Bi-dsic Section Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2011 witii funding from Princeton Tlieological Seminary Library littp://www.arcliive.org/details/liolybiblecontOOcann EOLY BIB I "B/blfi, En^Ws TH^' CONTAINING THE OLD AI D NEW TESTAMENTS : TRANSLATED OUT OF TH ORIGINAL TONGUES AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS )IL1GENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. WITH TH SE COPIOUS MARGINAL REFERENCES KNOWN BY THE NAME OF dSanne's ilJotes^ PHILADELPHIA: PUBLJJHED BY JACOB JOHNSON, No. 147, AND :MBER, CONRAD, AND CO. No. 93, MARKET-STREET. 1807. heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep : and the '^ Spirit of God moved upon l lie face of the waters. 3 And kind, and the tree yielding fruit, u hose seed v)ns in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it Hi^as good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 1 4 ^ And God said, Let there be ■ lights in the tirmament of tlie heaven, to di- vide f tlie day from the night; and let them be for sig-ns, and foivseasons, and ior days, and years 15 And let them be for lights in the f rmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth ; anc|^t was so. 16 And God ma'.ieTwo great lights ; tlit greater lii;Kt to t '"tile the day, and th- k-iser liglit to rule the night: he niaat the stars also. 17 And God ^ set them in the firma- Before ment of the heaven, to Erive light upon CHRIST the earth, ^ ' J°^ 18 And to I rule over the day, and over ^^ j^i, the night, and to divide the light from the 38. 12. darkness : and God saw that it vcos good. J"^- ^- ^' 19 And the evening and the morning 31, 35, were the fourth day. 20 And God said. Let the waters bring forth abundantly the movirig creature that iiath t life, and fowl that may fly abo e f jieb. the earth in the openfirmament of heaven, soul, 21 And God created great whales, and ^'^^^ every living creature that moveth, w hich the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it U'a* good. 22 And God " blessed them, saying, «chap. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the wa- 8. 17. ters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in fgV^"' the earth. ' prove'rfcs 23 And the evening and the morning lo- 22. were the f.ftli day. 24 II And God said. Let the earth bring fortli the Uving creature after his kind, cattle and creeping tiling, and beast of the earth after liis 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 liis kind : and God saw that it Huas good. 26 1| And God said, n Let us make man ^ j j^j,^ in of^r image, after our likeness; and let s.r. th^ fi-Ett e p dominion over the fish (if \\^*' *' tiir^gg^nd over the fowl of the air, ano 35, 10.' over tlie cattle, and over all the earth, and Psalm over every creeping thing that creepeth J cofos upon the earth. 3. 10. 27 So Gcd created man in his oira Jaru.3.9. image, in the image of God created he ji_ 7]^' him; qmale and female created he them. Keel. 28 And God blessed them, and God ^ 2^*- said unto them, ' Be fruitful, and multi- 4. 2/. ply, and replenish the earth, and subdue pPs. 8.6. it: and have dominion over the fish of the ^ j^^*" sea, and over the fowl of the air, arid otei 19. 4. ' eery living thing that j moveth upon^^-^j'^* the earth. 20.6. 29 «,; And God said. Behold, I have giv- r chap, en you avery herb j bearing seed, which ^'^-l^ 7 is upon the face of all the earth, and eve- 1,2,3. r\ tree, in the which is the fruit ot a tree tHeb. yielding seed : ' to you it shall be for meat. f^Heb! ' 30 And to t every beust of the eariii, seeding und to every fow I of the air, and to ever} *''*^- ^ g liiingthatcreepetliupontheearthjwheri

11 The name of the firsy^jj^^Hwt is it which compasseth t^^^HP^Hiaof Havilah, \\ lierc there is ^^^ 12 And tne gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the ony.x-stone. 13 And the name of tiie second river is Gihon : tlie same is it that compasseth t Heb. the whole land of f Ethiopia. Citsh, 14 ^i^cl tlie name of the third river is ch. 10. 6. j|- jfjgijpi . tjiat is it wliich goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river m Psalm is Eu|>hrates. ^\^^ 13 And the Lord God took the man, 4.'2s"' and pm. him into tlie garden of Eden, to ■" dress ii, ai.d to keep it. 16 And the Lord God n commanded tlie man, saving. Of every tree of the gari'.e:' thon mayest freely eat : 17 But rf tiie tree of the knowledge of Shalt die. ^ood aul evil, thou ° shall not eat (;f it : 3.""^ fill-in thedaythatthoueatestthereof thou slialt t surely die. 18 ^i And' the Lord God said, It is p nfit good tl'.atthe man should be alone ; I v.ilfniako '•.■.'<, an help f meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every Before fowl of the air, and -i brought them tmto ^^^J^^ Adam, to see what he would call them : \,^r\^ and whatsoever Adam called every living jPs.g. 6. creature, that was the iiame thereof. 20 And Adam f gave names to all cat- t Heb. tie, and to the fou 1 of the air, and to every •^"//erf. beast of the field : but for Adam tiiere was not found an help meet for him. 21 ^ And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Aclam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead t.'iereof. , tHeb. 22 And ih'e^rib which the Lord God huHde'd, had taken from man, -j- made he a woman, fgy ^^ and r brought her untoth.e man. r Prov. 23 And Adam said. This is now bone J|-^^' of nn bones, and flesh » of my flesh': she ^^ l^"^^ shall be called Woman, because she was * Eph. taken t out of man. *■ •'^• 24 Therefore shall a man « leave his n. g. f.'ther and his mother, and shall cleave « Mat. unto his wife : and they shall be one fiesii. ps^J'*' 25 And they were both naked, the man 45. 1'o. and his wife, and were not " ashamed. ^ Deut. 28. 48. CHAP. III. 1 Eve deceived. 6 Mail's fall. 15 The promised seed. 16 The punishment of mankind, &c. NOW the serpent was more ^ subt 1 a 2 Cor. than any beast of the field which the ^i- ^• Lord God had made : and •' he said unto b Numb, tiie woman, f Yea, hath God said. Ye V^\?\- shall not eat of every tree of the garden r yga, he- 2 And the ' woman said unto the ser- cause. pent, We may eat of the fruit of the 53^4*^ trees of the garden : 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God halh said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye ^ rfchap. couch it, lest ye die. ^- ^''• 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall = not su||iy die. echap. 5 For God d^p^now, that in the day 2. 1,. • ye eat thereof^hen * your eves shall be/ver. 7. opened ; and ye shall be as gods, knowing Acts good and evil. ' ^ • 6 And when die woman g saw that^iJohn the tree nxas good for food, and that it 2. 16. \cas f pleasant to the eyes, and a tree f H^b. to be desired to make one wise ; she took desire. of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and n gave also unto her husband with her, f^ ^^j. j_ and he tlid eat. 1 Tim. 7 And the eyes of them both were ' ^'^^ opened, and they knew that they ivtre na- 5. 20. "^ ked : and they sewed ' ng-leaves toge- *Job tlier, and made themselves || aprons. n o?^" 8 And they heard the 1 voice of the things ti Lord God walking ni the garden in the S'/''^ col t "f th^ day : and Adam and liis /jo^'" ■\ ife ■" hid themselves from the presence 38. 1. of the Lord God amongst the trees of \^^j- tiie garden. m Amos ^ And the LoiiDGlod called unto Adam. 9. 3. ..u as " afraid, because -J-j^j^ I v.as naked ; and I hid myself. 3. so. The punithment of mankind. CHAP. IV. The punisfiment of Cain. Before 1 1 And he said, Who told tliee that thou ^4TO4^^ wasf naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eat ? 12 And the man said, o The woman whom thou g-avest 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 tlie woman said, p The ser- pent beg'uiled me, and I did eat. 14 And (he Lord God said unto the serpent. Because thou hast done this, thou art 1 cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field : upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. 15 And I will put ' enmity between • Job 31. 33. Proverbs 19.3. p 2 Cor, 11. 3. iTim. 2. 14. ^ Mat. 2S. 41. t Mat. 23. 33, tHeb ;?« thee and the w6man, and between thy seed and her seed : f it shall bruise thy * head, and tliou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman iie said, I will great- ly multiply thy sorrow, and th}- concep- tion : f in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and tliy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall " rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it : " cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. 18 y Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat tlie herb of the field. 19 In the z swe4lof thy fac^slialtthou eat bread, till thou return unto theground; for out of it w;ist thou taken : for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the » motlier of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his v/ife did the Lord God make ^ coats of skins, and clothed them. 23 II And the Lord God said. Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and <: eat, and live for ever ; 23 Therefore tlie Lord Godsenthim forth from the garden of Eden, ^ to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he >: drove out the man : and lie placed at the east of the garden of Eden, cherubims, and a f flaming sword which turned f every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. CHAP. IV. 1 The birth of Cain and Abel. 8 Abel's murder. 11 Cain's curse. 17 Thejirst cit)'. 25 The birth of Set h, &c. AND Adam ■'< knew Eve his wife : and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I 'th 't'rd ^^^^^ .gotten t a man from the Lord. chap. ' 2 And she again bai-e his brother Abel. 41. 38. And Abel was a keeper of sh^ep, but Cain at^he'end ^^'^^^ * ^'^l^^'" O^" ^^'^ giound. efda^s , Gal. 4. 4. s John 12. 13. Colos. 2. 15. /ITim. 2. 15. K 1 Pet. 3.6. .\- Eccl. 1.2,3. Rom. 8 19, 20. y Job 31. 40. zZThess. 3.10. Eccles. 1.13. a Gal. 4.26. A Rev. 3.18. 2 Cor. 5. 2, 3. c Col. 3. 1, 2, 5. ^Eccl. 5.9. e John 2. 15. . /Heb. 1. 7. 5^ Rom. S. 20. 4003. a Num. 31. 17. tHeb. 3 And in -f- process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit ff the gi'ound an offering unto the Lokd : 4 And Abel, he also brought of the ^ firstlings of his flock, and of the < fat thereof And the Lord had ^ respect unto Abel, and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was verj' « wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy counte- nance fallen ? 7 If thou f doest well, shalt thou not |J be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. Ami unto thee shall be his f desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 ^ And Cain h talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and ' slew him. 9^f And the Lord said unto Cain, ^ Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said, ' I know not : Am I my brother's keeper ? 10 And he said. What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood ^ crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto tlice her strength. » A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, |jMy punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the ° face of the eartii ; and from thy f:ice shall I be hid ; and I shall ! e a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that every one that tindeth me shall p sky me. 15 And the Lord saidunto him. There- fore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the Lord set i a mai'k upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 ^y And Cain went out ^ from the pre- sence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of IJ Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she conceived and bare Enoch : and he builri- ed a city, and called tlie name of the city, s after the name of his son, Enoch. 1 8 And unto Enoch was boi-n Irad : and Irad begat Mehujad : and Mehujael be- gat Methusiiel: and Methusael begat La- mech. 19 ^ And Lamech took unto him two ' wives : the liame of the one ivas Ad^h, and the nrtme of the other Zillah. 20 And Adali bare Jabal : he wus the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name ivas Jubal : he was tlie father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- cain, an f instructor of every artificer in Before CHRIST 4003. b Prov. 3.9. c Num. 18. 12. dHch 11.4. e Mat. 18. 34. /Heb. 11.4. for, Jiave the excel/en- /chap. 3. 16. h Psalm 55. 21. / 1 John 3. 12. * Psalm o. 12. /John 8. 44. Ill Heb. 11.4. n Ps.-ilin 109. 10. 11 Or, My :ni. quity is greater th^iniiitiy hefvr- gheii. Job 15. 22. 0 ch. 7. 4. p Job 15. 20, 21. Lev. 2a. 17, 36. g Ezek. 9.4. Rev. 14. 9, 11. r 1 thr. 16. 29. Ps. 96. 8. li Or, rj. gjtoiid. s Psabn 49. 11. t chap. 2. 18. tHeb. •■ii'helti: v^v^*^ -4 ver. 2,8. xl Kin, 18.24 . Chr. The patriarchs genealogy. Before brass and iron: and the sister of Tub;.!- ^38^5!*^ cahi laas Naamah. 23 And Lamecli said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamecli, iicarken unto my speech : for I have slain a man to my w ounding", and a young' man to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold. 25 5i And Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth : for God, said she, hatli appointed me " another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there v as bom a son ; and he called his name Enos : then " began men to call upon the name 0 'l^e I.oi!i>. Or, profanely called upon, &c. Or, this man began to Preach in the name of the Lord, 2 Pet. 2. 5. CHAP. V. 1 The genealogy of the patriarchs. 24 The translation of Enoch. THIS is the => book of the generations of Adam : In the day that Gpti created man, Mat. 1. 1. in the "^ likeness of God made l;e him : z^. 2 Male and female created he them ; b chap, and blessed them, and '^ called their name ^26. Adam, in the day when they were creat- 12".' ed. Hebrews 3 % And Adam lived an hundred and thirt\ years, and begat a son in his ^ own likeness, aftci" his image; and called his name Sc th. 4 And t!ie days of Adam, after he had begotten .'^c-tli, w ere eighthundred\ ears : and he begat « sons and daughters. 5 And all the days that Adam lived, were » nine hundred and thirty years : and he c died. 6 ^ And Seth lived an iumdred and five \ eiivs, and begat Enos. 7 Aiul Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and be- gat sons and daughters. 8 And all the days of Seth were nine huridred and twelve \ ears : and he died. 9 I1 And Enos lived ninety jears, and beg-at t Cninan. 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cai- nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 11 And all the da\s of Enos were nine h Isaiah 57. 1. 1 Kings 14. 13. »■ ch. 9. 6. Micah 6.8. Heb. n. 1. 1. 12. 9. Job 15. 14. & »5. 5. Eph. 1. 3 c chap. 2. 2.3. Acts 17. 26. rfJob 14. 4. Psalai 51. 5. Rom. 5. 12. Psal. 14. 2, .?. « chap. 1. 2£. Psulm 127. 3. & 128. 3, 4. /Psnlm <)0. 10. Dcut. 30. 20. ^Heb. t Hcb. that is, tt hundred and hve years : ai'.d he died TTiOurn, or, la- ment, J.uke Ezekiel 9.4. ch. 6. 11. 12 1[ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel. 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel cigit hundred and forty years, and begat sons and duughters. 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died. 1j ^i And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five yours, and begat Jared. 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat J I'td eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 1 7 And all the days ot Malialaleel were eight hundred ninety and live years : and Le died. GENESIS. The cmne of the food: 1 8 U And Jared lived an hundred si:sty Before and tw o years, and he begat Enoch. ' ^3^2?^ 19 And Jaiedlived af ei- hebegat Enoch t^_',^ eight hnndi ed years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And all the days of Jared were nine iiundred sixty and two years : and he died. 21 ^ And Enoch hved si.\ty and five ■ ears, and begat Methuselah. 22 And Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred ■ ears, and begat sur.s and daughters. 23 And all the days of Enoch were ^ lliree hundred sixty and five years. 24 And Enoch > walked with God, a;" ^ he was not ; for GikI took him. 25 11 And Methuselah lived an hundred c-ighty and seven jears, and begat Li mech. 26 And Methuselah Hved after he be - s, 6. gat Lamech seven hundred eighty and f/^^^ two years, and begat sons and daughtei ^. Ephes. 27 And all the days of Methuselah s. is. were nine Iiundred sixty and nine years: /,'^'J^' ' and he died. 11.7. 28 U And Lamecli lived an hundred 2 Kmgs eighty and two years, and begat a son. Luke ■'29 And he called his name 1 Noa!:, 23. 43. saying. This same shall " comfoit us coi •- \^y cerning our work and toil wi our haiids, ,n chap. because of the ground which the Lord 8.21. hath n cin-sed. nchap. ! 30 And Lamech hved after he beg^it "2448. j Noah five hundred ninety and five yeais, I and begat sons and daughters. 31 And all the days of Lamech were ' seven hundred seventy and seven years : i and he died. 32 And Noah was o five hundred years " ch. 7. g. old: and Noah p begat Shem, Ham, and fi^ge!'' Japheth. CHAP. VL 1 I'he ^vorld's viciedness tlie cause of the food. 8 Noahfndeth grace, &c. AND it came to pass, when men be- gan to -1 multiply on the lace of the earth, a ehap, and daughters were born unto tliem, |-^^' 2 That the ^ sons of God ' saw the 14. 1. ■1 d.aughters of men, that tliey ix-tre fair ; c2Pet. and they « took them wives of all whch ^'jj^^^ the\ chose. 2. 11. 3 And the Lokd said, f My Spirit shall « Deut. not ah\ ays strive with man, for that he f\ pg'ter also is R fiesh : \et his days shall be >> an 3. is. hundred and twenty years. f.^ie'" 4 There were giants in the earth in //iPeter those days ; and also after that, when the 3. 19. sons of God came in unto llie daughters of men, and they bare children to them : the same became mighty men, which Tims did Noah; according to all xch. 7. 5. ^jj^^. Q^^ commanded him, so did ^ he. CHAP. VII. 2349. 1 Noah entereth into the ark. 17 The be- o Isaiah • ■ 1 - /■ » ^ , 26. 20. ginning and continuance oj the flood. 2 Peter AND the Loud said unto Noah, =■■ Ezek.9 Come thou, and all thy ^ house into the 4, 5. b ver. 13. ch. 17. 10. Acts 2. 39. 11.7 Isaiah 26. 20, ark : for thee have <: I seen righteous be- Before fore me in this <• sj;eneration. ''^s^^^^' 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take o-vO to thee by f sevens, the male and his ii . c Psaim maie : and of beasts that are not clean by ^^. is. two, the male and his female. ' fo''°J"'^* 3 or fowls also of the air by sevens, rfchap. the male and the female ; to keep sec d ^- ^■ a!i\-e upon the face of all the earth. pmA^h' 4 Forget seven days, and « 1 will cause tHeb. it to rain upon tiie earth forty days andfor- '^even, tv nights: and every living suhst.-mce ^ job' that I have m;,de will I f destroy from 28. 25. ofi the face of the earth. Ihifut 5 And Noaii did according unto all that job * the LoKD commandeil him. 22. 16. 6 And Noah %vr.s six hundred years old, when tlie flood of waters was upon the earh. 7 f[ And Noah went in, and f his son?, yj p^^ and his wife, and his sons' wives with hln.. 3. 20. into tl-.e ark, f because of the waters of J '^feb- the flood. ;fr.?r 8 Ot clean beasts, and of beasts tha Proverbs are not clean, and of fowls, and of e^ er) ^^' ^^• thing- that creepeth upon the earth, 9 There went g in tw o and two unto i chap. Noah into the ark, the male and the fe- ^- '^■ male, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And '> it came to pass, afier seven hHeh. (lavs, that the waters of the flood were t-"^-, ,, ■ ^L 1 ^eca. 14. upon the earth. 5^6, 11 1[In the six hundredth year of NoaJi's life, in the second month, the sevei.to^nth day of tlie month, the same day w ere all the fountains of the ■ great deep broken ,- j^^ up, and the ■< windows of hea\en were 28.4. opened. Psalm 12 And the rain was upon the earth l^ch.%7. forty days and forty nights. Psaim' 13 In the self-same day entered Noah, '**23- and SI. em, and Ham, and Japheth, ihe sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, ;jid the three w ives of his sons with them, into the ark : 14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the eartli after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ai'k, ' tu o and two of all flesh, where- / Isaiah in 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 tiie "> Lord shut >« 2Kin. him in. 4.4,5. 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth ; and the waters increas,.'cli and bare up tiie ark, and it w as hft up above | the earth. 1 18 And the waters n prevailed, and „ Psaim were increased greatly upon the earth .- 69- is. and llie ark ° went upon the face of the 0 Psalm waters. 104. 26. 19 And the waters prevailed exceed- fg^gg! ^'* ingly upon the earth ; and all the p high ^Jer. hills, that Kvtre under the whole heaven, 3. 23. were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters The waters assuage. GENESIS. c^rTIt '"'^^'^'' ; ^^ the q mountains were cover- 2349. ^• 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 ' everv man. 22 All in whose nostrils vias the breath of life, of all that ivas in tlie dry Ian;, died. 23 And every linng substance was de- stroyed which was upon tlie face of tlie ground, both man, aqd cattle, and the 2Pet".'2.9. creeping things, and tlie Ibwl of the hea- Proverbs yen ; and they were destroyed from the ■ ■ ■ - earth : and ^ Noah only remained nii^e, and they that were with him in tlie ark. 24 And the waters prevailed upon the eartli an f hundred and fifty dajs. CHAP. VIII. 1 The 'Jiaters assuage. 18 N'o ah goethjhrth of the ark : 20 Ht buildeth an altar, &c. AND God =• remembered Noah, and every living thing, und f" all the cattle that Vias with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and tlie waters assuaged : 2 The fountains also of the deep, and the wind )'.vs of lieaven were stopped, uuvi the rain from heaven was <: restrained. 3 And tlie waters returned from ofiliie earth f continually : and ^ after the end of the hu.'icired and fifty days the waters were abj'ed. 4 H And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters | decreased continu- in the tenth Noah buildeth an aitar. g Psalm 104. 6. r Lake 17. 27. Job 22. 16. 2 Peter '2.5. s Ezek, 14. 14 ^"^ ^'^^ returned unto 11. 28. John 16. 33. 17.6 tHeb. gain? Jorth and're- turnins- ^ver. 10, 11 i Isaiah 26. S. Ps. 40. 1. » Neh. 8. 15. Rom. 10. 15, 20. ;ja.' 7. iiim into the ark : for the waters u-ere on t'le face ofthe whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and 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 evening, and, lo, in her n»outh wa.? ^ an olive -leaf plucked olf. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from cif the earth. 12 And he stayed ' yet other seven days, and sent forth the do\e, which re- turned not r.guin unto him any more. 13 % And It came to pass, in the six hundiedtli and first year, in t!ie first month, the first day of the month, the Before waters were dried up from off the earth : •'^ss^J^^ and Noah removed the covering of the \,yy^-^ ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of tlie ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the '" seven aid twentieth day of the month, m chap, was the earth dried. 7. ii, 15 H And God spake unto Noah, say- ^^' "' 16 n Go forth ofthe ark, thou, and thy n Zech. wiife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives ^ ^°- , with thee. ^ ^^•^^•"- 17 Bring forth with thee every living thingthat is with thee, of all flesh, 6oth of (owl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multipl)' upon the earth. 18 And Noah "went forth, and his sons, „ psaim and his wife, and his sons' wires with him : i2i. 8. 19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every tov\ 1, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their f kinds, went y|,^^//^^_ ford) out ofthe ark. pHeb.ii. 20 ^ And Noah builded p an a'tar unto lO' i*- the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, -f jjeb." ' andof every clean fowl, and offered burnt- a sa'coitr oflerings on the altar. E^'h^^s 2 21 And the Lord smelled f a sweet Song savour; and tlie Lord said in his heart, ••• !<>• I will not again curse the ground an;. 2.^1*^^' more for man's sake ; for the imagina- Amos tion of man's lieai't is evil from his youth : *• ^i- .,, .„ ^ ■ . •' Lev.6.19. neither will I again smite any more every g 2 pet. thing living, as I have 9 done. 3. 7. 22 t While the earth remaineth, seed- i°^^f-^- 11 111 11 1 T Heb..^f time and harvest, and cold and lieat, and yetatlthe summer and winter, and day and nioht, ''">* "/ shall not cease. """'''^^ CHAP. IX. 1 Noah blessed. 4 Blood and murder Jor- bidden. 8 God's covenant, &c. AND God '•blessed Noah and his sons, ach. 2.3. and said unto them, Be b fruitful, and ^ch. 1.28. multiply, and replenish the earth. 12^.? 2 Ami "^tlie fear of you, and the dread cch.35.5. of vou, shall be upon everv beast of the Levit. . * • . 26 22 earth, and upon every fowl ot tiie air, jo'^ 5/ 23. upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fislies of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered. dLevit. 3 Every moving thing that ^ liveth 22. 8. shall = be meat for you ; even f as the jj^3^'^ gieen herb have I given you all things : /c'h. 1.29. 4 But flesh with the life tiiereof, wfiich s Levit. is the s blood thereof, shall ye not eat. //psi'ni 5 And surely your blood of your lives 9. 12. will I ''require; at the hand of • every '*''^°'*- beast will I require it ; and at tlie hand ^ Acts of man, at the iiand of every •< man's 17. 26. brotiier will 1 require the life of man. 34 10 6 Whoso she;l be ye fruitful, and mul- n chap. .r.id multiply tliercin. 0 chap. I. 28. Gocfs covenant, &c. CHAP, X. Nhnrod tiie first monarch. Before CHRIST 2348. p chap. 6. 17. q Isaiah i4. 9. r chap. 22. 17. Ho. 1.3 a Psalm 145. 9. / chap. S. 21. « Rev. 4. 3. .i£ chap. 8.21. Exod. 28. 12. y ehap. 41. 32. K Prov, 12. 11. chapter 25.27. a ch. 6. 9. 1 Cor. 10. 12. b Provr. 20. 1. c Prov. 10. 7, 17. Gal. 6. 1. d chap. 48. 15. Deut. 28. 18. e John 8. 34. /Psalm 144. 15. Hebrews 11. 16. II Or, per. suade, Hosea 2. 14. 8 51 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying. 9 And I, p behold I establish <5 my covenant with you, and with your r seed after you ; 10 And with ' every living creature that is with )'ou, of the fowl, of the cattle, and oPevery beast of the earth with you, from all that g-o out of the ark, to every beast of *lie earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you ; neither shall all fiesh be cut oft' any more by the waters of a flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to t destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which 1 make between me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations ; 13 I do set my " bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant be- tween me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud : 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and every living creature of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may " re- member the everlasting covenant be- tween God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto' Noah', This is y the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 18 *[\ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth : and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah : and of them was the whole earth over- spread. 20 And Noah began to be an ^ hus- bandman, and he planted a vineyard : 21 And he drank of the wine, and » was drunken, and he was ^ uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and ' told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a gar- ment, and laid it upon both their shoul- ders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father ; and their faces 'ii:ere backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew w hat his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, d Cursed be Canaan ; = a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, f Blessed be the Lord God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27 God shall \\ enlarge Japheth, and he shall g dwell in the ii tents of She andCanaan shall be his servaut. Before CHRIST 1998 28 ^ And Noah lived after the flood v^^vO three hundred and fifty years. ^ g Ephes. 29 And all the days of Noah were nine ^ ^> ^^^ hundred and fifty years : and he died. f°.™ r" H A P V ^ ^th. 1 T7ie generations of Noah. 8 Nimrod the '^^^f^^ first monarch. 15 The descendants oj Canaan. 21 The sons of Shetn. NCW these are the » generations o' a chap' the sons of»Noah ; Shem, Ham, and Ja" *-^' pheth ; and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The ^ sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and b i chr. Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tu- !• *• bat, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the = isles of the Gen- c Jer. tiles divided in their lands ; every one af- 2S. 22. ter his tongue, after their famiUes, in their nations. 6 f And the sons of d Ham ; Cush,and jj cj^.. Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 4.40. 7 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Ha- \^f^.j vilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sab- techa : and the sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat (| Nimrod : he be- o xhatls gan to be a mighty one in the earth. a rebel. 9 He was « a mighty hunter ' before the Lord ; wherefore it is said, Even f jg. 15. as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Revel. L_ 17. fi. -ORD. Ezekiel 10 And the beginning of his kingdom 13. is, was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and/'^'i-,^-"'- Calneli, in the land of Shinar. 28%2.'^" 1 1 Out of that land || went forth Ashur, | Or/ and builded Nineveh, and the city Re- ''eyetit 1 1 X L J /^ 1 1 <"<' into hoboth, and Calah, As.tyria, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and rer.33. Calah : the same is a h gveat city. h Nah. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and-^-^'-'i Anamim, andLehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 AndPathrusim, and Casluhim, (out ofwhom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 ^ And Canaan begat Sidon his first- born, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite^ IS And the Arvadite, and the Zema- rite, and the Hamathite : and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Ge- rar, unto Gaza ; as thou goest unto So- . p^^ dom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and 37. 55, Zeboim, even unto I^ashah. ch. 4. n. 20 i These are the sons of Ham, after '[^^{f^]*' their families, after their tongues, in || Thatis, their countries, and in their nations. ^/''* 21 ^ Unto Shem also the !< father of all Numb, the children [j of Eber, the brother of 24.24. The confusion of languages. GENESIS. Generations of Shem, iSte. 2247. t Heb, great, ch. 5. 32. I Acts 2. ',). )/i 2 Kin. 15. li). Before Japlieth the t elder ; even to him were ^^"^f'^ children born. 22 The children of Shem; ' Elam, and in Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram ; " Uz, and Hul, and Gather, and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah ; and wJobLi. Salah beg-at Eber. 25 And mito Eber were born tvvo e Luke sons ; the name of the one %vas ° Peleg, for that'is '" '"^ days w as tlie earth divided ; and Division, his brother's name was Joktrtn. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Shelcpli, and H;izarmavcth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Dik- lah, 28 And Obal, and Abimacl, and Sheb;i, 29 And p Ophir, and s Havilah, ap.d Jobab : all these ivere the sons of Joktan. 30 And their d\\ eliing was from Me- sha, as tliou goest unto bepiiar, a " mount of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, af- ter tlieir families, after tlieir tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32 Tliese are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations : and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the tiood. CHAP. XI. 1 One language in the world. 3 The build- inp- of Babel hindered, and corfuslon of languages. 10 The generations oj Siiem, 27 and of Terah. 31 Terah gotthfroin Ur to Haran, &c. AND the whole » earth was of one f language, and of one speech. p 2 Chi-. 9. 10, 13. Job 22.24. q chap. 2S. 18. 1 Sam. 5.7. r Num. 23.7. a chap. 6. 11. t Heb, lip. b chap. 10. 10. e Prov. 1. 11. Hebrews 10. 24. dR.v. 21.19. 1 Pct.2.5. e Ueuc. 1.28. / Prov. 18. 10. ^Job 15. 20. h chaj). 18. 21. «'Ps. 14.2. k chap. 3.23. /ch.l. 26. wi Job 12. 20. r. Uiut. 28. 4V. « ver. 4. 2 And it came to pass, as they i' jour- ne}ed from tiie east, tliat they found u plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, <= Go to, let us make brick, and burn them tiu-oughly. And they had ^ brick for stone, and slime had tiiey for mortar. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose ■= top may reach unto heaven, and let us n>ake us fa name, lest we be g scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the Lord h came down to see tlie city and the tower, which the ' chil- dren of men builded. 6 And the Lord said, "^ Behold, the people is one, and ihey have all one lan- guage ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing willl)e restrained from them, whicli tliey have imagined to do. 7 Go to, 1 let us go down, and there '" coniixind their language, tliat they may " not understand one another's speech. S So the Loud " scattered them a- broad iVom thence upon the fate of all tiie eartli : and they left off to build tlie city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Eahcl, because the Loao did tliere con- 1 found the bnguagre of all the earth : and i from thence did the Lord scatter them Before abroad upon the face of all tlie earth, ^"^7^^ 10 If These are the generations ofy_^,Y«0 Shem ; Shem iy t'Snt, or, and I,ot the son ot Har.-m his son s son, yj,.^^ and Sarui hisdaugluer-iu-l.iw, his son A Isaiah l)ram's wife ; and the}- went forth with l']:^^^' them fromUr of the Chaldecs, to go im- 17. 15.' the land of Canaan ; and they came unt(; ^^^o- 12- "^ Haran, and dwelt there. 22.20." 32 And the da)s of Terah were two u chap, hur.dred and five years: and Terah died jfjj,^;^ ^^ in Haran. Acts7.2,3. Heb. n. 8. Josh. 24. 2. x Acts7.4. cb.24. 10. & 2.>. 4. Christ promised to Abram. CHAP. XII. I God calleth Abram, and blesseth him tsiith a promise of Christ. 4 Abram departeth from Haran. 7 Canaan promised. 14 Pharaoh taketh Sarai. NOW the Lord ^ had said unto Abram, ^ Get thee out of thy couniry, and from thy kindred, and from thy Rev.13.4. lather's house, unto a land that I will c Heb. , L . 1 = shew thee ; 2 And I will make of thee d a great nation, and I will ^ bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing. 3 And I will bless them that bless /Gal.p.8. thee, and curse him that curseth thee ; and fin thee shall all famiUes of tlie earth be blessed. 4 ^ So A bram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him ; and Lot went with him : and Abram nuas seventy and five years old when he g departed out of Ha- ran. 5 And Abram took Sural his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their sub- stance that they had gathered, and the souls tiiat they had h gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the ' land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6 t[ And Abram >< passed through the land unto the place of i Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the m Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the Lord " appeared imto Abram, and said, Unto ° thy seed w ill ?,^!'"''' I S'^^ *-'^''s ^^"^= ^"'i Inhere builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. 8 And he p removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east ; and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 10 f And there was q a famine r in the land : and Abram s went down Into Egypt to sojourn there ; for the famine t»as grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, wlien he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife. Behold now, I know that thou art a t fair woman to look upon : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, thai they shall say. This is hi* wife ; and they will ■> kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art " my sister ; that it may be well witli me for thy sake : and my soul siiall live because of thee. 14 ^ And it came to pass, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyp- >Mat. tians y beheld the woman, that she ivas 5. 28. c ■ clu39.7. very fair. CHAP. XII, XIIL Abram and Lot separate. Before CHRIST 1921. a Acts 7. 2, 3. t 2 Cor. 11. 8. dRom. 4. 11. Gal. 3. ■ eGal. 3.14. Rom. 4.11. g Heb. 11.8. h chap. 14. 14. i chap. 10. 19. * Heb. 11.9. / John 4. 5. in Deut. 12. 30. n chap. 17. 1. p chap. 13. 18. g Luke 4. 25. Psalm 33. 19. r Deut. 8. 7, 8. Psalm 107. 34. * Mat. 2. 13, 14. t ver. 14. Song 1, 14. « 1 Sam. 27. 1. Roin.3.6. * Prov. 29. 25. chap. 20. 12. 15 The ^ princes also of Pharaoh saw Before ^ her, and commended her before Pha- ^ ^/gao. laoh : and the woman was taken into -.^^v"-^ Pharaoh's ^ house. z Prov. 16 And he enti'eated Abram well for ^^'J^', her sake : and he had slieep, and oxen, j. g. and lie-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and ca- mels. 17 And the Lord ^ plagued Pharaoh b Psalm and his house witli great plagues, be- J^^j^^^ cause of Sarai, Abrani's wife. 21. 22. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and Job said. What is this that thou hast done Hebrews unto me ? wliy didst thim not tell me tliat 13. 4. she u^as 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, lake her, ;tnd go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men c Exod. concerning tiim : and they ^ sent him p^j.^^' away and his wife, and all that he had. 21. 1.' CHAP. xni. 1 Abrajn arid Lot return out of Egypt ■ 7 their lierdinen disagreeing, they part asunder. 14 The promise renenued. AND Abram ^ wentupoutof Egj'pt, a Isaiah he, and his wife, and all that he had, 31. 1. and Lot with him, into the ^ south. b chap. 2 And Abram was <^ very rich in cat '^^■^^ tie, in silver, and in gold. 10. "S* 3 Aftd he «• went on his journies from Mat, the south, even to Beth-el, unto the place ^■?A' where his tent had been at the begin- 4.3. ' • iiing, between Beth-el and Hai ; dchap. 4 Unto the place of the altar, wliich he ^^'^' had = made there at the first : and there eProv, Abram called on the name of the Lord. ^■^^ 5 51 And Lot also, which went with *^^ ^^* ^* Abram, * had flocks, and herds, andyEpi,^ tents. 4. 28, 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might g dwell together : ^1 Tim. for their substance was great, so that 6. 9. they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a b strife betsveen h chap, the herdmen of Abram's catUe and the ^i- 25. herdmen of Lot's cattle. And the Ca- naanite and the Perizzite » dwelt then in i Neh. the land. *• ^• 8. And Abram said unto Lot, ^ Le- *Prov. there be no strife, I pray thee, between ^{^'^'g, me und thee, and between my herdmen " and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. 9 Is not the v.iiole land before thee ? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : 1 if thou wilt take the left hand, then I / 1 Cor, will go to the right ; or if thou depart to ^Ji'^ews the rigl>t hand, then I will go to tiie left. 12. 14. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and Psaim beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it ^'''' '' ■Tufljj ^ well watered e\ ery where, be- ^ psaini fore the Lord destroyed Sodom and 36. 12. Gomorrah, even as the gp.rdcn of the LoitD, Uke the land of Egypt as thou comest unto Zoar. j: cliap. 11 Then Lot ^ chose him all tHe plain 19. of Jordan ; and Lot journeyed east : and ^ ^?"^' The battle of four kings against five. GENESIS. Melchizedei blesseth Abram. Before they separated themselves the one from c "/m^ t|..e otl^ep. a chap. 19. 5. Ezekiel 16. 49. 12 Ahram dwelt in the land of Ca- naan, and Lot dwelt in tlie cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward So- dom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wick ed, o and sinners before the Lord ex- ceeuing-]y. 14 1| And the I,ORt) said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and louk from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and west- ward : 15 For all the land which thou seest, to p thee will I give it, and to q thy seed r for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the s dust of the earth, then shall thy see.! also be numbered. • 17 Arise, walk through the land, in the t leiigth of it, and in the breadth (if it : for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, • nd came aiid dwell in the plain of Mainre, wWch is m Hebron, and built there ° an altar unto the Lord. CHAP. XIV. 1 The battle of the kings. 12 Lot taken, 14 and rescued by Abram. 18 Melchi- zedei- blesseth Abratn, &c. AND it came to pass, in the days of An.raphel king of » Siiinar, Arioch king of Ellasar. Chedorlaomer king of b Elam, and Tidal king of nations ; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodium, and with Birsha king of G . morrah, Shinab king ■ if Admah, and She meber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is <^ Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the d salt sea. 4 Twelve years they « served Chedor- laomer, and in the thirteenth year tliev f rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Cliedorlaomer, and the kings that ivere V ith !,im, and smote the g Kep!^aim'> in '' Ashteroth-karnaim, and the • Zuziins A Joshua in Ham, and the k Emims in Shaveh- 13. 31. 1 • • ,, ■ Kiriathami, 6 And the ' Horltes in their mount Seii-, unto "> El-paran, which is by the wilderness. , 7 And they returned, and came to Enmiihpal, wiiich is Kadesh, and snK)te all the noniitry of the " Amalekites, and also the Amoiiics that dwelt in » Ha- zezon-tamar. 8 And I here went out the king of So- dom, and the king of Gomorrali, and tlu kin f.f Admai), undih.e king of Zeboiim, and the kinrrol Bt-la, (the same/* Zoar;) anrl t!:C' joined battle v itii them in tlie vulc'.f Sid;iim ; 9 Willi Chedorlaomer the king of ^ Acts 7. 5. Hebrews 11.0. q Ciiap. 12. 7. Deut. 34. 4. r Isriiah 63. 13. Wat. 5. 5. J'ch. 15.5. & 2' . 17. &C-. 12. Hebrews 11. 12. Rev. 7.9. /Heb. 11. 16. :< chsp. 12.7. a chap, 10. 10. b chap. 10.22. c chap. 19. 20. Deut. 29. 23. Joshua 12. 23. d Joshua 3. 11). Psr.hn 107. 34. «ch. 9.2'5. / Ezek. 17. 15. .If !)eut. Dei'.t. 1. 4. I Djut. 2. 20. k Dent. 2. 10. / Deut. 2. 22. m !lab. 3.3. ch:'.pter 21.21. n c\i\\). 36. 12. 0 2 C'hr. 20. :•.. Song 1.14. Elam and with Tidal king of nations, and Before Amraphel i'ing of Siiii;ar, and Arioch ^•{?'^jg^^ king of Ellasar ; four kings with five. v^v>^* 10 And the vale of Siddim ivasfull (T/'slime-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and p fell there ;/> Joshua and they that remained fled to the moun- 8- 24. tain. 11 And they took all the i goods of ? chap. Sodom and Gomorrah, andalltheirfvic- ^^- *• tuals, and went their way. 28. 3i, * 12 U And ihey took « Lot, Abram's Si,si. brother's son, (who dwelt in Sodom,) \^^^F' and his goods, and departed. Rev. * 1.3 And there came one that had is. 4. escaped, and told Abram the ' Hebrew ; / Job for he dwelt in the plain of Mami'e the ^' •^*- Amorite, brother of Esiicol, and brother of Aner : and these tiere confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his " brother was taken captive, he armed "chap. I his ^ dr>i(ied himself against •'y Psalm them, he and his servants, by night, and g^jj^' smote tht m, and pursued them unto 1.23. H bah, wiiich is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he > brought back all tlie> Isaiah goi;ds, and also brought again his brothel* j gam. Li'i, and his goods, and the women also, so. is. and the people. 17 K And the king of Sodom went out to z nieei him, (after his return from 2 Prov. the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of i^-^- the kings that were with him,) at the \a.ley of Shaveh, which is the » king's a 2 Sam, dale. 18- IS- IS And i> Melchizedek king of Salen. * Psalm brought <: forth bread and wine ; and he 110.4. was the d priest of tiie most high God. ^He'b? '' 19 And he <^ blessed him, and said. 7. 1. ' f Blessed be Abram of the most hii^ii ^°^'^ God, possessor of heaven and earth ; Gal.' 20 And g blessed be the most high 6. 10. Go ', which hath '> delivered thine etw. ^ g'^''- mies into thy hand. And he gave hin: e Nmn. tithes of all. ^"I^;^ 21 % And the king of Sodom said unto 1. 3, g." Abram, Give me the persons, and take |-ch.9.26. the goods to thyself /'Ps.44.3. 22 And Abram said to the king of So- dom, I haNe i lifted up mine hand unto 'Daniel the Lord, the m^ si higii God, the pos- r;,!;io. sessor of heaven and earth, s, 6. 23 That I will nut k tah from a threat: * ^20'"^* even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will iKwigs not take any thing that /* thirie, ' le-i i].;^- titou siioiildest say, I have made Abram g j^^j^ rich : 24 Save only that which the young men ha stars, if tiiou be able to num- ber them. And he said unto him. So shall thv seed be. 6 And he ■ believed ^ in the Lord ; and ' he counted it to him for righteous- ness. 7 ^ And i'e said unto him, I avi the Lord that brought thee out of '» Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord God, n where- by shall I know that I shall inherit it ? 9 And he said unto him, ° Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she- Lev! T. 2." g<'at of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a lurlle-dove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and p iliv.ded tliem in the midst, and laul e;ich piece one against another; but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the 1 fowls came do.^n upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 And « hen the sun was going down, ' a dee() sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great ' darkness fell upon liiiT . 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a su.ety that thy seed shall be a «ch. 17 g.s' ranger in a land that is ^ not theirs, Ps. 105. and shall serve them ; and they shall afd c them a r ,iir h ndred years. 14 And also that na'/mn, uhiim they shall serve, will ^ i judge ; and after- ward siiall they come out with y great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to ^ thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old ai^e. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again : for the iniquity of he Amorites is not ayet fill. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, be- hold, a smoking furnace, and a f burn- ing lump that passed between those pieces. 18 In that same day the Lord made /Eccl. 2. 7. 2 2 Sam 7. 12. iiRom 9. 7, 8. 1 Rom. 4- 10,20. k Rom. 4.3. /Rom. 4. 2, 3. 2 Cor. 5. 19. 7)1 chap. 12. 1. n Judges 6. 17. Liike 1. 18. 0 Ps.50.5 ^ Job 38. 25. 2 Tim. 2.15. g Mat. 13.4. £zekiel 17. 3, 7. r chap. 2.21. *Ps.3S.4. 11, 12. u GaJ, 3.17. xPs.51.4 > Ex. 12. 35, 36. zEccl. 12.7. Job 5. 26. a Mat. 23. 32. 1 Thess. 2. 16. tHeb. a lamp if fire. a covenant with Abram, saying, ^ Unto Before thy seed have I given this land, from the ^"^3^^ river of Eg' pt unto the great river, the ^,x^'>J river Eup' ra es : b chap. 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, ^^-J- and the Kadmonites, Deut.' * 20 And the Hittites, and the Periz- 34. 4.' zites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amoites, and the Ca- naanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. CHAP. XVL 1 Sarai giveth Hagar to Jbrtitn ■• 6 she having Jled from her viistress, 9 is sent back by an angel. 15 Ishmael born. 1911, NOW Saraij Abram's wife, '^ bare a chap. him no children : and she had an ^ hand F.'if ^' maid, «n Egyptian, whose name ivas 12. le!" Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Be- hold now, the Lord hath <= restrained c chnp. me from bearing : I pray thee go in unto ^°' ^^" my maid ; it may be that I may f obtain t Heb. be ciiildren by her. And Abram d hearken- \"'iff/ ed to the voice of Sarai. /ch. i. 6. 3 And Sarai, Anram's wife, took Ha- gar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram liad dwell = ten years in the land of Ca- echap. naan, and gave her to her husband Abram ^^' ^' to be his * wife. f Gal. 4 fi And he went in unto Hagar, and ••• 22. she conceived: and, when she saw that she had co ceived, her mistress was i? despised in her eyes. g Prov. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, h My /j^prov! ' wrong be upon thee : I have given my w. 29. ' maid mto thy bosom ; and when she saw V< t she had conceived, I was despised in • er eyes : the Lord ' judge between i 1 Sam. me and thee. ^\^'^' 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, 24. To!' thy maid is k \n thy hand ; do to her as it Prov. pleaseth thee. And when Sarai 1 deaii Y'p^^^ hardly with her she -^ fled from her face. 3. 7. 7% And the angel of the Lord "found' Pt'w. her by a fountain of water in the wil- m'^cii. derness, by the fountain in the way to 10. 4. Shur. 15^^' 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, o whence earnest thou? and whitlier wilt ''^^^■^^■^■ thou gor face ijf my mistress Sarai. 9 And tlie angel of the Lord said unto her. Return to thy mistress, and q submit thyself under her hands. ? Titin 10 And the angel of the Lord said j"p^j^_ unto her, I will ^ multiply thy seed t x- 2. 13. * cee i 'g!y, that it shall not be numbeied *■ <^^^'- for multitude. Ps. s'a.e. 11 And the pngel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shal. bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael ; because the Lord * hath * Exod. heard thy atRiction. j'^^^- 12 And he will be a wild man ; his 33.41. hand ii-iil be ^ against every man, and ' Psai* e^ ery man's hand against him ; aivl 1:6 iliail dweil in the presence of all his brethren. And she said, p I flee from the fe! 19!^' Circumcision instituted. Before CHRIST cir. 1911. u Psalm y. 13. and 25.18. X chap. 'X 32. 30. f> II That is, f y^g' iveli of him that liv- ' eth and • seeth me. 13 And she called tlie name of the Lord that spake unto lier, " Thou God seest me : for slie said, Have I also here " looked after him that seeth me ? 14 Wherefore the well was called II Beer-lahai-roi ; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 ^ And Hag-ar bare Abram a son ; and Abram called his son's name, which Hag-ar bare, Ishmael. 16 ^ And Abram tua* fourscore and six years old when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. CHAP. XVII. 1 The covenant is renewed. 5 dbrain's name changed. 10 Circiinicisio7i insti- tuted. 16 Isaac is promised. 23 Abra- ham and Ishmael are circumcised. AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord » appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the b Almighty God ; ^ walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant ^ be- tween me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. o And Abram ^ fell on his f\ice : and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thr-e, and thou shalt be ^ a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram ; but thy name shaQ be Abraham ; for a s father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and 1 will make nations of thee, and ^ kings sliall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant be- tween me and thee, and ' thy seed after *J.ukei. thee, in their generations, for an k ever- lasting covenant, to be ' a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Ca- naan, for m an everlasting possession ; and I will be their God. ? ^ Ar>d God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after tliee, in their generations. 10 Tills is 1 my covenant, v/hich ye siial! ke^,'p, between me and you, and thy spi'd ;if;er the e ; Every ° man-child a- mong yon ■ hai' be v circumcised. 11 Ar.d ye shall circumcise the flesh oi'your foreskin; and it sl'all be a token of t!\e ocve; ant beiwi.vt me and you 12 Ati'.l 1 p 'hat 13 t eight days old shall be f irciimcised r.mong you, every man- c!:ikl :n ^onr ger.eralions ; he that is born in the house, r^r bc-uglit with money oi' any stronger, which is not of thy seed. 13 H -■ that is born in thy house, and he that is bought witii thy money, n^ust need.^ he circumcised : and my covenant /^Rom. s!;a!l be in 4 your tiesufor an everlasting 3. 2^- covenant. 1S98. a chap. 12. 1. b Psalm 115. 3. c Psalm 116. 9. d Rom. 3. 24. 1 Cor. 4.7. e ver. 17. JDaniel t. 18. /Rom. 4.16. Gal. 3. 28, 29. "•Rom. 4. 17. Nch. 9. 7. h Mat. 1. 1. r Horn. 9. GENESIS. Abraham entertaineth three angels. 14 And tlie uncircumcised man-child. Before whose flesh of his foreskin is not circum- ^^,^9^^^ cised, that soul shall be ' cut off from his v^vO people ; he hath * broken my covenunt. r Exod. 15 ^ And God said unto Abraham, A' 4- ^4. for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call he: H 27J' name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 29'. 16 And I will t bless her, and give thee ' "^^^P- a son also of her ; yea, I will bless her, and ' * she shall be a mother of " nations ; kings « 1 Pet. of people shall be of her. ^g^* 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face 4. 26. and x laughed, and said in his heart, Sha ^ ^°'"- a child be born unto him that is an hun- john' ' dred years old ? and shall Sarah, that is 8. 56. ninety years old, bear ? 18 And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live y before thee ! y Ps. 4. 6. 19 And God said, ^ Sarah thy wife s all 59^'^ bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt Psalm call his name « Isaac : and I will establish '^h ^^^ my covenant with him for an everlasting 12, 14.' covenant, and with his seed after him. z chap. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard ^-j^"' 67, /Heb. Lev. 26. 12. m Heb. 9. 15. 3 Pet. J. 11. n Exod. 12. 11. Col. 2.1: Roo. 4. 11. 0 Gr.l. 3. ?.3. p Ucut. 10. 10. Rom. 2. 29. t Heb. a sr,ii of eight days. ojiv. 21. 6. thee ; behold, I have blessed him, and a Gal. will make him fruitful, and will multi- ^ 28. ply him exceedingly: ^ tsvelve pi'inces y^'g™' ' shall he beget ; and I will make him a t chap, great nation. Am^7.8. 21 But ' my covenant will I establish c Rom! with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto 9- s, 6. thee at this set time in the next year. jj^ ^^J* 22 And he left off talking with him. Gal. * and God '' went up from Abraham. ^j ^?- 23 11 And Abraham f^ took Ishmael his 35. 13/ son, and all that w ere born in his house, ^ ^^^t. and all that were bought with his money, ^^" ^* every male among the men of Abraham's house, and f circumcised the flesh of their /Rom. foreskin in the g self-same day, as God ^-.i^-, 1 J . J ,^ , . •' .? Psalm had said unto him. iig. go. 24 And Abraham ivas h ninety years h chap, old and nine when he was circumcised p^^'^^'^ in the flesh of his foreskin. 10. 7.* 25 And Ishmael his son vias thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son ; 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised > with /chap. him. 18. 19. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Abraham entertaineth three angels. 17 Sodo7n's destruction revealed to Abra- ham .- 23 his intercession. AND the Lord « appeared unto him a James ■n tlie plains of Mamre : and he sat in 2.22. ;he tent-door in the heat of the day: 2 And he lifted u]) his eyes, and look- ed, and, lo, b three men stood by him : b Heb. and, w hen he saw t/te/n, he ' ran to meet ^^^^ iheni from the teut-door, and '' bowco 12.13.' liiiTiscIf toward tlie ground, rfchap. 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have ^^'^' t'ound » favour in thy sip;iit, pass not away, e chap. I praj' tliev, from thy servant. ^2. 5. 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be Sodoins destruction. CHAP. XIX. Lot entertaineth tiuo angels. Before CHRIST •1898. /chap. 19.2. ^Mat. 6. 11. h Isaiah 40.1. ;" chap. 19.8. A Mat. 13. 33, / chap. 4.4. m Mai. 1.14. !( Neh. 12. 44. Gal. 5. 13. 0 Judges 13. 16. p chap. 24. 67. q Rom. 9. 8, 9. r Luke 1. 7, 18. 3 Lev. 15. 19. Romans 4.19. * ver. 13. ch. 9. 21, « 1 Pet. 3.6. X John 2.25. y Luke 1.37. s Micah 7.18. Luke 1. 13, 18. a ch. 4. 9. b Rom. 15. 24. c2 Chr. 20.7. Amos 3.7. .lohn 15. 15. Psalm 25. 14. d cjiap. 12. 3. Acts 3.25. Gal. 3. 8 e Ps. 1. ( 2 Tim. 2. 19. /Deut. 6.7. S chap. 4. 10. h chap. 11. 5. i Exod. 5. fetched, and f wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree ; 5 And I will fetch a morsel of g bread, and h comfort ye your hearts ; after that yuu shall pass on : for ' therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said. Make ready quick- ly k three measuresof 'fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf 'n tender and good, and gave it unto a young man ; and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set /r before them ; and he " stood by them under the tree, and they did o eat. 9 ^ And they said unto him. Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said. Behold, in the p tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly q re- turn unto thee according to the time of life ; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have SI son. And Sarah heard it in the tent- door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah loere old, and ^ well stricken in age ; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the « man- ner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah t lauglied within herself, saying. After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, " my lord being old also ? 13 And the Lorb said unto Abraham, X Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old ] 14 Is any thing y too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed '^ I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah » denied, saying, I laughed not ; for she was afraid. And he said. Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom : and Abra- ham went with them b to bring them on the way. 17 H And the Lord said. Shall I hide from Abraham that tiling which <: I do ; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the eartli shall be bless- ed d in him ? 19 For e I know iiim, that he will '"command his children and his house hold after him, and they shall keep tlie • way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring up- on Abraham that wliich he hath spoken of him. 20 And the Lord said, Because the E cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous ; 21 I ii will go down now, and see whether they liuve done altogether ac- cording to the cry of it, wiiich is come unto me ; and if not, I will * know. 22 And the men turned their faces from Before thence, and went toward Sodom : but ''^g'^g^ '^ Abraham k stood yel btfore the Lord. (^^,-vO 23 1[ And Abraham i drew near, and k Jer. said, Wilt thou also destroy »" the righte- ^- i- ous with the wicked ! 10.2;?! 24 Peradventure there be fifty righte- James j ous within the city: wilt thou also de- ^- ^ . I stroy and not spare the place for the fil'ty 20. 47. ' righteous that are therein ? 25 That be far from thee to do after ihis manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the I'ighteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee. n Shall not the Judge of all the earth, do « Johni right? ^- 22^27. 26 And the Lord said. If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then 1 will spare all ° the place for their 0 Jer. 5. i, salces. 1-3'f' 27 And Abraham answered and said, isa. 65. j. Behold novv, I have taken upon me to sjveak unto the Lord, which atn P but p chz'f. dust and ashes : '• ^^• 28 Peradventure there shall lack five Eccies. * of the hftv righteous : wilt thou destroy 12. 7. all the city for lack of five ? And he said, l^^-/-. If I find there forty and five, 1 will not de- stroy it. 29 And he spake unto him ". yet again, g Heb. and said, Peradventure there shall be *■ ^^■ forty found there ? And he said, I will not ^^igf ' do it for forty's sake. 30 And he said unto him, " Oh let not r P5.9.12. the Lord be angry, and I will speak: andio.i?. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there ? And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, ' I have tLuke taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: J^- ^; *"** Peradventure there shall be twenty found ' * there ? And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once : Peradventure ten shall be found tliere ? And he said, 'I will not destroy t Ja.s.16. it for ten's sake. J". 4. 11. 33 And the Lord went his way, as is^s. soon as he had left communing with Mat. 7. 7. Abraham : and Abraham returned imto ^^\l^'^' ... 10, 14. his place. CHAP. XIX. 1 Lot entertaineth tKo angels: 15 he it sent out rif Sodom. 24 Sodom, and Go- ojiorrah destroyed. Sec. AND there came ^two angels to So- <3cha>. dom at even ; and Lot sat ^ in the gate P-jf^* of Sodom : and Lot, seeing thejn, rose jg, j. up to meet them ; and he bowed him- self with his face toward the ground ; 2 And he said. Behold now, my Lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, <^ and wash cchaje, your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and i^- ^• go on your ways. And they said, <• Nay ; 24. 23, 29. but we will abide in the street all night, e Acts 3 And he "pressed upon them greatly ; J-^f ^j^.^ and they ^ turned in unto him, and enter- n.'g,' Lot is sent out of Sodom. Before CHRIST 1898. g chap. 18. 6. A Prov. 6. 18. Rom. 3. 15. i Exod. 16. 2. and 23. 2. k Isaiah 3.9. / chap. 4. 1. Judges 19. -22. Rom. 1. 23, 24. n Rom. 3.8. chap. 42. 37. }i Judges 9. 15. « Isaiah 65. 5. 1 S;un. 17. 44. P 2 Pet. 2.7. g Mat. 13. 55. T Mat. 7.6. Jcr. 3. 3. t Heb. blind- 2 Ki;igs e. 18. .Mat. 24. 38. = Rev. 18. 4. a chsp. 43. 10. b John t^. 44. Zech.2.3. c Isaiah 63.9. d chap. IS. 22. e 1 Kings 19.3. /Luke 9.62. Phil. 3. 13,14. Z M..C. 24. 13. Psahn 121.1. ed into his l\ouse : and he made tlienr) a feast, and did buke i unleavened bread, and tlicy did eat. 4 *\ But >> before they lay down, the merj of the cit} , even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, ' both old and young, all the people from every r;u rter. 5 And k they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are llie men which can.e in to thee this night ■ bring them out unto us, that we may ' know them. 6 And Lot went out at t.he door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, breihren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man ; let me, I pray you, ■» bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the ■> sha- dow of my roof. 9 And iiiey said, <> Stand back. And they said again. This one fell ovj came in p to sojourn, and he will e country went up as the smoke of a ^^' *" furnace. 29 If And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God f remembered Abraham, anrl sent /chap. Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, ^8- 22. wh. n he overthrew the cities in the which Lit dwelt. 30 ^ And Lot went up out of Zoar, and du elt " in the mountain, and his two « ver. 17, daugriters with him; tor he feared lo i^' 23. dwell in Zoar: and lie duelt in a cave, ^™' ' " he and his two daughters. 31 If And the first-born said unto the yomigcr. Our father is old, and there is " not a man in the eai'th y lo come in x Mark unto us after the mannerof all the earth. ^■^■, „ 32 ^ Come, let us make our f>ih( r ^. chap.' drink wine, and we will lie with iiim, 6.4. &16. that we mav preserve seeil of our father, oeut. o\i And Ihey made their father » drink 25. 5. wine that nip-ht : and the tirst-born went =ch. 11.3. 1 1 -.1 1 r 1 11 ach.9.21. in, and lay with her t.ather ; and he per- 1 cor. j ceived not when she lay down, nor when u. 25. j she arose. 34 And it came to pass on the mor- row, that the first-born said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight w ith m< father: let us maKe him diink wine this ni_hl als»; and go lli m in, and lie wit;i liim, il'.at we may preserve seed ot our fatlier. Abraham denieth his ivlfe. CHAP. XX, XXI. Isaac is born- Before 35 And they made their father drink ^-.^^ggj^ wine tliat night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him ; and he per- ceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36 Tluis were both the daughters of Lot with child ^ by their father. 37 And the fipst-borii bkre a son, and called \\\s name 11 Moab : the same is the b ver. 8. Judges 1.7. iSam. IS. 33. 1 Kings 19. 21. HThatiSi Of his fa- father of the ' Moabites unto this day. *Riuh ^^ ^^'^ *^"^ younger, she also bare a 3. 11. son, and called his name |j Ben-ammi : Mat. 1.5. tiie same is the father of the children of "''" ■ Ammon unto this day. 21. 29. Judges 3.14 CHAP. XX. The son ' ^ Abraham denieth his wife, 2 and Abi- meiech tuketli her: 14 he restoreth her. 17 Abraham, ptayeth for Abimelech. AND Abraham journeyed ^ from thence toward the south country, and 4ch.i6.7. dwelled between ^ Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ' She is my sister: and Abime- lech king of Gerar sent and took Sarai). 3 But d God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him. Be- hold, thou art but « a dead man, for the Ezek. 33. woman which thou hast taken; for she /* a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had f not come near her: and he said, Lokd, wilt tiiou slay also f. a righteous nation ? 5 Said he not unto me. She is my ■•is ter? and she, even she herself, said, He h 1 Kings is my brother : ^ in the integrity of my ■ ■ . heart, and innocency of my hands, have I v'.one th.s. t 1 Kings ^ ■^"*-^ ^^'^ ^'"^'^ ""to '''Ti in a dream, 21. 29. Jonali 3. 10. k Prov. if my peo- ple. « eh. 18.1. e Pror. 24. 16. d Psalm 105. 14. e ver. 7. Ezek 14, 15, /ch. 4. 1. ^v.17,18. Yea, I know^ that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart ; for 1 also '< with- held tliee from sinning i agaii'st me : therefijre f suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now, therefore, restore the man his wife ; for lie is '" a prophet, ;.nd he " shall pray for thee, and thou slialt hve ; and gave thee if thou o restore her not, know tliou that Ps!8i. 12 t*^'"^ shalt surely die, p thou, and all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech qrose early in the morning, and called ail his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore ai'i-a;d. 9 % Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him. What hast thou done unto us r and what have I onended thee, 9 Jobi.s. that thou hast ■■ brought on me, and on 2.^4.^' '^>' •^'".?'^^("T'> a^ ' great sin ? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abra- ham, What sawest thou, that thou hast (lone tiiis thing ? 11 And Abraham said. Because I thought, Surely the >; fear of God is n X i:> this place; and they will slay me fur my wife's sake. 12 And )-et indeed she is " mv sister ; iSam. 25. 2S. ch.31. 7. /Ps.Sl.4 ch. 39. 9. tHeb. m Psalm 74. 15. n Jer. 14. 11. 1 Kings 13.6. 0 Lev. 6. 4, 7. p 2 Sam 24. 17. ch.l2. IS. * Rom. 2.14. ch.38. 24 Lev. 20. 10. 2 Sam. 12 5, 10, 11. t Prov. 16.6. ch. 42 13 Rom. 3. U. ?( chap. U.29. cir. 18 s ir is the daughter of my father, but not Before the daughter of my mother ; and siie be- CHRig-j. came my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to " wander from my fatiiei's ^ j^^j, lOUse, that I said unto her, This is thv ii.s. i^indness which thou slialt sliew unto me; At every place whither we shall come, say of me. He is my brother. 14 ^ And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and women-ser- vants, and gave them unlo Ab.aham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Beiiold, my land is before thee ; dwell where it pleas- eth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said. Behold, I have given y thy brother a thou.sand ^ ^.g^. 5, pieces of silver; behold, he is to thee a Prov. (.■ovi.ring of the eyes unto all that are^''-^- wiih thee, and with all otiier : ^ thus she . , z Jonali was reproved. 1. fi_ 17 f So Abraham prayed unto God; a James and God » lealed Abimelech, and his ^■^*" u ife, and his maid-servants ; and they bare children. 18 For the Lord had '' fast closed up ^ j,g all the wombs of the house of Abime- 5.10. lech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. CHAP. XXL 1 Isaac is born. 9 Hagar and Ishtnael are cast forth. 22 The covenant bet\ceen Abimelech and Abraham. a Luke AND the Lord ^ visited Sarah as he had said, and tiie Lord did unto Sarah i.es! '' as he had spoken. *j:hap. 2 For Sarah -= conceived, and bare A- pV. 12. g. braham a son in his old age, at the '' set Tit. 1. 2. time of which God had spoken to him. f.^fi'" 3 And Abraham c ; ed the name of his d chap, sou that was born unto him, whom Sa- ^8. 10. rah bare to him, ^ Isaac. ^^j?* 4 And Abraham circumcised his son ^ chap. Isaac, being 'eight days old, as God had Yj}^' comnianded him. 12.S. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, g so that a.\l that hear will laugh 5^ Isaiah with me. 0/4 22 7 And she said, h Who would have said h Isaiah' unto Abraham that Sarah should have 19-21. given children ' suck ; for I have borne ' ^•^^■^' him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew , and was ^ wean- jj^f j^"* ed : and Abraham made a great feast /Gal." the same day that Isaac was weaned. ^- ^- 9 fl And Sarah saw the son of Hagar Lam. 1.7. the Egyptian, which she had borne unto m Gal. Abrali.im, ' mocking. p^^'^ 10 Wiierefore she said unto Abraham, 20. 11. m Cast out this bond-vroman and her son r « Gal. 3. for the son of this bond-woman shall not 24J 30. ' be "heir with my son, even with Isaac. iPet.1.7] 11 And the thing was very grievous in y^^ Abraham's sight, ° because of his son. I'john 12 H And God said unto Abraham, 2. i9. Let it not be grievous in tliy sight be- J-*; //■ AbimeUcli's covenant nuith Abraham. GENESIS! Jt> Rom. 9. 7, 8. CHR 1ST ^^^^^ °^^'^^ '•'^^' ^"^ because of thy bond- cir. 1898. woman ; in all that Sarah hath said unto tliee hearken unto her voice : for p in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bond- woman will I <] make a nation, because lie is thy seed. H And Abraham rose up early in the morning-, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, (putting it on her shoulder,) and the ciiild, and sent her away : and slie departed, and ' wandered in the wilderness of Beer- sheba. 15 And the water was s spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot : for she said, Let me not see the t death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad: and the angel of God called to Ha- gar out of heaven, and said unto her. What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard tlie voice of the lad where he is. IS Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand : for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her ej'cs, and she saw a 1 well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an arclier. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his " mother took liim a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 ^ And it came to pass at that time, that y Abimelech, and Phicholthe chief captain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, z God is with thee in all that thou doest. 23 Now, tlierefore, ^ swear unto me here by God, b that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son : but according to the kind- ness that ^ I have done unto thee, thou schr.i.i. shaltdounto me, and to the landwhere- 3o! 15.'"' ^^ ^^oyi^ hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, ^ I will swear. 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of « a well of w.iter, which Abi- melech's servants had violently taken away 26 And Abimelech said, f I wot not who hath done this thing ; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I nf it but to-day. 27 And Abraham R took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech : and both tjf them made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set sev«n ewe- lambs of the Hock i>y themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abra- luim. What niican these seven ewe- Abraham offereth up Isaac. lambs, which thou hast set by them- Before selves ? CHRIST 30 And he said, For these seven ewe- vjv^ !a>i.bs Shalt thou take of ray hand, that 'they may be h a witness unto me that I h ch. 3i. have digged this well. 46,48. ol Wherefore he called that place || ||Thatis Beer-sheba: because there they sware The -weU both of them. of the 32 Thus they made a covenant at chap. Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, 26. 33. and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of tlie Philistines. 33 1[ And Abraham planted a grove m Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, ' the everlasting j Rom. God. 16.26.' 34 And Abraham sojourned in the l.^™' Philistines' land many days. CHAP. XXII. 1 Abraliam, offering Isaac, 11 is stayed by an angel : 15 he is again blessed. 20 The generations ifNaiior unto Rebekah. jg^j AND it came to pass, ^ after these a Acts things, that God did ^ tempt Abraham, j^^'^ and said unto him, Abraham. And he 2S, 26. said. Behold, "^ here I am. * James 2 And he said. Take now thy son, I'cor. thine '' only son Isaac, <= whom thou lo. i3. lovest, and get thee into the land of ' f^ff"®^ Moriah ; and offer him there for a burnt- rfHe'b. offering upon one of the mountains H- 17. which 1 will tell thee of 1^3™^ 3 ^ And Abraham g rose up early /2Chron. in the morning, and saddled his ass, and •'• ^• took two of his young men with him, fi*^ J4^' and Isaac his son, and clave the wood Psalm for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and ^; ^"^ went unto tlic place of which God had n. ig. told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lift- ed up his eyes, and ^ saw the place afar /; i Sam. off. 16. 12. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, ■ Abide you here with the ass ; ar.d / Heb. I and the lad will go yonder and wor- ]^; '- ship, and ^ come again to you. g/ig_ 6 And Abraham took the wood ot *Heb. the burnt-oGering-, and i laid it upun J j- J^ Isaac his son ; and he took tlie fire in h.n 19. 17. hand, and a knife : and they went both Luke of them together. 24.2,. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he said. Here atn I, my son. And he said. Behold the fire and the wood ; but where is the '" lamb for a burnt-oflering ? „, Exod. 8 And Abraham said, Mv son, " God 12. s. will provide himself a laiub" lor a burnt- \l^^'^'^' ottering : so they w cnt both of them to- gether. 9 And they came to the place which GoJ ed Abraham, saying unto him, « Eccl. 6 Hear us, my K rd : Thou art f a P^|,|, mighty prince ^ among us ; in the choice a prince of our sepulchres bnr>- ti)y dear! : none of God, of us shall withhold from thee his sepuU 1^^^ chre, but that thou mayest biiry thy dead, chapter 7 And Abraham stood up, and ' bou ^^;^v' ed himself to the people of the land, 3_^^2. even to the children of Heth. * chapter 8 And lie communed with them, sa\ - ?i -^i, x<- • , , • , 1 ■. , ; , »2 Sam. mg. It it be t your mind that I should 113. 4. bury my deadoutof my sight, hear me, tHeb. and entreat for me to Ephron, the son of ^^"„j^ ' "> Znhar, 21. 14. 9 That he may give me the cave oj ?f^^ Machpelah which he hath, wliich is in „jchap. the end of his field : forasmuchmor.es *5- lo- as it is worth he shall give it me, for ■> a ^^^^' possession of a burying-place among you. 10 And Ephron dwelt among tlie chil- dren of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraliam in the audience of the children of Heth, fW7z ofall that went in at the gates of o his .city, saying, 0 Mat. 11 Nay, my lord, hear me : The field ^jji'^^j. give 1 thee, and the cave that is therein 24. 10. I give it thee ; in the presence of the I'^'^e 2. sons of p my people give I it thee : hwry i'Luke thy dead. 19. 14. 12 And Abraham bowed down him- ^^'^*- self before the people of the land. ' ' 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, say- ing, But if thou v^ilt gire it, 1 pray thee, hear me : 1 I will give thee money for 9 2 Sam, the field ; take /( of me, and I will bury ?.^-,^^- , 11,1 •' Col. 4. 5. ^ mv dead there. Philip. k Prov. 25. 25. 1 Kings 15.12. CHAP. XXIII. age and death. I860. a chap 1 Saral^ age and death. 3 Abraham purchasetk Machpelah, 19 v:here he bu- ried Sarah. AND Sar.ah was » an hundred and seven and twenty years old : these u-ere b 1 Pet. the years of the ^ life of S:irah. '■ ^- 2 And Sarah died ■= in Kirjath-arba ; 13. 19^ ^^ ^^2 same is Hebron in the land of Ca- <-' cliapter r.aan : and Abraham came ^^ to mourn 50. 9, 10. f^,. s^jr^i, and ^.o weep for her. 11. 31. 3 % And Abraham stood up « from / ch-.pter before his dead, and spake unto the so. IS of f Heth, saying, 4 I am, 8 a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a '> g 1 Chr, 29. 15. h Acts 14 And Epl.ron answered Abraham, 4.8. saying unto him, 15 My lord, hearken unto me : The land is luorth four hundred shekels of silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee ? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron tlie silver, which he had named in the audiei ce of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current vioney with the merchant. \T 1[ And the field of Ephron, which Hsas in r Machpelah, winch "-'aj before ^g'^' Mamre, the field, and the cave w hich ver..2o. •vjas therein, and all the trees that %vere in the field, tliat ivere in all the borders * ^' ' round about, were « made f sure t Heb. 18 Unto Abraham for a possession, ' ^/"''-^^ in the presence of the children of Heth, Jer. 32! before all that went in at the " gate ol 7, 9. his city. {l^l\ 19 1i And after this Abraham buried Psalm Sarah his wife in the cave of the field l.^^. *• of Machpelah, before Mamre : the same uRuth is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 4. 1. 20 And the field, and the cave that f^^^^ is therein, were made sure unto Abra- xchap. ham, for a possession of »»bui7ing-nlace, *°- ^i-^ I by the sons of Heth. Ahraham sxaeareth hit servant ; GENESIS. Lakan entertaineth him* Before CHRIST 1357. CHAP. XZIV. tHeb. gone into days, chapter 25. 20. with 21.5. a chap. 12. 2. Prov. 10. 22. b 1 Tim. *. 17. c chap. 47.29. d chap. 31. S3. e Deut. 6. U. /Exod. 34. 16. Deut. 7. 3. ^ch. 11. 28, 29. h Prov. 13. IS. »Gal. 5.1. Heb. 11.9. * Ps. 34. 4,6. /Heb. 1.14. m Joshua 3. 17. n ch. 33. 13, 14. Prov. 12. to. 0 2 Kings 2,14. Mat. 7. 7. p cliap. 27. 20. Psalm 127. 1. 1 Thess. 3. 11. q Psalm 37. 5. Lanien. 3. 25. r ver. 7. Judges 6. 17, -7. 1 Sam. 14. 9, 10 1 Ahraham sendeth his temant to get a wife for his son Isaac: 29 he cometh to Lahaitt and sheweth his message : 50 he obtaineth Rebekah, &c. AND Abraham was old, and f well stricken in age: and the Lord » had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his •> eld- est sen-ant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand ■: under my thigh ; 3 And I will make thee ^ swear « by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the eartii, tliat thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of tlie f daughters of the Canaajiites j among whom I dwell : 4 But thou shalt go unto t my coun- try, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto iiim, '' Perad venture the woman will not be wil- ling to follow me unto this land : must I needs bring thy son again unto tiie land from whence thou earnest ? 6 And Abraham said unto him. Be- ware thou, that thou bi-ing not my son ' thither again. 7 The Lord God of heaven, which k took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and ihatsware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give tliis land ;' he shall send ' his angel before thee^ and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be wil- ling to follow thee, then thou shalt be " clear from this my oath : only bring not mv son I hither again. 9 And the st- rvant put his iiand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to iiim concerning that matter. 10 ii And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and depart- ed ; (fi)r all the goods >A liis master 'uere in his hands;) and he arose, and went to Mesopoiamia, unto the cityof Nahor. 11 And he made liis camels "to kneel down without the city by a well of w. iter, at the lime of the evening, even the time that w'.nien go out to draw v;ater. 12 II And he said, O Lord " Gt appointed for th> ser- vant Isaac; and thereby shall I know tliat thou hast shewed kindiiess unto my master. 15 ^ And it came lo pass, » before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebek- ah came out, who was bom to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abra- ham's brother, with her « pitcher opon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel t was very fair to look upon, a virgin ; neither had any man "known her: and she went down to the w ell, and tilled her pitcher.aiid came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a httle water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord : and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And, when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again un- to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man, " wondering at her, ?held his peace, lo wit whether the Lorc had made his jouniey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden II ear-ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten shekels weight of gold. 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou ? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for ns to lodge in ? 24 And she said untJ him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, ^ the son of Mil- cah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him. We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man « bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord. 27 And he said. Blessed 6e the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hatli '' not lett destitute my master of his mercv and his truth : I being in the «ay, the Lord led me to the house of my mas- ter's <: brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her 't mother's house the.se things. 29 ]f And Rebekah liad a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ear-ring, and bracelets upon his sis- ter's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Tims spake the man unto me; that he came unto the nian ; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well 31 And lu said, Come in, thou « bless- ed of the Lord, wherefore stan.'.est thou w itiout ; for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 32 U And the man came into the house: and he nngirded his camels, and gave straw and pru» endcr for the camels, and water to » wash his feet, and the men's feet that laere witli him. Before CHRIST »S7. * ver. 45. Judges 6.36. Daniel 9. 23- Isaiah 65. 21. Psalm 145. 18. / Prov. 31. 27. Exodos 2. 16. Isaiah 3. 16. ch. 29. 9. tHeb. good of counte- nance. u chap. 4. 1. Song 1. n. and 5. 2. X ver. 18, 19,20. y Luke 2. 19. liOr, jeiiiel for the fore- head, lPet.3. 4. Isa. 3. 21. E.^odui 32. 2, 3. zchap. 22.23. a Exod, 4.31. ch. 22. 5. Psalm 66.4. ichap. 32. 10. c chap. 13.8. d verse 48, 67. chap. 31.33. ecliaf, 26.29. Ruth 3. 10. Psalm 115. IS. /chap. 18.4. and 19. 2. Abraham't servant sheweth his errand. CHAP. XXIV. Hebekah sent av:ayviith a blttsing. Before 33 Aid there was set meat before him *^^7 *" ^'^^ • ''"'■ ''^ ^*'^' ^ ^ ^'''* "°*^ ^^^ ""^^^ ^^^,.y-^ I have told mine errand. And he said, g Ephes. Speak on. 6. 5, 6. 34 K And he said, I am. ^ Abraham's Job 1 23. 12. servant. ^ hver.i. 55 And ' the Lord hath blessed my iff^^' roster greatly, and he is become great ; Matthew and he hath given him flocks, and herds, 6.33. and silver, and gold, and men-servants, m'™ and maid-servants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bare a son to my master when she ^ was old : and unto him hath he given all that he 1 Tim. I 4. 8. I k chap. I 18. 11. Romans 4;.19- , liath. Tit. 1. 2. o_ . , 1 /•jver. 3. o7 And my master made me swear, Ezra9. saying, Thou shall not take a wife to my chfef'a. ^"" ' of f'i£ daughters of the Canaanites, and 27.46. in whose land I dwell : and2i.2i. 38 But thou shall go unto m my fa- \xi^ ther's house, and to my kindred, and take a w ife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master, ■> Per- advenlure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me. The Lord, ° before whom I walk, will send his an- gel with thee, and p prosper thy w ay ; and thou shall take a «ife for my s-.r. of my kindred, and of ray father's house. 41 Then shall thou be clear from this ■3 my oath, when tliou comest to my kin- dred ; and if they give not thee one, thou shall be clear from ray oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my muster Abraham, if now thou do ' prosper my way w hich i go ; 43 Beliold, s I stand by the well of w a- ter ; and it shall come to pass, that when 3 veF. 13. |.j,g virgin cometh forth to draw Kattr, and I say to her. Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink ; 44 And she say to me, t Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy cam- els : let the same be the woman whom the Lord halh appointed out for my mas- ter's son. 45 And before I had done speaking " in mine heart, behokl, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto llie well, and « ver. S. « ver. 7. chap. 1.22. and 17.1. 2 Kings 90.3. p Psalm 1. 3. and 91. 11. g Deut. SO. 12. r ver. 12. Ezra 8.21. Psalm 90.17. /Heb, 13.2. » Rom. 8.26. 1 Sam. 1.13 Neh. 2. 4. drew wiittr .■ and I said unto her. Let me ^^^- drnik, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said. Drink ; and I will give thy camels drink als). So I drank, and she made the ca- mels drink also. 47 And I asked her, and said, "Whose X ver. 22. daughter art thou ? And she said, Tlie Ezekiel daughter of Betluiel, Naiior's son, w hom isL.^62 4 Mi'cah bare unto iiim : and 1 put tne Ephes. ' ear-ring " upon her face, and the brace- lets upan her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed liie Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the > right way, to .26. Zeph. 3. 17. Isaiah 62.5. V Ezra «. 31. take my master's brother's daughter Before u.to his son. if^. 49 And now, if jou will deal f kindly ^.•VN^ ar.d truly vith my master, tell me : and tHeb. if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the f^J'*'"'^-'' right hand cr to the left. truth, 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered cb. 32. lo. and said. The thing proceedeth from the ch!^"^29' Lord ; we cannot speak unto thee » bad Josh.2.i4. or good. Prov. 3.3. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, fj*", 2^^' take her, and go, and let her be th\ 2 s^. master's son's wife, as the Lord hatii^''-^ spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servsnt heard their words, he 3 worshipped the Lord, boviing him- a vt^rse. self to the earth. ^^_*^- 53 And the servant brought forth ng. i. jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them lo Rebekah : he gave also to her brother and to her mo- ther b preci'ius things. i, Deut. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and 33. 13. , the men that herewith him, and tarried ^°^f all night: and they rose up in the morn- 2Chron, ing; and he said, <= Send me awav unto 21.3. m.v master. ' Z'Zhl 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us aj'ev: days, at the least ten ; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them. Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way ; send me away, that I may go to my master. 57 And they said. We w ill call the damsel, and enquire ^ at her mouth. if chap. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said f-^^- unto her, Wi'lt thou go with this man ? i^Jx* .\nd she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her « nurse, and Abraham's e chap, servant, and his men. ^*:,^' 60 And tliey > blessed Rebekah, and 2. 7. said imto her. Thou art our sister, be Numb, thou the mother of s thousands of rail- i^Jj^ lions, and let thy seed '• possess the gate 14. 19. ol" those which hate them. ^^ Daniel 61 li And Rebekah arose, and her -^^xh. damsels, and they rode upon the camels, 4. 10. and ' followed the man ; and the servant jc^'*' tjok Rebekah, and went his way. /chap. 62 And Isaac came from the way of 3. 24. the well '• Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the ^l^^j™ 1 south country. k chap. 63 And Isaac went out to || •« medi- i^-i*- ^''^ late in the field at the even-tide : and be /chap. lifted up his eyes, and sav.-, and, behold, 12. 9. the camels ixere coming. \o^Ira\ 64 And Rebekah Ufted up her eyes : m Psalm and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off 1-2. the caniel. 65 For she had said unto the servant, Wlial man is this that walkeih in the fitld to meet us ? And the sei-vant had said, It is my master : therefore she took n a vail and covered herself. « 2 Cor 66 And the servant told Isaac all things ^^- '• that he had done. The generations of Lhmael. ^efore 67 And Isaac brought her into his mo- 1857^ '^^'' ° Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, \./^,'-\J and she became his wife, and he p loved och. 23.2. lier : and Isaac was comforted after liis Sojig_s. 2. mothei-'s death. GENESIS. Esau aellcth his birthright. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Before tiEph. 5.25. m chap. S3. 1. b IChr. 1.32. c chap. 17. 17. d chap. 37. 36. e chap. 36. 35. CHAP. XXV. 1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah : 7 his age and death. 12 The generations of Ishinael. lo Esau and Jacob are born, 29 Esau selleth his birth right. THEN a again Abraham took a ^ wife, and her name nvas Keturah. 2 And she <= bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and d Medan, and « Midian, and Ishbak, and > Siiuali. 3 Arid Jokshan begat Sheba and De- dan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshu- /Job2.ii. rim, and Letiishim, and Leummim. I^saiah 4 And the sons of Midian ; g Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidaii, and Eldaah. All these were the children ofKeturali. 5 ^ And Abraham g'ave ^ all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the ' concu- bines, vvhicli Abraham had, Abraliam gave k gifts, and sent tliem away fiom Isaac ills son (while he yet lived) i east- ward, unto the cast country. 7 And these are the days of the years of AbraliaiTi's life, whicii he Uved, "> an hundred threescore and fifteen years, S Tiien Abraham gave up the ghost, J! chap, an.l diL-d " in a good old age, an old man, pl-'overbs ^"^ '''^^ rf years ; and w^as o gathered to 20. 29. his people. "^'aI^^'' ^ ■^"*^ '^'^ ^""^ Isaac and Ishmacl buried liim in the cave of Machpelali, in tlie P field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittile, wliich is before Mamre ; 10 The field which Abraham pur- chased of the sons of Heth : there was Abra!,ani 4 buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 ^ And it came to pass, after the deatu of Abraham, that God ' blessed his son Isaac ; and Isaac dwelt by the well Laliai-roi. 12 ^ Now these are the generations of Ishmatl, Abraliarn's son, whom Ha- gar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham. 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, accord- inij to their generations -. The first-born of lilimael, = Ntbajoth ; and ' Ked.;r, and Adbcel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, " and Dumah, and Massr., 1.5 Hadar, and " Tema, Jetur, Na- phish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by tiieir towns, antl by their castles ; y twelve princes ace ifding to their nations. 17 And 'Ivjse are the years of the life of Ishinael, an hundred and thirty and seven '.ears : and lie ga\e up the ghost, a: id died, and was gathered unto his people. }} chap. 34.36. /Jobl. m chap. 32.4. 13. 36. chap. 37. 29. p ch. 23. e, 17. q chap. 49. 29.' t chap. 12. 2. Romans 4.19. J Isaialj il. 16. i Song 1. .";. u Isaiah 21. 16. A Job 2.11. y chap. p. 20. Shur, that /* before Egy-pt, as thou go- ^^^^^^ est towards Assyria : and he f died in tlie \^^ presence of all his brethren. f Heb. 19 ^1 And these are tiie generations o\hll-> Isaac, Abraham's son : Abraham begai ^^\q, Isaac. 20 And Isaac was forty years old uhen lie took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethiiel the Syrian of Pti- dan-aram, the sister to Labanthe zSv-sLuke rian. ' ^.27^ 21 ^ And Isaac ^ entreated the Lord 2i?12!'' for his wife, because she Hiias ^ barren : verse and the Lord was entreated of him, andjg^' Rebekali his \\ife conceived. 1.9. 22 Andthechiidi*en || struggled toge-*<^^^P- ther within her : and she said,^lf it besfir.imt- so, whv am I thus ? And she went \/,,iedone enquire of the Lord. agaimt 2o A nd the L o n D said luito her. Two to bruis. nations are in thy womb, and two man-'".?''.'"' ner of people shall be separated from ch.'^s'."^'. tliy bowels : and the one people shall be stronger than the other people ; and the elder '^ shall ser\e the younger. 1:2 Sam. 24 % And when her days to be deli- ^ le- vered were fulfilled, behold, there werf4. 30. twins in her womb. Maiachi 25 And the first came out d red, alij^o'^'j. over like an hairy g-arment; and they 11,12. called his name Esau. ' <^ chap. 26 And after that came his brother ^' *°' out, and his hand = took hold on Esau's eHosea nec-l; and his name was called lacob : i^'.^' 1 T 1 ,1 1 /chap, and Isaac ivas threescore years old when 10. 9. she bare them. 27 And the boys grew : and Esau was f a cunning- hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a g plain man, ^ chap. -'' dwelling in tents. 6. 9. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because ^q*^ 3^^* t he did eat of his venison ; but Rebek- + Heb. ah loved Jacob. venhoti 29 ^ And Jacob sod pottage: and,-^'/f,> Esau came from the field, and he ivas mouth. i fiiint ' ^'"°'- 13.25. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, FeedtHtb. me, I pray thee, f with that same red iviththat pottage ; lor r?«?w faint : therefore was that re'rf.* his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said. Sell me this day thy k birthright. ' * Exod. 32 And Esau said. Behold, I am f sA^a^-^^ the point to die ; and what profit shali^c/«^/o this birthright do to me ? d'^- 00 And Jacob said, 1 Swear to me this ^ Heb. day ; and he sware unto him : and he '"fjl/fji, suld liis birthright unto Jacob. 12. 16.' 34 Then Jacob ga\e Esau bread and pottage of lentiles ; and he did » cat n 1 Cor. and drink, ai,d rose up, and went his i^- 33- way. Thus Esau despisi-d Au birtiiright. CHAP. ZXVI. 1 Isaac goeth to Gerar : 23 God aptear- eth to him. and blesseth him : 20 Abi- . .„ , ,, ' ■ I , ■ cir. 1S04. meiech s coTtnaiit ivtth hnn. „ chap. AND there was a famine ^ in tlie |-^-j,^^^- Inndj besides the ^ first famine that was i3,"ut* Isaac goeth to Gerar. CHAP. XXVI. Before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac AbitneltdCs covenant luith Isaac- CHRIST cir. 1804. c chap. 12. 1 went unt') Ahimelech king of the Philis- lincs, unto Gerar. 2 Andtlie Lord": appeared untohim, and said, Go not down into Etjvpl : '^ ii^.t^ dwell in tlie land which I shall tell tiiee of. «chap. 3 ' Sojourn in lhi.sland, and I will be with tliec-, and will bless thee : for nnio liiee, and unto thy seed, I will give * all these countries ; and I will s perf a-ni the oath winch I swure unto Abriiham iny father: 4 And I will make thy seed to multi- ply as the '> stars of heaven, and « ill give UiVo thy seed all tiiese countries ; and in i thy seed shall all the nations of the eartli be blessed ; 5 Because that Abraham k obeyed my voice, a]id kept my charge, my com- mandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 ^ And Isaac dwelt in ' Gerar. 7 And the men of the pl:\ce asked him of his wife ; and he said, She is •n my sister : for he feared " to say, She is my wife ; lest, s.iid he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, be- cause she was fair to look U|)on. 8 And it came to pass, when he liad been there a long time, that Abimelech, king of live Philistines, o looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac lias p sportmg with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said. Behold, of a sin-ety she is thy v\ ite ; and 1 how saidst thou, She is my sister .' And Isaac said unto him. Because I said, Lest I die for her. 10 And Abimelc ch said, What is this thou hast done unto us ? one of the peo- ple might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guilti- ness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his Psalm people, saying", He that ^ toucheth this lOo. 15. man, or his wife, shall surely be put to death. 12 "H Then Isaac sowed in that land, and I received in the same year s an hun- dred-fold; and the Lord 'blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and t went forward, and grew until he became very gi-eat. 14 For he had" possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants. And the Philistines >; envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged, in the days of A- braham his father, the Philistines had y stepped them, and hlled them with earth . lb And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; tor thou art much mightier than we. 17 ^ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt tiiere. 18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, whicii they had digged in the days of Abrahai his father ; fbrciie Phi- listines had stopped them after the 37.1 Hebrews 11.9. /chap. 13. IS. g chap. 22. 16. /( chap. 15. 5. not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace : thou art now the blessed of the Lord. 30 And he made them ■ a feast, and th.ey did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another : and Isaac sent them away, and they depart- ed fro'm him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came and told him concerning tlie well which they had k digged, and said unto him, ' We have found water. 33 And he called it |j Shebah : there- fore the name of the city /* Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 IJ And Esau was m forty years old when he took to wife Judith, tlicdaugli- ter ot'Beeri the Hittite, and Bashcmath, the daughter of Eion the Hittite ; ZS VvM.ich were f a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. t Heb. bitterness of spirit, chap. 21. Before CHRIST cir. 1804. ^ ".'•NJ 2 Niun. 32. 38. Hosea 2. 17. Zech. 13.2. Psalm 16.4. tHeb. living. Song 4. 15. Johii 4. 10, 11. 11 That is. Conten- tion. II That is. Hatred. II That is. Room. aPs.4. 1. b chap. 21. 31. c chap. 17. 7. and 31. 5. d chap. 15. 1. e chap. 12.7. tHeb. stretched mtt, Isaiah 30. 20. fver. 16, tHeb. Seeing ive i-ijTU. g chap. 24. 41. /; ver. li; 14, 15. i chap. 31.54. Romans 12. 18. Heb. 12. 14. * ver. 25. I Prov. 2. 4, 5. Mat. 7. 7. II That is. An outh. Vs. IS. 4. Eccl. 5. 6. m cliap. 25. 20. Hebrew s 12. 16. 1 Cor. 7. 2. 25,31. Miuu sent for venison. GENESIS. yacob obtaineth Jhaac's blessing. Before CHRIST 1760. CHAP. XXVII. 1 Msau sent for venison, 6 ^acob, in- structed by Rebekah, obtaineth the bless- ing. AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his » eyes were dim, So that he could not see, lie called Esau his b eldest son, and said unto him, M\ son. And he said unto him, Bchola, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold, now I am old, <: I know not the day of my death. o Now, therefore, take, I pray thee, thy weapons, t!iy quiver and thy bow , and go out to liie Held, and f take me some venison ; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I io\'e, and bring- it lo me, that ^ I may eat ; that my = soul may bless ' thee be- fore I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac verseis. Spake to Esau his son : and Esau went Proverbs to the Meld to hunt for venison, and to 31. 6. L . •' 2 Kings ormg It. 6 ^ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, sa} nig-. Behold, I heard thv fa- tlier speak unto Esau thy brotiier, say- c Bed. 12. 3. 1 Sam. 3. 2. John 9. 3 * ch. as. 25,24. c Mark J3. 5. chap. 35. 28. tHeb. hunt for me hunt- ing, chap. 25.28. 1 Cor. 6. 12. «fHeb. 11. 20. 14 e ver. 7. Judges 5.21. /chap. 28.3. 7 Bring- me venison, and make me sa- voury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before tlie Lord '^ before my death. 8 Now, therefore, my son, '' obey my voice, according to that which I com- mand tliee. 9 Go now to tlie flock, and fetch me from thence two g-ood kids of the g-oats ; and I will make them savoury meal for thy father, such as he lovelh : 10 And tliou shalt bring- it to thy fa- tlier, that he may eat, and tliat he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah liis molher, Beiiolci, Esau my broiher is ' a hairy man, and I am a sii^oth man : 12 M\ lather peiadveiuure will feel me, and I sliall seem to him k as a de- ceiver ; and I sliall bring ' a curse upon me, ynd not a blessing-. 13 And his mother said unto him, ■" Malachi Upon me be thy curse, my son ; only obey my voice, and go fetch me thevi. 14 And he weiif, and letched, -^nd brought the7)i to his mother : and his motlier maile savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took f goodly rai- ^armtnts ^ ^,f ||^.,. ^.jjgy^ s,^„ £y.,„ which ivere cf desire, - , , i ^ ^i verse 17. With her in the house, and put them up- on Jacob her younger son. 16 And biie put iiie skins of the kids of the goats upon his hamls, and upon the smooth of liisneck. 17 And she gave the savoury meat a;ul the breatl, which she had prepared, into tile hantl of her son Jacob. 18 '^j And iie came unto his father, and said. My fatlu-r, And he said. Here an 1 ; who art thou, my son ? I'J A id J icob said unto his father, 1 S Dent. 33.1. 1 Sam. 26. 19. ver. 33. h chap. 25. 23. Kphes. 6. 1. Acts 5.29. 3 chap. 25. 25. k chap. 25. 27. / Dcut. 27. 18. Jeremiah m ch. 25. 33,33. tHeb. am Esau « thy first-bom ; I have done accordi g a-; thou badest me : arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son. How /* it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son ? And he said. Because the Lord thy God brought // to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, " Come neai', I pray thee, that I m.iy feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father ; and he felt him, and said. The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are tlie hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he p blessed him. 24 And lie said, Art thou my very son Esau ? AnA he said, i I ann. 25 And he said, Bring it near to nie, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my siul may bless thee. And he brout;hl it near to him, and he did eat: .aid he brougiit him wine, and lie drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him. Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and lie smelled the smell of his rai- ment, and blessed him, and said. See, the smeil of ni_\ son is as the smell ^ of a Held which tlie Lord hath blessed. 28 Tiierefore God gi\e thee of the » dew of lic-aven, and the ' fatness of the earth, and plenty of » corn and wir.e. 29 Let people » sei-ve thee, and nations bow do\\ n to thee ; be lord over thy bre- thren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: y Ctn-sed ie every one that curseth thee, and blessed ^ehe that bles- seth thee. 30 ^ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac bad made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that E-au his brother came in from his hunt- ing. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father; and said unto his fatlier. Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art ihou ? And he said, I am thy son, thy ttrsl-borii, Esau. 33 And Isaac t trembled very exceed- ingly, and said. Who ] where is he that halli taken venison, and brought it me, and I liave eaten of all before tliou camest, and have blessed Jiim ? yea, and *he sliall be blessed. 34 J\nd when Esau heard the words of his father he cried with a great and ex- ceeding a bitter cry, and said unto his father. Bless me, even me also, O my father ! 35 And he said. Thy brother came with *> .subtill), ajki liath taken away itvy hli.ssln''-. Before CHRIST 1760. n verse 20, 24. Romaoe 2. 28. 0 Jam^ 4.8. Isaiah 57. 19. Psalm 73. 28. p Isaiah 48. 10. Rom. 9. 11, 12. g Rom. 3.7. E.xod. 1. 19, 20. 2 Cor. 4. 6. Job 13. 7. r Song 2. 13. &4. 12, 13. & 7. 11, 12. «Hosea 14.6,7. Deut. 33. 13. Jer.14.22. 2 Sam. 1. 21. Deut. 32. 2. Ps. 133.3. Is. 45. 8. t chap. 4. 4. & 49. 20. u Psalm 104. 15. Zech. 9. 17. X 1 Chr. 5.2. ch. 49. 10. ^l-ch. 12.3. tHeb. trembled ii'ith a great trevib- lins- zRom. 11. 29. ch. 28.3,4. Hebrews 11.10. a Heb. 12. 17. 1 Samuel 30.4. h Bom. yaeoh gent to Fadan-aram. CHA1». XXVIIL eir, 1760. c chap. 25. 26. Before 36 And he said. Is not he rightly ' nam- fir ^760^ ^^^ Jacob ? for he hath supplanted me tliese two times ; he took away my birth- right ; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me ? 37 And Isaac answere doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Nww, therefore, my son, obey my voice ; and arise, tiee thou to Laban my brother, to Haran ; 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 r 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, p I am weary of my life, because of the daugh- ters of Heth : if Jacob take a v. ife ot the daughters of Heth, such as these luhich are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me i CHAP. XXVIII. 1 yacob blessed, and sent to Padan-aram : 10 his vision of a ladder. 18 The stone at Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow. AND Isaac called Jacob, and * bless- ed liim, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the •> daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to ■: Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take thee ^ a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's bro- ther. 3 And = God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that 16, 17. Proverbs 1.24. e chap. 36. 6, 8. /Deut. 33. 27. Matt. 10.34. g2 Sam. 8. 14. chap. 12. 3. & 22. 18. Ps. 60. S. Deut. 38. 29. h 2 Kings 8.20. / 1 John 3.12. Ezek. 35.5. Amos 1.11. Obadiah 10. * ver. 42. Proverbs 6.13. / 2 Sam. 13. 23. m Prov. 2. 14. 1 Sam. 30. 6. n chap. 31. 38. *ch.9.6. Acts 28.4. chap. 4. 11, 16. p ch. 26. 34, 35. Kph. 6. 4. a chap, 27. 33. A chap, 24. 3. c chap. 25.20. d Hosea 12. 12. chap. 32. 10. & 24. 10. e ch. 17. 1 Ps. 128. 1 tHeb. *mWv" ^^^^ niayest be t a multitude'of people : yacob't vision. I Abra- Before I , ,h,.e: CHRIST I I ", • 1760. I 'and g ^..^v-^ h God /Gal. I i chap. 21.11. 4 And give th*e the f blessing of Abra- Before ham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee : ^^7^^^^ tiiat thou mayest inherit the land ? i,,^v>J ^\ herein thou art a stranger, which God /Gai. h ga\ e unto Abraham. 3. 13. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob, and he ^°^^ went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of g Heb. Bethuel the SjTian, the brother of Re- "■,^- bekali, Jacob's'and Esau's m')ther. ' ' ''' 6 ^[ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Pa- dan-aram, to take him a wife from thence ; and that, as he blessed him, he gave him a cliarge, saying. Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Ca- naan ; 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his motlier, and was gone to Padan- aram : 8 And Esau, seeing that the daugh- ters uf Canaan ■ pleased not Isaac his la- ther; 9 Then went Esau unto ■< Ishmael, and k chap, took unto the wives which he had, ' Ma- ^5. 17. h: lath, the daughter of Isiimael, Abra- 35 l^* nam's son, "> the sister of Nebajoth, to m chap, be his u ife. ^^■^*- 10 j[ And Jacob went out from Beer- sheba, and w ent toward Haran, 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, be- cause the sun was set: and he took of the n stones of that place, and put them wver. ig. for his o pillows, and lay down in that c^l-sz. 6. place to sleep. j2. 4. 12 And he p dreamed, and, behold, 2 Cor. 1 a ladder set upon the ' earth, and the ^"j^i^ « top of it reached to heaven : and be- 33. 15. Hold, the angels of God t ascending and ? John descending on it. r John 13 And, behold, the Lord " stood 3. 31. & above it, and said, I am the Lord God ^|j^l*- . of " Abraham thy father, and the God oi ti Pet. * Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to i- 12. iliee will I give it, and y to thy seed ; " ^f^*'' 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust A;"ch.i7.i. of tlie earth; and thou shah f spread "^^6^^^^ abroad to the west, and to the east, and y ver.3,4; to the north, and to the south : and in t Heb. thee, and in thy seed, shall ^ all the fa- JT^^^ milies of the earth be blessed. zActs 15 And behold, I ain with thee, and ■^ '^^• will keep thee in M places whither thou Hosea * goest, and will bring thee again into this 12.4. land : * for I will not leave thee, until 1 a chap, have done that which I have spoken to 3i. 3. & thee or. 16 If And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said. Surely the Lord is ?*^^- in this place, and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said. How dreadful is this place ! this ?*none other but the house of God, and this /* the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had putyor his pillows, and set it up ^or a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name uf tha.t 32. 0. Hebrews 13.5. yacob coineth to Haran Before CHRIST 1760. b 1 Kings 12. 28. c 1 Tim. 6. 5. d Psalm 116.9. e ch. 35. 7. t Heb. / IV ill tithing tithethee, ch. 14. 20 Deut. 14. 22, 23. tHeb. iiftitphis feet. Psalm 119. 32. a John 4. 6, 14. h Song 1.6. c Isaiaji 12.3. d 2 Cor. 2. 17. Titus 1.9. e chap 31. 53. t Heb. Is there peace to him ? 1 Sam. 25. 5. /Eph.5.5 Oal. 6. 9. I chap. 34. 14. & 43.32. fi chap. 24. 15. J Exod. a. 10. Song 1. 7,8. A Exocl.5 4,27. / chap. 33. 4. & 43. 30. »H cliap. 13. 8. n Col. 4.5. ch. A. 28 place b Beth-el : but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vow ed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way tiiat I go, and will £j;ive me = bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come ag'ain to my f;tther's house in peace, then shall the Lord be "my God: * 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, sliall be = God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me, f I will surelv give the tenth unto thee. CHAP. XXIX. 1 yacob, coining to the "xell of Haran, 9 oneeteth ivith Rachel: 18 he cove- nanteth with Labaiijor Rachel, Sec. THEN, Jacob | werit on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and, behold, a a well in tiie field, and, lo, there were three flocks of siiee[) '' lying" by it ; f(;r ovit of that well they watered the flocks : and a great stone ii^as upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all tlie flocks ga- thered : and they •^ loUed the stone frc;m the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and '' put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 4 And Jacob said unto them, My bretliren, whence be ye? And they said. Of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban <= the son of Nahor ; And they said, We know hiin- 6 And he said unto them, f Is he well ? And they said. He is wtW; and, behold. Rachel his daughter cometii with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, it is f yet higli day, neither is it time that the cuttle should be gathered together : water ye the slieep, and go a?ul i'eed them. 8 And they said, R We cannot imlilali the fiocks be gathered together, and till they roll the s-loiie from tlie w ell'^ mouth ; then we water the sheep. 9 1[ And, ii while he yet spake witli them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for siie ' kept them. 10 And it came to pass \\ hen Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban his mother's brotiicr, and the sheep of La. ban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob '< kissed Rachel, and ' lifted up his voice, and we])t. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he ivas her '» father's brotlier, and that he was Rehckali's son : and she ran and told her i'ather. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and em- braced him, and kissedhim, and brought him lo his house. And lie told Laban all "these thin;.js. GENESIS. he marrieth Leah and Rachel. 14 And Laban said to him, Sureiy Before thou art "my bone and my flesh. And ^^?"^^ he abode with him the space of a montr . 1,,^,-J^ 15 li And Laban said unto Jacob, B^ - o2 Sam. cause thou art r my brother, shouldest iP; 12. thou therefore serve me for nought ? ^^^^^ tell me, what shall Xhy wages be? ' />'ch.i3.8. 16 And Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender-eyed, but Rachel was beautiftd and well-favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will q serve thee seven years for Raciiel 1 '^^^v- thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said. It is f better that r Prov. I give her to thee than »hat I should }^-^J- JrS 12 2 give her to another man: abide with me 20 And Jacob served ^ seven years for jchap. Rachel; and tliey seemed unto him but ^'i^^i^^hi ' a few days, for the " love he had to her. 1. 13. 21 % And Jacob said unto Laban, Give Amos me " my wife (for my days are fulfilled) ,/i'cor. tiiat I may y gu in unto her. 13.7. 22 And Laban gathered together ail ^""^j*'- the men of the place, and made » a feast, x chap. 23 And it came to pass in the evening, 24. 67. that he » took Leah his daugliter, an. jl^julwg" brought her to him : and he went in unit 15. 1. her. z Judges 24 And Laban gave unto his daugh- johi^' ter I.,eah, Zilpah his maidybr •> an hand- 2. 1, 2. maid. ^ ^"cah 25 And it came to pass, that, in ti;e ch.k. is. >: morning, behold, itwfl* Leah: and ht *chap. said to Laban, What is this thou hast 24'. 59^ done unto me ? Did not I serve with tliee c 1 Cor. i'ov Rachel? wherefore then hast thou 3. 13. 't beguiled me? 27.35^" 26 And Laban said, It must not be so Proverbs done in our country to give the younger jj^^^^ before the iirst-born. 2,12". 27 ^ Fuihi her week, and we will « Judges give thee ' this also, ? for the service j-ji^acj,-, which thou shalt serve with me yet seven 2. 15. other years. i\V"^' 28 And J:icob did so, and fulfilled ^•^"• her veek: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhali his liandmaidto be her maid. 30 And he went in also mito Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more tliau Leah, and served with him yet seven other \ ears. 31 'H And when the Lord '' saw that ;iE.x.od. Leaii was ' iialed, he '' opened her ^.^^^Yses womb: but Rachel iivii- ' barren. 20,30. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a *chap. son, and she called his name || Reuben: /j'saip. for she said, Surely the Loud hath look- 1. 5. . . ed upon my affliction; now, therefore, l^^'^^j^'j^Jf-" my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and said. Because the Loud hath heard liiat I was hateu, lie hath, therefore, given me this son also : and she called his name || Simeon. ||Th;itis, 34 And she conceived again, and bare ^^'"''K- Rather s ianenness: CHAP. XXX. she beareth Joseph. Before CHRIST 17i0. ||Thatis> joined. Numb. 18.24. II That iSj Praise, 1749. a chap. 37. 11. ft Job 5. 2. cEph. 4. 26. d 1 Sam. 2. 5, 6. e ch. 16.2. tHeb. ie built by he,r. II That is, fudging, chap. 49. 16. tHeb. •wrest- lings of God, chap. 543. 6. & 32. 24. II That is, IVrest. ling. /chap. 29. 35. ver. 17. g chap. 16.3. y That is, A troop. Is. 65. 11. >jProv. 31. 29. Luke 1.43. Song 6. 8. I) That is, Happy. i Song 7.13. tHeb. Dudaim, a word only used here and Song r. 13. a son ; and said. Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons : therefore was his name called |j Levi. 35 And she conceited again, and bare a son ; and she said. Now will 1 praise the Lord : therefore she called his nHmelJjuiah, and f left bearing. t Heb. stood from bearing. CHAP. XXX. 1 Rachel's barrenness : 22 she beareth yo- seph. 25 Jacob's covenant laith Laban. AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel ^ envied her sister ; and said unto Jacob, Give me chiMren, or iJelse I die. 2 And Jacob's - anger was kindier' against Rachel ; and he said. Am I <• in God's stead, u ho hath withheld fi'om theeilie fruit of the womb? 3 Arid she said, Behold ' my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also f have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her hand- maid to wife; andjacob wentin unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Ja- cob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called shs his name [| Dan. 7 And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, con- ceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said. With t great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sis- ter, and I have prevailed: and she called his name |{ Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she iiad f left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob g to wife. 10 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Ja- cob a son. 11 And Leah said, A troop coaieth : and she called his name || Gad. 12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Ja- cob a second son. 13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for tiie daughters will '' call me blessed: and she called his name |j Asher. 14 ^ And Reuben went, in the days of wiieat-liarvest, and found ' mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's f mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her. Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband ? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also! And Racliei said. Therefore he shall lie with ihee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of tiie field in the evening, and Leah went out If meet him, and said, Thou must com' in unto me ; for surely I have liired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he la) w ith her that night. 17 And God ^ hearkened unto Leah, Before and she conceived, and bare Jacob the ^ij^^l^^ iifth son. O-ntO* 18 And Leah said, God hath given Averse me mine hire, because I have given m\ '' ^' 22. maiden to my husband : and she called his name |J Issachar. || That is 19 And Leah conceived again, and ii'ages.ov, bare Jacob the sixth son. ^"■'"• 20 And Leah said, God hatli endow- ed me K'cith a good doury ; now will my iiusband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons : and she called his name \\ Zebulun. g That is, 21 And afterwards she bare adaugh- Dinelling. ter, and called her name || Dinuh. • DThatis 22 ^ And God ' remembered Rachel, judg. '' and God hearkened to her, and opened '/"^"f- 1 1 /ch. 8. 1. her womb. j sam. x. 23 And she conceived, and bare a 19, 20. son ; and said, God hath taken away ™ my reproach : m 1 Sam, 24 And she called his name || Joseph; ^- *' ^■ and said, The Lord " shall add to me 25, 72.' another son. |)Thatis, 25 U And it came to pass, when Ra- '^''^l'^- chel had born Joseph, that Jacob said 35. xr.' unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my "country. ochap. 26 Give me my wives and my chil- 28. 13. dren, for whom I have served thee, am; ^to^^^** let me go : for thou knowest my service ch. 26. 3, which I have done thee. 27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry : for I have learned by experience, that the Lord hath blessed me P for thv #chap. sake. ' 3°-j^- 28 And he said, "3 Appoint me thy wa- 29. 9.^* ges, and I will give it. 29 And he said unto him, ' Thou '• 1 Pet. knowest how I have sen-ed thee, and Tit.*2.lo. how tliv cattle was with me. Daniel 30 For it vcas httle which thou hadst 6.22. s before I came, and it is f nou increased , ^hap. unto a multitude; and the Lord hath 32. 3. & blessed thee f since my coming : and ^^^^^^ now, when shall I f provide for mine own troketi house also ? forth, so 31 And he said. What shall I give + Heb.'a» thee? And Jacob said. Thou shalt ^ not my foot, give me any thing. If thou wilt do this D^ut thing for me, I will again feed and keep , i xiin. thv flock: 5.8. ■32 I will pass through all thy flock J'Jf^ to-day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and .speckled among the goats; and of such shall be =« my hire. * chap. 33 So shall y my righteousness ^ an- ^\l^ swer for me f in time to come, wht-n 12. 17.' it shall come for my hire before thy z Isaiah face : every one that /* not speckled and ^^^eb! tc- spotted among the goats, and brown a- morro-w, mnng the sheep, that shall be accouiited Exi>d. stolen with me. 34 And Laban said, Beiiuld, I would it might be accordu g to thy word. E yacob*s policy to become rich . GENESIS. he departethfroin Laban. Before CHRIST 1745. a chap. 31.0, 10, 11. tHeb, Ltiz, chap. 28. 19. b Ezek. 31. 8. tHeb.i^ in heat, ch. 31.10. ExoA 12. 36, 36. chapter j 31. 38, 40,42. cHab. 2. 9. tHeb. brake forth, ver. 30. tSeb. much much, chap. 31. 7, 42. 1739. a Psalm 120. 5. h Ezek. 16. 44. c verses R, 9. d Psalm 49. 16. e chap. 30. 27. /Psalm 46. 1. ;» chap. 13. 15. /i chap. 32.9. /ver. 14, k ver. n. i verses 40, 42. !ii Numb. 14. 22. n chap. ;o,6. 35 And he removed that day the he- goats that were ring-streaked and spot- ted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the slieep, and gave them into the hands of his sons. 36And he set three days' journey be- twixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. SrH And Jacob tookhim ^rods of green poplar, and of the f hazel and ^ chesnut- tree, and pilled white streakes in them, and made the white appear which 'n^as in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in tlie gutters in the watering-troughs, when the flocks came to drink, that they should f con- ceive when they came to drink. 39 And the flocks conceived before tlie rods, and brought forth cattle ring- streaked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-streaked and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he put his own flocks by tliemselves, and put them not unto Lab m's cat Je. 41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the e}es of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. 42 But when the cattle were <^ feeble, he put them not in : so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 43 And the man -f increased f exceed- ingly, and had much cattle, and maid- servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses. CHAP. XXXL 1 yacob departeth secretly from Laban. 