. 18. 24. ch. 11.4. n Is. 5. 2. Matt. 21. 19. 1 1 Mark 16. 18. Acts 9. 17. '• Ex. 20. 9. d Matt. 12. 10. Mark 3. 2. ch. 6. 7 ; 14. 3. ech. 14.5. /"ch.19.9. (, Matt. 13.31. Mark 4. 3(1. 3 See Matt. 13. 33. Mark 6. 6. ' Matt. 7. 93 The strait gate. St. LUKE, 14. Christ healeth the dropsy. The Youngeb Son wasted his Substance with Kiotous Living. — Luke 15. A. D. 33. fcSee John 7. 34 i 8. 21 ; 13. 33. Rom. 9. 31. I Ps. 32. 6. Is. 5.5. 6. m Matt. 25. 10. n ch.6.46. o Matt. 7. 23:25.12. 7) ver. 25. Matt. 7. 23:25.41. g Ps. C. 8. Matt. 25. 41. r Matt. 8. 12 ; 13. 42; 24. 51. s Matt. 8. 11. t Matt. 19. 30 ; 20. IK. Mark 10. 31. u Heb. 2. 10. for k many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 l When once the master of the house is risen up, and m hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, n Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 ^But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; q depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 r There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, s when ye shall see A'bra-ham, and I'§aac, and Ja'cob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yOu yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 * And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. 31 IT The same day there came certain of the Phar'i-sees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence : for Her'od will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day u I shall be perfected. 33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following : for it can- not be that a prophet perish out of Je-ry'- sa-lgm. 34 x O Je-ru'sa-lgm, Je-ru'sa-lgm, which kill- est the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not ! 35 Behold, y your house is left unto you desolate : and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, z Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER 14. 2 Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath : 7 teacheih humility : 12 to feast the poor : 15 under the parable of the great supper, sheweth how worldly minded men, who contemn the word of God, shall be shut out of heaven. 25 Those, who will be his dis- ciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts aforehand, lest with shame they revolt from him afterward, 34 and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that hath lost his savour. AND it came to pass, as he went into the J\. house of one of the chief Phar'i-see§ to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Je'sus answering spake unto the law- yers and Phar'i-sees, saying, a Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go ; A.D.33. x Matt. 23.37; y Lev. 26. 31, 32. Ps. 69.25. Is. 1. 7. Dan. 9. 27. Mic. 3. 12. z Ps. 118. 26. Matt. 21. 9. Mark 11. 10. ch. 19.38. John 12. 13. a Matt. 12. 10. 94 Christ teacheth humility. St. LUKP;, 14. Parable of the great supper. A.D. 33. b Ex. 23. 5. Deut. 22.4. ch. 13.15. c Prov. 25. 6, 7. (I Job 22. 29. Ps. 18.27. Prov. 21). 23 Matt. 23. 12. ell. 18.14. James 4. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 5. e Neb.. 8. 10, 12. 5 And answered them, saying, b Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer him again to these things. 7 IT And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms ; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 c But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room ; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 d For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall be ex- alted. 12 If Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a din- ner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nei- ther thy kins- men, nor thy rich neigh- bours ; lest they also bid thee again, and a re- compence be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call e the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind : 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee : for thou shalt be recom- pensed at the resurrection of the just. 15 IT And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, And he sent him into his Fields to feed Swine. — Luke 15. 15. A. D. 33. •^Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 9 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many : 17 And ''sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bid- den, Come ; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I goto prove them : I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and com- pel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, * That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 25 H And there went great multitudes with him : and he turned, and said unto them, 26 fc If any man come to me, ' and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and chil- dren, and brethren, and sisters, m yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And n whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For ° which of you, intending to build a His Father saw him, and had Compassion. — Luke 15. 20. i Matt. 21.43; 22.8. Acts 13. 46. k Deut. 13. 6 ; 33. 9. Matt. 10. 37. / Rom. 9. 13. m Rev. 12. 11. ?i Matt. 16.24. Mark 8. 34. ch. 9. 23. 2 Tim. 3. 12. o Prov. 24. 27. 95 Parable of the lost sheep, St. LUKE, 15. and of the prodigal son. A. D. 33. p Matt. 5. 13 Mark 9. ao. a Matt. 9. 10. b Acts 11. 3. Gal. 2. 12. c Matt. 18. 12. d 1 Pet. 10, 23. cell. 5. 32. 2 Drach- ma, here trans- lated a piece of silver, is the eighth part of an ounce, which Cometh to seven Eeuce alfpen- ny, and is equal to the Roman penny, Mutt. 18. 28. /Mirk 12.44. tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foun- dation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 34 IT p Salt is good : but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. CHAPTER 15. 1 The parable of the lost sheep : 8 of the piece of si'ver : 11 of the prodigal son. rT!HEN a drew near unto him all the publi- _L cans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Phar'i-see§ and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, b and eateth with them. 3 IT And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me ; for I have found my sheep d which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, e more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 8 IT Either what woman having ten 2 pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, say- ing, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 11 If And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them fhis living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land ; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country ; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat : and no man gave unto him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired ser- vants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But 9 when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, ' l and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 % For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in : therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29 And he answering said to Ms father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy command- ment : and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends : 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad : te for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. A.D.33. a ActB 2. .39. Eph. 2. 13, 17. APs.51.4. t ver. 32. Eph. 2.1; 5. 14. Rev. 3.1. /■ ver. 24. 96 Parable of the unjust steward. St. LUKE, 16. The rich man and Lazarus. A. D. 33. i The word Batus in the ori- ginal eontain- eth nine gallons three quarts : See Ezek.45. 10,11.14. 3 The word here in- ter- preted a measure in the original, cohtaiu- eth about fourteen bushels and a pottle. a John 12. 36. Eph.5.8. IThess. 6.5. b Dan. 4. 27. iMatt. 6. 19; ■ 19. 21. ch.11.41. 1 Tim. 6. 17, 18, 19. 4 Or, riches. c Matt. 25. 21. ch. 19.17. 5 Or. Holies. -s a o a g P Jesus accused before Pilate. St. LUKE, 23. Barabbas is released. A. D. 33. d Matt. 26. 7.5. Mark 14. 72. e Matt. 26.34,7.5. John 13. 38. /Matt. 26. 67, 83. Mark 14. Co. g Matt. 27. 1. h Acts 4. 26. See Acts 22.5. i Matt. 26. 63. Mark 14. 61. k Matt. 26. 64. Mark 14. 62. Hcb.1.3; 8.1. ( Matt. 26. 64. Mark 14. 62. »i Matt. 26.65. Mark 14. 63. a Matt. 27.2. Mark 15. 1. John 18. 28. b Acts 17. 7. c See Matt. 17. 27; 22. 21. Mark 12. 17. d John 19. 12. e Matt. 27. 11. ITim.G. 13. /lPet.2. 22. o-ch. 3.1. ftch.9.9. i Matt. 14.1. Mark 6. 14. truth this fellow also was with him : for he is a Gal'i-lae'an. 60 And Pe'ter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Pe'ter. d And Pe'ter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, e Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Pe'ter went out, and wept bitterly. 63 If f And the men that held Je'sus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. 66 If 9 And as soon as it was day, h the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 * Art thou the Christ ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe : 68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 69 h Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them, ( Ye say that I am. 71 m And they said, What need we any further witness ? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. CHAPTER 23. 1 Jesus u accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod. 8 Herod mocketh him. 12 Herod and Pilate are made friends. 13 Bar- abbas is desired of the people, and is loosed by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified. 27 He telleth the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem : 34 prayeth for his enemies. 39 Two evildoers are crucified icith him. 46 His death. 50 His burial. AND a the whole multitude of them arose, .. and led him unto Pi'late. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow b perverting the nation, and c forbidding to give tribute to Cae'sar, saying d that he himself is Christ a King. 3 e And Pi'late asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews ? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4 Then said Pi'late to the chief priests and to the people, f I find no fault in this man. 5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jew'ry, beginning from GaTi-lee to this place. 6 When Pi'late heard of GaTi-lee, he asked whether the man were a Gal'i-lae'an. 7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto 9 Her'od's jurisdiction, he sent him to Her'od, who himself also was at Je-ru'sa-lem at that time. 8 f And when Her'od saw Je'sus, he was exceeding glad : for h he was desirous to see him of a long season, because l he had heard 107 many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned with him in many words ; but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 k And H6r'od with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pi'late. 12 If And the same day ' Pi'late and Her'od were made friends together : for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13 If m And Pi'late, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, n Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people : and, behold, ° I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Her'od : for I sent you to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 p I will therefore chastise him, and re- lease him. 17 9 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 18 And r they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Bar-ab'bas : 19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison. ) 20 Pi'late therefore, willing to release Je'- sus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, cru- cify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of death in him : I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 24 And s Pi'late 2 gave sentence that it should be as they required. 25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Je'sus to their will. 26 f And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Si'mon, a Cy-re'ni-an, com- ing out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Je'sus. 27 If And there followed him a great com- pany of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Je'sus turning unto them said, Daughters of Je-ru'sa-lem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your chil- dren. 29 "For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, A.D.33. * Is. 53. 3. i Acts 4. 27. in Matt. 27. 23. Mark 15. 14. John 18. 38 i 19.4. liver. 1, 2. o ver. 4. // Matt. 27. 26. John 19. 1. a Matt. 27. 15. Mark 15. 6. John 18. 39. i- Acts 3. 14. s Matt. 27. 26. Mark 15. K. John 19. 16. 2 Or, as- sented, Ex. 23. 2. t Matt. 27. 32. Mark 15. 21. SeeJohn 19. 17. i( Matt. 24. 19. ch. 21.2.3. Christ's crucifixion. St. LUKE, 23. His death. A. D. 33. x Is. 2. 19. Hos. 10. 8. Rev. 6. 16; 9.6. y Prov. 11. 31. Jer. 25. 29. Ezck.20. 47; 21. S, 4. 1 Pet. 4. 17. z Is. 53.12. Matt. 27. 38. a Matt. 27. 33. Mark 15. 22. John 19. 17, 18. 2 Or, The place of a skull, b Matt. 5. 44. Acts 7. «0. 1 Cor. 4. 12. c Acts 3. 17. d Matt. 27. 35. Mark 15. 24. John 19. 23. e Ps.22.17. Zech. 12. 10. f Matt. " 27. 39. Mark 15. 29. il Matt. 27. 37. Mark 15. 26. John 19. 19. h Matt. 27. 44. Mark l.i 32. and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 x Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills, Cover us. 31 ^For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? 32 z And there were also two other, male- factors, led with him to be put to death. 33 And a when they were come to the place, which is called 2 Cal'va-ry, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 IT Then said Je'^us, Father, 6 forgive them; for c they know not what they do. And " they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And e the people stood beholding. And the ^rulers also with them derided him, say- ing, He saved others ; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the J e w § , save thyself. 38 »And a superscrip- tion also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 *C h And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, say- ing, If thou b e Christ, save thy God, seeing thou art in the same condemna- tion ? 41 And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Je'§us, Lord, remem- ber me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Je'sus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 44 i And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the 2 earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and fe the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 IT And when Je'sus had cried with a loud voice, he said, l Father, into thy hands I com- mend my spirit : m and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 n Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glo- rified God, saying, Cer- tain 1 y this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and re- turned. 49 ° A n d all his ac- quaint- ance, and the w o - men that foil owed him from Gal 'i - lee, stood afar off, be- holding these things. self us. 40 But the other an- swering re- buked him saying, Dost not thou fear He took Bread, and blessed it. — Luke 24. 30. 108 50 f P And, be- hold, there was a man named Jo'- A. D. 33. i Matt. 27. 45. Mark 15. 33. 2 Or, land. I- Matt. 27.51. Mark 15. 38. (Ps.31.fi. 1 Pet. 2. 23. m Matt. 27. 50. Mark 15. 37. John 19. 30. n Matt. 27.54. Mark 15. 39. oPs. 38. 11. Matt. 27. 55. Mark 15. 40. See John 19. 25. p Matt. 27. 57. Mark 15 42. John 19. Christ's resurrection declared. St. LUKE, 24. He appeareth to his disciples. A.D.33. o Mark 15. 43. ch. 2. 25, r Matt. 27. .59. Murk 1.5 46. a Matt. 27. (52. I ch. 8. 2. u Mark 15. 47. x Mark 16.1. V Ex. 20. 10. a Matt. 28. 1. Mark 16. 1. John 20. 1. b ch. 23. 56. c Matt. 28.2. Mark 16. 4. d ver. 23. Mark 16. e John 20. 12. Acts 1. 10. 2 Or, Mm that liveth. /Matt. 16. 21 ; 17. 23. Mark 8. 31; 9. 31. ch. 9. 22. q John 2. 22. /f Matt. 28.8. Mark 16. 10. ! ch. 8. 3. k ver. 25. Mark 16. 11. I John 20. 3,6. m Mark 16. 12. seph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just : 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Ar'i- ma-thae'a, a city of the Jew? : q who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pl'late, and begged the body of Je'sus. 53 r And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 54 And that day was s the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the women also, ' which came with him from G&Ti-lee, followed after, and " be- held the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and ^prepared spices and ointments ; and rested the sabbath day y according to the commandment. CHAPTER 24. 1 OArist's resurrection is declared by two angels to the women that come to the sepulchre. 9 These report it to others. 13 Christ himself appeareth to the two disciples that went to Em mans: 36 afterwards he appeareth to the apostles, and rcproveth their unbelief: 47 giveth them a charge : 49 proiniseth the Holy Ghost : 51 and so ascendeth into heaven. ""VTOW " upon the first day of the week, _1_1 very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, b bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 ° And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 d And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Je'gus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, e behold, two men stood by them in shining garments : 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye 2 the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen : f remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in G&l'i-lee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be cruci- fied, and the third day rise again. 8 And g they remembered his words, 9 h And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 It was Ma'ry M&g'da-le'ne, and l Jo-&n'- na, and Ma'ry the mother of Jame§, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11 fc And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12 l Then arose Pe'ter, and ran unto the sepulchre ; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and de- parted, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. 13 1" m And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Em-ma'us, which was from Je-ru'sa-lSmabowt threescore furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, "Je'sus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But ° their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad ? 18 And the one of them, v whose name was Cle'o-pas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Je-ru'sa-lem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ? 