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In this Volume are printed, in parallel columns, the Authorised Version of 1611 and the Revised Version, of which last the Old Testament appeared in 1885 and the New Testament in 1881. The left hand column contains the text of the Authorised Version as usually printed, with the marginal notes and references of the edition of 1611, the spelling of these being conformed to modern usage. In the left hand margin are also placed, in square brackets, the more important differences between the edition of 1611 and the text now in use, whether these differences are due to corrections of the edition of 1611 or to errors which have subsequently crept in. The right hand column contains the Revised Version, with its marginal notes and references. The Prefaces of the Revisers, and the lists of renderings preferred by the American Committee, are also included in this Volume, EEVISERS' PEEFACE. The Revision of the Authorised Version was undertaken in consequence of a Resolution passed by both houses of the Convocation of the Pro vince of Canterbury, as has been fully explained in the Preface to the Revised Version of the New Testament, which was first published in May 1881. When the two Companies were ap pointed for carrying out this work, the following General Principles, among others, were laid down by the Revision Committee of Convocation for their guidance : — '1. To introduce as few alterations as pos sible into the Text of the Authorised Version consistently with faithfulness.' '2. To limit, as far as possible, the expression of such alterations to the language of the Author ised and earlier English Versions.' '4. That the Text to be adopted be that for which the evidence is decidedly preponderating; and that when the Text so adopted differs from that from which the Authorised Version was made, the alteration be indicated in the margin.' '7. To revise the headings of chapters and pages, paragraphs, italics, and punctuation.' In order to shew the manner in which the Old Testament Company have endeavoured to carry out their instructions, it will be convenient to treat the subjects mentioned in the foregoing rules in a somewhat different order. It will be observed that in Rule 4 the word 'Text' is used in a different sense from that in Rule 1, and in the case of the Old Testament denotes the Hebrew or Aramaic original of the several books. In this respect the task of the Revisers has been much simpler than that which the New Testament Company had before them. The Received, or, as it is commonly called, the Massoretic Text of the Old Testament Scriptures has come down to us in manuscripts which are of no very great antiquity, and which all belong to the same family or recension1. That other re censions were at one time in existence is probable from the variations in the Ancient Versions, the oldest of which, namely the Greek or Septuagint, was made, at least in part, some two centuries before the Christian era. But a& the state of knowledge on the subject is not at present such as to justify any attempt at an entire reconstruc tion of the text on the authority of the Versions, the Revisers have thought it most prudent to adopt the Massoretic Text as the basis of their work, and to depart from it, as the Authorised Translators had done2, only in exceptional cases. 1 The earliest MS. of which the age is certainly known bears date a.d. 916. 3 See, for instance, 2 Sam. xvi. 12 ; 2 Chr. iii. 1, xxii. 6; Job xxxvii. 7; Ezek. xlvi. 10; Am. v. 26; Hag. i. 2. With regard to the variations in the Massoretic Text itself, the Revisers have endeavoured to translate what appeared to them to be the best reading in the text, and where the alternative reading seemed sufficiently probable or important they have placed it in the margin. In some few instances of extreme difficulty a reading has been adopted on the authority of the Ancient Ver sions, and the departure from the Massoretic Text recorded in the margin. In other cases, where the versions appeared to supply a very probable though not so necessary a correction of the text, the text has been left and the variation indicated in the margin only. In endeavouring to carry out as fully as pos sible the spirit of Rules 1 and 2, the Revisers have borne in mind that it was their duty not to make a new translation but to revise one already existing, which for more than two centuries and a half had held the position of an English classic. They have therefore departed from it only in cases where they disagreed with the Translators of 1611 as to the meaning or construction of a word or sentence ; or where it was necessary for the sake of uniformity to render such parallel passages as were identical in Hebrew by the same English words, so that an English reader might know at once by comparison that a differ ence in the translation corresponded to a difference in the original; or where the language of the Authorised Version was liable to be misunder stood by reason of its being archaic or obscure; or finally, where the rendering of an earlier English version seemed preferable, or where by an apparently slight change it was possible to bring out more fully the meaning of a passage of which the translation was already substantially accurate. It has been thought advisable in regard to the word 'Jehovah' to follow the usage of the Au thorised Version, and not to insert it uniformly in place of ' Lord ' or ' God', which when printed in small capitals represent the words substituted by Jewish custom for the ineffable Name according to the vowel points by which it is distinguished. It will be found therefore that in this respect the Authorised Version has been- departed from only in a few passages, in which the introduction of a proper name seemed to be required. Terms of natural history have been changed only where it was certain that the Authorised Version was incorrect and where there was suf ficient evidence for the substituted rendering. In cases of doubt the alternative rendering has been given in the margin ; and even where no doubt existed, but where there was no familiar English equivalent for the original word, the Old Version REVISERS' PREFACE. has been allowed to remain1, and the more ac curate term has been placed in the margin. In some words of very frequent occurrence, the Authorised Version being either inadequate or inconsistent, and sometimes misleading, changes have been introduced with as much uniformity as appeared practicable or desirable. For instance, 'the tabernacle of the congregation' has been everywhere changed to ' the tent of meeting', on account of Exodus xxv. 22, xxix. 42, 43, and also because 'the tabernacle of the congregation' con veys an entirely wrong sense. The words 'ta bernacle' and 'tent', as the renderings of two different Hebrew words, are in the Authorised Version frequently interchanged in such a man ner as to lead to confusion ; and the Revisers have endeavoured throughout the Pentateuch to preserve a consistent distinction between them. Their practice in regard to the words ' assembly ' and 'congregation' has been the same in principle, although they have contented themselves with introducing greater consistency of rendering with out aiming at absolute uniformity. In conse quence of the changes which have taken place in the English language, the term ' meat offering ' has become inappropriate to describe an offering of which flesh was no part ; and by the alteration to 'meal offering' a sufficiently accurate repre sentation of the original has been obtained with the least possible change of form. As regards the use of words, there are only a few cases in which it has been found needful to deviate from the language employed in the Au thorised Version. One of these deviations occurs so frequently that it may be well to state briefly why it was adopted. The word 'peoples' was nowhere used by King James's Translators in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament it oc curs only twice (Rev. x. 11, xvii. 15). The effect of this was to leave the rendering of numerous passages inadequate or obscure or even positively misleading. Thus in one of the best known Psalms (Ps. lxvii.), where the Septuagint has \aol and. the Vulgate populi, the English had 'Let the people praise thee, 0 God ; let all the people praise thee'; leaving it at least doubtful whether the 'nations' of verse 4, or God's people, Israel, be referred to. And in Isaiah lv. 4, 'Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people', the word 'people' is naturally understood by the English' reader to refer to Israel. Again, the Hebrew word goyim 'nations', which is applied to the nations of Canaan dispossessed by the Hebrews, and then also to the surrounding nations among whom the people of Israel were afterwards dispersed, acquired in later times a moral significance, which is represented in the Authorised Version by the rendering 'heathen' or 'Gentiles'. While recognizing this moral sense of the word, the Revisers have employed it much more sparingly than their predecessors had done. Similarly, the Hebrew Sheol, which signifies the abode of departed spirits, and corresponds to the Greek Hades, or the under world, is variously 1 As for instance, 'coney' (Lev. xi. 5), 'fitches' (Is. xxviii. 25, 27), ' gourd ' (Jon. ir. 6). rendered in the Authorised Version by 'grave', 'pit', and 'hell'. Of 'these renderings 'hell', if it could be taken in its original sense as used in the Creeds, would be a fairly adequate equivalent for the Hebrew word ; but it is so commonly un derstood of the place of torment that to employ it frequently would lead, to inevitable misunder standing. The Revisers therefore in the historical narratives have left the rendering 'the grave' or 'the pit' in the text, with a marginal note 'Heb. Sheol' to indicate that it does not signify Hhe place of burial'; while in the poetical writings they have put most commonly 'Sheol' in the text and 'the grave' in the margin. In Isaiah xiv. however, where ' hell ' is used in more of its original sense and is less liable to be misunder stood, and where any change in so familiar a passage which was not distinctly an improvement would be a decided loss, the Revisers have con tented themselves with leaving ' hell ' in the text, and have connected it with other passages by putting ' Sheol' in the margin. " In connexion with this it may be mentioned that ' Abaddon ', which has hitherto been known to the English reader of the Bible only from the New Testament (Rev. ix. 11), has been introduced in three passages (Job xxvi. 6; Pro v. xv. 11, xxvii. 20), where a proper name appears to be required for giving vividness and point. The Hebrew word Ashirah, which is uniformly and wrongly rendered 'grove' in the Authorised Version, most probably denotes the wooden symbol of a goddess ; and the Revisers therefore have not hesitated to introduce it as a proper name in the singular (Judg. vi. 25, &c), with the plurals Asherim (Ex. xxxiv. 13, &c.) and Asheroth (Judg. iii. 7, &c), following the analogy of the Baalim (Judg. iii. 7) and the Ashtaroth (Judg. ii. 13), which are already familiar. In regard to the language of the Authorised Version, the Revisers have thought it no part of their duty to reduce it to conformity with modern usage, and have therefore left untouched all archaisms, whether of language or construction, which though not in familiar use cause a reader no embarrassment and lead to no misunderstand ing. They are aware that in so doing they will disappoint the large English-speaking race on the other side of the Atlantic, and it is a question upon which they are prepared to agree to a friendly difference of opinion. The principle by which they have been guided has been clear and consistent. Where an archaic word or expression was liable to be misunderstood or at least was not perfectly intelligible, they have substituted for it another, in equally good use at the time the Authorised Version was made, and expressing all that the archaism was intended to convey, but more familiar to the modern reader. In such cases the gain was greater than the loss. But in other instances where the word or expression, although obsolete, was not unintelligible, it was thought that the change would involve greater loss than gain, and the old rendering was there fore allowed to stand. More especially was this the case when the archaism was a perfectly cor rect rendering of the original and there was no REVISERS' PREFACE. exact modern equivalent for it. The principle adopted by the Company will be best illustrated by two typical examples. The verb ' to ear ' in the sense of ' to plough ' and the substantive 'earing' for 'ploughing' were very reluctantly abandoned, and only because it was ascertained that their meaning was unknown to many per sons of good intelligence and education. But it was easy to put in their place equivalents which had a pedigree of almost equal antiquity, and it would have been an excess of conservatism to refuse to substitute for an unintelligible archaism an expression to which no ambiguity could be attached. On the other hand the word 'boiled' (Ex. ix. 31), which signifies ' podded for seed ' and is known in provincial dialects, has no synonym in literary English. To have discarded it in favour of a less accurate or more paraphrastic expression would have been to impoverish the language ; and it was therefore left, because it exactly expresses one view which is taken of the meaning of the original. One of the few instances in which the language of the Authorised Version has been modified in accordance with later usage is the change of the neuter possessive pronoun from ' his ' to ' its '. It is well known that 'its' does not occur in the Bible of 1611, and it does not appear to have been introduced into any edition before 1660. But it is found ten times in Shakespeare,' and there is other evidence to shew that at the time of the Authorised Version it was coming into use. It was found necessary in some cases to substi tute 'itsJ for 'his' in order to avoid obscurity, and there seemed no good reason,' when it was once introduced, for refusing .to admit it gener ally when it referred to purely inanimate objects. In making minor changes, whether in transla tion or language, the Revisers have followed the example of the translators of the Authorised Version, who allowed themselves in this respect a reasonable freedom, without permitting their liberty to degenerate into license. It will be at once seen that the old division of the books into chapters and verses has been abandoned in favour of the arrangement in para graphs, the numbering of the chapters and verses being however retained for convenience of refer ence. Where the change of subject seemed to require a greater break than was marked by the beginning of a new paragraph, it has been indic ated by a space before the paragraph. Occasion ally the divisions of the chapters in the Author ised Version differ from those in the common Hebrew Bibles. In such cases the variations are given in the margin.- In the -Psalms; the titles are printed in smaller type, as in some modern English Bibles, which differ in this respect from the edition of 1611. One consequence of the arrangement in paragraphs has been the omis sion of the headings of chapters, which for other and more important reasons it was thought advis able to abandon, as involving questions which belong rather to the province of the commentator than to that of the translator. With the headings of chapters the head-lines of pages naturally dis appeared also, and for the same reason. In the poetical portions, besides the division into paragraphs, the Revisers have adopted an ar rangement in lines, so as to exhibit the parallel ism which is characteristic of Hebrew Poetry. But they have not extended this arrangement to the prophetical books, the language of which although frequently marked by parallelism is, except in purely lyrical passages, rather of the nature of lofty and impassioned prose. In the use of italics the Revisers departed from the custom of the Authorised Version and adopted as their rule the following resolution of their Company : - ' That all such words now printed in italics, as are plainly implied in the Hebrew and necessary in English, be printed in common type.' But where any doubt existed as to the exact rendering of the Hebrew, all words which have been added in order to give completeness to the English expression are printed in italic type, so that the reader by omitting them may be able to see how far their insertion is justified by the words of the original. This of course is especially true of those renderings for which an alternative is given in the margin, where the roman and italic type play exactly opposite parts. To complete the account of the Revised Version it remains only -to describe the marginal notes. These will be found to contain (1) The renderings of such variations in the Massoretic Text as appeared to be of sufficient importance. These variations are known by the technical names of K'ri (read) and C'thib (writ ten), which denote that the K'ri, or reading in the margin of the Hebrew Bible, is to be substituted for the C'thib which appears in the written text. The Revisers have generally, though not uni formly, rendered the C'thib in the text, and left the K'ri in the margin, with the introductory note 'Or, according to another reading', or 'Another reading is'. When the K'ri has been followed in the text, the C'thib. has been placed in the margin, if it represented a variation of sufficient importance. (2) Alternative renderings, introduced by 'Or'. These are either different meanings of the word or passage, or they serve to connect it with other renderings elsewhere. (3) Literal renderings of the Hebrew or Ar amaic, indicated by the prefix 'Heb.' or 'Aram.' (4) Changes of text made on the authority of the ancient Versions. (5) Readings from ancient Versions which appeared to be of sufficient importance to be noticed. (6) Renderings of the Hebrew censonants as read with different vowel points, or as differently divided. These are introduced by the words ' Or, as otherwise read'. (7) Marginal references to other passages, which are either strictly parallel, or serve the purpose of illustrating or justifying a particular rendering. (8) Explanations of certain proper names, the meaning of which is referred to in the text. In the Proper Names the Revisers have en deavoured to ascertain the system of transliter- REVISERS' PREFACE. ation adopted by the Translators of the Authorised Version and to carry it out with somewhat greater consistency. They have not however attempted anything like rigid uniformity, and have left un changed all those names which by usage have become English; as, for instance, Moses, Aaron, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the like. Among the Rules laid down by the Revision Committee of Convocation for the guidance of the Revisers was one that no change should be finally made in the text of the Authorised Version except by the vote of two-thirds of the Company present and voting; and this Rule has been invariably acted upon. The result has been that in many cases a rendering which was preferred by the majority of the Company voting has been re corded in the margin, the majority not being sufficient to give it a place in the text. But all questions of marginal readings, as well as of punctuation and division into paragraphs, except where these affected the sense of a passage, were decided by a simple majority. It may be of some interest to describe the method observed by the Company in their work, if only to shew that every question raised was carefully and deliberately considered. In the first Revision it was the practice for the Secretary to read over each verse, first in the original and then in the Authorised Version: the proposals for change were then taken; first those communic ated in writing by absent members, and next those made by the members present. Each pro posal was moved, and if seconded was discussed and voted upon ; the decision in the first Revision being by a majority only. If a proposal met with no seconder, it was not discussed but allowed to drop. In the second Revision, the Secretary read out in order the changes which had been made at the first Revision; if these were unchallenged they were allowed to remain, otherwise they were put to the vote and affirmed or rejected according as they were or were not supported by the re quisite majority of two- thirds. In the second Revision new propositions could only be made by special permission of the Company, and discus sion was limited, as far as possible, to exceptional cases. In the final review, which was in reality the completion of the second Revision, the Com pany employed themselves in making a general survey of what they had done, deciding finally upon reserved points, harmonizing inconsistencies, smoothing down roughnesses, removing unneces sary changes, and generally giving finish and completeness to their work. Everything in this final survey was decided by the vote of a majority of two-thirds. The Revisers had already made some progress, and had in fact gone twice through the Penta teuch, before they secured the co-operation of the American Old Testament Revision Company. The first Revision of the several books was sub mitted to the consideration of the American Revisers, and, except in the case of the Penta teuch, the English Company had the benefit of their criticisms and suggestions before they pro ceeded to the second Revision. The second Re vision was in like manner forwarded to America, and the latest thoughts of the American Revisers were in the hands of the English Company at their final review. In every instance the sugges tions from America were treated with the same consideration as those proceeding from members of the English Company, and were adopted or rejected on their merits. It was a part of the terms of agreement with the American Company that all points of ultimate difference between them and the English Revisers should be placed on record, and they will accordingly be found fully stated at the end of the Old Testament, or at the end of the several portions, according as the Revised Version appears in one or more volumes. Many of them will be found to be changes of language which are involved in the essentially different circumstances of American and English readers ; others express a preference for the marginal rendering over that given in the text; others again involve a real difference of opinion; but all shew that they have been dictated by the same leading principle, the sin cere desire to give to modern readers a faithful representation of the meaning of the original documents. It could not but be expected that in the course of fourteen years many changes would take place in the members of the Company. Of the original number who first put their hands to the work on the 30th of June 1870, only fifteen now remain. Ten of the Company have been removed by death, and two resigned : the places of these were filled from time to time by others; but since October 1875 no new members have been added. The Revision was completed in eighty-five sessions, ending on 20th June, 1884; and it occupied 792 days. The greater part of the sessions were for ten days each, and each day the Company gener ally sat for six hours. The labour therefore has been great, but it has been given ungrudgingly ; and now with a feeling of deep thankfulness to Almighty God, and the earnest hope that their endeavours may with His blessing tend to a clearer knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures, the Revisers bring their long task to a close. Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey, 10 July, 1884 THE NAMES AND ORDER 01 ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Page Genesis ............. 1 Exodus 63 Leviticus 115 Numbers 154 Deuteronomy • 208 Joshua 253 Judges 283 Euth 314 I. Samuel 318 II. Samuel 358 I. Kings 391 II. Kings 429 I. Chronicles 466 II. Chronicles 501 Ezra 543. Nehemiah 556 Esther 573 Job 583 The Psalms 617 The Proverbs 705 Page Ecclesiastes 734 The Song of Songs 743 Isaiah 749 Jeremiah 808 Lamentations 874 Ezekiel 881 Daniel 942 Hosea 960 Joel 969 Amos 972 Obadiah 979 Jonah 980 Micah 982 Nahum 987 Habakkuk 989 Zephaniah 992 Haggai 995 Zechariah 997 Malachi 1007 THE NAMES AND ORDER OP ALL THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Page S. Matthew ... 1 S. Mark 40 S. Lukk ' 65 S. John 107 The Acts 138 To the Romans 178 I. CorInthians 194 II. Corinthians ' .' . . 210 To the Galatians • . . 220 To the Ephesians 225 To the Philippians 231 To the Colossians 235 I. Thessalonians 238 II. Thessalonians ......". . 242 Page I. Timothy ... ...... 244 II. Timothy 248 To Titus 251 To Philemon 253 To the Hebrews 254 James 266 I. Peter .... 270 II. Peter .... . . . .' . . 271 I. John . 277 II. John 281 III. John ' 282 Jcde '.'.... 2S2 Revelation . . 284 A.V. *2Esd, 6.47. HOr, creeping. -Heb. soul. fHeb. face of thejvrm-ament of heaven. THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, GENESIS. 1 In the * beginning God created the 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 the face of the waters. 3 And God said, *Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided Hhe light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the dark ness he called Night. tAiid the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 IF Arid God said, * Let there be a * firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the * firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 IT And God said, *Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth f grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind : and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 IT And God said, Let there be 'lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide * the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for sea sons, and for days, and years : 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light * to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 Arid God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to * rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said, *Let the waters bring forth abundantly the II moving creature that hath +life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the f open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good. THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED GENESIS. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and 2 the earth. And the earth was waste and void ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the spirit of God 1moved upon the face of 3 the waters. And God said, Let there be light : 4 and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light 5 from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. 6 And God said, Let there be a 2 firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the 7 waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which 8 were above the firmament : and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the hea ven be gathered together unto one place, and 10 let the dry land appear : and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth ; and the gather- ' ing together of the waters called he Seas : and 11 God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit tree bearing fruit after its kind, where in is the seed thereof, upon the earth : and it 12 was so. And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bear ing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its 13 kind : and God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs, and for 15 seasons, and for days and years : and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to 16 give light upon the earth : and it was so. And God made the two great lights ; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to 17 rule the night : he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven 18 to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it 19 was good. And there was. evening and there was morning, a fourth day. 20 And God said, Let the waters 8 bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and let fowl fly above the earth 4in the open 21 firmament of heaven. And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its kind : and God saw that it was good. R.V. 1 Or, was broodingupon 2 Heb. expanse. 3 Heb. swarmwithswarmsof living creatures. 4 Heb. on Oiefaceof the expanse of the licarrn. GENESIS. I. 22 A.V. * ch. 8. 17. &9. 1. ? ch. 5. 1. &9. 6. 1 Cor. 11. 7. Bph. 4. 24. Col. 3. 10. * Matt. 19.4.Wisd. 2. tHeb.creepeth. tHeb.seedingseed.* ch. 9. 3. tHeb.a living soul. * Rcelus. 29. 16. * Ex, 20. 11.& 31. 17. Deut. 5. 14 Heb. 4. 4. tHeb. createdto make. «Or, o mistwhichwent up from, &c. tHeb.dust of the ground. * 1 Cor. 15. 47. * 1 Cor. 15. 45. * Ecclus. 24. 25. tHeb. Cush. 22 And God blessed them, saying, *Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 IT And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good. 26 f And God said, *Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have do minion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him ; * male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, *Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that t moveth upon the earth. 29 IT And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb f bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; *to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the ah-, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is tlife, I have given every green herb for meat : and it was so. 31 And * God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it zoas very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 * And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sancti fied it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God t created and made. 4 H These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew : for the LoRa God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But II there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man ''of the Must of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and *man became a living soul. 8 IT And the Lord God planted a garden east ward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and be came into four heads. 11 The name of the first is *Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of f Ethiopia. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and 23 let fowl multiply in the earth. And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creep ing thing, and beast of the earth after its kind : 25 and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind : and God saw that it was 26 good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing 27 that creepeth upon the earth. And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he 28 them. And God blessed them : and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and re plenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the ah-, and over every living thing that 29 x moveth upon the earth. And God said, Be hold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the faoe of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat : 30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is 2life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was 31 so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 2 And the heaven and the earth were finished, 2 and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his 3 work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it : because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made. 4 These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that sthe Lord God made earth and hea- 5 ven. And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up : for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to 6 till the ground ; but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the 7 ground. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a 8 living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put 9 the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and 11 became four heads. The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is 13 bdellium and the 4onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. R.V, 'Or, creepeth 2 Heb. a living sold. 3 Heb. Jehovah,as in other placeswhere Loud is put in capitals. 4 Or, III. 13 GENESIS. A.V. tHeb. builded. * 1 Cor. 11.8. 1 Matt. 19.5. Mark 10. 7.1 Cor. 6. 16.Eph.5.31. tHeb. Tea, because, * 2 Cor. 11.3.1 Tim. 2. 14. t Heb. a desire. * Ecclus. 25.24.1 Tim. 2. 14. «Or,'things to gird about.tHeb. wind. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth B toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the Lord God took lithe man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, say ing, Of every tree of the garden tthou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof * thou shalt surely die. 18 IT And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make *him an help tmeet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto HAdam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam tgave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept : and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, tmade he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was * taken out of Man. 24 * Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, + Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden : 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 *And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die : 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was * pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, *and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her ; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves I! aprons.8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the *cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked ; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat ? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, 14 And the name of the third river is x Hiddekel: that is it which goeth 2in front of Assyria. 15 And the fourth river is Euphrates. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, say ing, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest 17 freely eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will make him an 19 help smeet for him. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air ; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them : and whatsoever the man called every living crea- 20 ture, that was the name thereof. And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field ; but for 4 man there was not found an help meet for 21 him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh 22 instead thereof : and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from the man, Bmade he a wo- 23 man, and brought her unto the man. And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called 6 Woman, 24 because she was taken out of ' Man. There fore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and 25 they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of 8 any tree of the 2 garden ? And the woman said unto the ser pent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden 3 we may eat : but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, 4 lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the 5 woman, Ye shall not surely die : for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as 9God, 6 knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was 10to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves 8 "aprons. And they heard the 12voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the 13cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God 9 amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto the man, and said unto 10"him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy M voice in the garden, and I was afraid, 11 because I was naked ; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I com- 12 manded thee that thou shouldest not eat ? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did 13 eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, A2 E.V. 1 That is, Tigris. a Or, to ward the east of » Or, answering to 4 Or, Adam 5 Heb. builded he into. « Heb. Isshah.1 Heb. Ish. » Or, all the trees 'Or, gods «> Or, de sirable to look upon "Or, girdles »0r,sound 13 Heb. wind. GENESIS. III. 13 A.V. II Or, subject to thy husband.* 1 Cor. 14. 34. t Heb. cause to bud. tHeb. Chacuh, tHeb. Hebel.t Heb. a feeder. t Heb. at the end of daps, tHeb. sheep, or, goats, * Heb. 11,4. 10r, have the excellency?II Or, subjectunto thee. * Wisd. 10.3.Matt. 23. 35.1 John 3. 12.Jude 11. tHeb. bloods. What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Be cause thou hast done this, thou art 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 thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and -thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly mult iply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be II 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 Thorns also and thistles shall it t bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field ; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name *Eve; be cause she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 IT And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 4 And Adam knew Eve his wife ; and she con ceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.- 2 And she again bare his brother tAbel. And Abel was t a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And Hn process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offer ing unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his t flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had * respect unto Abel and to his offering : 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his coun tenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? 7 H thou doest well, shalt thou not Hbe accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And II unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and * slew him. 9 IT 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 t blood erieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy bro ther's blood from thy hand ; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugi tive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. What is this thou hast done? And the wo man said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did 14 eat. And the Lord God said unto the ser pent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou ! above all cattle, and 1 above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt "thou go, and 15 dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : and I will put enmity between- thee and the wo man, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall 2 bruise thy head, and thou shalt 2 bruise 16 his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will great ly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ;' in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and thy desire shall be to thy husband,, and he shall 17 rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Be cause 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 8 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field ; 19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto 20 dust shalt thou return. And the man called his wife's name 4Eve ; because she was the mo- 21 ther of all living. And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 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 23 ever : therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground 24 from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 4 And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have 5 got- 2 ten a man with the help of the Lord. And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller 3 of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the 4 ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had re- 5 spect unto Abel and to his offering : but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his counten- 6 ance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance 7 fallen? If thou doest well, 6 shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin couch; eth at the door: and unto thee 'shall be his 8 desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain 8 told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up 9 against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said, I know not : am I my brother's 10 keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood erieth unto me 11 from the ground. And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand ; 12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not hence forth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. R.V-. 'Or, from among 2 Or, lie in wait for 3 Or, sorrow 4 Heb. Hauvah, that is, Living, or, Life. = Heb. kanah, to get. 6 Or, shall it not be lifted up?1 Or, is its de sire, but thou shouldest rule over it 3 Heb. said unto. Many ancientauthor ities have, said unto Abel his brother, Let us go into the field. V. 14 GENESIS. A.V. tHeb. Cha- noch. tHeb. Lemech. tHeb. whetter. "Or, I" wouldslay a man in my wound,&c. N Or, in my hurt. tHeb. Sheth.tHeb.Enosh.I Or, to callthemselves by the name ¦ of the Lord. *lChr. 1.1.* Wisd. 8.23.1 1 Chr. 1. 1, &c tHeb.Enosh. t Heb. Kenan. tGr. Maleleel. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, II My punish ment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore who soever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 IT And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she conceived, and bare t Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was bom Lad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat t Lamech. 19 1T And Lamech took unto him two wives : the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an t in structor of every artificer in brass and iron : and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice ; ye wives of Lamech, heark en unto my speech: for HI have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man II to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly La mech seventy and sevenfold. 25 IT And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name t Seth : For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to liim also there was born a son ; and he called his name *Enos: then began men II to call upon the name of the Lord. 5 This is the * book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him ; 2 * Male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 If And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image ; and called his name Seth : 4 *And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters : 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died. 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat tEnos: 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hund red and seven years, and begat sons and daugh ters: 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 9 If And Enos lived ninety years, and begat t Cai- nan: 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters': 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years : and he died. 12 H And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat tMahalaleel: 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters : 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, 1 My punishment 14 is greater 2 than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that whoso- 15 ever findeth me shall slay me. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven fold. And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, lest any rinding him should smite him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of sNod, 4on the 17 east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch : and he build ed a city, and called the name of the city, after 18 the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad : and Irad begat Mehujael : and Mehujael begat Methushael: and Methushael 19 begat Lamech. And Lamech took unto him two wives : the name of the one was Adah, and 20 the name of the other Zillah. And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in 21 tents and have cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as 22 handle the harp and pipe. And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, 5the forger of every cutting instrument of 6 brass and iron: and the sister 23 of Tubal-cain was Naamah. And Lamech said unto his wives : Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech : For 'I have slain a man sfor wounding me, And a young man for bruising' me : If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name 9 Seth : . For, said she, God 10hath appointed me another seed 26 instead of Abel ; for Cain ' slew him. And "to Seth, to him also there was born a son ; and he. called his name Enosh : then began men to call upon the name of the Lord. 5 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the like- 2 ness of God made he him ; male and female created he them ; and blessed them, and called their name nAdam, in the day when they were 3 created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own like ness, after his image ; and called his name 4 Seth : and the days of Adam after he begat Seth Were eight hundred years : and he begat 5 sons and daughters. And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died, 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, 7 and begat Enosh: and Seth lived after he begat Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and 8 begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died. 9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Ke- 10 nan : and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons 11 and daughters : and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years : and he died. 12 And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat 13 Mahalalel : and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and 14 begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died. 24 25 R.V. 'Or,Mineiniquity 2 Or, than can be forgiven 3 That is, Wander ing. 4 Or, infront of 'Or, an in structorof'everyartificer6 Or, copperand so else where. 'Or,I unit slay> Or, to my wound ing, and a young man to my hurt 9 Heb. Sheth. '0 Heb. shath. "Or, Man GENESIS. V. 15 A.V. t Heb. Jered. tGr.il/a- thusala. * Ecclus. 44. 16. Heb. 11. 5. tHeb.Lemech. tGr.Jfoe. II Or, the ivholeimagination.The Hebrew wordsignifiethnot only theimagination, but also the purposes anddesires.* ch. 8. 21.Matt. 15. 19.tHeb.everyday.tHeb. from manunto beast. * Ecclus. 44.17. I Pet. 2. 5. II Or, upright. 15 IF And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat t Jared : 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters : 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died. 18 If And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch : 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died. 21 If And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat t Methuselah : 22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years : 24 And "Enoch walked with God: and he teas not ; for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat t Lamech : 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters : 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died. 28 1[ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29 And he called his name tNoah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters : 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hund red seventy and seven years : and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 5 If And God saw that the wickedness of man toas great in the earth, and that II every imagin ation of the thoughts of his * heart was only evil' t continually.6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; tD0th man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 II These are the generations of Noah: *Noah was a just man and II perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all 15 And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, 16 and begat Jared : and Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, 17 and begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died. 18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and 19 two years, and begat Enoch : and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters : 20 and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died. 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and 22 begat Methuselah : and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred 23 years, and begat sons and daughters : and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty 24 and five years : and Enoch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and 26 seven years, and begat Lamech : and Methu selah lived after he begat Lamech seven hund red eighty and two years, and begat sons and 27 daughters : and all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died. 28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and 29 two years, and' begat a son: and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall 1 comfort us for our work and for the toil of our hands, 2 because of the ground which the Lord hath 30 cursed. And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat 31 sons and daughters : and all the days of La mech were seven hundred seventy and seven years : and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daugh- 2 ters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all that they 3 chose. And the Lord said, My spirit shall not 3 strive with man for ever, 4for that he also is flesh: 5yet shall his days be an hundred and 4 twenty years. The 6 Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them : the same were the mighty men which were of old, the 5 men of renown. And the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his 6 heart was only evil continually. And it re pented the Lord that he had made man on the 7 earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will 'destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made 8 them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and 8perfect in his gener- 10 ations : Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the 12 earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all R.V. 'Heb.nahem,to com fort. 2 Or, whichcometh from the ground «Or,rule in Or, ac cordingtp many ancientversions, abide in 4 Or, in their going astraythey are flesh 5 Or, therefore« Or, plantsSee Num. xiii. 33. 1 Heb. blot out. « Or, blameless VII. 15 GENESIS. A.V. "Or, from the earth.tHeb.nests. 'Heb. 11.7. ' 2 Pet. 2.5. t Heb. sevenseven. tHeb. blot out n Or, on theseventh II Or, flood gates. tHeb. wing. flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them II with the earth. 14 If Make thee an ark of gopher wood; * rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it with in and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above ; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of wa ters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant ; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. -21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 22 "Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. 7 And the "Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by * sevens, the male and his female: and. of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and1, "s female. 3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female ; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will' cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I t destroy from off the face of the earth. 5 And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. 7 1f And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creep eth upon the earth, 9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had com manded Noah. 10 And it came to pass I! after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 1f In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the II windows of heaven we're opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every ' sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I 14 will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; 1 rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and "shalt pitch it within and 15 without with pitch. And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, 16 and the height of it thirty cubits. A 2 light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it 3 upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof ; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make 17 it. And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every 18 thing that is in the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male 20 and female. Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be 22 for food for thee, and for them. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. 7 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female ; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male 3 and his female ; of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female : to keep seed 4 alive upon the face of all the earth. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I 4 destroy 5 from off the face of the ground. And Noah did ac cording unto all that the Lord commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when 7 the flood of waters was upon the earth. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because 8 of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the ground, 9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah. 10- And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows 12 of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon 13 the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons 14 with them, into the ark ; they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after 15 its kind, every bird of every 5 sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. R.V. 'Heb. nests. -Or, roof 3 Or, from above 4 Heb. blot put. « Heb. wing. GENESIS. VII. 16 A.V. * Wisd. 10.4. tHeb. the breath of the spirit of life. ' "Wisd. 10.4.2 Pet. 2. 5. tHeb. in going and re turning. tHeb.were in going and de creasing. tHeb. in going forth and re turning. t Heb. causedher to come. t [1611 one] 16 And they that went in, went in male and fe male of all flesh, as God had commanded him : and the Lord shut him in. 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth ; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail ; and the mountains were covered. 21 * And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man : 22 All in whose nostrils was t the breath of lif e, of all that was in the dry land, died. 23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven ; and they were destroyed from the earth: and *Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 8 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged ; 2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained ; 3 And the waters returned from off the earth t continually : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. 4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mount ains of Ararat. 5 And the waters * decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 6 If And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made : 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth Ho and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground ; 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and * 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 mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off : so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he stayed yet other seven days ; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. 13 If And it came to pass in the six hundredth and 1 first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth : and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. 15 If And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ; that they may 16 And they that went in, went in male and fe male of all flesh, as God commanded him : and 17 the Lord shut him in. And the flood was forty days upon the earth ; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above 18 the earth. And the waters prevailed, and in creased greatly upon the earth; and the ark 19 went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the 20 whole heaven were covered. Fifteen cubits up ward did the waters prevail; and the mountains 21 were covered. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every x creeping thing that creepeth upon 22 the earth, and every man : all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that 23 was in the dry land, died. 2And every living thing was s destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creep ing thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were 3 destroyed from the earth : and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the 24 ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 8 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the 2 earth, and the waters assuaged ; the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was 3 restrained ; and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of an hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. 4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mount- 5 ains of Ararat. And the waters decreased con tinually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the 6 tops' of the mountains seen. And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened 7 the window of the ark which he had made : and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the 8 earth. And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face 9 of the ground ; but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into 10 the ark. And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he sent forth the dove out of the 11 ark ; and the dove came in to him at eventide ; and, lo, in her mouth 4an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated 12 from off the earth. And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she 13 returned not again unto him any more. And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the 14 ground was dried. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry. Jj> And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and 17 thy sons' wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of "all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may R.V. 'Or,swartn- ing thing that swarm-eth 2 Or, And he de stroyedeverylivingthing 3 Heb. blottedout. 4 Or, afresh olive leaf IX. 19 GENESIS. A.V. tHeb. families. t Heb. a savour of rest. * ch. 6. 5. Matt. 15. 19.JtHeb.As yet all the days of the earth. * ch. 1. * ch. 1. •Lev. 17. 14. <¦ Matt. 26. 52. Rev. 13. 10. ?ch. 1. 27. * Ecclus. 13. 11, 12. tHeb. Chenaan. breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth, 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him : 19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after then' * kinds, went forth out of the ark. 20 If And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord^ and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled 'a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake ; for the * im agination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 t While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and win ter, and day and night shall not cease. 9 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, *Be fruitful, and multiply, and replen ish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; even as the * green herb have I given you all things. 4 * But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will I re quire ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 * Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : * for in the image of God made he man. 7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply- bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 8 If And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; 10 And with every living creature that i's with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the -earth. 11 And *I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the coven ant which I make between me and you and eveiy 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 between me and the earth. 14 *And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud : 15 And I will remember my .covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 18 If And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth : and Ham is the father of t Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noa"h: and of them was the whole earth overspread. breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruit- 18 ful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his 19 sons' wives with him : every beast, every creep ing thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth 20 out of the ark. And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt 21 offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled the sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I Will not again curse the ground any more for man's * sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth ; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, 22 as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall 9 not cease. And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and 2 multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air; with all wherewith the ground 2teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into 3 your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you ; as the 4 green herb have I given you all. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, 5 shall ye not eat. And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it : and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's 6 brother, will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man. 7 Andyou,beyefruitful,andmultiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons 9 with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after 10 you ; and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of 11 the ark, even every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you ; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any 12 more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual gener- 13 ations : s I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me 14 and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the 15 bow shall be seen in the cloud, 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 16 to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlastmg covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that 17 is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is 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: 19 and Ham is the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread. R.V. 'Or,sake; for the 2 Or, creepeth 3 Or, 7 have set 10 GENESIS. IX. 20 AV. "Or, servantto them. II Or, per suade. ' 1 Chr. 1.5. * 1 Chr. 1.8. tGr.Babylon.1 Or, he went oat intoAssyria. « Or, the Greets of the city. t Heb. Tzidon. f Heb. Azzah. " 1 Chr. 1.17. t Heb. A rpach - shad. 20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, 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 na kedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went back ward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan ; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be II his servant. 27 God shall II enlarge Japheth, and he shall dv/ell in the tents of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant. 28 If And Noah lived after the flood three hund red and fifty years. 29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years : and he died. 10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons bom after the flood. 2 * The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Ki- phath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 6 If * And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Eaamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Eaamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. . 8 And Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was t Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land II went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and II the city Behoboth, and Calah, 12 And Eesen between Nineveh and Calah : the same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Pliilistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 If And Canaan begat t Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto tGaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Ad- mah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their fami lies, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. ¦ 21 If Unto Shem also, the father of all the child ren of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children bom. 22 The "children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and t Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and 21 planted a vineyard : and he drank of the wine, and was drunken ; and he was uncovered within 22 his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two 23 brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father ; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's 24 nakedness. And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his 1 youngest son had done 25 unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan ; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem ; And let Canaan be 2his servant. God enlarge Japheth, And 8let him dwell in the tents of Shem ; And let Canaan be 2his servant. And Noah lived after the flood three hundred 29 and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years : and he died. 27 28 10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem Ham and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, 3 and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, 4 and 4Eiphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and 5 5 Dodanim. Of these were the 6 isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue ; after their families, in their nations. 6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, 7 and Put, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Eaamah, and Sabteca : and the sons of Eaamah ; Sheba, 8 and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod : he 9 began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : where fore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter 10 before the Lord. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, 11 and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land The went forth into Assyria, and builded 12 Nineveh, and Behoboth-L-, and Calah, and Eesen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the 13 great city). And Mizraim begat Ludim, and 14 Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth 8 the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and 16 Heth ; and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and 17 the Girgashite ; and the Hivite, and the Arkite, 18 and the Sinite ; and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread 19 abroad. And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza ; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah 20 and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations. 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the child ren of Eber, 9 the elder brother of Japheth, 22 to him also were children born. The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpach- 23 shad, and Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. R.V. 'Or, 2 Or, theirs Or, he shall 4 In 1 Chr. 1. 6, Di- phalh.« In IChr. 1. 7, Ro- danim. « Or, coast-lands 1 0r, went forth Asshur 8 Heb. Pelisht- im. 9 Or, the brother Ja apheth the elder XL 23 GENESIS. 11 A.V. ' Wisd. 10.5.tHeb. lip. tHeb. words.tHeb. a man said to his neighbour. tHeb.burnthem to a burning. » That is, Confu sion. ?IChr.1.17. 'IChr. 1.19. * Called, Luke 3. 35,Phalec. 'Luke i. 35, Saruch. 24 And Arphaxad begat t Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 25 * And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg ; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab : all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their fami lies, after their tongues, in then- lands, after their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of'Noah, after then- generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. 11 And * the whole earth was of one * language, and of one * speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And 'they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and tburn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole-earth. 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound then- language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called H Babel ; be cause the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 If * These are the generations of Shem : Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber : 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 *And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat * Peleg: 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Eett : 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Eeu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Eeu lived two and thirty years, and begat *Serug: 21 And Eeu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor : 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24 And Arpachshad l begat Shelah ; and Shelah 25 begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was 2 Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his 26 brother's name was Joktan. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and 27 Jerah ; and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah ; 28 and 80bal, and Abimael, and Sheba; and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab : all these were 30 the sons of Joktan. And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the 31 4mountain of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after then- families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. 11 And the whole earth was of one 6 language 2 and of one 6 speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed 7 east, that they found a plain iri. the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let Us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and 8 slime had they 4 for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build Us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name ; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the 5 whole earth. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of 6 men builded. And the Lord said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language ; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which 7 they purpose to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may 8 not understand one another's speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to 9 build the city. Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there 9 con found the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arpach- 11 shad two years after the flood: and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, 13 and begat Shelah : and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat 15 Eber: and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and 17 begat Peleg: and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Eeu : 19 and Peleg lived after he begat Keu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Eeu lived two and thirty years, and 21 begat Serug : and Eeu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Na- 23 hor: and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. R.V. 'The Sept. reads, begat Cainan,and Cainan begat Shelah.2 That is, Divi sion.3 In 1 Qir. 1. 22, Ebal. 4 Or, hUl country 5 Heb. lip. 6 Heb. words.7 Or, in the east 8 That is, bitumen. 'Heb. balal, to confound. 12 GENESIS. XL 24 AV. * Luke 3.34, Thara. * Josh. 24.2.1 Chr. 1. ' Nell. 9. 7.Judith 5. 7.Acts 7. 4. * Acts 7. * ch. 18. 18.& 22. 18. Acts 3. 25. Gal. 3. 8. » ch. 13. 15.* ch. 13. 4. t Heb. in going and journey ing. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat * Terah : 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and * begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 If Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram's wife loas Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from * Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran. 12 Now the "Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing : 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee : * and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran, 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6 1f And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, *Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an * altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. 8 And he removed from thence unto a 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 1f And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when. the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister : that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee. 14 If And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh : and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and 25 begat Terah: and Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran ; and 28 Haran begat Lot And Haran died in the pre sence of his father Terah in the land of his 29 nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai ; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 And Sarai was barren ; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and 32 they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran. 12 Now the Lord said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I 2 will shew thee: and I will make of thee a great nation; and I will bless thee, and make thy 3 name great ; and be thou a blessing : and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all 4 the families of the earth be blessed. So Abram went, as the Lord had spoken unto him ; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of 5 Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land 6 of Canaan they came. And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the !oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite 7 was then in the land. And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar 8 unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and 9 called upon the name of the Lord. And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the 2 South. 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there ; 11 for the famine was sore in the land. And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art 12 a fair woman to look upon : and it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee 13 alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister : that it may be well with me for thy sake, and 14 that my soul may live because of thee. And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman 15 that she was very fair. And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh : and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. R.V. 'Or,terebinth 2 Heb. Negeb,thesoutherntract of Judah. XIV. 2 GENESIS. 13 AV. tHeb. menbrethren. * ch. 12. 7. & 26. 4. Deut. 34. 4. t Heb. plains. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservantSj and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. 18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me ? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife ? 19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore be hold thy wife, take herr and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. 13 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in eattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai ; 4 Unto the * place of the altar, which he had made there at the first : and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5 If And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and be tween my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be * brethren.9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt talce the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Go morrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east : and they separated them selves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sin ners before the Lord exceedingly. 14 If And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, *to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the t plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. 14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedor- laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations ; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she-asses, 17 and camels. And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of 18 Sarai Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me ? why didst, thou not tell me that she was 19 thy wife ? Why saidst thou, She is my sister ? so that I took her to be my wife :-. now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him : and they brought him, on the way, and his wife, and all that he had. 13 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and. all that he ha,d, and Lot with him, 2 into the South. And Abram was very rich in 3 cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys, from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the 4 beginning, between Beth-el and Ai ; unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: arid there Abram called on the name 5 of the Lord. And Lot also, which went with 6 Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled 8 then in the land. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and, thy 9 herdmen ; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt tahe the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou tahe the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the 1 Plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where,, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. 11 So Lot chose him all the Plain of Jprdan ; and Lot journeyed east : and they separated them- 12 selves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far 13 as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wick ed and sinners against the Lord exceedingly. 14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and 15 westward : for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be num- 17 bered. Arise,, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto 18 thee will I give it. And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the 2oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. 14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedor- laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of 8 Goiim, 2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Ze boiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar). R.V. 'Or, Circle 2 Or, tere binths 3 Or, nations 14 GENESIS. XIV. 3 A.V. • Or, the plain of Kiriath-aim. II Or, the plain of Paran. I Or, led forth. II Or, in structed. * 2 Sam. 18. 18. ' Heb. 7. 1. * Heb. 7. 4. tHeb. souls. « Ps. 16. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Bephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in II Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 And the Horites in then' mount Seir, unto II El-paran, which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar. 8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela.(the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim ; 9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four kings with five. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits ; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Go morrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. 13 1f And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew ; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner : and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he Harmed his II trained servants, born" in his own house, three hundred and eigh teen, and pursued them unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pur sued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 17 % And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedor laomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the "king's dale. 18 And *Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth : 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him, * tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the * persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not tahe from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take then- portion. 15 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding "great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 All these 1 joined together in the vale of Siddim 4 (the same is the Salt Sea). Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth 5 year they rebelled. And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Eephaim in Ashteroth- kamaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim 6 in 2 Shaveh-kiriathaim, and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the 7 wilderness. And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and smote all the 3 country of the Amalekites, and also the 8 Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) ; and they set the battle in array 9 against them in the vale of Siddim ; against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four kings against the 10 five. Now the vale of Siddim was full of 4 slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained 11 fled to the mountain. And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their 12 victuals, and went their way. And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in 13 Sodom, and his goods, and departed. And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the "oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Esh col, and brother of Aner ; and these were con- 14 federate with Abram. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hund red and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pur sued them unto Hobah, which is on the 6left~ 16 hand of Damascus. And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and 17 the people. And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaugh ter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is 18 the King's Vale). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he 19 was priest of 7 God Most High. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of 7. God Most 20 High, 8 possessor of heaven and earth: and blessed be 7 God Most High, which hath de livered thine enemies into thy hand. And he 21 gave him a tenth of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and 22 take the goods to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, 7God Most High, Spossessor of 23 heaven and earth, that I will not take- a thread nor a shoelatchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich : 24 9save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me ; Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion. 15 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, 10and thy 2 exceeding great reward. And Abram said, O Lord "God, what wilt thou give me, see ing I i2 go childless, and he that shall be pos sessor of my house is 13Dammesek Eliezer? R.V. 'Or, jpined them selvestogetheragainst a Or, theplainof Kiri athaim 3 Heb. field. 4 That is, bitumen pits. 6 Or, tere binths « Or, north ITSeb. El Elyon. 8 Or, maker3 Or, let there be nothing for me; only that lie. '» Or, thy reward shall be exceeding great '1 Heb. Jehovah,as in other places where God is put in capitals.'2 Or, go hence '3 The Chaldee and Syriachave, Eliezer the Da mascene. XVI. 7 GENESIS. 15 A.V. •Rom. 4.18. 'Bom. 4.3. Gal. 3. 6. James 2. •ActsI t Heb. a lamp of fire. * ch. 12. 7.k 13. 15. 26.4. Deut. 34. 4. t Heb. be buildedby her. tHeb.that which is good in thy eyes.tHeb. 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine "heir. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, * So shall thy seed be. 6 And he * believed in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he said unto him, I am 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, whereby 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 goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto, him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another : but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the car cases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety * that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years ; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and ta burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, * Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates : 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Kephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. 16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no child ren : and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may t obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 H And he went in unto Hagar, and she con ceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee : I have given my maid into thy bosom ; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was de spised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her 'as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai t dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 If And the angel of the Lord found her by a 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one born in my house 4 is mine heir. And, .behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine 5 heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now. toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to tell them: and he 6 said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to 7 him for righteousness. And he said unto him, . I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit 8 it. And he said, 0 Lord God, whereby shall 9 I know that I shall inherit it ? And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a 10 young pigeon. And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided 11 he not. And the birds of prey came down • upon the carcases, and Abram drove them a- 12 way. And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, an horror 13 of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict 14 them four hundred years ; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge : and after ward shall they come out with great substance. 15 But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace ; thou 16 shalt be buried in a good old age. And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again : for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet 17 full. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that IS passed between these pieces. In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram; saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river 19 Euphrates : the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and 20 the Kadmonite, and the Hittite, and the Periz- 21 zite, and the Eephaim, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite. 16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children : and she had. an handmaid, an 2 Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall 1 obtain children by her. And 3 Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the iand of Canaan, and gave her 4 to Abram her husband to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her 5 mistress was despised in her eyes. And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom ; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and 6 thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand ; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a R.V. ' Heb. be buildedby her. 16 GENESIS. XVI. 7 A.V. I That is, God shall hear. * ch. 25. 18. ? ch. 24. 62. I That is, The well of him thatlivethand seeth II Or, up right, or, sincere. tHeb.multi tude of nations. *Bom.4.17. t Heb. of thy sojourn-ings. * Acts 7. 8.Rom. 4. 11.t Heb. a son of eightdays. 'Lev.12. 3. Luke 2. 21.John 7. 22. fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fount ain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence earnest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Re turn to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Be hold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name lllshmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; "and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called * II Beer-lahai- roi ; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 If And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. 17 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; *walk before me, and be thou II perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 8 And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of 'many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; *for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their gener ations for an everlasting 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 Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be then: God. 9 If And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, be tween me and you and thy seed after thee ; * Every man child among you shall be eiroumeised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your fore skin ; and it shall be * a token of the covenant be twixt me and you. 12 And 'he that is eight days old * shall be cir cumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circum cised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 15 % And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fount- 8 ain in the way to Shur. And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence earnest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I flee from 9 the face of my mistress Sarai. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, 10 and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered 11 for multitude. And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name x Ish mael, because the Lord hath heard thy afflic- 12 tion. And he shall be as a wild-ass among men ; his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall 13 dwell 2in the presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, 3Thou art 4a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him 14 that seeth me ? Wherefore the well was called 6Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh 15 and Bered. And" Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called the name of his son, which 16 Hagar bare, Ishmael. And Abram was four score and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. 17 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am 6God Almighty; walk before 2 me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will mult- 3 iply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his 4 face : and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I 6 made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and 7 kings shall come out of thee. And I will estab lish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlastmg covenant, to be a God unto 8 thee and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlastmg possession; and I will be 9 then- God. And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their gener- 10 ations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee ; every male among you shall be circum- 11 cised. And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and.it shall be a token of a 12 covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money 13 of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an 14 everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised male who is not circumeised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he liath broken my covenant. 15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, 16 but 7 Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son R.V. ' That is, Qod heareth. 2 Or, over apainslOr, to the east of 3 Or, Thou God seest me4 Heb. El roi, that is, God of seeing.6 That is, The well of the livingone who seeth me. e Heb. ElShad-dai. 1 That is, Princess. XVIII. 14 GENESIS. 17 A.V. * ch. 18. 10. &2L2. * ch. 25. 12. 'Heb. 13. 2. tHeb.stay.tHeb. you have passed.\ Heb. Hasten. * ch. 17. 19.&"21. 2. » 1 Pot. 3.6. of her : yea, I will bless her, and * she shall be a mother of nations ; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, 0 that Ishmael might five before thee! 19 And God said, * Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Be hold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruit ful, and will multiply him exceedingly; "twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. 23 If And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circum cised, 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 him. 18 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre : and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day ; 2 *And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant : 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and f com fort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore * are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do,. as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, fMake ready quickly three mea sures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf 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 it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. 9 If And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life ; and, lo, * Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, say ing, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my *lord being old also? ' 13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the of her : yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be 17 of her. Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael 19 might live before thee I And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son ; and thou shalt call his name x Isaac : and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlast- 20 ing covenant for his seed after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great 21 nation. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this 22 set time in the next year. And he left off talk ing with him, and God went up from Abraham. 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as 24 Gpd had said unto him. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circum- 25 cised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was 26 circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, 27 and Ishmael his son. And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of the stranger, were cir cumcised with him. 18 And the Lord appeared unto him by the 2 oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in 2 the heat of the day ; and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself 3 to the earth, and said, 3 My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I 4 pray thee, from thy servant :' let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest 5 yourselves under the tree : and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: i forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So 6 do, as thou hast said. And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, 7 and make cakes. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to 8 dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them ; and he stood by them under the tree, 9 and they did eat. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said, Behold, 10 in the tent. And he said, I will certainly re turn unto thee when the season 5 cometh round ; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind 11 him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with 12 Sarah after the manner of women. And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being 13 old also? And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I 14 of a surety boar a child, which am old ? Is any thing too 6hard for the Lord? At the R.V. ' From the Heb. word lnear.itisto laugh. - Or, tere binths s Or, 0 Lord 4 Or, for therefore a Heb. liveth,or, rc- viveth. « Or, wonder ful B 18 GENESIS. XVIII. 14 A.V. & 22. 18. Acts 3. Gal. 3. * ch. IS. 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 If And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abra ham that thing which I do ; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be "blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abra ham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous ; 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned then faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23 If And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous with in the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein ? 25 That be far from thee to do after this man ner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? 26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for then sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, H I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak : 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 taken- upon me to speak unto the Lord: 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 there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. 33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham : and Abraham returned unto his place. 19 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself 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 your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned hi unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. set time I will return unto thee, when the season icometh round, and Sarah shall have 15 a son. 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 Abraham went with them 17 to bring them on the way. And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do; 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of 19 the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I have 2 known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement; to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he 20 hath spoken of him. And the Lord said, s Be cause the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, 21 and s because their sin is very grievous ; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is 22 come unto me ; and if not, I will know. And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the 23 Lord. And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city : wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked ; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the 26 earth do right ? And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I 27 will spare all the place for their sake. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, 28 which am but dust and ashes : peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous : wilt thou' destroy all the city for lack of five ? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there 29 forty and five. And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do 30 it for the forty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak : peradven ture there shall thirty be found there. And he 31 said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord : peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not 32 destroy it for the twenty's sake. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once : peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it 33 for the ten's sake. And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abra ham : and Abraham returned unto his place. 19 And the two angels came to Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he 2 bowed himself with his face to the earth ; and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the 3 street all night. And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. R.V. ' Heb. liveth,or, re- viveth. i See Amosiii. 2. 3 Or, Verily XIX. 26 GENESIS. 19 A.V. ' Wisd. 19. 17. tHeb. are found. I Or, punish ment.* Wisd. 10.6. tHeb. thy face. 5 £1611 omitsalso] tHeb. gone forth. 'Dout 29. 23. Isai. 13. 19.Jer. 50. 40. Amos 4. 11. Luke 17. 29. Jude 7. 4 If But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both' old and young, all the people from every quarter : 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night ? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men 'that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great : so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 If And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast hi the city, bring them out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the * cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place ; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. 15 *H And when, the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which f are here ; lest thou be consumed in the II iniquity of the city. 16 And * while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him : and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 If And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one :. Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. .21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted tthee concerning this thing talgo, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither ; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 23 If The sun was + risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then * the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lqrd out of heaven ; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 26 If But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the 5 people from every quarter ; and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night ? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out unto them to the door, 7 and shut the door after him. And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do nothing; x forasmuch as they are come under 9 the shadow of my roof. And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge : now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, 10 and drew near to break the door. But the men put forth then' hand, and brought Lot into the 11 house to them, and shut to the door. And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great : so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou -here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the 13 city; bring them out of the place: for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the Lord; and the Lord 14 hath sent us to destroy it. And Lot went out, and spake imto his sons in law, which 2 married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place ; for the Lord will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons in law as one that 15 mocked. And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters which are here; lest thou be consumed in the s iniquity 16 of the city. But he lingered ; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters ; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the 17 city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the 4 Plain; escape to the mountain, 18 lest thou be consumed. And Lot said unto 19 them, Oh, not so, 5my lord: behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life ; and I can not escape to the mountain, lest 6 evil overtake 20 me, and I die : behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one : Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall 21 live. And he said unto him, See, I have ac cepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast 22 spoken. Haste thee, escape thither ; for I can not do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called 23 ' Zoar. The sun was risen upon the earth when 24 Lot came unto Zoar. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and 25 fire from the Lord- out of heaven; and he over threw those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew 26 upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. B2 R.V. ' Or, for therefore 2 Or, were to marry 3 Or, punish- me>lt 4 See ch. xiii. 10. 8 Or, 0 Loi'd « Or, the evil 'That is, Little, ver. 20. See ch. xiv. 8. 20 GENESIS. XIX. 27 A. v. tHeb.marriedto an husband. U Or, sim plicity, or, sin cerity. 27 If And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord : 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the 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 remembered Abra ham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the over throw, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 30 If And Lot went up out of Zoar," and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar : and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth : 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 33 And they made their father drink wine that night : and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father ; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 34 And it came to pass on the -norrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make bun drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by then,- father. 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab : the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi : the same is the father of the children of Amnion unto this day. 20 And Abraham journeyed from thence to ward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister : and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken ; for she is f a man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the "integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live : and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morn ing, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us ? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin ? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord : 28 and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and be held, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace. 29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abra ham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the over throw, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him ; for he feared to dwell in Zoar : and he dwelt in 31 a cave, he and Iris two daughters. And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the maimer of all tne 32 earth : come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will he with him, that we may preserve 33 seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not 34 when she lay down, nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first born said unto the younger, Behoid, I lay yester night with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also ; and go thou in, and he with him, that we may preserve seed of our 35 father. And they made their father drink wine that night also : and the younger arose, and lay with him ; and he knew not when she lay down, 36 nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the 38 Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben- ammi : the same is the father of the children of Amnion unto this day. 20 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Ka desh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and 3 took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman which thou hast taken ; for she is a man's wife. 4 Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous 5 nation? Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the imiocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in the dream, Tea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee 7 not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt 8 surely die, thou, and all that are thine. And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore 9 afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. R.V. XXI. 17 GENESIS. 21 A.V. * ch. 12. 13. t Heb. as is good iii thine eyes. * ch. 17. 19. & 18. 10. Acts 7. Gal. 4. 22.Heb. 11. 11. * ch. 17. 12. ' Gal. 4. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place ; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, * say of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee : dwell * where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver : behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 If So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidserv ants ; and they bare children. 18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abra ham's wife. 21 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah *as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah * conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, * as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 If And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abra ham, that Sarah should have given children suck ? for I have born him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abra ham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. 9 If And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egypt ian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, * Cast out this bondwoman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. 12 % And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and be cause of thy bondwoman ; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And Abraham rose 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 child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot : for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and 12 they will slay me for my wife's sake. And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my 13 mother ; and she became my wife : and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me ; at every place whither we shall come, 14 say of me, He is my brother. And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and menservants and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, 15 and restored him Sarah his wife. And Abi melech said, Behold, my land is before thee: 16 dwell where it pleaseth thee. And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, 2it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and 2 in respect of all thou art righted. 17 And Abraham prayed unto God : and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his rnaid- 18 servants ; and they bare children. For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. 21 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God 3 had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was bom unto him, whom 4 Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham cir cumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days 5 old, as God had commanded him. And Abra ham was an hundred years old, when his son 6 Isaac was bom unto him. And Sarah said, God hath 3made me to laugh; every one that hear- 7 eth will laugh with me. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day that 9 Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto 10 Abraham, 4 mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not 11 be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the tiring was very grievous in Abraham's sight on 12 account of his son. And God said unto Abra ham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman ; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I 14 make a nation, because he is thy seed. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a 5 bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water in the bottle was spent, and she 16 cast the child under one of the shrubs. And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, 17 and lift up her voice, and wept. And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said R.V. ' Or, he = Or, beforeall meu S0r, prepared laughter for me 4 Or, playing 5 Or, skin 22 GENESIS. xxi. r, t Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me. A. V. unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 If And it came to pass at that time, that Abi melech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest : 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God t that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son : but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing : neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves ? 30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31 Wherefore he called that place II Beer-sheba ; because there they sware both of them. 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief cap tain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33 ^f And Abraham planted a II grove in Beer- sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. 22 And it came to pass after these things, that *God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, t Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 H And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. _ 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offer ing, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife ; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, tHere am I, my son And he said, Behold the fire and J the wood: but where is the "lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 1 That is, The well of the oath. "Or,tree. * Heb. 11. 17. t Heb. Behold me. t Heb. Beholdme.t [1611 omitsthe]II Or, kid. unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where 18 he 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 eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the bottle with 20 water, and gave the lad drink. And God was with the lad, and he grew ; and he dwelt in the 21 wilderness, and 1 became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. _ 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abi melech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all 23 that thou doest: now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with 2my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the 24 land wherein thou hast sojourned. And Abra- 25 ham said, I will swear. And Abraham re proved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken 26 away. And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell 27 me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day. And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech ; and they two made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock 29 by themselves. And Abimelech said unto Abra ham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which 30 thou hast set by themselves ? And he said. These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that 31 1 have digged this well. Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba ; because there they sware 32 both of them. So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba : and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into 33 the land of the Philistines. And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the 34 Everlasting God. And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. 22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto hhn, 2 Abraham ; and he said, Here am I. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah ; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I 3 will tell thee of. And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son ; and he clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which 4 God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again 6 to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife ; 7 and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt 8 offering ? And Abraham said, God will 3 pro vide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son: so they went both of them together. R.V. 1 Or, be- came, as he grew up, an archer 2 Or, my off spring, nor with my pos terity 3 Heb. see for himself. XXIII. 10 GENESIS. 23 A.V. * Jam. 2. 21. I That is, The Lord will see, or, provide. *Ps. 105. 9. Ecclus.44. 21. Luke 1. 73.Heb. 6. 13.t Heb. lip. * ch. 12. 3. & 18. 18. Ecclus.44. 22. Acts 3. 25.Gal. 3. 8. 'Called, Rom. 9. 10. Rebecca. t Heb. a prince of God. t Heb. full money. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and * laid him on the altar upon the wood. ,10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham : and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place II Jehovah-jireh : as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. 15 If And the angel of the Lord called unto Abra ham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, * By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son : 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in mul tiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea 'shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; 18 * And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba ; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20 If And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor ; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jid- laph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat * Rebekah : these eight Mil cah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Eeumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. 23 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba ; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 If And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art ta mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of ns shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight ; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he bath, which is in the end of his field; for t as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abra- 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, 10 and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took 11 the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here 12 am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him : for now" I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 13 from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and 1 behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns : and Abra ham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead*bf his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place 2 Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the 15 mount of the Lord 3it shall be provided. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham a 16 second time out of heaven, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy 17 son, thine only son : that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed 18 shall possess the gate of his enemies ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth 4be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba ; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told' Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother 21 Nahor ; Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, 22 and Kemuel the father of Aram ; and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Beth- 23 uel. And Bethuel begat Rebekah : these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah. 23 And the life of Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years 2 of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kir- iath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for 3 Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the 4 children of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my 5 dead out of my sight. And the children of Heth 6 answered Abraham, saying unto him, Hear us, my lord: thou art ¦'a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepul chre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of 8 Heth. And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intreat for me 9 to Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give jne the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you 10 for a possession of a buryingplace. Now Eph ron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abra- R.V. ' Or, ac cordingto many ancient authorities, be hold a (Heb. one) ram caught2 That is, The Lordwill see, or, provide. 8 Or, he shall be seen 4 Or, bless them selves « Heb. a prince of God. 24 GENESIS. XXIII. 10 A.V. t Heb. ears.1 [1011 gates] t Heb. gone into days. * ch. 47. 29. : 13. 15. & 15. 18. & 26. 4. 1 Or, and. (Heb. that women which drawwater po forth. ' ham in the t audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went hi at the igate of his city, saying, 11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee : bury thy dead. 12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me : I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth 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 the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 17 If And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his City. 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. 24 And Abraham was old, and J well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant 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 earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell : 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land : must I needs bring thy sou again unto the land from whence thou earnest ? 6 And Abraham said unto him. Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 If The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, *Unto thy seed will I give this 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 willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath : only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concern ing that matter. 10 If And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; II for all the goods of his master were hi his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. J 11 And he made his camels to kneel down with out the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time Hhat women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, 0 Lord God of my master Abra ham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, 11 saying, Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my peop!6 12 give I it thee : bm-y thy dead. And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the 13 land. And he spake unto Ephron in the audi ence of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me : I will give the price of the field ; take it of me, and I will bury 14 my dead there. And Ephron answered Ahra- 15 ham, saying uuto him, My lord, hearken unto me : a piece of land worth f our hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? 16 bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham heark ened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to .Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the mer- 17 chant. So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, wrere made sure 18 unto Abraham for a possession hi the pre sence of the children of Heth, before all 19 that went in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of 20 Canaan. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the children of Heth. 24 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all 2 things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my 3 thigh : and I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among 4 whom I dwell : but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife 5 for my son Isaac. And the servant said unto lrim, Peradventure the woman will not be will ing to follow me unto this land : must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence 6 thou earnest ? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son 7 thither again. The Lord, the God of heaven, that took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife 8 for my son from thence. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt 9 not bring my son thither again. And the serv ant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this 10 matter. And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; 1 having all goodly things of his master's in his hand : and he arose, and went to 2 Mesopotamia, 11 unto the city of Nahor. And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the 12 time that women go out to draw water. And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abra- ' Or, .fin- all the goods of hismasterwere in his haml 2 Heb. Aram- na-haraim,that is, Aram cf the two rivers. XXIV. 35 GENESIS. 25 A.V. * ver. 43. t Heb. good of counte nance. I! Or, jewel for the fore head. ham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 13 Behold, *I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water : 14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink ; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac ; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kind ness unto my master. 15 If And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel was +very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her : and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord : and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden II earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee : is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and wor shipped the Lord. 27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I being hi the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. 29 If And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me ; that he came unto the man ; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 32 If And the man came into the house : and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. 34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly ; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and men- ham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand by the fountain of water ; and the daughters of the men of the city come out 14 to draw water : and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink ; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness 15 unto my master. And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was bom to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, 16 with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her : and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, 17 and came up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, 18 a little water of thy pitcher. 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 for thy camels also, until 20 they have done drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all 21 his camels. And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of 1half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for 23 her hands of ten shekels'weight of gold ; and said, Whose daughter art thou ? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for 24 us to lodge in ? And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, 25 which she bare unto Nahor. She said more over unto him, We have both straw and pro- 26 vender enough, and room to lodge in. And the man bowed his head, and worshipped the 27 Lord. And he said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his mercy and his truth toward my master: as for me, the Lord hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told her mother's 29 house according to these words. And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me ; that he came unto the man ; and, behold, he stood by 31 the camels at the fountain. And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore stand est thou without? for I have prepared the 32 house, and room for the camels. And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels ; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and 33 the men's feet that were with him. And there was set meat before him to eat : but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine 34 errand. And he said, Speak on. And he 35 said, I am Abraham's servant. And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men- R.T. ' Heb. a beka. Sec Ex. xxxviii. 26 GENESIS, XXIV. 35 A.V. 11 ver. 56. &59. II Or, a full year, or, tenmonths. servants, and maidservants, 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 hath. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell : 38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way ; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house : 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, 0 Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go : 43 * Behold, I stand by the well of water ; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink ; 44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou ? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him : and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the light way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me : and if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord : we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And the servant brought forth t jewels of sil ver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them. to Rebekah : he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. 54 And they did eat and chink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, * Send me away unto my master. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us Wafew 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 will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man ? And she said, I will go. servants and maidservants, and camels and 36 asses. And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and 37 unto him hath he given all that he hath. And my master made me swear, sajing, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters 38 of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my- son. 39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure 40 the woman will not follow me. And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: 41 then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my 42 oath. And I came this day. unto the fountain, and said, 0 Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way 43 which I go : behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden which cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy 44 pitcher to drink; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels : let the same be the woman whom the Lord 45 hath appointed for my master's son. And be fore I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fount ain, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me 46 drink, I pray thee./ And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels 47 drink also. And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daugh ter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the ring upon her nose, 48 and the bracelets upon her hands. And I bowed my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abra ham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his 49 son. And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me : and if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the 50 left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord : we 51 cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord 52 hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed 53 himself down to the earth unto the Lord. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to 54 her mother precious things!". And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night ; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my 55 master. And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at 56 the least ten ; after that she shall go. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I 57 may go to my master. And they said, We will 58 call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. XXV. 18 GENESIS. 27 AV. * ch. 16. 14.& 25. 11. « Or, to pray. ' 1 Chr. 1.32. ' ch. 23. ' ch. 16. 14. & 24. 62. * 1 Chr. 1. 29.' t Heb. fell. 59 And they sent away Rebekah then' sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thou sands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 If And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And Isaac came from the way of the "well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out H to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us ? And the servant had said, It is my master : therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife ; and he loved her : and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. 25 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And * she bare him Zhnran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. AH these were the children of Keturah. 5 If And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which A- braham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, east ward, unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abra ham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 10 * The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 If And it came to pass after the death of A- braham,that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the *well Lahai-roi. 12 If Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham : 13 And * these are the names of the sons of Ish mael, by their names, according to their genera tions: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kede- mah: 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these arc their names, by then- towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to then nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he f died in the presence of all his brethren. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his 60 men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man : and the servant took Rebekah, and went 62 his way. And Isaac came 1from the way of Beer-lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the land of 63 the South. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were 64 camels coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off 65 the camel. And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and covered 66 herself. And the servant told Isaac all the 67 things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Re bekah, and she became his wife ; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mo ther's death. 25 And Abraham took another wife, and her 2 name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ish- 3 bak, and Shuah. And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were As- 4 shurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All theBe 5 were the children of Keturah. And Abraham 6 gave all that he had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, 7 eastward, unto the east country. And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen 8 years. And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of 9 years ; and was gathered to his people. And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before 10 Mamre ; the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth: there was Abraham 11 buried, and Sarah his wife. And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, 13 Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to then' generations: tho firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and 14 Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, 15 and Massa; Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, 16 and Kedemah : these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments ; twelve princes ac- 17 cording to their nations. And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his 18 people. And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest to ward Assyria: he 2 abode 3iu the presence of all his brethren. R.V. 'The Sept. has, throughthe wtld- 2 Or, settled lleb.fell. 3 Or, over against 28 GENESIS. XXV. 19 A.V. ' Rom. 9. 12. : Hos. 12. 3. t Heb. venlsnnwas in hismouth. t Heb. with that red, with that red pottage. t Heb. going to die. ' Heb. 12. 16. " ch. 13. 15. & 15. 18. & 15. 18. & 22. 18. 19 If And these are the generations of Isaac, A- braham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife con ceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her ; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus ? And she went to enquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and "the elder shall serve the younger. 24 1f And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment ; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and * his hand took hold on Esau's heel ; and his name was called Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field ; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because the did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 If And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint : 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, t with that same red pottage ; for I am faint: there fore was his name called Edoni. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birth right. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am tat the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and *he sold his bnthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birth right. 28 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Phil istines unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, *I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries ; and in thy seed shall all the na tions of the earth be 'blessed; 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 If And Isaac dwelt in Gerar : 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said, She is my sister : for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah ; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst thou, 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abra- 20 ham's son : Abraham begat Isaac : and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the 1 Syrian of Paddan- aram, the sister of Laban the x Syrian, to be 21 his wife. And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his 22 wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, 2 wherefore do I live? And she went to 23 inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated even from thy bowels : And the one people shall be stronger than the other people ; And the elder shall serve the younger. 24 And when her days to be delivered were ful filled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came forth 3red, all over like an hairy garment ; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called 4 Jacob: and Isaac was threescore 27 years old when she bare them. And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a 5 plain man, 28 dwelling in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison : and Rebekah 29 loved Jacob. And Jacob sod pottage : and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint: 30 and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with 6that same red pottage; for I am faint: 31 therefore was his name called 7Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me ethis day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die : and what profit shall the birthright do to 33 me? And Jacob said, Swear to me 8this day; and he sware unto him : and he sold his birth- 34 right unto Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way : so Esau despised his birthright. 26 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abra ham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of 2 the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord ap peared unto bun, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell 3 thee of : sojourn hi this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware 4 unto Abraham thy father; and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth 9be blessed; 5 because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my sta- 6 tutes, and my laws. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar : 7 and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife ; lest, said fie, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah: be- 8 cause she was fair to look upon. And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac 9 was sporting with Rebekah his wife. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, R.V. ' Ileb. Aram- ean. 2 Or, where fore am I thus? 3 Or, ruddy 4 That is, One that takes by the heel or sup plants6 Or, quietOr,harmlessHeb. perfect. » Heb. the red pottage,this red pottage,» That is, Red. 8 Or, first of all 'Or,blessthemselves XXVI. 34 GENESIS. 29 A.V. tneb. found. tHeb. went going. n Or, hus bandry. tHoVliving. I That is, Conten tion.« That is, Hatred. II That is, Room. t Heb. Seeing we saw. t Heb. If thoushall, &c I That is, An oath. I That is, The well of the oath. She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Be cause I said, Lest I die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and * received in the same year an hundredf old : and the Lord blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and t went forward, and grew until he became very great : 14 For he had possession of flocks,'and possession of herds, and great store of II servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. 17 If And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of * springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well HEsek; because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also : and he called the name of it II Sitnah. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well ; and for that they strove not : and he called the name of it II Rehoboth ; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father : fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abra ham's sake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there : and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 26 If Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, + We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee ; 29 fThat thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have 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 they 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 departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it II Shebah: therefore the name of the city is II Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 If And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, 10 Because I said, Lest I die for her. And Abi melech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people, might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought 11 guiltiness upon us. And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man 12 or his wife shall surely be put to death. And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed 13 him. And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great: 14 and he had possessions of flocks, and posses sions of herds, and a great household: and the 15 Philistines envied him. Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had 16 stopped them, and filled them with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for 17 thou art much mightier than we. And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley 18 of Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father ; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called then names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and 20 found there a well of 1 springing water. And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herd- men, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well 2Esek; because they con- 21 tended with him. And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he 22 called the name of it 8 Sitnah. And he re moved from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not : and he called the name of it i Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall 23 be fruitful in the land. And he went up from 24 thence to Beer-sheba. And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy 25 seed for my servant Abraham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there : 26 and there Isaac's servants digged a well. Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuz zath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his 27 host. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and 28 have sent me away from you ? And they said, We saw plainly that the Lord was with thee : and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make 29 a covenant with thee ; that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now 30 the blessed of the Lord. And he made them 31 a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and 32 they departed from him in peace. And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have 33 found water. And he called it 6 Shibah : there fore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the R.V. ' Heb. living. 2 That is, Conten tion. 3 That is, Enmity. 4 That is, Broad places, or,Room. 5 See ch. xxi. 31. 30 GENESIS. XXVI. 34 AV. * ch. 27. 46. t Heb. bitter ness of spirit. t Heb. hunt. tHeb. desir able. tHeb.beforeme. Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which * were f a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 27 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son : and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death : 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and t take me some venison ; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat ; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 6 If And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth : 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Be hold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother : and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took t goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son : 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, arid upon the smooth of his neck : 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 18 If And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn ; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it t'to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may 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 the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the 35 Hittite: and they were *a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 27 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son : and he said unto him, Here 2 am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I 3 know not the day of my death. Now there fore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take 4 me venison ; and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; 5 that my soul may bless thee before I die. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for 6 venison, and to bring it. And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before 8 the Lord before my death. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I 9 command thee. Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy 10 father, such as he loveth : and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he 11 may bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth 12 man. My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a 2 deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a bless- 13 ing. And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son : only obey my voice, and 14 go fetch me them. And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother : and his mo ther made savoury meat, such as his father 15 loved. And Rebekah took the goodly raiment of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her 16 younger son : and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the 17 smooth of his neck : and she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, 18 into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he 19 said, Here am I ; who art thou, my son ? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me : arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my veni- 20 son, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God sent me good speed. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether 22 thou be my very son Esau or not. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but 23 the hands are the hands of Esau. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands : so he 24 blessed him. And he said, Art thou my very 25 son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat : and he brought him wine, and 26 he drank. And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him : and he R.V. ' Heb. bitter ness of spirit. 2 Or, mocker XXVIII. 1 GENESIS. 31 A.V. * Heb. 11. 20. tHeb. trembledwith a great trembling greatly. t Heb. hunted. I That is, A sup- plaider. 'I Or, sup ported. ' Heb. 12. 17. * ver. 28. II Or, of the fatness. 'Obad. 10. * ch. 26. 35. smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed : 28 Therefore * God give thee of the dew of hea ven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine : 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 If And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac + trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who ? where is he that hath t taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, 0 my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named II Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me 1 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Be hold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants ; and with corn and wine have I II sustained bin : and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, * and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, * thy dwelling shall be II the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above ; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 41 If And Esau hated Jacob because of the bless ing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand ; * then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau' her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort him self, pui-posing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy bro ther's fury turn away ; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, *I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me ? 28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and 28 29 smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son Is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed : And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of com and wine : Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee: Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his 31 hunting. And he also made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his 32 son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him? yea, and 34 he shall be blessed. When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, 35 Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath 36 taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named 'Jacob? for he hath sup planted me these two times : he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou 37 not reserved a blessing for me? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Beh'old, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants ; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what then 38 shall I do for thee, my son ? And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father ? bless me, even me also, O my fa ther. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, 2of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And 2of the dew of heaven from above ; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother ; And it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck. 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my 42 brother Jacob. And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah ; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touch ing thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to 43 kill thee. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother 44 to Haran ; and tarry with him a few days, 45 until thy brother's fury turn away ; 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 bereaved of you both in one day ? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the 28 land, what good shall my life do me ? And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and R.V. ' See ch. xxv. 26. 2 Or, away from 32 GENESIS. XXVIII. 1 A.V. » Hos. 12.12. t Heb. an assembly of people. tHeb.of thy sojourn- ings. tHeb.were evil in the eyes, &c. ' Called, Acts 7. 2, Char- ran. * ch. 35. 1.& 43. 3. t Heb. break forth. ' Deut. 12. 20. * ch. 12. S. & IS. 18. & 22. 18. & 26. 4. n That is, The houseof God. t Heb. lift up his feet. t Heb. children. 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 Beth uel thy mother's father ; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be t a multitude of people ; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee ; that thou mayest inherit the land t wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Sy rian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 6 If When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Ja cob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence ; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan ; 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mo ther, and was gone to Padan-aram ; 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan t pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 If And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward * Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tar ried there all night, because the sun was set ; and he took of 'the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and de scending on it. 13 *And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt t spread abroad * to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south : and in thee and * in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 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 is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place II Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. 29 Then Jacob t went on his journey, and came into the land of the t people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, charged him, and said unto bun, Thou shalt not 2 take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Paddan-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 3 brother. And ' God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that 4 thou mayest be a company of peoples ; and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God 5 gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto La ban, son of Bethuel the 2 Syrian, the brother of 6 Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take hhn a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of 7 Canaan; and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan- 8 aram: and Esau saw that the daughters of 9 Canaan pleased not Isaac his father ; and Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ish mael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and 11 went toward Haran. And he lighted upon aa certain place, and tarried there all night, be cause the sun was set ; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, 12 and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven : and behold the angels of God ascending and de- 13 scending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood 4 above it, and said, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, 14 and to thy seed ; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt 5 spread a- broad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be 15 blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I 16 have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord 17 is in this place ; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place ! this is none other but the house of God, 18 and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top 19 of it. And he called the name of that place 6Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at 20 the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, 21 and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, 7 then shall the 22 Lord be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. 29 Then Jacob ewent on his journey, and came 2 to the land of the children of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, R.V. ' Heb. El Shad- dai. 2 Heb. Aram-can. 3 Heb. iheplace. 4 Or, be side him s Heb. break forth. ' That is, The house of God. 7 Or, and the Lord wilt be my God, then this stone $¦<:. 8 Heb. lifted up hisfeet. XXIX. 28 GENESIS. 33 AV. t Heb. Is there peace to him? tHeb.yet the daifis great. t Heb. hearing. tHeb.a month of days. t Heb. place. and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the'stone from 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 brethren, 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 him. 6 And he said unto them, t Is he well ? And they said, He is well : and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, t it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 8 And they said, We cannot, untilall the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. 9 1f And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep : for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Ja cob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mo ther's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the t tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him t the space of a month. 15 If And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought ? tell me, what shall thy wages be ? 16 And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger ivas Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed ; but Rachel was beau tiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man : abide with me. 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 21 If And Jaoob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. 23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him ; and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zil- pah his maid/or an handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, be hold, it was Leah : and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me ? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou be guiled me? 26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our t country, to give the younger before the firstborn. 27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it ; for out of that well they watered the flocks : and 3 the stone upon the well's mouth was great. And thither were all the flocks gathered : and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again 4 upon the well's mouth in its place. And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? 5 And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor ? 6 And they said, We know him. And he said , unto them, Is it well with him ? And they said, It is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter 7 cometh with the sheep. And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together : water ye the 8 sheep, and go and feed them. And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, arid they roll the stone from the well's 9 mouth ; then we water the sheep. While he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her 10 father's sheep ; for she kept them. ' And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban 11 his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, 12 and lifted up his voice, and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran 13 and told her father. And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the 15 space of a month. And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought ? tell me, what 16 shall thy wages be ? Arid Laban had two daugh ters : the name of the elder was Leah, and the 17 name of the younger was Rachel. And Leah's eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful 18 and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel ; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for 19 Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said; It is better that I give herto thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide 20 with me. And Jacob served seven- years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few 21 days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give "me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of 23 the place, and made a feast. And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him ; and he went 24 in unto her. And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for an hand- 25 maid. And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me ? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? where- 26 fore then hast thou beguiled me ? And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give 27 the younger before the firstborn. Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt 28 serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. C 34 GENESIS. XXIX. 29 A.V. II That is, See a son. n That is, Hearing. « That Is, Joined. 'Matt 1.2. » That is, Praise. t Heb. stood from bearing. tHeb. be built by her. I That is. Judging.tHeb.wrestlings of God.' That is, My wrestling. » Called, Matt. 4 13, lieph- thalim.I That is, A troop, or, com pany. t Heb. In my hap piness. « That is, Happy. I That is, An hire. II That is, Dwelling. ' Called, Matt. 4 13, Zab- ulan. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 If And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name 1 Reuben : for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction ; now there fore my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name II Simeon. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons : therefore was his name called ll Levi. 35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord : there fore she called his name "UJudah; and tleft bearing. 30 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel : and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath with held from thee the fruit of the womb ? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also thave children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called she his name II Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid ponceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With t great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name H*Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name II Gad. 12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, * Happy am I, for the daugh ters will call me blessed : and she called his name II Asher.14 If And Reuben went in the days of wheat har vest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. ThemRachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's man drakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? andwouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. _ 16 And Jacob came out of the field hi the even ing, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. 17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she con ceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. 18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband : and she called his name II Issachar. _19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry ; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons : and she called his name II* Zebulun. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bil- 30 hah his handmaid to be her handmaid. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb : but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord !hath looked upon my affliction; for 33 now my husband will love me. And she con ceived again, and bare a son ; and said, Because the Lord 2hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also : and she called 34 his name 3 Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be 4 joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons : therefore was his name 35 called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, This time will I 5 praise the Lord: therefore she called his name 6Ju- dah ; and she left bearing. 30 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister ; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath 3 withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah,. go in unto her ; that she may bear upon my knees, and I 4 also may 'obtain children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and 5 Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, 6 and bare Jacob a son. And Rachel said, God hath 8 judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called she 7 his name Dan. And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With "mighty wrestlings have I 10 wrestled with my sister, and have pre vailed: and she called his name Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to 10 Jacob to wife. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid 11 bare Jacob a son. And Leah said, n Fortunate! 12 and she called his name 12Gad. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, 13 Happy am II for the daugh ters will 14call me happy: and she called his 14 name Asher. And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found 16 mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray 15 thee, of thy son's mandrakes. And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall he with thee 16 to-night for thy son's mandrakes. And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with 17 her that night. And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son. 18 And Leah said, God hath given me my isbh-a, because I gave my handmaid to my' husband: 19 and she called his name Issachar. And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to 20 Jacob. And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband w dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. R.T. 'Hob. raah beonyi. 2 Heb. shamu. 3 Heb. Shime- on. ' 4 From the root lavah.6 From the Heb. hodah. 6 Heb. Jehu-dah. r Heb. behuilded by her. 3 Heb. dan, he judged. »Heb. wrestlings of God.'» Heb. niphtal, ho wrestled.11 Heb. With fortune! Another reading is, For tune is come. 12 That is, For tune. 'SHeb. With my happi ness/ « Heb. asher, to call happy. is Or, love- apples '« Heb. sachar. 17 Heb. zabal.hedwelt. XXXI. 1 GENESIS. 35 A.V. ¦ That is, Judgment. II That is, Adding. t Heb. broken forth. t Heb. at my foot. t Heb. to morrow. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name II Dinah. 22 1f And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 23 And she conceived, and bare a son ; and said, God hath taken away my reproach : 24 And she called his name » Joseph ; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son. 25 If And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go : for thou know- est my service 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 for thy sake. 28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. 29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. 30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now f increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee f since my coming : and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? 31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing : if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock. 32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, re moving 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. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me Mn time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face : every one that is not speckled and spot ted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, 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 sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. 36 And he set three days' journey betwixt him self and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban' s flocks. 37 If And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree ; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces, of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes 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 increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses. 31 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called 22 her name Dinah. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her 23 womb. And she conceived, and bare a son : and said, God hath taken away my reproach : 24 and she called his name Joseph, saying, The Lord ' add to me another son. 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and 26 to my comitry. Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go : for thou knowest my service wherewith 27 I have served thee. And Laban said unto him, If now I have found f avour in thine eyes, tarry : for I have divined that the Lord hath blessed 28 me for thy sake. And he said, Appoint me thy 29 wages, and I will give it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, 30 and how thy cattle hath fared with me. For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath 2 increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee "whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine 31 own house also ? And he said, What shall I give thee ? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I 32 will again feed thy flock and keep it. I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats : and of 33 such shall be my hire. So shall my righteous ness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted a- mong the goats, and black among the sheep, that if found with, me shall be counted stolen. 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be 35 according to thy word. And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave 36 them into the hand of his sons ; and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob : 37 and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. And Jacob took him rods of fresh 4 poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree; and peeled white strakes in them, and made the white 38 appear which was in the rods. And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink ; and they con- 39 ceived when they came to drink. And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spot- 40 ted. And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own droves apart, and put them 41 not unto Laban's flock. And it came to pas3, whensoever the stronger of the flock did con ceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might 42 conceive among the rods ; but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in : so the feebler 43 were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and asses. 31 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our C2 R.V. l Heb. Joseph. 2 Heb. broken forth. 3 Heb. at my foot. 'Or, storax tree 36 A.V. t [1611 was of our father's] t Heb. as yesterday and the day before. GENESIS. XXXI. 1 I Or, he goats. * ch. 28. 18. tHeb. tei-aph- im.t Heb. the heart "/ Laban. tHeb. from good lo bad. tHeb.hast stolen father's ; and of that which 1 was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it loas not toward him t as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the 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 father's coun tenance, that it is not toward me as before ; but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times ; but God suffered him 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 ringstraked shall be thy hire ; then bare all the cattle ringstraked. 9 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 up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the ll rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ring straked, speckled, and grisled : for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-ei, * where thou anoint- edst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not counted of him strangers ? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's : now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 17 If 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 which he had gotten, 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 + images that were her fa ther's. 20 And Jacob stole away t unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face to ward the mount Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pur sued after him seven days' journey ; and they over took him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob * either good or bad. 25 If 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 hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and * steal away from me ; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ? father's; and of that which was our father's 2 hath he gotten all this iglory. And Jacob be held the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it 3 was not toward him as beforetime. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred ; and I will be 4 with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel 5 and Leah to the field unto his flock, and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but 6 the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served 7 your father. And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times ; but God 8 suffered him not to hurt me. If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages ; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy wages; then bare all 9 the flock ringstraked. Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them 10 to me. And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstraked, 11 speckled, and grisled. And the angel of God" said unto me in the dream, Jacob : and I said, 12 Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled : for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and re- 14 turn unto the land of thy nativity. And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our 15 father's house ? Are we not counted of him strangers ? for he hath sold us, and hath also 16 quite devoured 2our money. For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's : now then, 17 whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives 18 upon the camels ; and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gath ered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, for to go to Isaac his 19 father unto the land of Cariaan. Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole 20 the steraphim that were her father's. And Jacob 4 stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had ; and he rose up, and passed over 5the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that 23 Jacob was fled. And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' jour ney; and he overtook him in the mountain of 24 Gilead. And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to 25 Jacob either good or bad. And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain : and Laban with his breth- 26 ren pitched in the mountain of Gilead. And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of 27 the sword? Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and c steal away from me ; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; R.V. 