19 Rachel carrieth aivay the images. 22 Laban pnrsueth Jacob : 43 tlieir cove- nant at Galeed. AND ^ he heard Uie words of '' La- ban's sons, saying, Jacob liath ^ taken away all that i\-as our father's : and of that which too* our father's hath lie got- ten all I his ■'■ glory. 2 And Jacob beheld «the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it vcas not toward him as before. 3 And 'the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the g land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred ; and I will be '' with thee. 4 And Jacob .sent and called Rachel , and Leah to the field ' unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your fa- ther's countenance, that it is not toward me as before : but the God of my fallier hath been k with me. 6 And j-e know that with i all my power I have served your fatlier. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages '" ten times : but " God suliej'cd liim not to hurt me. 8 If he said thus, <> The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled : and if he said thus. The ring- streaked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle rinsr-streaked. 9 P Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted p mine eyes, and 'i saw in a dream, aiid, behold, the rams w hich leaped upon the cattle vere ring-streaked, speckled, and grislcd. 11 And the ' angel of God spake un- to me in a dream, saying, Jacob. And I said. Here am \- V2 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ring-streaked, speck- led, and grlsled : ' for I liave seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I amihe God of Beth-el, 'where thou anointedst the pillar, anywhere thou vowedst a vow unto me : now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land af thy kindred. 14 And " Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him. Is there yet " any por- tion or inheritance for us in our father's house ? 15 Are we not counted of him stran- gers? for he hath v sold us, and hath quite devotired also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath t.iken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, ^ whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 17 ^ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels. 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods whicii he liadgottei, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram ; for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the f im- ages that were her father's. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled willi all that lie had, and he rose up, and passed over => the river, and b set his face toivard the mount ' Gi- lead. 22 And it was told Laban, on the ''third day, that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took iiis ■; brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' 'journey ; and they overlook him in the mount Gilead 24 And f, God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by niglit, and said unto liim, '' Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob ' either good or bad. 25 % Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount ; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, What Before CHRIST 1739. ochap. 30. 32. p ver. 1. q chap. 28. 12. r verses 3, 13. chapter 48. 16. s Exod. 3. 7. Eph. 6.9. t chap. 28. 18. uRuth 4.11. xchap. y chap. 30. IS. = Psnlm 45. 10. t Heb.fe. raphim, tliat is, declar- ers, ch. 35. 2. Hosea 3.4. a Joshua 24. 2, 3. chapter 15. 18. b Jerem. 50. S. Luke 9. 51, 53. c Joshua 13. 8, 9. Deut. 3. 12. d chap. 30. 26. Jobs. 12, 13. f chaj). 13, 8. /Ex. 14. 5, 6, 9. ,? chap. 20. 3. Kumbers 23. 26. 1 Sam. 23. 26. h ver. 42. Ps. 105. 14, IS. / Isaiah 37. 29. Zaian overtaketh him ■ CHAP, XXXII. his co'oenant viith Jacob. 28 And hast not suffered me " to kiss mv sons and mv dausrl-.ters ? thou hast 29. 13. Exodus 4.23. 0 ver. 3. 1 Cor. 2.14. p Psalm 52.1. John 19. 10. q Dan Before hast thou done, that thou hast stolen CHRIST 1739 away unawares to me, and carried away V,^,vO '^y cla«g!>ters, ^ as captives taken with * ver. 16. the sword ? ch.2. 24. 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and stetd away from me ? and / Prov, didst not tell me, that ' I might have 26. w, sent tliee away with mirth, and with ch. 18.18. sonjrs, with " tabret, and with harp ? m Exod. 15.20. n chap. /..•-, now done ° foolishly m so doing. 29 It is p in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of q your fa- ther spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 30 And now though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore long- 2. 47. and edst after thy father's house ; yet where- r'jer ^^^^ ^^^^ '■'^"" Stolen ' my gods ? 10. ii". 31 And Jacob answered and said to Judges Laban, Because I was « afraid : for I 18. 24.*" '^^^^y Peradventure thou wouldest take Numbers by force thy daughters from me. i^- *\ 32 With whomsoever thou findestthv Exodus 1 , , . , ,. X c- . •' 12. 12. .?'^'ds, let him not live : ' beiore our bre- Jer.43.12. threu discern thou what is thine with 20.^T.' ^^' ^"'^ ^^^^ '^ ^° *^''^^- ^°'" J^cob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, andinio '^ Leah's tent, and into the two maid-servants tents ; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent . 34 Now =< Rachel had taken the im- ages, and put them in the camels' furni- ture, and sat upon them- And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease y my lord that I cannot z rise up before thee ; for the » custom of women is upon me. And he search- ed, but found not the images. 36 ^ And Jacob was ^ wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my tres- pass, what is my sin, that thou hast so Numbers hotly pursued after me ? 20. 3. 27 Whereas thnu hast searched all my stutfi what hast thou found of all thy household-stuft? set /t here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been whh thee ; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I ' not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee, I bare the loss / chap. 19.7. Acts 4. 19. u chap. 24. 67, X ver. 19. y chap. 18, 12. 1 Peter 2.18. and 3. 6, s Lev. 19. 32. a Lev, 15. 19. b Prov. 10. 13 c Ezek. 34.2,3. d Exod. 22. 3, 10. e Luke Hebrews 13. 17. Isaiah 56. 10, Hosea 12.12. 1 Peter 5.3. /ver. 38. 1 Cor. 15. 10. 2 Cor. 11, 26, of it ; of my hand didst thou <' require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was ; in the day the drought « consumed me, and the frost by night ; and my sleep departed from mine e\ es. 41 f Thus have I been twenty years in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and bix years for thy cattle ; and thou hast changed mv Before wages g ten times. " ^^"7^3^^ 42 Except the God of my father, the >^-,/-0 God of Abraham, and the ^ Fear of | ver. 7. Isaac, had been ■ with me, sureU thou ^ '^'j-^P- hadst sent me away now empty : God is'aiah hat h i< seen mine affliction, and the labour 8. 13. of my hands, and rebuked f/iee yester- ^^^^J™ night. ' «■ Psalm 43 37, 54. stones, and made an heap ; and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it ff Jegar-saha- ||Thatis, dutha ; but Jacob called it GaJeed. "^''^ '''"P 48 And Laban said, This heap is a "JeZ witness between me and thee this day. Hebrews Tlierefore was the name of it called Ga- ^^' ^" leed ; 49 And I) Mizpah ; for he said. The HThatis. Lord watch between me and thee.when '^ '^'""c/:- we are absent one from another. Hos, s. i. 50 If thoushalt afflict my daughters, 1 Kings or if thou shalt take other wives besides ^^•^^' my daughters, no man is with us ; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Beliold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; 52 This heap be witness, and this pil- lar 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 Cod of Abraham, and the God of " Nahor, the God of their fa- "Joshua ther judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware ' ° by the Fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob p offered sacrifice up- ven *42. on the mount, and called his brethren to ^ chap.' qeat bread ; and they did eat bread, and 26.30. tarried all night in the mount. 37"; 25^ 55 And early in the moniing Laban Exodus rose up, and kissed his sons and his J^og^t daughters, and r blessed them : and La- 33. 5. ban departed, and returned unto his ■^'^^ 28. place. •*' *• CHAP. XXXII, 1 Jacob's vision : 13 he semleth a pre- sent to Esau : 24 he wrestleth v. a space Ijetwixt drove and drove. 17 And he commanded the foremost, sa>ing. When Esau my bri)ther nieet- etiutiee,andaskeththee, saying, Wimse cri thou ? and whither gijtst thou? and vhose are these bef')re tiiee ! 18 Ti>t-n iliou sliait sa\, They beihy servant J. .cob's ; it 2* u ]jresent seut un- to my loid Esau, and, behold, also he 5J behind us. w chap. 28, 14. ti Prov. 13. 16. y ver. ao, cha]). 33. R. Psalm J12. 5. Mat. 310. 16. the 5 breaking of the day. 25 And, when he saw that he « pre- ] Exod. vailed not against him, he touched the 14. 27. iiollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Song 3. 8. Jacob's thigh was " out of joint, as he Msai^^' wrestled with him. 41. 14. 26 And he said, " Let me go, for the j^^P^ day breaketh. And he said, y I will nut Mat. ' let thee go, except thou bless me. 15.22. 27 And he said unto him. What is thy \ly°''' name ] And he said, Jacob. x kxod. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be ^^•^*- called z no more Jacob, but Israel : for 24" 28. '' as a prince hast thou power with God Song and •' with men, and hast prevailed. ^'^ 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, 12.4. ' Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And ^om- he said, <^ Wherefore is it that thou do.si ^u"^ ask after my name? And he blessed 18.1,7. him there. Smig3.4. 30 And Jacob called the name of the « hos. ' ' place 11 Peniel : for I have seen God 12. 3. face to face, and my life is preserved. 25^'^^''" 31 And as he passed over Penuel the and 31.29. <> sun rose upon him, and he ^ halted J ^"^^e upon his thigh. || Timis, 32 Therefore the children of Israel The face eat not n/'ihe sinew which shrank, which Cf "/: „ 1 1 II ,. • . . • »Mal.4.2. ts upon the hollow or the thigh, unto chap. this day : because lie touched the iiul- 19-23. low of Jacob's thigii in the sinew that 12! 7,^ shrank. Ps.s's.i?. CHAP. XXXIIL 1 The kindness nf yacob and Esau at their tncetiiig. \7 jfuccb cometh to Succoth: 18 he biii'.deth an altar at Shalem- AND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four luindred men. And he » dividrd the children unto Leah, aid^cliapj unto Rachel, and unto the two hand- ^2. 16. maids 2 And he put the handmaids and their children fbi-eiiu.sf, and Leah and her cl.ildr.:ii after, and Racliel and Jo- SL-pli lunderniost. fo'^4''' 3 And he passed over ^ before them, n\ 15. fhe kindness ofyacob and Esau. Before and ' bowed himself to the ground ^ CHRIST seven times, until he came near lo his 1739. , .1 V.,^V^ brotlier. cchap. 4 And Esau « ran to meet him, and 18. 2. embraced him, and fell on his neck, and di^SMi^ 'kissed him: and they k wept. 2.5. * 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw e Prov. the women and the chililren, and saitl, Ps/34.4. ^^^'^^ "''f those with thee? And he said, huke TUe ciiiid en h wliich God hath gi-aci- 15.20. ously given th) servant. 32.213. 6 Tiie.; the handmaidens came near, J Prov. thev and their children, and they bowed "cha'p. themselves. 43.30. / And Leah also with her children h 1 Sam. came near, and bowed themselves: and chap! after came Joseph near and Rachel, and 30.2. they bowed themselves. ichap. 8 And he said, ■ What meanest than 32.16. b\ ail th'S drove which 1 met ? And he said, T,.ese are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my •f- Heb. brother ; f keep that thou hast unto thy- bethat to self. iuhine. ^^ ^^'^ Jacob said. Nay, I pray thee ; if now I have found j^race in thy sight, then receive my present at my hanH : for therefore I have seen thy face, as * Psalm though I had seen the k face of God, 41.^1. an.i thou wa.st pleased with me 25.27. * 11 Take, I pray thee, my ' blessing 2 Cor. that is brought to thee ; because God 9.5,6. \]3^x\\ dealt graciously with me, and be t Heb. cause f I have enough. And he urged 8 32. 12 And he said. Let us take our jour- 1 Tim. ne}-, and let us go, and I will go before \-l-^^ thee. 3.22. 13 And he said unto him, My lord Phil. knoweth that the children are tender, ■ ■ and tiie flocks and herds with young are with me ; and if men should over- drive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant ; and I will lead on m Isaiah ™ softly, according " as the cattle that jfExod S^^*-'^ beiore me and the children be able 10.26. " to endure, until 1 come unto my lord Rom. unto Seir. ■ ' 15 And Esau said. Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are \\ ith eRuth me. And he said. What needeth it ? ° let me find grace in the sight of my lord. 16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. /Joshua 17 1[ And Jacob journeyed to p Suc- Acts^' coth, and built him an house, and made 7. 16. booths ibr his cattle : therefore the name Exodus of the place is called Succoth. Leviticus 1^ If -^"^ Jacob came to 1 Shalem, a 23.34. city of ■■ Shechem, which is in the land 3. 23. °* Canaan, when he came from Padan- rjohn aram, and pitched his tent before the "• 5- city. *Hebr. 19 y^^d he s bought a parcel of a / Acts field, where he had spread his tent, at 7. 16. the hand of the children of = Haraor, CHAP. XXXIV. X>inah is dejiled by Shechem. 10. 3. Ps. 39. 9. Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces Before of money. ^^^^J 20 And he erected there » an altar, ^.^vO and called it 11 El-elohe-Israel. , " M chap. 12. 7. li That IS, Cod the God of IsraeT. CHAP. XXXIV. 1 Dinah is dejiled by Shechem,. 20 The Shtchemites are circumcised : 25 the sons of yacob, taking advantage there- of, slay them, and spoil their city. AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, cir. 1732. which she bare unto Jacob, » went out a Titus to see the ^ daughters of the land. 2.5. 2 And when Shechem the son of Ha- l^^^l' mor the ■= Hivite, prince of the country, c chap. •* saw her, he took her, and lay with her, ]9:P- and t defiled her. 6.^2.^^' 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah, the Job 31. 1. daughter of Jacob; and he loved the ^^^^^^^ . damsel, and spake kindly unto the dam- her. sel. 4 And Shechem « spake unto his fa- e chap, ther Hamor, saying. Get me this damsel ^^' ^^' f to wife. /Prov. 5 And Jacob heard that he had de- 20. 25. filed Dinaji his daughter; (now his sons were with his cattle in the field ;) and Jacob g held his peace until they were z Lev. come. 6 *K And Hamor the father of She- chem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of '^ i>eut. the field when they heard it : and the judges men were grieved, and they were ver\ 19.30. wroth, because he had wrought ''folly in Ij^i?' Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; ;tchap. which thing 'ought not to be done. 19. 14. 8 And Hamor communed with them, ^^^^"^ saying. The soul of my son Shechem chap, longeth for your daughter: I pray you i3.9. give her him to wife. ^s_ 15. 9 And make ye marriages with us ; t Heb. a7}d k give your daugiiters unto us, .ind if,"';^!^^ take our daughters unto you. me vehe- 10 And ve shall dwell with us : and mently, the land shall be 1 before you ; dwell ancx l^^"^^ trade ye therein, and get you possessions chap, therein. f^.J^^- 11 And Shechem said unto her father, 14.7' and unto her brethren. Let me '» fine. « Exod. grace in your eyes, and what ye shall ^eut' ^^' say unto me, I will give. 22. 29. 12 t Ask m.e never 50 much " dowry ^^P; and gift, and I will give according as } e j gam. shall say unto me ; but give me the 1. 20. damsel to wife. ?2^i8r20. 13 «[f And the sons of Jacob answered ps. 12'. 2.' Shechem and Hamor his father ° de- chap, ceitrhlly, and said, (because he had de-^^^,fjp_ filed Dinali their sister,) 17. ii. 14 And they said Unto them. We can- ^ |^- not do this thing, to give our sister to jiat.' one that is p uiicircumcised ; "3 for that 28. is. were a reproach unto us ; 21.^9!^* 15 But in this will we consent unto 5 Joshua you; If ye will be as we be, that every |;^' male of you be circumcised ; 4. 1;.' The Shechemites are slain. GENESIS. yacob buildeth an altar Befoie CHRIST cir. 1732. r chap. 41. 40. 1 Kings 2. 24. s chaji. 22. 17. Prov. 31. 23. Deut. 17.5. f iTim. 6. 10. Mat. 8. 19, 20. John 6.36. u Mat. 7,6. ;c Joshua 5.8. y ch. 37. 22, 26. X. chap. 49.6. 2Chron. 32. 25. a Esther 9. 10. b Joshua 7. 1, 11. Exodus 2. 14. II Or, poiver, Deut. 8. 17, 18. c Numb. 31. 17. d chap. 49.4. e .Toihua 7. 25. J ExoA 5. 21. t Heb. men nf f mtinber. g ch?.p. 49. 7. 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daugh- ters to us ; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not liearlcen unto i!S, to be circumcised ; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Uamor, and Shecliem H.imor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter : and he v:as more honourable than all the "^ house of his fa- ther. 20 11 And Hamor and Shethem his son came unto i.he * gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 Tliese men are peaceab'e v.ith us, therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein ; for the land, beiiold, it is large enough for them : let us take their daughters to us fur wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men con- sent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circum- cised. 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of theirs, '■be ou;s ! only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor, and unto She- cht m his son, hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city , and every male was " circumcised, all that went out of the g:Ue of his city. 25 fl And it came to pass on the third day, when they were " sore, that y two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Le\i, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, an<^ i^lew ^ all the mules. 26 And they slew Hamor and She- cheni his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of She- chem's house, and went out. 27 Tiie sons of Jacob came ^ upon the si lin, and spoiled the city, because they had b deiiled th; ir si.Ntcr. 28 Tiiey took tlicir sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which vics in the city, and that which u-a* in the Held ; 29 And all their || wealth, and ^ all their little ones, and their wives, took they captive, and s[X)iled even all that tiias in the house. 30 "ij And Jacob said to ^ Simeon and Levi, Ye have « troubled mr, to make me to f stink among llie inha- bitants of the land, among the Ca- naanites, and the Peri/.zites : and I be- iiv.r j- fc-w in number, they shall gather themselves together agidnst me, and shay me ; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, R Should he deal wit's our sister as with an haik>t .' CHAP. XXXV. 1 yacob sent by God to Beth-el: 6 he buildeth an altar there. 16 Rachel bear- eth Benjamin, and dieth. 28 Isaac's death. AND » God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to 1^ Beth-el, and dwell there ; and make there an altar unto God that ap- peared unto thee " hen thou <= fieddest from the fare i)f Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto iiis ^ hou-e- h< Id, and to all that ivere with him, ^ Put away the strange gods that are among you, and ^ be clean, and change your g garments : 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth- el ; and I will make there an altar unto God, vvho '> answered me in the dny of my ' distress, and was with me in the way wlii h I svei t. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all ^ the strange gods wliich were ni their hftnd, and all their ' ear-rings whic h ixere in th-ir ears ; and Jacob '" hid tl em un- der the oak which kvos by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed : and the "ter- ror of God was upon the cities that ivere iound abiut tliem, and they did not pur- sue ;d'uT the sons of Jacob. 6^ So Jac'ib came to ° Lu7, which is in the land of Canaan (that is Beth-el) he, and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built v there an altar, and called the place "5 El-beth-el ; because t;iere God appeared unto him, when he ried from the face of his brother. 8 But Dt'^rah, r Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Beth- el luidcr an oak : and the name of it was called II Allon-bachuth. 9 If And God « appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be tiiy name ; and he culled his name ' Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I atn « God Almighty ; be fruitful and tnuiti- ply : anauon, and a company of nations, shall be of thee ; and " kings shall come out of thy loins ; 12 And the land which I gave Abra- ham and Isaac, y to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God ^ went up from him, in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up =>a pillar in the f)lace where he talked w ith him, even a pillar of stone ; and he poured a drink- oifering thereon, and he poured oil there- on. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place, Wiiere God spake with him, Beth- el. 16^ And they journeyed from Beth- L'l i antl there was but a Ultle way to come Before CHRIST cir. 1732. a Psalm 46. 1. b chap. 28. 19,20. c chap. 27.43. d Joshua 24. 15. e 2 Cor. 6. 15. /Hebr. 10. 19. 22. ^ Jude23. h Isaiah 30. 19. / Psalm 107. 6. k 2 Sam. 8. 10. / Hosea 2. 13. m Exod. 32. 20. n chap. 34. 30. 0 chap. 12.8. p chap 23. 22. Eccl. 5. 4, 5. g Exod. 17. IS. r chap. 24. 59. I That is. The Oak of ■weep- ing, Judg. 2.5. J chap. 28. 11, 12. t chap. 32. 28. u chap. 17. 1. .\- chap. y chap. 13. 15. 2 chap. 17. 23. a chap. 28. 18. Rachel teareth Benjamin, and dieth. CHAP. XXXVI. The generations of Esau Before CHRIST cir. 1729. b IChron. ^. 15. Mat. 2. 1. c chap. 3. 16. 1 Tim. 2. IS. d chap. 30. 1. I) That is. The son of my torronu, I Sam. 4. 20. II That is. Son of my right hand. e Joshua 19. IS. Slat. 2. 1. /chap. 49. 4. £ Acts 7.8. Ezekiel 48. -\. Rev. 21. 14. /; chap. 25. 20. ver. 18. .Tudges 20. 46. chapter 15. 13. i chap. 23. 17. & 13. 18. k chap. 13. 18. / chap. 27. 1. m chap. 25. 8, 9. n chap. 23. 19. & 25.9. 1798. a ch. 22. 17. & 25. 24. & 27. 39, 40. 1 Chron. 1.35. * chap. 25. 30. c chap. 26. 34. d chap. 9. 25. e chap. 26. 34. / chap. 28.9. g chap. 25. 13. A Job 2. 11. i chap. 35. 26. k chap. 32, 3. 10 ^Ephrath: anrl Raciiel travailed, a^.d slie had 'hard hnd Israel heard it. No'.\ the si;ns of Jacob were 8 twelve. 23 The sons of Leah ; Reuben, Ja- cob's tirsl-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judali, and Issachar, and 2ebu- lun. 24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Benjamin. 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, a;'d Naphlali. 26 And tiie sons of Zilpah, Leah's haiidmaid; Gad, and Asher. Tiiese are the Sons of Jacob, which were born to him in h Padar.-aram. 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto • Mamre, unto the city of ^ Arb.'ih (which is Hebron) where Abra- ham and Isaac sojourned. 28 ^ And the da\s of Isaac were ' an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, ynd was gatliered unto " his peo- {)le, beir.g old and full of days : and his sons Esau " and Jacob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI. 2 Esau's family in Canaan .■ 6 he re- moveth to inoujit Seir : 9 /us sons : 15 the dukes v:hich descended of them. 40 The dukes that descended of Esau. NOW these are the » generations of Esau, who is ''Edom. 2 Esau ^ took his wives of the daugh- ters of '' Canaan ; = Adah llie daughter of Elonthe Hiltite, and Ahohbamah ihe daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibe- on the Hivite : 3 And 'Bashemath, Ishmael's daugh- ter, sister of g Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau ^ Eliphaz ; and Bashematii bare Reuel. 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, wiiich were born unto him in the ' land of Canaan. 6 And Esau ^ took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the per- sons of his house, and his cattle, and all his bjeasts, and all his substance, which azt- I lie had got in the land of Canaan, and Before vvent into the country, from the face or 1795 ^ls brother Jacob. ' ^•vO 7 For their riches were more than that they might 1 dwell together; and /cw ti.e land wherein they wero m strangers 13. 6. tould not bear them, because of their " '^^^P* cuttle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount " Seir. „ ygr. 2f). Esau is Edom. 9 ^ And these are the generations of Hsriu, the father of the f Edomites, in tHeb» p.H.unt Seir. f^^^- 10 These are the names of Esau's 19.37. sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau ; Reuel the son of Bashematii the ^' i'e of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Te- man, Omar, ° Zepho, and Gatam, and J^E^""' Kenaz. 12 And p Timna was concubine to Eli- /> ver. 22. phaz, Esau's son ; and she bare to Eli- phaz <5 Amaiek : these 'viere the sons of ? ver. 16. Adah, Esau's wife. "f^it ^'' 13 And these are the sons of r Reuel; Deut. Nahath, and Zerah, Sliammah, and Miz- 25. 17. zah : these were the sons of Bashematii, \_ 37^ ""' Esau's wife. 14 ^ And these were the sons of Aho- libamah, tlie daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife ; and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 % These iwre ' dukes of the sons of ■? Psalm Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born j^ij"!,*! son of Esau ; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke f Korah, duke Gatam, and t ver. 5, duke Amaiek. Tliese are the dukes i-i« is. lAfifcajneofElijjhazinthe landof Edom: \ 36^°"' these Kvere the soi>8 of Adah. cir. 1840. 17 H And these are the sons of Reuel, Es lu's son : duke Nahalh, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel in th'e land of Edom .- these are the sons of Ba- shemath, Esau's wife. 18 % And these are the sons of Aholi- bamah, Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah : these ivere the dukes that came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, (who is Edom,) and these are their dukes. 20 ^ These are the sons of Seir, " the „ chap. Horite, " who inhabited the land; 14. 6. Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and 2^24^^ Anah, x'ueur, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Di- \^^-., shan. These are the dukes of the Ho- 40. & .11. rites, the children of .Seir in the land of 23, 24. Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and y Heman : and Lotan's sister >i Chron. v:as ^ Timna. s ver. 13. 23 And the children of Shobal urre Dent, these ; » Alvan, and Manahatli, and ^■■^'^■ Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 27.40. 24 And these are the children of Z;- oichron- beon ; both Ajah and Anah : this vas ^- '"'• The kings and dukes of Edoin. GENESIS. yoseph is hated of his brethren. Before /Aaf Anah that found the t niules in the ij AND Jacob dwelt in the land f Before cir. 1340. wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeoii || wherein his father was a stranger, in the cij ^72^ V,„^yv^ his father. tHeb. 25 And the children of Anah •were tfemtm, these ; Dishon, and ^ Aholibamah, the else. daughter of Anah. Some 26 And these are tlie children of <^ Di- ^ters. '"'"' ^'^"" ' Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Achan. 28 The children of Dishan are these ^ichron. uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the -ethren : 5 his two dreatns : 18 h:s brethren conspire his . death, 21 hut JReubeii saveth him : 36 he is sold to Poiiphar in Egypt- V.^rv> 2 These are the generations of Jacob : t Heb. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was ofhisfa- ieedmg the tt .ck w ith his brethren ; and jown-^"' the lad was with the sons of Bili)ali, and ings, with the sons of Zilpah, his father's ^ j^^P*^**^ wives: and Joseph brought unto his fa- a chap, ther their •> evil report. 35. 22. 3 N(jw Israel <= loved Joseph more ^^^°^^ than all his children, because he was tin c John ''• son of Ills old age : and he made him ^?-?^' « a coat oi'many colours. 44, 20^ 4 And when his brethren saw that « 2 Sam. their father loved him more than all iiis ^^- ^^^ brethren, they f hated him, and could /ver. 24. not speak peaceably unto him. 5 ^ And Joseph s dreamed a dream, ^Nnm. and he told it his brethren : and they ha- 12. 6. ted \\\m h yet the moie. 2°28. 6 And he said unto them. Hear, 1 h John pray ycu, this dream winch I have ^''* ^*- dreamed. 7 For, behold, we urrebindingsheaves in the Held, and, lo, my sheal' arose, and also s'ood upright ; and, beliold, jour sheaves stood ' round about, and ^ made ^ jfyj„_ obeisance to my sheaf. 2. 17. 8 And his brethren said unto him, •f^*^^-'*'^- Shalt thou hideed ' reign over us? "r 42. g. shaltthou indeed have dominion over us ? / Luke And they hated him yet the mo'-e for ^^* ^*' his dreams, and for his words. y If Aiid he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Beltold, I liave dreamed a dream moj'e ; and, behold, the '" sun, and the moon, ^'^j^''* and the eleven " stars, made obeisance n Philip, to me. 2. 15. 10 And he told it to his father, and to ^^^^^ his brethren ; and his father rebuked iiim, and said unto him. What is this dream that thou iiast dreamed? Shall I, and tliy mother, and thy brethren, in- deed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? 11 And his brethren envied him ; but his father ° observed the saying. „ Luke 2. 12 ^ And his brethren went to feed i9, si. tlieir father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not ih}' bretliren feed tlie flock in She- chem ? come, and I will send thee unto j.^ 1^ them. And he said to him. Here a))i I see the 14 And he said unto him, Go, I pia\ peace (^ thee, f see whether it be well with tl \ tjtren^' brethren, and svell witli the flocks; and chapter hrintj- me word a'''ain. So he sent iiim \\-}^c f , ,;',,, 1 , Matthew out 01 the vale 01 Hebron, and he cume 15. 25. to Shechem. L"ke 15 ^ And a certain n;an found him, J^k^s and, behold, he was wandering in the 2. S". field : and the man asked him, saying, ^^^^^ What seekcst thou ? JtT!29.7. 16 And he said, r I seek my brethren : 2 Sam. tell me, I pray thee, where they feed p^" 33" ^ theirflocL's. ' Num. 17 And the man said, They are de- 1^. as. parted hence ; ti^r I heard them say, ^9,"^.* JReuben saveth yoseph. CHAP. XXXVIII. Tamar deceixeth j^udah. Before CHRIST 1729. g 2 Kings 6. 13. r Psalm 105. 25. Luke 20. 14. tHeb. }!i aiter of dreams, s Acts 7.0. Proverbs 27. 4. 1 1 Kingp 13. 24. 2 KLiigs 2.24. u chap. 42. 2. and 35.;22. AT chap. 42. 22. y verse 3,31. Matthew 27. 23. chapter 42. 21. z Jerem. 38. 6. Zech. 9. 11. a Esther 3. 15. chapter 31. 54. Amos 6. 6. b Jerem. 8. 22. chapter 31. 21. c Mat. 16. 26. Romans 6.21. d chap. 4. 10. Job 16. 18. Deut. 17. 8. 2 Samuel 1. 16. e ver. 22. Exodus 21. 21. f chap. 25. 2. g Mat. 27.3. Exod. 21. 32. h 2 Kin. 19.1. i ver. 20. Jerem. 31. IS. k chap. 44. 23. / 2 Sam. 3.21. m chitp. 31. 43. K 1 Sam. 4. 19. Let us go to 1 Dothan. And Joseph w ent after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them,, the}' f conspired against liim to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Be- hold, this f dreamer cometh. 20 Come now, therefore, and let us slay him, and cast !um into some ^ pit ; and we will say, ^ Some evil beast hath devoured him : and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And " Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands ; and said. Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them. Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the w ilderness, and lay no hand up- on him; that lie might rid him out of their hands, to "deliver him to his fatlier again. 23 If And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethreii, that they y stripped Joseph out of liis coat, his coat oi many colours, that kqs on him : 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit ; and the pit vias empty, there •aas ^ no water in it. 25 And they sat down • to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes, and look- ed, and, behold, a company of Ishmeel- ites came from ^ Gilead, with their ca- mels bearing spicery, .-ind balm, and myrrh, going lo carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, ' WhatproHt is /f if we slay our brother, and <* conceal his bhjod ] 27 Come, and let us = sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be up- on him ; for he is our brother, and owv flesh : and his brethren were content. 28 Then there passed by f Midian- ites, merchant-men ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph lo the Islimeelites, for ? t\venty/;/ece.r of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 51 And Reuben returned unto the pit: and, behold, Joseph vjas not in the pit : and he ^ rent his cloihes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren and said,The child/* 'not; and I, whither shall I go ] 31 And tiiey took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood : 32 And tliey sent tlie coat of mavy colours, and liiey brought it to their fa- tlier, and said, This liave 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 evil beast hath de- voured him : Joseph is ''^ without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put|sackcL)lh upon his loins, and mourn- ed for tiis son many da\ s. o5 And all Ins sons, and all '" his daugii- ters, rose up to comfort him ; but he t refused to be comforted ; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the ° Midianites sold him in- to Egypt unto Potiphar, |) an officer oi Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 yudah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelak. 6 Er viarrieth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 12 Tnmar deceii-eth jfudakc 27 s/ie beareth Fharez and Zarah. AND it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a ^ certain AduUamile, svhose name v:as Hirah. 2 And Judah >> saw there a daughter ofacertain Canaanile, whose name u«s ' Shuah ; and he ^ took her, and ^ went in unto her. 3 And she f conceived, and bare a son ; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son ; and called his name Shelah : and he was at i Chezib when she bare him. 6 And Judah '' took a wife for Er, his first-born, whose name 'vcas |{ Tamar. 7 And Er, judah's tirst-born, was wicked in the ' sight of the Lord ; and the Lord ''■ slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and ' marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should "> not be his : and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wile, that he spilled it on the ground, lebtthat he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did dis- pleased the Lord; wherefore he slew liim also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, " Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be gi'own : (for he said, Lest peradventure he die also as his brethren did.) Ard Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 H And, in process of time, the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, died : and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his o sheep-shearers to p Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the AduUamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying. Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments offfrom her, and covered her with s a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat f in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath : for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was ^ not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot ; because slie had covered her face. 16 Ai.d he turned unto her by the F Before CHRIST 1729. 0 chap. 25. 1,2; II Or, eunuch, Isaiah 56. 3. a Joshua 12. 15. b chap. 6.2. c 1 Chro. 2. 3. d chap. 24. 3. e chap. 6.4. / chap. 16 1,4. 1727. ^Joshua 15. 44. /iMat. 7.12. I! That is, A palm- tree. Song 7. 7. Matthew 1.3. i ch. 6. 8. k Psalm 55. 23. / Deut. 25. 5. Lev. 18. 16. Mat. 22.24. m Deur. 25. 6. Ruth 1.11. n Lev. 22. 13. 0 1 Sam. 25. 3. p Joshua 15.57. g Prov. 7. 12. tHeb.;;:,e doers of eyes, or, Enajim. r ver. 11- Taviar beareth twins. GENESIS. Joseph advanced. s verses 24, 25. Ezekiel 16. 33. u chap. 20. 9. Lev. 19. 17. + Heb. Kede- .shuh, of Kadash, that is, holiness. Hence a Sodom- chrTst *^^'' ^^^ ^^'*^' ^^ ^°» ^ P''*y '■^^^' ^^^ 1727. "^^ come in unto thee ; (for he knew not K.^'s/'sJ that she lua* 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 a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou g'ive «ie « a pledg-e till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I / ver. 25. give thee ? And she said, Thy ' signet, 22.'^24!' ^"'^ ^'^y bracelets, and thy stati" that is in thine hand : and he gave it her, and came in unto her ; and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her w idowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his " friend the Adullamile, 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 f harlot that vias openly by the way-side ? And they said. There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and s;4id, I cannot find her ; and also the men ec^ A""'^" of the place said, that there was no har- desli. lot in this place. 2 Kings 23 And Judah said. Let her take it t Heb. to her, lest we f be shamed : behold, I become a sent this kid, and thou hast not found contempt. |^pp Proverbs 24 ^ And it came to pass, about three months afier, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot ; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Ju- dah said. Bring her forth, and let her X be burnt. 25 When she ivas brought forth she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By tin- man whose these are, am I with child : and she said, Discern, 1 pray thee, wiiose rtre these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff". 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been y more righ- teous than I ; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son : and he ^ knew her again no more. 27 ll And it came to pass, in tlie time of her travail, that, behold, twins luere in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she Ira- vailed, that the one put out his hand ; and the mid-.vife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying-. This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out ; and she said, How hast tiiou broken forth ? this breach be upon thee : therefore his name was called || Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his bro- ther, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand ; and his name was called jj Za- rah. 6.23. 2 Sam. 12.9. I's.51.4. X ch. 20. 3. 7, 9. Deut. 22. 25, 24. Koni. 2. 1,3. 2 Saniue 12. 5, 7. Lev. 21.9. Deut. 24. 16. .ler. 29. 22, 23. y 1 Sam. 24. 17. z chap. 4.1. 1 Pet. 4. 2, 3. Job 40. 4,5. and 34. 31, 32. IjThat is. Breach, IVlHt. 1. 3. H'l'hat is, Sisins, Mat. H. 12. Acts J 3, 46, 48. CHAP. XXXIX. Before 1 Joseph, being advanced in Potiphar's *'^^P^ house, 7 resisteth his mistresses tempt a- [^yy^ tion : 13 he isjalsely accused, kc. AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and » Potiphar, an officer of a chap. Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyp- ■'''• ^®* tian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was ^ with Joseph, A Acts and he was "^ a prosperous man : and he ^-i*- was in the house of his master the Egyp- 1 Samiiei tian. 18. 14. 3 And "i his master saw that the Lord d chap. was with him, and that the Lord made 30.27. all that he did to prosper in his hand. I'^j"^' ^^^ 4 And Joseph ■^ found grace in hii eNeh. 2. sight, and he served iiim : and he made \^' him f overseer over his house, and aii/proir.* that he had he put into his hand. 27. i8. 5 And it came to pass, from the time ^^' ^*' ^* that he had made him fiverseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house ? fo; ^chap. Joseph's sake ; and the blessing of the j°- ^^• Lord was upon all that he had in th. 2,4. house, and in the field Acts 6 And he left all that he had in Jo fp^4-^_ seph's hand ; and he knew not aught ht: 31. 11. ' had, '1 save the bread which he did eat : chapter and Joseph was ■ a goodly person, and well-favoured. 7 ^ And it came to pass, after thesr j^-^^j*- things, that his master's wife f cast her- eyes upon Joseph ; and she said, ^ Li with me. 8 But he 1 refused, and said unto hi- master's wife, ™ Bi-hold, my master wotteth not what is with me in th 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 : " how then can I do this ' great wickedness, and sin against God ? 10 And it came to pass, as she spak to Joseph f day by day, that he hearken- J ^^''• ed not unto her, to lie by her, or to be p Prov. with her. 5. 8. 11 And it came to pass, about this time, that yoseph went into the house to do his business ; and there was 1 none o\ Q^'^^ the men of the house there within. ^'*" ^^" 12 And she ' caught him by his gar- r Prov. ment, saying-, Lie with me: and he left '^" ^^" his garment in her hand, and fled, and s ■>• Eccl. got him out. ^'^ ' 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled fortii, 14 That she called unto the men of er house, and spake unto them, saying, ^ -^^^^ Sec, lie hath brought in an Hebrew un- 26. 65. to us to f mock us ; he came in unto me ^„^"'^'' " to lie with me, and I cried with a loud „ ver. 7. voice : Psalm 15 And it came to pass, when he heard ^^cou that I lifted up my voice and cried, that e. g. 43. "2. / 1 Sam. 16. 12. k Prov. 7.13. / Prov. 1. 10. 711 Prov. 18. 24. n 1 John 3.9. 0 Prov. 34. Pharaoh's butler and baker in prison. he left his garm( and got him out. CHAP. XL. The baker ha'tg, Before he left his garment with me, and fled, 1729 „ ^yY>J 16 And she laid up his garment by ber until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew serviint, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me : 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up m3' voice and cried, that he left his gar- ment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master lieard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him. saying, Af- ter this manner did thy servant to me ; that " his \i rath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master y took him, and put him into the prison, a place wherethe king's prisoners ^ v^ere bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 II But the Lord was^with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and f gave him favour in the sight of the ^ keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison com- mitted to Joseph's hand all the prison- ers tliat ivere in the prison ; and what- soever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any tiling t^^jfu'a* under his hand; because the Lord was with him ; and that which he did the Lord ' made it to prosper. CHAP. XL. 1 Pharaoh's butler and baker imprisoned. ■ 4 Joseph hath charge of them : 5 he interpreteth their dreatns. 23 The in- gratitude of the butler. AND it came to pass, after these things, that the || butler of the king of Neh.i.'ii. ^^T'^ ^"'l ^"* baker had offended their Esth. 6.1. lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two o/"his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them » in ward, in the house of the captain of the guard, into the ^ prison, the place where Joseph ivas bound. 4 And the <= captain of the guard andTT.se. charged Joseph with them, and lie serv- Ps. 37. 5. ed them ; and they continued a season in ward. 5 If And they ^ dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man = according to the in- terpretation of his dream, the butler and tlie baker of the king of Egypt, which 'u.'ere bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were *' sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoli's officers, that u^re with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wlierefore f look ye so sadly to-day \ 8 And they said unto him. We have X chap. 4. S, 6. Prov. 6. 34, 35. 1 Peter 2. 19. ^' Job 26. 10. Dan. 3. 21, 22. Z Ps. 105. 18, 19. 2 Tim. 2.9. 1 Peter 2. 19. Isaiah 53. 8. a ver. 2. Psalm 124. 4. Daniel 6.22. Isaian 43.2. Rx)m. 8. 32. tHeb. gave him grace, b ch.40.3. c Psalm 1.3. chapter 49. 23. cir. 1720. ||Or,CM^- a Prov. 16. 14. h chap. 39. 20. cchap. 39. 23. 1718. d chap. 20.3. Est.6.1. ech. 41. 11, 12, 18. /ver. 3. ch. 41. 8. t Heb. your face.f evil .' )re I 1ST dreamed a dream, and there is no inter- Before preter of it. And Joseph said unto *''^?is^^ them, Do not interpretations s belong to ^^^.,->J God ? !' tell me them, I pray you. ^chap. 9 And the ciiief butler told his dream j^".^!* to Joseph, and said unto him, In my g.%_ dream, ■ behold, a vine ivas before me ; Daniel 10 Andin the vinewert- threebranches: ^'^^^ and it u-as as though it budded, and her 37. 5. blossoms shot forth, and t!ie clusters Daii. 4. ». thereof brought forth ripe grapes : chapter^" 11 And Pharaoh's cup ivas in my 41. le. liand; and I took the grapes, and pressed "^^^p- them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave judges tlie cup into Pharaoh's hand. 7. i3. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This ^^f is the interpretation of it : The three verse 16. branches are k three days. y^ (-hap. 13 Yet I within three days shall Pha- 41.26.* raoh II lift up thine head, an. 14. 13.' they should put me into the dungeon. P -John 16 When the chief baker saw that the *°- ^^• interpretation was good, he said unto Jo- seph, I also %vas in my dream, andbehold, I had three white baskets on my head : 17 And in the uppermost basket there ivas of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head, 18 AikI Joseph answered and said, Tliis is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days. 19 Yet within three days shall Pha- raoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and c> Now, therefore, let Pharaoh look j. « h out a man discreet and wise, and set pakidj him over the land of Egvpt. that is, 34 L< t Pliaraoh do this, and let him ^Hf/^T' appoint f oflicers over the land, and take seers, up the > fifth part oi" the land of Egypt in f}^^^' the seven plenteous years. 2 Kings 35 And let them trather all the food n- 12. >Iark 9.22. 2 Kings 6. 27. q Daniel 2. 28'. 2 Cor. 3.5. Psalm 31. 15. cli. 40. 8. r chap. 37. 24. s Eccl. 0. IC. of those good years that come, and lay 34''^°"' up corn ^ under the hand of Pharaoh, Neh.11.9. and let them keep food in the cities. > P'^ov. 36 And that food shall be * for store LulieS.g. to the land against the seven years oizExod. famine, which shall be in the land ot'*-;'''- ' a Lev. Egypt ; that the land f perish not throug the famine. 6.2. tHeb. 37 And b the thing was good in the *^"°^. e_\cs of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all * Acts his servants. 1; ^°- , 38 ^; -'Vnd Pharaoh said unto his ser- 2o'^,°i2! yoseph advanced : CHAP. XLII. Before vants, Can we find such a one as this is, *" ml^^ a man in w hom " the Spirit of God is ? V^^i^^-^ :>9 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, c Dan. 4. Fontsniuch as God liath shewed thee 6. 8. and ,i ^U Uiis, tiiere is none so discreet and Psalm ^^'^^ ^^ tilou art : 105. 22. 40 Thou shalt be « over my house, dchap. gj^^ according- unto 'thy word sliati idl ePsalm uiy people be t ruled: only in the throne 105. 21. will I be greater than thou. {g°22, 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, t Heb. See, I have i set thee over all the land of kiss. Job F (r\ nt rver.43. 42 And Pharaoh took off his *■• ring % Esther from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's / Ezek 1'^"^' ^^^ arrayed him in vestures of 27. 7. ' fine linen, and put ^ a gold chain about *P.ov. his neck : ^■^' 43 And he made him to ride in the / Esther i second cliuriot which he had ; and they t H b cried before him, f Bow the knee : and Abrek', lie made him ruler over all the land of that is, Egvpt. fhl'kfnl". ' 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name BThat is, |! Zaplmath-paaneah ; and he gave him to A^reveal. ^^,j^g Asenath, the daughter of Potiphe- my two sons if I ^ Cor. bring him not to thee : deliver him into ^ chap, mv hand, and I will bring him to thet 46.9. again. ^ ^om- 3y And he said. My son shall ■= not Acts' go down w^ith you , for his brother '' is 5. 39. dead, and he is <^ left alone : if mischief 3^*^ 33^' befal him by the way in the which ye go, e chap, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs ¥\ ^^' with sorrow to the 'grave. 37.35. CHAP. XLIII. 1 yacob is hardly persuaded to send Ben- jamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren .-31 he maketh them a feast. AND the famine vias ^ sore in the a chap, land. 42.1. o A 1 -i. 1. 1 .u and 28.13. 2 And It came to pass, wlien they Eccies. had eaten up the corn which they had 9. 1,2. brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them. Go aealn, f buy us i* a little t Heb. ''>0'1- . ver. 4,20. 3 And Judah spake unto him, sa^ - chap, ing-, <: The man did solemnly protest ^i- S6. mito us, saying, Ye shall ^"^ they washed their feet ; 24. 32. and he gave their asses provender. 4. 18. Acts 21. 14 0 ver. 19 ch. 44. 1. tHeb. */// a kilting, 1 Sani. 25. 11 Job 30. 14, tHeb. Oil my lord. Job 6. 28. q chap. 42. 3. r chap. 42. 27. J Job 21.9. fchap 18. 19, yoseph entertaineth his brethren. 25 And they made ready the present „J^^^°r* against Joseph came at noon : for tiiev j-j,-._ heard thaf the}' should eat bread there, t^-vs^ 26 ^ And when Joseph came home they brought him the present which ivns in their hand into the house, " and x chap, bc-.ved themselves to him to the earth. 1^:}"^ 27 And he asked them of their f wel- peace', fare, and said, f Is your father well ? chapter the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he andji'^g yet alive ? E.xod. 28 And they answered. Thy servant i^. 7. our father is in good health, he is yet ig. f^ alive: and they bowed down their iSam.| heads, and made obeisance. t^H^ 29 Ad he lifted up his eyes, and saw is there his broilier Benjamin, his mother's son, peaceta and said. Is this your younger brother, ^l"^/""" of whom )e spake unto me ? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, y my >chap. son. ^^- ^• 30 And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels ^ did yearn upon his brother: =i Kings and he sought ivhere to weep, and he pj^^: entered into his chamber, and wept 2.5. there. Coioss. 31 And he washed his face, and went j'^^. out, and refrained himself, and said, 21. 20. Set on bread. 32 And they set on for him by him- self, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians which did eat with him by themselves : because the Egyp- tians might not » eat bread with the He- ^ chap, brews ; for that is an t" abomination un- 31.54. to the Egyptians. 46^* 33 And' they sat before him, the first- Exodus born according to his birthright, and the ^-^o. youngest according to his youth : and^-^jup^ the men marvelled one at another. 47.24. 34 And he took and sent messes unto T,"^^' them from before him : but Benjamin's drunk mess was "^ five times so much as any them- of theirs. And they drank, and f were ^^^erry, merry with him. Song CHAP. XLIV. 1 jfosepK's polic-i to detain Benjamiiu 18 yi/dah's humble supplication. AND he commanded the f steward t Heb. of his house, saying. Fill the men's sacks '''"' ^'"■^ vjith 3 food, as much as they can carry, i^/^Xq^ and put every man's money in his sack's chap, mouth. t\^'2S 2 And 1' put my cup, the silver cup, isa.ii." in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and * 2 Cor. . his corn-money. And he did according ^" ^* to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as tlie morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their ^^^s- t Heb. 4 And when they were gone out of ivuuld the city, and not yet far ofl', Joseph said search- unto his steward, Up, follow after the l"arch, men ; and, when tliou dost overtake 1 Kings them, say unto them. Wherefore have ^•■^■^• ye rewarded evil for good 1 30. 27. 5 Is not this it in which my lord Lev. vineth ? Ye have done evil in so doin^ 2Kin«r^ 2h6. Joseph seeketh to detain Benjamin : GENESIS, he maieth himself inovm to his brethrev.'. ^w•^^^-' CHRIST ^ ^ ^"""'^ '^^ overtook them, and he 1707. spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto hhn, Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according' to this thing. 8 Behold, the money which we found in our sacks' mouths we brought again unto thee out of t!ie land of Canaan; how tiien should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? 9 With whom soever of thy servantis it be found, both <; let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be ac- cording unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be we are my lord's ser- vants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he said, God forbid that I c chap. 31. 32. (I Exod. 20. 17. and 34. 7 e chap. 37. 29. f Heb. search' siarch diligent- 'y- . J Exod. 34. 7. Deut. 25. 1. Psalm 31. 6. Proverbs 17. 15. Isaiah should do SO : but tile man in whose hand 'Isaiah ^'^^ *''^'P '^ found, he shall be my servant ; 27. 9. and as for you, get you up ' in peace unto Dan.^9.7. your father. // cli. 37." IS 11 Then Judah came near unto him, 2f.,27. and said, kQli, my lord, let thy servant, 2. - - - • .Judges ' ears, and let not against thy servant: '■' as Pharaoli. 19 My lord asked his servants, say- ing, Have ye a father, or a brother ? 20 And WG said unto my lord. We Iiave a fatl'.er, an old man, and a child of his " old age, ° a little one : and his brother is dead, and lie alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth ''^''"^'e^s ^' ^ ^^'^y ^'^^"^j speak a word in my lord's thine anger burn for thou art even a chap. 25. 29. * chap. 43. 20. / chap. 50. 17. })i Prov. 10. 12. t! chap. 37. 30. a chap. 4fi. 21. aiid 43. 7. /ich.43 IS, Hi. J t re m . him. 21 And thou .saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may Psct mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said inito my Ic^d, The lad cannot leave his fatlier : for if he should leave his father, his father \\ot.\\d de. 23 And thou saidst imto thy servant,s, F.-Nci-j t your youn^^ost brother come down with you ye shall see my face i 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 fatlier said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And u e said, We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down ; f r 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 f my wife bare me two sons .• 28 And the one went out from me, and I s.iid, 5 Surely he is torn in pieces; and I sav\- him not since. 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befal him, ye shall bring down my f gray hairs with f sorrow to the grave. 30 Now, therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us ; (seeing that his life ' is bound up in the lad's life ;) 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not ivith tis, 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, let tliy servant 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 fa- ther, and the lad be not with me ! lest peradventure I see the evil that shall t come on my father. CHAP. XLV, 1 yoseph maieth himself knoiim to his brethren, 5 and coniforteth them; 9 he sendethfor his father. 27 jfacob is re- vived 'ivith the nevjs. THEN Joseph could not » refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried. Cause every man i" to go out from me: and there stood nc; man with him while Joseph made him- self known unto his biethrcn. 2 And he f wept aloud : and the E- gy|ilians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Jose[)h said unto his brethren, 1 <: ai)i Joseph : doth my Hither yet live? And his brethren could not ar.swer him : for they were 'i troubled at his pre- sence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pvny you : and they came near. And he said '^^ I am Josepli your brother, ' whom ye sold into Eg\ pt. 5 Now, therelbre, s be not grieved, inor angry witii yourselves, that ye sold e Mat. 14. 27. / chap. 37. 28. Acts 9, 5, s Isaiah 2 Cor. 2. 7.. 11. lAike 23. o I. Before CHRIST 1707. q chap. 43. 3. r chap, 46. 19. J chap. 37. 33. tHeb. grayness, chapter 42. 38. tHeb. evil, ver. 31. r.at. 31. 17. Ps. 88. 4t 1 1 Sam^ 18. 1. « Rev. 5. 5. Hebrews 7.22. 1 John 3. 16. tHeb. find my father, 1 Chron. 10.3. Ps. 116.3. Exodus 18. 8. Esth.8.6. .Job 31.29. Psalm 119. 143, a chap. 43.31. Isaiah 42. 14. Judges 10. 16. b 1 Cor. 13. F. Matthew 13. 15. 2 S:im. 1.20. t Hcb. guve forth his •voice in •weeping. Numb. 14. 1. 2 Chron. 24. 9. c Acts 7. 13. d Zech. 12. 10. Rev. 1. 7 40. 2. yosepA sendethfor his father. CHAP. XLVL The number 6f yacob'sfafniTj^ Before CHRIST 1706. h 1 Sam. 19. 6. / Judges 6. 14. and 17. 10. k chap. 47. 23. ; ch. 15. 13, 14. n ver. s. 2 Cor. 4. 6. n Judges 17. 10. 0 chap, 42. 23. p chap. 29. 11. q Psalm 77. 5, 12. r Nam. 18. 20. Beut. 32. 14. Psalm 147. 14. * Isa. 49. 1,23. Exodus 1. 8. t Heb. iet not yovr eyes spare, Deut. 7. If), and 19. 13. Kzekiel 7. 4, 9. t Heb. m outh, ver. 19. Eccl. 8.2. t Judges 14,12. Kev.6.11. me hither ; h for God did send me be- fore you ' to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the fa- mine been in the land ; and yet there are five years, in the which there shall nei- tlier be ^ earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your Uves by a great i deU- ve ranee. 8 So now, it ivas not you that sent me hither, m but God: and he hatli made me n a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste je, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt ; come down unto me, tarry not. 10 And thou shall dwell in tlie land of Goshen, and ihou shall be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy Hocks, 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 Benjamin, that it is ° my mouth that speaketli unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither. 14 And he fell upon his brother Ben- jamin's neck, and p wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover, he kissed all his bre- thren, and wept upon them : and after that his brethren q talked with him. 16 li And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it pleased Pha- raoh well, and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren. This do ye ; lade yovu" beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan ; 18 And take your father, and your households, and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egvpt, and ye shall eat the ^fat of the land. 19 Now 5 thou art commanded, this do ye ; Take you waggons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come- 20 Also t regard not your stuff; for the good of aU the land of Egypt is \onrs. 21 And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them waggons, accord- ing to the t commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man 'changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. Before CHRIST 1766. t Hel>. be not itirred, chapter 37. 22. and42.22. Proverbs 29.9. 2 Samuel IS. 32. 7c Ronir 4. 19. Luke 24. 41*. X Luke 2. 28, 29. 23 And to his father he sevit after this manner ,• ten asses laden with the good things of Egjpt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread, and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he sent his brethren away, and the}^ departed : and he said unto them. See that ye f fall not out by the way. 25 ^ And tiiey went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unt(< Jacob their father, 26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Eg}7)t. And Jacob's heari ■ifaintet!, for he believed them not. 27 A"d they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the waggons, which Joseph had sent to carry him, the^spirit of Jacob their father revived. 28 And Israel said, " It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him- before I die. CHAP. XLVI. 1 yacob comforted by God at Beer-sheba .- 5 he goeth into Egypt : 8 the number of hisfninily ■■ 28 Joseph nueteth him. AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to»Beer-sheba, a chap. and b offered sacrifices unto the ■= God ?^-J'*" of his father Isaac. 26.12. 2 And God spake unto Israel in the c chap, ■* visions of the night, and said, <^ Jacob, ^^^^' Jacob ! And he said. Here am I. is. 1. 3 And he said, I am^ God, the God echap. of thy father : fear not to go down into fi^\^^„ Egypt ; for I will there make of tiiee a is. I8, great nation. 4 g I will go down with thee into »chap. Egypt; and I will also surely *> bring 24- 7. ^ thee up again : and Joseph sliall put his 19 21. ' hand upon thine eyes. // ch. so, 5 ^ And Jacob rose up from Beer-she- ^> ^^' ba : and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their fattier, and their little ones, and their wives, in the waggons which Pha- i Psalm raoh had sent to carry him. A°ct's^^' 6 And they took their cattle, and 7. 15. their goods, which they had gotten in Isaiah the land of Canaan, and came into JoJhua ' Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with 24. 4. him: ^^'">''- 12 15 7 His sons, and his sons' sons with ^ verses him, his ^ daughters, and his sons' 15,17,23, daughters, and all his seed, brought he g^^"**' with him into Egypt. Kum'bers 8 ^ And these are the names of the 26. s. children of Israel, vvliich came into E- \ 3_ '^°"' gvpt, Jacob and his sons : Reuben, Ja- m Num. cob's first-born. f^w' 9 And the sons of Reuben, ' Hanoch 4.24. and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. «chap, 20 % And the sons of Simeon ; '" Je- pi'chrcn. muel, and Jamin, and Ohad.and Jachin, 6. I6. and Zohar ; and Shaul, the son of « a | ^^°^: Canaanitish woman. I'chri 11 ^f And the sons of Levi ; ° Gershon, 6. 3^ p Kohath, and Merari. ^"^ 12 If And tjie sons of Judah ; Er, and Joseph meeteth hisjather GENESIS. he instructeth his brethren: Before CHRIST 1706. ^ ch. 38. 7, 10. r Mat. 1.3. * chap. 35. 23. 1 1 Chron. 7. 2. Judges 10. i. 3( 1 Chr. 7- 1. X chap. 25. 20. y verses i, 12. z Numb. 25. 15. a chap. 29. IS. liCr, firince. h chap. 41. 45. c 1 Chr. 8. 1. d Numb, 2§. 39. Onan, and Slielah, and Pharez, and Ze- rah : but Er and Onan q died in the land of" Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were ^ Hezron and Hamul. 13 f\ And the sons of ' Issachar ; ' Tola, and ■» Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 ^ And the sons ofZebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which slie bare unto Jacob in =< Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters u-ereythir- ty and three. 16^ And the sons of Gad ; ^ Ziphion, and Hagg-ai, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. l7'-% And the sons of Asher ; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Berinh, and Serah tlieir sister. And the sons of Be- riah ; Heber, and Malchiel. ISTIiese are the sonsofZilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter : and these she bare unto Jacob, e-oen sixteen souls. 19 ^ The sons of Rachel, Jacob's 3 wifi? ; Joseph, and Benjamin. 20 And unto Joseph, in the land of Egypt, were born Manasseh and Eph- raim, which Asenath, tlie daughter of Poti-plierah |) priest of On, bare unto him. 21 ^ And the sons of Benjamin v^ere *> Belfth, and Becher, and '^ Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, d Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Racliel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls iveix fourteen. 2o If And the '= sors of Dan ; Husliim. 24 i[ And the sons of Naphtali ; Jah- zeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and * Shil- lem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Racliel his daughter; and she bare these unto Ja- cob : all the boids luere seven. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his f loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls icere threescore and six. 27 And the sons of Joseph, wliich were born him in Egypt, ii-ere two souls : all the souls of the house of Ja- cob, which came into Egypt, ivcre s threescore and ten. 28 ^ And lie sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face luito Goshen ; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his cha- I'iot, and went up to meet Israel liis father to Goshen ; and presented him- self unto him : and he '■ fell on liis neck, and wept on his neck a good wiiile. oO And Israel said imto Joseph, Now 'let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I willgo up, and shew Pharaoh, and say vmto Before him, k My bretliren, and my father's ^™P^ house, which ^lere in the land of Ca- ^-^^ naan, are come unto me : *chap. 32 And the men are sheplierds, for 47. 7. ' t their trade hatli been to feed cattle ; " Heb"' and they have brought their flocks, ami they are then- herds, and all that tliey have. ";«» o/ So And it shall come to pass, when ch. 9.^20. Pharaoh shall call you, and shall sa}. 1 Kings " What is your f occupation ? ' ^" "^• 34 That ye shall say. Thy servants' l^^^f,: trade Jiatli been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers ; tliat ye may dwell in the land of Goshen : for every shepherd is an 1 abomination unto the Egyp- / chap, tians. 43. 33. CHAP. XLVII. 1 yoscph presenteth Jive of his brethren, 7 and his father, to Pharaoh, 11 ivho giveth them habitations in Ravieses. THEN Joseph came and told Pha- achap. raoh, and said, ^ Mv father, and m\ ^■?^- brethren, and their "flocks, and their "n^^'*'* herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan ; and, j behold, they are in the land of Go- jshen. j 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his bre- ; thren, ^ What is your occupation ? And 'they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants 'are <= shepherds, both we, and aXso our ^chap. fathers. 4. 2. 4 They said, moreover, unto Pha- raoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come : for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan : now, therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, \f''^^' saying, Thy father and thy brethren arc Proverbs come unto thee : 21. 1. 6 The land of Eg.vpt is ^ before thee: Jg^ai in the best of the land make thy father Ezekiel and brethren to dwell ; in the land of i^'j.^*' Goshen let them dwell : and if thou 4. 23. knowest any men of ^ activity among/ 2 Kings them, then make them rulers' over my xu^mbers cattle. ' fi. 23. 7 If And Joseph brought in Jacob his ^Ia"he^v father, and set him before Pharaoh :with' and Jacob 'blessed Phar.aoli. Luke 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, f^nlb f How old art thou ? Uoiu 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The 'yyare days of the years of my t; pi!grimag-e art Ifth'P^ an hundred and thirty years : '' tew and yean- of evil have the days of the years of my "'^''jf^'^ life been, and have ■ not attained unto 11. gt ' the days of the years of the life of my I'salm fathers in the days of their pilgrimage, /fjo^b" 10 And Jacobs blessed Pharaoh, and u. 1. went out from before Pharaoh. /chap. 11 •! And Joseph placed his father,and ^Versc r. i John 3.31. Ms dealings in the famine -• CHAP. XLVIII. he visit eth his sick father. Before CHRIST 1706. U Or, ts a little child is nourish' ed. tHeb. totlte mouth of the little one, chapter 50. 21. 1 Thess. 2.7. tHeb. / Mat. 6. 11. m Philip. 4.8. Romans 12. 17. Coloss. 4.5. 1 Cor. 10. 32. n Psalm 32.5. Proverbs 28. 13. 1701. OOr, princes, chap. 41. 45. aiid 14. 18. 0 Prov. 30. 8. ICor. 9. 13. Matthew 10. 10. Keh. 13. 10. Gal. 6. 6. 1 Tim. 5.17. iJeut. 12. 19. 2 Thess. 3.10. Isa. 56. 10. 11. i> Psalm il2. 5. Matthew 24. 45. Proverbs 13.23. and 11.25. Psalm 43. 1. ')is brethren, and g'ave them a possession in the land of Eg-j'pt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pha- raoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, || according f to their families. 13 ^ And there was no bread in all the land : for the famine ivas very sore, so that the land of Egypt, and all the land of Canaan, f fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Eg}pt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Jo- seph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egj-ptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us ' bread : for wliy should we die in thy presence I for the money failetb. 16 And Joseph said. Give your cattle; and '° I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle un- to Joseph : and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses ; and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will " hot hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent ; my lord also hath our herds of cattle: there is not aught left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and out lands : 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land ? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pha- raoh ; and give us seed, that we ma}- live and not die, that tlie land be not desolate. 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the fa- mine prevailed over them : so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the bor- ders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the (| priests bought lie not: for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their ° portion which Pharaoh gave them ; wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people. Behold, I have bought jouthis day, and your land, for Pharaoli : lo, here is p seed for you, and ye shall sow the land, 24 And it shall come to pass, in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth j&nr' into Pharaoh ; and four t parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your house- holds, and for .food for your little ones. 25 And they said. Thou hast f saved our lives : let us 'i find grace in tlie sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egj'pt unto this day, that Pha- raoh should have the fifth />arf,- except the land of the priests only, v:hich be- came not Pharaoh's. 27 H And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goslien ; and they had possessions thei-ein, and grew, and multiplied ^ exceedingly. 28 ^ And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so f the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die : and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him. If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under ^ my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me ; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt : 30 But I will lie with my fathers ; and thou sh;dt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their " burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel " bow- ed himself upon the bed's head. CHAP. }:lviu. 1 yoseph li-ith his sons visiteth his sick father. 3 Jacob repeateth God^s pro- mise, and taketh Ephraim and Ma^ nasseh as his ov:n : 8 he blesseth Jo- seph and his t%vo sons, and prferreth the younger before the elder : 21 he pro- phesieth their return to Canaan. AND it came to pass, after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick : and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said. Be- hold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 if And Jacob said unto Joseph, ^ God Almighty appeared unto me at *> Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me. Behold, <; I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will give this land to thy seed after tliecj^or <• an everlasting pos- session. 5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, v.iiich were born unto thee in the land of Egjpt, before I came unto thee into Egypt, « are mine : *■ as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them,' shall be thine, and shall be Before CHUIST 1701. tHeb. hands, chap. 43. 34. tHeb. made us live, chapter 6. 19. and 45. 7. g chap. 33. IS. and IS. S. Ruth 2.13. r chap, 46.3. t Heb. the days of the years of his life, s chap. 23.8. .. / chap. 24.2. u Heb. 11.22. chap, SO. 24, 25. xHeb, 11.21, 1 Kings 1.47, a chap. 17.1. b chap. 28. 19. and 35. 6. c chap. 35. 11. d chap. 13, 15. andl7. 13 1 Peter 1.4. e chap. 43.3. 1 Chron. 5.1,2. Nuui.l. 33, 34. Rev. 7. 6.7. chapter 49.3,4. / Acts 10.34. yacoh blesseth 'Joseph's smis. CHRIST ?^''^^^ g after the name of their brethren I689! "^ their inlieritance. \.y\r^ 7 And as for me, when I came from .^-Amos '• Padan, ■ Rachel died by me in the >'• \^'- land of Canaan, in the way, when vet hcXvxa, , , ,. ,, •' ' •' ?5. 20. there ivas but a little way to come unto 3nd35.9. Ephrath : and I buried her there in the hap. vv,^y of Ephrath; the same is Beth-le- hem. 8 JT And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these ? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, k whom God hath g'lven me in thisj6/nce. And he said, Brin.^ them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will 1 bless tiiem. 10 (Now the eyes of Israel were f dim for age, so that he could not see.) And he brought tJiem near unto him ; and he kissed them, andembracedthem. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph,! had not tliought to see thy face ; and, lo, God Iiatl) shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brouglit them out from between his knees, and he bowed him- self with his face to the earth. 13. And Joseph took them botli, Eph- raim in his right hand toward Israel't* left hand, and Manassehin his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and broug-ht thevi near imto him. 14And Israel stretched out ™ his right hand, and laid it tipon Ephi-aim's head, 19. k chap. 33. 5. Psaliri 327. 1. / chap. 27.4. aiid 28. 3. tHeb, heavy, Isa. 6. 10. aiid 59. 1. ch- 27. 1. !» Exod. 35.6. Ps. 110. 12,16. juid who was the younger, and iiis left hand upon Manasseh's head, f guiding his hands wittingly ; for Manassih vjas the first-born. 15 And he blessed "Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac ° did walk, the God which p fed me all my life long unto this da}', 16 The q Angel wiiicli redeemed me verse 16. H-oin nil evil, bless the lads ; and let my 5.22? name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Al)raham and Isaac : and let them j grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that iiis fa- ther laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it ' displeased him : and he lield vip his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's 118. 16. chapter 40. 36. ■I- Heb. he made his hands ii.iise. fi chap. 49.26. 1 Chron. 5.2. f Psalm 523.1. «?Malachi .Exodus 23. 20. t Heb. increa.tt (ikefish. ■t chap. 28.8, i Samuel head. 16.7, ."Rom. 9. 7,8,11. ch. 5. 32, 1 Chron, A 1,2. 18 And Joseph said unto his father. Not so, my father : for this is the first- born; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, J know it, my son, I know it : he also shall become a people, and he also shall be tcreat ; but truly his younger brother #Nuai. J. sh;dl he « greater than lie, and his seed i^'it'^^o ^''^" become a multitiide of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, = In thee nhall Israel bless, say- ing, God make thee as Ephraim and as Man:;sseli. And he set Ephraim before Manas^eh. 21 "ji And Israel said unto Joseph, Be- lold, I die ; but God shall be with you, GE NE SIS. yacob's particular blessings to his sons. : and brins: you again unto the land of Before your fathers. ^^I^T 22 Moreover, » I have given to thee v^^^y-vj one portion above thy brethren, which u Deut. I took out of the hand of the Amorite ^.^"/^ with " my sword and with my bow. 17. 14. ^ CHAP. XLIX. 1 yacob calleth his sons to bless them : 3 their blessi?igs /n particular : 29 he chargeth them concerning his burial. AND Jacob called unto his sons, aPs. 1-33. and said, » Gather yourselves together, ^^2,3. that I may ^ tell you that whidfi shall * Amos befal you in the <^ last days. ^c'-Sm b 2 Gather yourselves together, and 24. 14. hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken '' Psalm '' unto Israel your fatlier. ^^" ^^" 3 ^ Reuben, thou art my^ first-born, echap. ,my might, and the beginning of my "^j^q- strength, the excellency of dignity, and ' ' the excellency of power : 4 Unstable as water, f thou shalt not f Heb. excel ; because thou f wentest up to thy excel nat father's bed, then defiledst thou it .- he *^°'^l went up to my couch. 33. 6.* 5 jf Simeon and Levi are g brethren ; •( J^''*P' ^ instruments of cruelty are in their ^prov. habitations. I8. 9. 6 O my soul, come not thou into ^f\^^' tlieir 'secret; unto their assembly mine ij'erenr. ^ honour be not thou united ! for in their Y' ^^' anger they slew a man, and in their self- lefpf'" will they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their 1 anger, for it ivas /2Sam. fierce ; and their wrath, for it was cruel ; ^*- 1^. I will 'n divide them in Jacob, and " scat- g. s. ter them in Israel. « Joshua 8 ^ Judah, thou art he whom thy bre- ^ p-^alih thren shall praise ; thy hand shall be in 78. 68. the "neck of thine enemies: thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is p a lion's whelp ; from the P ^^^ prey, my son, thou art gone up : he stooped down, be 1 couched as a lion, 9 Nmn. and as an old lion ; who shall rouse him ^'*' ^' up? 10 The sceptre shall not de])art from Judah, nor ^ a lawgiver from between '"Mat- his feet, initil Shiloh come ; .and unto him shall the ^ gathering of the people l^^^g^^ be .• Romans 11 Binding his foal unto the t vine, ^•^^■ and his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; tJoim^' he washed his garments in wine, and his is. 1. clothes in the " blood of grapes : 63^^^'^ 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 ^ Zebulun shall dwell at the ^ ha- ven of the sea ; and he shall be for an haven of ships : and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 ^[ Issachar is y a strong ass, couch- ing down between two burdens : 15 And he saw that rest nsjas good, and the land tiiat it ivas pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. X Joshua 19. 10. y Judges 5. 15,16. Deut. 33. 18. 2 Judges 16 ^f Dan shall ■^ judge his people, as Numbers one of the tribes of Israel. i- *' <*• ' Sis charge concernhig his burial. Before 17 Dan shall be =» a serpent by the wav, ^"*89^^ an adder in the patli, that biteth tlie \i,^-\^sj horsc-heels, so that his rider shall fall a Deut. backward. 33. 22. 13 I have ^ waited for thy salvation, * Psalm r\ r I 25. 5. OLord! Isa. 8. 17. 19 ^ Gad, <^ a troop shall overcome cjlsl^iia' '"■" • ^^^ '^® ^'^^"^ overcome at the last. 13. 8. 20 ^ Out of Asher — O the physicians to embalm his father: and iiThess. the phvsicians <> embulmed Israel. 4. 13. 3 And forty days w ere fulfilled for ^^"^^ him; (for so are fulfilled the days ot cc'hap. tnose which are embalmed;) and tlic ^^•''• E.i;yptians mourned for him « threescoi t ig.%. and ten days. 2Chron. 4 \\ And when the days of his mourn. jj'J;^" ing were past, Joseph * spake unto the 14. is. house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I havs a"'! 16. i. found grace in your eyes, speak, I pra;. 20*^'* you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, Deut." 5 My father m^de me swear, saung, ^p^\ Lo, £ I die : in my grave w hich I have {. 2' "^ *> digged for me, in tlie land nf Caiiaaii, ^chap; there shalt thou ' burv me. Now, there- V\P' f 1 1 T ■ ,1 1 . " Mat. tore, let me go up, I pray thee, and bur) 27. eo. m.y father, and I will co.me again. Isaiah 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury / Ps^^m thy father, according ^ as he made thee 76. 13. svi'ear. ch. 3. 19. 7 ^ And Joseph went up to bury his 4^. 3i.' father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his fatlier's house ; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Go- shen. 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was 'a /Acts very great company. 8. 2. 10 And they came to the thresliing- floor of II Atad, which is '=> beyond Jor- ||Thatis, dan; and thei-e they mounied with ;,. .^ thorn- great and very sore lamentation : and „j'^Deu/.' he made a mourning for his father " 1. 1. seven days. lo^n"* 11 And w hen the inhabitants of the land, the ° Canaanites, saw the mourn- " '^''^P- ing in the floor of Atad, they said. This jlxhltis, /s a grievous mourning to the Egyptians; The w herefore the name of it v.as cidled || '"^J""?", Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. Egyp. 12 And his sons did unto him p ac- tians. cordin.g as he ce.minanded them : 29*^36^^' 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in (he cave of'! the field of Maciipelah, which ^ch. 23. Abraham bougl.t with the field for a 2 K"m s possession of a burying-pluce, of Ephron 21. is. the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 ^ And Joseph returned into Egypt, he and his breth.ren, and all that went up with liim to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 15 *f And when Joseph's brethren saw ^^^ jg' that their father was dead, they said, s chap. Joseph will r peradventure hate us, and l^ir^V will s certainly requite us all the evil charged, which we did unto liim. Prov. 16 And they f.^ent a messenger unto f°^^f{ Joseph, saying, Thyfather did command 6. 12,' before he died, savin.g, Ti'h^' 17 So shall ye say unto JosepI), t For- 4.^3/ The Israelites oppresssal. EXODUS. Piety of the inidvilves. Before CHRIST 16S9. ii Luke 17. 3, 4. K chap, 26. 24. and 31.42. y chnp. 37. 7. xch. 45.5. a Rom. 8. 33, 34. Job 34.29. Deuc 32.35. Rem. 12. 19. llebr. 10. 30. i chap. 4:5. 5. ■Acts 3. 12, 13. Psalm J19. 71. give, I pray thee noM% the trespass of " thy brethren, and their sin ; for they did unto thee evil : and now, we pray thee, I'org-ive the ti-e.spass ofthe servants of X the God of thy father. And Josepli wept when they spake unto him. IS And his brethren also went, and y fell down before his face ; and they said, Behold, we de thy servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, ^ Fear not ; for am I in = the place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thoug-ht evil ag^ainst me ; ^ but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now, therefore, fear ye not : "^ I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted thera, and spake f kindly unto them. c Mat. 5. 44. t Heb. to their hearts, Isa. 40. 2. 22 ^ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, lie and his father's house : and Joseph Uved an hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's chil- dren of the ^ third generation : the chil- dren also of Maciiir, the son of Ma- nasseh, were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die : and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land wliich he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will sure- ly visit you, and ye shall carry up *= my bones from hence. 26 So Joseph died, being an hundi-ed and ten years old : and they embalmed him, and he was put in a cotiin in Egypt. Before CHRIST cir. 1635. d chap. 49.22. & 48. 19. € Exod. 13. 19. Acts 7.16. % THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED EXODUS. Before CHRI5T cil-. 1705. a Gen. 4fi. 8. chap. 6.14. t- Gen. 35. 22. cGen. 55. 23. ti Gen. a5. 18. e Gen. 45.20. chap. 12. .37. Ueut. :o. 22. Acts 7.U. /Gtn. 45. JTi, 37. * Acts ^.15. k Gen. 4«. 16. s Prov. :.a.2. Acts 7. 13. # Eccl. s. ig. .' Prov. 14. 28. •m Prov. 1. II. n Acts T. 19. fcir. 1635. <7 chap. 2. 11. t Heb. Jnd as thev j/H'cted tirem, so ihev mul- tiplied. H Prov. -;7. 4. CHAP. I. 1 The children of Israel multiply : 8 they are oppressed by a nevi king. 15 T'k piety of the inid'u.'i'oes. 22 The nnale children to be cast into the river. NOW these are the » names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2 b Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 "^ Issachur, Zebulun, and <* Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were = seventy souls : ^ for Joseph was in Egyi^t already. 6 And Joseph died, and all shis breth- ren, and all that generation. 7 And the cliildren of Israel were fruitful, and '> increased abvuidantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding migh- ty ; and the land was filled with them. 8 ^ Now, there arose up a ■ new king over Egypt, whicii k knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people. Be- hold, the people of the children of Israel are ' more and mightier than we. 10 "> Come on, let us " de.al wisely with them, lest they multiply; and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto oiu- enemies, and fight against us, and «o get them up out of the land. 11 1 hereforc they did set over them taskmasters, to afflict tliem w ith their " burdens. And tiiey built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom and Kaamses. 12 t Buttjic more they alRictcd them the more they multiplied and grew. And tliey were r grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians made the chil- dren of Israel to serve with q rigour. 14 And tliey made their lives biitcr jwith hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in I the field; all their service, wherein they i made them serve, loas with rigour. I 15 11 And the king of Egypt spake to I the Hebrew midwives ; (of which the • name of the one was Shiphrah, and the j name of the other Puah ;) I 16 And he said, When ye do the office [of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and isee them upon the stools, if it be a son, jthen ye shall >^ kill him ; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives « feared God, and did not fas the king of Egypt com- manded them, but saved the men-chil- dren alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, " Wiiy have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive ? 19 And the midwives said unto Pha- raoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women ; for they are lively, and are delivered " ere the midwives come in unto them. 20 Therefore God dealt v well with the midwives: and the peo])le multi- plied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he ^ n)ade them houses. 22 And Pharaoh » charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the rivei', and every daughter ye shall save alive. CHAP. II. 1 Moses is born, and laid among the fags : 5 he is found and brought up by Fharaoh's daughter, ts'c. AND there went -'a man of the house of Levi, and ^ took to isife a daughter of Levi. Before CHRIST cir. 1655. r Rev, 12.4. s Prov. 16.6. f Dan. 3.16. Acts 5.29. II 2 Sam. 13. 28. Eccl. 8.4. X Joshua 2. 5, 6. 1 Sam. 21.2. y Psalm 41. 1. Hebr. 6. 10. 2 1 Sam. 2.35. 2 Sam. 7. 11. a Ezek. 20. 5. Acts 7. 19. a ch.6 16. 18, 20. Kiunb 26. 59. * Lev. IS. 12. Moses Born, and hid among thefiags : CHAP. III. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a <= son : and w hen she saw him that he was <* c goodly chiid, she « hid him three months. 3 And when she could ' not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of "Psaim bulrushes, and daubed it w ith slime aiwl iii'^i'^ with pitch, and put tne child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And g his sister stood afar ofT, to wit what would be done to him. 5 U And the ^ daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herseif at the river, and her maidens walked -along by the river's side : and when she saw the ark among the flags she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept And she had ' compassion on him, and said, This is one of the ^ He- brews' children- 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee ? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her. Go. And the maid went and called the ' child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her. Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became ^ her son. And she called his name |[ "Moses: and she said. Because I drew him out of the water. 11 ^ And it came to pass in those he Jleeth Into Mid, a;:. Before CHRIST cir. 1571. c ver. 4. ch. 7. 7. d Hebr. 11. a?. 112, Aots 7.20. - Hebr. 11 23,25. /ch.ip. 1. 22. & 3. 22. g chap. 15.20. h Jonah I. 17. & 2. 10. »■ Prow 21. 1. * Acts 7. to. I Psalm 1.3. & 27. 10. m Acts Hebrews 11. 24. B That is. Ora'wn out. n Acts 7. 22. Hebrews 11.24, 25, 26. days, when Moses was " grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens : and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and, when he saw that there •■^■as no man, he ° slew the Egjptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out p the se- cond day, behold, two men of the He- brews strove together: and he said i to him that did the wrong, 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow I 14 And he said, Whe made thee ' a prince and a judge over us ? Inteudest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the E- gyptian ? And Moses « feared, and said. Surely this thing is known. 15 Now, when Pharaoh heard this Hebrews thing, he sought to slay Moses. But 11.27. ■" Gen. 28. 6, 7. u Gen. 25. 2. 0 Acts 7.24. ^Acts 7. 26. 9 Acts 7.26. r Gen. X9. 9. J Prov 10. 12. t Acts 29 X Gen. 24. 11. II Or, prince, 41. 45. Moses <: tied from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of " Midian : and he sat down by a " well. 16 Now, the II prkst of Midian had seven daughters : and they came and drew luater, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. IT And the shepherds came and ikove them away : but Moses stood up and y helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to ^ Reuel their father, he said. How is it that ye are come so soon to-day ? 19 And they said. An Egyptian de- livered us out of the hand of the shep- herds, and also drew -uater enough for us, and watered tlie flock.' 20 And he said unto his » daughters. And where is he : wliy is it that ye have left the man '. call him, that he may eat ^ bread. 21 And Mcses was content to dwell with the man : and he ' gave Moses '^ Zipporah his daughter. j 22 And she bare him a son, and he i called his name || Gershom ; For he said, i I have been a stranger in a strange land. I 23 ^ And it came to pass, in proces- , of time, that the king of Egj-pt = died ; I and the children of Israel ' sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried; I and their cry g came up unto God by ! reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, i and God remembered his ^^ covenant I with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Ja- cob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God f had respect unto \theTn. CHAP. III. 1 Moses keeping Jethro's fioch, 2 God appeareth unto him in a burning biish, 7 and sendeth him to deliver Israel, ifc. NOW Moses ^ kept the flock of Je- thro his father-in-law, the priest of Mi- dian : and he led tlie flock to the back- side of the desert, and came to the ^ mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the <^ Angel of the Lord ap- peared unto him 'i in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush : and he looked, and, behold, the bush biur.ed with fire, and the busli ivas ^ not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now f turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned. 4 And v.hen the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called g unto liim out of the midst of the bush, and said, h Moses, Moses ! And he said. Here am, I. 5 And he said. Draw not nigh hither: ■ put off thy shoes from oft' thy feet ; for the place whereon thou standest is ^ ho- i 'y ground. I 6 Moreover he said, I a7n the God of I thy father, ' the God of Abraham, the i God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. I And Moses '^ hid his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 ^ And the Lord said, " I have surely seen tjhe affliction of my people j which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, by reason of theu- taskmasters ; I for '■ I know their sorrows ; ' 8 And I am p come down lo deliypr Before CHRIST cir. 1571. y ver. 12. Gen. 29. 9, K). s chap. 3. II. Num. 10. 29. a Xuin. 10. 29. iGer, 31. 54. c Deut. 7. 3. d Nun;. 12. 1. llThatis. A desolate strangir. Psalm 39. 12. echap. 4. 19. / Psalm 12. 5. f Deut. 26. 6, 7,. h Gen. 15. K. tHeb. kne'xv thcui. WiX. a Amos 1. 1,2. I.uke 2. 6. Hebrerr^ 11.24. h chap. 19. 3. 1 King^ 19. 8. c Gen. 48. 1§. IsaiaH 63. 9. d Acts 7, 30. fGeir. 15. 13. Dani^ 3.27. /Psalm 111. 2. Uan.ip. 5,15. rMat. 22. 32. hGtp. 43. 2. > chap. 19. 10. Dent. 25. 9. * 2Pefer 1.18. /Gen. 12. 1, 7. m 1 King5 19. 13. n Ps. lOe, 44, 45. 0 chcip. 2.25. t> Gen. .'Moses sent to deliver Israel : EXODUS. he recei■ milk and honey ; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hit- tites, and the Amorites, and the Periz- zites, and the Hivites, and the Jebu- sites, 9 s Now, therefore, behold the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me : and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress thetn. 10 Come now, therefoi'e, and J. will t send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the chil- dren of Israel, out of Egypt. 11 ^[ And Moses said unto God, ^Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoli, and that I should bring fortJi the chil- dren of Israel out of Egypt ? 12 And he said, =< Certainly I will be with thee ; and this shall be a token un- to thee that 1 have sent thee ; When thou hast broug-ht forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, Tlie God of your fathers hatli sent me unto you; and they shall say to me. What is his name ? what shall I say unto them ? 14 And God said unto Moses, yl AM THAT I AM ; and he said. Thus shalt tliou say imto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 ^ And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say ui to the children of Israel, The Lord Ijod of your fatliers, the God of Abrahai i, the God of Isaac, and the God of ^ acob, hath sent me unto you : this is my name X. Vs. 135. for ever, and this is my ^ memorial unto 13. & 1, ' • ■' 102. 12. ^'' .generations. 16 Go and gather the » elders of Israel together, and say unio them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abra- ham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely '' visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt : 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the afHiction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hit- lites, and the Amorites, and the Periz- z-ites, and the Hivites, and tlie Jebusitis, unto a land flowina: with milk and ho- V Isaiali 40. 17. Hosca 12. 9. Eev. 1. 4, S. Hosea 12. 5. » chap. S. 14. i chap. 15. 14. Luke 1. OR. 23. 3, 4, IH, Iti. k ver. 12. chap. 13. 17, 18. ik 19. 1. e Psalm 107. 4, 5. Jer. 2. 6. Luke 4. 1,2. Rev. 12. 14. /chap. li. 1. ney. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice : and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Ei^ypt, and ye shall flay unto hirn, Tiie Lord God of the Hebrews hath "■ met willi US; and now let us go, we beseech thee, '1 three days' journey into tlie •^ wil- derness, that we may sacrifice to the Lonu our God. 19 If And 1 am sure that the king of Egypt will not let )ou go, no, not by a •roij^hty h:in.4. 20 And I will stretch out my hand. Before and smite Egypt with all my wonders *^^4^J^^ which I will do in the midst thereof: ^^^/-O and g after that he will let you go. ^ Judges 21 And I will give this people h fa- s. i6. your in the sight of the Egyptians : and ^^^'^^. it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, h Gen. ye shall not go empty: ^^- ^i- 22 But every woman shall borrow ofn.X& her neighbouD, and of her that sojourn- 12. 36. eth in her house, jewels of silver, and F„^^^'|l ' jewels ot gold, and raiment : and ye Prov. shall put f/jfTO.upon your sons, and upon ?6.7. -our daughters j and ye shall ^ spoil the \s, 14' Eg-yptians. * Job Prov. 13. 22. Isa. 31. 1. Ezek. 39. 10. ^^' ^^' CHAP. IV. 1 Moses^ rod turned into a serpent: 6 his hand becomes leprous. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. 27 Aaron is sent to meet Moses; 29 they gather the elders, ijfc. AND Moses answered and said. But, « Acts behold, they will ^ not believe me, nor '^' ^** hearken unto my voice : for tiiey will say. The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him. What is that in thine hand ? And he said, ^ A b Micah rod. 7. 14. 3 And he said. Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it be- came <; a serpent : and Moses <^ fled from ever, irl before it. ''^\l\ 4 And the Lord said unto Mose'^, /rcV. Put forth thine hand, and take it <' h\ 12. 14. the tail. And he put forth his hand,, {^"{^"^^ and f caught it, and it became a rod in /Psaim his hand : ^J^^i^- 5 That they g may believe that the jg! is. Lord God of their fathers, the God ot'sJol> Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the"*'--®' God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 ^ And the Lord said furtltcrmorc unto him. Put now thine hand Into tliy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom ; and, when he took it oat, be- hold, his hand was '' leprous as snou'. h-Uvm. 7 And he said. Put thine hand into 12. 10. thy bosom again. And he put his hand j ga.'^' into his ■ bosom again, and plucked it i Prov. out of his bosom ; and, beliold, it was ^^- ^*' turned again '< as his other Hesh. tceut 8 And it shall come to |)uss, if they 32.39," will not believe thee, ncilhcr hearken to Mat. 8.3. the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the ' voice of the latter sign. /Gen. 9 And it shall come to pass, if the} 4.10. will not believe also these two signs, '^"-''"- 3"- neither liearken ui>to thy voice, that thou ^^^ p, shalt take of the water of the river, and 1. 22. pour it upon the dry lend: and the wa- ?.'u-7-'- ter, which thon takesl out of the river, ^ man of shall become >" blocd u]>(>n the dry la7uf. trords, 10 ^ And Moses said luito the Lo-. d, ^^''yjl^- ^' O my Lord, I am n' t f eloquent, nei- heavy vf ther heretof ire, nor since thou hast spo- """itk, ken unto thy servant : but I avi f slow /j'"r ,, of (jf speech, and of a slow tongue. lijns^ue. 11 And the Lord said unto him, "J^ff^ Who haUi " made man's moitth ? or who "^'e/. 1! \ rod's message to Pharaoh. CHAP. V. The Israelites' task increased . Before maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, ^"491^^ or the blind ? have not I the Lord ? ^^^y^ 12 Now, therefore, gx), and I will be 0 Mat. ^^^^^ '''y "io"th, 0 and teach thee what thou shah say. 13 And he said, p O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him nuhoni thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the Lord was Matthew kindled against Moses, and he said, /* 9.38. 10. 19. Acts 7.22. /> Jer. 1.6. Jonah 1.3. not Aaron tlie Levite thy brother ? I know tliat he can q speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee ; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put r 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 thou shalt be to him instead " of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt " do signs. 18 ^ And Moses went, and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said un- to him, y Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt : for all the men are dead which ^sought thy Ufe. 20 And Moses » took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egj'pt. And Moses took the ^ rod of God in his hand. 21^ And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders be- fore Pharaoh, which I have put in thine 3- hand : but ' I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is "^ my son, even my = first-born. 23 And I say unto thee. Let my son go that he may serve me : and if thou ^Genesis refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay e~H%' '"''y ^°"' ^'^''" *^''y ^rst-born. 12. 23.' 24 ^ And it came to pass, by the way /Xum. in the inn, that the Lord f met him, and ?Gc-nesis sought to g kill him. 17. 14. 25 Then Zipporah took ^ a sharp Lev. 10.3. stone, and cut off the foreskin of her h Joshua , ^ ■ ^ , ■ n 1 . , 5, 2. son, and cast it at his teet, and said, Surely ' a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go : then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 27 H And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness k to meet Mo.ses. And he went and met him in the moiuit of God, and ' kissed him. g I Cor. 12. 8, 10. r Ezek. 44. 24. J Mat. 28.20. ICor. 11. 23. / chap. 7. 1. n chap. 22. 8. John 10. 34, 35. a: 1 Cor. 1.27. y Acts 29. sMat. 2.20. a chap, 18.3. f verse 3,17. ch. 17. 9 c ch. 7, Deut. 2.30. Joshua 11. 20. Psalm 105. 25. llsaiah •6. 10. Ro. 11. 8. » 2 Sam 10.7. / Genesis 2V. 11. Before CHRIST 1491. m ver.ll, 12, 13. « chap. 3; 16. 0 ch. 3. 7. Luke 1.68. ^Genesis 17.3. 2 Chron. 20. 18. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and >" ail the signs which he had com- maiided him. 29 ^ And Moses and Aaron went and gathered togeiher all the ^ elders of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron 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 believed : and when they heard that the Lord had o visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they p bowed their heads, and wor- shipped. CHAP. V. 1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron : 6 he increaseth the Israelites'' tasi ■■ 20 they cry out upon Moses and Aaron. AND afterward ^ Moses and Aaron a chap, went in, and ^ told Pharaoh, Thus saith 4. 14. the Lord God of Israel, Let my peo- fig'^^ pie go, that they may hold "= a feast un- Ezekiel to me in the wilderness. 2,6. 2 And Pharaoh said, d Who is the 5. 8.^°^' Lord, that I should obey his voice to J^^'^^^'' they did make heretofore, ye shall lay third day upon them ; ye shall not diminish aught befdrs. thereof: for they be idle ; therefore they cry, saying. Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 9 t Let there more work be laid up- tHeb, on the men, that they may labour there- ■£•«' fh« in J and let them not regard 1 vain hea-jy " words. upon the 10^ And the taskmastersof the people 7^"j. m went out, and their officers, and they 43. 2.* spuke to the people, saying. Thus saith Zech. Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. ^ pVov, 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can 29. 12, find it : yet not aught of your ■> work ^l^^H^^ shall be diminished. ' 12 Sothe people werescattcred abroad n 3foses complaineth to Cod. EXODUS. Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi. Before tliroughout all the land of Egypt, to ga- *^ H^i^ ther stubble instead of straw, ^.^^y-^ 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying', Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, rt?!(i demand- ed. Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofore ? 15 ^ Then the officers of the cliildren of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying. Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants ? 16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say lo us. Make brick : and, behold, thy sen'ants 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 a7id do sacrifice to tlie Lord. 18 Go, therefore, now, and work -. for «Mat there shall no straw be given you, yet 14. 26! shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. ^Genesis 19 And the officers of the children of ocienesis Israel did see that they ivere ° in evil 16.5. case, after it was said. Ye shall not ?H^b^^ minish aught from your bricks of your stink,' daily task. Genesis 20 ^ And they met Moses and Aaron, rl s.ain ^^^^° stood in the way, as they came 20. 6. * forth from Pharaoh ; Psalm 21 And they said unto them, The si Kings Lord P look upon you, and 1 judge ; 19. 4, 10. because ye have made our savour to be 90^7 t abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and t Psalm in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword lis. 26. in their hand to slay us. john5.43! 22 H And Moses ^ returned unto the K chap. 4. Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore hast }^' Y' thou so evil-entreated this people ? why 3.' 11' is it t/iat thou hast sent me ? Isaiah 23 For since I came to « Pharaoh to Roirf 2 7 sp^^l^ '" '' thy name, he hath done evil Hebrews to this people ; " neither hast thou de- 10. 36. livered thy people at all. CHAP. VL 1 God reneweth his protnise by his name JEHOVAH : 10 he sendeth Moses to Pharaoh. Id The genealogy of Levi. THEN the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh : for with a strong hand shall a chap, he let them go, ami » with a strong hand ^' ^°' shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said iRenesis unto liim, I am the Lord : 14. is.aiid 3 And I appeared unto Abr:diam, un- ^7: '•. , to Isaac, anfl unto Jacob, by the name 44.^6.'^ of *> God AlmiglUy, but by my name Acts c JEHOVAH was I j) not known to MThatis, them. compara- 4 And I have also <* established my tively. covenant with them, to give them tiie is.'^uiis! land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrim- is, 18. age, w herein they were strangers. I'^g"''* 5 And I have also heard « the groan- ing of the children of Israel, whom the Before Egyptians, keep in bondage; and I have Christ remembered f my covenant. \,j^->J 6 Wherefore say unto the children of/ Gen. Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring 8. 1. you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage : and I will redeem you g with g Deut. a stretched-out arm, and with great 4. 34. judgments. ^^l'^;^^' 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you ^ a God : h Geh. and ye shall know that I avi the Lord l^-''- your God, which bringeth you out 8. aV from under the burdens of tlie Egyp- tians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I f did swear ^ Ueb. to ' give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to lift up Jacob, and I will give it you for an he- g-^' ''"?*» ritage : I ain the Lord. 14. 22. 9 ^f And Moses spake so unto the chil- ' Genesis dren of Israel : but they hearkened not Heb^ii unto Moses for f anguish of spirit, and 10, I6. for cruel bondage. t Heb. 10 11 And the Lord spake unto Mo- \illll' ses, saying, chapter 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king oi\^- ^^: Egypt, that he let the children of Israel 21.4. or, go out of his land. strait. 12 And Moses spake before the Lord, "^^^21 4 saying, Behold, the children of Israel prov. ' have not hearkened unto jtic ; how then 4- 12, shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of + un- . ' V , ,. , ' ' t Heb. circumcised lips ? super. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses fiuous, and unto Aaron, and gave them a ^^"^^'^ charge unto the children of Israel, and ch. 4.10. unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring ^J'^- 6- s- the children of Israel out of the land j2_ 20. of Egypt. 14 *i\ These be the heads of their fa- ther's houses : The sons of ^ Reuben, ^ (j^„ the first-born of Israel ; Hanoch, and 46. 9. Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi : these be J ^^^'■°"- the families of Reuben. 15^ And the sons of 'Simeon; Jemuel, . , and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and 4. 04. Zoliar, and Shaul the son of a Canaan- itish woman : these are the families of Simeon. 16 U And these are i^e names of the sons of Levi, according to their gene- rations ; Gershon, and '" Kohath, and m Nuin. Merari. And the years of the life of ^^^u^' Levi viere an hundred thirty and seven g_ j, a^d years. 23. 6. 17 The sons of Gershon ; Libni, and Shimi, accoitling to their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath ; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel, And the years of the life of Kohath v-^ere an hundred thirty and three years. 19 And the sons of Merari ; Mahali, and Mushi : these are the families of Levi, according to their generations. 20 And Amram took him Jochebed, nchap. his n father's sister, to wife ; and she |^;^i,p,.^ bai-e him Aaron and Moses. And the ae. 59. Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh .- CHAP. VII. Before years of the life of Amram were ° an *'^49i^^ hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 If And the sons of Izhar ; P Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And the sons of q Uzziel ; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took him || Elishebaj daughter of ^ Amminadab, sister of Na- hVd^hath ashon, to wife ; and she bare him » Na- siuorn. dab and Abihu, f Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah ; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph : these are the famiUesof the Korhites. 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife ; and she bare him " Phinehas : these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites, according to their families. 26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said. Bring out the children of Israel from tlie land of Egypt, according to their || armies. 27 These are they which spiike to Pharaoh king of Egypt, " to Ining out X ver. 13. the cliildren of Israel from Egypt : these ■ ■ ■ are that Moses and Aaron. 28^ And it came to pass, on the day ivhen tlie Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord : speak thou un- to Pharaoli king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of f uncircumcised lips, and y how sliall Pharaoh hearken unto me ? his rod becometh a serpen/; ^ 0 verses 18, 19. p Num. 16.1. 9 Lev. 10.4. That is. r Num, 2.3. i Lev. 10.1. t Num, 20. 25. w Num, 25.7. pOr. hosts, _ Genesis 2. 1. Psalm 77. 20. tHeb. super- Jtiious, ch. 4. 10. y Mat. 9.28,38. ICor. 9. 16, 17. a Jer. 1.10. b chap. 4. 16. c Mat. 28. 20. d chap. 3. 19. e John 4. 48. Rom. 15. 18, 19, /Judges 2. 15. S ^liap. 6. 26. h Psalm 125. 3. J Psalm 9. 16. CHAP. VII. 1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh : 10 /;/* rod is turned into n serpent. 13 Pharaoh's heart is hardened. 19 The river is turned itito blood. AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee ^ a god to Pha- raoh ; and Aaron thy brother shall be ^ thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt ■= speak all that I com- mand thee ; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pliaraoh, that he send the childi-en of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will d harden Pharaoii's heart, and multiply my = signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay f my liand upon Egypt, and bring fortli s mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by ■' great judg- ments. 5 And the Egyptians ■ shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the cliildren of Israel from among tl>em. 6 And Moses and Aaron did ns the Lord commanded them, ^ so did tliey. 7 And Moses luas ' fourscore years k chap. 12.28. Psalm 119.4. / Genesis 15. 13. ch. 2. 23. old, and Aaron fourscore and three ^^^^- years old, when they spake unto Pha- Acts7.3o. raoh. 8 % And the Lord spake unto Moses Berore and imto Aaron, saying, '""SJ^^ 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, ^^~-^ saying. Shew a miracle for you : then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy '" rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and m chap. it shall become " a serpent. 4. 2. 10 ^ And Moses and Aaron went in 74. 12."* unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Ezckiel Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast ^'•'- '^• down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men, and the ° sorcerers : now the ma- 02 Tim. gicians of Egypt, they also did in Uke ^,- ^^ manner with their |j inchantments : ||^or, 12 For they cast down every man his secret rod, and they became serpents : but ],"'//''' Aaron's rod p swallowed up their rods, gllngs, 13 And "i he hardened Pliaraoh's heart, Eph. that he hearkened not unto them ; as the 2'Thess. Lord liad said. 2.9.' 14 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, P ^'^'* Pharaoh's heart is f hardened, he re- I'john fuseth to let the people go. 4. 3, 4. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the^^°"'- ^ morning ; lo, he goeth out unto the t Heb. water ; and thou shalt stand by the ^^^'O'. river's brink against he come ; and the 7.'^ii.' rod which was turned to a serpent shalt r Psalm thou take in thine hand. ^<'*- ^• 16 And thou shalt say unto him. The Lord God. of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wil- derness : and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the Lord, In this tliou shalt s know tliat I avi the Lord : be- *chap. hold, I will smite with tiie rod that is in pjai,^ mine hand upon tiie waters which are in 9. le. the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river sliall die, and the river shall stink ; and the Egyptians shall t loathe to drink of tHeb. be the water of the river. ver! 24' 19 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, chap. Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and «• 24- anf .iu ^L-u 1 ^i .. 9. 29. and Stretch out ihine hand upon the waters xo.23. of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their f pools of water, that they may t Heb. become blood ; and that there may be ^^^^^''c' blood througliout all the land of Egypt, their both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of'^"''ter.^> ^.„ -^ '' Genesis stone. 1 10, 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; .and he ' lifted /chap, 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 waters th.at we;e in the river « Psalm were turned to » blood. ^^^ ^ g^ 21 And the fisii that ivas in the river x Ezc-k. "died; and tlie river y stank, and the ?7'*'„ „ Egyptians could not drink of the water ^ Jer. of Lhe river; and there was blood thivugh- "2. 18. out ^ all tlie land of Egypt. ~ cYap.^ ^' 22 And the magicians of Egypt » did g. 7/8." 'D'ie plague of frogs, EXODUS. cf lice, andjlies. Before CHRIST i4qi. h ver. 13. c chap. 9.21. 3 Sam. 18. 3. 2 Kings 10. 31. Proverbs 22. 17. « chap. S.A. Jeremiah 1. 17, 18. 3E2ekiel 3. 5j 6. 5 Psalm 107. 40. and 83.10. verse 22. c Lev. 31. 12. Psalm 78.45. and 305. 30. Rev. 16. 13. d ver. 22. e chap. 7. 11. /chap. 5.2. S verses 26, 27. 11 Or, honour Upon me. Judges 7.2. Isaiah io. 15. tHcb. cut off, ver. 13. h chap. 7. 21. ver. 15. i Pr.alm 9. 10. and S3. 10. /> chap. 52. 10. Ezekiel 3d. 37. James 5. 1?; 18. -o with their inchantments : and Pha- raoh's heart was ^ hardened, neither did he hearken unto them ; as the Lord had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he "^ set his heart to this also. 24 And all the Eg-yptians digged round abouttheriverfop watertodi'ink ; fnrthey could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river. CHAP. VIIL 1 Frogs are threatened, 5 a7id sent. 16 The dust is turned into lice. 20 The plague of flies. 52 Pharaoh is still hardened. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 3 Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs : 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up, and come into thine house, atid into thy bed-cham- ber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading- troughs : 4 And the frogs shall come up, both '' on thee, and upon thy people, and up- on all thy servants. 5 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 6 And Aaron stretched out iiis hand over the waters of Egypt ; and the '^ frogs came up, and "^ covered tiie land ofE^ypt. ?■ And tlie magicians « did so witli their inchantments, and brought up frogs upon tlie land of Egypt. 8 H Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, '"Entreat the I^ord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and fiom my people ; and I will let the people t go, that they may do sacri- fice unto the Lord. 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, IJ Glory over me : when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to f destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may re- main in the '' river only ? 10 And iie said. To-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word ; • that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord om* God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from tliy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy jjeople ; they shall remain in the river only. 12 11 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh ; and Moses i< cried unto the Lord, because ot'tlie frogs which he had brought against Piiaraoh. 13 And the Lord did i according to the word of Moses ; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon t heaps ; and the land ■" stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was n respite, he f hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 16 U And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy ° rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so : for Aaron stretch- ed out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became Plice in man and in beast ; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egjpt. 18 And the magicians did so with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they i could not : so there were bee upon man and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pha- raoh, This is the " finger of God : and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord had said. 20 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in ti.e morning, and stand before Pharaoh (lo, he comeih forth to the water) and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me : 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of' flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses ; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of II swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there ; to the end thou mayest know that I a?«,the Lord in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people : to-morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the Lord did so : and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt ; the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 % And Pharaoh called for Moses, and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice lo your God in the land. 26 And Moses said, It is ' not meet so to do ; for we shall sacrifice the abomi- nation of the Egyptians to the Lord our God : lo, sliall we sacrifice the ' abomi- nation of the Egyptians before their eyes, and " w ill they not stone us ? 27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall ^ command us. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you Before CHRIST 1491. / verses 9, 10, 11. tHeb. heaps, heaps, Mark 6.40. m chap. 7. 21. Isaiah 34. 3. Joel 2. 20. Rev. 16. 13. « Eccl. 8. 11. tHeb. made his heart heavy, ch. 4. 14. Isaiah 26. 10. 0 ver. 17. p Psalm 105. 31. g Luke 10. 18. Acts 16. 18, 19. 2 Tim. 3.8. rMat. 12. 28. with Luke 11. 20. y Or, a mixture of in- sects. Psalm 78. 45. s chap. 3. 18. 2 Cor. 6. 14. / Genesis 43. 32. and 46.34. Deut. 7. 25. and 12. 30, 31. Isaiah 44. 19. Ezra 9.1.. u Gen. 4. 7. and 13. 9. X ch.3.18. & 5.1,3. & 10. 26. Mat. 28.20. Acts 5. 19,25; a chap. 8.1. Amos 7.13. Gal. 6. 9, b chap. i. 19. c chap. d chap. 8. 22. Mat. 6. 22. e Eccl. 3. 1, 11. /chap. 8.23. S verse 19, 25. Psalm 73. 50. /i chap. « chap, 8. 16. Amos 4. 13. * Lev. 13. 18, 19, 20. / Deut. 28. 27. Rev. 16.2. m ch. 7. The murrain of beaits. CHAP, IX. Before go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord CHRIST y^^^ gg^ ji^ j^^g wilderness ; only ye shah. not go very far away : v entreat for me. 29 And Moses said, Beliold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the Lord that the swarms of files may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow : but let not Pharaoh sver. 8. « deal deceitfully any more, in not letting 1 Kings tjje people go to sacrifice to the Lord. jobTs.g. 20 And Moses went out from Pha- Psalm raoh, and entreated the Lord. ^•3^' 31 And the Lord did according to Gal. 6. 7. the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of files from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there re- mained not one. 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. CHAP IX. 1 The murrain of beasts. 8 The plague of boils and blalns 23 The plague of hail 35 Pharaoh is still hardened. THEN the Lord said unto Moses, a Go in unto Piiaraoh, and tell him. Thus saith the Lord God of the He- brews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if tiiou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 Behold, the ^ hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, up- on the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep : there shall be a very gi'ievous ■= murrain. 4 And the Lord shall ^ sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of E- gypt : and there sliall notiiing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5 And the Lord ^ appointed a set time, saying, f To-morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and r all the cattle of Egypt died : but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Is- raelites dead. And tiie heart of Pharaoh was i> hardened, and he did not let the people go. 8 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you ' handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh : 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Eg)pt, and shall be a 1* boil breaking forth luith blains 1 upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the fur- nace, and stood before Pharaoh, and ii,^]2.aiid Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven ; 8. 18, 19. and it became a boil breaking forth luith J The plague of hail. stand before Moses becatise of the boil ; Before for the boil was upon the magicians, and ^^gj upon all the Egyptians. 12 And tlie Loud ' 3 1""" ^l^i"'' upon man, and upon beast. Uev.16.2. 11 And the magicians '" could not hardened the Kchap. heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not ^^^ unto them ; as the Lord had spoken le. 11, unto Moses. 13 1[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in tlie morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Tluis saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may servf me. 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon ° thine heart; and upon oi Kings thy servants, and upon thy people, that jj^^g thou mayest know that there is none like g, 9. me in all the earth. Micah 15 For now I will p stretch out ^Vp verses hand, that I may smite thee and thy 3, 6, i\ huh shall be found in the field, and SI1.-.II II -t be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20 He that " feared tlie wf)rd of the 3. g. Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee in- to the houses : 21 And he that f regarded not the Igf^f^"^/,,-, word of the Lord left his servants and heart his cattle in the field. ""'"• 22 U And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth tiiine iiand toward hea- ven, tliat there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, tipon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven ; and the Lord sent " thunder and y hail, and the ^ fire x chap, ran along upon the ground: and the j^'^g' Lord rained hail u])on the land oinev. 6.1. Egypt. y Joshua 24 So there was liail, and fire min- job^33. gled with hail, very grievous, such as 22, 23. there was ^ none like it in all the land ^^^^J"* I, „ ... . 78. 4(. or Egypt snice it became a nation. ^ ver.23. 25 And the hail smote tiiroughout all Psalm the land of Egypt all that was in the ^<'*-^"' field, both man and beast; and tlie hail smote every herb of tlie field, and brake Q\eTy tree of the field. I^ocusfs threatened. EXODUS. andseitti. Before CHRIST 1491. i chap. 8. 22. 32.18. ^chap. 10. 16. 1 Sam. 26.21, d chap. 8.2S. tHeb •soices of God, Ps. 29. 3,4. e ver. 33. 2 Chron. 6.13. Psalm 143.6. / Deut. 10. 14. Psalm 24. 1. and 135. 6. a Cor. 10. 2rt. g 1 Kings 18. 42. Proverbs 16.6. t Heb. dark, or, hidden. h ch. 10. 28, 19. James 5. 37, IS. i chap. 4. 21. and 7.14. 2 Chron. 29.22. aiid CO. 13. a i-l*ap. 7.14. rs.7. 11. h chap. 13.8. Ps. 44.1. >'ph. 6. 4. t Isaiah l.S. llomans A ver. 17. Proverbs .^O. 27 V t Heb. *ye. *4r. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Isr;iel were, was there ^ no hail. 27 II And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, •^ I have sinned this time ; the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 '* Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty f thunderings and hail ; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of tlie city I will spread abroad "^ my hands unto the Lord ; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail ; that thou mayest know how that the f earth is the Lord's. 30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will g not yet fear the Lord God. 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten ; for tlie barley was in the ear, and the tlax ivas boiled. 32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten ; for they were f not grown up. 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pliaraoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord ; and the thun- ders and Iiail ^ ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, and tlie hail, and the thunders, were ceased, he sinned yet more, and ■ iiardened iiis heart, lie and his ser- vants. 25 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the chil- dren of Israel go ; as the Lord had spo- ken by Moses. CHAP. X. 1 Locusts arc threatened. 7 Pliaraoh in- clinetkto let the Israeiites go. 12 The plagues of locusts, 2 1 and darkness. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pliaraoh : for I have » harden- ed his heart, and the heart of his ser- vants ; tliat 1 migiit shew these my signs before liim : 2 And that thou mayest tell b in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, wliat things I liave wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them ; that ye may know how that I am the Lord. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt tliou refuse to "= liumbie thy- self bcf ire me ? Let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people g), beliokl, lo-iuorrow will I bring the '' loc'.ists into thy coast : 5 Andlliey shall over tlie | f.ice ol the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth ; and they shall eat ttie e residue of that which is escaped, which Before remaineth unto you from the kail, and '^^^j^^ shall eat every tree which groweth for v^vv/ you out of the field. e chap. 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and 9- 32. the houses of all thy servants, and the •^*'"^^' houses of all the Egyptians, which nei- ther thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fa- thers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 ^ And Pharaoh's servants said unto him. How long shall this man be f a /diap. snare tmto us ? Let the men go, that 23. 33. they may serve the Lord their God. ssfis* Knowest thou not yet that Egypt g is i Sani. destroyed ? is. 21. 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought ^l?!?^ ^ ag-ain unto Pharaf)h ; and he said unto g Psalm them. Go serve the Lord your God : ^^^& but t vvho are they that shall go ! ivhoa'nd 9 And Moses said. We will go with "^h". our '^ young, and witli our old, with 24/15!^"*' Quv sons, and with our daughters, with Ecci.' our ' flocks and with our herds will we !^-^- go : for we must hold ^ a feast unto the iprov. Lord. 3.9. 10 And he said unto them. Let the * ***?• Lord be ■ so with you, as I will let you /'chap, go, and your little ones : '" look to it; 12. so, for evil is before you. 13'. 21. 11 Not so ; go now ye that are men, m Jer. and serve the Lord, for tliat » ye did ^^p*', desire. And they were driven out from 52. 3. and Pharaoh's presence. H9. 69. 1211 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Eg-ypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail liath left. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought o an east wind upon the land 0 Gen. ail that day, and all «/mf night ; a«c/4t. 6, 7. when it was morning the east wind brousfht the p locusts. P I^eut. 14 And the locusts went up over all p^ ios_ the land of Egypt, and rested in all the 34,35. ' coasts of Egypt : 1 very grievous lyere J^ev. 9. they ; before them there were ' no such ^'verse5. locusts as they, neither after them shall Joeli. ^'^ S"C'^- r Chan. 15 For they covered the face of the ^^i. e."' whole earth, so that the land was dark- jps^im ened ; and they « did eat every herb of 73.46.and the land, and all the fruit of the trees ]°l^^^*- which the liail had left : and there re- g, 27.*''' mained not any green thing in the i Sam. trees, or in the herbs of the field, ^''{l^^^ through all the land of Egypt. 15. 24. 16 11 Then Phaiaoh, called for Moses >«'>""• and Aaron in haste ; and he said, ' I have ^ '^^^^^^ sinned against the Lord your God, and 8. 28. and .. against you. , , . ^ I'lcfngs 17 Now, therefore, forgive, I pray jg. f,° thee, mv sin only this once, and " en- Romans treat the Lord your God, that he may ^2 Kings take away from me this y death only. 4. 40. CHAP. XI. XII. Before CHRIST 1491. s chap. 8.28. Mat. 5. 44. a Heb. 11. 29. h chap. 4. 21. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and ^ entreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mighty strofig west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the ^ Red sea : there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Eg'ypt. 20 But the Lord b hardened Pha- roah's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 21 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward iieaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness ivhich may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a "^ thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They <• saw not one another, nei- ther rose any from liis place for three days : but ail tlie children of Israel had = light in their dwellings. 24 f\ And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said. Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stay- ed : f let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said. Thou must give us also g sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 26 Our cattle also siiall 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 cqme thither. 27 II But the Lord ' hardened Pha- raoh's heart, and lie would not let them go. 28 And Piiaraoh said unto him. Get * Heb ^^ec from me, take heed to thyself, see 11.27. my face ^ no more ; for in that day thou Rev. 9. sees<: my face thou shalt die. 10, 11. ' 29 And Moses said. Thou hast spoken /chap. 1 well ; I will see thy face again no more. c Job 24. 13. Mat. 5. 14. Rev. 16. 10. tl Job 18.5. e chap. 9.25. /chap. 9.6. g chap. 29. 36, 39, 41. Lev. 9. 22. and 16.9. h Gen. 31. 18. Deut. 17. 16. Hosea 9. 3. i chap. 4. 21. 11.4. a ch. 12. 31, 33. i chap. 3. 22.andl2. 35, 36. cQen. 39.21. ch. 3. 21. and 12.36, Psalm 106. 46. Acts 2.47. d 2 Sam. 7.9. Esth.9.4, CHAP. XL 1 God^s "message to the Israelites to bor- roiu jewels nf their neighbours. 4 The death of Egypt's first-born threatened. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upom Egypt ; afterwards he will let you go hence : when he shall \etyou go, he shall surely ^ thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man ^ borrow of his neigh- bour, and every woman of her neigh, hour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And the Lord gave the people <: favour in the sight of the Eg^'ptiaos. Moreover, the man Moses "^ ivas very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. Thepasso'cer instituted. 4 U And Moses said. Thus saith the Before Lord, « About midnight will I go out ^^"^f'*' .nto the midst of Egypt : V^^'O 5 And all the first-born in the land of e chap. Egypt shall die, from tiie f first-born of 12.23. Piiaraoh that sitteth upon his throne, s"\-j^ even unto the first-born of the maid- /chap, servant that is ? behind tlie mill ; and ^^'^' all the first-born of beasts. 12. 29.* 6 And there shall be a great crj Matthe\v throughout all the land of Egypt, such ■^'^■''^" as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a '' dog move his tongue /' Josh against man or beast ; tliat ye may know ^^^l' how that the Lord doth put a difiference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down imto me, and ' bow down » Isaiah themselves unto me, saying. Get thee *^-^- out, and all the people that follow thee ; and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in f a great an- t Heb. g-gj. heat cf 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, N,Snber» Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, 12. 3. tliat ^ my wonders may be multiplied in ^ j tlie land of Egypt. ^Rom. 10 And M'lses and Aaron did all these 5- 16. wonders before Pliaraoli: and tiie Lord /Rom. I hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that lie ^ 22^™* would not let the children of Israel go job 12. out of his land. 17, 19-. CHAP. XII. 1 The beginning of the year is changed. 3 The passover instituted. 29 The first- born of Egypt are slain. 31 The Israel- ites are driven out of Egypt. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,. 2 This a month shall be unto you the beginning of months : it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 ^ Speak ye unto all the congrega- tion of Israel, saying, In the '' tenth day of this moath they sliall take to them every man <^ a lamb, according to the house of tJieir fathers, a lamb for an house. 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neiglibour next imto liis house take it according to the number of the souls; ^ every man, according to his eating, shall make yonr count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb sliall be ^ without ble- misii, a male of the fii"st year : ye shall take it out fi-om the sheep, or from the goats. 6 And ye shall keep it up until the f fourteentii day of tbe same montii : and the R whole assembly of the congre- gation of Israel shall kill it '> in tlie even- ing. 7 And tliey shall take of tlie blood, and ' strike it on the tw o side-posts, and on the ^ upper door-post of the houses wherein thev shall eat it. a chaj). 13.4. h verses 6,17, 18,19. Joshua 4. 19. John 12. 1,12. c John 1.29. ICor. 5.7. rfMar. 26. 18. eMalachi 1. 14. 1 PetM- 1,19. /Lev. 23.5. g2 Chr. 30. 15. A Mark 15. 25, 33,34. John 11.9. / Heb. 9. 13. /fcHeb 10. 29 The feast of unleavened bread. EXO DUS. 8 And tliey shall eat the flesh in that Before CHTITST 1491. "ight roast with fire, iind i ucileavened bread ; and with '" biUer herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it " raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast ° ivith fire: his head v\ ith his legs, and with ti)e purte- nance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothinjr of it re- main until the inorninjf; and that which remaineth of it until the morning- ye shall p burn with fire. 11 % And rh'.i.'! shall ye eat it; With your 'I loins girued, your shoes on your feet, and your star." in youv iiand : fj.nd ye shall .-at it ' in haste; it /*the Lord's passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this niglit, and will smite all the first -born in the land of Egypt, botii man and beast; and against all ^ the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment : I afn the Lord. 13 And tlie blond shall be to you for a token upon the houses wliere yon are ■ /iThess. and when I see the blood I will ' pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon )'ou, t to destroy j'oio when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord, througliout your genera- tions : ye shall keep it " a feast by an ordinance ^ for ever. 15 ^ j; Seven days shall ye eat imlea- vened bread; even the first day ye ^ shall put away leaven nut of your houses : for whosoever eateth leavened bread, from the first day until the seventh day, that sold shall be ^cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be b an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you ; no manner of work shall ^ be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread : for in this self-same day have ^ I brought your armies out of 7^21^24, (jjg land of Egypt : therefore shall ye c chap, observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18 In the = first ■)nonth, on the four- teenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread until the one and twentieth day of the n. !nth at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no lea- /ver, 15. ven f found in your houses : for whoso- ever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut oft" from the con- gregation of Israel, whether he be a s stranger or born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened : in ail your habitations shall ye eat unlea- vened bread. 2l*[\ Then Moses called for all the el- ders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and lake you a lamb, according to your families, and kill the '' passover. 52 And \e shall tal^e a bunch of ' hvs- /I Cor. ■5. 8. m chap. 1.14. n John 19. 36. 0 Mat. 3.11. 2. 16. q 1 Pet 1.13. rMat. il. 12. * Isaiah 19.1. 1. 10, 1 John 1.7. tHeb. for a destruc- tion. « chap. 5. 1. Deut. 16. 13. Neh. 8. 9, 12. X Deut. 16.1. 1 Cor. 5. 7, S. y Lev. 2S. 5, 6, 7, 8. Deut. 16 3, 5, 8. xMat. 16. 12, Luke 12. 1. 1 Cor. ».7. a Gen. 17. 14. h Lev. 23. 2, 3, 16.5, 23, 29. d Num. 20. 16. e verses T, 2. ,!• verses A3, 46. h 1 Cor. 10. 3, 4. i Ileb. a. Jp, The first-born slam. Before sop, and dip it in the blood that is in th bason, and •< strike the lintel and the two ^^^q^^ side-posts with the blood that is in the v^^^O bason ; and none of you shall i go out at k Heb. I the door of his house until the morning 9. 14. ! 23 For the Lord will pass through i.^j!"*^ jto smite the Egyptians; and when hi /Mat. I seel h the blood upon the lintel, and on ^^•?^- the two side-posts, the Lord will pass g^jf ! over the door, and will ■" not suffer the m Num. I destroyer to come in unto your houses |?- ^^• j tc smite j;o;<. j2_ 28. I 24 And > e shall observe this thing for j an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for \ ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to tiie land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath pro- mised, that ye shall keep this service, 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, "What «chap, mean you by this service ? 13. 8,5. 27 That ye shall say. It is the sacri- ^^"f; fice of the Lord's passover, who passe.' Josh.4.6. over the houses of the children of Israel Ps. 78. 6. in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the peo- ple bowed the head, and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel wenta- way, and did ° as the Lord had com- ^-^eh manded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 11.28. 29 f And It came to pass, that, P at /)chap. midnight, the Lord smote all ^ bondage ; for ' by strength of hand the d chap. Lord brought you out from this place: ^^jl^,',. there shall no * leavened bread be eaten gchap. 4 This day came ye out, in the month 6. i. Abib. \^i,, 5 U And it shall be, when the Lord /chap, shall bring thee into the land of the Ca- 12. 8. naanites, and the Hittites, and the Amo- i6!'"2 rites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, 1 Cor. which he sware unto thy fathers to give '• ^' thee, a land flowing with milk and ho- ney, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days shalt tliou eat unleaven- ed bread, and in the seventh day shall 6e ? a feast to the Lord. gLev. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten se- ^3. 8. ven days : and there shall no leavened bread be seen witli thee; neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 8 And thou shalt b shew thy son in ^chap. that day, saying, This is done because 12. 26, (if that "uVi/cA the Lord did unto me, f,^4°* when I came forth out of Egypt. and 73. 3, 9 And it shall be for ■ a sign unto thee »Deut. ' ^ upon thine harid, and for a memorial ^•^■ between thine eyes; that the Lord's gg.^"'^* law may be in thy ' mouth : for with a Prov. 3. strong hand hath the Lord brought ^H*"*^ thee out of Egypt. Rev. 10 Thou shalt, therefore, keep this w. 1. ordinance in his season from year to j •^g"^"** year. 11 ^ And it shall be, when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Ca- naanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord "> all that openeth the matrix; mvte.s. and every » firstling that cometh of a « Deuf. beast w Inch thou hast, the males shall be ^^' *' the Lord's. 13 And every firstling of an "ass thou "chap- shalt redeem with p a lamb ; and if thou ^""c^A wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt q 12.3 break his neck : and all the first-born * I'eut, of man among thy children shalt thou "^ r Niim. redeem. is. le. 14 ^ And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee f in time to come, saying, tHeb. s What is this ? that thou shalt say un- ^°;'Jf ''• to him, Bystrength of hand the Lord ^chap. brought f us out from Egypt, from the .12. 26. house of bondage. 6.20'' 15 And it came to pass, when Pha- Joshua raoli •» would hardly let us go, that the ^- 22. Lord slew all the first-born in the land ggf^ ' of Egypt, both the first-born of man, Hosea and the first-bom of beast : therefore I ^[^^i ^ sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth 1.21. the mati'ix, being males ; but all the " ch^ji. first-born of my children I redeem. job 9.\ • 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for » frontlets between x Deut. thine eyes : for by strength of hand the |j^^ LosD brought us foi-th out of Egypt, ^~, j .1 The Israelites go out of Egypt ; Before CHRIST 1491.. y Num. 14. 25. X Gen. 19. 20. 1 Chron. 7.21. Psalm 103. 12. ICor. 10. 13. a ver. 20. Numbers 33. 8. tHeb. fixed, h Gen. 50. 24. c Num. 14. 14. Psatm 78. 14. ICor. 10. 1, 2. d Judges 20. 40. Psalm 99. 6, 7. Isaiah 4. 5, 6. cchap. 14. ly. X Cor. !0. 2. a Num. 33. 7, 8. Ps. lOG. 6, 7. i Num. 2S. 3. c Psalm 37. 32. SUld71.11. east ^ Psaim wind all that night, and made the sea <^ 136. 13. //!«// nrifl tlif» wntpi's weve '' divid- Isaiah 63. 12. e Joshu;i dry land, and the waters were ed. 22 And the children of Israel went 4. 23. into « tiie midst of the sea upon the u^g*;"^ dry ground : and the waters were ^ a / isaiali wall unto them on their right hand and ^^^^^ on their leJt. s, 9." ir Mat. |14. 2S. ■i Ps. 77. 18, 19. Hab. 3. .9. ^ Psalm 18. 14. /tHeb. hea'oi- less, fudges ii. 23. ' ch. 7. 9. n chap. 15.10. tj Psalm ,16. 5. iMat. 7.2. ) Psalm 06. 11. J Psalm .20. Psalm b'8. 10. ;2Chr. 0.20. ! Psalm 06. 12. - Heb. xceliing xcelletli > Ps. 73. |SS, 36. Luke 1. ■1, 74. J Ezra 15. r Gen. 7.5. 'Psalm 10.1. 'Hab. 3. )>Q. Elev. 9. 11. iPs.83. 16, is. chap. 4. 27. chap. 14.7. 'Jer. 63. nPs.118 15, 16. 23 «[I And the Eg7»ptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his cha- riots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the g morning-watch, the Lord '■ looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the ' pillar of fire and of the cloud, and k troubled the host of the Egjp- tiaos, 25 And took off their chariot-wheels, that they drave them f heavily : so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the I*drd fightethfor them against the Egyptians. 26^ And the Lord said unto Moses, ' Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may "' come again up- on the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when " the morning ap- peared ; and the Egyptians fled against it ; and the Lord ° overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and co- vered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them : there remain- ed? not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel i walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea ; and the waters luere a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians ; and Israel ^ saw the Egyptians dead up- on the sea-shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyp- tians ; and the people feai:ed the Lord, and s believed the Lord, and his ser- vant Moses. CHAP. XV. 1 Moses'' song. 22 The people ii-ant Kva- ter. 23 T^ bitter ivattrs at Marah are sv:eetened. 27 They come to Elhn. THEN sang Moses and the chil- dren of Israel ^ihis songuntothe Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed f glori- ously : the horse and bis rider halh he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is m\ ^ strength and song, and he is become my ■= salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare iiim ^ an habitation ; <= my father's God, and I will ' exalt him. 3 The Lord is e a man of war : ^- The Lord is his name. 4 Piiaraoh's chariots and his host hath he cast ' into the sea : his ^ cho- sen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them : they sank into tbe bottom as i a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is "> be- come glorious in power : thy right hand. CHAP. XV. Jiioses' song of deliver anee. O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the ,^°J^ enemy. j^gj 7 And in the greatness of thine excel- v^v^O lency thou hast overthrown them that rose up " against thee : thou sentest n Zech. forth thy wrath, -which consumed them ^- *• as stubble. 8 And with the - blast of thy nostrils oJoh the waters were gathered together : the *• ^- floods stood upright as an heap, a>id the depths were f congealed in the heart of /» isaiaji the sea. ^^- 1^. 9 The enemy i said, I will pursue, I 9 i Kings will overtake, I will ' divide the spoil ; ^°;^?L" my hist shall be satisfied upon them ; I 11.22. will draw my ssvord, my hand shall de- stroy them. 10 Thou didst s blow with thy wind, *chap. the sea « covered them ; they sank as Ypf^jj^ lead in the mighty waters. 106. 11. 11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods ? who is like thee, " u Isaiah glorious in holiness, " fearful in praises, e. 3. doing wonders .' ^ is^ah 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, y the earth swallowed them. y <^hap. 13 Thau in thy mercy hast ^ led forth i'^psaini the people 'which thou hast redeemed : 77. 20. thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 14 The people shall hear and ^ be pt. 2 And the ^ whole congregation of the children of Israel 'murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the children of Israel said un- to them. Would to God we had ^ died hy the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the f flesh-pots, a7id when we did eat bread to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this •> whole assembly with hunger. 4^ Then said the Lord unto Mose.=, Behoid, I v.'ill • rain bread from heaven for you ; and the people shall go out and gather f a certain rate every clay, that 1 may ^ prove them, whether they will the ivurd walk in my law or no. )\i]iis^^ 5 And it shall come to pass, that on Jjy, the sixth day they shall prepare that Mat.e.n. vvhvch tliey bring in ; and it shall be twice 15.25." as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel,' At even, then ye shah knowtiiat tiic Lonp hath brought you out from the land of Egypt ; 7 And in the morning, then ye shall i vpr. 10. see the ' glory of the Lord ; for that he heareth your murmurings "> against the LoaD : and v\hat are we, that ye mur- mur against us? ■ 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when y Rev. 7.9. a Num. 33. 10. h Ezek, 30. 15. e Mat. 15.32. £?Gen. J9. 4. ■ e chap. 15.24. /Lnm. 4. P. 1 Cor. 10. 11. g cliap. 3.23. h Jer. 3.8. i Ps. 78. 24, 25. Horn, iri «!0, 21. t Heb t)eat.3.2. rliapter m Num. ifi. 7. i.iil;e 0.16, the Lord shall give you in the evening Before flesh to eat, and in the morning breail ^™if^ tothefidl; for that the Lord heareth ^•v>-' your murmurings which ye murmur a- gainst him : and what are we? your mur- murings are "not against us, but against « verses the Lord. I'sLuel 9 ^ And Moses spake unto Aaron, s. 7^"^'*** Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near " before "'^^'■- W- the Lord ; for he hath heard your mur- 12? « 6 murings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that tliey looked toward the p wilderness, and, behold, /jchap. the q glory of the Lord appeared in the 1^^^^'^ cloud. 20.8. 11 1[ And the Lord spake unto Mo- Mat. ses, saying, n.^^ 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel ; speak unto them, saying. At even ye shall eat f flesh, and r.^^*",-*^' in the morning ye shall be « filled M'ith n"^:.*'^ bread ; and ye shall know that I am the s Psaim Lord vour God. ?°-"- ■1 fi * 1 • 1 * cor, Ij And it came to pass, tliat at even 10.3. the fquails came up, and covered the 'Num. camp; and in the morning the dew lay ps'ai^ , round about the host. 105. 40. 14 And wlien f 'he dew that lay was ^^^^if gone up, behold, upon the face of the %^^ wilderness ^/lere/oya small round "thing, a Num; as small as the hoar-frost, on the ground. V^'^' 15 And when the children of Israel 2. 17. saw it, tliey said one to another, || It is II Or, manna : for they wi.st not what it vias. j^/f^ 'J And Moses said unto them. This is the Jtisa bread which the Lord hath given you ^"C"""' to eat. 6. 31. 16 ^ This 7* the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating : an omer X for every man, according to the number " ver..36. of } our persons ; take ye every man for the^n which are in his tents. 17 And the ciuldren of Israel did so, and gathered, y some more, some less. ^'^^^' ^^' 18 And when they did mete it with g. if.' an omer, he that gathered much had » zscor. nothing over, and he that gathered lit- ca/saSi tie had no lack : they gathered every man according to his eating. 19 And Moses said. Let no man leave of it till the morning. 20 IjTotwith standing they hearkened not unto Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it =■ bred worms, and stank : and Moses was vvrolli with them. 21 And they gathered it every morn- ing, every man according to his eating : and wjien the sun waxed hot ^ it melted. ^Prov.e. 22 ^ And it came to pass, that on the ^> 7, 8. sixth day they gathered 'twice as much joh,J°'''' bread, twoomers for one man: and all 12.35. the rulers of the congregation came and ever. 16 '' told Moses. 23 And he said unto them. This is that which tlie Lord hath said, To- a Mat. 0.31. Hebrews 13.5. d Mai. 2.7. An omef of m9nna preserved. CHAP. XVII, XVIII. Joshua discomfiteth the Anialekites^\ Before morrow /■* the rest of the « holy sabbath ^"«i.^^ unto the Lord: bake that which ye will V,^^^,-^ bake to-day, and seethe that ye will eGen. seethe ; and that which remaineth over lay up for you, to be kept until the morn- ing. 24 And they laid it up till the morn- ing, as Moses bade ; and it did fnut stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said, g Eat that to-day ; 2. 2. , ch. 55. 2 \ "Lev. ( 23. 3. /Gen. 8. 21. chapter 29. 18, IS. 16. 2 Cor. 2.15. ^ John 6.27. h Mat. .25.8. « Deut. 1. 32. JJum. 20. 12. 2 Kings 17. 14. k Isaiah 7.9. / James 9.10. m Lev, 23.3. Numbers 35. 5. Joshua 3.4. Acts 15.21 33.7. 0 Num. 11.8. p Rom. 15.4. ^Heb. 9.4. r ver. 34 2 Chron. 20. 13. s ch. 25 16, 21. Deut. 10. 5. /John 6.49. 1 Cor. 10. 5. I and 11. t 27, 28. Proverbrfor to-day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days "ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, wA/cA ?sthe sabbath, in it there shall h be none. 27 ^ And it came to pass, that there ' went out some of the people on the se- venth day for to gather, and they ^ found none. 28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep ' my com- mandments 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 ev:ery man in his place, let no man go «< cut of his place on the seventh day. 30 So the people " rested on the se- venth day. 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it laas ° like "o'^s^and coriander-seed, white ; and the taste of it vias like wafers viaUe with honey. 32 % And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth. Fill an omer of it to be kept p for your gene- rations ; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilder- ness, when I brought you forth from the land of Eg) pt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, 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 Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimo- ny ' to be kept. 35 And the children of Israel did f eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited: they did eat manna, un- til they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephab. CHAP. XVII. 1 The people murmur for water : 5 they are sent for luater to the rock in Horeb. 8 The Amalekites overcome, &c. AND all the congregation of the chil- dren of Israel journeyed from the wil- derness of Sin, a after tiieir journeys, according to the ''commandment of tiie Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and there ivas no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did <= chide with Moses, and said, d Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said ( « Num. ; ?3.12,14. I * Psalm i 37. 23. c Num •20. 3. d chap. unto them, Whv cl.ide ve with me ? Before " CHRIST where'iirf do ye « tempt the Lord ? j^gj 3 And the people tliirsted there for \^yysj Water; and the people murmured against e Mat. Moses, and said, Wherefore is tiiis that ^^- ^• thou hast brought us up out of Egjpt, to kill us, and our children, and our cattle, with thirst? 4 And Moses f" cried unto the Lord, /chap, saying, Wiiat shall I do unto t!>is per- J?- 1*- pie? g they be almost ready to stone me. jq, li. 5 And the Lord said unto Moses, h Psalm Go on before the people, and take with ^^{gl^j, thee of the elders ot Israel: and ' tli\ 30.6. rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, h Ezek. take in thine hand, and go. Xcts 20. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there 23, 24. upon the rock in Horeb, and thou shall l^20^' smite the rock, and there shall come ^ ^'ffeh. u ater out of it, that tiie people may drink . 9- !*• And Moses did so in the sight of the el- ^gf J^ ders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place I) Massah, and |) Meribah, because of ||Thatij. the chiding of the children of Israol, ^.^"f^- and because they tempted the Lord, [jThatis, saying. Is the Lord among us, or not ; Cmten- 8 11 Then came ' Amalek, and fought ^^ with Israel in Rephidim. 20.2.' 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose ^ ^en. us out men, and go out, figiit with Ama- ' * lek : to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill, with the '" rod of God in m chap, mine hand. 4. 20. and 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek : and Moses, Aaron, and Hur, went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses " held up his hand, that Israel prevail- nPsalm ed ; and when he let » down his hand, ^^\\'i'^\ ' .. ' and 56. 9. Amalek prevailed. James 12 But Moses' hands were P heavy, 5. 16. and they took q a stone, and put it un- Jg ^^^ der him, and he sat thereon : and Aaron p Mat.26. and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on ^' ^• the one side, and the other on the other j2. 12. side ; and his hands were ' steady until g Psalm the going down of the sun , , Ro'mL 13 And Joshua discomhted Amalek 3. 26. and his people with the edgfe of the rJamesi. , ' ' ° 6, 7. and sword. 5. 15, 17, 14 I1 And the Lord said unto Moses, s Write this yor a memorial in a book, f chap, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua ; ^*- ^^• for I will ' utterly put out the remem- 1 Oeav. brance of Amalek from under heaven. ^^" ^ ' 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it || JEHOVAH- '^^^f^^ nissi : is jfiy 16 For he said. Because the 'Lov.ji banner, hath sworn, that the Lord ivill have^'^^'^"^ war with Amalek from generation to generation. CHAP. XVIII. yethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sons : 7 Moses entertainetit them.. 1 3 '^ethro giveth Moses counsel, iJ'c. a chap. 2 16 W HEN » Jethro tlie priest of Midianj and 3. 1. 22. 14. ^ethra giveth Moses counsel. EXODUS. GcfPs message to the Israelites. Before Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that ^"491! ^ b God had done for Moses, and for Is- V,^^^-v^ rael his people, aiid that the Lord had b Psalm brought Israel out of Egypt ; 2 Then Jethro, M ^*'^' the work that they must do. \ jg_"^ 21 Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people ^ able men, such as ^ ^^f^ fear God, ^ men of truth, ' hating co- Deut. veto'.isness ; and place such over them, 1. 13- to he rulers of thousands, and rulers of 23^3^™' hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of 2Chron. tens. 26.6. 22 And let them judge the people a king- dom of priests, and an ■ holy nation. These are the words which thou shall speak luito the children of Israel. 7 ^ And ^ Moses came, and called for the elders of the people, and laid bef(jre Ps.93. y. their faces all these words which the 34.37. Lord commanded him. 8 And all tiie people answered' toge- ther, and said. All that the Lord halli spoken ^ we will do. And Moses re- turned the words of the people unto the Lord. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a " thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak » with thee, and beheve thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord. 10 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and p sanctify tiiem to-day, and to-mcrrow, and let them Heb^e^^rs wash'tlieir clothes, io.22.and ^^ ^^^j j^g j,^j^j^ agjainst the third day : for the -i third day the Lord will copr.e down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt ' set bounds unio the people round about, sayuig, Tafer heed to yourselves, tiiat ye^o not up ir:- to tlie mount, or touch the border of it : whosoever » toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death : 13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through ; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live : when the = trumpet soundelh long, they shall come up to the mount. 14 1{ And Moses went dov.n from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day : come not " at your wives. 16 And it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were \}^t^^ thunders and lightnings, and - a tliick = Rom. cloud upon the mount, and the voice of 8. 13. the y trumpet exceeding loud ; so that a Deut. j^n ^^^^ people that i^as in tlie camp ^ A chap, trenibied. ^*chr' ^^ ^"'^ Moses brought forth the peo- 5. 14. and P^^ "''*^ of ^^^ Camp to ^ meet with God ; 6. 1. and and they stood at tlie nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on "^ a smoke, because tlie Lord de- scended upon it <^ in fire ; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a fur- nace, and tlie ^ whole mcunt quaked ■greatly. m Jer 10.23 nMat. 17.5. 2 Cor. 7, 8. 0 chap. 14.31. John 9. 28, 29. p Lev. 11. 45. 12. 14. ?ch.23. 16, 17. Acts 2C. 16. r ver. 21 Josh. 3.4 .?Heb. 12. 18, 20,22. / Lev 25.9. X Gal. 3. 19. 7. 1, 2. Isa. 6. Hab. 4, 5. Rev. 15.8. c Jer. 23. 29. th, or that is /J(*n in the water under the eartii : t'jffai^. 5 Thou siialt not bow down thyself ts.s, '9. to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visit- ing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the tliird and fourth gene- ration of them that hale me ; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them tiiat '» love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not ' take the name of / Mat. the Lord thy God in vain: for the ^'^ Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 k Remember the sabbath-dav, to l^f!*' , . , , ' 20.12. keep it holy. 9 ' Six days shalt thou labour, and do 23. 2" all tliy work : 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God ; in it thou shalt not do ™ any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor uo^ thy [Tiaid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor <»• thy stranger that is withia thy gate* A John 14. 14. m Kefa, 13.15 Laws for men servants, EXODUS 11 For m n six days the Lord made for maid servantst and for murder. Before CHRIST J4gj heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the sab- bath-day, and hallowed it. 12 ° Honour jthy father and thy mo- ther, that thy days may be long- upon the land which the Lord thy Grod giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt p not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit q adultery. 15 Thou shalt >■ not steal. 16 Thou shalt not ^ bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not f covet thy neigh- bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neiglibour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neigh- bour's. 18 ^ And all the people saw " the tliunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the moun- tain smoking : and, when the people saw it, they ^ removed, and stood afar off. 19 And y they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we z will hear : but let not God speak with us, ^ lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, '' Fear not : for God is come ' to prove ilzVaiici y°"> ^"'^ ^^^ 1^'^ ^^^^ ™^y ^^ before ?!i, 2, 3. your faces, that 3e ^ sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off: and Moses drew near unto the « thick dark- ness where God'dafl*. 22 ^[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talk- ed with you from f heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me g gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 2451 An altar ofearth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-ofi'erings, thy slieep, and thine oxen. i> In all places where I ■ i-eco;d my name, I will come unto thee, and I will •< bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it thou hast ™ polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy « nakedness be not discovered thereon. CHAP. XXI. 1 Laius for vien servants, 7 for 'women- servants, ^2 for murder, 8ic. NOW these are the judgments whicii thou shalt set » before them. 2 If thou buy ^ an Hebrew servaot, six years he shall ' serve, and in the seventh he sliall go out 'i free for ^ no- thing. 3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he were married, verse 11. {jjgf, ]ji3 ^^,jfe sh.all go out with him. '■y- 4^' 4 If his master have ' given him a n Gen. 2.2. 0 Eph. 6. h 2. ^Mat. 5.21. q Mat. 5.21,28. r iThess- 4.6. J Lev. 5. 1. /Acts 20.33. 11 Heb, 12. 18. X Rom. 8.15. y Deut. 5. 23. z Deut. 5.27. * Deut. 5.25. Roiw. 5 Gal. 3. 11, 12. * Deut. 4. 10. c Gen. , 22. 1. chapter 15.25. d Gal. 3. 19. eHeb. 12. 18. / Neh. t). 13. £2 Sam. 5.21. h Deut. 12. 5. i Deut. 12.5. 2 Sam. 18. 18. * Psalm 147. 3. / chap. 27.:. m I Cor. 1. 17. ji Gen. 9.22. « 1 Cor. 6. 1. I chap. 3. 18. Deut. 15. 12. f Lev. as. 39. d Rom. 6. 16. Gal. 4.25. ^Gen. ■Z9. 15. wife, and she have borne him sons or Before daughters ; the wife and her children '^^^''^^ shall be her master's, and he shall go v.^,^^^ out ? by himself. g Gen. 5 And if the servant shall plainly say, 21. 9. I love my master, my wife, and my chil- dren, I will not go out free : 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the f judges ; he shall also bring tHeb. him to the door, or unto the door-post': ^ and his master shall ^ bore his ear through k Psalm with an awl; and he shall serve him ■ for ^- ^• t Lev. ever. 35. 40. 7 If And if a man ^ sell his daughter k Neh. to be a maid-servant, she shall not go *• i« 5- out 1 as the men-servants do. 2^3"^* 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her un- to a strange nation he sh.^11 have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. 10 If he take him another nxiife, her food, her raiment, and her '"duty of mar- m 1 Cor. riage, shall lie " not diminish. 7.3. 11 And if he do not these three unto 7/5^°"^* her, then shall she go out free without money. 12 ^ He that ° smiteth a man, so that 0 Lev. he die, shall be surely P put to death. ^^•^^* 1 -^ A J • r "i ■ . ■ 1 P Num. lo And it a man q he not m wait, but 35. 31. f God deliver him into his hand ; then 1 9 1 Sam. v> ll appoint thee » a place whither he ^^f)eut. shall Hee. 19. s. 14 But if a man come ' presumptu- * Num* ously upon l;is neighbour, to slay him ^Num. with guile; thou shalt take him from 15.30. mine " altar, tliat he may die. « Deut. 15 ^ And he that smiteth " his father JVings or iiis mother shall be surely put to 2.28. death. Hebrews 16^ And he that y stealeth a man, ; der his hand; he shall be surely ' pun- ished. 19, 20. Deut. 22. 3. Lev. 25. 39, 40. c Rom. 2 Sam. 12. 4. Luke 19.8. tHeb. in the digging through, aiat. 2-J. 4>. woman's liusband will lay upon him ; and he shall = pay as the judges deter, mine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt tjive life for life, 24 f Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning- for burning-, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 ^f And if a man smite the eye of his seiTant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free tor liis ej'e's sake. 27 And if he smite out his man-ser- vant's tootli, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free g for his tooth's sake. 28 % If an ox gore a man or a woman that they die ; then the ox shall be surely '> stoned', and his fiesli shall ' not be eat- en ; but the owner of the ox .■ihall be quit. 29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he iiatli not kept him in, but that he halh killed a man or a woiTian ; tlie ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. 30 If there be laid on him •< a sum of money, then he shall give, for the ransom of his life, whatsoever is laid upon hnn. 31 Whether he liave gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto liim. 32 If the ox shall push a m.an-servant or maid-sen'ant; he shall give unto their master ' thirty shekels of silver, and the OS shall be stoned. 33 ^ And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig " a pit, and ;' not co- ver it, and an ox or an ass fail therein ; 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them ; and the dead beast shall be his. 35 ^ And if one man's ox hurt ai-.o- ther's that he die, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it ; and the dead ox also they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath ° used to push in time past, and his owner Jiatli not kept him in : he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead shall be his own. CHAP. XXII. 1 Of theft, 5 damage, 7 trusts and tres- passes, 14: borroi'.'iiig, 16 furnication,&ic. IF a man shall steal an ox, or |) a sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he shall re- store: a {\ve oxen for an ox, and b four sheep for a slieep. 2 1[ If a thief be found 7 breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall "= no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him ;for he should make full restitution : if he nave nothing, then he shall be -^ sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his pNiim. 3=. 2:, (/ chap. 21.;. hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or „^^°'J?,p sheep, he shall restore ■^ double. j4,ji_ 5 ^ If a man shall cause a Held or ^^v^--' vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his e Gen. beast, and shall feed in another man's ^;^^|- field; of the best of his own field, andof yg. u. the best of his own vineyard, shall he 1'''°^. make restitution. *^"''' 6 •[ If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or t!ie held, be consumed thereixith ,- he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. Zfi Ifavnanshall deliver unto his neigh- bour money or stuff' to keep, and it b« stolen out of the man's house ; if ths thief be found, let him pay double. 8 If the thief be not found, then tiie master of the house shall be broui^ht unto the f judges, to see whether lie fHeb; have put his hand unto his neighbour's sods,' goods. ^^fPf!'^ 9 P'or all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for rai- ment, or for any manner of lost thing which flRof/ifr challengeth to be his, the 'cause of both parties shall come before fichr^, the judges ; and whom the judges shall ^^- ^''- " t condemn, he shall pay double unto his tHeb. neielibour. ""l^f , 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour T>i;ut. an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, 25. 1. K to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven f^Xs^^. away, no man seeing it : andsi.i?. 11 Tlten shall '■ an oath of the Lord ^ iKh-S^ be between them both, that he hatl) not ^' put ills hand untn his neighbour's goods ; and the owner of it sliall accept thereof, and he shall not itiake /.' good. 12 And if it be ' stolen from him, he « Genesisi shall make restitution unto the owner ^^-39. ' thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, theti let him " bring \^ for witness, and he shall not * Ambs make good that winch was torn. ''• •'^• 14 If And if a man ' I)orrow aught of {Jsalm his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, ■^""'' the owner thereof being not witii it ; he shall surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof ie with it, he shall not make it good : if it be an hired i/;/;;^-, it came (or his hire. m Deur. 16 *[ And if a man '^ entice a maid that 22. ai, ' is not betrothed, and lie with her ; he ^/ifeut. shall surely enriow lier to be his m ife. is. 10. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give ^ Sanmel her unto him, he sliall pay money ac- c^ah 3. i." cording to the dowry of virgins. 0 Lev. 18 i Thou shult not suhcr » a witch ":.2^- to live. 17. 2, 3. 19 ^ Whosoever « lieth with a beast ? Num. shall surely be put to deatli. Ceut." 20 ^ He that sacriilcetli unto v any it, s. god, save unto the Lord only, he shall \}'^X' be Si utterly destroyed. Deur.' 21 •[ Tljou shalt neither ^ vex a stran- 1"- 18- ger nor oppress him ; for ye were stran- y^^^" gers in the land of Egypt.' j'lsaiih 22 If Ye shall not atHict an^ s v^id^w, V ^''• or fa'.lierless cJiild. " , ^^' K lander and false K^^itness, &c. yj o.u/.ui' i-;.-_y...v„. w»^,...uo, ^^. EXODUS Before 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, ^^"Igi^^ and the)' cry :it all unto me, I will surely ^^[■■^j ' iiear their cry ; t Deut. 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and 10. 18. I will kill you with the sword ; and ■> Z46^^ your wives shall be widows, and your « Judges cliildren fatherless. 3- 7. 25 \^^ way from the midst of thee. ^^/-^^^.^ 26 ^ There shall nothing- i cast their /tchap, young-, nor be barren, in thy l'«nu : the number of thy days 1 will i-^ fulP.l. 27 I will send n my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come ; and I will make rdl tliineenemies turn tlieir backs unto thee. 28 And I will send ° hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from be- fore thee. 29 I w ill not drive them out from be- fore thee in one year; lest the land be- come desolate, and the beast of the field multiply atrainst thee. 50 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be in- creased, ar.d inherit tl:e land. 31 And I w-ill set thy bounds from the [ Red sea even unto the sea of the Philis- tines, and from the desert unto the ri- ver: for I will deliver tiie inhabitants of tlie land into your hand ; and thou shalt drive tiiem out before thee. 32 Thou shalt make no covenant P andi2.3o. with them, nor with their gods. F„'^^'°?,^ 33 Tliey shall not dwell in thy land, Prov. 13. lest they make thee sin ag-amst me : to!- i-i' !"• if thou serve their gods, it will surely ?.r, 2^7,29. be 1 a snare unto thee. CHAP. XXIV. 1 Moses is culled tip into the niouniain. 3 The ptople prcnnise obedience. 9 The glory of God c.ppearetk, £■ Jer. teach them. 31.33. ,.-,.,,. ,,. ..2 Cor. lo Aiicl Moses rose up, and his minis- 3. .1. ter Joshua; and Moses went up into =Ps. 147. the mount of God. ^"^^*'; 14 And he said unto the elders, Tar- 9. 4. ' rv ye here for us, until we come again unto you : and, behold, Aaron :md Hur are v. ith you ; if any man have any mat- ters to do, let him come unto ilsem. 15 ^ And Mcses went up into the mount, and > a cloud covered the mount aWar. 16 Ai:d the glory of the Lord abode ^" ^' upon mount Sinai, and the cloud cover- ed it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of I the cloud. j 17 And the sight of the glory of the I Lord 'Uits like devouring fire on tiie top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the m.idst of the cloud, and gat him up into the,,„. mount ; and Moses w as in the mount ig. j. '' forty days and forty nights. Mac 4. 2. CHAP. XXV. 1 The offerings fcr mahing the taberna- cle. lUThefurvzoftheurk, \7 tner- cy-seat, 23 table, 31 and candlestick. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, i that they f bring me an oflering : of ev- I ery man that giveth it » willingly wili; j his heart ye shall take my ofi'ering. 3 And this is the ofiering w-hich ye i shall take of them; *> gold, and silver, ilsaiali ai.d brass, ^^^^J^- 4 And <:blue, and purple, and ''scar- 9/19.* let, and fine « linen, and ^goals' hair, d'S-om. 5 And rams' skins ched re(l,andbadg- ^'^l, er.s' skins, and shittim-uood, 6 Oil for the ? light, spices for anoint- •^^.^°'"' ing oil, and for sweet incerise, /chap. 7 Onyx-stone?, and stones to be set in 27. 20. the h ephod, and in the breast-plate. 23?4^^" 8 And let tliem make me ' a sane- » 2 cor. tuary, that I may ^ dwell among them. I'p^'i^^ 9 According to all that I shew tiiee, i^^^^ t Ileb. take fcr me. a chap. 35. 21. 6..-^. lev. 19.8. 26. 33. and 40. 18, 21. Jer. 3. 16. Heb. g. 1 Rev. 11. IP. and 2J.2. I'.efo'rvi of the ark, onercy-seai, EXODUS. Before i o/i-er the pattern of the tabernacle, and ^™i^^ the pattern of all the instruments there- V.^^'-sj of, even so shall ye make it. /Isaiah 10 ^ And they shall make "> an ark 16.23. rt/'shittim-wood: t\*o cubits and a half ^chap. ' •f'^nf// />£ the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cu- bit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou slialt overlay it with pure gold ; within and without shall tliou o- verlay it, anrl shall make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shall 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 shitlim-wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves uito tlic rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be " borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark ; they shall not be taken from if. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark tlie o testimony, which I shall give thee. 17 f And thou shalt make p a mercy- seat o/'pure gold : two cubits and a half shall be the lengtli thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth tliereof. 18 And thou shall make two cheru- bims qf^QlfS^ : r/beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mer- f 1 John cy-seat. 2. 2. 19 p^y^^ make one cherub on the one 3^25!'"* end, and the other cherub on the other Heb.'9.5. end ; even of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends th.ereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch fortli their wings on high, s covering the mercy-seal witli their wings, and their ht-ccs shall look one to another; toward and99. 1. the mercy-seat shall the faces of the lioHians t-ijerubims be. 21 And thou sluilt pat the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the ' testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will « meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from a- bove the mercy-seat, from between tlie two cherubims' which aie upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which 1 will give theeirl commandment unto the children of Israel. 23 ^f Thou shalt also make a table of shillim-wood : two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. ^ 34 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And tliou shalt make unto it a bor- ucr of an hand-breadth round about, .ind thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. Z5 AiyX thcu shalt make lor it fouf ',! Xvun. T. 9. 9 Chron- 35.3. over. 21. JDeut. 31.26. 2 Kings 31. 12. Acts 7.44. 3 Cor. 2.1. 2 Tun. 3.S ;J3. 22. Tsahns 39. 1, 4 Jltb. 9. 5. T cliap. 38.21. 1 Kings 8.9. Acts 7.44. 2 Tim. X 8. « chap. 20. 6, 36. Judges 20. 27. 1 Samuel 4.4. 2 Kings 19. 15. 3?salm 30. 1. table, and caudlesticL rings of gold, and put the rings in the ^'^^'^'',^~ four comers that are on the four feet j^gj thereof. V^Vw/ ; 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 the « dishes tZev. thereof, and " spoons thereof, and ^ co- ^'J;:^^ vers tliereof, and bowls thereof, to cover 7. 13." ; withal ; of y pure gold shalt thou make « Lev. t^iem. 1?;^-. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table 7. 14. t shew-bread before me alway. * Num» 31 •;■ And thou shalt make ^ a candle- je,..* 52. stick a 0/ pure gold; r)/'beaten work shall 18,19.. the candlestick be made : his shaft, and ^'^^|^'' iiis branches, his bowls, his knops, and t keb. his t> flowers, shall be of the same. ^f'^'^/ ''/ 00 A 1 • 1 1 111 .,• '" lamps thereof, that they may give ' light ^'/".'i. over against it. fchap. 33 And the tongs thereof, and the ^^-^^^ g snufi-dishes thereof, shall be if pure o chro'iu' gold. 13. 11. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. -^ 5^ ' 40 And ' look tliat tiiou make them g diaj'. after tlicir s pattern, which v.as shewed 26-30. thee iu the moiint. CHAP. XXVI. 1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 7 The ele~-en curtains of goats' hair. 31 The vail for the ark, &.C. MOREOVER thou shalt make tl.e , ^^^^^ 3 tabernacle ivith ten curtains of fine 25. 2fr. 1' twined linen, and blue, and pmple, j^]^;^^^'^' and scarlet ; i-cith ' cherubims of f cun- i°i^ ninsr work shalt thou make them. 1 Cor. ^ ^ 3. 9. r.ph. 2. 10. A verse 3. c chap. 23.28. t I'eb. tfieii'ork of a cunning naorkman, or, f;«t;f»Jfrer, chapter of. 3)2. Job3?. 23, 33, ZTiiu, 2. JJt ^cial things belonging CHAP. XXVI. to the tabernacit ; [ST . . '1. tHeb. the "wo- man to her tis- ter, ver. 5, 7 chap. 36. 10. a Cor. 12. 4, S, 6, 12. Eph. 2.21. and 4 . 3, 4, Id. rf ver. 11. Eph. 3.22. Hebr. S. 2, 3. «,chap. 2 The length of one curtain shall be ei^ht and twenty cubits ; and the breadtli of* one curtain four cubits : and even one of the curtains sliall have one mea- sure. 3 The five curtains shall be coupled tog-etlier f one to anotlier ; and other iivr curtains shall be coupled one to another 4 And thou shalt make loops of bUu upon the edge of the one curtain, from the selvedge in the coupling : and like- wise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain in the coupling of the second. 5 Fiftv looDS 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 mav take hold one of another. 6 And'thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together w ith the taches ; and it shall be <» one tabernacle. 7 ^ And thou shalt make curtains rj- goats' hair, to be a covering upon the tabernacle ; = eleven curtains shalt thou make. _ 8 The length of one curiam shall be tliirtv cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : and the eleven cur- tains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou slialt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by them- selves, and shalt double the sixth cm-- tain in the fore-front of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on tl.e edge of the one curtain that is out- most in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taciics into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half-cur- tain that remaineth shall hang over the back -side of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in tlie length of the curtains of the tent, it shall luing over the sides of the tabernacle on this side, and on that side, to cover it. 14 U And iliou shalt make fa covering ^ ,^uti. f''^' ^^^^ ^*^"'- ofvs^xns^ skins dyed red, and 27.5. and a covering above o/'badgers' skins. 31.20. and ^5 ^ /^j^j \\\r,w shalt make ? boards Isaiah ' for the tabernacle o/'shittim-woodstand- 4. 6. and ing up. Rg^f; 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a 4. Land board, and a cubit and a h.&M shall be the 7. 16. and breadth of one board. ^iTim. 1" Two tenons shall there be in one 3. 15. board, set in order one against another : thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side south'.vard. /Xuni. 4. 5. Psalin 19^nd thou shalt make forty '' sockets ^^^^. of silver under the twenty boards : two j^gj^ sockets under one board for his two \^ys/^j tenons, and two sockets under another h chap, board for his tv.o tenons. 33.27. 20 And for the second side of the ta- bernacle, 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 t westward thou shalt make six boards, t Heb. 23 And two boards shalt thou make •f^"- fiir the corners of the tabernacle in the ^'^GeL two sides. 12.8. 24 And they shall be ' coupled to- ]^^^J- gether beneath,'and they sliall be coupled 36. 29.' LugeUier above the liead of it unto one ^^alm ^ ring : thus shall it be for them both ; j corf "'' they shall be for the two corners. 1. 10. 25 And they slia!! be eight boards, and their sockets c/ silver, sixteen sock- ets : two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 26 ^ And thou sliak make -bars of kUom. shiltim-wood ; five for the boards of the Y^-l].^ one side of the tabernacle, ti. 19,20. 27 And five bars for tiie boards of the oth.er side of the tabernacle, and five bars for tlie boards of the side of the ta- bernacle for the two sides westward. 23 And the middle b;.r in tiic midst of I the boards sli.-ill reach from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards I with gold, and make tlieir rings of gold I for t "places tor the bars : and ihoii shalt t.^^*' y ', , , • . 11 homes, o\ erlay the bars with gold. chap. 30 And thou shalt rear up the taber- 25.27. I nacle according to tlie t fashion tlierecf, J„"j. 1 which was shewed thee in the mount, ment, 1 31 «[ And thou shalt m.ike 1 a vail u, ?^^l' . blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine V'^f,' "' twined li.'-.en of cunr.ing work : with '"• 7. 44. chcrubims shall it be made. toT'.^",- 32 Antl thou shalt hang it upon foui- 2 cor. pillars of shittim-n'ow/ overlaid with 2.14. gold : their hooks shall be cf gold upon „, ^ea.'' the four sockets of silver. 1. 24. 33 *^\ And thou shalt iiang up the vail ^hap. under the taches, that thou mayest bring He^r. in thither within the vail the ark of the i.«, 14. ■' testimony : and tlie ^■ail shall ° divide J^|*- unto you between the holy //cce and the ncaxp. ,1 \ most holy. ^^:y°' jl 34 Andtliou shalt put the mercy-seat \^:^y' {upon the aik of the testimony in the HebV.o. i most holy/»/ oil-olive o beaten for the light, to 22. 23. cause the lamp to burn p always. y^^x^'^mi 21 In the tabernacle of the congrega- 20. 4.' ' tion without the vail, which is before the n Judgei testimony, Aaron and his sons shall 1 or p,^j der it from evening to morning before 52. 8. ■ the Lord. It shall be a statute for ever ^e^'- unto their generations on the behalf of J 2 Cor the children of Israel. 1. 4. and 2. 1 Thess. 2. 9. p chap. "0. 3. q Deut. 33. 10. 1 Sami 3.3. 2Chron. 13. 11. Mat. 4. 16. John 5. 35. 2 Cor. 4. 6. Eph. 3. 8, 9. 2 Pet. 1. 19. Rev. 1. 13. and 2. 1. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office. 6 The epJiod, &c. AND take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may » minister unto me in the priest's a Hebr. office; even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, 5.4,5. Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 And thou shalt make t> holy gar- * Isaiah meiita for Aaron thy brother, for <" glory Hebr.' and for beauty. 7. 20. 3 And thou shalt spe.ak unto all that ^^'^'• are 'i wise-hearted, « whom I have filled c John vvith the spirit of wisdom, that they may i- i-i- make Aaron's garments to consecratt "chap'^" liim, that he may minister unto me in 31.6. ' he priest's office. ^ Isaiah 4 And these are the garments which /chap'. "' they shall make ; a breast-plate, and fan 29. 5. f-phcxd, s and a robe, and a broidered ?^';^'* -.oat, i> a mitre, and a girdle : and they /chap. :;Iiall make holy garments for Aaron thy 29. 5. brother, and his sons, that he may minis- j "'^'.^ _ !er imto me in the priest's office. ;; Zech. i 5 And they shall take ' gold, and blue, -^. 5. ^ and purple, and scarlet, and line linen. 5_ ji_ 6 i[ And they shall make the cphod 0/ /chap, gold, (•_)/' blue, and it/" purple, of scarlet, p^g^J^ and fine twineil linen, witii cunning v ork. 132. 9. 7 It shall have the two shoulder-pieces Hebr. tliereof joined at tlie two edges thereof; g[ ^^ ^^^ andioit shall be joined together. 8 And the i' curious gii'tlle of the * '^^i''' epliod, which is upon it, shall be of tlie and 29. 5. same, according to the work thereof: Rev. even of gold, of blue, and purple, and ^- ^^■ scarlet, and fine twined hnen. 9 And ibou shalt take two onyx-stones, ■ ephod and breaat-platgi CHAP. XVIII. 7' he Urim and Thummim. jre and ^ave on them the names of the chil- j^^ dren of Israel : ^-.^ 10 Six of their names on one stone, : ^ and the other six names of the rest on 4i. :^. the other stone, according to 'their birth. 5}'^;"3*;'' 11 With the work of an entjraver in verse 17. stone, like the engraving-s of a signet, shalt thou "^ engrave the two stones 19. 23. "''^'' ^^^^ names of the children of Israel : Song 8. 9. thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of go la. 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod, yr>;- stones of " memorial unto the childre;. of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their ?^28^^* names before the Lord upon his two olsaiah ° sliuulders i'or a memorial. 9. 6. and Ij And thou shalt make ouclies r^f 17. 19. 14 And two p chains of pure gold at Eph.5.2S, the ends ; <;/ wi-eathen-work. shalt thou 4i.*42?* f"''il^e them, and fasten the wreathtn chains to the ouches. «Gal, 6.16 q verse 29,30. Lev. 8. 8, ?Rev. 21. 20. 15^1 And thou shalt make the q breast- plate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou siialt malie It : o/gokl, o/'t)lue, and t^' purple, and o/scarlei, and o/ tine twined Unen, sh.lt thou make it. i6 Foursquare it shall be, being dou- bled ; a span shall be liie lenglli thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereot 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of Stones, even four rows of stones : thejirst ro.v shall be a ' sardius, * a topaz, ^iid Reuben's ^ t carbuncle : this shall be the iirst row. ttnne. *Rev. 21.30. Simeoii's stone. rRev. 21. 19. Levi's stone. U Rev. 21. 19. yudah's stone. X Rev. 21. 19. Issa- char's stone. y'Rev, 21.20. Zebu- lun's stone. sRev, 21. 20. Jlan's stone. «Rfiv. 21. 20. Naplita 18 And the second row shall be an '^ en.criild, " a sapphire, and a > diamond. 19 And tile third row a '' ligure, an =■ agate, .uid an ^ amethyst. 2u And the fourth row a "^ beryl, and an J onyx, and a « jasper : they shall be set in gold in then- inclosiugs. 21 And the stones sliall be with tlie names of t!ie children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the en- g:'.iv,ngs of a signet ; every on-r witii his name shall they be according to the twelve tnbes. 22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends o/'wrea- then work (^/"pvue gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of tne breastplate. 24 Ana thou shalt put the two wrea- ii's stone, then chains of gold in the two rings b Rev, f 21. 20. Cad's store. 'cihich are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shait fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoul- 's der-picccs of ihe eph'id before it. 26 And thou shalt make tv.o I'lngs of '.'_ gold, anrl thou shalt put them upon the h's tw-'ieuds oi the breastjilale, in the bor- der thereof, which is in the side of the epliod inward. 27 And two other rings of gold thou shftlt make, and slialt pat tliem or. the two sides of the ephod underneath, to- Before wards the forepart thereof, over against j^gj the other coupling thereof, above the ^^-^^^ curious girdle of tlic ephod. 28 Andthe\ shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, tliat it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in tiie breast- plate of judgment f upon his iieart, when / Songi he goeth in unto the lio'.y place, for a r ^- ^• memorial before the Lord continually. •^^"^^ 30*1 And thou shalt put in the breast- plate of judgment the |{ Urim and the j| That Thummim; and they shall be wpou Y.> "^he Aaron's heart when lie goeth in before JfJ^igr. tlie Lord: and Aaron shall bear ihc fections. judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continual!)-. 31 ^ And thou slialt make the robe of the ephod all (f blue. 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall liave a binding of -woven work I'ound /^ j^-^j about the hole of it, as it were tiie hole 19. 23. of an habergeon, that ' it be not rent. ' \q°^' 33 1[ And beneath, upon the hem of it oTim. thou shalt make '^ pomegranates c//"blue, 1.^'?. and()/"purple, and f/scarlet, round al>out 4.^3°^i(j the hem thereof; and bells of gold be- e. 7^ s. tween them round about : 34 A golden bell and a ])omegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the liem of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron to mi- nister ; and his ' sound shall be heard /Heb, when he >" goeth in unto the holy place ^- ^-.^'"^ before the Lord, and when he couieth «i.vuiru out, that lie die not. 27. 17. 06 If And thou slialt make a plate of IS^^'"- pure gold, and grave upon it, lih tlie Acts' engravings of a signet, " HOLINESS ^-^i. TO THE LORD. fg^ao^' 57 Aiul thou shalt put it on a blue Psalm lace, that it may be upon the mitre : ^^•^■^• upon tiie ibre-frontof the mitre it shall be. 14. 20. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron's fore- head, that Aaron may "bear tlie ini-ojohn quity of the holy things, which the chil- i-2'5^.^ dfen of Israel shall hallow in all their 5_ j^J' holv gifts ; and it shall be always upon 1 Peiev hisforcliead, that they may be accepted 2-24. bcfuie the Lord. 39^ And thou shaU embroider the p /,Lev. coatofhne linen, and thou shalt make 8-7. the mitre cf fine linen, and thou shalt ^32^'^ make the '1 girtile 0/" needle -work. Rev. 40^ And for Aaron's sons thou shalt j^^g-^*^ make ' coats, and thou shalt make for 5 chap, them girdles, and ' bonnet.", shait thou 39.29. make for them, for glory and for beaut\ . ^ _^^- 41 And thou shalt put them upon irrhet?. Aaron thy brother, and his sons with 5.8. hmi ; and shalt anomt them, and con- 59; secraie them, and sanctify them, that they may ministW ipilo me in the priest's The ceremonies of EXODUS. consecrating the pr 'tea Kev. •J. 18. ;( 1 Cor, ■\l. 23. y. Hab. ;i. 13, Before 42 And thou Shalt make them linen *"?^i^^ breeches to cover their ^ nakedness ; \_y>.,j^ from the loins even unto the ^ thighs / Gen. they shall reach. o. 22. 43 And they shall be upon Aaron n* n!^d ^"'i upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle olllie congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place, that they - bear ,iot iniquity and die. It shall be a statute for ever unto him, and his seed Matthew aficr him. "'"^'' CHAP. XZIX. 1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of conse- crating t lie priests. 38 The cantinital burnt-ojfering. 43 God's promise to d-well among the children of Israel. AND this is the thing tliat thou shalt do unto them, to hallow Ihem, to mi- nister unto me in the priest's office : Take one young bullock, and two rams «c5iap. ^ without blemish, 12- 5. 2 And b unleavened bread, and cakes t/j^ ■ unleavened tempered ■= with oil, and v\a- I Peter fei's Unleavened anointed with oil ; of «> whcaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring ihem in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the ' tabernacle of the congregation, and shait ' wash them with water. 5 And tliou shalt take the garments, and s put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and •J^5^auid\ *'*^ breastplate, and '• gird him wiihtiie curious girdle of the ephod : 6 And thou shait putthe ' mitre upon his head, aiid put the k holy crown upon the mitre. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and ' anoint him. 8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And thou shalt gird them with gir- dies (Aaron and his sons) and put the bonnets on them, and the priest's ofiice shall be theirs for a perpetual statute : and thou slialt "> consecrate Aaron and liis sons. 10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to I I John be brought before the tabernircle of the congregation : and Aaron and his sons shail " put theu* hands upon the head oi the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock be- fore the Lord, by the ° door of the ta- bernacle ol the congregation. 12 And thou shalt ta'ke of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon liie horns of the p altar with thy i Hngcr, and pour all the blood beside tlie bottom of th.e ait.nr. 13 And thou shrdl take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the ^ fat that is upon them, ar.d burn • ilicvi upon the altar. /'■ chap. 12. 8. c chap. 30. 25. 1 Jolin 2.27. d Deut. 32. 14. Tsalm »1. 16. Jolin 6. 32. e chap. 36. 10. Acts 14, chap. 3. 18. . ;aiah 2. 16. 1 Tim. 3. 2. 3. Titus 1. 6, 1, 8. Hev. 7.4. :■-: Psalm .•.32. 9. /. Luke ;2. 35. Eph.' 6. 14. aev. 3.13. i Lev. S. 9. k Psalm S9. 3g S.27. on Heb. T. 28. 71 Isaiali £3. e. e Lev. :P Heb. S. 14. ^ Luke 11. 20. r Deut. 32. 15. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and Before his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn ^ j^j" with fire s without the camp : it is a sin- ^^s/O otfering, s Hebr. lo 1j Thou shalt also take one ram ; }^- "» , and Aaron and his sons shall put their ' ' ■ j hands upon the head of the ram. ! 16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 17 And thoti shalt cut the ram in pieces, and' wash the inwards of him, /.Ter. and his legs, and put them unto liis ^- ^^• pieces, and unto his head. 15 And thou shalt " burn the whole "Gen. ram upon the altar ; it is a burnt-ofi^er- ^^" ^' ^''' ing unto the Lord : it is a =< sweet sa- x Gent vour, an oiTerinsr made by v fire unto the ^•^^• T a J y Lev, Lord. i. g. 19 And thou shalt take the other ram; Mat.3.11,. and Aaron and bis sons shall put » their ^49"^ hiiiids upon the head of the ram. 1 Peter 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and ^J- 12. take of his blood, and put it upon the •■ „ l^v. ^ tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon 14. 14. the tip of the right ear of his sons, and ^^f^ upon the thumb of their right ° hand, Ezekiei and upon the great toe of their right ^ 3. 17. foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the ^ 7 33 altar round about. 1 Cor. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood ^{^-f that is upon the altar, and of ■^ the anoint- 33, 11. ing oil, and ' sprinkle it upon Aaron, Acts and upon his garments, and upon his *'/p' sons, and upon the garments of his sons n. 1. with him : and he shall be hallowed, and Gal. 2. 14.. his garments, ard liis sons,and his sons' 3 \j_ garments with him. iThess. 22 Also thou -.halt take of the ran; ^-23. the fat, and the rump, and the fat that 3. s, e.' covereth the inuards, and the cauiechap. abo'oe the liver, and the two kidneys, ^°'^^j. and the fat that is upon them, and the 5. 10. 3 riarht shoulder ; for it is a ram of con- Hebrews. ° ,. 10. 22. secr.ation : j? Lev. 23 And one ^ loaf of bi-ead, and one 7. 32. cake of odcd bread, and one wafer out '' 20 ' of the basket of tlie unleavened bread that is before the Loud. 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons, and shalt ' wavethemyor a wave-of:(:r- «Mat. ing before the Loud. ^" ^^' 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, aid burn thevi upon the al- tar for a burnt-oricring, for ^ a sweet sa- * ver. 13. vour before the Lord : it is an olicring j/'ij^" made by fire unto the Lord. 26 And thou shalt take the brcRSt of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave \tfor a wave-oflering before the Loud : and it shall be 1 thy part. /Lev. 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast ''• ^^• of the wave-oll'tring, and the shoulder of the '" heave -ott(:;ring, which is waved, wiLev. and which is heaved up of the ram of 1^^%^ g_ the consecration, even of that which is 4, 10." for Aaron, and of that which is for his Hebrews ' 2. 10; sons. 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his 1491. .; chni). I'i. 1-1. ,iO. 30. ; p Gen, 117. 12. 1 chap. i 12. IS. iTim. \(] Lev is. 31. r Lev. f/ie continual burnt -q^eringx^ Btfore sons by a statute ■> for ever from the CHRIST children of Israel ; for it is an heave- offering ; aad it shall be an heave-ofler- ing- from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace-offerings, even their heave-offering' unto the Lord. 29 fl And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his son's after him, to be " anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on p seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 31 ^ And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the q holy place. 32 And r Aaron and his sons shall eat 8. 31. & the flesh of the ram, and the bread that -■'• 9. is in the basket, dy the door of the ta- bernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the ' atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them : but "■ a stranger shall not eat thereof', because they are holy. 34 And if aught of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the " remainder with fire : it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin-offering for ^ atone- ment : and thou shalt y cleanse the al- tar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou slialt anoint it to sancti- ty it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an a- tonement for the altar, and sanctify it; Hebrews ^^^ -^ ^j^^jj ^^ ^^ ^y^^^ ^ ^^^^ 1^^]^ . whatsoever » toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 5f Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; two lambs of the first year, ^ ilay by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in . the morning, and the other lamb thou ?.^'Sgai, halt offer cat even: Hebrews 40 And with the one lamb a tenth- ?\}^" deal of flour minarled with '' the fourth b Num. ,, , . P, .. ,1 part ot an hm ot beaten oil ; and the fourth part of an hin of wine_/br a drink- offering. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt of- Romans f^p ^^^ even, and shalt do thereto accord- iPec. 1. ''\g to the meat -offering of the morn- ing, and according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 42 This shall 6e a "^ continual burnt- offering throughout your generations, at the f door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the Lord ; where 1 will Pmeetyou, to speak there unto thee. Lev7i. 1. 43 ^ And there I will meet with the .? John 6. 35. t Lev. 10. 14. (( chap, 12. 10. Lev. 7. 18, 19. X Gen, 32. 20. Lev. 16. 30. Heb. 1. 3 1 John 2. 2. y Psalm 9. 21, 22, 23. &10. 19, 22. s Daniel 0. 23. John' 17. 19. 2 Cor. 5. 21. c chap. 12. 6. Acts 26. 7. 2, 19, 22. dXum. 28. S. e Dan. 8. 11. ,'"ch. 31. 9, 10. & 40. 6. ^chap. 40. 34 Before CHRIST 1491. h 1 Kings 8. 10. Isaiah 6.. 1,3. 8i 60. 3. Lev. 21. 11. / chap. 25. 8. " John 14. 3. CHAP. XXZ- The ransom of souls^ children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified b by my gloiy. 44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar ; I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 And ' I will dwell among the chil- dren of Israel, and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that 1 a7)i the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, tliat I maydwellamongthem: I ajjitheLoRD their God. CHAP. XXX. I The altar of incense. 11 The ranson of souls. 22 The holy anointing oil. 34 The composition of the perfume. AND thou shalt make an » altar to achap. burn incense upon; o/" shittim-wood 27. 25. shalt thou make it. ^'^^^ ^- ^ 2 A cubit shall be tlie length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof (four- square shall it be) and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the ^ horns there- * chaR. of shall be of the same. ^^- ^• 3 And thou shalt overlay it with «^ pure c Num. gold, the top thereof, and the sides there- Re"'g 3 of round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it >* a crown dchap. of gold round about. 25. 14. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two 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 overlav them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the « chap, vail that is by the ark of the testimony, Lu^e 3 before the mercy-seat, that is over the 8, 9. testimony, where I wil\ = meet with thee. /Luke 7 And f Aaron shall burn thereon ^'acis sweet incense % evei'y morning: when he 6. 4. di-esseth the lamps he sliall burn incense jV'^'^q^' upon it. Hebr.'e. 8 And when Aaron ^ lighteth the ^ 2, 5. lamps at even, he shall burn incense up- Rev.^. on it ; "a perpetual incense before the 3, 4. Lord throughout your generations. ,^?_'^"^' 9 Ye shall offer no ^- strange incense Hebrews thereon, nor burnt-sacrifice, nor ' meat- 7. 25. ottering ; neither shall ye pour drink- '^^'^^^ "'^ offering thereon. .1 John 10 And Aaron shall make an atone- *•!'*. ment upon the horns of it " once in a 2, 7. ' year with the blood of the " sin-offering m Le;^ of atonements ; once in the year shall ^S' ^^' he make atonement upon it, throughout 29. 7.' your generations : it is most holy unto wHebr, the Lord. l\.j^ 11 If And the Lord spake unto Mo- oEzefe. ses, saying, so. 43. 12 When thou takest the sum of the \iXi. children of Israel, after tlielr number, 1 Tim. then shall they give every man °a ran- ^'p^ som for his soul unto the Loan when 1, is, I. The holy anointing oil. EXODUS The composition of the perfume. p2Sam. 24. 9. Before thou numberest them ; that there be p no CHRIST plague among them when thou number- estthem. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are num- „. . bered, || half a shekel, after the shekel Ito^ of the sanctuary : (a shekel is twenty fifteen || gerahs :) an half shekel shall be the o'hatis oficring of tlie Lord. about ' 14 Every one that passeth among them threehalf that are numbered, from twenty yeai's ^^"^^l' old and above, shall give an offering un- 27. 25. to the Lord. Mat. 15 -pije i-ich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than half a shekel, when they give an offering un- to the Loud, to make an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement- money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it s for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel befoi-e the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls. VI II And the Lord spake unto Mo- ses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a ^ laver of brass, and his « foot also of brass, to wash withal : arid thou shalt put it be- tween the tabernacle of the congrega- tion and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein : 19 For Aaron and his sons shall ^ wash their hands and their " feet thereat. 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation they sh-iU wasli with water, that they "die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn oflering made by fire unto the LoED : 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet tJiat they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed, throughout their generations. 22 11 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee v princi- pal spices, of ^ pure myrrh five hundred shehls, and of -^ sweet cinnamon half so much, even two huiulred and fitly shek- els, and of sweet || calamus two hun- dred and fifty shehls. 24 And o(i> cassia five lumdred shek- els, after the shekel of tlic sanctuary, and of oil-olive ■: an liin. 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of ho- ly oinlinent, an ointment a)mpound af- .Ter?6.2o. ter the art of the "^ apothecary : it shall *Ezek. be an '^ iioly anointing oil. 26 And thou siialt anoint the f taber- nacle of tlic congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony. 27 And the table and' all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and ti)c altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt-offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 17.24. g chap. 38. 25. Neh. 10. 32. r 1 Kings 7. 23. 2 Chron. 4. 14, IS. Rev. 4. 6. J chap. 31. 9. Lev. 8.11. / chap. 40. 32. Ps.26.6. Isa. 1.16. Hebr. 10. 22. u chap. 3. 5. X chap. 12. 15. Lev. 10. 1,2, y Sonffl 4. 14. Ezek. 27. 22. = Psalm 4f. 8. SonEf 1. 13. & 3. R. a Prov. 7. 17. Son^ 4. 1 J. it Or, cane. 27. 19. c chap. 29. 40. rflChr, 9. 20. e 1 Tohn 2. 20. /Psalm 132. 2. Isnbh m. I. Acts 10. 38. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that Before they may be most holy > whatsoever ^^^J^^ toucheth them shall be g holy. v,^v-n-» 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and ^Haggai his sons, and consecrate them, that thev ^- ^^• may minister unto me in the priest's of- fice. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying. This shall be an h holy anointing oil unto me through- h Mat. out your generations. 7. 6. 32 Upon ' man's flesh shall it not be ' ^^^'• poured, neither shall ye make any other ' like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, a7id it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth ^ any like * ver.38. it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon f^^^' a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34 ^ And the Lord said unto Mo- ses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, andgalbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense : of each shall there be a like weight. 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apo- t Heb. thecary, f tempered together, pure a?id salted, holy- 2.T3. 36 And thou shalt • beat some of it Mark very small, and put of it before the tes- ^p"*^; timony in the tabernacle of the congre- 51.17. gation, where I will meet with thee : it Acts shall be unto you most holy. mcln. 37 And as for the perfume which thou 8. 20. slialt make, ye shall not make to your- ?X°?^^"^ selves according to the composition „ { Kings thereof: it shall be unto thee holy ""for is. 33. the Lord Job 34.19 "^ 1-.URD. over. 33. 08 n Wliosoever shall omake hke un- /iPsalm to that, to p smell thereto, shall evea ^i^- ^- • be cut off from his people. CHAP. XXXL 1 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called and qualified for the nuork of the taberna- cle. 12 The observance of the sabbath is again commanded. 18 Moses re- ceiveth the nvo tables from God. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 See, I have ^ called by name Be- a chap. zaleel the son of >> Uri, the son of Hur, 35. 3o. of the tribe of Judah : 3 And I have filled him Hebrews with the 5.4,5. spirit of God, in wisdom, and in under '[y^^^' standing, and in knowledge, and in all Num. manner of workmanship, I-*. 6, 7. 4 To '1 devise cunning works, to wcrk jp^ 20.^" in gold, and in silver, and in brass, cisa. 5 And in cutting of stones <^ to set ^^'}\ . them, and in carving of timber, to work 1 cor.' in all manner of workmansiiip. 12.4,8. 6 And I, behold, I have given f with fj^^- ■•• him Aholial) the son of Ahisamach, of Go, get thee down ; for thy « people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have » corrupted themselves ; 8 They have p turned aside quicklj out of the way which I commanded them : they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have s crificed thereunto, and said. These be th) gods, O Lrael, which have brought Ihee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a q stifi'-necked people : 10 Now, therefore, '^ let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I raay consume them ; and I will make of thee ^ a great nation. 11 ^ And Moses besought the Lord bis God, and said. Lord, =: why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt, with great power, and with a mighty hand ? 12 " Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say. For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth ? Turn from thy fierce wratli, and " repent of this evil against thy people. 13 y Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, lo whom thou swarest ^ by thine ov.n self, and saidst unto them, ^ I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven ; and all'thisland that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inhei'it it for ever. 14 And the ^ Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15 ^ And Moses turned, and went down from the "^ mount, and the two tables of the testimony \;trc in his hand: tiie tables %:ere written on both their sides ; on the or.e side and '^ on tlie other tvere they written. 16 Aud the tables ii.f/e the « work of God, and the writing k.'os the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 Aud when fJo»iiua heard the noise Before CHRIST 1491. ^ Isaiali 46.6. Hos. 2. S. /jRoui. 1. 23. ; 1 Kings 12. 28. 1 Cor. 10. 4. * Acts 7.41. / 1 Cor. 10.4. H! Deut. 9. 12. n ver. 11. Dcut. zirs. 0 Gen. 6. 11, 12. p chap. 15.22, 23,24. 9 Acts 7. 51. rGen. 32. 26. *Nuni. 14.12. Deut. 9. 14. Mat. 3. 9. t Psalms 10. 1. and 44.25. mNuit. 14. 13. Joshua 7.9. X Gen. 6.6. ver. 14. y chap. 2.24. Deut. 9.27. Jeremiah 14.22. = Heb. 6. 13. a Gen. 12.7. h ver. 1;. Jonah 3. 10. c chap. 24. IS. d Uom. 7. 14. Gal.4. 24. e chap. 36. IS. /chap. CHRIST 1491. Moses Breaieth the tabUs. Before of the people as they shouted, he said Uiilo Moses, There is a noise ot war in the camp. 18 Aiidhe said. It is not the voice of them that shoul tor mastery, neitlie*" is it the voice of t/iem that cry for being overcome ; hut the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 11 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' g anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and ^ brake EXODUS. Moses prayeth for the peopte^< 32 Yet now, ^ if thou wilt, forgive Before their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray *^""P^ thee, out of thy ' book which thou hast v^^-y^'S ^ Num. 12.3. 9.17. » Deut. 9.21. k 1 Cor, 10. 17. /Rom. 3.20. 3 Co^ 10. ?r Gal. 3. ^0, 24. Ik^eni^' *^^"^ beneath Ihe mount 20 And he took the calf which the)' had made, and burnt it in the fire, and > ground it to powder, and strewed it ^ upon the water, and made the children of Isniel ' drink of it. 21 "i[ And Moses said unto Aaron, What did tliis people nnto thee, that thou liast brought so great a sin upon them ? 22 And Aaron said. Let not the an- ger of m} lord wax hot: thou knowest TM Psalm the people, that they" are £ef on mischief. .?6. 4. 23 For llicy said unto me. Make us 4.'^i6^'^ ^ gods which shall go before us : for as 1 John for this Moses, the man that brought us 5. 19- up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not wiiat is becf»meof him. 24 And I said unto them. Whosoever hath any gold, let them break /( oft'. So tliey gave it me : then I cast it into the fire, and there ■'' came out this calf. 25 *[ And when Moses saw that the people Ks'ere ° naked (for Aaron had made ihf-m naked p unto their sliame among f their enemies,) 26 Then Moses qstoxl in the gate of the canip, and said, ^ Who is on the Lord's side? let him cuine unto me. And all the ^ sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 27 And he said unto them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by liis side, and go in and out f 2 Kings from gate to gate throughoiit the camp, and ' Slav every man his brother, ai:d every man liis companion, and every man iiis neighbour. 28 And the chilcb-en of Levi did ac- cording to the word of Moses : and there ii-'llofthe people that day about "three thousand men. 29 For Moses had said, >•■ Consecrate 3'oiirselves to-day to the Lord, even Proverbs every man upon his y son, and uptm his 21. 3. brother ; that he may bestow upon you •^ ^"^' a blessing this day. 30 1[ And it came to pass on the mor- row, that Mosc-s sjid unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin : and now ^ I will go up untc. the Lord; » perad- vchlure I shalunake ;.n "^ atonemeiU i'or your tin. 31 And Moses returned "^ unto the LoKD, and said, Oh ! this people have sinned a great sin, and liavc made tJicm gods 0 J gold. » verses 4, 10. o Gen. 3. 10. Kev. 3. 18. jp Deat. 7.25. Romans «i. 21. •y Heb. ihose ifiat rost: up «j.?.: inst ihe'K. q Gen. 17.20. i). 32. a Deut aiid 33. < t Deut. 33.9. 5( ver. 30, .\ 1 Sam. 15. 18, 22. ii. 6. Zech. ' 13. 3. Deut. S3. 9. z 1 Sam. 12. a?. c. L ,ke 15. lb. h Nam. 25. .!S. c Utut. •J. 18. written. J chap. 33 And the Lord said unto Moses, ^•3- 'a Whosoever hath sinned against me, ' jj^^^ \ him will I blot out of my book. e Philip. | 34 Therefore now e go, lead the peo- 1.'J- .; pie unto the place oi \sii\c\\ I have spo- 3. 5, ' ,-1 ken unto thee, behold, mine angel s. Isaiah \ 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 A 2 Sam. r because ••> they made the calf which ^^^^^ \ Aaron made. 7. 42. 'j CHAP. XXXIIL i 1 The Lord refuseth to go 'with the people: \ 4 the people tnourn thereat. 9 The .1 Lord talketh with Moses. 18 Moses desireth to see the glory of God. ,j AND the Lord said unto Moses, \ Depart, and go up hence, thou and the , people which thou hast brought up out | of the land of Egxpt, unto the land j which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, ' and to Jacob, saving, Unlo thy ^ seed a Gen .r , will I give it : 12- 7. j 2 And I will send ^ an angel before *chap. j thee ; and I will drive out the '^ Cana- ^- ^°', ^ anite, the Amorile, and the Hittite, 32' 34. and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the l^eut. J'^busite; ^•^^„_ 3 Unto a land flowing witii '^ milk is. 16. and honey: for I will^ not go up in the ?^j^*'^*''^ midst of ihee, for thou ar^ ' a stiff-neck- 3.^3. *** ed people ; lest I i consum.e tiice in the e ver. s, way. j.'^\°- 4 If And when the people heard these 32.9. evil tidings they *> mourned ; and no l^eut. man did put on him his ornaments. ? Amos 5 For the Lord had said unto Mose.", 3. 13, 14. Say unto tue cliildren ot Israel, Ye are j/f*™* a stiff-necked people ; 1 will come up in- Daniel to the midst of thee in a moment, and 10. 2, 3. consume thee : therefore now ■ put oti \l^ll' thy ornaments from thee, tliat ^ I mas 2 Samuj know what to do unto thee. ' J^- ^• 6 And the children of Israel stripped 22. 12' themselves of their ornaments by the ' Acts mount Horeb. / d-^' 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and 9. 15. pitched it without the camp, afar •» ofl Luke from the camp, -and called it. The Ta- ]^ ^^^^^ bernacle of the Congregation. And it 2. 17. came to pass, that every one whicii f„^^'" sought the Lord went out unto the ta- 35'. 22.^ bernacle of the congregation, which vas Proverbs without the camp. YJ^^ o And it came to pass, when Moses 59. 1. went out unlo the t.abernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man " at his tent-door, and looked after Mo- « Hab. scs, unlilhe was gone into the tabernacle. ^' ^' ' 9 ^I And it came to pass, as Moses en- tered into the tabernacle the cloudy pil- lar descended, and stood at tlie doc.T of the tabernacle, aud « the LORD talked " Psaiir. with Moses. s»- ''■ i The Lord talketh ivitk Moses. CHAP. XXXIV. The Lord's name proclaimed. Before 10 And all the people saw the cloudy *'"49i''^ pillar stand at the tabernacle-door ; and ^^,1^^^ all the people rose up and p worshipped, f chap, every man in his tent-door. ■*'3i. 11 And the Lord sjjake unto Moses q Deut. q face to face, as a man speaketh unto *'*• his friend. And he turned again into the camp ; but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 ^ And Moses said unto the Lord, rDeut. See, ' thou sayest unto me, Bring up 32. 34. this people ; and thou hast not let me know whom thou will send with me: J chap, yet thou ha^L said, ^ I know thee by 21. 2. name, and thou hast also found grace in Psal.1.6. n^ys;g.,,t 13 Now, therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in tliy sight, shew me t Job now f thy way, that I may know thee, 40, 19. that I may find grace in thy eight ; and K chap.^' consider that this nation is " thy peo])le. 32. 7. ' 14 And he said, " My presence shall « 2 Sam. go Kitli thee, and I will give thee rest. Isaiah 1^ And he said unto him, If > thy C3. 9. presence go not ixith me, carry us not 3^lt^ up hence. Hebr.i.a. 16 For wherein shall it be known here, that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight ? Is it not in that z chap, thou goest with us ? so shall we be ^ se- 8.22. parated, I and thy people, fro.n all the ^' ■*■ ■'• people that flre upon the tiice of the earth. a Isaiah 17 And the Lord said unto Moses, * ©5.24. I ^iu ,]o ti^ig thhig also that thou hast spoken : for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 Ij And he said, I beseech thee, shev/ iver. 20. me *> thy glory. iTuu. 19 And he'said, I will make all my ^ c'jer. goodness pass before thee, and I will 31. 14. proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; and will be gracious, to whom J Rom. I will be '^ gracious, and will shew « e Ro mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 4.4, 5.' 20 And he said. Thou f canst not see J /Rom. my face : for there shall no man see me i Ji^cor. sand live. *f 13.12. 21 And the Lord said, Behold, t/zere is a place by me ; and thou shall stand h Psalm upon '' a rock : ^8. 2. 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, thatl will put thee iSong in > a cleft of the rock, and will cover ^ *'p^al ^^^^ ^^'^'^ ' "^y hand while I pas^by : 91. 1. 23 And I will take away mine hand, i Psalm and thou shaltsee my ■" back-parts ; but m^i C(?r. ™y ^^^'^ shall » not be seen. lyj;^ CHAP. XXXIV. 11. 44. 1 7Y,g tables are renewed. 5 The Lord^s naine proclaimed. 10 God maketh a a chap, covenant ii-ith the people, Stc. Deuf.* AND the Lord said unto Moses, ^ 19. 1. Hew thee two tables of stone ^ like unto iMal. ^(jg first; and thee this day ; Behold, I drive out * Joshua before thee tl.e Amorite, and the Ca- *' " naanite, and the Hittite, and the Periz- zit'', and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 12 Take lieed to thyself, lest thou chap. the inhabitants of the land, and they go "■^•f- a ^ whoring after their gods, and do J/g'^ ' sacrifice unto thpir gods, and one ^call Hosea thee, .T.id thou eat of his sacrifice; j'amts 16 And thou take of ^ their dnughtcBs 4. 4. unto thy sons, and their daughters go a ^ eat unleavened bread, as I commanded cchap. tliec, in the time of the '^ month Abib : 13.4. f;,r iiitiie montli Abib thou earnest out from ER-3'pt. 19 All that rf openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, u' /i ether ox ov sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass thou slialt redeem with ^ a lamb : and if thou re- deem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the hrst-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem ; and none shall appear be- fore me f empty. 21 "([ Six cla)s thou shalt s work ; but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in eariiig-lime and in harvesttiiou shalt rest, 22 % And thou shalt observe the feast *> of weeks, of the first-fruits of wheat- harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. 23 ^f Thrice in the year sJiall all your ■ men-children appear before the Loud God, the God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out the natioiis be- fore thee, and enlarge thy borders : neither shall any man ^ desire thy land wlicn thou .s!^,alt go up to appear before the Lord thy God tiirjcein the year. 25 Thou siiiilt not oiler the blood of my sacrifice with ' le.iiven ; neither shall tise sacrifice of thefeust of the pasaover be left unto the '■• morning, 26 The first of " the first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto tlie house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe ° a kid in his mother's milk. 7 And tlie Lop.d said unto Moses, P d chap. 22. 29. lizekiel 44.30. echap. 13. 13. f chap. 23. 15. g chap. 20. 9. h Lev, 25. 15. / chap. k Gen. 35.5. Prov. la. 7. Acts 18.10. / chap. 23. 15. 711 chap, 12. 10. 71 chap. 23. 19. 0 chap. 23. 19. Deut. 14. 21. _^vei-.28. Write thou these words: for after the tenor of th.csc words I have made a co- ll Besides venantwitli tliee and with Israel. 2S And he was there with the Lord I) ii)rty da}'S :ind forty nights ; he did neilher eat bread nor drink water: and 1 He wrote upon the tables the uords of the cov()i;nit, tlie ' ten commandments. 29 ^ And it came to pass, when Moses caiiie down ti'om mount Sinai with the two tables of testinionwn Moses' hand, (when he came d.ivvn li'om the mount,) that Moses wist not that the skin of his face s shone, while He talked with him. 30 And when Aaron and ;dl the chil- dren of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face slione: and they were ' afraid to come n'lv.fn him. 31 And Moses called » unto them ; and Aaron mid alf. the rulers of the ccm- X isaiali grcgation returnctl unto him : and Moses Matthew ^'^"^'^^^ ^^'"^ them. 28.20. 32 And afterwsrd all the children of 1 Cor. Israel came nigh ,; and lie ^ gave them in romuiandmx-nt all that the Lord had 1 moinit Sinai. th;it. Exodus 24. IK. <7 chap. 17. 14. Ceut. 10.2. rGal. 5. 14. i- Mat. 17.2. i Cor. 15. 41. 2 Cor. 3. 7. < 8. 3. 3 Cor. 3.7,9. ■'. cha)). 11. 23. rh!l.4. 8. , . , , . 1 Peter spoken With Ir.m ''• 11; 33 And //■// Moses had done speaking ^ l^^'^'^' with them he put y .i vail on his faci*. s2Cor. 34 But when Moses went in before i;^.^- the Lord, to spea'j with him, he took 4^3.^"" the ^ vail off until he cau»e cut. And he came out, and spake unto the chil- Before dren of Israel that which he was com- cir.^491^ manded. uAt*-' 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone : and Moses => put the vail ^ ^ cor upon his face again, until he went in to 3. 8, w. speak with Him. CHAP. XXXV. 1 The sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle. 20 The readiness of the people to offer, &c. AND Moses gathered all the congre- g-atioM of the chiklren of Im ael together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should ^ do them. 2 ^ Six days shall work be done ; but 2. 13. on the seveiUh day there shall be to you James <: an holy day, a sabbath of '' rest to the i' ^^, Lord: whosoever doeth ^ work therein 20.9. shall be l)ut to death. Lake 3 Ye shall 'kindle no fire throughout ^ chap, your habitations upon the sabbath-day. 3i. 13. 4 f[ And Moses spake unto all the con- ^cl^ap. gregation of the children of Israel, say- (jfsaiah in^. This is the thing which the Lord 58.13. commanded, saying, 12 16^' 5 Take je from among yoii an of^er- iner unto the Lord : whosoever is of a • • p" 2 Cor B willing heart, let hmi bring it, '> an |^ offering of the Lord ; gold, and silver, h Fsalm and brass, ^^°* ^• 6 And > blue, and purple, and scarlet, / chap, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 25. 4. 7 And rams' skins dyed red, and badg- ers' skins, and shittim-wood, 8 And k oil for the light, and spices tchap. for 1 anointing oil, and for tlie sweet 27. 20. incense, ^^'^^^J'; 9 And onyx-stones, and stones '" to mchap. be set for the ephod, and for the breast- 28. 9, 10. plate. 10 And every wise-hearted among you shall come, and make all- that the Lord hath commanded; 1 1 The " tabernacle, his tent, and his « chap, covering, his taches, and his boards, his "''■ '^^' bars, his pillars, and his sockets ; 12 The ° ark and the staves thereof, " chap. TOif/i the mercy-seat, aiid the vail of the ^'" ^°- P covei-ing ; ^ ^^ap. 13 The q table and his staves, and all 26. 7. his vessels, and the ' shew-bread ; '? c\y.\\y. 14 The candlestick also for the s light, ^ chap, •and his furniture, and his lamps, with 25. 30. the oil t;.r the light; ^ p^^,„^ 15 And the ' incense-altar and his 148. 3. st.aves, and the anointing oil, and the ^^■*'^- ^• sweet incense, and the hanging for the , chap, door at the entering in of the tabernacle; so. 1. 16 The " altar ol burnt-oH'ering with \^^^'^ his brasen t;rale, his staves, and all his „ chap, vessels ; the laver and his ^ font; 27. i. 17 The y hangings of the court, his ao^'ig!'' |)illars and their sockets, and the hang- ^i chap, ing for the door of the court ; ^''- ^ 18 The pins of the t;ibernacle, and the , ''■ pins of Uie court, and their cords ; 27. 19." The peoples' readiness to offer. Before 19 The clothes of =■ sen-ice, to do "CHRIST jgr^-ice ill the holy jb/ace ; the holy gar- ments for Aaron the priest, and the gar- ments of his sons to minister in the piiest's office. 20 1[ And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 And they came, every one whose heart ^ stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made wilUng, a-nd they brought the Lord's ofieringto the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy CHAP. XXZVI. BezaUel and Aholiab are called. 1491. a chap. 31. 10. b Judges 5. 12. 2 Sam. c chap. 32.3. tHeb. -waved. Psal. 37. 30, 31. Proverbs 4.23. garments. Matthew 22 And they came, both men andwo- ^^■^^ men, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought "^ bracelets, and ear-rings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of jj-old : and every man that f offered, "offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. 23 And every man with whom was found blue, and pnrple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' liair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offer- ing of silver and brass brought the . Lord's ottering: and every man with I whom d was found shittim-wood, for any ' work of the service, brought it. j 25 And all the <: women that were ; wise-hearted did ' spin with their hands-, ] and brought that which they had spun, 1 /risings both of blue, and of purple, and of scar- 2.3. 7. let, and of fine linen. r4.°r&^ 26 And all the women, whose heart 31. 19. Stirred tliem up in wisdom, spun goats' ' ' ' 27And the rulers brought onyx-stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate ; 28 And ? spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Loijd, every man and woman, who^e heart made /iJixdges them i' willing to bring, for all manner of work ' which the Lord had com- manded to be made by liie hand of Moses. 30 ^[ And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath calied by name '■^ Be-zaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah ; 31 And I he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understand- ing, and in knowledge, and in all man- ner of workmanship ; 32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 33 And in tlie cutting of stones to set the7n, afid 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 '-^ Aiioliub, the son of Ahlsamach,. of the tribe of Dan. d 2 Gor. 8. 12. e Luke 8. 2, 3. Gal. Phil. 4. 3. ^chap. 30. 23. ,2. 1 Chron. 29. 3, 6, 9,10. 2 Cor. Q. 7. I Deut. 13.8. Isaiah 8.20. Slatthew 28.20. 1 Cor. 3.5. k chap. 31. 2. 1 Chron. 2.20. / Isaiah 28.26. Luke 1.34. ICor. 12. 5. James 1. 17. itv chap. 31. 6. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom Before of heart, to work all manner of work of ^^^^ the engraver, and of ^ the cunning work- ^^.^.^^ man, and of the embroiderer, in bhie, n chap, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine 2'5. i. linen, and of the weaver, eren of them j4. ^J that do any work, and of those that ° o i Cor. devise cunning work. fc^ia^ CHAP. XZXVI. *'°'-^°- 1 The offerings are delivered to the -ji-nr}- tnen. 4 The liberality of the people i^ restrained, &c. | THEN wrought Eezaleel and Alio- liab, and ever} wise-hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and under- '^''• standing, to know how to work " all .-;5. 3]. maimer of work for the service of the* Psalm sanctuary, according to '' all that the ^^i^^^^^ Lord had commanded. 28.20. 2 And Moses called " Eezaleel and ^i^rk Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, Lnkei.6. in whose heart the Lord had put wis- c Acts dom, ccen every one whose heart stir-^--'- red him up to come unto the work to Hebr.s.j! do it. d Psalms 3 And they received of Moses all the 'qi"^ offering which the children of Israel had isaiah brought for the work of the service ol 50.4. tlie sanctuary, to make it laithal. And ^ ,jji^ they brought yet unto him free offerings 1 Cor. every ^ morning. ^- ^\ 4 .i i...i,m wji,, l.i«d3. ^ 7 And he put the staves into the iVhap. ' rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it ^f- *• aithal ; he made the altar hollow with 25'^'.' boi^rds. Dcur. 8 ^1 And he made the 1 laver cf brass, j^^^f' and the foot of it rf brass, of the " look - 30. is.' ing-glasses of the ii'omen f assembling-, I-ev. 10. V. hich assembled at the door of the ta- Psaim bernacle of the congregation. 26. e. 9% And he made tlic court : on the ?-"'• south side southw ard, the hangings ov „', chap. the court luere of fine twined linen, an so. I8, 19, hundred cubits : i^^oj ^ 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their t Heb" * brasen sockets twentv ; the hooks of the "^sem- pillars and t heir fillets vere ,f silver. trcfps' 11 And for the north side the hangings Nusn. 'vcere an hundred cubits, their pillars ^v~f' %\iere twenty, and their sockets of brass 2. 22. ' twenty: the hooks of the ' pillars and Prov. their fillets o/" silver. 1;^^^^^ 12 And fo. the west side were hangings 2. 37. n cf fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and I'l^im. their sockets ten : the hooks of the pil- n'chap^ lars and their hllets c/ silver. 19. 12. 13 And for the east side eastward g ^^^^• fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of the o one side of cchsp. the gate ivere fifteen cubits, their pillars 27. 14. three, and iheir sockets three. 15 Andfor the other side of the court- gate, on this hand and that hand were hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillar.s threii, and their sockets three. - 16 All the hangings of the court round about Kere of fine twined linen : 17 And the sockets for the pillars tuere rf brass; the hooks of the pillars and iheiriillets ^silver; and t!ie over- laying ol their chapiters cf silver: and all the pillars of the court v:ere filleted with silver. 18 And the hruiging for the gate sf . 7he sum of the people* s offerings- EXODUS. The ephod and breastplate'^. Before the court vias needlework, of h\ae, am! ^"^f^ iiui-ple, ami scarlet, and fine twined li- ^•>\,-0 "6"; '"''*i twenty cubits was the length, and tlie height in the bi-eadth tvas five cubits, answerable to the han^ngs of t;ie court. 19 And their pillars ivere four, and tl'.eir sockets .j/br.iss four; their hooks cf silver, and the overlaying- of their thapitei-s and their filleis of silver. ,. 20 And all the [] pins ot' tlie taberna- Vf. cle, and of tlie court round about, ^vere of nails, bru33. <..^^^ter 21 ^[ This is the sunn of the taberna- cle, ew« of the tabernacle p of testimaiiy, as it was counted, according- to the com- mandment of r>I)ses, for the service of the Levites, by the handoi'J Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Kur, of the tribe of Judah, made ' all that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 And with him v;as Aholiab, son of Ahisainach, ol the tribe of Dan, an en- {jraver, and ^ a cunning- workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and hne linen. 24 All the goldthat^was occupied for work, in all the work of the holy place, even the g-old of the ^ oftering, was twenty and nine |j talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And tiie silver of them that were numbered of the congreg-ation =a-a* an hundred talents, and a thousand seven . . hundredand threescore and fifteen shelc- so'that'it ^^^' after the shekel of the sanctuary, v.-as of 26 II A bekah for f every man, that is, foW an i^if jj sliekel, after the shekel of the thousan(f^'»"ctuary, for every one that went to be j)ound numbered, frfjti twenty years old and i^chl-oif' i'P"'^-r<^» f^^ "^six hundi-ed thousariJ, 29. 4. ' and three thousand, and five liundred 2 Chron. and fifty vien. f rhr.tl?, 27 And of the hundred talents of sil- Jn hi-.lf ' ver were cast the sockets of the sanctu- ary, and the sockets of the vail ; an i< hundred sockets of the hun.lred talents, a talent for a socket. 2s And of the thousand seven hun- dred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. , 29 And the brass of the offering waj seventy talents, and two thousand and lour hundred shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the con- tjTegation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate fbr it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockets of the court round rbout, and the sockets of the couri-gate, tuul all the pins of the tabernacle, and ali the pins of the court round about. CHAP. XZXIX. clotlies of service. 2 The ephu.d. • Ezra 9.S. ■ Keel. 12. 11. Isaiah 33. 20. j) chap. 2.?. 16. ?.i.d26. S3, and 40.3. Kevel. II. 19. q Num. 4. 29, 33. r Psalni 119. 6. Jer. 1.7. Matthew y^\Q 28.20. f chap. 35. 35. / chap. 25. 2. & 29. 24. H 35. 22, \\ Kvery t.^lciit -kvas 120 pound shekil. •r H J.. a poll, it ch;ip. 12. 37. Num. J. 4'">. .\ chap. 25. 19. I Th 8 The breastplate. 22 The robe of the \ cphod. 30 The plate rif the holy cro-iim. Before 32 All is approved cf by Moses. *^"?3a'^' AMD of the ''blue, and purple, and ^./-y^ scarlet, they made clothes of service, to a chap, io iscrvice in the ^ hoU place, and made ?°p^", the <= holy garments for Aaron; as the 93.5. "' Lord commanded I^I1ses. cchap. 2 fi And he made the d ephod of go\d ^^'jj^,", blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fim 2s. 7.' twined linen. I^ej- 3 And they did beat the gold into thin ^* '' plates, and cut it into wires, to work it m the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, ixit/i = cun- ^ '^'i^l'- , 26. 1. Sc ning work. 35, g, 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, to couple it togetiier : by the two edges was it coupled together. 5 And t!)e » curious girdle of his /chap, ephod, that ii-as upon it, was of the same, 28. 8. & according to the work thereof, of gold, ^g'^^^g - blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine isa-'iiis! twined hnen; ? as the Lord command- - j^jg^. ed Moses. 28. 20. 6^1' And they wrought ^ onyx-stones j,^,?' ' Inclosed in ouches of gold, graven as /jchap. signets are graven, w-ith ' the names of 25. 7. the children of Israel. is^ie 7 And he put them on the shoulders Ezekiel of the ephod, that they should be stones ?^"J^' for ^ a memorial to the children of Is- 23. g^' rael ; as the Lord commanded Moses. Proverbs 8 ^1 And he made the 1 breastplate 0/ ^°-^- cunning work, like the work of the 28. 12." ephod; e/" gold, blue, and purple, anc J?5h.4. 7. scarlet, and fine twined linen. 2.*2o. 9 It was four-square ; they made the Mark breastplate double ; a span ivas tlie j"*'.^- length thereof, and a " span the breadth 25. 7T& thereof, Z>ein^ doubled. 28.4. 10 And they set in it » four rows of J,^^(.hap"" stones ; thefrst row ii-a« a sardius, a to- 2s. i6. paz, and a carbuncle ; this vias the first " '^^^P- ' ' 28. 17. row. 11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 12 And the third row, a ligurc, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper ; they ivere inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosii)gs. 14 And the stones wer? ° according to 0 chap, the names of the children of Israel, 2^- 2^- twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 15 And they made upon the breast- plate r chains at the ends, of wreathen ^ chap, work ^ypure gold. fch^on. 16 And they m .de two ouches 0/ gold, 3. 5, and two q gold rings, .and put the tw.; ^^"B rings in the two ends of the breast plate. 9' chap. 17 And they put the two ' wieathen 25. 12. charns of gold in the two rings on the gs'l'iT ends of the breast plate. Song 1 8 And the two ends of the two wrea- ^- ^*- then chains they fui-tened in (he two juchesj and put them on the shoulder- „ pieces of the - ephod before it. ' riicrobe cftheephod. CHAP. ZL. Before 19 And thej' made two rir.g-s of gold, 1490 *^"^'''^ and put {/if jji on tlie two ends of llie ^y>,j->^ breastplate, upon the border of it, wliic!) ixas on the side of the epbod inward. 20 And tliey made two othtr golden ring's, and put tliem on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the fi.Te- part of ir, over against ttie othtr ' ciup- ling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 21 And they did bind tl>e 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 miglit not be loosed from the ephod ; » as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 1j And he made the robe of the ephod o/" woven work, all r^blue. 23 And there vjas a hole in ttie midst of the robe, as the hole of an liubergeon, Kith a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. 24 And tliey made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates o/"biue. and pur- ple, and scarlet, and - twined linen. 25 And they made bells o/ pure gold, and put the y bells betv.een the pome- Psai. i.s. granates, upon the hem of the robe, & S)2. 13. round about between tliT pomegranates : 26 A bell and a ^ pomegranate, a bell and apomcgranate, rtnmd aboutthe hem 2 Cor. 12. „f ,he robe to minister /«,• as the Lord commanded Moses. 27 fi And they made ^ coats of fine lineii- o/" woven work, for Aaron, and for Hcurews his sons ; 28 And a mitre q/"fine linen, and ^ goodly bonnets <>f fine linen, and linen breeches refine twined linen; 29 And a "^ girdle o/'fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlewoi'k ; as the Loud commanded Moses. 30 il And they made the plate of the « chao ^ ''' ^^^y crown rf pure gold, and wrote 28. 36. upon it a writing, iiks to the engravings /chap. „f a signet, ■= HOLINESS TO THE f-,fp. LORD. _ j 25. 40. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of j 28*'i'q°"' '''*^'^' *" fasten it on high upon the miU'e ; j 1 Tim. ' as the Lord commanded Moses. j 5. 21. & 32 ^ Thus was all the work of the tab- 1 6. 13, 14 t chap. 2S. 3. Eph. a Mat. la. 24. 1 Cor. 1. 25, 27, 1 Peter 3.16. X chap, 28.33. y chap, 28.33. E chap. 23. 34. Deut. 32. 13, Soiig 4. 13. aiid Galdt, 5.22. Philip 1.11. 12. 15 1 Peter 4. 10. a chap. 28. 40. b chap. 28. 42. c chap. 28. 39. d chap. Hebr.3.2. and S. 5. h chap. 35. 11. i Mat. 11. 25. k chap. 25. 17. Hebr. 9. 5,8. / chap. 35. 13. Neh. 10. 33. 1 Kings T. 48. 7?! chap. 27. 21. T^Iat. 5. 14,15, 16. Philip. 2, 15. ernacle of the tent of the coni;regation finished : and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord com- manded Moses, ? so did they. ol % And tl*ey brought the tabernacle ' unto Moses, the tent and all his fiu-ni- turc, his laches, his bf)ards, '' his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets ; 3"4 And tlic covering of • rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering ; 35 The ark of the testimony, ai'.d the staves thereof, and the '= mercy-seat ; 36 The table and all the vessels there- of, and the ' sliew-bread ; o7 The pure candlestick i^itli the '-^ lamps thci'tofi evvi f/ttk Ihs lamps tg be All Is approxed of by Moses. set in order, and all tlie vessels thereof. Before andtheoilforligiit; *^U90^'^ 38 And the golden altar, and the V-o!-^ anointing oil, and (he sweet incent^e, and the h.an-^ing for the tabeniacle-door ; 39 Tlie " brasen ;.lt;ir and his grate of brass, his staves and all his vessels ; the 3i;_ ^J'' laver and his foot ; i Kin' 40 The hangings of the court, hispil- ^- <^'*- lars, and his sockets, and the Iianging for the court-gate, liis cords, and his ^ eHebr. pins, and all the vessels of the service of 3. 2. the tabernacle for the tent of the con- gregation ; 41 The clothes of service to do ser- vice in the holy place; and the p holy ^chap. . gai:ments for Aaron the priest, and his 2S. a. son>' garments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 "3 According to all that the Lokd g ver. .33. commanded Moscs, so the children of rGeneiis Israel made all tlie work. ^- ■'^• 43 And Moses did ' look upon all the ^o.'^Lf*^ work, and, behold, they had done it ; ;is s Genesis the Lord had commanded, evensohad ^1^,^^- they done it : and Moses s blessed tliem. 4.7'™" CHAP. XL. 1 The tabernacle to be reared and anoint- ed. 12 Aaron and his sons to be sancti- fed. 34 A cloud coiereth the tctit. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first » month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of tlie '^^hap, tent of the ^ congregation ; verse ^'r 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark ^um. of the testimony, and "^ cover the aik.J"^|' with the vail. 26. u. 4 And thou shalt bring in the ^ table, & ?c. 36. and « set in order the ti'ings that are to 4.^5""' jbe set in order upon it ; and thou slial. rfcliap. j bring in the *" candlestick, and light tlie ^■^■.^^^ laiT.jjs thereof. 25. 30. 5 And thou shalt setthe altar of gold/"'iap. for the incense befare ihe ark of the ^5. 37. testuiiony, and put the ? hangnsg 01 the 20, 5?, door to t'ne tabernacle. 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the b'lrnt-ofiering before the door of tiie '' h ver. 10, tibernacle of the tent of the congrega- tion. 7 And thou shall setthe laver between the tent of the congregation and tl-e al- tar, and shalt put wa^er ' t. erein. » chap. 8 And thou shalt set up the court 3o. 18. round about, and hang up the '' hanging JcIkmi^' at the court-gate. 27. 16.' 9 % And thou shalt take the anointing '- oil, and anoint the tybcrnacie, and aii ^'^^ff' that is therein, and sluiit hallow it, aiid j^^^ ' all the vessels thereof: and it shall l.'C s. ic. holy. :";;•;- 10 And thou sh.alt anoint the altar of " the burnt-ofiering", n-.d all his vessels, an^ covered the ark of the testimony ; as the Lord commanded ■ Moses. 22 'i\ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of •he tabernacle northward, without the vail. 23 A.ncl he set the y bread in order upon it, before llie Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 li And he put the ^ candlestick in the tent of the congregation, overagainst the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And he » lighted the lamps be- „^t[°% fore t!:e Lord; as the Lord command- i^go'_ ed Moses. L^v'n^ 26 "SJ And he piit the b golden altar in a Rev. the tent of the congregation before the i' ^: ^'"•il- 30. 1,2. 27 And he burnt sweet incense there- Heb.io.i. on; as the Lord commanded Mosc. 28 5i And he set up the iianging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he put tlie <= altar of burnt- c chap, offering by the door of the tabernack Hebrews of the tent of the congregation, and lo. s, 6. oflered upon it the burnt-ofiering, and tlie meat-offerhig ; ^ as the Lord coih- dchzp, nianded Moses. ^°' ^' 30 1[ And he set the « laver between echap. the tent of the congregation and the ??'b^' altar, and put water there, to wash 10,22. 'mithal. 31 And Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, f washed their hands and their feet /chap, thereat. ^°- *• 32 Wlicn they went into the tent of the cohgngation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed ; g as ^ ver. 19. the Lord commanded Moses. h Num. 33 And he reai-ed up the '-' court round xeh°* about the tabernacle and the altai', and 11. 1. set up the hanging of the court-gate : Hebrews so Moses finished the work. Rev.^" 34 II Then a 'cloud covered the tent 21.27. of the congregation, and the k glory or ' Num. the Lord filled the tabernacle. 1 Kings 35 And Moses was 1 not able to enter 8. ip. into the tent of the congregation, because 6^4*^^ the cloud abode thereon, and the gl(ir\ 14. 3i, of the Lord filled the tabernacle. ' ^'^'^• 36 And when the cloud was taken up l^chkp. from over the tabernacle, the childrei: 25,3. of Israel " went onward in all their |*^"!"°"- journies : i\ Kings I 37 But if the cloud were not taken up, »• lO' i'- I then they journeyed not, till the da- 5.^14^°"" that it was taken up. m Num. 38 For n the cloud of the Lord isjat. ^^?- upon the tabernacle by day, and fire 9. 19' was on it by night, in tiie sight of ail «>: an offering \into the Lord, yc; sliall bring yonr offering of tlie cattle, erin of the herd, and of tjie ^ flock. 3 ^ If his offering be a = burnt-sacri- fice cf the herd, let him oflcr a male without f blemish,: he shall offer it of his own 8 voluntary will, at '' tl\p door of tlie iabernacle of the congregation, ■ belbre the Lord. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-oiFering ; and it shall be accepted for him, '< to onakc atone- ment for him. 5 And 1 he shall kill the >" bullock be- fore the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, *hall bring the blood, '> and sprinkle liiC blood round about upon the altar that «/jy the door of the tabernacle < the congregation. »j w[ic. g. e. n Zech. Before CHRIST 1490. /F,X.12.5. g 2 Cor. 9. 7. 1 1 John 10. 7. i 1 Sain. 3. 15. _ k Daniel 9.24. lJohn2.2. / Exodus 29. 11. Romans 8. 13. 