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Je'sus of Naz'a-rSth, q which was a prophet r mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : 20 s And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21 But we trusted ' that it had been he which should have redeemed Is'ra-el : and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. 22 Yea, and u certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre ; 23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 24 And x certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but him they saw not. 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken : 26 y Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory ? 27 z And beginning at a Mo'ses and 6 all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning him- self. 28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went : and c he made as though he would have gone further. 29 But •* they constrained him, saying, Abide with us : for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, e he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him ; and he 2 vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures ? 33 And they rose up the same hour, and A. D. 33. n ver. 36. Mutt. 18. 20. -John 20. II ; 21.4. p John 19. 2.5. i Matt. ",. II. Acts 1.5; 2.4; 10. 44 ; 19. 6. z ver. 29. 4 Or, abidest. Ill The calling of Andrew >, Peter, &c. St. JOHN, 2. Christ turneth water into wine. A.D. 30. 2 That was two hours be- fore night. a Matt. 4. 18. 3 Or, the Anoint- ed. b Matt. 16. 18. 4 Or, Peter. c ch. 12. 21. tfch.21.2. eGen.3. 15; 49. 10. Deut.18. 18. See on Luke 24. 27. /Is. 4. 2; 7.14; 9.6; 53. 2. Mic.5.2. Zech. 6. 12; 9.9. See more on Luke 24. 27. a Matt. 2. 2.3. Luke 2. 4. fcch.7.41, 42,52. i Ps.32.2; 73." 1. ch. 8. 39. Rom. 2. 28,29; 9.6. it Matt. 14. 33. J Matt. 21.5; 27.11,42. ch. 18.37; 19.3. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day : for it was 2 about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two which heard JShn speak, and followed him, was a An'drew, Si'mon Pe'ter's brother. 41 He first findeth his own brother Si'inon, and saith unto him, We have found the Mes- si'as, which is, being interpreted, 3 the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Je'§us. And when Je'§us beheld him, he said, Thou art Si'mon the son of Jo'na: b thou shalt be called Ce'phas, which is by interpretation, 4 A stone. 43 If The day following Je'§us would go forth into Gal'i-lee, and findeth Pnil'ip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now c Phil'ip was of Beth'-sa'i-da, the city of An'drew and Pe'ter. 45 Phil'ip findeth d Na-than'a-el, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom e M6'§e§ in the law, and the f prophets, did write, Je'§us 9 of Naz'a-reth, the son of Jo'- geph. 46 And Na-than'a-el said unto him, h Can there any good thing come out of Naz'a- r6th ? Phil'ip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Je'sus saw Na-than'a-el coming to him, and saith of him, Behold l an Is/ra-el-ite in- deed, in whom is no guile ! 48 Na-than'a-el saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Je'gus answered and said unto him, Before that Phil'ip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Na-than'a-el answered and saith unto him. Rab'bi, k thou art the Son of God ; thou art 'the King of Is'ra-el. 50 Je'sus answered and said unto him, Be- cause I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, m Hereafter ye shall see hea- ven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. CHAPTER 2. 1 Christ turneth water into wine, 12 departeth into Capernaum, and to Jerusalem, 14 where he purge! h the temple of buyers and sellers. 19 He foretellelh his death and resurrection. 23 Many believed because of his miracles, but he would not trust himself with them. K ND was a marriage ; and the mother The Church of the Annunciation at Nazareth. 112 the third day there in a Ca'na of Gal'i-lee of Je'§us was there : 2 And both Je'sus was called, and his dis- ciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Je'§us saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Je'gus saith unto her, 6 Woman, c what have I to do with thee ? d mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, What- soever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, e after the manner of the purifying of the Jew§, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Je'gus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted •f the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was : (but the servants which drew the water knew ;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Je'§us in Ca'na of Gal'i-lee, 9 and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. 12 If After this he went down to Ca-per'na-iim, he, and his mother, and h his brethren, and his disci- ples : and they continued there not many days. 13 if l And the Jew§' passover was at hand, and Je'§us went up to Je- ru'sa-lem, 14 k And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting : 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen ; and Christ foretelleth his death. St. JOHN, 3. Necessity of regeneration. A.D.3U. I Luke 2. 49. m Ps. 69. 9. n Matt. 12. 38. ch. 6. 30. o Matt. 2B. 61 ; 27. 40. Mark 14. 58; 15. 29. p Col. 2. 9. Heb.8.2. Sol Cor. 3. 16 ; (i. 19. 2 Cor. 6. 16. q Luke 24.8. r 1 Sam. 16. 7. 1 Chr. 28.9. Matt. 9. 4. Mark 2. 8. Ch. 6.64; 16.30. Acts 1. 24. Rev. 2. 23. a ch. 7. 50; 19.39. dch.9.16, 83. Acts 2. 22. c Acts 10. rfch. 1. 13. Gal. 6. 15. Tit. 3. .5. James 1. 18. 1 Pet. 1. 23. 1. John 3. 9. 2 Or, from aboi'e. e Mark 16. 16. Acts 2. poured out the changers' money, and over- threw the tables ; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence ; make not ' my Fa- ther's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, m The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 18 IT Then answered the Jews and said unto him, n What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things ? 19 Je'sus an- swered and said unto them, ° De- stroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in build- ing, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake p of the temple of his body. 22 When there- fore he was risen from the dead, q his disciples remembered that he bad said this unto them ; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Je'sus had said. 23 IT Now when he was in Je-ru'sa-ISm at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Je'sus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man : for r he knew what was in man. CHAPTER 3. 1 Christ leacheth Nicodemus the vcessitij of regeneration. 14 Of faith in his death. 16 The great lore of God towards the world. 18 Condemnation for unbelief, doctrine of John concerning Christ. rpHERE was a man of the cat lore of 23 The baptism, witness, ami was a man of the Phar'i-sees, named Nic'o-de'mus, a ruler of the Jews : 2 a The same came to Je'sus by night, and said unto him, Rab'bi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for b no man can do these miracles that thou doest, ex- cept c God be with him. 3 Je'sus answered and said unto him, Ver- ily, verily, I say unto thee, d Except a man be born 2 again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nic'o-de'mus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Je'sus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, e Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the king- dom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born 2 again. 8 -^The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whi- ther it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nic'o-de'mus answered and said unto him, ,J How can these things be? 10 Je'sus an- swered and said unto him, Art i thou a master of 1 1 s ' r a - e 1 , and Eknowest not J these things? 1 1 h Verily, ver- ily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen ; and ' ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe, if I tell Nazareth, from the Church of the Annunciation. believe not, how shall ye you of heavenly things ? 13 And k no man hath ascended up to hea- ven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 IT ' And as Mo'ses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so m must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but n have eternal life. 16 1T ° For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- ever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 p F or G a gent not his Son into the world to condemn the world ; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 IT q He that believeth on him is not con- demned : but he that believeth not is con- demned already, because he hath not be- lieved in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, r that light is come into the world, and men loved dark- ness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For s every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be 3 reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22 IT After these things came Je'sus and his disciples into the land of Ju-dae'a ; and there he tarried with them, * and baptized. 113 The great love of God. St. JOHN, 4. The woman of Samaria. A. D. 30. u 1 Sam. 9.4. x Matt. 3. 5,6. v Matt. 14.3. 2 ch. 1. 7, 15, 27, 34. a 1 Cor. 4. 7. Heb. 5.4. James 1. 17. 2 Or. take unto himself. och.l.'20, 2". c Mai. 3.1. Mark 1. 2. Luke 1. 17. d Matt. 22.2. 2 Cor. 11. 2. Eph. 5. 25,27. Rev. 21. 9. e Cant. 5. 1. /ver. 13. ch. 8. 23. g Matt. S6. 18. ch. 1. 15, 27. Horn. 9. h i Cor. 15. 47. ich.6.33. 1 Cor. 15. 47. Eph. 1. 21. Phil. 2.9. k ver. 11. ch.8.26; 15. 15. I Rom. 3. 4. 1 John 5. 10. m ch. 7. 16. nch.1.16. oMatt.ll. 27; 28. 18. Luke 111. 22. ch. 5. 20, 22 ; 13. 3 ; 17. 2. Heb. 2.8. z> ver. 15, 16. Hab.2.4. ch. 1.12; 6.47. Rom. 1. 17. 1 John 5. 10. a ch. 3. 22, 26. 6 Gen. 33. 19; 48.22. Josh. 24. 32. 23 IT And John also was baptizing in ^E'n5n near to " Sa'lim, because there was much water there : x and they came, and were baptized. 24 For y JShn was not yet cast into prison. 25 IT Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto JShn, and said unto him, Rab'bi, he that was with thee beyond Jor'dan, z to whom thou barest witness, be- hold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 JShn answered and said, a A man can 2 receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, b I am not the Christ, but c that I am sent before him. 29 d He that hath the bride is the bride- groom : but e the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 f He that cometh from above 9 is above all : h he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth : x he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And k what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth ; and no man receiveth his testi- mony. 33 He that hath received his testimony ' hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 m For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for God giveth not the Spirit n by measure unto him. 35 ° The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36 p He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life : and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him. CHAPTER 4. 1 Christ talkeih with a woman of Samaria, and revealeth himself unto her. 27 His disciples marvel. 31 He declareth to them his zeal to God's glory. 39 Many Samaritans believe on him. 43 He departeth into Galilee, and healeth the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum. WHEN therefore the Lord knew how the Phar'i-sees had heard that Je'§us made and a baptized more disciples than JShn, 2 (Though Je'sus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 3 He left Ju-dae'a, and departed again into Gall-lee. 4 And he must needs go through Sa-ma'ri- a. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Sa-ma'ri-a, which is called Sy'char, near to the parcel of ground b that Ja'cob gave to his son Jo'- seph. 6 Now Ja'cob's well was there. Je'sus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Sa-ma'ri-a to draw water : J§'§us saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Sa-ma'ri-a unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sa-ma'- ri-a ? for e the Jew§ have no dealings with the Sa-mar'i-tans. 10 Je'sus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee d living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then hast thou that liv- ing water ? 12 Art thou greater than our father Ja'cob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle ? 13 Je'sus answered and said unto her, Who- soever drinketh of this water shall thirst again : 14 But e whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him f shall be in him a well of water springing up into ever- lasting life. 15 9 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Je'sus saith unto her, Go, call thy hus- band, and come hither. 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Je'sus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband : 18 For thou hast had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst thou truly. 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, h I per- ceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in Hhis moun- tain; and ye say, that in' c Je-ru'sa-lem is the glace where men ought to worship. 21 Je'sus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, l when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Je-ru'sa-lem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship m ye know not what : we know what we worship : for n salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Fa- ther in ° spirit p and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 q God is a Spirit : and they that wor- ship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Mes-si'as cometh, which is called Christ : when he is come, r he will tell us all things. 26 Je'sus saith unto her, s I that speak unto thee am he. 27 If And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman : A.D.30. c2 Kings 17.24. Luke 9. 52,53. Acts 10. 28. d Is. 12. 3; 44.3. Jer. 2.13. Zech. IS. 1 ; 14. 8. ech.6.35, 58. /ch. 7. 38. g See ch. 6. 34 ; 17. 2,3. Rom. 6. 23. 1 John 5. 20. h Luke 7. 16; 24. 19. ch.6.14: 7.40. ijudg. 9. k Deut. 12. 5, 11. 1 Kings 9.3. 2 Chr. 7. 12. I Mai. 1. 11. 1 Tim. 2. m 2 Kings 17. 29. u Is. 2. 3. Luke 24. 47. Rom. 9. 4,5. o Phil. 3. 3. p ch. 1. 17. 7 2 Cor. 3. 17. r ver. 29, 39. s Matt. 26. 63,64. Mark 14. 61, 62. ch. 9. 37. 114 Many Samaritans believe. St. JOHN, 4. The ruler's son healed. A. D. 30. I vcr. 25. « Job 23. 12. ch. G. 88; 17. 1 ; 19. 30. or Matt. 9. 37. Luke 10. 2, /ban. 12. yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her ? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, ' which told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 IT In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to an- other, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 34 Je'§us saith unto them, " My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest ? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; x for they are white already to har- vest. 36 y And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal : that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye be- stowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 39 IT And many of the Sa-mar'- i-tans of that city believed on him z for the saying of the wo- man, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. 40 So when the Sa-mar'i-tans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them : and he abode there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his own word ; 42 And said unto the woman, Now we be- lieve, not because of thy saying : for a we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. 43 H Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Gal'i-lee. 44 For * Je'sus himself testified, that a pro- phet hath no honour in his own country. 45 Then when he was come into Gal'i-lee, the Gal'i-lae'ans received him, c having seen all the things that he did at Je-ru'sa-lem at the feast: d for they also went unto the feast. 46 So Je'sus came again into Ca'na of Gal'- i-lee, e where he made the water wine. And there was a certain 2 nobleman, whose son was sick at Ca-per'na-um. 47 When he heard that Je'sus was come out of Ju-dae'a into Gal'i-lee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. 48 Then said Je'sus unto him, -^ Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 50 Je'sus saith unto him, Go thy way ; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that J e ' § u s had spoken unto him, and he went his way. 51 And as he A.D.30. ach.17.8. 1 John 4. 14. It Matt. 18, :<;, Mark ft. 4. Luke 4. 24. cch.2.23; 3.2. ■1 Dent. 16. 16. ech. 2. 1, 11. 2 Or, courtier, or, litter. r'l Cor- 1. 22. THERE COMETH A WOMAN OF SAMARIA TO DRAW WATER. 115 - John 4. 7. Christ healeth on the sabbath day. St. JOHN, 5. Christ reproveth the Jews. A. D. 30. A. D. 31. a Lev. 23. 2. Deut.16. 1. ch. 2. 18. 6 Neh. 3. 1 ; 12. 39. 2 Or, gate. Jacob's Well. {From a recent Photograph.) vants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. 52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Je'sus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house. 54 This is again the second miracle that Je'- §us did, when he was come out of Ju-dae'a into Gall-lee. CHAPTER 5. 1 Jesus on the sabbath day cureth him that was diseased eight and thirty years. 10 The Jews therefore cavil, and persecute him for it. 17 He anawereth for himself, and reproveth them, shewing by the testimony of his Father, 32 of John, 36 of his works, 39 ana of the scriptures, xoho he is. AFTER "this there was a feast of the . Jew§ ; and Je'sus went up to Je-ru'sa- lem. 2 Now there is at Je-ru'sa-lem b by the sheep 2 market a pool, which is called in the He'- brew tongue Be-thes/da, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain sea- son into the pool, and troubled the water : whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Je'§us saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole ? 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8 Je'sus saith unto him, c Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked : and d o n the same day was the sab- bath. 10 nr The Jews there- fore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day : e it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 13 And he that was healed wist not who it was : for Je'sus had conveyed himself away, 2 a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Je'sus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole : f sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Je'gus, which had made him whole. 