'Or, wealth 2 Or, the price paid for vv.30,34, Judg.xvii. 5, 1 Sam. xix. 13, and Hos. iii. 4. 4 Heb. stole the heart of LabantheAram-can.5 That is, the Eu phrates. 3 Heb. didststeal me. XXXI. 50 GENESIS. 37 A.V. t Heb. felt. t Heb. felt. II That is, The heap of witness. 1 That is, Abeacon, or, watch-tower. 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yester night, 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 longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' 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 images, and put them in the camel's furniture, 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 my lord that I cannot rise up before thee ; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. 36 If And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban : and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me ? 37 Whereas thou hast f searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast then 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 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 eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle : and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 Except the God of my father, the God of A- braham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. 43 If And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these child ren are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born ? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a coven ant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones ; and they took stones, and made an heap : and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it II Jegar-sahadutha : but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness be tween me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed ; 49 And IIMizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no 28 and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done fool- 29 ishly. It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thy self that thou speak not to Jacob either good 30 or bad. And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen. 31 my gods ? And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by 32 force. With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live : before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen 33 them. And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maidservants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into 34 Rachel's tent. Now Rachel had taken the ter- aphim, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all 35 the tent, but found them not. And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but 36 found not the teraphim. And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued 37 after me? Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not 39 eaten. That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by 40 day or stolen by night. . Thus I was ; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. 41 These twenty years have I been in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daugh ters, and six years for thy flock : and thou hast 42 changed mys wages ten times. Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, 43 and rebuked thee yesternight. Aid Laban an swered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my child ren, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their 44 children which they have borne ? And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones ; and they took stones, and made an heap : and 47 they did eat there by the heap. And Laban called it ' Jegar-sahadutha : but Jacob called it 48 2 Galeed. And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was 49 the name of it called Galeed: and sMizpah, for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are 4absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives beside my daughters, no R.V. 'That is, The heap of wit ness, in Aram aic.2 That is, The heap of wit ness, in Hebrew. 8 That is, The watch-tower. 4 Heb. hidden. 38 GENESIS. XXXI. 50 A.V. "Or, killedbeasts. II That is, Two hosts, or, camps.t Heb. field. * ch. 31. 13.tHeb.I am less than all, &c. t Heb. upon. man is with us ; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob II offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread : and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them : and Laban departed, and returned unto his place. 32 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place II Mahanaim.3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esan his brother unto the land of Seir, the f country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now : 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and men- servants, and womenservants : and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 If And the messengers returned to Jacob, say ing, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands ; 8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. 9 If And Jacob said, 0 God of my father Abra ham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, * Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee : 10 * I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant ; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan ; and now I am become two bands. 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother 'with the children. 12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 13 If And he lodged there that same night ; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother ; 14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, 15 Thh-ty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? 18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Ja cob's ; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau : and, behold, also he is behind us. 19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt 51 me and thee. And Laban said to Jacob, Be hold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I 52 have set betwixt me and thee. This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar 53 unto me, for harm. The God .of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the * God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the 54 Fear of his father Isaac. And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his breth ren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and 55 tarried all night in the mountain. And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them : and Laban departed, and returned unto his place. 32 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of 2 God met him. And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place 2 Mahanaim. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of. Seir, the 4 field of Edom. And he commanded them, say ing, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau; Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned 5 with Laban, and stayed until now : and I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and menservants and maidservants: and I have sent to tell my 6 lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men 7 with him. Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed : and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, 8 and the eameis, into two companies ; and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall 9 escape. And Jacob said, 0 God of iny father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, which saidst unto me, Return unto thy coun try, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee 10 good: SI am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am be ll eome two companies. Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear hhn, lest he come and smite 12 me, the mother with the children. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot 13 be numbered for multitude. And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother ; 14 two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, 15 two hundred ewes and twenty rams, thirty milch camels and then colts, forty kine and 16 ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals. And he delivered them into the hand of his serv ants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space 17 betwixt drove and drove. And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose 18 are these before thee ? then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's ; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau : and, behold, he also is behind us. 19 And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, R.V. 'Or, gods [Ch.xxxii. 1 in Heb.l 2 That is, Hosts,or, Com panies. 3 Heb. I am less than all tic. XXXIII. 13 GENESIS. 39 A.V. tHeb. my face. I Heb. cuitscdto pass. tHeb.ascend ing of the morning. 'Hos. 12.4 * ch. 35. 10. I That is, Theface of God. tncb. to thee. tHeb. What is all this band to thee? t Heb. be that to thee that is thine. On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Ja cob is behind us. "For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and after ward I will see his face ; peradventure he will ac cept 'of me. 21 So went the present over before him: and him self lodged that night in the company. 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and * sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. 24 If And Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man with him until the * breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 Arid he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, * I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, * Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jaeob called the name of the place II Peni- el : for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day : because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. 33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hund red men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those 'with thee ? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said, 'What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; t keep that thou hast unto thyself. 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee ; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it. 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when 20 ye find him ; and ye shall say, Moreover, be hold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his 21 face ; peradventure he will accept me. So the present passed over before him: and he him self lodged that night in the company. 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the 24 stream, and sent over that he had. And Jaeob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man with 25 him until the brealdng of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his. thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled 26 with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee 27 go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but 1 Israel: for 2thou hast 8 striven with 29 God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he 30 blessed him there. And Jaeob called the name of the place 4Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 31 And the sun rose upon him as he passed over 32 Penuel, and he halted upon his thigh. There fore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of .the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the hip. 33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two 2 handmaids. And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her child ren after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until 4 he came near to his brother. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on 5 his neck, and kissed him : and they wept. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children which God 6 hath graciously given thy servant. Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, 7 and they bowed themselves. And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed them selves : and after came Joseph near and Rachel, 8 and they bowed themselves. And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met ? And he said, To find grace in the 9 sight of my lord. And Esau said, I have enough ; my brother, let that thou hast be 10 thine. And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then re ceive my present at my hand: 6 forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of 11 God, and thou wast pleased with me. Take, I pray thee, my sgift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have 'enough. And he urged him, 12 and he took it. And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that R.V. ' That is, He who slrivelh with God, or, God striveth. 2 The Sept. and Vulgatehave, thou hast had power with God, and thou slialtprevailagainstmen.3 Or, had power with i That is, Theface of God. 5 Or, for there fore have t seen o Heb. blessing.- Hob. all. 40 GENESIS. XXXIII. 13 A.V. t Heb. accord ing to the foot of the work, iic. and according to the foot of the child ren. t Heb. set, or, place. t Heb. Where fore is this? II That is, Booths.» Called, Acts 7. 16,Sychem. " Called, Acts 7. 16,Emmor.II Or, lambs. • That is, God the God of Israel.t Heb. hunibledher. t Heb. to her heart. the children are tender, and the 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 softly, ' according as the cattle that goeth' before me and the children be able to endure, untilTcoihe unto my lord unto Seir. 15 And Esau said, Let me now ' leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, 'What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. 16 If So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: there fore the name of the place is called II Succoth. 18 If And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of * She chem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram ; and pitched his tent before the city. 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of * Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred ll pieces of money. 20 And he erected there an altar, and called it II ELelohe-Israel.34 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and * defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake 'kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come. 6 If And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel hi lying with Jacob's daughter; which tiring ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daugh ter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take out daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us : and the land shall be before you ; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and; what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me : but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister : 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircum cised ; for that were a reproach unto us : 15 But in this will we consent unto you : If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circum cised; 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be cir cumcised; then win we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me give suck: and if they over drive them one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according to the pace of the cattle that is before me and according to the pace of the children, until I 15 come unto my lord unto Seir. And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with 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 17 Seir. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called 1 Succoth. 18 And Jacob came 2in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram ; and encamped be- 19 fore the city. And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's 20 father, for an hundred spieces of money. And he erected there an altar, and called it 4E1- elohe-Israel. 34 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters 2 of the land. And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her ; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled 3 her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daugh ter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and 4 spake 6 kindly unto the damsel. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me 5 this damsel to wife. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob 6 held his peace until they came. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to 7 commune with him. And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing 8 ought not to be done. And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son She chem longeth for your daughter: I pray you 9 give her unto him to wife. And make ye mar riages with us; give your daughters unto us, 10 and take our daughters unto you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you 11 possessions therein. And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto 12 me I will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because 14 he had denied Dinah their sister, and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that 15 were a reproach unto us : only on this condi tion will we consent unto you : if ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised ; 16 then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and 'we Will dwell with you, and we will become one 17 people. But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daugh- 18 ter, and we will be gone. And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. R.V. 'That is, Booths.2 Or, to Shalem,a city 3 Heb. kesitah. 4 That is, God, the God of Israel. 5 Heb. to the heart of the damsel. XXXV. 9 GENESIS. 41 AV. « ch. 49. 6.t Heb. mouth. » ch. 27, 43. " ch. 28. 19.II That is, The God ofBeth-el. II That is, The oak ofweeping. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 If And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein ; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are cir cumcised. 23 Shall not their cattle and then: substance and every beast of theirs be ours ? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 25 1f And it came to pass oh the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and * slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the 'edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled then- sister. 28 They took their sheep, and then oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the' field, 29 And all then- wealth, and all then- little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all thtttwds in the house. 30 And "Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the in habitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? 35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee *when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el ; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed : and the terror of God was upon the cities that toere round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons, of Jacob. 6 IT So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and * called the place ll El-Beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his bro ther. 8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was caEed II Allon-bachuth. 9 If And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honoured above all the house of his 20 father. And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with 21 the men of their city, saying, These men are peaceable with us ; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them ; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them 22 our daughters. Only on.this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to be come one people, if every male among us be 23 circumcised, as they are circumcised. Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours ? only let us consent unto them, 24 and they will dwell with us. And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the 25 gate of his city. And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's breth ren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city 1 unawares, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out 27 of Shechem's house, and went forth. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the 28 city, because they had defiled then sister. They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which 29 was in the field ; and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they capt ive and spoiled, even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites : and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me ; and I shall be destroyed, I and 31 my house. And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot ? 35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and 3 change your garments: and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I 4 went. Aind they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears ; and Jacob hid them 5 under the 2oak which was by Shechem. And they journeyed: and sa great terror was upon the cities that were round about them, and they 6 did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the 7 people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place 4El-beth-el: be cause there God was revealed unto him, when 8 he fled from the face of his brother. And De borah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak : and the name of it was called 5Allon-bacuth. 9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. R.V. 'Or,boldly 2 Or, terebinth3 Heb. a terror of God. 4 That is, The God of Beth-it. 5 That is, The oak of weep ing. 42 GENESIS. XXXV. 10 A.V. t Heb. a little piece of ground. fl That is, The son of my sorrow. I That is, The son of the righthand. ' ch. 49. * 1 Chr. 1. 35. t Ilcb. souls. ' Josh. 24.4. t Heb. Edom. * 1 Chr. 1. 35, &c. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be called anymore Jacob, *but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his name Israel. 11 And' God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply ; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, 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 place where he talked with him, even a plllarof stone : and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he xioured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. 16 1f And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but 'a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not ; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in de parting, (for she died) that she called his name HBen-oni: but his father called him » Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. 21 If And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and *lay with Bilhah his father's concubine : and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve : 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun : 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali : 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 27 If And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of 'Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. , 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and *was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days : and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 36 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Ca naan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Ahohbamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; 3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And *Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashe math bare Reuel ; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the 'persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan ; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were -more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of then cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in *mountSeir: Esaui'&Edom. 9 If And these are the generations of Esau the father of 'the Edomites in mount Seir: 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; "Eliphaz 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his 11 name Israel. And God said unto him, I am 'God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee," and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed 13 after thee will I give the land. And God went up from him in the place where he spake with 14 him. And Jacob set up a pillar hi the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink offering thereon, and 15 poured oil thereon. And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth- 16 el. And they journeyed from Beth-el ; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath : and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in depart ing (for she died), that she called his name 2Ben-oni: but his father called him 3 Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to 20 Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave : the same is the 21 Pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond 22 the tower of Eder. And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben Went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. 23 Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: the sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, 24 and Zebulun: the sons of Rachel; Joseph and 25 Benjamin : and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's 26 handmaid ; Dan and Naphtali : and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were bom 27 to him hi Paddan-aram. And Jacob came unto Isaac bis father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac 28 sojourned. And the days of Isaac were an 29 hundred and fourscore years. And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him. 36 Now these are the generations of Esau (the 2 same is Edom). Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the 4 daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of 4Nebaioth. And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; 5 and Basemath bare Reuel ; and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were bom unto him 6 in the land of Canaan. And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went 7 into a land away from his brother Jacob. For then- substance was too great for them to dwell together ; and the- land of their sojournings could not bear them because of. their cattle. 8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is 9 Edom. And these are the generations of Esau the father of 6the Edomites in mount Seir: 10 these are the names of Esau's sons ; Eliphaz R.V. ' Heb. ElShad- dai. XXXVI. 40 GENESIS. 43 A.V. 1 flOll omitsthe] 'IChr. the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shamriiah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 14" If And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah tthe daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 If These were dukes of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz hi the land of Edom ; these were the sons of Adah. 17 If And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 18 1f And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholi bamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are then dukes. 20 If * These are the sons of Sen the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan : these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these ; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these ; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of Dishon ; Hem- dan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. 28 The children of Dishan are these ; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan : these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 31 IT And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city loas Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of -Matred, the daughter'of Mezahab. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the 11 son of Basemath the wife of Esau. And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, 'Zepho, 12 and Gatam, and Kenaz. And Timna was concub ine to Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eli phaz Amalek : these are the sons of Adah Esau's 13 wife. And these are the sons of Reuel ; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were 14 the sons of Basemath Esau's wife. And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and 15 Korah. These are the 2 dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau ; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke 16 Kenaz, duke Korah, duke Gatam, duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the, sons of 18 Basemath Esau's wife. And these are the sons of Oholibamah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, duke Jalam, duke Korah: these are the dukes that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, 19 Esau's wife. These are the sons of Esau, and these are their dukes : the same is Edom. 20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land ; Lotan and Shobal and 21 Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the dukes that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of 22 Edom. And the children of Lotan were Hori and 8 Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And these are the children of Shobal; 4 Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, 6 Shepho and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon ; Aiah and Anah : this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon 25 his father. And these are the children of Anah; Dishon and Ohohbamah-the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of 6 Dishon; 7Hem- 27 dan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. These are the children of Ezer; Bilhan and Zaavan 28 and 8 Akan. These are the children of Dishan ; 29 Uz and Aran. These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke 30 Zibeon, duke Anah, duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of the Horites, according to their dukes in the land of Seh\ 31 And these are the kings that reigned hi the land of Edom, before there reigned any king 32 over the children of Israel. And Bela the sou of Beor reigned in Edom ; and the name of his 33 city was Dinhabah. And Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the 35 Temanites reigned in his stead. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah 37 reigned in his stead. And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his 38 stead. And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the 39 son of Achbor reigned in his stead. And Baal- hanan the son of Achbor died, and 9 Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was i" Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-za- 40 hab. And these are the names of the dukes that R.V. I In 1 Chr. i. Zeghi. 2 Or, chiefs 3 In 1 Chr. i. 39,Homam.4 In 1 Chr. i. 40, Allan. 3 In 1 Chr. i. 40, Shephi.3 Heb. Dishan. 7 In 1 Chr. i. il,Ham- ran.sin1 Chr. i. 42,Jaakan. » In 1 Chr. i. 50, and someancientauthorities, Hadad. io In 1 Chr. i. 50, Pai. 44 GENESIS. XXXVI. 40 A.v. t Heb. Edom. t Heb. of his father's sojourn- ings. I Or, pieces. I Hob. see the peace of thy breth ren, &c. t Heb. masterof dreams. ' ch. 42. came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by then- names ; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke tram : these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of ' the Edomites. 37 And Jacob dwelt in the land 'wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father then- evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many II colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 5 If And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood up right ; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou in deed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 If And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obei sance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his breth ren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? 11 And his brethren envied him ; but his father observed the saying. 12 If And his brethren went to feed then father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, 'see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks ; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 1f And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field : and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence ; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this ' dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And * Reuben heard 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 wilderness, came of Esau, according to their families, after then' places, by then names; duke Timnah, 41 duke J Alvah, duke Jetheth; duke Oholibamah, 42 duke Elah, duke Pinon ; duke Kenaz, duke Te- 43 man, duke Mibzar ; duke Magdiel, duke Iram : these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of then possession. This is Esau the father of 2the Edomites. 37 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's 2 sojoumings, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seven teen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives : and Joseph brought the evil report of 3 them unto their father. Now Israel loved Jo seph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him 3a 4 coat of many colours. And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not 5 speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and 6 they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which 7 I have dreamed : for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright ; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my 8 sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us ? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to 10 me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren ; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves 11 to thee to the earth ? And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's 13 flock in Shechem. And Israel said unto Jo seph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock hi Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto 14 them. And he said to him, Here am I. And he said to him, Go now, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and . bring me word, again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certahi man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field : and the man asked 16 him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where 17 they are feeding the flock. And the man said, They are departed hence : for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after 18 his brethren, and found them in Dothan. And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him 19 to slay him. And they said one to another, 20 Behold, this 4 dreamer cometh. Gome now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall 21 see what will become of his dreams. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand; and said, Let us not take his life. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, R.V. 'In 1 Clir. i. 51,Allah. 2 Heb. Edom. 3 Or, a long garment with sleeves 4 Heb. master of dreams. XXXVIII. 11 GENESIS. 45 A.V. II Or, pieces. t Heb. heark ened. « Ps. 105. 17.Wisd.10. 13. Acts 7. 9. '¦¦ ch. 44. 24. t [1611 Medari- ites]tHeb.eunuch : But the word dothsignifynot only eunuchs,but also chamberlains,courtiers, and offwers. tHeb.chief of the termen,or.execu-doners.lOr,chiefmarshal.* 1 air. 2.3. * Num. 26. 19. *Num. 26. 19. tHeb. was evil in the eyes of the Lord. and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 If And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many 1 colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there luas no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood ? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren 'were content. 28 Then there passed by Midianites merchant men; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, "and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 If And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not ; and I, whither shall I go ? 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood ; . 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their' father; and said, This have we found : know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat ; an * evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is with out doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jaeob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the t Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an 'officer of Pharaoh's, and 'II captain of the guard. 38 And it came to pass at that time, that Ju dah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was * Shuah ; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare » 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 Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And *Er, Judah' s firstborn, 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 wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which ' he did ' displeased the Lord : wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown : for he said, Lest perad venture he die also, as his brethren did. And Ta mar went and dwelt in her father's house. but lay no hand upon him: that he might dehver him out of their hand, to restore him 23 to his father. And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his coat, the coat of many 24 colours that was on him ; and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was 25 empty, there was no water in it. And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a travelling company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing 1 spicery and 2balm and 'myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his 27 blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ish maelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his breth- 28 ren hearkened unto him. And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 And Reuben returned -unto the pit ; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his 30 clothes. And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not ; and I, whither shall 31 1 go ? And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father ; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy 33 son's coat or not. And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath de voured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in 34 pieces. And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned 35 for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted ; and he said, For I will go down to 4the grave to my son mourn- 36 ing. And his father wept for him. And the 6 Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the "captain of the guard. 38 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua ; and he took 3 her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. . 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and 5 she called his name Onan. And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah : and he 6 was at Chezib, when she bare him. And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name 7 was Tamar. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord 8 slew him. And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and 7perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her, and raise up 9 seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his ; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give 10 seed to his brother. And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of the Lord : and he 11 slew him also. Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up : for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt hi her father's house. R.V. 'Or, gum trag-acanth Or, storax2 Or, mastic3 Or, ladanum 4 Heb. Sheol, the name of the abode of the dead, answering to the GreekHades, Acts ii. 27. 3 Heb. ¦ Medan- ites. « Heb. chiefof the executioners. Deut.xxv. 5. 46 GENESIS. XXXVIII. 12 A.V. t Heb. the days weremulti plied. t Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim. t Heb. a kid of thegoats. 1 Or, in Enajim. t Heb. become a contempt. nor, Where fore hast thoumadethis breach apainstthee? II That is, A breach. * 1 Chr. 2.4.Matt. L 3. t [1611 handj 12 1f And 'in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was com forted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an 'open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot ; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee ; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me ? 17 And he said, I will send thee ' a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it ? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the AduUamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand : but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was II openly by the way side ? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her ; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we ' be shamed : behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 If And it came to pass about three months after, 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 Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she ivas brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I ; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 If And it came to pass in the time of her trav ail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 2S And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back bis hand, that, behold, his brother came out : and she said, II How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called ll *Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. 39" And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the t hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with 12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died ; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnah, 13 he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she 15 was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; for 16 she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee : for he knew not that she was his daughter in law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come 17 in unto me ? And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived 19 by him. And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the gar- 20 ments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the 21 woman's hand: but he found her not. Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the 'harlot, that was at Enaim by the way side? And they said, There hath been no 22 i harlot here. And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no 'harlot 23 here. And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this 24 kid, and thou hast not found her. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot ; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child : and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the 26 cords, and the staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. 27 And he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, 28 twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, 2 Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called s Perez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand : and his name was called Zerah. 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the capt ain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, which had brought 2 him down thither. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with R.V. ' Heb. kede-shah, that is, a woman dedicated to impure heathen worship.SeeDeut. xxiii. 17, Hos. iv. 14 2 Or, Howhast thou made a breach ! a breach be upon thee! 8 That is, A breach. XL. 3 GENESIS. 47 A.V. tHeb. great. ![1611her] tHeb.extended kindnessuntohim. him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him : and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake ; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly per son, and well favoured. 7 IT And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none' greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife : how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? . 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to he by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Jo seph went into the house to do his business ; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me : and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a 'loud voice : 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his gar ment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until *his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me : 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me ; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 If But the Lord was with Joseph, and ' shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison ; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand ; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. 40 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker bad offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of 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 was bound. him, and that the Lord made all that he did to 4 prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over Iris house, and all 5 that he had he put into his hand. And it came to pass from the time that he made him over seer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had, in the house and in 6 the field. And he left all that he had in Jo seph's hand; and 'he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well favoured. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and 8 she said, Lie with me. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master 2 knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand ; 9 3 there is none greater in this house than I ; nei ther 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 10 God? And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto 11 her, to lie by her, or to be with her. And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work ; and there was none 12 of the men of the house there within. And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me : and he left his garment in her hand, and 13 fled, and got him out. And it came to pass, whei she saw that he had left his garment hi 14 her hand, and was fled forth, that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto 'them, saying, See, he hath brought in an He brew unto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to he with me, and I cried with a loud voice : 15 and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment 16 by me, and fled, and got him out. And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came 17 home. And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto 18 me to mock me : and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment 19 by me, and fled out. And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was 20 kindled. And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there 21 in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was 23 the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand, be cause the Lord was with him; and that which. he did, the Lord made it to prosper. 40 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker 2 offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the 3 chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. R.V. 'Or,¦wiUt him he knew not 2 Or, knoweth not with me what is f;-c. 3 Or, he is not 48 GENESIS. XL. 4 A.V. t Heb. are your faces evil? N Or, reckon. t Heb. remem ber me with thee. II Or, full of holes. tHeb.meat of Pha raoh, the work of a baker, or, cook. I Or, reckonthee, and take thy office from thee.II Or, reckoned. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they con tinued a season in ward. 5 If And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man accord ing to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were 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 Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Where fore 'look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Jo seph said unto them, Bo not interpretations belong to God ? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me ; 10 And in the vine were three branches : and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth ; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the inter pretation of it : The three branches are three days : 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh » lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place : and thou shalt dehver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But * think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done no thing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpret ation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three II white baskets on my head : 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner ' of bakemeats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets arc three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh II lif t up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 If And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants : and he II lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his but- lership again ; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker : as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him 41 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up. out of the river seven well favoured kine and f atfleshed ; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed ; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time : and, 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them : and 5 they continued a season in ward. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound 6 in the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, 7 they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his master's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly 8 to-day ? And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, 9 I pray you. And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, I_n my dream, be- 10 hold, a vine was before me ; and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the 11 clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand ; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, 12 and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation 13 of it : the three branches are three days ; within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thine office: and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner wheii thou wast his butler. 14 But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto 15 Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpret ation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of 17 white bread were on my head : and in the up permost basket there was of all manner of bake meats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them 18 out of the basket upon my head. And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the" three . baskets are three days; 19 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off 20 thee. And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head 21 of the chief baker among his servants. And he restored the chief butler unto his butler- ship again; and he gave the cup into Pha- 22 raoh's hand: but he hanged the chief baker: 23 as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 41 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he 2 stood by the 'river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well favoured and f atfleshed ; and they fed in the reed -grass. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean fleshed ; and stood by the other kine upon the 4 brink of the river. And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, R.V. 'Heb. Year, that is, the Nile. XLI. 31 GENESIS. 49 A.V. t Heb. fat. * ch. 40. 12,4c. *Ps.l05. 20.tHeb.made him run. I Or, whenthouhearest a dream,thou canst interpret it. t Heb. come to the inward parts of them. I Or, smcdl. tHeb. heavy. behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, 'rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, be hold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled ; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men there of: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them. unto Pharaoh. 9 If Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day : 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker : 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he ; we dreamed each man according to the inter pretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him, and he * interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14 If "Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they ' brought him hastily out of the dungeon : and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that II thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saving, It is not in me : God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river : 18 And, behold, there -came up out of the river seven kine, f atfleshed and well favoured ; a id they fed in a meadow : 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness : 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up, the first seven fat kine : 2i And when they had ' eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. _ 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good : 23 And, behold, seven ears, II withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them : 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears : and I told this unto the magicians ; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 1f And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years ; and the seven good ears are seven years : the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years ; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt : 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ; and the famine shall consume the land ; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following ; for it shall be very 'grievous. behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one 6 stalk, xrank and good. And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, 7 sprung up after them. And the thin ears swal lowed up the seven 'rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled ; and he sent and called for all the 2 magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream ; but there was none that could interpret them 9 unto Pharaoh. Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I sdo remember my 10 faults this day : Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief 11 baker : and we dreamed a dream hi one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to 12 the interpretation of his dream. And there was with us there a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; 4me he restored unto mine office, and 14 him he hanged. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed 15 his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it : and I have heard say of thee, that when thou 16 hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of 17 peace. And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of 18 the river: and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well fa- 19 voured ; and they fed in the reed-grass : and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for bad- 20 ness : and the lean and ill favoured kine did eat 21 up the first seven fat kine : and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still ill favoured, 22 as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up 23 upon one stalk, full and good : and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the 24 east wind, sprung up after them : and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians ; but there was none 25 that could declare it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what God is about to do he hath declared unto 26 Pharaoh. The seven good kine are seven years ; and the seven good ears are seven years: the 27 dream is one. And the seven lean and ill fa voured kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years 28 of famine. That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh : what God is about to do he 29 hath shewed unto Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the 30 land of Egypt : and there shall arise after them seven years of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ; and the famine 31 shall consume the land ; and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth ; for it shall be very grievous. R.V. ' Heb. fat. 2 Or; sacredscribes 3 Or, will makementionof 4 Or, I was re stored...and he was hanged 50 GENESIS. XLI. 32 A.v. D Or, pre pared of God. (Or, over seers. t Heb. be not cut off. * Ps. 105. 21.1 Mac. 2. 53.Acts 7. 10, tHeb.armed, or, kiss, II OT,silk, 1 Or, Tender father. t Heb. Abrech. I Or, prince. * ch. 46, 20. & 48. 5. I Or, prince, I That is, For getting. n That is, Fruit ful. * Ps. 105. 16. tHeb.aH wherein was. 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice ; it is because the thing is II estab. lished by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint II of ficers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land 'perish not through the famine. 37 If And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God»s? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : 40 * Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ' ruled : only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed hhn in vestures of "fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck ; 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him, II ' Bow the knee ; and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath- paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah II priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 If And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering ; for it was without number, 50 * And unto Joseph were bom two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti.pherah II priest of On bare unto him, 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn II Manasseh : For God, said he , hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 52 And the name of the second called he IIEph- raim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 % And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54 * And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said : and the dearth was in all lands ; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph ; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened 'all the storehouses, 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is estab lished by God, and God will shortly bring 33 it to pass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set hhn 34 over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let hhn appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of 35 Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the oities, and let them 36 keep it. And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt ; that the 37 land perish not through the famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in 38 the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as . this, a man in whom the spirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so 40 discreet and wise as thou : thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people 'be ruled: only in the throne 41 will I be gi'eater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the 42 land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of 2fine linen, 43 and put a gold chain about his neck; and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, 3Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land of 44 Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in- all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath- paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Jo- 46 seph went out over the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and 47 went throughout all the land of Egypt. And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought 48 forth by handfuls. And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about 49 every city, laid he up in the same. And Joseph laid up com as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without 50 number. And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bare 51 unto him. And Joseph called the name of the firstborn 4 Manasseh: For, said he, God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's 52 house. And the name of the second called he 5Ephraim; For God hath made me fruitful in 53 the land of my affliction. And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came 54 to an end. And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands ; but in all 55 the land of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unio all the Egyptians, Go unto 56 Joseph; what" he saith to you, do. And the famine was over all the face of the earth : and Joseph opened all the storehouses, R.V. 'Or, orderthem selves Or, do homage 2 Or, cotton 3 Abrech, probablyanEgypt ian word, similar in sound to the Hebrewwordmeaningto kneel. 4 That is, Makinglo forget. 5 From a Hebrewword sig nifyingto be fruitful. XLII. 25 GENESIS. 51 A.V. tHeb. hardthingswith them. ' cli. 37. I Heb. bound. t Heb. gath-'ei ed. * ch. 37. 21.' t Heb. an inter preter and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. 42 Now when * Jacob saw that there was com in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence ; that we may live, and not die. 3 If And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy com in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest perad venture mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to 'buy corn among those that came : for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake ' roughly unto them ; and he said unto them, Whence come ye ? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph * remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons ; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve breth ren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. 14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies : 15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be ' kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you : or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he 'put them all together into ward three days. 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live ; for I fear God : 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses : 20 But * bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 If And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the an guish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, * Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear ? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for 'he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept ; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 25 If Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them. and sold unto the Egyptians ; and the famine 57 was sore in the land of Egypt. And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy com; because the famine was sore in all the earth. 42 Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look 2 one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is com in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we 3 may live, and not die. And Joseph's ten breth- 4 ren went down to buy corn from Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradven- 5 lure mischief befall him. And the sons of Is rael came to buy among those that came: for 6 the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down them selves to him with then faces to the earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye ? And they said, From 8 the land of Canaan to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land ye are 10 come. And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, 11 but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man's sons ; we are true men, thy serv- 12 ants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness" of the land ye are 13 come. And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; arid, behold, the youngest is 14 this day with our father, and one is not. And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake 15 unto you, saying, Ye are spies : hereby ye shall be proved : by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother 16 come hither. Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh 17 surely ye are spies. And he put them all to- 18 gether into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live ; for 19 I fear God : if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses : 20 and bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall your words bo verified, and ye shall not 21 die. And they did so. And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; 22 therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear ? therefore also, behold, 23 his blood is required. And they knew not that Joseph understood them ; for there v,fas an in- 24 terpreter between them. And he turned him self about from them, and wept ; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before then1 25 eyes. Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus was it done unto them. D2 R.V. 52 GENESIS. XLII. 26 A.V. t Heb. went forth. tHeb.with us hardth ings. tHeb. protest ing he protest ed. * ch. 42. tHeb.askingheasked us. I Heb. mouth. t Heb. knowingcould we know. I Or, twice by this. 26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money ; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. 28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored ; and, lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart 'failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us ? 29 If And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them ; saying, 30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake ' roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies : 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone : 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men : so will I dehver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. 35 If And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away : all these things are against me. 37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee : de liver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone ; if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye ¦go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 43 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man ' did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your * brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food : 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a bro ther? 7 And they said, The man 'asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your fa ther yet alive ? have ye another brother ? and we told hhn according to the 'tenor of these words: ' could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down ? 8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones, 9 I will be surety for him ; of my hand shalt thou require him: *if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever : 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned II this second time. 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this ; take of the best fruits 26 And they laded their asse3 with their corn, and 27 departed thence. And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodg ing place, he espied his money ; and, behold, it 28 was in the mouth of his sack. And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored ; and, lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto 29 us ? And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that 30 had befallen them; saying, The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us 31 for spies of the country. And we said unto 32 him, We are true men ; we are no spies ; we be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in 33 the land of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one of your breth ren with me, and take corn for the famine of 34 your houses, and go your way : and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men : so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall 35 traffick in the land. And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles 36 of money, they were afraid. And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children : Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these 37 things are 'against me. And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my 38 hand, and I will bring him to thee again. And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; • for his brother is dead, and he only is left : if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to 2the grave. 43 And the famine was sore in the land. And it 2 came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, then- father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little 3 food. And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be 4 with you. If thou wilt send our brother with 5 us, we will go down and buy thee food: but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my 6 face, except your brother be with you. And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a bro- 7 ther? And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kind red, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words ; could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother 8 down? And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, 9 and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou re quire him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then 8let me bear the 10 blame for ever: for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time. 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this; take of the choice fruits R.V. 'Or, upon 2 Heb. Sheol.See ch. xxxvii.35. 2 Heb. I shall have sinnedagainstthee for ever. XLIII. 33 GENESIS. 53 A.V. HOr,And I, as I have been, &c tHeb. kill a killing.tHeb.eat. I Heb. roll himself upon us. ' ch. 42. !. tHeb. comingdown we camedown. tHeb. your money came to me. * ch. 18. 4.& 24 32. tHeb. peace. tHeb.Is there peace to your father ? in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds : 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; perad venture it was an oversight : 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man : 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. II If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 If And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and 'slay, and make ready; for these men shall ' dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Be cause of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ; that he may ' seek occasion against Us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, 0 sir, *' we came indeed down at the first time to buy food : 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food : we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not : your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: 'I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and *gave them water, and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Jo seph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 If And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. ' 27 And he asked them of their 'welfare, and said, 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet alive ? 28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his bro ther Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and re frained himself, and said, Set on bread. 32 And they, set on for hhn by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: be cause the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn accord ing to his birthright, and the youngest according of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little '•balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, 2nuts, and almonds: 12 and take double money in your hand ; and the money that was returned in the -mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand ; peradventure 13 it was an oversight : take also your brother, 14 and arise, go again unto the man: and 8God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood 16 before Joseph. And when Joseph saw Benja min with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with 17 me at noon. And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's 18 house. And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ; that he may 4 seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our 19 asses. And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto him at the 20 door of the house, and said, Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy 21 food : and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: ,. and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put 23 our money in our sacks. And he said, Peace be to you, fear not : your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought 24 Simeon out unto them. And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet ; and he gave 25 their asses provender. And they made -ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him 27 to the earth. And he asked them of their wel fare, and said, Is your father well, the old man 28 of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive ? And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made 29 obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me ? And he said, God be gracious 30 unto thee, my son. And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into 31 his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained him- 32 self, and said, Set on bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is 33 an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according R.V. ' See ch. xxxvii.25. 2 That is, pistachio nuts. 3 Heb. ElShad-dai. 4 Heb. rollhimselfupon us. 54 GENESIS. XLIII. 33 A.Y. I Heb. theydranklargely. t Heb. him that was over hishouse. "Or, maketh trial? I Or, maketrial? to his youth: and the men marvelled one at an other. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and ' were merry with him. 44 And he commanded 'the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put eveiy man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost over take them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye re warded evil for good ? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he II divineth ? yo have done evil in so doing. 6 If And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? 9 AVith whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words : he with whom it is found shall be my servant ; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they speedily took down1 every man his sack to the ground, and opened e%'ery man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 1f And Judah and his brethren came to Jo seph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly II divine ? 16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord ? what shall we speak ? or how shaU we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant ; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 18 If Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, "Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more., 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto to his youth : and the men marvelled one with 34 another. And ' he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and 2were merry with him. 44 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money 2 in his sack's mouth. And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to 3 the word that Joseph had spoken. As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, 4 they and their asses. And when they were ,gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded 5 evil for good ? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye 6 have done evil in so doing. And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these ? God forbid that 8 thy servants should do such a thing. Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy 9 lord's house silver or gold ? With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and 10 we also will be my lord's bondmen. And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my 11 bondman ; and ye shall be blameless. Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in 13 Benjamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to 14 the city. And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house ; and he was yet there : and 15 they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can 16 indeed divine ? And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in 17 whose, hand the cup is found. And he said, God forbid that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto, your father. 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art 19 even as Pharaoh. My lord asked his servants, 20 saying, Have ye a father, or a brother ? And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and » child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of 21 his mother, and his father loveth him. And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, 23 his father would die. And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto XLV. 15 GENESIS. 55 A.V. » ch. 37. 33. > ch. 43. t Heb. find my father. t Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping. * Acts 7. 13.I Or, terrified. tHeb.neitherlet there be anger in your eyes.« ch. 50. 20.t Heb. to put for you a rem nant. thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we said, We cannot go down : if our young est brother be with us, then will we go down : for we may not see the man's face, except our young est brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, * Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall hring down my gray bans with sorrow to the grave. SO 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 with us, that he will die : and thy serv ants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy serv ant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, *If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall ' come on my father. 45 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no. man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he 'wept. aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, *I am Jo seph ; doth my father yet hve ? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were II troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, 'nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : * for God did send me before you to preserve life. . 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you ' to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your fives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God : and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. . 9 Haste ye, and go Up to my father, and say unto hhn, Thus saith thy son Joseph, Ged hath made me lord of all Egypt ; come down unto me, tarry not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast : 11 And there will I nourish thee ; for yet there are five years of famine ; lest thou, and thy house hold, 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 speak- eth 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 Benjamin'sneck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept thy servant my father, we told him the words 25 of my lord. And our father said. Go again, 26 buy us a little food. And we said, We can not go down : if our youngest brother be with lis, then will we go down: for we may not .see the man's face, except our youngest brother 27 be with us. And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two 28 sons : and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I have 29 not seen him since i and if ye take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with 'sorrow to 2the 30 grave. Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us ; seeing that 8his life is bound up in the lad's 31 life ; it shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to 2the 32 grave. For thy servant became surety for the iad unto my father, saying, If I bring hhn not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my 33 father for ever, Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his 34 brethren. For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me ? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father, 45 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself 2 known unto his brethren. And he 4 wept aloud : and the Egyptians heard, and the house of 3 Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said ranto his brethren, I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; 4 for they were troubled at his presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold 5 into Egypt. And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in the which there shall be neither plowing nor har- 7 vest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you 8 alive eby a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of 9 Egypt. Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt : come down 10 unto me, tarry not : and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all 11 that thou hast : and there will I nourish thee ; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, 12 and all that thou hast. And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that 13 it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall 14 haste and bring down my father hither. And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept R.V. .' Heb. evil.2 Heb. Sheol.See ch. xxxvii.35.3 Or, his soul is knit with the lad's soul See ISam.xviii. 1. 4 Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping. 5. Or, to be a great com pany that 56 GENESIS. XLV. 15 A.V. tHeb. wasgood in the eyes of Pha raoh. I Heb. let not your eye spare, Sc t Heb. moidh. t Heb. carry ing. t Heb. his. ' Josh. 24.4 Ps. 105. 23.Isa). 52. 4 'Ex. 1.1. k 6. 14. Num. 26. 1 Chr. 5. 1.* Num. 26.5.* Ex. 6. 15.1 Chr. 4. 24.* 1 Chr. 6.1. "IChr. 2.3.& 4. 21. ch. 38. 3. upon them : and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 IT And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it 'pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye ; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan ; 18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also 'regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 21 And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the 'command ment 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. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses ' laden with the good things of Egypt, 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 they de parted: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. _ 25 1f And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob then- father, 26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And ' Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob then- father revived : 28 And Israel said, It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die. 46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacri fices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father : fear not to go down into Egypt ; for I will there make of thee a great nation : 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again : and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba : and the sons of Israel earned Jacob then- father, and their httle ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, * Jacob, and all his seed with him: 7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 If And * these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons : * Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben ; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 1f And *the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. 11 If And the sons of "Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 If And the sons of * Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. upon them : and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 And. the fame thereof was heard in Pha raoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his 17 servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Ca- 18 naan ; and take your father and your house holds, and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat 19 the fat of the land. Now thou art commanded, this do ye ; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, 20 and bring your father, and come. Also regard not your stuff ; for the good of all the land of 21 Egypt is yours. And the sons of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them 22 provision for the way. To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five 23 changes of raiment. And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with com and bread and victual for his father 24 by the way. So he sent his brethren a.way, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that 25 ye fall not out by the way. And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan 26 unto Jacob then- father. And they told hhn, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, 27 for he believed them not. And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit 28 of Jacob their father revived : and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. 46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacri- 2 fiees unto the God of his father Isaac. ' And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, 3 Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt ; for 4 1 will there make of thee a great nation : I will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall 5 put his hand upon thine eyes. And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh 6 had sent to carry him. And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, 7 Jacob, and all his seed with him : his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his 9 sons : Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, 10 and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon ; ! Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and a Jachin, and s Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. 11 And the sons of Levi; 4Gershon, Kohath, and 12 Merari. And the sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. iln Num.xxvi. 12, 1 Chr. iv. 24, Nemuel. 2 In 1 Oir. iv. 24, Jarib. sin Num. xxvi. 13, 1 Chr. iv. 24, Zerah. 4 In 1 Chr. vi. 16, Ger- shom. XLVII. 4 GENESIS. 57 A.V. •IChr. 7.1. ? ch. 41. 50.• Or, prince. •IChr. 7.6. 8.1. ' Deut 10. 22. tHeb. thigh. t Heb. they are menofcattle. 13 If *And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 1f And the sons of Zebulun ; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 If And the sons of Gad ; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. 17 If *And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ish- uah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister : and the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel^ 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. 20 If And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, * which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah II priest of On bare unto him. 21 T * And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob : all the souls were fourteen. 23 If And the sons of Dan ; Hushim. 24 If And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob : all the souls were seven. 26 *A11 the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his 'loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six ; 27 And the sons of Joseph, which were bom him in Egypt, were two souls : all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28 ^f And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen ; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his Chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and pre sented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto 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 will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me ; 32 And the men are shepherds, for t their trade hath been to feed cattle ; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers : that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 47 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan ; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation ? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to so journ in the land are we come ; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks ; for the famine is 13 And the sons of Issachar ; Tola, and ' Puvah, 14 and lob, and Shimron. And the sons of Zebu- 15 lun ; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. These are the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty 16 and three. And the sons of Gad ; 2 Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and s Ezbon, Eri, and 4 Arodi, 17 and Areli. And the sons of Asher ; Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, 18 and Malchiel. These are the sons of Zilpah, which Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare imto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife ; Joseph and 20 Benjamin. And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were bom Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of 21 On bare unto him. And the sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naa man, 6Ehi, and Rosh, 6 Muppim, and 7Hup- 22 pirn, and Ard. These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob : all the souls were 23 fourteen. And the sons of Dan ; e Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali; 9Jahzeei, and Guni, 25 and Jezer, and 10 Shillem. These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all 26 the souls were seven. All the " souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the 27 souls were threescore and six ; and the sons of Joseph, which were born to him in Egypt, were two souls : all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to shew the way before him unto Goshen ; and 29 they came into the land of Goshen. And Jo seph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen ; and he pre sented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, 30 and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have 31 seen thy face, that thou art yet alive. And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were "in the land of Ca- 32 naan, are come unto me ; and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle ; and they have brought their flocks, and their 33 herds, and all that they have. And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and 34 shall say, What is your occupation ? that ye shall say, Thy servants have beeri keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers : that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd is an abomina tion unto the Egyptians. 4ti Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan ; and, be- 2 hold, they are in the land of Goshen. And from among his brethren he took five men, and 3 presented them unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupa tion ? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy serv ants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers. 4 And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come ; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is R.V. 'Inl Chr. vii. 1, Puak, Jashub. SeeNum. xxvi. 23, 242 In Num. xxvi. 15, Zephon.3 In Num.xxvi. 16, Ozni. «InNum.xxvi. 17, A rod. * In Num. xxvi. 38, A hiram. « In Num.xxvi. 39, Shepha- pham in 1 Chr. vii. 12, Shup- pim. 'In Num. xxvi. 39, Hu- pham. 8 In Num. xxvi. 42, Shuham.f In 1 Chr. vii. 13, Jah-ziel. '"In IChr.vii. 13, Shal-lum."Or,souls belonging to Jacobthat 58 GENESIS. XL VII. 4 A.V. t [1611 any - manj t Heb. How manyare the days of the years of thy life? ' Heb. 11. 9, 13. n Or, as a little child is nour ished. t Heb. according to the little ones. t Heb. led them. t [1611 hadj • Or, pi-inces. 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, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee : 6 The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell ; in the land of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou knowest lany men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him bef oro Pharaoh : and Jacob blessed Pha raoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, 'How old art thou? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, * The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11 1f And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's- household, with bread, ll ' according to their f amilies. 13 If And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence ? for the money f ail eth. 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle ; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle unto 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 then- cattle for that year, 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent ; my lord also thath our herds of cattle ; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands : 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land ? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh : and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them : so the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the II priests bought he not ; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pha raoh gave them: wherefore they sold not then- lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pha raoh: lo, here is 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 .par* unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and sore in the land of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land 5 of Goshen. And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come 6 unto thee : the land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell ; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any !able men among them, then make them rulers over my 7 cattle. And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh : and Jacob blessed 8 Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my 2pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not at tained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of then- pilgrimage. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from 11 the presence of Pharaoh. And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh 12 had commanded. And Joseph nourished his fa ther, and his brethren, and all his father's house hold, with bread, 3 according to then- f amilies. 13 And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason 14 of the famine. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought : and Joseph brought the money into Pha- 15 raoh's house. And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread : for why should we die in thy 16 presence ? for our money faileth. And Joseph said, Give your cattle ; and I will give you for 17 your cattle, if money fail. And they brought their cattle unto Joseph : and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the 4 flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses : and he 5fed them with bread in exchange for all their 18 cattle for that year. And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent ; and the herds of cattle are my lord's ; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19 wherefore should 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 Pharaoh : and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not deso- 20 late. So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man Iris field, because the famine was sore upon 21 them : and the land became Pharaoh's. And as for the people, 6he removed them 7to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even 22 to the other end thereof. Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them ; wherefore they sold 23 not their land. Then Joseph said nnto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for 24 you, and ye shall sow the laDd. And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and R.V. 'Or,men of activity 2 Or, sojourn-ings ' Or, ac cordingto the numberof their littleones 4 Heb. cattleof the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds. 6 Heb. led them as a shep herd. s Ac cording to Samar., Sept. and Vufc., - he made bond men of them, from fyc. ' Or, ac cordingto their cities XLVIII. 15 GENESIS. 59 AV. I Or, princes. t Heb. the days of the years of his life. • ch. 24. 2. 'Heb. 11. 21. * ch. 28. 13.tc 35. 6. ' ch. 41. 50. Josh. 13. 7. » ch. 35. 19. tHeb.heavy. 'Heb. 11. 21. for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives : let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the II priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. 27 If And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen ; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob-lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so + the whole age of 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 kind ly and truly with me ; bm-y me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 30 But I will he with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their bury ingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And "Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. 48 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, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at *Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 5 If And now thy * two sons, Ephraim and Ma nasseh, which were bom unto thee in the land of Egypt 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 called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, * Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath : and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath ; the same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in thisplace. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were ' dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto hhn; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who. was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first born. 15 If And * he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before for your food, and for them of your households, 25 and for food for your little ones. And they said, Thou hast saved our lives : let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's 26 servants. And Joseph made it a statute con cerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth ; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh's. 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt,- in the land of Goshen ; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied ex ceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seven teen years : so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew near 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 30 pray thee, in Egypt : but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in then- buryingplace. And he said, 31 1 will do as thou hast said. And he said, Swear unto me : and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. 48 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh 2 and Ephraim. And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the 3 bed. And Jacob said unto Joseph, ' God Al mighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of . 4 Canaan, and blessed me, and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed 5 after thee for an everlastmg possession. And now thy two sons, which were bom unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine ; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou 2 begettest after them, shall be thine ; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Ra chel died 8 by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who 9 are these ? And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, 10 unto me, and I will bless them. Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him ; and 11 he kissed them, and embraced them. And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed 12 also. And Joseph brought them out from be tween his knees; and he bowed himself with 13 his face to the earth. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand to ward Israel's right hand, and brought them 14 near unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, 4guiding his hands wittingly; 15 for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before R.V. 'Heb.El Shad- dai. 2 Or, hast be gotten » Or, to my sorrow 4 Or, crossing his hands 60 GENESIS. XLVIII. 15 A.V. t Heb. as fishes do increase. tHeb. fulness. tlleb.*> not thou excel. ' ch. 35. !2. 1 Qir. 5. 1.1 Or, my couch is gone. • Or, theirswordsare weaponsofviolence.lOr, houghedoxen. whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them ' grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son,' I know it : he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great : but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a 'multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the laud of your fathers. 22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. 49 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 % Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the exceUency of power : 4 Unstable as water, 'thou shalt not excel; be cause thou *wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it : II he went up to my couch. 5 If Simeon and Levi are brethren ; II instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. 6 0 my soul, come not thou into then- secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united : for hi their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they II digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 8 If Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a Hon, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes : 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 If Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 If Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which hath fed me all my life long unto 16 this day, the angel which hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them grow into a 17 multitude in the midst of the earth. And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him : and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father : for this is the firstborn ; put thy right 19 hand upon his head. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it', he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater "than he, and his seed shall become 'a 20 multitude of nations. And he blessed them that day, saying, 2In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh : and he set Ephraim before Manas- 21 seh. And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die : but God shall be with you, and bring you 22 again unto the land of your fathers. Moreover I have given to thee one 8 portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. 49 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said,; Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. 2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; And hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the 4 beginning of my strength ; The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. 4 5 Unstable as water, cthou shalt not have the excellency ; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. 5 Simeon and Levi are brethren ; Weapons of violence are their 7 swords. 6 0 my soul, come not thou into their 8 council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united ; For in their anger they slew 9a man, And in their selfwill they houghed 10an ox. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce ; And their wrath, for it was cruel : I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel. 8 Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise : Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine ene mies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp ; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up : He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness ; who shall rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor "the ruler's staff from between his feet, '2 Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes : 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk. 13 Zebulun shall dwell at the 13haven of the sea: And he shall be for an 'Shaven of ships ; And his border shall be "upon Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds : R.V. 'Heb. fulness. 2 Or, By 3 Or, mount ain slope Heb. shechem,shoul der. 4 Or, first- fruits 3 Or, Bubblingover « Or, have not thou ' Or, com pacts 8 Or, secret» Or, menio Or, oxen "Or,a law giver '3 Or, Till he come to Shiloh, having the obed ience of the peoples Or, as read by the Sept., Until thatwhich i his shall come ch. 3. 12. & 12. 35. * Ecclus. 45. 1. * ch. 12. 29. tHeb. that is at thy feet. tHeb. heat of anger. 21 *f And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be dark ness over the land of Egypt, ' even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days : 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: "but all the child ren of Israel had light in their dwellings. 21 If And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give 'us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that wo may sacri fice unto the Lord our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither. 27 If But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt ; afterwards he will let you go hence : when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, "jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man * Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, "About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sittethupon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maid servant that is behind the mill; and all the first born of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry 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, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down un to me, and bow down 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 'a great anger. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you ; that my wonders may be multiphed in the land of Egypt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh : and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months : it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 1f Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, ieven dark- 22 ness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three 23 days ; they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also 25 go with you. And Moses said, Thou must also give hito our hand sacrifices and burnt offer ings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our 26 God. Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God ; and we know not with what we must serve the 27 Lord, until we come thither. But the Lord 2 hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not 28 let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my 29 face thou shalt die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken, well ; I will see thy face again no more. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt ; afterwards he will let you go hence: swhen he shall let you go, he shall 2 surely thrust you out hence altogether. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of 3 gold. And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt : 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all 6 the firstborn of cattle. And there shall be a . great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall 7 be like it any more. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog 4move Ms tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference 8 between the Egyptians and Israel. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down 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 hot anger. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you: that my wonders may 10 be multiphed in the land of Egypt. And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pha raoh: and the Lord2 hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron 2 in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall 3 be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall R.V. 1 Or, so that men shall grope in dark ness 2 Heb. made strong. 3 Or, when he shall let you go alto gether, he shall utterly thrustyou out hence ' Heb. whet. 70 EXODUS. XII. 3 AV. II Or, kid. t Heb. son of a year. tHeb. between the two even ings. (I Or, princes. t Heb. for a destruction. t Heb. soul. ' Lev. 23. 5. Num. 2 16. ' Heb. 11. 28. take to them every man a II lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house : 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls ; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male ' of the first year : ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats : 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it 'in the even ing. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread ; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11 If And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand ; and ye shall eat it in haste : it is the Lord's passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast ; and against all the II gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are : and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you t to destroy you, 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 throughout your generations ; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses : for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be 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 selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18 If * In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 If Then Moses called for all the elders of Isra el, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a II lamb according to your families, and kill the pass- over. 22 "And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason ; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. take to them every man a Jlamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for an household : 4 and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls ; according to every man's eating ye shall 5 make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year : ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats : 6 and ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month : and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it 2at even. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side posts and on the lintel, upon the 8 houses wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they 9 shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ; but that which remaineth of it until 11 the morning ye shall bum with fire. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand : and ye shall eat it in haste : it is the Lord's 12 passover. For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast ; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute 13 judgements : I am the Lord. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are : and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you 8to destroy you, when I smite the 14 land of Egypt. And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord : throughout your generations ye shall 15 keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that 16 soul shall be cut off from Israel. And in the first day there shall be to you an holy convoca tion, and in the seventh day an holy convoca tion; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, 17 that only may be done of you. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread ; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations 18 by an ordinance for ever. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and 19 twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found hi your houses : for whosoever eateth that which is lea vened, that soul shall be cut off from the con gregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, 20 or one that is born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, 4Draw out, and take you 6 lambs according to your families, 22 and kill the passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. R.V. 1 Or, kid 2 Hob. betweenthe two evenings. 3 Or, for a de stroyer 4 Or, Go forth 5 Or, kids XII. 44 EXODUS. 77 AV. ' Josh. 4.6. ' Wisd. 18. 11. tHeb. house of thepit.. «Or,dough. * ch. 3. 22. &11. 2. ' Num. 33.3. tHeb.a great mixture. •Gen.15. 13. Acts 7.6. Gal. 3.17. t Heb. a night of observations. 23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians ; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. . 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordin ance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, accord ing as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 "And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? 27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 29 If "And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, "from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the t dungeon ; and all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians ; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 If And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel ; and go, serve the Lord', as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone ; and bless me also. 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the peo ple, that they might send them out of the land in haste ; for they said, We be all dead men. 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, then- II kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians "jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment : 36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. 37 If And "the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 38 And 'a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And , they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which, they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened ; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 If Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was "four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is ' a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be ob served of all the children of Israel in their gener ations. 43 If And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians ; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite 24 you. And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land .which the Lord will give you, accord ing as he hath promised, that ye shall keep 26 this service. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean 27 ye by this service ? that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, Jwho passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and de livered our houses. And the people bowed the 28 head and worshipped. And the children of Israel went and did so ; as the Lord had com manded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 29 And it came to pass at midnight, that the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon ; and all the firstborn 30 of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians ; and there was a great cry in Egypt ; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, ¦ and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel ; 32 and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said. Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have 33 said, and be gone ; and bless me also. And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste ; for they said, We 34 be all dead men. And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in then- clothes upon 35 their shoulders. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses ; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of 36 gold, and raiment : and the Lord gave the peo ple favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they spoiled the Egyptians. 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand 38 on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them ; and 39 flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened ; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared 40 for themselves any victual. Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, which they sojourned in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out 42 from the land of Egypt. It is 2 a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt : s this is that night of the Lord, to be much observed of all the child ren of Israel throughout their generations. 43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there 44 shall no alien eat thereof : but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. R.V. I Or, for that he 2 Or, a night of watching unto theLord 3 Or, thissamenight is a night of watch- inp unto HieLord for all $c. EXODUS. XII. 45 A.V. ' Num. I. 12. John 19. 36. t Heb. do it. * ch. 22. 29.& 34 19. Lev. 27. 26. Num. 3. 13. I. 16. Luke 2. 23. t Heb. servants. ' ch. 22. 29. i 31. 19. Ezek. 44. 30. t Heb. cause to pass over.« Or, kid. t Heb. to morrow. 45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house ; * neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall 'keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it ; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 "Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatso ever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast : it is mine. 3 *i And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of 'bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place : there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out in the month Abib. 5 1f And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread bo seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 8 If And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth : for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. 11 If And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, 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, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord's. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt re deem with a II lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 14 If And it shall be when thy son asketh thee ' in time to come, saying, What is this ? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage : 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the first born in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacri fice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males ; but all the firstborn of my children I re deem. 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by 45 A sojourner and an hired servant shall not eat 46 thereof. In one house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house ; neither shall ye break a bone 47 thereof. All the congregation of Israel shall 48 !keep it. And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let hhn come near and keep it ; and he shall be as one that is born in the land : but no uncir- 49 cumcised person shall eat thereof. One law shall be to him-that is homeborn, and unto the 50 stranger that sojourneth among you. Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord com- 51 manded Moses and Aaron, so did they. And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Is rael, both of man and of beast : it is mine. 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of 2 bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place : 4 there shall no leavened bread be eaten. This 5 day ye go forth in the month Abib. And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou 6 shalt keep this service in this month. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days ; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be 8 leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders. And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which the Lord did for me 9 when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign nnto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy mouth : for with a strong hand halb. the Lord brought thee out of 10 Egypt. Thou shalt therefore keep this ordin ance in its season from year to year. 11 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it 12 thee, that thou shalt sset apart unto the Lord all that openeth the womb, and every firstling which thou hast that cometh of a beast; the 13 males shall be the Lord's. And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 4lamb ; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck: and all the firstborn of man 14 among thy sons shalt thou redeem. And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of 15 2bondage: and it came to pass, when Pharaoh 6 would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first born of man, and the firstborn of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the womb, being males ; but all the firstborn of my sons I re- 16 deem. And it shall be for a sign upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by R.V. iHeb.do it. 2 Heb. bond men. 3 Heb. cause to pass over.4 Or, kid « Or, hard enedhimselfagainst lettingus go XIV 15 EXODUS. 79 A.V. 1 Or, by five in a rank. " Gen. 50. 25. Josh. 24 32.* Num. 33.6. ' Num. 14 14 ]>sut. 1. 33. Ps. 78.14. 1 Cor. 10. 1. ' Nch. 9. 19. ^ Num. 33.7. * Josh. £4 6. 1 Mac. 4. * ch. 6. 9. 1 Or, for whereasyou have seen the Egypt ians to day, &c. strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 If And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they re turn to Egypt : 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea : and the children of Israel went up II harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him : for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 1f And * they took then- journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wild erness. 21 And * the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light ; to go by day and night : 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, _* nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before "Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so. 5 If And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him : 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 9 But the * Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. 10 If And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord. 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 12 *Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians ? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 If And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day : II for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 % And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near ; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they re- 18 turn to Egypt : but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea : and the children of Israel went up armed out 19 of the land of Egypt. And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you ; and ye shall carry up my 20 bones away hence with you. And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in 21 Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light ; that they might go by day and by night: 22 Ithe pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, be tween Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon : over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness 4 hath shut them in. And I will 2 harden Pha raoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled : and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the peo ple, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready -his 8 chariot, and took his 7 people with him : and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, 8 and captains over all of them. And the Lord 4 hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with an high 9 hand. And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamphig by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before 10 Baal-zephon. And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid : and the children of 11 Israel cried out unto the Lord. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus 12 with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt ? Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it w-ere better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die 13 in the wilderness. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salv ation of the Lord, which he will work for you to-day: 5for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for 14 ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore R.V. 1 Or, he took not away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the q-c. 2 Heb. makestrong. 3 Or, chariots 4 Heb. made strong. 5 Or, for ivhereas ye have seen the Egyptians to day 80 EXODUS. XIV 15 A.V. " Josh. 4. 23. Ps. 114 3. * Ps. 78. 13.1 Cor. 10. 1.Heb. 11. » Or, and made themto go heavily. t Heb. shook off. ' Ps. 106. t Heb. hand. * Wisd. 10. 20. criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them : and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 1f And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before then- face, and stood behind them : 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were * divided. 22 And "the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 If And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pha raoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, H that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26 *f And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon then' chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it ; and the Lord 'overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as * one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea ; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great twork which the Lord did upon the Egyptians : and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses. 15 Then sang * Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed glori ously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. _ 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea : his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. criest thou unto me? speak unto the children 16 of Israel, that they go forward. And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17 And I, behold, I will 1 harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they' shall go in after them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon 18 his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and 19 upon his horsemen. And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind 20 them: and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night : and the one came not near the other all 21 the night. And Moses, stretched out his hand over the sea ; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters 22 were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground : and the waters were a wall unto them on their 23 right hand, and on their left. And the Egypt ians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his 24 chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the Lord looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited 25 the host of the Egyptians. And he 2took off their chariot wheels, sthat they drave them heavily : so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel ; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their 27 chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its 4 strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord 5 overthrew the Egyptians in the 28 midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea ; there remained not so much as 29 one of them. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea ; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right 30 hand, and on then' left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egypt ians ; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon 31 the sea shore. And Israel saw the great 8 work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord : and they believed in the Lord, and in his servant Moses. 15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he 7hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 8The Lord is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation : This is my God, and I will praise him ; My father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war: The Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea : And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. 5 The deeps cover them : They went down into the depths like a stone. R.V. IHeb.make strong. 2 Some ancientversions read, bound. a Or, andmadethem lo drive 4 Or, wonteil flow3 Heb. shook off. « Heb. hand. 1 Or, is highlit exalted 8 Heb. Juh. XV. 20 EXODUS. 81 A.V. f Or, re possess. lOr, mighty ones? »Dcut 2.25.Josh. 2. 'Deut 2. 25. Josh. 2. 9. (That is, Bitter ness. * Ecclus. 38.5.t [1611 omits for them] 6 Thy right hand, 0 Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, 0 Lord, hath dashed hi pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee : thou sentest. forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall I destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is Eke unto thee, 0 Lord, among the II gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fear-_ ful in praises, doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 14 * The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 16 "Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast pur chased. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, 0 Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuaiy, O Lord, which thy hands have established. 18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 If And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took "¦ timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 *fi And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called II Marah. 24 And the people murmured against Moses, say ing, What shall we drink ? 25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a * tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet : there he made 'for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 And said, Ti thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, 6 Thy right hand, 0 Lord, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, 0 Lord, dasheth in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee : Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as an heap ; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil: My lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. , 10 Thou- didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee, 0 Lord, among the gods ? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst-out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led the people which thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. 14 The peoples have heard, they tremble : Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then were the dukes of Edom amazed ; The x mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them : All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. 16 Terror and dread f aileth upon them ; By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone ; Till thy people pass over, 0 Lord, Till the people pass over which thou hast 2 purchased. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, The. sanctuary, 0 Lord, which thy hands have established. 18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with 21 dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he shath triumphed gloriously ; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22 And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur ; and they went three days in the wilder- 23 ness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: there- 24 fore the name of it was called 4 Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, 25 What shall we drink ? And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them; 26 and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, R.V. i Heb. rams. 2 Heb. gotten. 3 Or, is h ighly exalted 4 That is, Bitterness. EXODUS. XV. 26 A.V. 'Num.13.9. tHeb. the por tion of a day in his day. * Num. 11. 31. "Num.11.7.Ps. 78. 24Wisd.16.20.II Or, What is this ? or, It is a portion. ?John 6. 31.1 Cor. 10. 3. t Heb. by the poll, or, head. t Heb. souls. ' 2 Cor. 8.15. I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that healeth thee. 27 % "And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped there by the waters. 1(3 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after then- departing out of the land of Egypt. 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 unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 If Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you ; and the peo ple shall go out and gather ' a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in ; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt : 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord ; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord : and what are we, that ye mur mur against us ? 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full ; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur a- gainst him : and what are we ? your mm-murings are not against us, but against the LonD. 9 If And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord "appeared in the cloud. 11 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. 13 And it came to pass, that at even * the quails came up, and covered the camp : and in the morn ing the dew lay round about the host. 14 And when * the dew that lay was gone up, be hold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, II It is manna : for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, * This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. 16 1f This is the thing which the Lord hath com manded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer 'for every man, according to the number of your 'persons; take ye eveiy man for them which are in his tents. 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. 18 And when they did mete it with an omer, "he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that healeth thee. 2,1 And they came to Ehm, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm trees : and they encamped there by the waters. 16 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is be tween Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of 2 the land of Egypt. And the whole congrega tion of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: 3 and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilder ness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you ; and the peo ple shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether 5 they will walk in my law, or no. And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall 6 be twice as much as they gather daily. And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of 7 Egypt : and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord ; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord : and what 8 are we, that ye murmur against us ? And Moses said, This shall be, when the. Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full ; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against hhn : and what are we ? your murmur ings are not against us, but against the Lord. 9 And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord : for he hath heard your 10 mm-murings. And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the child ren of Israel, that, they looked toward the wild erness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord 11 appeared in the cloud. And the Lord spake 12 unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmur ings of the children of Israel : speak unto them, saying, JAt even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. 13 And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp : and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp. 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, be hold, upon the face of the wilderness a, small 2 round thing, small as the hoar frost on the 15 ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, 3What is it? for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which the Lord 16 hath given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them which are 17 in his tent. And the children of Israel did 18 so, and gathered some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that R.V. 1 Heb. Between the two even ings. - Or, flake 3 Or, II is manna Heb. Man hu. XVII. 5 EXODUS. 83 A.V. * Josh. .12. Nell. 9. 15. .- * Num. 20.4 » ch. 7. 20. gathered little 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 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Mo ses ; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 22 1f And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers f or one man : and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord : bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade : and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said, Eat that to day ; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord : to day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 27 If And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long re fuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws ? 29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 And the house of Israel called the name there of Manna : and it was like coriander seed, white ; and the taste of it teas like wafers made with honey. 32 If And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations ; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 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 Testimony, to be kept. 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, "until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore * the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said imto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord ? 3 And the people thirsted there for water ; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst ? 4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people ? they be almost ready to stone me. 5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith "thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. gathered little had no lack ; they gathered every 19 man according to his eating. And Moses said unto them, Let no man leave of it till the morn- 20 ing. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and 21 Moses was wroth-with them. And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating : and when the sun waxed hot, it 22 melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the 23 congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath spoken, To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe ; and all that remaineth over lay up for 24 you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade : and it did not stink, neither was there any worm 25 therein. And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the Lord : to-day ye 26 shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the seventh day is the sab- 27 bath, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people for to gather, and they. 28 found none. . And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments 29 and my laws ? See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days ; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out 30 of his place on the seventh day. So the people 31 rested on the seventh day. And the house of Israel called the name thereof 1 Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste 32 of it was like wafers made with honey. And Moses said, This is the thing which.the Lord hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of 33 Egypt. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your 34 generations. As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be 35 kept. And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 17" And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by then- 2journeys, according to the command ment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may 'drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me ? 3 wherefore do ye tempt the Lord ? And the people thirsted there for water ; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst ? 4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people ? they be alinost ready 5 to stone me. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel ; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. F 2 R.V. IHeb. Man. 2 Or, stages 81 EXODUS. XVII. 6 AV. * Num. 24. 20. 1 Sam. 15.3.I That is, The Lord my banner.1 Or, Be cause the hand of Amalekisagainstthethrone of theLord,therefore, $c. tHeb. the hand upon the throneof the Lord. " ch. 2. 16. * ch. 2. 22.« That is, A strangei- tliere.II That is, My God is an help.tHeb. peace. t Heb. found them. » ch. 1. 10, 16, 22. &5. 7. k 14. 18. 6 "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the peo ple may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place I'Massah, and ll Meribah, because of the chiding of the child ren of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not ? 8 If * Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto "Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek : to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek : and 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 prevailed : and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy ; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : for * I will utterly put out the remem brance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it II Jehovah-nissi : 16 For he said, II Because ' the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. 18 When "Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt; 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zip porah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3 And her two sons ; of which the * name of the one loas H Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land : 4 And the name of the other was 1 Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh : 5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: 6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 7 If And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him ; and they asked each other of their 'welfare; and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had ' come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had deliv ered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egypt ians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods : * for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. 12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the 7 sight of the elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place !Massah, and 2 Meribah, be cause of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord .among us, or not ? 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel 9 in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek :, and Moses, Aaron, and 11 Hur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed : and when he let down 12 his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy ; and they took a stone, and put it under hhn, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his hands were steady until the going down of the 13 sun. And Joshua 3 discomfited Amalek and his 14 people with the edge of the sword. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memor ial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: 4that I will utterly blot out the re- 15 membrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it 16 5 Jehovah-nissi : and he said, "The Lord hath sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. 18 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 And Jethro, Moses' father hi law, took Zip porah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, 3 and her two sons ; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been 7a 4 sojourner hi a strange land: and the name of the other was 8 Eliezer; for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me 5 from the sword of Pharaoh : and Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was 6 encamped, at the moimt of God : and he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons 7 with her. And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their wel- 8 fare ; and they came into the tent. And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord de- 9 livered them. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of 10 the Egyptians. And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from 11 under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods : yea, in the thing wherem they dealt proudly against 12 them. And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God : and Aaron R.V. i That is, Tempt ing, or, Proving.2 Thatii, Chiding, or, Strife. 3 Heb. pro strated. 4 Or, for 5 That is, The Lordis my banner. 3 Or, Becausethere is a hand against the throne of Vie Lord Heb. A hand is lifted up upon the throne of Jah.'Heb.Ger. See ch. ii. 22. s Heb. El, God, and ezer, help. XIX. 7 EXODUS. A.V. tHeb.a man and his fellow. tHeb. Fading thou wilt fade. * Deut. 1.9. ' Acts 7. * Deut. 29. 2. * Deut. 5.2. • T)eut. 10. 14 Ps. 24 1. * 1 Pet. 8. 9. Rev. 1. 6. came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 13 If And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Be cause the people come unto me to enquire of God : 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me ; and I judge between ' one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 ' Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee : for this thing is too heavy for thee ; * thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee : Be thou for the people to God- ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons : and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God com mand thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 If And Moses let his father in law depart ; and he went his way into his own land. 19 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness ; and there Israel camped before the mount. 3 And * Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel ; 4 * Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now "therefore, if ye will obey my voice in deed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for * all the earth is mine : 6 And ye shall be unto me a "kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 7 If And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before then- faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people : and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the even- 14 ing. And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people ? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand 15 about thee from morning unto even ? And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the 16 people come unto me to inquire of God : when they have a matter, they come unto me ; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his 17 laws. And Moses' father in law said unto hhn, 18 The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this peo ple that is with thee : for the thing is too heavy for thee ; thou art not able to perform it thyself 19 alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the 20 causes unto God : and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work 21 that they must do. Moreover thou shalt pro vide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers 22 of tens : and let them judge the people at all seasons : and it shall be, that every great mat ter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves : so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the 23 burden with thee. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go 24 to their place in peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all 25 that he had said. And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hund- 26 reds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons : the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every 27 small matter they judged themselves. And Moses let Iris father in law depart ; and he went his way into his own land. 19 In the third month after the children of Is rael were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of 2 Sinai. And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they pitched in the wilderness ; and there 3 Israel camped before the mount. And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, sayhig, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the 4 children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me 1from among all 6 peoples : for all the earth is mine : and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of 7 Israel. And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. R.V. 1 Or, above 80 EXODUS. XIX. 8 AV. " ch. 24. 3, 7. 1 >eut. 5. 27.& 26. 17. ' Heb. 12. 20. J Or, cornet. " Deut. 1. 11. t Heb. contest. * Deut. 5.6. Ps. 81. 10. t Heb. servants. ' Lev. 26. 1. Ps. 97. 7. 8 And "all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the jleople may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people uuto the Lord. 10 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to mor row, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: "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 I! trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 14 If And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day : come not at your wives. 16 If And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And "mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire : and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, ' charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze", and many of them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them. 23 And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou charg- edst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 24 And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them. 25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them. 20 And God spake all these words, saying, 2*1 am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 'bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto the 9 Lord. 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 may also believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words 10 of the people unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash 11 then- garments, and be ready against the third day : for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount 13 shall be surely put to death : no hand shall touch !bim, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through ; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live : when the 2 trumpet soundeth 11 long, they shall come up to the mount. And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people ; and they 15 washed their garments. And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day : come 16 not near a woman. And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and Kghtnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were 17 in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God ; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole 8 mount quaked 19 greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and 20 God answered him by a voice. And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses to the top 21 of the moimt ; and Moses went up. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord 22 to gaze, and many of them perish. And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth 23 upon them. And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds 24 about the mount, and sanctify it. And the Lord said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he 25 break forth upon them. So Moses went down unto the people, and told them. 20 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God,' which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 4bondage. 3 Thou shalt have none other gods 5 before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor the likeness of any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 5 or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me; R.V. 1 Or, it 2 Or, ram's horn 3 Some ancientauthoritieshave,people. 4 Heb. bond men.3 Or, beside me XXI. 6 EXODUS. 87 AV. "Lev. 19. 12. Deut. 5. 11. Matt. 5. 33. » ch. 23. 12. Ezek. 20. 12. Luke 13. 14 ' Gen. 2. « Deut. 5.16. Matt. 15. 4 Eph.6.2. ' Matt. 5.21. * Rom. 7.7. ' Heb. 12. 18. * Deut 5.27. & 18. 16. k Deut. 27.5.Josh. 8. 31. t Heb. build them with hewing. ' Lev. 25. 41. Deut. 15. 12. Jer. 34. 14. tHeb. with his body. tHeb.sayingshall 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vahi. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 * Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manserv ant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : 11 For * in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wheref ore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 If "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 "Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any tiring that is thy neighbour's. 18 1f And "all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking : and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, * Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was: 22 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 If An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And "if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not 'build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered there on. 21 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 2 * If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 3 If he came in 'by himself, he shall go out by himself : if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 H his master have given him a wife, and she have born hhn sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 5 And if the servant ' shall plainly say , I love my master, my wife, and my children ; I will not go out free : 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. 6 and shewing riiercy unto 1 thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God 2in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name 2in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy 10 work : but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy 11 gates : for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 12 Honour thy father and thy mother : that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt do no murder. 11 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they 8 trembled, and stood afar 19 off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God 20 speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not : for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, 21 that ye sin not. And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye your selves have seen that I have talked with you 23 from heaven. Ye shall not make other gods with me ; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye 24 shall not make unto you. An altar of earth thou .shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace of ferings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I 4record my name I will come 25 unto thee and I will bless thee. And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones : for if thou lift up thy 26 tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. 21 Now these are the judgements which thou shalt set before them. 2 .If thou buy an Hebrew 5 servant, six years he shall serve : and in the seventh he shall go 3 out free for nothing. If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, 4 then his wife shall go out with him. If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by him- 5 self. But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; 6 I will not go out free : then his master shall bring him unto 6God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door post ; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and ho shall serve him for ever. R.V. i Or, a thou sand gener ations SeeDeut.vii. 9. 2 Or, for vanityor false hood ¦¦ Or, were moved 4 Or, cause my nameto be remembered 5 Or, bondman « Or, the judges 88 EXODUS. XXI. 7 A.V. tHeb.be evil in the eyes of, &c. " Lev. 24. 17. 'Deut * Lev. 20. 9. Prov. 20. 20.Matt. 15. 4. Mark 7. 10.10r, rcvileth.H Or, his neighbour.I Hob. hisceasing. t Heb. avenged. ? Lev. 24 20. Deut. 19. 21.Matt. 5. 38. : [leu omits of silver] 7 If And if a man sell Iris daughter to be a maid servant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. 8 If she 'please not her master, who hath be trothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceit fully 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 wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. 11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money. 12 If "He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God dehver him into his hand; then "I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile ; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 Tf And he that smiteth his father, or his mo ther, shall be surely put to death. 16 If And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17 1f And "he that » curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 18 If And if men strive together, and one smite II another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit : only he shall pay for Uhe loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. 20 If And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand ; he shall be surely 'punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. 22 1f If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet _ no mischief follow : he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon hhn; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 If And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for Iris tooth's sake. 28 If If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die : then * the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall 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 hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman ; the 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 him. 31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels I of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33 If And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man 7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a a maid servant, she shall not go out as the menserv- 8 ants do. If she please not her master, 2who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath 9 dealt deceitfully with her. And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after 10 the manner of daughters. If he take him an other wife ; her 8 food, her raiment, and her 11 duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money. 12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall 13 surely be put to death. And if a man lie not in wait, but God dehver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he 14 shall flee. And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17 And he that " curseth his father, or his mo ther, shall surely be put to death. 18 And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die 19 not, but keep his bed : if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for 5the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. 20 And if a man smite 6his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; 21 he shall surely be punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished : for he is his money. 22 And if men strive together, and hurt a wo man with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow : he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges de- 23 termine. But if any mischief follow, then thou 24 shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for 25 tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it ; he shall 27 let him go free for his eye's sake. And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maid servant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 28 And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten ; but the owner of the 29 ox shall be quit. But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman ; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put 30 to death. If th,ere be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his 31 life whatsoever is laid upon hhn. Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgement shall it be done 32 unto him. If the ox gore a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto then- master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. , 33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man R.V. 'Or, bondwoman 2 An other reading is, so that he hath not espousedher. 3 Heb. flesh. 4 Or, recilcth * Heb. hissilting or ceasing. G Or, his bond man, or his bond woman XXII. 20 EXODUS. 89 A.V. I Or, goat. * 2 Sam. 12.6. ' Gen. 31. 39. Deut, 23. 28. t Heb. weigh. * Deut. 13.13,14,15.1 Mac. 2. ¦21. shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein ; 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner'of them ; and the dead beast shall be his. 35 If And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it ; and the dead ox also they shall divide. 36 Or. if it be kuown that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept hhn in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. 22 If a man shall steal an ox, or a 1 sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and "four sheep for a sheep. 2 If If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him ; for he should make full resti tution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep ; he shall restore double. 5 T If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of-the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. 6 If If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 If If a man shall dehver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. 9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be Iris, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neigh bour. 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it : 11 Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 12 And * if it be stolen from hhn, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 If And if a man borrow ought of his neigh bour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. 16 If And "if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto hhn, he shall 'pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 1f Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 If Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 If * He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or 34 an ass fall therein, the owner of the pit Bhall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead beast shall be his. 35 And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die ; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall 36 divide. Or if it" be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in ; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his own. 22 H a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he shall pay five oxen for an 2 ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he die, there shall be no ibloodguiltiness for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him : he should make resti tution; if he have nothing, then he shall be 4 sold for his theft. If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep ; he shall pay double. 5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. 6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house ; if the thief be found, he shall 8 pay double. If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto 2 God, to see whether he have not put his hand 9 unto his neighbour's goods. For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any maimer of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before 2God; he whom 2God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man 11 seeing it : the oath of the Lord shall be be tween them both, whether he hath not put Ms hand unto his neighbour's goods ; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not 12 make restitution. But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner there- 13 of. If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness; he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 And if a man 5 borrow aught of his neigh bour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make resti- 15 tution. If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good : if it be an hired thing, 4 it came for its hire. 16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely 17 pay a dowry for her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be 5 utterly destroyed. R.V. [Ch. xxi. 37 in Heb.] [Ch. xxii. linHeb.]l Heb. blood. 2 Or, the judges 3 Heb. ask. 4 Or, it is reckonedin (Heb. cometh into) its It ire 5 Heb. devoted. See Lev. xxvii. 29. 90 A.V. * Lev. 19. 33. ' Zech. 7. 10. '" Lev. 25. 37. Deut 23. 19.Ps. 15. 5. ' Acts 23. 5. I Or, judges. t Heb. thy fulness. t Heb. tear. * ch. 13. 2,12.& 34. 19. ' Lev. 22. 8. F.zek. 44. 31.« Or, receive. I Heb. answer. Deut. !-2. 4. II Or, wilt thou cease to helphim?or, and ivouldcsl cease to leave thy business for him: thou shaltsurelyleave it to j oiu with itiin. • Deut. 10. 19. Kcclus. 20. 29. t Heb. theseeing. t Heb. soul. ' Lev. 25. 3. "Or,olivetrees. * ch. 20. 5. Deut. 5. 13.Luke 13. 14. S [1611 names] * Deut. 16. 16. " ch. 13. 3.& 34. 18. > Deut. 16. 16. Ecclus. 35. 4. EXODUS. XXII. 21 21 ^f "Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 If * Ye shall not afflict any widow, or father less child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry ; 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25 if * If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt dehver it unto him by that the sun goeth down : 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he erieth unto me, that I will hear ; for I am gracious. 28 if * Thou shalt not revile the II gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 If Thou shalt not delay to offer 'the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy 'liquors : * the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with Iris dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 31 ir And ye shall be holy men unto me : * nei ther shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 23 Thou shalt not II raise a false report: put not thine hand with the, wicked to be an un righteous witness. 2 if Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil ; neither shalt thou 'speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment ': 3 1f Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 "If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, II and wouldest forbear to hell) him, thou shalt surely help with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. 8 If And "thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth 'the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 if Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the 'heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers hi the land of Egypt. 10 And * six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof : 11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still ; that the poor of thy people may eat : and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy H oliveyard. 12 * Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thme ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13 And in all things' that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the iname of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 «f * Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 "Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou earnest out from Egypt: "and none shall appear before me empty:) 21 And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him : for ye were strangers 22 in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any 23 widow, or fatherless child. H thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I 24 will surely hear their cry ; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25 H thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor ; neither shall ye lay upon him 26 usury. If thou at all take thy neighbour's gar ment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him 27 by that the sun goeth down : for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin : wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he erieth unto me, that I will hear ; for I am gracious. 28 Thou shalt not revile 1 God, nor curse a ruler 29 of thy people. Thou shalt not delay to offer of 2the abundance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou 30 give unto me. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep : seven days it shall be with its dam ; on the eighth day thou 31 shalt give it me. And ye shall be holy men unto me : therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 23 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an un- 2 righteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou 8 speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to 3 wrest judgement : neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to 5 him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, 4and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgement of thy 7 poor in his cause. Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will uot justify the wicked. 8 And thou shalt take no gift : for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the 6 words 9 of the righteous. And a stranger shalt thou not oppress : for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and 11 shalt gather in the increase thereof : but the seventh year thou shalt "let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy 12 vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt 7rest: that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, 13 and the stranger, may be refreshed. And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed : and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto 15 me in the year. The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep: seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it thou earnest out from Egypt) ; and none shall appear before me empty: R.V. 1 Or, the judges 2 Heb. thy ful ness and thy tear. 3 Or, bear witness 1 Or, and wouldest forbear lo re lease it for him, thoushaltsurely release it with him 5 Or, cause 6 Or, release it and let it lie fallow See Deut.xv. 2. 7 Or, keep sabbath XXIV. 5 EXODUS. 91 A.V. I Or, feast. * ch. 34 !6.' Deut. 14 21. * ch. 33. «Or,I will afflictthem thatafflictIhce. * ch. 33. 2. * Josh. 24. 11. > Deut. * Deut. 7.14 t Heb. neck. * Josh. 24. 12. * ch. 34. 15.Deut. 7. 2. 1 Deut. 7.16. Josh. 23. 13.Judg. 2. ' ch. 19. 8.a 24. 3, 7. Deut. 5. 27. 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my H sacrifice remain until the morning. 19 * The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 20 If "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgres sions : for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an II adversary unto thine ad versaries. 23 "For mine Angel shall go before thee, and * bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites : and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works : * but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down then- images. 25 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26 If * There shall nothmg cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land : the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will send my fear before thee, and will de stroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their 'backs unto thee. 28 And * I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year ; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. 31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river : for I will deliver the inhab itants of the land into your hand ; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 * Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with then- gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, * it will surely be a snare unto thee. 24 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. , 2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 3 1f And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which the Lord hath said will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. 16 and the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thott.sowest in the field: and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the 17 field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning. 19 The first of the firstfruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. 20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the 21 place which I have prepared. Take ye heed of him, and hearken unto his voice ; J provoke him not: for he will not pardon your trans- 22 gression ; for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine ad- 23 versaries. For mine angel shall go before . thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaan ite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will 24 cut them off. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works : but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, 25 and break in pieces their 2pillars. And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and I will take 26 sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall none cast her young, nor be ban-en, in thy land : the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will send my terror before thee, and will dis comfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I, will make all thine enemies turn their 28 backs unto thee. And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before 29 thee. I will not drive them out from before thee in one year ; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit 31 the land. And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto 8 the River: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out be- 32 fore thee. Thou shalt make no covenant with 33 them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. 24 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship 2 ye afar off : and Moses alone shall come near unto the Lord ; but they shall not come near ; 3 neither shall the people go up with him. And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgements: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath spoken 4 will we do. And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of 5 Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. R.V. i Or, be not re belliousagainsthim 2 Or, obelisksSee Lev. xxvi. 1, 2 Kings iii. 2. 8 That is, the Eu phrates. 