9.15. The 7neat-o_fer!ng. CHAP. II, III. Tlie peace-ojfirii:^. B. 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, ^14 10?^ and I) cut it into his pifces. \,/-\^^ 7 And the sons of Aai'on the priest U Or, shall o put fire upon the altar, and lay divide, (^Ijp wood in order upon the fire. 2 1 iin. ' r. « 1 ii • ^ « , III 2. IS. o And the priests, Aaron s sons, sliall 0 Mat. laj the r parts, the head, and the fat, in I'di^ap. c'der upon the wood that is on the tire 22.23. which is upon the altar. 9 But liis inwards and his lejjs shall jEzek. he wash in i water : and the priest shall 36.25. burn all on the altar, to be^ burnt-sacri- 10.22. ticc*, an orienng' made by hrc, ot a ' r 1 Pet. swctt savour unto the Lord. ^•^- 10 «if And if his oirerinij 6e of the jlsaiali flocks, namely, of tfie « sheep, or of the goats, for a burnl-s.icrifice ; he shall bring it a male without hlemish. 11 And he shall kill it on (he si.ie of the altar northward before llie Lord : anct tlie priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood roundabout upon the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces witii 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 inwaids and i the legs with water ; and the priest shall i*2o^' bi-intr it tall, and burn it upon the altar : *■ ' it is a burnt-sacrifice, an offering made b} fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 1[ And if the burnt-sacrifice for his oflFerii'.gto the Lord ^e"f fowls, then he ti chap, si'ail bi ing his ottering of " turtle-doves, take "•■ "^ "" yii'ig- pigeons. 2. 24. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto * Gen. the altar, and wring off his head, and Isai^^ burn it on the altar: and the blood 38. 14. t/iereof shall be wrung out at the side of ]^iatthew the altar. 16 And he shall pluck away his crop U Or, with his I) feathers, and cast it .beside the Ps."93. 5. '^'^^''j "n the east part, by the place y of >chap. the ashes. ^- ^2- 17 And he shall_ cleave it with the a John vvings thereof, but shall ^ nr,t divide it • "• asunder : and the priest shall burn it upon the iiitar, upon the wood that is upon the fire : it is a burnt-sacrifice, an a 2 Cor. offering made by fire, •■• of a sweet sa- vour unto the Lord. CHAP. II. 1 The meat-offering qfjlour. 12 The ob- lation oj Jirst-f'niits not to be burnt. 13 The salt of the ineat-offcring. AND when any will jf^er ^ a meat-of- fe-ing unto the Lore, his offering shall be ofb fine flour ; ajid he shall ' pour oil upon it, and put d frankii.cense thereon. 2 And he shall bring it to Aaroi^'s s nsthe prie.sts : and he'sliall take there- out his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof with all the frank- incense thereof; and the priest sliall burn the « mem^n-ial of it npoii ttie aliar, to be ;m ofrV-rini? made by fire of a SV.eet savour unro the Lokd. '' 2. e Psalm 20. 3. Acts 10. 4, 8. 12. a Isaiah 66. 20. Malachi 1. 10. Konians 15. 16. Hebr.9.5, 8, 9, 10. b Extxl. 29.2. Malachi 1.14. c Psalm 45. 6, 7. 1 John 2. 20. d Eph. J. 3 And the remnant of the meat-offer- p^^^'jo^. ing shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is j^gQ_ a thing f most holy of the oflerings of the ■_,, v->^ Lord made by tite. /Pail. 4 ^1 And if thou bring an oblation of a ^^^r^ meat-oflering baken in the oven, it shall 13, ig. be g unleavened cakes of fine flour ming- S 1 Cm-, led with oil, or unleavened wafers anoint- ' ' ed with oil. 5 ^ And if thy oblation be a meat- offering batmen in a '' pan, it shall beofh Psalm fine flour utileavened, mintjled with oil. ^f-^- ^ _,, , , . . r . , Kotnans 0 Thou Shalt part it ' in pieces, an't 12.11. pour oil thereon : it is a meat-oHeriiig. Jchap. i. 7i[ And if thy oblation be a meat-of- *^' ^^• fering baken in the frying-pan, it shall be made ri/'fine floor v.ith oil. 8 And tliou sUalt bring the meat-offer- ing 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 a memorial thereof, and sliall btjj-n /fuiion the altar: /Vz* an of- fering male by fire, of a "^ uweet savour *cha^. unto'the Lord. ^'^^ 10 And that which is left of the meat- offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 1 1 No meat-otl'erins;, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, sliail be made with leaven : for ye shall burn ' no leaven /Mai. nor any ™ honey in any offering of the ^•^■ Lord made by (ire. 12. i. 12 1[ As for the oblation of the first- ml'rov. fruits, ye shall ■-> offer them unto the Roin:ins Lord ; but they shall not be burnt on 12. 3. the altar for a sweet savour. " '^'^^P- 1311 And every oblation of thy meat- ^ '^^' oft'enng shalt thou season with o salt ; {^l^^' neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the m'he." p covenant of thv God to be lacking frou' s- ^^^ thy meat-offering : 'i with all thine cf- pf,,%^' feriiigs thou shalt offer salt. is. ic*. ' 14 And if thou offer a meat-ofPcring '^^'""'^ of thy first-fruits unto the Lord, thou j'E/.ak. shalt offer, for the meat-ofi'ering ■ ofthv 43.24. first-fruits, green ears of corn dried by ^"^^^ the fire, even corn beaten out of s full rchap' ears. 23. 10. 1.5 And thou slialt put ' oil upon it, and l^'^l^^ lay frankincense thereon : it is a meat- 1 Cor, ohei-ing. i^'h^' 15 And the priest shall burn the me- 12.24. morial of it, part of'thi^ beaten cornf^Corj tiiereof, and part of the oil thereof, with ^" "' all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. CHAP. III. 1 The peace-ojf'ering of the herd, 6 of the Jlock, 7 whether a lamb, 12 or a goat. AND if !)is oblation be a sacrifice ^ a Psalm of peace-ofFcring, if he offer it of the ^^" ^^' herd, whether it Z-ea male ^ or female, Jchap. he shall offer it ' without blemish bcfi caul al)ove the liver, with the 20. 13. kidneys, it shall he- take a\.av. <^al- I- A 1 ^ » .,"-1 s. 2-1. 5 Anu Aaron s sons siiali ■ burn it on /chap, the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which 5!i2.' " "P"" '' ^^^ ^^'00^ ^'^^^ '* o'^ tl^2 ^"'^ ; k Gen. it is aii olTering made by fire, of a sweet 4.4. savour unto the Lord, 1. 6. '# ^ ^\ -^"^^ '^ I'is oftering', for a sacrifice of peace-vlierin,,^ unto tiie Lord, be (f /verse I. the flock, male 1 or female ; he shall of- a^tl 7" "?3 ^'^^ '^ « iihout blemish. Acts " 7 If lu- ofFer a lamb for his offering', 4; 34. then shall he ofier it be'ore the Lord. ^'^■_ 8 And '-' he shall lay his hand upon Hebrews the head of ills offbring, and kill it be- 33. 15. fore the tabernacle cf the congregation : and Atron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 1.17. m chap. 1.5. ft Gen. 37.11. Mat. 30. 2:1. 1 Cor. 1.17. Bev. 2. iO. 9 And he shall offer, of the sacrifice of tlie peace-ortering-, an oflering made by fire unto the Lord, the fat thereof, and the " wliole rump, it shall he take off hard by t lie back-bone ; and the fat that co\erdi!i the inwards, and all the fat that /„" upon the inwards : 10 And tlie two kidneys, and ths fat that is upon them, which ij by tiie flanks, and tiie caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take auay. 11 And the priest shall burn if upon the altar; it is ihe food of the offering' made m fire unto the Lord. 12 'II And if his oiiering 6e a goat, then he sliall ofier it efore the Lord. 13 And he shall lay !ns hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the taber- nacle of the CO. I i^ reflation : ami the sons of Aaron shall jsprinkle the blood there- of upon the altar round abcuit. yi And he shall offer thereof his of- hap, 7.f'^^""''S'> '^'"''''" ^'^ ofiering made by hre un- 2.3,25. to the Loud, the fat\hat covereth the inw;:rds, .nd all the fat that is upon the inwards : 13 And the two kidneys, and tlie fat that is ui)on them, which is by t'le ch.7.26. flanks, and the caul above the liver, I'sl.m'^''^^'"^'* the kidnevs, it shall he take a- 14.32.' way. 16 And the priest shall burn them Before CHRIST for"-^^^ Deut. 32. 14. Neh. 8. 10. p Gen upon the altar: it is the food of the of- ■3.3, 34. Acts 15. 2P. 1 Cor. fering made by tire, for a sweet savour. livh'i 7 -^'^ *^'^^ " ^^^ '* ^'^^ Lord's. aiid s.2c>. 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for iiebr. your generations throughout all jour i^Peter f^l" cllings, that }e eat neither fat nor 1.2. p blood. 1 T/ie sin-offering of ignorance for priest, 13 for the congregation, 22 a ruler, ^27 for an; of the people. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. If a soul shall sin through a ig. (jHebr. I norance against ^ any of the comm.vd-J^j^^ . I ments of the Lord, concerning things 2. 43.^^" ^> liich ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them : 3 If the priest that is " anointed doc chap. Sill t according to the sin of the people ,- ^i- 10. then let him bring, for his sin which iH-„,a*^ i/'* I'.alh sinned, a young bullock <;o/i/e blemish unto the Lord for t a sin-of er-'5"'('> '"S- 1. 3. 4 And he shall bring the bullock un- + l^ebr. to the door of the tabernacle of thecon-2'c'or. gregation before the Lord, and shall 5. 21.' -lay his hand upon the bullock's head, j?^'^''- and kill th.e builock before the Lord, proverbs 5 And the priest that is f anointed 28. i3. -shall take of the bullock's blood, andf^^f^^-^- bring it to the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and g sprinkle of the blood •? Psalm '■seven times before the Lord, before //nebr. the vail of tiie sanctuai-y. 9. 13. 7 And the priest shall put some of the \ ^'^'^• blood upon the horns of the altar of '/'chap, sweet incense betbre the Lord, which lo. 19. is in the tabernacle of the congregation ; ^"^^ aid £h:di pour all the blood of the bul- lock at tlie bottom of the altar of the burni-of^ering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. I 8 And he shall take off from it all the I fat of the bulliick for the sin-offering; I tlie k fat that covereth tlie inwards, and ^ chap. I all the fat that is upon the inwards : 3. 4. * ! 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat I that is upon them, vihich is by the Hanks, I and the caul above the liver, with the j kidne\ s, it shall he take away, j iO As it was taken off from the bul- ilock of the sacrifice of peace-otierings ; I and tiie piiest shall burn ti.em upon the altar of the buint-olflring-. 11 And the 'skin of ttie bvdlock, and /chap, all his flesh, with his head, and with his^-^o. legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12 Even the whole bullock, shall he carry forth '" witiiout the cam|), unto a^'Hebr. clean place, " where the aslies are pour Jj'jo^J, cd out, and tnirn him on the wood with 19. 17. fire: uhere the ashes ai'e poui'ed out 0 Joshua shall he be burnt. I" He* 13 li And if the ° whole congregali;>n fo. 26. '• of Israel sin through r ignorance, and^iun. the thing be i hid from the eyes of tlic^^jg^'^j assembly, and they have done sovux.:hatVf,alm against any of the commandirifnts of the i^. i3. Lord, concerning things which should jjf,gy_ iw^t hi done, and are guilty : chapter 14 WiiCn the siu which thev have sin-^'^-;^"- red ngamst it is Uaown, thea the con- ' 3, ;-. The sin-offering for the people. 1490, r Num. IS. 24. ch. 1. S. s Kxod. 3. 16. chap. 24. 1, 2. / chap. 1.4. u Hebr. o. 22. 2.2 2 Cor. 1.21. ;> % cr. Be«"ore -rtgation shall ofter a f young bullock *^Vioo''^ '^"' '^''^ ^'"» ^"^ bring him before the ta- bernacle of tlie congi-egatlon. 15 And the ^ elders of the congrega- tion shull 'lay their hands upon the head ofthe "bullock, before the Loud ; and the bullock shall be killed beibre the Lop. n. 16 And the priest that is " anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernac;e ofthe congregation. 17 And tiie priest shall dip his finger 1 Peter in some of the blood, and sprinkle it ; *■ ^2. seven tinges before the Lord, even be- ch. 8. 15. r- ,, •, ;c ver. 3. lore the vail. chapter- 18 And he shall put so7ne of the blood ^^'i??',,, upon the horns ofthe altar which is be- ananibers . i r- 1. 7. and iigainst any of the commatuiments of the 7. 2. and Lord his God, concerning things which Ezekiel should not be done, and is guilty ; 34. 24. 23 Or if his sin w herein he hath s;n- aiid45'^7 "^'^ come to his knowledge; he shall 'bring his oflenng, a kid of the goats, a male •v^ithout blemish. 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head ofthe goat, and kill it in the place *> where tliey kill the burnt-oiieiing be- fore the Lord : it is a sin-offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood ofthe sin-oftering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar cver.7,s.of <= burnt-ofiering, and shall pour out zeTso.^' '''^ ^^°°^ ^^ ^''^ bottom of the altar of burnt-ofliiring. 26 And lie shall burn all his fat upon the allar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-oflt;rings : and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concern- ing his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. d Sum. 27 % And if '^ any one ofthe <= common *'Exodu5 People sin througli ignorance, while he i 12. 49. doeth sa-)nev)hat against any of the com- ^^^^'I'^prs mandmcnts of the Lord, concerning i /chap. 5. things which ought not to be done, and j be guilty; 28 Or if his sin which he hath sinned * E.Kod. 29. 3S. ch.l. 11 Acts 10. 34. Gal. 3.2S. come to his knowledge ; then he shall |'=j*^P-j bring his ofl'ering, a kid ofthe goats, 4! 4! and ^* female without blemish, for his sin 15. 2t. which he hath sinned. ?o!4r'^' . 2? And he shall gjay4.is hand upon CHAP. V. The trespass-offering for uncieanness. sin-ofTering in the place of the burnt- Before olierincr CHKISX 30 And the priest shal! take of the v^%'-0 blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon t!ie horns of the altar of burnt- oflering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at ihr bottom ofthe altar. 31 And he shall i> take away all the;; chap, fat tliereof, as the fat is taken away--!'*- from off the sacrifice of peace-ofierings; and tiie priest shall burn it upon the al- tar, for i a sweet savour unto the Lord : •: chap, and the priest shall make an atonement ]^- 5' for him, and it shall be forgiven him. ^]\o. ' 32 And if he bring "^a lamb for a sin-Job42.s. olierinjr, he shall brinir it a female i^-'-^s.i. witiioul blemisn. 5.2. 33 Ana he sliall lay his hand upon Ihf 1 Petei- head of tiie sln-oliering, and slay it foi ^'^i™ a sin-ofiering in tlie piace where the) 3. 12. kill the bumt-oilering. / E.xod, 34 Ai'.d the priest shall take of tht chkiiter bliod o the ''■> siu-oiiering with iiis fin-. 22. 21. ger, and put it upon the horns of the •-'-28^q'^°'^ tar of burnt-offering-, and shall pour oui i-.'niah all the blood thereof at the bottom c.i 55. 9. the altar. HZ' 53 And he shall take away all the fat Eph. thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taker, f;^,"- ,. , ... ... Hebr. 9. away from the sacrmce of the peace- 13, 14. oiieriiigs ; and the priest siiall burn them 1 Peter upon the altar, according to the olie:-?" j^; ^"^ ings made by Hre unto tlie Lord: ami m chip, the priest shall make an atonement for *• ^• Ids sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. CHAP. V. 1 The trespass-offering of or.e that con- cealeth his knov:lsage in touching of an unclean thing, 4 or in nnahir.g an oath. 14 The offering in sacrilege. AND if •' a soul sin, and liear the stones, and cedars V ^.** made he to be as the ' svcamore-trees 13. 13.'' thiit are in the vale, for abundance. *lai- 28fl And Solomon had ^^ horses brouc out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the ' linen yarn at a ^""^^ ^ 19.4. price. k Isaiab 29 And a chariot came up and went 3i. 1, out of Egypt for six hundred shektls of f.p^"" silver, and an liorse for an hundred and iJ.ckicl fifty : and so for all the kings of the Hit- 27. r. tites, and for the kings of S} ria, did tUey bring thun out by their means. ■• lAmos 71 ch^p. 9. 14. 11 Or. custom- ers, fac- tors. X2Clir. „„.,„^„,, 9. 23. and country 17. 11. Psalm 72. 10. y chap. 14. 28. sPsalm 9. 4. 7. . andl22.5. tHeb tovtii, chapter 22. 39. Psalm 45. 8, 9. Ezekix:! 27.6. Amos 3. 15. Rev. 18. 12. tHeb. close chapter 8.22. a Gen. 10.4. 2Chr. 30. 16 ^f And king Solomon made two iiundred targets (if beaten gold : six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; three pound of gold went to one shield : and the king put them in the house of the forest of y Le- banon, 18 ^f Moreover, tiie king made a great ^ throne of f ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne ivas round behind ; and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one siae and on the other upon the SIX steps : there was not the Ike made in any kingdom. 21 ^! And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were oj gold ami all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of\ pure gold ; none were oJ silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Suloraon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of 3 Tliarshi-ih with the navy of Hiram; once in three years tame die navy of Tharshish, bringmg gold a;id silver, ivorv, and |{ apes, and j;eaciicks. 23 So king Solomon '' exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for Psalm .: ciir. wisdom. 24 1{ And c all the eartli souglit to CHAP. XI. 1 Solomon's wi~jes and concubines draw him to idolatry ; 9 God threateneth him. 14 Solomon's ad^jersaries, (Jfc, BUT king Solomon ^ loved ^ many a chap, strange women, together witli the daugh- h^' , 4. ter of Pharaoh, womenof the Moabites, 4De"uc'. Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and. i^. 17. Hittitcs ; ^'^^^ ^• 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord "^said unto the children of Israel, cExod. Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall ?^- ^^• the} come in unto 3'ou ; for surely they 7. 3. ' will '1 turn away your heart after tlieir d Num. gods. Solomon clave unto these in lov^e. ^?gj|' 3 And he had seven himdred wives, 13. 26. princesses, and three hundred concu- bines : and his v.ives '^ turned away his e Ecct- heiu-t. '■• 26. 4 ^or it came to pass, when Solomon cir. 984. was II old, that his wives turned away |l That is., his heart after other gods : and his heart fo'^^rifL was not perfect with the LoRP his God, yecrs, as was the heart of David his father. ch. 6. 1. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, andM2i .the goddess of the Zidonians, and after verse 4i. Miicoiu, the abomination of the Ammo- nites. 6 And Solomon did evil fin the sight /'^'en- oftlie Lord, and wi-nt not fully after the "'*■'• Lord, as did Diivid his father. 7 Then did Solomon build an high place tor Chemosh, th.e abomination of Moab, in tlie hill that is before Jerusa- lem ; and for Molech, tlie abomination of tlie children of Ammon. 8 And likewise did lie for all his ^pr^^.. S' range wives wiiich burnt incense, and 4. 23. sacnhced unto their gods. n"?^"* y -ji And the Lord was angry with So- 2Ti/n. lomon, because s bis heart was turned 4. 10. Salomon's adversaries. from the Lord God of Israel, wbich Befoi cir. 9^4. ''^"^^ apiK'jired imto him ^ twice, V^-,.-%j 10 And iiad ' commi'.nded l.im con- A chap, ceriiiiig- liis thing-, t ';.t lie should not g-o T ha) "^ ''' "'^'"^'' S™'^ • ^^^^ 'i^ '^'^Pt not that ff. iz.'artd which the Lord (OiTimvindcd. 5. 6- 11 Wiieiefbrc- the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasiriuch astiiis s done of thee, and tliou lias-t not kept my cove- nant, and my stajites, which 1 have comniamled thee, I will surely rend tlie kiiig-di/m from thee, and will give it to tliy servant. 12 Notwithstanding-, in thy days I will not do it k i'-,Y Daviil thy father's .sake : l>ut 1 will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all tiie kingdom ; but will give i one tribe to tliy son for David my servant's sake, and tor Jerusalem's sake, wliich I have chosen. 14 ^1 And the f Lord stirred up an ad\ ersary unto Solonujn, Hadad the E- domite : he was of the king's seed in Edom. 15 For it came to pass, when David was in " Edom, and Joab, the captain of the host was gone up t" bury the slain, af- ter he had.smiu n o every male in Edom ; 16 (For six months did Joab remain there wi'.h all Israel, until he had cut otl'ever\ male in Edi m:) 17 Thai H.idud fled, he, and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt: Hadad being yet a little p child. 18 And they arose out of q Midian, and came to Paran : and they took men Numbers ^^''■'' ^^^^'^ "'■'*^ "^ Paran, and they came 22. 4. to Eg)pt, unto Pharaoli king of Eg^ pt; + Heb. which erave him an house, and appoint- Maitliew '^^ """ t victuals, and gave him land. 6. 11. ly And Hadad found f great favour tHeb. jp ^|,g sigiit of Pharaoii, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own w.fe, the sister of Tahpenes the || queen. 20 And the sisit-r of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes f weaned in Pharaoh's house : and Ge- nubath was in Pharar.h's household a- * 2 Sam. 7. 13. 1 Chron. 28. 5, 6. i chap. 12.21. m 1 Sam, 26. 19. chapter 12. 15. 1 Chron. 5.26. n 2 Sam. S. 14. 0 Ueut. 20. 13. p Gen. 44. 20. ch. J. 7. ^ Gen. 27, " greatly grace in the eyes. Genesis 38. 3. II The •wurd frcper/y 13 the chief ivcman ej the mong the sons of Pharaoh. 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt household that David .dept with his fathers, and cs mis- thut Joab, the captain of the host, was chapter ^^ead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let n.e IS. i.>. depart, that 1 may go to mine own coun- Jereiniah 13. IS. and 2'J. 2, r Gen. 21.7. s 2 Kilips 8. 20, 22. / 2 Sam, 8.3. I'silni 60. title :( 1 Saui. 14. I try. 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him. But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine owr. country! And he answered, NothiiiL;- : howbeit, » let me go in any wise. 23^1 And God stirred him up anotht) adversary, Rezon, the son of Eliadai,, which ' iled from tils lord Hadadezcr. Chron. king of " Zobali 8.3. X 2 Ssm. 8. 3. and JO, 18. -1 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a baud, wlici David " slew thvcm of Zobah . and they I. KINGS. Akijah's prophecy, went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, ^^J^~. and reigned in Damascus. cir. 934. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel v^v>J y all the days of Solomon, besides th.e y chap. mischief that Hadad f/zi/.- and he abhor- ^-J^' IT 1 1 ■ 1 c- - 2Chron. red Israel, and reigned over S\ria. 15. 2. 26 If And ^ Jerobojim, the son of Ne- =2Chr. bat, an Ephraihite of ^ Zereda, Solo- ^ jos'hua men's servant, whose mother's name i3. 16. was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he \^^^^' ■= lifted up his hand against the king. verse'40. 27 And this vias the cause that he lifted up /i/i iir.nd against the king: So- lomon built ^ Millo, and rep.aived the 9. Y^^^' breaches of the city of David his father, 28 And the man Jeroboam iiuji a mighty man of valour : and SoU)mon, seeing the young man that he was in- dustrious, he made him ruler over all the f charge of the house of Joseph, t^j^" 29 And it came to pass at that time, Exod^ when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, 5. 15. that the <' prophet Ahijahthe = Shilonite '^'.'- ^^•*- found him in the way ; and he had clad (/I'sam. himself Willi a new garment : and they i3- u. two were alone in the field : \i^2^' 30 And Ahijah caught the new gar- ment that K-:as on him, and f rent it in /chap, twelve pieces. andis!27, 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take and le. thee ten pieces; for thus saith the Lord, g'jcin' the God of Israel, Behold, 1 will rend 10. 30P the kingdom out of the hand of Solo- andis.is. mon, and will give ten tribes to thee : 32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusa- lem's sake, the city which I have cho- sen out of all the tribes of Israel :) 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth, tiie goddess of the Zidonians ; Chemosh, the god of the Moabites ; and Milcom, the god of the children of Ammon; and h;,ve not walked in k my ways, to do that 1 2 Kings •which is ''right in mine eyes, and to keep /, 2 Kings my statutes and my judgments, as dia 20.3. David his father. 34 Howbeit 1 1 will not take the whole t Heb. kingdom out of his hand : but I -will -^^j^ ^ ^ inake him prince all the days of his life, tjkethis for David my servant's sake, whom I w/io/e chose, because he kept my command- 'I'f'ffi^'"' iiients and my statutes; out of, o5 But I will take the kingdom out of "^^^f ?^' ins son s hand, and will give it unto tlice, ofn^ 'Ten ten tribes Genesis 36 And unto > his son will I give one ^^j ^-^^^ ribe, that David my servant may have 12. 15. a t light kalway before me in Jerusalem, + "--b, the city whicii I iiave chosen me to put 2''san'. my name there. 21. 17. 37 And I will take thee, and thou * ^^'''^'^ shalt reign according to all that thy soul Luke -lesireth, and shall be king over Israel. 1.32,33. 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hcar- ';en unto all that 1 ci.mmand thee, and > ilt walk in my ways, and do that is ;:g;it in my sight, to keep my statutes ^^^^ iiid my commandments, as David my 2i.22.an(l servant did ; tliat I will be ' with thee, 26, 24. iRehoboam rejuseth the old men's counsel, C H AP. XII. Ten tribes' revolt. 1. 35. n Jcr. 44. 30. 0 2 Chr. 9. 29. cir. 975, p ver. 4. 2C'hron. 9.30. 5 chap. 2. 10. Before and build thee "> a sure house, as I built ^""aTo^ for David, and will give Israel unto thei. \^rvv> 39 And I will for this afflict the seed m 2 Sam. of David, but f "ot for ever. 7-16. 40 Solomon sought, tiiei-efore, to kill tHeb.' Jeroboaii. : andjerobonm arose, and fle.; not for into Egvpt, unto " Shishak king of E- \.ike^^' SyP*^' '^"'^ ^^'*^ ^" E^gypt ""*^'^ '■'^*^ death of Solomon. 41 U And the rest of the acts of So- lomon, and all that he did, and his wis- dom, are they not written in the ° book of the acts of Solomon l 42 And the time that Solomon reign- ed in Jerusalem over all Israel was p for- ty years. 43 And Solomon I will add to your yoke : my father also ci;astisf ti you with whips, but 1 will chastise you with scorpions. 15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the peojjle ; for the f cause was from the Lord, that he migiit perform his sajing, which the Lord spake b) t Ahijah the Sinlonite unto Jeroboam, the son of Nt- bat. 16 li So when all Israel saw that the king Heartened not unto them, the peo- ple answered the king, sa; ing, Wiiai portion have we in Das id J neither have ive inheritance in ttie " son of Jesse : to your o tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the r cities of Judah, Re- hobvjain reigned over them. 18 Tiicn king Rehoboam sent q Ado- ram, who ii3as over tiie tribute ; and u;i Israel stoned him with stones that ht died : therefore king- Rehoboam f made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel ^ rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 20 ^( And it came t" pass, when ah Israel hL;u'(i thai Jeroboam uas come again, that the) « sent and called hlui unto the congregation, and made hiin king over all Israel: tiiere vsas none ttiat followed the house of David but the tribe ot Judah ^ only. 21 ^1 Ar.d when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem he assembleil all tlie house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjumin, an hundred ana foui*score thousand chosen men, winch were " warriors, to hgiil against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam, ti;e son of Solomon. 22 But the word of God came unto " bneTnaiah, the y man ot God, saying, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, md unto ail the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to Lie 2. remnant of the people, sajing, 24 Thus saitii the Lord, Ye shall not Before CHRIST cir. 975.- I chap. 3. 7. and 14.21. 1 Chroif.' 22. 5. Prov. 18.6. tHeb. hardly, verse 7. .ler. 43.4. Vi Prov. 12. 13. and 18. 7. t Keb. turning about. Gen. 50. 20. Exod. 9. 12. 2 Sam. 12. 12. :md 24. 1. 2 Cliron. 25. 20. iVmos 3.6. tHeb. By the hand of Ahijah, Lev. 8.36. ch. 11.31. n 1 Sam. 22.7. 02 Sam. 20. 1. p chap. 11. 13. q cliap. 4. 6. and 5.14. tHeb. ■iu:ngth- ened himself, 1 Sam. 30.6. r Prov* 5. 12, 13, s 1 Sami. 10.24. t chap. 21. 13. Eccl. 10. 1§. u2Chr. 26. 13; X 2 Chr. 11.2. y 1 Sam. 9.6. zchap. 11. 13. verse 16. 2 Chron. n..f3. Jeroboanis idolatry. I. KINGS.) rm*^isT ^'^ "P '^°'' ^''''''' •'^.^"''"■''^ y^"" l>fetliren Q-3 the cliilclren of Isruel : reUirn every man \^r\'>>J to i>is liouse ; fur this thing' is frora me. They heiiflcened, ilierei'ore, to the word of the LoiiE, utid returned to depart, accjjrdiiin; to the word of the Lord. 25 "j] Then Jeroboam built aShechem in mount Epbraim, and duelt tiierein ; and went out from thence, and built ^ Penuel. 26'^ And Jeroboam "^ .said in his heart, Now shall the kin;^dom return to the house of David : 27 If this people go up to do '' sacri- fice in tile house of the Lord at Jeru- salem, then sliall the heart of this people turn ag-uin luito their lord, even unto Re- hobuam king of Juduh, and they sliall "= kill me, and go ag-ai:i to Rehoboam king of Judah. 23 Whereupon the king ^ tool: coun- sel, and made g two calves of gold, and said unto them. It is '"too much for )ou to go up to Jerusalem : behold tli}' gods, O Israel, wiiich brought thee up out of the land of Eg} pt. 29 And lie set the one in * Beth-el, and llie otlier iiut he in '< Dan. 30 And this thing became a ' sin : for the people went to won-lup before Llie one, even unto Dan. 31 And he made '" an house of hitrh a chap. '?). 15. verse 1. b Judges 9.45. f Psalm a„'l. 1. Rom. 1.30. d Dtut, 12.6. h cliap. 11. 8. and 13. 34. Prov. 29. 25. / Exod. 1. 10. Isa. 30. 1. g Exod. 32. 4. Ji Gen. 2 Peter 2. 19. i Gen. 23. 19. k Judges 18. 29. / 2 Kijigs 2i! 16. places, and made priests of " the low est of the people, which were ° not of the sons of Levi. sm chap. 13. 32. 71 chup. 13. 33. € Kum. 3. 6, 10. ^ Lev. 23. 34. a diup. 8. 2, 5. rchap. 13.1. 2 Chron, •2,6. 18. * Num. 15. 39. Mat. •15.3. 1 Tim. ■A. 1, 2. 32 And Jeroboam ordained r a feast in the eightii month, on the lifteenih day of the month, like unto the feast that is n in judah, and ^ he ofiered upon the al- tar (so did he in BeLh-el) sacrilicing unLo the calves that he haa made : and he placed in Beth-ei the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So lie oti'ered upon tlie altar which he had made in Belh-el the nfeenth day of tne eighth month, even in the month whicii he had = devised of his own heart ; and ordained a feast unto the ciiildren of Israel : and he oiiered upon the altar, ajid burnt incense, CHAP. XIII. 1 yerohoavi^s nand i:ithereth : 6 but at the prayer of the prophet is restoi'ed. 24 The disobedient prophet is slain by a lion. 33 y-eroboani's obstinacy. • ANU, beiiold, lliere came ■''a man i 2iangs "f" God h out of Judah, <= by the word of 23.17. the Lord, unto Belh-el: and Jeroboam ^,^';7^c2. stood by t!ic altar ■^ to burn incense. 2 And he <" cried *' against the altar in tlie word of the Lord, andsuid, s O al- tar, aitarl thus saith the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unt the house of David, '' Josiah by name, and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the n.gh placeG that burn incense upin thee, and men's bones 3 And he ^eroboam^s hand ivitkeretfi. hath spoken ; Behold, the altar sliall be Before rent, and the ashes that are ujion it shall ^^g^]^^ be poured out, \,/'y>J 4 ^[ And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man ot Go; I, which had cried against the al- tar in Belh-el, that he ■< put forth his A-Amos hand irom the altar, saying-. Lay hold Xcts' '' nil him. And his hand, which he put 12. i. foith against him, ' dried up, so that he ^„A"s could not pull it m again to him. 2^Cor 5 The altar also was rent, and the 10. 6.' ashes poured out from the altar, accord- ing to the sign wiiicli the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. 6 Arid the king answered and said unto the man of God, ™ Entreat now the '" Kxod. lace of the Lord "thy G"d, and praj. f;'jona]j for me, that my hand may be restored 1. 6. me again. And the man ot God ° be- " J"^^^- sought the Lord, and the king's hand Rom'. was p restored him again, and became 12. 19. as it was before. f/ie?" 7 And Uie king said unto the man of God, Come home w ith me, and f re- t Heb. fresh tiixself, and I will give thee 1 ■ '""'"' reward. 8 And the propj Gen. man of God said unto the ^8. 15. Judges a clinp, 32.22! Jlai-k 7. 13. il chap. 12. 32. e Isaiah 68. 1. J Jer. ■M. 29. g Isai.nh a9. 1. h i Kings 22. 1, 2. , and23.15. •tJer.38,9. shall be burnt uuon thee, rave ' a si'irn the same d saymj This !> the sign wtiicii the Lord I king-, If thou wilt g ve me ■ naif thine 13. 5, ' I house, i will not go in with thee, neither Psalm [ vvill 1 eat bread nor drink water in this i^2KinEs place : 5. 15. 1 9 For so was it » charged me by the ''J^P™' Word of tlie Lord, saying, ' Eat no ^joi,' bread, nor drink water, » nor turn again 23. 12. by llie same v.a> that thou camest. "11°'^* 10 So he went another way, and re- 2'johnio. turnetl not by the way that he came to « 2 Kings Beth-el. , ''■^'■ 11 li Now there dwelt an old " pro- ^j^^- pliei y ill Beth-el ; and his sons came chapter and told him all the works that the man is. 28. of God had done that day in Beth-el: Ez'^k!^' the words which he had spoken unto 13.2. the king, them they told also to their >chap. ,.,*-' • 10. 24. lather. 2 Kings 12 And their father said unto tliem, 23. 13. What way went he ? for his sons had { seen what way the man of God went which came irom Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ^ ass. So they saddled him the ^^^i"' ass, and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found him » sitting- uniier an oak : '^ •^"'^-'' and lie said unto him. Art thou the man of Gi.d that camest from Judah ? And he said, I a>n. 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me and eat bread. 16 And he said, I may npt return with thee, nor go in with thee ; neither will 1 eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place. 17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, TJiou shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way tuat thou camest. lb He said unto him, 1 0771 a prophet j Num. I also vm thou art, and >» an ang-el spake 32- 35. The disobedient prophet slain. CHAP. XIV Before unto me by the word of t'le Lonn, say- CHRIST j,-,_ Ei'injT him back u itii tliee into thine y_^,y.^ house, tliat he may eat oread and dnnk ^ jer. water. But he •" hed unto him. 5.12. 19 So lie went -i bark with him, aivl ^^-' did eat bread in his house, and drank Titus water. 20 ^ And it came to pass, as they sat 'j^g^* at the tabic, tli:tt the word of the Lord jicter' came unto llje « [.rophet tliat b:-cug^ht l-^/'- iiim back : ^ ..^m. 21 Aiid jie f cried unto the man of Mst. God that came i'rom Judah, saying, 7.22,23. Thus saith th.e Lord, F ;i-asmuch as ji. 51. thou hast i; disobeyed the moutli of the /verses. Lord, and hast not kept the command- 'I.Y-?^* ment whicii the Loud thy God corn- eal.!. 8, mandf d thee, 22 But earnest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of the whic!i the LORD did ."^ay to thee, Eat no bread, .ind drink no water ; thy h chap, ''c.ircass shall not come unto the sepuJ- 14.13. chreof thy fuihers. 21.20.°" "^^ ^""d it came to pass, after he had Isaiah eaCi the ass * Ezek. stood bv it, the i lion also stood by the 24.24. „„„„„^^' 1 Peter Carcass. i| 4. 17. 2^ And, behold, men passed by, and io^^\ saw the carcass cast in the way, and the D.iniel lion st-inding by the r arcass ; and 'liey 6. 22. came and old it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 *j And when the prophet that brought liim back from the way heard thereof he said. It is tlie man of God who was disobedient unto the word of tl;e Loud; tlifrefore the Lord hath delivered l.im unto the lion, which hath tHeb. f torn him, and sbin !iim, according to Mmi, t!;c word of the Lord, whicii he spake 26.15. MinKn liim. 2 Sam. 2r And he spake to his sons, sayingf, 2Cliron. ^^^'-^^^ me the ass. And tliey saddled 12.2. and him. IS. 2. and 23 And lie went and found his car- Psalms cass cast in tiie way, and the ass and 9, 11. and • he lion standing' by the carcass : the ^^' ^^- lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn 9.2.' ""the ass. iCor. 29 And tl'.e prophet took up the car- m Job cass of the man of God, and hiid it upon 38. 11, the ass, and broug'U it back : and the B chap, old prophet came to the city to ^ mourn, X*. 13. ^^^1 1^,^ bury him. 30 And he laid his carcass in his own - grave ; and they mourned over him, saj- ing, Alas, my brother! 31 Ar.d it came to pass, after he had buried h-.m, that he sj/ake to his sons, saving, V»'hen I am dt-ad, then bury me «.2Kin^s in the » sepulchre wherein llie m;'n of 23.J,. Qfjj -^ buried ; lay my bones beside his bCT.eS : Abijah prcphesieth against ytroboem- - 32 For the sa\ ing which he cried by Before the word of the I^ord agair.st the altar ^-^^f^^' in Belh-el, and against all the p houses \^r^ of the high places which art in the cities p Levi of q Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 20.30. 33 ![ After tliis thing Jeroboam ' re- l^}"^]' turned rot from his evil way, f hut cir. 974. made again of the lowest of tlie people ' ver. ee.^ priests . f the high places : whosoever t'nVb. ' wouhl, he 5 consecrated him, and he be- returned came c/ieofthe priests of the high places. '^ ,^ 34 And this thing became sin unto tiie chap'.'n. house of Jeroboam, even to 'cut it oft', 31,32. and to destroy it from off the face of the 23^4^^'* earth. ' Lev., ' 7. 37. t chap. 12. 26. Gen. 11. 4', CHAP. XIV. 1 Ahijah consulted about Abijah^s sich' r.ess, 10 dtnounceth God's jiichvients. 17 Abijah dietit, and is buried, ix. AT 3 Uiat time Abijah, the son of <^. Jeroboam, '•fcl! sick. cchap, 2 And Jerrb.-am said to his wife, Y;^l^^ Arise, I pray thee, and = disguise th - 13. 3. ' self, tl'atthcu be not knov.n to be the "^Yc^^'" wife of Jeroboam ; and get tliec tc, \l ^'■ d Shiloh : behold, there is Ahijah th- d came to the cruse of Aiiijah : but Ahijah could not see, for his eyes f were set by rea- .j. jj^^ son cy his age. sf-,.;d fcr 5 % And K ri.e Lord said ur.to Ah'jah, ^'•' S'-^'i^ Beh.;ild, the wife of JeroboMii comctli t ecc!. a k a thing of tliee for her son, for he is 9. 2. _ sick : thus and thus shalt thou say tr to ^^^f^ lier; for it shall be, when sh.e cometh in, ^prm-; th it.she shall feign herself ro be another 21. 3i. Hjioman 6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the srund of her feet, as she came in r.t the door, that he said, C^ime in, thou '» wife of Jeroboam ; why feigncst thou /, Psai,,, thyself to be anotl=er ; for I urn sent to 33. 10. thee ivith ' heavy tidings. /rerses 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus . lith the lO' H- Lord God of Israel, Forasmuchas I 23.23. K csalted thee fnjm amo;ig the people, Ezek. .'ind ma'.'.e thee prince over my people I'g'gjup- Israel, 12. 7, 8. 8 And '■ rent tlie kingdom away from Ps?lm the house 'A' David, .and g.v."e it tl.ee ; i^^^^J' and /ff thou iiHSt not been as my servant 11. 31. David, who kept my command rents and who ful'oued me vvit!; all his lieart, to do that "only which u-as right nnjchap, mine e\es ; is.s. 9 But hast done evil "above all tha' nchap. were be 'ore thee: for thou hast gone ^''p^^ and made tiiee other .go'-'s, and molU-n 50. 17. images, to provoke me to ru ger, and ^•^^•^• hast °cast me b-liind thy back ; y> Vmo"; 10 Therefor?, bchok!,' r I will bring 3.s. Sehoboain's wicked reign. Before evil upon the q house of Jeroboam, and ^"9^6 ^^.'l^cut off" from Jeroboam him thai ' pisseth against the wall, ajid him that is s shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away ' dung, till it be all gone. 11 Him thatdieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the " dogs eat ; and lim that dieth in the field shall the ''■ fowls of the air eat : tor the Lord halh spoken it. 12 Arise thou, therefore, get thee to thin.e own house : and when thy feet en- ter into the city tiie child shalfdie. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him ; for be only of Jeroboam sliall come to the grave, because in him Uiere is found y some good thing toward tlie Loud God of Israel in the house of Jfi'oboam. 14 Moreover, the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, wlio shall cut o'I'the house of Jeroboam that day : but what ? z even now. 15 For the Lord shall smite ^ Israel ^ chap. 16. 3. r 1 Sam. IS. 28. chapter 16.ll.and 21.21. * Heat. 32. 36. 2 Kings 14. 26. * Psalm S3. 10. Issiah 14. 23. u chao. 16.4." Jer. 15.3. X Eccl. 6.3. Rev. 19. 17. y Phil. 4.22. 2 Peter 2.8. .2 Ezek. 12. 22, 25. a 1 Sam. as a reed is shaken in the water, and ch. 17. 6. '^^ ^^^^^ ^ root up Israel out of this ^ b Psaim g!>od land which he gave to their fa- cD»ut '^'^^^''^» ^"'i shall scatter them beyond 8.7,s.' ''^^ ^ river, because they have made rf2 Kings tiieir groves, provoking the Lord to indn.6.^'^.?^^'- e Isaiah 42. 24. /chap. 12. 28. and 13. 33. 34. g Mat. 18.7. Rev. 19. 20. i 2 Chr, 13.2. 16 And he shall <= give Israel up, be- cause of the sins of Jeroboam, who did f sin, and who k made Israel to sin. 17 If And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to »> Tirzah : and when she came to the threshold of the door the child died. 18 And they buried him ; and all Is- A Joshua rael mourned for him, according to the Song' word of the Lord, which he spake by 6. 4. the hand of his servant Ahijali the pro- phet. 19 ^ And the rest of the acts of Jero- boam, how he ' warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the l)ook of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned wpre two and twenty years : and he 9leptwith his fathers, and Nadabhis son reigned in his stead. 21 «11 And Rehoboam, the son of Solo- mon, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam ivas '' forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned .seventeen years in Jerusalem, llie city wiiich the Lord did choose out of all tlie tribes of Israel to put his name tliere : and iiis mother's name ivas Naamali, an ' Ammonitess. 22 And '" Judah did evil in tlie sight of the Lord, and tliey jjrovoked him to "jealousy with their sins which they Proverbs had committed ° above all that their ^•^*-, fathers had done. 16. 41. 2j For tlicy also r built them high pla- /» Deut. ces, and images, and groves, on every ^q"uk\sh. '"o'^ '""' ^"<^^ under 1 every green tree. s7. s. :J4 And there were also Sodomites m * 2 chr. 12. 13. ichap. 11. 1, 2. 972. m 2 Chr. 11. 17. ft Deut. 4.24. i. KINGS, I Abijain^s tvicied reign. t'le land ; c;K/they did according to aP Before the abominations of the nations which *'"^j'^''l liie Lord cast out before the children ^^~-l^ oi Israel. 25 Ij And it came to pass, in the " fifth r 2 chr. year of king Rehoboam, that « Shishak \l'^^.'^'^^ king of Egypt came up against Jerusa- s chapter lem : "• 40. 26 And he took away tlie ' treasures ' Psalm of the house of the Lord, and the trea- '^^'^•^• sures of the king's house ;. he even took away all : and he took away all the shields •» of gold which Solomon had ,,2 chr. made. 9.15. an4 27 And king Rehoboam made in their p^^;^^ ^.j^^ stead brasen shields, and committer' 23. 5. them unto the hands of the chief of tlie Eccl. t guard, which kept the door of the f'lieh. king's house. 28 And it was so, when the king went l^^' into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-cliamber. 29 % Now the rest of the acts of Re- hoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chroni- cles of the kings of Judah ! 30 And tliere was " war between Re- hoboam and Jeroboam y all t/ieir da}s. 31 And Rehoboam 2 slept with his .v ch. is; fathers, and was buried with his fathers l^Xct's in the » city of David : and his mother's 7. 60. name mas Naamah, an Ammonitcss : '^ chap, and b Abijam his son reigned in his j'2c'hr. runnersr 1 Sam. 22. 17- 958, X chap. 12. 24. stead. 12. 1, and 13. 1. Mat. 1,7.- a 2 Chr.. 12. 16. CHAP. ZV. Abijavi^s idcked reign: 7 he dieth. 9 Asa's good reign -, 23 he dying, Je- hoshaphat succeedeth. 33 Baasha^s Kicked reign. NOW, in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusa- lem : and his mother's name wrw '' Ma- i2 Chr.. achah, the daughter of Abishalom. 13. 2. 3 And he walked in all the sins of Iiis fatlier, which he had done before him : and his heart was <■ not perfect witii the c Psalm Lord his God, as the heart of David ii9-80. . . r- ,, . Mat. 13. his tatiier. 20, 21. 4 Nevertheless, <' for David's sake, 2 Tiui. did the Lord his God give him a lamj) ^-^^j ^^ . in Jerusalem, to set U]) his son alter him, 32, 3*6. ' and to establish Jerusalem ; 5 Because David did that vhich tvas = right iu the eyes of the Lord, and 20^/"^ turned not aside f from any thing that/Psalm he commanded him g all the days of his "^j:^- life, ^ save only in the matter of Uriah {^f^\^ the Hittite. .eActs 6 And there was ' war between Re- IW^ ^ hoboam and Jeroboam all the days of 7, 10.' Ids life. f\l- 7 '^'er.2. ty and four years. fi^%'' 34 And he did evil in the sight of tlit- 12- 28. Lord, and walked in the way of Jero- ^- ?"'' boam, and ^ in his sin wherewith he an'd^i4'.i» made Israel to sin. verse 26. CHAP. XVI. 1 yehu's prophecy against Baasha. 8 Zimri\- conspiracy. 29 Ahab's idofa- try. 6i Joshua's curse fulfilled upon Hiel the builder of 'Jericho. THEN the word of the Lord came a 2 Chr! to ^Jehu, the son of '' Hanani, against 19.2. and Baasha, saying, fi^chr. 2 Forasmuch as I ■= exalted ^ thee out 25. 4. of the dust, and mude thee prince over ^^^°"' my people Israel, and thou hast w alked <- chap, in = the way of Jeroboam, and hast made 14.21. my people Israel to sin, to provoke me ^^ to anger with ti.eir sins ; rf ^ SaijiJ- 3 Behold, I will take away tlie poste- • s. rity of Baasha, and the posterity of 'his J5*\*f?' house; find will make thv house like ^Lh.u-ic Rr ' Zimn s conspiracj. I. KINGS, Omri's luicied reign. i chap. 15.23. Before the house of s Jeroboam, the son of «^«?o\''' Nebat. \^rv'>^ . ^ ^'"^ ^^^^^ dieth of Baasha in the ^chap. city shall the dogs eat; and ^ him that '.5. 29. clietli of liis in the fields shall the fowls h Psalm n ^, . , JO. 22. oi •"^ ^'^' cat. 5 If Now the rest of the acts of Baa- sha, and what he did, and ' his might, are they not written in the book, of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 6 So Baasha slept with his fatliers, K cliap. and was buried in ^ Tirz^h : and Elah ^*' ^^' his son reigned in his stead. .'chap. 7 And ' also by the hand of the pro- pliet Jeliii, the son of Hanani, came the word of tlie Lord against Baasha, ;ind Rgainst his house, even for all the evil tlleb. ti\at he did in the f si.ght of the Lord, ver%s i" provoking him to anger with " the 19,30. work of his hands, in being like tlie 21*20^*^ liouse of Jeroboam, and because " he 7nHosea killed him. 1-5. 8 ^ In the twenty and sixth year of ^s^w! ^^^ '^'"S of Judah began Elah, the son .; kings of Baasha, to reign over Israel in Tir- ^' 7- zah, ° two years. over. 10. g ^^^ jj-jg servant Zimri, captain of half /z/i chariots, conspired against him p2 Sam. as he was in Tirzah p drinking himself Daniel drunk in the house of Arza, steward of 5-. 30. his house in Tirzah. 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh ./ ver. 15. vear of Asa king of Judah, and i reign- Job20. 5. ed in his stead. 11 fl And it came to pass, when he rchap. began to reign, as soon as he ^ sat on 1. 13. his tiirone, that he slew all the house of J Judges Baasha : he left him not one that « piss- chapter ^th against a wall, neither of his f kins- 14. 10. folks nor of his friends, fnll'M. ^~ "^''"'^ '''^ ^'"■'" destroy t all the iivsre'rs, liouse of Baasha, according to the word Numbers of the Lord, which he spake against / verbis. Baasha f by Jehu the propliet ; Homaiis 13 For -"all the sins ot'Baasha, and the ""H^b ^'"^ *^'^ Elah his son, by which they sin- by the "^d, and by which they made Israel to liand of, sin, in provoking the Lord God of Is- ^Tchapttr ^'^^^ ^" ''"S^^' ^^ '^'^ '^^'^''' " ^'^nities. 15. 29. 14 Now tlie rest of the acts of Elaii, verse 7. and all that he did are they not written lofe! 7. '" ^'•'^ book of the Chronicles of tlic kings .\ Deut. of Israel ? 2K?nes ^"^ ^' ^'^ ^'^^ twenty and sevcnt!) year 17. 15. tif -^sa king of Judaii did Zimri reign y Isaiah seven days in Tirzah : and t'ne people Jcr.^2.' 5 i-e/eeiicamped.igainstGibbethon, which Jouali * belonged to the Pliilistines. 2. s. 16 A,i(l ^iie people tliat Kccre encamp- s. 4. and ^^ heard say, Zimri iiath conspired, and 10. 9. hath also slain tlie king : wherefore all Is- '}J°^ rael made 'Omri, the captain of tlie host, X Mi'cah king over Israel that day in tlic camp. 6. 16. 17 And Omri went uj^ from Gibbc- Si!*!"^ thon, and .ill Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 Ar.d it came to pass, when Zimri gaw llial the city was taken, tiiat he went into tti'.s hou-je, and a bm-nt tlie king's house over him with Before fire, and died, "^^^f^ 19 For his sins which he sinned in do- ^.^vO ing evil in the >> sight of the Lord, in b chap, walking in the " way of Jeroboam, and ^'- «• in his sin which he did to make Israel i2.28?aiid to sin, wiie'.and 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, ^*- 26. and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the Chroni- cles of the kings of Israel ? 21 ^ Then were the peoj^ie nf Israel divided f into two parts : half of tlie t Heb. people followed Tibni, the son of Gi- '"tohalf^ nath, to make him king; and half fol- j^gf^ lowed Omri. 2Chro;».\ 22 But the people that followed Omri ^- ^• prevailed against the people that follow- ed Tibni, the son of Ginath : so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 2.3 tf In the tliirty and first year of ^2^- Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years : six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24 And he bought the hill S.imaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built after the name (.f Shemer, owner of the hill Zarcphalii, which belongtth to Zidon, and duel! there : beliold, I have ^ commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee, 10 So he arose, and went to Zareph- ath : and, wlien he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman i^sas there gathering of sticks ; and he called to her, and said i Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water iu a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as slie was going to fetch it he called to her, and said. Bring me, 1 pray thee, a morsel of bread, in thine hand. 12 And she said. As the Lorp thy God liveth, I have not " a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse : and, beholdj I am ga- thering two sticks, that I may go in, and dress it for me and my son that we may " eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her. Fear not ; go and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son : 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, o The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail until the day that the Loud sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went, and did p accord- He raiseth the nuidotxi's son. of Elijah : and saymg ot tiijan : anu sn. , j^^^^sT and he, and i her house, did eat many j.;j._ 9jq_ days. V^v>j' 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, q Gen. neither did the cruse of oil fail, accord- ^-J,^^ ing to tlie \\ord of the Lord, which he spake by Elijali. 17 % And it came to pass, after these ^^^^^ things, that the son of the woman, th.- ^„j,/^ mistress of the house, fell sick; and Gen. 2. 7. his sickness was so sore, that there was ^°H^b!^ no f breath left in him. what'is 18 And she said unto Elijah, f What tome have I to do with thee, O thou ^ man ot j"ager' God ? art thou couie unto me to call my ii. 12. sin to remembrance, and to slay my son ? L^^.T" 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy jo'bn ' son. And he took him out of her bosom, 2. 4. and carried him up into a » loft where he gj^j"^^" abode, and laid him upun his own bed. judges 20 And f he cried unto the Lord, ai-.c 16. i3. said, O Lord " my God, hast thou al- g ^^[ so brought " evil Uj'on tlie widow witii ch. 13. 1. uliom y I sojourn, by slaying her son \ gi^ig^ 21 And he ^ stretched himself upon ^Acts llie child » three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I ])ray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 2:? And the Lord heard the voice of t Exod. 14. 10. 2 Kings 2. 12. u Psalm 22. 1,2. Elijah, and the soul of the child came xJob into him again, and he ^ revived. ^'ver 0 23 And Elijah took the child, and proverb's brought him down out of the chamber ^''- ^i- into the house, and delivered him unto ^"Acts"^' ' his mother : and Elijah said, See, th) 20. 10. son liveth ! l^^^^- 24 And the woman said to Elijah, ^ Hebr. Now '' by this I know that thou art a 11. 3S. man of God, and that the word of the \^^f{ Lord in thy mouth is truth. rf John CHAP. XVIII. ^' ^' 1 Elijah ineeteth Obadiah: 17 he repro- veth Ahab. 30 Elijah's prayer : 40 he slayeth Baal's prophets. AND it came to pass, after » many a Luke days, that the word of the Lord came *-'^^' •U , • . . ■ . u 1 • 1 r- James to Ehjah in the bUnrd year, saying. Go 5. 17. shew thyself unto Ahab ; and I will '^ * ch. 17. send rain upon ^ the earth. c'Dem. 2 And Elijah Went to shew himself 28. 12. * unto Ahab : and there ivas a tore famine '^/i 24. ,, . d Lev. m = Samaria. 26. 4. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which e chap. ivas the ' governor of his house : (now i^Q^' Obad'.ah g feared the Lord greatly ; no. 5. " 4 For it was so, when Jezebel '■ cut s PM. off the prophets of the Lord, that Oba- //n^V. diah took an hundred prophets, and hid 17. 4, 5. them by fifty in a cave, and ' fed them ivp.r. is. witli bread and water :) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, untj all fountains of water and unto all brooks ; peradveu.ure we may lind ^ grass to save the horses and ^jot mules ahve, that we lose not all the 8. 12. be.asts. . 6 So they divided the land between th^m, to pas») t.hroughout it : Ahab Y/«nt Qhadiah br'ingeth Ahab to Elijah. I. KINGS. CHRIST ""^ ^^^-^ ^^' '^''T^'^elf' ' ^"^ Obadiah went cir. 906. 'inother way by himself. 7 TJ And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him ; and '"lie knew gjj- bim, and " fell nn his face, and said, X 8. ^rt thou that ° niy lord Elijah ? 8 And he answered him, I nyn : g'O, tell thy lord, p Be -o.d, Elijah is here. 9 And lu' said, 'i W!:utha^e 1 sinned, that tiiou woiildest deliver thy servant iito the hand of Ahab to slay me .' 10 r As tiie Lord thy God liveth, there is no natior\ nor kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek ihee : and when tiie\ sa:d, Ht is not there, he took an oath of the : ingdom and nation, that thev found thee not. /Gen. 39. 4. n Gen. 18. 2. e \ Tim. 5.17 •p John 1. .36. 5 ver. 12. S'chap. A 29. 3.16, Acts 8. 39. t chap. 1.51. Verses 7^13. Elijah convinceth Baa^s prophets. lock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, Before and lay it on wood, and pnt no fire un- j.^^. gog der; and I will dress the other bullock, ^^y^j-^J and lay it on wood, and put no fire un- der: 24 And call ye on the name of your g<.ds, and I will call on the name of the Lord.: and the liod that answereth ■" by fire let him be God. And all the m Lev. people answered and said. It is weP spoken. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophet-, of Bnal, Ciioose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first ; for ye are many : ami call on the name of your iJ-ods, but pnt no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from m irning even uttil noon, saying, O Bail, lieariis! But there was "no voice n Psalm nor any that answered. And they leap- "^q*" 1 know rot; and so, when I come andiied upon the altsr which was made. 12.2.* 11 Ai:d now liion savest. Go tell thr lord, Be- Hold, Ehjali is' here. 12 And it snail co.ne lo pass, as soon as I am gone from tiiee, that the Spirit 2 Kings ol ihe Lord shall s carrv thee wliither 6. 12. and 9.24. 1 Chron. 21.26. 2 Chron. 7. 1. tell Auab, and he cannot find Ihee, ne siia!l s.ay me: but I ' th\ servant fear the Lord from my youth. 13 Was ii not told my lord "hat I did when Jeztbel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid -n hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in ;< cave, and fed them with bread and water ? 14 And now thou sayest. Go tell tin- lord. Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15 And Elijah said. As the "Lord of Ps.24. 9. hosts liveth, b^f ire whom I stand, I will « Amos surely shew myself unto him to-dav 16 So Oba.Hah went to meet Ahab, a id toid him : and Ahab went to meet Elijah. i7 And it came to jiass, when A]i;ib saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him. Art tiiou he >= that iioubiith Isr.ael ? IS And he ansuered, y I h:ive not Ezekiel tri ublt-d I.->rael, but ^ tliou and" th\ fa- >iat'thew '^'^■-''■'s house, in t'lat ye have forsaken 34.4. 'he commandments of ihe Lord, and ■^^^^ thou hast followed Baalim, iz'chap. ^^ Now, tlierefore, send, (j;u/ gatlier 16.31. to me all Isnel unto mount t Cannei, dred iGen. 1. 7, Matthew 11. 13. Acts 17. 1. and 24. 5. V Acts 24. 13. ■s2 Sam. ^. Joshua and the •: prophets of Baal four 1 and fifty, and the prophets of the "1 groves four hundred, which = eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the ' jirophets together unto mount Carmel, 21 TI And Elijah came unto all the e. 24. and people, and said, How long k halt ye be- a^Cor! tvveen two opinions ? if the Loud 6e «. 14. '' God, follow him: but if ' B.i:il, then ^0^^°'^"* fbliow him. Ami the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, ''I, even I onl>, remain a propnet ol the Lo RD ; but Baal's [prophets are ' lour hundre! and tifiy men.- 23 Lc ihem, t'lerefore, give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bul- e 2 Pet. 2.1. il chap. 36. 33. ff Isaiah 46,6. /ver. 22 ch. 22. 6. Mat. >Rev. X 15. k ch. 19. .10. IS. I verses 39, 20. rh. 22. 6. .rer,26. 8. H'ev. 9. 0. 27 And it came to pass at noon, thai Elijah "mocked them, and said. Cry "chap. aloud; for he is a god: either he i^ eccI.' t-ijking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a 11. 9. journey, or peradventure he p sleepeth, p Psalm and must be awaked. ^^^* ** 28 A:d they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their q manner, \\v' ? Lev. knives and lancets, till r the blood gush- xtlxit. ed out upon them. 14. 1. 29 And it came to pass, when mid- ^^l^^' day was past, and they prophesied unt'l Micah the time of *he olfering of the evening 6. 7. sacrifice, that l/iere ivas neither voice nor any to answ er, nor any that « re- * ^er. garded. "iini, 30 ^[ And Elijah said unto all tlie 3. 9. people, Come near unto mc. And all the peo])ie came near unto him : and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was br ken down. 31 And Elijah look t twelve stones. ' Joshua according to the "number of the tribe .•■ ^'Ezra of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the 6. 17. wordoftiie Lord came, saying, ^ Is- J ^q"^' r.iel shall be thy name ; Eph.*4. 3, 32 And with the stones he built an -^ Gen. altar y in the name of the Lord : and ^^{ qq|._ he made a trench about the altar, f as 10. 31. great as would contain two measures of |p°j' seed. tHe'b. 33 And he put the wood ^ in order, accord- and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid '^f^l° 'y-* hijji on the wood, and said. Fill foui fwo mea- barrels with water, and pour it on the •""■" "f b'jrnt-sacrifice, and on the wood. Genesis 34 And he said. Do it the second I8. 6. tim.e : and the; did it the second time. o„^q"' And he said, Do !t the ••» third time : Lev.i. and they did it the third time. 6, 7. 35 And tlie water ran round about ^<^^^' the altar, and he filled the ^ trench also i ver 32.] w ith water. 36 And it came to pass, at the time i)J' ihe offering of the evening sacrifice, 25.2". tnat Elijah the prophet came near, and Exodns said, t Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, •''•*• Ke obtaineth raiii- CHAP. XIX. Elijah is comforted by an angel. Before a.id of Israel, ^ let it be known this day CHRIST j|,^(. jj^Q^ ^^^ Qo(j in Israel, and that I ^^,^ am thy servant, and that I have done d Psalm al) these things at thy word. 9. 15. and ^j e Hear me, O Lord, hear me ; % r^es ''*'^'- *-^*'^ pfopte may know that ihou 24, 29. , 2 Chr. and licked up the water that vias in the 7. 1. trench. o) And when all the people saw it they fell on their faces ; and tiiey sui;!, h ver. 24. ii The Lokd, he is the God ; the Lord, ^■^°^^_^* he is tlie God. John 40 And Elijah said untotlicm, 'Take 5. 35. iJie prop^iets t' Ba;d ; >< let not one of 2.15!^ them escape. And they took them, k .ler. a id J Elijah bi-onght them down to Tb^\ he br lok ■» Kishon, and "slew them 13. rand ii'^re. 18. 2D 41 ^ And Elijah said unto Ahab, "Get ll\. '^ee f tliesea, like a man's hand. And he said. Go up, say unto Allah, Prepare thy chariot, a' d g>rt thee diiwn, that ti'C rain stop thee not. AS And it came to pass, in the m'.an wliile, that the heaven was black with i Num. clouds and wind, and iljere was "^ a great 25^8 ,.,^i,^ And Ahab rode, and went "to .( Joshua T 1 2 1. IS. Jezreel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on -v 1 Pet. Elijah : and he ^ girded up his ioins, ychap, ^'''^ ''^" before Ahab to the entrance of 19. 1. ' y Jezreel. CHAP. ZIX. 1 Elijah Jieeth to Beer-sheba, 4' where he is cotnj'urted by an angel 9 God send- rth hiiii to anoint Hazael and 'Jehu. \%!tz: -^^^ ^'^^"^ ^"'^ Jezebel » all that Elijah had done, and vvithal, how lie had is^igf' ^^^'" ^ ^1' t'^s prsiphets with the sword. cDeut. 2 Tlten Jezebel '^ sent a messenger ^^Actj "'^'^ Elijah, saying, <* So let the g'lds 23. 12. tlo to me, and more also, if I niake not e Prov. thy life as the life of one of them by = to- Roinans ^''iTow about this time. 3. 15. 3 And when he saw that he arose, {37°'^" ^"^ "Me-nl f for his life, and canrie to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judaii, and left his servant lliere. 4 "JJ But he himself weiit a day's jour- ticy into the wilderness^ and came and sat under a juniper-tree : and he re- ,'^ff°''? quested for himself that he might die; ^irfgo^g^ and said, it is enough : now, O Loud, .,. y.^^ g take away my life : for I ain not bet- ^Num. er than my fathers. ^\'u^' 5 And as he la^ and '> slept under a joimh ' junipfr-tree, behold, then ' an angel 4. 3. ouched him, and said unto him. Arise J'^Vi' «;u/eat I'men. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there 28. 11. •zvas a cake baken on the coals, and :i j 14 ^i>i cruse of waler at !us he<. a 17, 1's. cave, and loJ.ged there; and, behold, !,"^''°''' t; e word of the T.ord came to him, am; M-athew he said unto him. What doest th.>u4. 2. here, Elijah ? « ^xod, 10 A'!d lie said, I have been very " TkLoC. jealios for the Loud G d of hosts : "for 23.21,22. the chddren of I-rael iiavc tors:, ken tir ^j^j'^'"* covenant, thrown dos. n thine aliar.-i, and ps 69.9;- t slain thy propliets with tiie sword : -^o''" seek my life, to take it awav. g chap. 18. 4. 11 And lie said, G< forth, and stand ^^o'^'i^''" upon the mount i-.eiore tne Lord. Ami, uomans iieh'.ld, the Lord passed by, and aii. 3. great and slr-ngwind I'ent tne moun- tains, and brake m pioces the rocks, be- fore the Lord; but the Lord ivtis not in the wind; and afier the wind an earthquake; but the Lord wa* not in the i-a;tiiqualci- : 12 Aivl after the earthquake a fire; but tile Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a st^ill small voice. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he s vvrapped his face in hisjExod. mantle, and v.entout, and stood i,i the 33^23"'' entering in of I'le cave: and, behol' , jsa. 6."2. there came a voice unto Iiim, and said, What docit thou Here, Elijah? 14 And lie said, I l-ave been veryjca- lous for the Lord God of hosts, because the ciiildren of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down tiiine altars, and slain thy proplvels with t!ie sword: and I, even 1 only, am left j and they seek my lii(» to take it away. 15 And the Lord s.aid unto him. Go, reiurn on thy way to the ' wilderness of ^oen. Damascus : a id w hen thou comest, H. is. anoint " Hazael to be king over Syria : 3^^"^ 16 yVnd " Jehu, the son of Nini.ohi, x2Kin^ shalt ihoii anoint to be king over Israel : 9. 12. and y Elisi)a the son of Shaphat, of ^^^^^'^ Ahel-n-eiioiah, shalt thou anoint to be schap. prophet HI tiiv room. ''-*^;. 1/ And it snail come to pass, ^Aj: 10.32. and him that esc?.pelh the sword of » Ha-i3-3. Elishafollisroeth Elijah. I. KINGS, chrjs't ^^^^ ^'^^'' '' -f^'^" ^'^^ • ^"'^ ^^'"^ *^^^ cir. q'o5. '""'Capeth from the sword of Jehu shall <: V^. __, Elisliaslay. J 2 Kings 18 Yet I have " left me seven thou- V*-,K *"-^'^'i ''^ Israel, = all the knees wliich 11. 4. '"^^^ "ot bowed unto Baal, and ev*ery Jer.i. 10. moiith which hath not ' kissed him. t^^ ly 11 So he departed thence, and found dver. 10. F'lis^a t!ie son of Shaphat, who ~jas % E.0. 11.4. plowinc-- "jiith twelve voke of oxen before him, and he with the twelkh : and Eli- jah passed by him, and cast his •' man- tle upon him. 20 And he ' lefttlie oxen, and ran af- ter Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father a;id my mother, and then I vviil fullo-.v thee. And he said un- /la^Kings to him. Go back again ; for ^ what h.ave I done to tliee ; 21 And he returned back from liim, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and builed their liesh with the instru- ments of the oxen, and ' gave unto the people, and they did eat : then he arose, and went after Elijr.ii, and ministered unto him. The Syrian* hvenhrmv. e Psalm 95.6. /Gen. 41. 40. Job 31. 27. Hosea 13.2. g Amos 7.14 J Mat. 4.20. *Mat. S. 22. Luke 9.62. /Lnke 5.29. CHAP. XX. 1 Ben-hadad besiegeth Samaria. 13 The Syrians are s'.r.in. 31 Ahnb disniisseth Ben-hadad. 42 Ahai> reproved. AND » Ben-hadad the king' of Syria fratheted all his liosls tog-ether ; and there i--ere ^ thirty and two kings with him, md hor.«es and clniriots : and he went up and besieged Samaria, and vvar"ed against it. 2 And he ' sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith. Ben-had.ad, 3 "^ Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. 4 And the king of Israel answered and said. My lord, O king, according to thy saying, >= I am thine, and all that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, thus speaketli Ben-hadad, saying. Although I have sent unto tiice, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and tiiy gold, and thy wives, and thy children ; 6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee lo-morraw about tliis time, and tHcb.dt;- they shall search thine house, and the sirecHe, jiouses of thv servants ; and it slial! be, 24^14!' *^^"^ whatsoever is f pleasant in tiiine /Lev", eyes they shall put it in their hand, and 'h's'i ^^^^ ''' away. Proverbs 7 Then the king of Israel called all 11- 4. the elders f of tiie land, and said, Mark, ^ Prov. 901. a chap. 15. 20. 2 Kings 8. li. b Gen. 14.1. Joshua 12. 7. c Isaiali 36. 2, 3. d Exod. e Judges 1.35. verse 7. 901. r2 Sam. 17.2. .19. ITim. 6. 10. + Heb. I kept not back from him, v^se 4. h ver, 6. I pray vou, and see how this man s:cck- etli g mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my ciiildren, and i'or my silver, and for my gold, and f I de- nied iiim not. 8 And all the elders, and all the peo- ple, said tmto him, Hearken not unto him, '' nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said unto the mes- Btfore sengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord tlie ^'i^/^T^. king. All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do : but this thing 1 may not do. And the messen- giTs departed, and brought him word «g^]^^: ^•'• pursued ihem; and Ben-hadad the king g.'s, '9.^ ol Syria escaped on an horse with the a Psalm horsemen. Proverb- 21 And the king of Israel went out, 20. 18. .and smote the horses and ciiariots, and Ka s. 3i. slew the Syrians with a great slaughter, jj^ j^""' 22 11 And > the prophet came to the 1 chron. king of Israel, and ^said unto him. Go, ^rhr •< strengthen thyself, and mark, and sec 26. 10. what thou dot'St: for at the ^ return of Isaiah rhe year the king of Syria will come up ^'. '^• against thee. « 1 Sam. 2.3. .ab dinnisseth Ben-hadad, Before CHRIST .w 901. i: chap. 14. 2-J. Isaiah 42. S. li Job 5. 13, 14. Prov. C^ 30. e Joshua 13. 4. and 19. 35. Judges 1.31. verse 30. / Judges 6.5. Jer. 17. 5. g verses 13, 22. h ver. 23. Isaiah 37. 29. and 42. 3. i Joshua 6.15. k ver. 20. Psalm 107. 42. Isaiah 26. 11. t Heb. into a chamber "within a chamber, chapter 22. 25. Daniel 4. 37. / Gen. 37. 34. m ver. 4. Ps. 12. 2. » cnap. 15. 20. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of tlie ' hills, therefore they were sirongtr than we : but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger tlian they. 24 And do this thing ; ^ Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms : 25 And number thee an arm_\ like the army that thou h.ast lost, horse for norse, and chariot for cliariot : and we will figitt against them in the plain, and surelv we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. 26 And It came to pass, at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered tlie S\rians, and went up « to Aphek, to hght against Israel. 27 And the children of I.rael were numbered, and were all present, and went against them ; and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little ilccks of kids ; but the Syrians ' filled the louiitry. 28 \\ And there came g a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, ^ Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not Gcd of the valleys ; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 29 And they pitched one over against the other ■ seven days ; and so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined : and the children of Israel slew oi the Syrians ^ an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 30 But the rest fled to Aphekf into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the mei\ that Hiiere left. And Ben-hadad tied, and came into the city, | into an inner chamber. 31 ^ And his servants said unto him. Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, I pray thee, ' put sack- cloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel ; peradventure he will save thy lile. 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their lieads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, '1 Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I prav thee, kt me live. Aixl lie said, h he j x't alive ? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently ob- serve whether any thing 'mould come from him, and did hastily catch it : and they said, Tliy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go je, bring- him. Then Ben-ha- dad came forth to iiim ; and he caused him to come up into the cliariot. 34 And Ben-hadad said unto him. The cities which my fattier took from n thy fiither I will restore ; and thou shaft make streets fir thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then, -iciid CHAP. XXI. Aiiab reproved by a prophet. Ahab, I will send thee away with tliis Before covenant. So he made a covenant wit.i *^^^q^^ him, and sent him away. ^•■./-s-' 35 fl And a certam man of the ° sons o i Sam. of the propl^ets said unto his neighh;u) i9. 12. in the word of the Lord, Smite me, 1 2 Kinds'' pray thee. And the man p refused t • 2.3. II smile him. Isaiah 36 Then said he unto him. Because p'prov. thou hasv not obeyed s the voice of the i.s. Lord, behold, as soon as thou art de- ^i^^ parted from me ' a lion shall slay tiiee \\Smiting. And as soon as he v\ as departed from ''«'■« '"■? him, a lion found him, and slew him. 'l^i'^Jj' 27 Then he found another man, and E.'od. 21, said. Smite me, I nvay thee. And tl;e ^^' ^^• _ . 1 • .L •.. 1 verses man smote him, so thai m smiting he 36,37. wounded him. Prov. 38 So the prophet departed, and wait- ^j ^^• ed for the king by the way, and s clis- 15.22^, guised himself with a^hes upon his face. ver. 35. 39 And as tiie king passed by, he cried [3^' unto the king, and 'lie said. Thy ser- jchap. vant went out into the midst ol' the bat- J-*- ^- ^«* tie ; and, behold, a man turned asidtr, ^2 Sam: and brought a man unto me, and said, 11.1,2. Keep this man ; if by any means he be missing, then shall tiiy f hfe be for hia f Heb. life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of ^oui, silver. ,^-3^ 40 And as thy servant was busy here verse 4?. and there he was goi.e And the king of Israel said unto him, " So shail thy ajci> judgment be ,- thyself hast decided it. J*- S- 41 And he hasted, and took the ashes jj^j. away from his face ; and tlie king of Is- John ' rael discerned him that he v:as of the *V.^^- I ^ I Cor. prophets. 6.2. 42 And he said unto him. Thus saith tiie Lord, Bt^cause thou hast let go oiii tHeb, of thy hand f a man whom I appointed ^hemaa to utter destruction, therefore ^^ thy life cune or shall go for his l;fe, and thy people ibi ^-t' his people 43 And the king of Israel went to his Deut. 7.2. -■s; chap. liouie heavy and >' displeased, and came ^.^•j^'*- to Samaria. 22. 8^ CHAP. ZXI. 1 Naboth refuseth Ahab his vineyard. 5 yezebel cuuseth Naboth to be stoned. 17 Elijah denouncetli judgments against Ahab and Jezebel. ^ 89-'>. AND it came to pass, » after these a chap, things, that Naboth tlie Jezrcelite had ^^•^- =*"'' a vineyard, which ii-wjin '^Jezreel, hard 45iaiid20. by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 29, 30. 2 And Ahab spake ui.to'Nabolb, say- ^^^l^' ing. Give mc tliy = vineyard, that 1 may * chap, have it for a garden of herbs, because it ^8- ^5. is near unto my house, and I will give g.^ie? '" thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, 1 Tim. if it seem good to thee, I will give thee ^- ^' '"■ tlie uorlh of it in mo:iey. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, ^ Tlie d'L^w. LoRO forbid it me that I should give %'^' the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 36. 1'. 4 And Ahab came into his house Ejiek. « heav}- and displeased, because of the f c'ha^'. word which Naboth tbe Jezreelite hnd 20.43'. Naboth falsely ateused, and stoned. I. KINGS. Ahab is slain. Before spoken to him ; for he had said, I will "^^Qt?^^ not give thee the inherila»ice of my fa- y^^-^-^ thers : and he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his lace, and would eat no bread. , 5 li But Jezebel f his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said uiUo her, Because 1 spake unto Nabolh the Jezreelile, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, 1 will give tliee (mother vineyard for it : and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost ihou now g govern the kingdom of Israel .' Arise, and eat bread, and let tiiine lieart be n-.eri-\ ; 1 will gi^e ^thee the vineyard of Nabi)th the Jezreelite. 8 So she v\roie letters in Ahab's ' name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the ^ elders, and to the nobles that ii'ere in his city UN-Celling with Nahoth. 9 Aiid she wrote in the letters, say- ing. Proclaim ' a fast, and set Naboth on high anumg the people ; 10 And ECi '■! two men, sons " of Bi - liai, before hun, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst f blaspheme God and ti;e kmg : and then carry him "out, and p stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders, and the nobles, who were the inhabitants in his city, <) did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it 'i\>:is writ- ten in the letters which she bad sent unto them : 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Nab.jth on high atinong the peojjle. 13 And there came in tv\ o men, chil- dren of Belied, and sat belore him : and the men wf Btlial witnessrd against lum, even against Naboth, in tlie pres-nce of the people, saying, Naboth did blas- pheme God and .lit- king. Then they carried liim forth out oi' the city, and r stoned him with stones, that he died. 14 '1 hen they sentt : Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15 *\\ And it came lo pass, w hen Jeze- bel heard that Nabuth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, ' take possession of the vineyaid of Nab. (til the Jezreelite, whicli he re- fused to give thee for money : for Na- botli is n')'.. alive, but dead. 16 And it came lo pass, w hen Ahab heard tlial Naboth was de.vd, that Ahab rose tip to go down to tiie vineyard of Nabotii the Jezreelite, to take posses- sion of it. 17 1|' And the r word of the Lord came to "Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 Arise, -^o down to meet Aluib king of Israel, which is in Samaria : behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboti), whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shalt spctil; uitto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, =< Hast Before thou killed, and als.) taken possession ? ^^"fg^^ And thou shall speak unto him, saying, ^^>^^>j Thus saith the LoRn, In the place .x 2 Sam. where dogs licked the blood of Naboth ^2. 9. shall y dogs lick thy blood, even thine, y^^^- ^*'' 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Has- - ^^ thou found me, O ^ mine enemy ? he answered, I have found thee. 22. 38 And 2 Kings Be ^-25- ^^ 2 chap. cause ihoii hast » sold thyself to work 22. 7. evil in the sight of the Lord, ^°^°^ 21 Behold, I will t bring evil upon -Kings thee, and will take away thv posterit Tt. 17. and will cut olf from Aii.ib him t....t ^°^- ■^pisseth against the wall, and him tl.r-t A'cha'p.^ is d shut up and left in Israel, 14. 10. 22 And will make thine house like 9.^'"^* the house of ^Jeroboam, the son of Ne- c 1 Sam. bat, a!id like the house of f Baasha, the 25. 22. son of Ahijah,for the provocatlim where- 14.^10^ with ihou hast provoked me to anger, d Deut. and made Israel to sin. g clVap 23 And of Jezebel also spake the 15. 29." Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat J(.ze /chap, bel by the wall of Jezreel. " ' 24 Him that dieth oi Ahab in the city the s clogs shall eat; and hin. tliatdicdi ^chap. in the field shall the f<>w is of the air eat. 25 ^ Bui there w as '> none like unto h chap. At.ab, which did sell himself to work 2K?ngs wickedne.-s in tiie sighi of the Lord, 23. 25. wiunn Jezebel his wife 'stirred up. /chap. 26 And he did very .ibominablj in ^}-^^' tbllowin^ idols, according to .all thin^i^ as did the ^ Amorites, whom the Lord * 2 Kings ca.st out belore the children of Israel. ^^' " 27 fi And it came to pass, when Ahab h.eard iliose word.i, ihat iie rent his c!ot;.es, and put 'sackcloth upon his /Gen. Hesh^ and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, ^^- ^^; and went '" softly. 3s ^ic'^^ 28 And the word of the Lord came n to Elijah the Tishbile, saying, '{7}^'' 29 Seest thou how Ahab Itnmbleth himself before me ? Because he lium- bleth "himself before me, I will n^t Eg^^g^^^ bring the evil in his days; hut in his ' '^ ' p soil's days w^ill I bring the evil upon P 2^*^ings his house. CHAP. XXIL 1 Ahab, seduced by false prophets, is slain ut Ranioth-gilead : 37 the dogs lick his blood. 41 •fehoshaphut^s good reign. 597, AND they continued » three veais " "^^^^li- ,, . , , r. - 1 T ' 1 16.29. ant! Without war between Syria and Israel. 20.34. 2 And it came to pass, in ''the third i verses year, that Jehoshaphat tlie king of Judah ''■'' ^'' came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that " Bamoth cDcut. in Gilead is ''ours, and we be still, nnU ^■*" take it not out of the band of the king 20. 34.' of Syria? e2 chr. 4 And he said unto Jehosh.aphat, Wilt l-g Kings ■^ihou go with me to battle to Ramoth- 3. 7. gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the 2 chron. king of Israel, f I am as thou art, m; aiidio.b. people as thv people, mv horses as tliy Proverbs I ' .11'. 13.20. horses. Mcaiah's prophe^. CHAP. XXII. Before 5 ^ And Jelioshaphat said unto the gp7 king of Israel, 2 Inquire, I pray thee, i»t V^^Y-^ the word of the Lord to-day. /Judges 6 Then the king- of Israel gatiiered *• !• the h prophets together, about four luin- is.-im. , ,.' ' 1 "-J .. t-i 1, T g3, 2. dred men, and said unto them. Shall I h chap, go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or "• ^^- shall I forbear ! And they said. Go up ; lEiek. for 'the Lord shall deliver it into the 1 '■ hand of the king. .) 7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not I' here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him ? 8 And the king of Israel said unto ♦ chap. Jehoshaphat, There is >< yet one man, 18. 4^and Micaiah, the son of Imlah, by whom verse28. ' ^^ "1^7 inquire of the Lord ; but Rev. m I hate him : for he doth not prophesy /'jer'. 42. " ^^°^ concerning me, but « evil. And 5,6. and Jehoshaphat said. Let not tlie king say 43. 2, 3. so. 9 Then the king of Israel called an officeF" and said. Hasten hither Micaiiih, the son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel, and Jeho- shaphat the king of Judah, sat each on his throne, having put on p their robes in a void place, in the entrance of t!;e gate of Samaria, and all the prophets *! propliesieJ before them. 11 And Zedeitiah, the ' son of Che- naanah, made him « horns of iron ; and he said. Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt tiiou push the Syrians, until thou iiave consumed them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-jilead, and t prosper : for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying. Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with " one mouth : let thy word, I pray thee, be hke the word of one of them, and speak that luhich is good. 14 And Micaiah said. As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, " that will 1 speak. 15 fl So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear ] And he answered him, y Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver if into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him. How many times shall I adjure thee, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, ^ I .u,,/ all Israel scattered upon the hills, » as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said. These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou, therefore , the ward of the Lord : I saw the Lord Ahab slain at Ramoth-gil&aji. I" sitting on his throne, and all "^the host before of heaven ''standing by him, on his right g^yy^^ hand and on his left. v^vn^ 20 And the Lord said. Who shall b Isaiah persuade Aliab, lliat lie may go up aiKi ^^-. fall at Ramoth-gilead I And one said on 7. 9. ■ this manner, and another said on thai c i's. 10.5. • 20 91 manner. d'um 21 And there came forth = a spiin 7. 10. * and stood betorethe Lord, and saiil, 1 «ver. 23. ■ 1 1 1 1 • 2 Dor. will persuade him. 12. 7. 22 And the Lord said unto him, 2Thess. Wherewitli ? And he said, 1 will go^"^'^^-' fortii, and I will be f a lying spirit in the / Hoses mouth of all his prophtts. And he saul, 4. i3. s Thou shalt persuade hira, and prevni; g"'^^ also: 'igoiiirth, uinidoao. i'johj>. 23 Now, theretbrc, beiiold, 'the Lord ^^• hath put a lying spirit in the moutli o, 12. g' all these thy prophets, and the Lord f Psalm hath spoken evil concerning thee. ^.'I- ^^• 24 ^ But Zede.siuh, the'son of Ciu - 2. uT' naanali, went near, and smote Micaiu!' '' 2 Sam. on the kchiek, uiid said, 1 Which wa> ^^(J^'^ 3 went the Spirit of the Lord from me /Ezek. to speak unto thee ? J^. 9. 25 And Micaiah said. Behold, ihuu f 24!'^' shalt '"see in that day, when thou shalt * Jer. go " into an inner chamber to hide thy- ^^^^ self. .14.65. 26 And !he king of Israel said. Take '2 chr. Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon ]l'^'cn the o governor of the city, and to Ji-.ash 7.23. the king's son ; " '^^^V' 27 And say. Thus saith the king, Put 0 2 chr. thisye//c«u in the prison, and feed him 26. 21. with P bread of affliction, and with vva- P Psalm ter of affliction, until I come in peace, 127^2^^ 28 And Micaiah said, If ihou return at all in peace, the Lord hath small nor great, save on- u Jer, ly with the king of Israel. i^- ^' 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehosha- ;( yer.si phat, that they said. Surely it is the king 2 Chr'cn. of Israel. And they " turned aside to i,*"^^' . r ■•. • .. I • 1 T I 1 1 Proverbs hj^ht against him: and Jeaoshaphat 13. 20. y cried out. vExod. 33 And it came to pass, when the Jhaptcp captains of the chariots perceived that n. 20. ■twos not the king of Israel, that they 2 Kings 'urned back from pursuing him. 2'chrori 34 ^[ And a certain man drew a bow is. 31. ' 'at a venture, and smote the king of j^^?*"' Israel between the joints of the harness: schigtf wherefore he said unto the driver o/hi.s is.-i. ' S .s Jehoshaphaes good reign. II. KINGS. chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me O'lt of the host, for I am f wou'ided. 35 And tlie baitle increased that day; and I he king- was * stayed up in his cha- riot against the S\rians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 06 And there went ^ a proclamation throucyhoMt tlie host, about the sroi'i.g" down of the sun, saying-, Every man to his "^ city, and every man to his own country. 37 li So the kinc^ ^ died, and was bfoupfht to Samaria; and they buried Uie kinq- ^ in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the poo! of Samaria, .ind the do^-s licked up l)is blood, and they w.ished his armour according f unto the word of the Lo.id vvliich he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Aliab, the house and all that lie did, and t!ie f ivory house tooth, \vhich he made, and all the citips that chapter lie built, are the) not written in the book 14 ''19^'* )f I he Chronicle* of the kings of Israel ? '■ ' 40 So Allah % slept with liis fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 fl And ^ Jf^hoshaphat, the son of Asa, began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. »2 Kings 42 Jehoshaphat luas thirty and five 1. 17. aud ears old when he began to reign ; and 8. 16. ,p reigned ' twenty and five years in Je- i4.'2i.ajid rusalem : and ^ his moth'*r's name was IS. 10. Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. Before CHRIST 897. tHeb. groiun sick, or, niieaken- ed, ver. 30. 2 Kings 1.2. a 2 Chr. 18. 34. b 2 Sam. 15. 15. c chap. 12. 16. d 1 Chr. 18. 34. e chap. 16. 24. /chap. ai. 19. tHeb. g chap. 2. 10. A 2 Chr. 30. 31. is.io^^d 43 And he walked ' in all the way of 17! 3. Asa his father, lie turned not aside from m Lev. j(^ doing that w/Mch was right in the eyes chapter of the Lord: Meverthelpss ■" the high \i,Ut, places were not taken away, for the 'AHaziali^a evil f'iign. people offered and burnt incense yet in Befort U.r 1,:.,K r.\ CHRIST tne high places 914. made peace ^^^-^/-^^ n 2 chr. 44 And Jehoshaphat with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jeho- '^•^^ shaphat, and his might tliat he shewed, g. 14.' and liovv he war ed, ore they not written Hebrews in the <> book of the Chronicles of the l^^^*' kings of Judah ' 14. 29.' 46 And the remnant of the p Sodom- Pf-^^V- ites, wiiich remained in the days of his father Asi, he took out of the land. 47 There was then q no king in Edom : a deputy was king. 4S Jeiioahaphai made ' ships of Thar- shish to go to Ophii" for gold; but they went not: f()r the sliips were broken at 8.20 ' Ezion-geber. 49 Tiien said Ahaziali, the son o' Ahab, unto Jehoshaphat, Let my serv- ants go with thv servants in the ships : but J'-hosiiaph^t ' would not. 50^ And Jehosh.iphat "slept with hi-^ 15. 12. gi3. a Gen. 25.23.and 27. 40. 2 Sam. 8. 14. 2 Kings r chap. 10. 22. 2 Chron. 20. 36. 3 chap. 9. 26. t 2 Chr. 20. 35, 37. fathers, and was b^iried with his ijithers „j.jiap_ in the city of David liis father ; and Je- 2. 10. horam his son reigned in his stead. 51 ^ Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, be- gan to reig:i over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned " two years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the 1. 17. Lord, and y walked in the way of his y c^=^ father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. * Judges 53 For he served » Baal, and worship- 2. 11. . ped him, and provoked to anger tin jg^^j" Lord God of Israel, according to all Hosea that his father had done. 2. le, ir. X chap. IS. 2. 2 Kings ^ THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED, THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. Before CHRIST 896. C '^^ a '>, Sam. 8.2. * 1 Kings 12. 19. chap. 3. . 3.4. c ch. 3. 5. d I Kings 22. 54. 1 Chron. 3. 2, 3. e Joshua 15.45. iSam. 5. 10. /I Kings 17.1. Z 1 Kings 1 J. 2. CHAP. L 1 Moah rebelleth. 9 Elijah twice bring- eth frefrmn eaven. 17 Ahaziahdieth, and is succeeded by yehoram. THEN a Moab •> rebelled against Is- rael af;er 'the rieath of Ahab. 2 Ai'd Ahaziah fell down throu.gh a Lit'ict.- m his upper ciiamber that was in SH.uaria, and '' was sick : 'ud lie .sf>nt frit'ssonger'-,andsai'! unto them, Go, in- quire of Baal-zebub, the god of « Ek- v, whether I shall recover of this dis- - :se. 5 Cut ihe angel ol the Lord said to Elijah th;.' Tislibite, g Ari:5e, .co uo 10 iiieet the messengevs of the king of Su- maria, and say unto them. Is it not be- ^^J^^ cause there is not a God in Israel, that ggg, ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god y^^Y>^ of Ekron. 4 Now, therefore, thus saitli the Lord, Tliou slialt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but slialt surely die. And Elijah '■ departed. AiKing>- 5 *\\ And when the messengers turnei>ot because there is not a God in Israel^ //i«f Uiou eendest te in- Bi'tjah hringeth fire from heavat Ilefore quire of Baal-zebub, the gfnd of Ekron ? igQ_ therefore thou shalt not come down ^yy^^ from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said into them, What man- ner of man ivas he which came up to : meet you, and told you these words ? 8 And they anssvertd him, He u-as an hairy ' man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, Ii /f Elijah the Tishbite. 9 Then the king ^ sent unto him i a captain •" of fifty with his fifty. And Matthew lie went up to him : and, behold, he sat on the top of an n hill ; and he spake unto him. Thou man tjf <> Gud, the king h,tli said, Come d'.wn. 10 And Elijali answered and said to the captain of HfiV, If I 6e a man of God, then p let fire come down from s heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there ' came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 ^ Again also he sent unto him ano- ther captain of fifty with his fifty : and f I Sara. 23. 14. 1 Kings 19. 13. Mat. 3. 4 * 1 Kingi 19. 1. he "answered and said unto him, Oman l,came to ''Jericho of G"d, thus hath the king said. Come down ' quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and saidun^ 14. 8. / Acts 23. 23. m chap. 6. 13, 14. n Judges 15. 11. 0 Mat. 27. 2'J. p Luke 9. Si. Acts S. 5. Rev. U. 5. q Num. 11. 1. 1 Kings 18. 3d. T 1 Cor. 10. 6. James S. 17. + Heb. He turn- come down from heaven, and consume ed again ti,ee and th\ fifty. And the fire --f God arid ant, i r i i i Numbers came dou n trom heaven, and consumed ; ii. 4. hun and his fifty. I ifa'i'ah ' ^^ \ -^"'^ ^^ ^^^^ ° again a captain of j 26.11. the third fiftj with his fifty: and the I 2 Tim. third captain of fifu went up, and came i *'i Kings '^ '' " f'^'^ o" li'^ knees before Elijah, and j 13.6. besought him, and said unto him, O * Jl""- man of G"d, I pray the^', let my f life, « ver. 11. !tnd the life of these fifty thy servants, Jer. 5. 3. be precious in tiiy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from ' lieaven, and burnt up the two captains | if the former fifties with their fifties -. therefore let my fife now be precious in Genesis thy sight. i'xum. ^^ ^"'^ ^'^^ angel of the Lord rsaid 22. 25,41. U' to Elijah, Go ^down with him; be not s Jer, afraid of him. And he arose, and went duvin with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him. Thus sailh t2^^^ ^the LoKD, Forasmuch as Ihou hast * .' * sent messengers to inquire of Baal-ze- bub, ihe god of Ekron, is it nox. because thtre is no God in Israel to inquire oi his word! therefijre thou shalt not come doivn ofi'that bed on which thou art gone up, b;it siialt surely die. 1711 So he died, according to the word of tlie Lord, which Elijah had spoken : ichap. ami bjeiioram reigned in his stead, in ciKing3 t''*^ = second year of Jeiii.Tam, tlie son ot 22. 2, Jehoshaphat, king of Judah ; because he 18 Now the rest of the acts of Aha- d 1 Kinsrs ^"*'' '^^'^^^^ ''^ 'l''^ «''«' they not written u.w.ajiU ill the book of the '' Chronicles of the 22. 39. kin<'s of Israel ; CHAP. IL Me 13 trandaUdfro-ni the earth. CHAP. IL Before CHRIST 1 Elijah divideth Jordan, and is taken ^^6. up into heaven. 19 Elisha healeth the *>-''V'*^ •waters. 23 Children mock Elisha. AND it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah »into heaven bv a aCeh, whirlwind, that Elijah went with ^ Eh- *• 24._ sha from = Gilgal. {^"^^^ 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarrj c Joshua ■* here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hatl. ^j^^j^^ sent me to 'Beth-el. And ELsha said 24.28. unto Aim, f ^* the Lord liveth, and ? a* « i Kings thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. Sof^^^' they went down to Beth-el. 4. 3o. ' 3 And the h sons of Voe prophets that i^^"'- ■aere at Beth-el came forth to Ehsha. "s^'. and said unto him, Knowest thou that i. 26. and I the Lord will take away thy master "ix^n^^ I from thy '• head to-day ? And he said, 13. 4. and I Yea, I know it ,• hold ye your peace ?o- ^s- I 4 And Ehjah said unto him, Elisha, 33 3"*' tarry liere, I pray thee ; for the Lord ch. 4. 38, ;hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, ^*=^; ^•'• ■As the Lord liveth, and as thy soui 22. 3. liveth, I will not leave thee. So they * Josbtia 8.21. 5 And the sons of the prophets that J ^n' ijere at Jericho came to Elisha, and said le. 34. unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord X Acts 10. 25. 1 Thess 5. 17. t Heb. soul, ]. 12. Ezekiel to tliem. If I lie a man of God, let fire 1' will take away thy master from thy head to-day ! And he answered, Yea, I know it ; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, 1 Tarry, /Ruth I pray thee, here ; for the Lord hath ^' ^'• sent me t his father, <: and Before Ike his mother; for he put away the ^^"^sf*' i mage <* of Baal that his father had made . v^vO 3 « Nevertheless he cleaved unto tlit b 1 Kings ^ins f of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, i6.33.and which made Israel to sin ; he departed ^ { Kings lOt therefrom. 16. 31. 4 ^ And Mesha king of Moab was a t f- ^.^^^ sheep master, and ^ rendered unto the jg. 32. king of Israel an hundred tliousanr' echap. 'ambs, and an hundred thousand rams p^^ with the wool. 119. e. 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab ^^^p*''*^ was dead, that the king of Moab ' i'(^- f'lKin^i belled against the king of Israel. 12. 28. 6 ^ And king Jehoram went out of ^"^53^^' Samaria the same time, and ^ numbered 16. 1. all Israel. • '' chap. ^ 7 And he went and sent to Jehosha- jchap." phat the king of Judah, saying, The 1. 1. king of Moab hath rebelled against me : *| ^^' I wilt thou go with me against Moab / f Kings to batUe! And he said, m 1 will go up: 22. 4. I am as thou art, my people as thy peo- 22I 32!"*'' ' pie, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up ? And he answered. The way through the " wilderness of Edom. nver, 9. 9 So the king of Israel went, and the ° king of Judah, and the king of Edom; 0 Judges and they fetched a compass of seven i^k^'„_» days' journey : and there was no water 22. 48. for the host, and for the cattle f that t Heb. followed them. "' their 10 -'\nd the king of Israel said, Alas ! -^^j' ^^ that P the Lord hath called these three 4. 10. kings together, to deliver them into the P Joshua hand of Moab ! vJitk 9. 11 But Jehoshaphat said. Is there not g Amos here a 1 prophet of the Lord, that we ''• "j- may inquire of the Lord bj him ? And 1. g. one of the king of Israel's servants an- j Psalm swered and said. Here is Elisha, the I?Heb son of Shaphat, which poured water on fvhat'to the hands of Elijah. thee and . 12 And Jehoshaphat said, f The word ^^j^ ; of the Lord is with him. So the king 1.24. of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the kUig 3°^ of Edom s went down to him. t \ kings 13 And Elisha said unto the king of 17. 1. Israel, f What have I to do with thee? "7%^''^^ get thee to the prophets of thy father 19! 3'. and to the prophets of Ih) mother. And X^f'' the king of Israel said unto him. Nay; ^q^i^ for the Lord hath called these \.\\vee look to- kings together to deliver them into the ])"/g'''jf hand of Moab. / iv'ould 14 And Elisha said, t As the Lord o[see thee, hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, ;(2Chr^' were it not that " I regard the presence 7. 6. of Jehoshaphat, the king nf Judaii, 1 1 -^''H;^*' would not look toward thee, nor see thee . ^ 27?'' 15 But now bring me " a minstrel. Ezekiel And it came to patis when the minsirel \-^-. , 1 .1 .1 1 /• 1 » llaniel pla)ed, that the >' hand 01 the Lord 2. 17. came upon him. j"';''' 16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, J't'Jl^fl Make this valley \ fiiil of ditches : Genesis 17 For thus saitli the Lord, Ye shall ^^{^^l^„ not see ^ wind, neither shall j e see ruin ; jg. sg"" eHAP. IV. a Psalm 3d, 6. 21 Sam. 15.3. 1 Kings 20. 28. c Deut. 20. 19. d Exod. 29. 39. 1 Kings 18. 29. i7, 18. The Moabites overcount. Before yet that vallev shall be filled with water, ^"aos^^ that ye may drink, both ye, and your > \,y^^r>J cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a U^ht thin» in the sight of the Lord : he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall '' smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall " fell every gord tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones 20 ^[ And it came to pass in the morn- ing, when the << meat-oflering was of- fered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom; and the country ^ Isa. 35. was « filled with water. 6. and 41. gl And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to figlit j against them, they gathered all that j were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. i 22 And they rose up early in the morn- j ing, and the sun shone upon the water, Elisha proVLiseth the Shtinamtte a son. Before CHRJST 895. . f James 2. S. g chap. 3. 10. shall I do for thee .' tell me : what h-. -i thou in thehruse? And shs- said, Thl handmaid hath not any thmg in !■ house save f a pot of oil. 3 Then he said. Go, borrow thee ?ves sels abroad of all thy neighbours, ever. empty vessels ; boircw not a lew . 4 And, when thou art come in, thou shalt h shut the do'ir upon il.ee and up- ^ jj^j^ on thy ' sons, and shnlt pour <.ul hiU tU 6. 6. those vessels, wnd thou shalt set asidi g^l^^ tiiat which is full. 5 So she •< went from him, and shui *chap. the d'lor upon her and upon her sons, *• n- who brought the vessels to her, and she I poured out. /i Rings 6 Ami it came to pass, when the ves- n. i6. sets were «> full, that she said imto hei m Mat. son, filing- me > et a vessel. And he 14. 20. said ui.to her. There is not a vessel more. And the oil ■> stayed. « John 7 Then she o came and told the man ^'Luke of God: and he said, Go, sell the oil, 17.15, and the Moabites saw the water on the ;;and p pay thy debt, and live thou and 1^^^"* other side as red as blood 23 And they said, This is blood :the { th> children of the "5 rest. q Eph. & 1| And it fell on a day, that Elishy 3. 20. kings are surely slain, and they have 'passed to ' Shuneni, where ivas a great ri Kings smitten one another; now, therefore, Moab, to the spoil. 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote tiie Moabites, so that they fled before them : but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country. 25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and jflsa. 16. felled all the good trees : only in f Kir- '''' ^" haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. 26 ^ And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that £ Judges g drew swords, to break througii even unto the king of Edom : but they could not. I rhe re- 27 Then he took || his eldest son, that mayh^ve should have reigned in his stead, and reference offered him for a burnt-offering upon to the tiie wall. And there was great indig- nation against Israel ; and they depart- ed from him, and returned to their oian land. CHAP. IV. 1 Elisha multiplieth the "jjidovi's oil : 8 he proniiseth a son to the Shuna?)i- ite .• 18 he raiseth her dead son: 42 he miraculously feedeth an hundred men. NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the " sons of the pro- phets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servai;t my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant ^ did fear the Lord ; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be <^ bond-men. 2 And Elisha ^ saifl unto l^er, « ^Vhal king of Moab, or oj Edom. a 1 Kings 20. 22. b Psalm 73.4. Eccl. 9.2. cMat. 18. 25. d Titus 3, 1. e ch, 2. 9,- ' woman : and she constrained him to i- 3. eat bread. And .jo it was, that, as oft 31.10, u. as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said ^ unto her husband, 1 1 Pet. Behold now, I perceive that this is ° an ^-^ holy man of^ God which passeth by us 5. 20. ' continually : 1 Tim. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I "'• ^' pray thee, " on the wall; and let us set x Joshua for him there y a bed, and a table, and ■ ^•^*- stool, and a candlestick: and it shah 12.13.* be, when he cometh to us, that he sha:; Hebrews turn in thither. i^Petet 11 And it fell on a day that he came 4. 9. thither, :i.'id he turned into the chamber, \ and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant. Call this Shunamite. And, when he ; had called her, she stood before him. j 13 And he said unto him, Say now ' unto her, Behold, th.u hast been ^ care- 2 Luke ful for us with all this care; what is {"-J-he'ss. to be done for thee ? wonldest thou be 5. \z, is. spoken for » to the king, or to the cap- ocbap. tain of the host ? And she answered, b I i,\ f-^j, dwell among mine own people. 6. 8. 14 And he said. What then is to be done for her ? And Gehazi answered. Verily she hath ' no child, and her hus- c Gen. band is old. 15. 11. 15 And he said. Call her. And, when he had called her, siie stosd ^ in the dGea. door. 18. 10. 16 And he said. About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do « not lie unto e ver. 13. thine handmaid. ■{ igf™' 17 And the woman f conceived, and >iatthew oare a son at that season that Elisha J?-^^- ;i ad said unto her, according to the time fg q^^^ of life. Eliaha ralseth the Shuiiamlle's son . AHeb 11.35. oilRiST ^^^ ^'^^ when tlie' child was grown, 893, it f U on a day that he went out to his ^y\'>^ father to the reapers. s 1 Kings 19 And he said unto his father, g My Jeremiah '^^^''> ''"y I'^ad ! And he said to a lad, 4. 19. Carry him to his '' mother. /; 1 Tim. 20 And w lien he had taken hinn, and j-Genesis bro'ight him to his mother, he sat on 22. 2. and her knees till noon, and then ' died. Eze^k 24 ^^ ^'^^ ^'^^ went up, and laid him on 16, 21*. ' the bed of the man of God, and ^ shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she called imlo lier husband, and said. Send me, I pray thee, one of the yf;ung men, and one of the asses, /I Kings that I may ' run to the man of God, and Jeremiah 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou ^i-^V. ,0 to him tr-day? it is neither ■" new- ^3.31. ' moi in nor sabbath. And she said, f /f Proverbs shall be well. 2 Tiin '^'^ Then n she saddled an ass, and 4.2. said to her servaiit, Drive, and go for- t Heb. « ard ; slack not thy riding for me, ex- ver7e%6.cepllbidthee. »zi Kings 25 So she went, and came unto the 13.23. man of God to mount o Carmel. And 0 1 Kings .. , V .1 c ,^ J 18. 19. "t came to pass, when the man or God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Slui- namite ■ 26 Run now, I pray tliee, to meC^ her ; and say unto lier, Is it well with thee ' Js It well with th\ husband? is it well Vvith the child.' And she answered, It is V. ell. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill she caught him by the P I'cet: but Gehazi came near 'i to thrust lier av.ay. And the man of God said. II. KINGS. He miraculously feedeth an hundred ntes. mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and Before his hands upon hishandh; aiidhe stretch- ggj ed himself upon the child, and the flesh ((•vO of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and « walked '} ^3"8f in the house to and fro ; and went up, Romans and stretched himself upon him : and W. li- the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened iiis eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said. Call this Sliunammite. So he called her : and, when she was come in unto him, he said, f Take up thy son ! /i Kings 37 Then she went in, and ? fell at his »'chap feet, and bow ed herself to the ground, 2. i5. and took up her S(in, and went o.t. '^"'- ^9^- p Mat. 2S. 0. g Mat. 15.23. t Heb. bitter, 1 Sam. Let her alone ; for her soul f is vexeti i loaves of barley, and lull ears of corn ^e,h^^' hid it within her; and the Lord hath irom me, and hath not told me. 28 Then slie said, » Did I desire a son of my lord : did I not say. Do not de- ceive me ? 29 Then he said to Gehazi, ' Gird up thy loins, and take " my stall in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet a.'iy man, " salute him not; and if any i chapter Salute thee, answer him not again: and ^- 1- lay niy staff upon the face of the child. n c lap. OQ ^i^^j ^]_^ mother of the child said, Ai the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and y followed her. 31 And Gehazi pussed on before them, and laid the staiV upon the face of the child ; but there was neither ''• voice nor hearing : wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, sajing. The child is -'not :iwaked, 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his lied. 3ii He went in, therefore, and ''shut the door ujjon them twain, 'and prajed unto the Lord. 34 And he went up, and <' lay upon t1ie child, anJ put hi;i moutli upon hi.s Proverbs 14. 10. r 2 Sam. 7.3. chapter 6. 12. 3 Gen. 20. 1. verse 16 2. 8. Acts 19. 12. X Luke 10.4. y 1 Cor. 9. 21. »Mat. 17.19,20. a Isaiah 26. 10. /) verses 4,5. c 1 Kings 17. 20. James S. 17, 18. 7' Acts 20. TO. gal ; and tliere vias ' a dearth in the la d, lo. 38. and the sons of the prophets ixere ''sit ' Ezek. ting before him : and he said unto his ^ ^i, 'g 3 servant. Set on the great pot, and si ethe Proverbs pottage for the sons of the propliets. ^- ^^• 39 And one went out into the held to 10. 39. gather herbs, and found a wild vine, ano Acts gathered thereof wild gourds his lap ^' ^' full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage : for tliey 1 knew thevi n(Jt. ^ Mat. 4U So they poured out for the men to ls".*i4.^ eat: :ind it came to pass, as they weri 1 'i'un. eating of the pottage, that they cried ]:^: out, aiul said, O thou man of God, there 3. 13. ' is '■! death in the pot ; and they could '" Exod, not eat thereof. *"' ^^' 41 B it he said, Tl en bring meal : and he n cast it into the pot ; and he said, "^^^' Pour out f)r tlie people, that they may eat : and there was no harm ui the pot. oi Sara. 42 II And tliei'e came a man fron. 5.4. °Baal-shalisha, and p brought the man fcor.^^' of God bread of the 1 first-fruits, twenty 9. 11.' in the husk thereof: and he said. Give 23. 10. unto the people, that they may eat. Proverbs 43 And his servitor said, r What ! ^Luke should I set this before an hundred men ? 9. 13. He said again. Give the peojjle, that ^°^n they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, ^'john They shall « eat, and shall leave thereoj. 6- ". 44 So he set it before them, and th. } \^f^- did eat, and 'left thereof, according to Jo'hne, the word of the Lord. »i, i3. CHAP. V. 1 Of Naavian the leper : 8 Elisha send- eth him to Jordan, and he is healed, 2U Gehazi smitten ivith leprosy. NOW Naanian, captain of the host 894. of the king of Syria, was a » great man 11'^.° ' with his master, ;uid honourable; be-ch. 4.8. cause b by him the Lord had given \^^f^^ deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour ; but he was ' a 'i^^^- leper. 2 Co'r. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by 12.7. companies, and had brought away cap- tive out of the land of Israel a little maid, and she ''waited on Naaman's d Psalm ■r 123.2. wife. "^ o And ' she said unto her mi.stress, e 1 Cor. Would God mv lord were with the pro. 1.37,28. h chap. 3.1. tHeb. in his hand, 1 Sam. S. 10. # Judges 14. 12. 30. 2. / Deut. 32. 39. m I Kings 22. 35, 36. n chap. 1. P chap. 6.32. g chap. 13. 19. John 4. 50. r John 9.7. * Judges 16. 17. verse 13. Acts 3. 12, 16. ICor. 3.7. 1 1 Cor. 9. 14. V. Prov. 3.5. Isaiah 55. 8. Mat. 18. 24. ICor. 3.18. a: Gen. 41. 43. sJob 31, 13. ^2Chr. ZO. 20. Luke 2.47. 'ifadmarfs teproty cleansed. CHAP. VI. Before phet that is f in Samaria ! for he would ^"^g^^l recover him of his leprosy. y^/-^ 4 And one went in and told his lord, /I Kings saying, Tinis and thus said sthe maid 16. 24. that is of the land of Israel. 31 13. ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^"'^S of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter 'i unto the king of Israel. And lie departed, and took t Aith him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ' ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the King of Israel, saying-, Now, when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I huve t ereaith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of hii leprosy. 7 And ii came to pass, when the king of Israel had read t e letter tiiat he rent his clothes, and said, Ain '-^ I God, ' t- icill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man ot hi.i leprosy > VVht-refore consider, I pray .!, md see how he seeketh ■» aquarrei gaiiiii me. 8 ^1 And it was so, wiien E'lisha the man of G kI had heard th:it the king oi Israel had rent !iis clothes, that lie sent o 'he kini,^, saying-, " VViierelore hast 3' 17 10^ ''"'^^ ''^"^ y clot'ies ? let him come now lo me, and he sh.dl know that there is a « l.uke op.Ojjliet m Israel. ^•^^" 9 So Naaman came with his horses and ^\ ith hts chariot, and p stood at the do r of the house of Elisha. lu And Elisha sent 1 a messenger un- to him, -.aying. Go, and ^ wash in Jor- dan aeven times, andthytlc'h shall c^me again to ihee, and thou sLali be = clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, ' a.d went away, and said. Behold, I thought. He will surely come out to me, and stand anti call on the name of the Lord his God, and " strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unt) him, and said, " My father, j/"the prophet had bid thee Jo some great ch,2. 12. thing, woiddest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean ? 14 y Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, accord- ing to the saying of the man of God : and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a Uttle child, and he ^ was clean. 15 % And he returned to the man of DaJiiel ^^^» '^^ ''"'^ ^^^ ^"^ company, and came 47. and sto d befijre him : and he said, Be- 33'!"'^^^ old, now 1 i.n.)W that there is » no God verse 5. ''^ ^^^ *''^ earth but in Israel; now, iheie- c Genesis ore, I pray t!iee, take ^ a blessing of .'*• ^^- thy servant. 6. 12. and 16 But lie said, As the Lord livcth, id. m before whom 1 stand, I will ^ receive dehazi smhteA thefe^vitJn Before CHRIST cir. S94. none. And he urged him to take it ,• but he refused. 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy ser- vant two mules burden of earth ? for thy servant will henceforth oHer neither bumt-ofiering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 18 In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, that \\ vvlien my master goeth B QiV into the house of Rimmon to worship /J'r,/",^^- there, and lie leaneth on my hand, and into the I bow myself in the house of Rimmon : house of when I bow down myself in the house ;„ l'^^'''-^ of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy ser- do'ivn ^^ vant in this thing. 19 And he said iir.uO him. Go in peace So he departed from him a little way. 20 ^ But Gehazi, the servant of Eli- sha the man of God, said, Behold, m\ bcujed master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, ^""^o in not receiving at his hands that whic' ■ ■ himself there, and he leaned en my hand', andl in the he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, house cf A I will run after him, and take some- ^llTf' what of him. baived 21 So Geliazi followed afer Naaman : doivn and, when Naaman saw him running Y^the afer hini, he lighted down from the home of chariot to meet him, and said. Is all ^"";"°2» ' the Lora well ? pardon 22 And he said. All is well. My no'w, master hath sent me, sa\ing. Behold, ^^xim-! e^'en now tliere be come to me from 6.10. mount Ephraim two young men of the sPetei- sons f the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid thetn upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the tower he took them, from their hand, and bc- sowcqI them in the Imuse ; and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master: a .d Eiisha said unto him. Whence earnest thou, Gehazi ? And he said. Thy servant went no whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not ^ ^^^ mine heart v^ith thee, when the man 20. lo. turned again from his chariot to meei M«t.« ihee ] " Is it a time to receive money, i'cm-. and to receive garntenls, and olive-yards, 9. 12. and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and j,*" j^ men-servants, and mai(t-serv^mts ? /aSjua, 27 The leprosy, iheretore, of Naaman 3. 29. shall cle.ave unto thee, and unto thy fj j™* seed f for ever. And he went out from achron. his presence a leper as white s as snow. ^- ^• CHAP. VI. 1 Elisha causeth iron to s'jjim, 18 T^ie Syrians are smitten ixiith blindness. 24 The king of Syria besiegeth S.ima' ^ ria. 30 Tlie king aendeth to slay Elisha. ^ AND the »3ons of tlie prophets said a 1 Ki42l unto Elrslia, Behold now, the place ^^•*' Mlhha caiiseth it'ou to sviwt. II. KINGS. . The Syrians smitten luith blindnefg: "efore >a here we + dwell with thee is too strait GHRIjT r Cir. 894. ' " '*• V^-^./■s^ 2 Let us a;n, we pray thet, unto Jor- t Heb. d.in, and take 'hence "vc-y niaii it hea^n, att before j,,j igj yg make us >> a place there cliap. 2"'. where we may dwell. And tie answered, and 4. 38. Go ye. e\^"" 3 And one said, Be content, I pray e Judges thee, and "= gro with thy servants. And 4. 23. he answered, I will go. rfver.3,6. 4 So d he went with them. And when they came to Jordan they cut down wood. 5 But as one was feUin_? a beam, the t axe-head fell into the w.-iter : and he cried, and said, Alas, master! lor it was « borrowed. 6 And the man of God said. Where fell it ? And lie shewed him the place. And he cat down '" a stick, and cast it in thither, and the iron did swim. r Therefore, said he. Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it. 8 li Then the king of Syria warred atjfainst Israel, and g took cuunsel with his servants, saymg, f In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And tl^.e man of God sent unto the kinar of Israel, siiying-. Beware that thou pass not such a place ; for thither the Syrians aie come down. 10 And the king of Israel '^ sent to the place which the man of God told him, and warned him t)f, and saved himself there, not once, nor twice. 11 ^ Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was || sore troubled tor this thing ; and he called his servants, and said unto them. Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel .' 12 And one of his servants said. None, my lord, O king ; but Elisha the pro- phet, that is in Israel, telleth the kmg of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy ' bed-chamber. 13 And he said. Go and ^ spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying. Behold, he is ' in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, ia Isaiah and chariots, and "^ a great host : and they came by night, and " compassed the city about. 15 ^ And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city, both \ ith horses and chariots : and his servant said unto him, Alas, my master ! how shall we do ? 16 And re answered, ° Fear not; for they that be p with us are more than they that be with them. 17 A id Elisha 1 prayed, and said. Lord, I pray thee, open his e}'e», tiiat he may ^-e. And the Lord opened tht- eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, tiie mountain voas ' full o; T/.io.'and horses and chariots of fire rotmd about es^7. Elisha. tHeb. iron. eRev 18. 15 / Exod. IS. 25. ch. 2. 21 i Prov. 24. 6. tHeb. Pehni, Almoni, Ruth h Acts ir. 11. 1 John 4. I. II As the sea 'when it is troubled •with -'ii'indf, Isaiah 57, 20. i Eccl. 10. 20. * 1 Sam. 33.22. /Gen. 37. 13. S. 9, 10, nl Sam. S3. 25. oExod. 14. 13. *2Chr. 32. 7. Psalm 34. 7. Rom. 8. 31. « ver. 8. Psalm 30. 15. Ezek. 36. 37. rchap. a. 11, 12. Psilms Before CHRIST cir. 893. s Gen. 19. 11. Job 5. 13, 14. Mark 8.34. Luke 18 ^ And when they came down to him, Ehsha prayed unto the Lord, and said. Smite this people, I pray thee, » ill] » biinclness. And he smote them w ith blindness, according to the word of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said unto them. This is not the way, neither is this the city ; I How me, and 1 will bring you to the siTie man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha iaid, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lorb opened tueir ejes, and they saw ; and, behold, tJiey were in the midst of Sa- maria. 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, 'My father, tcksp. shall I smite the7n? shall 1 smite thetn ? ^- ^^• 22 And ne answered. Thou shalt not Mat? ^* smite them: wouldest thou smite those 21.15. and whom tliou hast taken captive with thy ^^* ^^' sword and with ihy bow? ■> Set bread «ver. 2?. and water before them, that they max ^'''ov. eat and drink, and go to their master. Rom!* 23 And he prepared great pro. 'sion 12.20. for them : and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the basids of S\ ria =* came no more into the land of x chap. Israel. 5. 2. 24 *[\ And it came to pass after this, j"24' ^' that y Ben-hadad king of Syria gather- '892'. ed all his host, and went up, and be- y ^ K'ngs It:- 20. 1, 42. sieged Samaria. and2L34. 25 And die re was a great famine in Samaria : and, behold, they besie^'ed it, until an ^ ass's head was sold for || four- zExod. score pieces of silver, and |{ the fourt.'; V^\ part of a cab of doves' dung for five fs, te% /S/VcM of silver. pounds, 26 ^ And, as the king of Israel was 22^^14°"' passing by upon the wall, there cried a j That is, woman unto him, saying. Help, my lord, a pint, O king ! i4t''io, 27 And he said, » If the Lord do not a Psalm help thee, whence shall I help thee .' out ^^^* '•" ^- of the barn-floor, or out of the wine- pi'ess } 28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee ? And she answered. This woman said unto me. Give thy son, thafc we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow. * Ley. 29 So we t" boiled my son, and did eat ^6. 29. him: and I said unto her on the next 28. S5, day, Give thy son, that we may eat him ; Lam. and she hath hid her son. c'ch% 7. 30 H And it came to pass, when the d 1 Kings' king heard the words of the woman, 21.27. '.lut he ' rent his cloth('s; and he pass- ^Wing^^ id by upon the wall, and the peoph 19. 2. ^ ooked, and, behold, he had ^ sackcloth Acts ^vithin upon his flesh. ^ { Kjngs 31 Then he said, ' God do so and 18. 17. nore also to me, if the 'he;id of Elisha, ^ers^^s !ie sou of Shaph&t, shaQ stand on him jaJnes ihrs da-v. s. ir. EUcha pr^phesieth nf plenty in Samaria. CHAP. VII, VIII. The camp of the Syrians spoiled 9 Then they said f one to -x.voxn Before CHRIST ^ cir. 393 32 But Elisha R sat in his house, and ciders sat with him ; and the king se t^A man from be'ore liim : but, ere I lie messenger came t.> him, ■ he said to tiic elders. See ye how this son of '• a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look wiienthe messenger comelh, shut the door, ai.d hold him fast at the I lor : is not the ' sound of his master's f Psalm 118.6. Ezekiel 9. 4. Malachi 3. 16. h ch. 7. 2. ( ver. 12. k 1 Kings feet behind hira ? 18.4 /Gen. 31. 29. an Rer. 16.9. ■Cir. 882. a chap. 6. ::!3. verse 18. b Psalm 46. 1. Isaiah 58. 8. c chap. 6. 2S. d chap. S. 18. e Gen. 7. 11. Malachi 3. 10. / Gen. 18. 14. * ver. 20, h Lev. 13.46. i Gen. 20. 11. 33 And, while he yet talked with hmi, behold, ihe messenger camp down (iiuo him, and he said. Behold, this evil is i.f the Lord, what should I '■' wait for the Lord any longer ? CHAP. VII. 1 Elisha prophesieth incredible plenty in Samariii. 17 The unbelieving lord, having the charge of the gate, is trod- dtn to death by the people. THEN Elisha ^ said, Hear ye the word of the Loud ; Thus saitli the Lord, ^ To-mirrow, about this time, shull a measu e nf fine flour be sold for a <: shekel, and two measures of barley for a siiekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then a lord, on wh'ise iiaid the king '•leaned, answered the man of GotI, and saiil. Behold, j/" the Loau would make >= windows in heaven might ''his thing be? And he said, Behi.ld, thou shalt ssee it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 ^ And there were four leprous men 'i at the entering in of the gate ; and they ■ said one to anotlier. Why sit we here until we die ? 4 If we say. We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and k Ksther we shall die there : and ^ if we sit still 4.16. Iiere, we die also. Now, therefore, come, and let us fall u ito the host of ilie Syrians : if they save us alive, we shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall but die. 5 And they rose up in the ' twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. 