16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Je'sus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 17 IT But Je'sus answered them, 9 My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews h sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, * making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Je'sus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, fc The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do : for what things so- ever he doeth, these also doeth the Son like- wise. 20 For l the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth : and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; m even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but n hath committed all judgment unto the Son : 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. ° He that hon- oureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. A. D.31. c Matt. 9. 6. Mark 2. 11. Luke 5. 24. rich. 9.14. e Ex. 20. 10. Neh. 13. 19. Jer. 17. 21, &c. Matt. 12. 2. Mark 2. 24; 3.4. Luke 6. 2 ! 13. 14. 2 Or, from the multi- tude that was. I Matt. 12.45. ch. S. 11. gch.9.4: 14. 10. 7i>j>i<' trot//,/ have made him Liny. 16 Hut withdruti iny liims' 1 1 , tit- walked on the sea to his disciples : 26 reproveth the people flocking after him, and oil flu- jleshiii hearers of his word i 32 declareth himstlf to be the breaaoj life to believers. 6b Mono disciples depart from him. 68 Peter confesseth him. 70 Judas is o devil. AFTER " these things Je'sus went over XI the sea of Gal'i-lee, which is the sea of Ti-be'ri-as. 2 And a great multitude followed him, be- cause they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Je'sus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 b And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 IT ° When Je'sus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Phil'ip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? 6 And this he said to prove him : for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Phil'ip answered him, d Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, An'drew, Si'mon Pe'ter's brother, saith unto him, 9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes : e but what are they among so many ? 10 And Je'sus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Je'sus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down ; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Je'sus did, said, This is of a truth f that prophet that should come into the world. 15 IT When Je'sus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. 16 9 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Ca-per'na-um. And it was now dark, and Je'sus was not come to them. 17 A. D.31. 7 Rom. 2. 12. cGen. 3. 15; 12.3; 18. 18 ; 22. 18 ; 4». 10. Deut. 18. 15, 18. Ch. 1.45. AcU 26. 22. A. D. 32. n Mutt. 14. 1". Mark 6. 85. Luke 9. HI, 12. - Lev. 28, lJeut.10. 1. Ch 2.13; 5. 1. ■ .Matt. 14. 14. Mark C. 35. Luke 9. (/See Num. 11 21,22. e 2 Kings 4.43. /Gen. 49. 10. Deut. 18. 15, 18. Matt. 11. ch.1.21 ; 4. 19, 25 ; 7.40. n Matt. ' 14. 23. Mark 6. 47. Christ declareth himself St. JOHN, 6. to be the bread of life A. D. 32. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Je'§us walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship : and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I ; be not afraid. 21 Then they willingly received him into the ship : and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. 22 IT The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw Rise, take up thy Bed, and walk that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Je'sus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone ; 23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Ti-be'ri-as nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 24 When the people therefore saw that Je'sus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Ca- per'na-um, seeking for Je'sus. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rab'bi, when earnest thou hither? 26 Je'sus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not be- cause ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27 2 Labour not for the meat which perish- eth, but h for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall 2 Or, Work not. h ver. 54. ch. 4. 14. give unto you : l for him hath God the Fa- ther sealed. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God ? 29 Je'§us answered and said unto them, k This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, ' What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee ? what dost thou work ? 31 m Our fathers did eat manna in the de- sert ; as it is written, n He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Je'i-sus said unto them, Verily, ■' verily, I say unto you, Mo'§e§ gave you not that bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is "\>/ he which cometh down from y, heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 ° Then said they unto him, i Lord, evermore give us this j bread. 35 And Je'sus said unto them, PI am the bread of life : q he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36 r But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37 S AU that the Father giveth me shall come to me ; and * him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, u not to do mine own will, x but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, y that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, z that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life : and I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jew§ then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, a Is not this Je'f-sus, the son of Jo'seph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven ? Bethesda Pool. — John 5. 2. A. D. 32 i Matt. 3. 17 ; 17. 5. Mark 1. 11 ; 9. 7. Luke 3. 22 ; i). 35. ch.1.33; 5. 37 ; 8. 18. Acts 2. 22. 2~Pet. 1. 17. k 1 John 3. 23. (Matt. 12. 3K; 16.1. Mark 8. 11. 1 Cor. 1. 22. m Ex. 1G. 15. Num. 11. Nch. 9. 15. 1 Cor. 10. 3. ri Ps. 78. 24, 25. o See oh. 4. 15. p ver. 48, 58. q ch. 4. 14 ; 7. 37. r ver. 20, 64. I Matt. 24.24. ch. 10. 28, 29. 2 Tim. 2. 19. 1 John 2. 19. u Matt. 26. 39. eh. 5. 30. x ch. 4. 34. y ch. 10. 28 i 17. 12 ; 18. 9. 2 ver. 27, 47, 54. ch. 3. 15, 16 i 4. 14. a Matt. 18.55. Mark 6. 3. Luke 4. 22. 118 Christ the bread of life. St. JOHN, 7. •Testis reproveth his kinsmen. A. D. 32. b ver. 66. Cant. 1. 4. c Is. 54. 13. Jer. 31. 34. Mic.4.2. Heb. 8. 10; 10. IS. d ver. 37. ech. 1.18; 5. 37. /Matt. 11. 27. Luke 10. 22. ch. 1. IS ; 7. 29 ; 8. 19. a ver. 40. ch. 8. 16, 18, 36. h ver. 33, So. i ver. 31 . k ver. 51, 58. (ch.3. 13. m Heb. 10. 5, 10. » ch. 7. 43;9.16; 10. 19. o ch. 3. 9. p Matt. 26.26,28. g ver. 27, 40, S3, ch. 4. 14. r 1 John 3. 24 ; 4. 15, 16. s ver. 49, 50,51. t ver. 66. Matt. 11. u Mark 16. 19. ch. 3. 13. Acts 1. '.I. Eph. 4. 8. x 2 Cor. 3. 6. y ver. 36. cch.2.24, 25;18.11. a ver. 44, 45. 43 Je'sus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 b No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him : and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 c It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. d Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 46 e Not that any man hath seen the Father, •^ save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 9 He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 h I am that bread of life. 49 l Your fathers did eat manna in the wil- derness, and are dead. 50 k This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread 'which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : and m the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore n strove among them- selves, saying, ° How can this man give us his flesh to eat ? 53 Then Je'sus said unto them, Verily, ver- ily, I say unto you, Except p ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 q Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drink- eth my blood, r dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father : so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 s This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Ca-per'na-um. 60 J Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying ; who can hear it ? 61 When Je'sus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you ? 62 " What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before ? 63 x It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But v there are some of you that believe not. For 3 Je'sus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore a said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 66 IF b From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Je'sus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away ? 68 Then Si'mon Pe'ter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast c the words of eternal life. 69 d And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70 Je'sus answered them, e Have not I chosen you twelve, -^and one of you is a devil? 71 He spake of Ju'das Is-c&r'i-ot the son of Si'mon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. CHAPTER 7. 1 Jesus reproveth the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen: 10 goeth up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles: 14 teaeheth In the temple. 40 Duets opinions of him among 'lie, people. 45 The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, and chide teith Kicodemus for taking his part. AFTER these things Je'sus walked in Gal'- . i-lee : for he would not walk in Jew'ry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 6 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 c His brethen therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Ju-dae'a, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 For d neither did his brethren believe in him. 6 Then Je'sus said unto them, e My time is not yet come : but your time is alway ready. 7 f The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, g because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. 8 Go ye up unto this feast : I go not up yet unto this feast ; h for my time is not yet full come. 9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in GaTi-lee. 10 t But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11 Then Hhe Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he ? 12 And k there was much murmuring among the people concerning him : for l some said, He is a good man : others said, Nay ; but he deceiveth the people. 13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him m for fear of the Jew§. 14 If Now about the midst of the feast Je'- sus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 n And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man 2 letters, having never learned ? 16 Je'sus answered them, and said, °My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 p If any man will do his will, he shall A. D.32. c Aet« 5. 20. it Matt. 16. 16. Mark 8. 29. Luke 9. 20. ch.l.tf; 11.27. e Luke $. 18. t ch. 18. 27. a ch. . r ». 16, 18. b Lev. 28. Si. e Matt. 12. 46. Mark 3. 31. Acts 1. 14. it Mark : 21. e ver. 8, 30. ch. 2. 4; 8.20. /'ch. J5. 19. 6; Hi. 19. / ver. 40. Matt. 21. 46. Luke 7. 16. ch. 6. 14. m ch. 9. 22; 12. 42; 19.88. >i Matt. 18. 54. Mark (. 2. Luke 4. 22. Acts 2. 7. 2 Or, leantinfj och.3.11: 8. 28 : 12. 49 ; 14. 10. 24. p eh. 8. 43. 119 Christ teacheth in the temple. St. JOHN, 7. Divers opinions of Christ. A. D. 32. -; '.). 29, i'ch.7.24. del. ..".17; 12. 47 ; 1". 88. / vcr. 29. ih. I(j.:i2. m Dcut. 17. 6i 19. IS Matt. IK. 16. 2 Cor. 13. 1. Heb. 10. 28. nch.5.87. vcr. ."». Ch. 16.8. pch.14-7. q Mark 12.41. rch.7.80. 9 ch. 7. 8. ver. 16. gch.8.14. ch. 3. 10. s Job 27.9: 35. 12. Ps.18.41; 34. 15 ; 86. 18. Prov. 1. 28; 15. 29 ; 28.9. Is. 1. 15. Jer. 11. 11; 14. 12. Ezek.8. is. .Mic.3. 4. Zech. 7. 13. t ver. 16. u ver. 2. 2 Or, ex- communi- cated him, ver. 22. x Matt. 14. .33 ; 16. 16. Mark L I. ch. 10.36. 1 Joho 5. 13. y ch.4. 26. 123 Christ is the door, St. JOHN, 10. and the good shepherd. A. D. 32. zch.5.22 27. See ch. S. 17 ; 12. 47. a Matt. 13. 13. b Rom. 2 19. c ch. 15. 22, 24. 39 IT And Je'sus said, 2 For judgment I am come into this world, a that they which see not might see ; and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And some of the Phar'i-sees which were with him heard these words, b and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41 Je'sus said unto them, c If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see ; therefore your sin remaineth. CHAPTER 10. 1 Christ is the door, and the good shepherd. 19 Divers opinions of him. 24 He provelh by his works that he is Christ the Son of God : 39 escapeth the Jews, 40 and. went again be- yond Jordan, where many betieved on him. He that is without Sin among you, let him first cast a Stone at her. — John 8. 7. VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep- fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable spake Je'sus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 7 Then said Je'§us unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. 9 a I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, .,_ , and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but i for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that ; they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 6 Iam the good shep- herd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, ^.seeth the wolf com- ing, and c leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catch- eth them, and scat- tereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and d know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 e As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Fa- ther: -^and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And Mother sheep I have, which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; h and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, l be- cause I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I fc have power to take it again. 1 This commandment have I received of my Father. 19 IT m There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20 And many of them said, m He hath a devil, and is mad ; why hear ye him? 21 Others said, These are not the words of A.D.32. «ch. 14.6. Eph. 2. 18. 6 Is. 40. 11. Ezek. 34. 12,23; 37. 24. Heb. 13. 20. 1 Pet. 2. 25; 5.4. c Zech. 11. 16, 17. rf 2 Tim. 2. 19. e Matt. 11. ±i. /ch. 15. 13. g Is 56.8. h Ezek. 37. 22. Eph. 2. 14.. 1 Pet. 2. 25. i Is. 53. 7, 8,12. Heb. 2.9. i'ch.2. 19. Zch.6.38; 15. 10. Acts 2. 24, 32. mch.7.43; n ch. 7.20; 8. 48, 52. 124 The sickness and St. JOHN, 11. death of Lazarus. A. D. 32. oEx.4.11. Pb. 94. 9; 148. 8. p ch. !). 8, 7, 32, 88. A. D. 33. q Acts 3. 11; 5. 12. 2 Or, hold tis in sus- pense 1 r ver. 38. ch. 8. 2 ; 5.38. 8ch.8.47. 1 John 4. 8. (ver. 4.14. «ch.6.37i 17.11, 12; 18.9. x ch. 14. 28. I/ch.17.2, 8, &c. z ch. 17. 11,22. uch.8.59. och.5.18. c Ps. 82. 8. tl Rom. 13.1. ech. 6.27. /ch.3.I7; 5. 38, 37 ; 8.42. g ver. 30. ch. 5. 17, 18. h Lukcl. 35. ch. 9. 33, 37. i ch. 15.24. *ch.5.36; 14.10,11. ( ch. 14. 10, 11 ; 17.21. m ch.7. 30, 44 ; 8. 59. nch. 1.28. och.3.30. p ch.8.30; 11. 45. a Luke 10. 38, 39. b Matt. 26. 7. Mark 14. 3. ch. 12. 3. him that hath a devil. ° Can a devil p open the eyes of the blind ? 22 If And it was at Je-rp'sa-lem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Je'sus walked in the temple 9 in SSTo-mon's porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou 2 make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Je'sus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not : r the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But s ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 'My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me : 28 And I give unto them eternal life ; and "they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 x My Father, y which gave thou me, is greater than all ; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 30 z I and my Father are one. 31 Then a the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Je'sus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me ? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not ; but for blas- phemy ; and because that thou, being a man, " makest thyself God. 34 Je'sus answered them, c Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods ? 35 If he called them gods, d unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken ; 36 Say ye of him, e whom the Father hath sanctified, and -^sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; 9 because I said, I am h the Son of God? 37 l If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, k believe the works : that ye may know, and believe, l that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39 m Therefore they sought again to take him : but he escaped out of their hand, 40 And went away again beyond Jor'dan into the place n where J5hn at first baptized ; and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said, JShn did no miracle : ° but all things that JQhn spake of this man were true. 42 v And many believed on him there. CHAPTER 11. 1 Christ raiseth Lazarus, four days buried. 45 Many Jews be- lieve. 47 The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Christ. 49 Caiaphas prophesieth. 54 Jesus hid him- self. 55 Al the passover they enquire after him, and lay wait for Mm. ~VTOW a certain man was sick, named Laz'- _1_M a-rus, of Beth'a-ny, the town of a Ma'ry and her sister Mar'tha. 2 C b It was that Ma'ry which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Laz'a-rus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, say- ing, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Je'sus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, ° but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glori- fied thereby. 5 Now Je'sus loved Mar'tha, and her sister, and Laz'a-rus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, d he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Ju-dae'a again. 8 His disciples say unto him, Master, e the Jews of late sought to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again? 9 Je'sus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day ? ^If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But y if a man walk in the night, he stum- bleth, because there is no light in him. 11 These things said he : and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Laz'a-rus ,! sleep- eth ; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Je'sus spake of his death : but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Je'sus unto them plainly, Laz'- a-rus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Then said Thdm'as, which is called Did'- y-miis, unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Je'sus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Beth'a-ny was nigh unto Je-ru'sa- 16m, 2 about fifteen furlongs off : 19 And many of the Jews came to Mar'tha and Ma'ry, to com f ort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Mar'tha, as soon as she heard that Je'sus was coming, went and met him: but Ma'ry sat still in the house. 