92 EXODUS. XXIV. G A.Y. ' 1 Pet 1. 2. Heb. 9. 20. < ch. 34. 28. Deut. 9. 9. t Heb. take for me. "Or, heaveoffering. * ch. 35. 5. lOr, silk. ' ch. 28. 15. 6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons ; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of tho people : and they said, * All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold "the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words. 9 If Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel : 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand : also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 12 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there : and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and command ments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. 13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua : and Moses went up into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you : and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount : and * Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they ' bring me an II offering : * of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them ; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 11 fine linen, and goats' hair, 5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the * ephod, and in the "breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary ; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 If "And they shall make an ark of shittim wood : two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put(7tem in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled 7 on the altar. And he took the .book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they said, All that the Lord hath 8 spoken will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the coven ant, which the Lord hath made with you !con- 9 ceming all these words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of 10 the elders of Israel : and they saw the God of Israel ; and there was under his feet as it were 2 a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were 11 the very heaven for clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that 13 thou mayest teach them. And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up 14 into the mount of God. And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you : and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you : whosoever hath a cause, let him 15 come near unto them. And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of 17 the midst of the cloud. And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of 18 the children of Israel. And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an 8 offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my 3 s offering. And this is the 8 offering which ye shall take of them ; gold, and silver, and brass ; 4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 4fine 5 linen, and goats' hair; and rams' skins dyed 6 red, and 5 sealskins, and acacia wood ; oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for 7 the sweet incense; "onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may 9 dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, the pattern of the 7 tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of acacia wood : two cubits and a half shall be the length there of, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, 11 and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make 12 upon it a » crown of gold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one 9 side of it, and two 13 rings on the other "side of it. And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them 14 with gold. And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the 15 ark withal. The staves shall be in the lings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. R.V. 'Or,upon all thesecon ditions 2 Or, work of bright sapphire 3 Or, heave offering i Or, cotton5 Or, por poise- skins'Or,beryl ' Heb. dwell ing. s Or, rim Or, mould ing » Heb. rib. XXV. 39 EXODUS. 93 A.v. I Or, of the matter of the mercyseat. ' Xum. 7.89. * ch. 37. 10. « Or, to pour out withal. » ch. 37. 17. lOr, cause to ascend. tHeb. thefaceof it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth there of. IS And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end : even N of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another ; toward the mercy seat shah the faces of the cherub ims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testi mony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from * between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. 23 If * Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four comers that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, II to cover withal : of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway. 31 If * And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold : of beaten work shall the candlestick be made : his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it ; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: 33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch ; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall II light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against 'it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be o/pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony 17 which I shall give thee. And thou shalt make a x mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit 18 and a half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of 2 beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the 19 mercy-seat. And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: 8of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the 20 cherubim on the two ends thereof. And the cherubim shall spread out then- wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy- 21 seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testi- 22 mony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. 23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood : two cubits shall be the length thereof, and u. cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a 24 half the height thereof. And thou shalt over lay it with pure gold, and make thereto a 25 4 crown of gold round about. And thou shalt make unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and thou shalt inake a golden crown to 26 the border thereof round about. And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are oil the 27 four feet thereof. Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear 28 the table. And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that 29 the table may be borne with them. And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, to pour out withal: of pure gold shalt 30 thou make them. And thou shalt set upon the table 6 shewbread before me alway. 31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of 2beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its 6base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be 7of one 32 piece with it : and there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the 33 other side thereof: three cups made like almond- blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candle- 34 stick : and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and 35 the flowers thereof : and a knop under two branches 7 of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches 'of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches 7 of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candle- 36 stick. Then- knops and their branches shall be 7 of one piece with it : the whole of it one 2 beaten 37 work of pure gold. And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall 8light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes there- 39 of, shall be of pure gold. Of a talent of pore gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. R.V. lOr,covering 2 Or, turned 8 Heb. out of the mercy-seat. 4 See ver. 11. 5 Or, Pre sence-bread' Heb. thigh.1 Heb. out of the same. 8 Or, set up 94 EXODUS. XXV. 40 A.V. ; [ion omitscurtains] • Or, cover ing. t Heb. in the remainder, or, surplusage. t Heb. hands. tHeb. twinned. 40 And "look that thou make them after th§ir pattern, t which was shewed thee in the mount. 26 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cherubims ' of cun ning work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second ; that the loops may take hold one of another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches : and it shall be one tabernacle. 7 ^f And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle : eleven curt ains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cu bits : and the eleven t curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by them selves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the II tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curt ains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side 'of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins. 15 1f And thou shalt make boards for the taber nacle of shittim wood standing up. 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 17 Two ' tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the taber nacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards : 21 And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 24 And they shall be ' coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it 40 And see that thou make them after their pat tern, which hath been shewed thee in the mount. 28 Moreover thou shalt make the 1 tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunning workman shalt thou 2 make them. The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each cm-tain four cubits : all the curtains 3 shall have one measure. Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five cm-tains shall be coupled one to an- 4 other. And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain 2from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is 5 outmost in the second s coupling. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curt ain that is in the second s coupling; the loops 6 shall be opposite one to another. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and 7 the tabernacle shall be one. And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven cm-tains shalt thou 8 make them. The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits : the eleven curtains shall have one 9 measure. And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the 10 forefront of the tent. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the 4 coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the cm-tain which is outmost 11 in the second s coupling. And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it 12 may be one. And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the 13 back of the tabernacle. And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in the length of the curt ains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to 14 cover it. And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a cover ing of 5 sealskins above. 15 And thou shalt make the boards for the 16 tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. 17 Two tenons shall there be in each board, G joined one to another: thus shalt thou make 18 for all the boards of the tabernacle. And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets 20 under another board for its two tenons : and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the 21 north side, twenty boards : and then' forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle west- 23 ward thou shalt make six boards. And two boards shalt thou make for the comers of the 24 tabernacle in the. hinder part. And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire unto the top thereof R.V. 1 Seech. xxv. 9 2 Or, that is outmostin the first set 3 Or, set 4 Or, first set 5 Or, por poise-skins » Or, morticed XXVII. 11 EXODUS. 95 A.T. • ch. 25. 9,40.Acts 7. 44 Heb. 8. 5. t Heb. he shewed. unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two comers. 25 And they shall be eight boards, and then- sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 26 If And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the taber nacle, 27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides west ward. 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make then- rings of gold for places for the bars : and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle "ac cording to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount. 31 "S And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and pur ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work : with cherubims shall it be made : 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold : their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 33 If And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south : and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pil lars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and then- hooks shall be of gold : and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. 27 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad ; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same : and thou shalt overlay it with brass. 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans : all the vessels there of thou shalt make of brass. 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass ; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof. 5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it : as ' it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 9 If And thou shalt make the court of the taber nacle : for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side : 10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, unto ! one ring : thus shall it be for them both ; 25 they shall be for the two comers. And there shall be eight boards, and then- sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, 26 and two sockets under another board. And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood ; five for 27 the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder part west- 28 ward. And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars : and thou shalt overlay the bars with 30 gold. And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shewed thee in the mount. 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen : with cherubim the work of the cunning workman 32 shall it be made: and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, then- hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of 33 silver. And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place 34 and the most holy. And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony hi 35 the most holy place. And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south : and thou shalt put the table 36 on the north side. And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the 37 work of the embroiderer. And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold ; their hooks shall be of gold : and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. 27 And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad ; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height 2 thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof : the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. 3 And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basons, and its fleshhooks, and its firepans: all the vessels 4 thereof thou shalt make of brass. And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass ; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen 5 rings hi the four 2 corners thereof. And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up 6 the altar. And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them 7 with brass. And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the 8 two 3 sides of the altar, in bearing it. Hollow with planks shalt thou make it : as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 9 And thou shalt make the oourt of the taber nacle : for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined 10 linen an hundred cubits long for one side : and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass ; the hooks of the pil- 11 lars and then- fillets shall be of silver. And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings an hundred cubits long, R.V. i Or, the first 2 Heb. ends. 3 neb. ribs. EXODUS. XXVII. 11 A.V. t Hub. tiftp by fifty. t Heb. to ascend up. "Or, embroidered. > Wisd. 18. 24. and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 If And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and then- sockets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits : then- pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 Aid on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits : their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 If And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle work: and their pillars shall be four, and then- sockets four. i 17 AH the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and then- sockets of brass. 18 If The length of the "court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth 'fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 20 If And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp ' to barn always. 21 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before tho testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord : it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. 28 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 office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wis dom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate hhn, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy bro ther, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 6 If And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the II curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof ; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined hnen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, accord ing to then- birth. 11 * With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of tho children of Is rael: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 12 And thou shalt put tho two stones upon and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and 12 their fillets of silver. And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits : then- pillars ten, and their sockets 13 ten. And the breadth of the court on the east 14 side eastward shall be fifty cubits. The hang ings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: then- pillars three, and their sockets 15 three. And for the other side shall be hang ings of fifteen cubits : their pillars three, and 16 their sockets three. And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer: their pil- 17 lars four, and then' sockets four. All the pillars of the court round about shall be fillet ed with silver ; their hooks of silver, and their 18 sockets of brass. The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine 19 twined linen, and then- sockets of brass. All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, i to cause a lamp to burn 21 continually. In the 2 tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a 8 statute for ever throughout their generations 4on the behalf of the children of Israel. 28 And bring thou near 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 office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron 3 thy brother, ¦ for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that ho may minister unto me in the 4 priest's office. And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of chequer work, a 5mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the 5 priest's office. And they shall take Gthe gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen. 6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, 7 the work of the cunning workman. It shall have two shoulderpieces joined to the two ends 8 thereof; that it may be joined together. And the cunningly woven band, which is upon it, to gird it on withal, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen! 9 And thou shalt take two 'onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of 10 Israel: six of then- names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other 11 stone, according to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, ac cording to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in ouches 12 of gold. And thou shalt put the two stones upon R.V. 1 Or, to set up a lampcontinually 2 See ch. xxv. 22, xxix. 42, xxx. 36. 3 Or, due 4 Or, from 5 Or, turban 6 See ch. xxv. 3. 'Or,beryl XXVIII. 35 EXODUS. 97 A.V. tHeb. fill in it fillings of stone. «Or,ruby. tHeb. fillings. I Or, skirts. * Ecclus. 45. 9. the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear then- names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 13 If And thou shalt make ouches of gold ; 14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends ; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 15 If And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cuiming work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it ; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt 'set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones : the first row shall be a II sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this shall be the first row. 18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their 'in- closings. 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 22 If And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work o/'pure gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it. 26 1f And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod un derneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it maybe 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 child ren of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually. 30 If And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim ; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in be fore the Lord : and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. 31 If And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 33 If And beneath upon the II hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof ; and bells of gold between them round about : 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35 "And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: the shoulderpieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial. j^ And thou shalt make ouches of gold: and two chains of pure gold; like cords shalt thou make them, of wreathen work : and thou shalt 15 put the wreathen chains on the ouches. And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgement, the work of the cunning workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it ; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 16 linen, shalt thou make it. Foursquare it shall be and double ; u span shall be the length 17 thereof, and u span the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones : a row of l sardius, topaz, and 18 2 carbuncle shall be the first row; and the second row an 8 emerald, a sapphire, and a 194diamond; and the third row a 5jacinth, an 20 agate, and an amethyst ; and the fourth row a 6beryl, and an 'onyx, and a jasper: they shall 21 be inclosed in gold in their settings. And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the 22 twelve tribes. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work 23 of pure gold. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the 25 breastplate. And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put on the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of 26 the ephod, in the forepart thereof. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is toward the side 27 of the ephod inward. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulderpieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the cunningly woven band of 28 the ephod. And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the cunningly woven band 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 the breastplate of judgement upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually. 30 And thou shalt put hi the breastplate of judge ment 8the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually. 31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod 32 all of blue. And 9it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a bind ing of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be 33 not rent. And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof ; and 34 bells of gold between them round about : a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round 35 about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister : G R.V. lOr,ruby2 Or, emerald3 Or, carbuncle 4 Or, sard onyx3 Or, amber 6 Or, chalcedony'Or, beryl > That is, theLightsand the Perfections. 8 Or, thereshall be a hole in the top of it 98 EXODUS. XXVIII. 35 A.v. tHeb. fill their hand. tHeb. flesh of their nakedness.tHeb. be. * ch. 30. 25. tHeb.bind. t Heb. fill the hand of. '- ch. 28. 41. * Lev. 1. * Lev. 3. 3.H It seem- eth by anatomy, and theHebrewdoctors,to be the midriff. and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. 36 If And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts ; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. 39 If And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre o/fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. 40 If And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy bro ther, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and 'consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover ' their nakedness ; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall ' reach : 43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place ; that they bear not iniquity, and die : it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. 29 And this is the thing that thou shalt do un to them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office ; * Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: o/wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put up on Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod : 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the 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 girdles, Aaron and his sons, and 'put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office snail be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt t* consecrate Aaron and his sons. 10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and "Aaron and his sons shall put then- hands upon the head of the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the con gregation. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And "thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and "the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 11 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. 36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a 37 signet, holy to the lord. And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the 1mitre; upon the forefront of the 1 mitre 38 it shall be. And it shall be upon Aaron's fore head, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all then- holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be 39 accepted before the Lord. And thou shalt weave the coat in chequer work of 2fine linen, and thou shalt make a !mitre of 2fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the 40 embroiderer. And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and headtires shalt thou make for 41 them, for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and 8 consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me hi the priest's 42 office. And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness ; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall 43 reach : and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place ; that they bear not iniquity, and die : it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him. 29 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me 'in the priest's office : take one young bullock and 2 two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of 3 fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the 4 two rams. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and 5 shalt wash them -with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the 6 cunningly woven band of the ephod : and thou shalt set the 1 mitre upon his head, and put 7 the holy crown upon the 1 mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon 8 his head, and anoint him. And thou shalt 9 bring his sons, and put coats upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind headtires on them : and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual sta tute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his 10 sons. And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the 11 bullock. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, at the door of the tent of meeting. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the blood at 13 the base of the altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the 14 altar. But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, R.V. 'Or, turban = Or, silk 3 Heb. fill their hand. XXIX. 34 EXODUS. 99 A.V. II Or, upon. OOr, shake to and fro. X [1611 consecrations] t Heb. he of his sons. ' Lev. 8. 81;Matt 12. 4 and his dung, shalt thou bum with fire without the camp : it is a sin offering. 15 If Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their 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 thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and II unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord : it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 19 If And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him : and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder ; for it is a ram of consecration : 23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the un leavened bread that is before the Lord : 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt II wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is an offer ing made by fire unto the Lord. 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's t consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part. 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel : for it is an heave offering : and it shall be an heave offer ing from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even then- heave offering unto the Lord. 29 If And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' 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 seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 31 If And thou shalt take the ram of the con secration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the "bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle 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 ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire with- 15 out the camp : it is a 1 sin offering. Thou shalt also take the one ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of 16 the ram. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood', and sprinkle it round 17 about upon the altar. And thou shalt cut the ram into, its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them 2with its pieces, and 18 2 with its head. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offer ing unto the Lord: it is a sweet savour, an 19 offering made by fire unto the Lord. And thou shalt take the other ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall lay then- hands upon the head 20 of the ram. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon 21 the altar round about. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him : and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his 22 sons, and his sons' garments with him. Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right 8 thigh ; 23 for it is a ram of consecration : and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread 24 that is before the Lord : and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them 25 for a wave offering before the Lord. And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt offer ing, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is 26 an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord : and it shall be thy portion. 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the s thigh of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 28 and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their 29 heave offering unto the Lord. And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be con- 30 secrated in them. Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister 31 in the holy place. And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, and seethe its flesh in a 32 holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of 33 meeting. And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall 34 not eat thereof, because they are holy. And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then G: R.V. i Heb. sin. 2 Or, upon 3 Or, shoulder 100 EXODUS. XXIX. 34 AV. ' Num. !8. 3. "Or,Israel * Lev. 26. 12. 2 Cor. t 16, tHeb. the roof and the walls,t Heb. walls. t Heb. ribs. tHeb. incense of spices. I Or, settethup. tHeb.causclh lo ascend.tHeb.betweenthe two evens. 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 com manded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement : and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it ; and it shall be an altar most holy ; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 If Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; * two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning ; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even : 40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an bin of beaten oil ; and the fourth part of an bin of wine for a drink offering. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 42 This shall be a continual burnt offering through out your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord : where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee, 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and N the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. 41 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the con gregation, and the altar : I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 If And • I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the LoRDtheir God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them : I am the Lord their God. 30 And thou shalt make an altar to burn in cense upon : of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overhy it with pure gold, the ' top thereof, and the ' sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof ; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two t corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon ' sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon'it. 8 And when Aaron II ' lighteth the lamps ' at even, he shall bum incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your genera tions : it is most holy unto the Lord. thou shalt burn the remainder with fire : it shall 35 not be eaten, because it is holy. And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee : seven days 36 shalf thou consecrate them, And every day shalt thou offer the bullock of sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt 1 cleanse the altar, when thou makest atonement for it ; and 37 thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; 2 whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar ; two lambs of the first year day by 39 day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning ; and the other lamb thou 40 shalt offer sat even; and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of an bin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a 41 drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer 8at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal offering of the morning, and ac cording to the drink offering thereof, for u sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the 42 Lord. It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before the Lord : where I will 43 meet with you, to speak there unto thee. And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by my glory. 44 And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, 40 and will be their God. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them : I am the Lord their God. 30 And thou shalt make an altar to bum in cense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make 2 it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be tte height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the 4 top thereof, and the 6 sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a 6 crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for 5 staves to bear it withal, And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them 6 with gold. And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, 7 where I will meet with thee. And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall 8 burn it. And when Aaron 'lighteth the lamps 8 at even, he shall bum it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and ye shall 10 pour no drink offering thereon. And Aaron shall make atonement 8upon the horns of it once iu the year: with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement 9 for it throughout your generations : it is most holy unto the Lord. R.V. lOr, purge the altar, by thy makingatonement 2 Or, whoso ever 3 Heb. between the two cvcn- ings. 4 Heb. roof.3 Heb. walls. 6 Or, rim Or, mould- 1 Or, setteth up 1-1 eb. causelh to ascend. 3 Or, for s Or, upon XXX. 34 EXODUS. 101 AV. » ch. 29. 40. n Or, per fumer. 11 If And the Lord spake Unto Moses, saying, 12 * When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after 'their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary : (* a shekel is twenty gerahs :) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the Lord. 15 The rich shall not ' give more, and the poor shall not ' give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atone ment for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation ; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls. 17 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the con gregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash then- hands and their feet thereat : 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the con gregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not ; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to bum offering made by fire unto the Lord: 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed through out their generations. 22 If Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an * hin : 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy oint ment, an ointment compound after the art of the II apothecary : it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testi mony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of in cense, 28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, nei ther shall ye make any other like it, after the com position of it : it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or who soever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34 1f And the' Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galba- num; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou number est them ; that there be no plague among them, 13 when thou numberest them. This they shall give, every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary : (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) half a shekel for an offering to the 14 Lord. Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years, old and upward, shall give the offering of the Lord. 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the Lord, to make 16 atonement for yom- souls. And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting ; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for your souls. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a laver' of brass, and the base thereof of brass, to wash withal : and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash then- hands 20 and their feet thereat : when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not ; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to bum an offering made 21 by fire unto the Lord : so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their gener ations. 22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, say- 23 ing, Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hund red and fifty, and of sweet calamus two 24 hundred and fifty, and of l cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive 25 oil an hin : and thou shalt make it an holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer : it shall be an holy anoint- 26 ing oil. And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, 27 and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the 28 altar of incense, and the altar of burnt offer ing with all the vessels thereof, and the laver 29 and the base thereof. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: 2whatso- 30 ever toucheth them shall be holy. And thou shalt anohit Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the 31 priest's office. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your gener- 32 ations. Upon the flesh of. man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, ac cording to the composition thereof: it is holy, 33 and it shall be holy unto you. Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, 8 stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankin cense : of each shall there be a like weight ; R.V. lOr, coslus 2 Or, whosoever 3 Or, opobal. sainum 102 EXODUS. XXX. 35 AV. t Heb. salted. * 1 Chr. 2.20. t Heb. vessels. ' ch. 20. i. Deut. 5. 12.Ezek. 20. 12. tHeb.holiness. ' Gen. 1. 31. &2. 2. ' Deut. 9. 10. ' Acts 7. 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confec tion after the art of the apothecary, 'tempered together, pure and holy : 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee : it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord. 38 Whosoever shall make hke unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. 31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the * son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : 3 And I have filled hhn with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of work manship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan : and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have com manded thee ; 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the t furniture of the taber nacle, 8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, 10 And the cloths of service, and the holy gar ments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place : according to all that I have com manded thee shall they do. 12 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations ; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. 14 "Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, 'holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbatn, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for *in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 18 If And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, "two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. 32 And when the people saw that Moses de layed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, * Up, make us gods, which shall go be fore us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of 35 and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, J seasoned with 36 salt, pure and holy : and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the test imony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee : it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And the incense which thou shalt make, accord ing to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves : it shall be unto thee holy 38 for the Lord. Whosoever shall make hke unto that, to smell thereto, he shall be cut off from his people. 31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of 3 Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, hi wisdom, and in understanding, and in know- 4 ledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in 5 silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in 6 all manner of workmanship. And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan ; and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have 7 commanded thee : the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent; 8 and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of 9 incense ; and the altar of burnt offering with all 10 its vessels, and the laver and its base ; and the 2 finely wrought garments, and the holy gar ments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office; 11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place : according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations ; that ye may know that I am 14 the Lord which sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore ; for it is holy unto you : every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death : for whosoever doeth any work there in, that soul shall be cut off from among his 15 people. Six days shall work be done ; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to 16 death. Wherefore the children of Israel shaE keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath through out their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever : for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. 32 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us "s gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the' land of Egypt, 2 we know not what is become of him. And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of RV. ¦Or,tem pered together 2 Some ancientversions render, gar ments of service. 3 Or, a god XXXII. 22 EXODUS. 103 A.V. *Ps.l06. 19.1 Kings 12. 28. ' 1 Cor. 10.7. * Deut. 9.12. » Deut. 9.3. * ch. 33. 3.Deut. 9. 13. •Ps.106. 23. tHeb. thefaceof the Lord.* Num. 14. 13. •Gen. 12. 7. k 15. 7. k 48. 16. * ch. 31. 18. tHeb.weak ness. » Deut. 9.21. your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 "And he received them at then- hand, and fash ioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, 0 Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar be fore it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offer ings; and the "people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 If And the Lord said unto Moses, "Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou brougbtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted them- 8 "They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them : they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, "I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people : 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may con sume them: and I will make of thee a great na tion. 11 "And Moses besought 'the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of 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 wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Eemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, "I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed,- and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15 If And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both then- sides ; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the "tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for 'being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 % And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them be neath the mount. 20 "And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ? 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. your sons, and of your daughters, and bring 3 them unto me. And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and 4 brought them unto Aaron. And he received it at then- hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf : and they said, 1 These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought 5 thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it ; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To-morrow 6 shall be a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offer ings, and brought peace offerings ; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go, get thee down ; for thy people, which thou brought est up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted 8 themselves : they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have wor shipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These be thy gods, 0 Israel, which brought 9 thee up out of the land of Egypt. And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, 10 and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people : now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot a- gainst thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power 12 and with a mighty hand ? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring them forth, to slay them in the mount ains, and to consume them from the face of the earth ? Turn from thy fierce, wrath, and repent 13 of this evil against thy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whoin thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto yom- seed, and 14 they shall inherit it for ever. And the Lord repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people. 15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other 16 were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing 17 of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise 18 of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being over come: but the noise of them that sing do I 19 hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake 20 them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel 21 drink of it. And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought 22 a great sin upon them ? And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil. R.V. lOr, This is thy god 104 EXODUS. XXXII. 23 AV. tHeb. thosethat rose upagainstthem. I Or, And Mosessaid, Con secrateyour selvesto day to the Lord,becauseeverymanhathbeenagainst hit son, and againsthisbrother,kctHeb. Fill your hands. ' Gen. 11 7. • Deut. 7.22. Josh. 24 11. Deut. 9. 13. 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us : for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me : then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. 25 If And when Moses saw that the people were naked ; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among 'their enemies:) 26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come uuto 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 his side, and go in and out from gate to gate through out the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neigh bour. 28 And the clrildren of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 H For Moses had said, t Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 30 If And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the Lord ; perad venture I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 35 And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. 33 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 Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, * Unto thy seed will I give it : 2 "And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite : 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey : for I will not go up in the midst of thee ; for thou art a * stiffnecked people : lest I consume thee in the way. 4 If And when the people heard these evil tid ings, they mourned : and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people : I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee : therefore now put off thy orna ments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congreg ation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, 24 we know not what is become of him. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me: and I cast it 25 into the fire, and there came out this calf. And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose; for Aaron had let them loose for a !de- 26 rision among their enemies : then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on the Lord's side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves to- 27 gether unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his 28 companion, and every man his neighbour. And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day 29 about three thousand men. And Moses said, 2 Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord, 8 yea, every man 4 against his son, and 4 against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a 30 blessing this day. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the Lord ; peradventure I shall make 31 atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods 32 of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of 33 thy book which thou hast written. And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34 And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon 35 them. And the Lord smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. 33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land "of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give 2 it : and I will send an angel before thee ; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and 3 the Jebusite : unto a iand flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee ; for thou art a stiffnecked people : lest I 4 consume thee in the way. And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned : and no 5 man did put on him his ornaments. And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee : therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what 6 to do unto thee. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward. 7 Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it, The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tent of 8 fneeting, which was without the camp. And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and R.V. i Heb. whispering. 2 Heb. Fillyourhand.3 Or, for everyman hathbeen against his son andagainsthisbrotheri Or, upon XXXIV. 7 EXODUS. 105 A.V. * Rom. 9. 15. ¦*Deut10. 1. * ch. 19. * ch. 20. 5. Deut. 5. 9. Jer. 32. 18. stood every mau at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lojio talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door : and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh uuto his friend. And ho turned again into the camp : but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 V And Moses said uuto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight : aud consider that this nation is thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight ? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separ ated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17 And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 ' And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; * and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock : 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by : 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts : but my face shall not be 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, * Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first : and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thy self there to me in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shall "come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. 4 If And he hewed two tables of stone Hke unto the first ; and Moses rose «p early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, a3 the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lorp. 6 And the Lord passed by before hhn, and pro claimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty ; * visiting the iniquity of the stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent. 9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and the Lord 10 spake with Moses. And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent : and all the people rose up and worshipped, 11 every man at his tent door. And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp : but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent. 12 And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people': and thou hast not let me know !whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace hi my 13 sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find grace hi thy sight : and consider that 14 this nation is thy people. And he said, My pre sence shall go with thee, and I will give thee 15 rest. And he said unto him, H thy presence 16 go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein now shall it be known that I have found grace in thy sight, I and thy people ? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth ? 17 And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken : for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee 18 .by name. And he said.'Shew me, I pray thee, 19 thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee ; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for 21 man shall not see me and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou 22 shalt stand upon the rock : and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover 23 thee with my hand until I have passed by : and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back : but my face shall not be seen. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first : and I will write upon the tables the words that were 2 on the first tables, which thou brakest. And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thy- 3 self there to me on the top of the mount. And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that 4 mount. And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first ; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Smai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his 5 hand two tables of stone. And the Lord de scended in the cloud, 2and stood with him there, and proclaimed sthe name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and pro claimed, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and 7 plenteous in mercy and truth; 4 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and trans gression and sin: and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the R.V. lOr, him whom 2 Or, and he stoodwith him there,andcaHedupon<5'C. 3 Or, Jehovahby name 4 See ch. xx. 5, 6. 106 EXODUS. XXXIV. 7 A.V. ' Deut. 5.2. » ch. 23. 32.Deut. 7. 2. t Heb. statues.* ch. 20. 5. ' 1 Kings 11.2. ' ch. 13. Bzek. 44. 30. fc ch. 23. 15. * ch. 23. 12.Deut. 5. 12.Luke 13. 14* ch. 23. 16. t Heb. revolution of the year. * ch. 23. 14, 17. Deut. 16. 16. * ch. 23. 18. t [1611 omits the]* ch. 23. 19.Deut. 14. 21. * Deut. 4.13. ' ch. 24. 18.Deut. 9. 9.tHeb. words. fathers upon the children, and upon the child ren's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, 0 Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us ; for it is a stiffnecked people ; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inherit ance. 10 If And he said, Behold, * I make a covenant : before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation : and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord : for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day : behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Periz zite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: 13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their ' images, and cut down then- groves : 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a "jealous God: 15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabit ants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice ; 16 And thou take of "their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after then- gods. 17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 If The feast of * unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, hi the time of the month Abib: for in the "month Abib thou earnest out from Egypt. • 19 "All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a Jl lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me * empty. 21 If * Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest : in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. 22 *\\ * And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the 'year's end. 23 If * Thrice in the year shall all yom- men- children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year. 25 * Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven ; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of t the passover be left unto the morning. 26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a "kid in his mother's milk. 27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou * these words : for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 28 * And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights ; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten 'command ments. » 29 If And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down fathers upon the children, and upon the child ren's children, upon the third and upon the fourth 8 generation. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said, H now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us ; for it is a stiffnecked people ; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take 10 us for thine inheritance. And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will • do marvels, such as have not been 1 wrought in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord, for it is a terrible thing 11 that I do with thee. Observe thou that which I command thee this day : behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the 12 Hivite, and the Jebusite. Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for 13 a snare in the midst of thee : but ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces then- 2pil- lars, and ye shall cut down their sAsherim: 14 for thou shalt worship no other god : for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God : 15 lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto then- gods, and one 16 call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice ; and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their 17 gods. Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib : for in the month Abib thou earnest 19 out from Egypt. All that openeth the womb is mine ; and all thy cattle that is male, the first- 20 lings of ox and sheep. And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 4lamb: and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before 21 me empty. Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest : in plowing 22 time and in harvest thou shalt rest. And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of 23 ingathering at the year's 6end. Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the 24 Lord God, the God of Israel. For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy bord ers: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the Lord 25 thy God three times in the year. Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread ; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of 26 the passover be left unto the morning. The first of the firstfruits of $hy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou 27 shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words : for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten 6 commandments. 29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down R.V. iHeb.created. 2 Or, obelisks a Proba bly the wooden symbols of a goddessAsher-ah. sHeb.revolu tion. 5 Heb. words. XXXV. 21 EXODUS. 107 A.V. 2 Cor. .13. * ch. 20. 9.Lev. 23. 3. Deut. 5. 12. •Lukel3. 14 tHeb. holiness. * ch. 26. 31.t [1611 omitshis hoards,] 1 ch. 27. from the mount, .that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. 30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And Moses called unto them ; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him : and Moses talked with them. . 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh : and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put * a vail on his face. 34 But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the child ren of Israel that which he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 35 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel 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 on the seventh day there shall be to you ' an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habit ations upon the sabbath day. 4 If And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying, 5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: "whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord ; gold, and silver, and brass, 6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 7 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 8 And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, 9 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. 10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the Lord hath commanded ; 11 "The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and this boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 12 The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering, 13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, 14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, 15 "And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle, 16 * The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 17 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court, 18 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, 19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 20 If 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 willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face 1 shone 2by reason of his speak- 30 ing with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come 31 nigh him. And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto hhn: and Moses spake to them. 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount 33 Sinai. And when Moses had done speaking 34 with them, he put a veil on his face. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spake unto the children 35 of Israel that which he was commanded ; and the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone : and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 35 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath com- 2 manded, that ye should do them. 8 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the Lord : whosoever doeth any' 3 work therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, sayhig, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying, 5 i Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, the Lord's offering; gold, and 6 silver, and brass ; and blue, and purple, and 7 scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair ; and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia 8 wood ; and oil for the light, and spices for the 9 anointing oil, and for the sweet incense ; and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, 10 and for the breastplate. And let every wise hearted man among you come, and make all 11 that the Lord hath commanded ; the taber nacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets ; 12 the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, 13 and the veil of the screen ; the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the 5 shewbread; 14 the candlestick also for the light, and its ves sels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the taber- 16 nacle ; the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, 17 the laver and its base ; the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and 18 the screen for the gate of the court ; the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and 19 their cords; the 6 finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy gar ments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 20 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 willing, and brought the Lord's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments. R.V. ¦Or, sent forth beams (Heb. horns) 2 Or, while he talked with him 3 See ch. xxxi. 15. ch. xxv. 2-7. 3 Or, Presence-bread 6 See ch. xxxi. 10. 108 EXODUS. XXXV. 22 AV. i [1611 hands] * ch. 31. 2. 22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought brace lets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord. 23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. 27 And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breast plate ; 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 offer ing unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the thand of Moses. 30 ff And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, "the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah ; 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship ; 32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cun ning work. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the em broiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. 36 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuaiy, according to all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it : 3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. . And they brought yet unto him free offer ings evei-y morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made ; 5 If And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. 6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. 22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought brooches, and 1eanings, and signet-rings, and 2 armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered 23 an offering of gold unto the Lord. And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought 24 them. Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering: and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the 26 scarlet, and the fine linen. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun 27 the goats' hair. And the rulers brought the "onyx stones,' and the stones to be set, for the 28 ephod, and for the breastplate ; and the spice, and the oil ; for the light, and for the anointing 29 oil, and for the sweet incense. The children of Israel brought a freewill offering unto the Lord; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. 30 4And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of 31 Judah ; and he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; 32 and to devise cunning works, to work in gold, 33 and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of cunning workmanship. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisa- 35 mach, of the tribe of Dan. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the 6 engraver, and of the cun ning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work manship, and of those that devise cunning works. 3QAnd Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of, the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord hath commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to 3 do it : and they received of Moses all the offer ing, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto 4 him freewill offerings every morning. And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work 5 which they wrought ; and they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which 6 the Lord commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people 7 were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. R.V. 'Or, nose rings2 Or, necklaces 3 Or, beryl «See ch, xxxi. 1—6. 8 Or, craftsman XXXVI. 35 EXODUS. 109 A.V. * ch. 26. * ch. 26. tHeb. twinned. t Heb. two sockets, two socketsunder one board. • ch. 25. 28. & 30. 5. 8 If * And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cherubims of cunning work made he them. 9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain f our cubits : the curtains were all of one size. 10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto an other: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another, 11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling : likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 12 "Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second : the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches : so it became one tabernacle. 14 If And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them. 15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that. 20 1f And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. 21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. 22 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another ; thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 And he made boards for the tabernacle ; twenty boards for the south side southward : 24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 25 And for the other Bide of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, 26 And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board, 27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards: 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 29 And they were ' coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring : thus he did to both of them in both the corners. 30 And there were eight boards ; and their sock ets were sixteen sockets of silver, 'under every board two sockets. 31 If And he made "bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the taber nacle, 32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides west ward. 33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 If And he made a van of blue, and purple, 8 JAnd every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten cm-tains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunning workman made he 9 them. The length of each cm-tain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one 10 measure. And he coupled five curtains one to another : and the other five curtains he coupled 11 one to another; And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain 2from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the 12 second 8 coupling. Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain that was in the second 8 coupling: the loops were opposite one to 13 another. And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with 14 the clasps : so the tabernacle was one. And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the 15 tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain: the 16 eleven cm-tains had one measure. And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six 17 curtains by themselves. And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was out most in the 4 coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was otit is most in the second 8 coupling. And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, 19 that it might be one. And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of 5 sealskins above. 20 "And he made the boards for the tabernacle 21 of acacia wood, standing up. Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half 22 the breadth of each board. Each board had two tenons, 7joined one to another : thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 And he made the boards for the tabernacle ; twenty boards for the south side southward; 24 and he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under 25 another board for its two tenons. And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, 26 he made twenty boards, and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and 27 two sockets under another board. And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he 28 made six boards. And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part. 29 And they were double beneath, and in like manner they were entire unto the top thereof unto 8one ring: thus he did to both of them 30 in the two corners. And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen 31 sockets ; under every board two sockets. And he made bars of acacia wood ; five for the 32 boards of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the 33 tabernacle for the hinder part westward. And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end 34 to the other. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 9And he made the veil of blue, and purple, R.V. i See ch. xxvi. 1—14 2 Or, that was outmost in the first set 3 Or, set 4 Or, first set 8 Or, porpoise- skins 3 See ch. xxvi. 15—29. 'Or,morticed 3 Or, the first s See ch. xxvi. 31-37. 110 EXODUS. XXXVI. 35 AV. tneb. the work of a needle- worker, or, embroiderer. * ch. 25. 10. < ch. 25. 17. II Or, out of, &c. II Or, out of, kc. * ch. 25. 29. n Or, lo pour out withal. * ch. 25. 81. t [1611 made he after] and scarlet, and fine twined linen : with cherubims made he it of cunning work. 36 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: then- hooks were of gold ; and he cast for them fom- sockets of silver. 37 If And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, ' of needlework ; 38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks : and he overlaid then- chapiters and then- fillets with gold : but their five sockets were of brass. 37 And Bezaleel * made the ark of shittim wood : two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it : 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it ; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and over laid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 % And he made the "mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat ; 8 One cherub lion the end on this side, and an other cherub »on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another ; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 10 If And he made the table of shittim. wood : two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof : 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. 12 Also he made thereunto a border of an hand- breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round" about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his * dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers II to cover withal, of pure gold. 17 If "Aiid. he made the "candlestick of pure gold : of beaten work made he the candlestick ; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same : 18 And six branches going out of the sides there-. of; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle stick out of the other side thereof : 19 Three bowls tmade after the fashion of al monds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made hke almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower : so throughout the six branch es going out of the candlestick. 20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made hke almonds, his knops, and his flowers: 21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of tho same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it. and scarlet, and fine twined linen : with cherub im the work of the cunning workman made 36 he it. And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold: then- hooks were of gold ; and he cast for them f our 37 sockets of silver. And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the 38 embroiderer; and the five pillars of it with then- hooks: and he overlaid then- chapiters and then- fillets with gold: and then- five sockets were of brass. 37 JAnd Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit 2 and a half the height of it : and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made 3 a 2 crown of gold to it round about. And he cast for it fom- rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one 8side of it, 4 and two rings on the other 3side of it. And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them 5 with gold. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 And he made a 4 mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and 7 a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And he made two cherubim of gold; of 5 beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy- 8 seat ; one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end : of one piece with the mercy- seat made he the cherubim at the two ends there- 9 of. And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with then- faces one to another ; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim. 10 6And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the 11 height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round 12 about. And he made unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden 13 crown to the border thereof round about. And he cast for it fom- rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the f our 14 feet thereof. Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the 15 table. And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons there of, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, to pour out withal, of pure gold. 17 7 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft ; its cups, its knops, and 18 its flowers, were of one piece with it : and there were six branches going out of the sides there of ; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the 19 candlestick out of the other side thereof : three cups made hke almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out 20 of the candlestick. And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the 21 knops thereof, and the flowers thereof: and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two- branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. R.V. i See ch. xxv. 10-20. 2 Or, rim Or, moulding "Heb.rib. 4 Or, covering 8 Or, turned 3 See ch. xxv. 23-29. 'See ch. xxv. 31-39. XXXVIII. 18 EXODUS. Ill A.V. * ch. 30. 1. * ch. 30. 35. * ch. 27. 1. I Or, brasen glasses. tHeb.assem bling by troops. 22 Their knops and their branches were of the same : all of it was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 *i "And he made the incense altar of shittim wood : the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it ; the horns thereof were of the same. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it : also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 If And he made * the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. 38 And * he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof ; it was four square ; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it ; the horns thereof were of the same : and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans : all the vessels there of made he of brass. 4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. 6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal ; he made the altar hollow with boards. 8 If And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the II lookingglasses of the women ' assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 9 If And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits : 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and then- sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and then- sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits ; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. 17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver ; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. 18 And the hanging for the gate of the court icas needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, 22 Then- knops and their branches were of one piece with it : the whole of it was one beaten 23 work of pure gold. And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the tongs thereof, and the 24 snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 *And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare ; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns there- 26 of were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it : and he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves to bear 28 it withal. And he made the staves of acacia 29 wood, and overlaid them with gold. 2And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure in cense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer. 38 8And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood : five cubits was the length there of, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four square; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the boms thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, the flesh hooks, and the firepans : all the vessels thereof 4 made he of brass. And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge 5 round it beneath, reaching halfway up. And he cast four rings for the fom- ends of the grating 6 of brass, to be places for the staves. And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid 7 them with brass. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made it hollow with planks. 8 4And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of 6the 6serving women which served at the door of the tent of meeting. 9 7 And he made the court : for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of 10 fine twined linen, an hundred cubits : their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their 11 fillets were of silver. And for the north side an hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of 12 the pillars and their fillets of silver. And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; then- pillars three, and their 15 sockets three ; and so for the other side : on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their 16 pillars three, and then- sockets three. All the hangings of the court round about were of fine 17 twined linen. And the sockets for the pillars were of brass ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the 18 court were filleted with silver. And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, R.V. !Seech. xxx. 1—6. 2 See ch. xxx. 23, 24,34,35. 3 See ch. xxvii. 1—8. 4 See ch. xxx. 18. 3 Or, the women which assem bled to minister3 See Num. iv. 23, viii. 24 ; 1 Sam. ii. 22. 7 See ch. xxvii.9—19. 112 EXODUS. XXXVIII. 18 A.V. ' ch. 27. t Heb. a poll. * ch. 31. 10.k 35. 19. < ch. 28. 12. and fine twined linen : and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 19 And then- pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. 20 And all the * pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 21 If This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest, 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord com manded Moses. 23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation vias an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary : 26 A bekah for 'every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanetuaiy, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail ; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about. 39 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and "made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses. 2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and pur ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work. 4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled to gether. 5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, ivas of the same, according to the work thereof ; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 If * And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a * memorial to the children of Israel ; as tho Lord commanded Moses. and fine twined linen : and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks' of silver, and the overlaying of then- chapiters and then- fillets 20 of silver. And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 21 This is the sum of the things for the taber nacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were counted, accordhig to the command ment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of AarOn the 22 priest. And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the 23 Lord commanded Moses. And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, !an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the 25 shekel of the sanctuary. And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, 26 after the shekel of the sanctuary : a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. 27 And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil ; an hundred sockets for the 28 hundred talents, a, talent for a socket. And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and over laid their chapiters, and made fillets for them. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred 30 shekels. And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grating for it, and 31 all the vessels of the altar, and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pins of the taber nacle, and all the pins of the court round about. 39 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses. 2 2And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and 3 purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and hi the fine 4 linen, the work of the cunning workman. They made shoulderpieces for it, joined together: at 5 the two ends was it joined together. And the cunningly woven band, that was upon it, to gird it on withal, was of the same piece and hke the work thereof; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in ouches of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of 7 Israel. And he put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the child ren of Israel ; as the Lord commanded Moses. RV. ¦Or, a craftsman 2 See ch. xxviii.6-12. XXXIX. 32 EXODUS. 113 A.V. (Or,ruby. * ch. 28. 42. 8 If And he made the breastplate of cunning work, hke the work of the ephod ; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 It was foursquare ; they made the breastplate double : a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. 10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a II sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this was the first row. 11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. 14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, 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 breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings ; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate. 17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breast plate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward. 20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod under neath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 If And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 23 And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. 24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made "bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pome granates ; 26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pome granate, round about the hem of the robe to min ister in; as the Lord commanded Moses. 27 If And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, 28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and "linen breeches of fine twined linen, 29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 1f And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, "HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre ; as the Lord com manded Moses. 32 If Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. 8 lAnd he made the breastplate, the work of the cunning workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and 9 scarlet, and fine twined linen. It was four square; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the 10 breadth thereof, being double. And they set in it four rows of stones : a row of sardius, topaz, 11 and carbuncle was the first row. And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a dia- 12 mond. And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, 13 and an amethyst. And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in 14 ouches of gold in their settings. And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve 15 tribes. And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure 16 gold. And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings on the 17 two ends of the breastplate. And they put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings 18 at the ends of the breastplate. And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, in the forepart 19 thereof. Ajid they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breast plate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward 20 the side of the ephod inward. And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulderpieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the cunningly woven band of the ephod. 21 And they did bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be upon the cunningly woven band of the ephod, and that the breast plate might not be loosed from the ephod ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 2And he made the robe of the ephod of 23 woven work, all of blue ; and the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of 24 it, that it should not be rent. And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pome- 26 granates ; a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in ; as the Lord com manded Moses. 27 8And they made the coats of fine linen of 28 woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, and the 4mitre of fine linen, and the goodly headtires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined 29 linen, and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 6And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet, holy to the lord. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it upon the 4 mitre above; as the Lord com manded Moses. 32 Thus was finished all the work of the taber nacle of the tent of meeting : and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. H R.V. 1 See ch. xxviii.15-23. 2 See ch. xxviii. 31-34. 3 See ch. xxviii.39, 40, 42. * Or, turban 5 See ch. xxviii.36. 37. 114 EXODUS. XXXIX. 33 A. v. t Heb. the in cense of sweet spices. * ch. 2G. 35. t Heb. the order thereof. tHeb. holiness of holi- nesses. ' Num. ". 1. 33 If And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets, 34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering, 35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves there of, and the mercy seat, 36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread, 37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, aud the oil for light, 38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and tthe sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door, 39 The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and tho hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation, 41 The cloths of service to do service in the holy place , and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work. 43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had com manded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them. 40 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. _ 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the test imony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And * thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order ' the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. _ 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar : and it shall be an altar 'most holy. 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy gar ments, and anoint him, and sanctify him ; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 11 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: 15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. 16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 If And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the "tabernacle was reared up. 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and 33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets ; 34 and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of 1 sealskins, and the veil of the 35 screen ; the ark of the testimony, and the staves 36 thereof, and the mercy-seat ; the table, all the 37 vessels thereof, and the shewbread ; the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to bo set in order, and all the vessels thereof, 38 and the oil for the light ; and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, 39 and the screen for the door of the Tent ; the brasen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, 40 and all its vessels, the laver and its base ; the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the 41 tabernacle, for the tent of meeting ; the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister 42 in the priest's office. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of 43 Israel did all the work. And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it : and Moses blessed them. 40 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear 3 up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil. i And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and 2 light the 5 lamps thereof. And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the taber- 6 nacle. And thou shalt set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the 7 tent of meeting. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and 8 shalt put water therein. And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the 9 screen of the gate of the court. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it 10 shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt offering, and all its vessels, and sanc tify the altar : and the altar shall be most holy. 11 And thou shalt anoint • the laver and its base, 12 and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water. 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me 14 in the priest's office. And thou shalt bring 15 his sons, and put coats upon them : and thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood through- 16 out their generations. Thus did Moses: ac cording to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 And it came to pass hi the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. IS And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and R.V. 'Or, porpoise- 2 Or, set up I. 2 LEVITICUS. 115 A.V. * ch. 35. 12. * ch. 30. 9. * Num. 9.15. 1 Kings 8.10. tHeb. jour- fastened his sockets,.and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the taber nacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 20 1f And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark : 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and * set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 If And he put the table in the tent of the con gregation, upon the side of the tabernacle north ward, without the vail. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 IT And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And he lighted the lamps before the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 26 if And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail : 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 28 *S And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congrega tion, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the "Lord commanded Moses. 30 1f And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: 32 When they went into the tent of the congreg ation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. 34 If * Then a cloud covered the tent of the con gregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode there on, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel 'went on ward in all their journeys : 37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 38 Eor the cloud of the Lord was upon the taber nacle by day, and fire was- on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its pil- 19 lars. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it ; 20 as the Lord commanded Moses. And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat aboye 21 upon the ark : and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony ; as the 22 Lord commanded Moses. And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the 23 tabernacle northward, without the veil. And he set the bread in order upon it before the 24 Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the taber- 25 nacle southward. And he 1 lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded 26 Moses. And he put the golden altar in the tent 27 of meeting before the veil : and he burnt there on incense of sweet spices; as the Lord com- 28 manded Moses. And he put the screen of the 29 door to the tabernacle. And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meal offering; as the 30 Lord commanded Moses. And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and 31 put water therein, to wash withal. 2And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed then- hands and 32 their feet thereat; when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed : as the Lord com- 33 manded Moses. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work. 34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went on- 37 ward, throughout all their journeys: but if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed 38 not till the day that it was taken up. Eor the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, LEVITICUS 1 And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. THE THIED BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED LEYITICUS. 1 And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto the Lord, ye shall offer your oblation of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock. II J R.V. ¦Or, set up 2 See ch. xxx. 19, 116 LEVITICUS. I. 3 A.V. t [1611 in]: [i«i thej II Or, pinch off the head with the nail.» Or, the filth thereof. * Ecclus. 7. 31. t [1611 an un leavenedcake] I Or, on aflat plate, or, slice. 3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. 4 "And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering ; and it shall be accepted_ for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the con gregation. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is t on the fire which is upon the altar : 9 But this inwards and his legs shall he wash in water : and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 If And if Iris offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and the priests, Aa ron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 12 And -he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat : and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar : 13 But he Bhall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar : it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 If And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offer ing of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and H wring off his head, and burn it on the altar ; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with II his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes : 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 2 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be o/fine Sour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon : 2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests : and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: 3 And * the remnant 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. 4 If And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offer ing baken in the oven, it shall be J unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 5 If And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken tin a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil there on : it is a meat offering. 3 If his oblation be a burnt offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish : he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meet ing, that he may be accepted before the Lord. 4 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering ; and it shall be accepted for him 5 to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord : and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at 6 the door of the tent of meeting. And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it hito its pieces. 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the 8 fire: and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the 9 altar : but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt offering ; he 11 shall offer it a male without blemish. And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round 12 about. And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire 13 which is upon the altar: but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar : it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 And if his oblation to the Lord be a burnt offering of fowls, then he shall offer his obla- 15 tion of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and 1 wring off its head, and bum it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on 16 the side of the altar : and he shall take away its crop with the 2 filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place 17 of the ashes : and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall bum it upon the altar, upon the" wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt offer ing, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 2 And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal offering unto the Lord, his oblation shall be of fine flour ; and he shall pour oil upon it, 2 and put frankincense thereon : and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn it as the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto 3 the Lord : and that which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal offering baken in the oven, it shall be unlea vened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or 5 unleavened wafers anointed with oil. And if thy oblation be a meal offering of the shaking pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, min- 6 gled with oil. Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal offering. R.V. lOr, pinch 2 Or, feathers 3 Or, .Hat plate III. 11 LEVITICUS. 117 A.V. ' ver. 2. » Ex. 29. 18. t Heb. ascend. 'Mark 9.49. •- Ex. 29. 22.«0r,sueL I Or, midriff over the liver,and over the kidneys. 7 If And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the f ryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord : and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the meat offer ing * a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an "offering made by fire, of a sweet savour 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. 11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven : for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire. 12 If As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord : but they shall not ' be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering * shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frank incense thereon : it is a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and^jarf of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 3 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offer ing, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the taber nacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; "the II fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the I! caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire : it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 6 If And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the Lord be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7 H he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord. 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, and the whole ramp, it shall he take off hard by the backbone ; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul atove the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And if thy oblation be a meal offering of the fry ing pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meal offering that is made of these things unto the Lord : and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall 9 bring it unto the altar. And the priest shall take up from the meal offering the memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar : an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto 10 the Lord. And that which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord 11 made by fire. No meal offering, which ye shall offer unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven : for ye shall bum no leaven, nor any honey, as 12 an offering made by fire unto the Lord. As an oblation of Urstfiiiits ye shall offer them unto the Lord : but they shall not come up for a 13 sweet savour on the altar. And every oblation of thy meal offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meal offering: with all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meal offering of firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meal offering of thy firstfruits corn in the ear parched 15 with fire, bruised com of the fresh ear. And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense 16 thereon : it is a meal offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the bruised corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offer ing made by fire unto the Lord. 3 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of l peace offerings ; if he offer' of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish be- 2 fore the Lord. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting : and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar 3 round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, 4 and all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, 2with the kidneys, shall he take away. 5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of" a sweet savour unto the Lord. 6 And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord be of the flock; male 7 or female, he shall offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he 8 offer it before the Lord : and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar 9 round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take it away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all 10 the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, ll3 with the kidneys, shall he take away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is the 4 food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord. R.V. l Or, thankofferings 2 Or, which he shall takeawayby the kidneys 3 See ver. 4. * Heb. bread. 118 LEVITICUS. III. 12 A.V. ' ch. 7. ' Gen. 9. 4. ch. 7. 20. k 17. 14. » ch. 5. 9. ' Ex. 29. 14. Num. 19. 5.t Heb. to withoutthe camp. ' Heb. 13. 11. t Heb. at the pouring out of the ashes. »«h. 5. 2, 3,1 12 If And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congrega tion: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. _ 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour : * all the fat is the Lord's. 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your gener ations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor * blood. 4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them : 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people ; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock with out blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord. 5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congrega tion ; and shall pour * all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the con gregation. 8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall bum them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 1 1 * And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth ' without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and "bum him on the wood with fire: 'where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13 If And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, "and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty ; _ 14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord. 16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the con gregation : 12 And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall 13 offer it before the Lord : and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar 14 round about. . And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat that covereth the inwards, and 15 all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, twith the kidneys, shall -he take away. 16 And the priest shall bum them upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire, for 17 a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord's. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood. 4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin 2 unwittingly, in any of the things which the Lord hath commanded not 3 to be done, and shall do any one of them : if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people; then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without 4 blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the Lord ; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and 5 kill the bullock before the Lord. And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting: 6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tent of meeting ; and all the blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is 8 at the door of the tent of meeting. And all the fat of the bullock of the sin offering he shall take off from it ; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the in- 9 wards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, swith the kidneys, shall he take 10 away, as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of burnt 11 offering. And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, 12 and its inwards, and its dung, even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt. 13 And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, and the thing be bid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which the Lord hath commanded not to be 14 done, and are guilty ; when the sin wherein - they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin offering, 15 and bring it before the tent of meeting. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord : and the bullock shall be killed before the 16 Lord. And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting: R.V. iSee ver. 4. 2 Or, through error 3 See ch. hi. 4. V. 1 LEVITICUS. 119 AV. tHeb.any soul. t Heb. people of the land. ' ch. 3. 14. 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail. 18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is hi the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this : and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock : it is a sin offering for the congregation. 22 *f When a ruler hath sinned, and done some- what through ignorance against any of the com mandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; 23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish : 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of tho sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offer ings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 27 If And if ' any one of the ' common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty ; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge : then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And "he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings ; and the priest shall bum it upon the altar for a * sweet savour unto the Lord ; aud the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar : 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacri fice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offer ings made by fire unto the Lord : and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. 5 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the 18 Lord., before the veil. And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is be fore the Lord, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the 19 door of the tent of meeting. And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it 20 upon the altar. Thus shall he do with the bullock ; as he did with the bullock of the sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they 21 shall be forgiven. And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock: it is the sin offering for the assembly. 22 When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which the Lord his God hath commanded not to be done, and is 23 guilty ; if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his ob- 24 lation a goat, a male without blemish ; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of 26 the altar of burnt offering. And all the fat thereof shall he bum upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings : and the priest shall make atonement for him as con cerning his- sin, and he shall be forgiven. 27 And if any one of the x common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which the Lord hath commanded not to be done, and 28 be guilty ; if his sin, which he hath sinned, be made known to him, then he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a female without blemish, for 29 his sin which he hath sinned. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offer- 30 ing. And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and all the blood thereof shall he porn- out at the base of 31 the altar. And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings ; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. 32 And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without 33 blemish. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt 34 offering. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at 35 the base of the altar : and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offer ings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, 2 upon the offerings of the Lord made by fire : and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven. 5 And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he R.V. i Heb. people of the land. 2 Or, after the mannerof 120 LEVITICUS. V. 1 A.V. IHeb. his hand cannot reachto the suffici ency of a lamb. " ch. 1. 15. "Or,ordinance.i [1611 had] hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. 2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him ; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatso ever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing : 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. 7 And if ' he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath com mitted, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and * wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder : 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar : it is a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the II manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he -thath sinned, and it shall be for given him. 11 If But if he be not able to bring two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering ; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon : for it is a sin offering. 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, * even a mem orial thereof, and burn it on the altar, * according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord : it is a sin offering. 13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him : , and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. 14 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with fhy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest : and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17 If And if a "soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by .the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity, 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, 2 then he shall bear his iniquity : or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the car case of an unclean beast, or the carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creep ing things, and it be hidden from him, and he 3 be unclean, then he shall be guilty : or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then 4 he shall be guilty : or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatso ever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these 5 things: and it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that 6 wherein he hath sinned : and he shall bring ibis guilt offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as con- 7 cerning his sin. And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring ihis guilt offer ing for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt 8 offering. And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and 2 wring off its head from its 9 neck, but shall not divide it asunder : and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the 10 altar: it is a sin offering. And he shall 3 offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance : and the priest shall make atone ment for him as concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven. 11 But if his means suffice not for two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: 12 for it is a sin offering. And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial thereof, and burn it on" the altar, dupon the offerings of the Lord 13 made by fire : it is a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him as touch ing his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and the rem nant shall be the priest's, as the meal offering. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwit tingly, in the holy things of the Lord ; then he shall bring his guilt offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for .a guilt offering : 16 and he shall make restitution for .that which he hath done amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make- atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven. 17 And if any one sin, and do ,any of the things which the Lord hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet 18 is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. And he shall bring » ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for R.V. lOr, for his guilt Or, his ires pans offering 2 Or, pinch 'Or, prepare I Or, after the mannerof VI. 20 LEVITICUS. 121 A.V. • Or, in dealing. t Heb. putting of the hand.* Num. 5.6. * ch. 5. 16.1 Or, in the day of his - being found guilty. t Heb. in the day of his trespass. • ch. 5. 15. "Or, for the burning. • ch. 2. 1. Num. 15. 4. * ch. 2. 9. ' Ex. 29. a trespass offering, unto the priest : and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherem he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the Lord. 6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and he unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or Hin 'fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour ; 3 Or have f omid that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and "sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein : 4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was de livered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely ; he shall even "restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, II tin the day of his trespass offering. 6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the "flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: 7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord : and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespass ing therein. 8 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering : It is the burnt offer ing, H because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath con sumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it ; it shall not be put out : and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it ; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar ; it shall never go out. 14 *\ "And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. 15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the- frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the "memorial of it, unto the Lord. 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place ; in the court of the taber nacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for then* portion of my offerings made by fire ; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the Lord made by fire : * every one that toucheth them shall be holy. 19 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day a guilt offering, unto the priest : and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew 19 it not, and he shall be forgiven. It is a guilt of fering: he is certainly guilty before the Lord. 6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of 1 bargain, or of 3 robbery, or have oppressed his neighbour ; or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie ; in any of all these 4 that a man doeth, sinning therein : then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or 5 the lost thing which he found, or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto : unto him to whom it apper taineth shall he give it, in the day of his being 6 found guilty. And he shall bring his guilt of fering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, 7 for a guilt offering, unto the priest : and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven; concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering : the burnt offer ing shall be 2on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the 10 altar shall be kept burning thereon. And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon bis flesh ; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and 11 he shall put them beside the altar. And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without 12 the camp unto a clean place. And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 13 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar con tinually ; it shall not go out. 14 And this is the law of the meal offering : the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, 15 before the altar. And he shall take up there from his handful, of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, as the memorial thereof, unto the Lord. 16 And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat : it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of 17 meeting they shall eat it. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire ; it is most holy, as the sin offering, and as the guilt offering. 18 Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your gen erations, from the offerings of the Lord made by fire : whosoever toucheth them shall be holy. 19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 20 This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day R.V. ¦Or, pledge [Ch. vi. 1 in Heb..l 2 Or, on its firewood 122 LEVITICUS. VI. 20 A.V. * Ex. 16. ' ch. 11. •Heb. 13. 11. II Or, on thefiat plate. when he is anointed ; the tenth part of an * ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. 21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in : and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord. 22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord ; it shall be wholly burnt. 23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall not be eaten. 24 ^f And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord : it is most holy. 26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it : in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden * shall be broken : and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 30 * And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal hi the holy^Zace, shall be eaten : it shall be burnt in the fire. 7 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offer ing : it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the bum!; offering shall they kill the trespass offering : and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof ; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: 5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a trespass offering. 6 Every male among the priests shall eat there of : it shall be eaten in the holy place : it is most holy. 7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offer ing: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. 8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. 9 And all the meat offering that is baken hi the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying- pan, and Hin the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. 10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another. 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord. 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offer ing leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanks giving of his peace offerings. 14 And of it he srhall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering per petually, half of it in the morning, and half 21 thereof in the evening. On a x baking pan it shall be made with oil ; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in : in 2 baken pieces shalt thou offer the meal offering for a sweet savour unto 22 the Lord. And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly 23 burnt unto the Lord. And every meal offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall not be eaten. 24 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord: it is most 26 holy. The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it : in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the 27 court of the tent of meeting. 8Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that where- 28 on it was sprinkled in a holy place. But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be brokeri : and if it be sodden in a brasen vessel, 29 it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. Every male among the priests shall eat thereof : it is 30 most holy. And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten : it shall be burnt with fire. 7 And this is the law of the guilt offering : it 2 is most holy. In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the guilt offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon 3 the altar round about. And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof ; the fat tail, and the fat 4 that covereth the inwards, and the two kid neys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, 4 with the 5 kidneys, shall he take away : and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a guilt offer- 6 ing. Every male among the priests shall eat thereof : it shall be eaten in a holy place : it is 7 most holy. As is the sin offering, so is the guilt offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he 8 shall have it. And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which 9 he hath offered. And every meal offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying pan, and on the 1 baking pan, shall 10 be the priest's that offereth it. And every meal offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as well as an other. 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer unto the Lord. 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unlea vened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled 13 with oil, of fine flour soaked. With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his oblation with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for 14 thanksgiving. And of it he shall offer one out of each oblation for an heave offering unto the Lord; it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. R.V. 1 See ch. ii. 5. 2 The meaningof the Hebrewword is un certain. 8 Or, Whoso ever « See ch. hi. 4. VII. 3G LEVITICUS. 123 A.V. * ch. 15. * ch. 3. 17. t [1611 omits of] 1 Heb. carcase. " Gen. 9. 4.ch. 3. 17. k 17. 14. * Ex. 29. 24. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered ; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.' 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice : and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten : 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. IS And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it : it shall be an abomina tion, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, "having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any un clean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any un clean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shali be cut off from his people. 22 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, * Ye shall eat no manner + of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of the ' beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use : but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. 26 "Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that * the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel. 35 t This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the Lord in the priest's office ; 36 Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he an ointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation ; he shall not leave any of 16 it until the morning. But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow that which 17 remaineth of it shall be eaten : but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the 18 third day shall be burnt with fire. And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it : it shall be an ab omination, and the soul that eateth Of it shall 19 bear his iniquity. And the fiesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every 20 one that is clean shall eat thereof : but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul 21 shall be cut off from his people. And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the un cleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye 24 shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat. And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service : but ye shall in no wise eat 25 of it. For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it 26 shall be cut off from his people. And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl 27 or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Whoso ever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord out of the sacrifice of his peace offer- 30 nigs : his own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his 32 sons'. And the right 1 thigh shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering out of the 33 sacrifices of your peace offerings. He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the 34 right 1 thigh for a portion. For the wave breast and the heave x thigh have I taken of the child ren of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel. 35 This is the 2 anointing-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the 36 Lord in the priest's office; which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is a due for ever throughout their generations. R.V. ¦Or, shoulder ¦' Or, portion 124 LEVITICUS. VII. 37 A. v. ' Ex. 28. 2,4. ' Ex. 30. 24. ' Ex. 28. 19, &c. Ecclus. 45. 15. t Heb. bound. * Ex. 29. 1. < Ex. 29. 31. 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings ; 38 Which the Lord commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and "the garments, and "the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering; and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread ; 3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congrega tion. 4 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 5 And Moses said unto the congregation, * This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done. 6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 8 And he put the breastplate upon him : also he "put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thum mim. 9 And he put the mitre upon his head ; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown ; as the Lord * com manded Moses. 10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sancti fied them. 11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. ' 12 And he "poured of the anointing oil upon Aarou's head, and anointed him, to sanctify hhn. 13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and 'put bonnets upon them; as the Lord com manded Moses. 14 "And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. 15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. 16 And he took all the fat that was upon the in wards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and then- fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. 17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp ; as the Lord * commanded Moses. 18 If And he brought the ram for the burnt offer ing : and Aaron and his sons laid then- hands upon the head of the ram. 19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water ; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar : it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 "If And he * brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 23 And he slew it ; and Moses took of the blood 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meal offering, and of the sin offering, and of the guilt offering, and of the consecration, and 3S of the sacrifice of peace offerings ; which the Lord commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer then- oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai. 8 1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the 3 basket of unleavened bread ; and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the 4 tent of meeting. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting. 5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded to 6 be done. And Moses brought Aaron and his 7 sons, and washed them with water. And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the cunningly woven band of the ephod, 8 and bound it unto him therewith. And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put 2the Urim and the Thum- 9 mim. And he set the smitre upon his head; and upon the 3 mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown ; as the Lord 10 commanded Moses. And Moses took the anoint ing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all 11 that was therein, and sanctified them. And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and 12 the laver and its base, to sanctify them. And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's 13 head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and grided them with girdles, and bound headtires upon them ; as the Lord com- 14 manded Moses. And he brought the bullock of the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid then- hands upon the head of the bullock 15 of the sin offering. And he slew it ; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and puri fied the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make 16 atonement for it. And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and then- fat, and 17 Moses burned it upon the altar. But the bull ock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with Are without the camp; as the 18 Lord commanded Moses. And he presented the ram of the burnt offering : and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the 19 ram. And he killed it : and Moses sprinkled 20 the blood upon the altar round about. And he cut the ram into its pieces ; and Moses burnt 21 the head, and the pieces, and the fat. And he washed the inwards and the legs with water ; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt offering for a sweet savour: it was an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 And he presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid 23 their hands upon the head of the ram. And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood RV. < See Ex. xxiv. 2 That is, the Lights and the Perfec tions. 8 Or, turban IX,. 7 LEVITICUS. 125 A.V. ' Ex. 2! 24, &c * Ex. 29. 35. ' Ex. 29. of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of then- right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder : 26 Ajid out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 27 And he put all * upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord. 28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offer ing: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord : for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' * part ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 31 If And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there "eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for * seven days shall he consecrate you. 34 As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not : for so I am commanded. 36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 2 And he said unto Aaron, * Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offer ing, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering ; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, with out blemish, for a burnt offering ; 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord; and a meat offering mingled with oil : for to day the Lord will appear unto you. 5 If And they brought that which Moses com manded before the tabernacle of the congregation : and all the congregation drew near and stood be fore the Lord. 6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you. 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of Iris right hand, and 24 upon the great toe of his right foot. And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of then- right hand, and upon the great toe of then- right foot : and Moses sprinkled the 25 blood upon the altar round about. And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right 26 l thigh : and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and 27 upon the right thigh : and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave offer- 28 ing before the Lord. And Moses took them from off then- hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering : they were a con secration for a sweet savour: it was an offer- 29 ing made by fire unto the Lord. And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offer ing before the Lord : it was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration; as the Lord com- 30 manded Moses. And Moses took of the anoint ing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him ; and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons' gar- 31 ments with him. And Moses ,said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of meeting: and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, 2as I commanded, sayhig, Aaron and his sons shall 32 eat it. And that which remaineth of the flesh 33 and of the bread shall ye bum with Are. And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled: for he shall 3conse- 34 crate you seven days. As hath been done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to 35 make atonement for you. And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am com- 36 manded. And Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the 2 elders of Israel ; and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a bull calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer 3 them before the Lord. And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, 4 for a burnt offering ; and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord; and a meal offering mingled with oil: for to- 5 day the Lord appeareth unto you. And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting: and all the congregation 6 drew near and stood before the Lord. And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory 7 of the Lord shall appear unto you. And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near uuto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make atonement for thyself, and R.V. ¦Or,shoulder 2 The Sept., Onkelos and Syr. read,as I am commanded. See ver. 35, ch. x. 13. a Heb. fill your hand. 126 LEVITICUS. IX. 7 A.V. II Or, ordinance.t Heb. filled his handout of it. * Ex. 29. 38. 1 Gen. 4. 4.1 Kings 18. 38. 2 Chr. 7. 1.2 Mac. 2. 10, 11. ' Num. 3. 4. k 26. 61. 1 Chr. 24. 2. for the people: and offer tho offering of the people, and make an atonement for them ; as the Lord commanded. 8 ^f Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him : and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar : 10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 12 And he slew the burnt offering ; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head : and he burnt them upon the altar. 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar. 15 If And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the II manner. 17 And he brought the meat offering, and ttook an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, * beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the peo ple : and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver : 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar : 21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord ; as Moses commanded. 22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the peo ple, and blessed them, and came down from offer ing of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people : and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 And "there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offer ing and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on then- faces. 10 And "Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire there in, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and de voured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp ; as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes ; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people : but let your for the people: and offer the oblation of the people, and make atonement for them ; as the 8 Lord commanded. So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, 9 which was for himself. And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto hhn: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood 10 at the base of the altar : but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar ; as the Lord 11 commanded Moses. And the flesh and the skin 12 he burnt with fire without the camp. And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons de livered unto him the Wood, and he sprinkled 13 it upon the altar round about. And they de livered the burnt offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them upon 14 the altar. And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering 15 on the altar. And he presented the people's oblation, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slew it, and of- 16 fered it for sin, as the first. And he presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to 17 the ordinance. And he presented the meal offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt offer- 18 ing of the morning. He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people : and Aaron's sons delivered unto hhn the blood, and he sprinkled it upon 19 the altar round about, and the fat of the ox ; and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the 20 caul of the liver : and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord ; as 22 Moses commanded. And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them ; and he came down from offering the sin offer ing, and the burnt offering, and the peace of- 23 ferings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared 24 unto all the people. And there came forth fire from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat : and when. all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces. 10 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he had not 2 commanded them. And there came forth fire from before the Lord, and devoured them, and 3 they died before the Lord. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified hi them that 1 come nigh me, and before all the people I will be 4 glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from 5 before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, 2Let not the hah- of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your R.V. 1 Or, are nigh 2 Some ancient versions render, Uncover not your heads. XI. 7 LEVITICUS, 127 A.V. t [1611 sacrifice] ' ch. 6. * Deut. 14. 4. Acts 10. 14. I [1611 omitsthe] > 2 Mac. 6.18. bretliren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled. 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die : for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. 8 If And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your gener ations : 10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean ; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 12 ^f And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar : for it is most holy: 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, be cause it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded. 14 And "the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place ; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee : for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the I sacrifices of ' peace offerings of the clrildren of Israel. 15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever ; as the Lord hath commanded. 16 If And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt : and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the con gregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place : ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, * as I commanded. 19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and then- burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and ifl had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And when Moses heard that, he was content. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, * These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven- footed, and cheweth tthe cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 7 And * the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenf ooted, yet he cheweth not the cud ; he is unclean to you. brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the 7 burning which the Lord hath kindled. And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. 8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, 9 Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not : it shall be a statute 10 for ever throughout your generations : and 1 that ye may put difference between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the 11 clean; and Hhat ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Elea zar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meal offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar : for it is most 13 holy : and ye shall eat it in a holy place, be cause it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the offerings of the Lord made by fire: for so I 14 am commanded. And the wave breast and the heave thigh shall ye eat in a clean place ; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee : for they are given as thy due, and thy sons' due, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of 15 the children of Israel. The heave thigh and the wave breast shall they bring with the offer ings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord : and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, as a due for ever ; as the Lord hath commanded. 16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt : and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the 17 sons of Aaron that were left, saying, Where fore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he hath given it you 2to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for 18 them before the Lord ? Behold, the blood of it was not brought into the sanctuary with in: ye should certainly have eaten it in the 19 sanctuary, as I commanded. And Aaron spake unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered then sin offering and their burnt offering be fore the Lord; and there have befallen me such things as these : and if I had eaten the sin offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing 20 in the sight of the Lord ? And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, 2 saying unto them, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on 3 the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and s cheweth the cud, among the 4 beasts, that shall ye eat. Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he 8 cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, 5 he is unclean unto you. And the 4 coney, because he s cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, 6 he is unclean unto you. And the hare, because she 8 cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, 7 she is unclean unto you. And the swine, be cause he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but 3 cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. R.V. iOr,ye shall 2 Or, to take away sHeb.bringethup. 'Heb.sha- phan, the Hyrax Syriacusor rock- badger. 128 LEVITICUS. XI. 8 AV. : [ion nor] * ch. 6. 28. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch ; they are unclean to you. 9 if These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins land scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living tiring which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you : 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you ; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. 13 If And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind ; 15 Every raven after his kind ; 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creep ing thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth ; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be unclean : whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. 25 And whosoever heareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you : whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 28 And he that heareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : they are unclean unto you. 29 If These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth ; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep : whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean ; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. 33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them f aileth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean ; and * ye shall break it. 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean : and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. 8 Of then- flesh ye shall not eat, and their car cases ye shall not touch ; they are unclean unto you. 9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters : whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them 10 shall ye eat. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living crea tures that are in the waters, they are an 11 abomination unto you, and they shall be an abomination unto you ; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and then' carcases ye shall have in ab- 12 omination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you. 13 And these ye shall have in abomination among the fowls ; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the * eagle, and the gier eagle, 14 and the ospray ; and the kite, and the falcon 15 after its kind ; every raven after its kind ; 16 and the ostrich, and the 2night hawk, and the 17 seamew, and the hawk after its kind ; and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl ; 18 and the s horned owl, and the pelican, and the 19 vulture ; and the stork, the 4heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. 20 All winged creeping things that go upon all 21 four are an abomination unto you. Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fom-, which have legs above their 22 feet, to leap withal upon the earth ; even these of them ye may eat ; the 6 locust after its kind, and the cbald locust after its kind, and the 5 cricket after its kind, and the 5 grasshopper 23 after its kind. But all winged creeping things, which have fom- feet, are an abomination unto you. 24 And by these ye shall become unclean : who soever toucheth the carcase of them shall be 25 unclean until the even : and whosoever beareth aught of the carcase of them shall wash his 26 clothes, and be unclean until the even. Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto yon: every one that toucheth them shall be 27 unclean. And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all four, they are unclean unto you : whoso toucheth then- carcase 28 shall be unclean until the even. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. 29 And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the 30 great lizard after its kind, and the 6 gecko, and the 6 land-crocodile, and the 6lizard, and the 31 ° sand-lizard, and the chameleon. These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep : whosoever doth touch them, when they 32 are dead, shall be unclean until the even. And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean ; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even ; then shall it be 33 clean. And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them f aileth, whatsoever is in it shall be 34 unclean, and it ye shall break. All food therein which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean : and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. R.V. •Or, great vulture 2 Heb. tahmas, of un certainmeaning, s Or, swan* Or, ibis 5 Four kinds of locustsor grass- hoppers, which are not certainly known. c "Words of un certainmeaning, but probablydenotingfour kinds of lizards. XII. 8 LEVITICUS. 129 A.T. t Heb. a gather ing to gether of waters. t Heb. dothmultiply feet. tHeb. SOuls. k 20. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 15. « ch. 15. 19. * Luke 2. 21. John 7. 22. t Heb. a son of his year. * Luke 2.24.tHeb. her hand find not sufficiency of. 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase f aileth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down : for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, ^wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be un clean. 37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 38 But if 'any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be un clean until the even. 40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination ; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatso ever goeth upon all fom-, or whatsoever thath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 43 Ye shall not make your * selves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lord your God: ye shall there fore sanctify yourselves, and "ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping tiring that creepeth upon the earth. 45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of eveiy creature that creepeth upon the earth : 47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a "woman have conceived seed, and born a man child : then she shall be unclean seven days ; ac cording to the days of the separation for her in firmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the * eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed tiring, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation : and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three score and six days. 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb * of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest : 7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8 "And if *she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons ; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atone ment for her, and she shall be clean. 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase f aileth shall be unclean ; whether oven, or i range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces : they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto 36 you. Nevertheless a fountain or a 2pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean : but s that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 37 And if augh t of their carcase fall upon any sowing 38 seed which is to be sown, it, is. clean. But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean unto you. 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be 40 unclean until the even. And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be un clean until the even. 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be 42 eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat ; f or 43 they are an abomination. Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping tiring that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be denied 44 thereby. For I am the Lord your God : sancti fy yourselves therefore, and be ye holy ; for I am holy : neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon 45 the earth. For I am the Lord that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth 47 upon the earth : to, make a difference, between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be. eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten. 12 And the Lord spake, unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the. children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a. man child, then, she shall be unclean seven days ; as in the days of the i impurity of her sickness shall she a be unclean. And in the eighth day the flesh 4 of his foreskin shall be circumcised. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days ; she shall touch no hal lowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until 5 the days of her purifying be fulfilled. But if she bear a, maid child, then she shall, be un clean two weeks, as in her i impurity: and she shall continue, in the blood of her purifying 6 threescore and six days. And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door 7 of the tent of meeting, unto the priest ; and he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atone ment for her ; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female. 8 And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then Bhe shall take, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons ; the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering:, and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean. R.V. lOr,stewpan 2 Or, cistern3 Or, he who *Or,separation 130 LEVITICUS. XIII. 1 A.V. I Or, swelling. tHeb.thequicken ing of living fiesh. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a II rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests : 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh : and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy : and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 H the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hah- thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days : 5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more : 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day : and, behold, if the plague be some what dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7_ But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again : 8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pro nounce him unclean : it is a leprosy. 9 If When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest ; 10 And the priest shall see him : arid, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be t quick raw flesh in the rising ; 11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up : for he is unclean. 12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, where soever the priest looketh ; 13 Then the priest shall consider : and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pro nounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white : he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pro nounce him to be unclean : for the raw flesh is un clean : it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest ; 17 And the priest shall see him : and, behold, if the plague be turned into white ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : he is clean. 18 If The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 19 And hi the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat red dish, and it be shewed to the priest ; 20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hah- thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up seven days : 22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto 2 Aaron, saying, When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons 3 the priests : and the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh : and if the hair in the plague be turned white, and the appear ance of the plague be deeper thau the skin of his flesh, it is the plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him 4 unclean. And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and, the hair thereof be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven 5 days : and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if in his eyes the plague be at a stay, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut 6 him up seven days more : and the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, be hold, if the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is a scab: and he shall 7 wash his clothes, and be clean. But if the scab spread abroad in the skin, after that he hath shewn himself to the priest for his cleansing, he 8 shall shew himself to the priest again : and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pro nounce him unclean : it is leprosy. 9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then 10 he shall be brought unto the priest ; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the 11 rising, it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him un clean : he shall not shut him up ; for he is un- 12 clean. And if the leprosy break out abroad hi the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to 13 his feet, as far as appeareth to the priest ; then the priest shall look : and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned 14 white : he is clean. But whensoever raw flesh 15 appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pro nounce him unclean : the raw flesh is unclean : 16 it is leprosy. Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come 17 unto the priest, and the priest shall look on him : and, behold, if the plague be turned into white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean. 18 And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof 19 a boil, and it is healed, and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish- white, then it shall be shewed to the 20 priest ; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the 21 boil. But if the priest look on it, and, be hold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the 22 priest shall shut him up seven days : and if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a plague. R.V. XIII. 43 LEVITICUS. 131 AT. t Heb. o burning of fire. J [1611 hath] t Heb. head is pilled. 23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 24 If Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is * a hot burning, and the quick flesh that bumeth have a white bright spot, somewhat red dish, or white ; 25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, be hold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hah- in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skhi, but be some what dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days : 27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day : and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark ; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pro nounce hrm clean : for it is an inflammation of the burning. 29 If If a man or woman thave a plague upon the head or the beard ; 30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, be hold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hah- ; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, ewett a leprosy upon the head or beard. 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hah-, and the scall be not in sight deeper" than the skin ; 33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave ; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more : 34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin ; then the priest shall pronounce him clean : and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing ; 36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, be hold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair ; he is un clean. 37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein ; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pro nounce him clean. 38 If If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots ; 39 Then the priest shall look : and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin ; he is clean. 40 And the man whose t hair is fallen off his head, he is bald ; yet is he clean. 41 And he that hath his hair f aEen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead jbald: yet is he clean. 42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, be hold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh ; 23 But if the bright spot stay hi its place, and bo not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 24 Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the quick flesh of the burn ing become a bright spot, reddish-white, or 25 white ; then the priest shall look upon it : and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin ; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce 26 him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim ; then the priest 27 shall shut hhn up seven days : and the priest shall look upon hhn the seventh day: if it spread abroad hi the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of 28 leprosy. And if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread in the skin, but be dim; it is the rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce hhn clean : for it is the scar of the burning. 29 And when a man or woman hath a plague 30 upon the head or upon the beard, then the priest shall look on the plague : and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard. 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and there be no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up him that 32 hath the plague of the scall seven days : and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague : and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the ap pearance of the scall be not deeper than the 33 skin, then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more : 34 and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall : and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin ; then the priest shall pro nounce him clean : and he shall wash his clothes, 35 and be clean. But if the scall spread abroad 36 in the skin after his cleansing; then the priest shall look on him : and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for 37 the yellow hair ; he is unclean. But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean : and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 38 And when a man or a woman hath in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white 39 bright spots ; then the priest shall look : and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white; it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin ; he is clean. 40 And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he 41 is bald ; yet is he clean. And if his hah- be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is 42 forehead bald ; yet is he clean. But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a red dish-white plague ; it is leprosy breaking out in 43 his bald head, or his bald forehead. Then the priest shall look upon him : and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the ap pearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh; R.V. 12 132 LEVITICUS. XIII. 44 A.V. * Num. 5. 2. 2 Kings 15. 5. + Heb. work of. tHeb.vessel, or, instru ment. tHeb. whether it be bald in the head thereof, or In the forehead thereof. * Matt, 8 2 Mark 1. 40. Luke 5. 12. I Or, spar rows. 44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean ; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall ciy, Un clean, unclean. 46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be denied; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; "without the camp shall his habit ation be. 47 1f The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment ; 48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof ; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any t thing made of skin ; 49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any + thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest : 50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days : 51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day : if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the, plague is a fretting leprosy ; it is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy ; it shall be burnt in the fire. 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; 54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more : 55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed : and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread ; it is unclean ; thou shalt burn it in the fire ; it is fret inward, * whether it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it ; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He "shall be brought unto the priest : 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp ; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper ; 4 Then shall the priest command to take for hhn that is to be cleansed two II birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop : 5 And the priest shall command that one of the bh-ds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water : 6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: 44 he is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean ; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and xthe hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, 46 and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be un clean; he is unclean': he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be. 47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is hi, whether it be a woollen garment, or a 48 linen garment; whether it be in 2warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a 49 skin, or in any thing made of skin ; if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: 50 and the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up that which hath the plague seven days : 51 and he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skin is used for; the 52 plague is a fretting leprosy ; it is unclean. And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is : for it is a fretting leprosy ; it shall be burnt in the fire. 