6 For the Lord had made tlie host of the Svrians '" to hear a noise of cha- riot*, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host; r.nd they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the " Hit- tites, a-.id the kings of tiie Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose, and lied in the twiliglU, and left their tents, and .' their l^orses, and t!ieir asses, even the pPs.43. camp as it was, and " Hed fjr their life. teroverbs ^ ^"'^ when these lepers came to the -- 1. uttermost part of the camp they wei'.t into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence sliver, and gold, and r.ii- in.^nt, and went and r hid it ; and came again, and entered into anathtr teiil, and carried thence also, and v.'cnt and hid if. H Sam. 30. 17. ver. 7, 9. Psalin 119. 147. Sroverbs 7.9. rn 2 Sam. 5. 24. ch. 19. 7. .Tob 15.21. MGen. 10. 15. fi Mat. 13. 44. Haijgai 1. 5. Hebiews 10. 24. ffPhil. 2.4. t Heh._ tlun inim qu'ity ivi/l jittd us lUt. Numbers o3. 23. Proverbs s chap. 5. 13. Before We do not well : this day ts q a diiy f ^^^^f^^ good tidings, and we ht id our peace ; iv' \^jr\^ we tarry till the morning-iigi.t some f t Heb. mischief will ccmie upon us : •■ ov there- ''«'«'•'« fore, come, tliat we may go and tell tue brother, king's household. Judges 10 So they ca-ie, and called unto vh J.^Vse e porter of 'he city; and they told them. Ezek. 18. saying-. We came to the camp of ih' ^''^ >' SM'ians, and, bclinkl, there was no ma^ there, neither voice of iiian, but horsi.' tied, and asses tied, and the tents a tSey iiiere. 11 .'^nd he called the porters, ar. they told it to the king's house ^villdn 12^ And the kingarose in the nit;!'.' and said unto his ' servants, I will n ov shew you what the Syrians have done to us : They know t* at we be hungry, therefore arc they gone out of liic camp *q^' . I" hide themselves in the field, saying, 20.8. When th -y come i:ut of the city we shall ch. 6. 8. cidch them alive, and get into the city. 13 And s one of hi^ serv.ints answer- ed and said, Let tfo?)(e take, I pray thee, live of the horses that remain, wliich are tel't in the citv (heboid, they are as all the multitude of Is."ael that are left in it ; behold, / say, t!iey are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed) and let us send and sue. 14 Thev took, Kier; fore, f two chi'.- + Heb. riot-hor.^es ; and the ki.ig sent after th? ^Zls'of' host of the Svrians, saying. Go and see. fkrses. 15 And they went af-er them unto Jordan ; and lo, all the way was full of garments-ind||ves.sels which the S-ria^ - !LT''/ had cast away in their || haste: and the >ivekt I, ''F^'. .ind t vvo measures of barley for a she' el 35"Te.^'^ according- to the word of the Lord. Esther 17 «ff And the king ppointed the lord, \^l(^j^ on whose hand he leaned, to have the 22.24. cliarge of the. gate : and the people trode 11 Proper- upon him in the g:itc, and he died, as jfjlf/^, the man of God iiad said, who spake ingaais ■A hen the king came down to him. accom- 18 And it came ti pass, as ilie man ,i?,>/f of God had sjioken to the king, saving, fear. Two measures of barley for a sl',v-kel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow, about this time, ii\ t')e gate of Sumat-ia : 19 A'ld that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now behold, //"i.iie Lo :; d f jj-u„,^ -iiiould make windows in Iieaven migSi 20.12.' such a thing be ? And he said, Behol.'., l^l\^^~:^ thou shalt see it with tliine eyes, but 20. 20. * shalt not cat thereof Jeremiah 20 Aid so it fell out unto liim the people ' trode upon him ia t le gate, 5. 10. and he died. CMAP. VIII. 1 The Siiimar.iiie htith iter land rcstor- (;:•:. 7 H^izcel i:illei/i Bcn-hadud, am T t f^r li^ 11:6 Sliunamite's land restored. Before CHRIST II. KINGS. succeedeth hhn. 16 yehoram^s lui-l-ed reign: 23 Ahaziah succeedeth him: ': 4. Zi. h Gen. S. 1. cButh 1.1. A Psalm 105. 16. c Gen. 41.57. 2 Sam; 24. 13. fl Tim. S. 3. cir. 885. % rhh • liitory xeem? to be before that of Jvaaman, ch. 5.4. 25 his iv'-cked reign. THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, => whose son he had restored to hfe, say- ing-. Arise, and ^n thou and thine'' hoi!SCjio!d, and sojourn "^ wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath '1 called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land « seven ye.irs. 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying- of the man of God : and she wentwitli h.er f liouselmld, and sojourned in the land of" the Pliihstines seven years. 3 And it came to pass, at the seven year:;' end, tliat the woman returned out of the land of tlie Piiilistines : and sl-e went forth t to cry unto the king- for her house, and for her land. 4 And the king- |J talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, fell me, I pray lliee, all the great things that Elis'.ia hath done. 5 And it came to pass, as he was telhnp; the king how he had restored a dead hody to life, that, behold, tlie wo- man, V, iiose s'jh he had reslorect lolife, cried to the king- for her house, and for her hand. And Gehazi said. My lord, iver.I. O king-, h this is tlu: v.oman, and this is her son, whom Elisha res'nred to life. 6 And when the king asked the wo- iTian slie tokl him. So the king appoint- ed unto her a certain officer, s Thy sou Een-hadad kinsi I'f 6. 2Ta'ud Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Slmil \ vh. -.erse 0. in chap. 1.2. -!• Heb. .'ive, 21.8. .Tohn 4. 50. n chap. 13. n. 1 recover of this disease ? 10 Ann Elisha said unto him. Go. sai unto him, Tiiou niavest certiinly reco- ver; hovibeit the Lord liath sliewed me iha^ he shall sureh die. 11 And he settled his countenance steadf;istly until he was ashamed: and the man of God ° wept. 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord ? And he answered, Because I know P the evil that thou wilt do unto tlie children of Israel: '! their strong holds w. t thou set on fire, and their young men w ilt thou shiy with the sword, and wilt ch.sii their children, and rip up their vvomf n witii ciiild. 13 And Hazael said, lUit what ! /* ?, 35. tliy servant ■■ a dog tliat he sl'ould ' do ^ehoram's taicied relgji', this great thing? AndElisla answered, Before f Tie Lord hath sliewed me that thou ^^g^g^^ shalt be king over Syria \^/^^>J 14 So he drpitrted from Elisha, and /i Kings came to his master; who said to him, 19. 15. What said Elisha to thee ? And he an- s\\ ered. He told me that thou shouldest surely recover 15 And it came to pass » "n themor- ? hen he began to reign ; and he reign- ed eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in t'te ^ way of (he = Gea. kings of Israel, as did the house of 5,- ^2. Ahab ; for the =< d^'ughter of Ahab was a ver.2'6. his wife : and he did ^ evil in the sight 2 chron/ nWhe Lord. fiK\n s 19 Yf't the Lord would not destroy 11.6.'"^^ Judah <: for David his servant's sake, <' c 1 Kings :'S he promised him to give him alway "2 Sam. a light, and to his children. 7.13. 2U %2n his days Edom « revolted from \ ^^"2^ aider the hand of Judah, and made a Titus' e Jcr. o. 1. and ;u. 17. I.uke 19. 41. ;< chnp. 10. .■';'. .IS. a;jU 12. 17. i'Tiiln. 7. (7 Amos J. ^. r I'S. 22. J !), 20. M.lt. 7. P. Vhi!. C. 2. i' ler. 17. 9. Al.itrhew king over themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and \^ 47"^^ all the chariots with him : and he rosf ch. 1.2. ' b\ night, and ? smote the Edomiles /Joshua which compassed him about, and the ^O-^- captains of the chariots: and the peo- Jj.^™' pie fied into their tents. ^1 Kings 22 i> Yet Eel m rev.,lted from under J^^^^g. the hand of Judah unto this day. Then ItHo' ' Libnah revolted at the same time. 2 Sam. 23 And the rest of the actsof JoTam, ?-t"i I i< ■ . >•' 11 . • ' Joshua and all th.tthe did, are tliev not written 21. n. in the >< book of the Chronicles of r1ie 2 chron. kings of Judah? -^ f-J°;^g^ 21- And Joram 1 sl»pt ™ with nis fa- 14. 2p. tilers, and was buried with his fatners ^ Deut. in the " city of David : and Al:;izi di his ^j chr, son reigned in his stead. 21. 19. 2511 In tiie welf;h year of Joram, the "i^fg'"^^ son of Aiiab king of Israel, d.id Ahazi- ;di the son of jehoram king of Judah, licgin to reign. 2t> ° Two and twenty years old ivas „ 2 chr. Ahaziah when he began to reign, and 22.1,2. he reigned one year i^'i Jerusalem : and his mother's name -cms Athaliah, the f jover. ig. daughter of Omri kmg of Israel. ^ 27 And he walked in the way of the '1 house of Ahab, :uid did ' evil in Ihf 1 ' Kings sight of th • Loud, as didt\\Q house "f ^•^,'^";,^ Aliab : * for he ivas the son-in-law of tlie n. fi. house of A lab. l\T''' 28 1[ Ai.d he went with Joram, the ' gpj^ son of Ahab, to the •■. ar atjaiiist Hazael king' of Syria in ' Ramodi-gilead ; and 1 1 Kings the S_\ rians w out dcd joram. 4. 13. ^ ■J9 And king Jonam v.-eiii back to be healed in Jczrei:! of the wounds which Ifehu anointed king o^er hrad. CHAP. IX, Before the S\ rians liad f^iven him at Ramah, ^"si "lien he fo;isrht aj-ainst Hazael kin; u{ \,/-sr^ Sxria: and Ahaziali, the son c>f Jeho- ram king of Jtidah wtnt down to see - 1 Kings JO'""' *• *"" '^* Ahab in Je«reel, be- :4. cause he was " sick. * CHAP. IX. 1 yehu is anointed iing : 24 he hiUeth yorum in the field oj' Naboth. 36 yt- 1 Jehu lilhth Jaram. t He~. sens. a 1 Iving 18. 40. A>JD Elisna the prophet called one of the f ch.ldren of tile prop'.ets, and said unto h'm, ^ Gird up thy loin?^ and ,i take Uiis box of oil in lliine hand, aad go4 on tlie top of the stairs, and i^lew wil!.! '\'^^'j''^: trumpets saving, Jei.u is king'. 834.^^ 14 .So Jehu tlie son of Jf hc]s(|^p!'at, ^j^-,;^ the son of Ninishi, conspired against Joi'am; (now Jorani had kept R:!nioth. g-ilead, he ^nd all Israel, because of Hazael king of Sv ria : 15 But king' Joiam was returned to be <) healed in Jezreel pf' the wounds ?ehap. which the Syrians had given him, when ^■^^' h( fiicght with Hazael king ot Syria;) and Jehu said, I*it be your minds ihen ^ let npne go forth nor escupe out of the 'EkoiL tO) ' Itj So' city. tS go t" tell tt in Jezreel. l^j^^ )Je].u rtj ' lo Ranuitli-gilead. " H went to Jezreel: for Toram lav tije.e 2 Aiul, when thou connest thither, j A'd s AH/iah king of Judah was con.e de 111 aichariot, and i6. s. .r2Chr. i 1 Kings I'lok out there Jehu, the '' son of Jehosh- ■ down to see "J. ram on of Nimshi, and go in, i] 17 And th.-re yMod ' a watchman 0:1 tcb.jii> tHcb. c^t'.mber in >. iiam- ier. iris^e up from among his jj the tower in Jezr^-el, ai.d he spied th ^^•°- apliat, the ailO. PiaKe O.... ». ..^ ^j- . — q |. mc njviti m jir^n ci, iii.v.i nc sjjicu. m I&aiali brethren, and carry him to an j mner ; company of Jehu a> he came, and said 21. 5. and chamber. j I see a company. And Ji.ran. said. Take ^3. e. 3 Then take the box of oil and pnur j an horseman, 'and send to meet them, it on hii head, an i say, Thus saith the and let him say, /* it pe.ice ? c\ Kings LosD, I have -^ anointed ihee king over 18 So tliereweni or.e on iiorsebackto i^Fsam ^'''''^^'' • "^^'^^ *^^^^" '■''^ ^""'"' '^'^'^ *" ^'^'^>\' "^^^^ '^'"i' ^"'^ ^^'"^j Thus saiih the 112. k "nd tarry not. | king. Is it peace ? And Jehu said, f t Heb. Maitaew 4 Ij So the yoimg man, c^en the yourgj^ Wliat hast thou to do w i.h peace ? turn f^'lfj^g ^"•i"- man the prophet, wejit to Rumod!- '; thee behind me. And the wuici:in-in cVi . gilt ad. || told, sa) ing. The messenger came to f^^" ' 5 And when he Cime, beh;)ld, tlie tliem, b'.t lie coH^eth not again. 1- is°* captains of the host uere Si'.tmg : andjj 19 Then he .sent out a second on horse- verse to. he said, I have an errand to thee, O ji back, which came to them, and said, captain. And Jeiiu said. Unto whicli of i, Tlius saith the king, Is it peace ? Ai.d all us Land he said, To their, O explain. ' Jehu answered, wliat hast ihou to do 6 And lie arose, ard went in'o the L with peace ? turn thee hehind me. eX Kings j Psalm 116. 15. 18.7. Rev. IR. 20. anti 19. 2 house; and he poured the oil on his ead, and said unto him. Thus saitli ?5"ig^"^ tlie Loud G d of Israel, I have anoint- ed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. 7 And thou shalt « smite the house cf Aiiab thy master, that I may ■" a-enge the blnod of my servants the prophtts, ^ iKiiigs ^"d ^''6 blood of all the servants of the 18. 4. and Lord, i? at the hand of Jezebel. A^iiUugs ^ ^^^' ^^ ^^'t'«le liouse of Aiiab shall 14. 10. j.erish ; and I will cut off from Ahab t" Dcut. jiini ti,a(- ii pisselh against the '.^ all, and « 1 Kmgs '""^ that is i sliut up and leit in Israel. 9 And I will n.ake the house of Ahab is' f "'^^ '^'^^ *'^'=' I'O'^*'^ of !< Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of ' Baa- sha, tlie son of Ahijah. 10 And the '" d;;gs shall eat Jezebel in the n portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her- Aud he open- ed the door and fled. 11^ Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lonl; and one said unto him, Is all wel; ? wherefore came this 0 maciyc/Zoii' to thee? And he said un- to them. Ye know the man, and his communication. 12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said. Thus and thus spake he 10 ine, saying. Thus saith the Lord, 1 havo anointed thee king over Israel. 13 Then they hasteJ, and look every ma;i his garment, and p put it under him ml Kings 21. 23. verses 35, S6. n verses 21. 25. Mat. 7. 2. e Jer. 29. ?.(i. Isaiah 59. 15. Hosea 9. 7. Wark 3.20. John 10. 20. Acts 17. and 26. 24. 'i Cor. 5. 13. >)Mat. 21.7. 20 A:id the watchman told, saying, o-jj^j. He came even unto them, and comeiii inmad^ not again : and the driving is like the ","*' driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi ; for lorigf he driveth f furiously. Reel. 21 And joram -aiil. Make ready. And !?• ^''• his chari'it was macie ready. And Jo- 12. n. ram king of Israel, and Atiaziah king u2Co.-. i of Judah, went out, each in liis chaiit.t, He'breV's j and ihey went out against Jehu, antl met 12. 14. him in the portion of Nabolh the Jez * Lev. ! reelitc. k^: I 22 And it came to pass, when Joram 17. t. • I saw Jeliii, that he said, /.■ it peace, je- ■>',^.^^"2* j hu ? And he answered, " Wiiat peace, >.e.h.' so long as the " whoredoms of thy n;o- 3- 4. ther Jrzebel, and her y witchcraits, are jg^g'^. so many ? z 1 Kings 23 And Joram ^ turned his hands, ^^•^'*- and afied, and said lo Ahaziah, There 5(f. 22."" is treachery, O Ahaziah ! Amos 24 And Jehu ] drew a bow with liis ^•^:^"i, full strength, ar.d smote Jehoram he:- juted'hU twetn his arms ; and the arrow went out hand at h.'- heart, and he sunk down in his 1^^^' " chariot. 25 Then said ^ehu to Bidkar his cap- tain. Take up, and cast him in the por- tion of the held of Naboth the Jezreei- ite : tor remeniber liow that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his ia- ther, the Lord laid this ^ burden upon him ; 2'chroi *6 Surely I have seen "^ yesterday the 24. 22. Ps^lJm JO. 21. Proverbs 21. 30. Ecd. 8. 1,7. b 1 Kings 21.29. c l^xodiis rc'Zcbel is eaten by do^s. II. KINGS. Jehu siayeth Ahaziah^s brethren • c^^RiST ^ '^'""'^ ofNsboUi, and the blood of his 8g._ <■ sons, saitli th( Lord; and I will re- quite i^ee in this pU.t, saith the Lord tHeb. liloods, d Deut. 24. 16. 1 Kings 21. 11. 2 Chron. 25. 4. e chap. 8. 18.27. Proverbs 13. 20. Htv. 38. 4. /2 Chr. 22.9. S Joshua 17. 11 2. 10, k chapter 8. 8, 2S. /Jer. 4. 30. Ezekiel 23. 40. Re'-. 2. 20. Now, therefore, lake and c-xst. him into t.'ie plat ',f ground, according to tlic word of liic Lord. "27 II B it when Ahaziah the king o Judal s:n //i/s, he fled by the way of tlie [garden-house: and Jehu followed aiVer him, ar.d '■aid, Smite = him also i 'he chariot. And they dia so at the g( ir,g III) to ^Giir, ■ hich is b\ P Ibleam : an^' lie fled to hMi-q-iddo, and died there. i"8 A".d his servants t arried him ia a chariot to Jerusalem, and b'lried iiim in his sepiilclirc with his fathers in the 'ci- h\ Kings tv of Dan'l. 19. 15. 29 And in the '< eleventli year of Jo - 1 Kings j,^,.^^^ ji^^ g^^ ^^ Ahab, began Ahazi.^h LO leign tiver Judah. 30 *j A.nd -.vlif 11 Jehu wa^^ come to J; vetd, Jezebel heard oj it; and she ' painted her iace, and tirtd iier head, and ioolud 'Ut at av. ii'.dow. M Antl as Jehu entered in at the gate 7rti Kings she said. Hud ni Zimri peace who slew 4.6. 28. , . , , ' his Piaster? 32 And he lifted up his face to the \vii!.iO\\ , and said, Who is on my side? wlio ? And there looked out to him two or tlirc'f cunuciis. oo /\nd he said, Throw her down. So (he}' t!;rew her tiown ; and soone of her bl'i'd was sprinkled on the uail, ar.ii on the horses : and he « trode her under foot. 34 And when lie was come in he did eat and t'.rink, and said, Go, see now this o cursed ivonian, and p bury her: '■jv she is a i king's duughter. o .'Vi'd they went to bury her; but bikings the;, (imiid no more of lier than the scnll, 15. 1. and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 WiiereTore they came again, and ;-i Kings told Slim: and lie said, Tliis is 'the uord of the Lord, which he spake by his scrva' t Ehjah tlie Tislibite, sa\ing, la ttie p' rtij '-f Jezreel shall s dos^s eat the fiesii oi J zcbel : 37 -'\r.d the carcass of Jezebel shall be as tdu:.g upon the face of the fieklin tlie porii n of Jezreel; .so that tliey shall not Siiy, This is Jezebel. CHAP. X. 1 Seventy of Ahab's children put to death, 18 jfehii dcstroyet/i the vcorshippers of Baal, 29 yet fulUmeih idolatry. 34 ye'iDoliaz succeedeth "Jehu. AND Ahab had » seventy sons in Sa- maria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, U'lto the ruhrs of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 2 Now, bassoon as this letter comcth t.> vou, seeii'g your master's sons are wi h \oii, an:i there are with you chariots and liorses, a fenced city also, and ar- mour, 3 Look even out the «bost and mcet- n chap, 7. 20. verse 16. Mai. 4. 3. 0 Prov. 10. ~. I?P.iJi 65. IJ. p Ecci. s Job 31. 3. Acts 12. 23. * Psalm 83. 10. a t Kings 31. 21. h chap. 5.6. c Deut, 17. 14. 1 Sam. h, 15. est of your master's sons, and "set him Before on his father's throne, andhghtfor your ^^^4^'' master's house. ^>-\'>^ 4 Bu' they were exceedingly afraid, d 1 Kings and s:iid, Behold, ^ two kings stood not 2.25. befo;-e him ; how then shall we stand ? 14,2^." ^* 5 And he that wai over the house, and Luke he that vcas over the city, the elders al- ^^-^i. so, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are f thy sei-v- f\ Kings ;^nts, and will do all that thou sh-.ilt bid 20. 4. us ; we will not m:ike any king : do thou tiu:t K-jliich is good in thine eyes. 6 TJien '. e vvTote a letter (he second time to them, saying. If ye be mine, and //ye will ht-arken unto my voice, take ye the ?. heads of the men your master's ^'Exod. sons, and come to me to Jezreel bv tr;- ^^^^ nioriMw this lime. Now th.e king's 5. 9. " .«cns, bein^ seventy persons, n-cere with Joshua the '' great men of the city, which j p'roverbs brought them up. is. 17. 7 And it came to pass, when the let- ^s^g^' ter came to them, tiiat they took the tHel>. king's sons, and ■ slew seventy persons, """'^ and put their heads in baskets, and sent fsaf 1'. 2 him r/;c'-,;( tn Jezreel. iver. 14. S \\ And there came a messenger ^^^' \ and told him, saj ing. They ha\-e brouglit tiie heads of the king's sons. And he said. Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the kgate until the morn- * Dent, ing. 23. 15. 9 And it came to pass in the morning J^"'*^ that he went out, and stood, and said to /i Sam. all the people, Ye be ' nerhteous : '< ehold 2*- ^■ .„ T ■ 1 • . ^ I 1 I'k "IKS '" 1 conspired against my master, antl 21. 21. slew him ; but " who slew all these ? Proverbs 10 Know now, that here shall "fall ^^'b . ,1 ,. . , "I chap, uitto the earth nothing 01 t; e word o: 9.6,9; the Lord, v\liicii the Lord p spake "v^""- 6' concerning the hwuse of Ahab : fo.' the o^i'sam. Lord hath done that which he spa'te 3. 19. bv his servant Eiiiah. 1 Kings 'iic-T. 1 11. 1.^ J 1.25. and 11 So Jenu slew all that remained ot 3. 55, the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and al Zech. his great men, and his kinsf jlks, and Jus i' ^z n priests, until he left him none remaiti- 21. 33, iiig. Tit. 1.2. 12 f And he arose and departed, and ^^ }g'"^" came to Samaria: and as he luas at the chap. 9. shearing-house in the way, ^'^• 13 Jehu met with the ^ brethren oi 1. 15?^ Ahaziah kingof Judah, and said. Who '•Gen. are ye ? And they answered, We arc 2^chron. the brethren of 7\haziah ; and \\c go 22. 8. down to salute the children of the king, and the children of the queen. 14 And he said, « Take them alive, jver. 10. And they took them alive, and slcv L^^"^""* them at the pit of the shearing-house , Ps'aiiii even two and forty men ; neither left he so- 21. anvofthem /Judges an., oiyieni. j.ie.and Ij II And, wnen he was departed 4. n. th.erce, he lighted on ' Jehonadab, the •j''^''; ^.^•6. son ot Kecnab, coviing to meet Inm ; tlcssed, and he f saluted him, and said to him. Genesis Is thine heart right, as my heart is with i^vf^u thy lieart? And Jelionadab answered, f // r>J 16 And he said, Come with me, and « 1 Kings -ec "m\ xeal for the Lord. So lhe\ '^- ^f- made him ride in his chariot. ST.'a.^ ^7 ^^^^ w l>en he came to Samaria lie Mat. 6. 2. view all that remained unto Ahab in Sa- 21^ 2^'"^^ inaria, till he had " destroyed him, ac- Malachi Cording to the saying of the Lord, 4, 1,2. which lie spake to Elijah. 18 fj And Jehu gathered all the peo- y i||F"^3^ pie tiigether, and said unto them, y A- -rer.Q. WJ) served Baal a little, but Jehu shall .Tob 13. 7. serve lum ^ much. Ro.^3. 8. 19 jj^,^.^ therefore, call unto me all 4.8. the ^prophets of Baal, all his servants, a I Kings ar,d all i)is priests, let none be wanting; for I liave a great sacrifice to do to Baal : vihosoever shall be wanting he shall not live. But Jehu did it in h subtilt)', to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaim- ed It. 21 And Jehu sent through all Israel ; ai,d ■= ail the worshippers of Baal came, S(. that there was not a man left tiiat caiie not : and tliey came into the house d 1 Kings of Baal ; and d the 'house of Baal was t Heb. *^'^ t from one end to another. mouth 22 And he said unto him that ivas o- j^"!''"'^' ver the vestry. Bring forth ^ vestments Bev. ' ' lor all the worshippers of Ba:il. And 16. 16. i;e brought them forth vestmei ts. 2s. '1 23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab, 2 Cor. 11. the son of Reciiab, into the house of 14, 15, Baal, and said unto the wnrshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worshippers of Baal only. 24 And, when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-ofterings, Jehu ap- pointed fourscore men without, and said, i/'any of the men whom I have brougiit inio \our hands escape, he that Utttth ji Kings him go, ''his life shall be for the life of 20.39,40. ,,-,„, "^ 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of ottering the burnt- off-rring, that Jehu said to the guard, aiul to the captains. Go in a«a' slay them ; ^♦Ezek. let g none come forth. And they smote /i' /kings '-''^'^ ^^ i*^^ t'l^ edge of the sword ; and 14. 23. i-he guard and the captains cast them i Lev. (Hit and went to the city of tlie house 25. 30. „r r> 1 li^ra of Baal. 6. 11. 26 And they brought forth the '> ima- Sid''3^29' ^^* °"''- "^ '^^ house of Baal, and burnt k Hos'ea' t!iem. 2. li". 27 And they brake down the image iT^i'i.and "' Baal, and brake down the house of 18.21. Baal, and made it • a draught-house un- to this day. 28 Thus Jehu '''■ destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29 ii 1 Howbeit, from the ^ sins of uii kings Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made 15. 20. Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from af- cir. 850. / ver. 28. Hosea 1.4. Mark ..20. terthem, fow/t, the "golden calves that ,^'^0°,'™ u-ere in Beth-el, and that ivere in Dan. cir.884. jdead, 22. lo. she arose, and destroyed all tlie secdp^jT*''" t royal. t Ke'b. 2 But <: Jehosheba, the daughter of */'''< king Joram, sister of Aliaziali, took 2'chroiT." Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole 22. 6. him from among the king's soi:s %-jhich ^^^^'^^ zvere slain ; and they hid him, e-coi I im Uev. ' and his nurse, iBthc bed-chamber ''from i"- 6- Athaliah, so tli;it lie was not slain. 22^ n^'' 3 And he was with her hid in lliediKing-. h.juse of the Lord six years : and Atha- Ji-36. 1- 1 . 1- . ii " I 1 Proveros isali «di l rcig-n over the land. 21.30. 4 ^ And tlie seventh year <^ Jehoiada e Psalm sent and fetched the k rulers over iiun- V^'^' , . dreus, with the captams and tneguaru, 3. 15. and brought them to him into the hou^e l^ej- i"i of tlie Lord, and ''MTiade a covenant ' g_g with them, and took an oath ot them in /i Kings t!ie house of the Lord, and shewed i-^*- tiiem the king's son. 23. i.""""* 5 And he commanded them, saying-, g 1 chr. This is the thing that ye shall ilo ;' ' A 2*(J^J.g., third pai't of you that enter in on the 23.6. i^ sabbath shall even be keepers of the >!2Chr. watch of the king's house ; Ena' 6 And a third part shall be at the gate 10. 3. of 1 Sur; and a third part at the giie 'i-'ke '-1 behind the guard; s ; shali ye keep the I'l^chr watch of the house, that it be not bro- 9.25. ken down. /chap. 7 And two parts of all you that go ,„ 2 chr. forth on the sabhat'i, even they shall 2-'. -«• yihoash made ling . II. KINGS-. Me repaireth the temph. 8S4. « Exod. 21. 14. 3 Chron. 33. 11. Ps.47. 1. "hrist ^^^^^ '•lie watch of the house of the Lord about the king-. 8 An||ye shall compass the king: round about, every man wiih his weapons in ids ha d: and lie that cometh within the raiig'es let him be "slain .- and be ye with ttie king- as he g-oelli out, and as he com- eth iii. 9 And the captains over the hiindrefiS did according to all things that Jc-hoiada the pnest cimimanded: and ti ey took every man Lis men that vera to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Je- iioiada the pilest. 10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king « Da\id's spears and siiiplds, that vitre in the temple of liie Lord. 1 1 And the guard stood, eveiy man M itli his weapons in his hand, round a- bnut the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of ihetem- 3. lf^°* p'-e, along by the p altar and the temple. 12 'And he brouglit fortli the kuig's son, and put tlic crown upon him, and game him the hiu.dreds, the officers of tlic host, and said ur.tothem, Have her forth witliuul the ranges; aiid liuii that ^ foiloweth he» kill with the SAoi-d. For the piiest had sa:d. Let he: not be slain in the house of the Loi«D. 16 And they laid hands on her: and she went by tie way by the which ll;e horses came into the king's house ; and a Judges there was slu- ^ slain, iviat. 7. 2. ^^ 1i •'^i*^ Jchoiaila made a covenant Ktv. between the Lord and the '' king and 17. 1. and i^lig pedpif, Miat they should be the Lord's people ; "= betv\ ecu the king also and ttie |;eople. 18 And all the people of the land went into the <' house of Baal, and brake it down ; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mai- tan the priest of Baal before ihe altars: and the priest appointed officers over the house of toe Lord. 19 And lie Look the rulers over htm- drcds, and the captains, and the guard, and ail tlie people of the land; and they brought down iIjc king from tiie house of the LoKu, and came by the way of 10. 20. b Deut. 17. 16. 2 S3m. 2?. 3. c Psalm 122. 9. Roinans 13. 3, 4. d ch:i[j. 10. 2S. the c gate of the guard to the kir.c-'.- Before h.'Use : and he sat on the throne of the ''"^g^^ kings. ^^^ 20 And all the people of the land ^ re- e2 chr. joiced, and the city was in quiet; am' ^}^'^°- they slew Atiialiah with the sword beside n. joT' the king's house. 21 Seven years old vcas Jehoash when he began to reign. CHAP. XII I yehonsh rcigneth 'xtll all the days of Ifeiioiada: 4 Ac reptiireth the temple: 19 he is slain by Amaziah. IN tlie » seventh year riests had not repaired the breaches of liie iiouse. 7 Tiien king Jehoash called for Jehoi- ada the prie.-wt, aial the o?/icr priests, and said unto them, AVhy repair ye rot the breaches of the house ? Now, therefore, '"receive oo inore money of your ac- "'verses Cj'.iaintance, but deliver It for the breach- 2'thr es of the house. 24. s. ' 8 Au'l the priests consented to receive no onore money of the jieople, neither to repair the breaches of ihe house. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took " a "2 Chr. chest, and boreu a hole in the lid of it, j^^j^ and set it ° beside tlie altar, on the righi. 12. 41. ^ side as one come th into tlie house of the Jg^V^' Lord: and the priests that kept tlie f Luke do.r put therein all the money that v:as 21. 1. broiiglit into the house of the Loud. threshold 10 And it was so, when they saw that Numbers there vcas much money in the chest, thai js. 4. the king's r scribe and the s high priest ^l^°o. came up, and ihey put up in bags, anci ^chap. told the money that 'aas found in the J^^jchr house of the Lord. 24. 14. II And they gave the money, being r told, into the liands of them that did ^'; jP- the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out lo the carpenters and builders that wrougl'.t upon the house of the Lord, yekoahaz his viicked reign 12 And to s masons, and hewers of st.'nr, and to buv timber and hewed CHAP. xni. yoash succeedeth luni- Before CHRIST ^^^rsr>>J s one,tf) repair the breaches of the house J chap, of tlie Lord, and for all that was laul 22. 6. out for tlie house to repair it. 58?i2 15 Hov\beit there were ' not made for Eztkiel tV;e houseof the Lord "bowls of silver, 22.30. snui'ers, basons, »^ trumpfts, any ves- 24. 14."^' sels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the « 1 Kings money that was brought into the house ' xxilin of the Lord: 30. ?. ' 14 Bui thev gave that to the work- men, and repaii-ed therewith the house of the Lord. 15 Moreover, they reckoner! not with the men into whose hand they lleli^cr- ed the mnney to be bestowed on work- ' "t Heb. men : for they dealt f fuithfully. Ne'h'7'2 1^ ^'^^ y trespa>is-money and sin-mo- .V Lev.' ' ney was not brought nito tl'e house of the I^ORD : it was the priest's. 17 % Then ^ Hazael king' of Syria * went up, and fought against Gath, and took it : and Hazael ''set his face tog-o up to Jerusalem. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah took Deut. 14.25. X chaj). 8. 13. a 2 Chr. 24.23. A 2 Chr. 20. 3. 42. 15. Ezekiel 21.2. Xuke 9. 51. c chap. 18. 15. pliat, and Jehoram, and Ahazlah, his fathers, kings of Judidi, had dedicatefl, and his own halloweil things, and al! ihe g':id that Kas found in the treasures of the h(-use of the Lord, and in the king's house, and ■: sent it to Hazael king of S}ria: and he went away from Jerusa- lem. 19 ^ And the rest of the acts of Je- hc^ish, and all that be did, are they not written in ;he bo k of the Chronicles of , the kings of Jndah ? conspired 20 And liis servants arose, and made a cr.nspi. f a ci..'nspiracy, and blew Jehoasii in 'he rfTaciees ''"^^^ °* '' Millo, which goeth down to 9.6. '^Silla. 21 For f Jozachar, the sonof Shime- ath, and Jehozabad, the sonot Shonier, his servants, smote him, and i;e died ; and they buried him with his fiitliers in the g city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XllL 1 yehoakaz his Huicked reign : 8 jfoash succeedeth him. 20 Edsiia^s death. a chap. IN the 3 three and twentieth year of 8. 16. and Joash, the son of Ahaz'ah king of Judah, verse 10 Jehoahuz, the son of Jehu, began t( reign over Israel in Samaria, Mid reign- ed seventeen years. 2 And he did that which xv-as evil in tile sight of tl:e Loud, and followed the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, m hich fiiaJe Israel to sin ; he departed no' therefrom. 3 ^i Ar,d the anger of the Losd was b kindled agai,!St Israel ; and lie = deli- vered tliem into the h.ind of ria oppressed them, ^"^^g^^ 5 (And the Lord ga\e Jsrnel ^ a sa- \^^^Xu viour, so that thc\ went out from under ^ Exod. the hand of the Syrians : and the chil- f^'. dren of Israel dwelt in their tents as be- 9/21. t<)re-tmie. 6 Nevertheless tliey departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: ., . and there remained the ■ grove also in ivtenf. Samaria.) 7. 5. 7 Neither did he leave of the people \^%^^ to Jetioahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand foi-tmen ; for the king of Syria had destroyed tkem, and had made them like the ^ dust by ^ chap.- thre.shiiig. ' 8. 12. 8 If Now, the 1 rest of the acts of Je- f™°^ hoahaz, and all that he did, and his "> ' 839. might, are they not written in the book ^1 Kings of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? ^,^/saiP ■ 9 And Jehoahaz ° slept with his f;i- 17. 50!""" thers ; and they ° buried him in p Sama- " ' Kings ria : and Joash his son reigned in his o'l Kin^^s stead. 14. 13. ° 10 ^1 In the thirty and seventh year of 1°^^ Joash king of Jud.ih began Jehoash, the /i Kings srjn of Jehoahaz, to roign over Israel in 16. 29. Samaria, and reigned sixteen years, 11 And he did tliat ii^hich v:s boA- and .arrows. V'do' 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Ezekici t Put thine hand upon the bow: and he 22. 3o. piit his hand upon it ,- and Elisha " put X^J^g' his liands upon the king's hands. thhie 17 And he said, Open the window ^'^jr.d la eastward: and he opened it Then Eli- ^ Gen, s!ia said, Shoot : and he shot. And be 49. 24. said, The arrow of the Lord's deliver- J^^^^j ^ ance, and the a'-row of deliverance from andi44.j'. Syria ; for thou sliait smile the Syrians J''hni5.5. n y Apliek, till thou have consumed ^.j g3^,_ them. 4. 1. 18 And he said, Tnke the arrows : ^J^^^ss uid he took f/iCJn. Antl lie said unto the ';ing of Israel, - Smite upon the ground : s Kxod, ind he sm >te thrice, and staved. 17.10. 19 And the man of Gr.-dwas wroiii ^^ Jilislia^s bones raise up a ckadma):. II. KINGS. Amaziah's goodreigfy. Before CHRIST en: 833. cir. 838. e chap. ■l-Heb. and the man •iventand touched, b Ezek. 37. 10. Matthew 14. 36. Rev. 11. 11. c chap. 3. 13, 15. d Exod. 32. 13. Psalm 105. 8. e Gen. 13. 14. and 17. 7, and 26.24. f I Kings 17. 18. Amos 4.6. cir. 83Q. 2 verses 18, 19. cir. 836. S39. a 2 Chr. 25.1. Mat.l.S. h ver. 19. 2 Chron, 25. 9. c chap. 12.2. 2 Chron. 25. 2. d2 Chr. 24.15. e chap. 12.3. /I Kings 2. 12. £ Num. .15. 33. h chap. 12. 20. i verse 3. k Deut. 24. 16. Ezekiel 18. 20. / chap. 8.22. m 2 Chr. 25. 11. 71 Gen. 14. 7. 2 Sain. 8. I,'?. Psalm «o. tlrlc. with him, and said. Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times, then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou h.idst consumed it: whereas now thou shall smite Syria but thrice. 20 'If And Elisha died, and they bu- ried him. And the ^ bands of the Mo- abltes invaded the land at the commg in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying- a man, that, behold, they spied a band of ■Jnen ; and they cast tlie man into the sepulchre of Eiisha: f and when tlie man was let down, •> and touched fhe bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 ^ Bu*- Hazael king of Syria '^ op- pressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the Lord was gracious unio them, and had compassion on them, and liad respect unto them, because of his d covenant with <= Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them I'rom his presence f as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoxsh, the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad, tlie son of Hazael, the cities which lie had taken out of the hand of Jehoaliaz his iather by war: g three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the ci- ties of Israel. CHAP. XIV. 1 A-maziaK's good reign : 7 fie smiteth Edom. 8 Joash dejeateth him ••IT he is slain by a conspiracy. IN the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, reig'Ucd » Ama- ziah, the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he begiin to reign, and reigned ^ twenty and nine jears in Jerusalem: and bis mnther's name ivas Jehoaddan of Jenisalem. 3 And he did that which was <^ right in il;e siglit of the Lord, yet not like David his father : he did accordtng to all things ^ as Joash lus father did. 4 Howbeit the <■ W\g'n places were not taken away : as yet tl)e people did sa- crilice, and burnt incense on the high places. 5"f[ And it came to pass, as soon as the kiiigd'im "as f cor.firuied in his hand, that he p slew his serva-Us which hud h slain the king his fa her. 6 But ' the children of the murder- ers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of tlielaw of Moses, wherein t e Lord command- ed, saying, k The fathers shall not be put to death fir the children, nor the c'lildren be put to deatii for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for I :md made liim kin of Salt, • ten thousand, and took || Se- lal) by war, and called the name of it || Joktheel unto this day. 8^[ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jelioash, the son of Jehoahaz, son i Before CHRIST cir. 827. V' ^ 0 2 Chr. 25. 12. Jehu king of Israel, saying, p Come, hi l^,grlck' us '1 look one anotlier in the face. Isaiah 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel son! J?aJ- . to Amaziah kingof Judaii, sayir.g. The oied/-'^' ' thistle that> n sin, 7 He ' slew of "1 Edom in \'v •■' valle\- I Amaziah. 22 Tie h'lilt instead of his father *chap.. 16.6. / chap, Fhtli, and ' restored it !6. f>. 825. yeroboani's evil reign. Before to Judali, after that llie kin* slept witli 23 t[ In t!ie fifteenth year of Ama- ziali, the son of Joash kina^ of Ju.lah, Jeroboam, the son of Joasli liin^ of Is- rael, beg'an to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he did that ivhich way evil in the sight of the Lord : be departed not m chap. ™ from all the "sins of Jeroboam, the son ^^ k' ^^ Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 16. 25."^ 25 He ° restored the ? coast of Israel, ochap. from the entering of Hamath unto the i^Nuin ^^^ °^ ^^^ plain, according to th;* word 34. 8. ' of the Lord God of Israel, wliicli he g Jonah spake by the hand of his servant 'i Jo- iiarthew "^'^» ^^^ SO" '^^ Amittai, tlie propliet, 12. 39. which %vas of ' Gath-hepiier. r Joshua 19. 13. 822. * chap. 13.4. t Deut. 32. 36. » Isaiah 59. 16. \\But 26 For the Lord ' saw the affliclion of Israel, that it vias very bitter : for there was not any ' shut up, nor any left, nor " any helper for Israel. 27 And the Lord |i said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven : but he saved them by the iioon after hand of Jeroboam, the son of Joash. 5. 6, 9." " roboam, and all that he did, and his 784. might, how he warred, and how he re- 8. 6. ^™' covered " Damascus, and y Hamath, V Amos -w-AifA bebnged ^ to Judah, for Israel, are - /kin ^'^^ "°' written in the book of the Chro- 12. 2i'."^ nicies of the king.'? of Israel ? i The 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fa- yr'on thers, even with the kings of Israel ; and II Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. ZV. 1 Azariah's good reign : 5 yotham sue- ceedeth him. 13 Shallum, slain by Me- naheni. 32 yotham's good "eign. IN the » twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began ° Aza- riah, son of Amaziah king of Judah, to reign. 2 <^ Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned ^ two and fifiy years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jeru- salem. 3 And he did that -cihich ivas right in the sight of the Lord, « according to is]u^^^ all that his father Amaziah had done^ 4 Save that the ' high places were not removed: g the people sacrificed and burnt incense stdl on the higli places. 5 ^ And the Lord '^ smote the king, so that he was ' a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a f several house : and Jotliam the king's son ivas over the house, ^ judging the people of the a house of l:in(l. J^e'^Jom. 5 i^^^ ^ije rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the boak of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So Azariah i slept with his fathers; ai'.d they ■« buried him with his fathers in the city of David : and Jo'.liain his and26.23. son reigned in lus stead. CHAP. XV. Shallum slain by Menahcm. 8 <[ In the thirty and eighth vear of licfbre Azariah king of Judah did Zachuriai;, '^"^j,^^ the son of Jeroboam, reign over Israel i^^rO in Samaria ^ si.K minths. nvcr. 13. 9 And lie did that vchich «a* evil in cir 772. the siglit of tiie Lord, "as his lathers lo^si^.and had done: hi* depaiied not from li>e i^i. 2,11. sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an'ii4-24. who made Israel to si 10 And Shrdlum tin ' :■" 9 2 Chr. ". before tl\e people, ar.J sle.v him, and 21.20. reigned in his stead. 11 And tiie rest of the acts of Zacha- riah, behold, they are written in the book of the Chruuieles of the kings of Israel. 12 This ".--'as ^ the word of the Lord rchap. which he spake unlo jehu, s.aying. Thy ^l^^\ ^ sons sliall sit on the throne of Israel unto the « fourth generation. And so it * chap. sonof Jabesh, ? ^^^ ^'°S» conspired against him, and smote ' ' Jehu, ch. 10. 30. cir. SIO. a chap. 14. 21. * 2 Chr. 26. 13. c 2 Chr. 26. 3. d 2 Clir. 25. I, 3. e chap. 14.3. 2 Chron. 26. 5. g 1 Kings 9. 25. Isaiah 56.9, 10. ^ Job 34. 19. / Num. 12. 10. 2 Chron. 26. 16. t Heb. 13. 46. * 2 Chr. 15. 5. 753. / 1 Kiiij! 2. 10. m 2 Chr 24.25 came to p:iss. l^du.'is. 13 \[ Shallum, the son of Jabesh, be- gan to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of >: Uzziah king of Judah; and 'Mat. he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem, the son 01 Gadi, went up from '^ Tirzah, and came to « 1 Kings Samaria, and smote Shallum, llie son "■ ^^• of Jabesh, in Samaria, and slew him, and '^ reigned in his stead. * Prov. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shal- ^- ^^ lum, and his conspiracy which lie made, behold, they arf" written in the book of the Clironicles of the kings of Israel. 15^ Then Menahem smole y Tiph-> icings sah, and all that ^;-e?-e therein, and the ^■^' coasts thereof from Tirzah : because tliey opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the ^ women therein z Jutlg?* that were with child he ripped up. chf s.'is. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Amos Azariah king of Judah ^ began Mena- ^}h- hem, the son of Gadi, to reign over Is- "g. 29. ^* rael, and reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did that x^ihich vjas ^ evil SiKing* in the sight of the Lord : he departed ^'" ^^" not all his days from the sins of Jero- boam, the son of Nebat, who made Is- rael to sin. 19 And <: Pul the king of Assyria ^ ^.^^p came against the land : and Menahem 17. 5"! gave Pul 11 a thousand talents of silver, 1 chron. that his hand might be with him, to ^ I'Mi^t confirm the kingdom in his hand. three 20 And Menaliem exacted the money '^""f„"'^ of Israel, even of all the mighty men (A and five wealth, of each man fifty shekels of sil- thousand ver, to give to the king'of Assyria: so ^''""rf'iJ. the king of Assyria turned back, and ch. u. s. stayed not there in the hmd; 21 <[ And the rest of the acts of Me- nahem, and all tliat he did, are they not written in the book of tlie Chroiiiciesof the kings of Israel ? 22 And Menaliem = slept with his fa- ei Kir.gs thers : and Pekahiah his son reigned in "• ^''• his stead. 23^ In the fiftieth year of Azariah 7/.; king of Judah, Pek.a'.ijuii. tli? .--on cf ^athani's good reigiu fi^fnT^^ Menahem, beran to rei?n over Israel in bamnna, and reigned * two years. 751. V>'-v-sJ 24 And lie did that -jihicn was Z evil /Job in the eig-lit of the Lord; he departed ■J"; ^; not from tjie sins of Jei-oboam, the son 75P. of Nebat, who made Israel to sin 25 But '> Pekah, the son of Remaliah, 9. 5.*aad^ a captain of his, conspired against him ir>. v. Verses 10, 14. I5«l. 7. 1. i 1 Kin r4. 19. and smote him in Samaria, in the pa lace of the kintj's house, with Arijob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites : and he killed him, ami reigned in his room. 25 And the ■ rest of the acts of Peka- hiali, and all that he did, oehold, tliey are written in the bo>ik of the Chroni- cles of the kings of Israel. 27 ^ In the two and liftieth year of Azariaii king of Jndah, Pekah. the son of RemaUali, began to reign ovf r Israel in Samaria, and reigntd twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Neba.t, who made Israel to sin. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came ^ Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took ' Ijon, and Abel-beLb-maachah, /I Kings and "1 Janoah, and ■■ Kedesh, and o Ha- jn Joshua zor, and p Gilead, and Pekah the son of Rema- 'TheLord imli. 'fc-uva:. 33 And |] Jotham slept with I\is (ii- 33,.Ssi thcrs, and \\X6 buried with his fathct's 740. ♦ 2 Chr. 28. 20. lia. 7. 1 11. 10. p Gen. 31. 21. q Isaiah! 9.1. Mat. 4.13, 14, 15. r Deut. 28. 47, 48 ^aclir. 27. 1. JIat. 1. 9. II. KINGS. Ahaz's wicked reig:., in the city of David his father : and Before Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. ^^}^}^^ CHAP. XVI. L^v-^ 1 Ahaz^s wicked reign: 17 he spoileth the temple : 10 his idolatry. Sec. IN the seventeenth year of Pekah, cir. 742. the son of Remaliah, ^ Ahaz, the son of "2 chr. Jotham king of Judah, began to reign. ^^' ^■ 2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and ivi .;ned '' sixteen b chap, years in Jerusalem, and did not that'^^-^^- which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father. .3 But he walked in the <: way of the cGen. kings of Israel; yea, and made ^ his son 6- 12. to pass through the fire, according to j^j "* the abominations of the healh^-n, wliorr! d Lev. the Lord cast out from before the chil- J,^- ?'• J £. , 1 Psahn dren or Israel. 106. 37.' 4 And Ue sacriliced and burnt incense in the "= high places, and on the * hills, e Lev. and R under every green tree. ^■?9.- 5 ^ Then Rezin king of Syria, and 14. 23'"^^ Pekah, son of Remaliah king of Israel, g Deut. came up to Jerusalem to war : and the\ ^^' ^' besieged Ahaz, but '> could not over- ;; 1 Kings come him. 11. 36. 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria 7.^1^°"' recovered Elatii to Syria, and drave the Isaiah Jews from ' Elath ; and the ^ Syrians ^'/i"' came to Elath, and dwelt there unii. 14. 22. this day. *2Chr. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to ' Tig- ^^'^^q lath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I /chap! ain ■" thy servant and thy son : come up '^- '• and save me out of the hand of the king 23. is" ' of Syria, and out of the hand of the king Jer. 17. s. of Israel, which rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the " silver and nchap. gold that was found in the house of tht Jg\^g^"'^ Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for ° a present to thf 02 Chr. king of Assyria. 28.21. 9 Ad the king of Assyria hearkened pJa^jm^*' unto him ; for the king of Assyria wcui 7. 15, 16. up au:ainst Damascus, and p took it, am'. ^*at. 7.2. 1 ; . t; J? • .• I „ir- (7 Isaiah earned the people oj it captive to 1 Kir, 22. 7. and slew Rezin. Amos 10 ^ And k ng Ahaz went to Damas- Ja'c^r. cus f to meet Tiglath-pileser king of 28. 21. ' Assyria, and « saw an altar that was at ^Joshua Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to Uri- -Ecii. jail the priest the faphion of the t altar, 2. 14. |cir. 742. s Isaiah 10. 5. a chap. 10. 32. and 16. 5. Isa. 7. 1. Hosea 5. 12, 14. Amos A. 13. b 2 Chr. 28. 6. and the pattern of it, according to all *^^V^' the workmanship thereof. a'is'aiah 11 And " Unjah she priect built an 8.2. altar according to all that king Ahaz "7.^" ' h.ad sent from Damascus: so Urijah tin. 2 Tim. priest " made it against king Ahaz came *■ '"-^ from Damascus. 19.17.' 12 And when the king was come from Mai. 2. 7. Damascus, the king saw the altar: and ^^q the king approached to the altar, and y ve'r. lo. y ofrered thereon. 2 Tim. 13 And he burnt his burnt-ofiering, x'l.gv. and his ^ mcat-olfcring, and poured his i. 3. unrt drink-oifering, and sprinkled the blood ^- '• ^'^ of Ins peace-oHerings, upon t!ie altar. c'2'chF. 14 And he brought also the » brasen 4. 1. Hoshea his 'wtcied reign. CHAP. XVII. Samaria t'ahn, See. Before CJiRXST 740. b Exod, 40.29. c ver. 11. Acts 5.29. 1 Thcss. 2. 4. Jude 11. 739. tHeb. ahut- tings, 1 Kings 7.27,28. d 2 Chr. 28. 24. e Iqt. 2. 11. 726. / chap. 12. 21. 2 Chron. 24.25. and 28. 27. 730. a 1 Kings 15. 30. and 18. 9. b chap. 3.2. c chap. 18. 19. 725. d chap. 24.20. tHeb. an home of shut- ting up, 2 Chron. 33. 11. 723. e £x.od. 34. 24. 721. t chap. '18. 10. g Lev. 26. 32. h 1 Chr. 5. 21). » chap. 18. U. * Gen. 10. 2, altar, which luas ^ before the Lord, tVom the forefront of the house, from belueen the alar'and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side oi the altar. 15 A' d king Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and tin- evening meat-offering, and the king's burnt-sacrifice, and his nieat-nffi-rin-. , witli tlie hurnt-ofiering of all the people of the land, and their meat -oKering, and their drtnk-otierings; and sprinkle up ii it all the blood of the burnt-ofiering, and all the blood of tlie sacrifice : antl the brasen altar sli;;ll bt- for me to inquire b.. 16 <= Thus did Urijah the priest, ac- cording to all that king Ahaz command- ed. 17 ly And king Ahaz cut oil the f bor- ders of the bases, and removed tlie laver from ofi them ; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that -were under it, and put it upon a pavement oi" stones : 18 And the ^ covert for the sabbath that tliey had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord « ibr the king of Assyria. ly t[ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz whic'Ji he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kmgs of Judah \ 20 And Ahaz slept with his falliers, and was buried wixh his fathers in ' the city of David : and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XVII. 1 Hosheci^s Kvicked reign. 5 Samaria taken, and Israel for tiidr sins carried captive. 24 Strange nations drought into Sainaria, kc. IN the "twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 2 And he did that vhich ivas evil in the sigiit of the Lord, but ^not as the kings of Israel tliat were before hmi. 3 ^1 Aganist him came up = Shalma- neser king of Assyria : and Hosliea be- came his servant, and gave iiim presents. 4 And the king of Assyria found con- spn-acy "^ in Hoshea ; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no p;esent to the king of As- syria, as he hud done year by year ; therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in f prison. 5 ^ Then the king of Assyria came up « tliroughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 ^T In the f ninth year of Hosliea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and ? car- ried Israel away into Assyria, and pi; of his sight : there was none left but the tribe of ■ Judah only. 19 Also k Judah kept not the com- mandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel whicli they made. 20 And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted then}, and deliv- Bcfore CHRIST 721. / F.xod. 20. 1, 2. VI Gen. 35.2. n Jer. 2. 13. « 1 Kings 12. 19. verse 19. Slicah 6. 16. t Heb. , they cat- ered, or, hid J Ezek. 8. 12. 1 Peter . 2. 16. Kev. 17. 4. p Ezek. 7.23. ?jid 9.9. q Lev. ^ 16. 1. r Micah 5. 14. s txod. 30.1. t Lev. J8. 27, 28. a Jer. 25.3. X jer. 14.11. and 25.5. y Prov. 29. 1. Rom. a Joshuii 23. 7. John 4.23,24. b Isaiaii 1. 4,6. c Exod. 3Ss. 8. d 1 Kings 12. 28. e Jer. 3.2. / chap. 16. 3. g 1 Kings 16. 33. Isa. 50. 1. h Deut. 11. 12. i Hosea 11. 12. * Jer. 3. 8/ J mixture of religion-;. II. KINGS. ch^rTst ^^^'^ ^hem into tfie liand of ■ spoilers, Hezeitali'. s good rttgn. Ov>w/ 21 For lie rent '" Israel from the house /chn;). ot'D.i^ifl: and they made Jeroboam tlie l^'ao^"*^ sr.n of Nebat kir.g-: and Jeroboam drave miKin^s Israel from followlni^- tlie Lone, and ii.3i.and made tl.em sin a great sin. 12.24. 22 For the children of Isr.ael walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them ; 23 Until t'C Lord removed Israel >i 1 Kings o'^''^ ff" '■'=* slight, as he had said " by ail i3.32.and Ilis servants the prophets. So was Is- 14. 16. ,,j,pj carried away out of tlieir own land to Assyria unto "tiiis day. 24^ And o the king of Assyria brought vien from p Babylon, and from Ciithah, and from °. Ava, and from ' Hamath, and from Sephnrvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria, » instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwell in tlie cities thereof 25 And so it was, at the beginning- of their dwelling there, that tliey <^ feared not the Lord; therefore the. Lord sent lions among them, which slew some oi 67S. f Ezra 4.2. p Gen. 10.10. q Deut. 2. 23. T Num. I.'?. 21. J Gci;. 47.21. verse 6. >rstthew 10.5. t Iviinli 20. 13. ji Matthew ^'^ejTI. IS. 8. Eph. 2. 12. 26 Wlierefore they spake to the king of Ass}ria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land : therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, be- hold, they slay tliem, because they know not the manner of the G-id of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyria com- manded, saying, Carry thither one of luJges the " priests whom ye brought from thence, and let them go and dwell there, and let iiim teach th.cm the manner of Lhe God of the land, 28 Then one of the priests, whcm they had carried away from Samaria, came and dwelt in >' Beth-el, and taught tliem how they should fear the Lord. 29 Howbeit \ every nation made y gods of their own, and put thtm. in the houses of tlie high places which the ^ Samaritans had made, every nation in i!ieir cities wherein they dv.elt. 30 And the men iof Babylon made Siu-coth-benoth, and the men of Cuth m.ade Nergal, and the men of Ilamath trafie Ashlma, 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tivriak, and the Sepharvites burnt Hheir a Lev. children in fire to |[ Adrammekch and UThiiu Anamnielech the gods of S.apharvaim. Agton^' 32 So they ''feared tlie Lord, and cusking. ir.ade unto themselves of the 'lowe.«t of J "^sf^- them priests of the high places, wliich c'\ kings sacriiiced for them in the houses of the 12. 31. iii^i^ places. 'oo They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from t'lencp. ^4 Unto this day they do after the former <'' manners : tlicy fear not the Loud, neither do tliey after Uieir gta- 17. 13. 1 Kings i2. 3l'. 2 Chron. 11. 13. Homa.TS IG. IS. X 1 Kings 12. 32. t Heb. nation, nation, Gen. 7. 2. y ver. 30. Horn ; ns 1.23. 1 Cor. 8. S. «Mat. JO. .■!. I.uke 17. 16. John d Deur 28. 64.^ verses 8, 12. 26, 17. tutes, or after their ordinances, or after Before the law and commandment which the ^"^3^^''^ Lord commfinded the children of Ja- \.y\^->^ cob, whom =he named Israel ; eOen. 35 With whom the Lord had made 32.2s.and a f covenant, and charged them, saying-, /Gen'. Ye shall t not fear other gods, nor bow 17. 7. " yourselves to them, no"r serve them, | ^^^S^^ nor sacrifice to them : h Exod. 36 But the Lord, who brought you 20.5. up out of the land of Eg} pt with great power, and > a stretched-out arm, him 'Exod. shall ye i^ fear, and him shall ye worship, p^" and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 5. 15.' o7 And the 1 statutes, and the ordi- Jeremiah nances, and the law, and the command- ^k"ocux:. ment, which he wrote for you, ye sliall 6. 5. observe to do for evermore ; and ye shall {1 Kings not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall "- not forget, neither g" ^^^'^ shall ye fear other gods. s.' 11. 39 But the Lord your God ye shall fear ; and he shall deliver you out »f the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but » ver. 29. they did after their former manner. 1°^^ '^^5' 41 So n these nations " feared the Zeph, Lord, and r served their graven ima- ^•^- ges, both their children and their chil- 24.T9."^ dren's children : as did their fathers, sp Rev. do they unto this day. ^" ^'' ^^• CHAP. XVIII. 1 Jlezeiiah's good reign . 4 he destroyeth idolatry, and prospereth. 13 Senna- cherib invadeth yudah, iSfc. NOW it came to pass, in the » third cir. 726. year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Is- 17^ i*''" rael, that Hezekiah, ''the sonof Ahaz, *2Chr. king of Judali began to reign. ^8. 1. and 2 Ts\ enty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and lie reign- c chap, ed twenty and nine years in Jerusalem : ^^;.^l'^^^ his mother's name also ivas Abi, the 20. 3. daugliter of ' Zachariah. e 1 Kings 3 And he did that vhich vas <> right juJut. in the sight of the Lord, according to 7. s. all that ^ David his father did. 21^9°'* 4 % He removed f the high places, and y ihatis, brake the images, and cut down the Bras groves, and brake in jiieccs the biasen J^re^ia^ serpent ethat Moses had made : for un- 10. 5. to those days the children of Israel did 'ichap. burn incense to it; and he called it || joLis'.is. Nehushtan. Psalm 5 He trusted ''in the Lord God ofj^j-^j Israel; so that after him ' was none like 16.25. him among all the kings of Judah, nor v-rses. any that were before liim. 23^25!"^ 6 For he i^ clave to the Lord, nrirfdc- < Deut. . parted not from following him, but kept ^°- ^o- li:s commant'.mcnts, which the LoiiO 23.9. commanded Moses. Ro. 12.9. 7 And the Lord was ' with him, and f^'^^^^' he II prospered wl-.ithcrsoever he went jg. 14. forth ; and he '"rebelled against the kir.g \ pr, he of Assyria, and served him net. Uantiy, >■ umbers %\. \i. V%. CO. 12, m (iapter le. 7. !ainaria besieged and taken. CHAP. XVIII. JSab-ahaieh soUciteth a revalt. Before 8 He smote " tlie Philistines, ccen un- '^^^Ms^^ to Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced n 2 Chr. 2S.18. cir. 723. 0 chap. City. H-. 721. g chap. 17. 6. r Daniel 9. e, 0. 713. f2Chr. 32. 1. chap. 19. 28. u chap. 14.19. .\' ver. •V ver. 17. Proverbs 11.4. Mark 5. 26, 34. = 1 Kings 6. 3, 710. 9 ^ And it came to pass, in the ° fourtli j'ear of king Hezekia, which vas the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elaii king- of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of As- syria c^me up against Samaria, and be- sieged it 10 And at the end of three years they p 2 Peter p took it, even in the sixth year of Heze- ^- °- kiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in <] Hulali and in Habor by the river ot Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes ; 12 Because they ^ obej-ed not the voice of the LoRU their God, but transgress- ed his covenant, and all that Moses, the servant of the Loud, commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. 13^ Now, in the « fourteenth year of king Hezekiab, did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and 'took them. 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to itie king of Assyria to " Lachish, say- ing, I have " offended ; return from me : Proverbs' that whicli thou puttest on me I will 29. 25. bear. And the king of Assyria appoint- ed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents ef silver, and thirty tal- ents of gold. 15 And Hezekiah gave him all y the 'I silver that was found in the iiouse ofthe l| Lord, and in the treasures of the king's !| house. ll 16 At that time did Hezekiah cutoff ' the '^ gold from the doors of the temple |i ofthe Lord, nwifrain the pillars which ' aver. 14. Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, "^2^9™ ^"'^ S^^'^ "'^ ''^ ^^'^ ^'"S' ^'^ Assyria. A Isaiah 17 *i\ And the king of A.^'Evria » sent 7. 3. and Tartan, and P^absaris, and Rab-shakeh, c Uaiah from Lachish to king Hezekiah, witii a 22. 15. great host against Jerusalem : and they d ver. 29. ^^-gnt ^jp^ and came to Jerusalem. And, Zeoh. 1. when they were come up, they came and j " '■■' stood by the ^ conduit of the upper jjool, which is in the liigluvay of the fuller's field. 18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to •= them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, wliich ii'as over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder. 19 And Rab-siiakeh said unto them. Speak )e now to Hezekiah, Thus ^saith the great = king, the king of Assyria, "Mordsof W'hat 'confidence is this wherein thou the lips, . , . , Ps. 141. trustcst ? 3, 11. 20 Thou sayest, but they arc but vain ^^°^ t words / have s counst^l and strength Proverbs fo'* the war. Now, on w horn dost thou 21.30. trust, that thou rebellest against me ? 36^7 21 Now, behold, thou truslest upon Ezekiel the '' Staff of tliis bruised reed, e^ven up- 29. 6. 7. on Egypt, on which if a man lean it will 3, 19. e ver. 30. Rev.13.6. /Otn. 3. 1. Deut. 25. 18. Judges 6. 13. verse 5. Ps. 42. 3. and71.11. and78.19. lvlat.4. 3. t Heb. go into his hand and pierce it: so '•? _^°7iL, Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that *^™o trust on him. <./'v'>>J 22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God : is not that he whose higli places and ■ wtiose altars «" verse 4. Hezekiah hath taken away ; and hat'' fj^J^J""" said to Judah and J..-rusalem, Ye shall ;t2Chr. worship ■' before this altar in Jerusa- 32. 12. lem? 23 Now, therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, an'l I will deliver tliee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put th\ trust on Egypt for chariots aiid for horsemen.' 25 Am I now come up v ithout llie Lord against this phice to destroy it ? The 1 Lord said to me. Go up agains' /i Kings this land, and destroy it. cha^.ter 26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hi!- 10/15. kiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rc.1 - Isaiah shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to ihyserv- ' **' ants in the Syrian language ; for we f t Heb. understand it,- and talk not with us ii. J''« "r« the Jews' language, in the ears of tht Genesis people that are on the wall. 11. 7. 27 But Rab-shakeh said unto tlieui. Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words ? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may "eat their own '"Deut. dung and drink their f own piss with ^h. (^,'23. you ? t Heb. 28!IThen Rab-shakeh stood, and cried f^/-^^'er - 1 1 1 - .1 I ,1 oj Iteir With aloud voice in the Jews language, feet. and spake, saying, Hear the word ofthe great king, ih^ king of Assyria: 29 Thus sailh the king. Let not Heze- kiah deceive \ou; for « he shall not be « Daniel able to deliver you out of his hand : ^^j'^ y^ 30 Neither let Hezekiah make you John 19.' trust in the Lord, saying. The Lori; ""'J'- ^ will surely deliver us, and this city shall ^""^ ' ' not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 31 Hearken not unto Hezeki;di : for thus saith the king of Assyria,-*}- Make t Heb. an agreement with me b\ a present, and ^-^f*^ come out to me, and then eat ye every ^ (,/ess- man of his own vine, and everyone of liii '"^y fig-i.ree, and drink je every one the wa- ^3^"^^'^ ters of his cistern ; 32 U.'ttil I come, and take you away to a land like your own land; a land of ^ j.^^^^ corn ° and wine, a land of bread and 3. 3. vines ards, a land of oil-olive and of ho- Deut. s% ney, that ye may live and not die : and Yob'*' hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he 20. 17. persuadeth you, saying. The Lord will ^J^^^' deliver us. _ verses 3 33 Hath any of p the gods of the na- 34, 35. tions delivered at all his'land out ofthe fi^j^.*^, hand of the king of Assyria ? q jer. ' 34 VvHiere are the gods of 1 Kamath, ^^-J^- and of Arpad ? where are the gods of ly |^" r Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivali i Ijave so, 31. S'ezeiiah's deep qffiction : II. KINGS. Sennacherib sendeth hhn a letter. Before ih^v rlpiK-pr/^rl Samaria out of m\nt 710. sMat. ^7. 6. i Vror. ■2i5. 4. tHeb. -rent off tliey delivered hand ? 35 Wlio are tliey, amonp^ all the got!- of the countries, tliat have delivere tlu-ir countn,- out of mine hand, that the Lord sliould deliver Jerusalem out of mine hnad ? 36 But the people « held their peace, and f answered him not a word: for tlie king^'s commandment was, saying. An- swer him not. 37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hi'- kiah, wiiich kvcis over the liousehold, an;' S'ebna tiie scribe, and Joah tl>e son o' Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah, wit' their cloilies f rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh. CHAP. XIX. 1 Hezekiah in deep affliction, sendeth to Isaiah to pray for them. 6 Isaiah coin-' forteth him. 8 Sennacherib sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah, Isfc. AND it came to pass, when king' Hezekiah » heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered liimself with sack- cloth, and went ^ into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, which icas over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the- elders of the priests, co- vered with sackcloth, to "^ Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. 3 And ti)ey said unto him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of ^ trouble, and of (J rebuke, and ^ blasphemy : for reviling, Llie children are ccir.e to llie birtli, and Ps. 123.3. there is not f strength to bring forth. 4 It Hiay be the Lord stliy God will hear all tlie '' words of Rab-shak-.h, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach ' the living God ; and will ^ reprove the words which the f iKino-s Lord thy God hath heard : wlieretore 1. 17. ° lift ' p thy prayer for the ' remnant that h 2 Sam. rfl Chr. 32. 1. Isaiah 37. 3. /> 2 Chr- 7. 15. ctnap. 3.12. James 5. 'la, 17. dVsalm SO. IS. 11 Or, 18. 29. /Gen. 22. 14. Deut. 32. 36. Hosea 13.13. are left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekiali came to Isaiah. 6"^ And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master. Thus saitli tiie Lohd, Be not ™ afraid of the word^ which thou hast heard, v.ith which the servants of the king of Assyria liave " blaspliemed me. 7 Behold, I will send -j- a blast upon him, and lie shall he;ir a o nunour, ami shall return to his own land; untl 1 will cause hun to fall by the sword in his o'»vn land. 8 ^ So Rab-.^hakeh returned, and found the king of As.syria u;.rnng a- gair.st Libnah : for he had Iicard that lie was dep;irted from p I.achis!). 9 Aiul when lie heard say of I'irhaka!) king of Etiiiopia, Behold, he is couk out to hght 1 against ihee ; f he seni messengers agani unto Hezekiah, say- Niimbers ing, "cha "^'^ ^'"''^ ^'^■'*" y^ speak to Kezekial. as. 29.' liingof Judah, s&^iijg, Let not •: thy God 16. 12. i chap. 18.35. k Psalm 50. 21. 1 chap. 17. 3, 6. 2 Chroa. 28.6. tn Exod. 14. 13. nchap. 18.35. Hev. 13. 6. •I- Heb. a spirit, ver.ses 35, 37. 0 verse 9 fi chap. 14. 19. q Rev. 12. 16. tHeb. here- turned and sent. I whom thou trustest deceive thee, say ing, Jerusalem shall not be delivered nto the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Beliold, thou hast heard wliat the ings of Assyria liave done to all lands, Sy destroying them utterly ; and shalt rhoM be deUvered ? 12 Have the gods of the nations de- 'ivered them which » my fatiiers have lestroyed ; as Gozan, andcHa'an, and 'V prayer hath Hs life leuvthened. S Before Tiie sun goeth ten degrees baci%.(ird, _.^ IN ihose da\s » \v;is Hezefciah sick k^-.,"^ unto death : and the prophet Isaiah, the 713. son of Amoz, came to him, and sai(l ° '^'^^P* unto him, Thus snith the Lord, Sei verse' ff; thine b house in order ; for thou shalt die, b 2 Sam. and not live. ^"- ^* 2 Then he = turned his face to the cMat. wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, 6. 6. 3 1 beseech thee, O Lord, remem- ber d now how I have walked before d Kei. thee in truth, and witli a perfect heart. 13. 22. and have done that vhich is good in \.h\ I^^J'^*^"* « sight. And Hezekiah f wept sore. /2 Sam. 4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah "• ^^■ was gone out into the g middle court, ^I'^langs tiiat the word of the Lord came to him, 6. 8. saying, 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people. Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have !' heard thy prayer, I have seen ' ^ Psalai thy tears: behold, I "will ^ i,eal thee Tvlhm on the third day thou shalt go up unto 30. 12. tlie house of the Lord. andse. 8; 6 And I v.lU 1 add unto thy days fif- isaiah teen years; and I will "^ deliver thee 38.21. and this city out of the hand of the king job 14^ 5 of Assyria; and I will defend this cit> w 2 Cor.' fir mine own sake, and for my servant ^- ^°- David's sake. I^}^^' 7 And Isaiah said. Take " a lump of verse 5. figs: and they took and ls.id zf on the ^"„'J^'" bile, and he i recovered. tkeb. 8 ^ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, I'ved, What shall be the o sign that the Lord ^^aif" will heal me, and that I shall go up iiito I6. 1. " the house of the Lord the third day ? 9 And Isaiah said. This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken ; ^ Shall the p shado-.v go forward ten de- ^ judggs j grees, or go back ten degrees ? 6. 39. I 10 And Hezekiah answered. It is a j light q thing lor the shado-.v to go down ^ Joshoa I ten degrees ; nay, but let the shadow i'- 13. return backward ten degrees. ^^i^ I 11 And Isaiah th.e prophet ' cried un- r E-tod, I to the Lord ; and he brought the sha- ^''- .^** j dow ten degrees backward, "by which it ig'^4'^ had gone down in the dial of Aiiaz. j 12 % At that time ^ Berodach-baiadan, 712. I the son of Buladan king of Babylon, -^ ^'^"al' j sent t letters and a present unto Heze- ?2Sain. jkiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah 8. 10. and had been sick. ^o- ^■ 13 And Hezekiah u heaikened unto 39^2^'^ them, and ^ siiewed them all tiie house A:2'ch& of his precious things, the silver, and^^^*- the gold, and the spices, and the pre- cious ointment, .and all liie lu-ase of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was y nothing house, nor in ail his dominion, that He- 2'chron. zekiah shesved them not. ^'V' 14 % Then came Isaiah the prophet un- 7". lo." to king liezekiali, and said unto liim, ^ ^°^ \V\\iA said thtse men.' ami from ^ ^ chao ■ , , yl Kings in his 8.4^ ° 1 He.ek,ci.i,rettxvtvgavxeisage of death, | whence came they unto tkes ? Ar^d He> 5% JIanasseh's tvicisd reign- II. KINGS Before zekiali said, They are come from a far CHRIST country, tirr? from Babylon. \,y'^/^ 15 And he sa'd, What have they seen in thine house ? And Hezekiah answer- c Joshua ed, All ^ the things that are in mine 7. 19. Job 31.33. house have they seen : there is notliing- amoDiT my treasures that I have not shewed them. 16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord. 17 Beliold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fatiiers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be ^ carried into Baby- lon : nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. IS And of thy sons that shall issue "= from thee, which thou sha't bei^et, shall tliey take away ; and they shall be eu- nuchs in the palace of the king of Ba- bylon. 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good ''' is the word of the Lord which tliou hast spoken. And he said. Is it Job 1.21. not good, if e peace and truth be in my 8. 1^ ' 20 •] And the rest of the acts of He- Romans zekiah, and all his might, and how he made ' a pool, and a conduit, and brought " water into the city, are they not written in the book of the Chroni- cles of the kings of Judah ? 21 And Hezekiah 'i slept with his 1^'iK''*' ^^f^hers : and Ivlanasseh his son reigned in his stead. ^chap. 24.13. Jer. 27. 22. and 52. ir. e chap. 24. 12. 2 Chron. 33. 11. Dan. 1. 3, rflSam. 3.18. Hebrew s 12. 14. /chap. 18. 16. IIeh.3.16. £ 2 Chr. ■32. 3, 4. 10. Ainori's Kicked reign. to Solomon his son. In this ° house. Before .and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen <^HR1ST wut of all tribes of Israel, will I put my ^^)l^ name for ever. " „ i Kin<»s 8 Neither will I make the p feet of s- 29. and Israel move any more out of the land ^v^* which I gave their fathers ; only q it 23. 27? they will observe to do according to P chap. , all that I have commanded them, and 2 chron. according 10 all the law that my ser- 33. 8. vant Moses commanded them . 9 '"'^^• 9 But they hearkened not: and Ma- ^^' ^*' nasseli ' seduced them to do more ^ evil r Prov. than did the nations whom the Lord ^•'^^' destroyed before the children of Israel. 2. 20. 10 1| And the Lord spake by his ser- ■? John vants the prophets, saying, 15^22^" 11 Because ' Manasseh king of Ju- James dah bath done these abominations, and •»• i7. hath done wickedly above all that the (5.^4.' Amorites did, which v^ere before him, and h.ath made Judah also to sin with ills idols ; 12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon " Jerusalem and Judah, uLam, that whosoever heareth of it, both his 1. 1. ears shall >= tingle. ^'^^ah 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem x'l ;a the yline of San.a'ia, and the plummet ^- 1- I of the h' use of ^ Ahab : and I will wipe ig^s™'^ Jerusalem as a vian » wipcth a dish, Daniel I wiping it, and turning it upside down. ^;^^: , I 14 And I will forsake the ^ remnant 34.11. of mine inheritance, and deliver them Amos ] v-yT j into the hand of their enemies, and they 2epii \ shall become a prey and a spoil to all 1. e. ' Ma»asseh's ivicied reign, ond great \ ^_[iqij- QYiemies •■ ' zJer, clr. 698. « chap. 20.6. idolatry. 19 Ainoii's 'kicked reign. 23 ^osiah is made king. MANASSEH wa** twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned 2 chron. fifty and five vears in Jerusalem: and 33. 1. ■ i Isaiah €2.4. £■ verses 6,16. d chap. 20. 3. bis miither's name ^ii^as Hephzi-bah. 2 And he did thut ixhick ivas evil in ■= the sight '1 of the Loud, after the abo- minations ^ of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of el Kings Israel. 3 For he built up again the high pla- /i Kings ces which Hezekiah ^ his father had ^^' ■*• destroyed ; and he reared up altars i'ov fi Kings Baal, and made a grove, as g did Aliab 6.33,33. king of Lsrael ; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And lie '' built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In ' Jerusalem will I put my name. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the ^ two courts of the house of the Loud. 6 And he made ' his son pass through the fire, and ■" observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt witl> fa- miliar spii'its and wizards : he wrought mucli wickedness in liie sight of tlie Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a graven ima:;e of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Loud said r. to David, and ?i Jer. 32. 34. ■» 2Sam. 7.13. k 1 Kings 6. 36. / chap. 13. 10. Lev. IS. 22. m Lev. 19. 26. Deut. 18. 10, 11,14. 1:2 Saw. 15 Because they have done thativhich ^^jgr.' vas evil in my sight, and have provok- 26.9. ed me to anger ^ since the day their J ^in°s fathers came forth out of Egypt, even c'l kings unto this day. 8. 9. 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed words of the book / verses of the law, that he ° rent his clothes. 3, 11. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah "g/'li' the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Sha- n beut- phan, and pAchhoi-, tlie son of Michaiah, '^''•^^■ and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaliiah a 37.29! servant of the king-'s, saying, p2C\\r. 13 Go ye, inquire of the Lord for^"*'^'"- me, and for thp people, and for all Ju- dah, concerning the words of this book that is found : for gre:;t is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled <\ against us, <7Exofl. because our fathers have not hearkened ^- ^■ unto the words of this book, 'to do ac- 15. 4.' cording tmto all that which is written 1 Cor. concerning us. ^°' ^' "•■ 14 So Hilkiah the pi-iest,and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, vy-ent unto Huldah the ^ prophetess, the rExod. wifeof Sliatlum, the son of Tikvah, the '-'•-<>- son of s Harhas, keeper of the -f v, ard- ^"^f*" robe; (nov/ she dwelt in Jerusalem in ^"2 Cfar. the llcclleareO andthev coramiu'cd v.'itli ^-P- her. ^ar- 15^[ And she said unto them, Tims mettt.^, sailh the Lord God of Israel, Tellnhe ^'^_'^- man that sent you to me, jiorj 16 Thus saith tiie Lord, Beiio'.d, I second will bring evil upon this place, and upon ch"^'.'^. the inhabitants thereof^ e-jen "all iheando. i. words of the book which tiie king of Ju- f'*^''- V-.- d.ih- hatii read : g. 12. 17 Because they iiave forsaken me, and have btu-nt incense unte other gods, that they might provoke me to anger vviih all tlie "works of their hands, there- x Dcuv. fore my wrath s'all be kindled ;igainst p^^ ^^j". this place, and shall not be quenched. 4,5. 13 B.it to y the king of Judah, which isa.2. 8. sciit you to mquire of tlie Lord, thus jf-jg]^ ' shall _\e sayto hnn,Tlius saith the Lord 5.13. God of Israel, As touching the words > ^saia'ii wyiuch thou liast heard ; 19 Because lliir.e heart was f tender, .j-Heb. and ihou hast <• irambled thyself before '■■veak, the Lord, wlten tliou heardest what I 24^^"' spake against thij i>lacc, and against the Psaiiii inhabitants tliereof, that they should si- !'• become a desolation, and a curse, andjg_^^_' hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Proverps me ; I also have hea.rd thee, saith t!ie |^^ i^'; Lord. i, 15. 20 Behold, tiierefore, I will ••' gather .jGe:i. thee unto thy 'iitlicrs, and ihou shait be ~^- ^■ gathered into tiiy grave ^in peace; and h Psainx thine eyes shall not see :il) the evil which 37. 37. = I wid bring upon this place. And c Arfibs they brought the king word again. -''•'^• CHAP. XXIIi. 1 yosiah canstth the hook to he read : 3 he rer.evieth the covenant of the Lord, 4 and destroyeth idolatry .-15 his acts. AND the king » sent, an.d they ga- a 2 Chi-, thered unto him all the elders of Judah 34. 3o. ,.nd of Jerusalem. '? Andtlic king went up itViO t'.ie hor:<">e yosiah renevieth the covenant : II. KINGS. Before of the Lord, ami ^ all Uie men of Ju- ^^i^^ dah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and tlie ^ pro- phets, and all the people, both small and great : and he read in their ears all the words of the >' book of the covenant which was found in the house of the X.ORD. 3 ^ And the king stood by « a pillar, andmade fa covenant sbeforethe Lord, to fi walk after the Loud, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, w ith all their heart, and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book : and all the people ' stood to the covenant. 4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the higli priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keeper.s of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the ^ vessels that were , . made for Baal, and for the ' grove, and "re. 33"^^ foi" 3II ^lie host of heaven ; and he burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of tiiem ;,;! Kmgs unto "> Beth-el. 5 And he put down the " idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn i-.icense in the high places, in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem ; them al- so that burnt incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the ° host of heaven. 6 And he brought out the p gro^e from the house of the Lord, without Jei-usalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burnt it at tiie brook Kidron, and stamp- ed it small to powder, and cast the pow- der thereof upon the 1 graves of the children of the people. 7 And he brake down the houses of the ' Sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove II hangings for the grove. 8 And he brnuglit all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the t high places where the priests had burnt incense, from ^ G«ba to Beersbe- ba, and brake down the liigh places of the g.ites that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the gcverr.or r^f tlie city, w hich t^'ere on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. 9 Nevertheless tlie priests of liie high ])laces r came not up to the altar of th.e Lord in Jerusalem, but they " did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled " Tophetli, which v'joshua " '" *''^ valley of the children y of llin- ]S. 8. nom, that no man might make his son 11^* ^^ ^'^ daughter to pass through the fire Matthew to »Molech. 5. 22. 1 1 And he took aw ay the ' horses that the kings of Judali had given to the * Neil. 8.1,2. c chap. 18. 4. Jer. 1. 1. Zeph. I. 1. d chap. 22.8. e chap. II. 14. /chai>. 11. 14. ^Lev. 1.3. h Deut. 1.5. 1 Kings 11.33. J Eccl. 3.3. *ch. 21. 4, 7, 21. 12. 29. Hosea 10.5. :i Jer, 3.6. Hosea 10. 5. Zeph. 1.4. e chap. 17. 16. ft chap, \il. 7. o 2 Chr. 34.4. r Deut. 23. 17. I Kings 14.24. •H Or, ihrines. Acts 19.24. tHeb. houses, Xunibers 25. 8. s Gen. 21. 31. 1 Kings 15. 22. t Ezek. 44. 13. H Ezra 6.22. X Jer. 7. 31. Mark 9.43. = 1 Kings sun, at the entering in of the house of ^'"e*" k ^''^ Lord, by the chamber of Nathan- «^6.^^ ' nielech the chamberlain, which ti-c* in JJe utterly abolisheth idolatry the suburbs, and burnt the chariots of Before the sun with fire. ^^624^^ 12 And the altars that ivere on the v^v>^ ^ top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, b Deut-. which the kings of Judah had made, 22- s. and the altars which ^ Manasseh had i|f 13. made in the two courts of the house of Zeph.' the Lord, did the king beat down, and \'^^ brake them down from thence, and cast 21. s. the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 13 And the high places that were be- fore Jerusalem, which toere on the right hand of the mount of ^ Corruption, rfiKii^ which Solomon the king of Israel had ^iZ' builded for Ashtoreth, the abomination 13.26-. of the Zidonians ; and for Chemosh, the abomination of the Moabites ; and for <^ Milcom, the abomination of the chil- eLev. dren of Ammon, did the king defile. '^^•^*- 14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut do\rn the groves, and filled their places with the f bones of men. /versts 15^ Moreover, the 8 altar that ii-aj at E^J^iel Beth-el, and the high place which Jero- 5. 6. boam, the son of Nehat, who made Is- ,fi Kings rael to sin, had made, both that altar ^" ^'^' and the high place he brake down, and burnt the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burnt the grove. 16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that taere there iu the mount, and sent, and took the bones oat of tlie sepulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and polluted it, accord- ing to llie word of the Lord, which the man of God proclaimed, who |j proclaim- il More cd these words. 'e^, i^ 17 Then he said. What title is that^o^/ "' that I see ? And the men of the city told 1 Kings him. It is the '"> sepulchre of the man of isa.^54. 1. God which came from Judah, and pro-;» iKiilg^ claimed "these things that thou hast V^- 1°' 3'- done against the altar of Beth-el. 3. ig. ' 18 And he said. Let him alone; let Romans no man ^ move his bones : so they let J'lsaiah his bones alone, with the bones of the 57.2. ' prophet that came out of '" Samaria. ' ^ Kings 19 And all the houses also of the ,„i Kings high places that i^ere in the " cities of I3.li. and Samaria, which the kings of Israel had ^^j^^hr made to provoke the LORD to anger, 34. e. Josiah took away, and did to them ac- cording to all the acts that he had done in Beth el. 20 And he (| slew ° all the priests of l^l'J^ the high places that "aere there upon the proverb's aUar."!, and burnt men's bones upon them, |'-.\ and returned to Jerusalem. 3^^g_ 21 ^j And tlie king commanded all the 0 1 Kingis people, saymg, Keep the p passover un- J^- 3i, to the Lord your God, as it is written i8!4o. in the •) book of this covenant. p 2 Chr. a passover. /- I , 1- 1 ■ , cExod. from the ilays of the judges 12. 3. ihat judged Israel, nor iu all the days of Deut. the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of ^^'2 chr. Judah ; 35. 18. 23 But in the eighteenth year of king jj^s^and Josiah, wherein this passover was hold- k,', 2. en to the Lord in ^ Jerusalem. cn-.6l,v yosiah is slain at Megiddo. CHAP. XXIV. yehoiakim^s wicked reign. Betore 24 Moreover, the viorkers ivith ' fa- 623. imiliar spirits and the wizards, and tlie images, and the idols, and all the abo- minations that were spied in tlie land of Judah, and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he mi^lit perform the words of the " law, which were written iu the book that " Hilkiali the priest found in the house of the LoriD. 25 And y like unto him was there no kiipf before him, that turned to the Lord ^ with all his heart, and witii all t chap. 31. 6. Psalm 69.9. John 3. 17. a Lev. 30. 27. Deut. 18. 12. X chap. 22. 8. •y 1 Kings ],is s()u\, and with all liis mig-ht, accord- |36'. 4'. ^ '".? to ail the law of Moses ; neither af- Ich. 18.5. ter him arose there AJij; like him. si^Kings 26 ^ a Notwithstanding- the Lori? a'l Sam. turned not from the fierceness of iiis 3. 14. jrieat wrath, wherewith his anger was ije'r. 3'. kindled against Judah, because of all 6, 10. and the f provocations tliat Manasseh had t*Heb provoked him withal. \ angers, 27 And tlie Lord said, I will rc- 1 2 chron. move '' Judah also out of my sisrht, as I *"jer^'^^' ''^^'6 removed <: Israel, and v^ill cast off this city Jerusalem, which I liave cho- sen, a'ld the house of which I said, came up, and Jehoiakim 600. became his servant three years ; then he ^^ turned and rebelled against him. a Jer." 2 And <: the Lord sent against iiim 25.1. d bands of the Chaldees, and bands of f j^; '• '• the Syrians, and bands of tlie Moabites, 46. 1. and bands of the children of Ammi^n, '^ ^ Kmgs and sent them against Judah to destroy (/Ezek. it according to the word of the Lord, 23. 15. which he spake by his = servants the 26^^17' prophets. chapter 3 Surely at the commandment of the 22. 16. Lord came this upon Judah, to remove ssJ^g^' ^ them f out of liis sight, for the sins of /chap. gManusseh, according to all that he did. ^^•}^' 4 And also for the ^ innocent blood 23. ii. that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem h Rev. with innocent blood; which the Lord ^^•'^• would ' not pardon. /chap. 5 ^ Now the rest of the acts of Je- 23.26. hoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Ciironi- cles of the kings of Judah • 6 So Jehoiakim '^ slept witlt iiis fa- 599. thers ; and Jehoiachin his son reigned *g^ g'^'"' in his stead. jer. ' 7 And the king of Egypt came ' 22. is. not again any more out of liis land : for 3iff'^'' the king of Bab) Ion had taken from the Jer. river of Egypt unto the river Eu- ^''^'l' phrates, " all that pertained to the 13. 3. king of Egypt. 1 Kings 8^ Jehoiachin was eighteen years old ^^ j^^" when he beg-an to reign ; and he reign- 2. 36. ed in Jerusalem ° three months: and "2 chr, his mother's name i.:ps Nehushta, the ^pj^^. daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 22.21. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that p his father had done. 10 ^ At 1 that time the servants of ''^•'^^ ^'' ^'"^ princes, and all the 27. 13, mighty men of valour, even ten thou- ""'j^oo . sand captives, and all the craftsmen and and 38. 4. .^. ^ ' . , ^< , tHeb. miths : none remained, save the f thinnest, .oore:5t sort of the {>eople of the land. 2S.''i2?'^ ^^ ^"<:^ 'le carried away ' Jehoiachin Jeremiah to Babylon, and tlxe kin;:^'s mother, and the king's v.ives, and his officers, and the mighty '>f the land; those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Bab\- lon. 16 And all the ^ men of might, e'oen seven thousand, and craftsmen and .'.miUis a thousand ; all that vcere strong and npt for war, even them then king of Babylon brought captive to Bab\lon. 17 ^ And tlie king of Babylon made i'l.'^'and Mattaniah '^ his father's brother king in 52. 1. his stead, and changed his name to Ze- dekiah. 18 Zedekiah laas y twenty and one years old when he began to reign : and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : 4. 8. and and his mother's name vias ^ Hamutal, "4. 8, ^j^e daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. Ezekiel ^^ And he did th^it vjhich ivas » evil 18. 19. in the sight of ttie Lord, accordms; to l^fs"^^ a" that Jehoiakim had done, chapter 20 For ^ through the anger of the 17. 18. Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Proverbs Ji^if^'i'ij ""^'1 he had cast them out from 34. 15. his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled ' .ieremial. against the king of Babylon. CHAP. XXV. 1 yeruscdem again besieged. 4 Zedck:ah taken, Lis so?is slain, mid his eyes put out. 18 The nobles slain at Riblah. AND it came to pass in the » ninth year of his reign, in the tenth ^ monlii, ii) 'he tenth day of the mondi, thatNt- buc';adnezzar king of Babylon came, he nd ali his host, against Jerusalem, and 5' verses pitched against it ; and they built 'forts 1,3. against it round about, f jgr. ' 2 And the city \Aas besieged unto the .^o. 2. d eleventh year of king Zedekiah. J"^- 3 And on the ninth Uay of Uie ^fourth /Lam. iTifiHih tlie famine prevailed in the city, ■i- 10. mid there was '" no bread for the peoi/le ;^r6;xnd"J-t^eland. 37.21. 4^f And the cily was g broken up, I Psalm J^n^l .^^[\ t),e h men of war fled " by night, J'e'r.5. 10. I'y llie way of the gate, between two >i Deut. vv'alls, which is by the king's garden; f Ezek (""^^ ^''^ Chaldoeswfre against the city xz. 12. ' round about :) and ^ the king went the *iSam. way toward the plain. ■lAmos ^ A"'^ '^'i •■"''".^' f'^" tl'e Chaldees i o'l 14-. pursued afl.ei' the king, and overtook ,c .Ter. V Jer. 52. 1. 3 chap. 23. 31. 593. a Jer 590. .. .Ter. 52.4. t Zech. 8. 19. c Kzek. )>im in tlie plains of Jericho : and al' Before his army were scattered from him. ^"s^s. G So they took the king, and brought \.^sr>J him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah, t Heb. aiicl they f gave judgment upon him. spake 7 And they slew Uia sons of Zedekiah ment before his eves, and '■' put ou' the e\xs ivith of Zedekiah and " bound him with fet- '''"\. , <. 1-1 1 • 1 I • ^ T, EzekieJ tirs ol_ brass, and carr;pd him to Ba- 17. is. bylon. "J Ezek. 8 If And in the ° fifth month, on the ^ Ps. ior. seventh day of the m-mth, which is the 10, 11. ihe nineteenth year of king Nebuchid L^'^/j Mezz;ir king of Bahyl n, c^me Neb., ze'cb." z.'.r-adan, captain of the guard, a ser- 7. 5. vaut of the king of Bab} Ion, unt" Jeru- balcm. 9 And he p burnt the house of the />Psalni Lord, and the kino'f, h'use, and all t?!.^' •„! , , r- I '^i 1 Jeremiah tlie houses or Jerusalem, and 1 every 7. 14. great m.an*s house burnt he with fire. Q Psalm 10 An.i all the avniyofthe Ch:ddees, j^^."" that wen' vcith t'.:e captain of the guard, 39.8. brake down ' the walls of Jerusalem rNeh. round about. l^^--^^ il No.>. the rest of the people that 2.5. * ivtve left in the city, and the s fugitives * Jer. that fell away to the king of Babylon, ^^- ^^^ willi file remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzur-adan, the captain of the guard, carry awav. 12 But the captain of the guard .' ft ol" the ' poor of the land to be vine-dres- t^^^V- 1' . , , 24. 14. sers and au-bandmen. 13 And the " pillars of brass tliat a 1 Kings 'ccere in the house of the Lord, and the ^* ^*' bases, and the ^ brasen sea tliat x-as in *i Kings the house of the Lord, ditl the CiiaU ' dees break in pieces, and carried the brass of lliera to Babylon. 14 And the y pots, and the shovels, ■^■4^/"^' and the snuifers, and the .spoons, and all the vessels of brass, wherewitli they ministered,' took they way. 15 And the ^fire-pans,~and the bowls, l^^' and sucii things as were f of gold in gold, f Heb. and of silver in silver, the captain of the so^d ^old, , . , * and silv- guard took away. ^^ ^nr^gr. 16 The two piUars, one sea, and the bases v\!iich Solomon had made for the house of the I.,ord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 17 The height of tiie one pillar -.ias ^ y_ u. "^ cig'itocn cubits, and the chapiter upon it W'S bra^ s : and the height of the cliapiter three cubits ; and the wreath- ^ 1 chr. en work, and pomegranates > pon the c'Ezra cliapiter round about, .all of brass: and 7.1,4. like unto these h.ad the second pillar ^ ^^°^- with wreathen work. tHeb. 18 II And the captain of the guard took threshold !> Seraiah 'the chief jiriest, and Zepha- f^'J.^'^' niah the '' second priest, and the three 52. 25. keepers of the f door. "f J;'eb. 19 And out of the city he 1 10k an offi- 4/^^', ccr that was set over the men of war, /wc^, » and >-■ five men of them that were f m ^^J^jf ^'' the king's presence, which were f lund 1. 14. in the city, and the ' principal scribe of J Jer. the host, whicli mustered the people *2- ^'' Before CHRIST 588. tJet, 7.4. hJer. 85. 9. Amos 2.4. i Jer. 40.5. * Jer. Adam's line td Neah^ 'if t!ie land, and threescore men of the people of the land that ixiere found in the city : 20 And Nebuzar-adan, captain of the g-uard, took these, and brought them to the king- of Babylon 'o Riblah. 21 And the king of Babylon g smote them m! slew 'hem at Riblah, in the- land of Hamatb. So h Judah was earn- e;' away out of tneir land. 2J ^I'And as for the people that ' re- mained in the land of judah, whom Ne- buchadnezzar king of Babylon hao lef , even over them he made ^ Gedaliah, 39.i4.and the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, '«'•«• ruler. /Jer. 23 And when all the ' captains of the 40. 7. armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedoli^h m Judges govenior, there came to Gedalia!; to >" II. 11. Mizpah, even Ishmael, tie son of Ne- thaniah, and Jobanan, the sonoi Careah, and Seraii'.h, the son <;{ 1 .inhun.ttii the " Netophathite, and Jnaza'iah, the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaiiah ° sware to then , 0 1 Kings ap(i to their men, and said unto them, ^'*' Fear not to be the servants of the Chal- dees : dwell in the land, ar.d serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. r Jer. 43.5. CHAP. I, The sons of Japheth, Ham, and Shein. 25 But it rame to pass, in the r ^L•- „^?^°''|y vep'l) mm^th, that Ishmael, the sui; < ' '^gg^ 1 Nethaniah, the son of Klishama, of tit v_'>/-nJ ! seed f roj ul, cane, and ten men witi p zech. him, and 9 smote Gedaliah, that hc^-^j-^j^ 1 ied, and the Jews and the Chaldees ojth.e' that were with I im at Mizj ah. kingdom^, j 26 And all the people, both small and ^J^'^]' "• great, and tiie captains cf the armies 40.i3.and i-rose, and came to » Egypt: for the\ 41.2. were afraid of the Chaldees. 27 ^i And it can.e to pass, in the s seven and thirtieth year of the capti- *chap. vity of Jehoiachin l;ing of Judah, \r. tie ^-j.^^* twelfth month, on the seven and twei - j2. 3i. tieth day of the month, f/jcf 'Evil-mer.- 1,^^°^'- idach king of Babylon, in the year iha' Daniel j he began" to reign,' did lift up the " head 5. n. of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of pri- ^^ff"; json; 28 And he spake kindly to him, and I set his throne above the throne of the ! kings that ivitre wit!, him in Babjlon ; I 29 And " changed his prison-gar- a: Gen. iments : and he did eat >• bread cent i- ^.'^'slln nually before him all the days of his 9.7. lite. s Psalm 30 And his allowance i-cas a continual J°'';^- allowance given him of the king, ^a 27.8. dailv rate for everv day, all the days of 1 Cor, his life. " i°-"- •1 THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. * Gen. 10. 9. /Rev. 17.6. m Gen. 10. 13. CHAP. I. 1 Adani's line to Noah. 5 The sons of Japhtth, % of Ham, 17 and of S hem. 24 Shem's line to Abraham. 29 The sojis of Ishmael, 34 and of Esau. ADAM, => Sheth, b Enosh, 2 <^ Kenan, Malialaleel, Jered, 3 "^ Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 ^ Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japhtth. 5 If The f sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6 And the sons of Grtmer; Ashche- naz, and Riphath, and s Togarmah. 7 And >he sons of Javan ; '' Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 8 ^ The sons of Ham ; ■ Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And the- sons of Cush ; Seba, and 1 Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamali, and Sabtecha And the sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. Ij 10 And Cush begat ''■ Nimrnd; he be-'| gan to be ' mighty upon the earth. i| 11 And Mizraim beg.at ™ Ludim, and)! Ananriim, and Eehabim, and Naphtu-' him, I' 12 And Patiirusim, andCaslu'.iim (of wi)om came the " Philistines) and ° Caphthorim. 13 And Canaan b£gat r Zidon ifis first-born, and Heth, 14 The 1 Jebusite also, and the Amo- rite, and the ' Girgasfite, 15 And the s Hivite, and the Arkite, and th.e Sinite, 16 And the ' Arvadite, and tlie Ze- marite, andtiie Hamathite. 17 li The sons of Shem ; " El.am, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and GetUer, and MesI.ech. 18 And A.rphaxad begat Shelah, and Siielah begat >: Eber. 19 And unto Eber were born two sons : the n;inie of the one was >' Pelecr, because in his day^ the earth was di- vided : and his brother's nante tj(is Jok- tan. 20 And '• Joktan begat Almodad, and .Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Dik- lah, 22 And Ebfll, and Abimael, and S.hcba, Before CHRIST 4001. n Gen. 10. 14. u Deur. 2. 23. p Gen. 10. 15. a Joshua 13. 28. (■ JIat. 8. 28. s Joshua 9. 17. r Ezek. 27.8. U Acts 2.9. X Gen. 10. 24. y Gen.. 10. 25. 2Gsn. 10. 25. ^ he posterity of Abraham. Before CHRIST 4004. a 1 Kings 9.23. Job 22. 24. *Gen. 11. 10. e Gen. 11. 18. Luke 3.35. rfOen. 11.2S.and 24. 41. «GeB. 17.5. /Gen. 21.2. ^Gen. 16. 11. A Gen. 25. 13. i Gen. 25. 15. Cir. 1853. k 1 Kings 11.3. /Gen. 18. 12. VI Isaiah 60.6. n Rom. 4. 19. 0 Gen. 36.9. /I Gen. 36. 10. 5 Gen. 36. 13. r Gen. 32. 3. and 36. 20. Deut. 2. 20. * Gen. 36. 24. i Gen. 36. 25. tt Job 1.1. cir. 1676. X Gen. 36.31. Deut. 17. 14. ISam. 8. 5, 11, y Gen. 14.2. sGen. 35. 33. a Gen. 36. 34. Jer. 4. 9. Amos 1. 12. b 1 Kings 11. 14. c Num. 22.4. dGtn. 36. 37. e Gen. 2. 10, 14. 23 And » Opliir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were t!it- sjns of Jok- ran. 24^ i' Sliem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 c Eber, Pcleg, Reu, 26 Serug, ^ Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram, the same « is Abraham. 28 The sons of" Abraham ; f Isaac and sishmael. 29 II These arc their generations : Tlie b tirst-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth ; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, ' Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Niiphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 3211 Now the sons of Keturah, Abra- ham's k concubine : ' slie bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian ; ^ Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, andEldaah: all these are the sons ol Keturah. 34 II And Abraham begat " Isaac. The suns of Isaac ; Esau, and Israel. 35 The sons of « Esau ; Elipliaz, Reu- el, and Jeush, andjaalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of p Eliphaz ; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel ; Nahath, Ze- rah, Shammah, and i Mizzah. 38 And the sons of ^ Seir ; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and « Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, aud Dish an. 39 And the sons of Lotan ; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister. 40 The sons of Shobal ; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and O- nam. And the sons of Zibeon ; Aiah, and Anuh, 41 Tlie sons of Anah ; ' Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Amram, andEsh- ban, andlthran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer ; Bilhan, aiid Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan ; " Uz, and Aran. 43 *)! Now tliese are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before any " king reigned over the children of Is- rael ; y Bela. the son of Beor : and the name of his ciiy was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab, the son of Zerah of '>■ Bozrah, reigned in his stead. 45 And when Jobab was dead, Hush- am of the land of the ^ Temanites reigned in his stead. 46 And when Husham was dead, ^ H.idad, the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the ' field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And when Hadad was dead, Sam- lah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And when >' Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the " river reign- ed in his stead . I. CHRONICLES. The sons of Jesse, Caleb, &c.- 49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal- Before hanap, the son of Achbor, reigned in his ^'^gy,^ •stead. vAn^' 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hii'lad reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Pai ; and his wife's H ^J' r.a'.ne ivas Mehetabel, the daughter of oe'^sis Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 36. 40. 51 «il Ijadad died also. And the |) J°^2i. dukes of Edom were ; duke Timnah, psaims duke I! Aliah, duke Jetheth, 17. i4. 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, f^^iX duke Pinon, 4, 5, 6. 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke jj*^^*^*-'^- Mibzar, Alva, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Irani» These Genesis are the dukes of Edom. ^^- ^"• CHAP. IL 1 The sons of Israel. 3 Tlie posterity of yudah. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 Caleb's posterity. THESE are the sons of » Israel; 1752. b Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, J,^^"' Issachar, and Zebulun, Exodus 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naph- 4. 23. Uli, Gad, and Aslier. ^^H' 3 II The sons of = Judah; Er, and an'dso. 5. Onan, and Siielali ; which three were ^ Gen. b )rn unto him of the daughter of Shua ' the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born )i Judah, was evil in the sight of tlie Lord, and he slew him. 4 And Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Azubah was dead, Ca- leb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hiir. 20 And r Hur begat = Uri, and Uri bf-gat II Bezaleel. 21 fl And afterward Hezron 'went in to the daughter of Macuir, the father " of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old, and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat " Jair, w ho had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead 23 And he took y Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from tliem, with Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore cities : all these belonged to the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-epliratah, then Abiah, Hez- roii's wife, bare him Ashur, the father of ^ Tekoa. 25 *\ And the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron, were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name lisas Atarah, she ivas the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were Sham- mai, and Jada. And the sons of Sham- mai ; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abi- shur Kvas Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Mohd. 30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim : but Seled died without chil- dren. 31 And the sons of Appalm ; Ishi. And Ihe sons of Ishi; Slieshan. And the children of Sheshaii; Ahlai. 32 And the sons of Jada, the brother ofShammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. 33 And the sons of Jonathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Je- rahmeel. 34 ^[ Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters : and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name "-.yai Jarha. 35 And Sheshan a gave his daughter to J.irha his servant to witi3, and she bare him Attai. 36 And Altai begat Nathan, and Na- than begat bZabad, 37 Arid Zabad begat Ephlal, and Eph- lal beg.it Obed, 38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shalluni, 41 And Shallum begat Jekaroiah, and Jekaminh bfjat Elisha^ia. 42 tf Now the sons of Caleb, the bro- ther of Jerahmeel, ivere Mesha his || fi st- burn, which wrti the father of ^Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah, the father o) Heb- ron. 43 And the sons of Hebron ; Kor;-i and Tapuah, and Rekem, ard Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raliam, t!ie fa- ther of Jorkoam ; and Rekem begut Shammai.. 45 And the son of Shammai naas Ma- on ; and Maon vias the father of ^ Beth- zur. 46 And Epfiah, Caleb's f concubme, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : and Haran begat Gazez. 47 And the soi.s of J-.hdai ; Regem, and Jotham, anrl Geshan, and Pelet, and Eph»h, and Shaaph. 48 Muachah, Caleb's = concubine, bare Sheber, and Tiih.tnah. 49 She bare also S'uaaph, the father of f M *dmannah, Sheva, the father of Muchbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the danghter of Caleb v^ias Achsa. 50 *\ These were the sons of Caleb, the son !.f Hur, the Hrst-bom of Ephra- tah ; Shobal, the |j father of g Kirjath- jearim, 51 Salma, the fatl>er of ii Beth-le-hem, Hart-ph, the father of Beth-gader. 52 AndShobd, the father of Kirjath- jearim, had sons ; || Haroeh, and half of the Manahetldtes. 5Z And the families < f Kirjath-jea- rim ; the Ithhtes, and the Puhites, and tlie Shuniathites, and the Mishraites : of them came tiie Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. 54 The sons of Salma : Beth-le-hem, and the * Netophathites, k Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahe- thites, the Zorites. 5^ Aad the famiUes of the ' scribes rt hich dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirathites, the Shiineathites, Joasii his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 n Ahaz his son, ° Hezekiah his son, M.anasseh )iis son, 14 p Amoo his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah u-cre, the first-born Johanan, tlie second Jehoia- kim, tlie third Zedehiah, the founh Shalluni, 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim ; Jeco- ? 2 Kings n'lah his son, q Zedekiah his son. Je'r.^^' ^^ If ^'^'^ ^^^ ' ^'^"^ °'' Jeconiah, |) 30. Assir; Salathiel his son, 18 Mulchiraai also, and Peclaiah, and Sheiiazar, Jecamiah, Hoshamo, and Ne- dabiah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah ivere « Zeriibbabel, and Shimei : and the sons ^he cap. of Zerubbabel ; Meshullum, and Hana- firh'one'r, ni-'^h, and Shelomith tiieir sister: 2 Kings 20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Bc- 24.]^.aiid rechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, * Ezra fi^'e. 3.2. 21 And the sons of Hananiaii ; Pela- Zedi*' ^' '^'■'*'^' ''^"^ J«"saiali : the sons of RephaiaJi, 4. 6, 7. the sons of Arnon, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniali. 22 And the sons of Shecaniah ; She- maiah : and the sens of Slieniaiah ; Hat- tush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neari f.h, and Sliajihat, six. 2.3 And the sons of Ncariah ; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrilcam, three. 24 And the sons of Eiiocnai icere Ho- daiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. CHAP. IV. 1, 11 The posterity of Judali, Hof Asher, 21 rf Shelah, 24 arJ rf Hivieon, &c. i3oo.| 1 HE sons of Judali ; ■' Pharez, Htz- 38^1"^^ ron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Sho- "le! ii. bal. 2 Am) ilcaiah, the son oi' ohobal, be- gat Jnhatii, and Jahath begat Ah imai, and Lahad. These are the families of i Joshua the bZoratliites. ^2 ch " ■'^'^'^ ihcse. viere of the father of <= u. 6. '^' Etam ; Jezreel, and Islima, and Idbash : and the name of their sister Wiis Hazel- i verses elponi. 18* 3^. 4 And Penucl, the lather of J Gedor, || ?Iat. 1. 11, 12. Luke 3. 27. r Jer. 22.28,30. i|Or, Mat 1. 12. Luke ••'. 27. and Ezer, the "father of Hushah. These Before are the sons of Hur, the first-born of *'^^''' Ephrylah, the father of Beth-lehem. C'-vO 5 fl And f Ashur, the father of Tekoa, e chap, had Rtwo wives, Helah and Naarah. 2. si. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, 5/24?'*' and Hei)her, and Tcmeni, and Haahash- s vevsfes tari. These were the sons of Naarah. *'''• 7 And the sons of Helah viere Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, tlie son of Harum. 9 % And Jabez was '' more honourabie A ver. 10. than his brethren : and his mother call- Jg^**^* ed his name Jabez, saying. Because ' I Acts ' bare him with sorrow. ^^^V 10 And Jabez k called on the God of 5, j. Israel, sa) ing, Oh that thou wouldesi * ver, 9. bless me indeed, and ' enlarge my coast, ^"J and that thine hand might be with me, /'psa'lm and that thou wouldest keep i)ie from 127. 1. evil, that it may not grieve me ! And io'^°j2. '" God granted him that which he re- m Psalm quested. ^- ^■ 11 f Ir-nahas!i. These are the men of Re- ciiah. 13 And the sons of » Kenaz ; Othniel, « Num. and Seraiah : and the sons of ° Othnie! ; josh^ Haihaih. is. 17. 14 And Meonotljai begat Ophrah: and l^'f^^^ Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the ' ' vallev of II Charasliim ; for they were l(or, craftsmen. f,[J'„{''-- 15 And the s ms of p Caleb, the son ch. 2. 11. of Jepluinneh ; Iru, Elah, and Naam : 2 Chron. and.thc s )n3 of Elah, even Kenaz. Neh." 16 And the sonsof Jehalelecl; qZiph, 11.25. and Ziphali, Tiria, and Asareel. f4!''^4T" 17 And the sons of Ezra were ' Jc- Joshua tlier, and Mcrtd, and Ej'her, and Jalon : 14. 6. and sh •. bare Miriam, and Shammai, ' '^ ^^ and Ishbah, the father oi Eshtemoa. IS And his wife l| Jehudijah bare Je- j--^^' red, the father of « Gedor, and Heber, yeic'ess. the fatherof «Socho,. and Jekuthiel, tlie i Joshua fathe/ of Zanoah. And these are the J jq^u^ so!!i of Bithiah, the daughter of Pha- 15. ss. r;io!i, wliich Mered took. 19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah, the .sibter of Naham, the father of •» ^/^^J*"^ Ivcilah the Gai mite, and Eshtemoa tiie isam'. " Maachathiie. • 2,^. 5. 20 And the sons of Shimon xvere Am- 23 '34^'"' non, and Rinnah. Bon-hanan, and Tilon. 2 kings Am' the sons of Ishi were Zoheth, and 25.23. Ben-zoheth. 21 ii The 30113 of; Shelah, the son of^^^^^"^ Judah, 'xere Er, the father of Lecah, and Laad.ah, the father of '^ Mare.=^hah, r. Joshua and tic families of the house of them 2*chron. that wrought fine linen, of the house of n. 8. Ashbea, 22 And J.)kim, and the men of Cho- zeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who liad 2. 42. r chap. . 17, 32. The posterity of Simeon. CHAP. V. The line of Tieubcf., imalekites that were escaped, and Before vvelt there unto this day. ^'i',^^^^ Before CHRIST 1300. •a Jer. 45.5. iTim. «. 8. nor, yemiiel, Genesis 46. 10. Exodus 6. 15. b Gcu. c Judges 8. 30. and 12.9. = sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not man\- children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at <^ Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 30 And at « Bethuel, and at f Hor- mah, and at e Ziklag, 31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Ha- zar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These ivere their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And tl;eir villages zi-ere Etara, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities. S3 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto ^ Baal. These u-ere their habitations, || and their genealogy. 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah, 35 And J'jel, and Jehu the son of Jo- sib* ah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jesiiohaiuh, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 37 And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the sonof Jedaiah, the son of Shiniii, the son of Shemaiati. 38 These f mentioned by their names were prmces in their fainilies ; and the house uf ibeir fathers increased greatly. 39 11 And they went to the entrance of ' Gedor, even unto the east side of tlie •' valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And iliey found fat pasture and gooil, and the land was f wide, and ' quiet, and peaceable : for they of '" Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name came n in the days of Hezekiah king of Ju- dah, and smote tlieir lents, and the habi- tations that were found there, and de- stroyed them utterly unto this day, and dvvelt in their rooms ; because there was pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some of iheni, even of the s.)ns of Simeon, five hundred men, went to ° mount Seir, having for their cap- tains Pela'ldi, and Neariah, and Re- phaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they suijOle the p rest of the t'ay- 1300. CHAP. V. 0-\'v-/ I 1 The line of Reuben : 9 their habitation, and conquest oj' the Htigarites. NOW, the sons of Reuben, the first- born of Israel (for he was the fi' st-born ; but, foras.Tiuch as he ^ defiled his fa- a Gen. tiler's bed, his '' birtiiright was giVt-ii f^- 2^- unto the sons of Joseph, tlie son of Is- ^'oen.'^' rael : and the genealogy is not to be 25. 3i. reckoned after the birthright. ch^2. 42i 2 For Judah ^ prevailed above his 49. 10." brethren, and of him came the |) chief II O""' ruler; but the ^ birthright was Jo- { ^l^^; seph's :) 6. 15. 3 The sons, I say, of "= Reuben, the dGm. first-bom of Israel, were Hanoch, and ^ gf^ Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 45.9. 4 The sons of Joel : Sliemaiah his son, Exo'^* Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 6 Beerah his son, whom ^ Tilgath-/2Kings pilneser king of Assyria carried away ^*' ^'^^ captive: he was prince of the Reuben- ites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their genera- tions was reckoned, litre the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 And Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Sliema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in s Aroer, even unto '' Nebo, ^^ Joshua and Baalmeon. Y's^' 9 And eastward he inhabited unto tlie 32^33. " entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates ; because their • cattle / chap, wei-e multiplied in the land of Gilead. 2. 21. 10 And in the days of Saul they made ^^^^^ ' war with the'' Hagarites w ho fell by A Gen. their hand : and they dvvelt in their ^^- ^• lents t throughout all the east land of t Heb, ^'lead. XT« 11 1[ And the children of Gad || dwelt of the over against them, in the land of ' Ba- f!'"^- shan unto " Salcah : bordered 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next unto next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in " Ba- '^'""l . *^ Numbers shan. 32. 1. 13 And their brethren, of the house /Joshua of tiieir fathers, were Michael, and Me- fi^'^eai. shullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Ja- 3. 10. chan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. n^chap. 14 These are the children of Abihail, tlie son ot Huri, thesoiiof Jaroah, the son ^;f Gilead, the sun of Michael, tlie son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of thair fathers. 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in o Ba- 0 Joshua slian, and in her towns, and in all the ^^- ^■ suburbs of p Sharon, upon their borders, j^chnp. 17 All these w ere rf^ckoned by gene- 27. 29. .vlogies in the days of 1 Jotham king of ^°"|-^-^; ?■ y ■ ., ^ r- ■, , ?2 Kmg'« Judah, and m the days. of 'Jeroboam 15.5. Jllgof Israel. r'2Kingn la 11 The sons of ReubAi, and the Ga- Y^^l ^"j Yy The sous of Levi. I. CHRONICLES. The genealogy of thepriestc. Before CHRIST 1300. J 2 Chr. 13.3. /nfn.25. 14, 15. w ver,2?. P.s. 4fi. 1. X Kxod. 17. II. 1 Kint^s 22. 32. 2 Chron. '14.11. 1'2 Kings 18. 5. Psajra PI. 2. r .T tidies 5. 10. and 10. 14. ,1 2 Chr. ."^2. R. Romans R. 31. i Joshua 23. 12. f 2 Kings 17.6. rf Dear. 23.9. tHeb. >ne« ci/" name, Oenesis 6.4. Numbers 31. 35. 2 Chron. 4.3i». e 2 Kings 17.:*. /2Sam. 24. 1. 1 Kin^s 12. 1?. Mntthew 6. 13. gl Kings -5. 2, 19. h 2 Kings 17.6. a Gen.l 45. II. Exodus 6. Ift. i Num. 3.21. c Exod. 29. 44. d Exod. 2. 7, 8. Micah 6.4. e Num. 20. 2S. /.Iml.1 20, 28. g 2 Sam 15. 27. and 7T.17.and 18. 1'.'. elites, and half the tribe of Manas«ch of viiliant men, men able to b'^ar buck- ler and sword, and to shoot vviUi bow, and .skilPu! in war, vere ' four and forty thousand seven hundred and three-score that went out to the war. 19 And they made war with the H:i- jrarites, with 'Jetur, and Nephish, .ant' Nodab. 20 And thev were => helped againsl tliem, and the Ha^iritcs were detivt-r- ed into their hand and all Hiat v.rre '.. ill; them; for ihev '^ cried to God in die battle, and he was entreated of them ; because they T put their trust in him. 21 And tiiey took away tlieir cattle ; of tlieir camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of ^ asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. 22 For there fell down many slain because llie ^ war ivas of God. And tliey dwelt ^ m their steads ^ until the captivity. 23 <| And the children of the half- tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land ; they increased from Bashan unto Baal- hfirmon, and ^ Senir, and unto mount Hermon. 24 And these "were the heads of the liouse of their fathers, even Epher, .and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremi- ah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mig-lity men of v. lour, f famous men, a?td heads of the house of their fathers. 25 51 And they transf^ressed ag-ainst the God of their fathers, and went a « whoiings'fier the s^odsofthe people ofthe land, whom God destroyed before tliem. 26 And the God of Israel f stirred up the spirit of b Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Til^ath-pilneser king of As- syria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites .and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto '> Halah, and Habor, and Ha- ra, and to the river Gozan unto this day. CHAP. VI. 1 The sons fif Levi. 4 The line of the priests. 49 The office of Aaron, and his line. 54 'J'he cities of the priests. THE sons of Levi; » Gershon, Ko- hath, and ^ l\1erari. 2 And the sons of Kohath ; Aniram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 Aiid the chiklren of Amram ; " Aa- ron, and Moses, and <' Miriam. The sons also of A.-xron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 4 ^ >= Elearar begat f Phineas, Phi- neas begat Abishua, 5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Buklci bpg:.l Uzzi, 6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Ze- rahiab begat Meraioth, 7 Meraioth begat Amariali,and An\: ■ riah be.:;at p Ai-itub, 8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Za- dok begat Ahimuaz, Merari ; M.ahli, and l^^' 9, And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Before Azariah begat Johanan, ^^fw^ 10 And '' Johanan begat Azariah (he v^\'0 .■f is tliat executed ttie priest's office f ;; 2 Kings in the temple that Solomon built in Je- ]}\\!- , , "^ ■'2 Chron. rusalem) 26. i7,i». 1 1 And Azariah begat Amariah, and t iitb. Amariah begat Ahitub, '^"/^^ 12 And Ahitub b-gat Zadok, and 1 Kings Zadok begat Shallum, ^•^^ 13 And Shallun begat ■ Hilkiah anci 23.10.and Hilkiah begat Azariah. 26. is. 14 And Azariah begat k Seraiah, ^^^^'• and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, « 2 kings 15 And t Jehozadak went into capti- 22.4. t^Vv, when the Lord carried away 25^ ^g"^* Judah and Jerusalem '" by the hand of Ezra?. 1. Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah 16^ The sons of Levi; Gershom, / 2 Kings Kohath, and Merari. 2J. is. 17 And these be the names of the ^ {"^^^^ , sons of Gershom; "Libni, and Shimei, isa. io.5... 18 And the sons of Kohath were Am- « Exod. ram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uz- ^' ^^' zieJ. 19 The sons of < Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites, according to their fathers. 20 ^ Of Gershom ; Libni his son, Ja- hath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his sou, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath ; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son. 23 p Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph ^^^Sa-m. his son, and Assir his son, 24 Tahath iiis son, Uriel his son, Uz- ziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah ; Ama- sai and Ahimoth. 26 Asjor Elkanah : the sons of Elka- nah ; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 28 And the sons of Samuel; the first- born V.ashni, and Abiah. 29 Thesonsof Merari ; Mahli, Libni his son, Shiniei his son, Uzza his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, J^ Jj^- Asaiah his son. hand of 31 And these are fAey whom David '{'^^'^''''^ set over f the service of song ui the /,o,^je ^f liouse of the Lord, after that the ark the Lord , 1 ..„ 4. after the nDdre-st. , , ^ , »4/ o/| 32 And they ministered <) before the the ark. Iwellinc: place of the tabernacle of the 2 Sam " .- -.1 - .. .1 c.,i„ 6. 17. until Solo- ccngregation with singing, uniii ^oio- ^ Kj„g5 nion liad built the house of the Lord 8.4. ill Jerusalem; and then they waited on '^'j.'^^J;*' their office according to their < order, le. 37.' 33 And these «re thev that f waited, r chap, with, their children. Ot'the sons of tlu- l^^; '^'j^ Ivohathites ; * Heman a singer the son o t Heb. Joel, the son of Shemuel, •^''""^' „ ,^ . m, I'T'ii 1 ii CI ch. 25. 0. 34 The son ot Llkanah, tlie son of J*'- psaim roham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toa'i, 134. 12. 00 The son of Zuph, the son oi £!■ jj^_ j^^""' kanah, the .son of Muliuth, the son ofjpian'd Aiiiasai, 25.4. The office of Aaron and his sons. CHAP. VI. The cities of the priests Before CHRIST 1300. tExod. e. 24. V 1 Kings 2. 19. verse 44. X chap. 15. 19. and 16. 5, 7,37. Ps.5a.and 37. title. y ver. 39. II Or, ye- dutnun, ch. 9. 16. and 25. 6. 2-Chron. 25. 15. Ps.62.and 77. title, aver. 44. Matthew 12. 47. 1444. a Num. 18.7. chapter 29. 22. h Lev. 1.9. Hebrews 13. 10. < Lev. 1. 6. Romans 12. 1. d Exod. 30. 7. and 37. 27. e Exod. 30. 8. Lev. 16. 11. Fsaim 66. IS. Isaiah 53. 5. Matthew 3. 17. Luke 1.10. Romans 8.34. Eph. 5. 2. 1 Peter 2.7. /Num. 8.21. Romans S. 11. g Num. 12.7. Heb. 3. 2. h Joshua 21. 13. I Joshua 14. 2. Col. 1. 12. k Joshua 21. 11. / Joshua 21. 12. m Joshua 15. 48. n Joshua 21.15. 36 The son of Elkanah, the son ■■. Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Ze phaniah, 37 Tlie son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of ^ Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 The son of Izhar, the son of Ko- liuth, the son of Levi,tlie son of Israel. 