21 Then said Mar'tha unto Je'sus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, ' whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 23 Je'sus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Mar'tha saith unto him, k I know that he shall rise again ip the resurrection at the last day. 25 Je'sus said unto her, 1 am ' the resur- rection, and the m life : n he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : A.D.33. c ver. 40. ch 'J. :;. rfeh. 10. 40. ;ch. 10.31. /Ch.9.4. jrch. 12. h So Dtut.31. 16. Dan. 12. Matt. 9. 24. ActB 7. BO. 1 Cor. 15. 18, 51. 2 That is, about two miles. ich. 9.31. k Luke 14. 14. ch.5.2!l. /ch.5. 21: 6. 39, 40, 44. m ch. 1. 4: 6. 85 ; 14. G. Col. 3. 4. ) John 1. 1,2; 5.11. n ch. 3.36. 1 John 5 10, &c. 125 Christ raiseth Lazarus, St. JOHN, 11. four days buried. A. D. 33. o Matt. 16. 16. ch. 4. 42; 6. 14, 69. ;>ver. 19. q vcr. 21. 2 Gr. he troubled himself. r Luke 19. 41. s ch. 9. 6. 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this ? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord : ° I be- lieve that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. 28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Ma'ry her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Je'i-sus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Mar'tha met him. 31 p The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Ma'ry, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Ma'ry was come where Je'sus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, been saying unto him, q Lord, if thou hadst here, my brother had not died. 33 When Je'sus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and 2 was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him ? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 r Je'§jus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, s which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Je'§us therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. The Pool of Siloam. ■ ■ John 9. 7. 126 39 Je'sus said, Take ye away the stone. Mar'tha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days. 40 Je'sus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest * see the glory of God ? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Je'§us lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always : but u because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Laz'a-rus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes : and ^his face was bound about with a napkin. Je'sus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Ma'ry, y and had seen the things which Je'§us did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Phar'i-sees, and told them what things Je'gus had done. 47 IT 2 Then gathered the chief priests and the Phar'i-see§ a council, and said, a What do we ? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will be- lieve on him: and the Ro'mans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named b Ca'ia-phas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 c Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself : but being high priest that year, he pro- phesied that Je'sus should die for that nation ; 52 And d not for that nation only, e but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scat- tered abroad. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Je'sus-' 7 there- fore walked no more openly among the Jew§ ; but went thence unto a country near to the wil- derness, into a city called 9 E'phra-im, and there continued with his disciples. 55 IT h And the Jews' passover was nigh at A.D. 33. M-er.4,23. u ch. 12. 30. xch.2«.f. ych.2.23; 10. 42 ; 12.11,18. 2 Ps. 2. 2. Matt. 26. 3. Mark 14. 1. Luke 22. y_ o'ch. 12. 19. Acts 4. 16. b Luke 8. o. ch. 18.14. Acts 4. 6. c ch. 18. 14. d Is. 49. 6. 1 John 2. 2. ech. 10.16. Eph. 2. 14, la, 16, 17. f ch. 4. 1, 8; 7. 1. See 2Chr. 18. 1«. //ch.2.18; 5.1; 6.4. Mary anointeth Jesus' feet. St. JOHN, 12. Christ rideth into Jerusalem. A. D. 33. och. II. 1,43. i> Matt. 20.6. Mark 14. 8. cLuke 10.38,89. ch. 11.2. d ch. 13. 29. eMatt. 26. 11. Mark 14. /ch. 11. 43,44. tf Luke 16. 31. // ver. IS. ch. 11.45. i Matt. 21.8. Mark 11. 8. Luke 19. 35,36.&c. the country passover, to hand : and many went out of up to Je-ru'sa-lem before the purify themselves. 56 % Then sought they for Je'sus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the tem- ple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast ? 57 Now both the chief priests and the Phar'- i-sees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. CHAPTER 12. 1 Jesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet. 9 The people flock to see Lazarus. 10 The high priests consult la hill him. 12 Christ rideth into Jerusalem. 20 Greeks desire to see Jesus. 23 He forelel/eth his death. 37 The Jews are generally blinded: 42 yet many chief rulers believe, bat da not confess him. : 44 there- illelh earnestly far confession of fail, y... ii.un M w.-w ,u.ic/.i vtiinr, u ,, , ,,,/ niJl . ^tJIIJ C,., // * fore Jesus callelh earnestly for confession of faith. were come to the feast, when they heard that Je'sus was coming to Je-ru'sa-lim, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, k Ho-san'na : Blessed is the King of Is'ra-el that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 ' And Je'sus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, 15 m Fear not, daughter of Si'on : behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things n understood not his dis- ciples at the first : ° but when Je'sus was glorified, p then remembered they that these A.D.33. I, 1'-. lis. 25, 26. /Matt. 21. 7. m Zech. :i. '.'. ii Luke Is. 84. och. 7. 89. /. ch. 14. 26. THEN Je'§us six days before the passover came to B6th'a-ny, a where Laz'a-riis was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 'There they made him a sup- per ; and Mar'tha served : but Laz'- a-riis was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took c Ma'ry a pound o f ointment o f spikenard, very costly, and anoint- ed the feet of Je'- sus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then saith one of his disciples, Ju'das Is- car'i-ot, Si'mon's son, which should betray him, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and d had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 7 Then said Je'§us, Let her alone : against the day of my burying hath she kept this. 8 For e the poor always ye have with you ; but me ye have not always. 9 Much people of the Jew§ therefore knew that he was there : and they came not for Je'sus' sake only, but that they might see Laz'a-riis also, f whom he had raised from the dead. 10 H 9 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Laz'a-riis also to death ; 1 1 h Because that by reason of him many of the Jew§ went away, and believed on Je'§us. 12 H r On the next day much people that The Village of Siloam. things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Laz'a-riis out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. 18 9 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. 19 The Phar'i-see§ therefore said among themselves, r Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. 20 11 And there s were certain Greeks among them, * that came up to worship at the feast : 21 The same came therefore to Phil'ip, u which was of Beth'-sa'i-da of Gal'i-lee, and 27 7 ver. 11. cell. 11. 47, 48. .-■ Acts 17. 4. t 1 King6 S. 41,42. Act- s. Christ prayeth to his Father. St. JOHN, 12. The blindness of the Jews. A. D. 33. x oh. 13. 32; 17.1. y 1 Cor. IS. 36. z Matt. 10. 39 ; 16. 25. Mark 8. 35. Luke 9. 24; 17.33. a ch. 14.3; 17. 24. 1 Thess. 4.17. 6 Matt. 26.38,39. Luke 12. 50. ch. 13.21. c Luke 22. 53. ch. 18.37. d Matt. 3.17. a ch. 11. 42. /"Matt. 12. 29. Luke 10. 18. ch. 14.30; 16. 11. Acts 26. 18. •I Cor. 4. 4. Eph.2.2; 6. 12. och.3.14; 8. 28. h Rom. 5. 18. Heb.2.9. desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Je'- §us. 22 Phil'ip cometh and telleth An'drew : and again An'drew and Phil'ip tell Je'sus. 23 1T And Je'sus answered them, saying, x The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, " Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone : but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 z He that loveth his life shall lose it ; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and a where I am, there shall also my servant be : if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 27 b Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father, save me from this hour : c but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. d Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered : others said, An angel spake to him. 30 Je'sus answered and said, e This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of this world : now shall -^the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, g if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw h all men unto me. 33 * This he said, signifying what death he should die. 34 The people answered him, k We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever : and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up ? who is this Son of man ? 35 Then Je'§us said unto them, Yet a little while l is the fight with you. m Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for n he that walketh in darkness know- eth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have fight, believe in the light, that ye may be ° the children of light. These things spake Je'sus, and departed, and ^did hide himself from them. 37 IT But though he had done so many mira- cles before them, yet they believed not on him : 38 That the saying of E-§a'ias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, 9 Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that E-sa'ias said again, 40 r He hath blinded their eyes, and hard- ened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 41 s These things said E-sa'ias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42 1[ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him ; but * because of the Phar'i-sees they did not confess him, A.D. 33. i ch. 18. 32. * Ps. 89. 36, 37 ; 110. 4. Is. 9. 7 ; 53. 8. Ezek.37. 25. Dan. 2. 44; 7. 14, 27. Mic.4.7. I ver. 46. ch. 1. 9; 8. 12; 9.5. m Jer. 13. 16. Eph.5.8. n ch. 11. 10. 1 John 2. 11. o Luke 16.8. Eph.5.8. 1 Thess. 5.5. Uohn2. 9. 10, 11. p ch. 8. 59; 11. 54. 4 Is. 53.1. Rom. 10. 16. r Is. 6. 9, 10. Matt. 13. 14. ; If. 0. 1. tch.7. 13; 9.22. He cried with a Loud Voice, Lazarus, come forth. — John 11.43. 128 Jesus washeth his disciples' feet, St. JOHN, 13. and exhorteth to humility. A. D. 33. x Mark 0. 37. 1 Pet. 1. 21. //ch. 14.9. Z ver. .'iS, .'ill. ch. 3. 10; S. 12; 9. 5, 39. r/ch.5.45; K. IS, 20. bch.S. 17. r: Luke II). 111. ti Debt. IS. 19. Mark 10. lli. ech.8.38; 14. 111. /Deut. 18. 18. a Matt. 2(i. 2. 6 ch. 12. 23; 17. 1, 11. c ver. 27. Luke 22. 3. d Matt. 11. 27 ; 28. 18. ch. 3.35; 17. 2. Acts 2. 30. 1 Cor. 15. 27. He b. 2.8. ech.8.42; 16. 28. /Luke 22. 27. Phil. 2. 7,8. 2 Gr. he. g Set Matt. 3. 14. h ver. 12. j ch. 3. 5. 1 Cor. 6. 11. Eph. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. Hcb. 10. 22. fcch.15.3. lest they should be put out of the syna- gogue : 43 u For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 44 IT Je'sus cried and said, x He that be- lieveth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And v he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 z I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, "I judge him not: for 6 .I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 e He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him : d the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For e I have not spoken of myself ; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, -^what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak there- fore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. CHAPTER 13. 1 Jesus washeth the disciples* feet: exhorteth them to humility and charily. 18 ///■ foretelleth, and discovereth to John by a token, that Jtid/ts should betray hint: 31 com mant/elh them to love one another, 36 and forcwarneth Peter of his denial . 1VTOW a before the feast of the passover, JAI when Je'sus knew that b his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended, c the devil having now put into the heart of Ju'das Is-car'i-ot, Sl'mon's son, to betray him ; 3 Je'sus knowing d that the Father had given all things into his hands, and e that he was come from God, and went to God ; 4-f He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments ; and took a towel, and girded him- self. 5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 Then cometh he to Si'mon Pe'ter : and 2 Pe'ter saith unto him, Lord, 9 dost thou wash my feet? 7 Je'sus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now ; h but thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Pe'ter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Je'i-sus answered him, *If I wash thee not, thou hast no pai't with me. 9 Si'mon Pe'ter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 1Q Je'sus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and fc ye are clean, but not all. 11 For 'he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 m Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. 14 n If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ; ° ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For p I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 9 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The ser- vant is not greater than his lord ; neither he that is sent greater than lie that sent him. 17 r If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 18 t I speak not of you all : I know whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be fulfilled, s He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 f2 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 20 u Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 * When Je'sus had thus said, y he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that z one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on an- other, doubting of whom he spake. 23 Now a there was leaning on Je'sus' bo- som one of his disciples, whom Je'sus loved. 24 Si'mon Pe'ter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25 He then lying on Je'sus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 26 Je'sus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a 3 sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Ju'das Is-car'i-ot, the son of Si'mon. 27 b And after the sop Sa'tan entered into him. Then said Je'sus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 29 For some of them thought, because '^Ju'- das had the bag, that Je'sus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast ; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 He then having received the sop went immediately out : and it was night. 31 If Therefore, when he was gone out, Je'- sus said, d Now is the Son of man glorified, and e God is glorified in him. 32 -^ If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and 9 shall straightway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me : h and as I said unto a. l>.:;:;. m .Matt. 28. 8, I". Luke 6. 46. i Cor. 8. 6; p.'. .';. Phil. 2. II. n J, like 22. 27. Hum. 12. 111. Gal. 8. I, 2. 1 Pet.5.5. ,. Matt. II. 20. Phil. 2.5. I Pet. 2. 21. I John 2. 6. q Matt. HI. 24. Luke 6. 4U. ch. 15.20. r James 1. 25. s ver. 21. Ps. 41.9. Matt. 26. 23. (ch. 14. 20; III. 4. 2 Or, From hence- forth, it Matt. 10. 40 ; 25. 40. Luke 10. 16. .. Matt. 26. 21. .Mark 14. 18. Luke 22. 21. ifch.12.2T. z Acts 1. 17. 1 John 2. 10. a ch. 10. 26; 20. 2 ; 21.7,20, 24. 3 Or. morsel. h Luke 22. 3. ch. 6. 70. cch.12.6. d ch. 12. 23. ech. 14.13. 1 Pet. 4. 11. /ch. 17. 1, 4, 5, 6. (7Ch.12.23. /ich.7 8.21. 129 Christ comforteth St. JOHN, 14. his disciples. He pouketh Watek into a Bason, and began to wash the Disciples' Feet. — John 13. 5. A.D.33. i Lev. 19. 18. ch.15.12, 17. Eph.5.2. 1 ThcBs. 4.9. James 2. 8. 1 Pet. 1. 22. 1 John 2. 7,8; 3.11,23; 4.21. k 1 John 2.5; 4.20. ich 21.18. 2 Pet. 1. 14. in Matt. 26. 33, 34, 35. Mark 14. 29,30,31. Luke 22. 33, 34. a ver. 27. ch. 16. 22, 23. 6 ch. 13. 33,36. the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come ; so now I say to you. 34 * A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another ; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 fc By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 36 IT Si'mon Pe'ter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Je'sus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now ; but l thou shalt follow me afterwards. 37 Pe'ter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will m lay down my life for thy sake. 38 Je'sus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. CHAPTER 14. 1 Christ comforteth- his disciples with the hope of heaven: 6 pro- fesseth himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one. will) the Father : 13 assureth their prayers in his name to be effectual : 15 reqwslelh love and obedience, 16 promiseth the Holy Ghost the C rrnforter, 27 and leavelh his peace with them. LET a not your heart be troubled : ye be- lieve in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you. 6 1 go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, c I will come again, and receive you unto my- self ; that d where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 ThSm'as saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Je'sus saith unto him, lam e the way, f the truth, and 9 the life : h no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 *If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also : and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Phirip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufnceth us. 9 Je'sus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Phil'ip ? h he that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father ? 10 Believest thou not that 1 1 am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you m I speak not of my- self : but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : n or else believe me for the very works' sake. 12 ° Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that A. D. 33. c ver. 18, 28. Acts 1. 