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of 54 skin; then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he 55 shall shut it up seven days more : and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed its colour, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt bum it in the fire: it is a fret, 8 whether the bareness be 56 within or without. And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be dim after the washing thereof, then he shall rend it out of the gar ment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or 57 out of the woof : and if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin, it is breaking out : thou shalt bum that wherem the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and 59 shall be clean. This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or any thing of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the 3 priest : and the priest shall go forth out of the camp ; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; 4 then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and 5 cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop : and the priest shall command to kill one of the birds 6 in an earthen vessel over ^running water : as for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the * running water: R.V. ¦ See ch. x. 6. 2 Or, woven or knittedstuff (and in vv. 49, 8re.) 3 Heb. whether ;'( be bald in the head thereof,or in the forehead thereof ch. 20. * ch. 20. 19. * ch. 20. 20. * ch. ! 12. »ch. 21. the Lord ; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. 10 If And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood : and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for yom- souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, t which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 * For it is the life of all flesh ; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof : whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And every soul that eateth 'that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whe ther it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even : then shall he be clean. 16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh ; then he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, where in ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk hi their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein : I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: "which if a man do, he shall live in them : I am the Lord. 6 If None of you shall approach to any that is tnear of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of thy father, or the naked ness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 * The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover : it is thy father's nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be bom at home, or born abroad, even their naked ness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 12 "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister : she is thy father's near kins woman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kins woman. 14 " Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife : she is thine aunt. 15 * Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law : she is thy son's wife ; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 16 * Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. the Lord ; even that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood; I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the :life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for yom- souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the ilife. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, which taketh in hunting any beast .or fowl that may be eaten ; he shall pour out the blood 14 thereof, and cover it with dust. For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof : therefore I said unto the child ren of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no man ner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof : whosoever eateth it shall be cut 15 off. And every soul that eateth 2that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be homeborn or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even : then shall he 16 be clean. But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto 3 them, I am the Lord your God. After the doings of the laud of Egypt, wherem ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do : neither shall ye walk in their statutes. 4 My judgements shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein : I am the Lord 5 your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgements: which if a man do, he shall live 3in them: I am the Lord. 6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: 7 I am the Lord. The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother ; thou shalt not 8 uncover her nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy 9 father's nakedness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether bom at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not un- 10 cover. The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even then- naked ness thou shalt not uncover : for theirs is thine 11 own nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her naked- 12 ness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister : she is thy father's near 13 kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is 14 thy mother's near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is 15 thine aunt. Thou shalt not uncover the naked ness of thy daughter in law : she is thy son's wife ; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. R.V. 1 Heb. sool. 2 Heb. a carcase. 3 Or, by 140 LEVITICUS. XVIII. 17 A.V. I! Or, one wife to another. * ch. 20. : Kings 23. 10. ' Called, Acts 7. 43, Moloch. * ch. 20. 15. ? ch. 11. 44.k 20. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 16. *ch.22. ' Ex. 20. 7. Deut. 5. 11.Matt. 5. 34. James 5. 12. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness ; for they are her near kins women: it is wickedness. 18 Neither shalt thou take II a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. 19 "Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed "pass through the fire to "Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord. 22 Thou shalt not he with mankind, as with womankind : it is abomination. 23 * Neither shalt thou he with any beast to de file thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to he down thereto: it is confusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of yom- own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) 28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God. 19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, * Ye shall be holy : for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 M Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 If Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to your selves molten gods : I am the Lord your God. 5 If And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offer ings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. . 7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable ; it shall not be accepted. 8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hal lowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 9 If And * when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God. 11 If Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, nei ther lie one to another. 12 If And ye shall not * swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Lord. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter ; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness ; they are near kins- 18 women : it is 1 wickedness. And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in' 19 her life time. And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is 2 impure by her uncleanness. 20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neigh- 21 hour's wife, to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not give any of thy seed 8to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am 22 the Lord. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as 23 with womankind : it is abomination. And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is con fusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled 25 which I cast out from before you : and the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her 26 inhabitants. Ye therefore shall keep my sta tutes and my judgements, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the homeborn, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you: 27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land 28 is defiled ;) that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the 29 nation that was before you. For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among 30 their people. Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord yom- God. 19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy : 3 for I the Lord your God am holy. Ye shall f ear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep my sabbaths : I am the Lord your 4 God. Turn ye not unto i idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your 5 God. And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it that 6 ye may be accepted. It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be 7 burnt with fire. And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination ; it shall not be 8 accepted : but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the Lord : and that soul shall be cut off from his people. 9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of 10 thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vine yard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger : I am the Lord your 11 God. Ye shall not steal ; neither shall ye deal 12 falsely, nor lie one to another. And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Lord. R.V. 1 Or, enorm ity 2 Or, j paratcd for • Or, to set them apart to Molech i Heb. things of nought. See'Jer. xiv. 14. XIX. 37 LEVITICUS. 141 A.V. * Ecclus. 10.6. » Deut. 24. 14. Tobit 4. 14. ' Deut. 27. 18. * Ex. 2.3. 3. Deut. 1. 17. k 16. 19. Prov. 24. 23. James 2. 9. * 1 John 2.11. Matt. 13. 15.Ecclus.19. 13. 1 Or, that thou bear not sinforhim. ' Matt. 5. 43. & 22. 39. Rom. 13. 9.Gal. 5. 14. James 2. 8.nor,abused by any. t Heb. re proach ed by, or, for man. 1 Or, they. tHeb. thereshall be a scourg ing. t Heb. holinessof praises to the Lord.» ch. 21. 5. ' Deut. 14.1. t Heb. profane. * Ex. 22. 21.I Or, oppress. > Ex. 22. 21.t [1611 omitsunto you] * Prov. 11.1.& 16. 11. k 20. 10. t Heb. stones. 13 If "Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him : * the wages of hhn that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 ^] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, "nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord. 15 If Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judg ment: thou shalt not "respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty : but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16 If Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale bearer among thy people : neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. 17 If "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart : thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neigh bour, H and not suffer sin upon him. 18 if Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, "but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord. 19 If Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed : neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 20 If And whosoever lieth carnally with a wo man, that is a bondmaid, lit betrothed to an hus band, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; lit she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 And he shall bring bis trespass offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. 22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath done : and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven hhn. 23 If And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircum cised: three years shall it be as unch-cumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be tboly to praise the Lord withal. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof : I am the Lord yom- God. 26 ^f Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood : neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 27 "Ye shall not round the comers of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not * make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the Lord. 29 If Do not t prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore ; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 30 % Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary : I am the Lord. 31 If Begard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them : I am the Lord your God. 32 If Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. 33 If And "if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not II vex him. 34 * But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be Junto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself ; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 35 If Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judg ment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 36 "Just balances, just t weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, 13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him : the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stum blingblock before the blind, but thou shalt fear 15 thy God : I am the Lord. Ye shall do no un righteousness in judgement: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness 16 shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the 17 blood of thy neighbour : I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart : thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear 18 sin because of him. Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy 19 neighbour as thyself : I am the Lord. Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind : thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed : neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two khids 20 of stuff mingled together." And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, be trothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; !they shall be pun ished ; they shall not be put to death, because 21 she was not free. And he shall bring his guilt offering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a guilt offering. 22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned : and he shall be forgiven for his sin which he hath 23 sinned. And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision : three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you ; it shall not be eaten. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the Lord. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase 26 thereof : I am the Lord your God. Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood : neither shall 27 ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, nei ther shalt thou mar the comers of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings hi your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I 29 am the Lord. Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot ; lest the land fall to whore dom, and the land become full of 2 wickedness. 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my 31 sanctuary : I am the Lord. Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, no_r unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by 32 them : I am the Lord your God. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy 33 God : I am the Lord. And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him 34 wrong. The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the homeborn among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself ; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord 35 your God. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, in meteyard, in weight, or in mea- 36 sure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of 37 Egypt. And ye shall observe all my statutes, R.V. iHeb.thereshall be inquisi tion. 2 Or, enorn ity 142 LEVITICUS. XIX. 37 A.Y. ¦ ch. 11. 44.k 19. 2. 1 Pet. 1. 16.* Ex. 21. 17.Prov. 20. 20. Matt. 15. 4. * Deut. 22. 22. John 8. 4. ' ch. 18. !. t [1611 omitssurely] ' ch. IS. ' ch. 18. * ch. 18. 19.t Heb. madenaked. and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 "Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech ; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stono him with stones. 3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide then- eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. 6 If And the soul that tumeth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7 If "Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy : for I am the Lord yom- God. 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify yon. 9 If "For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death : he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. 10 If And "the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that com mitteth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 "And the man that heth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness : both of them shall J surely be put to death; then- blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man he with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; then- blood shall be upon them. 13 "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination : they shall surely be put to death ; then- blood shall be upon them. 14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness : they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they ; that there be no wickedness among you. 15 "And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast : they shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall be upon them. 17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing ; and they shall be cut off in the sight of then- people: he hath uncovered his sis ter's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 "And if a man shall he with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her naked ness ; he hath t discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among then- people. 19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin : they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And if a man shall he with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. and all my judgements, and do them: I am the Lord. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Is rael, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech ; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall 3 stone him with stones. I also will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, 4 and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do any ways hide then- eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto 5 Molech, and put him not to death : then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with 6 Molech, from among their people. And the soul that tumeth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy : 8 for I am the Lord your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord 9 which sanctify you. For every one that curs eth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death : he hath cursed his father or his 10 mother ; his blood shall be upon him. And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the 11 adulteress shall surely be put to death. And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness : both of them shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall 12 be upon them. And if a man lie with his daugh ter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death : they have wrought confusion ; their 13 blood shall be upon them. And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination : they shall surely be put to death; then- blood shall be upon 14 them. And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is * wickedness : they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no 15 wickedness among you. And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and 16 ye shall slay the beast. And if a woman ap proach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast : they shall surely be put to death ; their blood shall 17 be upon them. And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness ; it is a shameful thing ; and they shaD be cut off in the sight of the children of then people: he hath uncovered his sister's 18 nakedness ; he shall bear his iniquity. And if a man shall he with a woman having her sick ness, and shall uncover her nakedness ; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath un covered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their 19 people. And thou shalt not uncover the na kedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he hath made naked his 20 near kin : they shall bear then- iniquity. And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they sh:.ll bear their sin ; they shall die childless. RV. lOr,enoifn- ily XXI. 16 LEVITICUS. 143 A.V. t Heb. a separation. * ch. 18. * Deut. 9.5. " ch. 11. 2.Deut. 14. 4.«0r,moveth. <¦ ch. 19. 2. & 20. 7. 1 Pet. L 16. ' Deut. 18. 11. 1 Sam. 28. 7. II Or, being an husbandamonghis people, he shall notdefile himself for his wife, SfC. * ch. 19. 27. 21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is t an unclean thing : he hath uncovered his bro ther's nakedness ; they shall be childless. 22 If Ye shall therefore keep all my "statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, * spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I east out before you : for they com mitted all these things, and * therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that fioweth with milk and honey : I am the Lord yom- God, which have separated you from other people. 25 "Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that I! creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 26 And ye shall be holy unto me: "for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. 27 11 * A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people : 2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband ; for her may he be defiled. 4 But he shall not defile himself, II being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 5 * They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of then- God : for the offer ings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of then- God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy. 9 % And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father : she shall be burnt with fire. 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes ; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother ; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God ; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him : I am the Lord. 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people : for I the Lord do sanctify him. 16 If And the Lord- spake unto Moses, saying, 21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity : he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness ; they shall be childless. 22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgements, and do them : that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you 23 not out. And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you : for they did all these things, and therefore I ab- 24 horred them. But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey : I am the Lord your God, which have 25 separated you from the peoples. Ye shall therefore separate between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any thing wherewith the ground iteemeth, which 26 I have separated from you as unclean. And ye shall be holy unto me : for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that ye should be mine. 27 A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death : they shall stone them with stones : then blood shall be upon them. 21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the 2 dead among his people ; except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, 3 and for his brother ; and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no hus- 4 band, for her may he defile himself. He shall not defile himself, 2being a chief man among 5 his people, to profane himself. They shall not make baldness upori then- head, neither shall they shave off the comer of then- beard, nor 6 make any cuttings in their flesh. They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the bread of their God, they do 7 offer : therefore they shall be holy. They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or s profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore ; for he offer eth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee : for I the Lord, which sanctify you, 9 am holy. And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father : she shall be burnt wifh fire. 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and 4that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hah- of his head go 11 loose, nor rend his clothes ; neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his 12 father, or for his mother ; neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the 5 crown of the anointing oil 13 of his God is upon him : I am the Lord. And 14 he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or one divorced, or a 3profane woman, an har lot, these shall he not take : but a virgin of his 15 own people shall he take to wife. And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the Lord which sanctify him. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. R.V. iHeb.creepeth. 2 Or, as a husbandThe Sept. has, on a sudden. 3 Or, pollutcil 4 Heb. whosehand is filled. 5 Or, . consecration 144 LEVITICUS. xxi. r, A.V. • Or, food. II Or, too slender. t Heb. running of the reins. * ch. 15. 2. ' Ex. 22. 31.Ezek. 44. 31. 1 [1611 priest's]tHeb.with the pur chase of his money.t Heb. a man a stranger. " ch. 10. I! Or, lade themselves with the iniquityof tres pass in their eating. 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blem ish, let him not approach to offer the II bread of his God. 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach : a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing " superfluous, 19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or broken- handed, 20 Or crookbackt or Ha dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken ; 21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offer ings of the Lord made by fire : he hath a blemish ; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them. 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children Of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord. 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence : I am the Lord. 4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a f running issue ; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And * whoso touch eth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him ; 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever un cleanness he hath ; 6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things ; because it is his food. 8 "That which dieth of itself, or is torn with, beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith : I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they pro fane it : I the Lord do sanctify them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the t priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul + with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house : they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest's daughter also be married unto f a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, * as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat : but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14 If And if a man eat of the holy thing unwit tingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord ; 16 Or H suffer them to bear the iniquity of tres pass, when they eat then- holy things : for I the Lord do sanctify them. 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout then- generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the 18 bread of his God. For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a !flat 19 nose, or any thing superfluous, or a man that 20 is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, or crook backt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones 21 broken ; no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire : he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the 22 bread of his God. He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish ; that he profane not my sanctuaries : for I am 24 the Lord which sanctify them. So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto me, and that they profane not my holy name : I am 3 the Lord. Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be 4 cut off from before me : I am the Lord. What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue ; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth 2 any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a< 5 man whose seed goeth from him ; or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he 6 hath ; the soul which toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in 7 water. And when the sun is down, he shall be clean ; and afterward he shall eat of the holy 8 things, because it is his bread. That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith : I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane 10 it : I am the Lord which sanctify them. There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a so journer of the priest's, or an hired servant, 11 shall not eat of the holy thing. But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his 12 house, they shall eat of his bread. And if a priest's daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of the heave offering of the 13 holy things. But if a priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's bread : but 14 there shall no stranger eat thereof. And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall 15 give unto the priest the holy thing. And they shall not profane the holy things of the children 16 of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord ; and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am the Lord which sanctify them. R.V. i Or, slit 2 Or, any one XXIIL 11 LEVITICUS. 145 A.V. * Deut. 15. 21. &17. L lOr, goats. I Or, kid. » ch. 21. lOr, she goat. » Deut. 22.6. "ch.7.15. » Ex. 20. 9.Deut. 5. 13.Luke 13. 14. * Ex. 12. 18. Num. 28. 17. 'Or,handful.tHeb.an omer. 17 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, What soever hebeoi the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering ; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer : for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 "And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or N sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord. 23 Either a bullock or a 'Iamb that hath any thing "superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering ; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. 25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these ; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them : they shall not be accepted for you. 26 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam ; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And whether it be cow or II ewe, ye shall not kill it * and her young both in one day. 29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanks giving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten up ; ye shall leave * none of it until the morrow : I am the Lord. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them : I am the Lord. 32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name ; but "I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LoRn which hallow you, 33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3 * Six days shall work be done : but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein : it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. 4 If These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. \ 5 "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord : seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convoca tion : ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days : in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 9 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a II* sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest : 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you : on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Who soever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill offerings, which they offer unto the 19 Lord for a burnt offering ; that ye may be ac cepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of 20 the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace of ferings unto the Lord to 1 accomplish a vow, or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted ; there 22 shall be no blemish therein. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having 2a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the 23 altar unto the Lord. Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lack ing in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering ; but for a vow it shall not be 24 accepted. That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the Lord; neither shall ye 8do thus in 25 your land. Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye oiler the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them : they shall not be accepted for you. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam ; and from the eighth day and thence forth it shall be accepted for the oblation of 28 an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and 29 her young both in one day. And when ye sacri fice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten ; ye shall leave none of it until the morning: I am the Lord. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, 32 and do them: I am the Lord. And ye shall not profane my holy name ; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel : I am the Lord 33 which hallow you, that brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : I am the Lord. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The 4set feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even 3 these are my set feasts. Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work : it is a sabbath unto the Lord in all your dwellings. 4 These are the set feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in 5 then- appointed season. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month 5at even, is the 6 Lord's passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord : seven days ye shall eat unlea- 7 vened bread. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation : ye shall do no 6 servile work. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days : in the seventh day is an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the 11 priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you : on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. K R.V. lOr, make a specialvow2 Or, sores 3 Or, sacrifice them * Or, ap pointedseasons «Heb. betweenthe two even ings. »Heb. work of labour. 146 LEVITICUS. XXIII. 12 A.V. ' Deut. 16.9. t [1611 priests] • ch. 19. >. t [1611 the] ' Deut. 24. 19. ' Num. !9. 1. » ch. 16. 80.Num. 29. t Heb. rest. 1 Num. 29. 12. John 7. 37. 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the firsfeyear for a burnt offering unto the Lord. 13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offer ing made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour : and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. 14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your gener ations in all your dwellings. 15 If And * ye shall count unto you from the mor row after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete : 16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days ; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord. 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals : they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord. 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams : they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the Lord for the t priest. 21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you : ye shall do no servile work therein : it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 22 If And "when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of 1 thy field when thou reapest, * neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God. 23 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the "seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 26 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 * Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a, day of atonement : it shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day : for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 31 Ye shall do no manner of work : it shall be a, statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye t celebrate your sabbath. 33 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, * The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. 35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 12 And in the day when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord. 13 And the meal offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour : and the drink offer ing thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of 14 an hin. And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame day, until ye have brought the oblation of your God : it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 15 And ye shall count unto you from the mor row after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering ; seven 16 sabbaths shall there be complete : even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days ; and ye shall offer a new 17 meal offering unto the Lord. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth parts of an ephah : they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baken with leaven, for first- 18 fruits unto the Lord. And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams : they shall be a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meal offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a 19 sweet savour unto the Lord. And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin offering, and two he- lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace 20 offerings. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they 21 shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work: it is a sta tute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the stranger: I am the Lord yom- God. 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a me morial of blowing of trumpets, an holy con- 25 vocation. Ye shall do no servile work : and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls ; and ye shall offer an offering 28 made by fire unto the Lord. And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day : for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you 29 before the Lord your God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same 30 day, he shall be cut off from his people. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy 31 from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work : it is a statute for ever throughout your 32 generations in all your dwellings. It snail be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath. 33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of i tabernacles for seven days unto the 35 Lord. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work. R.V. 'Heb.booths. XXIV. 15 LEVITICUS. 147 A.V. t Heb. day of re straint. t Heb. fruit. I Heb. to cause to ascend. • Ex. 31. " Ex. 25. • Ex. 29. S3. ch. 8. 31. Matt. 12. 1,5. " Num. 15. 34. t Heb. to expound unto them ac cordingto the mouth of the Lord ' Deut. 13.9.k 17. 7. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a * solemn assembly ; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 37 These are the feasts of the Lord, which yc shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offer ing, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day : 38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, andbeside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the 'boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook ; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations : ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths : 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord. 24 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, t to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the taber nacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. 4 He shall order the lamps upon * the pure candle stick before the Lord continually. 5 If And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve * cakes thereof : two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from tho children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 And * it shall be Aaron's and his sons' ; and they shall eat it in the holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute. 10 If And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the child ren of Israel : and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp ; 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses : (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan :) 12 And they * put him in ward, * that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp ; and let all that heard him * lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you ; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a x solemn assembly; ye shall do no servile work. 37 These are the set feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day: 38 beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of the Lord seven days : on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn 40 rest. And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord 41 your God seven days. And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year : it is a statute for ever in yom- generations: ye 42 shall keep it in the seventh month. Ye shall dwell in tooths seven days ; all that are home- 43 born in Israel shall dwell in booths : that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord 44 yom- God. And Moses declared unto the child ren of Israel the set feasts of the Lord. 24 2And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, 3to 3 cause a lamp to burn continually. Without the veii of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the Lord continually : it shall be a sta- 4 tute for ever throughout your generations. He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually. 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an 6 ephah shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in 4two rows, six on a row, upon the pure 7 table before the Lord. And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each 6 row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering 8 made by fire unto the Lord. Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before the Lord con tinually; it is 6on the behalf of the children of 9 Israel, an everlasting covenant. And it shall be for Aaron and his sons ; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute. 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and the son of the Israel itish woman and a man of Israel strove together 11 in the camp ; and the son of the Israelitish wo man blasphemed the Name, and cursed : and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of 12 the tribe of Dan. And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the Lord. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth hhn that hath cursed without the camp ; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the con- 15 gregation stone him. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Who soever curseth his God shall bear his sin. K2 R.V. ¦Or, closing festival 2 See Ex. xxvii. 20, 21. = Or, to set up a lamp continu ally 4 Or, two piles, six in a pile 5 Or, pile "Or, from i-; 148 LEVITICUS. XXIV. 16 A.V. * Ex. 21. 12.Deut 19. 21.tHeb.smiteththe life of a man.t Heb. lifefor life. * Ex. 21. 24.Deut. 19. 21.Matt 5. S3.' Ex. 12. 49. tHeb. rest. * Ex. 23. 10. t [1611 it] t Heb. of thy separa tions.t [1611 the] tHeb. loud of sound. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him : as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. 17 If "And he that 'killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good ; ' beast for beast. 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour ; as * he hath done, so shall it be done to him ; 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth : as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it : and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 22 Ye shall have * one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of yom- own country : for I am the Lord your God. 23 If And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land 'keep * a sabbath unto the Lord. 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof ; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of t its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes 'of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the laud. 6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for tthy stranger that sojourneth with thee, 7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. 8 If And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years ; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet 'of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all yom- land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and pro claim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants -thereof.: it shall be a jubile unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 12 For it is the jubile ; it shall be holy unto you : ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. 13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. 14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and accord ing unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee : 16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it : for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death; all the con gregation shall certainly stone him : as well the stranger, as the homeborn, when he blasphemeth 17 the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. And he. that smiteth any man mortally shall surely 18 be put to death ; and he that smiteth a beast 19 mortally shall make it good: life for life. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour ; as he 20 hath done, so shall it be done to him ; breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth : as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be ren- 21 dered unto him. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man 22 shall be put to death. Ye shall have one man ner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the 23 homeborn : for I am the Lord your God. And Moses spake to the children of Israel, and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount 2 Sinai, saying, Speak unto the children of Is rael, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep 3 a sabbath unto the Lord. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof ; 4 but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor 5 prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shait not gather : it shall be a year of solemn rest for the 6 land. And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you ; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for 7 thy stranger that sojourn with thee ; and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food. 8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years ; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sab- 9 baths of years, even forty and nine years. Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month ; in the day of atonement shall ye send abroad the trumpet 10 throughout all your land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty through out the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall re- 11 turn every man unto his family. A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you : ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in.it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed 12 vines. For it is a jubile; it shall be holy unto you : ye shall eat the increase thereof out of 13 the field. In this year of jubile ye shall return 14 every man unto his possession. And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not wrong one an- 15 other : according to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the crops 16 he shall sell unto thee. According to the multi tude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it ; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee. R.V. XXV. 41 LEVITICUS. 149 A.V. I Or, to be quite cutoff.tHeb. for cuttingoff.J [1611 were] tHeb. his hand hathattained and found sufficiency. t [1611 walls]tHeb.redemption be- longelhunto it. B Or, one of the Levitesredeem them. tHeb. his hand faileth. t Heb. strengthen.* Ex. 22. 25.Deut. 23. 19. Prov. 28. 8.Ezek. 18. 8.k 22. 12. » Ex. 2L 2. Deut. 15. 12. Jer. 34. 14. t Heb. serve thyselfwith him with the service, 4c. 17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God : for I am the Lord your God. 18 If Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them ; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year ? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase : 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year ; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. 23 If The land shall not be sold « t for ever : for the land is mine ; for ye t are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If H thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and t himself be able to redeem it ; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it ; that he may return unto his possession. 28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile : and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold ; within a full year may he redeem it. 30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the jubile. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no twall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: 'they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. 32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 33 And if N a man purchase- of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his pos session, shall go out in the year of jubile : for the houses of the cities of the Levites. are their pos session among the children of Israel. 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold ; for it is their perpetual posses sion. 35 If And if thy brother be waxen poor, and ' fallen in decay with thee ; then thou shalt ' relieve him : yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee. 36 * Take thou no usury of him, or increase : but fear thy God ; that thy brother may live with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. 38 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. 39 1 And * if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee ; thou shalt not ' compel him to serve as a bondservant : 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile : 41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 17 And ye shall not wrong one another ; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your 18 God. Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgements and do them; and ye shall 19 dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and 20 dwell therein in safety. And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year ? behold, we 21 shall not sow, nor gather in our increase : then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the 22 three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until her fruits come in, ye shall eat 23 the old store. And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity ; for the land is mine :. for ye are 24 strangers and sojourners with me. And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a re demption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that 26 which his brother hath sold. And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich 27 and find sufficient to redeem it; then let him count the' years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it ; 28 and he shall return unto his possession. But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold ; for a full year shall he have the 30 right of redemption. And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the jubile. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, 32 and they shall go out in the jubile. Never theless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites 33 redeem at any time. And if xone of the Levites 2redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubile : for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among, the children of Israel. 34 But the field of the 8 suburbs of their cities may not be sold ; for it is their perpetual possession. 35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt 'uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he 36 live with thee. Take thou no usury of him or increase ; but fear thy God : that thy brother may 37 live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor give him thy victuals 38 for increase. I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God. 39 And if thy brother be. waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant: 40 as an hired, servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee 41 unto the year of jubile:. then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. R.V. iOr,a man redeem from the Levites 2 Or, after the Vulgate, redeem not 3 Or, pasture lands Ex. 25. I Or, pour out withal. ' Ex. 25. 31. ' Ex. 25. OOr, bowls. ' Ex. 30. 34. ' Ex. 30. 23. t Heb. to war the warfare.I Or, carriage. 3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things : 5 if And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it : 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7 And upon the * table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to II cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon : 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 9 And' they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the * candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, * and his snuffdishes, and all the oil ves sels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it : 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof : 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar : 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon : 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the II basons, all the vessels of the altar ; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congreg ation. 16 if And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the right, and the * sweet incense, and the daily meat offer ing, and the * anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 17 if And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites : 19 But thus do unto them, that they may rive, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things : Aaron and his sons shall go hi, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden : 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 21 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by then- families ; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them ; all that enter in ' to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Ger shonites, to serve, and for II burdens : 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the taber nacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his 3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the 'service, to 4 do the work in the tent of meeting. This is the 2 service of the sons of Kohath in the tent 5 of meeting, about the most holy things : when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the test- 6 imony with it : and shall put thereon a cover ing of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves 7 thereof. And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups to pour out withai : and the continual 8 bread shall be thereon : and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put 9 in the staves thereof. And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, 10 wherewith they minister unto it : and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon 11s the frame. And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves 12 thereof : and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanct uary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and 13 shall put them on the frame. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread 14 a purple cloth thereon : and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar ; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves 15 thereof. And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward ; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it : but they shall not touch the 4 sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the 16 tent of meeting. And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the con tinual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof. 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto 18 Aaron, saying, Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the 19 Levites : but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things : Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service 20 and to his burden : but they shall not go in to see the 4 sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die. 21 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by 23 their fathers' houses, by their families ; from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them ; all that enter in to 6wait upon the service, to do the work in 24 the tent of meeting. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in 25 bearing burdens: they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its R.V. iHeb. warfare,or, host (and so in vv. 35, 39, 43). 2 Or, work a Or, a bar 4 Or, holy things s Heb. war the warfare. IV. 45 NUMBERS. 161 A.V. tHeb.mouth. tHeb.warfare. * Ex. 26. 15. ! [1611 houses] covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of then- service, and all that is made for them : so shall they serve. 27 At the t appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershon ites, in all their burdens, and in all their service : and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation : and their charge shall be under the hand of Itha mar the son of Aaron the priest. 29 ir As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt num ber them after their families, by the house of then- fathers ; 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the ' service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, accord ing to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation"; "the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service : and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 34 if And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after then- families, and after the house of then- fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the con gregation : - 36 And those that were numbered of them by their f amilies were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do serv ice in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and" by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old andupward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the I house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord. 42 if And those that were numbered of the fami lies of the sons of Merari, throughout their fami lies, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the con gregation, 44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of 26 the tent of meeting ; and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and what soever shall be done with them, therein shall 27 they serve. At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto 28 them in charge all then- burden. This is the service of the families of the sons of the Ger shonites in the tent of meeting: and then- charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by then- families, by then- fathers' houses; 30 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the 31 work of the tent of meeting. And this is the charge of then- burden, according to all then service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the 32 pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof ; and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all then- instruments, and with all then* serv ice: and by name ye shall 1 appoint the instru- 33 ments of the charge of their burden. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohath ites by their families, and by their fathers' 35 houses, from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meet- 36 ing : and those that were numbered of them by their f amilies were two thousand seven hundred 37 and fifty. These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the command ment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by then- fathers' 39 houses, from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meet- 40 ing, even those that were numbered of them, by then- families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the command ment of the Lord. 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their 43 fathers' houses, from thirty years old and up ward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent 44 of meeting, even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and 45 two hundred. These are they that were num bered of the families of the sons of Merari,, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the com mandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. R.V. iOr,number 162 NUMBERS. IV. 46 A.V. "Lev. 13. 3. 'Lev. 15.2. 'Lev. 21.1. ' Lev. 6. II Or, heaveoffering. * Lev. 10. 12. 46 AH those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and four score. 49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden : thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every "leper, and every one that hath an "issue, and whosoever is defiled by the * dead : 3 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them ; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. 4 And the clrildren of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. 5 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Speak unto the children of Israel, "When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty ; 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass "with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the Loud, even to the priest ; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every II offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be "his. 11 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say Unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 13 And a man he with her carnally, and it be hid from the' eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled : or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled : 15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal ; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to re membrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord : 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water : 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover, the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the 46 AH those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their 47 fathers' houses, from thirty years old and up ward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, 48 even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and i ac cording to his burden: thus were they num bered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean 3 by the dead : both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them ; that they defile not then- camp, in the midst where- 4 of I dwell. And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men com mit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and 7 that soul be guilty; then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto the Lord shall be the priest's ; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be 9 made for him. And every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which 10 they present unto the priest, shall be his. And every man's hallowed things shall be his : what soever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 Speak unto the clrildren of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit 13 a trespass against him, and a man he with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither 14 she be taken in the act; and the spirit of jeal ousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of 15 his wife, and she be not defiled : then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon ; for It is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her 17 before the Lord : and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest 18 shall take, and put it into the water: and the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and let the hah- of the woman's head go loose, and put the meal offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse: R.V. 1 Or, ac cordingto his burden and his duty, as VI. 9 NUMBERS. 163 A.V. lOr,being in the power of thy husband.t Heb. under j hus band.t [1611 hath lien]tHeb. fall. II Or, makethem selvesNazar-ites. II Or, Nazar-iteship.tHeb. vine of the wine. * Judg. 13.5. 1 Sam. 1. 11. tHeb.separ ation. 19 And the priest shall charge, her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to unclean ness ll'witft another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: 20 But if thou hast gone aside to another in stead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man thave lain with thee beside thine husband : 21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to 'rot, and thy belly to swell; 22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot : And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water : 24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse : and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter. 25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offer ing out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar : 26 Aud the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and bum it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water. . 27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her hus band, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot : and the woman shall be a curse among her people. 28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean ; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. 29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled; 30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. 31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity. 6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall II separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord : 3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 4 All the days of his H separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the t vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 5 AH the days of the vow of his separation there shall no "rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth him self unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6 AH the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die : because the ' consecra tion of his God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord. 9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration ; 19 and the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lien with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness, l being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth 20 the curse: but if thou hast gone aside, x being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lien with thee besides thine 21 husband : then the priest shall cause the wo man to swear with the oath of 2 cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a 2 curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to 22 fall away, and thy belly to swell ; and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away: and the woman shall say, 23 Amen, Amen. And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out 24 into the water of bitterness : and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse : and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter. 25 And the priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal offering before the Lord, and 26 bring it unto the altar : and the priest shall take an handful of the meat offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the 27 water. And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse 28 among her people. And if the woman be not ¦ denied, but be clean ; then she shall be free, 29 and shall conceive seed. This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, 3being under her hus- 30 band, goeth aside, and is defiled ; or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he be jealous over his wife ; then shall he set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall 31 execute upon her all this law. And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity. 6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say -unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of 4a Nazirite, to 8se- 3 parate himself unto the Lord : he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of 4 grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. All the days of his e separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels 5 even to the husk. All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razOr come upon his head : until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hah- of his 6 head grow long. All the days that he separ ateth himself unto the Lord he shall not come 7 near to a dead body. He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die : be cause his separation unto God is upon his head. 8 AH the days of his separation he is holy unto the 9 Lord. And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation ; L2 R.V. lOt,with another instead of thy husband See Ezek.xxiii. 5, Rom. vii. 2.2 Or, ad juration 3 Or, goeth aside with anotherinsteaiiof tier husband * That is, oneseparated or consecrated.» Or, consecrate"Or,consecrationOr,Nazir- iteship 164 NUMBERS. VI. 9 A.V. t Heb. fall. t [1611 lamb] "Acts 21. 24. > Ex. 29. ' Ex. 40. 18. tHeb. who stood. then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 10 And on the eighth day he shaH bring two tur tles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shaH hallow his head that same day. 12 And he shaH consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering : but the days that were before shall ' be lost, because his separa tion was defiled. 13 if And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled : he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : 14 And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one • ram without blemish for peace offerings, 15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of un leavened bread anointed with oil, and then' meat offering, and their drink offerings. 16 And the priest shaH bring them before the Lord, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering : 17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. 18 * And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the con gregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which' is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19 And the priest shaH take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shaH put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven : 20 And the priest shaH wave them * for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder : and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. 21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separa tion, beside that that his hand shall get : according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. 22 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shaH bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : 25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shaH put my name upon the children of Israel ; and I will bless them. 7 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully * set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and aU the instruments there of, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them ; 2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, ' and were over them that were numbered, offered : 3 And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen ; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox : and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 5 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation ; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. then he shaH shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shaH he shave it. 10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to 11 the door of the tent of meeting : and the priest shaH offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, 12 and shall haUow his head that same day. And he shall separate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb of the first year for a guilt offering: but the former days shaH be void, because his separation was defiled. 13 And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled : he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting : 14 and he shall offer his oblation unto the Lord, one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offer- 15 ings, and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and then- meal offer- 16 ing, and their drink offerings. And the priest shall present them before the Lord, and shaH offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: 17 and he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread : the priest shaH offer also the meal offering thereof, and the drink offer- 18 ing thereof. And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which 19 is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. And the priest shaH take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shaH put them upon the hands of the Nazhite, after he hath 20 shaven the head of his separation : and the priest shaH wave them for a wave offering before the Lord; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave breast and heave 1 thigh : and after that the Nazirite may drink 21 wine. This is the law of the Nazhite who voweth, and of his oblation unto the Lord for his separation, beside that which he is able to get: according to his vow which he voweth, so he must do after the law of his separation. 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shaH bless the children of Is rael ; ye shall say unto them, 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : 25 The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : 26 The Lord Hft up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 So shaH they put my name upon the children of Israel ; and I will bless them. 7 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them and 2 sanctified them ; that the princes of Israel, the heads of then- fathers' houses, offered; these were the princes of the tribes, these are they 3 that were over them that were numbered : and they brought their oblation before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen ; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them 4 before the tabernacle. And the Lord spake 5 unto Moses, saying, Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. RV. ¦Or, shoulder VII. 35 NUMBERS. 165 A v. ' Lev. 4. 23. ! [1611 omitsof the weight] 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7 Two wagons and fom- oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service : 8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon then- shoulders. 10 if And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the clay that it was anointed, even the princes offered then- offering before the altar. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 if And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah : 13 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a * meat offering : 14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of in cense: 15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 16 One kid of the goats for a * sin offering : 17 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this teas the offering of Nahshon the son of Am minadab. 18 if On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer : 19 He offered for his offering one sHver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with ofl for a meat offering : 20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of in cense : 21 One young buHock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 22 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 23 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 24 if On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer : 25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of in cense : 27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 28 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 29 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 if On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shede ur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer : 31 His offering teas one silver charger 1 of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with ofl for a meat offering : 32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 33 One young buHock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 34 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 35 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and 7 gave them unto the Levites. Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, 8 according to their service : and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand 9 of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none : because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto 10 them ; they bare it upon their shoulders. And the princes offered xfor the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered then- oblation before the altar. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, They shaH offer then- oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar. 12 And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the 13 tribe of Judah : and his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flora' mingled with oH for 14 a meal offering ; one golden spoon of ten she- 15 if 7s, full of incense ; one young buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt 16 offering ; one male of the goats for a sin offer- 17 ing ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he- lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, 19 prince of Issachar, did offer : he offered for his oblation one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them f uH of fine flout' min- 20 gled with oil for a meal offering ; one golden 21 spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ; one young _ buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 22 for a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for 23 a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Nethanel the son of Zuar. 24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, 25 prince of the children of Zebulun : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanc tuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled 26 with oil for a meal offering ; one golden spoon 27 of ten shekels, full of incense; one young bull ock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for 28 a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for a 29 sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offer ings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he- lambs of the first year : this was the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, 31 prince of the children of Reuben : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanc tuary; both of them fuH of fine flour mingled 32 with oil for a meal offering ; one golden spoon 33 of ten shekels, full of incense ; one young buH ock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 34 for a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for 35 a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goat3, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Elizur the son of Shedeur. R.V. 1 Or, the dedication-gift 166 NUMBERS. VII. 36 A.V. t [1611 omits of the weight] t [1611 36 if On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: 37 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof teas an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, f uH of incense : 39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 40 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 41 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42 if On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: 43 His offermg was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them f ull of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 46 One kid of the goats for a sin offermg : 47 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this icas the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48 if On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: 49 His offering icas one silver charger the weight whereof icas an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 51 One young buHock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 52 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this loas the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 if On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh : 55 His offering was one silver charger 5 of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flora- mingled with oil for a meat offering: 56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, fuH of incense : 57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60 if On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: 61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof loas an hundred and thirty shekels, lone silver. bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offermg : 62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 63 One young buHock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 65 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66 if On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered : 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel tho son of Zuri- 37 shaddai, prince of the chHdren of Simeon : his oblation was one sUver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them f uH of fine flour 38 mingled with oil for a meal offering ; one golden 39 spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ; one young buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first 40 year, for a burnt offermg ; one male of the 41 goats for a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Shelumiel the son of Zuri shaddai. 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, 43 prince of the children of Gad : his oblation was one sHver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanc tuary; both of them fuH of fine flour mingled 44 with oH for a meal offering ; one golden spoon 45 of ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bull ock, one -ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 46 for a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for 47 a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Am- 49 mihud, prince of the children of Ephraim : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them f uH of fine flour 50 mingled with oil for a meal offering ; one golden 51 spoon of ten shekels, fuH of incense ; one young buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 52 for a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for 53 a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pe dahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: 55 his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour 56 mingled with oil for a meal offering; one golden 57 spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 58 for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for 59 a sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, 61 prince of the children of Benjamin : his obla tion was one sHver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them fuH of fine flour min- 62 gled with oil for a meal offering ; one golden 63 spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; one young buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 64 for a burnt offering; one male of the goats for 65 a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Am mishaddai, prince of the children of Dan: R.V. VIII. 3 NUMBERS. 167 AV. "That is, God. * Ex. 25. 37. k 40. 25. 67 His offering icas one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them fuH of fine flora- mingled with oil for a meat offering : 68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, fuU of in cense : 69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offermg : 70 One kid of the goats for a sin offermg : 71 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72 if On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered : 73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof xcas an hundred and thirty shekels, one sHver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them fuH of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering : 74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of in cense : 75 One young buHock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 76 One kid of the goats for a shi offering : 77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78 if On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the chHdren of Naphtali, offered: 79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offermg : 80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of in cense : 81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering : 82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering : 83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. 84 This was the dedication of the altar, hi the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Is rael : twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 85 Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy : aH the sil ver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 86 The golden spoons were twelve, fuH of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: aH the gold of the spoons was an hund red and twenty shekels. 87 AH the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve buHocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This teas the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with II him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims : and he spake unto hhn. 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou "lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give right over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so ; he lighted the lamps there of over against the candlestick, as the Lord com manded Moses. 67 his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them f uH of fine flour 68 mingled with oil for a meal offering ; one golden 69 spoon of ten shekels, fuU of incense ; one young buHock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, 70 for a burnt offering ; one male of the goats for 71 a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, 73 prince of the chHdren of Asher : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanc tuary; both of them fuH of fine flour mingled 74 with oH for a meal offering ; one golden spoon 75 of ten shekels, full of incense ; one young bull ock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for 76 a burnt offermg; one male of the goats for a 77 sin offering ; and for the sacrifice of peace offer ings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he- lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Pagiel the son of Ochran. 78 On the tweHth day Ahira the son of Enan, 79 prince of the children of Naphtali : his oblation was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanc tuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled 80 with oil for a meal offering ; one golden spoon 81 of ten shekels, fuU of incense ; one young buH ock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for 82 a burnt offering; one male of the goats for a 83 sin offermg; and for the sacrifice of peace offer ings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he- lambs of the first year: this was the oblation of Ahira the son of Enan. 84 This was the 1 dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, 2by the princes of Israel: twelve sHver chargers, twelve silver 85 bowls, twelve golden spoons: each silver charger weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy: aH the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the 86 shekel of the sanctuary ; the twelve golden spoons, fuU of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons an hundred and twenty 87 shekels : aU the oxen for the burnt offering twelve buHocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs of the first year twelve, and their meal offer ing : and the males of the goats for a sin offer- 88 ing twelve : and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the 1 dedication 89 of the altar, after that it was anointed. And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speak ing unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from be tween the two cherubim: and he spake unto him. S And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou 8lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so; he i lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses. R.V. lOr,dediea- tion-gift2 Or, at the hands of 3 Or, settest up 4 Or, set up 168 NUMBERS. VIII. 4 A.V. '» Ex. 25. 31. * Ex. 25. IS. t Hob. let them cause a rasor lo pass over, kc. I Hob. wave. t Heb. wave offering. t Heb. they may be to execute,&c. ' Ex. 13. 2.ch 3. 13. Luke 2. 23. tHeb. given. t Heb. to war the warfarenfi kc. 4 * Aud this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers there of, teas "beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 if And tho Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and tlet them shave all then- flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flora- mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation : and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the clrildren of Israel together: 10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shaH put their hands upon the Levites : 11 And Aaron shaH t offer the Levites before the Lord for an t offering of the children of Israel, that 'they may execute the service of the Lord. 12 And the Levites shaH lay their hands upon the heads of the buHocks : and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord. 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the clrildren of Israel: and the Levites shall be "mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. 16 For they are whoUy given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 17 "For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 18 And I have taken the Levites for aH the first born of the children of Israel. 19 And I have given the Levites as *a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congrega tion of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes ; and Aaron offered them as an offer ing before the Lord ; and Aaron made an atone ment for them to cleanse them. 22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation be fore Aaron, and before his sons : as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 23 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shaH go in ' to wait upon the service of the taber nacle of the congregation : 4 And this was the work of the candlestick, 1 beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of 7 Israel, and cleanse them. And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over aU their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse them- 8 selves. Then let them take a young buHock, and its meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take 9 for a sin offering. And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the 10 children of Israel : and thou shalt present the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shaH lay their hands upon the Levites : 11 and Aaron shaH 2 offer the Levites before the Lord for a wave offering, 3on tho behalf of the children of Israel, that they may be to do the 12 service of the Lord. And the Levites shaH lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sin offering, and tho other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, 13 to make atonement for the Levites. And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave offering 14 unto the Lord. Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the clrildren of Israel : and 15 the Levites shall be mine. And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and 1G offer them for a wave' offering. For they are 4whoHy given unto me from among the child ren of Israel; instead of aU that openeth the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of 17 Israel, have I taken them unto me. For aU the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast : on the day that I smote aU the firstborn hi the land of Egypt I sancti- 18 fied them for myself. And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the 19 clrildren of Israel. And I have given the Le vites as 5a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Is rael : that there be no plague among the chHd ren of Israel, 6when the clrildren of Israel 20 come nigh unto the sanctuary. Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and aU the congregation of the child ren of Israel, unto the Levites : according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto 21 them. And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed then- clothes; and Aaron offered them for a wave offering before the Lord ; and Aaron made atonement for them to 22 cleanse them. And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons : as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they nnto them. 23 And the Lord spake nnto Moses, saying, 24 This is that which belongeth unto the Le vites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shaH go in 'to wait upon the service in tho work of the tent of meeting: R.V. lOr,turned 2 Heb. WUVC, and in vv.13,15,21.3 Or, from * See ch. 5 Heb. JSethun- im, given. 6 Or, through thechildrenof Israel coming nigh ? Heb. to War the warfare In the IX. 20 NUMBERS. 169 AT. tHeb. return from the warfare of the service. ' Ex. 12. 1, &c Lev. 23. 5.ch. 28.16. Deut. 16. 2.tHeb.betweenthe two evenings. * Ex. 12. 46.John 19. 36. ' Ex. 12. 49.* Ex. 40. 84. * 1 Cor. 10.1.t [1611 the] tHeb.pro longed. 25 And from the age of fifty years they shaH ' cease waiting upon tho service thereof, and shall serve no more : 26 But shaH minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shaH do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the vrild- erness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of trie land of Egypt, saying, 2 Let the children of -Israel also keep * the pass- over at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, ' at even, ye shaH keep it in his appointed season : according to aU the rites of it, and according to aH the cere monies thereof, shaH ye keep it. 4 And Moses spake unto the chHdren of Israel, that they should keep the passover. 5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai : according to aU that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the clrildren of Israel. 6 if And triere were certain men, who were de filed by tho dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day : and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day : 7 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel? 8 And Moses said unto them, Stand stfll, and I wiH hear what the Lord wiH command concerning you. 9 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the clrildren of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be un clean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shaU keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shaH leave none of it unto the morning, "nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shaH keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and for beareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord;- ac cording to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shaU he do: "ye shaU have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 15 if And * on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony : and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was alway : the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the chHdren of Israel pitched then- tents. 18 At the commandment of the Lord the child ren of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: "as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in t their tents. 19 And when the cloud 'tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not. 20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days 25 and from the age of fifty years they shall 1 cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve 26 no more ; but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shaH do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilder ness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of 2 Egypt, saying, Moreover let the clrildren of Is rael keep the passover in its appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, 2at even, ye shaH keep it in its appointed season: ac cording to all the statutes of it, and according to aU the ordinances thereof, shaU ye keep it. 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, 5 that they should keep the passover. And. they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, 2at even, in the wilderness of Sinai: according to aU that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of 6 Israel. And there were certain men, who were unclean by the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day : and they came before Moses and before Aaron 7 on that day : and those men said unto him, We are unclean by the dead body of a man : where fore are we kept back, that we may not offer the oblation of the Lord in its appointed season 8 among the children of Israel? And Moses said unto them, Stay ye ; that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the clrildren of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your generations shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover 11 unto the Lord : in the second month on the fourteenth day 2 at even they shall keep it ; they shaH eat it with unleavened bread and bitter 12 herbs : they shaU leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to all the statute of the passover they shall 13 keep it. But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the pass- over, that soul shall be cut off from his people : because he offered not the oblation of the Lord in its appointed season, that man shall bear his 14 sin. And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord ; according to the statute of the passover, and according to the ordinance thereof, so shaU he do: ye shall have one statute, both for the stranger, and for him that is bom in the land. 15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony: and at even it was upon the tabernacle as it were the appear- 16 ance of fire, until morning. So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire 17 by night. And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of 18 Israel encamped. At the commandment of the Lord the chHdren of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they encamped: as long as the cloud abode upon 19 the tabernacle they remained encamped. And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the clrildren of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not. 20 And sometimes the cloud was a few days R.V. iHeb. return from the warfareof the work. 2 Heb. betweenthe two evenings. 170 NUMBERS. IX. 20 AV. t Heb. was. ' Ex. 41 16, 37. * ch. 2. 3. * ch. 1. 7. upon the tabernacle; according to the command- ment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed. 21 And so it was, when the cloud 'abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel "abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed. 23 At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed : they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver ; of a whole piece shalt thou make them : that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, ichich are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shaH go forward. 6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that he on the south side shaU take then- journey: they shaU blow an alarm for their journeys. 7 But when the congregation is to be gathered. together, ye shaU blow, but ye shaU not sound an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shaH blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your gener ations. 9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets ; and ye shaU be remem bered before the Lord your God, and ye shaU be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace of ferings ; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God : I am the Lord your God. 11 if And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wfldemess of Sinai ; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 14 if "In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies : and over his host was * Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the clrildren of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down ; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set for ward, bearing the tabernacle. 18 if And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. upon tho tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the Lord they remained en camped, and according to the commandment of 21 the Lord they journeyed. And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they 22 journeyed. Whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, abiding thereon, the children of Israel remained encamped, and journeyed not : 23 but when it was taken up, they journeyed. At the commandment of the Lord they encamped, and at the commandment of the Lord they jour neyed : they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver ; of 1 beaten work shalt thou make them : and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, 3 and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shaH blow with them, all the con gregation shall gather themselves unto thee at 4 the door of the tent of meeting. And if they blow but . with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shaH gather them- 5 selves unto thee. And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take 6 their journey. And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shaU take their journey : they shaU blow 7 an alarm for their journeys. But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall 8 blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shaH blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations. 9 And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shaH sound an alarm 'with the trumpets ; and ye shaU be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shaU be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shaH blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings ; and they shall be to you for a memor ial before yom- God : I am the Lord your God. 11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over 12 the tabernacle of the testimony. And the chHdren of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai ; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of 14 Moses. And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts : and over his host ,was 15 Nahshon the son of Amminadab. And over the host of the tribe of the clrildren of Issachar 16 was Nethanel the son of Zuar. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun 17 was Eriab the son of Helon. And the tabernacle was taken down ; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, 18 set forward. And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts : and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. R.V. lOr,turned XL 8 NUMBERS. 171 AV. "ch. 14. 1 That is, the Ger shonites and the Merar- ites: see ver. 17. t Heb. These. ' Ps. 68. 1,2.tHeb. tenthousandthou sands. » Or, were as it were com- plainers. tHeb. it was evil in the ears of, kc. * Ps. 78. 21.tHeb.sunk. II That is, A burn ing. ' As Ex. 12. 38. tHeb.lusted i lust. t Heb. returned andwept,* 1 Cor. 10.6. * Ex. 16. 14, 31. tHeb. eye of it as the eye of. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the "sanctuary: and Uthe other did set up the taber nacle against they came. 22 if And the standard of the camp of the child ren of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of tlm tribe of the child ren of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pe dahzur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 if And the standard of the camp -of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rere- ward of aU the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Am mishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of NapbtaH was Ahira the son of Enan. 2S 'Thus were the journeyings of the chHdren of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. 29 if And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I wiH give it you : come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good con cerning Israel. 30 And he said unto hhn, I wiH not go ; but I wiH depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee ; foras much as thou knowest how we are to encamp hi the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shaU be, that what goodness the Lord shall do unto us, the same wfll we do unto thee. 33 if And they departed from the mount of the Lord three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the Lord icas upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, "Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, 0 Lord, unto the ' many thousands of Israel. 11 And when the people II complained, ' it dis pleased the Lord : and the Lord heard it ; and his anger was kindled ; and trie fire of the Lord burnt * among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire 'was quenched. 3 And he caUed the name of the place UTab- erah : because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. 4 if And the "mixt multitude that was among them 'feU a lusting: and the clrildren of Israel also 'wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely ; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and trie onions, and the garlick : 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is no thing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. 7 And * the manna was as coriander seed, and the ' colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children 21 of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary : and the other did set up the tabernacle against 22 they came. And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts : and over his host was Elishama 23 the son of Ammihud. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel 24 the son of Pedahzur. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan 25 the son of Gideoni. And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, whicri was the rearward of aH the camps, set forward accord ing to their hosts : arid over his host was Ahi- 26 ezer the son of Ammishaddai. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was 27 Pagiel the son of Ochran. And over the host of the tribe of the chHdren of Naphtali was 28 Ahira the son of Enan. Thus were the jour neyings of the chHdren of Israel according to their hosts ; and they set forward. 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you : come thou with us, and we wHl do thee good : for the Lord hath spoken 30 good concerning Israel. And he said unto him, I wiH not go ; but I wiH depart to mine own 31 land, and to my kindred. And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou know est how we are to encamp in the wilderness, 32 and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes. And it shaU be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever the Lord shaH do unto us, the same wiH we do unto thee. 33 And they set forward from the mount of the Lord three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for 34 them. And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set for ward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them 36 that hate thee flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the ten thousands of trie thousands of Israel. 11 And the people were as murmurers, 1 speak ing evH in the ears of the Lord : and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled ; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and de voured in the uttermost part of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses ; and Moses 3 prayed unto the Lord, and trie fire abated. And the name of that place was called 2 Taberah : because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them f eU a lusting : and the chHdren of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us 5 flesh to eat ? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought ; the cucum bers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the 6 onions, and the garlick : but now our soul is dried away ; there is nothing at aU : we have 7 nought save this manna to look to. And the manna was like coriander seed, and the 'ap pearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. 8 The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in nriUs, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of 4 fresh oil. R.V. lOr,whichv/as evil 2 That is, Burning. ch. 22. * ch. 24. 8.II Or, in. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I wiH go: peradventure the Lord wiH come to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth me I wiH tell thee. And II he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam : and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 5 And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and aH the princes of Moab. 7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. 8 How shaU I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shaU I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dweH alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let 'me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be hke bis ! 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And he answered, and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth? 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them aH: and curse me them from thence. 14 if And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of II Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a buHock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand hero by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and * put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken? 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie ; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shaU he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless : and -he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel : the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. : 22 * God brought them out of Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 . Surely there is no enchantment II against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: ac cording to this time it shall be said of Jacob, and of Israel, What hath God wrought 1 24 Behold, the people shaU rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion : he shall not lie down untH he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 if Arid Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all." 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken ; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a buU- 3 ock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go ; peradventure the Lord will come to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth me I will teU thee. 4 And he went to a bare height. And God met Balaam : and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a buH- 5 ock and a ram on every altar. And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Re turn unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offering, he, and aU the princes of 7 Moab. And he took up his parable, and said, ,From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, idefy Israel. 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed ? And how shaU I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold hhn : Lo, it is a people that dweH alone, And shaU not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, 2 Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let 8me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his 1 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me ? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them 12 altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord 13 putteth in my mouth? And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them aU: and curse me them 14 from thence. And he took him into the field of Zophhri, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a 15 ram on every altar. And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, whUe I meet 16 the Lord yonder. And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return 17 unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak. And he came to him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt offermg, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the 18 Lord spoken ? And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear ; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie ; Neither the son of man, that he should re pent: Hath he said, and shaU he not do it ? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless : And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel : The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them. 22 God bringeth them forth out of Egypt ; He hath as it were the i strength of the 5 Wild-ox. 23 Surely there is no enchantment 6with Jacob, Neither is there any divination "with Israel : 7 Now shall it be Ssaid of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought 1 24' Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up : He shaU not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain. 25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curso them at all, nor bless them at all. R.V. i Heb. be wroth against. 2 Heb. Or, by number, the tyc. 2 Heb. my soul. l Or, horns5 Or, ox- antelope Heb. reem.« Or, against'Or, At the dueseason» Or, told to... what God hath wrought 190 NUMBERS. XXIII. 26 A.v. ' ch. 23. 3, 15. t Heb. to the meeting ofenchantments. 1 ch. 23. 7,18.t Heb. who had his eyes shut,but now open. J [1611 riverside] ' ch. 23. 22. ' Gen. 49. 9. « Or, smitethrough the princes of Moab. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, AH that the Lord speak eth, that I must do ? 27 if And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place ; perad venture it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that Iooketh toward Jeshimon. 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven buHocks and seven rams. 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 24 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at "other times, ' to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to then* tribes ; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 * And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man t whose eyes are open hath said : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : 5 How goodly are thy tents, 0 Jacob, and thy tabernacles, 0 Israel 1 6 As the vaUeys are they spread forth, as gardens by the t river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shaU pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shaU be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 * God brought him forth out of Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn : he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shaH break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 * He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 if And Balak's anger was kindled against Ba laam, and he smote his hands together : and Balak said unto Balaam, I caUed thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind ; but what the Lord saith, that wiH I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people : come therefore, and I wiH advertise thee what this people shaH do to thy people in the latter days. 15 if And he took up his parable, and said, Ba laam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said : 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : 17 1 shaU see him, but not now : I shaU behold him, but not nigh : there shaU come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall l! smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edom shaU be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies ; and Israel shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob shaH come he that shall have dominion, and shaU destroy him that remaineth of the city. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the Lord 27 speaketh, that I must do ? And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place ; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 28 And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, 29 that Iooketh down upon Hhe desert. And Ba laam said unto Balak, BuHd me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven buHocks and 30 seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on 24 every altar. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other tunes, to meet with enchant ments, but he set his face toward the wilder- 2 ness. Aud Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to then- tribes; 3 and the spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye 2was closed saith : 4 He saith, which heareth the words of God, Which seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open : 5 How goodly are thy tents, 0 Jacob, Thy tabernacles, 0 Israel I 6 As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river side, As lign-aloes which the Lord hath planted, As cedar trees beside the waters. 7 Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God bringeth him forth out of Egypt ; He hath as it were the s strength of the 8 wild-ox : He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shaU break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a Hon, And as a lioness ; who shaH rouse him up 1 Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee. 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Ba laam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast alto- 11 gether blessed them these three times. There fore now flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the 12 Lord hath kept thee back from honour. And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, 13 saying, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind ; what the Lord speaketh, that will 14 I speak ? And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I wiH advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter 15 days. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye 2was closed saith: He saith, which heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Which seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open : I see him, but not now : I behold him, but not nigh : There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shaU rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons 4of tumult. And Edom shaU be a possession, Sen: also shaH be a possession, which were his enemies ; While Israel doeth valiantly. 19 ' And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city. 10 17 18 RV. ¦Or, Jeshimon 2 Or, is opened » See ch. xxiii. 22. * Or, of Sheth XXVI. 2 NUMBERS. 191 A.V. lOr, the first of the nationsthat warred. against Israel, Ex. 17. 8. I Or, shall he even to destruc tion.tHeb.Kain. »Or, how lono shall it be ere Asshurcarry theeawaycaptive? ' ch. 33. 49. * Deut. 4.3.Josh. 22. 17. 1 Mac. 2. 54. ' 1 Cor. 10.8. ^ Ecclus. 45. 24. 1 Mac. 2. 54. t Heb. house of a father. ' ch. 1. 3. 20 if And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was lithe first of the nations ; but his latter end II shall be that he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dweUingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 22 Nevertheless 'the Keirite shall be wasted, H untH Asshur shaU carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shaH live when God doeth this ! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shaU afflict Asshur, and shaH afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way. 25 And Israel abode in * Shittim, and the peo ple began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they caUed the people unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 AnjJ Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor : and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, * Take aU the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal- peor. 6 if And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought uuto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of aH the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And "when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand ; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And * those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 "Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the chHdren of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the clrildren of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, * Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace : 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a 'chief house among the Simeonites. 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. 16 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 "Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 18 For fhey vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. 26 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum of aU the congregation of the clrildren of Israel, * from twenty years old and up ward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. 20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and saidf Amalek was the first of the nations ; But his latter end shall come to destruction. 21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, And thy nest is set in the rock. 22 Nevertheless xKain shall be wasted, 2 Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God 8doeth this? 24 But ships shall cdme from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, And he also shall come to destruction. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place : and Balak also went his way. 25 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters 2 of Moab : for they caned the people unto the sacrifices of their gods ; and the people did eat, 3 and bowed down to their gods. And Israel 4 joined himself unto6 Baal-peor: and the anger 4 of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take aU the chiefs of the people, and hang them up unto the Lord before the sun, that the fierce anger of the 5 Lord may turn away from Israel. And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto 6 Baal-peor. And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of aU the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at 7 the door of the tent of meeting. And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand ; 8 and he went after the man of Israel into the 6pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the 9 children of Israel. And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the clrildren of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I con sumed not the children of Israel in my j ealousy . 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my 13 covenant of peace : and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the child- 14 ren of Israel. Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeon- 15 ites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 "Vex the Midianites, and smite them: for they 18 vex you with their wUes, wherewith they have begmled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor. 26 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all that are able to go forth to war in IsraeL R.V. 1 Or, the Kenites 2 Or, How long ? Asshur $c.3 Or, es- tablish-eth him *Or,yoked5 Or, the Baal of PeorSee ch. 6 Or, alcove 192 NUMBERS. XXVI. 3 A.V. •Gen. 46. 8. Ex. 6. 14. 1 Chr. 5. 1. 'Gen. 38. 2, &c. k 46. 12. * Josh. 17. 1. 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jeri cho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord "commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. 5 if "Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites : of PaUu, the family of the PaUu- ites: 6 Of Hezron, the famUy of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites : and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab. 9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who "strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord : 10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swal lowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men : and they became a sign. 11 Notwithstanding the clrildren of Korah died not. 12 if The sons of Simeon after their f amilies : of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites : of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites : of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites : 13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites : of Shaul, the family of the Shauhtes. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 if The children of Gad after their families : of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the fanrily of the Shunites : 16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites : of Eri, the family of the Elites : 17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites : of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 if "The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: aud Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were ; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites : of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites : of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons of Pharez were ; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : of Hamul, the family of the Hamraites. 22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. 23 if Of the sons of Issachar after their families : of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites : 24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 if Of the sons of Zebulun after their f amines : of Sered, the family of the Sardites : of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the JaMeelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 28 if The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of "Machir, the family of the Machirites : and Machir begat Gilead : of Gilead come the family of the Gilead- ites. 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at 4 Jericho, saying, Take the sum of the people, irom twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which came forth out of the land of Egypt. 5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel : the sons of Reuben ; of Hanoch, the f amfly of the Hanoch- 6 ites : of PaHu, the family of the PaHuites-: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : of Carmi, 7 the family of the Carmites. These are the families of the Reubenites : and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thou- 8 sand and seven hundred and thirty. And the 9 sons of PaUu; Eliab. And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, which were caUed of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, 10 when they strove against the Lord : and the earth opened her mouth, and swaUowed them up together with Korah, when that company died ; what time the fire devoured two hundred 11 and fifty men, and they became a sign. Not withstanding the sons of Korah died not. 12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of 1 Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites : of 2 Jachin, 13 the family of the Jachinites: of s Zerah, the family of the Zerahites : of Shaul, the family of 14 the Shaulites. These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 The sons of Gad after their families: of i Zephon, the family of the Zephonites : of Hag gi, the family of the Haggites : of Shuni, the 16 family of the Shunites : of 6Ozni, the family of the Oznites : of Eri, the fanrily of the Elites : 17 of 6Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, 18 the family of the Arelites. These are the fami lies of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er 20 and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Judah after their f amflies were ; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites : of Perez, the family of the Perezites : of Zerah, the fami- 21 ly of the Zerahites. And the sons of Perez were ; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : 22 of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These are tho families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. 23 The sons of Issachar after their f amUies : of Tola, the family of the Tolaites : of Puvah, the 24 family of the Punites: of 7 Jashub, the famfly of. the Jashubites : of Shimron, the family of 25 the Shimronites. These are the families of Issachar according to those that were num bered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. . 26 The sons of Zebulun after their f amflies : of Sered, the family of the Seredites : of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family 27 of the Jahleelites. These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 23 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manas- 29 seh and Ephraim. The sons of Manasseh: of Ma chir, the family of the Machirites : and Machir be gat Gilead : of Gilead, thef amily of the Gileadites. R.V. i In Gen. xlvi. 10, Ex.vi.lj,Jemuel. 2 In 1 Chr. iv. 24, Jarib. 3 In Gen. xlvi. 10, Zohar.4 In Gen. xlvi. 16, Ziphion.5 In Gen. xlvi. 16, Ezbon. 6 In Gen. xlvi. 16, Arodi. i In Gen. xlvi. 13, lob. XXVI. 55 NUMBERS. 193 A.V. * ch. 27. 1. * ch. 33. 54.tHeb. multiplyhisinheritance.tHeb.diminish his inheritance.* ch. 33. 54. Josh. 11. 23.&14. 2. 30 These are the sons of Gilead : of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites : 31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites : and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites : 32 And of Shemida, the family of the She- midaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 if And "Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thou sand and seven hundred. 35 if These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the famfly of the Shuth- alhites : of Becher, the fanrily of the Bachrites : of Tahan, the fanrily of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Eph raim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hund red. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 38 if The sons of Benjamin after their families : of Beia, the family of the Belaites : of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites : of Abiram, the family of the Ahiramites: 39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites : of Hupham, the fanrily of the Huphanrites. 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman : of Ard, the fanrily of the Ardites : and of Naaman, the fanrily of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 42 if These are the sons of Dan after their f amines : of Shuham, the family of the Shuham- ites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 43 AH the fanrilies of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were three score and four thousand and four hundred. 44 if Of the children of Asher after their families : of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites : of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites '. of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the famUy of the Heberites: of Malclriel, the family of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them ; who were fifty and three thousand and four hund red. 48 if Of the sons of Naphtali after their families : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites : of Guni, the family of the Gunites : 49 Of Jezer, the f anrily of the Jezerifes : of Shfl- lem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families : and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hund red. 51 These were the numbered of the chHdren of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 52 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shaH be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 "To many thou shalt 'give the more in heritance, and to few thou shalt tgive the less inheritance: to every one shaH his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shaH be "divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of lIezei; the family of the Iezerites : of Helek, the family of 31 the Helekites : and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites : and of Shechem, the family of the 32 Shechemites ; and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites : and of Hepher, the f anrily of 33 the Hepherites. And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, MHcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh : and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families : of Shuthelah, the family of the Shu- thelahites : of 2Becher, the family of the Becher- ites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, 37 the family of the Eranites. These are the fami lies of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites : of Ashbel, the fanrily of the Ashbelites: of 8 Abiram, the 39 family of the Ahiramites : of * Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, 40 the family of the Huphamites. And the sons of Bela were °Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: of Naaman, the fanrily 41 of the Naamites. These are the sons of Ben jamin after their famUies : and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 42 These are the sons of Dan after their fami lies: of 6 Shuham, the family of the Shuham ites. These are the families of Dan after their 43 families. AH the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites: of Ishvi, the fahrily of the Ishvites : of Beriah, the family 45 of the Beriites. Of the sons of Beriah : of He ber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, 46 the family of the Malchielites. And the name 47 of the daughter of Asher was Serah. These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 48 The sons of Naphtali after their f amilies : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites : of Guni, 49 the family of the Gunites : of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites : of Shillem, the family of the 50 ShiUemites. These are the families of Naphtali according to their families : and they that were numbered of- them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shaU be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 To the more thou shalt give the more inherit ance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shaU his inherit- 55 ance be given. Notwithstanding the land shaH be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shaH inherit. N R.V. iln Josh. xvii. 2,. , Abiezer.SeeJudg. vi. 11, 24, 34. 2 In 1 Chr. Bered. 3 In Gen. xlvi. 21, Ehiin 1 Chr. viii. 1, Aharah. « In Gen. xlvi. 21, Mup pim, and Hup- pim. 5 In IChr.viii. 3, Addar. « In Gen. xlvi. 23, Hushim. 194 NUMBEBS, XXVI. 56 AV. * Ex. 6. 16,17,18,19. 'Lev. 10. 2. ch. 3. 4 1 Chr. 24.2. 1 Cor. 10. 5,6. ' ch. 26. 13. Josh. 17. ' ch. 14. 35.& 26. 64, 65. tHeb.diminished. > Deut. 32. 49. 56 Accordhig to the lot shall the possession there of be divided between many and few. 57 if "And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites : of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These are the famUies of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebron- ites, the fanrily of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the fanrily of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram. 59 And the name of Amram's wife icas * Jocheb- ed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt : and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And * Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. 62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, aU males from a month old and upward: for they were not num bered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 63 if These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest num bered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, They * shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephun neh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 27 Then came the daughters of * Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, and Hog lah, and MHcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, and before Elea zar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3 Our father * died in the wflderaess, and he was not in the company of them that gathered them selves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be ' done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. 5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. 6 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right : thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inherit ance among then- father's brethren ; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shaU cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shaU give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shaH possess it : and it shaH be unto the clrildren of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses. 12 if And the Lord said unto Moses, * Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer. 57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the f anrily of the Kohathites : of Merari, the family 58 of the Merarites. These are the famihes of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korah- 59 ites. And Kohath begat Amram. And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daugh ter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, 60 and Miriam then- sister. And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered 62 strange fire before the Lord. And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and up ward : for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inherit ance given them among the children of Israel. 63 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest; who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the 64 Jordan at Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest; who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 27 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the sou of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, 2 and Hoglah, and MHcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and aU the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, 3 saying, Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah: but he died in his 4 own sin ; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son ? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our 5 father. And Moses brought their cause before 6 the Lord. And the Lord spake unto Moses, 7 saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right : thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their 8 father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the clrildren of Israel, saying, 11 a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his 9 inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shaH give his in- 10 heritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shaU give his inheritance 11 unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shaU give his in heritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shaU possess it : and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgement, as the Lord commanded Moses. 12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. R.V. XXVIII. 12 NUMBERS. 195 AV. * ch. 20. 24.* ch. 20. 24 ' Ex. 17. tHeb.a savour rest. ' Ex. 29. t Heb. in a day. tHeb. betweenthe two even ings. ' Lev. 2. 1. ' Ex. 29. 40. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as "Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye "rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes : that is the "water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilder ness of Zin. 15 if And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, 16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of aU flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in ; that the con gregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 18 iT And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him ; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before aU the congregation ; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shaH ask counsel for him * after the judgment of Urim before the Lord : at his word shaU they go out, and at his word they shaU come in, both he, and aU the children of Israel with him, even aU the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congreg ation : 23 Aud he laid his hands upon him, and gave hhn a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for t a sweet savour unto me, shaU ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt say unto them, "This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot ' day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer ' at even ; 5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a * meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an * hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt offering, which was or dained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacri fice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offermg. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacri fice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 if And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: 10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 11 if And in the beginnings of your months ye shaH offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot ; 12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat of fering, mingled with oil, for one bullock ; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram ; 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy 14 brother was gathered : because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, Ho sanctify me at the waters before then- eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness 15 of Zin.) And Moses spake unto the Lord, say- 16 ing, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, 17 which may go out before them, and which may come in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which 18 have no shepherd. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand 19 upon him ; and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before aU the congregation; and 20 give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may 21 obey. And he shaU stand before Eleazar the priest, who shaU inquire for him by the judge ment of the Urim before the Lord : at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel 22 with him, even aU the congregation. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him : and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, 23 and before all the congregation : and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord spake by the hand of Moses. 28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my 2food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in then- due season. 3 sAnd thou shalt say unto them, This is the offermg made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; he-lambs of the first year without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt 4 offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer 5 4at even ; and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with the f ourth 6 part of an hin of beaten oil. It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto 7 the Lord. And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb : in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink 8 offering of strong drink unto the Lord. Aud the other lamb shalt thou offer at even : as the meal offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 And on the sabbath day two he-lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offermg, mingled with oil, and the drink offermg thereof : 10 this is the burnt offering of every sabbath, be side the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering thereof. 11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shaU offer a-burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lie-lambs 12 of the first year without blemish ; and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, for each " bullock ; and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, for the one ram; N2 R.V. i See ch. xx. 12, 13. 2 Heb. bread. 2 See Ex. xxlx. 38-42. 4 Heb. betweenthe two even ings. 196 NUMBERS. XXVIII. 13 A.V. * Ex. 12. 18.Lev. 23. 5. 1 Lev. S3. 7. 'Lev. 23. 24. ' Lev. 16. 29. k 23. 27. 13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb ; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an bin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb : this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the con tinual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 16 "And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. 17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast : seven days shaU unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In the * first day shall be an holy convocation ; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein : 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord ; two young bull ocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year : they shaU be unto you without blemish : 20 And their meat offering shall be of flour min gled with oil : three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram ; 21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 22 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shaU offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. 24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, through out the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 25 And on the seventh day ye shaH have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work. 26 if Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convoca tion ; ye shaU do no servile work : 27 But ye shaU offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year ; 28 And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one buHock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth deal unto one lamb, through out the seven lambs ; 30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atone ment for you. 31 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings. 29 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shaU do no senile work : * it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young buHock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish : 3 And their meat offering shall be of flour min gled with oil, three tenth deals for a buHock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you : 6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 7 if And * ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation ; and ye shall afflict your souls : ye shaH not do any work there- 13 and a several tenth part of fine flour mmgled with oH for a meal offering unto every lamb ; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, an offer- 14 ing made by fire unto the Lord. And their drink offerings shaH be half an hin of wine for a bullock, and the third part of an hin for the ram, and the fourth part of an hin for a lamb : this is the burnt offering of every month through- 15 out the months of the year. And one he-goat for a sin offering unto the Lord; it shall be offered beside the conthiual burnt offering, and the drink offering thereof. 16 And in the first month, on the fourteenth 17 day of the month, is the Lord's passover. And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be 18 eaten. In the first day shall be an holy con- 19 vocation ; ye shaU do no servile work : but ye shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young buHocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs of the first year : they shall be unto you without blemish : 20 and then- meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil : three tenth parts shall ye offer for a bull- 21 ock, and two tenth parts for the ram ; a several tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of 22 the seven lambs ; and one he-goat for a sin offer- 23 ing, to make atonement for you. Ye shaU offer these beside the burnt offering of the morning, 24 which is for a continual burnt offering. After this manner ye shall offer daily, for seven days, the !food of the offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : it shaU be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and the 25 drink offering thereof. And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shaU do no servile work. 26 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye offer a new meal offering unto the Lord in your feast of weeks, ye shall have an holy con- 27 vocation ; ye shaH do no servile work : but ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young buHocks, one ram, 28 seven he-lambs of the first year; and their meal offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for each buHock, two tenth parts for the 29 one ram, a several tenth part for every lamb of 30 the seven lambs ; one he-goat, to make atone- 31 ment for you. Beside the continual burnt of fering, and the meal offering thereof, ye shall offer them (they shaU be unto you without blemish), and their drink offerings. 29 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shaH have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servUe work : it is a day of 2 blowing of trumpets unto you. And ye shaH offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one young buHock, one ram, seven 3 he-lambs of the first year without blemish : and their meal offering, fine flour mingled with oH, three tenth parts for the buHock, two tenth 4 parts for the ram, and one tenth part for every 5 lamb of the seven lambs : and one he-goat for 6 a sin offering, to make atonement for you : be side the burnt offering of the new moon, and the meal offering thereof, and the continual burnt offering and the meal offering thereof, and their drink offerings, according unto their ordinance, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 7 And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation ; and ye shall afflict your souls ; ye shall do no manner of work : R.V. iHeb. bread. XXIX. 31 NUMBERS. 197 AT. 8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour ; one young buHock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year'; they shall be unto you without blemish: 9 And their meat offermg shall be of flour min gled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings. 12 if And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shaH have an holy convocation ; ye shaH do no servUe work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : 13 And ye shaH offer a burnt offermg, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young buHocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shaH be without blemish : 14 And then1 meat offering shall be of flour min gled with oil, three tenth deals unto every buHock of the thirteen buHocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams, 15 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs : 16 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offer ing, and his drink offering. 17 if And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young buHocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot : 18 And their meat offering and their drink offer ings for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : 19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 if And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish ; _ 21 And their meat offering and their drink offer ings for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : 22 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 23 if And on the fourth day ten buHocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 24 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the' bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the man ner: 25 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offer ing, and his drink offering. 26 if And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 27 And their meat offering and their drink offer ings .for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 28 And one goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 29 if And on the sixth day eight buHocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 30 And then- meat offermg and their drink offer ings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner : 31 And one goat for a sin offermg; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 8 but ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year; 9 they shall be unto you without blemish : and their meal offering, fine flour mmgled with oil, three tenth parts for the buHock, two tenth 10 parts for the one ram, a several tenth part for 11 every lamb of the seven lambs : one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atone ment, and the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation ; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shaH keep a 13 feast unto the Lord seven days : and ye shaU offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young buHocks, two rams, fourteen he-Iambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 14 and their meai offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for every bullock of the thirteen buHocks, two tenth parts for each ram 15 of the two rams, and a several tenth part for 16 every lamb of the fourteen lambs : and one he-goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 17 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young buHocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of 18 the first year without blemish : and their meal offering and then- drink offerings for the buH ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, accord- 19 ing to their number, after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the con tinual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year with- 21 out blemish ; and then- meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 22 after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering thereof, and the drink offermg thereof. 23 And on the fourth day ten buHocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year with- 24 out blemish: their meal offering and their drink offerings for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 25 after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 26 And on the fifth day nine buHocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without 27 blemish: and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 28 after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meal offermg thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 29 And on the sixth day eight buHocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year with- 30 out blemish : and their meal offermg and their drink offerings for the buHocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 31 after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offer ings thereof. R.V. 198 NUMBERS. XXIX. 32 A.V. * Lev. I Or, offer. tHeb.profane. tHeb. her vows wereuponher. t fl611 disallow] 32 if And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 33 And their meat offering and their drink offer ings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 34 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 35 if On the eighth day ye shaU have a * solemn assembly : ye shall do no servile work therein : 36 But ye shaU offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one buHock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish : 37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the man ner: 38 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offermg. 39 These things ye shaH II do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your free- wiU offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. 40 And Moses told the children of Israel accord ing to all that the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath com manded. 2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond ; he shall not t break his word, he shaH do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth; 4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her fa ther shall hold his peace at her : then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth ; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she had at aU an husband, when ' she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul ; 7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it .- then her vows shaU stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband t disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shaU make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her. 9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath ; 11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed hOr not : then aU her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shaU stand. 12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shaU not stand : her husband hath made them void ; and the Lord shaU forgive her. 13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict 32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year with- 33 out blemish : and their meal offering and then- drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, 34 after the ordinance : and one he-goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, the meal offering thereof, and the drink offermg thereof. 35 On the eighth day ye shaU have a i solemn 36 assembly: ye shall do no servile work: but ye shall offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : one buHock, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first 37 year without blemish : their meal offering and their drink offerings for the buHock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shaU be according to 38 their number, after the ordinance: and one he- goat for a sin offering ; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meal offermg thereof, and the drink offering thereof. 39 These ye shall offer unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meal offerings, and for your drink offerings, 40 and for your peace offerings. And Moses told the children of Israel according to aU that the Lord commanded Moses. 30 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the chHdren of Israel, saying, This is the 2 thing which the Lord hath commanded. When a man voweth a vow unto the Lord, or swear- eth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not 2break his word; he shall do accord ing to aU that proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 Also when a woman voweth a vow unto the Lord, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in 4 her father's house, in her youth ; and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her 5 soul shall stand. But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth ; none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shaU forgive 6 her, because her father disallowed her. And if she be mai-ried to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, 7 wherewith she hath bound her soul ; and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it : then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound 8 her soul shaU stand. But if her husband dis allow her in the day that he heareth it ; then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul : and the Lord shaH f or- 9 give her. But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against 10 her. And if she vowed in her husband's house, 11 or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disaUowed her not ; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she 12 bound her soul shaU stand. But if her husband made them nuU and void in the day that he heard them ; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand : her husband hath made them void ; and the Lord shaU forgive her. 13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict R.V. 1 See Lev.xxiii. 3 [Ch. xxx. lin Heb.] 2 Heb. profane. XXXI. 20 NUMBERS. 199 A.T. * ch. 25. 17. * ch. 27. 13. tHeb. A thou sand of a tribe, a thou sand of a tribe. * Josh. 13. 21. tHeb. host of war. * ch. 25. 2. * 2 Pet. 2.15. ' Judg. 21. 11. tHeb. a male. * ch. 19. 11, Sc. tHeb. instru ment,or, vessel of skins. the soul, her husband may establish it, or her hus band may make it void. 14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day ; then he estabhsheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he conflrmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 15 But if he shaH any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity. 16 These are the statutes, which the Lord com manded Moses, between a man and his wife, be tween the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house. 31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 "Avenge the children of Israel of the Midian ites: afterward shalt thou "be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian. 4 ' Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,*to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew aU the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, "Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt aH their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 11 And they took aH the spoil, and aH the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoH, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the clrildren of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. 13 if And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and capt ains over hundreds, which came from the 'battle. 15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 16 Behold, "these caused the children of Israel, through the "counsel of Balaam, to commit tres pass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore "kill every male among the little ones, and kfll every woman that hath known man by lying with 'him. 18 But aU the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days : whosoever hath killed any person, and "whoso ever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 20 And purify aU your raiment, and all ' that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. the soul, her husband may establish it, or her 14 husband may make it void. But if her hus band altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he estabhsheth aU her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he hath established them, because he held his peace 15 at her in the day that he heard them. But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them; then he shall 16 bear her iniquity. These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father's house. 31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites : afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy peo- 3 pie. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the 4 Lord's vengeance on Midian. Of every tribe a thousand, throughout aH the tribes of Israel, 5 shaU ye send to the war. So there were de livered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thou sand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for 6 war. And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for 7 the alarm in his hand. And they warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses; and 8 they slew every male. And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain ; Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian : Balaam also the son of Beor 9 they slew with the sword. And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones ; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all then- goods, they took for a 10 prey. And aU their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they 11 burnt with fire. And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast. 12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho. 13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to 14 meet them without the camp. And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, 15 which came from the service of the war. And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the 16 women alive ? Behold, these caused the child ren of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among 17 the congregation of the Lord. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying 18 with him. But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep 19 alive for yourselves. And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and 20 on the seventh day, ye and your captives. And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves. R.V. 200 NUMBERS. XXXI. 21 A.V. t Heb. of the captivity. «Or, goats. I Heb. hand. 21 if And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses ; 22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean : nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shaU make go through the water. 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shaU be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 25 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey 'that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation : 27 And divide the prey into two parts ; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation : 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle : one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep : 29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the Lord. 30 And of the chHdren of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the H flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hund red thousand and seven' arid thirty thousand and five hundred sheep : 37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord's tribute was three score and one. 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord's tribute was thirty and two per sons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest," as the Lord commanded Moses. : -i 42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, - .- ;_ 43 (Now the half that pertained unto the con gregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46 And sixteen thousand persons ;) 47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 48 if And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses : 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our 'charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which the Lord hath com- 22 manded Moses : howbeit the gold, and the silver, 23 the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, every thing that may abide the fire, ye shaU make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean ; never theless it shaU be purified with the water of 1 separation: and all that abideth not the fire 24 ye shall make to go through the water. And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shaU be clean, and afterward ye shall come hito the camp. 25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of 27 the congregation : and divide the prey into two parts; between the men skflled in war, that went out to battle, and aU the congregation : 28 and levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war that went out to battle : one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, 29 and of the asses, and of the flocks : take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, 30 for the Lord's heave offering. And of the children of Israel's haH, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the 31 Lord. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did 32 as the Lord commanded Moses. Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy 33 thousand and five thousand sheep, and three- 34 score and twelve thousand beeves, and thi-ee- 35 score and one thousand asses, and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that 36 had not known man by lying with him. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thou- 37 sand and five hundred sheep : and the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and three- 38 score aud fifteen. And the beeves were thirty and six thousand ; of which the Lord's tribute 39 was threescore and twelve. And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred ; of which the 40 Lord's tribute was threescore and one. And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom the Lord's tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, 42 as the Lord commanded Moses. And of the children -of Israel's half, which Moses divided 43 off from the men that warred, (now the con gregation's haH was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five 44 hundred sheep, and thirty and six thousand 45 beeves, and thirty thousand and five hund- 46 red asses, and sixteen thousand persons ;) 47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the 48 Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. And the officers which were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the capt- 49 ains of hundreds, came near unto Moses : and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. R.V. 1 Or, im purity & XXXII. 18 NUMBERS. 201 AV. t Heb. found. tHeb.heave offering. tHeb.break. * ch. 13. 24. * ch. 14. 28, 29. tHeb. fulfilled after me. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what .every man hath 'gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord. 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even aH wrought jewels. 52 And aU the gold of the 'offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thou sands, and of the captains of hundreds, was six teen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (Eor the men of war had taken spoH, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congreg ation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord. 32 Now the children of Reuben and the child ren of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle : and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gflead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle ; 2 The clrildren of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, . 3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle : 5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan. 6 if And Moses said unto the clrildren of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shaU ye sit here ? 7 And wherefore t discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them ? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For "when they went up unto the vaUey of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them. 10 And the Lord's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, * froin twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not 'wholly foUowed me : 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun : for they have whoUy foHowed the Lord. 13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilder ness forty years, until aH the generation, that had done evH in the sight of the Lord, was consumed. 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he wiH yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shaH destroy aU this people. 16 if And they came near unto him, and said, We wHl buUd sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones : 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place : and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will riot return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 50 And we have brought the Lord's oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, earrings, and x armlets, to make atonement for our souls 51 before the Lord. And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought 52 jewels. And aU the gold of the heave offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the capt ains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred 53 and fifty shekels. (2Eor the men of war had 54 taken booty, every man for himseH.) And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent .of meeting, for a memorial for the chHdren of Israel before the Lord. 32 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a 2 place for cattle ; the chHdren of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes 3 of the congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and 8 Nimrah, and Heshbon, and 4 Elealeh, and 4Sebam, and Nebo, and 6Beon, the land which the Lord smote before the congrega tion of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy serv- 5 ants have cattle. And they said, If we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession ; bring us 6 not over Jordan. And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your bretliren go to the war, and shall 7 ye sit here ? And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them ? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from 9 Kadesh-barnea to see the land. For when they went up unto the vaUey of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land 10 which the Lord had given them. And the Lord's anger was kindled in that day, and he 11 sware, saying, Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly foUowed me: 12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun : because they have 13 whoHy foUowed the Lord. And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evH in the sight of the Lord, was consumed. 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wUderness; and ye 16 shaH destroy aU this people. And they came near unto him, and said, We wiH build sheep- folds here for our cattle, and cities for our 17 little ones : but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place : and our little ones shaU dweH in the fenced cities because 18 of the inhabitants of the land. We wHl not return unto our houses, untH the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. R.V. iflr,neck laces 2 See ver. 82. 3 In ver. 36, Beth-nimrah.«Inver. 38, Sibmah.= In ver. 38, Baal-meon. 202 NUMBEBS. XXXII. 19 AV. * Josh. 1.13. * Josh. 4.12. * Deut. 3.12. Josh. 13. 8.k 22. 4. t Heb. theycalled by names the names of the cities. *Gea 50. 23. ' Deut. 3.14. 19 For we wiH not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. 20 if And * Moses said unto them, If ye wiH do this thing, if ye wiH go armed before the Lord to war, 21 And will go aH of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, untH ho hath driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guUtless before the Lord, and before Israel ; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if ye wiH not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord : and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build you cities for your Httle ones, and folds for your sheep ; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 25 And the clrildren of Gad and the. children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 26 Our httle ones, our wives, our flocks, and aU our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead : 27 * But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel : 29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben wiH pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shaU give them the land of Gilead for a possession : 30 But if they wHl not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our in heritance on this side Jordan may be ours. 33 And * Moses gave unto them, even to the child ren of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. 34 if And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jog- behah, 36 And Beth -nimrah, and Beth -haran, fenced cities : and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, 38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and tgave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of * Machir the son of Manas seh went to Gflead, and took it, and-dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh ; and he dwelt therein. 41 And * Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and caHed them Havoth- jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the viUages thereof, and caUed it Nobah, after his own 33 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 19 For we wHl not inherit with them on the other side Jordan, and forward ; because' our inherit ance is fallen to us on this side Jordan east- 20 ward. And Moses said unto them, H ye will do this thing; if ye will arm yourselves to 21 go before the Lord to the war, and every armed man of you will pass over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his 22 enemies from before him, and the land be sub dued before the Lord : then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards the Lord, and towards Israel; and this land shaU be unto 23 you for a possession before the Lord. But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you 24 out. Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep ; and do that which hath 25 proceeded out of your mouth. And the child ren of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants wiH do as 26 my lord commandeth. Our httle ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 27 there in the cities of Gilead : but thy serv ants wHl pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of 29 the tribes of the children of Israel. And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land 30 of Gilead for a possession : but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have pos sessions among you in the land of Canaan. 31 And the children of Gad and the chHdren of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath 32 said unto thy servants, so will we do. We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inherit- 33 ance shall remain with us beyond Jordan. And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the chHdren of Reuben, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king bf the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about. 34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and At- 35 aroth, and Aroer ; and Atroth-shophan, and 36 Jazer, and Jogbehah ; and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran : fenced cities, and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and 38 Elealeh, and Kiriathaim ; and Nebo, and Baal- meon, (their names being changed,) and Sib- mah: and gave other names unto the cities 39 which they builded. And the children of Ma chir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites which 40 were therem. And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt 41 therein. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and caUed them 42 iHawoth-jair. And Nobah went and took Ken ath, and the 2 villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. 33 These are the a j ourneys of the chHdren of Israel, 4 when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron. R.V. 1 That is, The townsof Jair. 2 Heb. daugh ters. 2 Or, stages * Or, by which XXXIII. 35 NUMBERS. 203 A.V. * Ex. 12. 37. ' Ex. 13. * Ex. 15. 27. *Ex.l6. * Ex. 17. 1. * Ex. 19. 1. * ch. 11. 34.I That is, The graves of lust. * ch. 11. 36. 'Deut. 10.6. 2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord : and these are their journeys according to their goings out. 3 And they * departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month ; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of aU the Egyptians. 4 For the Egyptians buried aU their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments. 5 And the clrildren of Israel removed from Ram eses, and pitched in Succoth. 6 And they departed from * Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilder ness. 7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which s's before Baal- zephon : and they pitched before Migdol. 8 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and "passed through the midst of the sea into the wHderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 9 And they removed from Marah, and "came unto Elim : and in Ehm were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there. 10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea. 11 And they removed from the Red sea, and en camped in the "wHderness of Sin. 12 And they took their journey out of the wild erness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. 13 And they departed from Dophkah, and en camped in Alush. 14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at * Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the * wilderness of Sinai. 16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched * at II Kibroth-hattaavah. 17 And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and * encamped at Hazeroth. 18 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah. 19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez. 20 And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah. 21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah. 22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah. 23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher. 24 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah. 25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth. 26 And they removed from Makheloth, and en camped at Tahath. 27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah. 28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah. 29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah. 30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and * en camped at Moseroth. 31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. 32 And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and en camped at Hor-hagidgad. 33 And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and en camped at Ebronah. 35 And they departed from Ebronah, and en camped at Ezion-gaber. 2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord : and these are their journeys accord- 3 ing to their goings out.' And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fif teenth day of the first month ; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the 4 Egyptians, while the Egyptians were burying aH their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord 5 executed judgements. And the children of Is rael journeyed from Rameses, and pitched in 6 Succoth. And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge 7 of the wHderness. And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon : and they pitched 8 before Migdol. And they journeyed from be fore Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wHderness : and they went three days' journey in the wHderness of Etham, 9 and pitched in Marah. And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there. 10 And they journeyed from Elim, and pitched by 11 the Red Sea. And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and pitched in the wilderness of Sin. 12 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, 13 and pitched in Dophkah. And they journeyed 14 from Dophkah, and pitched in Alush. And they journeyed from Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they journeyed from Rephidim, and pitched 16 in the wilderness of Sinai. And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and pitched in 17 Kibroth-hattaavah. And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and pitched in Hazeroth. 18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched 19 in Rithmah. And they journeyed from Rith- 20 mah, and pitched in Rimmon-perez. And they • journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and pitched in 21 Libnah. And they journeyed from Libnah, and 22 pitched in Rissah. And they journeyed from 23 Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah. And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and pitched in 24 mount Shepher. And they journeyed from 25 mount Shepher, and pitched hi Haradah. And they journeyed from Haradah, and pitched in 26 Makheloth. And they journeyed from Makhe- 27 loth, and pitched in Tahath. And they jour neyed from Tahath, and pitched hi Terah. 28 And they journeyed from Terah, and pitched in 29 Mithkah. AndtheyjourneyedfromMithkah,and 30 pitched in Hashmonah. And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and pitched in Moseroth. 31 And they journeyed from Moseroth, and pitched 32 in Bene-jaakan. And they journeyed from Bene- 33 jaakan, and pitched in Hor-haggidgad. And they j ourney ed from Hor-haggidgad, and pitched 34 in Jotbathah. And they journeyed from Jotba- 35 thah, and pitched in Abronah. And they jour neyed from Abronah, and pitched in Ezion-geber. R.V. 20-t NUMBERS. XXXIII. 36 AV. » ch. 20. 1. * ch. 20. 22. " ch. 20. 25. Deut. 32. 50. < ch. 21. 1, &c. * ch. 21. 4. I Or, Heaps of Abarim. n Or, The plains of Shittim. * ch. 25. 1. ' Deut. 7. 2. Josh. 11. 12. » ch. 26. 53. tHeb. multiplyhis inherit ance. t Heb. diminish his inheritance. * Josh. 23. 13. Judg. 2. 3. * Josh. 15.1. 36 And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the * wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. 37 And they removed from * Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. 38 And "Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And * king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. 41 And they departed from mount "Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon. 43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. 44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in II Ije-abarrin, in the border of Moab. 45 And they departed from Tim, and pitched in Dibon-gad. 46 And they removed from Dibon-gad, and en camped in Ahnon-diblathahn. 47 And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jor dan near Jericho. 49 And they pitched by Jordan, f romBeth-jesimoth even unto II * Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. 50 if And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 51 Speak unto the clrildren of Israel, and say unto them, * When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan ; 52 Then ye shaU drive out aH the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places : 53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein : for I have given you the land to possess it. 54 And "ye shaH divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families : and to the more ye shall 'give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall 'give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot f aileth ; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shaH inherit. 55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you ; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be * pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dweH. 56 Moreover it shaH come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. 34 And the Lord spake nnto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan ; (this is the land that shaH f aH unto you for an inherit ance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 3 Then "your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shaU be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin : and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and jtass on to Azmon : 5 And the border shaU fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shaU be at the sea. 6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border : this shall be your west border. 36 And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin (the same is 37 Kadesh). And they journeyed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the 38 land of Edom. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the chUdren of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the 39 first day of the month. And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when 40 he died in mount Hor. And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the 41 children of Israel. And they journeyed from 42 mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and pitched in 43 Punon. And they journeyed from Punon, and 44 pitched in Oboth. And they journeyed frorri Oboth, and pitched in Iye-abarim, in the border 45 of Moab. And they journeyed from Iyim, and 46 pitched in Dibon-gad. And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and pitched in Almon-diblathaim. 47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before 48 Nebo. And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by 49 the Jordan at Jericho. And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel- shittim in the plains of Moab. 50 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,'Wlien ye pass over Jordan into the land 52 of Canaan, then ye shall drive out all the in habitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their 53 high places : and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein : for unto you have 54 I given the land to possess it. And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your fami lies; to the more ye shaH give the more in heritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot f aileth to any man, that shaH be his ; according to the 55 tribes of your fathers shaU ye inherit. But if ye wfll not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then shall those which ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shaH vex you in the land wherein ye dweH. 56 And it shall come to pass, that as I thought to do unto them, so wHl I do unto you. 34 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shaU faU unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according 3 to the borders thereof,) then your south quarter shaU be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shaU 4 be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward : and your border shaU turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin: and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shaU go forth to 5 Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon : and the border shaU turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out there- 6 of shaH be at the sea. And for the western border, ye shaH have the great sea xand the border thereof: this shaU be your west border. ¦Or, flora border XXXV. 5 NUMBERS. 205 AV. tHeb. shoulder. > ch. 32. S3. Josh. 14. * Josh. 19. 51. * Josh. !1. 2. 7 And this shaU be your north border : from the great sea ye shall point out for yon mount Hor : 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath ; and the goings forth of the border shaH be to Zedad : 9 if And the border shaH go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shaH be at Hazar-enan : this shaH be your north border. 10 And ye shaH point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham : 11 And the coast shaH go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the ' side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: 12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shaH be at the salt sea : this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shaH inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the haH tribe : 14 "For the tribe of the chHdren of Reuben ac cording to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their in heritance : 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: "Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And the names of the men are these : Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the chHdren of Simeon, Shemuei the son of Ammihud 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, BukM the son of Jogli. 23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod, 24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 And the prince of the tribe of the chHdren of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnaeh. 26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And the prince of the tribe of the chHdren of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Amnrihud. 29 These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. 35 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 "Command the chHdren of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dweH in; and ye shaU give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shaU they have to dwell in ; and the suburbs of them shaU be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for aH their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shaU give unto the Levites, shall reach from the waH of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits ; and the city shall be in the midst : this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 7 And this shall be your north border : from the great sea ye shall mark out for you mount 8 Hor : from mount Hor ye shaH mark out unto the entering in of Hamath ; arid the goings out 9 of the border shaH be at Zedad : and the border shaU go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof shaU be at Hazar-enan: this shaU be 10 your north border. And ye shaU mark out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham : 11 and the border shaU go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain ; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the !side 12 of the sea of Chinnereth eastward : and the border shaU go down to Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea : this shall be your land according to the borders thereof 13 round about. And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, 14 and to the haH tribe: for the tribe of the child ren of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the clrildren of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half tribe of Manasseh have received, their in- 15 heritance : the two tribes and the half tribe have received then- inheritance beyond the Jor dan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you for inheritance : Ele azar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shaU take one prince of every tribe, to 19 divide the land for inheritance. And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, 20 Caleb the son of Jephunneh- And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuei the son of 21 Ammihud. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad 22 the son of Chislon. And of the tribe of the clrildren of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of 23 Jogli. Of the children of Joseph : of the tribe of the clrildren of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel 24 the son of Ephod : and of the tribe of the chHdren of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son 25 of Shiphtan. And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of 26 Parnaeh. And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the children of Asher a 28 prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel 29 the son of Ammihud. These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. 35 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains 2 of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, Com mand the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their posses sion cities to dweH in; and 2 suburbs for the cities round about them shaH ye give unto the 3 Levites. And the cities shall they have to dweH in ; and their suburbs shaH be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for aH their 4 beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shaH be from the waU of the city and outward a thousand 5 cubits round about. And ye shaU measure with out the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. R.V. iHeb.shoul der. 2 Or, pasture lands 206 NUMBERS. XXXV. 6 A.V. * Deut. 4.41.Josh. 20. 2.& 21. 3. tHeb.above them ye shall give. tHeb.they inherit * Deut. 19.2.Josh. 20. tHeb. by error. • Ex. 21. 14. tHeb. with a stoneof the hand. * Deut. 19. 11. ' Ex. 21. 13. tHeb.no blood shall be lo him. 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be "six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither : and ' to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities : them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shaH give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few : every one shaH give of his cities unto the Levites ac cording to his inheritance which 'he inheriteth. 9 if And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, "When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan ; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you ; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person ' at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judg ment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shaU be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 16 * And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer : the mur derer shaU surely be put to death. 17 And if he smite him 'with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a mur derer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shaH surely be put to death. 19 The revenger of blood himseK shaH slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 20 But if "he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying, of wait, that he die ; 21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shaH surely be put to death ; for he is a murderer : the revenger of blood shaU slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 22 But if he thrust him suddenly "without en mity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm : 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation* shaU restore him to the city of Iris refuge, whither he was fled : and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer shaU at any time come with out the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled ; 27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the re venger of blood kill the slayer; tbe shall not be guilty of blood : 28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shaH return into the land of his possession. 29 So these things shall be for a statute of judg- 6 And the cities which ye shaU give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shaU give for the manslayer to flee thither: and beside them ye shall give forty 7 and two cities. AH the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shaU be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the chHdren of Israel, from the many ye shaU' take many ; and from the few ye shall take few : every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites. 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over Jordan into the laud 11 of Canaan, then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you ; that the manslayer which kiUeth any person x unwittingly may flee 12 thither. And the cities shaH be unto you for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation 13 for judgement. And the cities which ye shall 14 give shall be for you six cities of refuge. Ye shaH give three cities beyond Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan ; they 15 shaU be cities of refuge. For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shaU these six cities be for refuge : that every one that kiUeth any person !unwit- 16 tingly may flee thither. But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be 17 put to death. And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall 18 surely be put to death. Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood shaU himself put the manslayer to death: when he meeteth him, he 20 shall put him to death. And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying- in wait, so 21 that he died ; or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died: he that smote him shall surely be put to death ; he is a manslayer : the avenger of blood shall put the manslayer to 22 death, when he meeteth him. But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon 23 him any thing without lying in wait, or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon hhn, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm : 24 then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of Wood according to 25 these judgements : and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dweH therein until the death of the high priest, which was anointed 26 with the holy oil. But if the manslayer shaU at any time go beyond the border of his city of 27 refuge, whither he fleeth ; and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the man- 28 slayer; 2he shaH not be guilty of blood: be cause he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest : but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession. 29 And these things shall be for a statute of judge- R.V, lOr,througherror 2 Or, thereshallbe no blood- guilti ness for him XXXVI. 13 NUMBERS. 207 A.V. » Dent. 17.6. k 19. 15. Matt. 18. 16. 2 Cor. 13.1. Heb. 10. 28. tHeb. faulty to die. tHeb. therecan be no expi ation for the land. * ch. 27. 1. Josh. 17. tHeb.untowhom they shall be. I [1611 where into] tHeb. be wives. * Tob. 1. tHeb. cleave to the, &c. tHeb.to some thatwereof the families. ment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 30 Whoso kflleth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the * mouth of witnesses : but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is ' guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death. 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 So ye shall not poUute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and 'the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there in, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shaU inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the Lord dwell among the clrildren of Israel. 36 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gflead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the chHdren of Israel: 2 And they said, * The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. 3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe ' J whereunto they are received : so shaU it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 And when the jubile of the clrildren of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received : so shaU their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth com mand concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them 'marry to whom they think best; "only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe : for every one of the children of Israel shall 'keep himseH to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an in heritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the fanrily of the tribe of her father, that the clrildren of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. 9 Neither shaH the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe ; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance. 10 Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: 11 "For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were mar ried unto their father's brothers' sons: 12 And they were married 'into the famihes of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the fanrily of their father. 13 These are the commandments and the judg ments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. ment unto you throughout your generations in 30 aU your dweUings. Whoso kiUeth any person, the manslayer shaU be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shaU not testify 31 against any person that he die. Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a manslayer, which is guilty of death : but he shaU surely be 32 put to death. And ye shaU take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dweH in the land, until 33 the death of the priest. So ye shaH not pol lute the land wherein ye are: for blood, it poHuteth the land: and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I the Lord dweH in the midst of the children of Israel. 36 And the heads of the fathers' houses of the family of the children of GHead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the 2 fathers' houses of the children of Israel : and they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel : and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophe- 3 had our brother unto his daughters. And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be added to the in heritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong : so shall it be taken away from the lot 4 of our inheritance. And when the jubfle of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their in heritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shaU belong: so shaU their inheritance be taken away from the in- 5 heritance of the tribe of our fathers. And Moses commanded the children of Israel ac cording to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth com mand concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry' to whom they think best ; only to the family of the tribe of their 7 father shall they marry. So shall no inherit ance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for the children. of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritaice of the tribe 8 of his fathers. And every daughter, that pos sesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the chHd ren of Israel, shaU be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the child ren of Israel may possess every man the in- 9 heritance of his fathers. So shall no inherit ance remove from one tribe to another tribe ; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall 10 cleave every one to his own inheritance. Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the 11 daughters of Zelophehad: for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daugh ters of Zelophehad, were married unto their 12 father's brothers' sons. They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance re mained in the tribe of the family of then- father. 13 These are the commandments and the judge ments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. R.V. A.V. "Or,Zuph, ' Num. 21. 24. tHeb. all his neigh bours. tHeb. given. 'Gen. 15. 18. k 17. 7, 8 tHeb. Give. t Heb. gave. •John 7.24. ' Lev. 19. 15. ch.16.19.1 Sam. 16.7.Prov. 24. 23.tHeb.acknowledge faces. THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, CAI/LED DEUTERONOMY. 1 These be the words which Moses spake unto aU Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against "the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the clrildren of Israel, ac cording unto aH that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them ; 4 "After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: 5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 6 The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount : 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto tall the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 Behold, I have tset the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 9 if And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myseH alone : 10 The Lord your God hath multiphed you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you I) 12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife ? 13 ' Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and 'made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hund reds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. ^ 16 And I charged your judges at that time, say ing, Hear the causes between your brethren, and "judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 "Ye shaH not 'respect persons in judg ment; but ye shall hear the small as weU as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I wiH hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, COMMONLY CALLED DEUTERONOMY. 1 These be the words which Moses spake unto aU Israel beyond Jordan in the wilderness, in the 1 Arabah over against 2 Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di- 2 zahab. It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea. 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the chHdren of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given 4 him in commandment unto them ; after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, 5 which dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei : beyond Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to 6 declare this law, saying, The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt 7 long enough in this mountain : turn you, and take yom- journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river 8 Euphrates. Behold, I have set the land before you : go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their 9 seed after them. And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myseH 10 alone : the Lord your God hath multiphed you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of 11 heaven for multitude. The Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath 12 promised you 1 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your 13 strife? Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will 14 make them heads over you. And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken 15 is good for us to do. So I took the heads of your tribes, "wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to 16 your tribes. And I charged your judges at that trine, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the stranger that is with 17 him. Ye shall not respect persons in judge ment; ye shall hear the smaU and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgement is God's : and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and 18 I wiH hear it. And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. RV. ¦That is, the deep valley running North and Southof tho DeadSea. 2 Some - ancient versionshave, the ItedSea, I. 42 • DEUTERONOMY. 209 A.V. ' Num. 13.3. * Num. 13.24. t Heb. melted. ' Num. 13. 20. ' Num. 14. 20. t Heb. fulfilled to go after. 'Num. 20. 12. k 27. 14. * ch. 3. 26. k 4. 21. k 34. 4. ' Num. 14. 40. 19 if And. when we departed from Horeb, we went through aU that great and terrible wilder ness, which ye. saw' by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee ; fear not, neither be discouraged. 22 if And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We wiH send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shaU come. 23 And the saying pleased me weH: and "I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe : 24 And * they turned and went up into the mount ain, and came unto the vaUey of Eshcol, and searched it out. 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us. 26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but re beUed against the commandment of the Lord your God: 27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Be cause the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deHver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 28 Whither shaU we go up? our bretliren have 'discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and waUed up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the * Anakims there. 29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shaU fight for you, according to aH that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes ; 31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in aH the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. 32 Yet in this thing ye did not berieve the Lord your God, 33 * Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, 35 * Surely there shaH not one of these men of this evH generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, 36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh ; he shall see it, and to him wiH I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his chHdren, because he hath ' whoHy followed the Lord. 37 * Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, * Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shaH go in thither : encourage him : for he shaU cause Israel to inherit it. 39 Moreover your Httle ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them wHl I give it, and they shaU possess it. 40 But as for you, turn you, and take your jour ney into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 41 Then ye answered and said unto me, * We have sinned against the Lord, we wiH go up and fight, according to aH that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 42 And the Lord said unto me, Say unto 19 And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through aH that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded 20 us ; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. • And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hiH country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God giveth 21 unto us. Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee : go up, take possession, as the Lord, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken 22 unto thee ; fear not, neither be dismayed. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the 23 cities unto which we shaU come. And the thing pleased me weU : and I took twelve men of you, 24 one man for every tribe : and they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the 25 vaUey of Eshcol, and spied it out. And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the 26 Lord our God giveth unto us. Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the command- 27 ment of the Lord your God: and ye, murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of tho 28 Amorites, to destroy us. Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fenced up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons 29 of the Anakim there. Then I said unto you, 30 Dread not, neither be afraid of them. The Lord your God who goeth before you, he shaU fight for you, according to aH that he did for 31 you in Egypt before your eyes ; and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as u man doth bear his son, in aU the way that ye went, until ye 32 came unto this place. Yet Jin this thing ye 33 did not beheve the Lord your God, who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud 34 by day. And the Lord heard the voice of your 35 words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, Surely there shaU not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to 36 give unto your fathers, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, he shaU see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children : because he hath wholly followed 37 the Lord. Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go 38 in thither : Joshua the son of Nun, which stand eth before thee, he shaU go in thither : encour age thou him; for he shaH cause Israel to in- 39 herit it. Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shaU go in thither, and unto them will I 40 give it, and they shaU possess it. But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the 41 wilderness by the way to the Red Sea. Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we wiH go up and fight, accord ing to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and 2were forward to go up into the 42 mountain. And the Lord said unto me, Say unto 0 R.V. 1 Or, for all this thing 2 Or, deemedit a light thing' 210 DEUTERONOMY. I. 42 A.V. tHeb. ye were "presumptu ous, and •ent tip. i Heb. e ven to thetreadingof the sole of thcfoot. 'Gen. iS. 8. 8 Or, Use no hostilityagainst Moab. 'Gen. 56. 20. t Heb. inheril- ¦\l them. I Or, room. ' Num. 21. 12. » Or, valley. them, Go not up, neither fight ; for lam not among you ; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 43 So I spake unto you ; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and 'went presumptuously up into the hiH. 44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mount ain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. 2 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Sen- many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough : turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shaU be afraid of you: take yo good heed unto yourselves therefore : 5 Meddle not with them ; for I will not give you of their land, 'no, not so much as a foot breadth; * because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat ; and ye shaH also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in aU the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness : these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion- gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said unto me, ll Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle : for I wiH not give thee of their land for a possession ; because I have given Ar unto the chHdren of Lot for a possession. 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and taU, as the Anakims ; 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anak ims; but the Moabites eaH them Emims. 12 "The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau 'succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their "stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them. 13 Now rise up, said I, and get you over "the II brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered. 14 And the space in which we came from Kadesh- barnea, until we were come over tho brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until aH the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, untH they were consumed. 16 if So it came to pass, when aU the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 17 That the Lord spake unto me, saying, 18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day : 19 And when thou comest nigh over against the clrildren of Amnion, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Amnion am/ possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a pos session. them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you ; lest ye be smitten before yom- ene- 43 mies. So I spake unto you, and ye^ hearkened not; but ye rebeUed against tho commandment of the Lord, and were presumptuous, and went 44 up into the mountain. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you 45 down in Seir, even unto Hormah. And ye re turned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear 46 unto you. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. 2 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wHderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the Lord spake unto me : and we compassed 2 mount Seir many days. And the Lord spake 3 unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mount- 4 ain long enough : turn you northward. And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Sen-; and they shaU be afraid of you: take ye good heed 5 unto yourselves therefore : contend not with them ; for I wUl not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on : because I have given mount Sen- unto Esau 6 for a possession. Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat ; and ye shaU also buy water of them for money, that ye may 7 chink. For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand: he hath known thy walking through this great wilder ness : these forty years the Lord thy God hath 8 been with thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. So we passed by from our brethren the chUdi-en of Esau, which dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the 9 wilderness of Moab. And the Lord said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of his land for a possession ; because I have given Ar unto 10 the children of Lot for a possession. (The Emim dwelt therem aforetime, a people great, 11 and many, and taU, as the Anakim : these also are accounted iRephaim, as the Anakim; but 12 the Moabites caU them Emim. The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in then- stead; as Israel did unto the land of his pos- 13 session, which the Lord gave unto them.) Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. 14 And we went over the brook Zered. And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years ; until aU the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as the Lord sware unto 15 them. Moreover the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, untH they were consumed. 16 So it came to pass, when aU the men of war were consumed and dead from among the 17 people, that the Lord spake unto me, saying, 18 Thou art this, day to pass over Ar, the border 19 of Moab : and when thou comest nigh over a- gainst the chHdren of Amnion, vex them not, nor contend with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the clrildren of Amnion for a possession: because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. R.V. iSeo Gen. xiv. 5. III. 4 DEUTERONOMY. 211 A.V. tHeb. begin, possess. * Num. 21. 21, 22. * Num. 21.23. tHeb. every city of men, and women, and little ones. * Num. 21.83,&c.ch. 2D. 7. 'Num. 21.24. * Num. 21. 33. 20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time ; and the Ammon ites caU them Zamzranmims; 21 A people great, and many, and taU, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them ; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in then- stead : 22 As he did to the chHdren of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them ; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day : 23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 24 if Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over tho river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: 'begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 This day wiU I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shaU hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 if And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Eedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 27 * Let me pass through thy land : I wiH go along by the high way, I wiH neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. 28 Thou shalt seU me meat for money, that I may cat; and give me water for money, that I may drink : only I wiU pass through on my feet ; 29 (As the clrildren of Esau which dwcU in Seir, and the Moabites which dweU in Ar, did unto me ;) untH I shaH pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 31 And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee : be gin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32 * Then Sihon came out against us, he and aU his people, to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and aU his people. 34 And we took aU his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed ' the men, and the women, and the Httle ones, of every city, we left none to remain: 35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto our selves, and the spoU of the cities which we took. 36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Amon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto GUead, there was not one city too strong for us : the Lord our God delivered aU unto us : 37 Only unto the land of the chUdren of Amnion thou earnest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us. 3 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and "Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and aH his people, to battle at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not : for I wiH deliver hhn, and aU his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto "Sihon king of the Amorite3, which dwelt at Heshbon. 3 So the Lord our God delivered into our hands "Og also, the king of Bashan, and aH his people: and we smote him until none was left to him re maining. 4 And we took aU his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, three score cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 20 (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime ; but the Am- 21 monites call them Zamzmnmim ; a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim ; but the Lord destroyed them before them ; and they succeeded 22 them, and dwelt in their stead: as he did for the children of Esau, which dweH in Seir, when ho destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead 23 even unto this day : and the Awim which dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and 24 dwelt in their stead.) Rise ye up, take your jour ney, and pass over the vaHey of Arnon : behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land : begin to possess 25 it, and contend with him in battle. This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the f ear of thee upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shaU tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 And I sent messengers out of the wHderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with 27 words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land: I wiH go 1 along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the 23 left. Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat ; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my 29 feet ; as the children of Esau which dweH in Seir, and the Moabites which dweU in Ar, did unto me ; until I shaU pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart 2 obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this 31 day. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee : begin to possess, that thou mayest 32 inherit his land. Then Sihon came out against us, he and aU his people, unto battle at Jahaz. 33 And the Lord our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his ssons, and aU 34 his people. And we took aU his cities at that time, and i utterly destroyed every 6 inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we 35 left none remaining: only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the 83 cities which we had taken. From Aroer, which is on the edge of the vaUey of Arnon, anil from the city that is in the vaUey, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us : the Lord 37 our God deHvered up aU before us : only to the land of the clrildren of Amnion thou earnest not near; aH the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the MU country, and wheresoever the Lord our God forbad us. 3 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan : and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at 2 Edrei. And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not : for I have delivered him, and aH his peo ple, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of 3 the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. So the Lord our God delivered into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him 4 remaining. And we took aH his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom, of Og in Bashan. 0 2 R.V. ' Heb. by the way, by the way. 2 Heb. strong. 3 Or, son i Heb. devoted. « Heb. city of men. 212 DEUTEBONOMY. III. 5 AV. ' Num. 32. 83. Josh. 13. 8, &c. * Num. "". 41. «0r, under the springs of Pis- pah, or, the hill. ' Num. 32. 20. tHeb. sons of power. * Josh. 22.4. ' Num. 27. 18. * Num. 20. 12. ch. 1. 37. 5 AU these cities were fenced with high waUs, gates, and bars; beside unwaUed towns a great many. 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and clrildren, of every city. 7 But aU the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. 8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that ivas on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon ; 9 ( Which Hermon the Sidonians caU Sirion ; and the Amorites caH it Shenir;) 10 AH the cities of the plain, and aU Gflead, and aU Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants ; behold, his bedstead was a bed stead of iron ; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon ? nine cubits icas the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gflead, and * the cities thereof, gate I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadiies. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and aU Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with aH Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took aU the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshrai and Maacha- thi ; and caUed them after his own name, Bashan- "havoth-jair, unto this day. 15 And I gave Gflead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon haH the vaUey, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the clrildren of Ammon; 17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, II under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 18 if And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: "ye shaUpass over armed before your brethren the chHdren of Israel, aU that are ' meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you ; 20 Until the Lord have given rest unto your breth ren, as well as unto you, and until they also pos sess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shaU ye "return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. 21 if And "I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings : so shaU the Lord do unto aU the kingdoms whither thou 22 Ye shaU not fear them: for the Lord your God he shaH fight for you. 23 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, 24 0 Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand : for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 26 But the Lord * was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me : and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee ; speak no more unto me of this matter. 5 All these were cities fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the lun walled towns 6 a great many. And we 2 utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every 8inhabited city, with 7 the women and the little ones. But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for 8 a prey unto ourselves. And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond Jordan, from the vaUey of Arnon unto mount Hermon; 9 (which Hermon the Sidonians caH Sirion, and 10 the Amorites call it Senir ;) all the cities of the 4plain, and all Gilead, and aU Bashan, unto Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og 11 in Bashan. (For only Og king of Bashan re mained of the remnant of the Rephaim; be hold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron ; is it not in Rabbah of the clrildren of Ammon ? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.) 12 And this land we took in possession, at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, and haH the hiU country of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites 13 and to the Gadites : and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; 6aU the region of Ar gob, "even aU Bashan. (The same is caUed the 14 land of Rephaim. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites ; and caUed them, even Bashan, 'after his own name, Hav- 15 voth-jair, unto this day.) And I gave GUead 16 unto Machir. And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of Amon, the middle of the valley, 8 and the border thereof; even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of 17 Ammon; the Arabah also, and Jordan 8and the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the "slopes of Pisgah eastward. 18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shaH pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the 19 men of valour. But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that ye have much cattle,) shaU abide in your cities which I 20 have given you; until the Lord give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also pos sess the land which the Lord your God giveth them beyond Jordan: then shaU ye return every man unto his possession, which I have 21 given you. And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shaU the Lord do unto aU the king- 22 doms whither thou goest over. Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you. 23 And I besought the Lord at that time, say- 24 ing, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand : f or what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy 25 mighty acts ? Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that 26 goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me : and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee ; speak no more unto me of this matter. R.V. I Or, countrytowns2 Heb. devoted.silcb.city of men. 'Or, table land 5 Or, all '//, region of ' A'rpob.(All that Bashan is called lf-c."Or,Willit See Num. xxxii. 41. « Or, for a border »Or,springs IV. 19 DEUTERONOMY. 213 A.V. * ch. 12. 32.Josh. 1. 7. Prov. 30. 6.Rev. 22. 18. *Num. 25. 4, &c. * Ex. 19. 18. tHeb.heart. tHeb.save a voice. 27 Get thee up into the top of II Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and "eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shaU go over before this people, and he shaU cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in the vaUey over against Beth- peor. 4 Now therefore hearken, 0 Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may Hve, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. 2 "Ye shaH not add unto the word which I com mand you, neither shaU ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of * Baal-peor : for aU the men that foUowed Baal- peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day. 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judg ments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and yom- understanding in the sight of the nations, which shaH hear aU these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we caU upon him /or ? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart aU the days of thy life : but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons ; 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I wiU make bthem hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shaH live upon the earth, and that they may teach their clrildren. 11 And ye came near and stood under the mount ain; and the "mountain burned with fire unto the ' midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire : ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude ; 'only ye heard a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten command ments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 if And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. 15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of simflitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire : 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth : 19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and 27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward-, and northward, and south ward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Joshua, and encom-age him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shaU cause them to inherit 29 the land which thou shalt see. So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. 4 And now, 0 Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the judgements, which I teach you, for to do them ; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of 2 your fathers, giveth you. Ye shaH not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I 3 command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor : for aU the men that foUowed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath 4 destroyed them from the midst of thee. But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are 5 alive every one of you this day. Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgements, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither 6 ye go in to possess it. Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your under standing in the sight of the peoples, which shall hear aU these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what great nation is there, that hath xa god so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God 8 is whensoever we caU upon him ? And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and judgements so righteous as all this law, which 9 I set before you this day ? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul dUigently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart aU the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children 10 and thy children's children ; the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Assemble me the people, and I wiU make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me aU the days that they Hve upon the earth, and that they 11 may teach then- children. And ye came near and stood under the mountain ; and the mount ain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, 12 with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye 13 saw no form ; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he com manded you to perform, even the ten 2 com mandments ; and he wrote them upon two tables 14 of stone. And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgements, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go 15 over to possess it. Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of form on the day that the Lord spake unto you in 16 Horeb out of the midst of the fire : lest ye cor rupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male 17 or female, the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that 18 flieth in the heaven, the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth : 19 and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and R.V. 2 Heb. words. 214 DEUTERONOMY. IV. 19 A.V. *ch.9. 8. lieu. 12. i [1611 shalt] t Heb. have found thee. t [1011 omitsthe] the stars, even aH the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath II divided unto aH nations under the whole heaven. 20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance : 22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shaU go over, and possess that good land. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For * the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 25 if When thou shalt. beget chUdi-en, and child ren's chHdren, and *ye shaU have remained long in the land, and shaU corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any tiling, and shaU do evri in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger : 26 I caU heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shaU soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shaU not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And the Lord shaU scatter you among the nations, and ye shaH be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shaU lead you. 28 And there ye shaH serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smeU. 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with aU thy heart and with aU thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and aU these things tare come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice ; 31 (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he wiH not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. 32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon t the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard hke it ? 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by tempt ations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to aU that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God ; there is none else beside him. 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire ; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt ; 38 To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou ai-t, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. • the stars, even aU the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all 20 the peoples under the whole heaven. But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day. 21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee 22 for an inheritance : but I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shaU go 23 over, and possess that good land. Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of any thing which the Lord thy God hath forbid- 24 den thee. For the Lord thy God is a devour ing fire, a jealous God. 25 When thou shalt beget children, and clrild- ren's children, and ye shall have been long in the land, and shaH corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image in the form of any thing, and shaU do that which is evH in the sight of the 26 Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger : I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to pos sess it ; ye shaU not prolong your days upon it, 27 but shall utterly be destroyed. And the Lord shaU scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, 28 whither the Lord shaU lead you away. And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor 29 hear, nor eat, nor smeU. But if from thence ye shall seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou search after him with all thy heart 30 and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribul ation, and all these things arc come upon thee, !in the latter days thou shalt return to the 31 Lord thy God, and hearken unto his voice : for the Lord thy God is a merciful God ; he will not faU thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware 32 unto them. For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this 33 great thing is, or hath been heard like it ? Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, 34 and Hve ? Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by 2 temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out ami, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt 35 before your eyes ? Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is 36 God ; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee : and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest 37 his words out of the midst of the fire. And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt ; 38 to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as at this day. R.V. 1 Or, if in the latterdaysthou return 2 Or, trials Or, evid ences V. 14 DEUTERONOMY. 215 A.V. > Josh. 20.8. * Num. 21. 24. ch. 1. 4. ' Num. 21. S3. ch. 3. 3. ! [1611 of] ' ch. 8. 17. tHeb. keep to do them. « Ex. 19. ' Ex. 20. 2, kc. Lev. 26. LPs. 81. 10. tHeb.servants. * Jer. 3 18. * Gen. 2. 2.Heb. 4. 4. 39 Know thereforo thi3 day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there is none else. 40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go weU with thee, and with thy , children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. 41. ir Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising ; 42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kril his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might Hve: 43 Namely, * Bezer in the wHderness, in tho plain country, of the Reubenites ; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, of the Ma- nassites. 44 if And this is the law which Moses set before the clrildren of Israel: 45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the clrildren of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt, 46 On this side Jordan, in the vaUey over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amor ites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the clrildren of Israel "smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt : 47 And they possessed his land, and the land * of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sun rising ; 48 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon, 49 And aU the plain Jon this side Jordan east ward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the "springs of Pisgah. 5 And Moses caUed aH Israel, and said unto them, Hear, 0 Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and 'keep, and do them. 2 * The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with U3, even us, who are aH of us here alive this day. 4 The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, 5 (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord : for yo were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount ;) saying, 6 if "I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of t bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth : 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, * visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth gener ation of them that hate me, 10 "And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guilt less that taketh his name in vain. 12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. 13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do aH thy work: 14 But the seventh day is the * sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- 39 Know therefore this day, and lay it to thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath : there is none else. 40 And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his com mandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go weU with thee, and with thy chHdren after thee, and that thou mayest pro long thy days upon the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. 41 Then Moses separated three cities beyond 42 Jordan toward the sunrising ; that the man slayer might flee thither, which slayeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past ; and that fleeing unto one of these cities 43 he might live : namely, Bezer in the wHderness, in the i plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. 44 And this is the law which Moses set before 45 the children of Israel : these are the testimo nies, and the statutes, and the judgements, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, 46 when they came forth out of Egypt ; beyond Jordan, in the vaUey over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the child ren of Israel smote, when they came forth out 47 of Egypt : and they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, which were beyond 48 Jordan toward the sunrising ; from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, even unto 49 mount Sion (the same is Hermon), and all the Arabah beyond Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the 2slopes of Pisgah. 5 And Moses caUed unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgements which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do 2 them. The Lord our God made a covenant 3 with us in Horeb. The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even 4 us, who are aU of us here alive this day. The Lord spake with you face to face in the mount 5 out of the midst of the fire, (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord : for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount ;) saying, 6 3I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of ' bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods 6 before me. 8 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, the likeness of any form that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that 9 is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visit ing the iniquity of the fathers upon the chHd ren, and upon the third and upon the fourth 10 generation of them that hate me ; and shewing mercy unto 6 thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God 7in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name 7 in vain. 12 Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as 13 the Lord thy God commanded thee. Six days 14 shalt thou labom-, and do aU thy work : but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- R.V. lOr,tableland 2 Or, springs xx. 2. 4 Heb. bond men.5 Or, beside me 6 Sec E.;. xx. 6. 1 Or, for vanityor false hood 216 DEUTERONOMY. V. 14 A.V. " Matt. 5. 21. 'Luko 18. 20. ' Rom. 13. 9. ' Rom. 7.7. ' Ex. 19. 19. tHeb.add lo hear. Ex. 20. t [1611 omitsnil] t Heb. pass over. servant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. 16 if Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee ; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 17 * Thou shalt not kin. 18 * Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 19 * Neither shalt thou steal. 20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 "Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maid servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 22 if These words the Lord spake unto aU your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice : and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. 23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mount ain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even aU the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 24 And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and "we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire : we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he * liveth. 25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire wiU consume us : if we ' hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. 26 For who is there of aU flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived ? 27 Go thou near, and hear aU that the Lord out- God shaH say : and * speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shaU speak unto thee ; and we wiU hear if, and do it. 23 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me ; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said aU that they have spoken. 29 0 that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep t aU my command ments always, that it might be well with them, and with their clrildren for ever ! 30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I wiH speak unto thee aU the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. 32 Ye shaU observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you : ye shaU not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33 Ye shaU walk in aU the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be weU with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shaH possess. 6 Now these are the commandments, the sta tutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye 'go to possess it : 2 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep aU his statutes and his cormnandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, aU the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. servant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates ; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as weU as thou. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. 16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as .the Lord thy God commanded thee : that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 17 Thou shalt do no murder. 18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 19 Neither shalt thou steal. 20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's wife ; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maid servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 22 These words the Lord spake unto aU your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, 23 and gave them unto me. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, whUe the mountain did bum with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the 24 heads of your tribes, and your eiders ; and ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with 25 man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die ? for this great fire will consume us : if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any 26 more, then we shaU die. For who is there of all fiesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as 27 we have, and lived ? Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say : and speak thou unto us aU that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee ; and we wiU hear it, and do it. 28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me ; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said aU that they have 29 spoken. !Oh that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be weU with them, and with then- clrildren for 30 ever 1 Go say to them, Return ye to your tents. 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I wiU speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the judgements, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in 32 the land which I give them to possess it. Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you : ye shaU not turn 33 aside to the right hand or to the left. Ye shall walk in all the way which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be weH with you, and that ye may prolong yom' days in the land which ye shaU 6 Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the judgements, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess 2 it : that thou mightest f ear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his command ments, which I command thee, thou, and thy sou, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy clays may be prolonged. R.V. [Ver. 18 in Heb.] 'Or, Oh that they had such an heart as thisalway,to fear me, and keep all my com mandments,that ch. 4. 24.Heb. 12. 29. ' Ex. 24. 18. & 34. 28. * Ex. 31. 18. i [1611 omitsthe] * Ex. 32. 7. that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at aU forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth be fore yom- face, so shaU ye perish ; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. 9 Hear, 0 Israel : Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyseH, cities great and fenced up to heaven, 2 A people great and taU, "the chHdren of the Anakhns, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the clrildren of Anak ! 3 Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee ; as a "consuming fire he shaU destroy them, and he shaU bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive- them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee. 4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the upright ness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess then- land : but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people. 7 if Remember, and forget not, how thou pro- vokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wild erness : from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, untH ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the Lord. 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have de stroyed you. 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then * I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water : 10 * And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them icas written according to aH the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of *the fire in the day of the assembly. 11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant. 12 And the Lord said unto me, * Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have cor rupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which. I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. 13 Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff- necked people : 14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I wiH make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they. 15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. that he may establish his covenant which he 19 sware unto thy fathers, as at this day. And it shall be, if thou shalt forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against 20 you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord maketh to perish before you, so shaU ye perish ; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God. 9 Heai-, 0 Israel : thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyseH, cities great and fenced 2 up to heaven, a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand 3 before the sons of Anak ? Know therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; he shaU destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thee : so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the Lord hath 4 spoken unto thee. Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousuess the Lord hath brought me hi to possess this land : whereas for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out 5 from before thee. Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go in to possess then' land: but for the wicked ness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 6 Jacob. Know therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness ; for thou art a stiffnecked 7 people. Remember, forget thou not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness : from the day that thou wentest forth out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebeUious against 8 the Lord. Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was angry with you to 9 have destroyed you. When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights ; I did neither eat 10 bread nor drink water. And the Lord de- Hvered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God ; and on them was writ ten according to aU the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst 11 of the fire in the day of the assembly. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables 12 of stone, even the tables of the covenant. And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence ; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves ; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they 13 have made them a molten image. Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people : 14 let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than 15 they. So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire : and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. RV. X. 7 DEUTERONOMY. 221 A.V. * Num. 11. 1, 3. ' Ex. 17. 7. * Num. 11. 34. ' Num. 14. 10. < Ex. 34. tHeb. words. "Num.33. 30. ' Num. 16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made you a molten caH: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had commanded you. 17 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes. 18 And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 19 For I was afraid of the anger arid hot dis pleasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also. 20 And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him : and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. 21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even untH it was as smaU as dust : and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. 22 And at "Taberah, and at "Massah, and at "Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath. 23 Likewise when the Lord sent you from Ka desh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given yon; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 Ye have been rebeUious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. 25 Thus I feU down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I feU down at the first; be cause the Lord had said he would destroy you. 26 I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine in heritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this peo ple, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin : 28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, "Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wHderness. 29 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. lO At that time the Lord said unto me, * Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. 2 And I wiH write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten ' commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me. 5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made ; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 if And the clrildren of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the chHdren of Jaakan to "Mo- sera: "there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. 7 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the Lord your God ; ye had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had command- 17 ed you. And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake 18 them before your eyes. And I fell down be fore the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights ; I did neither eat bread nor drink water ; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the 19 Lord, to provoke him to anger. For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, where with the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me that 20 time also. And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him : and I prayed for 21 Aaron also the same time. And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very smaU, untH it was as fine as dust : and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended 22 out of the mount. And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked 23 the Lord to wrath. And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebeUed against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor 24 hearkened to his voice. Ye have been rebel lious against the Lord from the day that I 25 knew you. So I fell down before the Lord the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the Lord had said he would destroy you. 26 And I prayed unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inherit ance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out 27 of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to 28 their wickedness, nor to their sin : lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay 29 them in the wilderness. Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm. lO At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make 2 thee an ark of wood. And I wHl write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in 3 the ark. So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two 4 tables in mine hand. And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten i commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave 5 them unto me. And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the 6 Lord commanded me. (And the children of Israel journeyed from 2Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah : there Aaron died, and there he was buried ; and Eleazar his son ministered in the 7 priest's office in his stead. From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgo dah to Jotbathah, M land of brooks of water. R.V. i Heb. words. 2 Or, the wells of the children"IJaakan 222 DEUTERONOMY. X. 8 A.V. * Num. 18. 20. "Or, former days. t Heb. .170 in journey. * 2 Chr. 19. 7. Job 84. 19. Acts 10. 34. Rom. 2. 11. Gal. 2. 6. Eph. 6.9. Col. 3.25. 1 Pet. 1. 17. ' ch. C. 13. Matt. 4. 10.Luke 4. i.>•' ch. 13. 4. ' Gen. 46. 27. Ex. 1. 5. * Gen. 15. 5. * Num. 16. 31. k 27. 3. Ps. 106. 17. lOr, livingsub stancewhich followed them. tHeb. was at their feci. 8 if At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 * Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him. 10 And I stayed hi the mount, according to the 11 first trine, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee. 11 And the Lord said unto me, Arise, 'take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto then- fathers to give unto them. 12 if And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in aU his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with aH thy heart and with aU thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the Lord, and Iris statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, "the earth also, with aH that therein is. 15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose then- seed after them, even you above aU people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a ter rible, which "regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward : 18 He doth execute the judgment of the father less aud widov/, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in tho land of Egypt. 20 * Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou "cleave, and swear by his name. 21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt "with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee * as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. 2 And know ye this day: for / speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of tho Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, 3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto aU his land; 4 And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord hath de stroyed them unto thi3 day ; 5 And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place ; 6 And "what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swaHowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and aU the II substance that 'was in their possession, in the midst of aU Israel : 7 But your eyes have seen aH the great acts of the Lord which he did. 8 Therefore shaU ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it ; 8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of tho covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren ; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God spake unto him.) 10 And I stayed in the mount, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights : and the Lord hearkened unto me that time also ; the Lord 11 would not destroy thee. And the Lord said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before tho people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. 12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with aH thy 13 heart and with aU thy soul, to keep the com mandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which 14 I command thee this day for thy good ? Be hold, unto the Lord thy God belongeth the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the earth, 15 with all that therein is. Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you 1 above 16 aU peoples, as" at this day. Circumcise there fore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more 17 stiffnecked. For the Lord your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, which regardeth not 18 persons, nor taketh reward. He doth execute the judgement of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving hhn food and 19 raiment. Love ye therefore the stranger : for 20 ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve ; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his 21 name shalt thou swear. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes 22 have seen. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons ; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgements, and his commandments, alway. 2 And know ye this day : for I speak not with your chHdren which have not known, and which have not seen the 2 chastisement of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, 3 and his stretched out arm, and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all 4 his land; and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; how he made the water of the Red Sea to over flow them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day; 5 and what he did unto you in the wHderness, 6 until ye came unto this place ; and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben ; how the earth opened her mouth, and swaHowed them up, and their house holds, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel : 7 but your eyes have seen aH the great work of 8 the Lord which he did. Therefore shaH ye keep all the commandment which I command thee this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go over to possess it ; XL 30 DEUTERONOMY. 223 A.V. i Heb. sceketh. t Heb. give. ' ch. 6. 8. * ch. 28. 2. » ch. 28. 15. * eh. 27. 13.Josh. 8. 9 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord swaro unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with nrilk and honey. 10 if For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : 11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hiUs and vaUeys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven : 12 A land which the Lord thy God 'careth for: tho eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the begriming of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 if And it shaU come to pass, if ye shaU hearken diligently unto my commandments which I com mand you this day, to love the Lord your God,. and to serve him with aH your heart and with aH your soul, 14 That I wiH give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oH. 15 And I wiH tsend grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be fuH. 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them ; 17 And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perisri quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. 18 if Therefore shaU ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and "bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 "And ye shaH teach them your chHdren, speak ing of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou nest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates : 21 That your days may be multiphed, and the days of your chHdren, in the land which the Lord 3ware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. 22 if For if ye shaU diligently keep aH these com mandments which I command, you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in aU his ways, and to cleave unto him ; 23 Then wHl the Lord drive out aU these nations from before you, and ye shaH possess greater na tions and mightier than yourselves. 24 "Every place whereon the soles of your feet shaH tread shaU be yours : from the wHderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphra tes, even unto the uttermost sea shaH your coast be. 25 There shaH no man be able to stand before you : for the Lord your God shaU lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon aU the land that ye shaU tread upon, as he hath said unto you. 26 if Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse ; 27 * A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: 28 And a "curse, if ye wiH not obey the com mandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 29 And it shaH come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put "the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. 30 Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the 9 and that ye may prolong yom- days upon the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give. unto them and to their seed, a land 10 flowing with milk and honey. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and water- 11 edst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hHls and valleys, and drinketh water of 12 the rain of heaven : a land which the Lord thy God x careth for ; the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 And it shaU come to pass, if ye shaU hearken dHigently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with aU your heart and 14 with aH your soul, that I wHl give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy 15 corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I wiH give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou 16 shalt eat and be fuU. Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, 17 and serve other gods, and worship them ; and the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit ; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which 18 the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shaU bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shaU be for frontlets be- 19 tween your eyes. And ye shaU teach them your clrildren, talking of them, when thou sit test in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when 20 thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon 21 thy gates : that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, upon the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above 22 the earth. For if ye shaU dHigently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it; to love the Lord your God, to walk in 23 aH his ways, and to cleave unto him ; then wiH the Lord drive out aU these nations from be fore you, and ye shaU possess nations greater 24 and mightier than yourselves. Every place whereon the sole of your foot shaH tread shaU be your3 : from the wHderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto 25 the 2hinder sea shall be your border. There shall no man be able to stand before you: the Lord yom- God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shaU tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you. 26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing 27 and a curse; the blessing, if ye shall hearken untothe commandments of the Lord your God, 28 which I command you this day : and the curse, if ye shaH not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 29 And it shaH come to pass, when the Lord thy God shaU bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. 30 Are they not beyond Jordan, behind tho R.V. i Heb. sceketh after. 2 That is, western. 224 DEUTERONOMY. XL 30 A.V. » ch. 7. 5. II Or, inherit. ¦ Judg. 2. 2. t Heb. breakdown. * 1 Kings 3.29. 2 Chr. 7. 12. t Heb. thechoiceof your vows. • ch. 15. 23. way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against GHgal, beside the plains of Moreh ? 31 For ye shaU pass over Jordan to go in to pos sess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shaU possess it, and dwell therem. 32 And ye shaU observe "to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day. 12 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shaH observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, aH the days that ye hve upon the earth. 2 "Ye shaU utterly destroy aU the places, where in the nations which ye shaH II possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hflls, and under every green tree : 3 And "ye shaH 'overthrow their altars, and break then- pfllars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shaU hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. 4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God. 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall * choose out of aU your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shaU ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shaU bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks : 7 And there ye shaU eat before the Lord your God, and ye shaU rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shaU not do after aU the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. 10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dweU in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to in herit, and when he giveth you rest from aU your enemies round about, so that ye dweU in safety ; 11 Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shaU choose to cause his name to dweU there ; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and aU 'your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord : 12 And ye shaU rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and' your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as * he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest : 14 But in the place which the Lord shaU choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do aH that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kiU and eat flesh in aU thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 * Only ye shaH not eat the blood ; ye shaU pour it upon the earth as water. 17 if Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewiU offerings, or heave offering of thine hand : 18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in aH that thou puttest thine hands unto. way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites which dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the 1 oaks of Moreh ? 31 For ye are to pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shaU possess it, and dwell 32 therein. And ye shall observe to do aU the statutes and the judgements which I set before you this day. 12 These are the statutes and the judgements, which ye shaU observe to do in the land which the Lord, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, aH the days that ye live 2 upon the earth. Ye shaU surely destroy all, the places, wherein the nations which ye shall pos sess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree : 3 and ye shall break down then- altars, and dash in pieces their 2pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire ; and ye shaU hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy 4 their name out of that place. Ye shall not do 5 so unto the Lord your God. But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and 6 thither thou shalt come : and thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewHl offer ings, and the firstlings of your herd and of 7 your flock : and there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your house holds, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed 8 thee. Ye shall not do after aU the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is 9 right in his own eyes : for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which 10 the Lord your God giveth thee. But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round 11 about, so that ye dweU in safety; then it shall come to pass that the place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring aU that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which 12 ye vow imto the Lord : and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no 13 portion nor inheritance with you. Take heed to thyseH that thou offer not thy burnt offer- 14 irigs in every place that thou seest : but in the place which the Lord shaU choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do aH that I 15 command thee. Notwithstanding thou mayest kiU and eat flesh within all thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee : the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as 16 of the gazeUe, and as of the hart. Only ye shaU not eat the blood ; thou shalt pour it out 17 upon the earth as water. Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of. thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewiU offerings, 18 nor the heave offering of thine hand : but thou shalt eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in aU that thou puttest thine hand unto. R.V. 'Or, terebinths 2 Or, obelisks XIII. 5 DEUTERONOMY. 225 A.V. t Heb. be strong. tHeb. inherit-est, or, possess- est them. t Heb. afterthem. tHeb.abomination of the. *ch.4.2.Josh. 1. 7. Prov. 30. 6.Rev. 22. 18. t Heb. spokenrevoltagainst the Lord. 19 * Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite 'as long as thou livest upon the earth. 20 if When the Lord thy God shaU enlarge thy border, * as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I wHl eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kiU of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have com manded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates what soever thy soul lusteth after. 22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shaU eat of them alike. 23 Only 'be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life ; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. 25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shaH choose : 27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 28 Observe and hear aU these words which I command thee, that it may go weU with thee, and with thy chHdren after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. 29 if When the Lord thy God shaU cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou 'succeedest them, and dweUest in their land; 30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared 'by foUowing them, after that they be destroyed from before thee ; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods ? even so wiU I do likewise. 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God : for every t abomination to the Lord, winch he hateth, have they done unto their gods ; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 32 What tiring soever I command you, observe to do it: "thou shalt not add thereto, nor dimmish from it. 13 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them ; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams : for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with aU yom' heart .and with aU your soul. 4 Ye shaU walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and * cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shaH be put to death ; because he hath ' spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and re deemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evH away from the midst of thee. 19 Take heed to thyseH that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. 20 When the Lord thy God shaU enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I wHl eat flesh, because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, 21 after all the desire of thy soul. 11 the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kiU of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat within thy gates, after 22 all the desire of thy soul. Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof: the unclean and the clean shall eat 23 thereof alike. Only be sure that thou eat not the blood : for the blood is the Hfe ; and thou 24 shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon 25 the earth as water. Thou shalt not eat it ; that it may go weU with thee, and with thy chHdren after thee, when thou shalt do that which is 26 right in the eyes of the Lord. Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the 27 Lord shall choose : and thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shaU be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat 28 the flesh. Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 29 When the Lord thy God shaU cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to possess them, and thou possessest them, and 30 dweUest in their land ; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared Ho follow them, after that they be destroyed from before thee ; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve then- gods? 2even 31 so wiU I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto then; gods ; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. 32 What thing soever I command you, that shaU ye observe to do : thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 13 If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign 2 or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not 3 known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams : for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart 4 and with aU your soul. Ye shaH walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey bis voice, and ye 5 shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken s re bellion against the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and re deemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. R.V. 'Heb.afterthem. 2 Or, ¦ that I also may do like wise [Ch. xiii. 1 in Heb.] 2 Heb. turning 226 DEUTERONOMY. XIII. G A.T. t Heb. bond men. * ch. 17. 13. » Or, naughty men. « Or, devoted. ' Lev. 19. 28. ' ch. 7. 6. k 26. 18. "Or,bison.t Heb. tlishon. 6 if If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go aud serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth ; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shaU thine eye pity him, nei ther shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 But "thou shalt surely kiU him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of aU the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of 'bondage. 11 And * aH Israel shaH hear, and fear, and sb.aU do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. 12 if If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dweU there, saying, 13 Certain men, lithe children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have with drawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known ; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask dHigently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and aU that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoH of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and aU the spoH thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever ; it shaU not be bralt again. 17 And there shaU cleave nought of the II cursed thing to thine hand : that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers ; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep aU his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 14 Ye are the clrildren of the Lord yom- God : "ye shaU not cut yourselves, nor make any bald ness between your eyes for the dead. 2 "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himseH, above aU the nations that are upon the earth. 3 if Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 * These are the beasts which ye shaH eat : the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the faUow deer, and the wHd goat\ and the II f pygarg, and the wHd ox, and the chamois. ' : ' , 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shaU eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye shaH not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof ; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney : for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof ; therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shaU not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase. 6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy 7 fathers ; of the gods of the peoples which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto 8 the other end of the earth ; thou shalt not con sent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shaU thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou 9 spare, neither shalt thou conceal him : but thou shalt surely kiU him ; thine hand shaH be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards 10 the hand of aU the people. And thou shalt stone hhn with stones, that he die ; because he hath sought to draw thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 11 out of the house of bondage. And aU Israel shaU hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee. 12 If thou shalt hear teU 1 concerning one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giveth thee 13 to dweH there, saying, Certain 2 base feHows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, say ing, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye 14 have not known ; then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask dHigently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee ; 15 thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 8 destroying it utterly, and aU that is therein and the cattle 16 thereof, with the edge of the sword. And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof i every whit, unto the Lord thy God: and it shall be au 6heap for ever; it shall not be buflt again. 17 And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers ; 18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep aU his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. 14 Ye are the clrildren of the Lord your God: ye shaU not cut yourselves, nor make any bald- 2 ness between your eyes for the dead. For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, 6 above aH peoples that are upon the face of the earth. 3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat : the 5 ox, the'sheep, and the goat, the hart, and the gazeHe, and the roebuck, and the wUd goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, and 'cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye shaU not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have the hoof cloven : the camel, and the hare, and the 8coney, because they chew the cud but part 8 not the hoof, they are unclean unto you : and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of then- flesh ye shaU not eat, and then- car cases ye shall not touch. RV. 1 Or, in 2 Heb. sons of worth-lessness. 8 Heb. devotingit. i Or, as a whole burntoffering5 Or, moundHeb. tel. e Or, out of 7 Heb. bringethup. Lev. xL 5. XV. 5 DEUTERONOMY. 227 A.V. * Lev. 11.9. 'Lev. 11. 19. * Ex. 23. 19.k 34. 26. t Heb. asketh of thee. * ch. 12. 19. * Lev. 25. 2, 4. tHeb.master of tile lendingof his ' hand. "Or, To the end that there be no poor amongyou. 9 if "These ye shall eat of aU that are in the waters: aH that have fins and scales shaU ye eat: 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat ; it is unclean unto you. 11 if Of aU clean birds ye shaH eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shaU not eat : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 14 And every raven after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 16 The httle owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the peUcan, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, IS And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the * bat. 19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 if Ye shaH not eat of any thing that dieth of itseH : thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it ; or thou mayest seU it unto an alien : for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. * Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt truly tithe aU the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shaU choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oH, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou. art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shaU choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee : 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for what soever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, "or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul ' desireth : and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 27 And "the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 if At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth aH the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates : 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shaU come, and shaU eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in aU the work of thine" hand which thou doest. 15 At the end of * every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every 'creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shaH release it; he shaH not exact it of his neigh bour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shaU release ; 4 II Save when there shaH be no poor among you ; for the Lord shaU greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an in heritance to possess it : 5 Only if thou carefuHy hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do aU these commandments which I command thee this day. 9 These ye shaH eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales shall 10 ye eat : and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat ; it is unclean unto you. JJ Of all clean birds ye may eat. But these are they of which ye shaU not eat: the 1 eagle, and 13 the gier eagle, and the ospray ; and the glede, 14 and the falcon, and the kite after its kind ; and 15 every raven after its kind ; and the ostrich, and the night hawk, and the seamew, and the 16 hawk after its-kind; the little owl, and the 17 great owl, and the horned owl ; and the pelican, 18 and the vulture, and the cormorant ; and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the 19 hoopoe, and the bat. And aU winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be 20 eaten. Of aH clean fowls ye may eat. 21 Ye shaU not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest seU it unto a foreigner: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. 22 Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth of the field 23 year by year. And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to cause his name to dweU there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oH, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock ; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy 24 God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, be cause the place is too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God shaU bless thee : 25 then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : 26 and thou shalt bestow the money for whatso ever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatso ever thy soul asketh of thee: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou 27 shalt rejoice, thou and thine household : and the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. 28 At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy 29 gates : and the Levite, because he hath no por tion nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shaU come, and shall eat and be satisfied ; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. 15 At the end of every seven years thou shalt 2 make a release. And this is the manner of the release : every creditor shaU release that which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shaU not exact it of his neighbour and his brother; be cause the Lord's release hath been proclaimed. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but what soever of thine is with thy brother thine hand 4 shaU 2 release. Howbeit there shaU be no poor with thee; (for the Lord wHl surely bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth 5 thee for an inheritance to possess it;) if only thou dHigently hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all this com mandment which I command thee this day. P'2 R.V. Lev. \i. 13, &c. 2 Or, release:savewhenthere tyc. 228 DEUTERONOMY. XV. 6 A.V. » Matt. 5. 42. Luke 6. 34. tHeb.word.t Heb. Belial. t [1611 the] ' Ex. 21. 2.Jer. 34. 14. * Ex. 21. 6. ' Ex. 34. 'Lev. 22. 20. ch. 17. 1. Ecclus.35. 12. * ch. 12. 16, 23. * Ex. 12. 2, kc ' Ex. 13. 4. 6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee : and * thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow ; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shaU not reign over thee. 7 if li there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother : 8 "But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a t thought in thy ' wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand ; and thine eye be evH against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him ; because that for this thing the Lord thy God shaU bless thee in all thy works, and in aU that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11 For the poor shaU never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in J thy land. 12 if And "if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty : 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberaHy out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine press : of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath Wessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing to day. 16 And it shaU be, if he say unto thee, I wiH not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is weU with thee; 17 * Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shaU be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. 18 It shaU not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee ; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serv ing thee six years : and the Lord thy God shaH bless thee in aU that thou doest. 19 if "AH the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstririg of thy buHock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shaH choose, thou and thy household. 21 "And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any HI blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the un clean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 23 "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. 16 Observe the "month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for "in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. 2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the * place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there. 6 For the Lord thy God wiU bless thee, as he promised thee : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shaU not rule over thee. 7 11 there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine 8 hand from thy poor brother : but thou shalt surely open thine hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that 9 which he wanteth. Beware that there be not a, base thought in thine heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand ; and thine eye be evH against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shaU not be grieved when thou givest unto him : because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in aU thy work, and in all 11 that thou puttest thine hand unto. For the poor shall never cease out of the land : there fore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land. 12 If thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an He brew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the seventh year thou shalt 13 let him go free from thee. And when thou let- test him go free from thee, thou shalt not let 14 him go empty : thou shalt furnish hhn liberaUy out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress: as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command 16 thee this thing to-day. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I wiU not go out from thee ; be cause he loveth thee and thine house, because 17 he is weU with thee ; then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy Servant for ever. And also unto thy 2maidservant thou shalt do 18 likewise. It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee ; for to the double of the hire of an hireling hath he served thee six years : and the Lord thy God shaU bless thee in aU that thou doest. 19 AH the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the 20 firstling of thy flock. Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shaU choose, thou and thy 21 household. And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any HI blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy 22 God. Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the 23 gazeUe, and as the hart. Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof ; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water. 16 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the pass- over unto the Lord thy God : for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth 2 out of Egypt by night. And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to cause his name to dwell there. R.V. lOr,bondman2 Or, bond woman XVI. 22 DEUTERONOMY. 229 A.V. * Ex. 12. 15. ' Ex. 34. 25.! [1611 t [1611 the] HIeb.re- straint. ' Lev. !3. 15. I Or, sufficiency. t Heb. floor and thy wine press. • Ex. 23. 14. & 34. 23. * Ecclus. 35.4. t Heb. according to the gift of his hand. • Ex. 23. !. "Or,matters. tHeb. Justice, justice. •Lev.!6. 1. lOr, statue, or, pillar. li "Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread there with, even the bread of affliction ; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt aU the days of thy Hfe. 4 "And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in aU thy t coast seven days; neither shaH there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacri: ficedst the first day at even, remain aU night until the morning. 5 Thou mayest not H sacrifice the passover within any of J thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee: 6 But at the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacri fice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt. 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose : and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and on the seventh day shall be a ' solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. 9 if * Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee : begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with II a tribute of a freewiU offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee : 11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there. 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 13 if Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy ' corn and thy wine : 14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. 15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shaH choose : because the Lord thy God shaU bless thee in aU thine increase, and in aU the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 16 if * Three times in a year shaU aU thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shaU choose ; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of taber nacles : and * they shall not appear before the Lord empty: 17 Every man shall give ' as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. 18 if Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in aU thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shaU judge the people with just judgment. 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, * neither take a gift : for a gHt doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the II words of the righteous. 20 'That which is altogether just shalt thou foUow, that thou mayest Hve, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 if Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 "Neither shalt thou set thee up any II image; which the Lord thy God hateth. 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it ; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste : that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of 4 Egypt all the days of thy life. And there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven days; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacrificest the first day at even, re- 5 main aU night until the morning. Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee: 6 but at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to cause his name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that 7 thou camest forth out of Egypt. And thou shalt i roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and on the seventh day shall be 2a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God ; thou shalt do no work therein. 9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee : from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing corn shalt thou begin to num- 10 ber seven weeks. And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God 3with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give, according as the Lord 11 thy God blesseth thee: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which the Lord thy God shall 12 choose to cause his name to dweU there. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 13 Thou shalt keep the feast of 4 tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in from thy thi-eshing-floor and from thy wine- 14 press : and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man servant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the 15 widow, that are within thy gates. Seven days shalt thou keep a feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shaU choose : be cause the Lord thy God shaU bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the work of thine hands, and thou shalt be altogether joyful. 16 Three times in a year shall all thy males ap pear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unlea vened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles : and they shall not 17 appear before the Lord empty : every man 6 shall give as he is able, according to the bless ing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in aU thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with righteous judgement. 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgement ; thou shalt not respect persons : neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 6 words of the righteous. 20 7 That which is altogether just shalt thou foUow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy 22 God, which thou shalt make thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up a 8piUar; which the Lord thy God hateth. R.V. l Or, seethe 2Seo Lev. xxiii. 36. 'Or, after the measureof the Ex. 21. Lev. 24. 20.Matt. 5. 38. 2 * Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. 4 if And this is the case of the slayer, which shaU flee thither, that he may hve : Whoso kiUeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not 'in tune past; 5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the 'head shppeth from the 'helve, and 'lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die ; he shaU flee unto one of those cities, and hve: 6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, whHe his heart is hot, and overtake hhn, because the way is long, and ' slay him ; whereas he icas not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not ' in time past. 7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee. 8 And U the Lord thy God * enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fa thers ; 9 If thou shalt keep aU these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever hi his ways ; "then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three : 10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an in heritance, and so blood be upon thee. 11 if But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against hhn, and smite him 'mortaUy that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities : 12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 Thine eye shaU not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go weU with thee. 14 if Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set hi thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 15 if * One witness shaU not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth : at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. 16 if If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him 11 that which is wrong ; 17 Then both the men, between whom the con troversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shaU be in those days; 18 And the judges shaU make dHigent inqui sition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother ; 19 "Then shaH ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother : so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 20 And those which remain shaH hear, and fear, and shaH henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. 21 And thine eye shaU not pity •; but * life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 20 _ When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them : f or the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee lip out of the land of Egypt. 2 thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth 3 thee to possess it. Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the Lord thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee 4 thither. And this is the case of the manslayer, which shall flee thither and live : whoso kiUeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in 5 time past ; as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the 2head shppeth from 2the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die ; he shaH flee unto one of these cities and live : 6 lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, be cause the way is long, and smite him mortaUy ; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch 7 as he hated him not in time past. Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate 8 three cities for thee. And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he 9 promised to give unto thy fathers ; if thou shalt keep aU this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways ; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, 10 beside these three; that 8innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, 11 and so blood be upon thee. But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for hhn, and rise up against him, and smite him mortaUy that he die ; and he flee into one of these cities : 12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into -the hand of 13 the avenger of blood, that he may die. Thine eye shaU not pity him, but thou shalt put away 4 the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go weU with thee. 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's land mark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in .the land that the. Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that "he sinneth : at the mouth of two witnesses, or .at the- mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter 16 be established. H an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of 17 6 wrong doing; then both the men, -between whom .the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges 18 which shall be in those days ; and the judges shall make diligent inquisition : and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testi- 19 fied falsely against his brother; then shaU ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother : so shalt thou put away the evil from 20 the midst of thee. And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shaU henceforth com mit no more any such evil in the midst of thee. 21 And thine eye shall not pity; IHe shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 20 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them : for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. RV l Heb. iron. 2 Or, the tree »Or, the blood of an innocentman "Or, the blood of the innocent sor. rebellion See cIl xiii. 5. XXI. 2 DEUTERONOMY. 233 AV. 1 Heb. be tender.tHeb.make haste. tHeb.made it com mon : See Lev. 19.23. *ch.24. 5.t[1611omits the]* Judg. 7.3. tHeb. melt,'Heb. to be in the head of the people. tHeb. spoil. 1 Or,/m-, 0 man, the tree of the field is to be em- in the siege,i Heb. to go from beforethee.'Heb. // come down. 2 And it shaH be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, 0 Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your ene mies: let not your hearts 'faint, fear not, and do not 'tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them ; 4 For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5 if And the officers shaU speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath birilt a new house, and hath not dedicated it ? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6 And what man is he that hath planted a vine yard, and hath not yet ' eaten of it ? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. 7 "And whatman is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken lier? let him go and re turn unto his house, lest he die in t the battle, and another man take her. 8 And the officers shaU speak further "unto the people, and they shaH say, "What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart 'faint as weU as his heart. 9 And it shaU be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shaU make captains of the armies 'to lead the people. 10 if When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And It shall he, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shaU be, -that aU the people that is found therein shaH be tribut aries unto thee, and they shaU serve thee. 12 And if it wiU make no peace with thee, but wHl make war against thee, then thou shalt be siege it: 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword : 14 But the women, and the little ones, and * the cattle, and aU that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou Hake unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoH of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that hreatheth : 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them ; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee : 18 That they teach you not to do after aU their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin agamst the Lord your God. 19 if When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them : for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (II for the tree of the field is man's life) 'to employ them in the siege : 20 Only the trees which thou 'knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down ; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until 'it be subdued. 21 If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it,- lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: 2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come 2 Aud it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak 3 unto the people, and shall say unto them, Hear, 0 Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies : let not your heart faint ; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted 4 at them ; for the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your 5 enemies, to save you. And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it ? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another 6 man dedicate it. And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not !used the fruit thereof ? let him go aud return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another 7 man use the fruit thereof. And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another 8 man take her. And the officers shaU speak fur ther unto the people, and they shaU say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted ? let him go and return unto his house, lest his 9 brethren's heart melt as his heart. And it shaU be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people. 10 When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight 11 against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shaH be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that aH the people that is found therein shall become 2trib- 12 utary unto thee, and shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but wiU make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it : 13 and when the Lord thy God delivereth it into thine hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof 14 with the edge of the sword: but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyseH; and thou shalt eat the spoH of thine enemies, which the 15 Lord thy God hath given thee. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of 16 these nations. But of the cities of these peo ples, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing 17 that hreatheth : but thou shalt sutterly destroy them; the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Ca naanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as the Lord thy God hath command- 18 ed thee : that they teach you not to do after aU their abominations, which they have done unto their gods'; so should ye sin against the Lord your God. 19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged 20 of thee ? Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, untH it faU. 21 H one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten 2 him: then thy elders and thy judges shall come R.V. 1 See ch. xxviii. 30, and Lev. xix. 23-25. 2 Or, subjectto task work a Heb. devote. 234 DEUTERONOMY. XXI. 2 A.V. tHeb.mouth. tHeb. in the midst. II Or, suffer to grow. t Heb. make,or, dress. t Heb. that is found withhim. * Gal. 3. 13.t Heb. the curse of God. forth, and they shaU measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: ^ 3 And it shaU be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shaU take an heHer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke ; 4 And the elders of that city shaU bring down the heifer unto a rough vauey, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the vaUey : 5 And the priests the sons of Levi shaU come near ; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord ; and by then- 1 word shaU every controversy and every stroke be tried: 6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shaH wash their hands over the heHer that is beheaded in the vaUey: 7 And they shaU answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. 8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood 'unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shaU be forgiven them. 9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 10 if When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, 11 And seest among the captives a beautiful wo man, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wHe ; 12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shaU shave her head, and II 'pare her nafls ; 13 And she shaU put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shaU remain in thine house, and bewaH her father and her mother a fuU month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shaH be thy wife. 14 And it shaH be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she wiU ; but thou shalt not seU her at aH for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her. 15 if If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born hhn clrildren, both the beloved and the hated ; and if the first born son be hers that was hated: 16 Then it shaU be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn : 17 But he shaU acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of aU ' that he hath : for he is the beginning of his strength ; the right of the firstborn is his. 18 if If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which wiU not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened hhn, wiH not hearken unto them : 19 Then shaU his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place ; 20 And they shaU say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he wHl not obey our voice ; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And aU the men of his city shaU stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evU away from among you ; and aU Israel shaU hear, and fear. 22 if And H a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree : 23 His body shall not remain aU night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for "he that is hanged is 'accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. forth, and they shall measure unto the cities 3 which are round about him that is slain: and it shaH be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shaU take an heHer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath 4 not drawn in the yoke; and the elders of that city shaU bring down the heifer unto a vaUey with winning water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck 5 there in" the valley : and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord ; and accord ing to their word shall every controversy and 6 every stroke be: and all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was 7 broken in the vaUey : and they shaU answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, 8 neither have our eyes seen it. Forgive, 0 Lord, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shaU 9 be forgiven them. So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord. 10 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God dehvereth them into thine hands, and thou carriest them away 11 captive, and seest among the captives a beau tiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, 12 and wouldest take her to thee to wHe ; then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails ; 13 and she shaH put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shaU be thy 14 wife. And it shall be, H thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she wiU; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her Jas a slave, because thou hast humbled her. 15 Ha man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him clrildren, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated; 16 then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn 2 before the son of the hated, which is the first- 17 born : but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath : for he is the begin ning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten 19 him, wiU not hearken unto them : then shaH his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and 20 unto the gate of his place; and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebeUious, he wHl not obey our voice; he is a riotous liver, and a drunkard. 21 And aU the men of his city shaU stone him with stones, that he die : so shalt thou put away the evU from the midst of thee ; and aU Israel shall hear, and fear. 22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang 23 him on a tree ; his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is "accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an in heritance. RV. i Or, as a chattel 2 Or, duringthe life lime of 2 neb. the curst of God. XXII. 22 DEUTERONOMY. 235 A.V. « Ex. 23. 4. > Heb. fulness of the seed. ' Lev. 19. 19. ' Num. 15. 38. tHeb.wings. * Lev. 20. 10. 22 Thou * shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them : thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy bro ther. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shaU be with thee untH thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass ; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with aU lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise : thou mayest not hide thyself. 4 if Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox f aH down by the way, and hide thyseH from them : thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 5 if The woman shall not wear that which per taineth unto a man, neither shaU a man put on a woman's garment : for aU that do so are abomina tion unto the Lord thy God. 6 if 11 a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young : 7 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee ; that it may be weU with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. 8 if When thou buHdest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man faU from thence. 9 if Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the 'fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. 10 if Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. 11 if * Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of wooUen and linen together. 12 if Thou shalt make thee "fringes upon the four t quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. 13 if 11 any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evH name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid : 15 Then shaU the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate : 16 And the damsel's father shaU say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to vrife, and he hateth her ; 17 And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid ; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shaU spread the cloth before the elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city shaU take that man and chastise him; 19 And they shaU amerce him in an hundred shekels of sHver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evfl name upon a virgin of Israel : and she shaU be his wife ; he may not put her away aU his days. 20 But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel : 21 Then they shaU bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shaH stone her with stones that she die : because she hath wrought f oHy in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house : so shalt thou put evH away from among you. 22 if "If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shaU both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman : so shalt thou put away evH from Israel. 22 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them : thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy 2 brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thine house, and it shall be with thee untH thy brother seek after it, and 3 thou shalt restore it to him again. And so shalt thou do with his ass ; and so shalt thou do with his garment; and so" shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found : thou mayest not hide thyself. 4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox faUen down by the way, and hide thyseH from them : thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 5 A woman shaU not wear that which per taineth unto a man, neither shaU a man put on a woman's garment: for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 6 Ha bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not 7 take the dam with the young: thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. 8 When thou bufldest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if 9 any man faU from thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed: lest the J whole fruit be 2 forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of the vineyard. 10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass 11 together. Thou shalt not wear a mmgled stuff, wool and linen together. 12 Thou shalt make thee 3fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, 14 and hate her, and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of 15 virginity: then shaH the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the 16 city in the gate : and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto 17 this man to wife, and he hateth her ; and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread 18 the garment before the elders of the city. And the elders of that city shaU take the man and 19 chastise him; and they shaU amerce him in an hundred shekels of sHver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Is rael: and she shaH be bis wife ; he may not put 20 her away aH his days. But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found 21 in the damsel : then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shaU stone her with stones that she die : because she hath wrought f oUy hi Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house : so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. 22 If a man be found lying with a woman mar ried to an husband, then they shaH both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel. R.V. i Heb. fulness. 2 Heb. consecrated. 'Op,twistedthreads 236 DEUTERONOMY. XXII. 23 A.V. »Or, takestrong hold of her. ¦ Ex. 22. 16. Lev. - Neh. 13.1. ' Num. 22. 5, 6. t Heb. good. t Heb. tumeth toward. t Heb. sittest down. tHeb. naked ness of anything. tHeb. is good for him. 23 if If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her ; 24 Then ye shaH bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shaU stone them with stones that they die ; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife : so thou shalt put away evH from among you. 25 if But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man U force her, and he with her: then the man only that lay with her shaU die : 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death : for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter : 27 For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. 28 if "If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found ; 29 Then the man that lay with her shaH give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of sHver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away aU his days. 30 if * A man shaH not take his f ather's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. 23 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shaU not enter into the congregation of the Lord. 2 A bastard shaH not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shaU he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. 3 "An Ammonite or Moabite shaU not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to their tenth generation shaH they not enter into the congrega tion of the Lord for ever : 4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt ; and * because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, be cause the Lord thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their 'pro sperity aU thy days for ever. 7 if Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 8 The chHdren that are begotten of them shaU enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation. 9 if When the host goeth forth against thine ene mies, then keep thee from every wicked tiring. 10 if 11 there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shaH he go abroad out of the camp, he shaH not come within the camp : 11 But it shaU be, when evening 'cometh on, he shaU wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shaU come into the camp again. 12 if Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad : 13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon ; and it shall be, when thou ' wflt ease thyseH abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee : 14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee ; therefore shall thy camp be holy : that he see no ' unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 if Thou shalt not dehver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shaH dweH with thee, even among you, in that place which he shaU choose in one of thy gates, where it 'liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 23 If there be a damsel that is a virgin be trothed unto an husband, and a man find her in 24 the city, and lie with her ; then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die ; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee. 25 But if the man find the damsel that is be trothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her ; then the man only that lay with 26 her shall die: but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death : for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this 27 matter: for he found her in the field; the be trothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. 28 Ha man find a damsel that is a Virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie 29 with her, and they be found; then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her ; he may not put her away aU his days. 30 A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. 23 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shaU not enter into the assembly of the Lord. 2 A bastard shaU not enter into the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation shaU none of his enter into the assembly of the Lord. 3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shaU not enter into the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of the Lord for ever : 4 because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of 1Meso- 5 potamia, to curse thee. Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam ; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a bless ing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved 6 thee. Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. 7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite ; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian ; 8 because thou wast a stranger in his land. The chHdren of the third generation that are born unto them shaU enter into the assembly of the Lord. 9 When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from 10 every evU thing. 11 there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of that which chanceth him by night, then shaU he go abroad out of the camp, he shaU not come within the 11 camp : but it shaU be, when evening cometh on, he shaH bathe himseH in water : and when the sun is down, he shaU come within the camp. 12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, 13 whither thou shalt go forth abroad : and thou shalt have a 2 paddle -among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and 14 cover that which cometh from thee : for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to dehver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shaU thy camp be holy: that he see no 3 unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant which is escaped from his master 16 unto thee : he shaU dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shaH choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou shalt not oppress him. R.V. [Oh. xxiii. 1 in Heb.] iHeb.Aram-na-haraim. 2 Or, shovel a Heb. nakedness of anything. XXIV. 13 DEUTERONOMY. 237 AV. IOr,sodom- itess. * Ex. 22. 25.Lev. 25. 36. Ps. 15. 5. * Eccles. 5.4. t [1611 neighbour's] * Matt. 12.1. Mark!23. Luke 6. 1. * Matt. 5. 31. tl9. 7. Mark 10. 4.tHeb. matterofnakedness.tHeb. cutting * ch. 20. 7. tHeb.not any thingshall pass uponhim. * Lev. 13.2. * Num. 12. 10. tHeb.lend the loan of any thing to, 17 if There shaU be no II whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow : for even both these are abomin ation unto the Lord thy God.' 19 if * Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy bro ther ; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in aU that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 if "When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it : for the Lord thy God wiU surely require it of thee ; and it would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 That which is gone out of thy Hps thou shalt keep and perform ; even a freewHl offering, accord ing as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 24 if When thou comest into thy neighbour's vine yard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fiU at thine own pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy f neighbour, "then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand ; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing com. 24 When a "man hath taken a vrife, and mar ried her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found ' some unclean ness in her : then let him write her a bril of 'di vorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bfll of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house ; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wHe ; 4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 5 if * When a man hath taken a new wHe, he shaH not go out to war, 'neither shaU he be charged with any business: but he shaU be free at home one year, and shaU cheer up his wHe which he hath taken. 6 if No man' shaU take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge : for he taketh a man's rife to pledge. 7 if 11 a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the chHdren of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or seUeth him; then that thief shaU die; and thou shalt put evU away from among you. 8 if Take heed in the "plague of leprosy, that thou observe dHigently, and do according to aU that the priests the Levites shaU teach you : as I commanded them, so ye shaH observe to do. 9 Bemember what the Lord thy God did "unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. 10 if When thou dost ' lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. 12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge : 13 In any case thou shalt dehver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. 17 There shall be no iharlot of the daughters of Israel, neither shaU there be a 2sodomite of the 18 sons of Israel. Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the wages of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usra-y of any thing that is lent upon usury: 20 unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thine hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it. 21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it : for the Lord thy God wHl surely require it of 22 thee ; and it would be sin in thee. But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin 23 in thee. That which is gone out of thy hps thou shalt observe and do ; according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, a freewiU offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 24 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vine yard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into thy neighbour's stand ing com, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn. 24 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shaU be, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shaU write her a bUl of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send 2 her out of his house. And when she is de parted out of his house, she may go and be 3 another man's wife. And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a biU of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house ; or H the latter husband die, which 4 took her to be his wife ; her f ormer husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 5 When a man taketh a new wife, he shaU not go out in the host, neither shaU he be charged with any business : he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wHe which he hath 6 taken. No man shaU take the miU or the upper mUlstone to pledge : for he taketh a man's IHe to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his breth ren of the chHdren of Israel, and he deal with him 8as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die : so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. 8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe dHigently, and do according to aU that the priests the Levites shaU teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 9 Eemember what the Lord thy God did unto Miriam, by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt. 10 When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his 11 house to fetch his pledge. Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shaU bring forth the pledge without unto thee. 12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep 13 with his pledge: thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee : and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God. R.V. iHeb.kede-shah. See Gen. x xxviii. 21. 2 Heb. kadesh. 2 Or, as a chattel 238 DEUTERONOMY. XXIV. 14 A.V. ' Lev. 19. 13. Tob. 4. 14. t Heb. he lifteth his soul unto it. * 2 Kings 14 6. 2 Chr. 25. 4. Jer. 31. 29, 30. Ezek. 18. 20. ' Lev. 19.9. Si 23. 22. t Heb. thou Shalt not bough it aft'ei'thee. I Heb. afterthee. ' 2 Cor. 11. 24. < 1 Cor. 9. 9. 1 Tim. 5. 18. tHeb. thresh-ctli. ' Matt. 22. 24. Mark 12. 19. Luke 20. 28. "Or,nextkinsman. II Or, nextkins man'swife. • Ituth 4.7. 14 if Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy breth ren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates : 15 At his day "thou shalt give him his hire, neither shaU the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and ' setteth his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 * The fathers shall not be put to death for the clrildren, neither shaH the chHdren be put to death for the fathers : every man shaU be put to death for his own sin. 17 if Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless ; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge : 18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God re deemed thee thence : therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 if * When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it : it shaU be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, ' thou shait not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vine yard, thou shalt not glean it 'afterward: it shaU be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt : therefore I com mand thee to do this thing. 25 IS there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shaU justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. 2 And it shaH be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shaU cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 3 "Forty stripes he may give him, and not ex ceed : lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vUe unto thee. 4 if "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he ' treadeth out the corn. 5 if "If brethren dweU together, and one of them die, and have no cbHd, the wife of the dead shaU not marry without unto a stranger: her ll husband's brother shaU go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's bro ther unto her. 6 And it shaU be, that the firstborn which she beareth shaU succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7 And if the man like not to take his II brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, * My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he wiU not perform the duty of my hus band's brother. 8 Then the elders of his city shaU caU him, and speak unto him : and if he stand to it, and say, I hke not to take her ; 9 Then shall his brother's wHe come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shaU answer and say, So shaU it be done unto that man that wiH not build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shaU be caUed in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 if When men strive together one with another, and the wHe of the one.draweth near for to 14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy breth ren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land 15 within thy gates : in his day thou shait give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it ; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 The fathers shaU not be put to death for the chHdren, neither shaU the clrildren be put to death for the fathers : every man shaU be put to death for his own sin. 17 Thou shalt not wrest the judgement of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take the 18 widow's raiment to pledge : but thou shalt re member that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence : therefore I command thee to do this thing. 19 When thou reapest thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in aU the work of thine hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the 21 widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and 22 for the widow. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 25 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgement, and the judges judge them; then they shaU justify the righteous, 2 and condemn the wicked ; and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wicked- 3 ness, by number. Forty stripes he may give him, he shaU not exceed : lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. 4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 5 11 brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wHe of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her hus band's brother shaU go in unto her, and take her to him to wHe, and perform the duty of 6 an husband's brother unto her. And it shaU be, that the firstborn which she beareth shaU succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not blotted out of 7 Israel. And if the man hke not to take his brother's wHe, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he writ not per form the duty of an husband's brother unto 8 me. Then the elders of his city shaU call him, and speak unto him : and if he stand, and say, 9 I like not to take her ; then shaU his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face ; and she shaU answer and say, So shaU it be done unto the man that doth not 10 build up his brother's house. And his name shaU be caUed in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to RV. XXVI. 13 DEUTERONOMY. 239 A.V. tHeb, a stone and a stone.t Heb. an ephah and an ephah. ' Ex. 17. t nexi omitsthy God] * ch. 14. ffl. deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets : 12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shaH not pity her. 13 if Thou shalt not have in thy bag 'divers weights, a great and a smaH. 14 Thou shalt not have in thine house 'divers measures, a great and a small. 15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have : that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 16 For aU that do such things, and all that do un righteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 17 if * Bemember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt ; 18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even aU that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. 19 Therefore it shaU be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from aU thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee /bran inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it. 26 And it shaH be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord t thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dweHest therein ; 2 That thou shalt take of the first of aH the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shaU be in those days, and say unto him, 1 profess this day imto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shaU take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. 5 And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous : 6 And the Egyptians evU entreated us, and afflict ed us, and laid upon us hard bondage : 7 And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and on labour, and our oppression : 8 And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terrihleness, and with signs, and with wonders : 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, 0 Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: 11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. 12 if When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is * the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and befiUed; 13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of deUver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and 12 taketh him by the secrets : then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shaU have no pity. 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, 14 a great and a smaU. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a 15 small. A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long upon the 16 land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. For all that do such things, even all that do un righteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 17 Bemember what Amalek did unto thee by the 18 way as ye came forth out of Egypt ; how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, aH that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary ; and he feared not 19 God. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven ; thou shalt not forget. 26 And it shaU be, when thou art come in unto the land which "the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dweU- 2 est therein ; that thou shalt take of the first of aH the fruit of tho ground, which thou shalt bring in from thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee ; and thdu shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shaU choose to cause his name to dweH 3 there. And thou shalt come unto the priest that shaU be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the land which the Lord swaro 4 unto our fathers for to give us. And the priest shaU take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. 5 And thou shalt answer and say before the Lord thy God, A 1 Syrian 2 ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number ; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: 6 and the Egyptians evil entreated us, and af- 7 flicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage : and we cried unto the LonD, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice, and saw our 8 affliction, and our toil, and our oppression: and the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terrihleness, and with signs, and 9 with wonders : and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flow- 10 ing with milk and honey. And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, 0 Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God; 11 and thou shalt rejoice in aU the good which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in the midst of thee. 12 When thou hast made an end of tithing aU the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they 13 may eat within thy gates, and be fiUed; and thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have put away the haUowed things out of R.V. l Heb. Aram-ean.2 Or, wander- inp Or, lost 240 DEUTERONOMY. XXVI. 13 A.V. ' Isai. 63. 15. f ch. 7. 6. * Josh. ¦4. 1. * Ex. 20. 25. Josh. 8. 31. tHeb. for a cursing. * Dan. 9. 11. mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, accordhig to aU thy command ments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them : 14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, nei ther have I taken away ought thereof for any un clean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to aU that thou hast commanded me. 15 * Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with mflk and honey. 16 if This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou .shalt therefore keep and do them with aH thine heart, and with aU thy soul. 17 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judg ments, and to hearken unto his voice : 18 And * the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep aU his commandments ; 19 And to make thee high above aH nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. 27 And Moses with the elders of Israel com manded the people, saying, Keep aU the command ments which I command you this day. 2 And it shaU be on the day * when ye shaU pass over Jordan imto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister : 3 And thou shalt write upon them aH the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey ; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee. 4 Therefore it shaU be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shaU set up these stones, which I command yon this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister. 