39 And his brotlier Asaph, who stood on " his right hand, even " Asaph, the son ot Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 41 The son of Ethni, the son of Ze- rah, the so . of Adaiah, 42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zim- muli, tiie son of Shimei, 43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gersliom, the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren, the sons of Merari, stood on\.\\e. yleft hand: |j Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 The son of Hashabiah the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Siiamer, 47 Tiie SON of Mahfi, the son of Mu- shi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 Their ^ brethren also llie Levites "voere appointed unto all manner of ser- vice of the tabernacle of the house of God. 49 ^ But Aaron and his » sons offered upon tlie '' altar of the ' burnt-oiTerhig, and on the d altar of ' incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most hoiy, and to make an ' atonement for Israel, g according to all that Mo- ses, the servant of God, had commanded. 50 And these are the sons of Aaron ; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abi- shua his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zera- hiaii Ins son, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariali his son, Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 54 "ii Now these are their '' dwelling- places, throughout their castles, in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the fa- milies of the Kohathites : for theirs was the i lot. 55 And they gave them ^ Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to ' Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they i^ave the cities of Judah, namely. He' ron, the city of refuge, and Libnari with her suburbs, and "' Jattir and Esh- temoa, with their suburbs, 58 And n Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs : 6U And out of the tribe of Benjamin ; G.eba with her suljurbs, and Aiemeth with hersubirrbs, <> and Anathoth with Bei'or? her suburbs. All their cities through- j;,^^ out their families., v.ere thirteen cities. V^v***-* 61 And unto the sons (;f Kohatl.. oJer. •uihich were left of the lamily or th;t^-^- tribe, vere cities given out of the half- S tribe, namely out of the h'AH-fribe of Ma- nasseh, i> by lot, ten cities. /> Joshua 62 And to the sons of Gershom, ^^-^^ throughout their families, v:tre given out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tiibe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Ma- nasseh in Bashan, thiiteeu cities. 63 Unto the sons of iVieiari "were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Ze- buhm, 1 twelve cities. g Joshua 64 And the tiiildren of Israel gave to -^" '*"■ the Levites i/;f«e cities with their sub- urbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe oi' (he children of Judidi, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are called by their names. 66 And tlie residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto them of the cities of t refutre, Sliechem in mount X}^^}'' Lpiu'aim with her f suburbs,- they gavi of ga- also ' Gezer with her suburbs, thering, 68 And ' Jokmeap. with her suburbs, ^s*^;*^^" and Beih-horon with her suburbs, Deut. 4. 69 And f Ajalon with her suburb;-. 'i\'^^- and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs, 20.^7"* 70 And out of the half-tnbe of Ma- Mat. 11. nasseh ; " Aner with her suburbs, an«j gs'sT*^ Bileam with her suburbs, for the lami- tHebl h of the remnant of the sons of Ko- ^f'^^- l^ath. X^is, 71 Unto the sons of Gershom icert a place piven, out of the family of the half-tribe "•*'«"f, 1 «» u /-. I • ' T. I -1 L Numbeis oi Manasseh, Golan ni Bashan witii her is. 20. suburbs, and * Ashtaroth with her su- Jeremiah burbs: r'lKin?. 72 And out of tlie tribe of Issachar ; 9. 15. y Kedesh witli her suburbs, Daberath •^ Joshua with her suburbs, fjoshua 73 And^Ramoth with her suburbs, 21. 23, 24. and Anera wiih her subuibs : i< Joshua 74 And out of the tribe of Asher ; x beut, Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon i- 4. w ith Jier suburbs, ^°f^ 75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and y Joshua Rehob with her suburbs: ^'j^l' 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali ; ^9.2^.°* Kedesh in Galilee with her suhurDs, ar.d ^ Hammon with her suburbs, and Kir- a Joshua jathaim with her suburbs. 21.32. 77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari ivere given, out cl the tribe of Zebulim, •> Rimmon with ner suburbs, 21^3^''^ Tabor with her suburbs : • > • 78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side oi Jordan, uere given thevi out of the tribe of Reuben, The sons of Issacliar and Benjamin .- I. CHRONICLES. OfNctphtali, Manasseh, &c. cfjRJST ^^'''^^ '" *'^^ wilderness with her sub- 14J4. ui'hs, und Jahzah witli her suburbs, ^-^ -nJ 7'9 Kerlemoth also with her suburbs, c livings and Mepliaath uitli iier suburbs : ^''nuii,. ^^ ^"^l ''"^- f'f^'-e tribe of Gad; •n. 34. '^ Ramoth in Giiead with her suburbs, /I Num. and MahanaiR. wilh her suburbs, 81 And d Heshbon with her suburbs, and >= Jazer with her suburbs. ?2. 4, 23, 27. .Toshua 15. 2S. •.md 21.39, Ch. 26. 31, rt Gen. ."0. 17. ^ Gen. 46. 13. c Num. 25. 23. d 2 Sam. 24.1. ch. 27. 1. e Num. 1. 2S, 29. aiid26.25. verse 5. ^'chapter 3.22. CHAP VH. 1 TJie sons of Issachar, 6 of Benjamin, lo of blaphtati, 14 of Manasseh, 20 and of Epkraivi. 30 The sons of Asher- NOW the sons of => Issachar were b To- la, and Puah, Jashub, and Sliimron four. 2 And the sons of Tola ; ^\Jzz\, and Repb.aiah, and Jeriei, arvd Jaluiiai, and Jibsam, and Shemnel, heads of their father's house, toivif, of Tola: theyxere valiant men of mi.ii,iit in their genera- tions; whose number ivas, in liie ''days of David, tv.o and « twenty tiiousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : and tlie sons of Izrahiah ; Michael, and ObadirJi, and Joci, Ishaiah, t'five: all of tliem ciiief men. 4 And with them by their generations, after the house of their fathers, ivere bands of soldiers k for war, six and thir- ty thousand oneit : for f they had many wives and sons. 5 And tlieiv brethren, among- all the families of Issachar, iveie valiant men oi miglit, reckoned in all, by their ge- nealogies, fourscore and seven thousand. 6 If I'he sons of '> Benjamin ; Bela,and ^Gen. 49. 15. tHeb. they mul- tip'lied ivives and chil- dren, verse 5. h Gen. 42.'i3"and Eecher, and Jediael, three. 46^21. 7 And the sons of Eela ; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jcrimoth, and Iri, rive ; heads of the h.ouse of their fathers, mighty men ofvalour, and were recivoned, by their genealogies, twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Beclier ; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimolh, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Eecher. 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, might)' men ofvalour, ivas twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan : and the sons of Bilhan ; .Jeush, and Ben- jamin, and Ehud, and Clicnaanah, and Zetiian, und Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these, the sons of Jediael, by pim""^' ll>e beads of then- fathers, mighty men Genesis of valour, were seventeen thousand and ^•j-^'* two luindred soldiers, t fit to go out lor fihui'luim W •I'" and battlt-. ami Shu- 12 \\ Shuppim also, and Huppim, the Numbers ciiildren of Ir, and Hushini, tlje 4>ons oi 26.39. A her. '■ «eii- 13 11 The sons of ' Naphtali ; Jahziel, A Gen. »"^ Guni, and Jezer, and Shallurji, the $f, 23. sons of '^ 4iilliah . tHeb. going cut into the army to ivar. II failed Muppim 14^1 The 1 sons of Munasseh; Ash- Before I'iel, whom she bare ; (Z>uf his concubine <^"]^IST the Aramitcss bare " Machir, the father \,J^^ o^Gilcad. ;jjum. 15 And Machir took to wife the sister 36. si. uf Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's i7."^i'^"* isame was Maachah ;) and the name of ' * 'he second icas Zelophehad: and Zelo- phehad had i daughters. « Num. 16 And Maachah, the wife of Machir, Sf. i. bare a son, and she called his name Pe- resh ; and the name of his brother was Sheresh : and his sons 'xere Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the °sons of Ulam; p Eedan. o chap. 2. These tvere the sons of Giiead, the sen ^i' 34. of Machir, the son of Manasseh. {I n^' 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare 1 Lshod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 9 Num. 19 And the sons of Shemidah were 26.32.' ' Ahian, and Shecheoi, and Likhi, and rNum. Aniam. 26.30, 20 If And the sons of ^ Ephraim ; fi.ll'tsi'^ Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Ta- 41.52. hath his son, and Eladah his son, and ^''''„'*^- rr. . , . 1 • 19, 20. Tahatn his son. Numbers 21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah 26. 35. his son, and Ezer andElead, whom the men of f Gath that ivere born in tliat < Joshua land slew, because they came down to Vi^^' take away their cattle. 5. 8. ' 22 And Ephraim tlieir " father mourn- " Gen. ed many days, and his brethren came to 37.34. " C'lmfoi't him. ^ ^"^ 23 If And when he y went in to his jy'ce'm wife, she conceived and bare a son, and 16.*. he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. 24 (And his daughter nuas Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nc ther and tlie upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 25 And Rcphah -.I'lishis son, also Re- sheph, and I'elah his son, and Tahan his son, 20 2 Laadan his son, Ammihud his z^''ul^ son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, |) Jehoshua his || Or, yesiis. Exodus 24. 13. Numbers IS. 17. Acts j 28 If And their possessions and habi- I tations were Beth-el antl the towns there- of, and eastward ^ Naaran, and west- ward b Gezer with the towns thereof, 7. 45. Shechem also and the towns thereoti un to "^ Gaza and the towns thereof : 29 And by the borders of the children * i Kings of <■ Manasseh, « Beth-shean and her ^'q*',, towns, Taanach and lier towns, * Me- 10. ig.' giddo and her towns, R Dor and her ''•foshua towns. In these dwelt the ciiildren o; ] josh'ua Jiiseph, the son of Isiael. 17.11. 30 «i The sons of i> Abher, Imnah, and {^o^J^^^ Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Se- g joshua rah their sl'^ter. 31 And the sons of Beriah; ' Heher, and Malcliiel, who is the father of Bii' zaviih. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Sho- mer, and Hotliam, and Sluiah their sister. 33 And the sons of Japlilet ; Pasach, Hcb. 4.8. a .Toshua 11. 2. h Gen. 46. 17. / Gen. 46. 17. The chief in en of Benjatniit^ CHAP. VIII, IX. The genealogy of Saul arid jf anal luui. ^y\r^ Before and B.mlial, and Ashvath ; these are ^^uIa^ the cliildren of Japhlet. 34 And tlie sons of Shamer ; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jeliubbah, and Aram. JO Ai.d llie sons of ris brother He-- leni ; Zophah, and Imna, and Slielesh, and Anfiai. li Or, ,36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and jetran, Harnepher, and Shual, ai.d Beri, and verse 37. , , ^ » * 2 Kings Inrirah, 24. 14. 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and tHci)^^' Shilshah, "and Hhran, and Eeera. heads'of 38 And the sons of || Jcther; Jephun- princes, ^^\^^ apd Pispab, and Ara. 39 And liie sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rczia. 40 All these iiere the children of Asher, lieads of their father's house, choice and ^ mighty men rif valour, | chief of the princv^s. And the number, throughout the genealogy of them, that were i apt to the war, and to battle, wa* twenty and six thousand men. CHAP. VIII. 1 The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 The stock and genealogy of Saul ana Jonathan. NOW ^ Benjamin begat '' Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Alia- rah the third. 2 Nohah the fourth, and P.apha the fifth. 3 And the sons of Bela were "^ Addar, and Gt-ra, and Abihud, 4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoali, 5 And Gera, and ^ Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 Aid these are the sons of " Ehud; these are the heads of the fathers of the Dan. 6 1,2. / 1 Cor. 9.7. 2 Cor. 10. 4. Eph. 6. 12, 13. 1 Tim. 1. 18. 2 Tim. 3.4. 1400. 0 1 Sam. 10. 21. 1 Kings 12.23. ch. 7. 6. 2 Chron. 11. 1. *Gen. 46. 21. Numbers 26.38. c Gen. 45. 21. dNum. 26. 39. e Judges /iGen. 24.6. ch. 7. 12. verse 7. 3 15 /Geii. inhabitants of Geba, and they *' removed 13. 6, and them to g Manahalh: p-^chap ^ ^"'^ Naaman, and Ahiah, and Ge- 2. 52. ra, he removed them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in Uie country of Moab, after he had ^ sen' them away ; Hushim and Baara -nert his wives. 9 And he begat, of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Meslia, and Mal- cham, 10 i^nd Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mir- ma. These were his sons, heads ot the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal. 12 The sons of Elpaal ; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built ■ Oiu. and Lod, with the towns thereof: 13 Beriali also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inliabiiant;; A Joshua ot k Aialon, who 'drove away the ii;- « Ezra 2. 33. Neh. 11,35. 19. 4i. I chap. 7.21. habitants of Gall 14 A.'d Aliio, Shashak, and Jerimoth, 15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and A- der, 16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Jo- Iia, the sons of Beriah ; CHRIST 1444. 17 And Zebadiah, and MeshuUam, J^^l^J'^^ and Hezekiah, and Heber, 18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 19 And jakim, and Zichri. and Zabdi. 20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Sliimrath, t!ie sons of Shimhi ; 22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Elie!, 23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hu- nan, 24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and An- totiiijah, 25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons ot Shashak; 26 Aiul Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Atlialiaii, • 27 And Jcresiah, and Eliah, and Zich- ri, the sons of Jf horam. 28 These i-^ere heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief me;i. These 1' dwelt in f Jerusalem. n; Joshua 29 And at || Gibeon dwelt the father Y^^% of Gibeon, whose " wife's name iio6 i. 21. Maachah : verse 14. 30 And his first-born son Abdon, and y^uska- Zer, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, iaini, 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and 11 Za- H'^'V^'l, , 'II the double crier. Jerusa- 32 And Miklotii begat Shimeah. And lem, these also dwelt v ilh their brethren in ^^"g^'^ Jerusalem, over against them. Gal. 4. 33 % And o Nei"beg:a Kish, and Kish 25,2a. begat Saul, and p Saul bi-gat n Jonath-.m. %gliei^ ancl Malclii-shua, and Abinadab, andch. 9. 35. Esh-baal. ^ '*=iP- 34 And the son of Jonathan ivas ||Me- jjor,' rib-baal ; ar.d Ivltrib-baal begat Micali. Zecha- 35 And the sons of Micah vere Pi- ^if 937 thon, and Melech, and Tarea, and A- 0 1 Sam. haz. 9-1- 06 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah ; and fg. 7. Jehoadali begat Alemeth, and Azma- Mat. 7. 2. veth, and Zimri ; and Zimn begat Mo- fg^^^'* za. II Or,' 07 And Moza begat Binea : Rapha Mephi- li-'as his son, Eleasah his son, Azel tns 2%'am.' son. 4. 4. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose ^^^k' names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, {^ehcm, and I.ihmuei, and Sheariah, and Obadi- ch. 12.2. ah, am). Hanan. All these acre the sonb i/^g'"^^ of Azel. 26.' 14. 39 And tlie sons ofEshek his brother Neh. 4. were- Ulam his first-born, Jehush the se- jeremiahi cond, and Ehphelet ihethu-d. 51.56. 40 And the sons ot Ulam were migh- ■*" ^,^'?*,. ,, , . , 1X1' ■nniltiptt- ly men ol valour, | archers, and f hao eiscns, many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred Ps. 127.5. and iifiy . ^ All these ate of the sons ot jg^^^j"* Benjamin. CHAP. IX. 1 The original registers of Israel and Ju- dah. 27 The charge of Certain Levttes. 35 The stock of Saul and Jonathan. SO all Israel were reckoned by gene- alogies ; ancl, behold, they =ii-cre wriiten m the book of the kings of Israel and The genealogy of Israel and Judah. I. CHRONICLES. The charge of certain Leviiei. Jeremiah 52. 4, 5. Dan. 1. I, 2. u 2 Clir. 36. !«. J Joshua 9. 23, 25. Ezra 8.20. Neh. 12.3. c Xeh. II. 1. d 2 Chr, 30. 11. r.u'^i^c%^ Judah, u7io -a ere carried away to 11 Ba- 1200. Dvioa tor their ^transgressior.. V./'N/vJ 2 ^i Now the first inhabitants, tluit [■ Here dzvelt in liieir possessions in tlielr ciiif.-^, caVrTed"^ uere the Is-'aelites, the priests, Levites, four and the ^ NetiruuiTiS. iitnet 3 And in Jeiufalem dwelt of the cliil- rthro"' f^''^". "^'' Judah, and ot ilie children of 33. 11. Benjamin, and of the children of ''■ E- and.-ie. 9. phraim, and Mamisseli; 4 >= Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the son of Onjri, the son of Imri, the son of Bai^i, of the children of Pharez, the son ifjudali. .5 And of the f Shilonites ; Asaiah, the rirst-born, aiul his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zerah ; Jeuel, and their |j bretiiren, six hundred and niiiety, 7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu, the son of Meshiiilam, the son of Hoda- aiui34. 6. viah, tlie son of Hasenuah, ^Neh. 8 And Ibneiah, the son of Jeroham, /Geii. ^'^'' Elah, tile son of Uzzi, the son of 38. 5. Michri, and Meshulhim, the son of She- IT^nJn' i'^'^l'^lij t'le son of Reuel, the son of Ge"ntsi^'' liJnijah ; 12. 5. and 9 And their brethren, according to their generatioi;s, ? nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men ti^re chief of the fiitiiers in the house of their fa- thers. 10 fi And of tlie priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and jacliin. 11 And 1' Azariah, the son of ■ Hil- ^ . kiah, the son of MeshuUam, the son of 22.8. Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 12 And AdaiaJi, the son of Jeroham, the son of ^ Pashur, the sen of Malchi- jah, and Maasiai, the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of MeshuUam, the son of Meshillemith, the sonof Ini- mer, 13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore ; very a- ble men for the work of the ser\'ice of tlie house of God. 14 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah, the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari ; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Ga- lal, and Mattuniah, the son of Micah, the son of Zichii, the son of Asapl) ; 16 And Obadiah, the son of Shema- iaii, tJie son of Galal, the son of '" Je- scliron. duthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, 35. 15.^ ^^1^ s°" "j' Elkanah, that dwelt ui the villages of the " Netophuthites. 17 And the ° jioriers u%-re Shallum, and Akkub, and 'I'almon, and Ahin>au, and their brethren ; Shallum -uas the chief; p 1 Kings IS Wiio hitherto Kaited in p the kine-'s 10. s. . , . "r 2 Kiii^s ff'^^^ castuard; they I'^tre porters mllie companies ot the children of I^evi. 19 And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiiisaph, the son of Korah, ynd 13. 8. chap. 6. 39, 44. and 7. 5. verse 9. g Neh. II. 8. A chap. 6.13. > Neh. 10. 11. / chap. «.37. m chap. 25. 1. n chap. 2.54. « chap. 2b. 1. 16.18. his brethren (of the house of his father) Before the Korahites ivere over the work of the CHRIST service, Leepers of the gates of the ta- .^^!^ btrnacle; and their ^i fathers deing over gSum. the host of the^^oRD, uere keepers of^-so.and Uie entry. 2. n.and 20 And PhinehaSjlhe son of Eleazar, was the r ruler over them in time past, r Num. and the Lord v;as * with him. 3. 32. 21 And Zechariah, the son of Meshe- ss.j^' leraiah, -uas porter of the door of the and si. 6. tabernacle of the congregation. ^^'^' 22 Ail these, i^hich were chosen to be poriers in the gates, were two hun- dred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages ; whom t David and " Samuel the seer / chap, t did ordain in their set office. ^6. i. 33 So they and their children had the 29^25,26, oversight of the gates of the house of t Heb. the Lord, namely, the house of the "" {"heln'f tabernacle, by wards. their 24 In four quarters were the porters, "■«"'." toward the east, west, north, and south. 4.^°'^' 25 And their brethren, u-A/c/i laereln x2'chr. their villages, 'acre to come after seven ^" ^' *• days ii-om time to time with them. 26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the y chambers and treasuries y 1 Kings of the house of God. \*26 1 2rii And th.ey lodged round about the i house of God, because ti>e charge 'vcas upon them, and the opening thereof eve- ry f movmw^ pertuihed to them. tHeb. 28 And Certain of them had the charge and unto of the z ministering vessels, that they ^^^["'"^1 should bring them in and out by tale. ' morning 29 Some of them also viere appointcfi ■*"* 20 28 to oversee the vessels, and all the in- Romansi struments of the sanctuary, and the fine 12. ~. Hour, and the wine, and the oil, and the '^ ^f°^'A frankinc -nse, and the spices. 2*7.3^^ 30 And .so;ue of the sons of the priests a Lev. made the ointment of tlie spices. 31 And Matlithiah, one of the Le- vites, who '•^as tlie tirst-born oi'Shalliin the Korahite, liad the set office over the tliinccs that were made in the ' pans. 5. and 24. 5. h Exod. 35. 3. Lev. 24. 5,6. t Heb. 32 And other of their brethren, of the »« ■^*- sons of the Kohathites, icere over the ^ sabbaths, shew-bread, to prepare it every f sab- Lev. bath. ?V ^ ^ . 1 .1 1 • 1 . ,- 1 Kines I 00 And these are the smgers, chief g. i3. 1 of the fathers of the Levites, vjho re- j maining in the ' chambers we^e free : 2. 37. ^ I for they f were employed in that work chapter day and night. t^H'b 34 These cliief fathers of the Levites upon -c-ert chief throughout their generations : '''<'" '" these dwelt at Jerusalem. !^'^^'^ 35 1J And in <^ Gibeon dwelt the fa- ch. 25'. 1. ther of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose |j wife's J-"^^ nainc icas Maachah : stripped him, «■ Judges they took his head, and his armour, Ps'a^ and sent into the land of the Philistines 115. T. round about, to carry tidings unto their » 1 Sam. ' idols, and to the people. Il.^io."'* 10 And they put his armour in the 1 kings liouse of their i< gods, and fastened his !>• s. head ill the temple of Dagor.. 11 U And when all ' Jabesh-gilead Before^ heard all that the Philistines had done to '^"^f ^' Saul, (.-/-J 12 They arose, all the valiant men, /Judges and took away the body of Saul, and the f^^^^ borlies of his sons, and brought them l n. g. ' Jabesh, and buried their bines under andii.n, the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seve'. 15/23!*"' flays. n Lev'. 13 jf So Saul died for his transgression ^^a ■'^• which he committed against the Lopd, 2s. 7. ' ew?? against '" the word of the Lord, 1 Kings which he kept not, and also for " asking ?\v.^- . counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, i. 2. to inquire of it ,- " Num. 14 And ° inquired not of the Lord : I'saiii. therefore he p slew him, and q turned 28. 6. the kingdom unto David, the son of^=^'" J^^s^- and'4. X p 1 Kings 12. IS. q 1 Sam. 13. 14. and IS. 28 . CHAP. XI. 1 David made king : 4 he ivitineth the castle of Zion by ^oah's valour. 10 A catalogue oj David's mighty men. THEN » all Israel '> gathered them- 1048. selves to David unto Hebron, saying, 5 ^ ^*"i- Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Hos'ea 2 And moreover, in time ])ast, even |' *• when Saul was king, thou ivas* he that 3. 27.^ind leddest out and broughtest in Israel: 4.7. and the Loud thy God said unto thee. Thou shalt || feed my people Israel, I Or, and thou shalt be ruler over my people p"^^^ Israel. and-a.n'. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Is- Micah rael to the king to Hebron ; and David ^' ^' made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they ^ anointed ciSam. David king over Israel, according to 2 sani. the word of the Lord bv Samuel. 2.4. 4 % And -I David and all Israel went \ ^j,»g' to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the chapter Jebusites wfre, the inhabitants of the 29. 22. land. s.e.'^*"^ 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said chapter to David, Thoush:ilt <= not come hither. 12.23. Nevertheless David took the f castle of 5. g. ""' Zion, which is the city of David. /Judges 6 And David said, "Whosoever smi'- 1^-^'- eth the Jebusites hrst shall be chief and captain. So Joab, the g son of Ze- ^\q *" ruiah, went ^ first up, and was chief, h 2 Sarf. 7 And David dwelt in the castle ; ^' ^• therefore they called * it. The city oi'^]^^^" David. 8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about : and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 So David waxed greater and great- er : for the Lord of hosts kvus ^ with*K<*»»- I „, 8- 31. iiim. 10 ^ These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves vvith iiim in Ms kingdom, and with ail Israel, to (nake him king, 1 according to the word {} Sam. ,. ,, T 1 1 13.14.ana or the Lord concerning Israel. 15.13.aaA 16 And this is the number ofthexe.s- mighty men w hctn David had : Jushc- A catalogue of I. CHRONICLES. Davhrs mighty mmk CHRIST '■'^^'" ^" Hachmonlte, the chief of the i jQj^] captains : he lifted up his spear agai.'ist V,^v-^ " three hundred, slain by him at one w2 Sam. time. «cha ^^ "^"'^ ^'*'^'' '^'"^ '^''^'^ Eleazar, the 8. 4.*^' son of Dodo, the " Ahohite, who vons one of the « three mighties. 13 He was with David at i' Pas-dam- mim, and tliere the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of gromid full of barley ; and 9^2 Kings the people i tied from before the P/ii- Ustines. 14 And tliey ■• set themselves in the midst of ihat parcel, and delivered it, andslew the Piiilistines; and the Lord ^ saved them by a great dehveraiicc. 15 % Now tliree of the thirty cuptains 'went down to the rock to David, into the cave of " Adullam ; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And David ixias then in the hold, .tiSain. and the Philistines' ^ Harrison voas then at Beth-lchem. 17 And David longed, and said, || Oh that one would give me drink of the water of tlie well of Beth-lehem, that /* at the gate ! 18 And the three y brake tlirough the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Betli-iehem that was by the g.de, and took it, and bronglit it to David : but David would not drink (j/'it, but poured it out to the Lord, 19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing : sliall 1 drinjc the blood of these men that have put their lives m jeopai'dy ? for f \vit!i the jeopardy of their hves they brouglit it ; therefore lie would not drink it. These things did these tln-ee mightiest. 20 ^ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, sver. 20, he was chief of the ^ three : for Uilmg ^ ' ' up his spcdr a;:;:iinsi three hundred, he slew thevi, and |J had a name among the three. 21 Of the three he was more honour- able than ihe^two, i'ov he was their c;;])- 0 2 Sam. 23. 11. verse 11. p 1 Sam. 17. 1. 13. 20 ch. 10. 7. r 2 San;. 23. 11. * Psalm t 2 Sam. 23.13,19, « 1 Sam. 22. 1. JO. 5. and 13. 23. II Ulio vie, Dcut. 5.29. .Ter. 9. 1 y Horn. 16.4. 2 Cor. 12. 15. t Heb upon their souls, Gen. 49.4. Win. 1 Sam. .S3. 19. attained diverse .,,••, . , readings, tam ; howbeit he attained not to ^ the <7 2Sam. jirst tiu-ee. b i Kings 22 '' Benaiah, the son of Jeholada, the 1.8. c Joshua 15. 21. + Hsb. loas great in (teeds, Luke 24. 19. tl 2 Sam. 23. 20. e 1 Sam. 17.4. /I Sam. 17. 51. g Isaiali 13. 3, Rev. 17. 14. son of a valii.nt man of "^ Kabzeel, I who had done many acts, he alcw ''two lion- like men of Moab : also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man Oi great stature, "^five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam ; and he went down to him witii a slallj and plucl-'ed tlie spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him witli * liis own spear. 24 Tlu-se things did Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three f. mightiest. 25 Behold, lie was honourable among the tliirty, but attained not to the Jirst three: and David set him over his guard . ' Il-"> the ]X,. 4.4. 26 fl Also the valiant men of the ar- Before miesiu^rf i> Asahel. the brother of Joab, ^"^^^^^ Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, ..^^-O 27 Shammoth the ' Harorite, Helez ;z2Sam.. the Pelonite, ?. 18. 28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh, the k Te- \^x^^^^ kuite, Abiezer the Antothite, * Amos 29 Sibbecai the i Hushathite, Ahohite, 30 Maiinrai the Netophatiiite, Heled, the son of Baanah, the Netophattiite, 31 Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benja- min, Benaiah the '» Pirathonite, ]2''^i5'^*^ 32 Hurai of ti>e brooks of " Gaasli, « Joshua Abiel the " Arbathite, 24. so. 33 Asmavetli the p Baharumite, Eli- 35^21." abba the *) Shaalbonite, Joshua 34 The sons of Hasl\em the Gizonite, ^^- ^*- , r Jonathan, the son of Shage the Hara- 23. 3u™' q Joshua the son of Sacar the Ha- J^j sL. rite, 2>5 Ahiam, rarite, Ehphal, the son of {| Ur, 23. 32. 36 Hepher the Mecherathitc, Ahijah H,?'"' . the Pelonite, 2 Sam. 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai, the 23. 34. son of Ezbai, 3S s Joel, the Irt-other of Nathan, Mib- 1 2 Sam. har, the son of Haggeri, 39 Ze'ek the Ammonite, Naharai the 'Bcrothite, the armour-bearer of Joab, (/"Jj"* tlie son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the ■' ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 'y^^^'^ 41 Uriah the ^ Hittite, Zabad, the son x 2 Sam.- ofAhlai, "-s- 42 Adina, the son of Shiza the Reu- benite, a captain of the Reubeniles, and thirty with him, , 43 Hanan, the son of y Maachah, and 8.*23!''' Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44 ^ Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama i;^'^^^- and Jehiel, the sons of Hothan the » A- a chap, roerite, ^- *• 45 hjediael, the son of Shimri, and *chap. Joha his brother, the Tizite, 46 = Eliel the Mehavite, and Jeribai g_ go?" and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, ^^j^^ 47 Eliel, and ^ Obed, and Jasiel the 2.^^37!'^ Mesobaitc. CHAP. XIL 1 Tlie companies that came to David at Ziklag ■■ 33 the armies that caine to him at Hebron. NOW these are they that ^came to ^'j's^^J'^f*' David to bzik.iag, while he yet kepi 27.2."' himself close because of -^ San!, the soi Psuim of Kish ; and they were among the j j^^fjua mighty men, helpers of the war. 15. 3i. 2 They were armed with bows, and g,^^"' could use both the '' right iia;ul and the f. [ sam. left in ■= hurling stones, and shooting ar- 21. I. and rows out of a bow, even of Saul's breth- ^\j^^^^g ren of Benjamin. 20. ifi. 3 The chief w/.f Abiezer, then Joash. "^J'^dges the sons of Shema:'ii ihe f Giheathitc, 1 sam'. and Jeziel and Pelet, the .'->ons of Asma- 17. 49. veth, and Berach;ih, and Jehu the An.{g[°^';"'' ' loUiitc, Those 'who canie to David at Ziklag. CHAP. XII. Those idio helped him at Hebror,, t chap. 1. 18. * 1 Sara. 22. 1. verse 1. /Prov. 38.1. + Heb. like the roes on the moun- tains in rwift- Ttess. II Or, a thou- sand, Deut. 32. 30. m Exod 12.2. n Song 3.7. p 1 am. 24.17. q Zech. 3.2. t Heb. clothed. r 2 am. 17. 25. *Rev. 14.4. t Rev. 17. 14. uFsalni 45. 16. . X 1 Sam. 29. 4. y 1 Sam. 2 1 ^am. 70. 1. Before 4 Ai.d Ism.iiiih t'.e g Gibeonite, a *^"''1mI "^'g'''y '''^" among thf thirty, and over "'■ ■ ;lie thirty, and Jeiemiah, and J jhaziel, and Juhanan, and Josabad the ^ Ge^de- ra'.hite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiali the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Kir- hites, 7 And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of ' Jerolianrj of Gcdc.r. 8 And !)f the Gadites there separated themselves unto David, into ttie ^ hold to the wilderness, men of migiit, and men oiwAV fit f.r the battle, that couid handle shieli I and buckler, \vh,.se Uaccs Hxerc like ihe faces of lions, and viere as •j-s>vili as ihe ryes up m tiie mountains ; 9 Ezer the first, Obadiali the second, Eliab iiie third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jcremi.ih the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were of the sons of Gnd, captains of the host : one || of the least one that lu.w over an hundred, and the greatest c^ri^"^^' over a thousand. resist an 15 These are they taat went over hundred, Jordan in tlie '" first montli, wheii it had 'reJtltt overflown " all his banks ; and they put to fiigiit all tht:tn of the valleys, both toward t!e ea^t an.l toward the uest. 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judali to the huld unto David. 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered, and said unto them, It + Heb. ye be come f peaceablv unto me to help for peace, me, omiiie heart s]iall be knit unio \ou: 10^5.^^ but li ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong p in mine ha;ids, tiie Gxl of our fathers look 1 thereon, and rebuke if. IS Then the spirit t came upon Ama- sai, who v:as chief ' of the cajitains, and he said, Thine « are 'j:e, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: Per.ce, peace be unto tliee, and peace be to t thine helpers ; for thy G(id helpelh thee. Then David received them, and made them " canuiins o'.' the hand. 19 And there fell so.ne of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Plii- lisli'ies against Suul to battle ; but they helped tiiem not : {'.)r the lords of the Philistines, upon advisement, sent him away, sa)ing. He will fill ^to his mas- ter Sau', to the jeopardy it/' our heads. 20 As he went to y Ziklag, there i'eli to him of Mana.'>seh, Adnnh, and Joza- bad, and Jedliel, and Michael, and Jo- zabad, and EUhu, and Ziltiiai, captiiiiis of the thousands th.at were of Manassi-h. 21 And they kelped Davi.l « against the band nfthe rovers: f )r they Kere all ^^^^.j^ mighty a men of valoui', and were Cap- ^^ 1054. tains in the host. aPr mighty men of valour for the war, seven ^' '*' tliousand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of = Levi, four thou- / Exod. 32 27 28 ~ sand and six hundred. Num.' 27 'An^l Jehoiada ivas the leader of 25. 8, Uie Aaro;.it'!r, and with h;m 'vcere three liousand und seven hundred. 28 And ? Zadok, a young m.an migiity f ^,7^^' ofvalour,andofi;isfathcrs house tv.enty " ' and two captiiins. 29 And o*' the c'nildren of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand : for hitherto the f greatest part of them tHeb. had kept the ward of the house of Saul, j:"^^'^^ 30 And of the children of Ephraim, bold twenty ih)us..nd and eight iiundred, ^^"'/!"'? mighty men of valour, f famous through- sauf iHit '.he house of tht ir fathers. 2 -am. 31 And of the h:.lf-tribe of Manasseh, 2. 9,9. eighteen thousand, which v.ere express- no, 3, ed by name, to come and make David tHeb. king. '^^^f 32 And of the children of Issachar, Gen.'- which vjtre men that had ■' imderstand- 6. 4. ing of the times, to know what Israel ^g fg' ought to do : the heads of them wtrc Esther two liundred, and all their brethren ivere^- ^^• .. . I ■ 1 4. Eccl. at tlieir comma. .tlinent. 3_ j^ j, „ 33 Of Zeb'.ltin, such as went forth to Daniel battle, expert in uar, with all instru- ^*- meats of w:ir, fifty tiiousarid, whicli 15. 3. CDuld '■ eep rank : they ii-ere not of f double heart. tHeb.. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand cap- "^"l^l''/' tains, and with th.em, with shield and end a spear, tiiirtv and seven tiiousand. heart, 35 And ot iiie Danites, expert m war, j„ 2. twenty and eight thousand and six hun- Hosea dred.' 10- 2- 36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 37 And on the ' other side of Jordan, / xmp; of t'le Reubenites, and the Gadites, and 32. •'53! of the haSl'-ti-ibe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for tlie battle, a. luindrcd and tu-enly thousand. 3B All these men of war, that could keep rank, came v.-ith a perfect i;eart to Hebron, to make David icing over ?!! Isr;icl ; a'xl all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And the e tiiey were witli David turee d.ays, ^ eating and drinking : for ^ j^,-. their breihren had prepared for tliem. i-.'^-'. 7.7 ' ■ * 'Hie ark brought from Kirjuth-jearinu I- CHRONICLES. David dffeateth the Philmines. Before CHRIST 1048. (,.^'^-' liOr, victuals of meal, iev. 2. 4, 57. 1 am. 25. 18. 27. 2. 40 Moreover they that were nisrh them, even unto Issaclur, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, broug^ht bread on iisses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and |j meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: f )r there vjas 'joy in Israel. Prov. 2 Sam. 16. 1. Jer. 23. 5, 6. / Psalms 72. 7. and 97. 1. Rev. 11. 17. CHAP. XIII. 1 David Jetcheth the ark from Kirjath- jecrini. 9 Uzza being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed-edom. AND David a consulled with the iifiTand ''^ptai s of t!iou- bring the ark of God fi-om gKirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to ^ Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, ^2 Kings which belonged to Judali, to bring up t'lence the ark of God the Lord, that ;■ 2 Kings ' d v elleth bet'iieen the cherubims, whose ip. 15. name is called on it. tHeb. 7 And they f carried the ark of God wade the in a new cart out of the house of Abina- ride," ^^^ '■ ^"^^ U/.za and Ahio drave the cart. Numbers 8 And David and all Israel played i. 7. ' with .'dinging, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, ui.d with trumpets. 9 •[[ And when they came unto the thresh n.^-lioor of Chidon, Vaa. ' put forth I'.is liand to hold the ark; for the anger of I he Loan was i Dcut. 12. S. Proverbs , , , , 3. 5. oxen stumbled Gal. lOAndte »n2KinKs kindled ag..insl Uzza, .ind he smote liim, 13.3. "because he put his hand to the ark: M Num. -- - . 14. 15. Joshua 6.6. 0 Lev. 10.2. Peut. 4.24. and tliere he ° died bef'>re God. 1 1 And David \ :is displeased because the Lord had m:ide a breach upon U/.- za: wherefore that place is c^iilcd I'e- rcz-iizza to this day. IJ And D-.ivid was afraid of God that da , sa\ing, How shall I bring the ark of G .d hcmie to me I 13 So Duvid brought not the ark home to liimself to \.\\\- city of David, but car- ried it aside into tlie iiouseof Obed-cdom "Jie Giltite. 14 And the ark of God remained with Before the family of Obed-'-dom rii; his h usf- ^^"^j^'^ three months. And the Lord " bles.^e I v,^-^rO the house of Obed-edom, and all that he p 2 Sam, had. 6. 10. ch. 26. 5. g Gen. 30. 29. and 39. S» CHAP. XIV. 1 Hirain's kindness to Dnvid. 3 David's liiires and children : 8 he obtaineth tv:o victories over the Philistines. NOW a Hiram king of Tyre sent cir. 1043. messengers to David, and timber of ce- ■• 2'sam." dar-, uith masons and carpenters to j'jj^ build him an house. 5. g^^ 2 And Da id perceived that ^ the * Psaims Lord had coi;hrmeii him king over L 75. 6. and rael ; for his kmgdom w.ss "^ lifted up 01. c^2Sain. higti, because of his people Israel. s. 5. 3 51 And David took ^ more v.ives at rfDeut. Jerusalcn; : and David begat more sons ^'^a*''- and daughters. l\^- 4 Now these are the names of his 1 Kings children which he had in Jerusalem : ^^' ^' ■: Shammua, and .Shobab, Nathan, and «chap. Solomon, 3.5. 5 And Ibhar, and f Elishua, and g El- /chap. P-'^'et' I'chap. 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Ja- 3. 8. phiM, 7 And Elishama, and ^ Beeliada, and '' ^ ^*'''* EUphalet. *• ^^• 8 5) And when the Phihstines heard that ' David was anointed king over ail »2Sani. Israel, !< a'.l the Philistines went up to i'/^'-h seek David; and David heard of it, and 10. 3. aSl went out .igainst them. ii. 2. 9 And the Philistines came and spread ^^^g"" themselves in the 'valley of Rephaim /Joshua 10 And Davkl " inquired of God, "- \ s.iying, Shall I go up ag:iin.sl the Philis- as.V.^" tines! and wilt thou deliver them into niine hand .' And the Lord said unto iiim. Go up ; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim,, and David smote them tliere. Then David said, God hath broken in upon m:ne enemies by mine hand, iike the br. aking I'orth of waters : therefore they called the name of that place || Baal- perazim. 1'2 And when they h.'id left their IWa'chki, " gods there, David gave a command- 2 am. ment., aud tliey were burnt with fire. fj'2^'''am 13 And t! e Phdistn es » yet again 5. 21. spread themselves abroad in the valley. ° 1 Kings 14 Therefore David mqiiired again isaiali of Gotl : and God said unto him. Go not 26. u. up :.fcer tlicui ; tiu-n a»vay from ihem, a: id Pcomc upon them 01 er against the p^s^ti-. mulberry -trees. ^•^' 1.5 And it shall be, when thou shr.lt he;!r 'i a sound of going in the ' tops of 92'fiing« th - nuilberry trees, that then thou sh:ill ^'judges go out to battle : for GoJ is gone forth r. 6. hi'tiiie thee to smite the host of the i^liilistii.es. 16 David, therefore, did as Godcom- mar.ded him : and ihey smote the lies'- II That is The Lord of the The ari brought from Obed-edom. CHAP. XV, XVI. Michal dtipiseth Dat:d: '^^^2-t- °^ "'C Puilislines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 1043. 3 2 Chr. 26. 8. f Psalm -99. I. 17 And tlie ' fume of David went out into all lands; and tiie Lord brought the t tear of him upon ^U nations. Rev. 15. 4. CHAP. XV. 1012. a 2 -aau 5. 7. i2 5ain. «. 17. cExod. 25. 12, 13. Num. 4. 2,5. Deut. 10. 8. Josh. 3.3. 2 Chron. 35. 3. ^2 Sam. 6. 11. ch. 13. 5. e Sam. 18. i. / chap. ^chap-. 6. 1. 1 David bringeth the ark from Obed- edoni : 25 he perjornieth it i\:ith great joy ■■ 29 Michal despiseth him. AND David made him houses in the ^ city of David, and prepai-ed a place for the ark of God, .and pitched for it a f-tent. 2 Tiien David said, None ought to carry the ark. of God but the <= Levites : fir lliem hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unlo liim for ever. o And David <* gathered all Israel to- gether to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of tiie Lord unto his place which he had prepared ior it. 4 And David iissembled the « children of Aaron, and the Levites. 5 Of ihe SDiis of f Kohath ; Uriel the chief, and his brethren, an hundred and twenty. 6 Of the sons of ? Mcrari ; Asaiah the chi- f, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty. 7 Of the sons of i> Gershom ; Joel the cliief, and his brethren, an hundred and thirty. 8 Of the sons of ' Ehzaphan; She- muiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundn d. 9 Of the sons of k Hebron ; Eliel the chief, and his breliiren, fourscore. 10 O.'' the sons of ' Uzziel ; Ammii a- da! td'.e cMef, and his brethren, an hun- dred and twelve. 11 -\nd David called for "Zadokand Abiatliar the priests, and for the Le- vites, for Uiiel, Asaiah, and Joel, Slie- maiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers nf the Levites : n sanctify yourselves, both _\e and your 'i'chron? brethren, that ye may bring up the ark 39. 5. of the Lord God of Israel unto the place 0 chap, fiiat 1 have prepared for it. 13 For because ye °did it not at the first, the Lord our God made pa breach upon us, for that we sought him not 1 after the due order. 14 So tlkc priests and the Levites "■ sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Isr.iel. 15 And the children of the s Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoul- ders, with the staves thereon, "^ as Mo- ses commanded, according to the word of the Lord'. 16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites, to appoint their brethren to be the "» singers with instruments of music, psalteries, and harps, and cyna- * Num 3.30. k Exod. / Exod, 6. 17. m IKings 4. 4. n Exod. 19. 10, 15 13 p Lev. 10. 1. 3 Sam. 6.6. chap. 13. 10. q Num. 4. 15. r Gen. 35. 2. Exod. 19. 14, 15. 1 Sam. 6. 7. 3 Num. 4.4. t Exod. 25. 14. M Psalm 150. 3, 4,5. bals, soundiner, by lifting up.tke voice Before with joy. ^ ' CHRIST 17 So tiie Levites appointed ^ Heman, \^^,^ the son of J ^el ; and of his brethren, y x chap. Asaph, the S'n of Berechiali; and of the 6.33. sons of Merari their brethren, ^ Ethan, g_ 3g_''' tne soil of Kushaiah : zchaj). 18 And with them ti'eir brethren oi^-** the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Juaziel, a:id Shemiramo;)), and Jehiel, and Unp.i,Eli.ib,and Benaiah, aiid Maah- Ueiah, and Mattitliiah, and Eiipht-leh, and Mikneiah; and Obed-edom and Jei- el the porters. I ly So the singers, Heman, As.^ph, and j Ethan v:ere appointed to sound with cym- bals of brass ; j 20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and I Shemiraniolh, and Jdiiel, and Uni;i, and |Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiab, with ■ psalteries on |i A amolh; |; Or, rVis j 21 And Maltilhiah, and Elipheieh, Jf^*'^' and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and 45. title. Jeiel, and Azaziah, with ha-f-ps, on the I'he'iMord - Sheminith to excel. ■ %i^gh^t 22 And Chcnaniah, chief of the Le- Psalm ' vites, VCC13 I for song : he instructed a- |^- 20. bout the song, because he ur/i- skiliul. j, "f 23 And i^erechiah and Elkanah we;* and 6. 8. door-keep-, rs for the ark. ?. dtl^ 24 And Siieb.ani;.li, and Jehcshapliat, t Heb." and Nethrineel, and Amasa;, and Zecha- oy^. '^' riah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, t';c J*/"^ priests, c liath done, ijis woiulers, and the 'judgments of his mouth, IG O }e seed of ' Israel his servant, ye children of Jac;.b his ' chosen ones. 14 He /^tlie Lord our God ; hisjudii- ments itre in all the " earth. 15 Be ye >^ mindful always of his co- Nfattnew %'ena;it, the word v:hich. he commanded 11. 26. . ., J a Rev. ^° '^ thousand generatio;is ; Id. i._ ^ 16 E'otn of the v covenuiit wliich he 43^25*^ made with Abraham, and of his oath un- V Gen. to I sane ; ?.!•?• ^"^ 17 ■^"'^^ ho^xh ^ confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an e- verlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inherit- ance ; 19 When ye were but few, even a few, and ^stran_4ers in it. 20 And u'Aen tliey went from '' nation laTi^'and to nation, and from one kingdom to an- 13. 3. and other people, 20.1. 21 He suffered "^ no man to do them c Gen. wrong; vea, he ''reproved kinc^s for ^f«,f"J their sak^s, rfGen. 22 Saying, Touch not mine « anoint- ^^•i^7.antl ed^ af^j do j,iy prophets nu harm. 23 Sing unto the Loud all the earth ; shew forth Irom day to d^y his sah-a- tion. 24 Decl.ire his glory among the hea t Gen. rs. II. u Hebr, 11. 13. »Gen 20. 3. f Psalm ^05. 1*. ^ ly to be pra'sed : he also is to be feared j^^g. I 'above all gods. L/^vn.*'- i 26 For all the gods of the people are f i Cor. idols: but the Lord i made the hea- ^\*- . . g Isaiah vens 42. 5, 6. 27 Glory ^and honour are in his pre- Jer. sence, ftrength and gladness are in his yj^psgjm place. 96.6. I 28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds ' of the people, give unto tlie Lord ' gl - «" Psalm I ry and strei'igth. ^'* ^' ■29 Give unt' the Lord the glory dtie uno his name : brijig an ottering, and come befHosea aiddeUver us from the he.athen, l!)at ^•^^• >ve may give thanks to thy hoh' name, and glorv in thy praise. 3b B'.essed po!)le said, ' Amen, and praised th.e i-3. ' ' ' r Deut. Lord. 37.15. 37 '\\ So he left tlierc, before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, A^'ipli and his brethren, to niiniNter before the ark coniinually, as f every day's ^^'oik t^^eb.^ required : ing to the 38 And Obed-edom, with their brc- ivor^i of thren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom *^^jf^^ also, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, day. in oi.- poriers: 39 And Zadok the priest, and his bre- thren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Loi'.D, in the ^ high pl:>ce that lH^' vjas at Gibeon, 40 To ofTer burnt-oHerings imto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt-ofler- ing f conlinu.a!ly, morning and evening, t^*^^^^"^- and to do according to all Ihr.t is wriit n „iornin£ in the law of the Lord, which lie com and in ma:,ded Israel: _ TnT"''' 41 And with tiiem Heman and Jedu- Kxodus tlum, and the rest that were chosen, 29. 38. ivho were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy enduretli for ever : 42 And with tliem Heman and Jedu- thun, with trumpets and cymbals for tliose that should make a sound, and then; his ir.arvellous works among all jwith musical 'instruments of God. And 'f^'^^P- natioiiB. the sons of Jeduthun '■joe^-e povlers. ^atlian's message to David. CHAP. XVII, XVIII. David's prayer and thanksgiving. 43 And all the people departed, eve- 1' an to his house. And David re- Before CHRISl 1042. "^y \,^r\r>J tui'i'ci'. lo a bless Ids Souse. u Joshua 2-1. 15. 2 Sam. 6. 20. verse 2. Psalm 101. 2, 3. CHAP. XVII. 1 David, bei7i^forb:dJtn to Imild God an house, 11 :'* promued blessings in his seed. 16 Dci-vid's pr..:jer. NOW, it came to pass, as David sat in his 'house, that David said to Na- r'.an ^t!ie pro[)het, Lo, <^ 1 dwell in an I'.ouse of cethirs. but llie must 'go to be with thy fathers, that I will i-aise up thy seed " after thee, which shall be i)an.:.44. of thy sons; and I will establish >: his Is^ll] kingdom. 2 iPet'er 12 He >' shall build me an house, and 1. 11. I will establish his throne ^ for ever. « Psalm J3 J ^^,^j (j^ j^;^ ^ fsLlha; and he .shall Matthew be my son; and 1 will not lake my mer- Hebr 1 5 "^y '"^^^'^y ^'■**'" ^"^' ^^ ^ ^^^^ " ^'*''^'"' ^^'''■'■ Al Tinu ^'"^'^ ^"'^s before thee. 3. 15. . 14 But I will settle liim in * mine k 2 Sam. T. 7. / 1 KLngs 12.24. ft 1 Sam, 17. 34. e I Sam, 31. 9. p 2 Chr, 15. 2 r 1 Kings 5.4. « Psalm 127* 1. 1 1 Kings 3.10. u 2 Sam. 7.12. X Isaiah 9.7. Luke 1.32. y Mat. 16. 18. s Psalm 45.6. •i lyings unto this day ; [)ut liavc gone 'from tent i cording to all that we hare k heard with Eph.1.11. io lent, and from one tabernacle to a;:-\ our ears. j'Exod. 21 And what one nation in the earth \*^^^ 1 is like tiiy people Israel, whom God " 2. 2. went to redeem to be his own people, to * I'salm make thee a name of greatness and ler- /ieut. ribleness, by driving out nations from ^tts. before th.y people whom thou hast re- f^^ dee.med out of Eg\pt ? Acts* 22 For t!iy people Israel didst thou 20. 2S. make •' tl'ine own people for ever ; and 3 j^*^' jlhou, Lord, becamest tlieir God. n2am. 23 Therefore now. Lord, "let the '^■^- \ Jiiiig that thou hast spoken concerning 36.37. [ t!iy servi-nt, and concerning his house, bf esiablished for ever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that tliy name may be magnilie 2 Sam, thy servant, tliatthou wilt build i.ini &;■ fHeb. house : therefore thy servant hath found hast re- in his heart to pray before thee. Vf^r'^tf- 26 And now. Lord, thou art God, ear of. and hast 1 promised thi5 goodi.css unto 9 Titus thy servant; V^- 27 Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, tiiat it ^Gen, may be bet ire thee for ever: for thou 12.13.' blessest, O Lord, and it shall Z-e bless- fj^jj*"^ ed ' for ever. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Savid sv.bdueth the Fhitistines and the Moabites. 3 And stniteth Hadarezcr and the Syrians. 14 David's reign. NOW, after this, it came lo pass, tliat 1040. David smote the Philistiies, and sub- aisam. fhied them, and took " Gulli and her 2's'am towns out of thsj band of the Philistines, s. 1. David subdueth the Philistines. Before CHRIST 1040. b Psalm 49. 14. c 2 S.un. a. 3, 8. d Cien. IS. 18. Judges 11.24. 2 And he smote Moab : and the Moab- ii s became ^ David's servants, and brought gifts 3 1[ And David smote "= Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Humath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river ^ Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thou- sand = chariots, and » seven tiiou.sand e 1 Kings horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- io.^2'8.^^ nien : David also houj;hed all the cha- rioi-horses, but R reserved of them un hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David h slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. ' 6 Then David \m\. garrisons \x\ ■ Syria- damascus; and the Syrians became Da- "■ "■ vid's servants, and brought gifts. Thus *^i^"d tl"^^ Loud >' preserved David whither- I. CHRONICLES. The Ammonites, tfr. overcovit nun are shaniefttlL entreated. 6 /2 Sam. 8.4. g Joshua 11.9. 7z ch. 19. 6, 16. Psalin 110. 5. i 2 Sam. 91 121. 7. / 1 Kings 10. 17. VI chap. 22. 14. oever he went 7 And David took the i shields of gold that w ere on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought tlicm to ^ Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from Tibhatli, and from Chun, cities of Kadarezer, brought Da- rn Kings vid very much br.iss, wlserewlth " Solo- mon made the brasen sea, and the pil- lars, and liie vessels of brass. 9 % Now, whenTou king of Hamath heard how David hud s.nittea ail the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, t to inquire of his v.elfare, and t to cr)n,u,ratjlate him, because he liad fought agai-,sl Hadarezer, and smitten him; (ibr Hadarezer had war with Tou) and vdth htin all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and brass. 11 Them aL->o king David '^ dedicated 0 1 Kings unto the Lord, .vuh the silver and the 10.21. Micah 4. 13. ,23. 2 Ctiron. 4.15. t Heb. to ask of himfor pec.ce, Joshua 9. 3. Isaiah 60. 14. tJIcb. to b!ess. p Psalm 72. 10. a Exod. 17. 8. r 2 Sam. 8. 13. Psaini 60. title. ,}Gcn. 18. 19. Isaiah 11. 2,3. / chap. It. (<. u 1 Kings 4.3. X 1 Sam. 21. lo. ch. 24. 3. gold that Phe brought from al! thesen-x tions; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from tlie PUilislines, and iVom "J Amalek. 12 Mf;reover, Aboiiai, the sonufZe- ruiah, sknvcf iiie iid.imites, in the ■■ val- ley of S ;lt, eigiiteen thousand. 'l5 li And he put garrisons in Edom ; and :dl the EdomUes became David's servants, i'hvis the Lord prc^>el•ved David whiihersiicver iie went. 14 'II So i3avid reigned over alllsrael, and s executed judgment and justice a- iiiong all iiis people. 15 And ^ joab, the son of Zeruiah, •was over the iiost ; and " Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahiiud, recorder; 15 And Zaduk, tlie son of Ahiiub, and AOimelech, the son ot At)iathar, zirre the " priests ; and Shavsha was scribe ; \7 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, luas Jver the Ci>ereihites and the Pele- thites ; and the sons of David viere chief about the kmg. CHAP. XIX. 1 DavicCs messengers sent to comfort Ha- The Before CHRIST Ammonites and Syrians overcoTne. ^ir. io37. NOW ^ it came to pass after this, that o•^^»J •j Nahash the king of the childrtn of "2 Sam. Ammon died, and his "^ son reigned in j°i sam. Ins stead. ii. i. 2 And David said, I will sliew kind- 1^\^"^- ness unto Hamm, the son of Nahash, ■^ because his father shewed kindness to rfaSaia- me. And David sent messengers to ^' '" comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon, to Hanun, <^ to comfift him. eLam.. 3 But the princes of the children of ^" ^^' Ammon said to Hanun, f Thinkest thou t Heb. that David doth lionour thy father, that ^^ '^",\ he hath sent comforters unto thee ? are %a%il, not his servants come unto tl:ee for to 2 Cor. search, and to overthrow, and f to spy i-^en^' out the land ? 42.9.* 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's ser- vants, and g shaved them, ynd cut off ^2 Sam. their gai-men's in the midst, hard by p°satm their '' buttocks, and sent them away. 109.4. 5 Then there wCTit certain, and told ^^f}^' David hovf the men were served : and isaiah he sent to meet them ; for the men 20. 4. were greatly ashamed ; and the king said, Tarry at ' Jt-richo until your beards « 1 Kings be grown, and tlien return. ^^" ^' 6 *f\ And when the childi-en of Am- nion saw that they had ni.ide them- selves t odious to David, Hanun and f Heb. the children of Ammon sent a thou- stinking, s.xnd talents of silver, to hire tliem clia- f^^^' riots and horsemen out of Mesipota- i.uke mi.i, and out of Syria-maachah, and out ^o- ^*' of Zobah. 7 So they hh-ed '' thirty and two thou- * 2 Sam: sand chariots, aiidthe king of Maachah 2Chron. and his people; who came and pitched 18. 3. before 1 Medeba. And the children of i^^"^^' Ammon gathered tliemselves- togedier jo'shua from their cities, and came to battle. ^^-P-, 8 And when David heard < seer, sa\ing, k 1 Sam, 10 Go and tell D.ivid, saying, 1 Thus ^•5- . saith the Lord, lotiTcrthee fAree things ; 32. ^T'^^ '" choose thee one of them, that I may ,„ Prov do it unto thee. 16. 1. 11 Sii Gad '^^came to David, and said ^-'^'fg unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Choose n^Ezek thee 2. 7. 12 Eitlur three years <> famine; or^Lam', ^'" three months to p be destroyed before 4. 9. thy foes, uhile that the sword of thine ^^ Sam. enemies overtaketb thee; or else three" ' days tiie sv prd of the I»,orD; even tiie David's repentance and sacrifice. Before eHRIST 1017. II Or. many, Ps. 130.7. Lam. 3.22. 92Chr, 28. o. Isaiali 47.6. Zech. 1.15. r N»m. 16. 47, 49. and 25.9. s Exod. 32. 14. Judges 2.18. t Gen. 3.24. ■Numbers 22. 23. « 1 Kings 21. 21. X Num. 14. 5. Joshua 7. 6. y 1 Kings 22. 17. Psalm 44.11. Jeremiah 12.3. z 2 Chr. 3. 1. a Acts 10. 5. b Mat. 28. 20. 1 Cor. 11. 23. c Vto\. 22.3. d 2 Sam. 24. 23. e 2 Sam. 24. 20. /I Kings 1.23. i- Heb. Givn, 1 Kings 21.2. .? 2 ."iam. 24. 21. Ii Rom. 12. 17. Phil, 4i8. pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord desiroying- throughout all the roasts of Israel. Now, therefore, advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait : let me fall now inio the hand of the Lord ; for || very great are his mercies : but let me i not fall in- to the hand of nnan. 14 ^ So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel : and there fell of Israel ^ seventy thousand men. 15 And God seiit an angel unto Jeru- salem to destroy it ; and as he was de- stroying the Lord beheld, and he « re- pented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed. It is enough, stay now lliine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite. 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand be- tween tlie earth and the heaven, having f a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out over Jei-usalem : then David and the elders of Israel vcho iicc.re " clothed in suckcloih, " tell upon their faces. 17 And David caid unto God, Is tt not I that commanded the people to Le numbered? even I it is that have sinned and (lone evil indeed ; but as for these v sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand, I jsray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house ; but not on thy people, that they should be jjlagued. 18 thresii- ing wheat. 21 And, as David came to Oman, Oman looked, aad = saw David, ;uid went out of the tlireshing-floor, and ' bowed himself to David with his ikce to the ground. 22 Then David said to Oman, f Grant me the place of this tlireshiiig-tioor, that 1 may bvjild an altar theiein unto t!ie Lokd; thou shall grant it me for the ftill price, that the plague ma\ be stayed from the ptople. 23 And Oman said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good m his e\es : lo, i give thee the oxen ulio i'or burr.t-oitcr- ings, and the £ tlireshing instruments for wood, and the vviieai for the meat oflcring, I give it all. 24 And kmg Diivid said to Orran, Nay ; but 1 will verily '■ buy it fur ihi- full price : for I will not take tiiat which I. CHRONICLES. Preparations for the temple. is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt- Before offerings without cost CHRIST 25 So David gave to Oman for the \^^.,j>^ place i six hundred shekels of gold by a am, weight. ' 24.24. 26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt-oflTer- ings, ai.d peace-offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him g^^^' from heaven ^ by fire upon the altar of jKinas burnt-offering. 18.38? 27 And the Lord commanded the ^^^^^°''- angel, and he ' put up his sword again p's.m. 3. into the sheath tliereof. /Psalm 28^ At that time, when David sau ifa.^ia.i. that the Lord had answered him in m Gen. the threshing-floor of Oman tlie Jebu- 22.2,9. site, then he sacrificed "there. is, 26. 29 For the " tabernacle of the Lord, 2Chron. which Moses made in the wilderness, ^'g^^j and the ° altar of the burnt-offering, nfi. g. iverf at that season in the high place at » T-'x-oi. PGibeon. fAxn^, 30 But David could not go before it 3. 4. to inquire of God : for he was <) afraid, fjg^jL'o because of the sword of the angel ot Ezekiel the Lord. 9. 6. CHAP. XXII. 1 David prepareth for building the tem- ple: 6 he inntructeth Solomon. 17 He chargeth the princes to assist his son. THEN David said, » This is the a Deut. house of the Lord God, ar.dthis isXhe 12.5,6,7, .altar of the bumt-olfering for Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather together the ^ strangers that ivere in ii Kings the land of Israel ; and he set m.isons to 9. 20,21. hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3 And David prepared iron in abun- dance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings ; and brass in abundance "^ without weight; cl Kings 4 Also cfilar-trees in abundance : for 7.47. the t. *2Sam. build an house unto the name of the ''■ ^• i.ORDi mv God. I 1 Kings 8 But the "• word of the Lord came f,;|^sam. to me, saying, " Thou hast shed blood 7.5. :.bund;.ntly, " and hast made 0 groat « 2 am. .vars : thou shaU not build an house u - o'l sam. ii) my nanie, because thou h:ist shed i7. 50. lucli blc.od upon the cartl* in my sight, ^j^j.^i^ 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall bg a man of rest ; and I will So'omon made kinz- Before ^ive liim rest from all his enemies rount! '^"oi?.^^ bout: for his name sh.ll be Sok^mon. V_^y-^ and I will jj'ive peace and quietness uii. to Israel in liis days. /> Mat. 10 p He shall build an house for my ^^' ^^' name, and he shall be my aon, and I ? Psalm ^'■''^*' <^f his father ; and I w ill <) establis!- T2. 16. the throne of his kingdom over Israel for '*ver. r Psalm 11 Now, my son, " the Lord be with 110.5. thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. *lKings 12 Only the Lord give tliee « wis- p'saim Anm and un !erstandin{j, and give thee T2. 1. charj^e concerning Israel, that thou n.avest keep the law of the Lord th\ G d. f Jer. 13 r Then shall thou prosper, if thou ^^■^' takest hefd to fulfil the statutes and judijmems which the Lord charged M.ises» ith concerning Israel: be strong, und of g. od courage, dread not, nor be • Msmaved. 3.*K^d ^^ ^"^'' behold, in my "trouble 1 15.11. ha^e prepared tor the house of the Lord VJ^ d I' ^" hundred thousand talents of gold, silver" '*"*' '^ thousand thousand talents of sil- here are ver; and of brass and iron witlioui bothjif weight : for it is in abundance : timber lue.and *ljoa dstone havel prepared; and tln-u together .navest add thereto. ^Tseven ^^ Moreover, there are workmen with hundred thee in abundance, hewers and workers "".jM'y ot stone and timber, and all manner of X chap. ' eunnmg men for every manner of work. 16. 10. 16 Ol the gold, the silver, and the 2"chro'n ' b""^^^' ^"'^ ^^^ "■""> '^f''^ " "" number. 30.3. ' A\\se, therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee. 17 li David also commanded all the U~. . princes of Israel to help Solomon his help^on ' ■•*'»• s.iying, thebuild- 18 /i- not the Lord your God with ProV. - ""^ •' ^""^ ^2^^^ he not given you rest on 14. 1. every side ? f^r he hath given the inlia- ^l^l- bitaiits of die land into mine hand; anu iThess. '■'^^ lai>d is snblued before tlie Lord, 5. 11. and before his people. ?^i3?and ^^ Now, x set your heart and your 10. 25. soid to seek the Lord your God ; arise j'd^o** ''^''''^'"o""^' ""^ II build ye the sanctuary i* Sam'. "* ^^^ Lord God, y to bring the ark o( 7.2. the covenant of the Lord, and the iio- sA^la? '>' ^'^sscls of Gud, into the house thai is 8* 16. to be built to the ^ name of the Lord. CHAP. XXllI. 1 David in his oid age niaketh Solomon king. 2 The number una distribution of the Levitts. 7 The sons of Gershon. 24 The ojfce of the Levites. 1015. ^^ when David was ^old and full of «2Sam. days he b made Solomon his son king B. 4. over Israel. 28%*''' ^ II And he "^ gathered together all cchap. the princes of Israel, with the priests 21. 1- and the Levites. J>J"« the Levites were numbered 4.3, 15. from the age of ^ thirty years and up- GHAP. XXIIL The office of the Levites. ward : and tlieir number by their polls, Before nan by man, was thirty anil eight thou- ^"^j^^ sand. v-p-^rO 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand laere ' officers and judges. echap. 5 Moreover, four thous.and ■were por- ' ^*" ters ; and four thousand f praised the / 2 Chr. i>ORD with the instruments which 129.25. nade, said David, to praise therewith. 6 And David R divided them into ^ ExocJ,- t courses among the sons of Levi, name- f Heb. /y, '' Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. diviri- 7 If Of the i Gershonites luere 11 Laa- ""''. dan and Shimei. g. 14. ' 8 The k sons of Laadan ; the chief h Gen, ■iuas Jehiel, and Zethani, and Joel, three, /^jh"' 9 The sons of Shimei; Siielomith, ana 26. 21.* Haziel, and Haran, three. These viere |9'''. the chief of the fathers of Laadan. ;t chap. 10 And the sons of Shimei ivere Ja- 26.22. hath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 And Jahath was the rhief, andZi- zah the second : but Jeush and Beriah t had not many sons ; therefore the. t.^^''* were in one reckoning, according to their „',ultip/y fatiier's house. soTts, 12 H The sons of 1 Kohath ; Amram, Jl^^ ^~- Izh.ir, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 6,2.*''' 13 The sons of'" Amram ; Aaron and "» Exod. Moses ; and " Aaron was separated, thai ^'g'j^od he Should sanctify f the mo>.tholy things, 28. 1. e and his sons tor ever, 10 burn incense ^'^b. s.4. before the Lord, to minister unto him, thehc'li. and o to bless in his name for ever. ness of 14 Now, concerning Moses the P man *"''• of God, <] his sons were named of the „ Nuni. iribe of Levi. 6. 23. 15 The sons of Moses were Gershoni ^.^f?i,™ , „ , 90. tltJCr and Eliezer. g Exod. 16 Ot the rsons of Gershom, Shebuel, 4. le. was Uie chief l^'^^^'' 17 And the sons of* Eliezer were Re- Acts habiaii the chief And Eliezer had none ^p**. other sons ; but the sons of llehabiaU f 2. 22. were very many. s Gen. lb Of the sons of ' Izhar ; » Shelomith 1^^^^^ the chief rvere ' 19 Of the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah the highl;/ Tirst, Amariah the secoiid, Jehaziel the piffj' Lhird, and Jekameam the f lurth. verse n. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Micah the "''^^;\^g first, and Jtsiah the second. n 11 " The sons of Merari; Mahli and | ^^°^- Mushi. The sons of Mahli ; Eleazar and Kisli. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but y daughters: and their brethren the > Nuns, sons of Kish » took them. Vimn 23 The sons of Mushi ; Mahli, and 36. 7. Lder, and Jerimoth, three. 24 % These ivere the sons of ^ Levi, a Num. utter the house of iheir fathers ; even the 10. 17,21. clnef of the fathers, as they were count- rd by number of nanies b) their poll.s, A verse 4, that did the *> work for the service ol the ' '*'°'' 'louse of the Lord, fn ni the age of ^ cNum. iweniy years and upward. 1. ?» 3 A Rev. 21. 22. / Num. 4, 5. 1015. t Heb. Lev. 2J>S. /^ Lev. 6.20. /Exod. 29. 30. «i Psalm 134. 1. « Lev. 1. 5. 0 Nuin. 28. 17. f Lev. 23. 4. TVif divisions of Aaron's sons. Before 25 For David said, The Lord God of ^Q^j Israel liath g-iven 'i rest unto his people, v^^^o^ tliat they may dwell *■ in Jerusalem for d chap, ever ; 16.4. 26 And also unto the Levites : they 8. 13.'"^^ shall f no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof 27 For, by tlie last words of David, the Lpvites were numbered from twenty years old and above : 28 Because | their office nvas to wait their sta. On the sons of Aaron, for the b service of ticn luas the house of ihe Lord, in the '' courts, hand of '''"'^ '" '^he cl'.ambers, and in the purify- the, ing- of all holy things, and the work of r? 24 ""'"^ service of the house of God ; ^Nuin. 2Q Both for the 'shew-bread, and for 3. 6. the !< line flour for meat-offerino^, and for i\^^^^^ the unleavened cakes, and for that ivliich is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 30 And to stand every ' morning' to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise " at even : 31 And to offer all ■> burnt-sacrifices unto the Lord, in the sabbaths, in {he ° new nrioons, and on the set p feasts, by number, according to the order com- manded unto them continually before the Lord ; 32 And that they should keep the g Num. q charge of the ' tabernacle of the con- r 1 kings g'egation, and the charge of the liol\ 8. 4. place, and the chartre of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord. CPIAP. XXIV. 1 The divisions of the sons of' Aaron into four and tu-enty orders. 20 The diti- sion of the Kohathites and Merarites NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. » The sons of Aaron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But '' Nadab and Abihu died ' be- fore their father, and had ^ no children : therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priesi'b office. 3 And David distributed them, both « Zadok, of the sons of Eleazar, and f Aliimelech, of the sons of Ithamar, ac- curding to their 6 offices in their service. 4 And tliere were more chief men found of ihe sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they di- vided: iiHiong the s"n« of Eleazar there •were sixteen cliief men of the liouse of t/iei'- fathers, and ciglit among the sons of lijiar.irvr, according to the liouse of their fathers. J Thus were they di>ided '■ by lot, one sort with another : lor the governors of the ' ;.a'ictuavj', and governors of' the home of God, were of the sons of Elea- zar, anil of the sons of ithamar. 6 And Shemaii'.h, the son of Netha- ncei, the i> scribe, one of tiie Levites, wrote tltcai before the king, and the I. CHRONICLES. Divisions of the Kohathites, £<.c. a Exod. 28.1. Num.26. 60, 61. b Lev. 10. 1. Numbers 3.4. c Gen, 11.28. Lev. 10.2. d ENod. 23. 3. Numbers 3.4. e verses 6, 31. /2Sam. 8. 17. S Hebr. 9.7. h Joshua 18. 70. Proverbs li;>.33. i ch.ip. 9.23. k 1 Kings princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahi- Before melech the i son of Abiathar, and before *^"o^j.^''^ the chief of the fathers of the priests an'l v^vO Levites : one f principal househojd beiny / 1 Sam. taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Itlia- ^'^°: ' THeb. "■"ai-- house of 7 Now, the first lot came forth to ■" the fa- Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, m Than 8 The third to " Harim, the fourth to g. lo. Seorim, - « Ezra 2. 9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to atTi*!^"' Mijamin, Xeh. 3, 10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth "2^;'^''' to ° Abijah, oNeh. 11 Tlie ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth i2-4. to Shecaniah, ['"j''' 12Tlie eleventh to Eliashib.thetwelfth to jHkim, 13 Tiie thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jesliebeab, 14 Tiie fifteenth to Bilgah, the six- teenth to Immer, 15 Tlie seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 18 The three and twentieth lo Dela- iah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 19 These we/'f the p orderings of them P ^'""•• in their service, to come into the house j cor. of the Lord, 'i according to their man- 1. 10. and ner, under Aaron their father, ^ as the J^gj^j as Is- l\^ll^^ shiah : of the sons of Isshiah; Zecha- 23.19." riah. 26 The sons of Merari ivere Mahli and Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; "Be- no. 27 51 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah ; Beno, and Shoham,andZaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of y Mahli ca^ne Eleazar, who y^\^P- had no ^ sons. z chap, 29 ConcerningKish ; the son of Kish 23.22. was Jerahmeel. 30 The sons also of Mushi ; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These ivere the sons of the Levites, after the house of their fathers. 31 Tliese likewise »cast lots over a- aver. 1?. gainst their brethren the sons of Aaron, '^'^•29-*'- in the presence of David the ki".g", and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the chief of the (Withers of the priests ai;d Levites, X chap. 2.8. The number of the singers. CHAP. XXV, XXVI. The divisions oj' the porters. a Rev. 19. 11. b Exod. 32. 26. c 2 Chr. 5. 12. d verse 3. t Heb. tnen of luork, II Called, yeslia- relah. e ver. 1. t Heb. by ills hand of the hand of the king, ch. 23.6. •|ff°^%, t even the principal fathers, over against 1015. tlieir young-er brethren. ^"•''V'^ t Heb. the chief against his younger brother. CHAP. XXV. 1 David and the captains of the host ap- point the number and offices of the sing- ers : 8 their divisions by lot into four and t^i-enty orders. MOREOVER, ^ David, and the '' captains of the host, separated to the service of the sons of '^ Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should d prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals : and the nnmber of the f workmen, according to their ser- vice was ; 2 Of llie sons of Asaph; ZacctU", and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and || Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hands of Asaph, which = prophesied f according' to the order of the king. 3 Of Jedutliun : the sons of Jeduthun ; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Ha- shabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under tiie hands of their father Jeduthun, wiio prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman : the sons of Heman ; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiali, Hanani, Elia- tha, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Josh- bekashah, Mallolhi, Hothir, and Maha- zioih : 5 All these were the sons of Heman f the king's seer in the g words of God, to » lift up the horn. And ' God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daugh- tei's. 6 All these were under the hands of their father k for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbajs, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order, to As;iph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren, that were instructed in the ' songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was "' two hundred fourscoie and eigiit. 8 1) And they cast lots, ward against " txard, f as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Geda- liaii, who, with his brethren and sons, were tvveUe : 10 Tiie third to Zaccur, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his .sons and his brethren, we?e twelve •• / iSam. 9.9. .? 1 Peter 4. 11. h 1 Sam. 2. i. i Gen. 33.5. A Col. /Col. 4. 16. m chap. 23.5. n chap. 24.31. tHeb. so the small as thegreat, as the teacher, so he that is taught. Before CHRIST 1015. 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons and his brethren, wf re twelve : 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons and his brellircn, iverc twelve : 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 22 The fifteenth to Jerimoth, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve; 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons and his brethren, iiere twelve : 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, ills sons and his brethren, ivere twelve : 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Elialhah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 29 The two and twentieth to Giddal- ti, he, iiis sons and his brethren, were twelve : 30 The three and twentieth to Ma- hazioth, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve : 31 The ° four || and twentieth to Ro- mamti-ezer, he, his sons and his bre- thren, were twelve. CHAP. XXVL 1 The di^jisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by lot. 20 Those viho had the charge of the treasures. CONCERNING the ^ divisions of acl.ap. the h porters : Of the Korhiles 'was ?'*J' Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the 9.17. sons of Asaph. Job" 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were ^°' ^' Zechariah the '= first-born, Jediael theccli.23, second, Zebadiahthe third, Jathnielthe i"' i*"- fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai tlie seventh. 4 Moreover, the sons of <' Obed-edom d chap, were Shemaiah the first-born, Jehoza- Js;";^!!^ bad the second, Joah the third, and Sa- is. 38. car the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth ; for God ^ ps^j,^., = blessed || him. i27.3.and 6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were ]^^-^- . sons born, that ruled throughout the obed^^^^' house of their father ; for they were ^ edotn. mighty men of valour. f^ ^j]"^^ 7 The sons of Shemaiah ; Othni, and chapter Rephael, and Obed, g Elzabad, whose !*• 24. brethren were ■' strong men; Elihu, and 26!t^' Semaqhiah. A Exod. 8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom ; ^- ^^• they, and their sons, and their brethren proverb's able men for strength for the service, 28. 1. 0 Num. 7.88. chapter 24. 18. Rev. 4.4, 10, and 5. 8. and 11, 16. II rhere •were just ai many compa- nies of musici- ans as there 'were of priests, ch. 24.13. and of the Levites attend- ing on i lie priests, and help- ingthem, ch. 24.31. tiu ice as manv ast/te months in the year, 1 Cor. 14. 40. The gates assigned by lot. I. CHRONICLES. The captains for ei-ery mofifli. Before CHRIST 1015. yv-o i chap. 16. 38. k Gen. Dcr.t. 21. 16. / chap. 24.31. n chap is. 8. nvere three.score and two of Obed-edom. 9 And ?vIeshelemiHh had sons and brethren, strong- men, ei.?hteen. 10 Also i Hosah, of the children of Merari, had son';; Simii the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet ^ his faiher made him the chief;) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the tliird, Zechariah tlie fourth : all the sons and brethren of Hosah -were thir- teen. 12 Amonjj these ii-ere the ' divisions 24. 3i.aiid of the porters, even among the chief r«chap. imec. tiwoing wards '« one against ano- ther, to minister in the house of the Lord. 13 ^ And the)' cast lots as well the " small as the great, according to the house of their fatliers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to She- lemiah ; then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots, and his lot came out northward. 15 To Obed-edom southward ; and to his sons the house of Asnppim. 16 To o Shup])im and Hosah p the lot came forth westward, with the gate Sliallecheth, by the causeway of the s w. f.'and §■'*'"?!■ "P> W'lni against ' ward. 12. 20. 17 s Eastward ivere six Levites, north- 2 Chron. ward four a-day, southward four a-dav, and towards Asnppim two and two. 18 At II Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the por- idesivord, fers among the sons of Kore, and among nifietif,' tbe sons of Merari. on out 20 ^ And of the Levites, Ahijah nvas f°t*' over the f treasures of the house of God, 2 Kino's , , P , , ,. 33. ji. ^nu "^ei' the treasures oi the » dedicat- 1 1 Kings ed things. « chap. 7. 12, 15. p chap. r Xeh. 12. 24. J Ezek. 44.3. H A Chal. /2 Chr. 19. U. g Deut. 16. 18. 2 Chron. 17. 8. and , 51. •^f Z. ruifih, had dedicated, and wl'oso- Before ever had dedicated anything, it'Jins un- ^"J^j^ der the hand of Shelomith, and of his (.•vO breihren. 29 ^ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for thr « outward busine.ss eschrv over Israel, for f officers and ? judges, y^il/ 30^4;!r/of the Hebrf)nites, Hashahial ii. is and his biethren, men of valour, a th.a: sand and seven hundred, were officer- among them of Israel on this side Jor dan westward, h in all the b'jsiness o tlie Lord, and in the service of tlif i?! ii king. Psalm 31 Among the Hebroniies nvas Jeri- ^jchr. jah the chief, even among the Hebron. 19. 8. ites, according to tht- generations of his fathers. In the ' fortieth year of the '2 Saro, reign of David tliey weie sought for, ^j^'^jg and there were found among tliem 27,'29.' mighty men of valour at ^ Jazer of Gi- * Josl»u« lead "•33- 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were tv\o thousand and seven hui;dred chief fiithers, whom king David made rulers over the ' Reubenites, the Gad- ' Num. ites, and tho haif-tribe of Manasseh, ^^•^^* for every maUcr >i> pertaining to God, mver.ao; and aftairs of the king. CHAP. XXVII. 1 The twelve captains Jor every several month. 16 The princes of the tv:elve tribes. 25 David's several officers. NOW the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captain?; of tiiousands and hundreds, and their ofhcers that " served the king " ' Sam. in any matter of the cour es, whicl 2*chron. came in and went out month by month 17.19. throughout all the months of the j'ear. ^^^If u Deut. 12.6, 11. Malschi 3. 10. 21 As concerning the sons of Laadan: ! of every course were twenty and four the sons of the GershoniteLaadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonile, were Jehieli. 22 The sons of jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, w/u'cA ivere over the treasures of the house of the Lord. 23 Of the " Amramites, and \.he Iz- barites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzi- elites : 24 And y Shebuel, the son of Ger- shom, the son of Moses, ivas ruler of the treasures. 25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Re- *^j^'"SS liabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, chapter and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith iiis son. '26 Which Shelmith and his breth- ren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which ^ David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. 27 Out of the » spoils won in battles did thev dedit ate to maintain the honst X ch, 23. e, 12. y chap. 23. 16. 18. 11 a Num. 31.50. Juilj^es 8. 21, 24 . '26. 1 (.'hron. 20 25. * I S.^m. 2 Kin<;s 17. 13. c 1 !i:.m. f .1 „ , 11. n.and " ^''^ Lord. 15. is.and 28 And all that ^ Samuel the seer, rf^i Sam ^"^^ ' ^''"'' '-^^ '"'^ "^ ^'''''' "'"' '' ^' ■ u,so. ' ner, the son of Ner, and Jo»b, the son thousand. 2 Over the first course, for the first month, was '' Jashobeam, the son ori2Sani. Zabdiel : and in his course were twent} c^apjgj and four thousand. 11. n. 3 Of the ' children of Perez ivas the cGea. chief of all the captains of the host for " '" the first moi'th. 4 And over the course of the second month was \\ Dodai an Ahohite, and of P Or, liis course was Mikloth also the ruler .- 2 sam. in his roursp likewise were twenty and 23.9. four thousand. 5 The third captain of the host, for the third month, nvas -^ Benaiali, thc^aSam. S' n of Jehoiada, a \\ chief priest ; ant p'or, in his course weret\vent\ and four tho; - princi- sand. ' f'Jf- 6 This is that Benaiah, who wai Hebr. mighty among the " thirty, and above ^^^i:»« th.e thirt) ; and in his course was ^Am- 4.2'."^ mizahad his son. e 2 Sam. 7 The fourth captain, for the fourth 23^- |o-^ month, was f Asahel, the brother oi ■{ ^gf™' Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him : ^2 Sam. iiul in his course were twenty and feu ^jj^pier thousand. ii. 26. 8Tbe fifth captain, for the fifth month, 'Jiie prinees of the fvcelve tribes. Before wu h Shairliutli (he Izrahite: and in **?ms^^ ' '" cniirse were Iweiitv and four tliou- iaSam. *^ The sixth captain, for the sixll- S3. 25. ni nth, vias ' Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tl^aTf"^' l^'<'"''e: and in his course ^uere twenty I 2 Sam. and fo' r tlniisand. 33.26. 10 The seventh captain, ir the sa- il Or, venth nvmth. ivas Hdez the |i Pelonite. Palt'ite, of the child'"en of Ephraim : and in his 23^26' coi.rse li-'tif twenty and 'our ihousand 11 The eiir'tl' captain, iiir ti.e eighth , , month, ivas •' Sibbecai the Husha'.hite, t chap. ,■!,„. 1 . 1 • 20.4. O" ti'e ' Zurlutes : and in his course were /Gen. twent^ r nd f'nir thousand. 48.12. 12 The ninth capt.iin, for (he ninth m 2 Sam. tnf)nth, 'was ^ Abiezer the Anetotliite, »3. 27. ,.f the B rij;-. mites ; and in his course 11. 28. vtre twei'.iy and four thousnnd. l.> The tenth captain, for the tenth «chap. month, loas " Mwharai the Nelophi.th- 11. 30. ite, of the " Zariiites : and in his course 36. 2o!' "^ere twenty and fou: tlotisand. Joshua 14 The eleventh captain, for the ele- l>'^s' ^'enth month, ivas p Benaiali the Pica- 83. 30. * thonite, of the children of Ephraim : and in his course vitre twenty and four thnus;ind. 15 The twelftb captain, for the twelfth |Or, montli, mas \\ Heldai t!>e Netopliatliite, mled, Qf q Othniel: and in his course luere 30. aiid " twents a d four thousand. Hebed, 16 ^ Furthermore, over the tribes of 23?29 ' Israel ; the ruler ■;f the Reubenites was 5 judges Elitzer, the son of Zichri : of the SI- S' 9. meonites ; Shcphatiah, the son of Maa- chah : rcnap. 17 Of the Levites ; ^ Hashabiah, the 26.30. sy„ ,,f Kemuel : + of the Aaronites ; over ' Zad>.k : Aaron. 18 Of Jndah.llElihu.oneofthebrelh- g^f^-jren of David: of Issachar; Omri.the 20. ij. son of Michafl : 1 Kings 19 Of Zcbulun, ' Ishmaiah, the son k Or, "' Obadiali : of " Naphtati ; Jerimoth, Eliai, the son of Azriel : 1 W. 20 Of the children of Ephraim ; Ho- icha'p. shea, the son of Azaziah : of the half- 12. 4. tribe of Manasseh ; Joel, the son of Pe- 12! 4?' ^^'•'^ '• 21 Of the haXi'-tribe of Manasseh in * *^^"' A " ^''^^^-^ ■ I^tlo. the son of Zechariah : Ijfzs °' ^e»jamin ; Jaasiel, the son of y Ab. Numbers "Cr : Joshua ^^ ^^ ^"" ' Azareel, the son of Je- 17.^1^5. •'o'lani- These were the princes of the yiSam. tribes of Israel. 14.50. 23 % But David took not the number X Num. of them from ^ twenty years old and un- ^•^' der; becausetheLoRDhadsaidhewould < Gen. increase Israel like to the » stars of the heavens. Jchap. 24 ''Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began f chap. *° number, but he <= finished not, because 21.6. ' tiere d fell wrath for it against Israel; 24^ is'"" '''^'^' her was the number put in the ac- ^ • • ount of the Chronicles of king David. e chap. 25 ^ And over the ^ king's treasures ?«.30. TOds Azmaveth, the son ofAdiel: and over the storehouses in tl;e fields, in the CHAP. XXVIII. David exhorteth the people. cities, and in the villages, and in the cas- ^I°1,p ties, was Jel.onathan, the son of Uzziah : jqjj_ 26 And over them that did the work v^-v>^ of the field ft^r tillage of the ground was Ezri, tlie son of Chelub. 27 And t o.ver tlie vine\ ards was Shi- + W^^. . ., „ .1 ^ ... , ever that mei the Run'athite : over the it. crease 01 11,1, ich the vinevarris, for the wine-cellars, ii'fl* came of Zjibdi the SUipbmite: thevinfs. 28 And over the olive-trees, and the f sycamore-trees tliat were in the !<" /l Kings phnns, =was Baal-l.anan the Gedehte : ^°'*^" and over the cellars of oil v.as Joash : 29 And over the iierds that fed in j g Sharon was Sliiirai the Sharonite: av'd ^Song over the herds that were in the vallie- ija.'ss. p. I was S; aphat, the son of Adiai -. au<;35.2. i 30 Over the h can e!s als<. was Obi. ^ 1 Kings I the Islimnelite : and over the ' asses was ; 1 Kings J. lideiah the Mer.nothite : 2.40. ! 31 And overth^^ flocks was Jaziz the \' Hifcerite. All the.-e 'aere the rulers of I the ■< substance whicl; walking David's. * ^^ \\ 32 Also J' nathan, Daviu's 1 uncie, w:n2Sain. j! oi And '"' Ahiihophel was the king'^ "osLi. || counsellor: and Hiishai the Archite r.flc- is" 37. 1; the ' ing's n cemp.Mpion : » ^ |^- || 34 And ° after Ahithophel was Jehoi- p { jjings J! ada, the son of Ben.uah, and p Abiathar: 1. 7. jl and the s general of tlie king's army was \^^^'^' Joab. j CHAP. XXVIII. ! 1 David exhorteth tht people tofear God: \ 9, 20 he eKCourageth Solevimi to build I the temple, and giveth himmaterials. I AND David ^ assembled all '.he prin- « chap, I ces of Israel, the pri.,ces -f the tnbcs, 33; 1; and the captains of the companies tliat ministered to the kinj;- by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the ^ ^chap. stewards over all the subsance and pos- 27.25. I session of the king, and of his <= sons, I w ith the ofhcers, and with the might \ men, and with all the valiant men, unt> Jcriisaleni. 2 Then David the king ^ stood up up on his feet, and saitl. Hear me, « m\ brethren and my people; As forme, 1 ^^2."%" had'm 'mine heart to build an iiouse vi /s Sam. g rest for the ark of the covenant of tlr ^'i' ,„ T 1 r , , (■ ■ <■ S Psalm Lord, and for the " {ootstoul of o'.ii 152.5. c chap. 27. 32. dGen. 47. 31. Judges 3.20. 1 Kings 1.47. ! Psalm God, and had made ready for the build- f' 2 Sam. ino- • «• 2; "'& • 2 Kings 3 But God said unto me, Thou shjh ip. is. not budd an house for my name ; because J"^^^"* thoH hast been a man of war, and hast tHe'b. shed f blood. bloods, 4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel fj-|^^^- chose me > before all the house of my 16.7,13*. father to be king over Israel k for ever : * Daniel for he hath chosen Judah to be the ru- ^^^^ j_ ler ; and of the iiouse of 1 Judah the 32. 33. house of my father ; and among the sons ^^|"* of my father he liked me, to make me pValm king over all Israel : 78.68. David's charge to Solomon. CHRIST' ^ ^^^ "" °^ ^^^ "^y ^°"^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Lord 1015. '"^'h given me many sons) lie liath cho- V^v^^ sen Solomon my son to sit upon llie m chap, tlirone of the king-dom of the Lord o- j»2Sam. o And he said unto me, " Solomon 7. 13. thy son, he sliall build my house and fi \?'"^ ^"y " courts : for I have chosen him to be /)i Kings 'n.v son, and I will be his fatlicr. 2.3. Y Moreover, I will establish his king- dom forever, if he be constant to do my P commandments, and my judgments, as at this day. 8 Now, therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God, that ye may pos- sess this good land, and leave it for ;ux inheritance for your ciiildren after you for ever. 4 ?5*"*' ^ ^ ^"'^ tliou, Solomon my son, ath chosen thee to build an house for ^clup. '•^^^ "^ sanctuary : be strong, and do it. 22.19. 11 U Tlien David gave to Solomon « Exod. j^js g^f, (.jjg Q pattern of" the porch, and X iKijigs of the " houses thereof, and of the trea- 6.9. suries thereof, and of the upper cliam- bers thereof, and of the inner parlours .vi Kings thereof, and of the place of the y mer- 6. 19. cy-seat, 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit of the courts of the house of ti\e Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the ^ treasuries of the h')use of God, and of the treasuries of the » dedicated tilings : 13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord. 14 Be gave of '• gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service ; ' silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for ail instruments of every kind of service : 15 Even the weight for the '^ candle- sticks of gold, ancl for tlieir lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thc-rcof; and for the c;uulles(icks of silver by weight, /wth for the candlestick, and fl/io for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. 16 And by weight /le gave gold for the tubies of' ' shew-brcad, for every table ; and lihiuise silver for the tables of silver : 17 Also pure gold for the f flesh - hooks, and the bowls, and the cups ; and 2 Kings 19. 15. z chap. 0.25. a chap. 26.27. /> 1 Kings 7.48. c Exod. 36.30. d Exod. 35. 31. 1 Kings 7. 49. 2 Chron. •J. 7, 20. e 2 Chr. 4.8,19. flSzm. 2.13, 14. .? Ex9d. 24 C. I. CHRONICLES. The gifts for building the temple for the E golden basons he gave gold by pj^nCcT weight for every bason ; and liiexcise sil- 1015. ver by weight for every bason of silver : ^•v'^ 18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weigiit ; and gold for the pattern of the '> chariot of the cherubims, that A 1 Kings spread out their wings, and covered the psli^ ark of the covenant of the Lord. 18. lo. 19 AW this, said David, the Lord J^^l^^^'el matle me understand ' in writing by his ,-'Exod. hand upon me, even all the works of 25.40.and this pattern. 20 And David said to Solomon 1 son. Be strong, and of good courage, and do it : fear not, nor be dismayed ; for the Lord God, even mv God, viil be with thee, he will not ^ fail thee, nor \ J°'*'"=' forsake thee, until tliou hast finished all Hebrews the work for tlie service of the house of i^. 5. the Lord. 2i And, behold, the || courses of the ],";;.;. priests and the Levites, even they shall ons. be viHth thee for all the service of the '^Jj^^ house of God : and there shall he widi properly thee, for all manner of workmansliip, is daily evfry willing skilful man, (br any man- fn|f^pon ner of service ; also the princes and al! one's the people '^ill be wholly at thy com- work, mandment. CHAP. XXIX. 1 David, by his example, causeth the princes and people to offer : 10 his thanksgiving: 26 his reign and death. FURTHERMORE David the king said unto ••all the congregation, Solomon jo^'^i^'o my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet b young and tender, and the work * 2 Chr. is great': for the palace is not " for man, ^j.^is. but •' for the Lord God. cchap. 2 Now I have prepared with all my 22^*^,^^. might for the house of my God, the 23. 10. gotd f()r things to be made of gold, and Uie silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood ; e onv.x-stones, and stones to be e Exod. ■ ,. ^ . J £• r 28.9. set, ' ghstenng stones, and ot diver- yj^^jj^j^ colour's, and all manner of s precious 54. 11. stones, and marble-stones in abund- |j^ev. ance. 3 Moreover, because I have '' set my h 2 Cor. affection lo the house of my God, 1 have, '•"■ of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, vohich 1 have given to the house ofiny God, over and above all that I have' prepared for the holy house, 4 Even |) three thousand talents of[^ ^_^_ gold of the gold of i Ophir, and seven il^H^'t-wc thousand talents of refined silver, to o- '"'»<'r«;' verlav the walls ofthe houses w/(Art/.- '//^„ufj„^ 5 The gold for c/i/n^iofgold, andthe pouv.ds. silver for things of silver, and for all ^1 Kings manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is >< willing *2 Cor. to consecrate his service this day unto ^•'^^■• the Lord \ 6 % Then the ' chief of the fathers, /chap, and princes of the tribes of Israel, and 27. i. the captains of tlicusai.ds and of hun- I That i il mil- Davids pray ex and thanksgiving : CHAP. XXIZ. His reign and death. 1 Tim 1. 17. Rev. fi Prov. 10. 22. Psal. 75. 6, 7. James 1.17. g Dan. 6.26. r Psalm 115. 1. 2 Cor. 3. 5. * Phil. 2.13. t Rom. 11. 36. u Psalm 39. 12 1 Peter 2. 11. X Job 14. 2. Vs. 90. 9. > 1 Sam. 16.7. ch. 28. 9 Psalm 7. 8, 9. z Psalm « Jer. 10. 23. b chap. 2S. 9. Acts 11.23. Before dierls, with the rulers over the king's '^ms^^ work, offered vviUinjjly, (..^.y^ 7 And g-ave, for the serviceof the house UThatis, of God, of gold li five thousand talents 18 mil. and ten thousand drams ; and of silver seven *'^n thousand talents ; and of brass eigli- hundred leen thousand talents ; undone hundred "tf'^H'^d '■''ousand talents of iron. pomd" 8 And they with whom precious stones were found g-ave titem to the treasure of the iiouse of the Lord by tlie hand of Jehielthe Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that m Juilges they ottered ^ willing-ly, because with 5- ^- . " perfect heart tliey oftt-red willin.^ly to g. 61.'"^ the Lord : and David the kiny uiso re- joiced with great joy. 10 II Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation : and Davidsaid, Blessed 6e thou. Loud Goii of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 0 Mat. 11 ° Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victor} , and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the eanh is thine ,- thine isihe kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come P of thee, and thou i reignest over all ; and in thine hand is power and might ; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strengtli unto all. 13 Nuw, therefore, our Gocl, we thank thee, and praise thy^ glorious name. 14 But f who am I, and wiiat is my people, that we should be ' able to otter so willingly after this sort? for all tilings Come of thee, and ' of thine own have we given thee. 15 For we are " strangers before thee, and sojourners, as luere all our fathers : | Hebrews our days on the earth are as « a shadow, 11. 13. and there is none abiding. 16 O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared, to build thee am house for thine holy name, cometh ofi thine hand, and is ali thine own. I 17 I know also, my God, that thou; ytriest the heart, and hast ^ pleasure! in uprightness. As for me, in the u])-! rightness of mine heart I have willingly! Proverbs ottered all these things : and now have ' 11.20. I seen with ji>y thy people, which are, present here, to offer willingly unto thee. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and i)f Israel, our fathers, » keep this for ever in the '' imagination of the tliouglils of the heart of thy peo- ple, and <: prepare their heart unto j,^^,^j'"|.j. thee ; 1015. 19 And d give unto Solomon my son v.,^v^j a perfect heart, to keep thy command- c Psalm nients, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, "^/^j^ and to do all these thi?jgs, and to build 72. j. the palace for the which I have « made e chap. '. . •' 21.25. and provision. 22.14. 20^t And David said to all the congre- gation, Now f bless Xhe Lord your Gnd./^Psalm And all the congregation blessed the 3, 20.' Lord God nf their t-ithers, and bowed down their heads, and worsliipped the Lord and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and ottered burnt-ofli; rings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even ? a thousand builocks, a ^ 1 Kings thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, *-^^- with their chink-offerings, and sacrili- ces in abtmdance for nil Israel; 22 And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness: and they made Solomon, the sen of Da- vid, king the '> second time, and anoint- h 1 Kings ed him unto the Lord to be the chief ^-^s. governor, and Zadok to be piiest. 23 Then Solomon sat on the > throne « lsa,9.7. of the Lord, as king instead of David ^^^ his father, and prospered; and all Is- ' rael obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the migh- ty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, f submitted themselves t Heb. unto Solomon the king. h^nd''" 25 And tlie Lord magnified Solomon tinder exceedingly in the sisrht of all Israel, Solomon, and bestowed upon him «!'cA f royal 72. 9, iq-. majesty as had not been on any king Daniel ' before him in Israel. j"i.1- 25 ^[ Thus David, the son of Jesse, g. ij'"" ^ reigned over all Israel. Rev. 27 And the 1 time that he reigned i|.'^^^- over Israel Kas forty years : ™ seven a maj'es. years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty ^T "f the and three jears reigned he in Jerusa- p'"^nj'"" lem. 45.24. 28 And he died in a good old age, " f| "i];^''- full of da\'s, riches, and honour; and2. 10, 11". Solomon his son reigned in his stead. ' 1 Kings 29 Now die acts of David the king, ^jSam.! first and last, behold, they arc written 5. 3. in the book of Samuel the seer, and in 23*^^^' the book of Nathan the prophet, and in job ' the book of Gad the ° seer, 42. 12. 30 With all his reign and his might, g^p,^^""" and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. f[ THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. Before CHRIST 1015. CHAP. I. 1 The solemn offering of Solovinn at Gi- deon: 7 his choice of luisdoni is blessed by God. 1.3 The number of Solomon's chariots mid horsetnen. a 1 Kings 2.415. 29. 25. b Gdii. 21. 22. Romans 3. 31. • cEph. ,20. AND Solomon, the son of David, " I'chron. ^'''^^ ftreng'thened in ids kintr^io'i'y and t!ie Lord liis God vjas *> \vi;li him, <: and (TiagT.ified him exceeding-lv. 2 Tlien Solomon <• spake unto all Is- rael, lo the captains of ti))\is^nds and of hundreds, and to the judges, and Phli.2.9. to every g-overnor in all Israel, the chief 1 Tim. „f the fathers. di chr. 3 So Solomon, and all the cong-re.^a- 28. Land tion with aim, went to the « iiiijh pl.ce ^'; h- „ that ivas at Gibeon ; for there was tlie c 1 i^iugs - , I /. 1 ... 3. 4. * tabernacle or the congreg-ation of God, /Exod. which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had David ^^ Joshua brought up frf>m s Kirjath-Jearim to the. 9. 17. place which David had pr.-parcd ibr it- ' 26. 1 Lev. 1. 1. 12 5 Wisdom and knowledi^e /* grant- Before ed unto thee ; and I will j;i\,'e thee rich- '^"qij^^ es, and weuitli, and ho.iuur, such as ' ; ,. ,/-0 none of the kincrs h.-ive iiad that have s 1 King^ bei:n before thee, neither shall there an) 3. 12. after tliee have t!)e like. ^^^^^ 13 "W Tlien Solomon came from his Mark journey to the hio'li place tlial was at VT.'^ Gibeon to Jeru'Jalem, from before the 2.9. iabernacle of the c.< hich lie placed in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the y kin? made silver and y 1 Kings gold at JemB.-ilem as plenteous as stones . ,.[,■ g 27. and cedar-trees made he as the s)ca- Ps.72. 7. more-trees that are in the vale ibr abun- I^^'.^ . 00. 17. dince. 16 And Solomon had ^ horses brough; 2 1 King:* out of Egypt, and linen yarn; tiie f-- — '■ ^°■^^• h Exod. 33. X. « Lev. 17.3. *Lev. 1. 3. 5. / 1 Kings 3. 5. „ , - . ' ch. 9. 2».- for he had pitched a tent for it at Jeru- j mercnants received the linen yarn at a salem. L price. 5 Moreover, the '' brasen altar thatli 17 And they fetched up, and brought Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son ofi!fortt> out of Egypt, a chariot for six Hur, had made, he put before the tab- !j hundred shekels of silver, and an horse ernacle of the Lord ; and Solomon and 'l fo'" "n hundred and fifiy : and so brought f jjeb. the congregation ■ sought unto it. ij^hev out horses for all the kings of it.t by their 6 And Solomon went up thither to!j Hiltites, and for the kings of Syria, f by ^{""jf j, , the brasen altar k before the Lord, which was at tlie tabernacle of the con- gregation, and offered a thousand burnt- ofTerings ujjon it. 7 If in that 1 night did God appear unto Solomon, antl said unto him. Ask what I shall srive thee. their means. CHAP. II. «« 1 Chr. 28. S. 7J Gen. 13. 16 3 Psal. 72. 1,2. Jam 1. 5. f Num. 37. 17. Deut. 31.2. q .Tudges 2. 13. r2 Sam. 7.27. Psalm 1«. ir. 1, 17 Solo7non's labourers for the build- ing of the te triple : 3 his message to Huram. AND Solomon determined to build 8 And Solomon s.aid unto God, Thouljan h.Hi.-ie for th'e » name of the Lord, a Den,t. hast shewed great mercy unto David; and an house !> for Ids kingdom. i^icfnes my father, and hast made me to reign 2 And Solomon t(dd out thrf escort 5. 3. I and ' ten tliousand men to bear ba-dens, verse 9. land foiir.<;c;jre liiousand to hew in the ^i^kj' mountain, and « three thousand and 9.1. verse ■n in his stead 9 Now, O Lord God, let thy pro- mise unto David my father be esta- Ps.72. 8. blished: for thou hast made me king Daniel over a people like the dust of the earth j{gy| in » muilitude. 11. 15. 10 " GiA'e me now wisdom and know- c iKmgs ledge, that I may r go out and come in before this people : for who can q judge this thy people that is so great ? 11 And God said to Solomon, Be- cause this was ■■ in thine heart, and tiiou liast not asked riches, wealth, or ho- nour, nor the life of thine enemies, nei- tlier yet hast asked long life ; but ha.-^t asked wisdom and knowUdge for thy- self, thai thou mayest jutlge my peo- ple, over whom I have made thee king ,- ngs six hinuhed to oversee them. , ... 351 And Solomon sent to f Huram the 5. 15. king- of Tyre, saying. As thou didst de:t; d\ Kings with David my fiitiier, and didst send ^'^Kingj him cedars to build 'lim an house to 6. 6. dwel! therein, even so deal nuith me. j;^""^?. ^'• 4 B' hold, I build an house to the s^^ ^^mgs name of the Lord my God, to deilicaic'^ 1 Kings It to him, and to burn before him sweet ^- j^^"*^ incense, and for the ■' conti;-a:a! s:-ie\<-- /,'Kxod. bread, and for the burnl-oiferings inc.- 25 30. ning and evening, on the sabbaths, aiid ^t^i. on the new-moons, and on the sulemn ~ .' ^ I'.asts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinaTl^ for ever to Israel. Solomon's message to Huram, 1015 f Exod. 15. 11. *1 Kings 1.27. / Isaiah 86. 1. m Isaiah 28. 29. Before . And the liouse which I build 'Is *"oi5^^ great : for great is our God ' above all gods. 6 But h who is able to build him an ho'ise, seeinjr tne heaven, and i heaven of heavens, cannot contain hini ? who am I then that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him ? 7 Send me now, therefore, ^ a mar cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, a;id blue, and that can skill »ii Kings n to grave with thi" cunning meii thai are wit!; me in Judali a;id in Jeru-salem, « 1 chr. whom Dsvid my fatiier did ° provide. 22- ^■. 8 Senrl nie also p cedar-tree^r, fii- 5.6. '"^ trees, ai;d q algum-trees, cut of Leba- gi Kings non ; i'of I kiiovv that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; a"d, be- s.'fif "'^^ hi.ld, r my servants shall be with thy sei vants, 9 Even to prepare me timber in abun- d ncc : fur the liouse wiiich I ani about t Heb. to bv.ild shall be t wonderful great. great and iQ And, behold* I will give to thy fu/,' '" servants, the hewers that cut timbei-, verse 1. twenty thousand f measures of beaten tHeb. wheut, and twenty tliousand measures 1 Kings tjf barley, and Iwenly thousand ' Laths 4. 2i. and of wme, and twenty thousand baths of 5, 11. •! .9 1 Kings ^'"• 7.26. 11 ^ Then Huram, tiie king of Tyre, tHtb. I answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath ' lov- ed his people, he hath made thee king over them. 12 Huram said, moreover. Blessed ir tiie l.ORD God of Israel, tliat "made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, f endued with pruderice and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for iiis kingdom. 13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued uith understanding, of ^^ ■yi Kings Huram my falh.er's ; 7. M. 14 The y son of a woman of the daugli- ters of Dan, and his father v:as a man of Tyre, skilful t ) work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson ; also to grave any manner of gr.r. ing, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. t Heb. 15 Now, therefore, the wheat, and the ■-•flT''' 71 l'a'"!cv, the oil, and the wine, which mv ing to all , , ,' . , n 1 1 • 1 tky need, 'Ord hath spoken of, let him send unto ~' his servants : 16 And we will cut wood out of Le- banon, f as much as tiiou shaft need ; a!ui we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to ^ Jopj)a, and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. 17 ^,1 And Solomon numbered all the strangers fiat v.'cre m the land of Is- CHAP. ni. Of the ornaments (f the temple. and they were found an hundred and ,Be*o^^ fifty thousand, and three thcrtisand and ^"^/j six hundred. <..r\~sj 18 Ana he set threescore and ttn thousand of them to be ^ bearers of bur- ^f^^^' dens, and fourscore thousand to be hev - j^gjj ' ers in the mountain, and three thousmd 4. lo, and six hundred o-.erseers lo set the people a work. CHAP. III. 1 The place and time of building the tem.^ pie .'3 The oneasuj-e and ornaments of the house : 14 the vail and pillais. said. Psalm 1215. 2. f Dent. 7. R. E/ekiel 16. '\ M;;1.1.2. Hence, Psalm 112. *. X cliap, I Kings ;. 9. ; Joshua 19. 46. Ezra fonah 1.3. Acts flj. 32. : 1 Kings I. 20. 7erse2. h. 8.7, rael, alter the numbering wherewith D.vvid his fat!)ep hnd numbered them ; THEN Solomon =• becran to b'/.ld the ^ ]°^^-^^ house of the Lord at Jerusalem i" g. x. °' mount b Moriah, where the LOl.D " bGea. app'.-are.' unto D;--. id I is father, in 'h. 22.^^' place that David had prepared in ths c'2Sam. threshing-floor oi ^ Oman the Jfhusiie. 24.18. 2 And he begitn to hniM in the <= se- ^,' ''^^■ cond day of the second JTionth, in t!ic e 1 Kings fourtii year of his reign. ^}; , 3 ^[ Now these ure the things -ihcein f„unded, Solomon was f instructed fnr the hu-ld- 1 Kings ing of the house of God. Tiie f length j-^hlon. by cubits, after the ?■ f.rst measure, luos 23. 11. threescore cubits, and the breadth tw en- -Tohn 'y C"bits. "fl^r^^ 4 And the '■ porch that ivas in the 6. 2. W-'.-.v.X of the house, tiie length of it •u:g. l^^^^' according to the breadth of the hoiire /,! Kings twenty cubits, and the height v:as an e.3. hundred and twenty : and he overlaid it wiihin with pure gold. 5 And the ' greater house he ceillcd g/iT^'"^^ with k tir-lree, which lie cverlaid with a'i Kings fine gold, and set thereon ' palm-trees 6. is. , „^ 1 • /I Kings and chams. g. ip. '^ 6 A;.d !e garnished the liouse with " m iKings [ preci'.us stoies for beauty : and the gold ?''^^"j.j,„ j HMQs gold of " Pai'vaim. 29. s. I 7 He overlaid also the house, the « U^^ngs beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, g* 2°', ^" and the doors thereof, with gold ; and graved ocheruhims on the w-alls. rV^'"^^ 8 ^ And he m.idc f the most Isoly fUeb. house, the length whereof nuas accord- the house ing to the breadth of the house, twenty °{/^°i?/,pj cubits, and tlie breadth thereof twent- Unesses, cubits : and he overlaid it with fine gold, ^ Kings amounting to six hundred talents. 19,20. 9 And the weight of the nails -r.fl.s fifty shekels of gold. J\^nd he overlaid trie p upper chambers with gold. /)iKing*: 10 And in the most holy house he 'j^^-'^- made tw o J faces ttere || inward. II Or, 14 U And he made the ' vail of blue, toiuard and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, Exod^^' and wrought cherubims thereon. 25.20. 15 Also he made before the house ^fi^si''' *-^^'" 'P'l'^'s of thirty and five cubits high, iKings and \he cliapiter tliat was on the ton of 0. 21. eacli of them was five cubits. ly^^sh^^ 16 And he made chains, as in the t i Kbigs oracle, and put them on the heads of the ^- 15- . pillars ; and made a'l hundred pon.egra- "52^2"!'^^ nates, and put them on the chains. 7< i Kings 17 And he " reared up the pillars be- 7.21. fope the temple, one on the riglit hand, and the other on tlie left; andca'lcdthe name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of tliat on the left Boaz. CHAP. IV. 1 The altar of brass, 2 the molten sea, 6 the ten lavers, candlesticks, and ta- bles. MOREOVER he made an => altar of brass, twenty cubits the length tiiereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, Hebrews and ^ ten cubits the height thereof. l^'io- 2 fl Also he made a '^ molten sea of 20.26. ' ^^" cubits from brim to brim, round in Lev. compass, and five cubits the lieight \^t'- ~. thereof; and a line of thirty cubits diil d the " great court, and ci Kings doors for the court, and overlaid tlie pilling doors of them v.ith o brass. r.30. 10 And lie set IhQ v sea on the right side of the east end, over againsi the j,^^°/sT south. 1012. 11 And 1 Huram made the pots, and O'v-^ the shovels, and the basons. And Hu- 9 1 Kings ram finished the work tliat he was to '• ^^' ^*' make for king Solomon for the house of God, 12 To Koit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters •which'were on the top of the two pilhtrs, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels ()' the chapiters which lure on the top of the pillars; 13 And four hundred r pomegranates r Psalms on the two wreaths; two rows of pome- '• ■^- ^"^ granates on each wreath, to cover the song ' two pommels of the chapiters which 4. 13. were upon I lie pillars. 12*^4% 14 He made also s bases ; and lavers ji" Kings made he upon the bases; 7. 43. 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it: 16 The ' pots also, and the shovels, "Kings and the " fiesh-hooks, and all tiieir in- „' Exod. struments, did Huram his father make 27.3. to king Solomon for* the house of the 23*' 17°'' Lord, ofbriglit brabs. 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the f clay-ground between t Heb. Succotti and Zeredathali. larth 18 Thus Solomon made all these ves- 1 Kings sels in great abundance : for the weight I'^Iu of the brass could f not be found out. not 19^ And Solomon made all the ves- searched, sels tliat iiere fur the house of God, 7.^7"^^ " the " golden altar also, and the tables 'xcik'.2S. whereon tlie shew-bread ivas set ,- ^^' !*•• 20 INloreovei' the candlesticks vv'th their lamps, that they should burn afer y the manner, before ^ the oracle of pure > ^^- ^'•' gold; s^i Kings" 21 And the flowers and the lamps 6. 5. and the tongs, made he of gold, and that j\l^^gr. t perfect gold ; fectionl 22 And the ^ snuffers, and the basons, of gold, and the spoons, andth.e censers, ofpme g, 23"^'^ gold ; and the ^ entry of the house, the a 1 Kings inner doors thereof for the most holy T' *^. place, and the doors of the house of the e, 3i. temple, were of gokl. CHAP. V. 1 The dedicated treasures. 2 The induc- tion of the ark into the oracle. 11 The glory of the Lordfillcth the temple- THUS all the work that Solomon 100/ made for the house oi" the Lord was finished : and Solomon brought in a// the t things that David his fiuher had de- \^f^' dicalecl; and tlie silver, and the g^^ld, uesses of and ail the instruments, put ho among David. the trea'iures of the house of God. 2 *[\ Then Solomon * assembled the a 1 Kings elders of Israel, aud ;dl the heads of the \'^'^ tribes, the chief of the fathers of tlie lo. 33.' children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ^ ark of the covenjint of the 41 Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel as- A cloud filleta the temple, CHAP. VI. Before sein!)!ed themselves unto the king in the •^jf^ feast vv:iich inas in the ' seventh month. ^,/-,./0 4 And all the elders of Israel came ; c 1 Kings and the ^ Levites took up the ark. '•2- 5 And they brought up the ark and 4.15!"' the tabernacle of the congregation, and 1 Kings all the t holy vessels that ^'cere in the *• ^'j _ tabernacle, these did the =; priests and tHeb. tlie Levites bring up. vessels of Q Also king Solomon, and all the con- Lex'""^' gregation of Israel that were assem- l)lod unto him before the ark, sacrificed f sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for mnllitiide. 7 And the priests brought in tiie ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his 16.4. e Nam 4. IS. 2 Sam. 6. 3. /Gen. g 1 icings place, to the s oracle of tlic house, into 6. 5. tiie i' most lioly place, even under the wings of the ciierubims. 8 For the chenibims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cheruhims Ciiveredthe ark, and the ' staves tliereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of' the iTiKings ark, that the ^ ends of the, staves uere 8-8. seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. 10 There ivas ' nothing in the ark save the two iabLs which Moses put therein at ni Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Isnie!, V. hen they came out of Egypt. 11 "if And it came to pass, v.'hen the s \n^'"^' priests were come out ol' the " holy place; (for all the priests that were pre- sent were ° sanctihed, and did not then P vva'tby course; 12 Also the Levites, ivhich vcere the 1 singers, ail ofthem of Asaph, of Henian, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren ; being ' arrayed in white linen, having cymb::ls, and psalteries, and harps, stood ;il tlie east end of the altar and v.ith them an himdred and twenty pries'.s sounding with trumpeis :) 13 Ii c nie evf n to pa-^s, as the trump- eters and singers luere as one, to make A 1 Kings •. 27. and 8. 6. 4 Ex. 25. 12, 15. , Luke 1.1 / 1 Kings S. 9. m Num. 10. 33. Deut. 10. 2,5. 8.10. #Gen. 35. 2. Exodus 19. 10. 1 Cliron. p 1 Chr. 2-). 2, 3. 9 1 Crir. 2S. 1. r Psalin 132. 16. Mark 15. 17. Phil. 2. 15. Rev. 7. 13*. and O"^ sound to be heard in p:-:iising and IS. 6. thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets, and cymbals, and instruments of mu- sic, and praised the Lord, *«;'in^, For he is 5 go id ; tor his mere) enutireth f r M.utie\v ever-: that then tne iiouse was filled v.ith f a cloud, c«e/i tin: house of the Lord; 14 So tliat the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for " the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. CHAP. VI. 1 Solomon blesseth the people and prais- eth God: 12 his prayer at the conse- cration of the temple. THEN => said Solomon, The Lord Ps. 97.2. hath said that he would dwell in the ° c^iicv. thick darkness. t H^^'b. e. '" But I have built an house of habi- ternities. tatioii foi- thee, and a place for thy « Matthew dwelling for t ever. s Psalnj 13c. 1. 1 1 Kings 8. 10, 11. ;(Nuin. 11. 10. Rev. 1004. '« 1 Kings 8. 12. * Lev. Solomon blesseth the people- i 3 And the king turned his face, and Before ^ blessed the whole congregation of Is- Christ rael : and all the congregation of Israel : l^,^,-^ "= stood: rflSani, 4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord ^. is. God(,( Isr.ael, who hath with his hands i^ff f fulhlled that which he spake with his Luke aaouth to my fatlier David, saying, ' ^j'^"- 5 Since the day that I brought forth 1 2o5" my people out of the lar.d of Egypt I /ver. 15. 5 cht)se no city among all tlie tribes of i^^^. ^^•^• Israel to build an house in, that m) f Gen! name might be there; neiiiier chose I "J^-, 10. any man to be a ruler over my people j,'^?^' Israel : 6 But I liave chosen h Jerusalem, that h Deut. my name might, be there; and have J,^;*- chosen David to be * over my people »Hosea' Israel. 3. 5. 7 Now it was k in the heart of Da- *2Sani. vid my fadier to build an house for the J- 2- . 1 name of the Lord God of Israel: Hx"^^^ 8 But the Lord said to David my father, F'>rasmucli as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst " well in that it was in thine m 2 Cor heart: 9.12. 9 Notwithstanding tliou shalt not build the house ; but thy son, which shall come forth out of thy " loins, he nGeu. shall build tiic iiouse for my name. 35.3. 10 The Lord therefore hath per- j formed his word that he hath spoken : for I am risen up in the room of Dj.vii! my father, and am set on ° the tlironc « Tsalju of Israel, as the Lord promised, and ^^'^' have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel : 11 And in it have I put the ar!c, v.herein is the p covenant of the Lord, p 1 Kings that he made with the children of Israel, 8.21. 12 ^1 And he stood bcibrethe altar of the Louf), in the presence of till the 9 Kxod. congregi.tion of Israel, and spread 1 9.29. j forth his hands: IJ^^^^^ 13 (For Solomon had made 'abrasen Isaiah scaffold of live cubits long and five ci I bits bn^ad, and three ruiiils high, and ut 14.' i had set it in the midst of tiie " court : ^ 1 Kings and upon it he ' stood, and " kneeled ~,\%'-^^' 1 . . , 11' 11 L *' Kings down upon his knees bcK>re all the con- s. 22. gregation of Israel, and spread forth " Psalm Ills hands toward heaven,) Ezi-a* 14 And said, O Loud God of Israel, % 4. there is ^ no god like tlif e in the heaven, J'"^^ nor in the e.arlh ; which keepest cove- Acts ' nant, and shoijest mercy unto thy serv- 20.26. ants that y walk before thee with all their f^^' hearts : x E.xod. 15 Thou which hast kept with thy "• U- servant David my f;i her that which ^j |_"' th m hast promised him ; and spakest Psalm with thy moutli, and has fu. oiled /? with i^?;^- 1 • . ■' 1 ■ . 1 • I t Heb. Ihme na id, as it ts this day. There 16 Now, therefore, O Lord God oi ihallnot Israel, keep v.ith thy servant David my °J'"ffJ'^ fa'her that which thou hast promised 2 Sam.' him, sayinar, t Tlie e sh^ll not fail thee ^-Jr* ■ • ^1^.. •. ..u ..u 1 Kings a man m tny sight to sit upon the throne 3. 4. ^d of Israel; yet so that thy children take 6.1?. 15. r 2 Kings ^i}ici7ion's prayer at the II. CHRONICLES. Bei'ore CHRIST 1004. = Psalm 1.2. a 1 Kings 8. 26. . . Psalms 26, 3. and 119. 1. b chap. 2. 6. t' rteb. befure thy face, 1 Kings 8. 28. ■^sal. 20. I,2j3. 1 Kings 1.32. d Psalms 130. 3.and 142. 2. e Lev. 26.7, 3,17. /Lev. 26. 40. Psal. 85. 1, 2. 3. g 1 Bangs 17. Land 18. 45. h Prov. 23. 13. Isairih 1. 13, 15. i 1 Kings 3. 3fi. Psalm 94. 12. •; Rutli 1. 1. t Hob. in tilt; land of their giites, I Kings S. 37. heed to » thtir way to walk in » my law, U3 I .ou hast walked b.fwe me. 17 Nou ihen, U Loud God ot Israel, let thy word be verified, whicli Lliou hast sp.;icen unto thy servant David. 18 But will God in very deed dv.ell with men on the earth ? Behold, ^ liea- •. en, a:'.d t!ie heaven ot" heavens cannot contr.'i thee ; liow much leastliis Ib^use wh ch 1 have biiildeu! 19 Have res|)ect therefore, lo tlie pra\ er of Ihy servniit, and to his sup- pficition, O Lord my God, to liearken unto il;e cr} and prayer *\ liich ihy ser- vant p: ayeili t bef >re iliee : 20 That thine eyes may be open upon tliis h nise day and njgbt, upon the place wiiereof thou hast said, that thou •vouldest put thy name there ; to he.a'ii- en unto the prayer which thy servant prayetii toward this place. 21 Hearlven therefore nnlo the sup- plications of thy servant, and of thy peo- ple Lsrael, which they sh.-dl make to- wardtiiis pi tce : iicarthou fromthyd'.vei- ling-piace, e'uen from lieavcn ; and when thou he.irest, ibrgive. 22 % If a man sin against his neigh- bour, and an oadi be laid upon him to naake i.im swe^ar, and tbe oath come before thine altar in this liousc : 23 Then ' hear taou ii'om heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, b\ re- quiting the wicked, by recompen.-.ing his way upon bis own head ; and by jiistil'ying the righteous, by giving him ■ according to iiis righleousnesi. 24 *f And if tliy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, = be- cause tiiC) have sinned against tiice; and shall return and confess thy name, and pry .ind make supplication before tLct: in it)is hout^e : 25 Tlien bear thou from the heavens, and •' forgive the sm ol tby people Israel, and bring tliem again unto the land whicii thou gavest to them, and to their fatiiers. 26 ^ When the heaven is s shut ui), and there is n< rain, because tliey have snined against thee ; ytt if they j^ray toward ibis place, and confess tbj name, and h turn from their sin w h^ thou dost aiHict them : 27 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgiie tlie si.i of th> servants, .