11. c/ch. 12. 26; 17. 24. ] Thess. 4.17. e Heb. 9. 8. /ch. 1.17; 8. 32. a ch. 1.4 ; 11. 25. Ach.10.9. ich.8.19. A- ch. 12. 45. Col. 1.15. Heb. 1.3. I ver. 20. ch. 10.38; 17.21,23. m ch. 5. 19; 7. 16 ; 8.28; 12. 49. n ch. 5. 36; 10. 38. o Matt. 21.21. Mark 16. 17. Luke 10. 17. 130 Christ promiseth the Holy Ghost, St. JOHN, 15. and leaveth his peace. A. D. 33 p Matt. 7.7; 21.22. Mark II. 24. Luke 11. 9. ch. 15. 7, lli; 16.2S.24. James I. 5. 1 JohnS. 22 • l'u. q ver. 21, 28. ch. IS. 10. 14. ] John 5. 3. rch.I5.26: 16. 7. Rom. 8. 15, 26. sch.15.2U; 16. IS. 1 John 4. 6. t 1 Cor. 2. 14. u 1 John 2.27. t Matt. 28. 20. 2 Or, en. pharu. y ver. S, 28. believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go unto ray Fa- ther. 13 J> And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 15 *[ q If ye love me, keep my command- ments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and '' he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever ; 17 Even s the Spirit of truth; 'whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth- with you, u and shall be in you. 18 x I will not leave you 2 comfortless : VI will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth see me : " because I know that b I am in Behold the Man me no more ; but 2 ye live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 ° He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Fa- ther, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 d Ju'das saith unto him, not Is-car'i-ot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thy- self unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Je'sus answered and said unto him, e If a man love me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love him, •' and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings : and s the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But '' the Comforter, which is the Ho'ly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, ' he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remem- brance, whatsoever I have said unto you Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : not as the world giv- eth, give I unto you. ' Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 Ye have heard how m I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, n I go unto the Father : for ° my Father is greater than I. 29 And p now I have told f you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might be- lieve. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you : 9 for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father ; and r as the Fa- ther gave me command- ment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. CHAPTER 15. 1 The consolation and mutual love between Christ find his members, under the parable of the vine. 18 A comfort in the hatred and persecution of the world. 26 The offic of 'lie Boly Ghost, and of the apostles. I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. A. D. 33. sch.lll.lt;. a 1 Cor. 16. 20. 6 ver. 10. ch. 10.88: 17.21,28, 20. '• v.-r. 15, 28. 1 John 2. '/Luke 6. 10. f'\ John 2 24. Rev. 8. g ver. 10. ch. 5. 19, 88 : 7. 10: B. 28 : 12. -HI. // ver. 16. Luke 24. 40. Ch. 15.20; 16. 7. l'ch.2.22; 12. 10; io 18. 1 J..hn2. 20. 27. it Phil, 4. Col. 8.15. / ver. 1. m ver. 3. 18. n ver. 12. ch. 16.16; 20. 17. o See ch. 5. 18 ; 10. 30. I'hil.2.6. /■ eh. 13. 19; 16.4. i, ch. 12. 31; 10.11. rch.10.18. Phil. 2.8. Heb.5.8. The parable of the vine. St. JOHN, 16. The office of the Holy Ghost. A.D.33. a Matt. 15. 13. 6ch.13.10i 17. 17. Eph. 5. 26. 1 Pet. 1. 22. cCol.1.23. 1 John 2. 6. Matt. 26. 57. a Matt. 26. 69, 71. Mark 14. 69. Luke 22. 58. r Matt. 26. 74. Mark 14. 72. Luke 22. 60. eh. 13.38. s Matt. 27.2. Mark 1.5. 1. Luke 23. 1. Acts 3. 13. 3 Or, Pilate's house. Matt. 27. 27. t Acts 10. 28; 11.3. u Matt. 20. 19. ch. 12. 32, 33. x Matt. 27. 11. y 1 Tim. 6.13. s Dan. 2. 44; 7.14. Luke 12. 14. ch. 6. 15; 8.15. ach. 8.47. 1 John 3. 19: 4.6. o Matt. 27. 24. Luke 23. 4. ch. 19. 4, 6. c Matt. 27. 15. Mark 15. 6. Luke 23. 17. d Acts 3. 14. 2 with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer- est thou the high priest so ? 23 Je'sus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me ? 24 p Now An'nas had sent him bound unto Ca'ia-phas the high priest. 25 And Si'mon Pe'ter stood and warmed himself. q They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. 26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Pe'ter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27 Pe'ter then denied again : and r imme- diately the cock crew. 28 IT s Then led they Je'§us from Ca'ia-phas unto 3 the hall of judgment: and it was early ; * and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be de- filed ; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pi'late then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pi'late unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : 32 " That the saying of Je'sus might be ful- filled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 33 x Then Pi'late entered into the judgment hall again, and called Je'sus, and said untp him, Art thou the King of the Jew§ ? 34 Je'sus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 35 Pi'late answered, Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation and the chief priests have de- livered thee unto me : what hast thou done? 36 ^Je^us answered, z My kingdom is not of this world : if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jew§ : but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pi'late therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Je'sus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that a is of the truth hear- eth my voice. 38 Pi'late saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jew§s, and saith unto them, b I find in him no fault at all. 39 c But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover : will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews ? 40 d Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Bar-ab'bas. was a robber. Now Bar-ab'bas CHAPTER 19. 1 Christ is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten. 4 Pilate is desirous to release him, but being overcome with the outrage of the Jews, he delivered him to be crucified. 23 They cast lots for his garments. 26 He commendetli his mother to John. 28 He dielh. 31 His side is pierced. 38 He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus. THEN a Pi'late therefore took Je'sus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns,' and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jew§ ! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pi'late therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, 6 that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Je'§us forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pi'late saith unto them, Behold the man! 6 c When the chief priests therefore and offi- cers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pi'late saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find no fault in him. 7 The Jews answered him, d We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because e he made himself the Son of God. 8 IT When Pi'late therefore heard that say- ing, he was the more afraid ; 9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Je'§us, Whence art thou? •^But Je'sus gave him no answer. 10 Then saith Pi'late unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest, thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? 11 Je'sus answered, 9 Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above : therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. 12 And from thenceforth Pi'late sought to release him : but the Jews cried out, saying, h If thou let this man go, thou art not Cae'sar's friend : % whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cae'sar. 13 IT When Pi'late therefore heard that say- ing, he brought Je'sus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the He 'brew, Gab'ba- tha. 14 And fc it was the preparation of the pass- over, and about the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jew§, Behold your King ! 15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pi'late saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, ' We have no king but Cas'§ar. 16 m Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Je'§us, and led him away. 17 n And he bearing his cross ° went forth A.D.33. e Luke 23. 19. a Matt. 20. 19 ; 27. 26. Mark 15. 15. Luke 18. 33. 6 ver. 6. ch. 18.38 e Acts 3. 13. d Lev. 24. 16. e Matt. 26.65. ch. 5. 18; 10. 33. /Is. 53. 7. Matt. 27. 12, 14. 7 Luke 22. 53. ch. 7. 30. h Luke 23.2. i Acts 17. 7. A Matt. 27.62. I Gen. 49. 10. m Matt. 27. 20, 31. Mark 15. 15. Luke 23. 24. n Matt. 27. 31, 33. Mark 15. 21, 22. Luke 23. 26, 33. o Num. 15. 36. Heb. 13. 12. 136 A New Sepulchre, wherein was never Max yet laid. . . . there laid thet Jesus. — John 19. 41, 42. Christ's crucifixion, St. JOHN, 20. death, and burial. A. D.33. p Matt. 27. 37. Mark 15. 26. Luke 23. 38. q Matt. 27. 35. Mark 15. 24. Luke 23. 34. 2 Or, wrought. rPs.22.18. s Matt. 27. 55. Mark 15. 40. Luke 23. 49. 3 Or, Clopas. t Luke 24. 18. u eh. 13. 23; 20.2; 21. 7, 20, 24. X ch. 2. 4. yell. 1.11; 16. 3->. z Ps.69.21. a Matt. 27.48. ch. 17. 4. c ver. 42. Mark 15 42. d Deut. 21. 23. c 1 John 5. 6, 8. into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the He'brew G51'go-tha : 18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Je'sus in the midst. 19 IT p And Pi'late wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JE'SUS OP NAZ'A-EETH the king of the JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews : for the place where Je'sus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was written in He'- brew, and Greek, and Lat'in. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pi'late, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pi'late answered, What I have written I have written. 23 IT 9 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Je'sus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and also his coat : now the coat was without seam, 2 woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scripture might be ful- filled, which saith, r They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the sol- diers did. 25 IT s Now there stood by the cross of Je'- sus his mother, and his mother's sister, Ma'ry the wife of 3 * Cle'o-phas, and Ma^ry Mag'da-le'ne. 26 When Je'sus therefore saw his mother, and u the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, x Woman, behold thy son ! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And from that hour that disciple took her y unto his own home. 28 IT After this, Je'sus knowing that all things were now accomplished, z that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29 Now there was set a vessel full of vine- gar : and ° they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30 When Je'sus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, b It is finished : and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 31 The Jews therefore, c because it was the preparation, d that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) be- sought Pi'late that their legs might be bro- ken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, arid of the other which was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Je'sus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs : 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith e came there out blood and water. 35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 36 For these things were done, -^ that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. 37 And again another scripture saith, #They shall look on him whom they pierced. 38 IT h And after this Jo'seph of Ar'i-ma- thae'a, being a disciple of Je'sus, but secretly 1 for fear of the Jews, besought Pi'late that he might take away the body of Je'sus : and Pi'late gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Je'sus. 39 And there came also k Nic'o-de'mus, which at the first came to Je'sus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Je'sus, and 1 wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was cruci- fied there was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 m There laid they Je'sus therefore n be- cause of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. CHAPTER 20. 1 Mary cometh to the sepulchre. : 3 so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection. 11 Jesus agpeareth to Mary Magdalene, 19 and to his disciples. 24 The incredulity, and confession of Thomas. 30 The scripture is sufficient to salvation. THE a first day of the week cometh Ma'ry Mag'da-le'ne early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Si'mon Pe'ter, and to the b other disciple, whom Je'sus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepul- chre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 c Pe'ter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 So they ran both together : and the other disciple did outrun Pe'ter, and came first to the sepulchre. 5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw d the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. 6 Then cometh Si'mon Pe'ter following him, and Avent into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 7 And e the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the f scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 11 IT 9 But Ma'ry stood without at the sep- ulchre weeping : and as she wept, she A. D. 33. /Ex. 12. 46. Num. 9. 12. Ps. 34.20. g Ps. 22. 16, 17. Zeeh. 12. 10. Eev.1.7. h Matt. 27. 57. Mark 15. 42. Luke 23. 50. ich.9.22; 12.42. Ach.3.1,2; 7.50. /Acts 5. 6. m Is. 53. 9. n ver. 31. a Matt. 28. 1. Mark 16. 1. Luke 24. 1. 6 eh. 13. 23; 19. 26 ; 21. 7,20, 24. cLuke 24. 12. a ch. i». 40. e ch. 11. 44. /Ps. 10. 10. Acts 2. 25-31 ; 13.34,35. g Mark 16.5. 138 Jesus appear eth to Mary St. JOHN. 20. and to his disciples. A. D. 33. h Matt. Murk 16. 9. i Lu kc •J4. IK, "I. ch. 2l. 4. itPs.22.22. Matt.2.s. 111. Rom. 8. 29. Heb. 2. 11. !ch. 16.28. m Eph. I. 17. n Matt. 28. 10. Luke 24. 10. o Mark IK. 14. Luke 24. 36. ICor. fe. 5. p ch. 16. 22. ? Matt. 28. 18. ch. 17. 18, 19. 2 Tim. 2. 2. Heb. 3.1. r Matt. 16. 19 ; 18. 18. ech. 11.16. stooped down, and looked into the sepul- chre, 12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Je'sus had lain. 13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 14 h And when she had thus ".aid, she turned herself back, and saw Je'sus standing, and 'knew not that it was Je'sus. 15 Je'§us saith unto her, Woman, why weep- est thou? whom seekest thou? She, suppos- ing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 16 Je'§us saith unto her, Ma'ry. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rab-bo'ni; which is to say, Master. 17 Je'sus saith unto her, Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but go to fc my brethren, and say unto them, ' I ascend unto my Fathe your Father ; and to m my God. 18 "Ma'ry Mag'da-le'ne came the disciples that she had seen tl and that he had spoken these unto her. 19 IF °Then the same day at evening, being «k. the first day of the week, JBk when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Je'sus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, ' Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so A • said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. ^Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Je'§us to them again, Peace be unto you: 5 as my Father hath me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this breathed on them, and saith them, Receive ye the Ho'ly Ghost 23 r Whose soever sins ye : they are remitted unto them whose soever sins ye re- tain, they are retained. 24 IT But ThSm'as, one of the twelve, s called Dld'y-mus, was not with them when Je'sus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my fin- ger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 If And after eight days again his disci- ples were within, and Thtim'as with them: then came Je'sus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thom'as, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and 'reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side : and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And ThOm'as answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Je'sus saith unto him, Thom'as, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : " blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 30 1 * And many other signs truly did Je'- sus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book : 31 ■''But these are written, that ye might believe that A. D. 33. ( 1 John 1. I. k 2 Cor. :,. 7. 1 Fet.l.S. 0- ch. 21. 2S. >l Luke 1. 4. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not. — John 20. 17. 139 The great draught of fishes. St. JOHN, 21. Christ's charge to Peter. A. D. 33. z ch. 3. 15, 16 ; 5.24. 1 Pet. 1. 8,9. b Matt. 4.21. d Luke 24. 41. 2 Or, Sirs. e Luke 5. 4, 6, 7. /ch. 13. 23; 20.2. g Acts 10. 41. Je'sus is the Christ, the Son of God; z and that believing ye might have life through his name. CHAPTER 21. 1 Christ appearing again to his disciples ivas known of them by the great draught of fishes. 12 He dineth with them : 15 earnestly cominantleth Peter to feed his lambs and sheep : 18 foretelleth him of his death: 22 rebuketh his curiosity touching John. 25 The conclusion. AFTER these things Je'sus shewed himself _ again to the disciples at the sea of Ti- be'ri-as ; and on^this wise shewed he himself. 