5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones : * thou shalt not hft up any iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt braid the altar of the Lord thy God of whoJe stones : and thou shalt offer burnt offer ings thereon unto the Lord thy God : 7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God. 8 And thou shalt write upon the stones aU the words of this law very plainly. 9 if And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto aU Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel ; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God. 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 11 if And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12. These shaH stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan ; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shaU stand upon mount Ebal 'to curse ; Beuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and NaphtaU. 14 if And * the Levites shaU speak, and say unto aH the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord; the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And aU the people shaU answer and say, Amen. mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the father less, and to the widow, according to aU thy commandment which thou hast commanded me : I have not transgressed any of thy com- 14 mandments, neither have I forgotten them: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with mUk and honey. 16 This day the Lord thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and judgements: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, 17 and with aU thy soul. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and that thou shouldest walk in his ways, and keep his stat utes, and his commandments, and his judge- 18 ments, and hearken unto his voice : and the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be a pecu liar people unto himself, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his com- 19 mandments ; and to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, xin praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. 27 And Moses and the elders of Israel com manded the people, saying, Keep aU the com mandment which I command you this day. 2 And it shaU be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: 3 and thou shalt write upon them aU the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of thy 4 fathers, hath promised thee. And it shall be when ye are passed over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister 5 them with plaister. And there shalt thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones : thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt braid the altar of the Lord thy God of 2 unhewn stones: and thou shalt offer burnt 7 offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God: and thou shalt sacrifice peace offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the 8 Lord thy God. And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto aU Israel, saying, Keep sHence, and hearken, 0 Israel; this day thou art become 10 the people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, 12 saying, These shaU stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are passed over Jordan ; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Is- 13 sachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin : and these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse; Beuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, 14 and Naphtali. And the Levites shaU answer, and say unto aU the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. R.V. 1 Or, for a praise, and for a name, and for an honour 2 Heb. whole. XXVIII. 13 DEUTERONOMY. 241 AV. 1 Ezek. 22. 12. ' Gal. i. 10. 'Lev. 26.3. «Or,dough,or, knead-ing- tr'oughs. II Or, barns. » ch. 30. 9,&c¦ Or, forgood. tHeb. * ch. 15. 6. 16 Cursed be he that setteth Hght by his father or his mother. And aU the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neigh bour's landmark. And aU the people shaH say, Amen. 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 20 Cursed be he that Heth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And aU the people shall say, Amen. 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And aH the people shall say, Amen. 22 Cursed be he that Heth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And aU the people shaH say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And aU the people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour se cretly. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 25 * Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 26 "Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. Aud aH the people shaU say, Amen. 28 And it shaU come to pass, "if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do aU his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God wiH set thee on high above aH nations of the earth : 2 And aU these blessings shaH come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the Hocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy 11 store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The Lord shaH cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shaH come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 8 The Lord shaU command the blessing upon thee in thy " storehouses, and in aH that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 9 The Lord shaU establish thee an holy people unto himseH, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. 10 And aU people of the earth shaU see that thou art caUed by the name of the Lord ; and they shaU be afraid of thee. 11 And * the Lord shall make thee plenteous ' in goods, in the fruit of thy ' body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good trea sure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless aH the work of thine hand: and "thou shalt lend unto many nations, aud thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the taU; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken uuto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 16 Cm-sed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And aU the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wan der out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he that wresteth the judgement of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife ; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And aU the people shaU say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. 26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen. 28 And it ShaU come to pass, if thou Bhalt hearken dHigently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his command ments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God wiU set thee on high above, aU 2 the nations of the earth : and aH these bless ings shaH come upon thee, aud overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the 3 Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the young of thy 5 flock. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy 6 kneadingtrough. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when 7 thou goest out. The Lord shaU cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shaH come out against thee one way, and shaU flee before thee seven ways. 8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy bams, and in aU that thou puttest thine hand unto ; and he shaU bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 9 The Lord shaU establish thee for an holy people unto himseH, as he hath sworn unto thee ; - if thou shalt keep the commandments of the 10 Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. And all the peoples of the earth shaU see that thou art caUed by the name of the Lord ; and they shall 11 be afraid of thee. And the Lord shaU make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord 12 sware unto thy fathers to give thee. The Lord shaU open unto thee his good x treasure the heaven to give the rain of thy land in its sea son, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and 13 thou shalt not borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the taU ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath ; M thou shalt hearken unto the com mandments of the Lord thy God, which I com mand thee this day, to observe and to do them ; R.V. I Or, treasury 242 DEUTERONOMY. XXVIII. 14 A.V. •Lev. 26. 14. Lam. 2. 17. Mai. 2. 2. Bar. 1. 20. t Hob. which thou wouldestdo. "Lev. 26. 16. II Or, drought. J [1611 the] t Heb. for a re moving. I [1611 noonda3Ts] | ch. 20. tHeb. profane, or, use it as common meat.t Heb. shall not return to thee. 14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 15 if But it shaU come to pass, "if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that aH these curses shaU come upon thee, and over take thee : 16 Cursed shalt thou be hi the city, and cm-sed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 20 The Lord shaU send upon thee cursing, vex ation, and rebuke, in aU that thou settest thine hand unto 'for to do, untH thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly ; because of the wicked ness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 21 The Lord shaH make the pestilence cleave unto thee, untH he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 22 * The Lord shaU smite thee with a consump tion, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the II sword, and with blasting, and with nrildew ; and they shaU pursue thee until thou perish. 23 And +thy heaven that is over thy head shaH be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. 24 The Lord shaU make the rain of thy land powder and dust : from heaven shaU it come down upon thee, untH thou be destroyed. 25 The Lord shaU cause thee to be smitten be fore thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be 'removed into aU the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And thy carcase shaH be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shaU fray them away. 27 The Lord wiU smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 28 The Lord shaU smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart : 29 And thou shalt grope at * noonday, as the bhnd gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only op pressed and spoHed evermore, and no man shaU save thee. 30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her : thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dweU therein: "thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not 'gather the grapes thereof. 31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and ' shaU not be restored to thee : thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fafl with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand. 33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shaU a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway : 34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 35 The Lord shaH smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. 14 and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wUt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do aU his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that aU these curses shaU come upon thee, and over- 16 take thee. Cursed shalt thou be in the city, 17 and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneadingtrough. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy kine, 19 and the young of thy flock. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou 20 be when thou goest out. The Lord shaU send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly ; because of the evil of thy doings, 21 whereby thou hast forsaken me. The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, 22 whither thou goest in to possess it. The Lord shall smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with 1the sword, and with blasting, and with nrildew; and they shall pursue thee 23 untfl thou perish. And thy heaven that is over thy head shaU be brass, and the earth that is 21 under thee shall be iron. The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until 25 thou be destroyed. The Lord shaU cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be 2 tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of 26 the earth. And thy carcase shaU be meat unto aH fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and there shaU be none to fray them 27 away. The Lord shall smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the s emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst 28 not be healed. The Lord shaU smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonish- 29 ment of heart : and thou shalt grope at noon day, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways : and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoHed alway, and there 30 shaU be none to save thee. Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dweH therein : thou shalt plant a vineyard, and 31 shalt not 4use the fruit thereof. Thine ox shaU be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shaU be violently taken away from before thy face, and shaU not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given imto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none 32 to save thee. Thy sons and thy daughters shaU be given unto another people, and thine eyes shaU look, and fail with longing for them aH the day: and there shaU be nought in the 33 power of thine baud. The fruit of thy ground, and aH thy labours, shaU a nation which thou knowest not eat up ; and thou shalt be only op- 34 pressed and crushed alway : so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou 35 shalt see. The Lord shaU smite thee iu the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boU, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head. R.V. 1 Or, ac cordingto some ancient versions, drought 2 Or, a terror unto 2 Or, tumours Or, plague boils 4 See ch. xx. 6, and Lev. xix. 23— 25. XXVIII. 56 DEUTERONOMY. 243 A.V. *1 Kings 9.7. Jer.24.9. k 25. 9. ' Mic 6. 15. Hag. L 6. tHeb. they shall not be thine. t [1611 locusts]«Or, possess. tHeb.hear.tHeb.strongof face. * Lev. 26. 29. 2 Kings 6.29. Lam. 4. 10.liar. 2. 3. t Heb. belly. 36 The Lord shaU bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over .thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt become "an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among aH nations whither the Lord shaH lead thee. , 38 "Thou shalt cany much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in ; for the locust shaH consume it. 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shaH eat them. 40 Thou shalt have ohve trees throughout aH thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; for thine oHve shaU cast 7iis fruit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but 'thou shalt not enjoy them; for' they shall go into captivity. 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shaU the 1 locust H consume. 43 The stranger that is within thee shaU get up above thee very high ; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 He shaU lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shaH be the head, and thou shalt be the tafl. 45 Moreover aU these curses shaU come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, tUl thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he com manded thee : 46 And they shaH be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shaH send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of aH things: and he shaU put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, untH he have destroyed thee. 49 The Lord shaH bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not 'understand; 50 A nation 'of fierce countenance, which shaU not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 51 And he shaU eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shaH not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, untH he have destroyed thee. 52 And he shaH besiege thee in aU thy gates, untH thy high and fenced waUs come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout aU thy land: and he shaU besiege thee in aH thy gates through out aU thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 53 And "thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own tbody, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shaH distress thee : 54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shaU be evH toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and to ward the remnant of his chHdren which he shaU 55 So that he wiH not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shaU eat : because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shaU distress thee in aH thy gates. 56 The tender and deUcate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shaU be evfl toward the 36 The Lord shaH bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and 37 stone. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples 38 whither the Lord shall lead thee away. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, aud shalt gather Httle in ; for the locust shall con- 39 sume it. Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shaU eat 40 them. Thou shalt have ohve trees throughout aU thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thy seH with the oH; for thine olive shall cast its 41 fruit. Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine ; for they shall go 42 into captivity. AH thy trees and the fruit of 43 thy ground shaU the locust possess. The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and 44 thou shalt come down lower and lower. He shaU lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be 45 the taU. And aU these curses shaU come upon thee, and shaU pursue thee, and overtake thee, tiH thou be destroyed; because thou hearken edst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes 46 which he commanded thee : and they shaU be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and 47 upon thy seed for ever: because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abund- 48 ance of aU things : therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shaU send a- gainst thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of aH things : and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until 49 he have destroyed thee. The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose 50 tongue thou shalt not understand ; a nation of fierce countenance, which shaU not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 51 and he shaU eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed: which also shaU not leave thee corn, wine, or oH, the increase of thy kine, or the young of thy flock, until he have caused thee to perish. 52 And he shaU besiege thee in aU thy gates, until thy high and fenced waUs come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout aU thy land : and he shaU besiege thee in aU thy gates throughout aU thy land, which the Lord thy God hath 53 given thee. And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters which the Lord thy God hath given thee ; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shaU straiten thee. 54 The man that is tender among you, and very deUcate, his eye shaU be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his chHdren which he hath re- 55 maining: so that he wiU not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shaU eat, because he hath nothing left him; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in aU thy gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shaH be evil toward the Q2 R.V. 244 DEUTERONOMY. XXVIII. 56 A.V. tHeb.afterbirth. tHeb.cause to ascend. * ch. 10. * Ex. 19. 4. * ch. 4. 6. 1 Kings ".2.Josh, 1. 7. husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 57 And toward her ' young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her chHdren which she shaU bear: for she shaU eat them for want of aH things secretly in the siege and strait ness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. 58 IS thou wUt not observe to do aH the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LOEDTHYGOD; 59 Then the Lord wiH make thy plagues wonder ful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 60 Moreover he wHl bring upon thee aH the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of ; and they shaU cleave unto thee. 61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them wiU the Lord ' bring upon thee, untH thou be destroyed. 62 And ye shaU be left few in number, whereas ye were * as the stars of heaven for multitude ; be cause thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God. 63 And it shaU come to pass, that, as the Lord re joiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you ; so the Lord wHl rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought ; and ye shaU be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the Lord shaU scatter thee among aU people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other ; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shaU the sole of thy foot have rest : but the Lord shaU give thee there a trembling heart, and fairing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : 66 And thy IHe shaU hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : 67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even I and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning ! for the fear of thine heart where with thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And the Lord shaH bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again : and there ye shaU be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shaH buy you. 29 These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the chHd ren of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the coven ant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 if And Moses caHed unto aU Israel, and said unto them, "Ye have seen aU that the Lord did be fore your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto aU his servants, and unto all his land ; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles : 4 Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 5 And I have led you forty years in the wHder ness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink : that ye might know that I am the Lord your God. 7 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out agamst us unto battle, and we smote them : 8 And we took their land, and gave it for an in heritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the haH tribe of Manasseh. 9 * Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in aU that ye do. husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and 57 toward her daughter; and toward her 1 young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shaU bear; for she shall eat them for want of aU things secretly: in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shaU straiten thee in 58$ry gates. If thou wfli not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and 59 fearful name, the lord thy god ; then the Lord wiU make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of 60 long continuance. And he wiU bring upon thee again all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of ; and they shaU cleave unto- thee. 61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them wiH the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be de- 62 stroyed. And ye shaH be left few in number, whereas ye* were as the stars of heaven for multitude ; because thou didst not hearken unto 63 the voice of the Lord thy God. And it shaU come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord wiH rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shaU be plucked from off the land whither thou goest in 64 to possess it. And the Lord shaH scatter thee among aU peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, 65 even wood and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shaH be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but the Lord shaU give thee there a trembling heart, and fari- 66 ing of eyes, and pining of soul : and thy rife shaH hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have 67 none assurance of thy rife : in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even 1 and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine 68 eyes which thou shalt see. And the Lord shaH bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shaU seU yourselves unto your enemies for bond men and for bondwomen, and no man shaH buy you. 20 These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the clrildren of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses caUed unto aU Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen aU that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto aU his servants, and unto aH 3 his land; the great 2 temptations which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders: 4 but the Lord hath not given you an heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto 5 this day. And I have led you forty years in the wHderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon 6 thy foot. Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink : that ye might 7 know that I am the Lord your God. And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: 8 and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Beubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the haH tribe of the Manas- 9 sites. Keep therefore the words of this coven ant, and do them, that ye may s prosper in aU that ye do. R.V. 'Or, after birth [Ch.xxviii. 69 in Heb.] [Ch. xxix. 1 in Heb.] 2 See ch. iv. 34. 2 Or, deal XXX. 1 DEUTERONOMY. 245 AV. tHeb. pass. t Heb. dungy gods. nor, a poison- ful herb. tHeb.rosh,I Or, stub bornness, tHeb. the drunkento the thirsty. t Heb. is written. t Heb. wherewith the Lord hath made it sick. 'Gen. 19. 24, 25. * 1 Kings 9.8.Jer.22.8. N Or, who had not given to them any portion.tHeb. divided. 10 if Ye stand this day aU of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with aH the men of Israel, 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water : 12 That thou shouldest ' enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day : 13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himseH, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath ; 15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day : 16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt ; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by ; 17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their 'idols, wood and stone, sflver and gold, which were among them :) 18 Lest there should be among you man, or wo man, or f amriy, or tribe, whose heart tumeth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth II + gall and worm wood; 19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the ll imagination of mine heart, to add ' drunken ness to thirst : 20 The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and aU the curses that are writ ten in this book shaU He upon him, and the Lord shaU blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And^the Lord shall separate him unto evH out of aH the tribes of Israel, according to aU the curses of the covenant that ' are written in this book of the law : 22 So that the generation to come of your chHdren that shaU rise up after you, and the stranger that shaU come from a far land, shaH say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses 'which the Lord hath laid upon it ; 23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, * hke the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath : 24 Even aU nations shaU say, "Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneih the heat of this great anger? 25 Then men shall say, Because they have for saken the covenant of the Lord God of their fa thers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt : 26 Eor they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and II whom he had not 'given unto them: 27 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it aU the curses that are written in this book : 28 And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. 29 The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do aH the words of this law. SO And it shaU come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the 10 Ye stand this day aU of you before the Lord your God ; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel, 11 your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in the midst of thy camps, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy 12 water: that thou shouldest enter into the coven ant of the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this 13 day : that he may establish thee this day unto himseH for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, 14 and to Jacob. Neither with you only do I make 15 this covenant and this oath ; but with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here with 16 us this day : (for ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt ; and how we came through the midst of the nations through which ye passed ; 17 and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which 18 were among them :) lest there should be among you man, or woman, or fanrily, or tribe, whose heart tumeth away this day from the Lord our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations ; lest there should be among you a root that 19 beareth 1 gaU and wormwood ; and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this 2curse, that he bless himseH in his heart, saying, I shaH have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of mine heart, sto destroy the moist with the 20 dry : the Lord wiH not pardon him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shaU lie upon him, and the Lord shaU blot out his name from under 21 heaven. And the Lord shaH separate him unto evil out of aU the tribes of Israel, according to aU the curses of the covenant that is written 22 in this book of the law. And the generation to come, your chHdren that shaU rise up after you, and the foreigner that shaU come from a far land, shaU say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses wherewith the 23 Lord hath made it sick ; and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burn ing, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, hke the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and 24 in his wrath: even all the nations shaU say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great 25 anger? Then men shaU say, Because they for sook the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt; 26 and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom 27 he had not i given unto them : therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled agamst this land, to bring upon it aU the curse that is 28 written in this book : and the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, end in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into 29 another land, as at this day. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God : but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do aU the words of this law. 30 And it shaH come to pass, when aH these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the R.V. IHeb.rosh, a poisonousherb.2 Or, oathand so vv. 20,21. 3 Or, to add drunkenness to thirst * Heb. divided. 246 DEUTERONOMY. XXX. 1 AV. ' Horn. 10. 6, kc. * ch. 4. 26. curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt caU them to mind among aU the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to aU that I com mand thee this day, thou and thy children, with aU thine heart, and with aU thy soul ; 3 That then the Lord thy God wHl turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and wiU return and gather thee from aU the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. 4 "IS any of thine be driven out unto the out most parts of heaven, from thence wiU the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence wfll he fetch thee : 5 And the Lord thy God wiH bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it ; and he wiU do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God wiU circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with aU thine heart, and with aU thy soul, that thou mayest hve. 7 And the Lord thy God wiU put aU these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do aU his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 "And the Lord thy God wHl make thee plente ous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good : for the Lord will again re joice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers : 10 H thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep bis commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with aU thine heart, and with aU thy soul. 11 if Eor this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12 * It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shaH go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou should est say, Who shaU go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15 if See, I have set before thee this day hfe and good, and death and evH ; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judg ments, that thou mayest live and multiply : and the Lord thy God shaU bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou writ not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them ; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shaH surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. '^ 19 "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him : for he is thy Hfe, and the length of thy days : that thou mayest dweU in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 31 And Moses went and spake these words unto aU Israel. 2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt caU them to mind among aU the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, 2 and shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to aU that I com mand thee this day, thou and thy children, with 3 aU thine heart, and with aU thy soul ; that then the Lord thy God wHl 1 turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and wiH return and gather thee from aU the peoples, whither the 4 Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence wHl the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch 5 thee : and the Lord thy God wiH bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it ; and he wiH do thee good, and 6 multiply thee above thy fathers. And the Lord thy God wiU circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with aH thine heart, and with all thy soul, that 7 thou mayest Hve. And the Lord thy God wiU put aH these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I 9 command thee this day. And the Lord thy God wiH make thee plenteous in aU the work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good: for the Lord will again re joice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy 10 fathers : H thou shalt obey the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with aU thine heart, and with aH thy soul. 11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too 2 hard for the^, neither 12 is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shaU go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, 13 that we may do it ? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make 14 us to hear it, that we may do it ? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15 See, I have set before thee this day Hfe and 16 good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgements, that thou may est live and multiply, and that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land whither thou 17 goest in to possess it. But if thine heart turn away, and thou wHt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them ; 18 1 denounce unto you this day, that ye shaU surely perish ; ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan 19 to go in to possess it. I caH heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose Hfe, that thou mayest 20 live, thou and thy seed : to love the Lord thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him : for 8he is thy Hfe, and the length of thy days : that thou mayest dweU in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 31 And Moses went and spake these words unto all 2 Israel. And he said unto them, I am an hundred RV. 1 Or, re turn to 2 Or, wonder ful *Qr,Wat XXXI. 20 DEUTERONOMY. 247 AV. * Num. !0. 12. ch. 3. 27. * Num. 27. 2L ' ch. 7. 2. •-clLlS. 1. tHeb.liedown. tHeb. find them. and twenty years old this day ; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, * Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 The Lord thy God, he wHl go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, * as the Lord hath said. 4 And the Lord shaU do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 5 And "the Lord shaH give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto aU the commandments which I have com manded you. 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee ; he wiH not f aU thee, nor forsake thee. 7 if And Moses caUed unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of aH Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them ; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he wHl be with thee, he wHl not faU thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, neither be dis mayed. 9 ir And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto aH the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the "year of release, in the feast of taber nacles, 11 When aH Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shaH choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and chHdren, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do aUthe words of this law: 13 And that their clrildren, which have not known any thing, may hear, and leam to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 14 ir And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: caU Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the Lord appeared'in the tabernacle in a phiar of a cloud: and the piHar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 16 if And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt 'sleep with thy fathers; and this people wiU rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and wHl forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I wHl hide my face from them, and they shall be de voured, and many evHs and troubles shaU tbefaU them ; so that they wHl say in that day, Are not these evHs come upon us, because our God is not among us? 18 And I wHl surely hide my face in that day for aH the evHs which they shaH have wrought, hi that they are turned unto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the chHdren of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. 20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in : and the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 The Lord thy God, he wiU go over before thee ; he wiU destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shaU go over before thee, as the Lord hath 4 spoken. And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he de- 5 stroyed. And the Lord shaU deliver them up before you, and ye shaU do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have com- 6 manded you. Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; 7 he wiU not faU thee, nor forsake thee. And Moses caHed unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt go with this people into the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause 8 them to inherit it. And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee ; he wHl be with thee, he wiU not fail thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. 9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto 10 aH the elders of Israel. And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the 11 feast of tabernacles, when aU Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shaU choose, thou shalt read this law 12 before all Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do 13 aU the words of this law ; and that their clrildren, which have not known, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die : call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the 15 tent of meeting. And the Lord appeared in the Tent in a piHar of cloud : and the piUar of cloud 16 stood !over the door of the Tent. And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers ; and this people wfll rise up, and go a whoring after the strange gods of the land, whither they go to be among them, and wHl forsake me, and break my covenant which 17 I have made with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I wiH hide my face from them,' and they shaU be devoured, and many evils and troubles shaU come upon them; so that they wiU say in that day, Are not these evHs come upon us because our God is not among 18 us ? And I wiH surely hide my face in that day for aU the evU which they shaU have wrought, 19 in that they are turned unto other gods. Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the chHdren of Israel: put it in then- mouths, that this song may be a witness for 20 me against the chHdren of Israel. For when I shaU have -brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, flowing R.V. 248 DEUTERONOMY. XXXI. 20 A.V. t Heb. before.t Heb. do. * Josh. 1.6. t Heb. He hath corrupt ed to himself.II Or, thatthey are not his children,that is theirblot. t Heb. genera tion and genera tion.tHeb.cord.II Or, com passed himabout. with milk and honey ; and they shall have eaten and fiUed themselves, and waxen fat; then wiH they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 21 And it shaU come to pass, when many evHs and troubles are befaUen them, that this song shaU testriy 'against them as a witness; for it shaU not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they 'go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 22 if Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the clrildren of Israel. 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, "Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the chHdren of Israel into the land which I sware unto them : and I wHl be with thee. 24 if And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, untH they were finished, 25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebeUion, and thy stiff neck : behold, whfle I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord ; and how much more after my death ? 28 if Gather unto me aU the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and caH heaven and earth to record against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye wHl utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you ; and evfl wiH befall you in the latter days ; because ye wiU do evH in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 30 And Moses spake in the ears of aU the con gregation of Israel the words of this song, untH they were ended. 32 Give ear, 0 ye heavens, and I wHl speak; and hear, 0 earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shaH drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the smaU rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : 3 Because I wiH pubhsh the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Bock, his work is perfect : for aU his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 'They have corrupted themselves, II their spot is not the spot of his chHdren : they are a perverse and crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus requite the Lord, 0 foolish peo ple and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee ? hath he not made thee, and estab lished thee? 7 if Bemember the days of old, consider the years of 'many generations: ask thy father, and he wfll shew thee; thy elders, and they wril teH thee. 8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the clrildren of Israel. 9 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the 'lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness ; he II led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings : with mHk and honey; and they shaU have eaten and fiUed themselves, and waxen fat ; then wiH they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and 21 despise me, and break my covenant. And it shall come to pass, when many evHs and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of then' seed : for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the 22 land which I sware. So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the chHdren of Is- 23 rael. And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them : and I wHl be with thee. 24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a 25 book, until they were finished, that Moses com manded the Levites, which bare the ark of the 26 covenant of the Lord, saying, Take this book of the law, .and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it 27 may be there for a witness against thee. For I know thy rebeUion, and thy stiff neck : behold, wlrile I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious agamst the Lord; and how 28,much more after my death ? Assemble unto me aH the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and caH heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye wUl utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye wiH do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 30 And Moses spake hi the ears of all the as sembly of Israel the words of this song, raitU they were finished. 32 Give ear, ye heavens, and I wiU speak ; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth: 2 My doctrine shaU drop as the rain, My speech shaU distil as the dew; As the smaH rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb : 3 For I wfll proclaim the name of the Lord : Ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 The Bock, his work is perfect ; For all his ways are judgement: A God of faitlriulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he. 5 They have !dealt corruptly with him, they are not his chHdren, %it is their blemish ; They are a perverse and crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus requite the Lord, 0 foolish people and unwise ? Is not he thy father that hath sbought thee? He hath made thee, and estabhshed thee. 7 Bemember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he wUl shew thee ; Thine elders, and they wiH teU thee. 8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the chHdren of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wHderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye : As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, 4 He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions : R.V. 10 11 1 Or, cor ruptedthemselves,they |-c 2 Or, but a blot upon them 3 Or, pos sessed Or, gotten »Or, Spreadethabroad,herwings,takeththem,beareththemon her pinions XXXII. 32 DEUTERONOMY. 249 AT. «Or,which were not God. «Or,despised. ' Rom. 10.9. «Or, hath bui-ned.II Or, hath con sumed. tHeb.burningcoals. tHeb. from the chambers. t Heb. bereave. "Or, Our high hand,and not IheLoRD,hathdone all this. * Josh. 23. 10. "Or, is worse than the vine of Sodom, 12 So the Lord alone did lead hhn, and there was no strange god with him. 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields ; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock ; 14 Butter of kine, and nulk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat ; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. 15 if But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness'; then he forsook God which made him, and rightly esteemed the Bock of his salvation. 16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto devUs, II not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 18 Of the Bock that begat thee thou art unmind ful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. ' 19 And when the Lord saw it, he 11 abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I wiU hide my face from them, I wHl see what their end shall be : for they are a very froward generation, chHdren in whom is no faith, 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and "I wUl move them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I wfll provoke them to anger with a foohsh nation. 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and II shaU burn unto the lowest heU, and II shaU consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the found ations of the mountains. 23 I wfll heap mischiefs upon them ; I wril spend mine arrows upon them. 24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with ' burning heat, and with bitter destruction : I wiH also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 25 The sword without, and terror 'within, shaH 'destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 26 I said, I would scatter them into comers, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave them selves strangely, and lest they should say, HOur hand is high, and the Lord hath not done aU this. 28 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end ! 30 How should * one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Bock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up ? 31 For their rock is not as our Bock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 32 For their vine II is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gaU, their clusters are bitter : 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 The Lord alone did lead him, And there was no strange god with him. He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field ; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock ; 14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the fat of kidneys of wheat ; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked : Thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek : Then he forsook God which made him, And lightly esteemed the Bock of his salvation. They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God, To gods whom they knew not, To new gods that came up of late, Whom your fathers dreaded not. Of the Bock that 1 begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth. And the Lord saw it, and abhorred them, Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. And he said, I wiH hide my face from them, I wiU see what their end shall be : For they are a very froward generation, Chfldren in whom is no faith. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities : And I wfll move them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I will provoke them to anger with a, foolish nation. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burnetii unto the lowest 2pit, And devoureth the earth with her increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. I wiH heap mischiefs upon them ; I wfll spend mine arrows upon them : They shall be wasted with hunger, and de voured with s burning heat And bitter destruction ; And the teeth of beasts wfll I send upon them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust. Without shaU the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror ; It shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs. I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men : Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misdeem, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And the Lord hath not done aU this. For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them. Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter endl How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Bock had sold them, And the Lord had delivered them up? For their rock is not as our Bock, Even on enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah : Their grapes are grapes of 4gall, Their clusters are bitter : 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 32 R.V. ¦Or,bare 2 Heb. Sheol. * Heb. burningcoals. See Hab. iii. h. 1 See ch. xxix. 18. 250 DEUTERONOMY. XXXII. 33 A.V. * Ecclus. 28. 1. Rom. 12. 19.Heb. 10. 30. t Heb. hand. t Heb. anhiding for you. "lSam. 2.6.Tob. 13. 2.Wisd.16. 13. • Or, Praisehis peo ple, ye nations.Or, Sing ye. ' Matt. 7. 6. Rom. 15. 10. II Or, Joshua. ' ch. 6. 6. & 11. 18. ' Num. 27. 12. * Num. 20. 25, 28. i 33. 38. ' Num. 20. 12, 13. k 27. 14. II Or, Strife at Kadesh. tHeb. afire of law. 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 35 To me belongeth "vengeance, and recompence; their foot shaU slide in due time : for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shaU come upon them make haste. 36 For the Lord shaU judge his people, and re pent himseH for his servants, when he seeth that their 'power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 37 And he shaU say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be tyour protection. 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: "I kUl, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment ; I wiU render vengeance to mine enemies, and wfll reward them that hate me. 42 I wiH make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shaU devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. 43 H*Bejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he wril avenge the blood of his servants, and wfll render vengeance to his adversaries, and wfll be mercHul unto his land, and to his people. 44 if And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and ll Hoshea the son of Nun. 45 And Moses made an end of speaking aU these words to aU Israel : 46 And he said unto them, * Set your hearts unto aU the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, aU the words of this law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you ; because it is your IHe : and through this thing ye shall pro long your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 48 "And the Lord spake unto Moses that seH- same day, saying, 49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the chHdren of Israel for a possession : 50 Arid die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people ; as * Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people : 51 Because "ye trespassed agamst me among the children of Israel at the waters of HMeribah- Kadesh, in the wHderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the clrildren of Israel. 52 Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the chHdren of Israel. 33 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel be fore his death. 2 And he said. The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them ; he sinned forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints : from his right hand went ' a fiery law for them. 3 Yea, he loved the people ; aU his saints are in thy hand : and they sat down at thy feet ; every one shall receive of thy words. 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, And the cruel venom of asps. 34 Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up 1 among my treasures ? 35 Vengeance is mine, and recompence, At the time when their foot shall slide : For the day of then- calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shaU make haste. 36 For the Lord shall judge his people, And repent himseH for Iris servants ; When he seeth that their power is gone, And there is none remaining, shut up or left at large. 37 And he shaU say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they 2 trusted; 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering ? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your protection. 39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive ; I have wounded, and I heal: And there is none that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I hf t up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever, 41 If I whet 3my glittering sword, And mine hand take hold on judgement ; I wiH render vengeance to mine adversaries, And wfll recompense them that hate me. 42 I wiH make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shaU devour flesh ; With the blood of the slain and the captives, 4 From 6the head of the leaders of the enemy. 43 6Bejoice, O 7ye nations, with his people: For he wiU avenge the blood of his servants, And wiU render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people. 44 And Moses came and spake aU the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and 45 Hoshea the son of Nun. And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to aU Israel: 46 and he said unto them, Set your heart unto aU the words which I testify unto you this day; which ye shaH command your children, to ob- 47 serve to do aH the words of this law. For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shaU prolong your days upon the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 48 And the Lord spake unto Moses that seHsame 49 day, saying, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto 50 the chHdren of Israel for a possession : and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people ; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his 51 people : because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the chHdren of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wHderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the 52 chHdren of Israel. For thou shalt see the land before thee ; but thou shalt not go thither into the land which I give the children of Israel. 33 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the chHdren of Israel be- 2 fore his death. And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them ; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of eholy ones: At his right hand "was a fiery law unto them. 3 Yea, he loveth the 10 peoples; AH nhis saints are in thy hand : And they sat down at thy feet ; Every one 12shaU receive of thy words. R.V. lOr, in my treasur- 2 Or, took refuge a Heb. the light ning of mysword. *Or, Fromthe be ginning'of re vengesupon the enemy « Or, the hairyheadof the enemy« Or, Praisehis people,ye nations1 Or, ye nations, his people > Heb. holiness.9 Or, was fire, a law Or, as other wise read,werestreams for them lo Or, tribes"Or, their holyones'2 Or, received XXXIII. 21 DEUTERONOMY. 251 A.V. » Ex. 28. II Or, Let them teach,kc11 Or, let them put incense.t Heb. at thy nose. "Gen. s. 25. t Heb. thrust forth, tHeb. moons. *Gen.49. 26. t Heb. deled. 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inherit ance of the congregation of Jacob. 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 6 if Let Beuben Hve, and. not die ; and let not his men be few. 7 if And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. 8 if And of Levi he said, * Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own chHdren: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 10 II They shaU teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: II they shall put incense 'before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 11 Bless, Lord, bis substance, and accept the work of his hands : smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 12 If And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shaU dweU in safety by him; and the Lord shaU cover him aU the daylong, and he shall dweH between his shoulders. 13 if And of Joseph he said, "Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,1 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things 'put forth by the ' moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mount ains, and for the precious things of the lasting hflls, 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good wfll of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was "separated from his brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his buHock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns : with them he shaH push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thou sands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. 18 if And of Zebulun he said, Eejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out ; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19 They shall caU the people unto the mountain ; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shaU suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures bid in the sand. 20 if And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that en- largeth Gad : he dweHeth as a Hon, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, be cause there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he 'seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judg ments with Israel. Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. And !he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, AH the tribes of Israel together. Let Beuben Hve, and not die ; 2 Yet let his men be few. And this is the blessing of Judah : and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people : 8 With his hands he contended 4for himself; And thou shalt be an help against his advers aries. And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy "Urim are with 5 thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ; Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him ; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own childi-en : For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant. They shaU teach Jacob thy judgements, And Israel thy law : They shaU put incense 6 before thee, And whole burnt offering upon thine altar. Bless, Lord, his substance, And accept the work of his hands : Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again. Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dweHeth between his shoulders. And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land ; For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath, And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, . And for the precious things of the growth of the moons, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mount ains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hflls, And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And the good wfll of him that dwelt in the bush : Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him 7 that was separate from his brethren. 8 The firstling of his buHock, majesty is his ; And his horns are the horns of the 9wUd-ox: With them he shaU 10push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth : And they' are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh. And of Zebulun he said, Eejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out ; And, Issachar, in thy tents. They shaH call the peoples unto the mountain ; There shaU they offer sacrifices of righteous ness: For they shaU suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand. And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad : He dweHeth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. And he "provided the first part for himseH, For there was 12 the lawgiver's portionreserved ; And he came lzwith the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the Lord, And his judgements with Israel. 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 R.T. lOr,there was a king2 Or, And let not his men s Or, Let his hands be sufficient for him *Or, for them 5 Or, him whom thou lovest 6 Heb. in thy nostrils. t Or, that is prince among"Or, His firstling bullock"See Num. xxiii. 22. 10 Or, gore "Or, chose Heb. saw. *- Or, a ruler's portion« Or, to 252 DEUTERONOMY. XXXIII. 22 AT. nor,Underthy shoes shall be iron. I Or, shall be subdued. nor, The hill. ' ch. 3. 27. 2 Mac. 2. 4. * Gen. 12. 7. k 13. 15. t Heb. moisture. t Heb. fled. 22 if And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp : he shaU leap from Bashan. 23 if And of NaphtaH he said, 0 Naphtali, satis fied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord : possess thou the west and the south. 24 if And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children ; let him be acceptable to his breth ren, and let him dip his foot in oH. 25 II Thy shoes shall be iron and brass ; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. 26 iT There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, mho rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his exceUency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms : and he shaU thrust out the enemy from before thee ; and shaU say, Destroy them. 28 "Israel then shall dweU in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob sliall be upon a land of corn and wine ; also his heavens shaU drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, 0 Israel: who is Hke unto thee, 0 people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy exceUency ! and thine enemies N shaU be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. 34 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of II Pisgah, that is over agamst Jericho. And the Lord shewed him "aU the land of Gflead, unto Dan, 2 And aH Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and aU the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the vaUey of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 4 And the Lord said unto him, * This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I wiH give it unto thy seed : I have caused, thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. 5 if So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. 6 And he buried him in a vaUey in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor : but no man know eth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7 if And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his ' natural force ' abated. 8 if And the chHdren of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. 9 if And Joshua the son of Nun was fuU of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the clrildren of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded 10 if And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, 11 In aH the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to aU his servants, and to aU his land, 12 And in aH that mighty hand, and in aU the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of aU Israel. 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a hon's whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan. 23 And of Naphtali he said, 0 Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full with the blessing of the Lord : Possess thou the 1west and the south. 24 And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher 2 with children ; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy "bars shall be iron and brass ; And as thy days, so shaU thy i strength be. 26 There is none hke nnto God, 0 Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heaven for thy help, And in his exceUency on the skies. 27 The eternal God is thy dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms : And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy. 28 And Israel dweUeth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of corn and wine ; Yea, his heavens drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, 0 Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of thy help, And that is the sword of thy exceUency 1 And thine enemies shaU 5 submit themselves unto thee ; And thou shalt tread upon their high places. 34 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over agamst Jericho. Aud the Lord shewed 2 him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan ; and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manas seh, and all the land of Judah, unto the 6 hinder 3 sea ; and the South, and the Plain of the vaUey of Jericho the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 4 And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but 5 thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of 6 Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And 7 he buried him in the vaUey in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man 7 knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his 8 natural force abated. And the chHdren of Is rael wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days : so the days of weeping in the mourning 9 for Moses were ended. Aud Joshua the son of Nun was f uH of the spirit of wisdom ; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the chHdren of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the 10 Lord commanded Moses. And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, 11 whom the Lord knew face to face ; in aU the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to aU his servants, and to aU his land; 12 and in aU the mighty hand, and in aU the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of aU Israel. R.V. 1 Or, sea 2 Or, above sons3 Or, shoes4 Or, rest Or, security 5 Or, yield feigned c That ia, westei'n. 7 Or, he was buried A.V. » Deut » Deut. 11. 24. ch. 14. 9. ?Heb.13.5.* Deut. 31. 23. II Or, thou Shaltcause ' this people to inheritthe land, fcc•Deut.5.32.& 28. 14. I Or, do II Or, do wisely. * Num. 32.20. tHeb.marshalledby five. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA. 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' "minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead ; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and aU this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the clrildren of Israel. 3 "Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wHderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, aU the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shaU be your coast. 5 There shaH not any man be able to stand before thee aH the days of thy life : as I was with Moses, so I wfll be with thee : * I wfll not f afl thee, nor forsake thee. 6 * Be strong and of a good courage : for II unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to aU the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee : * turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest II prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth ; but thou shalt meditate" therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to aU that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt II have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of a good courage ; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 10 if Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the peo ple, saying, Prepare you victuals ; for within three days ye shaU pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 if And to the Eeubenites, and to the Gadites, and to haH the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Bemember "the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest,and hath given you this land 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shaU remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shaU pass before your brethren ' armed, aH the mighty men of valour, and help them ; 15 UntH the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them : then ye shaH return unto the land of your posses sion, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising. 16 if And they answered Joshua, saying, AH that thou commandest us we wUl do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we wfll go. 17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in aH things, so wfll we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, 2 saying, Moses my servant is dead ; now there fore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and aU this people, unto the land which I do give to 3 them, even to the chHdren of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shaU tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto 4 Moses. From the wHderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, aU the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shaU be 5 your border. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee aU the days of thy Hfe : as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee : I will 6 not faU thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto 7 their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to aU the law, which Moses my servant com manded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest xhave 8 good success whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shaU not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to aU that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou 9 shalt !have good success. Have not I com manded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the 11 people, saying, Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the' people, saying, Pre pare you victuals ; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 And to the Beubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the haH tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, 13 saying, Bemember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God giveth you rest, and wiU 14 give you this land. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shaU abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond Jordan; but ye shaU pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and shaU help 15 them ; untH the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shaU return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you be- 16 yond Jordan toward the sunrising. And they answered Joshua, saying, AH that thou hast commanded us we wfll do, and whithersoever 17 thou sendest us we wiU go. According as we hearkened unto MoseS in aU things, so wfll we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. R.V. lOr,dealwisely 254 JOSHUA. I. 18 AV. 'Heb. 11. 31. James 2. 25. tHeb.lay. tHeb.melt.* Ex. 14 21.ch. 4. 23- * Num. 21. 24. t Heb. rose up. tHeb. insteadof you to die. t Heb. gather. 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and wfll not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shaU be put to death : only be strong and of a good courage. 2 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and * came into an harlot's house, named Bahab, and 'lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Be hold, there came men in hither to night of the clrildren of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Bahab, say ing, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out aU the country. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were : 5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out : whither the men went I wot not : pursue after them quickly ; for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jor dan unto the fords : and as soon as they which pur sued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8 if And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof ; 9 Aud she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is faUen upon us, and that aU the inhabitants of the land t faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord * dried up the water of the Bed sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, * Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither 'did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you : for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye wiU also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token : 13 And that ye wfll save arive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and dehver our rives from death. 14 And the men answered her, Our life ' for yours, H ye utter not this our business. And it shaU be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we wiH deal kindly and truly with thee. 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town waU, and she dwelt upon the waU. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned : and afterward may ye go your way. 17 And the^nen said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by : and thou shalt ' bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and aU thy father's household, home unto thee. 19 And it shaH be, that whosoever shaU go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and who soever shaU be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, H any hand be upon him. 20 And H thou utter this our business, then we wfll be emit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. 21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed : and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 18 Whosoever he be that shaU rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken unto thy words in aU that thou commandest him, he shaU be put to death : only be strong and of a good courage. 2 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. And they went, aud came into the house of an harlot whose name was 2 Bahab, and lay there. And it was told the king of Jericho, saving, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the chHdren of Israel to 3 search out the land. And the king of Jericho sent unto Bahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house : for they be come to search out aU 4 the land. And the woman took the two men, and hid them ; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 5 and it came to pass about the time of the shut ting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out : whither the men went I wot not : pursue after them quickly; for ye shall over- 6 take them. But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they 8 shut the gate. And before they were laid down, 9 she came up unto them upon the roof; and she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is faUen upon us, and that aU the inhabitants of 10 the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Bed Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt ; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, unto Sihon 11 and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth be- 12 neath. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also wiU deal kindly with my fa- 13 ther's house, and give me a true token : and that ye wiU save alive my father, and my mo ther, and my brethren, and my sisters, and aH that they have, and will deUver our Hves from 14 death. And the men said unto her, Our IHe ifor yours, if ye utter not this our business ; and it shaU be, when the Lord giveth us the land, that we wfll deal kindly and truly with 15 thee. Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town waU, and she dwelt upon the waH. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mount ain, lest the pursuers Hght upon you ; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your 17 way. And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast 18 made us to swear. Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy 19 brethren, and aU thy father's household. And it shaU be, that whosoever shaH go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shaU be upon his head, and we wUl be guilt less : and whosoever shaU be with thee in the house, his blood shaH be on our head, H any 20 hand be upon him. But if thou utter this our business, then we wfll be guUtless of thine 21 oath which thou hast made us to swear. And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. R.V. I Heb. insteadof you to die. III. 16 . JOSHUA. 255 AV. 1 Heb. melt. tHeb.since yesterday and the third day. ' Lev. !0. 7. Num. 11. 18. ch. 7. 13. 1 Sam. 16.5.* ch. 1. 5. J [1611 omitsthe]i [1611 covenant,even the Lord] * Ps. 114. " Acts 7. 45. ' 1 Qir. 12. 15. Ecclus. 24.26. t [1611 at] 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, untH the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout aU the way, but found them not. 23 if So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him aU things that befeU them: 24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even aU the inhabitants of the country do 'faint because of us. 3 And Joshua rose early in the morning ; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and aH the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host ; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bear ing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there shaU be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go : for ye have not passed this way 'heretofore. 5 And Joshua said unto the people, * Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord wfll do won ders among you. 6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 7 If And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day wfll I begin to magrafy thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, * as I was with Moses, so I wril be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shaH stand stfll in Jordan. 9 if And Joshua said unto the chHdren of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shaU know that the Hving God is among you, and that he wUl with out faU drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Periz zites, and t the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the *< covenant of the Lord of aH the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of aU the earthy shaU rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shaU be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they "shaH stand upon an heap. 14 if And it came to pass, when the people re moved from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the * ark of the covenant before the people ; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for * Jordan overfloweth all his banks ' aU the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan : and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off : and the people passed over right against Jericho. 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him 24 all that had befaHen them. And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands aU the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us. 3 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and aU the chHdren of Israel; and they 2 lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers 3 went through the midst of the camp ; and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shaU 4 remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shaU be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure : come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go ; for ye have not passed this 5 way heretofore. And Joshua said unto the peo ple, Sanctify yourselves : for to-morrow the Lord 6 wfll do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went 7 before the people. And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day wfll I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I wfll be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of Jordan, ye shaH stand stiU in Jordan. 9 Aud Joshua said unto the children of Is rael, Come hither, and hear the words of the 10 Lord your God. And Joshua said, Hereby ye shaU know that the living God is among you, and that he wfll without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Gir- gashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into 12 Jordan. Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a 13 man. And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shaU rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shaU be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they 14 shaU stand in one heap. And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people; 15 and when they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all its banks all 16 the time of harvest,) that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way !off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan: and those that went down toward the sea of the 2 Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were whoUy cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. R.V. l An otherreading is, off from. 2 See Deut. i. 1. 256 JOSHUA. III. 17 AV. * Deut. 27.2. * ch. 3. 12. t Heb. to morrow. ' Num. 32. 27. "Or, readyarmed. tHeb. plucked up. I Heb. went. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the coven ant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground iu the midst of Jordan, and aH the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until aU the people were passed clean over Jordan. 4 And it came to pass, when aU the people were clean passed * over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto "Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shaH carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shaH lodge this night. 4 Then Joshua caUed the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man : 5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the chHdren of Israel: 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers ' in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones ? 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord ; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shaU be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the child ren of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. 10 if For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to aH that Moses commanded Joshua : and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when aU the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And * the chHdren of Beuben, and the chfldren of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the chfldren of Israel, as Moses spake unto them : 13 About forty thousand II prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14 if On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of aU Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, aU the days of his IHe. 15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, say ing, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were 'lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and ' flowed over aH his banks, as they did before. 19 if And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gflgal, in the east border of Jericho. 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the coven ant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and aU Israel passed over on dry ground, until aU the nation were passed clean over Jordan. 4 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord 2 spake unto Joshua, saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where ye slm.ll lodge 4 this night. Then Joshua caUed the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the chHdren of 5 Israel, out of every tribe a man : and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the 6 tribes of the chfldren of Israel: that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean ye by 7 these stones ? then ye shaU say unto them, Be cause the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord ; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shaU be for a me morial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the clrildren of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the ''chHdren of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they 9 lodged, and laid them down there. And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they 10 are there, unto this day. For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord com manded Joshua to speak unto the people, ac cording to aU that Moses commanded Joshua: 11 and the people hasted and passed over. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of 12 the people. And the chfldren of Beuben, and the children of Gad, and the haH tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, 13 as Moses spake unto them : about forty thou sand ready armed for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14 On that day the Lord magnified Joshua iu the sight of aU Israel ; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his IHe. 15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, 18 Come ye up out of Jordan. And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the coven ant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry ground, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and went over 19 aU its banks, as aforetime. And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gflgal, on the east border 20 of Jericho. And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. RV. V. 15 JOSHUA. 257 A.V. tHeb. to morrow. t Heb. all days. * Ex. 4. 25. . I Or, knives of flints. I Or, Gibeah-ha- aralolh. ' Num. 14. 23. tHeb.when the people had made an end to be circum cised.II That is, Rolling. » Or, prince. * Ex. 3. 5. Acts 7. 21 And he spake unto the chHdren of Israel, say ing, When your chHdren shaU ask their fathers ' in time to come, saying, What mean these stones ? 22 Then ye shaU let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the Lord yom- God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Bed sea, * which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That aU the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty : that ye might fear the Lord yom- God 'for ever. 5 And it came to pass, when aU the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and aU the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the clrildren of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2 if At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee * II sharp knives, and circumcise again the chfldren of Israel the second time. 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and cir cumcised the chfldren of Israel at II the hfll of the foreskins. 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circum cise : AH the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even aU the men -of war, died in the wHderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now aU the people that came out were circum cised: but all the people that were bom in -the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised. 6 For the chHdren of Israel walked forty years in the wHderness, tfll aU the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : unto whom the Lord sware that "he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And their chHdren, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised : for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to pass, 'when they had done circumcising aU the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, tfll they were whole. 9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I roUed away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is caUed H Gflgal unto this day. 10 if And the chfldren of Israel encamped in Gilgai, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 12 if And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land ; neither had the chHdren of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13 if And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he rifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood * a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay ; but as II captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua feU on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant ? 15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, "Loose thy shoe from off thy foot ; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When yom- chHdren shaH ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean 22 these stones ? then ye shaH let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on 23 dry land. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Bed Sea, which he dried up from before us, until 24 we were passed over : that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty; that Hhey may fear the Lord your God for ever. 5 And it came to pass, when aU the kings of the Amorites, which were beyond Jordan west ward, and aU the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard how that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the chfldren of Israel, until 2we were passed over, that then heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again 3 the children of Israel the second time. And Joshua made him knives of flint,.. ,and. circum cised the chfldren of Israel at sthe hill of the 4 foreskins. And this is the cause why. Joshua did circumcise: aU the people. that -came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even aU the men of war, died in the wHderness by the way, after 5 they came forth out of Egypt. For aU the peo ple that came out were circumcised : but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had 6 not circumcised. For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till aU the nation, even the men of war which came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord : unto whom the Lord sware that he would not let them see the land which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing 7 with mHk and honey. And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, be cause they had not circumcised them by the 8 way. And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising aU the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, tfll they 9 were whole. And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I roUed away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was caUed "Gilgal, unto this day. 10 And the chfldren of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the 11 plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the 5 old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched 12 corn, in the selfsame day. And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the 5old corn of the land; neither had the chfldren of Israel manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13 And it came to paps, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he Hfted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over agamst him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art 14 thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as 6captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua feU on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his 15 servant? And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. R.V. i So with a change of vowel- points.Thepointing of the text is irregular.2 An otherreadingis, they. 3 Or, Gibeath-ha-araloth * That is, Rolling. 5 Or, produceOr, corn 6 Or, prince K 258 JOSHUA. VI. 1 A.V.. tHeb. did shut up, and was shut up. t Heb. under it. tHeb. gather ing host. tHeb.makeyourvoice to be heard. nor,devoted. t Heb. holiness. Q Now Jericho ' was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king there of, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, aH ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shaU compass the city seven times, and the priests shaH blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shaU come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, aU the people shall shout with a great shout ; and the waU of the city shaU faU down 'flat, and the people shaU ascend up every man straight before him. 6 if And Joshua the son of Nun caUed the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and com pass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 8 if And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets : and the ark of the covenant of the Lord foUowed them. 9 if And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the 'rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blow ing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, say ing, Ye shaU not shout, nor 'make any noise with your voice, neither shaU any word proceed out of your mouth, untH the day I bid you shout ; then shaU ye shout. 11 So the ark Of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once : and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 if And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' boms before the ark of the Lord went on continuaUy, and blew with the trumpets : and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the piiests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp : so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times : only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout ; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 if And the city shall be II accursed, even it, and aU that are therein, to the Lord : only Bahab the harlot shaH Hve, she and aU that are with her in the house, because * she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But aU the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are 'consecrated unto the Lord: they shaH come into the treasury of the Lord. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets : and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that 6 (Now Jericho Jwas straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and 2 none came in.) And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shaH compass the city, aH the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou 4 do six days. And seven priests shaU bear seven 2 trumpets of rams' horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shaU compass the city seven times, and the priests shaU blow with the 5 trumpets. And it shaU be, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shaU shout with a great shout ; and the waU of the city shaU faU down sflat, and the people shaU go up every man straight before 6 him. And Joshua the son of Nun caUed the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the 7 Lord. And 4they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men 8 pass on before the ark of the Lord. And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord passed on, and blew with the trumpets : and the ark of 9 the covenant of the Lord foUowed them. And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing with the trumpets as 10 they went. And Joshua commanded the peo ple, saying, Ye shaU not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shaU any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you 11 shout ; then shall ye shout. So he caused the ark of the Lord to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and 13 the priests took up the ark of the Lord. And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continuaUy, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them ; and the rear ward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests 14 blowing with the trumpets as they went. And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into tho camp: so they did six 15 days. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times : only on that day they compassed 16 the city seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 And the city shaU be 5 devoted, even it and aU that is therein, to the Lord: only Bahab the harlot shaU live, she and aH that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers IS that we sent. And ye, in any wise keep your selves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing ; so should ye make the camp of Israel G accursed, 19 and trouble it. But aH the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto the Lord : they shaU come into the treasury of the 20 Lord. So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and R.V. 1 Heb. shut tho gatesand was shid in. 2 Or, jubile trumpets s Heb. in its place. 'An otherreadingis, he. 5 See Lev.xxvii. 23, Deut. xx. 17. 5 Heb. devoted. VII. 12 JOSHUA. 259 A.V. *Heb.11. 30. t Heb. under it. * ch. 2. 14.Heb. 11. 31.tHeb. families. *1 Kings 16.34. ' ch. ; 1 Chr. 2. 7. tHeb. about2000 men, or about 3000men. I Or, in Morad. tHeb.necks. tHeb. fullest. "the waH feU down 'flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and aU that she hath, * as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and aH that she had; and they brought out all her 'kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and aH that was therein : only the sflver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the trea sury of the house of the Lord. 25 And Joshua saved Bahab the harlot arive, and her father's household, and aU that she had ; and she dweUeth in Israel even unto this day ; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 if And Joshua adjured them at that time, say ing, "Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth np and bufldeth this city Jericho : he shaU lay the foundation thereof in Iris firstborn, and in his youngest son shaH he set-up the gates of it. 27 So the Lord was with Joshua ; and his fame was noised throughout aU the country. 7 But the chHdren of Israel committed a tres pass in the accursed thing: for "Achan, the son of Carmi, the son oiZabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not aU the people go up ; but let t about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai ; and make not aH the people to labour thither ; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men : for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them H in the going down : wherefore the hearts of the peo ple melted, and became as water. 6 if And Joshua rent his clothes, and feU to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon then heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, 0 Lord God, wherefore hast thou at aU brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to de stroy us ? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan 1 8 O Lord, what shaH I say, when Israel turneth their ' backs before their enemies I 9 For the Canaanites and aU the inhabitants of the land shaU hear of it, anil shaU environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth : and what wilt thou do unto thy great name ? 10 if And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore 'Hest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also trans gressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the chHdren of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed : neither wfll I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. the wall f eU down J flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, 21 and they took the city. And they 2utterly de stroyed aU that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, 22 and ass, with the edge of the sword. And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and aU that she 23 hath, as ye sware unto her. And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Bahab, and her father, and her mother, and her breth ren, and aU that she had, aU her 3kindred also they brought out; and they set them without 24 the camp of Israel. And they burnt the city with fire, and aH that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house 25 of the Lord. But Bahab the harlot, and her father's household, and aU that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel, unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out 26 Jericho. And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and bufldeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shaU he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his. youngest 27 son shaU he set up the gates of it. So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was in aH the land. 7" But the children of Israel committed a tres pass in the devoted thing: for Acharf, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted tiring : and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up 3 and spied out Ai. And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up ; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not aH the people to toil 4 thither ; for they are but few. So there went up thither of the people about three thousand 5 men : and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them, about thirty and six men : and they chased them from before the gate even unto 4 Shebarim, and smote them at the going down: and the hearts of the people 6 melted, and became as water. And Joshua rent his clothes, and feU to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord untH the evening, he and the elders of Israel ; and they put dust 7 upon their heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt be- 8 yond Jordan I Oh Lord, what shaH I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their 9 enemies I For the Canaanites and aU the in habitants of the land shaU hear of it, and shaU compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth : and what wflt thou do for thy great 10 name ? And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus faUen upon 11 thy face ? Israel hath sinned ; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant which I com manded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted tiring; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it 12 among their own stuff. Therefore the clrild ren of Israel cannot stand before their ene mies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become 5 accursed: I wfll not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted thing from among you. E2 R.V. l Heb. in its place. 2 Heb. devoted. »Heb. families. * Or, the quarries 5 See ch. vi. 18. 260 JOSHUA, VII. 13 A.V. ! [1611 ' households] "Or, wicked ness. tHeb. tongue. tHeb. poured. t [1611 the] II That is, Trouble. - Deut. 1.21. [ 7. 18. * ch. 6. 21. * Deut. 20.14. 13 Up, sanctriy the people, and say, SanctHy your selves against to morrow : for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand be fore thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shaH be brought according to your tribes : and it shaU be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shaU come according to the famflies thereof; and the fanrily which the Lord shaH take shaU come by households; and the * household which the Lord shaU take shaU come man by man. 15 And it shaU be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and aU that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought II f oUy in Israel. 16 if So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by theri- tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken : 17 And he brought the f amily of Judah ; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man ; and Zabdi was taken : 18 And he brought his household man by man ; and Achan, the son of Carmi, trie son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him ; and tell me now what thou hast done ; hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done : 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Baby lonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a 'wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them ; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst ol my tent, and the silver under it. 22 if So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent ; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto aU the clrildren of Israel, and 'laid them out before the Lord. 24 And Joshua, and aU Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the sHver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and aU that he had : and they brought them unto the vaUey of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us ? the Lord shaU trouble thee this day. And aU Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierce ness of his anger. Wherefore the name of Hhat place was caUed, The vaUey of II Achor, unto this day. 8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, * Fear not, neither be thou dismayed : take aU the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai : see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land : 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto * Jericho and her king : only the spoH thereof, and * the cattle thereof, shaU ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 3 if So Joshua arose, and aU the people of war, to go up against Ai : and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, SanctHy yourselves against to-morrow: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, There is a de voted thhig in the midst of thee, 0 Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, untH ye take away the devoted thing from 14 among you. In the morning therefore ye shaU be brought near by your tribes : and it shaU be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shaU come near by famUies ; and the fanrily which the Lord shaU take shall come near by households ; and the household which the Lord shaU take shaU 15 come near man by man. And it shaU be, that he that is taken with the devoted tiring shall be burnt with fire, he and aU that he hath : because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought foUy in Israel. 16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the 17 tribe of Judah was taken : and he brought near the x family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites : and he brought near the famfly of the Zerahites 2man by man; and Zabdi was 18 taken : and he brought near his household man by man ; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Ju- 19 dah, was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and smake confession unto him ; and teU me now what thou hast done ; 20 hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus 21 and thus have I done : when I saw among the spoil a goodly 4 Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver 22 under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in 23 his tent, and the silver under it. And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the chfldren of Israel; and they laid them down 24 before the Lord. And Joshua, and aU Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and_ the sflver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and aU that he had : and they brought them up 25 unto the vaUey of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And aH Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, 26 and stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day ; and the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was caUed, The vaUey of 5 Achor, unto this day. 8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed : take aU the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and 2 his people, and his city, and his land : and thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoH thereof, and the cattle thereof, shaU ye take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the 3 city behind it. So Joshua arose, and aU the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them forth by night. RV. 'According to somo ancientauthor ities, families. 2 Ac cording to some ancientauthorities, by households.3 Or, give praise « Heb. mantleIfShinar. 6 That is, Trou bling. VIII. 24 JOSHUA. 261 AV. t Heb. pulled. «Or,of Ai. tHeb. theirlying in wait. t Heb. hand. * Deut. 7.2. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shaU lie in wait against the city, even behind trie city : go not very far from the city, but be ye aU ready : 5 And I, and aU the people that are with me, will approach unto the city : and it shaU come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we wiU flee before them, 6 (For they wfll come out after us) till we have ' drawn them from the city ; for they wfll say, They flee before us, as at the first : therefore we wiU flee before them. 7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God wfll deHver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shaH set the city on fire : according to the commandment of the Lord shaH _ye do. See, I have commanded you. 9 if Joshua therefore sent them forth : and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai : but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. 11 And aU the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai : now there loas a vaUey between them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to He in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side N of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even aU the host that was on the north of the city, and ' their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 If And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and aU his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were hers in ambush against him behind the city. 15 And Joshua and aU Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And aU the people that were in Ai were caUed together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel : and they left the city open, andT pursued after Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai ; for I wiU give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city as cended up to heaven, and they had no 'power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wHderness turned back upon the pur suers. 21 And when Joshua and aU Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them ; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on' this side, and some on that side : and they smote them, so that they "let none of them re main or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city : go not very far from the city, but be ye all 5 ready : and I, and aU the people that are with me, wfll approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the' first, that we wfll flee before them ; 6 and they will come out after us, tiU we have drawn them away from the city ; for they wiU say, They flee before us, as at the first ; so we 7 will flee before them : and ye shaU rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for the Lord your God wfll deHver it into your 8 hand. And it shaU be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shaH set the city on fire ; according to the word of the Lord shaU ye do : 9 see, I have commanded you. And Joshua sent them forth : and they went io the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night a- mong the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and mustered the people, and went up, he and the 11 elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. And aH the people, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai : now there was a vaUey between him and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the 13 west side of 1 the city. 2 So they set the people, even aU the host that was on the north of the city, and then- Hers in wait that were on the west of the city; and Joshua swent that night 14 into the midst of the vale. And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his peo ple, i at the time appointed, before the Arabah ; but he wist not that there was an ambush 15 against him behind the city. And Joshua and all Israel made as H they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wHderness. 16 And aU the people that were in Hhe city were caUed together to pursue after them : and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away 17 from the city. And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after 18 Israel. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I wfll give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand 19 toward the city. And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it ; and they hasted and set 20 the city on fire. And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no 5 power to flee this way or that way : and the people that fled to the wilderness 21 turned back upon the pursuers. And when Joshua and aU Israel saw that the ambush- had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the 22 men of Ai. And the other came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side : and they smote them, so that they let 23 none of them remain or escape. And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made R.V. 'Anotherreadingis, Ai. 2 Or, So the people-set all *<•¦• 3 Some MSS. read, lodged that night in. •¦ very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God : for we have heard the fame of 10 him, and all that he did in Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of trie Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Hesh bon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at 11 Ashtaroth. And our elders and aU the in habitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in yom- hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants : and now make ye a coven- 12 ant with us. This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you ; but now, behold, it 13 is dry, and is become mouldy : and these wine skins, which we fiUed, were new; and, behold, they be rent : and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very 14 long journey. And the men took of then- pro vision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of 15 the Lord. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live : and the princes of the congregation sware 16 unto them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. 17 And the chHdren of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, 18 and Kiriath-jearim. And the chHdren of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And aU the congregation 19 murmured against the princes. But aU trie princes said unto aH the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord, the God of Is rael: now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This we wiH do to them, and let them live ; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which 21 we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto aU the congregation ; as the princes had spoken 22 unto them. And Joshua caUed for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you ; 23 when ye dwell among us ? Now therefore ye are cursed, and there !shaH never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers 24 of water for the house of my God. And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you aU the land, and to destroy aU the in habitants of the land from before you ; there fore we were sore afraid for our lives because 25 of you, and have done this thing. And now, be hold, we are in thine hand : as it seemeth good 26 and right unto thee to do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the clrildren of Israel, that they slew 27 them not. And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, unto this day, in the place which he should choose. lO Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had 2 utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai R.V. iHeb.shall not be cut off from you. 2 Heb. devoted. 264 JOSHUA. X. 1 A.V. ' Heb. citiesof the kingdom. ' Is. 28. 21.Ecclus.46. 4. t Heb. be silent. II Or, The upright? tHeb.cut off the tail. and her king ; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them ; 2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon icas a great city, as one of the 'royal cities, and be cause it was greater than Ai, and aU the men thereof were mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jamratri, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon : for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the chHdren of Israel. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and aU their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 6 if And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us : for aU the kings of the Amorites that dweU in the mountains are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, lie, and all the people of war with him, and aH the mighty men of valour. 8 if And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not : for I have dehvered them into thine hand ; there shaU not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gflgal aU night. 10 And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 12 if Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, * Sun, ' stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the vaUey of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood stfll, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of u Jasher ? So the sun stood stiU in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man : for the Lord fought for Israel. 15 if And Joshua returned, and aU Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Boll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your ene mies, and 'smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities : for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the chfldren of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, tfll they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And aU trie people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the chfldren of Israel. 22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. and her king ; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among 2 them ; that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and aU the men 3 thereof were mighty. Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir 4 king of Eglon, saying, Come up unto me, and rielp me, and let us smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the chfldren 5 of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amor ites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and aU theri- hosts, and en camped against Gibeon, and made war against 6 it. And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants ; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us : for aU the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hiH country are 7 gathered together against us. So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and aU the people of war with him, and aU the mighty men of valour. 8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not : for I have delivered them into thine hands ; there shall not a man of them stand before 9 thee. Joshua therefore came upon them sud denly; for he went up from Gilgal all the 10 night. Aud the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, 11 and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were in the going down of Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died : they were more which died with the hailstones than they whom the chfldren of Israel slew with the sword. 12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites be fore the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, ! stand thou stfll upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the vaUey of Aijalon. 13 And the sun stood stiU, and the moon stayed, UntH the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of 2Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole 14 day. And there was no day Hke that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel. 15 And Joshua returned, and aU Israel with him, unto the camp to Gflgal. 16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves 17 in the cave at Makkedah. And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden 18 in the cave at Makkedah. And Joshua said, BoU great stones unto the mouth of the cave, 19 and set men by it for to keep them : but stay not ye ; pursue after yora> enemies, and smite the hindmost of them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord yom- God hath 20 delivered them into your hand. And it came to pass, when Joshua and the chHdren of Israel tad made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, tUl they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had en- 21 tered into the fenced cities, that aU the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none 3 moved his tongue against any 22 of the children of Israel. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. R.V. 1 Heb. be silent. 1 Or, The Upright See2 Sam. i. 18. 3 Heb. whetted. X. 41 JOSHUA. 265 A.V. • Deut. 21. 23. ch. 8. 29. - ch. 6. 21. * Deut. 20. 16, 17 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jeru salem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua caUed for aU the men of Israel, and said unto trie captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage : for thus shaH the Lord do to aH your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 27 And it came to pass at the trine of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they * took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain untH this very day. 28 if And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein ; he let none remain : and he did to the king of Makkedah * as he did unto the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and aU Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah : 30 And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel ; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and aU the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it ; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho. 31 if And Joshua passed from Libnah, and aU Is rael with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it : 32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to aU that he had done to Libnah. 33 if Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, untH he had left him none remaining. 34 if And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and aU Israel with him ; and they encamped against it, and fought against it : 35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and aU the souls that were -therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and aU Israel with him, unto Hebron ; and they f onght against it : 37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and aU the cities thereof, and aH the souls that were therein ; he left none remaining, according to aU that he had done to Eglon ; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 if And Joshua returned, and aH Israel with him, to Debir ; and fought against it : 39 And he took" it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof ; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed aU the souls that were therein ; he left none remaining : as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 40 if So Joshua smote all the country of the hflls, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and aU their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel * commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and aU the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jeru salem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, 24 the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua caUed for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put theri- feet 25 upon the necks of them. And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage : for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees : and they were hanging upon the trees until the 27 evening. And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua com manded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day. 28 And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof; he 1 utterly destroyed them and aU the souls that were therein, he left none re maining: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho. 29 And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and aU Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against 30 Libnah : and the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into trie hand of Israel; and he smote it with trie edge of the sword, and aH the souls that were therein; he left none remain ing in it ; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho. 31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and aU Is rael with him, unto Lachish, and encamped 32 against it, and fought against it : and the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, aid aU the souls that were therein, according to aU that he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 34 And Joshua passed from Lachish, and aU Is rael with him, unto Eglon ; and they encamped 35 against it, and fought against it; and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and aU the souls that were therein he i utterly destroyed that day, according to aU that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and aU Is rael with him, unto Hebron; and they fought 37 against it : and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and aU the cities thereof, and aU the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, accord ing to aH that he had done to Eglon; but he 1 utterly destroyed it, and aH the souls that were therein. 38 And Joshua returned, and aU Israel with 39 him, to Debir; and fought against it: and he took it, and the king thereof, and aU the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and 1 utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof ; as he had done also to Lib nah, and to the king thereof. 40 So Joshua smote all the land, the hiU country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and aH their kings; he left none remaining: but he 1 utterly destroyed aU that breathed, as the Lord, the God of 41 Israel, commanded. And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. R.V. i Heb. devoted. 266 JOSHUA. X. 42 AV. t Heb. assembled by appointment. "Or,Zidon- rabbah. II Or, salt pits. tHeb. burning of waters. tHeb. any breath. ' Num. 33. 52. Deut. 7. 2. k 20. 16, 17.tHeb. on their heap. ' Ex. 34. 11. * Deut. 7.2. t Heb. he removednothing. II Or, the smooth mount ain.t [1611 omitseven] 42 And aU these kings and trieir land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and aU Israel with him, unto trie camp to Gilgal. 11 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the vaUey, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite^ and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And when aU these kings were 'met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6 if And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time wfll I deliver them up aU slain before Israel : thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and aH the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom sud denly ; and they f eU upon them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto II great Zidon, and unto H'Misrephoth-maim, and imto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their criariots with fire. 10 if And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of aU those kingdoms. 11 And they smote aU the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not 'any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 And aH the cities of those kings, and aU the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly de stroyed them, * as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood stfll 'in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only ; that did Joshua burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the chfldren of Israel took for a prey unto them selves ; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, nei ther left they any to breathe. 15 if * As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so * did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua ; ' he left nothing undone of aU that the Lord com manded Moses. 16 So Joshua took aU that land, the hiUs, and aU the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the vaUey, and the plain, and the mountain of Is rael, and the vaUey of the same ; 17 Even from II the mount Halak, that goeth up to Sen, t even unto Baal-gad in the vaUey of Lebanon under mount Hermon : and aU their kinga he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the chfldren of Israel, save "the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon : aU other they took in battle. 42 And aU these kings and their land did Joshua take at one trine, because the Lord, the God of 43 Israel, fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and aU Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 11 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, 2 and to the king of Achshaph, and to the kings that were on the north, in the hfll country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in !the heights of Dor on the west, 3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Periz zite, and the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 And they went out, they and aU then- hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses 5 and chariots very many. And all these kings met together ; and they came and pitched to gether at the waters of Merom, to fight with 6 Israel. And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to-morrow at this time wiU I deliver them up aU slain before Israel : thou shalt hough their horses, and bum 7 their chariots with fire. So Joshua came, and aU the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell 8 upon them. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the vaUey of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until 9 they left them nono remaining. And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 10 And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword : for Hazor beforetime was the head 11 of aU those kingdoms. And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, 2 utterly destroying them: there was none left that breathed: and he burnt Hazor 12 with fire. And aU the cities of those kings, and aU the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and 3 utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant 13 of the Lord commanded. But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only ; that did Joshua burn. 14 And aH the spoH of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves ; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until triey had destroyed 15 them, neither left they any that breathed. As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; 4he left nothing undone of aU that the Lord commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took aU that land, the hfll country, and aH the South, and aH the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hfll country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; 17 from 5 mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon : and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death. 18 Joshua made war a long time with aU those 19 kings. There was not a city that made peace with the chfldren of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon : they took aU in battle. R.V. >Or, Naphotli Dor » Heb. devoting. 3 Heb. devoted. i Heb. he removal nothing. 6 Or, the bare mountain XII. 22 ¦JOSHUA. 267 A.V. ' Num. 26. 53. " Num. 21.24. Deut. 3. 6.t [1611 river of Arnon] I Or, Teman. «0r, The springs ofPisgah,or,the hill. * Deut. 3.17.&4.40. ' Deut. 3.11.ch.13.12. ' Num. 12. 29. Deut. 3. 12.ch. 13. 8. t [1611 omits the] * ch. 11. 17. * ch. 6. 2. • ch. 8. 29. ' ch. 10. * ch. 10. 33.* ch. 10. 38.* ch. 10. 29. » ch. 10. I Or, Sharon. 20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 if And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakhns from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from aU the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the clrildren of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to aU that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel * according to then- divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. 12 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and aU the plain on the east : 2 * Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Hesh bon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the » river Amon, and from the middle of the river, and from haH GUead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from ll the south, under II * Ashdoth-pisgah : 4 if And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of * the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in aU Bashan, unto the border of the Geshur- ites and the Maachatbites, and haH Gflead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them did Moses the servant of the Lord and the chfldren of Israel smite : and * Moses the serv ant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Beubenites, and Hhe Gadites, and the haH tribe of Manasseh. 7 if And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the clrildren of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the vaUey of Lebanon even unto * the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir ; which Joshua gave nnto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions ; 8 In the mountains, and in the vaUeys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wHderness, and in the south country ; the Hittites, the Amor ites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites : 9 if * The king of Jericho, one ; * the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one ; 10 "The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11 The king of Jarmuth, one ; the king of Lachish, one; 12 The king of Eglon, one ; "the king of Gezer, one ; 13 * Trie king of Debir, one ; thekingof Geder,one; 14 The king of Hormah, one ; the king of Arad, one ; 15 * Trie king of Libnah, one ; the king of Adul- lam, one ; 16 "The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one ; 17 The king of Tappuah, one ; the king of Hepher, one; 18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of II La- sharon, one; 19 The king of Madon, one ; • the king of Hazor, one; 20 The king of Shimron-meron, one ; the king of Achshaph, one ; 21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Me- giddo, one ; 22 The king of Kedesh, one ; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one ; 20 For it was of the Lord to * harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might 2 utterly destroy them, that they s might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hfll country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hfll country of Judah, and from aU the hfll country of Israel: Joshua i utterly destroyed them with 22 their cities. There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the clrildren of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some 23 remain. So Joshua took the whole land, according to aU that the Lord spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inherit ance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the band had rest from war. 12 Now these are the kings of the land, whom the chfldren of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond Jordan toward the sunrising, from the vaUey of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and 2 aU the Arabah eastward : Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the vaUey of Arnon, and 5the city that is in the middle of the vaUey, and haH Gflead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the clrildren of Amnion ; 3 and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshi moth; and on the south, under the slopes of 4 Pisgah : and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Bephaim, who dwelt at 5 Ashtaroth and at Edrei, and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in aH Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and haH Gilead, the border of 6 Sihon king of Heshbon. Moses the servant of the Lord and the clrildren of Israel smote them: and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Beubenites, and the Gadites, and the haH tribe of Ma nasseh. 7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the chfldren of Israel smote beyond Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the vaUey of Lebanon even unto 6 mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir ; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their 8 divisions ; in the hfll country, and in the low land, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hit tite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Periz- 9 zite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite : the king of Jericho, one ; the king of AI, which is beside 10 Beth-el, one ; the king of Jerusalem, one ; the 11 king of Hebron, one ; the king of Jarmuth, 12 one ; the king of Lachish, one ; the king of 13 Eglon, one ; the king of Gezer, one ; the king 14 of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; the king 15 of Hormah, one ; the king of Arad, one ; the king of Libnah, one; the king of AduUam, 16 one ; the king of Makkedah, one ; the king 17 of Beth-el, one; the king of Tappuah, one; 18 the king of Hepher, one ; the king of Aphek, 19 one ; the king of Lassharon, one ; the king 20 of Madon, one ; the king of Hazor, one ; the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of 21 Achshaph, one ; the king of Taanach, one ; the 22 king of Megiddo, one ; the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; R.V. 1 Heb. makestrong.2 Heb. devote.3 Or, mightnot sue for favour Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs ; four cities in aH. 40 So all the cities for the clrildren of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the famihes of the Levites, were by theri- lot twelve cities. 41 AH the cities of the Levites within the posses sion of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them : thus were all these cities. 43 if And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to aU that he sware unto their fathers : and there stood not a man of aU their enemies before them ; the Lord delivered aH theri- enemies into their hand. 45 "There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; aH came to pass. 22 Then Joshua caUed the Beubenites, and the Gadites, and the haH tribe of Manasseh, 2 And said unto them, Ye have kept aU that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 20 And the families of the chHdren of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the chfldren of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of 21 the tribe of Ephraim. And they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man- 22 slayer, and Gezer with her suburbs ; and Kib zaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with 23 her suburbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with her suburbs, Gibbethon 24 with her suburbs ; Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the haH tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her 26 suburbs ; two cities. All the cities of the fami- Ues of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs. 27 And unto the chfldren of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of. the half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Be-eshterah with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with 29 her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs ; Jar muth with her suburbs, En-ganirim with her 30 suburbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with 31 her suburbs ; Helkath with her suburbs, and 32 Rehob with her suburbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galflee with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 33 AH the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 And unto the famflies of the children of Me rari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kar- 35 tah with her suburbs, Dimnali with her suburbs, 36 Nahalal with her suburbs ; four cities. JAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her 37 suburbs, and Jahaz with her suburbs, Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her sub- 38 urbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead witri her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with 39 her suburbs ; Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer 40 with her suburbs ; four cities in aU. All these were the cities of the chHdren of Merari accord ing to their famHies, even the rest of the fami lies of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. 41 AU the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were 42 forty and eight cities with their suburbs. These cities were every one with their suburbs round about "them : thus it was with aU these cities. 43 So the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers ; and 44 they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to aU that he sware unto their fathers : and there stood not a man of aU theri- enemies before them; the Lord derivered aH their enemies 45 into their hand. There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. 22 Then Joshua caUed the Reubenites, andtheGad- 2 ites, and the haH tribe of Manasseh, and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in aU that I commanded you: R.V. 1 Verse;) 36, 37 are not in the Mas soretictext, but aro found in very many .IISS". and in theancientversions.See also IChr.vi. 78, 79. XXII. 19 JOSHUA. '_'/'. A.T. 'Num. 12. 33. ch. 13. 8. •Deut 10.12. tHeb. houseof the father. * Num. 25.4. 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto yom- brethren, as he promised them: there fore now return ye, and get you imto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, "which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan. 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, * to love the Lord your God, and to walk in aU his ways, and to keep his command ments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with aU yom- heart and with aU your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away : and they went unto their tents. 7 if Now to the one hall of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with sHver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment : divide the spoH of your enemies with your brethren. 9 if And the chfldren of Reuben and the children of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gflead, to the land of their posses sion, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 if And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the child ren of Beuben and the children of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 11 if And the chHdren of Israel heard say, Behold, the chHdren of Reuben and the children of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in trie borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the chfld ren of Reuben, and to the chfldren of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar' the priest, 14 And with him ten princes, of each ' chief house a prince throughout aU the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 15 if And they came unto the chfldren of Reuben, and to the chHdren of Gad, and to the haH tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gflead, and they spake with them, saying, 16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have com mitted against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from foUowing the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord ? 17 Is the iniquity "of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, 18 But that ye must turn away this' day from foUowing the Lord ? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he wiH be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your posses sion be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tabernacle dweHeth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in buflding you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God. 3 ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord yom' God hath given rest unto yora- brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you be- 5 yond Jordan. Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with aU your 6 heart and with aU your soul. So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto theri- tents. 7 Now to the one haH tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan : but unto the other haH gave Joshua among their brethren beyond Jordan westward. Moreover when Joshua sent them away unto theri' tents, he 8 blessed them, and spake unto them, saying, Beturn with much wealth'unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoH of your enemies with your brethren. 9 And the chHdren of Beuben and the "children of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the chfldren of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gflead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, ac cording to the commandment of the Lord by 10 the hand of Moses. And when they came unto the region about Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see 11 to. And the children of Israel heard say, Be hold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about Jordan, on the side that per- 12 taineth to the children of Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole con gregation of the chHdren of Israel gathered themselves together at ShHoh, to go up against them to war. 13 And the chHdren of Israel sent unto the child ren of Reuben, and to the chfldren of Gad, and to the haH tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest ; 14 and with him ten princes, one prince of a fa thers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the 1 thousands of Israel. 15 And they came unto the chHdren of Reuben, and to the chHdren of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they 16 spake with them, saying, Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following trie Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, to 17 rebel this day against the Lord ? Is the iniquity of Peor too little, for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of 18 the Lord, that ye must turn away this day from foUowing the Lord 1 and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against the Lord, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation 19 of Israel. Howbeit, H the land of your pos session be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord's tabernacle dweUeth, and take pos session among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God. R.Y. ¦Or, families 280 JOSHUA. XXII. 20 AV. » ch. 7. 1, 5. t Heb. To morrow. 'Gen. 31. 48. ver. 34. ch.24.27. t Heb. it was good in theireyes. t Heb. then. II That is, A wit ness.tHeb. comeinto 20 * Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel ? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 21 if Then the chHdren of Reuben and.the child ren of Gad and the haH tribe of Manasseh an swered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shaU know; if it be in rebeUion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,) 23 That we have buflt us an altar to turn from foUowing the Lord, or H to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or H to offer peace offer ings thereon, let the Lord himseH require it; 24 And H we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, 'In time to come your children might speak unto our chHdren, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel? 25 For the Lord hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and chfldren of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord: so shaU your chHdren make our chfldren cease from fearing the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to bufld us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice : 27 But that it may be*& witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings ; .that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord. 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Be hold the pattern of the altar of the. Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you. 29 God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from foUowing the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for. sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle. 30 if And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Beuben and -the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, 'it pleased them. 31 And Phinehas the. son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to .the chfldren of Gad, and to the chHdren of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord.: tnow ye have delivered the chfldren of Israel out of the hand of the Lord. 32 if And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the chfldren of Reuben, and from the chHdren of Gad, out of the land of GHead, unto the land of Canaan, to the clrildren of Israel, and brought them word again. 33 And the thing pleased the chfldren of Israel ; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not in tend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the chHdren of Reuben and Gad dwelt. 34 And the children of Reuben and the chHdren of Gad caUed the altar WEd: for it shall be a wit ness between us that the Lord is God. 23 And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and 'stricken in age. 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a tres pass in trie devoted thing,. and wrath feU upon aH the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 21 Then the chHdren of Reuben and the chHdren of Gad arid the haH tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the 1 thousands of 22 Israel, 2 The Lord, the God of gods, the Lord, the God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shaU know ; if it be in rebeUion, or H in trespass against the Lord, (save thou us not this day,) 23 that we have buHt us an altar to- turn away from foUowing the Lord ; or H to offer thereon burnt offermg or meal -offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himseH 24 require it ; and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of purpose, saying, In time to come your clrildren might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with 25 the Lord, the God of Israel? for the Lord hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and chfldren of Gad; ye have no portion in the Lord: so shaU your chHdren -make our chfldren cease from fearing 26 the Lord. Therefore we said, Let us now pre pare to buHd us an altar, not for burnt offering, 27 nor for sacrifice: but it, shaH be a witness be tween us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children hi time to come, Ye have no portion in the Lord. 28 Therefore said we, It shaU be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shaU say, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness 29 between us and you. God forbid that we should rebel against the LoRD,:and turn away this day from following the Lord, to bufld an. altar for burnt offermg, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the Lord our God that is beforehis tabernacle. 30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thou sands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the chfld ren of Gad and the chfldren of Manasseh spake, 31 it pleased them weU. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the chfldren of Reu ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the chfld ren of Manasseh, This day we know that the Lord is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord : now have. ye delivered the. -chfldren of Israel out of 32 the hand of the Lord. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the chfldren of Reuben, and from the chfld ren of Gad, out of the land of Gflead, unto the land of .Canaan, to the clrildren of Israel, and 33 brought them word again. And the thing pleased the chfldren of Israel; and the chHdren of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up a- gainst them to war, to destroy the land wherein the chHdren of Reuben and the chfldren of Gad 34 dwelt. And the chfldren of Reuben and the chfld ren of Gad caUed the altar $Ed : For, said they, it is a witness between us that the Lord is God. 23 And it came to pass after many days, when the Lord had given rest unto Israel from aU their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and weU stricken in years; R.V. i Or, families 2 Or, God, evenGod, the Lord Heb. El Elohim Jehovah, 3 That is, Witness. XXIV. 3 JOSHUA. 281 A.V. » Ex. 14. 14. tHeb. at the sunset. 18. 14 » Ps. 16. 4. I Or, For if you will cleave,kc "Or, Then the Lord will drive. "Lev. 26. 3. Deut. 32. 30. tHeb.souls. * Ex. 23. 33. Num. 33. 55.Deut. 7. 16. * ch. 21. 45. ' Gen. 11. 31. Judith 5. 6,7. 'Gen. 21.2. 2 And Joshua caUed for aU Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their. officers,. and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye riave seen aU that the Lord your God hath done unto aU these nations because of you ; for the "Lord your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with aH the nations that I have cut off, even, unto the great sea ' westward. . 6 And the Lord your -God, he shaU expel them from before .you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you. 6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, * that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ; 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you,;. neither "make mention of the, name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 8 II But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 » For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong : but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 10 "One man of you shaU chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto .your ' selves, that ye love the Lord your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shaU make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you : 13 Know for a certainty that the Lord yom- God wfll no more drive out any of these nations from before you; "but they shaH be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, untH ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of aU the earth : and ye know in all your hearts and in aU your souls, that * not one thing hath faUed of aH the good things which .the Lord your God spake concerning you ; aU are come to pass unto you,and not one thing hath fafled thereof. 15 Therefore it shaU come to pass, that as aU good things. are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you ; so shall the Lord bring upon you aU evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. 16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shaU the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shaU perish quickly from off the .good land which he hath given unto you. 24 And Joshua gathered aU the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for -their heads, and for theri- judges, and for trieir officers; and they presented themselves be fore God. 2 And Joshua said unto aU the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, * Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old trine, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor : .and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout aU the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and "gave him Isaac. 2 that Joshua caUed for aH Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for theri- officers, and said unto them, I am 3 old and weU stricken in years : and ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto -all these nations because of you ; for the Lord your God, he it is that hath fought for 4 you. Behold, I have aUotted .unto you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with aU the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea 5 toward the going down of the sun. And the Lord your God, he shaU thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shaH possess theri- land, as the 6 Lord your God spake unto you. Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do aU that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or 7 to the lef t ;.that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor. cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow 8 down yourselves unto them: but cleave unto the Lord -your God, -as ye have done unto this 9 day. For the Lord hath driven out from be fore you great nations, and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this 10 day. One man of you ishaU chase a thousand : for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for 11 you, as he spake unto you. Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the 12 Lord your God. Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these na tions, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in unto 13 them, and they to you : know for a certainty that the Lord your God wfll no more drive these nations from out of your sight ; but they shaU be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in jour sides, -and thorns -in your eyes, untH ye perish from off this good land which the Lord 14 your God hath given you. And, behold, this day I am going the way of aU the earth: and ye know in aU yom- hearts and in aU yom- souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake con cerning you; aU are come to pass unto you, not 15 one thing hath fafled thereof. And it shaU come to pass, that as aU the good things are come up on you of which the Lord your God spake unto you, so shaH the Lord bring upon you aU the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good iand which the Lord yom- God hath 16 given you. When ye transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them ; then shaU the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shaU perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. 24 And Joshua gathered aU the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and caHed for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers ; and they presented themselves 2 before God. And Joshua said unto aU the people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the Eiver, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of 3 Nahor : and they served other gods. And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout aU the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, aud gave him Isaac. R.V. 'Or, hath chased 282 JOSHUA. XXIV. 4 AV. ?Gen.25. 26. ' Gen. ' Gen. 46. 6. * Ex. 3. 10.* Ex. 12. 37. ' Ex. 14. 9. ' Num. 21. 33. 'Num. 22.5.Deut. 23. 4. ? Ex. 23. 28.Deut 7. 20. * ch. 23. 15. 4 And I gave unto Isaac * Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto * Esau mount Seir, to possess it ; * but Jacob and his chHdren went down into Egypt. 5*1 sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them : and afterward I brought you out. 6 And I "brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea ; and the Egyptians pur sued after your fathers with chariots and horse men unto * the Red sea. 7 And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wHderness a long season. 8 Ibid I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan ; * and they fought with you : and I gave them into yom- hand, that ye might possess trieir land ; and I destroyed triem from before you. 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and "sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you : 10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam ; there fore he blessed you stfll : so I deHvered you out of his hand. 11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Ca naanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. 12 And * I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 14 if Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt ; and serve ye the Lord. 15 And H it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye wiU serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amor ites, in whose land ye dweU: but as for me and my house, we wfll serve the Lord. 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among aU the people through whom we passed : 18 And trie Lord drave out from before us aU the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land : therefore wfll we also serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive yom- transgres sions nor your sins. 20 If ye forsake trie Lord, and serve strange gods, * then he wfll turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay ; but we will serve the Lord. 22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are wit nesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. 23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline yora- heart unto the Lord God of Israel. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord 4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you 6 out. And I brought yora- fathers out of Egypt : and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and 7 with horsemen unto the Red Sea. And when they cried out unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them ; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt 8 in the wilderness many days. And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt beyond Jordan ; and they fought with you : and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land ; and I destroyed them from before 9 you. Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel ; and he sent and caUed Balaam the son of Beor to curse 10 you : but I would not hearken unto Balaam ; therefore he blessed you stiU: so I delivered 11 you out of his hand. And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho : and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Periz zite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and trie Girgasriite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; 12 and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of tho Amorites ; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not laboured, and cities which ye buHt not, and ye dweU therein ; of vineyards and oliveyards which 14 ye planted not do ye eat. Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fa thers served beyond the Biver, and in Egypt; 15 and serve ye the Lord. And H it seem evU unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye wfll serve; whether the gods which yom- fathers served that were beyond the Biver, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we wfll 16 serve the Lord. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the 17 Lord, to serve other gods ; for the Lord our God, lie it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of 1 bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in aU the way wherein we went, and among aU the peoples through 18 the midst of whom we passed : and the Lord drave out from before us aU the peoples, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land : therefore we also will serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord; for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God ; he will not forgive your trans- 20 gression nor your sins. 11 ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he wiU turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he 21 hath done you good. And the people said unto 22 Joshua, Nay ; but we will serve the Lord. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are wit- 23 nesses. Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord, the God of Israel. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord R.V. 1 Heb. bondmen. I. 9 JUDGES. 283 AY. * ch. 19. 50.Judg. 2. 9.tHeb. pro longed theirdaysafter Joshua. ?Gen. 50. 25. Ex.13. 19. "Gen.33. 19. HOr,lambs. tHeb,thethumbsof their handsand of their feet. ll Or, * Josh. 10. 36. & 11. 21. & 15. 13. t Or, low country. our God wiU we serve, and his voice wfll we obey. 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 26 if And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanc tuary of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us ; for it hath heard aU the words of the Lord which he spake unto us : it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 29 if And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his in heritance in "Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hiU of Gaash. 31 And Israel served the Lord aU the days of Joshua, and aU the days of the elders that + over lived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel. 32 if And "the bones of Joseph, which the chfld ren of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of "the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred II pieces of silver : and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died ; and they buried him in a hiU that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. our God wfll we serve, and unto his voice wfll 25 we hearken. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God ; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was 27 1by the sanctuary of the Lord. And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shaU be a witness against us; for it riath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us : it shaU be therefore a witness against 28 you, lest ye deny your God. So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inherit ance. 29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, 30 died, being an hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of 31 Gaash. And Israel served the Lord aU the days of Joshua, and aU the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of the Lord, that he had wrought for Israel. 32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground 2 which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of money : and they became the inheritance of the children of 33 Joseph. And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in 8the hiU of Phinehas his son, which was given him in trie hfll country of Ephraim. THE BOOK OF JUDGES. R.V. 1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the chHdren of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And trie Lord said, Judah shall go up : behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise wfll go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand : and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek : and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled ; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having ' their thumbs and then great toes cut off, • gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 8 Now the chfldren of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 9 if "And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the » valley. 1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of the Lord, saying, Who shaU go up for us first against the 2 Canaanites, to fight against them ? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have 3 delivered the land into his hand. And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee 4 into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into trieir hand : and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand 5 men. And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek : and they fought against ririn, and they smote 6 the Canaanites and the Perizzites. But Adoni- bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his 7 great toes. And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table : as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. 8 And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the 9 edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland. Gen. xxxiii.19. s Or, Gibeahof Phine has 284 JUDGES. I. 10 A.V. * Josh. 15. 13. * Num. 21. 3. «Or,he pos- themountain. * Num. 14. 24. Josh. 14. 13.k 15. 14. « Gen. 28. 19. * Josh. 2. 14. * Josh. 17.11,12. * Josh. 16. 10. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron : (now the name of Hebron before was "Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. ' 11 And from thence he went against the inhabit ants of Debir : and the name of Debir before was Kir jath-sepher : 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Ktrjath-se- pher, and taketh it, to him wHl I give Achsah my daughter to vrife. 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to vrife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass ; and Caleb said unto her, What writ thou ? 15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land ; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 16 if And the children of the Kemte, Moses' fa ther in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the chfldren of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad ; and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was caUed * Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 19 And the Lord was with Judah ; and II he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain ; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the vaUey, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, "as Moses said : and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. 21 And the chHdren of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dweU with the chHdren of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 if And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el : and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth el. (Now the name of the city before was "Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and * we will shew thee mercy. 25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword ; but they let go the man and all his f anrily. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and caUed the name thereof Luz : which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 if * Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabit ants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns : but the Canaanites would dweU in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 if * Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaan ites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 if Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabit ants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 if Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aplrik, nor of Rehob : 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land : for they did not drive them out. 33 i[ Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-ana th ; 10 tAnd Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba:) and they smote 11 Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kir- 12 iath-sepher.) And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him wfll I give 13 Achsah my daughter to vrife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wHe. 14 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved, him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted down from off her ass.; and 15 Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou ? And she said unto him, Give me a 2 blessing; for that thou hast 8set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 16 And the chfldren of the Kenite, Moses' 4bro- ther in law, went up out of 5the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wild erness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad ; 17 and they went .and dwelt with the people. And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and 6utterly destroyed it. And the name of the 18 city was caUed 'Hormah. Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the 19 border thereof. And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the hfll country; for he could not drive out the inhabit ants of the vaUey, because they had chariots 20 of iron. And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken : and he drave out thence the 21 three sons of Anak. And the chHdren of Ben jamin did not drive out the Jebusites that in habited Jerusalem : but the Jebusites dwelt with the chHdren of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto ¦ this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el : and the Lord was with them. 23 And trie house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was 24 Luz.) And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, 25 and we will deal kindly witri thee. And he shewed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword ; but they let the man go and aH his fanrily. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and buflt a city, and caHed the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabit ants of Beth-shean and her 8towns, nor of Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ib leam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites 28 woifld dweU in that land. And it came to pass, when Israel was waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 And Ephraim drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 Zebulun drave not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahaloi ; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became 9 tributary. 31 Asher drave not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of 32 Rehob : but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land : for they did not drive them out. 33 Naphtali drave not out the inhabitants of Beth- shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; RV. 