>nd of tiiy people Israel, when thou hast ■ taught them the go id way wherein they sliouid walk; and send rain upon thy land which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 2b ^1 It' til re be ^ dearth in the land, if there be pe^.tilence, if theic be b .isl- ing, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them t in the cities of t'eir land ; whatsoever soie, or whatsoever sickness thire he : 29 Then '.!i?.t prayer, or \\i>at suppli- cation .soevt-rsliall be inasieof any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every dedication of the te mple. one shall know his own sore, and his Before own grief, and shall spread fonh his *'*j[^4^^ hands ill this house : \,y-v\J 30 Then hear thou !Tom heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and render unto every man acconling unto all hisi ways, whose neart thou Kiiowest;) for thovi onlv ' knowest the hearts of the ^ichr. child.e-.of men;) j^^f' 31 That they m iy " fear thee, to wal'< 17.9, 10. in thy ways so long as they live in the Hebrews u'.nd wliicli thou gavest tmto our fathers. „] Rg^. 32 ^\ Moreover, concerning" th.e Strang- is. 4. er, wiiicn " is not of thy people Israel, " ^^°^- but is come from a far country tor th) iKings great n.^me's sake, :md thy mighlA 8. 42. hand, and thy stretched out arm ; il 12.'"^. iliey come and pray in t'lis .:ouse: 33 Tiien hear thou irom the heavens, ere.'; fi-om thy dwelhng-jjlace, and do ac- c.jrding to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth mtiy know thy name, ^'ud fear tiiee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know- that t this house, which I have built, is tHeb. called b) thy name. Jf„ -"-^ 3i It thy people go out to v.ar agamst upon this Iheii' enemies, by the way that thou shah house send them, and they ° pray unto the- , /IJgg toward tliis city which thou iiast chosen, built, and the house which I have built for thy g ^"^^ name : oEz^k. 33 Then hear thou from the iieaveus 36.37. Uieir prayer and their supplication, and \ maintain their j| cause. H Or, 36 % If they sin against thee (for 'pi''g'4^ there is no man which p sinneth not^ and Rev." thou be an^rv with them, and deliver ^^■^^' them over betore their enemies, ano 20.9. t;iey carry tliem away captives unto a Eccl. land far off or near : i'jo*hn 37 Yet if they -j- bethink themselves i.g. in the land whitiier they are carried cap- tHeb. live, and turn and pray unto thee in the J'^'^f,^ ^^ hi'id of their captiviiy, saying, W"e have their sinned, we tiave done amiss, and have ^'"Z'' dealt wickedly ; 15. 17. 38 If they return to thee 1 with all 9PS.78. their iieart, and u ith all tlieir soul, in j^^'^* the land of their captivity, whither they 2. 11. have carried them captives, and j)ray toward their lantl, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and to-^vard the city w hich thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: 39 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwellin^_, -place, their pray- er and their supjjlications, and niaint:iin r Psalm tiieir oaiise,and forgive thy people w hich si. 4. have sinned against • thee'. 8.^^.*"*^ , -iO Isow, my God, let, I beseech thee, Daniel s thine eyes be open, and /et thine ears ''p?-, he attent unto the prajer thut is made 132^8. in tills place. wzSam. 41 Now, therefore, ' arise, O Lokd ^j^^^g 2 God, into thy " resting-place, thou, and ;,; joshuk tiie ark of thy =< strength : let thy priests, 3.15. O Lord God. be y clothed with salva- ^^^^ tion, and let thy ' saints ivjoice in good- x Neh. npec '• "■ Before CHRIST 1004. a 1 Chr, 38.5. a 1 Kings 8. 54. Daniel 9. 20. h Lev. 9. 24. 1 Kings 18. 38. c Ezek. 10. 4. <^ he built in f Humath. di Kings 5 Also he built sBeUi-horon the up- ^•yt'- per, and Belh-lioron the nether, fenced ciKings ' . .' .., ,, . , , ' 9. 19. cities, with v.';'.ils, gates, and bars : / 1 chr. 6 And ^ Baalath, and all tiie siore-ci- i^' k;,,™, ties that Solomon had, and all the 'cha- ^1 Kings . '. II, 9. 17. riot-cities, and the cities o; the horse- *i Kings ,nen, and f all t!iat Solomon desired to »*i Kings build in Jei'usalt- m, aiid in Lt banon, and 9. 19. throue-hout all the land of his dominion tHeb. o - - - -whatso- ever Se- iomon's desire kad de- sired to, 1 Kings 7.2. liccl. 2. 10. k Genesis 10. 15, 16. 7. 8. ajld tHeb. holt- . nesses. 7 1i As fur all the people that w re left of the '^ Hittiter, and the Amorites, and the Peiizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebi'sltes, which were not of Israel, 8 But of their children, who were left after ihem in the land, v. horn the chil- dren of Israel consumed nut, them did Solomon make to ' pa) tribute until tiiis day. ii Kings 9 But of the children of Israel did s. 13, 14. Solomon make no sr r>. ants ior his work ; ^ ^"^^' but they v:cre men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. lU And these were the chief of king wi Kings Solomon's oliicers, even '"two hundred 9. 23. j^i^fj fifty, thai. b:.re rule over the people Ml Kings 11 % And Sulumon ^ brought up the 3. i-anci diiugluer of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built, for her : for he said. My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, b- cause the places are f holy, vvhereunto the aik of the Lord liatii come. 12 \\ Then Solomon offered burnt-of- ferings unto the Lord on the altar of 0 1 Kings the Lord, v\ hich he had built ° before 8- 64. yie porch, p 1 Kings 13 Even after p a certain rate every 8.64. jay_ oiFering according to the com- mandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new-moons, and on the so- lenm feasts, q three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened br^ad, and in the feast of weeks, and in the least of tabernacles. 14 If And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the ' courses of the priests to tlieir service, and the Levites to their charges, to s 1 Kings praise and minister before the priests, 8- 63. as the ^ duty of every day required : th.e p/i7_ ^' ' porters also by their courses at f every t Heb. gate : for so had David the " man of tlid^'ate ^°^ commanded. 1 chfon? 15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites, concerniuL, any matter, or concerning the " treasures. 16 Now, all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the fiiundation y 1 Kings of the house of the Lord, and until it z niings ^^'^^ finished. So the house of the Lord 9. 26. was y perfected. a Ueut. 17 ^[ Then went Solomon to ^ Ezion- 2 Kings geber, and t'j ••> Eloth, at the sea-sidc in 23. 14. the land of Edom. q Exod, 23. 14. Deut. 16. 16. r 1 Clir, 24. 1. 26. 13. «2 Sam. 33.2. Acts 13. 22. s chap. 26. 20, 18 And b Huram sent him by the Before hands of his servants, ships, and ser- ^^f,'^^ vants th;\t had knowledge of the sea; ^^^vO |,and tJjey^ent with the servants of Solo- b i Kings n(|p to Ophir, and too!c thence <^ four 9- 26, 28. hifKdred and fifty talents of gold, and g/gg.'"^" brought thevi to king Solomon. CHAP. IX. 1 The queen nf Sheba adniireth the iiiis- doni of Solomon : 13 his riches: 29 his reign and detUh. AND when the » queen of Sheba cir. ggs. Sieard of the ''fame of Salomon, she ^^l Kings came lo jirove Solomon with hard ques- ^}' tions at Jerusalem, witii a very greaf 12.42. company, and camtls that bare spices, Luke and guld in abt: idance, and precious /, ji^t .stones; and, when she was coine to 14. 1. ' Solomon, she communed with him of all I hat was ii\ her heart. 2 And Solomon told her all herques- ;ions: and there was nothing hid from .Solomon which he <^ told her not. ^ 1 Kings 3 And when the qvieen of Sheba ha.' 10. s. seen t!.e ^ wisdom of Solomon, and Uie g ^4°^' house that he h;id built, Mat.' 4 And tlie meat of his table, and thf }-• '*2' = itting of his servants, and the a tend- j 35/ ance of his ministers, and their apparf t ; Coi. 2. 3. his cup-bearers also, and their apparel ; j^^^"^^^ and !iis ascent by which he went up int ■ Rev.' the hduse "f the Lord; there was m; 3.21. more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king-. It wc.s a true 'report which 1 heard in mine own /i Kings land of thine acts, and of tiiy wisdom : 10. 6, 6 Howbeit, I believed not their words until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and behold, the one half of the great- ness of thy wisdom was not told me : for thou t exceedest the fame that 1 1 Heb. hp-.rd hast add* '^^'^'<^- , ,, edtothe 7 f. Happy are thy men, and happy are fame, these thy servants, wliich stand continu- 1 Cor. ally before tiiee, and hear thy wisdom, ijo'hn 8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, 3. 1,2. which delighted in thee, to set thee on f^^^^^"" his i> throne, to be king f>r the Lord fe i chr. th} God: because liy God loved Israel, 29.29. to' establish Ihcm for ever, iheretore l^j^^'^' made he thee king over them, to do 1.31,32. jddgmeiit and justice. 9 And she gave tlie king • an hundr< d «" Exod. and twenty talents of gold, and of spices ^*- ^^• great abundance, and precious stones : neither was >< there any such s|iice as \\\' * 1 King? queen ol Sh' ba g;.ve kiig Solomon. ■"'• ^°- 10 And the ' servants also of Huram, / 1 Kings and the servants of Solomon, w Inch ]f- "• 1 , .• «"v ■ • ' I . 1 rsalm !>rought gold {r(nn 0|)nir, orotiglit al 1,3. gum-trees, and precious stones Hev. n And the king made 0/ the algum- ^^^ ^''; trees «> terraces to the house of the mi Kings Lord, and to the king's palace, and *°" liarps and psalteries ior singers: and there were none such seen before in tlie land of Judah. 12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whats.o- Solomon's riches^ andtlirone of iiMy- CHAP. X Before ever she asked, " besides that which she Kehoboam refuseth the old men's counsel. 72. 10. Isaiah 60. 7, 8 Jer. 2S. 22. ^Gen. 24.22. tHeb. hence and thence. tiJ^ell^ uaiGen. 31.21. X 1 Kings 16. 28. sh. 1. 16. horse* oat of Egypt, and out of all lands. ca»v.e to Rshoboam 9:1 the third day, as 29 fl Now the rest of the nets o*' Solo. mon, first and last, are they n t w li '■ r in the boe and in tl.e visions of Iddo the seei ; gainsit Jc-r 'boam, the son > i Neb;'t ? 3u Ai:d Solomon rti. 1 ed in Jerns; lem over a'l Israei f :r y } . ars. 31 A:'d Sol.)n)on slept with his thers, and he was biiri-^d in the- city D.iv.d his faliier : and f Kehoboam his uiu.^d son reigned in his stead. 13. 7. CHAP. X. 1 1 Ri'hobocnn refusing the old merits good Counsel, \6ten tribes revolt, and hejiecth to jftrusalcnu AND Rehoboum went to =■ Shechem : cir. 97a, for to SheclieiT. were ^ all Israel come "Gen. to make him king. f{ ^(^^^^ 2 Anii it came to pass, when Jero- 12. 1. boam, the son or Nebat (who was in i Egypt, whither he - had fled from the c i Kings presence of Solomon the king) heard /<, i'-*^- tiiat Jeroboam ^ returned out of Egypt j 1 KL-igs 3 And thev sent and called hini; so 12.3. Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our y < ke = griev- e 1 Kings ous : now tlienrfbre ease thou some- ■*•/' what the grievous servitude of thy f^i - and 5.' is. ther, and his heavy yoke that he put and 9. 22. upon us, and we will serve thee. ch'V^io^' 5 And he snid unto them, f Com- /ikin^ again unto me after three days. A; ti 12.5. the people dep;iited. ' 112.5. 6 ^1 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father uhile he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me, to return answer to this people ? 7 And they spake unto him, saying. If thou be t kind to tliis peo].]e, and tHeb. plex'.e them, and speik good words t'> {"kui"'^* them, tiiey will be thy servants for ever. 12. 7.^ 8 But he forsook the coi.r.sel whicli Neh. the old men gave him, and took counsel p^J?;^ with the g young men that were brought 86. 17. up with him, that stond b(;fore him. foV?'"^ 9 And he s:.id 1 nto tiieni. What ad- chapter vice give ye, that we may return answer 12. 13. to this people, which ha\'e spoken to me, saying. Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put i!|)on us : 10 Aii'i the young men that were brought up with him spake unto h m, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the peo- ple that spake unto thee, saying, Ihy father m (d- our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat Ughter for us; thus shalt thou say unto' them, h My litde A i King'^ finger shall be" thicker than my lather's 12. lo. loins. 11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chas'ised you with whips, but I 'Viiil chastise you with scor- pions. 12 11 So Jeroboam and all the people Ten tribes revolt from Rtlioooam^ II. CHRONICLES. Rehoboavi^s vihes and children. Before tb.e kinpf bade, saving, Come again to ^"^5.^ me on Ihe third day. \,/'\/->sJ 15 And the kinsr answered them rongidy ; and king Rehoboam forsuok tlie counsel of the v\<\ men, 14^ ^i'"^^ ^^ ^'^'^ answered them after the ' ad- ch. 13. 7. vice of the yoiii'g men, saying, My fa- antl 34. 1. t: e" made your yoke heavy, but I will ^q'^I^ add thereto : my father chastised you Isaiaii with whips, but I liiiil cftu3tise joii witli 3.2.3. sen -nioris. Mesib'bah ^^ So the king hearkened not unio the same tliL- people; for the t cause was of God, Tlh^ tV.tt '''^^ ^'^^ Loud might perf -rm li s word, is, A ' liicli he spake by tlie hand of Anijah •wheeling the Sliilonite, to Jeroboam, tlie son of about, xT„u 1- A.%1. 16 ^! And when all Israel savi that Psalms ji^p kintr would not heaiken unto them, 19.14.and , ^^ , ■ .■ i • • 2S. 3. and he people an.'-wered the uinir, sayini;. 0-. 12,13. What portion i ave we in David? and andsYi' "'"^ ^■''''^ '^"'^^ inheritance in ;he son of ■Mat. ' "' Jesj-e ; every mai: to yiiur tents, O Is- 6. 13. and j.yp] . fi^ii now, Da- id, see to thine own John ' bouse. So all Israel went to their tents. 17.15. 17 But i'j/orthe ciiidren of Israel ^°^- that dwelt in the ciiies of Judah, Reho- I'cor. boam reigned over tliem. 10. 13. 18 Then kliig Rehohoam sent ^ Hado- *2^. i^s."^^ ^'i™ ^^ ^^ "^^^ o^'^'* ^^^ ' 'rib. t'- ; and the / 1 Kings cliildren of Israel stoned him with stone-^ 4. fi. and ^|,jjt (ig .jjej . ij^t i.-,ng. Rehoboam made „jver.i4. speed to get him up to his chariot, to Ecc!. fiee to Jer'isa'cn-,. Rom ^^ ^''^ Israel m rebelled against the 6.21.' liOU.''e of David unto this day. CHAP. XI. 1 Echoboatn raising an army to subdue liraei, is foi biduen by Sheinaiah the prophet. 18 Rfliuboam's nxives. ''^^'"gs AND when Rehoboam was come to iikinos Je^'usfdem, he gathered of the ^ house 12. 21. ' ot Judah and Benjamin an hundred and \3^t^^^ ff»urscore thousuid chosen men, v. hich d 1 kings were *= warri rs, to fight against Israel, 12.23. tha he might bring the kingdom again l.^f. ^° Rehoboam. Lev. 2 But the word of the Lord came to ^- ^- SLeniaiah, the = man of God, saying, s. 21.' 3 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of 1 Kings Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Is- ilom*' ''''*^' ^^^ Judah and Benjamin, saying, 9. 3. * 4 Thus saith tiie Lord, Ye >,hall not / Gen. go up nor fight again>t = yovu- brethren : 1 kings re'un every man to his house; for this 12. 15. f thing is done of me. AnA ihey obeyed li^^^' "'^ words of ih.e Lord, and returned /Joshua from gning a-ainst Jen.boam. 19. 15. 5 ^ And Rehoboam dv. i-lt in Jerusa- ^_*3i_ ^' lem, and s built cities for defeiice in Ju- AsSam. dab. /2'Kin s 6 He built even '' Beth-lehem, and 12.17: 'Etam, and k Tekon, m Joshua 7 And Beth-/iur, and Siioco, and Adtd- 10. 10. I « Joshua '•*"^' , , . , , , 15.24. 8 1 And Gath, and '" Mareshah, and oSKings nZiph, ^jer.' 9 And Adoraim, and "Lachisb, and 34. 7. p Azekah. 10 And <5 Zorah, and - Aijalon, and Before s Hebron, which ure in Judah and in ^^^g^J^'' B- I jamin, ff need cities. ^^^/-sj 11 And he fortified t!ie strong holds, ? Joshua and put raptains in them, and store ot 15-33. victual, and of oil and v ine. 19.°42.'*^ V2 And in every several city he put s den, s' ields and spears, and made them ex- 23.2. ceeding st ong, having Judah and Ben- jamin on his side. 13 ^j And the priests and the Levites, that lie; e in all Israel, resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14 (For the Levites left their suburbs, 974. aiid their pos^^ession, and rame to Judah and Jerusalem : for ' Jer' boam and his ichap. sons hr.d cast them oi from "txecntinir '^4,™ 1 - , n- .IT '^ U KeV. the priest s otnce unto the Lord. 13. 16. 15 Aid he oti^a ned him >« i)iiests for * Amos the high places, .oid for the devils, ami " * for the c IvLS, which he h:'.d niade.) 16 An;: y after their., out of all the j' Song tribes of Israel, siicli as ^ set their hearts ^pjaim to seek the Loud G"'' of Ibrael, came fig. 33. to Jiriisalem 10 sacrifice unto the Lord G'^d of their fiitliers. \7 So they strengthened, the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong, three years : for ;> three jears they '' walked in the way a chap. of Da\id and ' Solomon. J2. 1. 18 ^ And Rehoboam took him Maha- J5_ jsV^^ lath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son c ch. 11.' of David, to wife, and Abibail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse : 19 Which bare liim children ; Jeush, and Shumariah, and Zaham. 20 And after i'.er he took four hundred thousand chosen men : Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eiglit hundred thou- sand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. 4 ^1 And Abijah « stood up upon mount fZemaraim, which is'in mouni Eph^aim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel : 5 Ought ye not to know, that the Lord God of Israel ? gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even {*■ him and to his sons by ■' a covenant cf sah ? 6 Yet Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon, the son ol David, is risen up, and hath ■ rebelled against his lord. 7 And there are gathered unto him ^ vain men, the children of i Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam, the son of Solomem, when Relioboajn was •" young and " tender- hearted, and could not withst:ind tliem. 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multi- tude, and there are with you " golden calves, which Jeroboam p made you for gods. 9 Have ye not t cast out the priests of tne Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levite^, and have made you priests af-er the manner of the nations of other !arids ? so that whosoever cometh to u-onsecr.-ite himself sxith a young bul- lock, and s seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. 10 But as c for us, the Lord is "- cur God, and we have not forsaken him ; and the priests, which minister unto ;he Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites v.-ait upon their business. 11 And they ^ burn unto the Lord, every morning and every evening, burnt- ,acritices and sweet incense : the shew- oread also set they in ordtr upon the pure 'able ; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every even- ing: for v/e keep the ciialrge of the L o« o our God ; hvX ve have forsaken hi.Ti. 3 C Before CHRIST 972. ■v.- -vw^ = 1 Kings 2.10. 958. a 1 ICiii^ 15. 1. b chap. 11. 20. c Judges 20. 5. tHeb. bound on sting, d cbap. 14. 9. anci 17. 11. 957. e Psalm 120. 7. Rom. 12. 18. / Joshua IS. 22v ^2 baoi. 7. 12, 13,16. h Num. 18. 19. Ezek. 43. 24. i 1 Kings 11.26. ;md £2. 16. k Judges 9. 4. I Dent, 13. 13. m chap. 12. 13. Eccl. 10. le. Isa. 3.4(. 1 Cor. ~ 14. 20, n Epl;, 4. 14. 0 1 2anj. 4. 3, 5. p 1 Kings 12. 28. q chap. 11. 14. r 1 Kings 13. 33. s Exod., 29.15. Num. 23. 1, Micall 6.7. Mark 7. 4. ani- bushment to come about heliind them : so they were befoj-e Judab, and the am- bufihment %vas behind tiiem. 14 And when Judah looked back, be- hold, llie battle was before and beliind : hi Kinfjs and they b cried unto the Lord, and 22. 3SJ. jj^g priests sounded with tiie trumpets. 15 Tlien the men of Judah f>-ave a shout: and, as the men of Judah shout- ed, it came to pass, that <= God smote Jeroboam and all Lsrael before Abijah and Judah. 16 And t!ie children of Israel fled be- fore Judah ; and God <' delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abij.ah and his people slew them witli a tjreat slaug'hter : sn there fell down slain of Israel « five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 Thus tiie children of Israel were t brought under at that time, and tire humHed, children of Judah prevailed, because '" '^^^ they f relied upon the Lord God of their fathers. 19 And Abijah pursued after Jero- boam, R.nd took cities from him ; g Beth- el with the towns thej'eof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim v/ith the towns thereof 20 Neither did Jerobo.am recover strenc^th again in the days of Abijah : and the Lord ^ struck him, and he died. 21 ^f But Abijah * waxed mis^htj^ and mari'ied fourteen wives, and beg'at twenty and two sons, and sixteen dauj^liters. 22 And the rest of tlie acts of |( Abi- jah, and iiis ways, and his sayin_^s, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. CHAP. XIV. 1 Asa deslroyeth idolatry : 6 he strength- eneth his kirigdoni, 9 and overconieth Zerah, and spnileth the Ethiopians. ■^.g-^ SO Abijah " slept with his fathers, a 1 Kin;;s ami they biu-ied ii-m in the city of D.a- v'd, and Asa his son reij^'ned in his stead. In 'nis days the laud was quiet ^ ten years. 2 And Asa did that which was <^ good iiVi^'.a-id "'•^'^ I'l^^i in the eyes of the Lord his 15. 1 1." God : ch. 25. 2. r> po,. i,g (f,oi- i^^^^-py x\^Q a alt.ars of the strange gvdi,, and tjie "^ high places, and b. ake down tlie images, and cut down t!>e groves ; 4 And c'>mmanded Judah *' to seek the Lord God of ,Jieir fath';rs, and to lurch verse 17. b \ Kin.^s 15. ID. verse 9. and 2'i ver.'^e 3. d Deut. 7 ?. V Lsv. 26. 30. 1 Kiii.;3 15. 1'', /.Tos-ma 22. ••. chrjiLer •'•1. J'.. ' y Joshua 7.28. Before CHRIST no war in those years ; because ^ the ^•v'O Lord h"d given him rest. h Psahn 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let ^-^- '^• us build these cities, and ma.ke about them walls and towers, gates and bars, while tlie land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought liim, and p.c hath g-iven us rest on every side: so they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah th.ree luindred thousand, and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and -j- drew tHel>. bovv's, two hundred and fourscore thou- J;*^'"/"!* sand : all these %vei-e mighty men of va- i chron! lour. 5.13. and 9 ^ And there came out against them ^' 9°\^ Zerali the Ethiopian, with an host of ' a z Psahn thousand thousand, and three hundred •^^■.^']- chariots, and came unto '= Mareshah. s^g.Vo. 10 Then Asa went out against him, Rer. and thev set the battle in array in the Pf ^t' .1 V ... . . 1 . T. •- . . ff Joshua valley ot ' Zephathah at Mareshah. is. 44. 11 And Asa '"cried unto the Lord '-^uCgcs his God, and said, Lord,// is "nothin:," ,,; exocI. with thee to help, v/hether with many, 14. 15. or with them that have no power: hel;> ^l,^^?!'^"^ us, O Lord our Cod; for we rest on nisa'm, thee, and " in thy name v,e go against 14. 6. this multitude. O Lord, tliou art our gj^T God ; let not man prevail p against thee. 0 1 Sain. 12 So the 1 Lord smote the Ethiopi- p 'l^* ans before Asa, and before Judah; and 22.4."^ the Ethiopians fled. Proveil 13 And Asa, and .the people that were l^zgcj, with him, pursued them unto r Gerar : 2. 8. and the Ethiopians were overthrown. Acts 9. 4. that they could not recover themselves ; 1^ \^;''" forthey weredestroyedbeforetheLoRD. r Gen. and before his host : and they carried 2°- '• av/ay very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the » fearof the Lord 35*^5"' came upon them : and they spoiled all the cities ; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the 'tents of cat- ^ ^^^'"■• tie, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to "Jerusa- lem. !< chap. 20. 27. CHAP. XV. 1 Asa onal-etk a solemn covenant with , God : 16 he retnoveth Maachah his viother from being queen. AND the a Spirit of God came upon a 2 Pet. Azariali, the son of Oded. ^' ^^■ 2 And he went out i- to meet Asa, Xll'^l' .and said unto him. Hear ye me, Asa, c Deut. and ail Judali and Benjamin ; The Lord ^°j^" ^ is with you wliiie yc be vvilh hini: a;ui 29. 13'. if ye <' sock him, !»e will be '^ found of * Isaiah you ; but if lie ibrsake ' iiim, he will for- j^-ha'p. sake r, you. 12.3. 3 Now, for '■ a long season Israel hath 5/'^^^'" been without the true God, and without /ichap. a teaching priest, and without law : 52.13- yudah^s covenant vsith God. CHAP. XVI. Hanau'i reprorsth Asa~ ^^f"""?^ 4 But when they in their trouble did ^irl's^T t""i ""to the Lord God of Israel, a; id y^r^ sought him, he was found of them, fchap. 5 And in * those times there Ki-as no 13. 17. peace to him that went out, nor to him lliat came in, but great vexations were k 1 Kings ^,po^ k all the inhabitants of the coun- i'..'ai-.ai5. tries. 37. audio. 6 And ' nation was destroyed of na- Ji Ki'x's '^'O"' ^"'^ '^^^y °^ ^^^y '■ ^'^'^ ^°^ *^'^ ^'^^ 16. 21.^ them wi'.h all adversity. . chapter 7 gf. ye ,1, strong, therefore, and let ^j" Vy "' not your hands be weak ; » for your work 7)j Ezra shall be rewarded. }^^.\ 8 And when Asa heard these words, 36. 13! 'ii3 \i. s.'^d '^he heart of Asa was perfect all his T "17.2. days. Y 18 ^ And lie brouglit into the house of God the things ih'at his fatlier had dedicated, and that he himself haa dedicated, silver, and gold, and ves- * chap. Sels. 13.2^'arid ^^ ■'^"^ t\ie.ve. was no more war untu 16". 1'. the b five and thiitietii year of the reign v-rseio. of A?a. Before CHRIST 340. CHAP. XVI. 1 Asa, by a league v:ith the Syrians, di- vertetfi Baa.dia from Luilding of Ra- i)iah : 13 his death and burial. IN tlie " six asd thirtieth year of the « lEingi reign of Asa, Baasha king of Itrael came Y'u^' up against Judah, and ^ built Raniah, to u'^s/' the intent that he might let none " go out c Exod. br coroe in to Asa king of Judah. ch^'15 " 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and ^ sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, rfclia?. tliat dwelt at Damascus, saying, ^' "" o There is a leagi.e betw ecn me and ihee, as tliere ivas between my father and tliy father : behold, 1 have sent thee silver and gold ; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, tuat he may depart from me. 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote « Ijon, and Dan, and Abe-maim, elKin-^s and all the 'store-cities of Naphtah. /'i Kingi 5 And it came to pass, when Baasha 9. 19. heard it, that he left off building of Ra- mah, and let his work cease. 6 Then Asa the king s took all Ju- r 1 Kin^^ dah, and they carried away the stones !*• 32. of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wlierewith Baasha was biiil ling ; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah. 7 ^ And at that time '' Hanani the ^,4, seer came to Asa king of Judah, and A chap, said unto him. Because thou ■ hast re- ^.■^^: lied on the king of Syria, and not re- 31, 1' lied on the Lord thy God, therefore is Jer. 17.5. the host of tl.e king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the ^chap. Lubims a '" huge host, with very many /p^'ijj, chariots and horsemen? yet, because 113. e. thou didst rely on the Lord, he deli- ProverLs vered them into thine hand. ^ech. 9 For the ' eyes of the Lord run to 4. 10.' and fro throughout the whole earth, to "t^^- ^^• shew himself « strong in the behalf ol afia32. 7. than whose heart zj perfect toward him. isaiah Herein "thou hast done foohshlv; there- iP'i*' ,. ,. , ,^ 1 ■ - , . Zeca. lore trom lienceiorth thou sliait nave 2. 5. wars. n2San!. 10 Then Asa v.as " wroth with tiie jjatthew seei', and put him in a p prison-house : n. 4. for he was in a rage with him because och^p. of this thing. And Asa ". oppressed Psaiin name of tiie people the same tin^e. 141.5. 11 II And, behold, the acts of Asa, fp'^f -..^d tirst and last,.lo, they are v.rilten in the 29! 26." book of the kinsts of Judah and Israel. 9 Gen. o, 12 And Asa, in the thirty and ninth Igf^i year of liis reign, v,-as diseased in his 2 sam. feel, until his disease ijas exceedinif ^'■^: ^ . . . ,. , , " r 1 Cnr. great: yet m his disease he ^ sought not 10.14. ■ 0 tlie Lord, but to the physicians. . oi'*. 13 Any tlie apothecaries' art ; ai.d they ifi. 1. made - a very threat burning for him. sa.t: CHAP. XVII. 1 ydioshaphat, reigning well, prospereth: 7 he scndeth Levites to teacli in yudah : 12 his greatness, captains, and armies. jlTlMtis, AND |i Jehoshaphat his son reigned ^'he Lord in his Stead, and strensrthened himself janiat Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fen- ced ' ciiies of Jiidah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in tiie cities of Epliraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was ^ with Jeho- shaphat, becanse he walked in tlie "^ first v/ays of his father David, and sought not unto Baahm ; 4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his command- K I Kings ments, and ■' Gj / Jer. 23.2S.and 42. 4. 1 Cor. 11. 23. m Lanx. 4. 21. Amos 4.4,5. mouth. Gen. 7. 1, Exodus 23. 2. Psalm SO. IS. Isaiah 23. IS. Hos. 6. 9 Acts 23. 20. i3!V. and V^ "P ^"" prosper, and they shall be de- 17.. 17, iivered into your hand. jl 15 And the king said unto him. How |' many limes shall I adjure thee that •; thou say nothing but tiie truth to me in ;; ihe name of Ihe Lord ?. i' 16 Then he said, I did " see all Israel i; scattered upon tlie mountains, as sheep « ria'ngs that have no shepherd: and the Lord , 17. said, These have no master ; Ut them return, tlierefure, every man to his house in peace. ;; 17 And the king of Israel said to Je- 1{ hoshaphat, Did 1 not tell thee that he i would not prophesy good unto me, but evil ? ii 18 Again he said. Therefore hear the !| word of the Lord. 1 saw the Lord sit- z ting upon his tlu'one, and ail the ° host ; of iieaven standing on his right hand, \^ ancL on his left. j 19 And the Lord said, 'Who shall \. entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may L go up and fall at Ramolh-gile;id! And ! , . one spake, saying after this manner, ' onti'^' ^""^ another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out p a spirit and stor.d before the Loud, and said, 1 will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith I 21 And he said, I v.illgo out, and be t a lying spirit in tlie mouth of all bis Matthew prophets. And the LORD s;iid. Thou 2 Thess. Shalt entice him, and 1 thou shalt also prevail : go out, and do even so. 22 Now, therefore, behold, r the Lord hath p;it a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against lliee. 23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Che- naanah, came near and smote Micaiah s upon the cheek, and said, Wh-.h way went tlie Spirit of the Lok.d from me to speak unto thee ? 2 1' And Micaiah said^ Behold, thou J 0 Psalms 103. 20, 21. and 143. 2. Daniel 7. 10. p 2 Cor. 12. 7. 2 Thess. 2. 9, 11. tHeb. a spirit of J'ulse- Hosea 4. 12. Zech, 13.2. John 8.44. a Psalm ioo. 17. 2.11. r Judges 9.23. Allies 3.6. Romans 1.24. f Jer. 20.2. Mark 14.6. Acts 23. 2. 2 Cor. ' 12. 7. Jelioskaphat lisitith his kingdom. shalt t see on tli&t day, when thou shalt pfnllST go into an inner chamber to hide th}- g57. self. V-^,-0 25 Then the king of Israel said. Take tMat.l ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Ro^^'^ns Amon the goven\or of the city, and to 7. 23^ Joash the king's son ; 26 And say, Thus saith the king. Put iih\sfe/l(nj in the " priiion, and feed liim ^^J''^^^ with ^ bre:id of affiicUoii, and with v. a- Mat. * ter of airliction, until I return in peace 14. 3. 27 And Mic:;iah said. If thoucertaiv 22! 27?^' ly return in peace, then hatii not th'. Isaiah i.ORD y spoken bv roe. And he said. so. 20. TT ■ 11 ' • ' y Num. Hearken, all ye people. 16. 29. 28 So the king of Israel, and Jeho- shapli.nt the V:iiig of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29 And llie king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will * disguise myself, 5. ]2, and will go to the battle; but put thuii 13,14. on thy robes. So the king of Israe". ^1°^^^^' disguised himself, and thej- v.ent to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had com- manded the captains of the chariots that iirre with him, sayhig. Fight ye not with small cr great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it cam.e to pass, when thfi captains of the chariots saw Jehosha- phat, that they said. It is the king of Isi-ael ; therefore they » compasscvd a- 22/^° bout him to fight: but ^ Jehoshaphat Ps. 46. 1. cried out, and the Lord helped him; j?']^'^- and God moved them to depart from j chron. him. 13.13. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perc^-ived that it V. as n t the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. S3 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king- of Israel t|Helv1 t between the joints of the harness ; tf'^^"'\ •therefore he said to his chariot-man, Us .md Turn thine hLiid, that thou mayeslcarrj the coat me out of the host; for I am wounded. "Z'""'^' 34 Ar.d tlie battle increased that day : howbeit tlie king of Israel stayed him- 2^f^"'' self \i\> in his chariot against the Syri- vci-seio. ans until the even ; and about the time chapter of the sun going dov. n he "^ died. ' ' CHAP. XIX. 1 yehoshaphr.t 'visiteth his kint^donn: Shis instructions to the judges, 8 to the priests and Levites, ijj'c. AND Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sgs.^ returned to his house ^ in peace to Je- jg^if* rusalem. *iKing3 2 And i' Jehu, the son of Hanani the ^^- }:. seer, uent out to meet him, and said to ig. 3. king Jehoshaph.it, Shouldest thou help ch.is. 3. ihe^ ' ungodly, and eut. 5, 3L t Niim. 76.46. 5( Ezek, 3. IB. .V Exod. 3.8. 26. Meut. 1.15. -and 17. S. V 1 t'lir. 20. 29. IT came to pass after this also, that the children of ^ Moab, and the cinklren of Amnion, and willi them ot'ier besides the Animonilcs, came ^ against Jeho- sliapliHt to battle. 2 Then tliere came some that told Jehoshaphat, saving", Tliere conieth a great multitude against thee from be- yond the « sea, on this side Syria: and behold, they be in <' Hazazon-lamar, wliicii is « En-gcdi. 3 And Jeho-shuphat f feared, and set himseli" s to seeic the Lord, and pro- claimed ''a fa.st throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gatiiered themselves to- h Esther gethcr to ask /ielp of tiie Lord : even ^Fsth I- ^"^ ^^ ' ^'^^ ^'^^ cities of Judah they came ■!. U'. to seek tiic Lour-. 3'sal. S3. i5, 7 la. 7. 1. Kev. 17. 14. i> chap. 19.2. f Gtn. 14. 3. Joshua 15.5. il Gen. 14.7. e Joslina I'j. 02. f chap. 'l9. 2. }' I'salm 5 ^ And Jehoshaphat stood in the con- Before gation of judah and Jerusalem, in the '^"^q''''^ house of the Lord, before •< the new o-v-O court, k chap. 6 And said, O Lord God of our f;i- y-^- thcrs, arf not thou ' God in heaven ? and g^f ' '^ rulest jiot thou over all the kingdoms m Dau, of the heathen ? and in thine hand is ''• ^*' there not power and might, so that " « Psahn none is able to withstand thee \ ^2. u. 7 Art not thou <= our God, who didst ^^*^^"- p drive out the inhabitants of this land ^Psa'im belbic thy people Israel, and gavest it 44. 2. to tlie seed of Abraham 'i thy friend, for a isaiah ever? '^^■^■ 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee ^ a sanctuary therein for thy L^g^^"" 5 name, saying, j i' kings 9 If, %\}hen t evil cometh upon us, as s- 3.^ the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or g.^33'"^* famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, for thy name is in this house, aiid cry unto thee in our afflic- tion, then thou v.ilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom thou " wouldest not let Israel in- " ^'™'- i vade when they came out of the land of ^''' '''■ I Egypt, but tliey turned from them, and destroyed them not ; I 11 Behold, I say, how they " reward -vchap, I us, to come to cast us out of thy pos- p"^ ~f'^ I session, which thou hast given us to m- andi69.'4. j herit. Jer. 18.20. I 12 O our God, wilt thou y not judge I ^j|am. them? for we have ^ no might against -'ceut. this great company that cometh against 32. 36. us ; neither know we what to do : but ^ 25!'i5!"* our ej'es are upon thee. Isaiah 13 And all Judah stood ^ before the f-\ Lord, with vheir "^ little ones, their 2.°4!* wives, and their children. b Lev, 14 ^f '' Then upon Jahaziel, the son of J";^' Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son 29. 11. " of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Le- Song 3. 5. vite of tiie sons of Asaph, came the <= 2o?22."^' Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the f Nuni. congregation ; ^^ ^^• 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Ju- 24.^20^'^ dah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat ; Thus sailh the Lord unto you, 'Be not afraid nor -[l^:}}^' tlismaycd by reason of this great multi- isa.37. e. tudc ; for the battle is s not yours, but s Exod. ^""'s- ' . "cVsc'ir. 16 To-morrow go ye down agamst them : behold, they come up by the clitfof Ziz; and ye shall hnd them at the end of th'-. brook, before the wilder- ness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall ''not need to fight in this /^ ver.24. battle; set yourselves, ' stand ye still, jE.Hod. and sec the s.ilvation of the Lord with ■'*• ^^• you, O judah and Jerusalem : fear not, iior be dismayed ; to-morrow go out aj^ainst them; lor the Lord ivill be k with you. *Num. 18 Ai.d Jehoshaphat 'bowed his head, 11. 9. v.itlt his face to tue ground : and all ju- ^j,;,^*^^ (hdi, and the inhubi'tants of Jerusalem, 4.31. 1 Sam. 14. 20. ^ehoshnphat's enemies oterthroi^n: CHAP. XXI. Before fell before the Lokd, worshipping' the CHRIST T „„„ ggg Lord. V,^,.^^ 19 And the Levites of the children cf fri 1 Chr. the ''■ Kohalhites, and of the childrer. 6. 23. „f the Korhites, stood up to pi'aise t!ie Lnr.D God of Israel with a loud voice uri l)igh. SO % And tliey rose early in the morn- ing-, and went forth into the wilderness K2'^rKm. of " Tekoa : and, as they went forth, ^^-- Jeiioshaphat stood and said. Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhahltunts of Jerusa- 0 Isaiah lem ; " Believe in the Loed your God, 7- 9. . so shall ye be p established ; believe his fs.Te? prophets, so shall ye <5 prosper. q 1 ckr. 21 And, when he 'had consulted with r"'h"' ^'^^ people, he appointed singers unto 13.1. ' the Lord, and that should praise the •v Exod. s beauty of holiness, as they went out J^Ps^lm before the army, and to Siiy, ' Praise 136.1. the Lord; for his mercy cndureth for ever. 22 ^ And, when they began to sing K2Kin^ ^''-^ to praise, the Lord set " am bush - 6. 17. and ments against the children of Ammon, P^saim ^loab, and mount Seir, which were 35. s, 6. come against Judah; and they were smitten. • 23 For the children of Ammon and .V Judges Moab x stood up against the inhabitants 7. 22. of mount Seir, utterly to slay and de- stroy thevi : and, when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came toward the watch-tower in the wilderness the} looked unto the multitude, and, behold, y Exod. they '■^'ere y dead bodies fallea to the 14. 30. earth, and f none escaped. Ihere ' ^^ ^"^ when Jehosha[)hat and his ivasno people came to take away the spoil of ^capinz, them, they found among them in abun- 50. 22. dance both riches with the dead bodies, t Heb. and f precious jewels (which they strip- ve'tseh o/ped off for themselves) more than they i^Chron. could carry away : and they were three 18. 7. days in gathering of the spoil, it was so J^y- much. 26 5| And on the fourth day they as- sembled themselves in the valley of jl Thnt 11 Berachah ; for there they blessed tiie '^' 0/ Lord : therefore the name of the same E.xod."°' phice was called. The ^ valley of Bera- is. I. chah unto this daj'. 19^V 2 ~" Tlien tlipy returned, every man or xjoei' Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat 3.2,12. in the f fc^e-front of them, to go again J6?V^. '^'^ Jerusalem with joy : for the Lord t Heb. had made them ^ to rejoice over their I'l'^''' (.nemies. 6. IS. ' 2S And tliey came to Jerusalem with a Xeh.; psalteries, and harps, and U'umpels, ^' *^' unto the house of the Lord. h Gen. 29 And the ^ fear of God was on all cKip* ^^^ kingdoms of those countries, when 14. ii. t^ey had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 60 So the realm of Jtdioshaphat was cJob q-iitt; (or his <: God gave him rest v5 — roundabout. 12.14. aiid xs. 3. his lehn and death. 31 ^ And Jehoshaphat reigned over Before Judah. He -.vas thirty and five years *''"^>f^^ ')kl when ho began to reign ; and he v,^^^-^ reigned twenty and five years in Jerusa- lem : and his mother's name \::c:s Azu- bah, the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the ^ way of ■ edly : " "' 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships 'to go to Tarslilsii: and /iKin;»3 lliey made the ships in k Ezion-gaber. i°- 23_- .37 Then Eliezer, the sonof Dodavah Ise^''^ of Mareshah, prophesied against Je-.j, hoshaphat, sa} ing. Because thou hast i2.i.5.'and 'joined thyself with Ahaxiah, the Lord 20. 2, hath '■' broken thy works. And the ships "s.'^a."''' were broken, that they v.'ere not able to Psalm go to T:irshish. 127. i. CHAP. XXL 1 yehoramsucceedeta jehoshaphat: Shis "^•icied reign .- 12 iLlijaKs prophecy a- gaia&t liim .• 18 his sore disease. NOW Jehoshaphat slept with his 85?. fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David : and |; Jehoram his C That son reigned in his stead. ^^' '!'''/ 2 And he had brethren, the sons o: exlft'ed. Jehosiiaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, ar.u sKings Zcchariah, and Azariah, and Michael, 9.27 '*"'* and Sliephatiali : all these 'i::ere the sons verses of Jehoshaphat kir.g of Israel. ^> ^> '2- 3 And their father gave them great 892. » gifts of silver, and of geld, and of a Gen. precious things, with fenced cities in^^-^- Juda:; : but the kingdotti gave he to Je- horam, because he was ''the fir.st-born. JGen. 4 Now, w iien Jehorsm was ^ risen ss.^si. up to the kingdom of his father. He |i!"7^and strengthened himself, and ^ slew all his 22! 15. b;eiliren with the sword, and^/'j«\s also ^^^ of the princes of Israel. t/'judgesj 5 ^ Jc horam ^loas thirty and iv/o years 9- -• old when lie began to' reign, and he ^ j jj;„ reigned « eight \ears in Jerus.alem. 22. 42. 6 And he v. a'lked in the w.iy of the f?' '^'"S'' - king-s of Israel, like as did ;' the house ;ri Kings of Anab ; for he had the '» daughter of i''. 30. Ahab 10 v>ife : and he wrought that 'cMcU 22^ jf^' ^iis evil in the eyes of the Lord. i 1 Kings 7 Howbeit the Lord would "otde-"-^"-^ stroy the ■ house of David, because ofy^ta. tiie f' covenant that he had made with tHeb. Divid, and as he promised to give a ij^^'... t fight to him and to his sons for ever. 11..36.' JE/iJa/i's prophecy. II. CHRONICLES. yehu slaycth Ahazial.. Before CHRIST 889. t Heb. har.d. . / 2 Kings 3.21. W! 2 Kings 8. 22. n chap. J 3. 10. and 15. 2. 0I.CV. 26. 30. p Lev. 17. 7. and 20. 5. 2 Kings 9.22. Terse 13. q Rev. 13. 16. r 2 Kings .n. 11. Isa. AS. 1. J 1 Kings 15. 26. < Exod. .'^4.15. Dent, r.i. 10, Psalm 73. 27. u 1 Kui^s 10.31,33. s vcr. IS. £87. y 2 barn, 24. 1. tHeb. tit the hand of theCu- shites. Job 1. 14. 887. = Psalm 137.2. 835. e vcr. 15. h chap. 16. 14. c Joshua 23. 14. 1 Kings 2.2. tHeb. ivithout desire, I'rov. 10. 7. Jer. 2?. 13. 8 II In his da^'s the Edomites re 'Olted '"nm under th.e j "'oTiiMioa of Jiidah, uwd made lUemselves a KJ'-.g. 9 I hen Ji^!;ora!ii '-*<'e(it flirlh with hi? princes, and all his cha'iots \wth him : and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites wiiicK compassed him in, and the captains of the ciariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted fioiv. under the hand of J'ldah unto il.is day. The same time also ■ bowels, until thy bowels f.iU out by reason of the sickness d.ay by day. 16 51 Moreover, v the Lord stin*ed up against Jchoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that iccre t i.ear the Ethiopians. 17 And they came up into Judah, and ^ brake into it, and carried away all the substance that ivas found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. 18 ^ And after all tiiis the Lord smote him in his ^ bowels with an ui- curable disease. 19 And it came to pass, lliat, in pro- cess of lime, after tlic end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sick- ness ; so he died of sore diseases : and his peojjle made \\o ^ burning lor him like the burning of his fath.ers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he bega'A to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and 'departed f v/ithout b.'ing desired : howbeit tiiey buried liim in the city of David, bat not in the sepulchres of the kings. CHAP. XXII. 1 Ahaziah's •uicked reign .- 5 he is slair^ l>y Jeliu. 10 Athaliah usurpeth t.'ie iingJcirt; yuas'i saved by his aunt. ^ AND the ir.in;!''v.tr.;s ^f Teru-alcui ji* ma'l? Ahazlah his youngest son king in his stead : for the ^ band of men that ca no with the Arabia's to the camp h.id sl.iin all the eldct. So Ahaziah, t^ie son of Jehoram king of Judah, rt igned. 2 Forty and two years old was Aha- : ah when he began to reign; and he ■ eigned <= one year in Jerusalem : his '.other's name also was Athaliah, the - d ughter of Omri. 3 « He also walked in the ways of the >ouse of Ah;b: f-r Hiis mother was his :c )'insell)r lo do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he ilid evil in the sight )f tiie Lord, hke -he house of Ahab .- for tiiev were his cou'fsellors, after the 1 -alh of his father, to his !> destruc- tion. 5 *^i He walked also after their ' coun- sel, and went with Jehoram, the son of Ahab king of Israel, to war against Ha- z'iel king of Syria at ^ Ramoth-gilead : and tiie Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in 1 Jezreei, because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, wlien he fouglit with Mazael king of Syria. And Azariah, the son of Jetioram king of Ju- dah, went down to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, at Jezreei, because he was sick. 7 And the f destruction of Ahaziah •■■1 v.as of God, by coming to Joram : for when he was come he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nim- shi, whom the Lord had " anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that when Jehu was ° executing judgment upor the house of Ahab, andfound the princes of Jud.ili, and the sons of the p breUiren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, ihe slew them. 9 A.nd rhe sought Ahaziah : and they caught him (for he was hid in Samaria) and brought liim to Jehu ; and v.'iien they h.-id slain him they buned iiim : Be- cause, said th.ey, he is the son of Je- hoshapliat, wiio ^ so'igiit the Lord with all bis heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom. 10 % But when Athaliah, the mother of Ahazi d), ■■ saw that her son was dead, she arv)se, and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of J udah. "1 1 But '^ JehoshabeaLii, the daughter of the king, took Joash, the son of Aha- ziah, and stole him fr..m among tiie king's sons that were slain, and put him .Old his nurse in a f "oed-chamber So Jehoshabtath, tlie daughter of king Je- horam, tlie, wife of " Jetioiada tlie pi'ies' ;for slie was the sister of Ahaziaii) hid V.m from AthaUah, so that she slew im not. 12 And lie was with theai y hid in lie house of God six years ; and Atha- li-di veit'-ned over tlie Ui.d. • Before CHRIST 835. a Deut. 17. 14,15. chai)ter 21. 17. h chapter 21. 16. c 2 Kings 8.26. d 2 Kings. 8. 26. e chap. 21.6. J 2 Kings. 9. 22. J- 1 Kings 21. 7, h 1 Kings 12. 14. 834. i Psalni A 2Kin^j 8. 29. / Joshua 19. 18. 1 Kings 4. 12. tHeb. treading do'wn, or, tramp- ling upon, Mai. 4. 3. 711 1 Kings 12. 15. n 1 Kings 19. 7. 2 Kings 9.6. c 2 Kings 9. 22. p 2 Kings 10. 13. g 2 Kings 9. 14. r 2 Kings 9. 27. s chap. 15. 12. t 2 King: 11. 1,2. u 2 Kings il. 2. t Heb. a chamber of bed, Ezt-k. 40. 45. X 2 Kings 11. 4. ■y Job S. 13, 14. Psalm 33. 10. Prov. 21.30. Jehoiada mnheth yoash king. CHAP, XXIII. CHAP. XXIII, XXIV. The vjorship of God restored. Before CHRIST 878. » chap. 22. 12. 0 Psalm 112. 5. Matthew 10. 16. d chap. IS. 17. and 31. 3. eNeh. 9. 38. / 2 Sam. 7. 13. 1 Kings 2.4, tHeb. thre- sholds, 2 Kings 12.9. t Heb. holiness, Numbers 1 Jehoiada, having set things in order, 11 viaketh Joash king. 12 Athaliah is slain. 16 yehoiada restoreth the true tuorshtp of God. AND in the » seventli year Jehoiada strenj^thened liimself, and took the cap- and24. 1. tains of hundreds, Azariah, the son of Jeroham, and Ishmatl, the so i of J-- {>o!ianam, and Azanuh, the son of Ohed, and Maaseiah, the son of Adaiah, h 2 Kings and Elishaphat, the son of Zichri, '° into ^'•'>. covenant v.itli h.im. 2 And they went about in Judah, and <^ g'alherf-d ihe Levites out of all the ci- ties of Juilah, and the chief of the fa- thers ^ of Israel, and they came to Jeru- salL-m. 3 And all the congregation made " a covenant with the king in the house of God : and hf f said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David. 4 This is the thing that ye shall do : A third part of you entering on the sab- bath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall he porters of the f doors ; 5 And a third part shall be at the king's house, and a third part at the . 2 gate of the foundation : and all tiie f 1. 6.'"^ people shall be in the courts of the house Acts 3. 2. of the Lord. h 1 Kings 6 But let none come into h the house *• ^°* of the Lord save liie priests, and th 'V that minis' er of die Levites ; they shall go in, f jr they -j- are holy : but all the people shall keep the watch of the 16. s. Lord. slYs* ^ '■^"'^ '^^^ ' Ltvites shall compass the «2 Kings l^ino round about, every man with his n. 7. weapons in his hand; and whosoever else comet!) into the house he shall be put to death : but be ye with the king wlien he cometh in, and when he goeth out. 8 Sj the Levites, and all Judali, did accord.ng to all things that Je'ioiada the 21^ ^"'^^ jTiest had commanded, and k took eve- verse 1. 'T '"*" 'i"' nfien ihat were to come in on vlie sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest di-misscd .ot the jj .-ourses. 9 Moreover, Jehoiada tne priest de- livtred to the cap'.ains of hundrt-ds spears, and t)iicklers, and shields, that had been I kMg Davia's, which we,-c in /2 kfiigs the house of God. 11.10. io .»^ ,,j iig ggf ^j] ,]^g people (every m<»n having his weapon in his hand) f;-o,ii I he right side of tlic temple to the m chap, left Side of the te;nple, along by the al- n^Psaims '■'''' ^''^ '^'^^ temple, by the king round 89. 39. and about. 132. 18. 1 1 Then they m brought out the king's 17. 18.' ^""» ''"'d put iipun iuiii n the crown, aid gave him 'lie ° testimony, and made mm UiUc; : and Jehoiada and his sons aiioiiU- ed him, and said, f God save the king. 12 % Now, when Athaltali heard the llOr, divisi- ons, 1 Chron, 23. 24, 25, 25. chapter noise of the people running and praising ^^^^.^^ the king, she came to the people into gyg, the house of the Lord. V»/-\rO 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his p pillar, at the entering p i Kings in, and the princes and the trumpets by jj^jj the king : and all the people of the land rejoiced, and i sounded with trumpets ; 9 Num. also the singers with instruments of mu- gi,', i5_ 4'. sic, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliali rent her clothes, and said, ' Treason, treason ! J^ ^t^u 14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought Mat 7'. 5. out the captains of hundreds that were Romans set over the host, and said unto them, ^Rg^l Have her forth of the ranges ; and who- 14. 9. so s f dloweth her let iiim be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord. 15 So they laid hands on her ; and when she was come to the entering of the horse-gale, by the king's house, ihey f slew her there. t Judges 15 ^[ And Jehoiada made a covenant iiat. 7. 2. between " him, and between all the peo- ji 2 icings pie, and between the king, >= that they "i^^j. should be the Lord's people. 17 Then all the people went to the y house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pie- ces, and slew ^ Matlan the priest of Baal before the altars. X Joshua 22.5. y 2 Kings 10. 23. t H.b. Let the king live, 1 Kings * 39. z Deut. 13. 9; 1 Kings 18 Also Jehoiada appointed the olTi- 18. 40. ces of the house of tiie Lord by the ?°"| hand of the priests the Levites, whom zech". David had ^distributed in the house of i^t^- the Lord, to ofler the burnt-oflerings j^%o_ of the Lord, as it /* written in tiie ''law « 1 chi-. of Moses, with rejoicinc' and with sinsr- Hv^' ing, as It xvas oraatned by ■= David. js. 2. 19 And he set the '■ porters at the ci chr. gates of the house of the Lord, that "^'^^-^ none ivhich ivas unclean in any thing 3. 10. should enter in. d. 1 chr. 20 And he took the captains of hun- ^^' ^' dreds, and the nobles, ai.d the gover- nors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord : and they came through the ^ high s^ate into the ^2 King* king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. 21 And all the people of the land f ( ^l^^^'^'" rejoiced : and the city was quiet, after p'salm that they had slain Athaliah with tiie 58. 10. sword. CHAP XXIV. 1 yoash reigneth viell : 15 jehoiada be- ing dead, he falleth into iciolatry : 23 he is slain by h:s serz\vtt^\ JO ASH %vas ^ se\en years old when a lKingn of Is- rael, lijr tlie 'Mal'ernacle of xviiness ? 7 For the son.s of Athaliah, ■ that wicled woman, had broken up \ he house of God ; and also ail the k dethcated fiintrs of the i.ousc of the Lord did lii; y bestow upon ' Baahm. 8 And at t' t king's commandment ihey mp.d'- a chest, and set it without at the gate of the Imu se of the Lord. | 9 And they made f a proclam.-ition I through judah anrl Jerusalem, U bring in to the Lord 'die collection tiir.t Mo- >>es, the s( rvani of God, laid ajjon Israel in vhe wi^deniesi. 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cas' into tiie chest, until they had made an end. 11 Now it came to pass, that '"at wiiat lime the chest was brought unto the king's (,ffi'. e by the hand oithe Le- vi;es, ai>d wl.e.i Uiey saw that there ivas much money, ihi king's scribe and the high priest's ofhcer came and empiied the cliest, and look it, and carried ii to his place again. Thus they did day by day, a,'.\l gathered m.^rir-s m abu-ilance. 12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of ihe house of tlie Lord, and hirtd ;; 1 Kings " masons and carjjeiUers to repair the ^- '*• himsfc of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron anil brass to mend the house of Ihe Lord. 13 So the workniin wrought, and f the work was perfected by tlieni, and thiiuork they set the iiouse of God in Ins state, Z,"^"/. ;'^ and sircnglhentd it. liond,"' 1'* And, when they had finished it, Neh. 4. 7. hey brought the rest of ihc. money be- cir. 840. fjjpg ^jip \\\\^ und Jehoiada, whereoi (J 1 Kings \v&\'t. made " vessels hir the house oi r. so. tlie Lord, fjcw vessels to iniiiister, and to ofier nvithal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver : and they oHered buriit-otleiingsirithe liOuse of the Lord continually all the da\s of Jcliouula. cir. E50. 15 If liut Jehoiada waxed old, and p Gen. v,a.s P luUof days when he died ; an hiin- i^chron. »'red and thirty yrars old i::is he when 2?. 1. he died. e, I Kings /2 Kings 12. 4. and 21.2. S KxoJ. .■'■0. 12. h Nam. 1. SO. /aTliess. 2. 8. A Lev, 16,4. / Hosea 2,8. t Heb. a voice, I'^xcdus 3tj,. 6. Mil Kings 10. 12. tHeb. the heal- It) And they buried him in the beisance to tlie king: then the king Proverbs hearkened unto them. jii^br 18 And they v ielt the house of thf e. 10. ' Lord God of their fathers, and served 'chap. groves and idols : and -^ vvratii came up- f/chap. on J'.dah and Jerusalem for this their 23. is. trespass. '^'^ ^40- 19 Yet he ' sent propliets to them, to 32. i. bring them again unto the Lord ; and ■'^cts they I'lestihed aga: .st them : but they ^.gxtm would >: not give car. 4. 10. 20 And (he Spirit of God came upon zJudges Zech.'u-iah, tlie son .'f Jehoiada the priis, ch.'ig. 2. which stood .above the people, and s.,i twenty and five a 2 Kings years oM T,'Ae;i he began to reign; ajicl 14.1. he reigned twenty and nine years i'' Jerusalem : and his mother's name 'aas Jehoaddan of Jfrusalem. 2 And he did that iv/tich %jas riglit i 1 Kings in the sight r.f the Lord, but "^ not witli 18.21. a perff ci heart. i4^3"r 3 II Now, it came to pr,<.-d to him, tiiuthe Isaiah 27. 13. Hosea 10 The Edoinites oiercome. <: slew his servants that had d killed the king his father. 4 But he slew nnt their children, but c d!kp' ^' ^'^ ^^ '' '* writtt-n in the law of the book of Moses, where the Loiio com- manded, sa) ing, ■ The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the ck Idren die for the fathers, but eve.y man shall die for his own sin. j 5 ^1 Moreover, Amaziah gathered Ju- j didi together, and made them captains over tiiousands, and captains f over hun- dred-', according to the ? houses of their \ fathers, throughout all Judah and B-^n-l jamin : and he numbered them from '> | twenty years old and above, and foimd j them three Imndred thousand choice inen, able to go forth to war, that could ' ha. .die spear and shield. 6 He liii-ed also an ^- hundred thou- sand mighty men nf vaiourout of Israel for 1 an hundred Udents of .silver. ! 7 But there came "> a mj.\\ of God to him, sa\ing, O king, let no' tiie army m iKings of Israel go with thee ; " for the Lord ii rot with Isi-.iel, to "xit, Kiih all the children of "Ep'ira'ni. 8 But if iLou will go, p do it, be strong for the battle ; God shall make thee fall before the enemy : ibr God hath i pow- er to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But wh.it shall we do for the hun- 34. 26. d chap, 24. 25. e Deut 24. 16. /I Chr. 13. 1. X Exod 6. 14. h Num. 1.18. i chap. 11. 12. .♦ chap. 13. 3. ; Exod. 2i. 39. 1 Chron 22. 14. 10. 1. 71 I Kings 12. 28. di. 15. 2. and24.20. Amos 3.3. 0 Isaiah and 28. 1. Hosf-a 6.4.^" dred talents which I have given to the p 1 kings army of Israel ? And the man of God ^■^- answered. The Lord ■■ is able to give 11.9.' thee much more tlian this. 9 chap. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to vjit, the army '.ijat was come to him out of Ephraim, to g > home again : wiierefore their s anger was grea'.ly kindled against Judali, and they return- ed home in great anger. 11 li And Amaziah strengthened him- self, and led forth his people, and went to the f valley [)f Salt, and smote of tlic /2 Sam. children of Seir ten thousand. 2KiAgs ^2 And other ten thousand left alive 14. 7. did the ch Idren of Judah carry away captive, and brought litem unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the lop of the rock, that they all were " broken in pieces. 13 ^[ But ilie soldiers of the army w.uch Amaziah seat back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Simaria even unto < Belli hiionjimd smote tiirce 14. 11. Judges r chap. 0.8. Psalm 127. 1. Proverbs 10. 22. 2 2 Sam. 19. 42. u 1 Chr. 18. 13. chapter 20. 20. 1 Kings , 17. thousand of them, and look much Before ,r,,,i!. CHRIST 14 \\ Now it came to pass, after that o-v^-i^ Amaziah was come from the sla^glner of til Edo.mitps, that he 'irnught th? y gods of ihe children o*" Seir, and set y 2 ^am, f'em up to be ^ his jrods, and b .Wt c! fcv.Von. down himself before them, and burned i4. 12. ncense unto them. xKxod. 15 Wieref' i the anger of the Lo^^d was kindled against Amaziah, U' d he sent un o iiim a prorh -t, vhich said iiLto him, W.'.y hast thou snuirht at'ter th? goi';j of he » people which could v.ot de- a. Psalm hver I' ih'-irnv". people out of thine hanrV 'Ij';.^^^ j^ 15 And it ctme to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said ut.lo him, A!-t thou made of tlie kin-'s counsel? ■= forbear; wh, shouUlest thou bf smit- c2Tim. ten ? Tiien the pr'phet f Lachisli after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought iiim upon hor- ses, and buried him with his fathers in the n city of Judah. CHAP. XXVL I Uzziah beginneth to reign viell : 11 his host, and erigines of war : 16 he inva- detli the priest's office, and is smitten •with leprosy : 22 nis death. THEN all the people of Judah took II Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amazi:!h. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fiUhers. 3 Sixteen years old luas Uzziah when he began to reign ; and he reigned fifty and two year^ in Jerusalem : his mo- ther's name also was Jecoliah of Jeru- salem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, ^according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And lie sought God ^ in tlie days of Zee! ariah, who had understanding i.. •^the visions «f God : and '^ as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth, and warred a- gainst the Phihstines, and brake down tlie wall of Gath, and the wall of Jab- neb, and the wail of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God « helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehu- nims. 8 And the f Ammonites g gave gifts to Uzziali : and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Eg)pt ; for he strcngther.ed himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built '' towers in Jerusalem, at the ' corner-gate, and at the k valley-gate, and at the turning (>f the vail, and fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the ' de- sert, and digg-ed many wells : for he liad much cutile, both in the low-country and in the plains ; husbandmen ulso, and vine-dressers in the moimlain.s, and in Carmel : for he loved husbundry. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had '"an host of fighting men, that vent out to war by bands, according to the nundier of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe, and Maaseiah the ruler, under tlie CHRIST tarns. 810. 12 The whole number of the chief of ^,^»y>j the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an ar- my, three hundred thousand, and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mightv power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and " slings to cast stones. « Judgte 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, i°sam. invented by cunning men, to be on the 17. 49. towers, and ujion the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal : and his name spread far abroad ; for he was ° marvellously helped tillhe v/as strong. "Psalm 16 ^1 But when he was p strong, 1 his ^cir.*'765. heart was lifted up to his destruction : p Deut. for he transgressed against the Lord 32. is. his God, and went into the f temple of fs^ jy^*' the Lord to « burn incense upon tlieal- Proverbs tar of incense. ^"^.^-^^ 17 And Azariah the '^ priest went in ig. e. af'er him, and with him fourscore prie.sts * Num. of the Lord, that were valiant men ; j kings 18 And they withstood Uzziah the 9. 25. an* king, and said unto him, It " appertain- ^^^'^ 4 eth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn in- t 1 Chr. cense unto the Lord, but to the " priests 6. 10. the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated "g. t!""' to burn incense : go out of tlie sanctua- x Exod., ry ; for tliou hast trespassed : neither ^^■''■ shall it be for thine i' honour ^ from the y 1 am. Lord God. ^zilin^ 19 Then Uzziali was wroth, and had 4. e. a censer in his hand to burn incense ; and a while he was wroth with the a Num. priests the ^ leprosy even rose up in his ^^^jg', forehead before the priests in the house 4.31. of the Lord, from beside the incense *Num. '^"^' • Amos 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and 1. 1. all the priests, looked upon him, and, ^f'^j- behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, Itimself ■= hasted also to go out be- c Esther cause the Lord had smitten him. ^•^^* 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in ''a several house, being a leper; for he d Lev, was = cut off (iom the house of ' ^ _ Lord: and Jolham his son wu* over tlie 5. 2 king's house, f judging the people of the ^}''^^' land. j2 Kings 22 ^ Now, the rest of the acts of Uz- is. s. ziah, first and last, did f- Isaiah the pro- ^Isaiah pliet, the son of Amoz, wi'ite. !• i- 23 SoUzziaii 'slept with liis fathers, h 1 Kings and they buried him witli his fa! hers in ^ ^^• the field of the burial w hlch belonged to 7. eo. the kings ; for they said. He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XXVII. 1 Jotham, reigning well, prospereth : ^ he subdueth the Ammonites, Sec. ^"^ Numbers" yothavi's good relgii, JOTHAM was ^twenty and five old wlien he be^an to rei^" ; ^nd CHAP. XXVIII. Tlie captives of jfudah released. Before ^^^ he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem . a 2 kings his mother's name also iua« Jerusliah, IS. 33. the daiig-hterofZadok. t chap. 2 And he did that wAicA luas ^ right 26. 4. in the sight of the Lord, according to all th.it his f:itlier Uzziah did: howbeit cchap. he <^ entered not into the temple of tiie 25.16. Lord. And the people did yet "i cor- Psalm , 11' 119.120. ruptly. Acts 3 He "= built the ' high gate of the J 2 Kings house °^ the Lord, and en the wall of 15.33,35. f Ophel he built much, echap. 4 Moreover, he built cities in the "2 Kings mountains of Judah, and in the forests li. 35. lie binlt *» castles and towers. f ol'*' » 5 li He fought also with the king of 3. 26. and , " " , . , , V 11.21. the Ammonites, and prevailed against (hem. And the children of Ammon an hundred Before CHRIST 741. h chap. 17. 12- ;" 1 Kings 16.24. tHeb. cor, 1 Kings 4. 22. gave him the same year talents of silver, anti ten thousand f mea- sures (jf wheat, and ten thousand of bar- ley. So much did the children of Am- mon pay untu him, both the second year and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ^ prepared his ' ways before the Lord his God. 7 <1 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- tham, and all his wars, and his w avs. In, they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was hve and twenty years old when he began to reign ; and reigned 742. sixteen years in Jerusalem. VheUrd 9 like David his father. ii-j^9_^ 2 For he walked in the " wa\ s of the 21.6. kings of Israel, ynd made also molten d Judge; images for ■ fierce wrath x 2King5 aguinst Israel. Ezni' 14 So the armed ncen left the cap- 10. 14. tives and the spoil before the princes > 2 King_5 and all the congregation. cljmngs 15 And the men which were express- s. 22. ed b) name y rose up, and took the cap- ^^^ tiver., and with the spoil clothed all lliar prov. were naked aniong them, and arrayed 25.21,22. them, and shod them, and giive the;., g^^^and ■'■ to eat and to drink, and ^ anointed 23. 34. tliem, a! d carried aU the feeble of then; Acts upon as?es, and brought ihem to Jeri- ^" ' cho, the cit_\- of palm-trees, to ihci' brethren : then tliey returned to Sama- ria. 16 ^ At that time did king Ahaz send 10. 34. unto tl e b kings of Ass\ria to help him. {^^^f' 17 F r <: again tlie Edomiles had come ^ut. and smitten Judah, and carried away ^T; ''■'/ captives. 26. is. 18 The PhiUstines also had invaded Psalm tie cities of t-tie io^' co'.mtrv, and of the t«-29- Rom. 12. 19. 1 Cor. 4. 12. a Luke Jhaz cotii'imtteth idoUlry. II. CHRONICLES. 2'lie house of God cieamed. Before CHRIST 741. d 2 Kings 14. 11. e chap. 11. 10. / Joshua 15. 41. ^ 1 Sam. 17.1. h Joshiia 15. 10. i chap. 21.2. itExod. .32. 25. lKin?s 12. 30. / 2 Kings 15. 20. ■m Isaiah 7.20. and .30. 1. and 31. 1, 2. « 2 Kin'/s 16. 8. 0 Isai^ih 1.5. 2 Tim. 3. 13. Rev. 16. 11. p Psalm 52. 7. Prov. 10. 7. q 2 Kings 16. 12. r Judges 16. 23. Psalm 115. 3. Hab. 1. 11. ,s Jer. 44. 17. t 2 Kings 15. 8. n Gen. 35.2. a 2 Kings 18. 1. i2 Kings 16. 14. chap. 23.24. c Deut. 17.9. d Exod. 19. 10. 1 Chron. 15. 12. tHeb. tinn, J ST. 59.2. sou'h of Jutlali, and had taken ^ Belh- shemesh, and ■-• Ajalon, and f Gederolh, and g Sliocho with the villages thereof, and ^ Timnah with the villages thereof, G-mzo also and the villages tliereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Jadah low, because of Ahaz king- of ■ Israel ; for he made J'ldah k naked, and transgress- ed sore against the Lord. 20 And 1 Tilgath-pilneser king of As- syria came unto him, and '"•' distressed him, but strengthened him not. 21 For Ahaz 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 Assyria : but he helped him not. 22 *[ And in the time of his distress did he trespass ° yet more against the Lord : v tli;s is that king Ahaz. 2a For he 2- and Shimel: and of the sons of Jcdu- thun ; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 15 And they gaViiered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16 And the priests went into the .3.4. Jlezehialis solemn sacrifice. Before king Ahaz in his reign did " cast away CHRIST ji^ his u-ar>sgression have we prepared and sanctihed, and, bchod, they are be- fore the altar of the Lord. 20 II Then Hezekiah the king rose y early, »nd gathered the ^ rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And tliey brought ^ seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven tambs, and seven he-goats, for ^ a sin-ottering for iYiiings the kingdom, and for tiie sanctuary, and for Juduh : and he commanded tiic priests, the suns of Aaron, to oifer them on tlie altar of the Lord. 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and "^ ^prinkled it on the altar: hkevv ise, when "2i?and t'"=>' 'iad killed the rams, they sprinkled io. 10, the blood upon the altar : they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 Aad they brought forth the lie- goats/or itie si'n-olfermg before the king rt Lev. ^n^l '^he congregaiion ; and they '' laid 1. 4. and bheir hands upon tliem : i. 15. X chap. 28. 24. Dan. 5. 3, 4. y Gen. 22. 3. Exod. 24. 4. Psalm 119. 60. .Ter. 7. 3. 21 a 1 Chr. 15. 26. b Lev. 4. 14. c Lev. 5. 14. Hebr. CHAP. XXX. Hezekiah keepeth ci solemn passover. offerings ; and, as many as were of a ^^^^f^^ free heart, ^ burnt-olkrings. 725. 32 And the number ot the burnt-offer- ^,," David king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation " wor- shipped, and the f singers sang, and the trunipeters soimtled : and all this con- 'th7songf ^'""-^ U"'^''' the burnt-ottering was iinish- ed. 29 And when they had made " an end of ottering, the king and all that ii-ete present witli him bowed them- selves, and worshipped. 30 Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded die Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with tlie words of David, and p of Asaph the seer : and they sang praises with glad- ness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. •Tl Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves (/EkoiJ. unto the Lord ; come near, and bring 12. 27. q sacrifices and thank-offerings into the Ueut. " ' iiouse of the Lord. And the congre- 32.38. gaiion o.onght in sacrifices and than!" 136. 1. m chap 23. 18. n chap. 20. 18. 1- Heb. 0 verses 27, 28. p Psalm iO. title. was s threescore and ten bullocks, ai s 1 King! hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: g. 63. all these were for a burnt-oflering to the Lord. 33 And the consecrated things were si.\ hundred oxen, and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so j^^^- that they could not t slay all the burnt- ^Lev. off rings: wherefore their brethren the ^;^'^-_ Levites did " help tiiem till the \york ^ p^^i,^- was ended, and until the other priests 7. lo. had sanctified themselves ; for the Le- 1^^^^- i vites were more "upright in heart to LeV. 3. i. sanctity themselves tlum the priests. =Gen. S5 And also the burnt-ofterings ivere ^;^*' in abundance, with the > fat of the peace- 23". 13. oftenngs, and the ^ drink-oftierings for Num. 15. ^ every bumt-oft'ering. So the service ^'N|;n,.' of the house of the Lord was set in 28.7. order. Uf^'' 36 And Hezekiah *> rejoiced, and all 2 cor. the people, that God had prepared the 12. 2. people : for the thing was done sud- 2.'\9f 20V denly. CHAP. XXX. 1 Hezekiah proclaimetti a passover. 13 The assembly destroy the altars nj idol- atry, &c. AND Hezekiah sent to ^ all Israel ^ff^^^ and Judah, and svrote letters also to i^ ^ chron. Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should is. 25. come to the house of the Lord ' at Je- J/^"*^^ rusalem, to keep the ^ passover unto the c Dent. Lord God of Israel. 16.5,6. 2 For the king had = taken counsel, ^z^Y.' and his princes, and all the congrega- icor.5.7. tion in Jerusalem, to keep the passover ^F^^l^^ in the f second month. /£xod. 3 For they s could not keep it at that 12. 2,3. time, ^ because the priests had not sane- ^"™j ^• titled themselves sufficiently, neither g chap, had the people gathered themselves to- 29. 17. gether to Jerusalem. g_ j^'- 4 .'\.nd the tiling pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree, to make proclamation throughout ' all Is- «i Kings rael, from ^ Beer-sheba even to Dan, J j^' that they should come to keep the pass- 20. 1. over unto the Lord God of Israel at Je- rusalem ; for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was writ- ten. 6 So the posts went with the letters ^Jer. from the king and his princes througli- ^^^^ out all Israel and Judah, and according 33. 11! to the commandment of the king, say- ^°^^ ing. Ye chikh-en of Israel, ' turn again 7,1 i^Sam unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, 2. go. a:,d Israel, and ^ he will leiurn to the ^'l",^?"''- .. r .u .. 1 ^ n 2 Kings remnant ot you that are " escaped out 15. 19,29. of the hand of the kings of Assyria. ^^hap. T And be not ye » like your fathers, ^^Ezek a'ul like ) our brethren, which trespass- 20. I8. * II. CHRONICLES. p chap. 29. 8. ^Exod. 32^9, chapter 36. 13. r chap. 7. 14. J Psalm ■106. 46. V chap. 36. 16. a Acts 17. 34. n James 4. 10. ji Psalm 110. 3. zActs 4. 32. m Exod. 12.6. 6 chap. 29.20. c chap. 28.24. d chap. 29. 34. e Exod. 12. 3. The Levitts sanctijiei. chriSt ^'^ 3?ai.ist the Lord God of their fa- 726. the is, luho, theref re, p gave them up to (lesulation, as ye see. 8 Now, be ye not q stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto tlie Lord, and enter into his sanc- tuary, which he hath sanctified for ever; and serve the Lord your God, tiiat the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye » turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your chil- dren slialljind' compassion before them that lead thejn captive, so that they shall come again into this land : for the Lord yur God is gracious and nier- ciuil, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city, through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun : but they 'laughed them to scorn, and mock- ed them. 11 " Nevertheless divers of Asher, and Manasseh, and of Zebulun, ^ bum- bled themselves, and came to Jerusa- lem. 12 Also in Judah the y hand of God was to give them '^ one h art, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by tiie » word of the Lord, 13 ^ And there assembled at Jerusa- lem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14 And b they arose and look away the <^ altars that luere in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them, into the brook Kidron. 15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ^ ashamed, and sanctified tliemselvcs, and brought in the bvunt-ollerings in- to the house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in theii' place, af- ter their manner, = according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled tlie blood which they received ■of the hand of the Levites. 17 For there ivere many in the con- gregation lh:it were not sanctified ; tlierefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the pas:;overs for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto tlie Lord. 18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, andManassci), Issachar, and Zebulun, had f not clean- sed themselves, yet did they eat the passuver othei'wise than it was written ; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one 19 That Rpreparetli his heart to seek God, tiie Lord God of his fathers, thougli he be not cleansed according to the ''purification of the sanctuary. 20 And the Lord hearkened to He- zekiah, and ' healed tlic people. /Num 19. 20. 1 Coi . 11.28. g chap. 19.3. h Ps. 51. 15, le. »■ 1 Cor, il. 30. •The people destroy idolatry: 21 And the children of Israel, that Before were present at Jerusalem, kept the ^^725'*^ feast k of unleavened bread seven days v^^vO with great gladness : and tlie Levites * Exod. and the priests praised the Lord da\ ^ ' *^' 3 by day, singing with loud instruments 5,6/7, g. unto the Lord. Deut. 22 And Hezekiah spake j comfort- p^ ^'^ ^ ably unto all the Levites || that tatisihl and 73! 4! the 'good knowl-rdgeof the Lord : and Matthe>y they did eat throughout the feast seven Luk^ days, offering peace-ofTerings, and mak- 12. 1. ing m confession to the Lord God of \ ^°'"' their fathers. t Heb, 23 And the whole assembly took '» the counsel to keep other seven days : and i^l^ t,')ey kept other seven days with g-lad- 40. 2. ness. ^ [or.^^ 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did dersfand- give to the congregation " a thousard inginthe bullocks, and seven thousand sheep ; fs°f^ and the princes gave to the congrega- 56. 10. tion a thousand bullocks, and ten" thou- 3>*>*t:thew sand sheep: and a great number of 2*Ti^'. priests sanctified themselves. 4. 2. 25 And all the congregation of Judan, \^'^^}' with the priests and the Levites, aiui Romans all the congregation tliat came out o! 12. 3. Israel, and tie strangers that came out ^^23?" of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in « i Kings Judah, rejoiced. *• ^^• 26 So there was great joy in Jerusa- "f^\ff lem : for since the time of Solomo; , p chap. * tiie son of David king of Israel, there 29. 20. was not the like in Jerusalem. ii,^^.'^' 271} Then the ° priests the p Levites t Heb. arose, and q blessed the people : and '" f!"^ their voice was heard, and tiieir prater tion of canic up t to his holy dwelling place, his holi- even unto heaven. p" 68. s: CHAP. XXXI. 1 The pefiple forward in destroying idola- try. 11 Hezekiah nppointeth ojici-rs to dispose vfthe tithes : 20 liis sincerity of heart. NOW a when all this was finished, a Joshua all Israel that were present went out to Ezra' the cities of Judah, and brake the imag- 10. i, 2. es in pieces, and cut down the ^ groves, ^''°>'®'^*'* and threw down the high places and llie /, 2 kings altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseli, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession iiUo their own cities. 2 If And Hezekial) appointed the < a Chr. courses of tlie priests, and the Levites 23. 6. and after their courses, every man accord- ing to his service, the priests and'^Nim- rimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and I'.inachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, ivere ovei-seers, under the band of Conaniah and Shi- mei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And K'lre, the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the » east, =i\>(is over the free-will-ufFeriiigs of G;id, to dist-ibute the oblations of the Lord, and tl^e f most holy things. 15 And next him were Eden, and IViL'l"^'' Miniamin, and Jesliua, and Si^emaiuli, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of tlie priests, in their set office, to giv to their brethren by courses, as well t the great as to the small. 16 Besides their geiie:ilogy of males, from three years old and upward, evt unto everv one tliat entercth into the 726. h Xum. 28. 9, 10. II, 12. i Lev. 23.2. k Neh. 13. 10. / 1 Cor. 9. 23. 19, 0 Lev, [ 27. 30. p Dent. 14, 23. Heb. leaps, hea OS, Genesis 14. 14. Juit'^es 15. :6. q chap. 15.10. r Lev. 23. 14. * Gen. 14. 20. t Gen. 41. 35. tHeb. the priest the head, 2 Kings 25.13. ch. 24. 6. M Mai. 3. 10, 11. X Gen. 6.8. tHeb. in faith fulness. X chap. 25.20. a 1 Kings 11.6. ch. 23. 5. tHeb. hotinesS' nesses. Lev. 6. 18. house of the Lord, f his daily portion Before Cor their service in their charges, ac- *^^^g^^^ cording to their courses ; '.-^vO 1 7 Both to the genealogy of the priest s t Heb. by the house of their fathers, and the /"': 'f>e Levites, from twenty years old and ,h'"iay^ upward, in their charges, by theii upon hit courses : f^^ 18 And to the genealogy of all their g. 13,"' little ones, their wives and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregafion : for in their •> set office 1 1 chr, they sanctified themselves in holiness ; ^' **• 19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, luhich were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every .several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Le- ^ 2 Kinge •vites. Valines 20 ^ And thus did Hezekiah through- 2.4. out all Judah, and wrought that whic/. ao^j^f'al* was good, and right, and truth, "= before Proverbs the Lord his God. 3.9. 21 And in every work that he began f ^jf^V in the service of the house of God, and Mai.s'.io. in the law, and in the commandments, Matthe\v to seek his God, he did it d with all his irim; heart, and « prospered. 4. 8. CHAP, XXXI!. 1 Sennacherib invadeth yudah. 21 An angal destroyeth the Assyrians. 24 He- zekiah^s sickness and recovery, ijfc. AFTER » these things, and the estab- 7i3, lishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Ij^^"" Assyria came, and entered into Judah, chap! 29. and encamped against the fenced ci- 30, 3i. ties, and thought to ^ win them for * isa. 37. himself. 24>25. " 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sen- nacherib was come, and that he was f t Hebt purposed to fight against Jerusalem, his face 3 He took counsel with his princes 'Z'ar,'' and his mighty men to ' stop the wa- 2 Kings tei's of the fountains which icere without J ^ Ka'n the city ; and they did help him. 20. 20."^ 4 So there was gathered much people verse 4. _ together, who stopped all the fountains, ^^*" ^^•^* and the ^ brook that ran through tlie d 1 Kings midst of the land, saying, Why should ^- ^^• the kings of Assyria come and find '"^"" much water? 5 Also he 0 strengthened himself, and e2 Kings built up all the wall that %oas broken, ^^- ^*- and raised it up to the ' towers, and s /chap, another wall wit'nout, and repaired Milio ^J- ^: in the city of David, and made dartfr 05, 22'."^^ and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of t- e gate of the city, and spake comfortably to ihem, SA\ ing, 7^e ^ string and courageous, be not h 1 cor. fraid nor (Usm^ytd for tlie king of As- ?'U^-'- • ria, nor f)r all the ' multitude that is 33.\^fi™ Vidi him : tor there be '' more with us * 2 Kings than with him. ®- ^''• verse 30. .'f! aitgcl dcstroyeth the Assyrians. II. CHRONICLES. Hezekiah's riches atid ivoria. Before 8 With liim is ' an arm of flesh ; but CHRIST ,n ^^,jj|^ jjg 1^ jj^g Lord our God, to lielp {,_„,-,^-^ us, and to fip:ht our battles. And tlie /Jer. people rested themselves upon the 17. S. words of Hezekiah king' of Judah. 7«c^iap. g ^ ^^^^^. jj^jg jj^^ Sennacherib king Romans of Assyria send his " servants to Jeru- 8. 31. salem (but he himself laid siege against »!2Kings L^^^'sii, and all his power with him) IB. 17. unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, say- ing, 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of t Heb. Assyria, Whereon -j- do ye trust, that ye are sit- abide in the siege in Jerusalem ? ^"^' .^ 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you 49. 2J. *■*' .ST'^'fi over yourselves to die by famine 2 Sam. and by thirst, saying, The Lord ° our Jos^hua ^°^ shall deliver us out of the hand of \,u. the king of Assyria? 0 Psalm 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken jgremiali ^'^^^V ^I's P high places, and his altars, 3. 23. and commanded judah and Jerusalem, i8^22'"^'^^^'"S"' ^^ ^^'^'' worship before one al- tar, and burn incense upon it I 13 Know ye not what I and my fa- q 2 Kings thers have done unto all the "J people of IB. 3i. other lands ? were the gods of the na- r Dcut. *'""^ °^ those lands any ways '' able to .■52. 31 . deliver their lands out of mine hand ? Ps. 115. 14 Who %vas there among all the gods j'Deu'r.T of those nations, that my fatliers ^ utter- 2. 34. ly destroyed, that could deliver his peo- 19^12^^ pie out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand ? 15 Now, therefore, let not Hezekiah / 2 Kings t deceive you, nor persuade you on this 18.29. 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 ; •I- Heb. t 'low much less shall your God deliver hdw you out of mine hand ? JJj"^/ 16 And his servants spake yet more */irt//vo«r against the I.,ord God, and "against God not i,is servant Hezekiah. ve able to ,^ ,, , , deliver, 17 He wrote also " letters to rad on Exodus the Lord God of Israel, and to speak Psf'i2. 3. ^g'sinst him, saying, As the gods of the Daniel nations of other lands have not deliver- ^ohn 19 ^^^ i^'^e'n- jieople out of mine hand, so io, II. ' shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver Rev. his people out of mine hand. "2 KiriRs ^^ Theu they y cried with a loud voice, 18.17. and in the Jews' speech, unto the people of *'2K' Jerusalem that we'-e on the wall, to af- ly. 14."^' fright lliem, and to trouble them, tliat y I Sam. they mig'ht take the city. ^^- ^* 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth, which ^^vere the work of the hands of man. 20 And for tliis cause Hezekiah the - 1 Kings king, and the ^ proph.et Isaiah, the son 18.41. of Amoz, prayed and cried no heaven. 2^3/ ■ 21 *\\ And tlie Lord sent an angel, fi Mat. which cut ofT" all the mighty men of va- •^^ ^* lour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria: so he re- turned with shame of face to his own Before land. And, when he was come into the chri"t house of his god, they that came forth i^v>J of his own bowels slew him tliere with the sword. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and I) guided them on every side. fl As a 23 And many brought gifts unto the shepherd Lord to Jerusalem, and ''presents to p"^°^j*' Hezekiah king of Judah : so that he and77.20. was ' magnified in the sight of all na- * J^^^P- tions from thenceforth. ever. 25. 24 % '1 In those days Hezekiah was 7i3. sick to the death, and prayed unto the 20^ f'"^® Lord : and he spake unto him, and he Isa. 33. i. gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah <= rendered not again, e Psalm according to the benefit done unto him ; IL^Vf'"' for 'his heart was Ufled up : therefore andiie. there was wrath upon him, and g upon 12, 13. Judah and Jerusalem. 2"^' 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah hum- .? Gen. bled himself '>for the pride of his heart, ^''•^• (Ijoth he and the inhabitants of Jerusa- 24. 1. ' lem) so that tlie wrath of the Lord ''verses came not upon them in the days of He- 2i»24. zekiah. 27 II And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour : and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all man- ner of pleasant jewels ; 28 Store houses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil : and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flock?. 29 Moreover, he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance ; for ■ God had given him i 1 chr. substance very much. 29. 12. 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped 12^7.^1! the upper watercourse of Gihon, and Proverbs brought it straight down to the west ^°' ^|' side of the city of David. And Heze- 1( 2 Kings kiah prospered in all his works. ' 20. 12. 31 IJHowbeit, in the business of the 2^^"' ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, Deut. who sent unto him to ^ inquire of the ^- ^• wonder that was done in the land, God 12. and left him to 'try him, that he might2. 3, 6. '" know all that was in his heart. 22*^^2"' 32 11 Now, the rest of the acts of He- Joshu:» zekial), and his f goodness, behold, they 22. 2. are written in the " vision of Isaiali the 24,25!' prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the tHeb. book of the kings of Judah and Israel. *^«'=f''e"- 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fa- 2 kings thers, and they buried him in the chief- 20. 20. est of the sci)ulchres of the sons of Da- "/^^q^j'J vid; and all Judah and the inhabitants HThatis', of Jerusalem did him honour at his ^y.?*'- death: and || Manasseh bis sen reigned m'ai'i"'^' in his stead. CHAP. ZXXIII. 1 Manasseli'ii wicied reign: 11 he is car- ried to B fjjlon : 12 his repentance: to forge t, Phi). 3. 13. Manasieh can led to Babylon. CHAP. XXXIV. Before CHRIST 598. r. 2 Kings 21. 1,2. h Deut. 19. 9, 10. t Heb. returned and built, Numbers 11. 4. 1 Kings 11. 4. aad 12. 14. tccl. 2. ly. c2 Kings 18.4. d Judges 2. 11. e Deut. 4. 5. /I Kings 6. 36. and 7.9. g 2 Kings 21. 6. tHeb. multi- plied to de evil, 1 Chron. 36. 14. Amos 4. 4. h Psalm 132. 14. Jeremiah 32.24. I 2 Sam. 7. 10. jfc Mat. 28. 20. / Isaiah 9. 16. m 2Kings 21.9. n Zech. 11.7. 677. 0 Neh. 9. 32. p 2 bam. 23.6. g Ps. 107. 10, 11. r ver. lo. Job 36. 8. Micaiah 6.9. Luke 15. 16, 17, 18. f Isaiah 1. IB. 1 Cor. 6. 11. iTim. 1.13. t Psalm 49. 12. Daniel 4. 25. 71 chap. 32.5. 20 he dieth; Amon sueceedeth him, &c. MANASSEH ivas » twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusa- lem: 2 But did that ivhich ivas evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the ^ abo- minations of the heathen, whom the Lord hud cast out before the children ol' Israel. 3 U For he j built again the high places wliic'n Hezekiah his father had ' broken down, and he reared up altars for ^ Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the i^ host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in tlie house of tiie Lord, whereof tlie Lord had said. In Jerusalem shall my name be forever. 5 And he built altars for all tlie host of heaven in tlie f two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 And he caused his e children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom ; also he observed times, .and used incliantments, and used witch- craft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards : he f wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to pro- voke him to anger. 7 And he set a can'ed image (the idol which he had made) in the house of God, of which God had said to David, and to Solomon his son, '' In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I any more ■ rem.ove the foot of Israel from out of tlie land which I have appointed for your fathers ; so that they will take heed to do ^ all that I have commanded them, accord- ing to the whole law, and the statutes, and the ordinances, by the hand of Moses. 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem ' to err, and to do «> worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake to Manas- seh, and to his people ; but they would not ° hearken. 11 JlWiierefore the Lord brought up- on them the captains of the host of ° the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the p tliorng, and bound him witii 1 fetters, and carried him to Ba- bylon. 12 And when he was 'in affliction "he besought the Lord his God, and hum- bled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him ; and he was 5 entreated of him, and heard his suppli- cation, and brought him again to Jeru- salem into his kingdom. Then Manas- seh ■ knew that the Lord he laas God. 14 Now, after this, he built 'a wall Amon^s ivicied yeigii . without the city of David, on the west before side of " Gihon, in the valley, even to ^^6^7^^ the entering in at y the fish-gate, and v•^/-0 compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a- 1 Kings a very great height, and put captains ^:^^v of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. 3/3. 15 And he took away the ^ strange = verses gods, and the idol out of the house of p/\l^ the Lord, and all the altars that he had 6,7. built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of tlie [Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace-of- ferings and tliank-offerings, and ^ com- ^^V^'^' manded Judah to serve the Lord God 22.32. of Israel. 17 Nevertheless ^ the people did sa- *i Kings j crifice still in the high places, yet unto 2 kings jthe Lord their God only. 3. 2, 3. j 18^ Now the rest of the acts of Ma- i nasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the <^name of tlie Lord God of jg. 19. ' Israel, belioltl, they are ivritten in the book of the Kmgs of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and hov Gad was entreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled, behoUl, Ihey are written among the sayings of the d seers. 37^^33'' 20 ^ So Manasseh = slept with his fa- eiKiiigs thers, and they buried him in his own 2. 10. house : and |{ Amon his son reigned in jj^ 2^^,'. his stead. risher, 21 ^ Amon wa5 two and twenty years j^^f/'*' old when he began to reign ; and rei^n- 32, 33',' ed two years in Jerusalem. Psalm 22 But he did that which ijas evil in "-^s-. the sight of the Lord, f as did Manas-Zverses sell his father : for Amon sacrificed un- Eze'kiel to all the carved images which Manas- 20. 18. seh his father had made, and served ^P^- ^- ^• tliem; 23 And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself: but Amon t trespass- '♦' ",^^- ed more and more. pHej. thi 24 And his servants g conspired guilt, against him, and slew him in his own 2^xkn^' house. 3. 13. 25 ^ But the people of the land slew ^^ 2 Kings all them that had conspired against king ^^'^l{^ Amon : and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. CHAP. XXXIV. 1 yosiah's good reign: 3 he destroyeth idolatry: 8 he repaireth the temple. 14 A book of the lain found, &c. JOSIAH vias 3 eight years old when aphan, tiie son •g^^j'^ss of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ' gover- an'd 23. 8. nor of the city, and Joah, the son of m chap, Joahaz, the recorder, to '" repair the ' ■ house of the Lord his God. 9 And wlien they came to Hilkiahthe «2 ings j^igij pj.'ipg^ (],gy n delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseli and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and they returned to Jerusalem. 10 And they « put /( in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and mend the house ; 32* f '7^" 11 Even to the p artificers and build- ers gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for coupUngs, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed , 12 And the men did the work f faith- fully : and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiuh, the Levites, of the and 22. 7. sons of Merari ; and Zechariah and Me- Prov^rb* ^'^"'^^"^> of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward ; and other of the Le- vites, all that '\ could skill of instruments of music. 13 Also they ii'ereover the bearers of burdens, and mere overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of ser- vice : and of the Levites the)e ivere scribes, and officers, and porters. 14 ^1 And when tliey brought out tin money that li^as brought into the house n. CHRONICLES. Htildah's prophecy. 22. 4. ch. 24. 5. Romans S. 12. Phil. 4.8. » 2 Kin 22.5. ■fHeb, in truth, 2 Kings 12. 15. 28. 20. 3 Tim. 2.2. 9 2 SaiHc 33tl. of the Loud, Hilkiah the priest, ' found Before a book of the law ot the Lord given bj *'"^f^ Moses. ^•N'O 15 And Hilkiah answered and saidtn r Deut. Shaphan the scribe, 1 have found tif^ i^-?"*' 28. book of the law in the hoiise of the 22. 8?^^ Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan : 16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back iigain, saying, All that was com- mitted to thy servants, they do it. 17 And they have f gathered toge- tHeb. thcr the money that ivas found in the ''"'h ^'* . house of the Lord, and liave delivered 2 Kings it into the hand of the overseers, and to *3'9> the hand of the workmen. 18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a. bo ik. And Shaphan read t it before the king. t_^;^^, 19 And it came to p.iss, when the king fore the had heard the words of the law that he f^ecf s rent his clothes. iieut'."^' 20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, 17.19. and and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and j^J^; „ Abdon, the son of Micah, and Sliaphai. p^. ng. ' the scribe, and Asaiah, a servant of the 24,97, 1 • 1 • 98. QQ kmg's, saying, ^ J^^;^ 21 Go, inquire of the Lord for me, 66.2. and II for them that are left in Israel and fl Or./cr in Judah, concerning the words of the- nan/in' book that is found : for great is the hriei, wrath of the Lord that is poured oui ^"/^°^ upon us, because our fatliers have not daJi, kept the word of the Lord, to do after 2 Kings all that is written in this book. 22! 13.^ 22 And Hilkiah, and they that tht chapter king had appointed, went to Huldah the ^^- "• prophetess, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah., '^^^^^l^ keeper of the wardrobe , (now she dwelt isa. 5. s. in Jerusalem in the college ;) and the} Amos spake to her to that effect. «'Lev.26. 23 H And she answered them. Thus u, le." sailh the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye ^^^ut^. the man that sent you to me, panie'l * 24 Thussaith the Lord, Behold, ' I 9. 12. will bring evil upon this place, and upiif f^'^^^f'j the inhabitants thereof, even " ail the 15'. z\ curses that are written in the book which j 2Kings, they have read before the king of Judah : |fsaJ^ 25 Because they have " forsaken nie, 115, 8. and have burned incense unto other ^J^^- '<'• gods, that they might provoke me ti Rgv.^' anger with all the y works of their hands: 9. 20. therefore my wrath shall be poured out ^^ ^^• upon this place, and shall » not be jer. 15. 1. quenched. \\rhe He^ 26 And .as for the king of Judah, who ![^^rd for sent you to enquire of the I.,okd, so the tnosi shall ye say unto him. Thus saith the p^irtsig- LoRD God of Israel, concerning the ^^j'^^j^, words which thou hast heard, of the 27 Because thine heart was || tender, heart and thou didst humble thyself befoie frll'"^ God when thou heardest his woid.s fear, against this place, and against the in ^q'^^' h;ii)ilants thereof, and humbledst thy- 2 king? self before me, and didst reiaj thy 22- 19. yosiah keeptth a solemn passovsr Before clothes, and weep before me ; I have ^"a!^^ even heaiv! thee also, saith tlie Lord. V^^vO 28 Behold, 1 will gather thee to thy a Isaiah falheri, and thou shah be =■ {gathered to '7. 1-. thy grave ■' in peace ; neiUitr shall lliine 22! 11.'"^' eyes see all the evil that I will bring Psalm upon this place, and upon tiie inliabi- Jer.^34.5. »«"*s of the same. So tht-y brought tlie ' king word again. c 2 Kings 29 1[ ■= Then the king sent and gather- ^' ^'^' ed together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went np into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and thv inhabitants "f Jerusalem, and the prie.jt'^, aul the Leviies, and all the peoplf, g eat and small ; and he read in tlieir ear^ all the wrds of the book of the cove naiU that was found in the iiouse of the Lord. t/2 Kin 31 And the king stood ^ in his place, l^d23 3 ^"'^ made a covenant before the Lord, ^ ' * to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and hi.-^ testim.onies, and h.s .statutes, with all his heart, and witli all his soiil, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were pre- sent in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem e 1 Kings Jid according to the covenant o( God, t Heb. 'he God of their fathers. from ' 33 And Josiah look away all <^ the I'^KiA s abominations out of all the countries 9. e.""^^ that pertained to the clulren of Israel, /Joshua and made all that were present in Israel Judges to serve, even to serve the Lord their 2. 7. God. And f all his days they departed Matthew y^r,^ i from following the Lord, the God Rev.2.10. ot Iheir fathers. CHAP. XXXV. 1 yosiah keeptth a solemn passover: 20 he provoking Fharaoh-necho, is slain; 25 lamentations for him. cir.623. MOREOVER, Josiah kept ^ a pass- a E-Kod. Qypp unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and i^Cor.' they >> killed the passover on the " four- 5. 7. " teenth day of the first month. * ^J""- 2 And he set the priests in their ^ cExod. charges, and = encouraged them to the 12. 6. service of the house of the Lord; is^s.'"' 3 And said unto the Leviies that f ch. 23. 6. taught all Israel, which were holy unto echai.. ji^g Lord, Put the g holy ark in the / ilai. house, which Solomon, tiie son of Da- 2-7. vid king of Israel, did build ; it shall 5. 17!"' "o"^ ^^ '' ^ burden upon your slioulders ; J Lev. 'serve now the Lord your God, and ¥'•*• his people Israel, h Num. J . ' 1 / u .1 . 7. 9. 4 And prepare yourselves by the ^ 1 1 Chr. liouses of your fathers, after yourcours- *ichr.'' ^ s, according to the writing of i David 7.10. king of iM-ael, and according to the 23 t*^'- ^' '"''^'"a °f '^ Solomon his son ; ehaiJter. 5 And " stand in the " hoU place, ac- 11! chap, cording to the divisions of the families « Psalm '* t''^ tathers of your brethren the peo- 134. 1. 0 Lev, l^. 19, CHAP. XXXV. in the city nfjerusalevi. pie, and after the division of the faini- ^^^JS^, lies of the Levites ; cir.623. 6 So kill the passover, and p sanctify ^,^-«/-x^ yourselves, and prepare your brethren, p chap, tliat they may do according to the word ^s- 5. of llie Lord, by tlie hand of Moses. 7 AvA Josiah "5 gave to the ^ people, D.^^\l^ of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the 30.24. passover-offerings, for all that were pre- sent, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these •^ere of the king's substance. 8 And ids princes gave « willingly un- '^^y* to the people, to the priests, and to the chapter Levites : ' Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and ^°-^*.- Jehiel, nilers of the house of God, 23.4.'"^^ gavf unto the pr-iests for the passover- ofi'ji'mgs two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Conuniali als') and Shemaiah and Nethaneel his brethren, and Hashabiah, and jehiel, and Joz:ibad,chief oflhe Le- vites, gave unto the Levites for pass- over-oflerings, || five thous:md small ^^^^"^^ cattle, and five hundred oxen. hillocks, 10 So the service was prepared, and f?"" .t- • I . 1 • »i • 1 1 37600 " the priests ^tood v\ then* place, and small the Levites in their courses, according catHe, to the king's commandment. ^ ^^8* 11 And they killed the passover, and p'saim the priests " sprinkled the hlood frovD 51.16,17. their hands, and the Levites flayei* 6,^7"^^ u chap, 30. 16. .\ Lev. 29. 22. Hebrews the)?i 12 And they y removed the burnt-of- ferings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the t chapter people, to offer unto the Lord as it ii written in the book of Moses : and so 9.2U did thfy with the oxen. > Lev. 13 And they roasted the passover ^ ^Heb. ' with fire, according to the ordinance : of the but the other holv offerincrs sod thei' u> f?"* "f pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, pie, and divided them speedily among all the verses s, people. \^^' 14 And afterwards they made read) 10.34. for themselves, and for the priests : ^ GaL because the priests the sons of Aaron i'tiih, ii-ere busied \n ottering of burnt-offerings s. 21. and the fat until night; therefore the*^g°g" Levites prepared for themselves and Deut. for the priests the sons of Aaron. it'-S. 15 Andthesingersjthe sons of Asaph, j^^ JJ^ were in their place, according to the ^ bi chr; commandment of David and Asaph, 2*- L and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's j. „ . seer; and the porters waited at f every gate and gale : they might not depart from their gate, service ; for their brethren the Levites }. ^^°^^ prepared for them. 26. u. 16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to oflisr burnt-offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah. ^ Exod. 17 And the children of Israel that i cor.' were present kept the passover at that 5. 8. time, and the feast of "= unleavened 23 22"^ bread, seven days. chapter 18 And there was ^ no passover like 3o. 26. ,j '^osiah slain and lamented. II. CHRONICLES. Before CHRIST cir. 623. eir. 610. e 2 lUiigs '23. 29. tHelx iVhat is it to me and thee, 2 Sain, 16. 10. i-Heb.a» house of iiiy ivar, Jsa. 10.9. / 2 Kings h 1 Kings e. IS. Zcch. 12. 11. tHeb. ^roiun sick, 1 Kings 23. 3-1. i 1 Sam, 4.18. Psalm 36.6. Eccl. 9.2. k Zed). 12. 11. / Lam. 4.20. to that kept in Israel, from the days of Samuel tlie prophet ; neither did all the kings oF Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests and the Le- vites, and all Judah and Israel tliat were piesent, and the inhabitants of Je- rusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passovcr kept. 20 Si After all this, when Jostah had prepared the temple, <" Nccho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carche- mish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors lo him, saying, f What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? I come not against thee this day, but against f the house wherewitli I have war; f for God com- manded me to make haste : forbear thee from vieddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy tliee not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but ?, disguised ^1 Kings himself that he might fight with him, ^ ■ ■ and hearkened not unto the words of Nccho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of '' Megid- do. 23 And the archers shot at king Jo- siah ; and tlie king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore f wound- ed. 24 His servants, therefore, took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had ; and they brovight him to Jerusalem, and he ' died, and was buried in one nfihe sepulchres of his fathers: and all Judah and Jeru- salem ^ mourned for Josiah. 25 If And 1 Jeremiah lamented for Josiah ; and all the singing-men and the singing- women spake of Jnsiali in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel : and, behold, they are written in the Lamen- tations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that Kvhich 'n'ati written in the law of the Lord, And his deeds, "' first and last, be- hold, they are written in the book of tiie Kings of Israel and Judali. CHAP. XZXVI. 1 j^ehoahaz, succeeding, is ■ deposed by Pharaoh. 6 yehoiakini is carried into Babylon : 9 yehoiachin siiccecdeth- 11 Zede/tiah's e'l-il reign. 22 Cyrus's pro- clamation. THEN the people of llie land took » Jelioahaz, the son of Josiaii, and made him ^ king in his father's stead in Jeru- RsaTim. 4. 7, 10. Kev. 2. 19. a 1 Chr. 3. IS. Jer. 22. 11. * 2 Kings 23. 30. c2Kings salem. 23. 33. tt 2 Kings 23. 34. i'iV. 02 1 2 Ps. 107. 3 And the king of Egypt ' put lum 11. li- down at Jerusalem, and condemned the 2 Jehoahaz tvas twenty and three years old when he began to reign ; and lie reigned three months in Jerusalem. Zedekiali's evil reign. land in an hundred talents of silver, and p^^/g.j, a talent of gold. cir. 6io. 4 And the king of Egypt made Elia- V^vO kim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Je- hoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brollier, and carried him <> lo Egypt. 5 llJehoiakim vias ^ twenty and five 33!^"'^* years old vvlien he began to reign ; and 607. he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : f^ Kings and he did that idiich ivas evil in the ' ' sight of tlie Lord his God. 6 Against him came up fNebuchad- ^^^ ^q."^* nezzar king of Babylon, and bound him Dan. 1. 1. in fetters to carry him '' to Babylon. iV^io^^' ^Nebuchadnezzar also carried off the 'eoe. 'vessels of the house of the Lord to » 2 Kings Babylon, and put them in his temple at u^Jfi.2. Babylon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoia- f^,^^-' kim, and his k abominations which he 13.24. did, and that which was found in him, beliold, tliey ar€ v.ritten in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah : and 1 Je- 22.^^24. hoiachin his son reigned in his stead. ^_,,.,. ^ -1. it"' 2Kings 9 ^jehoiachm wrts ™ eight years old 24.8. when he began to reign ; and he reign- ed three months and ten days in Jeru- salem : and he did that vj/iich wa^ evil in the sight of the Lord. 10 And, wlien tiie year vi-a.s expired, || qv, king Nehucliadnezzar sent and brought Matta- him to Babylon, with the goodly ves- ^'^{' sels of the house of the Lord, and made 24. 17. yZedekiah his brother king over Judah 593. and Jerusalem. 27.2.' 11 ^ Zedckiah tiias one and twenty oJer. years old when he began to reign; and ^'''' reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. ^ Jer.' i2 And lie did that 'w7iich tuas evil in 52. 3. the sight of the Lord his God, and ly^^^^{g^ " humbled not himself before Jeremiah r Exo'd. * l!ie prophet, speaiing i'vom the "mouth 32.9. of the Loud. 2.30.' 13 And he also p rebelled against 2 Kings king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made "^r^^^ him 1 swear by God: but he f stifi(?ned y.'^sj. his neck, and hardened iiis heart, from s Jer. turning unto the Lord God of Israel. ^zg^Jj,, 14 Sf Moreover, all the ciiief of the i. 4. priests and the people transgressed very « I'aiah much, after all the abominations of the ^''.loshua heathen, and polluted the house of the n. 8. Lord, which he had hallowed in Jeru- ^^^f}^ i salem. xchap. 1.5 And the ^ Lord God of their fa- 3o. 10. Ihers sent to them by his ' messengers, 2^ "5."''' " rising up betimes, and sending; be- a jer. 'cause he had « compassion on his ?^°- 1,\l^^'^''- pie, and on > his dwelling-place : 23. 34." 1 6 But they ' mocked the messengers t Hcb. of God, and '^ despised iiis words, and ««^^«"^- ^ misused his prophets, until the wratii chapter of the Lord arose against his people till zi. .la. , , Isaiah t/iere luas f no remedy. j 5^ g. 17 Therefore he brought upon them 590. the king of the Chaldees, who slew their ^ ^588. voung men witli the sword in the house 32. 22,24. of liieir sanctuary, and had <^ no compas- d Ezra sioa upon '' young man or maiden, old 9- *> e Cyrus's proclamation CHAP. I, II. Jbr building the templt. Before CHRIST 538. f ver. 6. Jer. 27.7. Dan. 5.1. 536. /■Jer. 25. 9. aiid 29. ID. Dan. 9. 2. man, or him that stooped for ag-e ; he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all tlie vessels of the house of God, great and small, and tJie treasures of the hoiiseof the Lord, andthetrea- .siires of the king-, and of l)is princes ; all these he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof wiUi fire, and destroyed all the goodly ves- sels thereof. 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon,! where they were servants « to him and ! his sons, until tiic leign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of f Jeremiah, until ti'.e land had g enjoyed her sabbaths : for as long as she lay desolate she ^ kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 *\\ Now in tire first year of Cyrus king of Persia (that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished) the Lord ■ stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he f made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the ^ Lord God of heaven ' given me, and he hath ™ charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which zjinjudah: who is there ?mong you of all his peo- ple ? the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. Before CHRIST 536. S Lev. 26. 34. h Lev. 23.33. i Isaiali -14.28. tHeb. caused voice t3 pass, Exodus 3o. 6. k Daniel 4.37. /DanS 2.21. m Ezra t EZRA. Before CHRIST 536. a Isaiah 44. 23. iLuke 1. 70. c Dan. 5. 30. d Psalm 106. 46. Proverbs 16. 7. eRev. 12. 16. /Jer. 25. 12. Daniel 6. 26. g Deut. 20. 5. Zech. 2. 6, 7. h'Rom. 8.31. 2 Cor. 13. Q. / Deut. 32. 31. Dan. 2. '47. and 3. 27. Micah 7.18. k chap, fi. 12. Ps. 48. 1. t Heb. lift him up, 1 Thess. 5. 14. / Lev. 5.6. ■m 2 Chr. P. 2. n Jo!ui 15.5. CHAP. L 1 The proclaination of Cyrus for the building of the temple. 5 The people provide for their return, &c. NOW, in the first year of » Cyrus king of Persia (that the word ^ of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiaii might be <^ fulfilled) the Lord <^ stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made « a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath f charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 i Who is there among you of all his people ; his God be i-with liim, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Ju- dah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, * he is the God, which is ^ in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place f help him with silver and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the ' fr^^e-will-offering for the house of God that is in Jerusa- lem. 5 ^ Then rose up the ™ chief of the fathers of Jodah and Benjamin, and th^- priests and the Levites, with all thor}- whose " spirit God had raised to go up to build tlie house of the Lord which /sin Jerusalem. Before CHRIST 536. 0 Rev. 12. 16. p Psalm 110. 3. Zech. 8. 21. q 2 Kings 24. 13. r Dan. 5.2. 6 And all ° they that iif ^e about them strengtiiened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods and with beasts, and with precious things, be- sides all that was p w ilhngly offered. 7 ^f Also Cyrus the king broiight forth the vessela of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought 1 forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his ^ gods ; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Per- sia bring forth by the hand of Mithre- dath the treasurer, and numbered them unto s Sheshbazzar tiie prince of Ju- dah. 9 And this is the ' number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thonsand chargers of silver, nine and ivventy knives, 10 Thirty basons of gold ; silver ba- sons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and >» other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of %\\- verxiere five thousand and four hundred. All t/yese did Sheslibazzar bring up with them cf the captivity, that were brought up from Babylon .unto Jerusa- lem. CHAP. IL 1 The number that returned. 6L Of the priests that could not she'u their pedi- gree. 64 The whole mimber. „ >-g^_ NOW these are the » children of the ^'cf,' j. g^ b province that went up out of the c?p- Lain.l.i. tivity, of those which iiadbcen *^caivicd ^j"° ■f Hagg^i 1. 14. t Mai. 3. 16. ■u 1 Kings The number that returned Before CHRIST S36. dEccl. 4. 9, 10. Haggai 1.1. e Neh. 7. 11. /Neh. 7.12. ,f Neh. 7.13. h Neh. 7.14. I Neh. 7.15. « Neh. 7.16. /Neh. m Neh. 7.18. n Neh. 7. 19. 0 Neh. 7.20. # Isaiah 39.8. <7Neh. 7.21. rNeh. 7.23. s Neh. 7.24. *Neh. 7.22. away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Ba- bylon, and came again unto Jerusa- lem and Judah, every one unto his city; 2 Which came with Zerubbabel : '^Jeshua, Nehemiah, Scraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bil^:han, Mizpar, Bigvai, Re- hum, Baanah. The number oftiie men of the people of Israel. 3 The children of Parosb, two thou- sand an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Shephaiiah, tliree hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of Arab, seven hun- dred seventy and live. 6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, ' two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 The children of Elam, fa thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zattu, s nine hun- dred forty and five. 9 Tile children of Zaccai, '■ seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of Bani, > six hun- dred forty and two. 11 The children of Bebai, ''six hun- dred twenty and tliree. 12 The children of Azgad, i a thou- sand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of Adonikam, >" six hundred sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, " two thousanrl fifty and six. 15 The children of Adin, ° four hun- dred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater of p Heze- kiah, q ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bezai, "^ three hun- dred twenty and three. 18 The children of Jorah, ' -an hun- dred and twelve. 19 The children of Hashum, ' two hundred twenty and three. ^ 20 The children of Gibbar, " ninety and five. 21 The children of " Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The men of Netophah, y fifty and six. 23 The men of ^ Anathoth, » an hun- dred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Azmaveth, ^ forty and two. 25 The' children of *= Kirjalh-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, '' seven hun- dred and forty and tiu'ee. 26 The children of '^ Raru.ih and Ga- ba, fsix huiidreil twenty and one. 27 The men uf Ivlichmas, p an hun- dred twenty and two. 28 The men or '■ BcUiel and Ai, ' two hundred twenty and three. 29 The children of '< Nebo, fifty mid two. oO The children of Magb;sli, an hun- dred iifty and six. 31 The chiU!;rn uf the other El.im, a thousand ' two limidied lii'ty and four. EZRA. to yudah and yeriisaleiTt' 32 The children of m Harim, " three Before hundred and twenty. CHRIST 33 The children of I.od, Hadid, and ^^^^^ Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. ,„ Neh. 34 The chil h'en of o Jericho, p three ^- "• Imndred forty and five. ^/^'|^- 35 The children of Senaah, "5 throe o.losh. 2. thousand and six hundred and thirtv i.ande.i. 36 fl T!ie ' ; riests : the children of Je- ^.^g. diiiah, oftiie house of Jeshua, » nine 9 Neh. hundred seventy and three. o7 The children of' Immer, »a thou- sand fifty and two. 38 The children of" Pashur, ya thou- sand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of ^ Harim, a • sand and seventeen. 26. 1. h 1 Chr. 9. 17. / Neh. 7. 4.';. II That is, Gi'cen, or. ^iveK Joshua 21, 23. ..38. r 1 Chr. 25. 1. s Neh. 7.30. tlChr. 24. 14. ' thoii- « ^^'^■ 7.40. X 1 Chr. 40 If The '' Lcvites : the children o\ 9. 12. - Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children ^ ^"^'*- o'i Hodaviah, f* seventy and four. ^'i chr^ 41 ff The '^ sinyers : the children o' 24. s. Asaph, ' an hundred twenty and eight. " ^^' 42 ^ Tlie children of the ? porters : b\ chr. the cliildren of' Shallum, the children ^^^V of Ater, the children of Talmon, the 4 i| ^^ children of Akkub, tlie diildren of Hat- 9. 4. and iia, the children of Shobai, in all ■ an V*"^'. hundred thirty and nine. 7. 43. 43 fl The II Nethinims : the children e\ Chr. ofZiha, the children of Hasupha, the^'^^^_ ciiildren of Tabbaoth, 7.44.' 44 The chil.iren of Keros, the chil- .fichr, drenofSiaha, the children of P.adon. 45 The children of Lebanah, the ctiii- dren of Hagabah, the children of Ak- knb, 46 The children of Hagab, the chil- dren of Shalmai, the children of Han.an, 47 The children of Giddel, the clul dren of Gahar, the children of Reaiar 48 I'he children of Rczin, the chil- dren of Nekoda, the children of Gaz- zam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50 The children of Asnah, the chil- dren of Mehunim, the children of Ne- phr.sim, 51 The children of Bakbuk; the ciiildren of Hakupha, the children of Harliur, 52 The children of Bazhith, the chil- dren of Mehidu, the childrf n of Harsha, 5c, The children of Barkos, the chil- dren of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the chil- dren of Hatipha. 55 *^ The ciiildren of k Solomon's ser- k 1 Kings vants: the chiUlren of Sotai. the chil- 9. 20,21. dren of Sophereth, the chiklren of Pe- ^1" 12^ ru(l:i, 56 The children of Jaalali, the chil- dren of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of H:Ulil, the children of Po- chereth of Zeb.iini, tin- cimdren of Am,, g"' >8 All the 'Netliinims, and the. chi -verse 4.3. dre > i>f '" Solomon's servants, were three ^" ^ ^*^* hundred ninety and two. zec'h. 59 .\nd these wc; c they which went »• 7. :\ I / .Toshua fhe altar set up. Before up from " Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Che- *^"j^*f'^ nH), Addan, and Immer; but they L/^.'O could not shew their father's house, and n 1 Peter their seed, wliether they vjere ot Israel : 1- '• 60 The children of Delaiah, the chil- dren of Tobiah, the children of Neko- da, ° six liiindred fifty and two. 61 1[ A«l ot the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the cliildreu of Barzil- lai ; which took a wife of the daught- ers of r Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after tlieir name, 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by i genea- logy, but they were not found : there- fore t were they as polluted, put from ■jierepol. the priesthood. fromthe ^^ And the |J Tirsliatha said unto priest, them, that they should not eat of the *'""'' most holy tiil-igs till there stood up a 16. 40. priest witn |) IJrim and with TImmiTiim. II Or, Go- 64 ^ The r whole congregation toge- 1h"\^z ^^^^^ '^""^ iony and two thousand three ([Thatis, hundred and threescore ; 65 Besides their « servants and their -4 Neh. 7. 63. >2 Sam. 17. 27. and 19. 3. g 1 Chr. 21. 23. tHeb, The and per- niaids, of whom t/ttre Kere seven thou- fecttons, sand tliree hundred thirty and seven : ^'so''^'^ and there ixere among them two hundred ' singing-men and singing-v omen. 66 Their horses were seven hundred tliirty and six ; tlieir mules, two hun- dred forty and five ; 67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, si.t thousand se- ven hundred and twenty. 68 jl And soone of the chief of the fa- thers, when they came to tlie Iiotise of the Lord, which is at Jerusalem, of- a 1 Chr. fered a freely for the house of God to 29. 3,S,9. yg^ jj yp j,^ j^jg place : r Neh. 7.66. s Prov. 12. 8. t 2 Chr. 33. 2S. Eccl. 2.8. X Deut. 11. 29. 2 Cor. 8.3. 69 They gave after their " ability, unto the treasure of ilie work, three- score and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the > singers, and the ^ porters, and the ' Nethinims dwelt in their cities, and ^ all Israel in their cities. CHAP. III. 1 Tlie altar is set up. 4 Offerings fre- quented. 8 The foundation of the tem- ple laid. AND wlien the ^ seventh month was come, and the children of Isratrl %vere in the cities, ttie people gathered them- kings selves together ^as one man to "^Jerusa- 1- 33. leiti. 12.5.° ' - Then stood up Jeshua, the son ot Isa. 8. 20. Jozadak, and his brethren tlie priests, and Zerubbabi I, the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of tl'e God of Israel, to offer burnt-of- ferings theieon, as it is ^ written in the law of MoFcs the « m.in of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his ba- ses; for f feiir ?v'fK unon them because y 1 Chr. 25. 