2 There were together Si'mon Pe'ter, and ThSm'as called Did'y-miis, and a Na-than'a- el of Ca'na in Gal'i-lee, and b the sons of Zeb'- e-dee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Si'mon Pe'ter saith unto them, I go a fish- ing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately ; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, Je'§us stood on the shore : but the disciples c knew not that it was Je'sus. 5 Then d Je'sus saith unto them, 2 Children, have ye any meat ? They answered him, No. 6 And he said unto them, e Cast the net on the right side of, the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7 Therefore ^that disciple whom Je'sus loved saith unto Pe'ter, It is the Lord. Now when Si'mon Pe'ter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 8 And the other disciples came in a little ship ; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Je'sus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Si'mon Pe'ter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three : and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Je'§us saith unto them, 9 Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Je'sus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now h the third time that Je'sus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 IT So when they had dined, Je'§us saith to Si'mon Pe'ter, Si'mon, son of Jo'nas, lovest thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Si'mon, son of Jo'nas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. * He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Si'mon, son of Jo'nas, lovest thou me? Pe'ter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, k thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Je'sus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 18 'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest : but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 1 9 This spake he, signifying m by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. 20 Then Pe'ter, turning disciple n whom Je'sus which also leaned on his and said, Lord, which is thee? 21 Pe'ter seeing him saith to Je'sus, Lord, and what shall this man do ? 22 Je'sus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry ° till I come, what is that to thee ? follow thou me. 23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : yet Je'§us said not unto him, He shall not die ; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? 24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things : and p we know that his testimony is true. 25 q And there are also many other things which Je'sus did, the which, if they should be written every one, r I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. about, seeth the loved following ; breast at supper, he that betrayeth 140 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. A. D.33. a Luke 1.3. b ver. 9. Mark 16. 19. Luke 3. 51;24.51. lTim.3. 16. c Matt. 28. 19. Mark 10. 35. John 20. 21. ch. 10. 41, 42. us Christ of Naz'a-reth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up : and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. 8 And he -^leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walk- ing, and leaping, and praising God. 9 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God : 10 And they knew that it was he which A sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple : and they were filled with wonder and amaze- ment at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed held Pe'ter and John, all the people ran to- gether unto them in the porch * that is called SSl'o-mon's, greatly wondering. 12 IT And when Pe'ter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Is/ra-el, why mar- A. D. 33. /Is. 35. 6. a ch. 4. 16, 21. h Like John 9.8. i John 10. 23. ch. 5. 12. if':.'.*.."..-: ■' ' '"'■■':' ■"'.,",/ And he took him by the Right Hand, and lifted him up. — Acts 3. 7. 144 Peter exhorteth to repentance. ACTS, 4. Peter and John imprisoned. A. D.33. fcch.5. 30. 1 John 7. 89 I 12. Hi : 17. 1. m Matt. 27.2. n Matt. 27. 20. Mark 15. 11. Luke 2:i. 18,20,21. John 1H. 40; 11). 15. ch.18.28. o Ps. 10. 1(1. Mark 1. 24. Luke 1. 35. ch.2.27; 4. 27. p ch. 7. .-,2; 22. 14. 2 Or, Author, Heb. 2. 10 ; 5. 0. 1 John 5. 11. och.2.24. r ch. 2. 32. s Matt. 9. 22. ch.4. 10; 14.1). ( Luke 23. 34. John 1G. 3. ch. 13.27. 1 Cor. 2. 8. ITim. 1. 13. u Luke 24. 44. ch. 20.22. X Ps. 22. la. .50. ; fil. 5, See. Ban. 9. 26. 1 Pet. 1. 10, 11. uch.2.S8. zch. 1.11. a Matt. 17. 11. b Luke 1. 70. c Deut. 18. 15, 18, 10. ch. 7. 37. 17 ch. 2.30. Bom. 9. 4, S; 15. 8. Gal. 3. 26. e Gen. 12. 3:18. 18; 22. 18 ; 26.4; 28. 14. Gal. 3. 8. /Matt. 10.5; 15. 24. Luke 24. 47. ch. 13. 32,33,46. g ver. 22. h Matt. 1. 21. 3 Or, ruler, Luke 22. 4. ch. 5. 24, vel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holi- ness we had made this man to walk ? 13 k The God of A'bra-ham, and of I'saac, and of Ja'cob, the God of our fathers, ' hath glorified his Son Je'sus ; whom ye "'deliv- ered up, and n denied him in the presence of Pi'late, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied ° the Holy One v and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you ; 15 And killed the 2 Prince of life, i whom God hath raised from the dead ; '' whereof we are witnesses. 16 s And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the pre- sence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that ' through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But "those things, which God before had shewed x by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 If y Repent ye therefore, and be con- verted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord ; 20 And he shall send Je'gus Christ, which before was preached unto you : 21 z Whom the heaven must receive .until the times of a restitution of all things, b which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22 For Mo'ses truly said unto the fathers, c A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Sam'u-el and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 25 d Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto A'bra-ham, e And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 -^ Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Je'sus, ff sent him to bless you, ft in turning away every one of you from his ini- quities. CHAPTER 4. 1 The rulers of the Jews offended with Peter's sermon, 4 (though thousands oj the people were converted that heard the word,) imprison him and John, 5 After, upon examination Peter boldly avouching the lame man to be healed by the name of Jesus, and that by the same Jesus only we must be eternally saved, 13 they command him and John to preach no more in that name, adding also threatening, 23 ivhereupon the church fleeth to prayer, 31 And God, by moving the place where they_ were assembled, testi- fied that he heard their prayer: confirming the church with the gift of the Holy Ghost, and with mutual love and charily. AND as they spake unto the people, the l. priests, and the 3 captain of the tem- ple, and the Sad'du-cees, came upon them, 2 a Being grieved that they taught the peo- ple, and preached through Je'sus the resur- rection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day : for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed ; and the number of the men was about five thousand. 5 IT And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And 6 An'nas the high priest, and Ca'ia- phas, and J6hn, and Al'ex-an'der, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Je-ru'sa- 16 m. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, c By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 8 d Then Pe'ter, filled with the Ho'ly Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Is'ra-el, 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole ; 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Is'ra-el, e that by the name of Je'sus Christ of Naz'a-reth, whom ye crucified, ^whora God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 9 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 ''Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 13 IT Now when they saw the boldness of Pe'ter and J6hn, l and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled ; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Je'sus. 14 And beholding the man which was healed k standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 Saying, 'What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is '"manifest to all them that dwell in Je-ru'sa-lgm ; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 n And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Je'sus. 19 But Pe'ter and J5hn answered and said unto them, ° Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20 p For we cannot but speak the things which q we have seen and heard. 21 So when they had further threatened A. D.33. tt Matt. 22. 28. ch. ■£-.. 8. .John II. 49; ]h. 13. <■ Kx. 2. 14. Malt. 21. eh. 7. 27. d Luke 12.11, 12. ■ ch. 3. 6, /'ch. 2. 24. »Ps. 118. 22. 5 s'. 28. Hi. Matt. 21. 42. A Matt. 1. 21. ch. 10.43. ITim. 2. 5,6. i Matt. 11. 2',. 1 Cor. 1. I John 11. 47. m ch. 3. 9,10. ii Again, ch. 5. 40. och.5. 29. pch.1.8; 2.32. q ch. 22. 15. 1 John 1. 1, 3. 10 145 Peter and John dismissed. ACTS, 5. The church confirmed. A. D. 33. r Matt. 21.26. Luke 20. 6. 19 i 22. 2. ch. 5. 26. s ch. 3. 7, ( ch. 12. 12. them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, r because of the people: for all men glorified God for s that which was done. 22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed. 23 IT And being let go, ' they went to their it 2 Kings IV. 15. U Matt. 26. 3. Luke 22. 2:2: 1,8. 2 Luke 1. 35. a Luke 4. 18. John 10. 36. ftch.2. 23 ; 3. 18. own company, and reported all that the chief priests and el- ders had said unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one ac- cord, and said, Lord, w thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is : 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant Da'vid hast said, a Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things ? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 27 For y of a truth against z thy holy child Je'sus, a whom thou hast anointed, both Her'od, and PSn'ti-us Pi'late, with the Gen'- tiles, and the people of Is'ra-el, were gath- ered together, 28 b For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 29 And now, Lord, behold their threaten- M4 By the Name of Jesus Chbist of Nazaketh, whom YE CRUCIFIED. Acts 4. 10. ings: and grant unto thy servants, c that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal ; d and that signs and wonders may be done e by the name of f thy holy child Je'sus. 31 IT And when they had prayed, S'the place was shaken where they were assembled to- gether; and they were all filled with the Ho'ly Ghost, h and they spake the word of God with boldness. \ 32 And the multitude of them that believed % were of one heart and of one soul : k neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own ; but they had all - things common. 33 And with l great power gave the apostles m wit- ness of the resurrection of the Lord Je'sus : and " great grace was upon them all. 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: ° for as many as were pos- sessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 PAnd laid them down at the apos- tles' feet : q and dis- tribution was made unto every man ac- cording as he had need. 36 And Jo 's es , who by the apos- tles was surnamed Bar'na-bas, (which is, being interpret- ed, The son of con- solation,) a Le'vite, and of the country of Cy'prus, 37 r Having land, sold it, and brought and laid it at the apostles' feet. the money, CHAPTER 5. 1 After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife for their hypocrisy at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead, 12 and that the rest of the apostles had. wrought many miracles. 14 to the increase of the faith : 17 the apostles are again imprisoned, 19 but delivered by an angel bidding them, to preach openly to all : 21 when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple, 29 and before the coun- cil, 33 they are in danger to be killed, through the advice of Gamaliel, a great counsellor among the Jews, they be kept alive, 40 and are but beaten : for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching. BUT a certain man named An'a-ni'as, with Sap-phi'ra his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, a and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 6 But Pe'ter said, An'a-ni'as, why hath c Sa'tan filled thine heart 2 to lie to the Ho'ly 146 Ananias and Sapphira. ACTS, 5. The apwstles before the council. A.D.33. a ver. 10, 11. eJolml!). 40. /ver. 3. Mutt. 4. 7. ver. 5. h ver. S. ch.2. 4S; 10. 17. ich.2.4S; 14. 8 i IS). 11. Rom. 15. 11). 2 Cor. 12. 12. Heu.2.4. k ch. 3. 1 1 ; 4. 12. I John 9. 22; 12. . 42; 19. 18. m cli. 2. 47 ; 4. 21. 2 Or. in every street. n Matt. 9. 21: 14.. Hi. ch.19.12. o Mark Hi. 17, 18. ' John 14. 12. p ch. 4. 1, 2,6. 3 Or, eiwp. q Lake 21. 12. reh.12.7; 18. 26. s John 6. 68 i 17.3. 1 John 5. 11. 'ch.4. 5, Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own ? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And An'a-ni'as hearing these words d fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, e wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Pe'ter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much ? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Pe'ter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together f to tempt the Spirit of the Lord ? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 9 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost : and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her hus- band. 11 h And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 IT And * by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (' c and they were all with one accord in Sol'o-mon's porch. 13 And ' of the rest durst no man join himself to them: m but the people magnified them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and wo- men.) 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick 2 into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, " that at the least the shadow of Pe'ter passing by might overshadow some of them. 16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Je-ru'sa-lem, bring- ing ° sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed every one. 17 IT p Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sad'du-cee§,) and were filled with 3 indignation, 18 q And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 But r the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people s all the words of this fife. 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. ' But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council to- gether, and all the senate of the children of Ls'ra-el, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, 23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors : but when we had opened, we found no man within. A.D.33. 24 N o w when the high priest and "the captain o f the temple and the chiefpriests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would GO. STAND AND SPEAK IN THE TEMPLE. Acts 5. 20. grow. 25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence : x for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council : and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, y Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name ? and, behold, ye have filled Je-ru'sa-lem with '/ Luke 22.4. ch. 4. 1. x Matt. 21.26. y ch. 4.18. 147 Gamaliel's advice. ACTS, 6, 7. Seven deacons chosen. A. D. 33. 2 ch. 2.23, 36; 3. 15; 7.52. a Matt. 23.35; 27. 25. fcch. 4.19. cch.3. 13, 15; 22. 14. rf ch. 10. 39; 13. 29. Gal. 3. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 24. ech.2.33, 3(1. Phil. 2. 9. Heb. 2. 10; 12. 2. /ch. 3. 15. g Matt. 1. 21. h Luke 24. 47. ch. 3. 20: 13. 38. Eph. 1.7. Col. 1. 14. i John 15. 26,27. itch. 2. 4; 10.44. Jch.2.37; 7. .54. m ch. 22. The third Year be- fore the Account called Anno Domini. 2 Or, be- Ueved. n Prov. 21. 30. Is. 8. 10. Matt. 15. 13. o Luke 21. 15. 1 Cor. 1. 25. pen. 7.51; 9.5; 23. 9. « ch. 4.18. r Matt. 10. 17 ; 23. 34. Mark 13. 9. s Matt. 5. 12. Rom. 5. 3. 2 Cor. 12. 10. Phil. 1. 29. Heb. 10. 34. James 1. 2. 1 Pet. 4. 13, 16. (ch. 2.46. «ch. 4. 20, 29. a ch.2. 41 ; 4. 4 ; 5. 14; ver. 7. 6 ch. 9. 29; 11. 20. cch.4.35. your doctrine, z and intend to bring this man's a blood upon us. 29 IT Then Pe'ter and the other apostles answered and said, b We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 c The God of our fathers raised up Je'sus, whom ye slew and d hanged on a tree. 31 e Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be-^a Prince and 9 a Saviour, ft for to give repentance to Is'ra-el, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And l we are his witnesses of these things ; and so is also the Ho'ly Ghost, k whom God hath given to them that obey him. 33 IT l When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Phar'i-see, named m Ga-ma'li-el, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space ; 35 And said unto them, Ye men of Is'ra-el, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 36 For before these days rose up Theu'das, boasting himself to be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was slain ; and all, as many as 2 obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man rose up Ju'das of Gal'i- lee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished ; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : n for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : 39 ° But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; les"t haply ye be found even p to fight against God. 40 And to him they agreed : and when they had q called the apostles, r and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Je'sus, and let them go. 41 IT And they departed from the presence of the council, s rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 42 And daily 'in the temple, and in every house, u they ceased not to teach and preach Je'sus Christ. CHAPTER 6. 1 The apostles, desirous to have the poor regarded for their bodily sustenance, as also careful themselves to dispense the word of God, the food of the soul, 3 appoint the office of deaconship to seven chosen men. 5 Of whom Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, is one. 12 Who is taken of those, whom, he confounded in disputing, 13 and after falsely accused of blas- phemy against the law and the temple. AND in those days, a when the number of . the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the b Gre'cians against the He'brews, because their widows were neglected ° in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, d It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore, brethren, e look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the HS'ly Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4 But we f will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5 IT And the saying pleased the whole mul- titude : and they chose Ste'phen, g a man full of faith and of the Ho'ly Ghost, and h Phil'ip, and Pr5ch'o-rus, and Ni-ca'nor, and Ti'mon, and Par'me-nas, and *Nic'o-las a proselyte of An'ti-Sch : 6 Whom they set before the apostles : and k when they had prayed, ' they laid their hands on them. 7 And m the word of God increased ; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Je- ru'sa-lem greatly ; and a great company n of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 And Ste'phen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the peo- ple. 9 IT Then there arose certain of the syna- gogue, which is called the synagogue of the Lib'er-tines, and Cy-re'ni-ans, and Al'ex-an'- dri-ans, and of them of Ci-li'ci-a and of A'§i-a, disputing with Ste'phen. 10 And ° they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 p Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Mo'ses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law : 14 q For we have heard him say, that this Je'sus of Naz'a-r6th shall r destroy this place, and shall change the 2 customs which Mo'ses delivered us. 15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. CHAPTER 7. 