'Seo Josh. xv. 13-19. 2 Or, present 8 Or, given me tlie land of the South*Or, father in law 5 See Deut.xxxiv. 3. 6 Heb. devoted. 'SeeNum.xxi. 3. 8 Heb. daugh ters. 9 Or, subjectto task workand so vv.33,35 II. 18 JUDGES. 285 A.V. tHeb. washeavy.»0r, Maale-Akrab-bim.II Or, mes- • Deut. 7.2. "Deut 12.3. * Josh. 23. 13. * Ex. 23. 33.k 34. 12. II That is, Weepers. tHeb. pro longeddays after Joshua. »Ps. 44. 12.Isal 50. 1. •Lev. 26. Deut. 28. tHeb.saved. but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabit ants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tribut aries unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain : for they would not suffer them to come down to the vaUey : 35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim : yet the hand of the house of Joseph. ' prevaHed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites" was from 11 the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. 2 And an II angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I wfll never break my covenant with you. 2 And * ye shall make no league with the inhabit ants of this land;: "ye shaU throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this ?. 3 Wherefore I also- said, I wfll not drive them out from before you ; but they shaU be * as thorns in your sides, and their gods shaU be a * snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto aU the chHdren of Israel, that the people lifted- up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place II Bochim : and they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 if And when Joshua had let the people go, the clrildren of Israel went every man. unto his inherit ance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the Lord aH the days of Joshua, and all thedays of the elders that tout- lived Joshua, who had seen aU the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inherit ance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hfll Gaash. 10 And also aU that generation were gathered unto their fathers : ¦ and there arose another gener ation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 11 if And the ohUdren of Israel did evfl in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: 12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and foUowed other gods, of thegods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they forsook the Lord, and served. Baal and Ashtaroth. 14 if And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and * he sold them into trie hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against triem for evil, as the Lord had said, and * as the Lord had sworn unto them : and they were greatly distressed. 16 if Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which,. ' delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled. them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a. whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord ; but they did not so. 18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies aU the days of the judge : for it repented the Lord because of their groanriigs by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabit ants of the land : nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributary unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the chfldren of Dan into the hfll country : for they would not suffer 35 them to come down to the vaUey : but the Amorites would dweH in mount Heres, in Ai jalon, and- in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became 36 tributary. And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Uhe rock, and upward. 2 And 2the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And- he said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers ; and I said, I will never break my covenant 2 with you : and ye shaU make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shaU break down their altars: but ye have not heark ened unto my voice : why have ye done this ? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they sshaU be ias thorns in your sides, and their gods shall 4 be a snare unto you. And it came to pass, when the angel of the. Lord spake these words unto aU the clrildren of Israel, triat the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they caUed the name of that place 6 Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the. children of Israel went every man unto his 7 inheritance to possess the land. 6And the peo ple served the Lord aU the days of Joshua, and aU the days of the elders-that outUved Joshua, who had seen aU the great work of the Lord, 8 that he had wrought for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, 9 being an hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hfll country of Ephraim, 10 on the north of the mountain of Gaash. And also aU that generation were gathered unto their fathers : and there arose another gener ation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel. 11 And the chHdren of Israel did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord, and served 12 the- Baalim : and they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and foUowed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: 13 and they provoked the Lord to anger. And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and 14 the Ashtaroth. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoflers that spoHed them, and he sold them into the hands of their ene mies round about, so that they could not any 15 longer stand before their enemies. Whitherso ever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had spoken, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and 16 they were sore distressed. And the Lord raised up judges, which saved them out of the hand 17 of those that spoHed them. And yet they heark ened not unto their judges, for they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves down untoihem: they turned aside-quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obey ing the commandments of the Lord ; but they 18 did not so. And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their ene mies aU the days of the judge: for it repented the Lorp because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. R.V. l Or, Sela« Or, a mes senger 8 Some ancientversionshave,shall be adversaries uuto you,'See Num.xxxiii. 55. 5 That is, Weepers « See Josh.xxiv.29-31. 286 JUDGES. II. 19 A.V. * ch. 3. 12."Or,werecorrupt.tHeb.they let nothing fall of their. H Or, suffered. tHeb. Aram- na-haraim. tHeb.saviour.tHeb.was. t Heb. Aram. II Or, the son of Jemini. tHeb. shut of his rigid hand. 19 And it came to pass, "when the judge was dead, that they returned, and II corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in foUowing other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; tthey ceased not from then- own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 20 if And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded theri- fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice ; 21 1 also wiH not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died : 22 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they wfll keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 23 Therefore the Lord II left those nations, without chiving them out hastily ; neither deHvered he them into the hand of Joshua. 3 Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Is rael as had not known aU the wars of Canaan ; 2 Only that the generations of the chfldren of Is rael might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof ; 3 Namely, five lords of the PhHistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal- hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the command ments of the Lord, wriich lie commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 if And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the chHdren of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves. 8 if Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of 'Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 9 And when the chfldren of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a 'deliverer to the child ren of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 10 And the Spirit of the Lord 'came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of ' Mesopotamia into his hand ; and his hand pre vailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12 if And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Am mon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the chfldren of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the chHdren of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, Ha Benjamite, a man 'lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length ; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab : and Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the pre sent, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, aud dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in foUowing other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them ; i they ceased not from theri- doings, nor from their 20 stubborn way. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel; and he said, Be cause this nation have transgressed my coven ant whieri I commanded theri- fathers, and have 21 not hearkened unto my voice; I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: 22 that by them I may prove Israel, whether they wfll keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, 23 as their fathers did keep it, or not. So the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily ; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. 3 Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as 2 had not known aU the wars of Canaan; only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof; 3 namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and aU the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of 4 Hamath. And they were for to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of 5 Moses. And the chHdren of Israel dwelt among 2the Canaanites; the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, 6 and the Jebusite : and they took then- daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the chfldren of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord then- God, and served the Baalim 8 and sthe Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of "Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel 9 served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a saviour to the clrildren of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger 10 brother. And the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the Lord deHvered Cushan-rishathaim king of 5 Mesopotamia into his hand : and his hand prevailed against 11 Cushan-rishathaim. And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that 13 which was evil in the sight of the Lord. And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they- possessed the city of palm trees. 14 And the children of Israel served Eglon the 15 king of Moab eighteen years. But when the chfldren of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and the children of Israel sent a present by him 16 unto Eglon the king of Moab. And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment 17 upon his right thigh. And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now 18 Eglon was a very fat man. And when he had made an end of offering the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. RV. 'Heb.they let nolhinp fall of theirdoings. 2 Or, the Canaan- iles,.the Hittites$c. 3 See Ex. xxxiv.13. * Heb. Aram- « Heb. Aram. IV. 9 JUDGES. 28V A.V. 10r, graven images. t Heb. a parlour of ,¦ cooling. 1 Or, it came out at the funda ment. I Or, doth his easement. t Heb. fat. * Ps. 83. 9,10. 19 But he himseH turned again from the II quarries that "were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, 0 king: who said, Keep sflence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in 'a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly : 22 And the haft also went in after the blade ; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his beHy; and lithe dirt came out. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came ; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the par lour were locked, they said, Surely he H covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 25 And they tarried tiU they were ashamed : and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them : and, behold, then- lord was faUen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped whfle they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 Aud he said unto them, Follow after me: for the Lord hath deHvered yora- enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 29 And they slew of Moab at that trine about ten thousand men, aU ' lusty, and aU men of valour ; and there escaped not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. 31 if And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also deHvered Israel. 4 And the chHdren of Israel again did evH in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, triat reigned in Hazor ; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentries. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord : for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the chfldren of Israel. 4 if And Deborah, a prophetess, the wHe of Lapi- doth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the chfldren of Israel came up to her for judg ment. 6 And she sent and caUed Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtaU, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel com manded, saying. Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the chHdren of Naphtali and of the chHdren of Zebulun? 7 And I wfll draw unto thee to the " river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I wfll deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak said unto her, 11 thou wUt go with me, then I wiH go : but H thou wilt not go with me, then I wfll not go. 9 And she said, I wiU surely go with thee: 19 But he himseH turned back from the * quarries that were by Gflgal, and said, I have a secret - errand unto thee, 0 king. And he said, Keep silence. And aU that stood by him went out from 20 him. And Ehud came unto him ; and he was sitting by himself alone in his 2 summer parlour. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto 21 thee. And he arose out of his seat. And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his beUy: 22 and the haft also went in after the blade ; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his beUy; and, sit came out 23 behind. Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, 24 and locked them. Now when he was gone out, his servants came ; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked ; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer 25 chamber. And they tarried till they were ashamed : and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour ; therefore they took the key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was 26 faHen down dead on the earth. And Ehud escaped whfle they tarried, and passed beyond 27 the x quarries, and escaped unto Seirah. And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet hi the hfll country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them, FoUow after me : for the Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan i against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass 29 over. And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour ; and there escaped not a 30 man. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Arid the land had rest four score years. 31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which smote of the PhHistines six hund red men with an ox goad: and he also saved Israel. 4 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, when 2 Ehud was dead. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor ; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the 6 Gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord : for he had nine hundred chariots of iron ; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the chHd ren of Israel. 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wHe of Lap- 5 pidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she Gdwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hfll country of Ephra im: and the children of Israel came up to her 6 for judgement. And she sent and caUed Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesri-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded, saying, Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the child- 7 ren of Zebulun ? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude ; and 8 I wfll deliver him into thine hand. And Barak said unto her, H thou wilt go with me, then I wiU go : but H thou wflt not go with me, I wiU not 9 go. And she said, I wiU surely go with thee : R.V. ¦Or, graven imagesa Heb. upper chamberofcooling. 3 Or, he went out into the ante chamber * Or, toward Moab 5 Or, nations 6 Or, sat 288 JUDGES. IV. 9 A.V. * Num. 10. 29. tHeb. gathered by cry, or, pro clamation. ' Ps. 83. 10. t Heb. unto one. II Or, rug, or, blanket. * ch. 6. 25. t Heb. }iut. t Heb. going wentand was hard. ' Deut. 4. 11. ' Ps. 97. 5.tHeb. flowed. » Ex. 19. 18.* ch. 3. 31. « ch. 4. 18.tHeb. walkers of paths. t Heb. crookedways. notwithstanding the joumey that thou takest shaU not be for thine honour; for the Lord shaU seU Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh., 10 if And Barak. caUed Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh ; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet : and Deborah went up with him. 11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the chfld ren of "Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himseH from the Kenites, and pitched his - tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was-gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera ' gathered together aU his chariots, even- nine hundred chariots of iron, and aU the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentries unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And "the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his ehariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and aU the host of Sisera f eU upon the edge of the sword; and there was not 'a man left. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the. wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.. 18 if And Jael went out to, meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a Jl mantle. 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink ; for I am thirsty. And she opened * a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here ? i that thou shalt say, No. 21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nafl of the tent, and ' took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to. meet him, and said unto him, Come, and- 1 wfll shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nafl was in his temples. 23 So God-subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the chfldren of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Israel 'pro spered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. 5 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord, for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, 0 ye kings; give ear, 0 ye princes; I, even I, wfll sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God- of Israel. 4 Lord, "when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 * The mountains ' melted from before the Lord, even "that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel. 6 In the days of * Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of * Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the ' travellers walked through ' byways. notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shaU not be for thine honour; for the Lord Khali seU Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to 10 Kedesh. And Barak caUed Zebulun and Naph tali together to Kedesh ; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet : and Deborah went 11 up with him. Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from Hhe Kenites, even from the child ren of Hobab the 2 brother in law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far asthe8oakin!lZaan- 12 annim, which is by Kedesh. And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone 13 up to mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered together aU his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and aU the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the ° Gentiles, unto the river 14 Kishon. And Deborah said unto Barak, Dp; for this is the day in which the Lord hath de livered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after 15 him. And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and aU his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera lighted down from his chariot, and fled away on his 16 feet. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the 6 Gen tries : and aU the host of Sisera feU by the edge of the sword ; there was not a man left. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to- the tent of Jael the wHe of Heber the Kenite : for there was peace between Jabin the king of 18 Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and 19 she covered him with a rug. And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink ; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 20 And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any 21 man here ? that thou shalt say, No. Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took an ham mer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was 6in a deep 22 sleep ; so he swooned and died. And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I wfll shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her ; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the 23 tent-pin was in his temples. So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the 24 chHdren of Israel. And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, untH they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. 5 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel; For that the people offered themselves wfll- ingly, Bless ye the Lord. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes;. I, even I, wfll sing unto the Lord;- I wfll sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel. 4 Lord, when thou >wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water. 5 The mountains 7 flowed down at the presence of the Lord, Even yon-Sinai at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel. 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of-Jael, 8the high ways were un occupied, And the travellers walked through 9 byways. R.V. iHeb. Kain. SeeNum. xxiv. 22. 2 Or, father in law s Or, terebinth gain of money. . 20 They fought from heaven; 'the stars in their ' courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river of : Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. 0 my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 22 Then were the horsehoof s broken by the means of II the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the. angel" of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants there of; because they came not to the help of the Lord", to' the help of the Lord against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shaU Jael the wHe of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shaH -she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him mflk ; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 She^put her hand to the nafl, and her right hand' to the workmen's hammer; -and with the hammer she ' smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 27 'At her feet he bowed, he feH, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he feU: where he bowed, there he fell down ' dead. 7 1 The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods ; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among' forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, 2 That offered themselves wHlingly among the people : Bless ye the Lord. 10 TeU of it, ye that ride on- white asses, Ye thatsit on rich carpets, And ye that walk. by. the way. 11 'Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shaU they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, Even the righteous acts i of 'his rule in Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates. 12 Awake, awake, Deborah ; Awake, awake, utter a song : Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 BThen came down a remnant of the nobles 6 and the people; The Lord came down for me 7 against the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim came down s they whose root is in Amalek ; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down 9 governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle 10the marshal's staff. 15 And nthe princes of Issachar were with Debo rah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the vaUey they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercourses of Beuben There were great resolves of heart. 16 Why safest thou among.the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for, the flocks ? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. 17 Gflead abode beyond Jordan : - And Dan, why did he remain in ships ? Asher sat stfll at the i2haven of the sea, And abode by his creeks. 18 Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought ; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven", The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river Kishon swept, them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. 0 my soul, ls march on with strength. 22 Then {lid the horsehoof s stamp By reason of the pransings, the pransings of their strong ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; Because they came not to the'help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord 7against the mighty. 24 Blessed 14above women shall Jael be, The wHe of Heber the Kenite, Blessed shaU she be 14 above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk ; She brought him butter in a lordly disri. 26 She put her hand to the 15naU, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer ; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples. 27 At her feet he bowed, he feU, he lay : At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he feU down 16dead. R.V. 'Or, Tlie villageswere un occupied 2 Or, Ye that offered yourselveswillingly among the people, bless $-c. 3 Or, Because of the voiceof the archers . . . there let them rehearse¦¦Or, toward his villages 8 Or, Then madehe a remnantto have dominion over the noblesand the people; the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty 6 Or, as otherwiseread, the people of the Lordcame .down for me against (or,among) themighty?Or,among 8 See ch. xii. 15. 9 Or, law givers m> Or, the staff of the scribe11 Or, my princes in Is sachari2 Or, shore 13 Or, thou hast troddendownstrength11 Or, of is Or, tent-pin lcOr,over powered 290 JUDGES. V. 28 A.V. t Heb. words.t Heb. to Vie head of a man. tHeb. for the necks of the spoil. t Heb. wasstrong. t Heb. a man a prophet. * 2 Kings 17. 35, 38. Jer. 10. ' Heb. 11. 32, called Gedeon, t Heb. to cause it tofiee. B Or, my thousand is the meanest. »Or, meat offering. 28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots ? 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she re turned ' answer to herself, 30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; 'to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet^ for the necks of them that take the spoil ? 31 So let aH thine enemies perish, 0 Lord : but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. 6 And the children of Israel did evH in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord deHvered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian 'prevaHed against Is rael : and because of the Midianites the chfldren of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither H sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and theri tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude ; for both they and their camels were without number : and they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverisried because of the Midianites ; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord. 7 if And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 8 That the Lord sent + a prophet unto the chHdren of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage ; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you theri- land ; 10 And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God ; * fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dweU: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 if And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that per tained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son "Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, 'to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto hrin, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is aU this befallen us? and where be aU his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt ? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. 14 And the Lord looked .upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites : have not I sent thee ? 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shaU I save Israel ? behold, ll my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. 16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I wfll be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 17 And he said unto him, 11 now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, untH I come unto thee, and bring forth my » present, and set it before thee. And he said, I wiU tarry until thou come again. 28 Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming ? Why tarry the 1 wheels of his chariots? 29 Her wise ladies answered her, 2Yea, she returned answer to herself, 30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil ? A damsel, two damsels to every man ; To Sisera a spoH of 'divers colours, A spoil of 'divers colours of embroidery, Of 'divers colours of embroidery on both sides, on the necks of the spoil ? 31 So let aU thine enemies perish, O Lord : But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. 6 And the chfldren of Israel did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven 2 years. And the hand of Midian prevaHed against Israel: and because of Midian the chHdren of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, aud the strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the chHdren of the east; they came up against 4 them ; and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, tfll thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in 5 Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. For they came up with theri- cattle and theri- tents, they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and 6 they came into the land to destroy it. And Israel was brought very low because of Mid ian; and the chfldren of Israel cried unto the Lord. 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of Midian, 8 that the Lord sent a prophet unto the chHdren of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the 9 house of bondage ; and I deHvered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out 10 from before you, and gave you their land ; and I said unto you, I am the Lord your God ; ye shaU not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dweU: but ye have not heark ened unto my voice. 11 And the angel of the Lord came, and sat under the 4oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite : and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide 12 it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto hrin, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of 13 valour. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is aU this be- f aUen us ? and where be aU his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath cast us off, and delivered us into 14 the hand of Midian. And the Lord 'looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian : have not 15 I sent thee ? And he said unto him, Oh Lord, wherewith shaU I save Israel? behold, my 'fanrily is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am 16 the least in my father's house. And the Lord said unto him, Surely I wfll be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 17 And he said unto hrin, 11 now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that it 18 is thou that talkest with me. Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring fortri my 'present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I wril tarry until thou come again. RV. i Heb. steps.2 Or, (Yet she repeat-eth her wordsunto herself,)8 Or, dyed gar ments * Or, terebinth 5 Or, turnedtowards •Heb.thou sand. 'Or, offering VI. 39 JUDGES. 291 A.V. * Ex. 33. 20.ch.13.22. 1 That is, The Lordsend peace. I Or, and. tHeb.strong place. «Or, in an orderly manner. tHeb. clothed. * Num. 10.3. ch. 3. 27. tHeb.was calledafterhim. •Gen.18.32. 19 if And Gideon went in, and made ready 'a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 if Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes ; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. 22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, 0 Lord God ! "for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. 23 And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and caUed it II Jehovah-shalom : unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 25 if And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father's young buHock, ll even the second buHock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it : 26 And bufld an altar unto the Lord thy God upon. the top of this 'rock, Hin the ordered place, and take the second buHock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him : and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 28 if And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second buHock was offered upon the altar that was built. 29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. 31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, WHl ye plead for Baal? wril ye save him? he that wfll plead for him, let him be put to death whflst it is yet morning : H he be a god, let him plead f or himself, because one hath cast down his altar. 32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 if Then aU the Midianites and the Amalekites and the chHdren of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the vaHey of Jezreel. 34 But the Spirit of the Lord ' came upon Gideon, and he * blew a trumpet ; and Abi-ezer ' was gathered after him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout aH Manas seh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali ; and they came up to meet them. 36 ir And Gideon said unto God, If thou writ save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I wfll put a fleece of wool in the floor ; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon aU the earth beside , then shaU I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so : for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl fuH of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, "Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I wiU speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this 19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal : the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the 1 oak, 20 and presented it. And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the 21 broth. And he did so. Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the un leavened cakes ; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the fiesh and the un leavened cakes ; and the angel of the Lord de- 22 parted out of his sight. And Gideon saw that he was the angel of the Lord ; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God ! forasmuch as I have seen 23 the angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear 24 not : thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it 2 Je hovah-shalom : unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 25 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father's bullock, 'even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy fa- . ther hath, and cut down the 4 Asherah that is 26 'by it: and bufld an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this strong hold, 6in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the 27 Asherah which thou shalt cut down. Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had spoken unto him : and it came to pass, because he feared his father's house hold and the men of the city, so that he could 28 not do it by day, that he did it by night. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was 'by it, and the second buUock was offered upon 29 the altar that was built. And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the 30 son of Joash hath done this thing. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die : because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut 31 down the Asherah that was 'by it. And Joash said unto all that stood against him, WiU ye plead for Baal ? or wfll ye save him ? he that will plead for hrin, 7 let him be put to death 'whflst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himseH, because one hath broken 32 down his altar. Therefore on that day he caUed him "Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar. 33 Then aU the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled them selves together; and they passed over, and 34 pitched in the vaUey of Jezreel. But the spirit of the Lord 10came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet ; and Abiezer was gathered together 35 after him. And he sent messengers throughout aU Manasseh ; and they also were gathered to gether after him : and he sent messengers unto Asher, and imto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; 36 and they came up to meet them. And Gideon said unto God, 11 thou wilt save Israel by mine 37 hand, as thou hast spoken, behold, I wfll put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor ; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast spoken. 38 And it was so : for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowHul of 39 water. And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once : let me prove, I pray thee, but this T2 R.V. "Or,terebinth 2 That is, The Lord is peace. 3 Or, and « See Ex. xxxiv. 13. 8 Or, upon s Or, with that pertain ing to it 'Or, shall be put to death : let be till morn ing ; if $c.'Or,beforemorning' That is, Let Baal plead. '» Heb. clothed itself with. 292 JUDGES. VI. 39 A.V. 'Deut 20.8.1 Mac. 3. 56. «Or, ranks by five. tHeb. the breakingthereof. once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon aU the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on aU the ground. 7 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the weH of Harod : so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the vaUey. 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt them selves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, "Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand ; and there remained ten thou sand. 4 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I wfll try them for thee there : and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shaU go with thee, the same shaU. go with thee ; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shaU not go with thee, the same shaU not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water : and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them- that lapped, putting their hand to. theri- mouth, were three hundred men: but aU the rest of the people bowed down upon theri- knees to drink water. 7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped wfll I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand : and let aU the other people go every man unto his place. 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets : and he sent aU the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men : and the host of Midian was beneath him in the vaUey. 9 if And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host ; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host : 11 And thou shalt hear what they say ; and after ward shaH thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the II armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and * aU the chfldren of the east lay along in the vaUey like grassrioppers for multitude ; and their camels were without number, as the sand by. the -sea side for multitude. 13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his feUow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it feU, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. 14 And his feUow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God deHvered Midian, and aU the host. 15 if And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and 'the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the once with the fleece ; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon aU the ground let 40 there be dew. And God did so that night : for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. 7 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the spring of 1 Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, 2 by the Irill of Moreh, in the vaUey. 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand 3 hath saved me. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and 3 de part from mount GHead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the Lord said imto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I wfll try them for thee there : and it shaU be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shaH. go with thee, the same shaU go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shaU 5 not go with thee, the same shaU not go. So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, hifri shalt thou set by himself ; like wise every one that boweth down upon his 6 knees to drink. And the number of them that lapped, putting then- hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but aU the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink 7 water. And the Lord said unto Gideon, 'By the three hundred men that lapped wfll I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand : and let all the people go every man unto his 8 place. 4 So the people took victuals in their hand, and then- trumpets : and he sent aH the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men : and. the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. 9 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down ° into the. camp ; for I have delivered it into thine 10 hand. But H thou fear to go down, go thou 11 with Purah thy servant down to the camp : and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shaU thine hands be strengthened to go down 6into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the 12 armed men that were in the camp. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and aU the chHdren of the east lay along in the vaUey Hke locusts for multitude ; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the 13 sea shore for multitude. And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed, a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came uuto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it 14 upside down, that thetent lay along. And his feUow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath de livered Midian, and aU the host. 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the teUing of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped ; and lie returned into the RV. 'That Is, Trem bling.Seever. 3. 2 Or, from the hill of Morehonwards iu the valley 3 Or, go roundabout i Ac cording to some ancientversions,So they took the victualsof the people. « Or, against VIII. 8 JUDGES. 293 AV. tHeb.trumpets in tlie hand of all of them.HOr; fire brands. * Isai. 9. 4.• Or, towards.tHeb.lip. > Ps. 83. 11. Isai. 10. tHeb. What thing is this thou hastdoneunto us ? I Heb. strongly. tHeb.spirit. *Heb.thresh. host of Israel, and said, Arise ; for the Lord hath deHvered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put ' a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and ll lamps with in the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the out side of the camp, it shaH be tliat, as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and aU that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets -also on every side of aU the camp, and say, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 19 if So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to hlow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp : and aU the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and * the Lord set every man's sword against his f eUow, even throughout aU the host : and the host fled to Beth-shittah ll in Zererath, and to the ' border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of aU Manasseh, and pursued after the Mid ianites. 24 if And Gideon sent messengers throughout aU mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then aU the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 25 And they took "two princes of trie Midian ites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. 8 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou caHedst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him t sharply. 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you ? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi ezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb : and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their ' anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 4 if And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that fol low me ; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 if And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army ? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will ' tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. 8 if And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel an swered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of aU of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches 17 within the pitchers. And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise : and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall 18 be that, as I do, so shall ye do. When I blow the trumpet, I and aU that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of aU the camp, and say, For the Lord and for Gideon. 19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch : and they blew the trumpets, and brake in pieces 20 the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the torches in trieir left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal : and they cried, 1 The sword of 21 the Lord and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran; and they shouted, and 2put 22 them to flight. And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, and against aU trie host : and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the 8 border of Abel-meholah, 23 by Tabbath. And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of aU Manasseh, and pursued 24 after Midian. And Gideon sent messengers throughout aU the hfll country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, 4 even Jordan. So aU the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far 25 as Beth-barah, 4even Jordan. And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb ; and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pur sued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond Jordan. 8 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou caUedst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian ? 2 And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I now done in com parison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of 3 Abiezer ? God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their 5 anger was abated toward him, when he 4 had said that. And Gideon came to Jordan, 6 and passed over, he, and the three hundred men 5 that were with him, faint, yet pursuing. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that foUow me ; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after 6 Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that 7 we should give bread unto thine army? And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath de livered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I wfll 7 tear your flesh with the thorns of 8 the wilderness and with briers. And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner : and the' men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. R.V. 'Or,A sword for IfC. 2 An other readingis, ./ted. 8 Heb. lip. < Or, and also 8 Heb. spirit. 8 Or, to pass 'Heb.thresh. 294 JUDGES. VIII. 9 A.V. II Or, an hundredand twentythousand, everyonedrawinga sword. tHeb.terrified. t Heb. writ. tHeb.made to know. * 1 Kings 12. 25. tHeb.accord ing to theform,&c. II Or, orna mentslike the moon. II Or, sweet jewels. tHeb. going'out of his th igh. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I wUl break down this tower. 10 if Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Earkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, aU that were left of all the hosts of the child ren of the east : for there fell II an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 11 if And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pur sued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and ' discomfited aU the host. 13 if And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Suc coth, and enquired of him : and he ' described unto hrin the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary ? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wHderness and briers, and with them he ' taught the men of Succoth. 17 And he beat down the tower of * Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 18 if Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they ; each one ' resembled the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother : as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword : for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Bise thou, and faU upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the U ornaments that were on their camels' necks. 22 if Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Eule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I wfll not rule over you, neither shaU my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you. 24 if And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, We wHl willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold ; beside ornaments, and H coUars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put if in his city, even in Ophrah : and aU Israel went thither a whoring after it : which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 if Thus was Midian subdued before the chHd ren of Israel, so that they lrited up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 if And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons ' of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, -When I come again in peace, I wiU break down this tower. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thou sand men, aU that were left of all the host of the children of the east : for there f eU an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure. 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled ; and he pursued after them ; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and idiscomfited aU the 13 host. And Gideon the son of Joash returned 14 from the battle from the ascent of Heres. And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him : and he 2 described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, 15 seventy and seven men. And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread 16 unto thy men that are weary? And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilder ness and briers, and with them he s taught the 17 men of Succoth. And he brake down the tower 18 of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What man ner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor ? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; 19 each one resembled the children of a king. And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother : as the Lord liveth, H ye had saved 20 them alive, I would not slay you. And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword : for he feared, 21 because he was yet a youth. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Bise thou, and faU upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on then camels' necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Bule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also : for thou hast saved us out 23 of the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, triat ye would give me every man the i earrings of his spoH. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, We wfll willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein 26 every man the earrings of his spoil. And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about 27 theri- camels' necks. Aud Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and aH Israel went a whoring after it there: and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his 28 house. So Midian was subdued before the chfld ren of Israel, and they lrited up theri- heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went 30 and dwelt in his own house. And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten : for he had many wives. R.V. IX. 17 JUDGES. 295 A.V. tHeb. set. tHeb. What is good? whether, &c. tHeb.after. 1 Or, by the oak of the pillar. SeeJosh. 24. 26. II Or, go up and downfor other trees. « Or, thistle. tHeb. cast his life. 31 And his concubine that icas in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he ' cafled Abi melech. 32 if And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel tumed again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 34 And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who had deHvered them out of the hands of aU their enemies on every side : 35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. 9 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem- unto his mother's brethren, and com muned with them, and with aU the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of aU the men of Shechem, 'Whether is better for you, either that aU the sons of Jerubbaal, which are three score and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of aU the men of Shechem aU these words: and their hearts inclined 'to foUow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of sHver out of the house of Baal-berith, where with Abimelech hired vain and Hght persons, which foUowed him. 5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: not withstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Je rubbaal was left ; for he hid himseH. 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and aU the house of Mfllo, and went, and made Abimelech king, U.by the plain of the piHar that was in Shechem. 7 if And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive tree, Beign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and Hgo to be promoted over the trees ? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I for sake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 12 Then said the trees unto, the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then said aU the trees unto the II bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. 15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow : and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sin cerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and H ye have dealt weU with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands ; 17 (For my father fought for you, arid ' adventured his hfe far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian : 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he 1 called his name 32 Abimelech. And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after the Baalim, and made 34 Baal-berith their god. And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord then- God, who had deHvered them out of the hand of all their ene- 35 mies on every side : neither shewed they kind ness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to aU the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. 9 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and spake with them, and with all the famUy of the house 2 of his mother's father, saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that aU the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? re member also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of aU the men of Shechem aU these words : and their hearts inclined to foUow Abimelech; 4 for they said, He is our brother. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abi melech hired vain and right fellows, which 5 followed him. And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left ; for he hid himseH. 6 And aH the men of Shechem assembled them selves together, and aU 2the house of MHlo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the soak of 7 the 4piUar that was in Shechem. And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and rifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken 8 unto you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto 9 the olive tree, Beign thou over us. But the ohve tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, 5 wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the 10 trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come 11 thou, and reign over us. But the fig tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over 12 the trees ? And the trees said unto the vine, 13 Come thou, and reign over us. And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and. go to wave to and 14 fro over the trees ? Then said aU the trees unto the 6 bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. 15 And the 6bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow : and H not, let fire come out of the 6bramble, and devour the cedars of 16 Lebanon. Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and H ye have dealt weU with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him ac- 17 cording to the deserving of his hands ; (for my father fought for you, and 'adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian: R.V. l Heb. set. '¦= Or, Beth- millo3 Or, terebinth*Or, garrison 8 Or, which God and man honour in me 'Or, thorn 'Heb. east his lifebefore him. 296 JUDGES. IX. 18 A.V. 'Heb.strength ened his hands to kill. II Or, songs. I Or, hot. tHeb. craftily,or, to Tormah. tHeb. as thine hand shall find. tHeb. navel. HOr, The re- garders of times. 18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech,. the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then re joice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devourthe men of Shechem, and the house of MHlo ; . and Jet fire come . out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of MHlo, and de vour Abimelech. 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. 22 ir When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abi melech and the men of Shechem ; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech : 24 That the cruelty done- to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them ; and upon the men of Shechem, which ' aided him in the killing of Iris brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set Hers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his breth ren, and went over to Shechem: and the men. of Shechem put their, confidence in, him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode.r/ie grapes, . and made II merry, and went into the house of theri- god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abi melech, and who is Shechem, -that we should serve him? is not 7ie the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem : for why should we serve him? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand I then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. 30 if And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was II kindled.31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech 'privi ly, saying, Behold, Gaal the .son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem.; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 33 And it shaU be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them '.as thou shalt find occasion. 34 if And Abimelech rose up, and aU the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city : and Abi melech rose up, and the people that were with hrin, from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. 37 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the 'middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of HMeonenim. 18 and ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of His maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your 19 brother ;) if . ye then have dealt truly and up-, rightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let hrin 20 also rejoice in you : but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of MiUo ; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from 21 the house of MHlo, and devpur Abimelech. And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. 22 And Abimelech was prince over Israel three 23 years. And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abi- 24 melech : that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them, "and upon the men of "Shechem, which strengthened his hands to slay 25 his brethren. And the men of Shechem set Hers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed aU that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the 27 men of Shechem put theri- trust in him. And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and 1held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abi melech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal ? and Zebul his officer ? serve ye the men of Hainor the father of Shechem: but why should we 29 serve hrin ? And would to God this people were under my hand I then would I remove Abi melech. And he said 2to Abimelech, Increase 30 thine army, and come out. And when. Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal 31 the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. And he sent messengers unto Abimelech s craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem ; and, behold, they l constrain the city to take part against 32 thee. Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in 33 the field.: and it shaU be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out a- gainst thee, then mayest thou do to them 5as thou shalt find occasion. 34 And Abimelech rose up, and aU the people that were with him, by night, and they laid 35 wait-against Shechem in four companies. And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering-of the gate of the city : and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from 36 the ambusbment. And when Gaal saw the peo ple, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And ' Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of 37 the mountains as if they were men. And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the 6 middle of the land, and one com pany cometh by the way of 7 the oak of Meonenim. R.V. 'Or, offereda praise offering 2 Or, of 3 Or, in Tormah 4 Or, oppressthe city on thy account 5 Heb. as thine hand shall find. 8 Heb. navel.'That is, theaugurs'oa,k or terebinth. X. 2 JUDGES. 297 A.V. tHeb. I have done. * 2 Sam. 11. 21. "Or, deliver. tHeb. save. 38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him ? is not this the people that .thou hast despised ? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah : and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dweU in Shechem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field ; and they told Abi melech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city ; and he rose up against them, and smote them. .44 And Abimelech, and the. company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the enter ing of .the gate of the city : and the two other com panies .ran upon aU the people that were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city aU that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 46 if And when aU the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that aU the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zahnon, he and aU the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen ' me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 49 And aU the people Ukewise cut down every man his bough, and foUowed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them,; so. that aU the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 if Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and en camped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled aU the men and women, and aH they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman * cast a piece of a mfll- stone upon Abimelech's head,, and aU to brake his skuH. 54 Then he caUed hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. Ajid his young man thrust hrin through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abi melech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. 56 if Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abi melech, which he did unto his -father, in slaying his seventy brethren : 57 And aU the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads : and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. lO And after Abimelech there arose to "'de fend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him ? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and 39 fight with them. And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there feH many wounded, even unto 41 the entering of the gate. And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul. drave out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dweU in Shechem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into trie field ; and they told Abi- 43 melech. And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and 'laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city ; .and he rose up a- 44 gainst them, and smote them. And Abimelech, and the companies that were with hrin, rushed forward,. and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city aU that day ; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 46 And when aU the men of the tower of She chem heard thereof, they entered into the hold 47 of the house of !El-berith. And it was told Abimelech that aU the men of the tower of 48 Shechem were gathered together. And Abimel ech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and aU the people that were with him ; , and Abimelech took 2 an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder : and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, 49 make haste, and do as I have done. And aU the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and foUowed Abimelech, -and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that aU the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and en- 51 camped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled aU the men and women, and aU they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up 52 to the roof of the tower. And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to bum it with 53 fire. And a certain woman cast an upper mfll- stone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his 54 skull. Then he caUed hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kiU me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust 55 him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they 56 departed every man unto his place. Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy 57 brethren: and aU the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 10 And after Abimelech there arose to save Is rael Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in 2 the hfll country of Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. R.V. 1 See ch. viii. 33 2 Heb. the axes. 298 JUDGES. X. 3 A.V. I Or, The villagesof Jair. » ch. 2. 11. &3. 7. ki. 1. ke. l. k 13. 1. ' ch. 2. 13. t Heb. crushed. > Deut. 32. IS. Jer.2.13. tHeb.is good in thine eyes.tHeb. gods of strangers. tHeb. wasshort ened.tHeb. criedtogether.* ch. 11. 6.« Heb. 11. 32, called Jeph- thae. t Heb. a womananharlot. t Heb. from theface. t Heb. afterdays. 3 if And after him arose Jair, a GHeadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and triey had thirty cities, which are caUed IIHavoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 6 if And * the children of Israel did evU again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and * Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the chHdren of Ammon, and the gods of the Phil istines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the chfldren of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and 'oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the chHdren of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 10 iT And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 11 And the Lord said unto the chfldren of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines ? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 * Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods : wherefore I wiU deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen ; let them dehver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 if And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatso ever 'seemeth good unto thee; deHver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the 'strange gods from among them, and served the Lord : and his soul ' was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the clrildren of Ammon were t gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the child ren of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gflead said one to another, What man is he that wfll begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shaH "be head over aU the inhabitants of Gilead. 11 Now * Jephthah the GHeadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of ' an harlot : and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead's wHe bare hrin sons; andhiswrie's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our fa ther's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. 3 Then Jephthah fled 'from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gath ered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with hrin. 4 if And it came to pass 'in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the chHdren of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: 6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 3 And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite ; and 4 he judged Israel twenty and two years. And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called 1Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the 5 land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. 6 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of 2 Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the PhHistines; and they forsook the Lord, and served hrin not. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of S Ammon. And they vexed and oppressed the chHdren of Israel that year: eighteen years oppressed they all the clrildren of Israel that were beyond Jordan in the land of the Amor- 9 ites, which is in Gflead. And the chHdren of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim ; so that Israel was sore dis- 10 tressed. And the chfldren of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and 11 have served the Baalim. And the Lord said unto the chHdren of Israel, Did not / save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the chfldren of Ammon, and from the 12 Philistines ? The Zidonians also, and trie Amal ekites, and the sMaonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their 13 hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods : wherefore I wfll save you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen ; let them save you in the time of your distress. 15 And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee ; only deliver us, we 16 pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord : and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gflead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves to- 18 gether,andencampedinMizpah. Andthepeople, the princes of Gflead, said one to another, What man is he that wfll begin to fight against the chfldren of Ammon ? he shaH be head over aU the inhabitants of Gflead. 11 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot : 2 and Gilead begat Jephthah. Aud Gilead's wife bare him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drave out Jephthah, and said unto hrin, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house ; for thou art the son of another woman. 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob : and there were gathered vain feUows to Jephthah, and they went out with him. 4 And it came to pass after a whUe, that the children of Ammon made war agamst 5 Israel. And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah 6 out of the land of Tob : and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. RV. 1 That is, The towns of Jair. SeeNum. xxxii. 41. 2 Heb. Aram. 8 The Sept.has,Midianites. XL 26 JUDGES. 299 A.V. tneb.be the hearer between us. ' Num. 21. 13. * Deut. 2.9. * Num. 20. 14. ' Num. 21. 13, 24. > Deut. 2.26. ' Deut. 2. 36. 'Num.82.2. Deut. 23. 4.Josh. 24. 9. 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress ? 8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the chfldren of Ammon, and be our head over aU the inhabit ants of Gflead. 9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shaH I be your head? 10 And the elders of GUead said unto Jephthah, The Lord the witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made hrin head and captain over triem: and Jephthah uttered aH his words before the Lord in Mizpeh. 12 if And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land ? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon an swered unto the messengers of Jephthah, "Be cause Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon : 15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, "Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon : 16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wHderness unto the Bed sea, and came to Kadesh ; 17 Then "Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab : but he would not consent : and Israel abode in Kadesh. 18 Then they went along through the wHder ness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, "but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 19 And * Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon ; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. 20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered aH his people to gether, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and aU his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed aU the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they possessed aU the "coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wHderness even unto Jordan. 23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispos sessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it ? 24 Writ not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shaU drive out from before us, them wfll we possess. 25 "And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab ? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, 26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto 8 me now when ye are in distress ? And the elders of Gflead said unto Jephthah, There fore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the clrildren of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head 9 over aU the inhabitants of Gilead. And Jeph thah said unto the elders of Gflead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, 10 shaU I be your head ? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord shaU be 1 wit ness between us ; surely according to thy word 11 so wfll we do. Then Jephthah went with the elders of GUead, and the people made him head and chief over them : and Jephthah spake aU his words before the Lord in Mizpah. 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the chHdren of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me 13 to fight against my land ? And the king of the clrildren of Ammon answered unto the messen gers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peace- 14 ably. And Jephthah sent messengers again 15 unto the king of the children of Ammon : and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land 16 of the chfldren of Ammon : but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel walked through the wilderness unto the Bed Sea, and came to Ka- 17 desh ; then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab : but he would not : and 18 Israel abode in Kadesh. Then he walked through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they pitched on the other side of Arnon; but they came not within the border of Moab, for Arnon 19 was the border of Moab. And Israel sent mes sengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land 20 unto my place. But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border : but Sihon gathered aU his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, 21 and fought against Israel. And the Lord, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and aU his peo ple into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed aH the land of the 22 Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. And they possessed aU the border of the Amorites, from Amon even unto Jabbok, and from the 23 wHderness even unto Jordan. So now the Lord, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before bis people Israel, and 24 shouldest thou possess them ? Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess ? So whomsoever the Lord our God hath dispossessed from before us, them 25 wUl we possess. And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or 26 did he ever fight against them ? Wlrile Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her 2 towns, and in Aroer and her 2 towns, and in aU the cities R.V. 'Heb.hearer. = Heb. daugh ters. 300 JUDGES. XL 26 A.V. t Heb. thatwhichcometh forth, whichshall come forth. N Or or I will offer it, &c"Or,Abel. II Or, lie had not of his own eitherson or daughter.t Heb. of himself. t Heb. go, and go down. II Or, or dinance.t Heb. from year to year. HOr,to talk with. t Heb. were called. that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hund red years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that trine ? 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me : the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the chfldren of Israel and the children of Ammon. 28 Howbeit the king of the clrildren of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. 29 if Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gflead, and Manas seh, and passed over Mizpeh of GUead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the chfldren of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it shaU be, that t whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shaU surely be the Lord's, II and I wfll offer it up for a burnt offering. 32 if So Jephthah -passed over unto the chfldren of Ammon to figrit against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Aroer, even tfll thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto H the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 34 if And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; II 'beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter I thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me : for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back. 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth ; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken venge ance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. 37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me : let me alone two months, that I may go 'up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my feUows. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her com panions, and bewailed her vh-ginity upon the mountains. 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a II custom in Israel, 40 That the daughters of Israel went 'yearly ll to lament the daughter of Jephthah the GHeadite four days in a year. 12 And the men of Ephraim 'gathered them selves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we wfll bum thine house upon thee with fire. 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the chHdren of Ammon ; and when I caUed you, ye deHvered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the chHdren of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me ? that are along by the side of Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore did ye not recover 27 them within that time ? I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel 28 and the children of Ammon. Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. 29 Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jeph thah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gflead, and from Mizpeh of GUead he passed over unto the child- 30 ren of Ammon. And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wUt indeed deliver the chHdren of Ammon into mine hand, 31 then it shall be, that i whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet -me; when I return in peace from the chfldren of Ammon, it shaU be the Lord's, and I wril offer it up for a 32 burnt offering. So Jephthah passed over uuto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hand. 33 And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto 2Abel- cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the chfldren of Ammon were subdued before the chHdren of Israel. 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son 35 nor daughter. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me : for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I 36 cannot go back. And she said unto him, My father, thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord ; do unto me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth ; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine 37 enemies, even of the children of Ammon. And she said unto her father, Let this tiring be done for me.: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewafl my virginity, I and my companions. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months : and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon 39 the mountains. And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed : and she had not known 40 man. And it was sa custom in Israel, that the daughters of Israel went yearly to 4 celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. 12 And the men of Ephraim were gathered to gether, and passed 5 northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the chfldren of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee ? we wiU burn 2 thine house upon thee with fire. And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I caUed you, ye saved me not out of their hand. 3 And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over agamst the chfldren of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me ? R.V. iOr,whoso ever 3 That is, The meadowof vine yards. 3 Or, an ordin ance 4 Or, lament 5 Or, to Zaphon XIII. 10 JUDGES. 301 A.V. tHeb.sons'sons. tHeb.added to commit,Sc *ch. 2. 11.4 3.7. &4.1.4 6.1. k 10. 6. * Num. 6.5.1 Sam. 1. 11. 4 Then Jephthah gathered together aU the men of Gflead, and fought with Ephraim : and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephrainrites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephrainrites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite ? If he said, Nay ; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth : and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan : and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thou sand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the GHeadite, and was buried in one of the cities of GUead, 8 if And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years: 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth lehem. 11 if And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. 13 if And. after him Abdon the son of HUlel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty 'nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel- eight years. 15 And- Abdon the son of Hfllel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. 13 And the chHdren of Israel '"did evH again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 if And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the fanrily of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his vrife was barren, and bare not. 3- And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not : but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and * drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and "no rasor shaU come on his head: for the child shaU be a Nazarite unto God from the womb : and he shall begin to deHver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 if Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his coun tenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible : but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name : 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt con ceive, and bear a son ; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing : for the child' shaU be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 8 iT Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shaU do unto the chrid that shaU be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, 4 Then Jephthah. gathered together aU the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gilead ites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst 5 of Manasseh. And the Gileadites took the fords of Jordan1 against the Ephraimites;- and it was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over-, the men of Gilead said unto hrin, Art thou an Ephraimite ? If he said, 6 Nay ; then said they unto him, Say now Shib boleth ; and he said Sibboleth ; for he could not frame to pronounce it right; then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of Jor dan: and there feU at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gfleadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged 9 Israel. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and. thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his. sons.. And 10 he judged Israel seven years. And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem. 11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged 12 Israel ; and he judged Israel ten years. And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. 13 And after him Abdon the son of Hfllel the 14 Pirathonite judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on three score and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel 15 eight years. And Abdon the son of HiUel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hiH country of the Amalekites. 13 And the children of Israel again did that which was evH in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the f amUy of the Danites, whose name was Manoah ; 3 and his wHe was barren, and bare not. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and 4 bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not 5 any unclean thing : for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and no razor shaU come upon his head: for the child shaU be a 2 Nazirite unto God from the womb : and he shaU begin to save 6 Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his counten ance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible ; and I asked him not whence 7 he was, neither told he me his name : but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: for the chrid shaU be a Nazirite unto God from the 8 womb to the day of his death. Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, Oh Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send oome again unto us, and teach ua what we shaU 9 do unto the chUd that shaH be born. And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field : but Manoah her husband was not 10 with her. And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, R.V. lOr,toward Ephra im 1 See Num. vi. 2. 302 JUDGES. XIII. 10 AV. tHeb. What shallbe the mannerof the, kc.HOr, whatshall he dot tHeb.what shall be his work ? tHeb.beforethee. II Or, wonder ful. • Ex. 33. 20. ch. 6. 22. t Heb. she is right in mine t Heb. in meetinghim. the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wrie, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. 12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. 'How shaU we order the chfld, and II ' how shall we do unto hrin ? 13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of aU that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing : aU that I commanded her let her observe. 15 if And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid tfor thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I wril not eat of thy bread : and H thou wUt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour ? 18 And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is II secret ? 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord : and the angel did wonderously ; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and feU on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, "We shaU surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wHe said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us aU these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24 if And the woman bare a son, and caUed his name Samson : and the chrid grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. 14 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines : now therefore get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among aU my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised PhHis tines ? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me ; for ' she pleaseth me weU. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sOught an occasion against the Philistines : for at that trine the Philis tines had dominion over Israel. 5 if Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared 'against him. 6 And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand : but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. the man hath appeared unto me, that came 11 unto me the other day. And Manoah arose, and went after his wHe, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman ? And he said, I am. 12 And Manoah said, *Now let thy words come to pass: what shaU be the 2 manner of the chfld, 13 and 6what shall be his work ? And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of aU that I said 14 unto the woman let her beware. She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the 4vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; aU that I commanded 15 her let her observe. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I wiH not eat of thy bread: and if thou wUt make ready a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the 17 Lord. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy words 18 come to pass we may do thee honour ? And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is 3 wonder- 19 f ul ? So Manoah took the kid with the meal offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously, and Ma- 20 noah and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar : and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their 21 faces to the ground. But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah or to his wrie. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of 22 the Lord. And Manoah said unto his wrie, We shaU surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kiU us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, neither would he have shewed us aU these things, nor would at this time have told such 24 things as these. And the woman bare a son, and caUed his name 8 Samson: and the child 25 grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the spirit of the Lord began to move him in ? Mahaneh- dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. 14 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the 2 Philistines. And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the PhHistines : 3 now therefore get her for me to wHe. Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised PhH istines? And Samson said unto his father, Get 4 her for me ; for she pleaseth me weU. But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord ; for he sought an occasion against the PhUistines. Now at that time the PhHistines had rule over Israel. 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, » young 6 lion roared against him. And the spirit of the Lord came mightUy upon him, and he rent hrin as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. RV. 'Or,Nowwhen thy words come to pass, what #c. 2 Or, ordering s Or, how shall we do unto him *Or, grape vineSeeNum. vi. 4. 8 Or, secret 8 Heb. Shim-shon.i That is, The camp of Dan.See ch. xviii. 12. XV. 4 JUDGES. 303 AV. «Or, shirts. t Heb. to possess us, or, to impoverish us? HOr,the rest of the seven days, kc. t [1611 the] II Or, apparel. tHeb.let her be thine. "Or, Noii}shall I beblame-lessfrom the Phil istines,though,kc."Or, torches. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman ; and she pleased Samson weU. 8 if And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the Hon : and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the Hon. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat : but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. 10 if So his father went down unto the woman : and Samson made there a feast ; for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 if And Samson said unto them, I wfll now put forth a riddle unto you : if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I wril give you thirty II sheets and thirty change of garments : 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shaU ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of gar ments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweet ness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And it came, to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wrie, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with Are : have ye caUed us ' to take that we have ? is it not so ? 16 And Samson's vrife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the chfldren of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shaH I tell it thee? 17 And she wept before him lithe seven days, whHe + their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the chHdren of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a Hon? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heHer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 if And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their II spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Samson's wHe was given to his com panion, whom he had used as his friend. 15 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wHe with a kid ; and he said, I wiU go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? 'take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 if And Samson said concerning them, II Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took II firebrands, and turned taU to taU, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 7 And he went down, and talked with the wo- 8 man ; and she pleased Samson weU. And after a whHe he returned to take her, and he tumed aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the 9 body of the lion, and honey. And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went, and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat : but he told them not that he had taken the honey 10 out of the body of the lion. And his father went down unto the woman : and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to 11 do. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with 12 him. And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you : if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I wfll give you thirty linen 13 garments and thirty changes of raiment : but H ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth 14 thy riddle, that we may hear it. And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the 15 riddle. And it came to pass on the 1 seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we bum thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye caUed us to 2 impoverish us ? 16 is it not so 1 And Samson's wrie wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shaU I 17 teU thee ? And she wept before hrin the seven days, whUe their feast lasted : and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, be cause she pressed him sore : and she told the 18 riddle to the children of her people. And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey ? and what is stronger than a Hon ? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle. 19 And the spirit of the Lord came mightUy upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their s spoH, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that de clared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, 20 and he went up to his father's house. But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. 15 But it came to pass after a whfle, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wHe with a kid ; and he said, I wiU go in to my wHe into the chamber. But her father would not 2 suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion : is not her younger sister fairer than she ? take her, I 3 pray thee, instead of her. And Samson said unto them, This time 4shaU I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them 4 a mischief. And Samson went and caught three hundred 5foxes, and took 6firebrands, and turned taU to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails. R."V. iThe Sept. and Syriac have, fourth. 2 Or, take that we have 3 Or, apparel 4 Or, shall I be quits with5 Or, jackals e Or, torches 304 JUDGES. XV. 5 A.V. t Heb. wentdown. tHeb.weremelted.t Heb. moist. tHeb.an heap, twoheaps.I That is, The liftingup of the jawbone, or,casting away of the jawbone. II Or, Lelti. 1 That is, The well of him thatcalled, or, cried. t Heb. o woman tHeb. silent. t Heb. with the bar. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing com of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the stand ing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 6 if Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this?' And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wrie, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 if And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet wHl I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. 9 if Then the PhHistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us ? And they answered, To bind Sam son are we come up, to do to, him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah 'went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Eno.west thou not that the PhHistines are rulers over us ? what is this that thou hast done unto us ? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the PhHistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not faU upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No ; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we will not kfll thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 if And when he came unto Lehi, the PhHis tines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands ? loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a ' new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thou sand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, 'heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when. he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place HBamath- lehi. 18 if And he was sore athirst, and caUed on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliver ance into the hand of thy servant : and now shaU I' die- for- thirst, and faU into the hand of the un circumcised? 19 But God clave an hoHow place that was in lithe jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he. had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived : wherefore he caUed the name thereof II En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the PhHis tines twenty years. 16 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there ' an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed./nm in, and laid wait for him aU night in the gate of the city, and were ' quiet aU the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shaU kfll him. 3 And Samson lay tfll midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, ' bar and aU, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hiU that is before Hebron. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philis tines, and burnt up both the shocks and the 6 standing corn, and also the oliveyards. Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this ? And they said, Samson, the son in law of the Tim nite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the PhHistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I wfll be avenged of you, and 8 after that I wfll cease. And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter : and- he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam. 9 Then the Phflistines went up, and pitched in 10 Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us ? And they said, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to 11 us. Then three thousand men of Judah went down-to the'deft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us ? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the PhHistines. And Samson-said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye wiH not fall upon 13 me yourselves. And they spake unto him, say ing, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we wiH not kiU thee. And they bound him with two new 14 ropes, and brought him up from the rock. When he came unto. Lehi, the Philistines -shouted as they met hrin : and the spirit of the Lord came mightUy upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands 1 dropped from off his 15 hands. And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote 16 a thousand men therewith. And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, 2heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand;, and 3that place was caUed 4Ba- 18 math-lehi. And he was sore athirst, and caUed on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant : and- now shaU I die for thirst, and faU into the 19 hand of the uncircumcised. But God clave the hoHow place that is in 6Lehi, and there came water thereout ; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore 6 the name thereof was caUed ' En-hakkore, which 20 is in Lehi, unto this day. And he judged Israel in the days of the Phflistines twenty years. 16 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there 2 an harlot, and went in unto her. And it was, told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him aU night in the gate of the city, and were quiet aU the night, saying, 8 Let be tfll morning 3 light, then we wiH kill him. And Samson lay tiH midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and aH, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron. R.V, i Heb. were melted. 2 Heb. an heap, two heaps. 3 Or, he calledthat place4 That is, The hill of the jawbone. 6 Or, the jawbone 8 Or, he called the name thereof'That is, The spring of him thatcalled. sOr, When (or Be fore) the morningis light XVI. 21 JUDGES. 305 AV. HOr, by the brook. I Or, humble. lOr, newcords.t Heb. moist.tHeb. one: t Heb. smelleth. tHeb. where with work hath not l-ecndone. tHeb.shortened. tHeb.bored out. 4 if And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman II in the vaHey of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see where in his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevaU against him, that we may bind him to ll afflict him : and we wfll give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 if And Delilah said to Samson, TeU me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven U' green withs that were never dried, then shaU I be weak, and be as 'another man. 8 Then the lords of the PhHistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. . 9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she sai'd unto him, The PhHistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it 'toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And DelHah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now teU me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes 'that never were occupied, then shaH I be weak, and be as another man. 12 DelHah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were Hers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a triread. 13 And DelHah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies : teU me where with thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said un to him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 if And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him dafly with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was 'vexed unto death; 17 That he told her aU his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mo ther's womb : if I be shaven, then my strength wfll go from me, and I shall become weak, and be Hke any other man. 18 And when DelHah saw that he had told her aU his heart, she sent and caUed for the lords of the PhHistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she caUed for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I wfll go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was de parted from him. 21 if But the PhHistines took him, and 'put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass ; and he did grind in the prison house. 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman lin the vaUey of Sorek, whose name 5 was DelHah. And the lords of the PhUistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail a- gainst him, that we may bind him to 2 afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us 6 eleven hundred pieces of sHver. And DelHah said to Samson, TeU me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou 7 mightest be bound to afflict thee. And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven 3 green withes that were never dried, then shall I be- 8 come weak, and be as another man. Then the lords of the PhHistines brought up to her seven "green withes which had not been dried, and 9 she bound him with them. Now she had Hers in wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it 4 toucheth the fire. 10 So his strength wa3 not known. And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me Ues : now teU me, I pray thee, 11 wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. 12 So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The PhHistines be upon thee, Samson. And the Hers in wait were abiding, in the inner chamber. And he brake 13 them from off his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me where with thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, li thou weavest the seven locks of 14 my head with the web. And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the 15 beam, and the web. And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein 16 thy great strength lieth. And it came to pass, when she pressed hrin daily witri her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto 17 death. And he told her aH his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head ; for I have been a Nazhite unto God from my mother's womb : if I be shaven, then my. strength wiU go from me, and I shaU 18 become weak, and be like any other man. And when Dehiah saw that he had told her aU his heart, she sent and caUed for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for »he hath told me aU his heart. Then the lords of the Phflistines came up unto her, and brought 19 the money in then- hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for 6a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his 20 strength went from him. And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myseH. But he wist not that the Lord was departed from 21 bin. And the Phflistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. U R.V. 'Or, by the brook = Or, humble 8 Or, new bow strings « Heb. smelleth. 5 Or, according to anotherreading,he had told hei' » Or, the men 306 JUDGES. XVI. 22 A.v. lOr, as when he was shaven. tHeb.and who multi plied our slain. tHeb. beforethem. 1 Or, he leanedon them. t Heb. my soul. * ch. 8. 27. •Gen. 31. 19. Hosea 3. 4.tHeb. filled the hand. » ch. 18. 1.k 21. 25. t Heb. in makinghis way. 22 Howbeit the hah- of his head began to grow again II after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Phflistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice : for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised theri- god : for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, 'which slew many of us. 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they caHed for Samson out of the prison house ; and he made ' them sport : and they set him between the piUars. 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pUlars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was fuU of men and women ; and aU the lords of the Phflistines were there ; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld whfle Samson made sport. 28 And Samson caUed unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, 0 God, that I may be at once avenged of the PhHis tines for my two eyes. 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pHiars upon which the house stood, and 11 on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30 And Samson said, Let ' me die with the Philis tines. And he bowed himseH with all his might ; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his hfe. 31 Then his brethren and aU the house of his father came down, and took hrin, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. 17 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hund red shekels of sHver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the sHver is with me ; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of sHver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the sriver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image : now therefore I wfll restore it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of sHver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image : and they were in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an "ephod, and *teraphim, and 'consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 *In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7 if And there was a young man out of Beth- lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place : and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, ' as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 And the lords of the PhHistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our 24 hand. And when the people saw him, they praised their god : for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which hath slain many 25 of us. And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, CaU for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they caUed for Samson out of the prison house ; and he made sport before them: and they set hhn between 26 the pUlars. And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I 27 may lean upon them. Now the house was fuU of men and women; and aU the lords of the PhHistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that 28 beheld whfle Samson made sport. And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, 0 God, that I may 1 be at once avenged of the PhHistines for my two 29 eyes. And Samson took hold of the two middle pfllars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the 30 other with his left. And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himseH with aU his might ; and the house f eU upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were 31 more than they which he slew in his rife. Then his brethren and aU the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. V7 And there was a man of the hfll country of 2 Ephraim, whose name was Micah. And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of sriver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter aa curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me ; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my 3 son of the Lord. And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I verily "dedicate the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image : now there- 4 fore I wiH restore it unto thee. And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image : and it was in the house of 5 Micah. And the man Micah had an house of 4 gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and b con secrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel : every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem- judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, 8 and he sojourned there. And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to so journ where he could find a place ; and he came to the hfll country of Ephraim to the house of 9 Micah, as he journeyed. And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. R.T. 1 Or, be avenged ...for one of my two eyes 2 Or, an adjuration 8 Or, hail dedicat ed *Ov,God 8 Heb. filled the hand of. XVIII. 16 JUDGES. 307 A.V. HOr,a double suit, kc. tHeb. an order of gar ments. * ch. 17. 6. k 21. 25. tHeb. sons. tHeb. possessor, or, heir of re straint. tHeb. girded. tHeb. asked him of peace. 10 And Micah said unto him, DweU with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I wiU give thee ten shekels of sriver by the year, and II 'a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite was content to dweU with the man ; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord wiH do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 18 In * those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dweU in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not f aHen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 2 And the chHdren of Dan sent of their fanrily five men from their coasts, 'men of valour, from Zorah, aud from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land : who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite : and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place ? and what hast thou here? 4 Arid he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shaU be prosperous. 6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace : before the Lord is your way wherein ye go. 7 if Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no 'magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye ? 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them : for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye stiU? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shaU come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 11 if And there went from thence of the fanrily of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men 'appointed with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath- jearrin, in Judah: wherefore they caUed that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearrin. 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. 14 if Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image ? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and ' saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the chHdren of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 10 And Micah said unto him, DweU with me, and be imto me a father and a priest, and I wfll give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite 11 went in. And the Levite was content to dweU with the man; and the young man was unto 12 him as one of his sons. And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his 13 priest, and was in the house of Micah. Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord wiU do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 18 In those days there was no king in Israel: , and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dweU in ; for unto that day their inheritance had not faHen unto them 2 among the tribes of Israel. And the chHdren of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: and they came to the hiU country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged 3 there. When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast 4 thou here ? And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath 5 hired me, and I am become his priest. And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way 6 which we go shaU be prosperous. And the priest said unto them, Go in peace : before the Lord is your way wherein ye go. 7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing 1 authority, 2 that might put them to shame in any thing, and they were far from the Zidonians, and had 8 no dealings with any man. And they came un to their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, Arise, arid let us go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good : and are ye stiU ? be not slothful to 10 go and to enter in to possess the land. When ye go, ye shaU come unto a people secure, and the land is large : for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of any tiring that is in the earth. 11 And there set forth from thence of the famUy of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and encamped in Kiriatri- jearim, in Judah: wherefore they caUed that place sMahaneh-dan, unto this day: behold, it 13 is behind Kiriath-jearim. And they passed thence unto the hfll country of Ephraim, and 14 came unto the house of Micah. Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image ? now therefore consider what ye have to 15 do. And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his 16 weHare. And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the child ren of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. U2 R.V. IHeb. power of re straint.2 Or, thatmight do any hurt s See ch. xiii. 25. 308 JUDGES. XVIII. 17 A.V. tHeb. that thou art gathered to gether? t Heb. bitter of soul. * Josh. 19. 47. * ch. 17. 8.k 18. 1. & 21. 25. t Heb. a womana con cubine,or,a wife a con cubine.HOr,a year and four months.t Heb. days, four months. tHeb. to her heart. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image : and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. 18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them. What do ye? 19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest : is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel ? 20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. 22 if And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the clrildren of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, ' that thou comest with such a company? 24 And he said, Te have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aUeth thee ? 25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest 'angry feUows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the Hves of thy household. 26 And the chHdren of Dan went their way : and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. 27 Aud they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure : and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was lax from Zidon, and they had no business with any man ; and it was in the vaUey that lieth by Beth- rehob. And they buHt a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And they caUed the name of the "city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. 30 if And the chHdren of Dan set up the graven image : and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan untH the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, aH the time that the house of God was in ShHoh. 19 And it came to pass iu those days, * when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him ta concubine out of Beth-lehem- judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there n tfour whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak 'friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, re tained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image : and the priest stood by the entering of the gate with the six hundred 18 men girt with weapons of war. And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What 19 do ye ? And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in 20 Israel? And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven 21 image, and went in trie midst of the people. So they turned and departed, and put the little ones 22 and the cattle and the goods before them. When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the 23 children of Dan. And they cried unto the child ren of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, xthat thou 24 comest with such a company ? And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What 25 aileth thee ? And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest 2 angry feUows fall upon you, and thou lose thy 26 life, with the lives of thy household. And the chHdren of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, 27 he turned and went back unto bis house. And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, nnto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword ; and they burnt the city 28 with fire. And there was no deUverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that Heth by Beth-rehob. And they buflt the city, 29 and dwelt therein. And triey caUed the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel : howbeit the 30 name of the city was Laish at the first. And the chHdren of Dan set up for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of 8 Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until 31 the day of the captivity of the land. So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, aU the time that the house of God was in ShHoh. 19 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hiH country of Ephraim, who took to him a con- 2 cubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. And his con cubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth- lehem-judah, and was there the space of four 3 months. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak 4 kindly unto her, to bring 6 her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses : and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet hrin. 4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, re tained him ; and he abode with him three days : so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. RV. ' Heb. that thou art gathered together. 2 Heb. bitterof soul. s An otherreading; is, Ma nasseh. 4 Heb. to her heart. s An otherreadingis, it, that is, herheart. XIX. 22 JUDGES. 309 AV. tHeb. Strengthen. t Heb. till the day declined. tHeb.is weak. (Heb.it is the pitching time of the day. t Heb. to thy tent. tHeb.to over against Jebus. f Heb. gather- eth. 5 if Aud it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart : and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, ' Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried 'untH afternoon, and they did eat both of them. ' 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day ' draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry aU night: behold, tthe day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go thome. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came 'over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent ; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him, We wfll not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel ; we wiH pass over to Gibeah. 13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Bamah. 14 And they passed on aud went their way ; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city : for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. 16 iT And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim ; and he sojourned in Gibeah : but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Eph raim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth- lehem-judah, but -I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that 'receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 20 And. the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let aH thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses : and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. 22 if Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know hrin. 5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye 6 shaH go your way. So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel's father said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry aH night, and 7 let thine heart be merry. And the man rose up to depart ; but his father in law urged him, 8 and he lodged there again. And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to de part ; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye untU the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them. 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now -the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry aU night : behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your 10 way, that thou mayest go ihome. But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem) : and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was 11 with him. When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, 2 that is not of the children of Israel ; but we wiU pass over to 13 Gibeah. And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places ; and 14 we wfll lodge in Gibeah, or in Bamah. So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which 15 belongeth to Benjamin. And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah : and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city : for there was no man that took them into 16 his house to lodge. And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even ; now the man was of the hfll country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah : but the men of the 17 place were Benjamites. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest 18 thou? and whence comest thou? And he said unto hrin, We are passing from Beth-lehem- judah unto the farther side of the hfll country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: 8and I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that 19 taketh me into his house. Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses ; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy hand maid, and for the young man which is with thy 20 servants : there is no want of any thing. And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howso ever let aU thy wants lie upon me ; only lodge 21 not in the street. So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder: and they 22 washed their feet, and did eat and drink. As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain 4sons of s Belial, be set the house round about, beating at the door ; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. R.V. I Heb. to thy tents. 3 Or, where there are none of thechildren of Israel 3 The Sept. has, and I am going to my house. 'Or,base fellows 8 That is, worth- lessness. 310 JUDGES. XIX. 23 A.V. * Gen. 19.6. t Heb. the matter of this folly. tHeb. the man the Levite.' tHeb. humbled. t Heb. fellows. 23 And * the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my breth ren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this foUy. 24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you : but unto this man do not ' so vfle a tiring. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them ; and they knew her, and abused her aH the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and feU down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way : and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. 29 if And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into aU the coasts of Israel. 30 And it was so, that aH that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the chHdren of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. 20 Then aH the chfldren of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of aU the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the as sembly of the people of God, four hundred thou sand footmen that drew sword. 3 (Now the chHdren of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the chfldren of Israel, Tell its, how was this wickedness ? 4 And 'the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my con cubine, to lodge. 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon rne by night, and thought to have slain me : and my concubine have they 'forced, that she is dead. 6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout aU the country of the in heritance of Israel : for they have committed lewd ness and foUy in Israel. 7 Behold, ye are aU children of Israel ; give here your advice and counsel. 8 if And aH the people arose as one man, saying, We wiU not any of us go to his tent, neither wfll we any of us turn into his house. 9 But now this shall be the thing which we wiH do to Gibeah ; we will go up by lot against it ; 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thou sand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to aU the foUy that they have wrought in Israel. 11 So aU the men of Israel were gathered against the city, ' knit together as one man. 12 if And the tribes of Israel sent men through aU the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wicked ness is this that is done among you? 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not 24 this foUy. Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this 25 man do not any such f oHy. But the men would not hearken to him : so the man laicfhold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them ; and they knew her, and abused her aU the night until the morning : and when the day began to 26 spring, they let her go. Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and feU down at the door of the man's house where her lorn was, tiU 27 it was light. And her lord rose up in the morn ing, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way : and, behold, the woman his concubine was faUen down at the door of the 28 house, with her hands upon the threshold. And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going ; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass ; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his 29 place. And when he was come into his house, he took a knHe, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, Mimb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders 30 of Israel. And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day : con sider of it, take counsel, and speak. 20 Then aU the clrildren of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of 2 GUead, unto the Lord at Mizpah. And the 2 chiefs of aU the people, eeven of aH the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand 3 footmen that drew sword. (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the chHdren of Israel said, TeU us, how was this wickedness 4 brought to pass ? And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night ; me they thought to have slain, and my concub- 6 ine they forced, and she is dead. And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inherit ance of Israel : for they have committed lewd- 7 ness and foUy in Israel. Behold, ye chHdren of Israel, aU of you, give here your advice and 8 counsel. And all the people arose as one man, saying, We wfll not any of us go to his tent, neither wiH we any of us turn unto his house. 9 But now this is the thing which we will do to 10 Gibeah; we wiU go up against it by lot; and we wiU take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to 4 Gibeah of Benjamin, according to aU the f oUy that they have wrought 11 in Israel. So aU the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the 5 tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wick edness is this that is come to pass among you ? R.V. i Heb. according to her bones. 2 Heb. corners.a Or, even all tribes. SeeNum. iv. ISaiu. ix. 21. XX. 32 JUDGES. 311 A.V. * ch. 3. 15. t Heb. to smite of the peoplewoundedas at, kc. "Or,Beth-el. 13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the chfldren of Belial, which are in Gibeari, that we may put them to death, and put away evH from Israel. But the chHdren of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the chHdren of Israel : 14 But the chHdren of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle "against the clrildren of Israel. 15 And the chfldren of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thou sand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. , 16 Among aU this people there were seven hundred chosen men * lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: aH these were men of war. 18 if And the clrildren of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the clrildren of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first. 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morn ing, and encamped against Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and trie men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. 21 And the chfldren of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day. 23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord untH even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, ShaH I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.) 24 And the chHdren of Israel came near against the chfldren of Benjamin trie second day. 25 And Benjamin. went fortri against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the clrildren of Israel again eighteen thousand men ; aU these drew the sword. 26 if Then aU the clrildren of Israel, and aU the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day untU even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the chHdren of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, 28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, ShaH I yet again go out to battle against the chHdren of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I wfll deliver them into thine hand. 29 And Israel set Hers in wait round about Gibeah. 30 And the children of Israel went up against the chHdren of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began 'to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to II the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. 32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the 13 Now therefore deliver up the men, the tsons of 2 Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But "Benjamin would not hearken to the voice 14 of their brethren the chHdren of Israel. And the chHdren of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the chfldren of Israel. 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and 4six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered 16 seven hundred chosen men. Among aU this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded ; every one could sling stones at an hair-breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew 18 sword : aU these were men of war. And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth el, and asked counsel of God ; and they said, Who shaU go up for us first to battle against the clrildren of Benjamin ? And the Lord said, 19 Judah shall go up first. And the chfldren of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped 20 against Gibeah. And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them 21 at Gibeah. And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and 22 two thousand men. And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the bat tle again in array in the place where they set 23 themselves in array the first day. (And the chfldren of Israel went up and wept before the Lord untH even ; and they asked of the Lord, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle a- gainst the clrildren of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.) 24 And the children of Israel came near against 25 the children of Benjamin the second day. And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second clay, and destroyed down to the ground of the chfldren of Israel again eighteen thousand men ; aU these drew the 26 sword. Then aU the chfldren of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the 27 Lord. And the chHdren of Israel asked of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was 28 there in those days, and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, ShaU I yet again go out to battle against the chHdren of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to-morrow I wfll deliver him into 29 thine hand. And Israel set Hers in wait against Gibeah round about. 30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, 31 as at other times. And the chfldren of Ben jamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the high ways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in 32 the field, about thirty men of Israel. And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the R.V. 'Or,base fellows 2 That is, worth-lessness.s An other readingis, the children of Ben jamin. 4 Ac cordingto some ancientauthorities, five. 312 JUDGES. XX. 32 AV. "Or, made a long sound with the trumpet.« Or, time. t Heb. with. t Heb. elevation. t Heb. to sinite thewounded. tHeb. the whole con sumption.t Heb. touchedthem. "Or, from Menu- chah,kc.tHeb.untooveragainst. ' ch. 21. tlli'b. was found. t Heb. were found. chUdi-en of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways. 33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal- tamar : and the Hers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. 34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of aU Israel, and the battle was sore : but they knew not that evH teas near them. 35 And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel : and the chHdren of Israel destroyed of the Ben jamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men : aU these drew the sword. 36 So the clrildren of Benjamin saw that they were smitten : for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the hers in wait wriich they had set beside Gibeah. 37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait II drew themselves along, and smote aU the city with the edge of the sword. 38 Now there was an appointed 'sign between the men of Israel ' and the liers in wait, that they should make a great 'flame with smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And when the men of Israel retired In the battle, Benjamin began ' to smite and kiU of tho men of Israel about thirty persons : for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. 40 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pHlar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and,gpehold, ' the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.- 41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed : for they saw that evfl 'was come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness ; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. 43 Tims they inclosed the Benjamites round a- bout, and chased them, and trode them down ll with ease ' over against Gibeah toward the sun'- rising. 44 And there feH of Benjamin eighteen thousand men ; aU these were men of valour. 45 And they tumed and fled toward the wHder ness unto the rock of Brinmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men ; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them. 46 So that aU which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword ; aH these were men of valour. 47 * But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rrinmon, and abode in the rock Eimmon four months. 4S And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as weH the men of every city, as the beast, and all that 'came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that ' they came to. 21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shaU not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wHe. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there tfll even before God, and rifted up their voices, and wept sore ; 3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and bmlt there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among aU the tribes of Israel that came not up chUdren of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away from the city unto the high ways. 33 And aU the men of Israel rose up out of then- place, and set themselves in array at Baal- la mar: and the liers in wait of Israel brake forth out of their place, even out of !Maareh- 34 geba. And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of aU Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evU 35 was 2 close upon them. And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel: and the chfldren of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: aU these drew the sword. 36 So the chfldren of Benjamin saw that they were smitten : for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set against Gibeah. 37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah ; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of 38 the sword. Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke 39 rise up out of the city. sAnd the men of Israel tumed in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kfll of the men of Israel about thirty persons : for they said, Surely they are smitten 40 down before us, as in the first battle. But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city iu a prilar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city 41 went up in smoke to heaven. And the men of Israel turned, And the men of Benjamin were amazed : for they saw that evfl was come upon 42 them. Therefore they tumed their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wHder ness ; but the battle followed hard after them ; and 4 they which came out of the cities destroyed 43 them in the midst thereof. They inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and 5 trode them down 6at their resting place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. 44 And triere feU of Benjamin eighteen thousand 45 men ; aU these were men of valour. And they turned and fled toward the wHderness unto the rock of Bimmon: and they gleaned of them in the high ways five thousand men; and foUowed hard after them unto Gidom, and smote of them 46 two thousand men. So that aU which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; aU these were men 47 of valour. But six hundred men turned .and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Bimmon, and abode in the rock of Bimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both 'the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found : moreover aU the cities which they found they set on fire. 21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shaU not any of us give his daugh- 2 ter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there tfll even before God, 3 and rifted up their voices, and wept sore. And they said, 0 Lord, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should 4 be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel ? And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and buflt there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the chHdren of Israel said, Who is there among aU the tribes of Israel that came not up RV. 1 Or, the meadow of Geba (or Gibeah See ver. 10) 2 Heb. touch ing. ¦Or,And the men ... battle: (nowBen jamin.. heaven:/and the men $c. I Or, themwhichcame ... they de stroyed5 Or, overtook them'Or,at Menu- luih 'Or, as other wise read,the in habitedcity SeeDeut. ii. 34. XXI. 25 JUDGES. 3K A.V. *Num. 31. 17. tHeb.knoweth the lying withman.tHeb.youngwomen virgins. tHeb.and spake and called. lOr, proclaim peace. t Heb. from year to year. «Or,towards the sun rising.» Or, on. I [1611 Leba non] I! Or, Gratifyus iu them. k 18. 1. k 19. 1. with the congregation unto the Lord ? Eor they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. 6 And the chfldren of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 7 How shaU we do for wives for them that re main, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we wfll not give them of our daughters to wives ? 8 if And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord ? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. 9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thou sand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh- gUead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the clrildren. 11 And this is the thing that ye shaU do, *Ye shaU utterly destroy every male, and every woman that 'hath lain by man. 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead fom- hundred 'young virgins, triat had known no man by lying witri any male : and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent some 'to speak to the chfldren of Benjamin that were in the rock Bimmon, and to II caU peaceably unto them. 14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 if Then the elders of the congregation said, How shaH we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters : for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a vrife to Ben jamin. 19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh 'yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, Hon the east side ll of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shecriem, and on the south of ' Lebonah. 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vine yards; 21 And see, and, behold, H the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance hi dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catcri you every man Iris vrife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And it shaU be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we wfll say unto them, » Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his vrife in the war : for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guflty. 23 And the chHdren of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. 25 *In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which , was right in his own in the assembly unto the Lord ? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto the Lord to Mizpah, saying, He shall 6 surely be put to death. And the clrildren of Is rael repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel 7 this day. How shaU we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to 8 wives ? And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto the Lord to Mizpah ? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. 9 For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh- 10 gflead there. And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the in habitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do ; ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman 12 that hath lien by man. And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four riundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him: and triey brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Bimmon, and proclaimed peace unto 14 them. And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead : and 15 yet so they sufficed them not. And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that re main, seeing the women are destroyed out of 17 Benjamin? And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Ben jamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Is- 18 rael. Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters : for the chfldren of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife 19 to Benjamin. And they said, Behold, there is 1 a feast of the Lord from year to year in Shi- lori, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the high way that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Le- 20 bonah. And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the 21 vineyards ; and see, and, behold, if the daugh ters of ShHoh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his vrife of the daughters of 22 Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to 2 complain unto us, that we wUl say unto them, Grant them 3 graciously unto us: because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle: neither did ye give them unto 23 them ; else would ye now be guilty. And the children of Benjamin did so, and took thein wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off : and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and buHt 24 the cities, and dwelt in them. And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went Out 25 from thence every man to his inheritance. In those days there was no king in Israel : every man did that which was right in his own eyes. R.V. >Or, the feast 2 Or, strivewith us 8 Or, as a gift A.V. tHeb. judged. f Heb. were. ll Or, if J icere with an husband. tHeb. hope. tHeb. / have much bitter ness. ll Or, Be not against me. tHeb. strength ened herself. THE BOOK OF EUTH. 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges 'ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wrie, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimeleeh, and the name of his wrie Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Eprirathites of Beth- leriem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and 'continued there. 3 And Elimeleeh Naomi's husband died ; and she was left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Euth: and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and Chflion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. 6 if Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab : for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving triem bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house : the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them ; and they rifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her, Surely we wfll return witri thee unto thy people. 11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters : why wiU ye go with me ? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your hus bands ? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way ; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, ll if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons ; 13 Would ye 'tarry for them tfll they were grown? would ye stay for them from having hus bands? nay, my daughters; for 'it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. 14 And they rifted up their voice, and wept again : and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Buth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. 16 And Buth said, N Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from foUowing after thee : for whither thou goest, I wfll go; and where thou lodgest, I wUl lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God : 17 Where thou diest, wfll I die, and there will I be buried : the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18 When she saw that she 'was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Betri-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the 1 country of Moab, he, 2 and his wHe, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimeleeh, and the name of his wrie 2 Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chflion, Eprirathites of Beth- lehem-judah. And they came into the country 3 of Moab, and continued there. And Elimeleeh Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and 4 her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab ; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Buth: and 5 they dweUed there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them ; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. 6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving 7 them bread. And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to 8 return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the 9 dead, and with me. The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, eacri of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them ; and they 10 Hfted up their voice, and wept. And they said unto her, Nay, but we wiU return with thee 11 unto thy people. And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters : why wiH ye go with me ? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your 12 husbands ? Turn again, my daughters, go your way ; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, H I should even have an husband to-night, and should also bear sons ; 13 would ye therefore tarry tiU they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands ? nay, my daughters; for 3it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the Lord is 14 gone forth against me. And they lifted up their voice, and wept again : and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Buth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Beriold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god : return 16 thou after thy sister in law. And Buth said, In treat me not to leave thee, and to return from foUowing after thee: for whither thou goest, I wfll go ; and where thou lodgest, I wiH lodge : thy people shaH be my people, and thy God 17 my God : where thou diest, wiU I die, and triere wril I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, H aught but death part thee and me. 18 And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking unto her. R.V. 1 Heb. field. 2 Heb. Noomi. » Or, it is far more bitterfor me than for you II. 15 EUTII. A.V. II That is, Pleasant,I That is, Bitter. tHeb.hap hap- ' Called, Matt 1. 5, Booz, "Or,. I find favour. t Heb. to the heart. tHeb.shame her not. 19 if So they two went until they came to Beth lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that aU the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20 And she said unto them, CaU me not 11 Naomi, call me 11 Mara : for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 1 went out fuH, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then caU ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me ? 22 So Naomi returned, and Buth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab : and they came to Beth lehem in the beginning of barley harvest. 2 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a migrity man of wealtri, of the family of Elimel eeh; and his name was Boaz. 2 And Buth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her 'hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto *Boaz, who mas of the kindred of Elimeleeh. 4 if And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this ? 6 And trie servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab : 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued eveai from the morning untH now, that she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said Boaz unto Buth, Hearest thou not, my daughter ? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens : 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them : have I not charged the young men that they shaU not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that wliich the young men have drawn. 10 Then she feU on her face, and bowed her- seH to trie ground, and said unto riim, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger ? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fuHy been shewed me, aU that thou hast done unto thy mother iu law since trie deatri of triine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. 12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a fuU reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 13 Then she said, II Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord ; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken t friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and 'reproach her not : 19 So they two went until they came to Beth lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that aU the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this 20 Naomi ? And she said unto them, CaU me not i Naomi, caU me 2Mara: for the Almighty 21 hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out fuU, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why caU ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath 22 afflicted me ? So Naomi returned, and Buth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest. 2 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of s wealth, of the family of 2 Elimelecri ; and Iris name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of corn after him in whose sight I shaU find grace. And 3 she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came and gleaned in trie field after the reapers : and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was 4 of the family of Elimelecri. And, behold, Boaz came fromBeth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, 5 The Lord bless thee. Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose 6 damsel is this ? And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi 7 out of the country of Moab : and she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves : so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in trie house. 8 Then said Boaz unto Buth, Hearest thou not, my daughter ? Go not to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by 9 my maidens. Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them : have I not charged the young men that they shaH not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which 10 the young men have drawn. Then she feU on her face, and bowed herseH to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of 11 me, seeing I am a stranger ? And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fuHy been shewed me, aU that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband : and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a 12 people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a fuH reward be given thee of the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. 13 Then she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken 4 kindly unto thine handmaid, though I be not as one of thine 14 handmaidens. And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and 5they reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was 15 sufficed, and left thereof. And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not. 315 R.V. 1 That is, Pleas ant.2 That is, Bitter. 3 Or, valour 4 Heb. to the heart of. 5 Or, he 316 RUTH. II. 16 A.V. II Or, one that hath right to redeem. I Or, fall uponthee. I Or, lift up the clothes that are on his feet. ' Or, took hold on. II Or, one that hath ight to redeem. t Heb. gale. 16 And let faU also some of the handfuls of pur pose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 18 if And she took it up, and went into the city : and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day ? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, II one of our next kinsmen. 21 And Buth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unto Buth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they II meet thee not in any other field. 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest ; and dwelt with her mother in law. 3 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be weU with thee ? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shaU have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shaU be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shaU lie, and thou shalt go in, and II uncover his feet, and lay thee down ; and he wUl teU thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, AH that thou sayest unto me I wiU do. 6 if And she went down unto the floor, and did according to aU that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn : and she came softly, and un covered his feet, and laid her down. 8 if And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and 'turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who art thou? And she an swered, I am Buth thine handmaid: spread triere- fore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art ll a near kinsman. 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter : for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou foUowedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I wHl do to thee aU that thou recmirest: for all the 'city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shaU be in the morn ing, that if he wfll perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, weU; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he wfll not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then wiU I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth : lie down until the morning. 16 And also puH out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and 17 rebuke her not. So she gleaned in trie field until even; and she beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about au ephah of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into the city : and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that 19 she had left after she was sufficed. And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day ? and where wroughtest thou ? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name 20 with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz. And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin 21 unto us, Jone of our near kinsmen. And Buth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they 22 have ended aU my harvest. And Naomi said unto Buth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that they meet thee not in any otrier field. 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest ; and she dwelt with her mother in law. 3 And Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shaU I not seek 2rest for thee, 2 triat it may be weU with thee ? And now is there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maid ens thou wast 1 Behold, he winnoweth barley 3 to-night in trie threshing-floor. Wash thyseH therefore.and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing- floor: but make not thyseH known unto the man, untH he shall have done eating and drink- 4 ing. And it shaU be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he sliall lie, and triou srialt go in, and uncover Iris feet, and lay thee down ; and he wfll tell thee what thou 5 shalt do. And she said unto her, AH that thou 6 8 sayest I wiU do. And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all 7 that her mother in law bade her. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and un- 8 covered his feet, and laid her down. And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was 4 afraid, and turned himseH: and, behold, a 9 woman lay at his feet. And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Buth thine handmaid : spread therefore thy skirt over thine 10 handmaid ; for thou art 5 a near kinsman. And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter : thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou foUowedst not young men, whether poor 11 or rich. And now, my daughter, fear not ; I wfll do to thee aU that thou sayest : for aU the 6 city of my people doth know that thou art a 12 virtuous woman. And now it is true that I am a" near kinsman : howbeit there is a kins- 13 man nearer than I. Tarry this night, and it shaU be in the morning, that if he wfll per form unto thee the part of a kinsman, weU; let riim do the kinsman's part: but if he wfll not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then wiU I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: He down untH the morning. R.V. 1 Or, one of them that hath the right to redeem for us See Lev. xxv. 25. 2 Or, a resting place 3 An other reading is, sayest unto me. 4 Or, startled 5 Or, one that hath the right to redeem Heb. goel. e Heb. gate. See ch. iv. 1, 11. IV. 14 RUTH. AV. lOr, sheet, or, apron. tHeb. I said I will reveal in thine ear. * Deut. 25. 7, 9. I Or, get thee riches, or, power. t Heb. pro claim thyname. kGen. 38. 29. IChr. 2. 4. Matt. 1. 3.tHeb.caused to cease unto thee.R Or, re deemer. 14 if And she lay at his feet until the morning;, and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said, Bring the Hvafl that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her : and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter ? And she told her aH that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she, Sit stfll, my daughter, until thou know how the matter wfll fall : for the man wiH not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. 4 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat hrin down triere: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's : 4 And 'I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but H thou writ not redeem it, then teU me, that I may know : for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I wUl redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Buth the Moabitess, the wHe of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inherit ance. 6 if And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myseH, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyseH; for I cannot redeem it. 7 *Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm aH things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neigh bour: and this was a testimony in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So ho drew off his shoe. 9 if And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto aU the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of tho hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover Buth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wrie, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 11 And aU the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Kachel and like Leah, which two did buUd the house of Israel: and »do thou worthfly in Ephratah, and 'be famous in Beth-lehem: 12 And let thy house be Hke the house of Pharez, *whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shaU give thee of this young woman. 13 if So Boaz took Buth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto rier, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not 'left thee this day with out a II kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 14 And she lay at his feet untH the -morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the 15 woman came to the threshing-floor. And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it ; and she held it : and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and 16 !he went into the city. And when she came to her mother in law, she said, 2Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her aU that the 17 man had done to her. And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me ; for he s said, 18 Go not empty unto thy mother in law. Then said she, Sit stiU, my daughter, until thou know how the matter wiU faU : for the man will not rest, untU he have finished the thing this day. 4 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the 4near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by ; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one 1 turn aside, sit down here. 2 And he tumed aside, and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And -he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, seUeth the parcel of land, which was our brother 4 Ehinelech's : and I thought to 6 disclose it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if 6thou writ not redeem it, then teU me, that I may know : for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I am after thee. And he said, I wUl redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Buth the Moabitess, the wffe of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon 6 his inheritance. And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of re demption ou thee; for I cannot redeem it. 7 Now this was the custom in former time in Is rael concerning redeeming and concerning ex changing, for to confirm aU things; a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neigh bour: and this was the manner of attestation 8 in Israel. So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyseH. And he drew off his shoe. 9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto aU the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought aU that was Elimelecri's, and- aU that was Chflion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of 10 Naomi. Moreover Buth the Moabitess, the wHe of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my vrife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 11 And aH the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Eachel and Hke Leah, which two did buUd the house of Israel: and 'do thou worthfly in 12 Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem: and let thy house be like trie house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the 13 Lord shaU give thee of this young woman. So Boaz took Buth, and she became his wife ; and he went in unto her, and the Lord gave her 14 conception, an d she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, whicri hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. 317 R.V. l Or, ac cording to some ancientauthorities, she went « Or, How hast thou fared 3 An otherreading is, said to me. 4 See ch. ii. 20. = Heb. uncoverthine ear. * So many ancient author ities. Theprinted Hebrew text has, he will. 'Or, gel thee wealth or power 318 RUTH. IV. 15 AV. ' Heb. to nourish,tHeb.thy gray hairs. * 1 Chr. 2. 4 Matt. 1. 3.HOr, Salmah. * Deut. 16. 10. t Heb. from year to year. HOr,a double portion. tHeb.angered her. II Or, from the time that she, kc, t Heb. from her going up. tHeb.bitterof soul. tHeb. seed of men. * Num. 6. 5. Judg. 13. 5. 15 And he shaU be unto thee a restorer of thy IHe, and ta nourisher of 'thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath bom him. 16 And Naomi took the chfld, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they caUed his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 if Now these are the generations of Pharez : * Pharez begat Hezron, 19 And Hezron begat Kam, and Bam begat Am minadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat ll Salmon, 21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. 15 And he shaU be unto thee a restorer of rife, and a nourisher of thine old age : for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to 16 thee than seven sons, hath borne him. And Naomi took the clrild, and laid it in her bosom, 17 and became nurse unto it. And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son bom to Naomi ; and triey caUed his name Obed : he is the father of l Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: 19 Perez begat Hezron ; and Hezron begat Bam, 20 and Bam begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat 2 Salmon; 21 and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed ; 22 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE OILLED, THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 Now there was a certain man of Bamathaim- zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite : 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah : and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no chHdren. 3 And this man went up out of his city *' yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto trie Lord of hosts in ShHoh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. 4 if And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions : 5 But unto Hannah lie gave II a worthy portion ; for he loved Hannah : but the Lord had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also ' provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, II ' when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her ; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Han nah, why weepest thou ? and why eatest thou not ? and why is thy heart grieved ? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 9 if So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. 10 And she was ' in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou writ indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but writ give unto thine handmaid ' a man child, then I wfll give hrin unto the Lord aU the days of his life, and * there shaU no rasor come upon his head. THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL. 1 Now there was a certain man of Bamathaim- zophrin, of trie hfll country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an 2 Ephraimite : and he had two wives ; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah Irad chfldren, 3 but Hannah had no chfldren. And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto the Lord, were there. 4 And when the day came that Elkanah sacri ficed, he gave to Peninnah his vrife, and to aU 5 her sons and her daughters, portions : but unto Hannah he gave 1 a double portion : for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had shut up her womb. 6 And her rival provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her 7 womb. And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her ; therefore she wept, and did not 8 eat. And Elkanah rier husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am 9 not I better to thee than ten sons ? So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Srifloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon his seat by the door post of the temple of 10 the Lord. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wUt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wUt give unto thine handmaid 2a man child, trien I wfll give him uuto the Lord aU the days of his life, and triere shaU no razor come upon his head. RV. 4 Heb. Ishai. 2 Heb. Salmah. . iThe Sept.reads,a single portion, because she liad no child; howbeitElkanahloved IjrC. 2 Heb. seed of men. II. 8 I. SAMUEL. 