1. zl Chr. 26. 1. « 1 Chr. 9. 2. »Neh. 7.73. a Lev. 23.24. * Zeph. 3.9. e Nam 12.8. / chap. 4. 10. Jer. 17. 17. X Gen. Romans 12.1. CHAP. III. The foundation of the temple laid of the people of Wose countries; and ^*'f°^^ they g oft'eied bumt-oflerings thereon ^"^^ unto the Lord, even burnt-offerings ;,/>v>^ morning and evening. /; Neh. 4 They kept also the h feast of taber- ^^^^^ nacles, as it is written, and offered thv ^^^ ^g^ u^ daily burnt-offerings by number, ac- 1 Heb. c )rding to the custom, f as the duty ^i' */gr of"^' every day required ; the day 5 And afterward offered tiie ' continu- '" '"' al burnt-ofiering, both of the new-moons. Exodus and of all the >^ set fessts of the Lord 23. 16. that were consecrated and of every one ^^^^ that ' willingly offered a free-will-offering proverbs unto the Lord. 23.17. 6 From the first day of tlie seventh I °^' montli began they to ofier burnt-ofier- Hebrews ings unto the Lord : but tlie fburda- "p ^"'j tion of the temple of the Lord was net 29. 39. ' je^laid. Numbers 7 They gave money also unto the |^£^' masons, and to the carpenters; and g. 10.' meat and drink, and oil, unto them and 23. 2. of " Zidon, and to them of Tyre, t(. ^'^'^^P- bring " cedar-trees from ° Lebanon to ni ikingj the sea of p Joppa : according to the ^- ^• grant that they had of Cyrus king of jj^Ys. Persia. «2S.^m. o •[ Now in the second vear of their "-/i.- „ • .11 /• V^ 1 , » "1 Kings" com-.Tig unto the house of God at Jeru- 4. .-^s. salcm, in tlie second month, began Ze- ? Jor.ali rubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Je- ](^^ shua, the son of Jozadak, and the rem- p.se,. nant of their brettwen the priests and liie Levites, and all they t'lat were come out of the captivity unto Jerusa- lem ; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, 10 set forward the work of t!ie house of t!ic Lord. 9 Then 1 stood Jeshua, '■^•ith his sons g 2KingB and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, ^^' ^■ the sons of Judah together, to set for- ward the workmen in the house of God ; the sons of Henadad, ivith their sons and tlieir brethren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with 'trumpets, and tl.e Levites, the sons''^^^''- !• , 1 ■ , II ■ ^,10.6. ana of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the jj, j. Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sung together by course, in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord ; because he is good, for his mer- cy enaiu cth for exev owards Israel. And all the people « shouted whh a great i 2 Chr. shout w hen they praised the Lord, be- ^- ^^• cause the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. _ llf^^"*' 12 But .many of the priests and«iking Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this '• wall ? 4 Then said ' we unto them after I'.iis manner, What are the names of the men that make this b jlding ? 5 But the ™ eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that the) co.ild n not cause them to c;ase, " till tlie matter came to Darius ; and then ti ey ? returned answer by letter concern- i' g this oiuater. 6 ^ The copy of the letter that Tat- nai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which Kere on this side the river, sent unto Darius tl^.e king : 7 They sent a I Iter unto him, where- in was written thus ; Unto Darius the king, all peace, 8 Be .t known unto the king, that 1 we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the ^ great God, wliicli is budded with j great siones, and tim- b.er is Said in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospcreth in their hands. 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto t'^em thus, Who commanded }"ou to build xhis house, and to make up these walls ? 10 We asked thei» ^ names also, to certify thee, that we migh.t write lut- names of the men th.at i.'ere the chief cf them. 11 And t'TUS they returned us answer, sa/iiig, t We are the servants of the " God of heaven and eai'th, and build the house that was '^ builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 12 But aft r that our fathers had y pr ivolced the God ot heaven unto wath, he gave them into ;he hand of ' NtbuchaiLiezzar the king of Babyl;)n tve Chaid jan, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into B .by- lO!). The decree of Dxirius. 1. 8. u 2 Chr, 36. ii. X 1 Kings 6.2. 13 But in the » first year of Cyrus the y% Kings ijjnn^ of Babylon, the suvie king- Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the ''vessels also of gold and silver of {he house of God which Ne- b chadnezzur took out ■ .f the iemple liiat 'aas in.Jerusahin, and brought A 2 kings them mt.) the temple uf Babylon, those D^'\2 ^'^ " ^y^^-is tlie king take our of the cchap." ' temple of Babyl >n, and tli' ;. were de- 1- 7. livered unto one whose nume inas Shesh- bazzar, whom he had made governor ; 21. 14. 2 Chron. 36. IS. Isaiah 59. 2. X 2 Chr. 36.16,17. a chap. 1,2. 15 And said unto him. Take these ^^^^^^. vessels, go, carry them into the temple ^j^ that is in Jerusalem, and let the house o^.-'-o of God be builded in liis place. 16 Tiien came the same Shesbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of d cL?.p. God which is in Jerusalem : and since "'■ i*- , that time, even until now, hath it been c)_ ig_ in building, ^luA. yet it is ^ not liiiisltfd. Num. 17 Now, therefore, if :? seem good to ^^^^' the king, let there be search made in g. 22! the king's treasure-house, wliich is there Prov. at Babylon, whetlier it be so that a de- is^iah cree was made of Cyrus the king to 10. s, e. b'lild this house of God at Jerusalem, ^°^^j and let the king send « his pleasure to phu. ' us concerning this matter. !• i^- CHAP. VI. 1 The decree of Da:ius. 13 The temple finislied. 16 The feasts rf the dedica- tion, and of the passover. THEN Darius the king ^ made a 519. decree, and search was made in the ^ '^^'l^P- house of the f rolls, v. here the tre;isures f chaW. were laid up in Babylon. ^f"*-^' . 2 And there was found at Achmetha, '^ ' ^" '' in the palace that is in 'be province of the Medes, a ■> roll, and therein wai a b Psalm record hus written: '*°-'- 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, the savie Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusa- lem, Let the house be builded, the ; lace where they oflered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof he strongly Ir.id ; the heigiit tliereof '^ threescore cubits, cisaiah and the breadth thereof threescore cu- 9?" ^^* , ., Rev. oi*s ; 21. 16. 4 With three ^ rows of great stones, d\ Kings and a row of new timber : and let the ^j^-^j" ^ ^ expenses b. given out of the king's e chap, house. 7. 20. 5 And also let the golden and silver f vessels of the house of God, which / chap. Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the '• ^''• temple which is at Jerusalem, and broug it unto Bab\'!on, s be restored, ^ chap and brought again to the temple which '^- ^■ is at Jerusalem, e%\yy one to his place, and place thevi in the house of Gocl. 6 Now, therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, ^ be ye far h Psalm fromtiience; jer^5'2z 7 ' Let the work of this house of God ,• Niun. alone ; let the governor of tlie Jews, and 22. 3. th elders of tlie Jews, bulid this house 2i^°Jo. of God in his place. 8 Mfireover, f I make a decree what t chaltW ye shah do to the elders of these J<-\vs, deTrl^it for the building of this house of God; made. tliat, nf tiie king's goods, even of the tribute b. yond the river, forthwith ex- pen cs be t;iven unto these men, that they be not hiiidtred. 9 And that wldch th- v have need of, both young bullocks, and rajns, and lambs,' for the burnt-offerings of th: God Before CHRIST 519. k Lev. 2. 1,2. /Lev. 2. 13. m I Chr, t CKiW. rest. Gen. 8.21. nNeh. 1.6. 1 Tim. 2.2. oDan. 3.29. t Ch..ld. destroy- ed, or, blotted out, 1 Cor. 3. 17. >>Dan. 3. tf . aud 3.29. q Psalm a32. 14. r Prov. 20. 5. .9 Psalm 119. 6, The temple Jimshed. EZRA. of heaven, ^ wheat, ' salt, "> wine, and oil, according' to t!ie appointment of the priests w hich are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail ; 10 That they mav offer sacrifices of t sweet savours unto (he God of lieaven, ^ and pray n foi- tlie life of the kiner, and 0.29. and c\^- " j2_4o of his sons. 11 A.lso I have made a decree, tli:(t wltosoever shall ° alter ihis woid, let timber be pulled down from his iiouse, and, being set up, let him be f hanged thereo'i ; and lei iiis house be made" p a dunghill for this. 12 And the God tiiat hath causr-d ? his name to dwell there ■• destroy ali kings r.nd people that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy t is house of G k1 v.hich is at Jerusalem. 1 Darius have mrirle a decree ; let it ^ be done with speed. lo If Then Tatnai, governor on tiila side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that wliicli Darius the king had sent, c so t!iey did speediiv. 14 And the eiders of the Jews build Artaxerxes' commission- »2King9ed, and tiiev » orospered tnrouo-h the 17. 34, 35- Esther 6. 11. Job 5. 12, 13. V 2 Chr. 14.7. tChald. decree, ch. 1. 1. and 4. 7. and 5. 13. and 7. 1. 515. X 1 Kings 6.1. > John 2.20. z 1 Clir. 23 to 25 chapter. a Num. 7.16. Dri>pIiesingoP Hagg\ii the prophet, and ZfCharliih, the son of Mdo : a:xl they bailded, and finished it, accortling to the command nent ^f t!ie God of Israel, and according to f the commandment of Cyrus, and Dai'ius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And tliis house was finislied on the tlilrd day of the month « Adar, which W..S in L!ie y six^h )'ear of the reign of Darius the king. 15 % And tlie children of Israel, the -priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivitj', kept the ••' dedication of this house of God with jo.V, 17 And offered at the dedication o( MKings this house of God *> an hundred bul- locks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs : and, for a Min-offeringfor all Is- rael, twelve he-g-oats, according to the ^1 Kings '-"number of the 'ribes of Israel. 18 Andtliey set the priests in their •^divisions, and the I,evites in their * courses, fi)r the service of Go-tl which n- at *' Jerusalem ; as sit is written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity kepi tlirt passover upor> the '■ fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were ■ purified together, all of them '.liVf pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for llicir brethren the priests, and ^ for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivitj', and ail sucii as had ' separated themselves unto them ii-om the "> hlthiness of the heattien of the land "to seek the I^ord God of Israel, did eat, i 63. 18.31. d 1 Chr. 24.1. e 1 Chr. 23.4. •/Psalm 48.4. g Xuin. 3.6. h Exctl. 12. 25. ••2 Chr. 9.9. 24. 1 Cor. ■?. 7. k Hehr. i Psalm «3. 5. '11 chap. 9. 11. »» Psalm 24. «. 22 And kept the feast of » unleaven- Before ed bread seven days with joy : for the ^^^]^^ Lord had made them joyful, and p ^^./.y^j turned the heart of tht king of Assyria o i Cor. unto them, to strengthen their hands in s.8. the work of tlie house of God, tjie God ^g, P" of Israel. CHAP. VII. 1 Ezra goeth up to yerusalem. 1 1 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes. 27 Ezra hlesseth God for this favour _ NOW after these things, in the reign of a Artaxerxes kii g of Persia, f" Ezra, a chap. the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, ^- 14. the son of Hilkiah, 6.\4.**' 2 The son of *= Shallum, the son of chj.'s. Zariok, tlie son of Ahiliib, ^eh. 3 The son of Ania-iah, the son of ^i chr. d Azariah, the son of MeiMiolh, 6.7,9,10. 4 The son of e Zerahiah, the son of g ^g^^^' Uzzi, the son of iJukki, gii chr. 5 The son of Ahishua, the son of6. 3, 4. Phlnchas, the son of Eieazar, the son of *' Aaron the chief priest : - / 1 Chr. 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon ; 6.4. a.id he was ea ready scribe in the law i^Psaim of Moses, which the Lord God of Is- i^'^' . rael luid given .- and the kir.g granted Mat. ' hi.Ti all his request, according to the 22. 35. "> liand of the Lord his God upon him. ^^^^ 7 And there . ent up some of the Luke 'children of Israel, and of the priests, io-25. and the Le-. ites, and t'ne singers, and 1.20!^" the poriers, and the "^ Nethinims, unto /; 2 Chr, Jerusalem, in the 'seventh year of Ar- ) 2 ^ h taxerxes the king. 2. 6, 7.' 8 And he came t > Jerusalem in the *chap. ! fifth month, which was in the seventh fp^^^^^ ' year of the king. 84. 7. 9 For upon the first daj of the '" first »« Exod. montii bt-giii he to go up from Babylon, p^^:^^: and on the first dav of the fifth month 3.6. ' came h. to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 F .r Ezra had " prepared his heart « iSam to seek the law of the Lokd, and to " ' ° do it, and I.. P teach in Israel statutes oMat, and judgments. ^^^^-^ ^ 11 ->n canst find " in all the province of B^bvl>n, wiUi the free-xv ill-oflering of th^ people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem: 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money, "y bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat-offering-s, and their drink- offerins^s, a)id offer them upon 'he altar of the house of \ our God which is in Jerusalem. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, ^ to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, th.at do » after the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the .service of the house of thv God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, be- stow it out of tiie kiiig's treasure-house. 21 And I, even 1, Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that what- soever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, 22 Unto II an hundred talents of sil- ver, and to an hundred f measures of wlieat, and to an hundred batlis of wine, and to an hundred jj baths of oil, and salt without prescribing hovo much. 2.3 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God ot heaven : for why should there be "^ wrath against the realm of the king and his sons ? 24' Also we certify you, that, touch- ing :iny of ihe priests and Levites, sing- ers, porters, Netliinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose loll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thine hand, "^ set magistrates and judges, wliich may judge all the pe aple that are beyond the Mai. 2. 7. river, all such as <• know the laws of thy Matthew God ; and teach ye them that know them not. 26 And v/hosoever will not do the CHAP. VIII. the 'hand of the Lord my God ivas ujjon ms; and I gathered togt^ther out ol' Israel chief men to go up with me. CHAP. VIII. i; That is, .■?75,000 pounds, 1 Chron. 22. 14. t ChalJ. cars, that is, about 1000 bushels, 1 Kings 4. 22. jIThat is, about 800 gall- ons, \ Kings 7.27. b chap. 10. 6. Malachi 3. 18. cEx. 18. 21, 22. d 2 Chr. 17. 7. 13. 52, 2 Tim. 2. S. t fhald. to root- ing out. € 1 Chr. 29. 10. /Prov. 21. 1. Lam. 1. 17. Ja. 1. 17. 4' chap. 1.3. fi Psalm 133. 3. 2 Tim. 4. 17. Phil. 4. 1-3. let judgment be executed speedily upon him, wlietiier it be unto death, or if* t banishment, or to confiscation ofgoods, or to impris nment. 27 ^^' Blessed be the Lor,D God of our fathers, which hath 'put such a thing as this in the icing's lieait, to beau- tify the house of the Lord which is in s Jerusalem .- 23 And hath extended mercy nnto me beloi-e ihe king and his caun'^eilors, and before all the king's mig!:ty princes : aiwl I was ^ stren^jthe.-v.-cl as Before CHKIST 457. / chap. 8. 18. 1 Ez'-a^s companions from Babylon: 15 he sendeth to Lido for ministers for the temple -service. 21 A fast procLiimed. THESE &re now the chief of their fathers, and this is the ^ gcneai jgy ''f^^3^'^- them tluit b went up with me from B:<- j'chap. bylon, in liie reign of Arta.\erxes the 7. 13. kmg. 2 Of the sons of - Phinehas ; ^' Ger- c Num. shorn : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : p^o^^Vb^, 'jf the sons of David ; " Hattush : lo. 7. 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the d Num. sons of Pharosh ; Zechariah : and witu ^^^chr. him were reckoned by genealogy of the 3.22. 'males, an hundred and fifty. n^io' 4 Of the sons of g Pa!uil!i-moab; Eli- EiodJis hoenai, the son of Zerahiah, and with 13. 15. him two hundred males. 3 ^j 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the son /Nek of Jahaziel, and with him three hun- lo. 14. dred males. 6 Of the sons also of '^ Adin ; Ebed, h Nefc. tlie son of i Jonathan, and with him fifty j^ha^^ males. 10.15. 7 And of the sons of Elam ; Jrrtiaiah, the son of Athaliah, and with him sc- ve:;ty males. 8 And of the sons of i= Shephatiah ; *chap. ' Zebadiah, the son of Michael, and /'chap, with him fourscore males. 10.20. 9 Of the sons of ■" J oab; " Obadiah, ^^'^^F- the so'i of Jehiel, and w ith him two nNeb. hundred and eighteen males. lO- *• 10 And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hun- dred and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of ° Bebai ; Zecha- 0 chap, rial), tl'.e son of Bebai, and with him ^- ^^" twenty and eight males. 12 And of the sons of p Azgad; Joha-^chap. nan, the son of Hakkatan, and with hiro 2- ^2' an hundred and ten males. 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Sheinaiah, and with them three- score males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Utliai, ^^^^alm and Zabbud, and with them seventy Acts ' males. 16. i3. 15 »f And I gathered them together \l%' ^ lo the 1 river that runneth to -Ahava; j Prov.' :!nd there ' abode we in tents liiree 27.23. d;i\s : and 1 * viewed tlie people, a!i(i 20.28. the priests, and found there 'none of2Cor. the sons of Levi. 1 Peter 16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, 5. 1, 2. for Shemaiah, and f)r Elnathan, and r Elnathan, men of understanding, j p^^ ' 17 And I sent ;hem wi :. commaiid- "ivords ii^nt unto Iddo the chief, at tlie place '"*heir „ . , . 1 . » .11. . mouths, Ciisiphia : and f » told Ihem wnat tiiey 2 Sam. -,:unild ■>ay unto Iddo, and to his b.-clh- i*- 2- l£zra pi-oclaimeth a fast ; EZRA. Jle moumethfor the sms of the people. 10. 11. z 1 Chr. 25. 1. Ch.2. 43. a 2 Chr. 20. 3. Ezekiel 36. 37. h Lev. 23.29.and 26. 29. Isaiah 58.3. 16.9. Zech. 8. 19. c Psalm 5.8. Matthew 17. 21. Ijuke 2. 37. ICor. 7.5. A Ps. 73. 23, 24. el Chr. 26. 10. /Psalm 90. 11. 5- 2 Chr. 15.2. AMat. chrTst '^^'^^'^ '^^^ Nethinims, at the place Casi- 457 phia, that they should bring unto us mi '■-»-wJ nisters for the house oFour God Kchip. 18 And, by the "good hand of our aNeh. God upon us, they brought us "a man 8.7. and of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, 9.4,5. the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and with his sons and his bre- thren, eig-hteen ; 19 And y Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sonsof Merari, his bre- thren and their sons, twenty ; 20 Also of the ^ Ntrthinims, whom David and tlie princes had appointed for the service of t!ie Levites, two hun- dred and twenty Nethinims; allof tliem were expressed by nime. 21 If Then I proclaimed » a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might ^ af- flict ourselves before our God, to seek of him <= a riglit way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horse- men to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto tlie king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them •' for good that = seek him; but his pov.er and his f wrath is against all them that g forsake Lim. 23 So we fasted, and besought our God for this ; and he was ■> entreated of us. 24 ^ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hasha- biah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And ' weighed unto them the sil- ver, and the gold, and the vessels, ewn the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had !< offered; 26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred und hfty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, CHc/of gold an hundred talents ; 27 Also twenty basons of gold of a thousand drams, and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. 28 And I said unto them. Ye are ' holy unto t!ie Lord ; ™ the vessels are lioly also; and l!ie silver and the gold are a free-will-oliering unto the Lord Nmnbers God of your fatliers : MGen. 29 " Watch ye, and keep the^n, until 31.40. ye weigh iAewi before the chief of the ST^'ss ^^' P^'issts and the Levites, and chief of the Acts ' fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the "chambers of tlie house of the Lord. 30 So took the priests and the Levites ni kings the weight of the silver, and the gold N h 10 ^"'^' ^^'^ vessels, to bring them to Jeru- salem, unto tlie house of our God. ;>! ^[ Then we departed from the ri- ver of Ahava, on the twelfth day of the p first month, to go unto Jerusalem : and the hand of oui" God was upon us, and he deUvered us from the hand of the '•■ chap. k chap, 7.26. i Demt. 33. 8. m Lev. 5.15 20. 31. 1 Peter 5. 1, 2. 39.andl2, '44. and 13.4. /)chap. 7. 9, and «. 9. enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the _^^"J^_, ...... CHRIST way- 457. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and i.^v'O abode there three daj's. 33 ^f Now, on the fourth day was the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, ■ eighed in the house of our God by the ;and. of °l Meremoth, the son of Uriah 1 ^^• the priest : sind with him ixas EK-azar, lof's.^ t'le son of Phinehas ; and >vith them vias ' Jozabad, the son of Jeshua, and Noa- 'L^^^' •'.i:i'.i, thesonof Binnui, Levites; 34 By number a?;rf by weight oT every one : and all the weight was written at ilat lime. 35 Also\-he. children of those that had 'een carried away, which were come ^^" lUt of the captivity, offered « bumt-^jf- Romans ferings unto the God of Israel, ' twelv 12. i. and bullocks for all Israel, ninety and su: t\hko. rams, seventy and seven lan.bs, twelve e. is. he-goats for a sin-offering: all this ivas t-i^*^j' , 1 ,-,■ ■ , .1 w hjted up, a burnt-onenng unto the Lord. 2 Kings 36 "ly And they delivered the king" 10. 6. commissions unto tlie king's lieutenant , isaia'h^^' and to the g-overnors on t!;is side 'he S5. 6. Rev. 12.16. river ; and they f furthered the people, and the house of God. CHAP. IX. 1 Ezra moiirneth for the affinity f the people with strangers: 5 his prayer. NOW, when these things were Js^**' done, the princes came to nie, saying, Rom'. The people of Israel, and t!ie ^ priests. 2. is. 21. and the Levites, have ''not scparateu ^s^'^q^' themselves from the j>eople of (.he landh, doing according to their ^ abominations, ' ^'^^'^• even of the Canaanites, the Hitliles, the ' ' Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammo- nites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 2 For they have d taken of their ^ Mai. daughters for themselves, and for their sons ; so that the <= holy seed have min- ei Cor. gled themselves with the people of ''• ^^• those lands : yea, the liand of the f princes and rulers hath been chief in /isaiah this trespass. ^'J^' 3 And wlien I heard this thing I s rent f^ 39.' my garment and my mantle, and pluck- h Psalm ed off the hair of my head and of my Yj^^{^ beard, and sat down '' astonied. n. 33. 4 Then were ' assembled unto me * Isaiah every one that k trembled at the words y^xod. of the God of Israel, because of the 39. 39. transgression of those that had been car- '« ^^'"^s ried away; and I sat astonied until the „'Rom. evening sacrifice. 6. 21. 5 H And at the ' evening sacrifice 1 f^^^- arose up from my heaviness; and, ha- c'psalm ving rent my garment and my mantle, 28. 4. I fell upon my knees, and >" spread out 5^^ my hands unto the Lord my God, pGen. 6 And said, O my God, I a'm ■> ashan^- 4^ ^o^and ed and blush to lift up my face to tiiee, 2 chr'on. my God: for °our iniquities are increas- 2k. 9. ed over our head, and our trespass is J°^'_^" grown up r unto the heav. ns. Rev. 7 Since the days of our fathers Aarc w. s. EzrcCs prayer and confession. CHAP. X. ^msT "^ ^^^^ ^" ^ great trespass unto this day ; and for our iniquities have we, our king-s, and cur priests, been delivered into the hand of t e kings of the lands, to tlie sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to q confusion of face, as it is this day. 8 And now for a little space grace hath been shevced from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us || a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us r a little reviving in our bondage. 9 For we v:ere bondmen ; yet our God Reformation of strange onarriage^ CHRIST 457. 9 2 Cor. 7. 11. II Or, pin, Eccl. 3. 5, 18. Isaiah r Psalins hath ' not forsaken us in our bondage, 34. s. and but hath extended mercy imto us in the * Psa!m ' sight of the kings of Persia, to give us 136. 23. / ehap. 1. 1. and 6. 1. and 7.12. u Isaiah 5. 2. -x Lam. 3. 32. y Deut. 7.3. a reviving to set up the house of our Gi d, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us " a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 10 And now, O our God, " what shall we say after this i for we have Ibrsaken tliv commandments, 11 Which ihou hast y commanded by thy servants ti)e prophets, saying, The land unto v.hich ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filtliiness of the people of the lands, with their abo- minations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 12 Now, therefore, ^ give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, » nor seek their peace or tiieir wealth for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for ^ an inheritance to your children for ever. 13 And af'er all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for cur gre:it and 20. 7. trespass, seeing that thou our God hast ' '^" ' punished us <^ less than our iniquities de- serve, and hast given us svch deliver- ance as this : 14 Should we <* again break thy com- mandmenls, and join in affinity witli the people of these abominations, wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping ? 15 O Lord Gcd of Israel, thou art ^ /Psalm righteous ; for we remain yet escaped, 32. 5. as it is this day ; behold, we are '' before 23,24?'^ I'lee in our trespasses : for we k cannot stand before thee because of ti-is. CHAP. X. 1 Shechaniah encourageth to reform the strange marriages. 6 Ezra assemb- let h the people : 9 they repent. IS Those ixho married strange ii-ivcs. NOW, when Ezra had prayed, and he had » confessed, '.\eeping and casting himself down ^ before the house z Exod. 23.32. a Deut. 23.6. * Psaims 10^. 17. and 112. 1,2. Proverbs 13. 22 c Deut, 28. 43. Lam. 3. 22. d John 5.14. e Neh. 33 a Psalm 32. 5. wh Proverbs 23.13. Dan. 9.2. 01 God, there assembled unto him out Hos^ea of Israel a very great congregation of 1 John nien, and ■= women, and children : for 1.9, 10. the people wept very sore. * i^Kmgs 2 And Shechaniah, the son of Jehiel, aChron. 7. 13. c2 Chr. 30. 13. one of the sons of Elam, answered and ^S°7^^ said unto Ezra, We have trespassed ^^^ against our G')d, and have '^ taken v,/^/-\^ strange wives o* the people of the land : d Neh. yet now there is « hope in Israel con- ]\^l^ cerning this thing. 55. lo. 3 Now, therefore, let u« make a co- Lam. venant with our God, to put away all ^' ^' the w ives, and such as are born of them, f according to the counsel of my lord, /chap, and of those that tremble at the com- mandment of our God ; and Ltt it be done according to the law. 4 ^ Arise ; for this matter belongeth ^Joshua imto thee: we also ixill be with thee; ^ T' ^?:. be of good courage, and • do it. 19. 23. ' 5 Then arose Ezra, and made the /ichr. chief priests, the Levites, and all Is- 28.10. rael ''to swear that that they should *2Chr. do according to this word; and they ' ^" sware. 6 5[ Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the ' i^^^' chamber of Johanan, the son of Elia- shib ; and wAe-'i he came thither he did '" eat no bread, nor drink water : for m Job he mourned becaus* of the transgres- l^^^^ji sion of tliemtliat had bren carried away. 17,23. 7 And they f i^iade proclamation "^^^^ throughout J. dah and Jerusalem unto ^^/cetc" all the childr(-n of the captivity, that past. they should giither themselves logethfi; unto Jerusalem ; 8 And th at v\ hosoever would not come within three days.according to the cun- sel of the princes and the ciders, ail his substance should be fo: leited, and him- self II separated from the coi gregation |or,f.\.. of thost, that had been carried away, commu- 9 1i Then •.•l: the men (.f Judah an<' %%"^^ Benjamin gathered tliemselves together John unto Jerusalem • it'iin three days: ii 9-22. Haas the " ninth montli, and the t\*en- n'Esther tieth day of the m.onlh ; and all the peo- 2. 16. pie sat in tlie » street of the hoi;se ot ° ^'^''• God, trembling because of f/;/\s matter, and for the f great rain. tHeb.«/if 10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and fg^^"' said ui.to them. Ye have transgressed, 12. 17.' and luive taken strange wives \ Ko \n- '^ ]\^^- '" .1 . c r \ ""» unto crease the trespass ot Israel. the guilt, 1 1 Now, therefore, make p confession 1 Sam. unto the Lord God of vour fathers, anc l^'}^- 1 do his pleasure ; arid ' separate your- 3. 20. selves from the people of the land, and /> Joshua from the strange wives. oProv. 12 Then .'ill the congregation answer- 28. i3. ed and swid with a loud voice. As th(>ii ?l°^^"^ hast said, ^ so must v.e do. ri Cor. 33 But the people are '■ many, and /; 7.12 is a time of much rain, and we are not \Z^^^' abie to stand without, neither is this a 78.57. work of one day or two : for we are ' ^^t- many that have transgressed in this ' ' thing-. 14 Let now our "rulers of all the a Deut., congregation stand, av.d let ail them ^^' '• which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and wiih thera the «;lde.-3 of every city, r.nti 27ehemlali moiirnethjor 12.2. ^^li'V "^^ " J"''S^^ thereof, until the fierre 457. wrath of onr God for this matter be C-^.-nJ turned frnm us. -■« 2 Clir. 15 ^[ y Only Jonathan, the son of Asa- 1^- *• hel, and Jahaziah,' the son of Tikvah, 7.1. were employed about this »na.'/er, • and Exodus Meshiillam.and Shabbethai tlie Levite, Hos'ea '^'^^P^'^ twentieth year, cii. 2. 1, as I was in Shusham the palace, ■cchap. 2 That = Hanani. one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left ,of the captivity, and concerning jerusa- ^'^*<>''e. 1, ,„ CHRIS J If'"- , . 446. 3 And Ihey said unto me, The rem-v,^.^-^ nant that are left of the captivity, there j Ezra' ) in tJie '• province are ^ in great affliction 2. 1. and and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem *j^- also is f broken down, and the gatcs/2 Kings thereof are burnt with fire. 25. 10. 4 fl And it came to pass, when ] jgr.^s.^io! heard these words, that e I sat down am' ^ 1 Sam. wept, and mourned certain days, and '■ ^- '^' ^^^ fasted, and ■ prayed before the God o* s.^^vr.' heaven, Roman* 5 And said, I beseech thee, '' O Lord ]^{ ^^^^.^ 15, 26. »■ 1 Kings 3. 44. * Psalm. 116. 16-. Artaxerxes sendsth N'e/iemiah Before CHRIST 446. / Jerem. 23. 24. in Exod. 20. 6. n Psalm 34. 15. 0 Luke 18. 1. p PrDv. 28. 13. g Psalm 51. 4. r Isaiah 43. 26. s Deut. 4. 25. /Joel 2, 13. u Deut. 10. 14. .V Exod. 32. 11. y Exod. 6. 1. and 13. 9. z Isaiah 26. 8. Psalm 119. 4. Hebrews 13. 18. a I Chr. 22. 11. eir. 445. a Exod. 13. 4. Esther 3.7. Psalm 102. 18. b Ezra I 7. 8. i verse 14. I cchap. ' 1. 11. I dGen. I 40. 7. I e Prov. 15. U. I J Psalm ! 94. 19. g 1 Kings 1.31. h 1 Sam. 4.20. i 1 Sam. 1.13. A Ezra 5\ 17. God of heaven, the ' great and terrible God that "' kiepeth ..ovenanl an., mer- cy p ■ hem that love him, and observe Ills commandments; 6 n Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayesi hear the prayer of tiiy servant, whicli 1 pray before tiiee now, day and " night, far the children of Israel thy servants, p and confess the sins of the children of Israel, o. hicli we have sinned 'i ajjainst thee : both I and my father's house liave sinned. 7 We have dealt very corruptl) against thee, and have not kept 'he commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commaiid- edst thy se.-vant Moses. 8 ' Remember, I beseech thee, the word that tiiou commandedst tliy ser- vant Moses, saying, ' If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the na- tions : 9 But ^ye ' turn unto rae, and keep mycomman(lments,anddoihem;th ugh tli.ere were of you » cast out unto the ut- termost part of t!ie heaven, vet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them U'lto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 10 Now these are thy « servants, and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy > strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy SL'rvants, who desire to '■ fear ihy name : and a prosper, I pray thee, thy servant ihis day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man: for I was the king's cup-bearer. CHAP. IL Artaxerxes sendeth Nehemiah ivith let- ters and a commission to build again the vjall of yerusalem. AND it came to pass, in the month ^ Nisan, in the twentieth year of ^ Ar- taxerxes the king, that wine voas before him : and I took up the "^ wine, and gave it unto the" king. Now I had not been beforetime '' sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sud, seeing thou rt)7 not sick? this is nothing e/^e but ■= sorrow of heart. Then I was ^ very sore afraid, 3 And suid unto the king, g Let the king live f )r ever: ^ why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, Heth uaste, and tlie gates thereof are con- sumed with fire ? 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost tliou make request ! So I i prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said unto the king. If it n please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thpu CHAP. II. to build the ivall of yerusalem\/ wouldest 1 sencl me unto Judah, unto Before the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that '^"^j^'*' '" I may build it. .. ,^ 6 And the " king said unto me, (the /.lerem. queen also sitting by him) For how ^^\^- ^ long shall thy journey be ? and when "' ^^^ wilt thou return? So it pleased the king nchap. to send me, and I ° set him a lime. ps' 65 2* 7 Moreover, I said unto the king, Ii 0 chap'. it please the king, let p letters be givei: 5. 14. me to the governors beyond the river, 5. '14?^' that they may convey me over till 1 come into Judah; 8 And a letter unto Asaph, the keep- er of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the jialace which •) appertained q'^T^^ to the honse, and for the wall of tlir ^^' ^' city, and for the house ■■ that I shall en- rchap' ter into. And the king granted me ac- *• *^ cording to the s good hand of my God j Ezra upon me. 7. 6. 9 ^ Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave tliem the king's letters. (Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen witii me.) 10 When Sanballat the ^ Horonite, {^|°^- and Tobiah the " servant, the =< Ammn. j,'^^"_ nite, heard if it, it y grieved them 22.3,4. exceedingly that there was come a 13*10^"^ man to seek the welfare of the chil- Isaiah dren of Israel. |*- 3. 1 1 So I came to Jerusalem, and was '^^f^^ ^ there tliree days. a Prov. 12 ^ And I arose »in the night, I and ^'2 ^5' some few men with me; neither told I a. 2. and" any man what my God had put in my 12.31. heart to do at Jerusalem: neither tiia* ^p^^®* there any beast with me, save the beast 27. 4. that I rode upon. ^j^^^ 13 And I went out by night, by the sEzr'a ^ gate of the valley, even before the <: s. 32. dragon-well, and to the <* dung-port, jig^g'"* and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, Proverbs which were broken down, and the gates 10. 4. thereof were consumed with fire. i2?n!^ 14 Then 1 went on to the gate of the ■= b 2 chr. fountain, and to the f king's pool : but 3. 13. there luas no place for the beast that was g_ g_ under me to pass. d chap. 15 Tlien went I up in the night by g ^-^i^. the brook, and viewed the wall, and 3. 15. * turned back and entered by the gate of /2 Kings the valley, and so returned. ^28^1. 16 And tiie rulers '' knew n;it whither is. 23. I went, or what I d.d, neither had I as '' Ecci, 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. 1711 Then said I unto them, ^^ ^^^ the distres- that we are in, how Jerusa- lem iicth waste, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire: come, and let ns > /isaiali build up the wall of J.M"usalem, that we 5o. 4. be no more ^ a reproach. k chap. 18 Then I told them of the hand oH-^- " my God, which was ' good upon me as /Ezra also the king's words tliat he had spok- 7. e, en unto me. And they said. Let us rise tlie furnaces The names and order of them NEHEMIAH. Before^ i!p aiif! build. So they " strengthened ^5_ their Iiands for tliis good i-jork. m 1 Chro, 11. 10 H ch2u. 6. 4. 0 Hebr. 3 1. 3f). jDEzra 4. 15. q Ezra 4. 3. Acts 8.21. T Revel. 21.27. a cliap. 12. 10. Isaiah .•57. 4. I Peter 5. .3. p chap. 12. 39. John 5. 2, c Deut. 2C. S. Jtiem, 51.27. .Tohn. 5. 4. d Prov. 10. 7. Jerem< 31.38. Zech. 14. 10. f Zcph. 1. 10. /chap. 6. 1. and 7. 1. jr Ezra 8. 13. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, r.ndTobiali the servant, the AmiH.-.nite, nnd ° Geshem the Arabian, !>earil It, thev ° laujS^hed us to scorn, and despis- ed us, and said, What is this tijiru, that ye do? will ye p rebel against the king- ? 20 Tiien answered I them, and said unto tliem, Tiie God of heaven he will prosper us ; therefore we his servants will arise and -^uild : but ye liave no q portion, nor r right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. CHAP. III. The names and order of them, ivho build- ed the wall of yerus.ilem. THEN ^ Eliashib 'he hi.i»h priest rose up witli iiis brethren the priests, and tliey budded the ^ sheep-crate ; <■ thev roho builded' theiuall. Hashub, the son of Pahath-moab, re- Before paired tlie other piece, and the tower of ^^^J^^ 13 And nex^ unto him repaired Shal- t Exod. •urn, the son of Halohesh, the ruler q.","' of the half part of Jerusalem, he nnd 3. Vs. Ills rd.iughter^. Philip. 13 The " valley-£rate repaired Hanun, ^'cUap and the inhabitants of ■>■ Zanoah ; they 2. 13. ' built il, and set up the doors thereof, ;V^'"^ the locks thereof, and t'.e bars thereof, ' ' aiid a thousand cubits on the wall unto the V f'i;nT-g'ate. > Zech. 14 But the dim.sr-g'ate repaired Mai- ^''^ Kings c' iah, the son of '^ Rech:vb, the ruk r lo. 15. of part of a Beth-ha;cf:rem ; he built it, "^erse 9. and set up the doors thereof, the locks ^^^' ^' ^' thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of the b fountain re- *chap. paired Shallum, the son of Col-hozeh, ^' ^''• the ruler of p^rt of Mizpah ; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; j| thereof, the locks thereof, and t'.e bars even unto the »ower of Meah ihey sane- j thereof, and the wall of the pool of <^ c Joshua Siloah by the king's garden, and unto 2' ^ Haua- ti'ied it, unto the tower of nee!. 2 And next unto him bui'ded the men of Jericho. And next tO Ihem budded Zaccnr, the si)n of Imri. 3 But the « fisli-gate did the sons of Hassenanh build, who also laid the beams t'nereof, and set up the f doors thereof, tiie loclcs thereof, and the bars thereof, 4 And next unto them repaired Me- remoth, the son of g Urijali, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshuliam, the son of Bcrechiah, the son of Meshezaheel. And next unto them repaired Zadok, the son of Ba- ana. 5 A.nd next unto them the !' Tekoites repaired ; hut their ' nobles put ^ not tlieir necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover, the ' old gate repaired Jehoiida, the son of Paseali, and Me- sh..il'-nni, the son of Besodeiah ; they laid ihe beams thereoi", and set up the door.s thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bai's thereof. 7 And nexi u.ito them repaired Me- latiali the Gibeoaite, and Jadon the w.Toshua Meronothite, the men of '" Gibeon, and of " Mizjiah, unto the ° throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him rep.tired Uzziel, the son of Hai'h;iiiili, of tlie goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah, the son of owe o/'the appothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the h bro.id wall. 9 And next mito them repaired Re- phaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. 10 And ne.x:i into them 1 repaired Jedai^tli, the son of Harumajih, even ovi:r , gainst hi.s h nis-j. Aiulnext iiiito him repaired ' Hiittush, tlie son of Hi- sha'on-.ah. lis Malchijah, the son of Harim, and h Amos 1. 1. / cliap. 2. 15. k Judge; 5.23. / chap. 12.]39. n Judges 10. 17. u chap. 2. 8. and p 2 Chr. 25. 23. g Ezra e. 10. »• Ezra 8.2. s chap. I the s'airs that go down from the ^ city 13.4? j of David, " Johns. 7. { 16 After him repaired Nehemiah, i%^^^- I the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half ipart of e Betii-zur, unto the place o\v « Joshua 'against the sepulchres of David, and to -• " ." the f pool that was made, and unto the 20!^!^^' s house of the mighty. Isaiah 17 .^f;er him repaired the Levitcs, -^- ^^■ ^ Rehum, the son of Bn.ni. Next unt- f. 7""^ him repaired Hashabiah the ruler of ^ chap, the half part of ' Keilah. in his part. / jjlh 18 After him repaired their brethren, 15. 44. Bavai. the son of k Henadad, the ru- 2 Sam. ler of the half part of Keilah. f^zra 19 And next to him repaired ' Ezer, 3.9. tiie son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, ^^hap. anotlier piece over ag.ainst the going up \\ or, " to the armoury, at tlie |j turning of the comer, =ivaU, 20 After him Biruch, the son of Zab- bai, f earnestly repaired the other piec. from the turning rj the i-^all unto tin door of the house of Ehasliib the hig!- priest. 21 After him repaired !^ Meremoth, the son of Urijah, the son of " Koz, another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib, even to the end of the house of Eliasiiib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of tlie ° plain. oCen. 23 \fter IiIt! repaired Benjamin, and }}-'^^- Hashub, over againt their house. Af- 2. 29. ter him repaired Azuriah, the son of chapter Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, by his ^^' ^** house. 24 Afer him repaired Einnui, the son of Henadad, an. it her piece trom the house o!' Azariah unto the turning of the laall e'.en unto thee )nie'. 2.5 Pal d, the ion of Uzai, over against the turning 'f the ivaU, and the tower ^^j'^"'^^ which lietli out from the P ki .lc'- 'igh chapter house, that %':as by the court of the nri- 12. 2^. 2 Cliroiu 26. 9. tHeb. kindled. Romajis 12. n. in Ezra 8.33. n Ezra 2. ei. The enemies scoff. CHAP. IV. Neltcmlah sctiith a watch: Before CHRIST 445. (7 1 Chr. g. 2. Ezra 3. 43. li'or. The tonver, 2 Chron. 27. 3. t chap. 8. i, and 12. 43. .«■ 2 Kings 31. 16. 2 Chron. 23. 15. .fer. 31. 40. / .Ter, 19. 2. 21 1 Chr. 3.10. Ruth 4. 11. Rom. 2.7. Rev. 21.2. a Prov. 9. 1, 2. b Acts 5. 17. c chap. 2. 19. dl Cor.] I. 27. «Hab. 3. 2. ^Neh. i,. 10. ~ Mark \6. 18. /i Psalm Iz3. 3. i Prov. 3.34. k Psalm 32. 1. Uer. 18.23. ■m Psalm .69. 20. n Psalm 121.3. 0 Psalm 110. 3. p .chap. 2. 19. <7 chap. 2. 19.' r Amos 3.9. s Gen. 3.15. / 2 Chr. 20. 1. Psal. 83. 3, 4. Mark {.9 ReveL X,tJ. 17. son. After him Pedaiali, \he sen of Pa rosh. 2^^ Moreover the i Nethinims dwelt in II Oj'hel, iinlo the p!rce over r.g.-'inst the ' water-pate toward the east, ami the tower th.at lieth out. 27 After them tlie Tekoitcs repaired another piece, over against the great tower that Ueth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the " liovse-gate re- paired the priests, eveiy one over agahist iiis house. 29 After them repaired Zadok, liie son of Immer over against liis house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, tlie keeper of the 'east gate. 30 After iiim repaired Hananiah, the son of Shelt-niiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah, the goldsmith's son, unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep-gate " repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. CHAP. IV. 1 JF/iiie the enemies scoff Nehemiah pray- elh to God : 7 he stttcth a watch. BUT it came to pass, that vvlien San- ballat heard that ^ we builded the wall, he was wroth, and look great ^ indig- nation, and ' mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and s.^ic^, What do these >^ unto our God, and " seta watch against u Psalm them day and night hecause of them. *°M^'t. 10 A:^d Judab said, The y strength 21. le.' of the bearers of burdens is deca3efi >N»n'- and theie is muc^ rubbish, so that we j^'j.' are ■' not able to bui'd the wall. 9. 3j 11 And our adversaries said. They =3^'!;j^- .shall not know , neither see, till ue come in the midst among them, and slay them and cause the work to cease. 12 And it came to pass, that, w lien the Jews which ^ dwelt by them camie, J^^^^'- they said unto us ten times. From all places whence ye shall return unto us f Aey WiV/ be upon you. 13 H Therefore + set I in the lower +Heb- . 1 . • I . ,. / . L- 1 from the places behind the wall, and on the high- io%ver er places, I even set the people after parts of their families, with their swords, their ^^^'''''" spears and their bows. Psalm 14 And I looked, and rose up, and Jg.^-.*,' said unto the nobles, and to the luhrs, 28. 29. and to the rest of the people, ^ Be not b Num. ye airaid of them : <= remember the ^^'^^^^ j Lord "which is great and terrible, and 21. fight for your < angry when I heard their cry, and these words. 7 Then I consulted witii myself, and I I rebuked tlie nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, '"Ye exact usury, evt-ry one of his biolher. And I tet a n great assembly against them. 8 And I said unio them, We, after our ability, have ° redeemed > uv breth- ren the Jews, luhich ivere sold unto the heathen ; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and p found noihing to ansxvcr. 9 Also I said, It is i not good that ye do : ought ye not to ' w alk in the fear of our God, because of the « reproach of the heatlien our enemies ? 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn ; I pray you, let us leave oil 'this usury. Jl " Restore, I pray you, to them, Lev. 6.4. even this day, their lands, their vine- 5."w yards, their olive-\'ards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the moaey, and of the corn, the wine, and the oi), that ye i' exact of them, 12 Tlien said they. We will restore them, and w ill yrequirc nothing of then:. , so will we do a^ thou sayest. Then 1 called the piiests, and took ^ an oath ol them, that they should do according V* this promise- ~ a Isaiah 5.7. Mat. 38. 25. i Lev. 25. 35. Deut. 15. 7. James 2. fi, IS. c Haggai 3.6. dv'-r. 15, 3 Kings e E7.ra 4. 13. f Isaiah .58. 7. S Lev. 35. 39. // Lev. C5. 4. ;■ Hosea 4.1. A Mark 3.5. ^Gal. 2. 14. ■m Erek. 22. 12. ji Mat. IS. 15. 0 Lev. ^5. 47. :p Mat. '22. 12. 9 Prov. 24. 23. r Gen. 42. IS. ,v Gen. 33.7. 2 Sam, 32. 14. Rom. 2 24. 3 Peter 2. 12. / ver. 7. Ps. IS. 5, Ezek. IS. s. ',1 Exod. 22. Luke 39. R. X Isaiah 58.2. y Luke e. 35. 2 Num. 5. 19. 3 Kings 8. 31. elia))ter 10.29, 13 Also I 'shook my lap, and said. Before So b God shake out even man from his ^^^^^^ house, and from his labour, that p* r- i^^-y^ formeth not this promise, even thus be <, Mat. I:e shalccn out aiul emptied. And i.l. 10.14. the congregation said, « Amen, anci ^3"! ^^^ praised the Loud. And the people is. e. "•did a'- cording to this proml'-c. *Zech. 14 li Moreover, from the time tliat I c'nJuiI. was appointed to be their governor ii 5. 22. the land of Judah, from the twentietl: jq^j^^ year even unto the t o and thirtietli year of Arta.'cerxes the king, that is, ^ tv.elve years, I and my brethied havt ^chap. not euten the 'bread of the governor, ^'^'f. 15 But the former governors, thatg. 4, i5*J had been before me, were chargeable unto the people, and h:id taken of lliem bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; ye,-., even iheir servants bare rule over the people : but so did not I, E because of the fear "f God. ;; Pro-v. 16 Yea also, 1 '^contii.ued in the work V' J,. of this w all, neither » bouglit we :.n\ 29. 2s. land : and all my servants iiere gather ' ^^cts ed thither unto the work. 20.33. 17 Moreover, there ivcre '■ at my tab!' * 1 Kings an hundred and fifty of the Jews and *• 22- rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 18 Now, ryirtf which was prcparedy?ir 7ne daily ivus ' one ox, and six choice /iKing* sheep; ;.'lsi tiiwis were prepared tor 4. 21. me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet f their / Ezra ^ing, accordinj? to these words. 4. 13. 7 And thou ha-st al.io appointed " pro- 19 "'12'" pliets to preach cf thee at Jenisaiem, n ver.'i2. saying. There is a king in Judah : and now shall it be reported to the king ac- cording to thefe words. Come now, therefore, and let us take counsel to- gether. 8 Tlien I sent unto him, saying. There are no sucli thing's done as thou saye&t, c Psalm but tliou o feignest them out of thine 52. 2. own heart. 9 For tliey all made us r afraid, say- ing, n Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now, tlierefore, 0 God, ' strengthen my hands. 10 Afterward I came unto the house of s Shemaiah, the son of >■ Delaiah, the sen of Mehetabeel, v.ho ix-as ° shut up ; and he said. Let us meet together in the >; hcuFe of God, witliin tlie temple, Z'}i'- and let us sluit the doors nf the temple: X 1 Kings ... .,, , , '^ . 6. 5. lor they will come to slay thee ; yea, m the niglit will tliey come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should ysuch a man as I flee ? and z who is there that, being as I ain, would g'o into the temple to save his life ? » 1 will not go in. 12 And, lo, >> I perceived that God had not sent him ; but that he <^ pro- nounced this prophecy against me : for Tobiah and Sanballat liad hired him. 13 Therefore 'u.-as he hired that I should be ''■ afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have viatter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and on the = proplieless Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that woiild have put me in fear. 15 ^ So the wall was • finished in tlie twentv and fifth day of the month Elul, E in fifty and two days. 15 And it came to pass, that when ^ all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that vcere about us saw these things, they were ' much cast down in their own eyes : for they perceived that this work vas wrouglit of ^ our God. "^7 ^\ Moreover, in those days the no- bles of Judah ' .sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there ivere many in Judah sworn unto him, because he •a-as tlie son-in-law of Shechaniah, the son of m Arab ; and his son Jolianan had taken the daugh- ter of n Meshullam, the son of Bere- cliiah. 19 Also they reported his f good deeds before nic, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. /> Psalm 56. 2. g 2 Tim. 1.7. r chap. 2. 4. * Ezra 8. 16. 1 1 Chr. 24. 18. uMat. V Prov. 23. 1. eExtxI. 21. 14. a Num. 3. 38. h Hebr. 5. 14. c Ezek. 13. 22. d Zeph. 3.13. e Song 2. 15. Ezek. 13. 17. Hev. 2.20. / Prov. 21. 30. g chap. 4.1. Psalm 1.3. h chap. 4. 1. f Job 12. 3. k Psalm 126.2. / Lam. 1. 1, 2. Micah 7. 5, 6. w Ezra 2,5. n chap. 3.4. tHeb. good- titises. Psalm 10.3. CHAP. Vli. Xehemiah''s care of Jerusalem. CHAP. VII. chrYst INehciniaiVs care of Jerusalem.' ^ ^ iJt.J/ genealogy cf the people, 39 of the priests, 43 of the Le'citcs, Ncthinims, &c. NOW it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the » dooi's, and tlie porters, and the singers, c chap. land the Levites were appointed, ^•^- **"* 2 That I gave my brother b Hanani, bEzTz. \ and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, 10. 20. I charge over Jerusalem : (for he ii-aj a '^^- ^- "• I faithful man, and "^ feared ^ God above cExod. imany:) J^r^k. j o And I said unto them. Let not^the is. 14. gates of Jerusalem be opened until the f'P'l- sun be hot ; ar.d, while they stand by, phii.' let them shut the doors, and bar them : i- ^o. ana and appoint watclies of the inhabitants g'peter of Jerusalem, ever\' one in his watc!., and 1. 5. every one to be over against liis house. 4 Now the cit)- 'jcas large and great : but the people uerefew therein, and the « houses iiere not builded. e Isaiah 5 ^ And my God f put into mine heart Hebr.' to gather together the nobles, and the i.4. rulers, and the people, that they might •^j*'°''- be reckoned by genealogy : and 1 found a register (if the genealogjofthem which came up at the first, and found v.Titten therein, j 6 f These are the children of the pro- 530. jvince, that went up out of the captivity, |^^^ I of tliose that had been caiTied away, • v> hom Nebuchadnezzar the king of \ Bab} Ion had carried away, and came I again to Jerusalem, and to JudaJi, every ' one unto his city ; I 7 Who came with h Zerubbabel ; A Ezra- I Jeshua, Nehemiah, ' Azariah, Raamiah, *• J'-, ! Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispe- soShes}u ■ reth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah; the nun - bazxar, I ber, I say, of the men of the people '>f ^wu//« j Israel, 'uias this ; distress. I 8 The children of Parosh, two thou- Haggai •sand an hundred seventy and two. z'ech. ■ 9 The children of Shephatiah, three 12. 12. \ hundred seventy and two. 2^^^ I 10 The ciiildren of ^ Arab, six hun- *'ichr. ' dred fifty and tv^ o. 7. 39. j 1 1 The children of 1 Pahath-moab, of fl^^a ^' tlie children of Jeshua and Joab, two2. 6,and thousand and eiaht hundred and eisfh- s- '^• ° " chap. ^ss"' . 3. 11. and 12 The children of Elam, a thousand 10. 14. two hundred fiftv and four. n The ciiildren of hundred forty and five. 14 The children of " Zaccai, seven n Ezra huPKlred and threescore. 2. 9. 15 The children of Binnui, six hun- dred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bebai, six hun- dred twenty and eij;ht. 17 The children of Azgad, two thou- sand three hundred twenty and tivo. 18 The children of" Adonikam, six oEzra hundred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Big\'ai, two thou- sand threescore and seven. Zattii, eigiit VI Ez.ra 2. 8. 2. 13. anfi( 8. 13. The register of those NEHEMIAH. that returned from Babylon, Before 20 The children of P Adin, six liun- ^^I^'t'^^ di-ed fifty and five. \,y~,/^ 21 The cliildreu of ^ Ater of Heze- f Ezra kiah, ninety and eight. 2. 15. and 22 The children of Hashum, three g Ezra hundred twenty and eight. 2. 16. 23 The children of Bezai, three hun- lo'^rr'^ dred twenty and four. 24 The cliildren of Hariph, an hun- dred and twelve, r Joshua 25 The chjldren of f Gibeon, ninety I'sam. '^"^ ^^'^• 2. 12. 26 The men of « Beth-lehem Mid Ne- I Kings tophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. Is^ah 27 The me'i of f Anulhoth, an hun- 28. 21. dred tvvent} and eight. ^ Gen^* ^" ^^ '^''^ "^^" °^ Beth-azmaveth, forty .^5. 19. ^r*^ two. Wr.t. 2. 1. 29 The men of ^ Kirjath-jearim, Che- 2i.°is."* Phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred II Joshua forty and three. K Joshua ^^ ^''^ '^''" °^ "" Ramah and Gaba, 18.35. ^'^ hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty ami two. 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 33 Tiie men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. , 34 Th.? children of the other Elam, a thousand tvo hundred fifty and four. 35 The children of Hanm, three hun- dred and twenty. vNnm. 36 Tlie children of y Jericho, three 22. 1. hundred fortv and fivi-. 2.^4^ 37 The children of I> Netiiinlms: tlie children sand 26. 1. oCZiiui, the children of Hashupha, the g cij'on. chiUhen of Tabbaoth, Dizra' 47 The children of Keros, the chi!- e. 42. and (ii-en oi' Sia, the children of Padon, »*iChr. 48 'i'he children of Lebana, the ciiil- p. 2. dren of Hagaba, the children of Sh:d- ^'"i' . mai, ,..43. ana ^^ ^.j^^ children of Hanan, the chil- chapter dpen of Ciddel, the children of Gahar, aoatand ^^ 'I"'"^ children of Reaiah, the chil ii"."3." drcn of llezin, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Giiz7.am, the chil- before dren of Uzza, the children of Pha.seah, ^^g 52 The children of Besai, the chil- \^^f>j dren of Meunim, the children of Ne- phishesim, 53 The children of Bakbuk, the chil- dren of Hakupha, the children of Har- hur, 54 The children of Bazlith, the chil- dren of Mehida, the children of H:irsha, 55 Tiie children of Barkos, the chil- dren of Sisern, the children of Tamah, 56 Tlie children of Neziah, the chil- dren of Hatipha. 57 *i\ The children of <: Solomon's .ser- cEzra vanis : the children of Sotai,the children 2. 55. of Sopheieth, the children of Perida, ^ ' ' ' 68 The children of Jaalah, the chil- dren of Darken, the children of Giddel, 59 The cliildren of Shephaliah, the children of Hattil, the children of Po- clieivth of Zebaim, the chUdren of Amon. 60 All the Nethinims, and the chil- dren of Solomon's servants, istre three hundred ninety and two. 61 And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they c uld not shew their father's house, nor their .'=eezm. .)f the daughters of Barziliai the Gilead- J^-^^-^"* ire to wife, and was called after their j kings name. 2.7. 64 These sought their register among f"^ tliose that were reckoned by genealogj-, but it was not found : therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priest- hood. 65 And the || Tirshatha said unto || or, Go- ihem, that they shovild not eat o*" f th. -cemor, most holy things till there stood tip a |^".j*_ priest with |jUrim and Thummim. I'Hcb. 66 1) The whole congregation toge- f'^''"^.' ther voas forty and two thousand thi-ee %sses'.' lundred and threescore, ||ThatJs, 67 Besides their man-servants and f.''f^ , . . , i- 1 I lights ihcir maid-servants, 01 whom there ^vere and per- seven thousand three hundrctl ihirly fictions, und seven: and they had two hundred y^^g'^'/anj iiiriy and five singing-men and singing- 27.18,21. v'omen. f^^^ 68 Their horses, seven hundred tliirt; joj,,,* ,.ud six: their mules, two hundred forty 1.4,9, ir. , 1 «.,„. and 3. 12, 'id live: 3j jj^j 69 2V;e/r camels, four hundred thirty 14; 16,17, •I'ld five: six thousand seven hundred Col. 2.3. , ^ , 1 ThcsB. •Uld twenty asses. j j^ 70^ And some of the chief of the fa- " * , ihers gave unto the work: the Tirsha- ' ihn gave to the treasure a thous:ind ilranisof gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 71 And *o?«eof the clilffof the fathers The religious manner of CHAP. VIII, IZ reading and hearing the lavii Before gave o the treasure of the work twenty *^*535^^ t lousand 'drtiTisofg 'Id, and two thou- sa ul a.id two hundred pounds of silver. 72 And tnat which the rest of the people gave vias twenty thousand drams of g .Id, and two thousand pounds of sil- ver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. 7o So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the paople, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, ^ dwelt in iheir •.ities ; and when the g seventh month came the children of Israel 'lofre in their cities. Z Isa. 12. 1. Zech. 1. 11, 16. CHAP. VIII. 1 The religious manner of reading and hearing the law. 9 The people comfort- ed. ItJ The feast of tabernacles. AND all the people gathered them- selves together ' is one man into the street that Tia* before the t> water-gate ; and <^ihey spake unto Ezra the ''■serine, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which '-he Lord had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra 'he priest brought the ^ law before the congregation, both of ' men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of (he g i-eventh month. 3 And lie ^ read therein before the street that i-jus before t:ie water-gate, fr im the morning until miJ-day, before th- men and the women, andtIio.se tliat could understand : and ■ the ears of all the people ixere attentive unto the booi-: of die law. 4 A'id Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulp;t of W"od, which tliey I'ad mad( ibr the purpose; and ^ beside iiim stood Mattithiah, and Sl'em.a, and Anaiuh, and Urijah, and Hilk.i;tli, an.l Maaseiah, on liis rigiit ha'id; and on his It-ft hand Pe- duiali, and Alishaei, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zectiariah, and Meshuliam. 5 And Ezra 'opened the book in t'.e sight of dl the people ; (for \\e was ubove all the people;) and, \». lien he opened it, all the people ™ stood up. 6 And Ezra " blessed the Lord, the great Gad : and all the p- ople a-iswcred, " Amen, amen, v/ith p uf ing up their hands; and they q bowed iheir heads, and worshipped the Lord with their ' faces to the ground. 7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Siie;e- biah/jamin, Akkub, Shabhethai, Hoci: jah, Maaseiah, Kflita, Azariali, Jo/ i- bad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the L£vit>- , caused tlie people to understand ;h, law : and the people stood in iheir p':^'- 8 So they read in the book, in Ihi law of God, s distinctly, and gave thi scu:;e, and caused thein to uiicl'-rsta!": the readmg. 9 ^1 And Nehemiah, which is tiie Tir- shSitha, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, e Job 34. 19. Acts 10. 34. Rom. 2. 11. Gal. .1. 28. Col. 3.11. 1 Tim. 5.21. 1 Peter 1. 17. f Ezra ■3. 69. ch. 8. 9. cir. 445. a Ezra 3. 1. b chap. 3. 25. c 1 Cor. 3. 22. Col. 4. 17. d Ezra 7.6. € Deur. 31. 11. Isaiah 8. 20. Mat. 15. 9. 1 Tim, 4. 1. /Gal. 3. 28. 1 Peter 3.7. g Lev. 23. 14. 1 Kings 8.2. li Acts 13.15. and ' 15. 21. ;' Luke 19. 43. * Gal. Phil. 1. t Lake 4. 17. m Judges 3. 20. n Xuiii. e. 23. 0 1 Cor. 14. 16. p Lam. 3.41. q chv. 9. 13. r2Chr. 20, 18. .jHab. 2.2. and the Levites that taught tlie people, ^f^J^.^. Said unto all the people, This day is = cir, 445. holy unto the Lord your G'^d; " mourn .-,->j not nor weep : for all the people " wep; t Dent. when they heard the words of the law. ^^k'" 10 Then he said unto them, Go your ig, n. ' way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, E<:ci. and y send portions unto them for whom jj^'ah' nothing is' prepared: \'or this dzy is ^hn- 12.1,2. Iv unto our Lord : neither be ye sorrv; ^^'^^^^ r ,, 1- ..1 r ■ ' 4. 9, 10. for the =■ joy 01 tlie Lord is your ^jKings strength. 22. i9. llSo the Levites •> stilled all the J^g^^?" people, saying, <: Hold your peace ; for Hab.* the day is holy ; neither be ye griev- ^. 16. ed. 2."7. 12 And all the people went their way vOeut, to eat, and to drink, and to send por- ^^\ tions, and to make great mirth, ''be- 23. 24! cause they iiad understood the words a Pro v. tiiat were declared untn them. MsSah 13 1[ And on t!ie •= second day were 22. 4. gathei'ed together the chief of the fa- cExod. tiers of all the people, the 'priests and ^aj^os- the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, evci? 4.12 to understand the words of liie law. Ij^'i"^ 14 And they found written in the j Mat. law, which t}ie Lord had commanded 13.52. by Moses, tl;.\t liie chiidr. n of Israel ^-^gj' .should dv.-ell in e booths in the feast of the seventh month : A Psalm 15 And thai they should '' publish *'' " and proclaim in all their cities, and in ' Deur. ' Ji-rnsalem, saying. Go forth unto the ^ £g^.' .nou .t, and fetch !< o'i.ebrar.ches, and 23. 40. nine branches, and myrtle-branches, and palm-branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16 ^i So he pe .pie went forth, and brouglit them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the 'roof of his 'Dent* liousc, and in tlieir courts, and in the ^'^' '■'' CO rts of the house of God, and in the ""2 Chr. stiect of liie " \vater-g:;te, and in the „chap. street of the " gate of Eplii aim. 3. 26._ 17 And .all toe congregation of them j/^'"^ tiiat were come again out of the capti- vity made booths ; ami i' sat under the P Hebr. b ths : f .r since the days of "J Jeshiia, "jos^na the son of Nun, ' imto that day, had not 1. 1. t;ie children of Israel done so : and j^Ezra there v- as ^ very i^rcat j^ladiicss. "i%chr, 18 Also day by day, from the first ' 30.21. d:iy unto tlie last day, he read in the ^^^^s 000k of the iavv of God : and they kept lae least seven days, and on the eighth ilay u'lii- a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. CHAP. IZ. 1 A soltmn feast and repentance of tlie people. 4 The Levites confess God's goodness, and their oivn wickedness. NOW, in the twenty and fourth day a ch. 8.2. ■M •> this month the children of I^r.^el * Ezra V fci-e assembled with ^ fjsdng, and ^°Gen. ith ' sackclolhes, and <• earth upon 37.34* uiem. ri Joshua 2 And the seed of Israel separated j'l'king? themseives from all strangers, ajid <= s- u- /Prov. 28. 13. ^ chap. J. 6. /j chap. 8. 7, 8. i John 11.9. k chap. 8.4. / Exod. 14.15. tit Eph. 1. 11,12. n Acts 7.2. e2Chr. 12.3. p Gen. 1. 1. ff John 5. 17. r Deut. 7. 6, 7. J Joshua 24. 2. t Gen. 17. 5. u Gen. 15.6. .s- Gen. 12. 7. y Deut. 7.1. llie Levitea make confession \. NEHEMIAH, Before stood and ^confessed llieirslns, and t!ie 4^^ iiiiqiiitu s Sot their tataers. ^ o And they stood up in tlieir place, and ^ read in the book of the law of the Lord their God mie ' fourth part of the day, and another fourth part they con- fessed, and worshipned the Lord their God. 4 j[ Then stood up upon tile ^ stairs, of the Levites, Je^hua, and Bani, Kad- miel, Shebaniab, Bunni, Sherebiah, Ba- ni, and Chenani, and ' cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah.a/ii/Pethahiah, said. Stand up, and ™ bless the Lord your God for ever and ever ; and blessed be tliy n glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing' and praise. 6 Tiiou, even thou, art Lord alone : thou hast ° made heai-en, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, p the earth, I and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou q pre- servest them all ; and the host of heaven worsliippeth thee. i 7 Thou art the Lord the God, who didst r choose Abram, and broug!itest him forth out of « Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of ^ Abraham : 8 And foundest " Iiis heart faithful before Uiee, and madest >= a covenant witli him, to give the land ©f the y Ca- n.i.anites.the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his •'seed, and iiast '^performed thy words; for thou art ^ righteous : 9 And didst '^see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their ^ cry by the Red sea : lb And shewedst « signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land ; for ihou knewest that they dealt ' proudly against them : so didst thou get thee e a name, as it is this day. 1 1 And thou didst '> divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land ; and their persecutors thou ihrewest into the deeps, ■ as a stone into the mighty waters. 12 Moreover, thou ■< leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night by a pillar of fire to give them ligiit in the way wherein they should go. 13 Thou earnest down also upon ' mount Sinai, and spakcst with them '^ from heaven, and gavest them " right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments : 14 And madest known unto them thy ° hoty sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of I\Ioses thy servant : 15 And gavest them p hre«d from heaven for ttieir hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the i rock of' God's goodness to Tsraff. d Exod. 14. 10. e Exod. 4 to 14 chapter. /Exod. 18. 11. g Exod. C. 16. h Exod. 14. 22. i Exod. 15. 21. k Psalm 99. 7. /Exod. 19. 20. vt John 3. 13. Hebr, 12. 25. n Psalm 19. 8, % 10. 0 Gen. 2.3. Exod. 20. 8. p Exod. 16. 14. ICor. 10. Z, 4. ^ Exod. 17.6. Kum. 20, 9; for their thirst, and promisedst them Before tluar they should ^ go in to possess the ^™/*^ land which thou hadst sworn to give ^,^vv> tl^em. r2Chr. 16 But they anrl » our fathers deah 7- 1-,. ■^proudly, and hardened their necks, and n'. g.*"^^ " Iieirkened not to thy commandments, t P-^alm \7 And refused to obev, neither were ^"^J^iJ- y- mindful of thy wonders 'that thou didsr "2. '9. among them; but hardened th^ir necks, * Psalm and in their rebeUion appointed y a cup- J.^nuI^' tain to return to their bondage : buv 14. 4. ' thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, ^ slow to anger, and ofsExodL great kindness, and » forsookest them ^"^Hosea not. 9. 12. 18 Yea, v/hen they had made them '' a molten calf, and said. This is th\ * Exod. god that brnuglit thee up nut of Egypt ^^" ^'^' and had wrought great provocations ; 19 Yet thou, in thy <= manifold mer- ciaAgts cies, forsookest them not in the wil(i.;r- ■'°"^*' ness : the ^ pillar of the cloud departec-, ^^^f' not from them by day, to lead them in the way ; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they sliould go. 20 Thou gavest also thy ^ good Spirit {f"^' to instruct tliem, and withheldest not thy f manna from their mouth, and ^ Joshaa gavest them water for their thirst. ** ^^* 21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that r they f/i^"" lacked nothing ; their ^ clotlies waxed h beut. not old, and their feet ' swelled not. ^- ^■ 22 Moreover, thou gavest them king- 'io^!^37? doms and nations, and didst divide tl'em into corners : so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king nf ''Heshbon, and the land of Og king of *,'^"?'- Bashan. ^^" ^• 23 Their children also multipliedst tnou as the 'stars of heaven, and broughtest ^^!)- them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go ™ in to possess it m Joshua 24 So the children went in, and pos- '"*■ ^' sessed the land, and thou n subduedst " Psalm before them the inhabitants of the land, **'^' the Car.aanitcs, and gavest them into their hands, with tlieir kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them .is they would 25 And they took strong cities, and 0 Ezek. " a fiit land, and possessed p houses full ^\^'-^ of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, 23. s.' and olive-jards, and fruit-trees in abun- Ezek. dance ; so they did eat, and were filled, Hosea and became fat, and q delighted them- 12. 7. selves in thy gre.at goodness. Q Hosea 26 Nevertheless they were disnbo- ^fi. dient, and rebelled against thee, and 17. 4. cast thy Law r behind their b.acks, and L^j^^ s slew thy prophets, which testified a- s Mat'. gainst them to turn them to thee ; and 2i-'5. and they wrought grent provocaiions. Act"* 27 Therefore f tlinu deliveredst then. 7. 52. into the hand of their enemies, who t i^vlges ve.xed them : and in the » time of thei «'zech. trouble, wh^n they cried unto thee, thou i3. 9, The Levites^ •aiich-dnets. CHAP. X. Before heardest ihnn fi'om Iieaven ; and, ac- ^''4^1^^ cording- to thy manifold mercies, thou y^^^^^ gavest them ^ saviours, who saved them .\ Judges out of the hand of their enemies. 2. 18. and 28 But after they had y rest they did '''Deut ^^''' 'iS'^i" before thee : therefore leftest ■32. 15. thou ihem in the hand of their eiieniie.s, so tliat they l>ad the dominion over them ; yet when they returned and cried = Lam. unto thee, thou ^ heardest ihe7n from ^-^-- heaven, and many times didst tiiou deliver them, according to thy mer- cies ; a 2 chr. 29 And » testifiedst against them, that 36. IS. thou mightest bring them again unto Hosea j^y i^w ; yet they dealt proudly, and liL-arkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments (which 6 Ezek. if ^ rn^n ^ do, he shall live in them) and 20. 11. withdrew the shoulder, and hardened ^'^28 t-'*^"" neck, and would not hear. Rom.' 30 Yet many years didst thou <^ for- 10. 5. bear them, and testifiedst against them f Rom.^^' by thy Spirit in thy prophets ; yet would 2. 4. tliey J not give ear : therefore = gavest 2 Peter ^^^fJ^ them into the hand of the people d'ikt. of the lands. 23. 39. 31 Nevertheless, for thy f great rner- s^l^a^rKl ^^^^' sake, thou didst snot utterly con- 42.24. sume them, nor forsake them ; fur thou / Psalm art a gracious and merciful God. ;°Jer.'*' ^2 Now, iherefore, oui- God, !■ the 4. 27. great, the mighty, and tlit terrible God, 34^6^'^' ^^ '^° keepest coverant and mercy ; let » Isaiah riot all the trouble seem > little before 40. 1. thee that hath come ujion us, un our kings, on our princes, aiul oil our priests, and on our projjbets, and on our fa- thers, and on all thy people, since the * 2 Kin°s t"ne of the kings ^ of Assyria unto this 17. 3. " day. / Beut. 33 Howbeit tiiou art 'just in all that 32. 4. is brought upon us ; for thou hast done ^^u " I'isht, but we have done wickedly : »n Psalm 34 Neither have " cur kings, our 119. 137. princes, our priests, nor our fathers, 9,8. kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments, and thy testimonies, wherewith tnou didst testify against them. 35 For they have not served thee in 0 Deut. their kingdom, and ° in thy great good- 28. 47. ness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from p their vvickiHl works. ■'i6 Beb.old, we are 1 servants this day; 28^4"*' ''"'^ ^'^ the land that thou gavest unto r Deut. our fathers, ' to eat tiie fruit thereof, 38. 33, 51. and the good thereof, behold, we arc servants in it. 37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us s chap, because of our sinB : also they have do- 10.29. minion over our bodies, and over our timltess, <^^ttle, at their pleasure, and we are in Ezra ' great distress. + 'h^'i "^^ And, s because of all this, we make arejt't/ie "^ t sure covenant, and write it; and our tealins. princcs, Levites, a.'ic/priests, | seal unta it. /I Rom 2. S. CHAP. X. The covenant sealed. Before CHKIST 1 The names of' those that sealed the cove- '*-'5- tiajit, 28 iiliich the rest of the people ^'^^"^ dound theiiisehes to observe, Sec. NCW -^ those that sealed i-rre Ne- « verses hemiah the Tu-shatha, the son of Hacha- ^^^l[ liah, and Zidkijuh, 20. 37,3s. 2 Ij Seraiaii, Azariah, Jeremiah, *chap. 3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 ' Haltush, Shebaniah, Malluch, cchap. 5 Harim, Meremoth, ObadJah, ^- ^°- 6 ^ Daniel, Ginncthon, Baruch, MeshuUam, Hezir, f' '^^^V- 21 Meshczabeel, Zudok, Jaddua, ^' ''• 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, '' Anaiah, ^^"'a 23 Hoshea, ■< Hananiah, Hashub, ytcliap. 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 3. 3. 25 llehum, Hashabnah, ' Maaseiah, {^^f^' 26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, " Baanah. "' Ezra 23 1[ And the " rest of the people, the ,,"2 chr. priests, the Levites, the porters, the 23,*5. singers, tlie " Nethinims, and all tiicy :^'^i^ that had p separated themselves from o'ezI-.i the people of tlie lands unto the law of 2. 43. Gnd, their 1 wives, their sons, and their ^^j^.'"'' daughters, every one having ^ know- (/ 1 Peter ledge, and having understanding : 3. 7. 29 They * clave to their brethren, 14. 23?' their nobles, and entered ini;) ^a curse, * Isaiah and into an oath, to w;ilk in Gi d's law, '^%^^^' which was given " by Moses, the servant 28.15.a11d of God, and to observe, and " do all the 29. 12, C'lmmandmentsof the Lord our Lord, ^^^i' and his judgments, and his statutes ; «. 2. 30 And that we would y not give our "^o}^"- daughters unto the people of the huicl, .v psaim nor take their daughters for our sons : ii9. 6. 31 And //the people of the land bring \f"l ■^ ware or any victuals o!i the sabbath-day y Deut. to sell, that we would not buy it of tht-m 1'^- on the sabbath, or on the holy-day ; and l^_ i^' that we ^ would leave the seventh year, a Exod- and the exaction of every '•debt. i?'v°* 32 Also we made >= ordinances for iis, 2s. 4. to charge ourselves yearly with the third * chap, part of a shekel for the <' service of^iie I'^'chv. house of our Gad ; 32. 3. 23 For the « she«-bread, and for the '^g-^'^"- continual meat -offering, and for the con- ,. Lev, tinual burnt-ofiering, of the sabbaths, of 24. 6 , 3H shames of the diasL'ers at NEHEMIAH. Jerusalem and other cities. CHPiST ""''^ ne*\ -m';ons, for the set feasts and 445. fortlie 1) ily thii.gs. andfortl.e si.i-ori'ti- ^^/^/~^ in-rs, to make an f a onemeul for Israel, tHeb. -d.^ljar all the \vi)rk ol' tlie house of our Goti 34 And f we cast the lots among- the /! Cliron. piiests, the Levites, aivJ the people, for covir, 1 John 2. 2 the g wo(jd-ofiering-, t'l brintr it into Vnc hou'.eofour God, after the houses of our fathers, at thnt's appointed, year by year, to burn upon I he altar of the Lord our God, as it is writieri ni t'.c- law ; 35 And to bring '> the fir.-^t-iriiits of oup ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of ail trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord : 36 Also the Hrst-born of our sons, and of our cattl'' (as it is uritten i'l the la a) and the ■ firstlings of our herds, and <>f our flocks, tn bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the iionse of our God : 57 And that we should br;ng the ^ first-fruits of our dough, and our ofler- ings, and the fruit of all manner of 'trees, oi'Mine, and of oil, unto the pi-iests, to thecliambers of tlie house of our God ; and the tiihes of our '"ground unt > the Levitfs, th.-t the same Levitt-s might have the \\ Uthes in all the cities of our tillage. oS A'ld the priest, the son of Aaroit, shall be with the Levites, when the Le- vites take tithes : and the Levites shall bring up the lit :e of the tithes tinto the house of our Gtid, to the "chambers, in- to the treasure-house. 39 For the children of Israel, and the children of Levi, shall bring the ofler- ing of the corn, of the new wine, an:' tile oil, unto the chambers where are the vessels of tlie sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, Hebrews and the singers : and we ° will not for- 10. 25. sake the house of our God. CHAP. XL 1 The rulers, &c. dwtll at yerusalein : 3 a catalogue of' their namts. Isairih 40. 16. Ti Exod. 23. 19. i. ExoJ 13. 13. * Lev. 23. 7. / Niun 18. 12. tn Num. 38. 24. II Give tithing. Genesis 28. 22. Deut. 14. 22. «1 Chr. 2Chr, 31. 11, » chap. 13. 10. Ps. 27. 4. a chap. 7. 4. 5. Psalm • 122. 5. AND the rulers of the -^ peopledweli at Jeru,aleni : the rest of the people also b cast lots, to bring <: one of ten to * Judges dwell in Jerusnlem overseer: and Judah, the son niGen. of Sentiah, ii-as second over the city. 2^chron 10 Of the priests; " Jedaiah, the son 2. is. .%nd of Joiarib, Jachin. 34.12. 11 Seraiahj the son of Hilliiab, the 20! 28. -on of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, mChr. the son of Meraioth, the sonof Ahitub, ^Qr'^^' wjs the I) ruler of the house of God. duke, 12 And tlieir brethren, that did the 1 chr. work of the house, were ° eight hini- 2'chVon. dred twenty and two : and Adaiah thi 19. 11. son of Jcroham, the son of Peialiah the " 1 c^*"- son -!hai, and Jozabad, of ^- ^''• the chief of the Levites, f had the over- t Heb. sight of tlie outward business of the "'^^f''' house of God. ichron. 17 And Mattaniah, the son of MIcha, 26. 29. the son of Zabdi, the son of ■^ Asaplt, jq^^**"" ivas the principal, to begin the thanks r i chr. giving in prayer ; and Bakbukiah the 9- 1*- .second among his brethren, and Abda, the son of Shanimua, the son of Gal.al, tlie son of Jeduthun. 16 All the Levites in the ^ holy city -'i Kings u'f/Y two hundred fourscore and four. Ezra" 19 Moreover, tlie porters, Akkub, 9. 8. Talmon, and tlieir bretiircn that f kept j^J?^,^'* the gates, -uere an hundred seventy and 43'. 2. and two. 52. 1. 20 ![ And the t residue of Israel, of ^-'Hf the priests nnrfthe Levites, vera in all Rev. the cities of Judah, every one in his " in- }}-^'. heriiancc. 21 But the " kept at Nethinims dv.'elt in the gate, t ver. 3. Ophel : and Ziha and Gispa ivere over ' ^ , ,- the Nethnums. x 1 chr. 22 The overseer also of the Levites 9- 2. at Jerusalem v:as Uzzi, the son of Ba- The priests that came vsith Zerubbabel. CHAP. XII. The succession of high priests. Before n , the snn if Hashabiah, the son of CHRIST jyi^,j^^|,,fj^ the son of Micha: of the ^y^^ S' ns of Asapli, the singers ixcre > uver y chkp. the business of the house of God. 12- 9- 23 For it was the king's command- ment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singer's due for every day. 24 And ^ Pethahia!), the son of Me- shezabeel, uf the children of Zeiah, the a I Chr. son of Judah, =uas at the ^ king's hund 18.17. and ■^^^ ^i\ niatter.s concerning the pe^^ple. ^■^^" 25 And for the viha^es, with their fields, sn7ne of the cliildren of Judah i Joshua dwelt at b Kirjatli-arba, and /« the vil- lagf-s thereof; and at Dibon, and?/; the villages thereof; and at Jekabzeel, and in the villutjes thereof; 26 And at Ji-shua, and at Moladab, andat Be.h-plielet ; 27 And ut " Hazar-shual,and at Beer- sheb;i, and in tlie villages tiiereof ; 28 And at ^ Zikla;,, and at Mek.(jnah, and in the villages thereof; 29 And at En-rltnmon, and at Za- reah and at <= Jurmuth ; .30 fZap.oah, Adullam, and in their villages ; at ? Laci- h, and the fields therof, at Azebah, and in the villages A Josiiua tt'.ercof And they dwelt from Eeer- 10.28. sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 28. 19! 31 1 liecliildren also';fB.^nj."nainfrom Joshua b Geba dweit at ' Miciin^ash, and ^ Aija, **Joshua ^"'^ 'Betti-el, and in their villages, 32 And at ™ Anailioth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 1 Hazor, oRamah, ^ Gittain;, 34 Hadid, qZeb'iim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and ' Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of (he Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. CHAP. XII. 1 The priests vihicii cmne up tvith Zerub- «Ezra 10.23. tS. 13. c Joshua IS. 28. d Joshua 15. 31. e Joshua 15. iS. /Joshua 15. 34. g Isaiah 36. 2. h Joshua 21. 17. I 1 Sara. 14.31 15.23. • Joshua 18. 15. f 2 Sam. 8.3. f 1 Sam. 13. 18. rlChr. 4. 14. pt-iesls, the chief of the fat'it-rs : of Se- Betr.re raiah, Meraia!) ; of Jeremiah, Ha a- 'jJj'Y-.^'*' ni^^h J eir. 536. «£zra , 1. and . 1, 3, 6. AEzia ,2. e chap. 10. 3. d chap. 10.4. e chap. 10.4. /Ezra «. 17. f chap. 10.7. h chap. 10.8. f chap. 8.4. k chap. 11. 22. /Ezra 2. 2. m chap. babel. 10 The succession of high priests NOW these are the » priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel, the son of ^ Shealtiel, and Jeshua : Se- raiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 = Amariah, Malluch, d Hattush, 3 « Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 f Iddo, Ginnetlio, g Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bi'gali, 6 " Shem.Viah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, • Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren, in ihe days of Jeshua. 8 Moreover, the Levites : Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, an;/ Mattaniah, wiiich %vas over the thanks- giving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, "a-ere over against them in the k watches. 10 fl And 1 Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiak'un also begat Eliashib, and Elia- ahib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of "» Joiakim were 1 gate I 13 Of Ezra, MeshuUam ; of Am;»riali, ■ Jehohanan; I 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; oi Shcba- niah, n Josf-pli ; • . nF.zis. I 15 0fHarim, o Adna ; of Meraioti . , „ e^^; I Heliiai ; lo. 30. j 16 Of Iddo, p Zechariah ; of Ginne- P ^"^ thon, Meshullam ; 17 Of th outol 38.21. the plain country round ibout Jerusa- lem, and from the villages of ^ Netopha- 2 1 Ch^. ihi; 2.54. 29 Also from the » house of Gilgal, a Dent: and out of the fields of ''Geba, and Az- "joshuU maveth : for the singers liud builded 21. 17. them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites '^ <^ Gen. purified themselves, and purified the E^od. people, and the ^ gates, and the wall. 19. 10. 31 Then 1 brought up tlie princes 01^5^^°*- Judah upon the ^ vvall, and appointed ' chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. Before CHRIST 445. z chap. 10. 35. tHeb. the -wordy or, the thing of a 18. 21. iHven abuses reformed 47 And all Israel in the days of Ze- rabbabcl, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the ^ portions of the singers and the porters every -j- day his portion ; and they ^ sanctified holy things unto the Le- vites, and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. day in kis day. Lev. 23. 37. 2 Kings 24. 30. a Niiin . CHAP. XIII. 1 The laii) being read a separation is madefromthemixed multitude. 10 The ojjices in the house of God reformed, 8cc. ON »that day they read in the book " '^^P' of Moses in the audience of the people ; ver.'4"f. and therein was found '' written, that the b Deut. ' Ammonite and the Moabite should not ^'^' come into the congregation of God for 2. 10.'' ever ; 2 Because they <' met not the chil- ^- Gen. dren of Israel with bread and with wa- ^'*" ^*' ter, but "= hired Balaam against them, ^Nnm. that he should curse them : howbeit our ^^' ^' God 'turned the curse into a blessing. /Psalm , 109 23 o Now it came to pass, when they had ph;i. ' ? Iieard the law, that they separated 1. 12. from Israel all the ^ mixed multitude, f^^"'"^ 4 H And • before this Eliashib the ;, chap, priest, having the ^ oversight of the ^.•^• chamber of the house of our God, wa* g 2^°^' ' allied unto Tobiah : * ver. 9. 5 And he had prepared for him a great ^^'j cliamber, where aforetime they laid the '" meat-offerings, the frankincense, and "\^^ t!ie vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and tiie oil (which was n commanded to be given to the Levites, " n'uw. and the singers, and the porters) and the offerings of the priests. 6 But in all this time ° was not I at ^c'''''j'' Jerusalem : for in the p two and thirtieth 32. 1. year of Artaxer.xes king of Bab\ Ion 2 chron. came I unto the king, and .after certain ^^^l' days obtained I leave of the king. 2. 6. 7 And I came to Jerusalem, and s un- * * ^'^''■ derstood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobi.ah, in preparing him a chamber in • the courts of the house of God. ^ 3^'"^^ 8 And it « grieved me sore ; therefore *"2 Sam. 1 cast forth all the household-stuff of 6. 21. Tobiah out of the chamber. 9 Then I t commanded, and they t Heb. cleansed the chambers ; and thither ■'°'^' brought I again the vessels of the house 29. 15. of G■ beloved of his God, and God 10.29,30. made him king over all Israel ; never- « 1 Kings theless even him did outlandish women. "iKi„g3 cause to sin. 3. i3. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you ^^^3 to do all this great evil, to transgress _, beiit. against our God, in marrying strange 32. 12. wives ' ^ ^'^■ " . 12.7,8, 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the zchap, son of Eliiishib the high pri jst, was ^- 1°- son-in-law to ^ Sanballat, the Horonite : therefore I chased him from me. 29 a Remember them, O my God, be- "^ 2 Tipi. cause they have defiled the priesthood, ^' '** and the ^ covenant of the priesthood, A Lev. andof the Levites. J- ■'*• 30 Thus cleansed I them from all 2. 30. ' strangers, and appointed the wards of Mai. 2. 4. tiie priests and the Levites, every one cchap. in his business ; a''^*' 31 And for the "= wood-offering at s!^ig^' times appointed, and for the first-fruits, versus •^ Remember me, O my God, for good. "''2. f| THE BOOK OF ESTHER. Before CHRIST cir. 521. a Ezra 4.6. Dan. 9. 1. i> Psalm 17.14. and 37. 35. c Prov. 16. 12, CHAP. I. 1 Ahasuerus maketh royal fiasts. 10 Vashti being sent for, refuseth to coine. NOW it came to pass, in the days of » Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over f" an hundred and seven and twenty provinces) 2 T/iflf in those days, when the king Ahasuerus ^sat on tJie throne of his king- dom, which ivas in ^ Shushan the palace. 3 la the third year of his reign, he made ' a feast unto all his princes, and his f servants; the e power of Persia and Media, the '> nobles and princes of the provinces being before him, 4 When he ■ shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom, and the ho'iour of / 1 Kings •;. 22. ^ Ps. 36. S, h Luke 14. 13. » Lak« Before CHRIST cir. 521. d Neh. 1. 1. Uaniel 4. 27. e Prov. 15. 15. 1 Tinj. 4.4. 5. 29. Vashti being sent for refosetk to come. ^ excellent ESTHER. A queen to be chosen k Psalm 35.9. ichap, 7.8. Amos tHeb. Ti'/ne of ths king- H John 2. 6, 7, 8,9. II Or, restrain. Eccl, 10.9. o Prov, ao. 1. rCol. S. 18. J Prov. 16. 20. El)h. 4.27. James 1.20. / Jonxh 4. 9. « Isaiah 29. 14. Jerem. 10.7. Daniel 2. 12. Mat. 2. 1. X 1 Chr. 12. 32. jy 1 Kings 12. 10. Vasliti CfmiST ^'^ "^ excellent majesty, many days, 521. ^^*" ^n hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king' made a feast unto all the pei>- ple that were present in Shushan the palr.ce, both unto great and small, sev- en days, in the court of the garden of the king-'s palace, 6 Where ivere white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings, and pil- lars of msrble : the ' beds ivcre o/'gold and silver, upon '" a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black mar- ■:n 1 Kings 7 And they g.ave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one frr^m another) and f royal wine " in abundance, according to the slate of the king. 8 And the drinking 'xas according to tlie law ; none did || compel : fur so tl'.e king had ° appoinied to all the officers of 'i)aii. 4.9. his house, that they should do accord- i/ John ing to every man's pleasure. ^' ' 9 Also Vashli the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belimgedto the king Ahasuerus. c:r.ii9. 10 1[ On the seventh day, when the p2 Sam. iieart of the king was p merry with wine, lie commanded P^Iehuman, Biz- tha, Harbon.a, Bigtha, and Abagiha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamber- lains that served in the presence of Alia- suerus the king, 11 To bring V.tshti the queen before the king, with the crown royal, to sh.ew the people and tlie princes her i beauty : for slie liias fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti >■ refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains : therefore was the king very = wroth, and his « anger burn- ed in him. 13 ^ Then the king said to the " wise men, w liich " knew the times (for so vias the king's manner toward all thiit knew y law and judgment; 14 And the next unto him 'aas Car- shena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, M'M-es, Marsena, ayid Memucan, ^ the seven princes of Persia and Media, whicli saw ^ the king's face, and which s t il:c first in the kmgdum,) 15 What shall ^ we do unto the queen according to law, because she P;ov. 8. Y\zX\\ not perlormed the commandment ]cklvk of the king Ahasuerus by the chamber- 7-14. lains? Proverbs jg j^^^y^ Memucan answered t before and the princes, Vashii the a 2 Kings tlie 25. 19. b .Mai. 2. 14. t Heb. before the face, c 1 Cor. 6. 7, 8. d Kph. S: 33. to tlie queen hath not done "^ wron^^ king only, but also to all the princeo, and to ail the people thai are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so thai they shall '• despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuents commanded Vaeh- ti ' he queen to be brought in before him, Before but sht care not. CHRIST 18 Likeiiiise .shall the ladies of Persia v^vO and Mrdia say tins day unto all the king's princes, .\ hich have heard of the deed of the the queen. Thus shall there arise tno m>ich contempt and v>,rath. \9 If itjplease tlie king, let there go a royal C'lmmandment from him, and let it he wriften among the laws of the Per- sians ap(l the Medes, tijat it be not al- tered, that Vashti = come no more he-'^fov- fore king Ahasuerus, and' let the king"'"* give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 20 And uhen the king's decree, which he siiall n,ake, shall be published throughout all his empire (for it is great) all the wives shall give to their husb; nds f honour, both to great and {^^^^^^^ small. tHeb. 21 And the saying f pleased the king yas good and the princes ; and the king did ac- ^"^^ ac- cording to the word of Memucan : the king. 22 For he sent letters into all thef^P''- king's [)rovinces, into every province tHeb. according to the writing thereof, and to •y^''* ^c- every people after their language, that 'tVtl',"^ every man g should bear rule in his own language house ; and f that it should be h pub- "-f^^'j li.shed according to the language of /,*L^e every people. 16. 8. CHAP. II. 1 A queen to be chosen. 8 Esther is pre- ferred. 12 The onanner of purif cation. AFTERthese things, when the wrath *"' of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he » 1"^^^' remembered Vashti, and what she had Daniel done, and what was f" decreed against ?• \^- her o A chap. 2 Then said the ' king's servants, that c chap. minislered unto him, Let there d be fair Vi^* ,',,.,,. a Sons young virgms sought tor the kmg. 4. 7. 3 And let the king appoint officers Eph. in ' all the provinces of his kingdom, e'cha'p. that they may gather together all the 1. 1. fair \ouna: vireins unto Shushan the ll^r, sr- , • . °^i ,° r- ii nament palace, to the house of the women, un- be given- to the custody of Hege the king's cham- them, berlain, keeper of ihe women ; and let i|"4^ their I) things for purification be given Isaiah's. them ■• v'h^' 4 And let the maiden which pleaseth 5_'^26_ the king f be queen instead of Vashti. /i Sam. And the thing pleased the king and he ^' *• did so. 5^] Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain ? Jew, whose name ivas | ^^" Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamlte, 6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with '> Jeconiah king ^^g'"8* of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. t Heb. 7 And he f brought up Hadassah murish- (that is Esther) his uncle's daughter ; ^^\^^^- liir she had neither ' father nor mother, « John and the maid wo* fair and beautiful ; i4, i». * 1 Tim. 5.8. liGen. 39. 21. 1 Kings 3. 50. Neh.2. 8 Psalm lOS. 45 Esther made queen- Before whom Mordecai (when her father and ^"?8^^^ mother were dead) took for his own k \y>^^ daugliter. 8 ^[ So it came to pass, when tlie king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Sliushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to tiie custody of Hegai keeper of the women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained ' kindness of him ; and he speedily gave her her things for purifica- tion, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, v-'hich were meet to be given her out of the king's Proverbs house: and he preferred her and her 16.7. maids unto ihe best place of the house "^'•'•''- of the women. 10 Esther had not shewed her people, nor her kindred: for Mirdecai had "' charged her, that she should not shew it. 1 1 And Mordecai walked f every day before the court of the women's house, to t know how Esther did, and what should become of her. V2 \ Now, when f eveiy maid's turn knoiv-the was c me to go in to king Ahasuerus, peace, iifter i iiat she had been ■> twelve months, cir. 515. , . ii £-^1 + Hei). o/acC'>rding to the manner or tlie women, maids (for so svere the days of their purihca- Lions accomplished, to Kit, six months with oil of myr.h, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the j.urif\ing of the women) 13 Then thus came every maiden un- to the king; whatsoever slie desired was given her, to go with her out of the hous of the women unto the king's house. 14 In the evening she went, and on the mur.ow she returned into the second h'lijse of ihe women, to t!ie custody of Shaa->iigazt!je king's ch:imoerlain,uliich kept th'- concubint-s: ^he came in unto the ki g no more, except the king de- lighted m her, and that she were c tiled by i.ame. 15 li Now, when the °turn of Esther, the daugiiter of Abihail, the uncle of M irdecai (who had taken her for his datii^hter) was come to go in unto the icing, she required p nothing but what Hegai the king^s chamberlain, the keep- er of the women, appointed : and Est- her obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. V6 So Esther was <3 taken unto king Ahasueru-i into Ins house royal in the m Mark -10. 43. t Heb. i« all day and day, John 10. 23. t Heb. to and maids, 1 Thess. 4.4. n chap. 4. S. and e. 13. c Psalm 105. 20. # Psalm 131. 1. q Psalm 113. 7, 8. r chap. 3.7. S PlOV. 21. 1. + Heb. eejore his eyes, Prov. 5. tenth month (which is the month Te- Luke"' beth, in the ^ seventh year of his reign. 7. 48. 17 And the king loved Esther s above tHeb. all the women, and she obtained grace thVthig- ^"'^ favour t in his sight more than all dom, the virgins ; so that lie set liie royal f 1 .-un. crown upon her head, and made her Psaim queen instead oF Vashti. ii3- 7. 18 Then the king made a great fcJist CHAP. III. Ifaman despisedby Mordecu unto all his princes and his servants, J^J^J!^^ even ' Esther's feast, and he made a r> - ^.j^ j^^^ lease to the provinces, and gave " gilts t^y-^/-^ according to the state of the king. t Gen. 19 And when the virgins were gather- ^^- j% ed together the second time, then Mor- „ Pskim decai sat in the king's gate. p^'v?^' 20 Esther had notjef shewed her kin- ^P°- *• ^• dred, nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the com- mandment of Mordecai, like " as when ^-^'^j^'" she was brought up witii him. 21 ^ In those days (while Mordecai sat in the king's gate) two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought y to lay hand on tlic '^i'lg' 24! e.^ani Ahasuerus. ' 26. 9. 22 And the thing was ^ known to ffi*^" Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the ^ p'roy'. queen ; and Esther certified the king 8. 12. thereof \n Mordecai's name. 23 And when inquisition was made of tiie matter it was found out ; therefore they were both » hanged on a tree : and ']S^^"' it was written in tlie book of the •> b chap. Chronicles before the king. 0.1,2. CHAP. III. 1 Haman, despised by Mordecai, seeketh revenge on all the ^eus .• 8 he obtain- eth a decree to put them to death. AFTER these things did king Aha- cir. 510. suerus * promote Haman, the son of a Psalm Hammedatha the i' Agagite, and ad- M^fj^hi vanced hi.m, and set his seat <= above all 3. 15. the princes that ivere with him. * Num. 2 And ail the king's servants, that I'sJm, were in the king's gate, bowed and re- 15. 8. ' verenced Haman; for the king had <• so L^l"^* commar.ded concerning him: but Mor rfReV. decai 'bowed not, nor did /uw reverence. 13. 2. 3 Then the king's servants, which ^5^"^ ivere in the king's gate, said unto Mor- decai, f Why transgressest thou the / Exod. king's commandment ! i- 17. 4 Now it came to pass, when tliey spake daily unto him, and g he heark- g Prov. ened not unto them that h they told 5%^\. Haman, to see whether ' Mordecai's 22. 9.^ ' matters would stand: for he had told '"Philip, them that he wa* ^ a Jew. I'neut 5 And when Haman saw that Morde- e. 13. cai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman ' full of wrath. /Dan. 6 And he thought scorn to lay hands 3. 19. on Mordecai alone ; for they I. ad shew- ed him the people of Mordecai : where- fore Haman sought " to destroy all the jnPs.iim Jews that were throughout the whole ^3. 4. kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. n Gen. 7 «[f In the month n Nisan) king Ahasuerus, they cast p Pur, that is, P chap, t'le loi dav, and i'rom month to month to the 21721" first month (that is the '•^• 1) in the " twelfth year of 2. jo.''' twelfth ww?f/i, that /i- the month Adar. rExod. S "li And Haman said unto king Aha- ^ f)eut. suerus, There is ' a certain people = scat- 3. a. Mordecai's advice to Esther. ESTHER. Esther obtalneth the ii^g^s favour. t John 18. 36. a Jer. 29. 7. « £xod. >i:Clir, 22. 14. 2 Gen. 41. 12. ch. 8. 8. /I chap. 7.7. i Psalm 2. 2, 3. c Psalm 73.7. Jer. 18.23. Ezek. 6.5. John 19. 10. c^^rTst *^'^^*^ abroad, und dispersed among the sio. people in all tiie provinces of thy king- dom ; and ' their laws are diverse from a'l people, neither " keep they the king's law : therefore it is not for the =< king's profit to sufier them. 9 If it please the king, let it be writ- ten that they may be destroyed; and I will pay V ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it mto the king's treasuries. 10 And the king took his ^ ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haraan, the soR of Hammedatha the Agagite, the * Jews' enemy. 11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, '' the peo- ple also, to do with them as it ^ seem- ethgood to thee. 12 Then were the king's scribes call- ed on the ihineenth day of tlie first month, and there was written (ac- coi"ding to all that Haman hud com- manded) unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of eve- ry people of every province, according to the writing thereof, and to every peo- Jl Kings pie after their language; in the '' name 21. 8. of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 13 And the letters were sent « by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, * all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, r in one day, even upon the tliirteenth day of the twelfth Matthew month (which is the month Adar) and Job to take the spoil of them for a prey. 14 The copy of the writing, for a commandment to be given in every pro- vince, was published unto all people, thatthey should be ready againstthatday. 15 The posts went out, being hasten- ed by the king's commandment ; and the decree was given in Shushan the pa- lace : and the king and Haman sat down 'i to drink ; but the • citv Shushan was « 2 Chr. 30. 6. Homans 3. 1S._ fl Sam. 22. 18. Psal. 83. 4,5. 39. 30. 3's. 36. 4. James 2.13. h Gen. 37. 25. Matthew 14.6. John 16. 20. Rev. 11. 10. I ch. 4.14. , , and 8. 15. perplexed, CHAP. IV. 1 Mordecai and the jfcxis ifiourn. 15 Est- her appotnteth a fast ; lier resolution, ISfc. a chap. WHEN Mordecai perceived ^ all 3. 8, 9' 10. that was done, Mordecai ^ rent his clothes, and put on ■= sackcloth with ^ ashes, and went out into tlie midst of the city, and = cried with a loud and a bitter cry : 2 And came even before the king's gate : for none onight enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in every province, whitherso- ever the king's commandment and his decree came, there voas *greut mourn- ing among the Jews, and g fasting and weeping, and wailing j and many lay in slickcloth and ashes. i Joel 2. 13. c Jonah 3. 4. d Joshua 7.6. e Gen. 37.34. /Psalm 12. 5. ^Zech. 8.19. 4 % So Esther's maids and her chara- Before berlains came and told it her. Then was ^^j?^^^ the queen exceedingly grieved; and she ^^^^v-O sent raiment to clotlie Mordecai, and to take awav his sackcloth from him : but , „ u 1 • 1 • . « Rom. he ■' received it not. 2. 7. 5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Morde- cai, ' to know what it %vas, and why it '2^°^ Vjas . Romans 6 So Hatach ^ went forth to Morde- ^2.^15^ cai unto the street of the city, wliicli 13^ ^^^^s ■u-as before the king's gate. * Titus 7 And Mordecai told him of all tliat ^-^J^o. had happened unto him, and of the 1 3.9,''' sum of the money that Haman had pro- snised to pay to the kings's treasuries for the Jews to destroy tlxem : 8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at '" Shushan to destroy them, to shew it ,„ jsaiaU unto Estlier, and to declare it unto her. 1. 21. and to " charge her that she should go " i^^^hess. in unto the king, to make ° suppUca- 2 -fim. tion unto him, ind to make p request 4. 1. before iim for her people. s.^^!"^' 9 And Hatach came, and 1 told Est- pProv. her the words o' Mordecai. 16. 15. 10 % ' Again Esther spake unto Ha- 23. 28. tach, and gave him commandment un- Acts to Mordecai : rUakh 11 All the king's servants, and the 40.29. people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether ' man or wo- * icor. man, shall come unto the king, into the 7.5. ' inner court, who is " not called, there f ^hzp. is ^ one law of his to put him to death, s. 1. except such to whom the king shall y " \?'"^ hold out the golden sceptre, t at he x Dan. may live : but I have not Iseeu called to 2.9. come in un^o the king these ^ thirty days. ^ ^^^^' 12 And they told to Mordecai Est- s'l Cor. her's words. '•4. s. 13 Tlien Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in ^ the king's 29. 25^' house more than all ttie Jews. and3o.24. 14 For if tiiou altogether boldest thy ^g^'^l^ peace •' at this time, theti shall there f en- t Heb. largement and deliverance arise to the Breath- Jews from = another place ; but '' thou j"^'g jg and thy father's house shall be destroy- Zech. 2. ed : and ^ who knoweth whether thou f: f- art come to the kingdom for such a 13. 5. time as this ? c Gen. 15 If Then Esther bade them vetm-n ?^:^^-^^^ Mordecai this answer ,• d Judges 16 Go, gather together all the Jews *v?'-. that a;e present in Shushan, and ' fast j. ^gf ' ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three /Acts davs, night nor day -. k I also, and my '^j,'*h„3 maidens will fast likewise, and '' so will 24. {5, I go in unto the king, which is not ac- '< Mat. cording to the law : and • if 1 perish, I ]%l*„\ perish. 43. 14. 17 So Mordecai went his way, and J|<^'^-^ k did according to all that Esther had 1, fsai ji commanded him. - 1- ^- Esther obtaiiieth the king's favour. CHAP. V, VI. Mordtcai honoured. Before CHRIST 510. a chap. 4. 16. Acts 10. 4. b 1 Peter 3. 3, 5. c chap. 4. 11. d Prov. 21. 1. e chap. 4. 11. rssilm 116. 1. S Col. 3. 19. g Zech. 1. 13. John 16. 24. A Mark 6.33. i Prov. 29. 11. A Mat. 9. 10. and 10. 16. 1 Thess. 5. 21. James 3. 13. / 1 Chr. 17. 23. m Gen. 38. 25. re Amos 6. 13. Luke 6. 25. 0 Psalm IS. 4. Mat. 10. 26. p chap. 3.2. 9 2 Sam. 13. 22. r chap. 6. 13. 3 Daniel 4.30. t chap. 9. 10. u chap. 3. 1. X Prov. 27. 1. >> 1 Kings 21.4. Psahr 52.1,2. zMurk .. ■3.24. ■ CHAP. V. Esther, obtaining the king's favour, invit- etL the king and Haiium to a banquet. NOW it came to pass on the ^tlurcl day, that Esther put on iier ^ royal appa- rel, and stood in the <^ inner court ot' the king's house, over ayainsl the icing's house : and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she <* obtained favour in his sight : and the king = held out to Esther tlie golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the Hop of the sceptre. 3 then said the king unto her, g What wilt thou, queen Esther \ and what is thy request ] it shall be even given thee to the h half of the kingdom. 4 And Esther ■ answered, If it seevi good unto the king, let the king and Ha- man come this day unto the '' banquet that I have prepared for him. 5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 % And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy peti- tion ? and I it shall be granted thee : and what w thy request \ even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 7 Then answered Esther, and said, ^ My petition and my request is ; 8 If -I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to pertbrm my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that 1 shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said. 9 1[ Then went Haman forth that day n joyful, and with a glad heart : but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he ° stood not up, nor moved for liim, he was p full of indigna- tion against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman q refrained himself: and when he came home he sent and called for his friends, and ' Ze- resh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the « glo- ry of his riches, and the ' multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had "promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto tlie banquet that siie had piepared but myseh ; and >= to-morrow am I invited unto her also with the kmj^. 13 Yet Vail tliis avallelii me nothing, so longas I see Mordecai the jew sitting at the kin,.^'s gate. 14 ^ Then said ^ Zeresh his wife, and all >his friends, unto him. Let ^a gal- lows be made of fifty cubits high, and ^ to-morrow speak ihou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon : 'Uhen go thou in merrily with the king unto ttie banquet. And the thing pleasc:*! Haman ; and he = caused the gallo\\s to be made. 3. 15. d Prov. 7. 14. e Mat. CHAP. VI. 1 Mordecai's good service rewarded : 10 Haman, his adversary, cominanded to do him honour, ij'c. ON 3 that night could not the king >> sleep ; and he commanded to bring the book, of records of the Chronicles ; and they were read before the king. 2 And it was <' found written, That Mordecai had told of Bigthana andTe- resii, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of tlie door, who sought ^ to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, ■= AVhat honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this .' Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him. There is no- thing done for him. 4 And the king said, Who is in the court ? (Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king ^to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepai-ed lor him.) 5 And the king's servants said unto him. Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said. Let him come in. 6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man f whom the kingidelighteth to honoui" i (Now Haman thought in his heart. To whom would the king deliglit to do honour more than to myself .') 7 And Haman answered the king, For the man g whom the king delighteth to iionour, 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the i> horse that the king rldeth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man vithal whom the king delight- eth to honour, and ' bring him on horse- back through the street of the city, and proclaim before him. Thus sliali it be done to the man whom the king de- lighteth to honour. 10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel, and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew tliat sitteth at the king's gate : let nothing fail of all that tliou hust spoken. 11 Then took Haman the apparel, and the horse, and ^ arrayed Jvlordecai, aid broujrht him on horseback tljroueh the o i Before CHRIST 510. a 2 Sani. 13.2,3, b chap. 7.9. John 12. 20. c Rom. 27. 21. a Gen. 22. 14. 1 Sam. 23. 26. Psalm 45. 1. b Psalm 33. 18. c Isaiah 53. 7,8. d chap. 2. 21. eMal. 3. 16. Gal. 6.9. / chap. 7. 9. Job 5. 13. Psalm 2.4. tHeb. in luhose honour the kin^ delight- eth. Psalm 35. 27. J- Judges 9.28,29. Job 5. 13. Prov. 19. 12. Micah 7.8. /; 1 Kings 1. 33. i Gen, 41. 43. k Psalms 30. 5. and 31.20. and 33. 18,19. and37.39. and 71. 20, 21. and 92. 11. Luke 1. il, 52, / PsaWn 131. 1. .'.'J 2 Sam. 15. 30. Jer. 14.4. n chap. 5. 11. c Zech. 12. ,''. fi 1 Sam S.3. Amos ». 14. ? Jer. a ciiap, #.6. ir Job 2. 4. c 2 Sam. 3. IS. d 1 Sam. 22.23. ch. 3. 9. and 4. 8. e Joshua 9. 16. /EzraJ 6. 16. Tit. 3. 8. ?Eccl. 8. S. A Ps. 139. 21, 22. (Job 29. 22. k Psalm 62. 9. / Prov. m Prov. 16. 14. n chap, 3.6. C Job 9.24. ^ Job 20. 27. C Psalm 7^iy. liaman hanged. ESTHER. Before street of the city, and proclaimed before *^*y"^^ liim, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 12 1[ And Mordecai 1 canne agiun to the king's gate : bat Haman hasted to ill's house mourning, and having his head ■" covered. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends "every thing tliathad befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh iiis wife unto him, If Mor- decai be of the seed of the Jews, before whon> tluiu hast begun to fall, thou shalt "not irt-evnil against him, but shalt surely p fall before him. 14 And while they ii-ere yet talking with him came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet tiiat Esther had q prepared. CHAP. VII. 1 Esther s'jpih for her cnvn life and the life of her people- 7 Haman is hanged on his ou-n gallovs. SO tlie king and Haman came to ban- quet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Est- her, on the -1 second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther ? and it shall be granted thee : and what is tl'.y request ? and it shall be per- formed, even to the half of the kingdom. 3 Then Esther the queen answered and said. If I have found favour in thy sigLt, 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 '' sold, I and my people, to be destrojed, to be slain, and to pe- rish : but if we had been sold for ^ bond- men and bond-women I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not'f countervail the king's damage. 5 % Then the king Ahasuerus answer^ ed and said unto Esther the queen. Who is he, and where is he, that durst pre- sume in his heart to do so ? 6 And Esther said. The g adversary and enemy is this ■>> wicked Haman. Then Haman was ' afraid before the king and tlie queen. 7 II And the king, arising from the banquet of wine in his ^ wrath, ue/i^into the palace-garden : and Haman ' stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen ; for he saw thattliere was evil "> determined against him by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace-garden into the place of the ban- quet of wine ; and Haman was " fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king. Will he force the queen also before me in the house ? As the word went out of the king's mouth they "covered Haman's face. 9 And Harbonah, one of the cham- berlains, ? .said before the king, Bi.-h' Id also the i gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the ki;iir, Letters in behalf of the ^eivs. standelh in (he house of Haman. Then Before the king said, ' Hang him thereon. ^^s'^o^^ 10 So they « hanged Haman on the ^.^-vO I gallows that he 'had prepared forMor- rProv. decai. Then was the. king's wrath " pa- ^i- 6. cined. 53, 6. t Daniel 6. 21. U Ezek. 16. 63. CHAP. VIII. 1 Mordecai is advanced. 7 Ahasuerus granteth to the ^eKs to defend them- selves. 15 Alordecai's honours. ON » that day did the king Ahasuc- .i ver. i3. rus b give the house of Haman, the Jews' J^"" enemy, unto Esther the queen : and /I'job' Mordecai came before the king ; for 5. 4, 9. Esther had told what he was '^ unto her. p'"^^ 2 And the king took off = gathered themseives together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as 'sought their hurt ; •and no man could withstand them : for the 6 fear of them fell upon all people. 3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of tha king, helped the Jews ; because the ^ fear of Mordecai fell upon them; 4 For Mordecai n-as great in the king's house, and his fame went out through- out all the provinces : for this man Mor- dscai was.ed ■ greater and greater. 5 Thus the Jews ^ smote all their CHRIST cnemiL'S with the stroke of the sword, ^IfLi .'Uid slaughter, and destiniction, and did ^ jy^^^^ what they would luUo those that haled 32.3s." them. 2Thtss. 6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hur.dred men, 7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, 8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Ari- datha, 9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Arid.ii, and Vajezatha, 10 The ten sons of Haman, Ihc son of Hammedatha, the enemy of tlie Jews, ' / Exod. slew they, but on the spoil laid they ™ ^'g^*' not their h.ind. 25. 17. 11 On tliat day the number of those ch. s. 11. tliat were slain in Shushan the palace ^^^ ^^ was brouglit before the king. 27. li. 12 ^1 And the king said "unto Esther Psalm the queen. The Jev.s have shun and IIq^^, destroyed five hundred men in Shushan 34. 23.* the palace, and the ten sons of Haniao ; ch. 8. 11. what have they done in the rest of the J2. 17. king's provinces ? Now, what is thy pe- 1 Cor. ti;ion ! and it shall be granted thee ; cr p^j;?^' „ what is thy request further .' and it shall Col. 4.'5, be done. 13 Then saidEsthei-, "Ifit please the «chap. king, let it be granted to the Jews *' '^' ** which are in Shushan to do to-moiTow also according unto this d.iy's decree, and let <> Haman's ten sons be hanged 02 Sam. upon the gallows. ^j^" j' jj 14 And the king commanded it so to verse lol be done 4 and the decree was given at Psalms Sinishan ; and they hanged Haman's gg] l[ i?JJ^ ten sons. 109.8. 15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three himdred men at Shu- shan ; but on the prey they laid not their hand. 16 But the r other Jews that ivere in p Hebf. theking'sprovincesgatheredtiiemselves ^^- •'■'• together, and stood for their lives, and had rest i'rom their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand (but they laid not tiieir hands on the prey) 17 On the 1 thirteenth chap. S. 17. c Exod. :i2. 17. X.ev. 23. 43. Judges 20. 11. Job 19. 23, 24. Psalm 103. 2. Jer. 23. 7. tiiat rccie in all llic provinces of the kins? Ahasuerus, botli nigh and far, 21 T(/ stablish tliis among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the montli Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, ' yearly, 22 As the days wherein tlie Jews n. rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from " sorrow to joy, and from mourn- ing into a good day ; tiiat they sliould make tliem da_vs of feasting and jo\, and ol" sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 23 And tlie Jews undertook to do as they had y begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them. 24 Because Haman, the son of Ham- medathathe Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy lliem, and had cast || Pur (that is the lot) to consume them, and 'o destroy them : 25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters, that l.is wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, siiould ^^ return upon his own head, and lliat he and his sons should be hanged on thc-gallows. 2G V/herefore they called these days ^'Puiim, after the name of Pur: there- fore for all the words oi" this letter, and of that which they iiad seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 27 The Jews ordained, and took upon tliem, and upon their seed, and upon all such as '' joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days, according to their writing, and according to their appointed time, every year : 28 And tliat these (\ii)s should be "^re- ESTHER. The greatness of Ahasuenis. membered and kept throughout every J^^^^^^ generation, every family, every pro- ^og vince, and every city ; and that these v.,/-v-sj d:.ys of Purim should not fail from if Isaiali among the Jews, nor the memorial of^^^^j- them perish from their seed. is. 9.' 29 Then Esther the queen, the daugh- ^o""- ter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew. ^'pj,/ wrote with all authority, "to confirm this 4. is. second letter of Purlm. 2 Thess. 2. 10. 30 And he sent the letters unto a1! Hebr. the Jews, to the hundred tv.enty and ]^- 14. seven provinces of tiie kingdom of Aha- 31^7^^ suerus, ivith words of <* peace and truth, 1 John 31 To confirm these days of Purim in |-^- ^ their times appointed, according as Mor- tipon decai the Jew and Esther the queen had "!eir enjoined them, and as they had decreed l^co'r. f for themselves, and for theii- = seed, 1. 23. the f matters of the fastings and their jq^|1'* g cry. / cliap. 32 And the decree of Esther confirm- 4. 16. ed these matters of Purim ; and it was f/g"" v;ritten in the book. CHAP. X. 1 The greatness of A hasuerus ; 3 Morde- cat's advancement under him. AND the king Ahasuerus laid a tri- bute upon the land, and upon the » isles a Psalm of the sea. ^ 2 And all the acts of his power, and 2. 1. of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king f advanced him, ore they not writ- fHeb. ten in the book of the Chronicles of the j'ode kings of Media and Persia ] great, 3 For Mordecai the Jew ixas ^ nexl Job unto king Aiiasuerus, and great among ^'jc'br the Jews, and ■= accepted of the mulli 28. 7. tude of his bretiiren, ^ seeking the <^ Luke wealth of his people, and .speaking peace ^^^eh. to all his seed. 2. 10. ' % THE BOOK OF JOB. ■Before CHRIST cir. 1520. sanctified them, and " rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according ° to the num- I her of them all ; for Job said, r It may I be that my sons have = three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own y place ; Elipiikz the ^ Temanite, and Eiklad the =» Shuhite, and Zophar the *> Naamatiiite : for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to ^ comfort him. 12 And \\ hen they lifted up their eyes afar off, and d knew him not, they lifter^ up their voice and wept ; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and « none spake a word unto him : for they saw that ^ his grief was very great. Before CHRIST cir. 1520. r James 1. 17. * Mat. 20. 15. ^Isaiah 24.15. a Tsaiah 6.2. :Mat. 13. 10. i Luke 10. IS. c Hebr, 11. 35. dMar. / Eseber 7. 3, 4. ■J Psalm 6.2. h Mat. 3.31. > Isaiah 40. 6. k chap. 19.20. / Psalm 142. 4. 7/1 James 5. 11. nMat. 11. 21. oGen. 3,(5. ^chap. 21.15. Malachi 3.14. q Mat. I 18. 15. r Mat- 16.23. .;chap. 1. 11. * Hebr. 12. 11. u Psalm 39.1. X Prov. 17. 17. V ver. 8. Jer. 49.7. z Gen. 36. II. a Gen. 25.2. b Joshua 15. 41. c Rom. 12. 15. d I.am. 4. 7. e Psalm 77. 4. /Exod. 6.9. Isaiah 22. 4. ^oh curscth the day of his birth. Befgr? CHRIST CHAP. Ill, f"li!^°' ^ ^'^ curseth the day of his birth, 13 and ivishethfor death : 20 he coinplain- eth of life because of' his anguish. AFTER tills a opened Job his mouth, and b cursed his day. 2 And Job spake and said, 3 Let = the day perish wlierein I was born, and the night in r.'hich it was said, There is a man-child conceived. 4 Let that day be '' darkness ; let not God ' reg-ard it from above, neither let 'the liglit shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the s shadow of death stain it ; let a '' cloud dwell upon it; let the ■ blacicness of the day terrify it. 6 As Jor that night, let '' darkness erse~i3. seize upon it; let it not be ' joined unlo C'-V^^ a Psalm 306. 33. h Jer. 20. i4. c Jer. 20. 14. dExo(J. 10. 23. ■e Rom. 5-1.6. /Acts 27. 20. g Psalm 33. 4. /; Psalm 97.3. i Jude k Acts 37. 20. /Psalm 74. 16. ftl chap. 15. 34. jt Isaiah 13.21. O Jer. 9. 17. ■p 2 Kings 7. 5. 5 Judges -6. 23. r Isaiah 48. 8. s chap. 33. 17. / chap. 10. 18. « Eccl. 7:7. K cliap. 22. 25. y Prov. 10. 22. s P^ev. <5. 13. a John 7. S. h Psalm 58. 8. c Isaiah 57.20. d chap. 14.1. e F.Kodi 5.6. / Psalm 4y. 23. jrcoi. 3. 24. it Psahn .16. 13. i Prov. 31. 6. * Rev. <). 0. ; Phil. 1.21. m Alat. 13. 44. n Isaiah 40. 17. 0 Lam, the days of the year ; let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Lo, let that niglit be ■" solitary ; let no "joyful voice come therein. 8 Let tiiem " curse- it that curse tlie day, wlio are ready to raise up their mourning. 9 Let\he r starsof the twilight there- of be dark ; let it look fur light, but have