1 Stephen, vernvitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy, 1 sheweth that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers 20 before Moses was horn, and before the taber- nacle and temple were built : 37 that Moses himself witnessed of Christ: U and that all outward ceremonies were ordained ac- cording to the hearenly pattern, to last but for a lime : 51 repre- hending their rebel/ion, and murdering of Christ, the Just One. whom the prophets foretold should come into the world. 54 Whereupon they stone him to death, who commendeth his soul to Jesus, and humbly prayeth for them. THEN said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, a Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father A'bra-ham, when he was in Mes'- o-po-ta'mi-a, before he dwelt in Char'ran, 3 And said unto him, b Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. A.D. 33. d Ex. 18. 17. e Deut. 1. 13.. ch. 1. 21; 16.2. lTim.3. 7. / ch.2.42. g ch. 11. 24. /; ch. 8. 5, 26 ; 21. 8. i Rev. 2. 6, 15. * ch. 1.24. /ch. 8. 17; 9. 17; 13. 3. 1 Tim. 4. 14 ; 5. 22. 2 Tim. 1. 6. inch. 12. 24 ; 19. 20. Col. 1.6. n John 12. 42. o Luke 21. 15. ch. 5. 39. See Ex. 4.12. Is. 54. 17. p 1 Kings 21.10,13. Matt. 26. 59, 60. q ch. 25.8. r Dan. 9. 26. 2 Or, rites. ach.22.1. b Gen. 12. 1. 148 Stephen's apology. ACTS, 7. Stephen's apology. A. D.33. cGen. 11. 81i 12. 4, 5. d Gen. 12. 7; 1.1.1.5; IS. 8, IS : IT. 8; 20. 3. e Gen. 15. 13, 10. /Ex.12. 40. Gal. 3. 17. <7 Ex. 3. 12. h Gen. 17 9, 10, 11. i Gen. 21. 2, 3, 4. k Gen. 25. 26. /Gen. 29. 81, fee. ; 30.5, &C. : 35. 18, 23. m Gen. 37. 4, 11, 28. Ps. 105. 17. u Gen. 39. 2,21, 23. o Gen. 41. 37; 42. 6. p Gen. 41. 54. q Gen. 42. 1. r Gen. 45. 4,16. s Gen. 45. 9,27. I Gen. 46. 27. Deut. 10. 22. ii Gen. 46. 5. x Gen. 4(1. 33. Ex. 1. 6. 4 Then c came he out of the land of the Chal-dae'ans, and dwelt in Ch&r'ran : and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on : d yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. 6 And God spake on this wise, e That his seed should sojourn in a strange land ; and that they should bring them into bondage, and en- treat them, evil f four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God : and after that shall they come forth, and 9 serve me in this place. 8 A And he gave him the covenant o f circumcision : * and so A'bra-ham begat I'saac, and circumcised him the eighth day ; k and I'saac begat Ja'cob ; and ' Ja'cob begat the twelve patriarchs. 9 m And the patri- archs, moved with envy, sold Jo'seph into E'gypt : "but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, ° and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pha'raoh king of E'gypt; and he made him gov- ernor over E'gypt and all his house. 11 p Now there came a dearth over all the land of E'gypt and Cha'naan, and great affliction : and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 9 But when Ja'cob heard that there was corn in E'gypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 r And at the second time Jo'seph was made known to his brethren ; and Jo'seph's kindred was made known unto Pha'raoh. 14 s Then sent Jo'seph, and called his father Ja'cob to Mm, and * all his kindred, three- score and fifteen souls. 15 u So Ja'cob went down into E'gypt, x and died, he, and our fathers, 16 And w were carried over into Sj^chem, and laid in 2 the sepulchre that A'bra-ham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Em'mor the father of Sj^'chem. 17 But when a the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to A'bra- ham, 6 the people grew and multiplied in E'gypt, A. D.33. „ Ex. 18. 19. Josh. 24. 82. i Gen. 23. 16 ; 33. 19. '/ vi-r. »;. Gen. 15. 18. ', Ex. 1. 7, 8,9. P«. 105. 24, 25. Lord, lay not this Sin to their Charge. — Acts 7. 60. 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Jo'seph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kin- dred, and evil entreated our fathers, c so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 d In which time MQ'ses was born, and e was 2 exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months : 21 And -^when he was cast out, Pha'raoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 22 And Mo'ses was learned in all the wis- cEx. 1. < war. gate, a damsel came d to hearken, named Rho'da. 14 And when she knew Pe'ter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Pe'ter stood before the gate. 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, n It is his angel. 16 But Pe'ter continued knocking : and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. 17 But he, ° beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto Jame§, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was 157 The Iron Gate . . . opened to them of his own Accord. — Acts 12. 10. cord to him, and, having made Blas'tus 3 the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace ; because p their country was nourished by fche king's country. 21 And upon a set day Her'od, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord q smote him, because r he gave not God the glory : and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 IT But s the word of God grew and multi- plied. 25 And Bar'na-bas and Saul returned from Je-ru'sa-lgm, when they had fulfilled their 4 ministry, and ' took with them " JShn, whose surname was Mark. it 1 Sam. 25. 88. 2 Sam. 24. 17. rP8.I15.I. sis. 55. 11. ch. IS. 7; 10. 20. Col. 1. 6. 4 Or, charge. ch. 11. 29,30. ( ch. 13. 5, 13; 15. 37. u ver. 12. TUlymas smitten vrith blindness. ACTS, 13. Paul preacheth at Antioch. A.D. 45. a ch. 11. 27; 14. 26 ; l.i. .35. 6 ch. II. 22-2S. c Rom. 1H. 21. 2 Or, Herod's foster- brother. il Num. 8. 14. ch. !). 13; 22. 21. Rom.I.l. Gal. 1.15; 2. 8. e Matt. 9. 38. ch. 14.2(1. Rom. 10. 15. Eph. 3. 7,8. 1 Tim. 2. 2Tim.l. II. Heb. .5.4. /ch. (i. 6. o ch. 4. Ifi. fl ver. 4(1. ich.12.25; 15. 3f. itch. 8. 9. JEx.7.11. 2 Tim. 3. 8. mch.4.8. n Matt. 13. 38. John 8. 44. 1 John 3. 8. o Ex. 9.3. 1 Sam. 5. 6. p ch. 15. q ch. 16. 13; 17. 2 ; 18.4. r ver. 27. Luke 4. 16. j Heb. 13. 22. rch.12.17. CHAPTER 13. 1 Paul mid Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles. 7 Of Ser- gius Paulas, and Elymas the sorcerer. 14 Paul preacheth at Antioch, that Jesus is Christ. 42 The Gentiles believe: 45 but the Jews gainsay and blaspheme : 46 whereupon they turn to the Gentiles. 4i As many as were ordained to iij'e believed. 1VTOW there were a in the church that was .1.1 at An'ti-Sch certain prophets and teachers ; as b Bar'na-bas, and Sim'e-on that was called Ni'ger, and c Lu'ci-us of Cy-re'ne, and Man'a-en, 2 which had been brought up with Her'od the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Ho 'ly Ghost said, d Separate me Bar'na-bas and Saul for the work e where- unto I have called them. 3 And f when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 IT So they, being sent forth by the Ho'ly Ghost, departed unto Se-leu'ci-a; and from thence they sailed to g Cy'prus. 5 And when they were at Sal'a-mis, h they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews : and they had also % J6hn to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Pa'phos, they found k a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar'- je'§us : 7 Which was with the deputy of the coun- try, Ser'gi-iis Pau'lus, a prudent man; who called for Bar'na-bas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8 But 'Bl'y-mas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) m filled with the Ho'ly Ghost, set his eyes on him, 10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, n thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord ? 11 And now, behold, ° the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immedi- ately there fell on him a mist and a dark- ness ; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doc- trine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Pa'phos, they came to Per'ga in Pam- phyTi-a : and p John departing from them returned to Je-ru'sa-lem. 14 1" But when they departed from Per'ga, they came to An'ti-5ch in Pi-sid'i-a, and q went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And r after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have s any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and l beckoning with his hand said, Men of Is/ra-el, and "ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of I§'ra-el x chose our fathers, and exalted the people y when they dwelt as strangers in the land of E'gypt, 3 and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18 And a about the time of forty years 2 suf- fered he their manners in the wilderness. 19 And when b he had destroyed seven na- tions in the land of Cha'naan, c he divided their land to them by lot. 20 And after that d he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, e until Sam'u-el the prophet. 21 f And afterward they desired a king : and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Ben'ja-mm, by the space of forty years. 22 And 9 when he had removed him, h he raised up unto them Da'vid to be their king ; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, * I have found Da'vid the son of Jes'se, k a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 23 { Of this man's seed hath God according m to his promise raised unto Is'ra-el m a Sa- viour, Je'sus : 24 ° When J5hn had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of is'ra-el. 25 And as J6hn fulfilled his course, he said, p Whom think ye that I am ? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of A 'bra-ham, and whosoever among you feareth God, q to you is the word of this sal- vation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Je-ru'sa-lem, and their rulers, r because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets s which are read every sabbath day, *they have ful- filled them in condemning him. 28 u And though they found no cause' of death in him, x yet desired they Pi'late that he should be slain. 29 y And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, z they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 30 a But God raised him from the dead : 31 And b he was seen many days of them which came up with him f from Gal'i-lee to Je-ru'sa-lem, d who are his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that e the promise which was made unto the fathers, 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Je'sus again ; as it is also written in the second psalm, -^Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 5 ver. 14, 15. ch. 15.21. (Lukc24. 2C 44. ch 2(122; 28 23 Kch.8.18, 14. jrLuke .46. Luke 23. 53. John MMatt. 27. 22. Mark 15. 13, 14. Luke 23. 21, 22. John 19.6, 7.5. 18.31; 24.44. John 19. 28, 3(1,3(1, 37. z Matt. 27. 59. Mark 15 19.38. a Matt. 28. 6. ch. 2. 24; 3. 13, 15, 26 ; 5. 30. 6 Matt. 28. 16. ch.1.3. 1 Cor 15.5,6,7. cch.l. 11. rfch. 1.8; 2. 32; 3. 15; 5. 32. e Gen. 3. 15 ; 12. 3 : 22. 18. ch 2 The apostles consult about it, 22 and send their deter in {nation by letters to the churches. 38 Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brethren together, fall at strife, and depart asunder. AND a certain men which came down from l. Ju-dse'a taught the brethren, and said, 6 Except ye be circumcised c after the man- ner of Mo'ses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Bar'na-bas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that d Paul and Bar'- na-bas, and certain other of them, should go up to Je-ru'sa-16m unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And e being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phe-ni'ce and Sa-ma'ri-a, -^declaring the conversion of the Gen'tlles : and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Je-ru'sa-lem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and h. ln.20; 11. 12. k 1 Chr. 28. 9. ch. 1.24. /ch. 10.44. m Rnm. lo. II. u ch. 1". 15.28,43. I Cor. !. •i 1 Pet. 1. 22. o'.Matt. 2 '.. 4. Gal. 5. 1, ii Rom. g, 24 Ei.h.2.K. Tit. 2.11; .". 4. 5. 11 1G1 Letters to the churches. ACTS, 16. Timothy is circumcised. A. D. 52. ?ch.l4.27. rch.12.17. t Amos 9. 11, 12. u See ver. 28. arlThess. 1.8. y Gen. 35. 2. Ex. 20. 3, 23. Ezek.20. 30. 1 Cor. 8. 1 ; 10. 20, 28. Rev. 2. 14, 20. 2 1 Cor. 6. 9,18. Gal.5.111. Eph. 5.3. Col. 3. 5. 1 Thess. 4.3. 1 Pet.4.3. aGen.9.4. Lev. 3. 17. Deut.12. 16, 23. 6 ch. 13. 15, 27. cch.1.23. d ver. I. Gal. 2.4; 5. 12. Tit. 1. 10, 11. ech. 13.50; 14. 19. 1 Cor. 15. 30. 2 Cor. 11.23,20. 2Gr. word. /ver. 20. ch. 21.25. Rev. 2. 14, 2(1. g Lev. 17. 14. and gave audience to Bar'na-bas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had q wrought among the Gen'tile§ by them. 13 IT And after they had held their peace, r Jame§ answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me : 14 s Sim'e-on hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gen'tile§, to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets ; as it is written, 16 * After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of Da'vid, which is fallen down ; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up : 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gen'tile§, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore "my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gen'tlle§ x are turned to God : 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain y from pollutions of idols, and z from fornication, and from things strangled, a and from blood. 21 For Mo'§e§ of old time hath in every city them that preach him, b being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to An'ti-5ch with Paul and Bar'na-bas ; namely, Ju'das surnamed c Bar'sa-bas, and Si'las, chief men among the brethren : 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner ; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gen'tile§ in An'ti-5ch and Syr'i-a and gi-11'ci-a : 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that d cer- tain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law : to whom we gave no such commandment : 25 It seemed good unto us, being assem- bled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Bar'na-bas and Paul, 26 e Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Je'§us Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Ju'das and Si'las, who shall also tell you the same things by 2 mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Ho'ly Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things ; 29 -f That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and 9 from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication : from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 30 So when they were dismissed, they came to An'ti-5ch : and when they had "gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle : 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the 2 consolation. 32 And Ju'das and Si'las, being prophets also themselves, h exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let ' go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. 34 Notwithstanding it pleased Si'las to abide there still. 35 k Paul also and Bar'na-bas continued in An'ti-5ch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 IT And some days after Paul said unto Bar'na-bas, Let us go again and visit our brethren ' in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37 And Bar'na-bas determined to take with them m J5hn, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, n who departed from them from Pam-phyTi-a, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp be- tween them, that they departed asunder one from the other : and so Bar'na-bas took Mark, and sailed unto Cy'prus ; 40 And Paul chose Si'las, and departed, ° being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syr'i-a and Ci-li'- ci-a, p confirming the churches. CHAPTER 16. 1 Paul having circumcised Timothy, 7 and being called by /he- Spirit from one country to another. 14 converteth Lydia, 16 east- ern out a spirit of divination. 19 For which cause he and Silas are whipped and imprisoned. 26 The prison doors are opened. 31 The jailor is converted, 37 and they are delivered. THEN came he to a Der'be and Lys'tra : and, behold, a certain disciple was there, 6 named Tl-mo'the-us, c the son of a certain woman, which was a Jew'ess, and believed ; but his father was a Greek : 2 Which d was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lys'tra and I-c5'- ni-iim. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him ; and e took and circumcised him be- cause of the Jew§ which were in those quar- ters : for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, -^ that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Je-ru'sa-lem. 5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phryg'i-a and the region of Ga-la'ti-a, and were forbidden of the Ho'ly Ghost to preach the word in A'§i-a, 7 After they were come to M^'si-a, they assayed to go into Bi-th^n'i-a : but the Spirit suffered them not. 162 The conversion of Lt/dla. ACTS. 16. l'. Rev. 1. 10. (ch.2.42, 46. 1 Cor. 10. 10 i 11. 20, &c. m ch. 1. 13. 168 Eutychus raised to life. ACTS, 20. I'n id and the elders. A.D.GO. n 1 Kings 17. 21. 2 Kings 4. 34. o Matt. 9. 24. tain young man named Eu'ty-chus, being fallen into a deep sleep : and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down, and n fell on him, and embracing him said, ° Trouble not your- selves ; for his life is in him. 11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long day, so 12 And man tie com- forted. 13 IT And we went before to ship, and sailed while, even till break of he departed. they brought the young alive, and were not a lit- that I came into A'si-a, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, 19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me ' by the lying in wait of the Jews : 20 And how u I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, 21 x Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, y repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Je'sus Christ. 22 And now, behold, z I go bound in the ad. SO. I VCT. 3. xch.18.5. II .Murk 1. 15. Luke -'4. 4r. ch. 2. 38. z ch. v.i. 21. I And some cried one Thing, some an- other, AMONG THE MULTITUDE. Acts i 21. 34. V ch. 18. 21; 19.21; 21. 4, 12. 7 ch. 24. 17. rch. 2. 1. 1 Cor. 16. s ch. IS. 19; 19.1, 10. unto As's5s, there intending to take in Paul : for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. 14 And when he met with us at As's6s, we took him in, and came to Mit'y-le'ne. 15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chi'os ; and the next day we arrived at Sa'mos, and tarried at Tro-gyl'li-um ; and the next day we came to Mi-le'tus. 16 For Paul had determined to sail by Eph'- e-siis, because he would not spend the time in A'si-a : for p he hasted, if it were possible for him, q to be at Je-ru'sa-lem r the day of Pen'te-eSst. 17 IT And from Mi-le'tus he sent to Eph'e- siis, and called the elders of the church. 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, s from the first day spirit unto Je-ru'sa-lgm, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : 23 Save that "the Ho'ly Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflic- tions 2 abide me. 24 But b none of these things move me, nei- ther count I my life dear unto myself, c so that I might finish my course with joy, d and the ministry, e which I have received of the Lord Je'sus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, f I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am 9 pure from the blood of all men. 27 For h I have not shunned to declare unto you all ' the counsel of God. 28 IT k Take heed therefore unto yourselves, ach.21.4, 11. 1 Thcss. 8. 3. 8 Or, rruitfor mp. h ch. 21. 13. n Rom. H. 35. 2 Cor. 4. 16. c2Tim. 4.7. rfch. 1. 17. 2 Cor. 4. 1. eGal. 1.1. Tit. 1. 3. /vcr. '.'A. Rom. 1.5. 23. n ch.lS.fi. 2 Cor. 7. 2, /."vcr. 20. I I.uke 7. 30. John 15. IS. Eph. 1. 11 h 1 Tim. 4. 16. 1 Pet. 5. 2. 169 Paul's charge to the elders. ACTS, 21. Paul goeth to Jerusalem. A. D. GO. ZlCor. 12. 28. m Eph. 1. 7, 14. Col. 1.14. Heb. a. 12. 1 Pet. 1. l'.l. Rev. 5. 9. it See Heb. 9. 14. o Matt. 7. 15. 2 Pet. 2. 1. p 1 Tim. 1.20. 1 John 2. 19. q eh. 19. 10. r Heb. 13. 9. s eh. 9.31. t eh. 20. 18. Eph. 1. 18. Col.1.12; 3.24. Heb. 9. 15. 1 Pet. 1. 4. u 1 Sam. 12. 3. 1 Cor. 9. 12. 2 Cor. 7. 2; 11.9; 12. 17. rr.ch.18.3. 1 Cor. 4. 12. 1 Thess. 2.9. 2 Thess. 3.8. y Rom. 15.1. 1 Cor. 9. 12. 2 Cor. II. 9, 12 i 12. 13. Eph. 4. 28. 1 Thess. 4. 11 i 5. 14. 2 Thess. 3.8. zch. 7.00; 21. ,5. a Gen . 45. 14; 46.29. 6 ver. 25. a ver. 12. ch. 20.23. 6 ch. 20. 36. c John 1. 11. and to all the flock, over the which the Ho'ly Ghost ' hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, m which he hath purchased n with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also p of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away dis- ciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that q by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and r to the word of his grace, which is able s to build you up, and to give you * an inheritance among all them which are sancti- fied. 33 w I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, ^that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35 I have shewed you all things, y how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Je'- §us, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 36 IT And when he had thus spoken, he 2 kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and a fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 38 Sorrowing most of all for the words 6 which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. CHAPTER 21. 1 Paul will not by any means be dissuaded from going to Jerusa- lem. 9 Philip\s daughters prophetesses. 17 Paul cometh to Jerusalem : 27 where he is apprehended, and in great danger, 31 but by the chief captain is rescued, and permitted to speak to the people. AND it came to pass, that after we were Xjl gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Co'os, and the day following unto Rhode§, and from thence unto Pat'a-ra : 2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phe-ni'ci-a, we went aboard, and set forth. 3 Now when we had discovered Cy'prus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syr'i-a, and landed at Tyre : for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days : ° who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Je-ru'sa- lem. 5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city : and b we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. 6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship ; and they returned "home again. 7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Pt61'e-ma'is, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cses'a-re'a : and we entered into the house of Phil'ip d the evangelist, e which was one of the seven ; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, f which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Ju-dae'a a certain prophet, named 9 Ag'a-bus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Ho'ly Gh5st, h So shall the Jew? at Je-ru'sa-lem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gen'tllei-s. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Je-ru'sa-lem. 13 Then Paul answered, 1 What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Je-ru'sa-lem for the name of the Lord Je'§us. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, k The will of the Lord be done. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Je-ru'sa-lgm. 16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caes'a-re'a, and brought with them one Mna'son of Cy'prus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 l And when we were come to Je-ru'sa-lgm, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto m Jamei-s ; and all the elders were present. 19 And when he had saluted them, n he de- clared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gen't!le§ ° by his minis- try. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jew§ there are which believe ; and they are all p zealous of the law : 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gen'tile§ to forsake M5'ge§, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 22 What is it therefore ? the multitude must needs come together : for they will hear that thou art come. 23 Do therefore this that we say to thee : We have four men which have a vow on them ; 24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may 9 shave their heads : and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing ; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. A. D. 60. d Eph. 4. 11. 2 Tim. 4. 5. ech. 6. 5; 8. 26, 40. /Joel 2. 28. ch. 2. 17. ych. 11. 28. h ver. 33. ch. 20.23. i ch. 20. 24. k Matt. 6. 10 ; 26. 42. Luke 11. 2 ; 22. 42. I ch. 15. 4. m ch. 15. 13. Gal. I. 19 ; 2. 9. n ch. 15. 4,12. Rom. 15. 18, 19. och. 1.17; 20. 24. p ch. 22. 3. Rom. 10. 2. Gal. 1. 14. oNum.6. 2. 13, 18. ch. 18.18. 170 Paul is apprehended. A.D. GO. r ch. 15. 20, 29. s ch. 24. 18. tNum. ( 13. u ch. 24. 18. x ch. 26. 21. y ch. 24. 5,6. zch.20.4. a ch. 26. 21. b ch. 23. 27 ; 24. 7. ever. 11. ch. 20.23. d Luke 23. IS. John 19. 15. ch. 22.22. ACTS, 22. 25 As touching the Ggn'tlles which believe, r we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them "entered into the temple, ' to signify the accomplish- ment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, u the Jewi-s which were of A'si-a, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and x laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Is'ra-el, help : This is the man, y that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place : and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city s TrQph'i-mus an E-phe'sian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 30 And a all the city was moved, and the people ran together : and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Je-ru'sa-ISm was in an uproar. 32 ° Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them : when they saw the chief captain and soldiers, they left beating of Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came near, took him, and c commanded him to be bound with two chains ; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. 34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude : and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the cas- tle. 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, d Away with him. 37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak 171 I In speaketh to the people. unto thee ? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek ? 38 e Art not thou that E-gyp'tian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers ? 39 But Paul said, f I am a man which am a Jew of Tftr'sus, a city in CMi'ci-a, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. A.D. CO. This EgJ i- tilll A. D.66. , See ch. 8. 86. /ch.9. II i 22.:;. IS IT LAWFUL FOB YOU TO SCOURGE A MaN that is a Roman, and uncondemn ed? — Acts 22. 25. and the and 40 And when ~" he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and CJ beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the He'brew tongue, saying, CHAPTER 22. 1 Paul declareth a( la?r/e, how he teas converted to the faith, 17 and called to his apostlrship. 22 At the very mentioning of the Gentiles, the people exclana on him. 24 lie should have been W scourged. 25 but claim ing the i>rivilege of a Roman, he escapeth. EN, a brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the He'brew tongue to them, they kept the more silence : and he saith,) 3 b I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tar'sus, a city in CI-li'ci-a, yet brought up in this city c at the feet of d Ga-ma'li-el, and taught e according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and 'was zealous toward God, 9 as ye all are this day. 4 h And I persecuted this way unto the g ch. 12. 17. 21. a ch. 6ch. 89. 2 Cor. 11. 22. Phil. 8.5. c Diut. ,'SR. 8. 2 Kings 4. 38. Luke 10. :;;t. rfch.5.34. c ch. 20. 5. /ch. 21. '20. Gal. 1. 14. (f Rom. ' 10. 2. h ch. 8. 3 ; 20. 9, 10, 11. Phil. 3. 0. 1 Tim. 1. 18. Paul declareth his conversion. ACTS, 23. Paul pleadeth Ms cause. A.D.60. ch. 4. 5. t ch. 9. 2 : 26. 10, 12, I ch. 9. 3 ! 26.12,13. in Dan. 10.7. ch. D. 7. n ch. 9. 17. o ch. 10. 22. p 1 Tim. 3.7. <7ch.3.13; 5.30. rch.9.15; 26. 16. s 1 Cor. 9. 1 i 15. 8. rch.,1.14; 7.52. u 1 Cor. 11. 23. Gal. 1. 12. x ch. 23. II. t/ch. 4.20; 26. 16. z ch. 2. .38. Heb. 10. 22. och.9.14. Rom. 10. 13. 6ch. 9. 26. 2 Cor. 12. 2. c ver. 14. d Matt. 10. 14. e ver. 4. ch. 8. 3. /Matt. 10. 17. p ch. 7. 58. h Luke 11. 48. ch.8. 1. Rom. 1. 32. i'ch.9.1.5; 13. 2, 46, 47; 18. 6; 26. 17. Rom. 1. 5;11.13; 15. 16. Gal. 1. 15, 16; 2. 7,8. Eph. 3. 7,8. 1 Tim. 2. 7. 2 Tim. 1. 11. itch. 21. 36. I ch. 25. 24. death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest -doth bear me wit- ness, and l all the estate of the elders : k from whom also I received letters unto the bre- thren, and went to Da-mas'cus, to bring them which were there bound unto Je-ru'sa-lem, for to be punished. 6 And { it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Da-mas'- cus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why perse- cutest thou me ? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord ? And he said unto me, I am Je'sus of Naz'a- reth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And m they that were with me saw in- deed the light, and were afraid ; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Da-mas'cus ; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Da-mas'cus. 12 And "one An'a-ni'as, a devout man ac- cording to the law, ° having a good report of all the p Jews which dwelt there, 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14 And he said, q The God of our fathers r hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and s see ' that Just One, and w shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 ^For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of y what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, z and wash away thy sins, a call- ing on the name of the Lord. 17 And b it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Je-ru'sa-16m, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance ; 18 And c saw him saying unto me, d Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Je-ru'sa- lem : for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, e they know that I im- prisoned and f beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee : 20 9 And when the blood of thy martyr Ste'phen was shed, I also was standing by, and h consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that- slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart : l for I will send thee far hence unto the Ggn'tiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, k Away with such a fellow from the earth : for it is not fit that ' he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging ; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, m Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Ro'man, and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest : for this man is a Ro'man. 27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Ro'man? He said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. 29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have 2 examined him : and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Ro'man, and because he had bound him. 30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was ac- cused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. CHAPTER 23. 1 As Paul pleadeth his cause, 2 Ananias commandeth them to smite him. 7 Dissension among his accusers. 11 God encour- ageth him. 14 The Jews' laying wait for Paul 20 is declared unlo the chief captain. 27 lie sendeth him to Felix the governor. A ND Paul, earnestly beholding the council, A said, Men and brethren, a I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest An'a-ni'as commanded them that stood by him b to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and c commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? 4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest ? 5 Then said Paul, d I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, e Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sad'du-cees, and the other Phar'- i-sees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, f I am a Phar'i-see, the son of a Phar'i-see : 9 of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Phar'i-sees and the Sad'du-cees : and the multitude was di- vided. 8 h For the Sad'du-cees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit : but the Phar'i-sees confess both. A.D.60. m ch. 16. 37. 2 Or, tortured him. a ch. 24. 16. 1 Cor. 4. 4. 2 Cor. 1. 12 ; 4. 2. 2 Tim. 1. 3. Heb. 13. 18. b 1 Kings 22. 24. Jer. 20.2. John 18. 22. cLev. 19. 85. Deut. 25. 1,2. John 7. 61. d ch. 24. 17. e Ex. 22. 28. Eccles. 10. 20. 2 Pet. 2. 10. Jude8. /•ch. 2G. 5. Phil. 3. 5. g ch. 24. 1.3, 21; 26. 6 ; 28. 20. h Matt. 22. 23. Mark 12. 18. Luke 20. 27. 172 Consjnracy against Paul. ACTS, 24. Paul sent to Felix. A. D.60. t ch. 25. 25:26.31. A- ch. 22. 7, 17, 18. Jch. 5. 39. m ch. 18. 9 ; 27. 23, 24. n ver. 21, 30. ch. 25. 8. 2 Or, u>irit,< doubfful hxtr t>> mqvxri 175 Paul's defence ACTS, 26. before Agrippa. A. D. 02. 2 Or, judg- ment. p See ch.9. 13. c/ver.2,3, 7. ;• ch. 22. 22. s ch. 23. 9, 29; 26. 31. t ver. 11, 12. go to Je-ru'sa-lem, and there be judged of these matters. 21 But when Paul had appealed to be re- served unto the 2 hearing of Au-gus'tus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cse'gar. 22 Then p A-grip'pa said unto Fes'tus, I would also hear the man myself. To mor- row, said he, thou shalt hear him. 23 And on the morrow, when A-grip'pa was come, and Ber-ni'ce, with great pomp, and Some on Boards, and some on Bkoken Pieces of the Ship. — Acts 27. 44. commandment Paul was en- tered into the place of hear- ing, with the chief captai n s , and prin- cipal men of the city, at F6s'tus' was brought forth. 24 And Fes'tus said, King A-grip'pa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom q all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Je-ru'- sa-lem, and also here, crying that he ought r not to live any longer. 25 But when I found that s he had com- mitted nothing worthy of death, * and that he himself hath appealed to Au-giis'tus, I have determined to send him. 26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king A-grip'pa, that, after examination had, 1 might have somewhat to write. 27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him. CHAPTER 26. 2 Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declarelh his life from his childhood, 12 and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apost/eship. 24 Festus chargeih him to be mad, wherevnto he answeretn. modestly. 28 Agrippa is almost per- suaded to be a Christian. 31 The whole company pronounce him innocent. THEN A-grip'pa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself : 2 I think myself happy, king A-grip'pa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things where- of I am accused of the Jews : 3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews : wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. i - _ 4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Je-ru'sa-lem, know all the Jews; 5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would tes- tify, that after ° the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Phar'i-see. 6 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of c the promise made of God unto our fathers : 7 Unto which promise d our twelve tribes, instantly serv- ing God 2e day and night, •^hope to come. For which hope's sake, king A-grip'pa, I am accused of the Jews. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incred- ible with you, that God should raise the dead ? 9^1 verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Je'sus of NSz'a-reth. 10 h Which thing I also did in Je-ru'sa-lgm : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority l from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11 k And I punished them oft in every syna- gogue, and compelled them to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly mad against them, I per- secuted them even unto strange cities. 12 'Whereupon as I went to Da-mas'cus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the A. D. 62. a ch. 22. 3 ; 23.