319 A.V. tHeb. multiplied to pray. tHeb. hard of spirit. HOr, medita tion. tHeb. revolu tion of days. I! Tbat i3, Asked of God. HOr, returnedhim,whom I have obtained by petition, to the Lord. HOr,he whom 1 have obtainedby petition shallbe re turned.t Heb. hard. * Deut. 82. 39. Tob. 13. 2.Wisd. 16. 13. * Ps. 113. 12 And it came to pass, as she + continued praying before the Lord, that EH marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart ; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14 And EH said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken ? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman tof a sorrowful spirit: I have' drunk neitlier wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial : for out of the abundance of my II complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then EU answered and said, Go in peace : and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. 19 if And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Bamah : and Elkanah knew Hannah his wHe ; and the Lord remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when 'the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and caUed his name I! Samuel, say ing, Because I have asked him of trie Lord. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and riis vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, / will not go up until trie clrild be weaned, and then I wfll bring him, that lie may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry untH thou have weaned riim; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 if And when she had weaned hrin, she took him up with her, with three buUocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought hrin unto the house of the Lord in ShHoh: and the chUd was young. 25 And they slew a buHock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. 27 ,Eor this child I prayed ; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him : 28 Therefore also I have lllent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth Hhe shaU be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there. 2 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart re- joiceth in trie Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies ; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is. none beside thee : neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly ; let not 'ar- rogancy come out of your mouth : for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5 They that were fuH have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 * The Lord kiUeth, and maketh alive: he bring eth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and Hfteth up. 8 He *raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and Hfteth up the beggar from the dunghfll, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pUlars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued pray ing before the Lord, that Eli marked her 13 mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart ; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been 14 drunken. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt triou be drunken? put away thy wine 15 from triee. And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the 16 Lord. Count not thine handmaid for 1 a daugh ter of 2 Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken 17 hitherto. Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace : and the God of Israel grant thy petition 18 that thou hast asked of him. And she said, Let thy servant find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her 19 countenance was no more sad. And they rose up in trie morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Bamah : and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife ; 20 and -the Lord remembered her. And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she caUed his name Samuel, saying, Because I have 21 asked him of the Lord. And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the 22 Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, / will not go up untH the chfld be weaned, and then I wfll bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for 23 ever. And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry untH thou have weaned him ; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son 24 suck, until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took hrin up with her, with s three buHocks, and one ephah of meal, and a i bottle of wine, and brought him unto trie house of the Lord inSriiloh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew the buHock, and brought the 26 child to EU. And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul Hveth, my lord, I am trie woman that stood 27 by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me 28 my petition which I asked of him : therefore I also have 5 granted him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he is granted to the Lord. And 6he worshipped the Lord there. 2 And Hannah prayed, and said : My heart exulteth in trie Lord, Mine horn is exalted in the Lord : My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies ; Because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord ; Eor there is none beside thee : Neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly ; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth : For the Lord is a God of knowledge, 'And by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, And they that stumbled are girded witri strength. 5 They that were fuU have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry 8have ceased: Tea, the barren hath borne seven ; And she that hath many chHdren languisheth. 6 The Lord kiUeth, and maketh alive : He bringeth down to9thegrave, and bringeth up. 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich : He bringeth low, he also Hfteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He rif teth up the needy from the dunghfll, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pUlars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them. R.V. 'Or,a wickedwoman2 That is, worlh- 3 The Sept. and Syriachave,a bullock of three yearsold.¦t Or, skin 5 Or, lent5 Ac cordingtoseveralancient authorities, they. 'According toanotherreading, Though actionsbe not weighed. « Or, have rest « Heb. Sheol. 320 I. SAMUEL. II. 9 A.V. * ch. 7. 10. tHeb.as on the day. ¦ Ex. 28. II Or, petition which sheasked. t Heb. assembled by troops.II Or, I hear evil words of you. I Or, to cry out. * Lev. 10. 14. 9 He wiU keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness ; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10 The adversaries of the Lord shaU be broken to pieces ; * out of heaven shaU he thunder upon them : the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth ; and he shaU give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And Elkanah went to Bamah to his house. And the chUd did minister unto the Lord before Eri trie priest. 12 if Now the sons of EH were sons of BeHal; they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, whfle the flesh was in seething, with a fieshhook of three teeth in his hand ; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; aU that the fieshhook brought up the priest took for himseH. So triey did in Shiloh unto aU the Israelites that came thither. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest ; for he wfll not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not faU to bum the fat 'presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth ; then he would answer him, Nay ; but thou shalt give it me now : and H not, I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of trie young men was very great before the Lord : for men abhorred the offer ing of the Lord. 18 ir But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a chfld, * girded witri a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother rriade him a little coat, and brought it to hrin from year to year, when she came up with rier husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 if And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wHe, and said, Trie Lord give thee seed of this woman for trie II loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home. 21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the chfld Samuel grew before the Lord. 22 if Now Eri was very old, and heard aU that his sons did unto aU Israel ; and how triey lay with the women that 'assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for HI hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people II to transgress. 25 If one man sin against anotrier, trie judge shaU judge him: but H a man sin against the Lord, who shaU intreat for him? Notwithstanding triey hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was iu favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 if And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house ? 28 And did I choose him out of aU the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and *did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the clrildren of Israel ? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habita tion ; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people ? 30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the riouse of thy father, should walk before me for ever : but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I wfll honour, and they that despise me shaU be lightly esteemed. 9 He wfll keep the feet of his 1holy ones, But the wicked shaU be put to eUence in dark ness; For by strength shaU no man prevaU. 10 They that strive with the Lord shaU be broken to pieces ; Against them shaU he thunder in heaven : The Lord shaU judge the ends of the earth ; And he shaU give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And Elkanah went to Bamah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were 2sons of 3 Belial; 13 4they knew not the Lord. And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, whfle the flesh was in seething, with a fieshhook 14 of three teeth in Iris hand ; and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; aU that the fleslihook brought up the priest took 'there with. So they did in Shiloh unto aU the Isra'el- 15 ites that came thither. Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest ; for he wfll not have sodden flesh of 16 thee, but raw. And if the man said unto hrin, They wfll surely burn the fat 6 presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then 'he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me 17 now : and if not, I wfll take it by force. And the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for 8men abhorred the offering of the Lord. 18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being 19 a chfld, girded witri a linen ephod. Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eri blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman "for trie loan which was lent to the Lord. And they 21 went unto their own home. 10And the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the chfld Samuel grew before the Lord. 22 Now Eri was very old ; and he heard aU that his sons did unto aU Israel, and how that they lay with the women that udid service at the 23 door of the tent of meeting. And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of 24 your evfl dealings from aU this people. Nay, my sons; for it is no good report 12that I hear: ye 25 make the Lord's people to transgress. If one man sin against another, ls God shall judge him : but H a man sin against the Lord, who shaU intreat for him? Notwithstanding they heark ened not unto the voice of their father, because 26 trie Lord would slay them. And the chfld Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 And there came a man of God unto EH, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I reveal myseH unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt liin bondage to Pharaoh's 28 house? 15And did I choose him out of aH the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to 16go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? ^and did I give unto the house of thy father aU the offerings of trie children of Is- 29 rael made by fire ? Wherefore 18kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation ; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of aU the offerings of Israel my people ? 30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I wril honour, aud they that despise me shaU be lightly esteemed. R.V. 'Or, godly onesAnother reading is, holy one. 2 Or, wickedmen s That is, worth- lessness. .widely spread. s The Sept.has, speakevil of God.'Or,expiated 322 I. SAMUEL. III. 17 A.V. HOr, faithful. »0r,came to pass. tHeb.was.tHeb. the battle wasspread.tHeb. thearray.tHeb.take unto us. tHeb.yester day, or, the third day. * Judg. 13.1.t Heb. be men. tHeb.died. » ch. 3. 2. tHeb.stood. tHeb.is the thing. also, if thou hide any II thing from me of aU the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him 'every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord : let him do what seemeth him good. 19 if And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words faU to the ground. 20 And aU Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was U estabrished ro be a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for trie Lord revealed himseH to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. 4 And the word of Samuel II ' came to aU Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the PhHistines pitched in Aphek. 2 And the PhHistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when tthey joined battle, Israel was smitten before the PhHistines: and they slew of tthe army in the field about four thousand men. 3 if And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the PhHis tines? Let us 'fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people sent to ShHoh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, whicri dweHeth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, aU Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into trie camp. 7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto usl for there hath not been such a thing 'heretofore. 8 Woe unto us I who shaU deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with aU the plagues in trie wHderness. 9 Be strong, and quit yourselves Hke men, 0 ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the He brews, * as they have been to you : ' quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10 if And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there feU of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken ; and the two sons of Eri, Hophni and Phinehas, ' were slain. 12 if And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to ShHoh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, aU the city cried out. 14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastUy, and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eigrit years old ; and *his eyes 'were dim, that he could not see. 16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What tis there done, my son? 17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two also, H thou hide any thing from me of aH the 18 things that he spake unto thee. And Samuel told hrin every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord : let him do what 19 seemeth hrin good. And Samuel grew, and trie Lord was witri him, and did let none of his 20 words faU to the ground. And aU Israel from Dan even to Beer-srieba knew that Samuel was 21 established to be a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord appeared again in ShHoh: for the Lord revealed himseH to Samuel in Slrilori by 4 the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to aU Israel. Now Israel went out against the PhHistines to battle, and pitched beside !Eben-ezer: and 2 the PhHistines pitched in Aphek. And the PhHistines put themselves in array against Is rael: and when 2they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the PhHistines : and they slew of the 3army in the field about four thousand men. 3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten, us to-day before the Phflistines ? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people sent to ShHoh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which 4 sitteth upon the cherub im : and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phine has, were there witri the ark of the covenant of 5 God. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, aH Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the PhHistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews ? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was 7 come into the camp. And the PhHistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us I for there hath not 8 been such a thing heretofore. Woe unto us ! who shaU dehver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of 6plagues in 9 the wilderness. Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, 0 ye PhHistines, that ye be not servants unto trie Hebrews, as they have been to you: 10 quit yourselves like men, and fight. And the PhHistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent : and there was a very great slaughter ; for there f eU of Israel 11 thirty thousand footmen.. And the ark of God was taken ; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and 12 Phinehas, were slain. And there ran a man of Benjamin out of trie 8army, and came to ShHoh the same day with his clothes rent, and with 13 earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat 6by the way side watch ing : for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told 14 it, aU the city cried out. And when EH heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? And the man hasted, 15 and came and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were 'set, that he 16 could not see. And the man said unto EH, I am he that came out of the sarmy, and I fled to-day out of the 3army. And he said, How 17 went the matter, my son? And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled be fore the Phflistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two R.V. 1 See ch. vii. 12. «Or,the battle was spread3 Heb. array. 4 Or, dwellethbetween « Heb. smiting. « The Sept. has,besidethe gale, watching the way. 1 Kings xiv. 4. VI. 1 I. SAMUEL. 323 A.V. « Or, to cry out. tHeb. wereturned.tHeb. set not herheart1 That is, Where is the glory? or,There is no glory. HOr, the fishy part. ' Ps. 78. sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he feU from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. 19 if And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wrie, was with child, near II to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herseH and travafled; for her pains 'came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not ; for thou hast bom a son. But she answered not, 'neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the chfld IH-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. 22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel : for the ark of God is taken. 5 And the Phflistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 if And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was faHen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was f aUen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold ; only II the stump of Dagon was left to him. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. .6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with * emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel sriaU not abide with us : for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. 8 They sent therefore and gathered aU the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shaU we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. 9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against trie city with a very great destruction : and he smote the men of the city, both smaU and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 10 IT Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together aU the lords of the PhHistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout aU the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods : and the cry of the city went up to heaven. 0 And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. sons also, Hoprini and Phinehas, are dead, and 18 the ark of God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died : for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had 19 judged Israel forty years. And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wHe, was with chfld, near to be delivered : and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came 20 upon her. And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But 21 she answered not, neither did she regard it. And she named the chfld !Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel : because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and 22 her husband. And she said, The glory is de parted from Israel ; for the ark of God is taken. 5 Now the Phflistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto 2 Ashdod. And the PhiHstines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, 3 and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ash dod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was faUen 2upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, 4 and set him in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, be hold, Dagon was fallen 2upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold ; only the stump 5 of Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day. 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with 'tumours, 4even Ashdod and 7 the borders thereof. And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shaU not abide with us : for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon 8 our god. They sent therefore and gathered aU the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shaU we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel 9 about thither. And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a veiy great discom fiture : and he smote the men of the city, both smaU and great, and tumours brake out upon 10 them. So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. 11 They sent therefore and gathered together aH the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people : for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout aU the city ; the hand of God was 12 very heavy there. And the men that died not were smitten with the tumours: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. Q And the ark of the Lord was in the 6 country of the PhHistines seven months6. X2 R.V. i That is, There is no glory. 2 Or, before it ' Or, plague boilsAs read by the Jews, emerods. •TheSept.has instead, and in the midst of the land-thereofmicewere brought forth, andtherewas a great and deadly destruc tion in the city. »Heb. field. 8 The Sept. adds,and theirland swarmed with mice. 324 I. SAMUEL. VI, 2 A.V. tHeb.them. « Or, re proach fully. ' Ex. 12. 31. tHeb.them. t [1611 the] « Or, it. I Or, great stone. 2 And the Philistines caUed for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shaU we do to the ark of the Lord ? teU us wherewith we shaU send it to his place. 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty ; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shaU be healed, and it shaU be known to you why his hand is riot removed from you. 4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shaU return to him ? They an swered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of trie Phil istines: for one plague was on 'you all, and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye shaU make images of your eme rods, and images of your mice that mar the land ; and ye shaU give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure lie wfll Hghten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts ? when he had wrought 11 wonderfuUy among them, "did they not let 'the people go, and they de parted ? 7 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two mUch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring 1 their calves home from them : 8 And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass" offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. 9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then H he hath done us this great evH: but if not, then we shaU know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. 10 if And the men did so; and took two nrileh kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home : 11 And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the hnages of trieir emerods. 12 And trie kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along, the highway, lowing, as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left ; and the lords of trie Phil istines went after them unto the border of Beth- shemesh. 13 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the vaUey : and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone : and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. 15 And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and trie men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord. 16 And when the five lords of the PhHistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. 17 And these are the golden emerods which the Phflistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord ; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Aske- lon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one ; 18 And the golden mice, according to the number of aU the cities of the Phflistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country vfllages, even unto the II great stone of Abel, where on they set down the ark of the Lord; which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. 2 And the Philistines caUed for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shaU we do with the ark of the Lord ? shew us wherewith we shaU send 3 it to its place. And they said, IS ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a iguflt offermg: then ye shaU be healed, and it shaU be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. i Then said they, What shaU be the guilt offermg which we shaH return to him? And they said, Five golden tumours, and five golden mice, ac cording to the number of the lords of the Phil istines: for- one plague was on 2you aH, and on 5 your lords. Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumours, and images of your mice that mar the land ; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel : peradventure he wfll Hghten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and 6 from off your land. Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pha raoh hardened their hearts? when he had swrought wonderfuUy among them, did they not let 2the people go, and they departed? 7 Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two mUch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and 8 bring trieir calves home from them : and take trie ark of tho Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return ririn for a guilt offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. 9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil : but H not, then we shaU know that it is not his hand that smote us ; it was a 10 chance that happened to us. And the men did so ; and took two mUch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up theri- calves at home: 11 and they put the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and 12 the images of trieir tumours. And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along 4the high way, lowing as they went, and tumed not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the PhHistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shem- 13 esh. And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping theri- wheat harvest in the vaUey; and they Hfted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and re- 14 joiced to see it. And the cart came into the field of Joshua tho Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone; and they" clave the wood of the cart, and offered up the 15 kine for a burnt offering unto the Lord. And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesri offered burrit offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the 16 same day unto the Lord. And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they re turned to Ekron the same day. 17 And these are. the golden tumours which the PhHistines returned for a guflt offering unto the Lord ; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron 18 one ; and the golden mice, according to the number of aU the cities of the PhHistines be longing to the five lords, both of fenced cities and of country viUages: even unto the great 5 stone, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord, which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite. RV. 'Or, trespass offering 2 Heb. them. s Or, made a mock of « Heb. one raisedway. s So the Sept. and Targum. Tho Hebrew text has, Abel (that is, a mead ow). VII. 17 I. SAMUEL. 325 A.V. * Josh. 24.15,23. * Judg. 2.13. 1 Deut. 6.4. Matt. 4. 10.Luke 4. 3. * Judg. 2.11. tHeb.Be not silent from us from crying."Or,answer ed. 1 That is, The stone of help. tHeb. and he circuited. 19 if Arid he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : aud the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God ? and to whom shaU he go up from us ? 21 if And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath- jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again thenrkof the Lord ; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. 7 And the men of Kirjath-jearrin came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hfll, and sancti fied Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And it came to pass, whfle the ark abode in Kirjath-jearrin, that the trine was long ; for it was twenty years : and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. 3 if And Samuel spake unto aU the house of Israel, saying, 11 ye do return unto the Lord with aU your hearts, then * put away the strange gods and "Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and * serve him only: and he wUl deliver you out of the hand of the PhHistines. 4 Then the clrildren of Israel did put away *Baal- im and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I wfll pray for you unto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the clrildren of Israel in Mizpeh. 7 And when the PhHistines heard that the child ren of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the PhHistines went up against Israel. And when the chHdren of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 And the clrildren of Israel said to Samuel, 'Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he wUl save us out of the hand of the PhHistines. 9 if And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering whoUy unto the Lord : and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord il heard him. 10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, trie Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Phflistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. 12 Trien Samuel took » stone, and set it be tween Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it II Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 13 if So the PhHistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Phflistines aU the days of Samuel. 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath ; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the PhHistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 15 And Samuel judged Israel aU the days of his life. 16 And he went from year to year ' in circuit to Beth-el, and Gflgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in aH those places. 17 And his return was to Bamah ; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord. 19 1 And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men : and the people mourned, because the Lord had smitten the 20 people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God ? and to whom 21 shaU he go up from us ? And they sent messen gers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord ; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. 7 And the men of Kiriath-j earim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in 2the hfll, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriatri-jearim, triat the time was long ; for it was twenty years : and aU the house of 3 Israel lamented after the Lord. And Samuel spake unto aU the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with aU your heart, then put away the strange gods and the Ashtar oth from among you, and i prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he wfll deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the clrildren of Israel did put away the Baal im and the Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Miz pah, and I wril pray for you unto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel 7 judged the chHdren of Israel in Mizpah. And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the chfldren of Israel heard it, they 8 were afraid of the PhHistines. And the chfld ren of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he wUl save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a wriole burnt offering unto the Lord : and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and 10 the Lord answered him. And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great 6 thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them ; 11 and triey were smitten down before Israel. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pur sued the Philistines, and smote them, untH they 12 came under Beth-car. Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and caUed the name of it 6Eben-ezer, saying, 13 Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the PhHistines 14 aH the days of Samuel. And the cities which the Phflistines had taken from Israel were re stored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the border thereof did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace 15 between Israel and the Amorites. And Samuel 16 judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gflgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all 17 those places. And his return was to Bamah, for there was his house ; and there he j udged Israel : and he built there an altar unto the Lord. R.V. iThe Sept.has, And the sons of Jeconiah rejoicednot amongthe men of Beth- shemesh, because they saw the ark of the Lord; and he smote amongthem seventy men, and fifty thou sand men.2 Or, Gibeah 3 Or, was drawntogether4 Or, ¦ direct « Heb. voice. 8 That is, The stone of help. 326 I. SAMUEL. VIII. 1 A.V. * Deut. 16. 19. •Hos. 13. 10. Acts 13. 21. tHeb.was evil in the eyes of Samuel. II Or, obey.HOr, notwith standing, when thouhast solemnly protested againstthem, thenthou shaltshew, kc. tHeb. eunuchs. * ch. 14. 51.1 Chr. 8. 33.II Or, the son of a man of Jemini.lOr,sub- staynce. 8 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel ; and the name of his second, Abiah : they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and * took bribes, and perverted judgment. 4 Then aH the elders of Israel gathered them selves together, and came to Samuel unto Bamah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now "make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 if But the thing ' displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in aU that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8 According to aU the works which they have done since trie day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore II hearken unto theri- voice : II how beit yet protest solemnly unto triem, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 10 if And Samuel told aU the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king. 11 And he said, This wHl be the manner of the king that shaU reign over you : He wiH take your sons, and appoint them for himseH, for his chari ots, and to be his horsemen ; and some shaH run before his chariots. 12 And he wril appoint him captains over thou sands, and captains over fifties ; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. 13 And he wfll take your daughters to be confec- tionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And he wiU take your fields, and your vine yards, and, your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he wiU take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his ' officers, and to his servants. 16 Aud he wfll take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your, sheep: and ye shaU be his servants. 18 And ye shaU cry out iu that day because of your king wriich ye shaU have chosen you; and the Lord wfll not hear you in that day. ' 19 if Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel ; and they said, Nay ; but we wfll have a king over us ; 20 That we also may be like aH the nations ; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 And Samuel heard aU the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. 9 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was *Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, II a Benjamite, a migrity man of II power. 2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the chfldren of Israel 'a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 8 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, 2 that he made his sons judges over Israel. Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges 3 in Beer-sheba. And his sons walked not in his ways, but tumed aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgement. 4 Then aU the elders of Israel gathered them selves together, and came to Samuel unto Ka- 5 mah : and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us Hke aU the nations. 6 But the thing, displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel 7 prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in aU that they say unto thee : for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected 8 me, that I should not be king over them. Ac cording to aU the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they 9 also unto thee. Now therefore hearken unto their voice : howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt shew them the manner of the king that shaU reign over them. 10 And Samuel told aU the words of the Lord 11 unto the people that asked of him a king. And he said, This wril be the manner of the king that shaU reign over you: he wfll take your sons, and appoint them unto him, Jfor his chariots, and to be his horsemen ; and they shall 12 run before his chariots : and he wfll appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties ; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instra- 13 ments of his chariots. And he wfll take your daughters to be 2confectionaries, and to be 14 cooks, and to be bakers. And he wfll take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oHve- yards, even the best of them, and give them to 15 his servants. And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to 16 his 8 officers, and to his servants. And he wfll take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest i young men, and your asses, 17 and put them to his work. He wfll take the tenth of your flocks : and ye shaU be his serv- 18 ants. And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shaU have chosen you; and the Lord wfll not answer you in that day. 19 But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we 20 wril Have a king over us ; that we also may be like aU the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our 21 battles. And Samuel heard aU the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears 22 of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Is rael, Go ye every man unto his city. 9 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of 2 6 valour. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a 6young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Isra'el a good lier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. RV. lOr,over his chariots,and over hishorses 2 Or, per fumers See Ex. xxx. 25. "Or,eunuchs * The Sept. 8 Or, wealth« Or, choice IX. 23 I. SAMUEL. 327 A.V. t Heb. is gone out of, kc. t Heb. is with us? tHeb.there is found in my hand.tHeb. Tliy word is good. tHeb. in the ascentof the city. I Or, feast. t Heb. to day. * ch. 15. 1.Acts 13. 21. tHeb.revealedthe ear of Samuel. tHeb.restrain tHeb. to day threedays. tHeb. accord ing to this word? 3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they f ound them not : then they passed through the land of Sharim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. 5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return ; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man ; aU that he saith cometh surely to pass : now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go. 7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shaU we bring the man ? for the bread 'is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what 'have we? 8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, 'I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of sHver -.that wUl I give to the man of God, to teU us our way. 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to en quire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime caUed a Seer.) 10 Then said Saul to his servant, 'WeU said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was. 11 % And as they went up ' the hfll to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto triem, Is the seer here? 12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you : make haste now, for he came to day to the city ; for there is a II sacrifice of the people to day in the high place : 13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shaU straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat : for the people wfll not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice ; and after wards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up ; for about ' this time ye shaH find him. 14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into trie city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 15 if * Now the Lord had ' told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 16 To morrow about this trine I wiU send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint hrin to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the riand of the PhHistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee ofl this same shaU 'reign over my people. 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, TeH me, I pray thee, where the seer'shouse is. 19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place ; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I wril let thee go, and wfll tell thee aH that is in thine heart. 20 And as for thine asses that were lost ' three days ago, set not thy mind on them ; for they are found. And on whom is aU the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on aH thy father's house ? 21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Ben jamite, of the smaUest of the tribes of Israel? and my f anrily trie least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin ? wherefore then speakest thou t so to me ? 22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. 23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. : And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the 4 asses. And he passed through the hfll country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not : then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. 5 When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honour ; aU that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can teU us concerning our journey whereon 7 we go. Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shaU we bring the man ? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and triere is not a present to bring to the man of God: 8 what have we ? And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver : that wiU I give to the man of God, to tell us our 9 way. (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come and let us go to the seer : for he that is now caUed a 10 Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) Then said Saul to his servant, WeU said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the 11 man of God was. As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the 12 seer here ? And they answered them, and said, He is ; behold, he is before thee : make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city ; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place : 13 as soon as ye be come into the city, ye shaU straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat : for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall 14 find hrin. And they went up to the city ; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 15 Now the Lord had x revealed uuto Samuel a 16 day before Saul came, saying, To-morrow about this time I wiH send triee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and triou shalt anoint him to be 2prince over my people Israel, and he shaU save my people out of the hand of the PhHistines : for I have looked upon my people, because their cry 17 is come unto me. And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord ssaid unto him, Behold the man *of whom I spake to thee! this same shaH have 18 authority over my people. Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, TeU me, I pray 19 thee, where the seer's house is. And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer ; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day : and in the morning I wiU let thee go, and wfll teU thee aH that is in triine 20 heart. And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them ; for they are found. And s for whom is aU that is desirable in Israel ? Is it not for thee, and for 21 aU thy father's house ? And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smaUest of the tribes of Israel ? aud my f amUy the least of aU the families of the 6 tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after triis 22 manner? And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest- chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which 23 were about thirty persons. And .Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. R.V. iHeb. un coveredthe ear of Samuel.2 Or, leader 3 Heb. answer ed him. ¦lOr, of whom I said untothee. This same $c. 5 Or, on whom is all the desire of Israel ? Is it not on thee, and on all S;c. ? 5 Heb. tribes. 328 I. SAMUEL, IX. 24 A.T. "Or, reserved. tHeb.to day. 'Gen. 35. 20. tHeb.the business. tHeb. ask tliee of peace. tHeb. it shall come to pass, that whenthese signs, &c. tHeb.do for thee as thinehand shall find. * ch. 13. 1. tHeb.shoulder.tHeb.turned.t [1611 of the pro phets] tHeb. a man to his neigh bour. * ch. 19. 24. tHeb. from thence. 24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which teas upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is II left I set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 if And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed witri Saul upon the top of the house. 26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou stfll ' a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. lO Then Samuel took a vial of ofl, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by * Bachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which, thou wentest to seek are found : and, lo, thy father hath left ' the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shaU I do for my son ? 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shaU meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carry ing a bottle of wine : 4 And they wfll'salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread ; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the PhHistines : and it shaU .come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psalteiy, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them.; and they shaU prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and srialt be turned into another man. 7 And 'let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, 'i that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gflgal ; and, behold, I wiU come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings : * seven days shalt thou tarry , tfll I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 9 if And it was so, that when he had turned his 'back to go from Samuel, God 'gave him another heart : and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company t of prophets met him ; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when aU that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said ' one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? * Is Saul also among the prophets ? 12 And one 'of the same place answered and said, But who is their father ? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets ? 13 And when he had made an end of prophesy ing, he came to the high place. 14 if And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye ? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. 15 And Saul's uncle said, TeH me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. 24 And the cook took up the 1 thigh, rand that which was upon it, and set it :bef ore Saiil. And Samuel said, Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat,; hecause unto the appoint ed time hath it -been kept for thee, 2for I said, I have invited the people. So Sauldid eat with 25 Samuel that day. And when they were come down from the high place into the city, she 26 communed with Saul upon the housetop. Aud they arose early : and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel caUed to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I. may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out 27 both of them, lie and,Samuel, abroad. As they were going down at the .end of the city, .Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still at this time, that I may cause thee to hear the word of 10 God. Then .Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and- kissed him, and said, Is it not that the Lord hath anointed thee 2 to be prince over his inheritance ? When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Bachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they wfll say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found : and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and taketh thought for you, saying, 3 What shaU I do for my son ? Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the aoak of Tabor, and there shaU meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another 4 carrying a 6 bottle of wine: and they wfll salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread ; which 5 thou shalt receive of their hand. After that thou shalt come to 6the hfll of God, wjiere is the garrison of the PhHistines : and it shaU come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, - and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before 6 them ; and they shaU be prophesying : and the spirit of trie Lord will come migritfly' upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt 7 be tumed into another man. And 'let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, ethat thou do as occasion serve thee ; for God is with 8 thee. And thou shalt go down before me to Gil gal ; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacri fices of peace offerings : seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and shew thee what 9 thou shalt do. And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God 9 gave him another heart: and aU those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to 6 the hfll, be hold, a band of prophets met him ; and the spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he pro- 11 phesied among them. And it came to pass, when aH that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish ? Is Saul also 12 among the prophets? And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their fa ther ? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul 13 also among the prophets? And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the higri place. 14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye ? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they 15 were not found, we came to Samuel. And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel 16 said unto you. And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. R.V. 'Or, shoulder 2 Heb. saying. 8 The' Sept. has,theyspreada couch for Saul on the housetop, and he lay down. And it came to pass Or, cisterns 8 Or, bless 332 I. SAMUEL. XIII. 12 A.V. tHeb. intreated the face. t Heb. found. t Heb. a file with mouths. tHeb. to set. • Or, standingcamp. HOr, there was a day. *ch. 4 21. t Heb. tooth. ' 2 Chr. 14. 11. 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines wiH come down now upon me to GUgal, and I have not ' made supplication unto the Lord : I forced myseH there fore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done fool ishly : thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have estabrished thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue : the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over Iris people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. 15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were ' present with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present witri them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Phflistines encamped in Michmash. 17 if And the spoflers came out of the camp of the PhHistines in three companies : one company turned unto trie way that leadeth to Ophrah, uuto the land of Shual : 18 And another company turned the way to Beth- horon : and another company turned to the way of trie border that Iooketh to the vaHey of Zeboim toward trie wHderness. 19 if Now there was no smith found through out all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears : 20 But aH the IsraeUtes went down to the PhH istines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had ' a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for trie forks, and for the axes, and 'to sharpen the goads. 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in trie riand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the II garrison of the Phflistines went out to the passage of Michmash. 14 Now H it came to pass upon a day, that Jona than the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us .go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron : and the people that were with him were about six hund red men ; 3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, * I-chabod's bro ther, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eri, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the peo ple knew not that Jonathan was gone. 4 if And between the passages, by which Jona than sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the .one side, and a sharp rock on the other side : and the name of trie one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The ' forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord wfll work for us : for there is no restraint to the Lord * to save by many or by few. 7 And his armourbearer said unto bim, Do aU that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we wiU pass over unto these men, and we wfll discover ourselves unto them. 12 therefore said I, Now wfll the PhUistines come down upon me to GUgal, and I have not in- treated the favour of the Lord : I forced myseH 13 therefore, and offered the burnt offering. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly : thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he Commanded thee : for now would the Lord have estabrished thy 14 kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shaU not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath appointed riim to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. 15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about 16 six hundred men. And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin : but the Philistines 17 encamped in Michmash. And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three com panies : one company turned unto the way that 18 leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual : and another Company tumed the way to Beth-horon : and another company turned the way of the border that Iooketh down upon the vaUey of Zeboim toward the wHderness. 19 Now there was no smith found throughout aU the land of Israel : for the PhHistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 20 but aU the Israelites went down to the Phflis tines, to sharpen every man his share, and his 21 coulter, and his axe, and his mattock ; 'yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes ; and to set 22 the goads. So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Phflistines went out unto the pass of Micrimash. 14 Now it feU upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philis tines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he 2 told not his father. And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegran ate tree which is in Migron : and the people that were with him were about six hundred men; 3 and Ahijah, trie son of Ahitub, Ichabod's bro ther, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Sriiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was 4 gone. And between the passes, by which Jona than sought to go ever unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of 5 the other Seneh. The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the otrier on 6 the south in front of Geba. And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord wfll work for us : for there is no restraint to 7 the Lord to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said unto him, Do aU that is in thine heart: turn thee, behold I am 8 with thee according to thy heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, we wfll pass over unto the men, and we wfll discover ourselves unto them. R.V. ¦Or, when the edges of the mat tocks ... and of the axes werebluntThe Hebrew text is obscure. XIV. 28 I. SAMUEL. 333 A.V. tHeb.Be still. *lMac4.30. ¦ Or, half a furrow of an acre of land. tHeb. a trem bling of God. «Or,tumult. tHeb.werecriedtogether. 'Judg. 7.22. 2 Chr. 20. «Or,weary. 9 If they say thus unto us", ' Tarry until we come to you ; then we wUl stand stiU in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us ; then we wiH go up: for *the Lord hath deHvered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the PhHistines : and the PhHistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jona than and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we wiH shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer,. Come up after me : for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him : and they f eU before Jonathan ; and his armourbearer slew after him. 14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were II an haH acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. 15 And there was trembling in the host, in trie field, and among aH the people : the garrison, and the spoUers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked : so it was ' a very great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with hrin, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. Eor the ark of God was at that time with the chHdren of Israel. 19 if And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the II noise that was in the host of the PhHistines went on and increased: and. Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul and aH the people that were with him ' assembled themselves, and. they came to the battle:; and, behold, *-every man's sword was against his feUow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Phil istines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israehtes that were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 Likewise aU the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. 23^ So: the- Lord- saved Israel that day: and the battle-passed over unto Beth-aven. 24 if And the men of Israel "were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until even ing, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 And aU they of the land came to. a wood ; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people' were come into the wood, behold, the horiey dropped; but no man put his hand. to his- mouth: for the people feared the oath, 27 But Jonathan heard not when hisf ather charged the people with the oath : wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his riand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were II faint. 9 Ii they say thus unto us, Tarry untH we come to you ; then we wiU stand stiU in our place, and 10 wfll not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come up unto us ; then we wfll go up : for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and 11 this shaH be the sign unto us. And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines : and the Priilistines said, Be hold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes 12 where they had hid themselves. And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we wHl shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of 13 Israel. And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him : and they f eU before Jonathan ; and 14 his armourbearer slew them after him. And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armour- bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were 1 haH a furrow's length in an acre of land. 15 And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among aH the people; the garrison, and the spoUers, they also trembled: and the earth quaked; so there was 2an exceeding great 16 trembling. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahijah, s Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at 19 that time i witri trie children of Israel. And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul 20 said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. And Saul and aU trie people that were with hrin were gathered together, and came to the battle : and, behold, every man's sword was against his fel low, and there was a very great discomfiture. 21 Now the Hebrews that were with the Philistines as beforetime, which went up with them 5into the camp- efrom the country' round about; even they also turned to be with the Israelites triat 22 were with Saul and Jonathan. Likewise aU the men of Israel which had hid themselves in trie hiU country of Ephraim, when they heard that the PhHistines fled', even they also f oHowed 23 Hard after them in trie battle. So the Lord saved Israel that day: and the battle passed 24 over by Beth-aven. And the men of Israel were distressed that day : but Saul adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food untH it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the- people tasted 25 food. And aH 'the people came into the forest ; 26 and there was honey upon the ground. Aud when the people were come unto the forest, behold, ethe honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared 27 the oath. But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath : where fore he put forth the end of the rodthat was in his hand, and dipped it in the, honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth ;- and his eyes were 28 enlightened. Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint. R.V. 'Or,half an acre of land 2 Heb. a trem bling of God. 3 Tho Sept. has,Bring hithertheephod. F'or he wore the ephod at that time before Israel. 4 Heb. and. 6 Or, in the camp, roundabout 6 The Sept. has,they also turned to be $c. 'Heb.the land. 8 Or, a stream of honey 334 I. SAMUEL. XIV. 29 A.V. ? Lev. 7. 26.k 19. 26. Deut 12. 16."Or, dealt treacherously. tHeb.in his hand. tHeb.that altar he began to build unto tlti Lord. ' Judg. 20.2. tHeb.corners. lOr,Shewthe in nocent. tHeb.went forth. I Or, wroughtmightily. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoH of their ene mies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 31 And they smote the PhHistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were veiy faint. 32 And the people flew upon the spoH, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them *with the blood. 33 if Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have II transgressed: roU a great stone unto me this day. 34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat ; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And aU the people brought every man his ox ' with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul buHt an altar unto the Lord : ' the same was the first altar that he buflt unto the Lord. 36 if And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them untH the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, ShaH I go down after the Philistines ? wilt thou deliver triem into trie hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, * aH the 'chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 39 For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonatrian my son, he shaH surely die. But there was not a man among aU the people that answered him. 40 Trien said he unto aU Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son wril be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, II Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonatrian were taken: but the people 'escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jona than my son. And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, TeU me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also : for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, ShaU Jona than die, who hatri wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shaU not one hair of his head f aU to the ground ; for lie riatri wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from foUowing the PhH istines: and the PhHistines went to their own place. 47 if So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against aU his enemies on every side, a- gainst Moab, and against the chHdren of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines : and whithersoever he turned himseH, he vexed them. 48 And he H gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land : see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of 30 this honey. How much more, H haply the peo ple had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? Jfor now hath there been no great slaughter among the Phflis- 31 tines. And they smote of the PhHistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon : and the people 32 were very faint. And the people flew upon the spoH, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did 33 eat them with the blood. Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have.dealt treacherously : roU a great stone 34 unto me this day. And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat ; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And aU the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them 35 there. And Saul built an altar unto the Lord : the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the PhH istines by night, and spoH them untH the morn ing light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good un to thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near 37 hither unto God. And Saul asked counsel of God, ShaU I go down after the PhUistines ? writ triou deliver them into the hand of Israel ? But 38 he answered him not that day. And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, aH ye 2 chiefs of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been 39 this day. For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shaH surely die. But there was not a man a- 40 mong aU the people that answered him. Then said he unto aU Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son wfll be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what 41 seemeth good unto thee. Therefore Saul said unto the Lord, the God of Israel, a Shew the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by 42 lot : but the people escaped. And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. 43 And Jonathan was taken. Then Saul said to Jonathan, TeU me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that 44 was in mine hand ; and, lo, I must die. And Saul said, God do so and more also: for thou 45 shalt surely die, Jonathan. And the people said unto Saul, ShaU Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel ? God for bid: as trie Lord liveth, there shaU not one hair of his head faU to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people 4res- 46 cued Jonathan, that he died not. Then Saul went up from foUowing the Phflistines: and the Philistines went to their own place. 47 Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against aU his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the chHd ren of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines : and whithersoever he turned himseH, 6he vexed 48 them. And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and deHvered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. RV. 'Or, for had there not been now a much greater slauph- terqc? 2 Heb. corners. 8 Or, Give a perfect lot «Heb.ran somed. « Or, he put themto the worseThe Sept.has, he was vic torious. XV. 18 I. SAMUEL. 335 AV. • ch. 9. 16. * Ex. 17. Num. 24. 20. I Or, fought. ¦ Or, of the secondsort. tHeb. they consume them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua : and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 50 And the name of Saul's wHe was Abinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 And Kish was the father of Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Phfl istines aU the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. 15 Samuel also said unto Saul, * The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, * how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy aU triat they have, and spare them not ; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and II laid wait in the vaHey. 6 if And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with triem : for ye shewed kindness to aU the chfldren of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed aH the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and »of the fatrings, and trie lambs, and aU that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vrie and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 if Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king : for he is turned back from foUowing me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord aU night. 12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in trie morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to GUgal 13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have performed the commandment of the Lord. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear ? 15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites : for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God ; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I wfll teU thee what the Lord hatri said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in triine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel ? 18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until ' they be consumed. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua : and the names of his two daughters were these ; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 50 and the name of Saul's wHe was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz : and the name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner, 51 Saul's uncle. 1 And Kish was the father of Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the PhHis tines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he 2took him unto him. 15 And Samuel said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto 2 the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus saith trie Lord of hosts, I 8have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himseH against him in the way, wrien lie came up out of Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and i utterly destroy aU that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul summoned the people, and num bered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand 5 footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and 5laid wait 6 in the vaUey. And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them : for ye shewed kindness to aU trie chHdren of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites 7 departed from among the Amalekites. And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havflah as thou 8 goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed aU the people with the edge 9 of the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and aU that was good, and would not i utterly destroy them : but every thing that was vUe and'refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 Then came the word of trie Lord unto Samuel, 11 saying, It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king : for he is turned back from foUowing me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth ; and he cried unto the 12 Lord aU night. And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in trie morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a e monument, and is gone about, 13 and passed on, and gone down to GUgal. And Samuel came to Saul : and. Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have performed 14 the commandment of trie Lord. And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen 15 which I hear ? And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites : for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacri fice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we 16 have 'utterly destroyed. Then Samuel said un to Saul, Stay, and I wfll teU thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto 17 him, Say on. And Samuel said, 8 Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the 18 Lord anointed thee king over Israel ; and the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. R.V. 1 Ac cordingto some ancientauthorities, And Kish the father of Saul and Ner ... were the sons of Abiel. 2 Heb. gather ed.3 Or, will visit « Heb. devote. 5 Or, strove 8 Heb. hand. 'Heb. devoted. 'Or, Though thou be little ... art thou not head of the tribes of Israel ? 336 I. SAMUEL. XV. 19 A.V. * Eccles. 5. 1. Hos. 6. 6. Matt. 9. 13.k 12. 7. t Heb. divina tion. "Or,Eternity, victory. * Ex. 17. 11.Num. 14. 45. tHeb. in thine hand. tHeb.meeting. 19 Wherefore then didst thou" not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly de stroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoH, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto trie Lord thy God in Gflgal. 22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, * to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than trie fat of rams. 23 For rebeUion is as the sin of ' witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king: 24 if Aud Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned : for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words : because I feared the people, and obeyed trieir voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I wfll not return with thee : for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel tumed about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And also the II Strength of Israel wfll not lie nor' repent : for he is not a man, that he should repent. 30 Then he said, I have sinned r- yet honour me now, I pray thee, before trie elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again witri me, that I may worship the Lord thy God. 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul ; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 if Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 33- And Samuel said, * As thy sword hath made women ehfldless, so shaH- thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord- in Gilgal.. 34 if Then Samuel went to Bamah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul untH the day of his death : nevertheless Samuel inourned for Saul : and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. 16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long writ thou mourn for Saul, seeing I riave rejected him from reigning over Israel? fiU thine horn with ori, and go, I wfll send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite : for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go ? H Saul hear it, he wfll kfll me. And the Lord said, Take an heHer 'with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And caU Jesse to the sacrifice, and I wiU shew thee what thou shalt do : and. thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his ' coming, and said, Comest triou peaceably ? 5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacri fice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoH, and didst that which' was evU iri the sight of the Lord ? 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and riave 1 utterly de- 21 stroyed trie Amalekites. But the people took- of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of- the de voted things, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy 22 God in "Gilgal. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is- better than sacrifice, and to 23 hearken than the fat of rams. For rebeUion is as the sin of 2 witchcraft, and stubbornness is as sidolatry and 4 teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also re- 24 jected thee from being king. And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned : for I have trans gressed the- commandment of the Lord, and thy words : because I feared the people, and 25 obeyed their voice. Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again witri me,, that I 26 may worship the. Lord. And Samuel said unto Saul, I wfll not return with thee : for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid 28 hold upon theskirt of his robe, and it rent. And Samuel said unto, him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hatri given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better 29 than thou. And also the 5 Strength of Israel wfll not He nor repent : for he is not a man, that 30 he should repent. Then he said, I have sinned : yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy 31 God. So Samuel turned again after Saul ; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him 6 delicately. And Agag said, 33 Surely the bitterness of death is past. And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made- women childless, so shaU thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag iri pieces before the Lord in Gflgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Bamah; and Saul went 35 up to his.house to Gibeah of Saul. And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; 'for Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. 16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I riave rejected hrin from being king over Israel ? fiU thine horn with oil, and go, I wfll send triee to Jesse trie Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king 2 among his sons. And Samuel said, How can I go? H- Saul hear it, he wiH kfll me. And the Lord, said, Take an heHer with thee, and say, I 3 am come to sacrifice' to the- Lord. And caH Jesse to the sacrifice, and I wiH sliew thee what thou shalt do : and thou shalt anoint unto me 4 hrin whom I name unto thee. And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peace- 5 ably ? And he said, Peaceably : I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord : sanctify yourselves, and oome with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified RV. 'Heb. devoted. 2 Heb. divina tion. S0r, iniquity 4 See Gen. xxxi. 19, 34. = Or, Victory Or, Glory "Or,cheer fully XVII. i I. SAMUEL. 337' A.V. tHeb. - eyes.* 1 air. !8. 9. Ps. T. 9. Jer. 11. 20.k 17. 10. k 20. 12. * 2 Sam. 7.8. Ps. 78. 70. tHeb. round. tHeb. fair of eyes. ¦ Or, terrified. I Or, speech. I Or, The coast of Dam- inim.tHeb.ranged thebattle. Jesse and his sons, and caUed them to the sacrifice. 6 if And it came to pass, when they were come, triat he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man Iooketh on the ' out ward appearance, but trie Lord Iooketh on the * heart. 8 Then Jesse caUed Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 10 Again, Jesse made seven of Iris sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here aU thy clrildren? And lie said, Triere remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth trie sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, * Send and fetch him : for we wiU not sit ' down tfll he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal tof a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint bim : for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of ofl, and anointed hrin in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of trie Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Bamah. 14 if But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from trie Lord II troubled him. 15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evfl spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command triy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cun ning player on an harp : and it shaU come to pass, when the evfl spirit from God is upon thee, that he shaU play with his hand, and thou shalt be weH. 17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play weU, and bring him to me. 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehem ite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in n matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with riim. 19 if Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him : and he loved him greatly ; and he became his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, and was weU, and the evH spirit departed from him. 17 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in HEphes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the vaHey of Elah, and ' set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on trie otrier side : and there was a vaUey between them. 4 if And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. Jesse and his sons, and caUed them to the sacri- 6 fice. And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on 1 Eliab, and said, Surely the 7 Lord's anointed is before him. But the. Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have rejected him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man Iooketh on the outward appear- 8 ance, but the Lord Iooketh on the heart. Then Jesse caUed Abinadab, and made riim pass be fore Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the 9 Lord chosen this. Then Jesse made 2 Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord 10 chosen this. ' And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto ¦11 Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here'aU thy child ren? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we wiH not sit 3down tiU he come 12 hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal 4of a beautiful coun tenance, and goodly to look upon. And the Lord 13 said, Arise, anoint hrin : for this is he. Then Safriuel took the horn of oH, and anointed him hi the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lorp came mightUy upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Bamah. 14 Now the, spirit of trie Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from theLoRD 6 troubled 15 him. And Saul's servants said- unto him, Be hold now, an evfl spirit from God troubletri thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on the harp : and it shaU come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shaU play with his hand, and thou 17 shalt be weU. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and 18 bring him to me. Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and 6 prudent in 'speech, and a comely 19 person, and the Lord is with him. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send 20 me David thy son, which is with the sheep. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a 8bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his 21 son unto Saul. And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; 22 and lie became his armourbearer. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in 23 my sight. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was weH, and the evH spirit departed from him. 17 Now the PhHistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of 9Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the PhHistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side : and there was a vaUey between 4 them. And there went out a champion out of the camp of the PhHistines, named Goriath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. Y R.V. IjnIChr.xxvii. 18, Elihu. 2 In 2 Sam. xiii. 3, Shim-eah. In 1 Chr. ii. 13, Shimea. = Heb. around. i Heb. fair of eyes. 5 Or, terrified 8 Or, skilful 'Or, business 8 Or, skin » Or: the terebinth 338 I. SAMUEL. XVII. 5 A.V. »0r, gorget. " ch. 16. 1." t Heb. cheeses of milk. t Heb. captainof a thou sand. » Or, place of the car riage. QOr,battle array,or, place offight. tHeb. thevessels from upon him. tHeb. askedhisbrethrenof peace. tHeb. from his face. * Josh. 15. 16. 5 And lie had an helmet of brass upon his head, aud lie was t armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a H target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Is rael, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kiU me, then wiU we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kiU him, then shaU ye be our' servants, and serve us. " . 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, triey were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 if Now David was * the son of that Ephrathite of Betri-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse ; and he had eight sons : and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and foUowed Saul to the battle : and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his'father's sheep at Beth-lehem. 16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented riimseH forty days. 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren ; 18 And carry these ten ' cheeses unto the ' captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vaUey of Elah, fighting with the PhH istines. 20 if And David rose up early in the morning, and ieft the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him ; and he came to the II trench, as the host was going forth to the ll fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel and the Phflistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 22 And David left 'riis carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and ' saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Go liath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words : and Da vid heard them. 24 And aU the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled ' from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up ? surely to defy Israel is he come up : and it shaU be, that the man who kiUeth him, the king wiU enricri him with great riches, and "wfll give hrin his daughter, and make Iris father's house free in Israel. 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that kiUeth this Philistine, and taketri away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the riving God ? 27 And the people answered hrin after triis man ner, saying, So shaU it be done to the man that killeth him. 5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of maU; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels 6 of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a x javelin of brass between his 7 shoulders. And the 2 staff of his spear was like >t weaver's beam ; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his sriield- 8 bearer went before him. And he stood and cried unto the s armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye serv ants to Saul ? choose you a man for you, and 9 let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me, and kiU me, then wHl we be your servants : but H I prevaU against him, and kill him, then shaH ye be our servants, and 10 serve us. And the Pririistine said, I 4defy trie armies of Israel this day ; give me a man, that 11 we may fight together. And when Saul and aU Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 '5Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons : and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among 13 men. And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three, sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto hrin Abinadab, 14 and the third Shammah. And David was the youngest: and the three eldest foUowed Saul. 15 Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his 16 father's sheep at Beth-lehem. And the Philis tine drew near morning and evening, and pre sented himseH forty days. 17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to 18 the camp to thy brethren ; and bring these ten cheeses untothe captain of trieir triousand, and look riow thy brethren fare, and take their 19 pledge. Now Saul, and they, and aU the men of Israel, ewere in the vale of Elah, fighting 20 with the Philistines. And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him ; and he came to the 'place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the 8fight 21 shouted for the battle. And Israel and the Plril- istines put the battle in array, army against 22 army. And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the 23 army, and came and saluted his brethren. And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the championj the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David 24 heard them. And aU the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore 25 afraid. And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up ? surely to 4 defy Israel is he come up : and it shaU be, that the man who kUleth him, the king wiH enricri him witri great riches, and wiU give him. his daughter, and make 26 hisfather'shousefreeinlsrael. And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shaH be done to the man that kflleth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel ? for who is this uncri-cumcised Pririistine, triat he should 27 4defy the armies of the living God? And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shaH it be done to the man that killeth him. RV. 'The Sept. andVulgate -have, target 2 Or, according to another reading, blade 8 Heb. ranks, and in vv.10,21,22, 26, He. 4 Or, reproach 5 Tho Sept.omits vv. 12— 31 and 55 -ch. xviii. 5. 'Or, bar ricade8 Or, battle ground XVII. 48 I. SAMUEL. 339 A.V. t Heb. word. tHeb. iookhim. 1 Or, kid. tHeb. clothed Davidwith his clothes. «Or,valley. tHeb.vessel. tHeb. shut thee up. 28 if And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake uuto the men; and Eriab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither ? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done ? Is there not a cause ? 30 if And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same ' manner : and trie people answered riim again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he ' sent for him. 32 if And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him ; thy servant wfll go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul' said to David, Thou art not able to go against tlris Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a Hon, and a bear, and took a 'lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote bim, and delivered it out of Iris mouth : and when he arose against me, I caught him by bis beard, and smote hrin, and slew him.. 36 Triy servant slew both the lion and the bear : and this uncircumcised Priiristine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the Hving God. 37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of trie paw of the bear, he wfll deHver me out of trie hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. 38 if And Saul ' armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head ; also he armed him witha coat of mail. 39 And David girded Iris sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these ; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. 40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the 'll brook, and put them in a shepherd's ' bag which he had, even in a scrip ; and his sling was in his hand: arid he drew near to. the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went be fore riim. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained hrin: for lie was-iut a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And trie Priiristine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? A""! the Philistine cm-sed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I wfll give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: butl cometo thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom triou hast defied. 46 This day wfll the Lord 'deliver thee into mine hand; and I wfll smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I wfll; give the carcases of the host of the Phflistines this day unto the fowls of the. air, and to the wild beasts of the earth ; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 And aH this assembly shaU know that the Lord saveth not with sword arid spear : for the battle is the Lord's, and he wfll give you into our hands. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eriab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wHderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou 29 mightest see the battle. And David said, What have I now done? !Is there not a cause? 30 Arid he turned away from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former 31 manner. And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul ; 32 and he sent for him. And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail 2 because of him; thy servant wfll go and fight with this PhiUstine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against tlris Priiristine to fight with him : for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from 34 his youth. And David said unto Saul, Thy serv ant kept his father's sheep; sand when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of 35 the flock, I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth : and when ho arose against me, I caught him by his beard, 36 and smote him, and slew riim. Triy servant smote both the lion and the bear : and this un circumcised PhUistine shaH be as one of them, seeing lie hath i defied the armies of the living 37 God. And David said, The Lord that delivered me out of the. paw of the lion, and out of the iiaw of the bear, he wiH deliver me out of trie hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, 38 Go, and the Lord shaU be with thee. And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him 39 witri a coat of maU. And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go witri these ; for I have not proved 40 them. And David put them off him. And he took his staff in Iris hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the 5 brook, and put them in the. shepherd's bag Which he had, even in his scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : and he 41 drew, near to the Phriistine. And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the 42 man that bare the shield went before him. And when the. Philistine looked about, and saw Da vid, he disdained him : for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance. 43 .And the Priiristine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves ? And the 44 PhUistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I wfll give triy flesh unto the fowls of the air, 45 and to the beasts of the field. Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which 46 thou hast i defied. This day wfll the Lord de- river thee into mine hand ; and I wiU smite thee, and take thine head from off thee; and I wfll give the carcases of the host of the PhHistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth ; that aU the earth may 47 know that there is a God in Israel: and that aU this assembly may know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear : for the battle is the Lord's, and he wUl give you into our hand. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, Y2 R.V. 'Or, Was it not but a word ? 2 Or, within him 8 Or, andthere came a lion and a bear... and I icenl out ¦5-c. * Or, re proach ed 8 Or, torrentbed 340 I. SAMUEL. XVII. 48 A.V. * Ecclus. 47.4. 1 Mac. 4. t [1611 omitshad] lOr, prosper ed. «Or, Philis tines.t Heb. threestringedinstru ments. * ch. 21. 11.&2S>. 5. Ecclus.47.6.tHeb. was evil in his and came and drew nigh to meet David, triat David hasted, and ran toward trie army to meet the Priiristine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philis tine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he f eU upon his face to the earth. 50 So * David prevaHed over the PhUistine witri a sling and with a stone, and smote the PhUistine, and slew him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David. ^ 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the PhU istine, and took his sword, and drew it out of trie sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the PhHistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the vaUey, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines feH down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And the clrildren of Israel returned from chas ing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 if And when Saul saw David go fortri against trie Philistine, lie said unto Abner, the captain of trie host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, 0 king, I cannot teU. 56 And the king said, Enquire triou whose son the stripling is. 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to hrin, Whose son art thou, thou young man ? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 18 And it came to pass, when he triad made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jona than was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himseH of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, andliis gar ments, even to his sword, and to his bow, ana to his girdle. " ' 5 ."'if Arid David went out whithersoever Saul sent riim,' and llberiaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of aU the people, and also in the sight of Saul'ssertants." 6 And it cariie to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaugriter of the ll Pririis tine, that .the women came out of aU cities of Israel,-',sfnging and dancing, to meet king Saul, with t&brets, with joy, and with 'instruments of musiek," 7 Aiid trie women answered one another as they played, and said, *Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying ' dis pleased him ; and he said, They riave ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands : and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and for ward. 10 if And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evU spirit from God came upon Saul, and lie prophesied in the midst of the house : and David played with his hand, as at other times : and there was a javelin in Saul's riand. and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to 49 meet the Philistine. Aud David put Iris hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead ; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he feU upon 50 his face to the earth. So David prevaHed over ' the Philistine witri a sling and with a stone, and smote the PhUistine, and slew him ; but there 51 was no sword in trie hand of David. Then Da vid ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew hrin, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their !cham- 52 pion was dead, they fled. And the men of Is rael and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pur sued the Phflistines, until thou comest to 2 Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines f eU down by the way to s Sha- 53 araim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. And the chUdren of Israel returned from chasing after the Phflistines, and they spoiled their 54 camp. And David took the head of the Philis tine, and brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Pririistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul Hveth, 0 king, I 56 cannot teU. And trie king said, Inquire thou 57 whose son the stripling is. And as David re turned from trie slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to bim, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 18 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, triat the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and 2 Jonatrian loved him as his own soul. And Saul took hrin triat day, and would let him go no 3 more home to his father's house. . Then Jona than and David made a covenant, because he 4 loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himseH of the robe that was upon bim, and gave it to David, and bis apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his 5 girdle. And David 4went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and 6 behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of aU the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the 6Phflistine, triat the women came out of aU the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, witri timbrels, witri joy, and with 'instruments 7 of music. And the women 8 sang one to another in theri- play, and said, Saul hatri slain his thousands, And David his ten triousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and tlris saying dis pleased him ; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands : and what can he have 9 more but the kingdom 1 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 10 And it came to pass1 on the morrow, that an evfl spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he 9 prophesied in the midst of trie riouse: and David played witri his hand, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand. R.V. 'Or,mighty man 2 The Sept. lias, Gath. » Or, the two gates 'Or, went out ; whither soever Saulsent him, he tyc. 5 Or, prosper ed"Or, Philistines 'Or,triamfles ' Or.tliree- stringed instru ments» Or, answered one another 'Or,raved XIX. 2 I. SAMUEL. 341 A.V. HOr, prosper ed. t Heb. a son of valour. I neb. was right in s eyes. tHeb.According to thesewords. t Heb. fulfilled. t [1611 omits and went] I Heb. precious. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I wiH smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 12 if And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David II behaved himseH wisely in aU his ways ; and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himseH very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But aU Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. 17 if And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her wiH I give thee to wHe : only be thou 'valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Pririistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my fatrier's family in Israel, that I sriould be son in law to the king ? 19 But it came to pass at trie time wrien Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wHe. 20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David : and they told Saul, and the thing 'pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I wiH give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of trie twain. 22 if And Saul commanded his servants, say ing, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, arid all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law. 23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a right thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and rightly es teemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, 'On this manner spake David. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of trie Priiristines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul triougrit to make David faU by the hand of the PhHistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David weH to be the king's son in law : and trie days were not t expired. 27 Wherefore David arose land went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men ; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in fuU tale to the king, triat lie might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to vrife. 28 if And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved hrin. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy con tinuaUy. 30 Then the princes of the PriUistines went forth : and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himseH more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much ' set by. 19 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to aU his servants, that they should kfll David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kUl thee: now there fore, I pray thee, take heed to thyseH until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 11 And Saul cast the spear ; for he said, I will smite David even to trie waU. And David a- 12 voided out of his presence twice. And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was 13 with him, and was departed from Saul. There fore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went 14 out and came in before the people. And David 1 behaved himseH wisely in all his ways; and 15 the Lord was with him. And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood 16 in awe of him. But aU Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. 17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her wiU I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Phil- 18 istines be upon him. And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and 2what is my life, or my father's famUy in Israel, that I should be son 19 in law to the king ? But it came to pass at trie time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto 20 Adriel the Meholathite to wife. And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told 21 Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, triat srie may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philis tines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son 22 in law a second time. And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David se cretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and aU his servants love thee : now 23 therefore be the king's son in law. And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son in law, seeing that I am 24 a poor man, and lightly esteemed ? And the servants of Saul told riim, saying, On this 25 manner spake David. And Saul said, Thus shaU ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Phflistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David faU by the 26 hand of the PhHistines. And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David weU to be the king's son in law. And the days were 27 not expired ; and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hund red men ; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in fuU tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 And Saul saw and knew that the Lord, was with David; and Micrial Saul's daughter loved 29 him. And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy con tinuaUy. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth : and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, triat David s behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul ; so that his name was much 4set by. 19 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee : now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyseH in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyseH : R.V. prosper- cd 2 Or, who are my kinsfolk 3 Or, prosper ed more than * Heb. precious. 342 I. SAMUEL. XIX 3 A.V. ' Judg. 9. 17. k 12. 3. ch.28.21.Ps. 119. 109. t Heb. yesterdaythirdday. t Heb. his face. tHet>. fell. 3 And I wfll go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I wfll oommune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I wHl teU thee. 4 if And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said imto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; be cause he riatri not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5 For he did put his * rife in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for aH Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice : wherefore then wUt thou sin against in nocent blood, to slay David witriout a cause? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jona than : and . Saul sware, As , the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jonathan caUed David, and Jonathan shewed him aU those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his pre sence, as 'in times past. 8 if And there was war again : and David went out, and fought with the PhHistines, and slew them with a great slaughter ; and they fled from 'him. 9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in Iris hand: and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smito David even to the waU with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and. he smote the javelin into the waU: and David fled, and escaped that night, 11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy IHe to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 if So Michal let David down through a wind ow : and lie went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a piUow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring riim up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers were come in, be hold, there was an image in the bed, with a piUow of goats' hair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? 18 if So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Bamah, and told him aU that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Bamah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets pro phesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Bamah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu : and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Be hold, they be at Naioth in Bamah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Bamah : and the Spirit of God was upon hrin also, and lie went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Bamah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and pro phesied before Samuel in like manner, and 'lay 3 and I wfll go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I wfll com mune with my father of thee; and if I see 4 aught, I wfll teU thee. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto hrin, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works 5 have been to thee-ward very good : for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great 1 victory for aU Israel : thou sawest it, and didst rejoiee : wriere- fore then writ thou sin against innocent blood, 6 to slay David without a cause ? And Saul heark ened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shaU not be put 7 to death. And Jonathan caUed David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime. 8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fougrit with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and triey fled be- 9 fore him. And 2 an evH spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand ; and David played with his 10 hand. And Saul sought to smite David even to the waU with the spear; but he sHpped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the waU : and David fled, and escaped that 11 night. And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to- 12 moiTow thou shalt be slain. So Michal let David down through the window : and he went, 13 and fled, and escaped. And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a 8pU- low of goats' hair at the head thereof, and 14 covered it with the clothes. And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is 15 sick. And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring riim up to me in trie bed, 16 that I may slay him. And when the messen gers came in, behold, the teraphim was in trie bed, with the 3pfllow of goats' hair at the head 17 thereof. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, that he is escaped ? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kfll thee? 18 Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Bamah, and told him aU that Saul had done to hrin. And he and Samuel went and 19 dwelt in Naioth. And it was told Saul, saying, 20 Behold, David is at Naioth in Bamah. And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as riead over them, the spirit of God came upon the messengers of 21 Saul, and they also prophesied. And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. 22 Then went he also to Bamah, and came to 4the great 6weU that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David ? And one 23 said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Bamah. And he went thither to Naioth in Bamah : and the spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in 24 Bamah. And he also stripped off his clothes, and lie also prophesied before Samuel, and 6lay R.T. ' Hob. salva tion. 2 Or, the spirit of theLoRD was evil towardSaul 3 Or, quilt 4 The Sept. has,the well of the threshing-floorthat is Or, lumps. tHeb.ears.tHeb.lay it to hisheart. tHeb.saving II Or, - present.tHeb. walk at the feet of, kc. tHeb. in the midst of the bouphl of a sling. tHeb. no stag gering, or, stum bling. 13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on riis sword : and there went up after David about four hundred men;, and two hundred abode by the stuff. 14 if But one of the young men told AbigaH, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messen gers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he ' railed on them. 15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not 'hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields : 16 They were a waU unto us both by night and day, aU the while we were with them keeping I the sheep. 17 Now trierefore know and consider what thou wilt do ; for evil is determined against our master, and against aU riis household : for he is such a son of Belial, triat a man cannot speak to riim. 18 if Trien Abigail made riaste, and took two riundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five srieep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred II clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the rifll, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them. 21 Now David had said, Surely in vain riave I kept aH that this fellow hath in the wilder ness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him : and he hath requited me evH for good. 22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, H I lea.ve of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against trie waH. 23 And when AbigaH saw David, she hasted, and ligrited off trie ass, and feU before David on her face, and bowed herseri to the ground, 24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in triine ' audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, 'regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he ; Nabal is his name, and foUy is with riim : but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul livetri, seeing trie Lord hath with- riolden triee from coming to shed blood, and from 'avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now this II blessing which thine hand maid hatri brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that 'foUow my lord. 28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine hand maid : for the Lord wfll certainly make my lord a sure house ; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evU hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul : but the soul of my lord shaU be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God ; and the souls of thine enemies, them shaU he sling out, ' as out of the middle of a sling. 30 And it shaU come to pass, when the Lord shaU have done to my lord according to aU trie good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shaU have appointed thee ruler over Israel ; 31 That this shaU be 'no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou 13 And David said unto his men, Grid ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on riis sword : and triere went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred 14 abode by the stuff. But one of the young men told AbigaH, Nabal's wife, saying, Be hold, David sent messengers out of the wilder ness to isalute our master; and he 2flew upon 15 them. But the men were very good unto us, and we were not 8hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, 16 when we were in the fields : they were a waU unto us both by night and by day, aU the whHe 17 we were with them keeping the srieep. Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do ; for evH is determined against our master, and against aU his house: for he is such a 4son of 18 5 Belial, that one cannot speak to him. Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two "bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched com, and an huudred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on 19 asses. And she said unto her young men, Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But 20 she told not her husband Nabal. And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down agamst her ; and she 21 met them. Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept aU that this fellow hath in the wUderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath re- 22 turned me evil for good. God do so 'unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light e so 23 much as one man chrid. And when AbigaH saw David, she hasted, and ligrited off tier ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herseH 24 to trie ground. And she feH at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity : and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thine 25 handmaid. Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this 4man of 6Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he ; 9 Nabal is his name, and f oUy is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, wriom thou didst 26 send. Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing trie Lord hath witriholden thee 10from bloodgufltiness, and from n avenging thyseH with thine own hand, now trierefore let thine enemies, and them 27 that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. And now this i2present which thy servant hath brought uuto my lord, let it be given unto the 28 young men that foUow my lord. Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thine handmaid : for trie Lord wUl certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord ; and evH shaU not be found in triee 29 aU thy days. And though man be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shaU be bound in the bundle of 13life with the Lord thy God ; and the souls of thine enemies, them shaH he sling out, as from the riol- 30 low of a sling. And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to aU the good that he hath spoken concerning triee, and sriaU riave appointed thee prince over 31 Israel ; that this sliall be no 14 grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, 15 either that thou R.V. i Heb. bless.2 Or, railedon 3 Heb. put to shame. 'Or, base fellow 6 That is, worth-lessness. "Or,skins ' The Sept. lias,unto David. « Heb. any that pisseth againstthe wall. 9 That is, Fool. M Heb. from coming into blood. u Heb. thineownhand savingthee. 12 Heb. blesslmj "Or,the living« Heb. cause of stagger ing. « Or, so that thou shouldest shed t,c. XXVI. 6 I. SAMUEL. 351 AV. t Heb. at her feet. * Josh. 15. 56. ~ 2 Sam. 3. 14, 15. » ch. 23. 19. * ch. 14. 50. k 17. 55. "Or,midst of his car riages. hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himseH: but when the Lord shaH have dealt weU with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. 32 if And David said to AbigaH, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me : 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself witri mine own riand. 34 For in very deed, as tho Lord God of Israel Hveth, which hatri kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the waH. 35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to triine riouse ; see, I riave hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. 36 if And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken : wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife riad told riim these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. 39 if And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wHe. 40 And when trie servants of David were come to AbigaH to Carmel, they spake nnto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to vrife. 41 And she arose, and bowed herseH on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And AbigaH hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went ' after her ; and she went* after trie messengers of David, and became his wHe. 43 David also took Ahinoam "of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. 44 if But Saul had given * Michal his daughter, David's vrife, to Phalli the son of Laish, which was of GaUim. 26 And the Ziphites came imto Saul to Gibeah, saying, * Doth not David hide himself in trie hUl of HachUah, which is before Jeshimon ? 2 Trien Saul arose, and went down to the wHder ness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wHder ness of Ziph. 3 Aud Saul pitched in the hill of Haelrilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the vrildemess, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wHderness. 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed. 5 if And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David berield the place where Saul lay, and * Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the u trench, and the people pitched round about hrin. 6 Then answered David and said to Ariimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp ? And Abishai said, I wfll go down with thee. hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself; and when the Lord shaU have dealt weU with my lord, then remember 32 thine handmaid. And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, which 33 sent thee triis day to meet me : and blessed be thy 1 wisdom, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from bloodguHtiness, and from avenging myseH witri mine own 34 riand. For in very deed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, livetri, which hath withholden me from riurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there riad not been left unto Nabal by the morning ligrit so mucri 35 as one man criild. So David received of her hand that which she had brought him : and he said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have 36 accepted thy person. And AbigaH came to Na bal ; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, 37 until the morning Hght. And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wHe told him these things, and riis rieart died within him, and lie became as a 38 stone. And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, triat hath pleaded the cause of my reproacri from the hand of Nabal, and hatri kept back his servant from evfl : and the evil-doing of Nabal hath trie Lord returned upon his own head. And David sent and 2 spake concerning Abigail, to take her to 40 him to wife. And when the servants of David were come to AbigaH to Carmel, they spake nnto her, saying, David riatri sent us unto triee, 41 to take thee to him to wrie. And she arose, and bowed herself- with her face to tho earth, and said, Behold, thine handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And AbigaU hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that foUowed her; and she went after the messengers of 43 David, and became his wHe. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel ; and they became both of 44 them his wives. Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wrie, to 8 Palti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. 26 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himseH in the hiH 2 of HaclrilaH, wriicri is before 4the desert ? Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Is rael with hrin, to seek David in the wilderness 3 of Ziph. And Saul pitched in trie hfll of Haelri lah, wriicri is before 4the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wHderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wHderness. 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood 5 that Saul was come 5 of a certainty. And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched : and David berield the place where Saul lay, and Abner trie son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the 6place of the wagons, and tho people pitched round about 6 him. Then answered David and said to Ahrinelecri trie Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who wril go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I wfll go down with thee. R.V. 1 Or, dis cretion 2 See Cant.viii. 8. 3 In 2 Sam. iii. 15, Paltiel.4 Or, JeshimonSee ch. xxiii. 19. 5 Or, to a set place See ch. xxiii. 23. «Or,bar ricade 352 I. SAMUEL. XXVI. 7 A. v. t Heb. shut up. t Heb. the sons of death. t Heb. smell. tHeb. cleaving. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night : .and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within trie trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster : but Abner and the people lay round about him. 8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath 'deliv ered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second trine. 9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretcri fortri riis riand against trie Lord's anointed, and be guiltless? 10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shaU smite him ; or his day shaU come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. 11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch fortri mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear triat is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : for they wei'e aU asleep ; because a deep sleep from the Lord was faUen upon them. 13 if Then David went over to the other side, and stood on trie top of an hfll afar off; a great space being between them : 14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest triou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king ? 15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to triee in Israel? wrierefore trien riast triou not kept triy lord trie king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are 'worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's sxiear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David ? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, 0 king. 18 And he said, Wherefore dotri my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine riand? 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king riear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him ' accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from 'abiding in trie in heritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods. 20 Now therefore, let not my blood faU to the earth before the face of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in trie mountains. 21 ir Then said Saul, I have sinned : return, my son David: for I wfll no more do thee harm, be cause my soul was precious in thine eyes this day : behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear 1 and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. 23 The Lord render to eveiy man his right eousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered triee into my riand to day, but I would not stretcri forth mine riand against the Lord's anointed. 24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set .by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of aU tribulation. 25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the !place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at riis head: and Abner and 8 the people lay round about him. Then said Abishai to David, God hatri delivered up thine enemy into thine hand this day: now there fore let me smite him, 1 pray thee, with the spear to the eartri at one stroke, and I will 9 not smite him the second time. And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can put forth his hand against trie Lord's an- 10 ointed, and be guiltless ? And David said, As trie Lord livetri, the Lord shaU smite him ; 2or his day shaU come to die ; or he shaU go down 11 into battle, and perish. Trie Lord forbid that I should put forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed : but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and 12 let us go. So David took the spear and trie cruse of water from Saul's riead; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake: for they were aU asleep; be cause a deep sleep from the Lord was faUen 13 upon them. Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of trie mountain afar 14* off; a great space being between them: and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest triou not, Abner ? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou 15 that criest to the king? And David said to Ab ner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel ? wrierefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the 16 king thy lord. This tiring is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are 8 worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the Lord's anointed. And now, see, wriere the king's spear is, and the cruse of 17 water that was at his head. And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David ? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, 18 0 king. And he said, Wherefore dotri my lord pursue after his servant? for what riave I done? 19 or what evil is in mine riand? Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the Lord that hath stirred triee up against me, let riim 4 accept an offering : but H it be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord ; for' they have driven me out this day that I should 5not cleave unto the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve 20 other gods. Now therefore, let not my blood f aU to the earth away from the presence of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek Ga flea, as when one dotri hunt a partridge in 21 the mountains. Then said Saul, I have sinned : return, my son David: for I wfll no more do thee harm, because my IHe was precious in thine eyes this day : behold, I have played the fool, and 22 have erred exceedingly. And David answered and said, Behold ' the spear, 0 king 1 let then one of the young men come over and fetch it. 23 And the Lord sriaU render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: forasmuch as the Lord deHvered thee into my riand to-day, and I would not put fortri mine hand against the 24 Lord's anointed. And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of aH tribulation. 25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed bo thou, my R.V. 'Or, barricade 2 Or, either 3 Heb. sons of death. 4 Heb. smell. s Or, have no share in 6 The Sept. has, my life. 'Anotherreading is, the king'sspear. XXVIII. 7 I. SAMUEL. 353 A.T. tHeb. be con sumed. tHeb. thenumberof days. t Heb. a year of days lOr, Gerzites. lOr, Bid you not make a road, kc. tHeb.to stink. » ch. 25. 1. son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt stfll prevaU. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. 27 And David said in his heart, I shaH now 'perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than triat I sriould speedUy escape into the land of the PhHistines ; and Saul sriaU despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shaU I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Aehish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Aehish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. 5 if And David said unto Aehish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in trie country, that I may dweU there: for why should thy servant dweU in the royal city with thee ? 6 Then Aehish gave him Ziklag that day : where fore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And 'the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was 'a fuU year and four months. 8 if And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and trie II Gezrites, and the Amalek ites : for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land; as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away trie sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Aehish. 10 And Aehish said, II Whither have ye made a road to day ? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeel- ites, and against trie south of the Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should teU on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner aU the whHe' he dweHeth in the country of the PhHistines. 12 And Aehish believed- David, saying, He hath made his people Israel 'utterly to abhor him; therefore he shaH be my servant for ever. 28 And it came to pass in those days, that the Phflistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Aehish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 2 And David said to Acriisri, Surely triou shalt know what triy servant can do. And Aehish said to David, Therefore wfll I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 if Now * Samuel was dead, and aU Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Bamah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 And the Phflistines gathered themselves to gether, and came and pitched in Sriunem: and Saul gathered aU Israel- together, and they pitched in GHboa. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the PhHistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 7 if Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a famUiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place. 27 And David said in his heart, I shaU now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into trie land of the Philistines ; and Saul shaU despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shaH I escape out of his 2 hand. And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Acriisri the son of Maoch, king of Gatri. 3 And David dwelt with Aehish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreel itess, and AbigaH the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him. 5 And David said unto Aehish, If now I have found grace in triine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the 1 country, that I may dweU there : for why should thy servant 6 dweU in the royal city with thee ? Trien Aehish gave him' Ziklag that day : wherefore Ziklag per taineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the number of the days that David dwelt in the 1 country of the Philistines was a fuH 8 year and four months. And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the 2 Girzites, and the Amalekites : for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, 3 which were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto 9 the land of Egypt. And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel ; and he 10 returned, and came to Aehish. And Aehish said, 4 Whither have ye made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeerites, and 11 against the South of the Kenites. And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should teU on us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner aU the wlrile he hath dwelt in the icoun- 12 try of trie Pririistines. And Acriisri believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor bim j therefore he shaU be my servant for ever. 28 And it came to pass in those days, that the PhHistines gathered their s hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Aehish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy 2 men. And David said to Aehish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant wiH do. And Aehish said to David, Therefore wfll I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 Now Samuel was dead, and aU Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Kamari, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of 4 the land. And trie Philistines gathered them selves together, and came and pitched in Shu nem : and Saul gathered aU Israel together, and 5 they pitched in Gilboa. And when Saul saw the host of the Phflistines, lie was afraid, and 6 his heart trembled greatly. And when Saul in quired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by pro- 7 phets. Then said Saul- unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his R.V. i Heb. field. 2 An otherreading; is, Gizrites. 3 Some copies of the Sept. have, from Telam. 4 So some ancient author ities. Others read, Against whom. «Heb.camps. 354 I. SAMUEL. XXVIII. 7 A.V. t [1611 servant] tHeb. What is his form? tHeb.by the hand of pro phets. II Or, for himself.* ch. 15. 28.tHeb.minehand. tHeb.made haste,and fell with the fulness of his stature. 'servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman triat hath a familiar spirit at En-dor. 8 And Saul disguised riimseH, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night : and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shaU name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and trie wizards, out of trie land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my IHe, to cause me to die ? 10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As trie Lord livetri, triere shaH no punishment happen to thee for this thing. ' 11 Then said the woman, Whom shaU I bring up unto thee ? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice : and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me ? for thou art Saul. 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou ? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of trie eartri. 14 And he said unto her, ' What form is he of ? And she said, An old man cometh up ; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himseH. 15 if And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul an swered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answeretri me no more, neither ' by pro phets, nor by dreams : therefore I . have caHed thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shaU do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 And the Lord hath done II to him, *as he spake by 'me: for the Lord hatri rent the king dom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neigh bour, even to David : 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Ama lek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto triee triis day. 19 Moreover the Lord wfll also deliver Israel witri thee into the hand of the Philistines : and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me : the Lord also shaH dehver the host of Israel into trie riand of the Philistines. 20 Then Saul 'feU straigritway aU along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of trie words of Samuel : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread aU the day, nor aU the night. 21 if And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine riandmaid hatri obeyed thy voice, and I have put my rife in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee ; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 23 But he refused, and said, I wUl not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compeUed him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 24 And the woman had a fat caU in the house ; and she hasted, and kUled it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread there of: 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman 8 that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor. And Saul disguised himseH, and put on other raiment, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night : and he said, Divine unto me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name unto 9 thee. And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my IHe, to cause me to die? 10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shaH no punishment 11 happen to thee for this thing. Then said the woman, Whom shaH I bring up unto thee ? And 12 he said, Bring me up Samuel. And when trie woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice : and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast 13 thou deceived me ? for thou art Saul. And trie king said unto her, Be not afraid : for what seest thou ? And the woman said unto Saul, I see 2a 14 god coming up out of the earth. And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up ; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and 15 did obeisance. And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Priiristines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams : therefore I have caUed thee, that thou mayest make known 16 unto me what I shaU do. And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and 8is become 17 thine adversary? And the Lord hatri 4 wrought for himseH, as lie spake by me : and the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine riand, and 18 given it to thy neighbour, even to David. Be cause thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this 19 thing unto thee this day. Moreover the Lord wUl deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of the Priflistines : and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me : the Lord shall deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philis- 20 tines. Then Saul f eU straightway his f uH length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread aU the day, 21 nor aU the night. And the woman came unto Saul, and saw triat lie was sore troubled, and said unto hrin, Beriold, thine handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my IHe in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy 22 words which thou spakest unto me. Now there fore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a mor sel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy 23 way. But he refused, and said, I wUl not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, con strained hrin ; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the eartri, and sat upon the 24 bed. And the woman had a fatted calf in the house ; and she riasted, and kUled it ; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake un- 25 leavened bread thereof : and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants ; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. R.V. "Or, guilt come upon thee "- Or, gods 3 Tho Sept.has,is on the side of thy neigh bour, 4 Or, doneunto himSomeancientauthorities read, done unto thee. XXX. 7 I. SAMUEL. 355 AV. •IChr. 12. 19. ' ch. 18. '. k 21. 11. tHeb. (/([/h art not good in the eyes of the lords. tHeb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords. tHeb. beforethee. tHeb.bitter. 29 Now the Philistines gathered together aU their armies to Apriek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain wriich is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Phflistines. passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Aehish. 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here t And Aehish said unto the princes of trie Phflistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in bim since he fell unto me unto this day? 4 And the princes of the Philistines were wrotri with bim; and the princes of trie Philistines said unto him, * Make this f eUow return, that he may go again to his place which thou riast appointed hrin, and let bim not go down with us to battle, lest iu the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himseH unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men? 5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, *Saul slew Ins thou sands, and David his ten thousands? 6 if Then Achisri caUed David, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and triy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight : for I have not found evU in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day : nevertheless ' the- lords favour thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou ' displease not the lords of trie Philistines. 8 if And David said unto Aehish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been 'with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against trie enemies of my lord the king ? 9 And Aehish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding trie princes of the PhH istines have said, He shaU not go up with us to the battle. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have rigrit, depart. 11 So David and his men rose up early to de part in trie morning, to return into the land of the PhHistines. And the PhHistines went up to Jezreel. 30 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded trie soutri, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or smaU, but carried them away, and went on then- way. 3 if So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire ; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him rifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and AbigaH the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed ; for trie people spake of stoning him, because the soul of aU the people was 'grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himseH in the Lord his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Abi melech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 29 Now the Philistines gathered together aU their hosts to Aphek : and the Israelites pitched 2 by the fountain which is in Jezreel. And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: and David and his men 3 passed on in the rearward with Aehish. Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here ? And Aehish said unto the princes of the PhHistines, Is not tlris David, trie servant of Saul trie king of Israel, which hath been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he feU 4 away unto me unto this day ? But the princes of the PhHistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said imto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us : for wherewith should this fellow reconcUe himseH unto his lord? should it not be with the heads 5 of these men ? Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands ? 6 Then Aehish caUed David, and said unto him, As the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight : for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day : nevertheless the lords favour 7 thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the 8 Phflistines. And David said unto Aehish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto tlris day, that I may not go and fight against 9 the enemies of my lord the king ? And Aehish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God : not withstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shaU not go up with us to the battle. 10 Wherefore now, rise up early in the morning with the servants of thy lord that are come with thee : and as soon as ye be up early in the 11 morning, and have light, depart. So David rose up early, he and Iris men, to depart in the morn ing, to return into the land of the Phflistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. 3Q Andit came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and 2 burned it with fire ; and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both smaU and great : they slew not any, but carried them 3 off, and went their way. And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire ; and their wives, and their sons, and 4 their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him rifted up their voice and wept, until triey had no 5 more power to weep. And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and AbigaH the wHe of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 AndDavid was greatly distressed ; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sous and for his daughters : but David strengthened himseH in the Lord his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech,Ipraythee,bringmehithertheephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. Z2 R.V. 356 I. SAMUEL. XXX. 8 A.V. t Heb. theirmorrow. • Or, asked themhow they did. tHeb.men. tHeb.and forward. 8 And David enquired at the Lord, saying, ShaU I pursue after this troop ? shaU I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail re cover all. 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with hrin, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men : for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. 11 if And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought bim to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat ; and they made hrin drink water ; 12 And they gave him a piece Of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins : and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to riim: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite ; and my master left me, because three days agone I feU sick. 14 We made an invasion upon trie south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company ? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou writ neither kill me, nor de liver me into the hands of my master, and I wiH bring thee down to this company. 16 if And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of aU the great spoH that they had taken out of the land of the PhHistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto trie evening of t trie next day : and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither smaU nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoH, nor any thing that they riad taken to them : David recovered all. 20 And David took aU the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoH. 21 if And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not foUow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor : and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he II saluted them. 22 Then answered aU the wicked men and men of Belial, of t those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we wHl not give them ought of the spoH that we riave recovered, save to every man riis vrife and Iris chHdren, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said David, Te shaU not do so, my breth ren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 24 For who wfll hearken unto you in this matter ? but as bis part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shaU part alike. 25 And it was so from that day 'forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. 26 if And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his 8 And David inquired of the Lord, saying, 'If I pursue after tlris troop, shaU I overtake them? And he answered hrin, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt 9 without fail recover all. So David went, he and the six hundred men triat were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those 10 that were left behind stayed. But David pur sued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed behind, whicri were so faint triat 11 they could not go over the brook Besor: and they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave bim bread, and he did J.2 eat ; and triey gave hrin water to drink : and triey gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him : for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days 13 and three nights. And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou ? and whence art thou ? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, serv ant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, 14 because three days agone I feU sick. We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb ; and we burned Ziklag with 15 fire. And David said to him, Writ thou bring me down to this troop ? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wUt neither kfll me, nor deHver me up into the hands of my master, and 16 I wfll bring thee down to this troop. And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over aH the ground, eating and drinking, and feasting, 2because of aH the great spoU that they had taken out of the land of the 17 Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day : and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young 18 men, which rode upon camels and fled. And David recovered aU that the Amalekites had 19 taken : and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither smaU nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to 20 them : David brought back aU. And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This 21 is David's spoH. And David came to trie two hundred men, wriicri were so faint that they could not foUow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet trie people that were with him : and when David came near 22 3 to the people, he 4 saluted them. Then answered aU the wicked men and 6 men of 6 Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we wfll not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they 23 may lead them away, and depart. Then said David, Ye shaU riot do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that 24 came against us into our hand. And who wril hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to- the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the stuff: they 25 shall share arike. And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordin ance for Israel, unto this day. 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spofl unto the elders of Judah, even to his R.V. 'Or, ShaU I pursue 2 Or, amidst 2 Or, with »Or, askedthem of their welfare5 Or, base fellows 6 That is, worlh-lessuess. XXXI. 13 I. SAMUEL. 357 AT. tHeb. blessing. » 1 Chr. 10.1.¦ Or, wounded. tHeb.shooters, men with bows, IHeb. found him. I Or, mock me. II Or, concerning him. * Jer. 34. 5. > 2 Sam. 14. friends, saying, Behold a tpresent for you of the spoU of the enemies of the Lord ; 27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Bamoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them which were in Bachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in trie cities of the Ken ites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Atriach, 31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himseH and riis men were wont to haunt. 31 Now *the PhHistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Phil istines, and feU down II slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Phflistines foUowed hard upon Saul and upon his sons ; and trie Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons. 3 And trie battle went sore against Saul, and the 'archers 'hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and H abuse me. But his armourbearer would not ; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and feU upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he feU likewise upon riis sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7 if And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the vaHey, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled ; and the Phflistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Phflistines came to strip the slain, triat they found Saul and his three sons f aUen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of Ash taroth : and they fastened his body to the waU of Beth-shan. 11 if And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gUead heard II of that whicri trie Philistines had done to Saul; 12 AH the valiant men arose, and went aU night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the waU of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and * burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and * buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. friends, saying, Behold a tpresent for you of the 27 spoH of the enemies of the Lord ; to triem which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in Bamoth of the South, and to them which 28 were in Jattir ; and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, 29 and to them which were in Eshtemoa ; and to them which were in Bacal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites ; 30 and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which Were in 2Cor-ashan, and to them 31 which were in Athach ; and to them which were in Hebron, and to aU the places where David himseH and his men were wont to haunt. 31 8Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Phil istines, and feU down 4 slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the PhUistines f oHowed hard upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the PhHistines slew Jo nathan, and 5 Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the 3 sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and 6 abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he Was sore afraid. Therefore Saul 5 took his sword, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise f eU upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour- bearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the vaHey, and they that were be yond Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons faUen in mount 9 GUboa. And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the PhHistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour m the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the 11 wall of Beth-shan. And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gUead heard concerning him that 12 which the Phflistines had done to Saul, aU the variant men arose, and went aU nigrit, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from tb,e waU of Beth-shan; and they came to 13 Jabesh, and burnt them there. And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. R.V. 1 Heb. blessing. 2 Ac cording to many MSS. and versions,Bor- ashan. 8 See IChr. x. 1-12. 4 Or, wound ed6 In ch. xiv. 49, Ishvi. « Or, make a mock of me A.V. iHeb. What was, kc. tHeb. behold me.HOr,my coat of mail, or, my embroid ered coat hinder- elh me, that my, kc. » ch. 3. 31.k 13. 31. 'Ps.105. 15. * Josh. 10. 13. lOr,of the upright. 1 Micl. 10. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from * the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag ; 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 3 Aud David said unto him, From whence comest thou ? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 4 And David said unto him, 'How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are faHen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. 5 And David said unto trie young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead ? 6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear ; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen foUowed hard after him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and caUed unto me. And I answered, ' Here am I. 8 And he said unto me, Who art thou ? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me : for II anguisli is come upon me, because my life is yet wriole in me. 10 So I stood upon him, and slew hrin, because I was sure that he could not rive after that he was faUen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. 11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and * rent them ; and likewise aH the men that were with him : 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the riouse of Israel ; because they were faUen by the sword. 13 if And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, *How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord's anointed? 15 And David caUed one of the young men, and said, Go near, and faU upon riim. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord's anointed. 17 if And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonatrian his son : 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written * in the book II of Jasher.) 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty f aUen I 20 *TeH it not in Gath, publish, it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philis tines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircum cised triumph. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL. 1 And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two 2 days in Ziklag ; it came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head : and so it was, when he came to David, that he feU to the earth, and did obeis- 3 ance. And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of 4 the camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, teH me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jona- 5 than his son are dead also. And David said unto the young man that told him, How know est thou that Saul and Jonatrian his son be 6 dead ? And the young man that told hrin said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear ; and, lo, the chariots and the riorsemen followed hard after 7 him. Aud when he looked behind him, he saw me, and caUed unto me. And I answered, Here 8 am I. And he said unto me, Who art thou 1 9 And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. And lie said unto me, Stand, I pray triee, * beside me, and slay me, for 2 anguish hath taken hold of me; because my IHe is yet whole in me. 10 So I stood J beside him, and slew hrin, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was faHen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and trie bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto 11 my lord. Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them ; and likewise all the men that 12 were with him : and they mourned, and wept, and fasted untH even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel ; because they were 13 faHen by the sword. And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, 14 an Amalekite. And David said unto hrin, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to 15 destroy the Lord's anointed ? And David caUed one of the young men, and said, Go near, and faU upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head ; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I riave slain the Lord's anointed. 17 And David lamented with this lamentation 18 over Saul and over Jonathan his son : and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of 3 Jashar. 19 4Thy glory, 0 Israel, is slain upon thy high places 1 How are the mighty f aUen ! 20 TeU it not in Gath, Publish it not in trie streets of Ashkelon ; Lest the daughters of the PhHistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised tri umph. R.V. i Or, over2 Or, giddi ness 3 Or, The Upright < Or, The gazelle II. 16 II. SAMUEL. 359 AV. I Or, sweet. ' 1 Mac. 2.57. * 1 Sam. 31. 13. tHeb. be ye the sons of valour.tHeb.the host whichwasSaul's.! [1611 And he made] tHeb. number of days. t Heb. themtogether. I That is, Thefield of strong 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vUely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oH. 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and II pleasant iu their lives, and in trieir deatri they were not divided: they were swHter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in trie midst of the battle 1 0 Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the nrigrity faHen, and the weapons of war perished! 2 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shaU I go up ? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam trie Jezreelitess, and Abigafl Nabal's vrife trie Carmelite. 3 And bis men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household : and they dwelt in trie cities of Hebron. 4 *And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That "the men of Jabesh-gUead were they that buried Saul. 5 if And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gUead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of trie Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you : and I also wfll requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and the ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over triem. 8 if But Abner the son of Ner, captain of ' Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim ; 9 ' And made him king over Gflead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over aU Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah foUowed David. 11 And the 'time triat David was king in Hebron over trie house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 if And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met 'together by the pool of Gibeon : and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bo sheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his feUow by the head, and thrust his sword in his feHow's side ; so they feU down together : wherefore that place was called ll Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ye mountains of GUboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon yon, nei ther fields of offerings : For there the shield of trie mighty was : vflely cast away, The shield of Saul, 2not anointed with ofl. From the blood of trie slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan turned not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and Jonatrian were lovely and pleasant in trieir rives, And in trieir death they were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet 3 delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in trie midst of the battle I 4 Jonathan is slain upon thy high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : Very pleasant hast triou been unto me : Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women. 17 How are the mighty faUen, And the weapons of war perished ! 2 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of trie Lord, saying, ShaU I go up into any of the cities of Judah ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whitrier sriaU I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and AbigaH the 3 vrife of Nabal the Carmelite. And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household : and they dwelt in trie cities 4 of Hebron. And the men of Judah came, and triere they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of 5 Jabesh-gflead were triey that buried Saul. And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh- gflead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto yora- lord, even unto Saul, and have buried 6 him. And now the Lord shew kindness and trutri unto you: and I also wfll requite you, this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant:- for Saul your iord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken 5 Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and 9 brought him over to Mahanaim ; and he made hrin king over Gilead, and over the "Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over 10 Benjamin, and over aH Israel. (Isri-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years.) 11 But the house of Judah foUowed David. And trie time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from 13 Mahanaim to Gibeon. And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met 'them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the 14 pool. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. 15 And Joab said, Let them arise. Then they arose and went over by number; twelve for Benjamin, and for Isri-bosheth the son of Saul, 16 and twelve of the servants of David. And they caught every one his feUow by the head, and thrust his sword in his feHow's side ; so they fell down together : wherefore that place was called 8Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. R.V. 'Or,defiled 2 Or, as of one not anointed 3 Heb. withdelights. 4 Or, 0 Jona than,slain fyc. 5 In 1 Chr. viii. 33, ix. 39, Esh-baal, ' The VulgateandSyriachave, Geshur ites. 'Heb.themtogether. » That is, Thefield of the sharpknives. 360 II. SAMUEL. II. 17 A.T. t Heb. of his feet. t Heb. as one of the roes that is in thefield. t Heb. from afterAbner.nor, spoil. tHeb. from the morn ing.I Or, gone away. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 18 if And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel : and Asahel was as light ' of foot ' as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from ' foUowing Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And lie answered, I am. 21 And Abner said to hrin, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his II armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from foUowing of him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from foUowing me : wherefore should I smite thee to the ground ? riow then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother ? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside : wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he feU down there, and died in trie same place : and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asariel f eU down and died stood stiU. 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Amman, that lieth before Giah by the way of trie wHderness of Gibeon. 25 if And the chUdren of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner caUed to Joab, and said, ShaU the sword devour for ever ? knowest thou not that it wiH be bitterness in the latter end? how long shaU it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then "tin the morning the people riad H gone up every one from foUowing his brother. 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and aU the people stood stiU, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked aH that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through aU Bithron, and triey came to Ma- rianaim. 30 And Joab returned from foUowing Abner : and when he had gathered aU the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three riund- red and threescore men died. 32 if And they took up Asahel, and buried him in trie sepulchre of his father, whicri was in Beth lehem. And Joab and his men went aU night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. 3 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David : but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 if And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and bis firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the JezreeHtess ; 3 And his second, Chileab, of AbigaH the wife of Nabal the Carmelite ; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah trie daughter of Talmai king of Gesriur ; 4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital ; 5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. 6 if And it came to pass, while there was war be tween the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himseH strong for the house of Saul. 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name 17 And the battle was very soro that day ; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before 18 the servants of David. And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot 2as a 19 wild roe. And Asahel pursued after Abner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand 20 nor to the left from foUowing Abner. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, 21 Asahel ? And he .answered, It is I. And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his 2 armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from foUowing of 22 him. And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from foUowing me : wherefore should I smite thee to the ground ? how then should 23 I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? How beit he refused to turn aside : wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in trie belly, that the spear came out behind him ; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel feU down and 24 died stood still. But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the httl of Amman, triat lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of 25 Gibeon. And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of an hfll. 26 Then Abner caUed to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever ? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shaU it be then, ere thou bid the people return 27 from foUowing their brethren ? And Joab said, As God liveth, 3if thou hadst not spoken, surely then 4in the morning the people had gone away, 28 nor foUowed every one his brother. So Joab blew the trumpet, and aH the people stood stfll, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought 29 they any more. And Abner and his men went aH that night through the Arabah; and they passed over Jordan, and went through all Bith- 30 ron, and came to Mahanaim. And Joab return ed from following Abner: and when he had gathered aU the. people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Ben jamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hund- 32 red and threescore men died. And they took up Asahel, and huried him" in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went aU night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron. 3 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron : and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the 3 Jezreelitess ; and his second, Chileab, of AbigaH the wrie of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of 4 Talmai king of Gesriur ; and trie fourtri, Ado- nij ah the son of Haggith ; and the fifth, Shephat- 5 iah the son of Abital ; and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's vrife. These were bora to David in Hebron. 6 And it came to pass, whHe there was war be tween the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner 5 made himself strong in the house of 7 Saul. Now Saul had a concubine, whose name R.V. 'Heb. as one of the roes that are in the field. = Or, spoilSee Judg,xiv. 19. "Seever. 14. 4 Heb. from the morn ing. 5 Or, shewedhimself strong for III. 26 II. SAMUEL. 361 A.V. •ISam.18.25,27. » 1 Sam. 25. 44, Phalli.tHeb. going andweeping.t Heb. ' both yesterday, and the third was *Bizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish- bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine ? 8 Then was Ahner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman? 9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; 10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer- sheba. 11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. 12 if And Abner sent messengers to David on his behaH, saying, Wriose is trie land ? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about aU Israel unto thee. 13 if And he said, WeU; I wiH make a league with thee : but one thing I require of thee, t that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when triou comest to see my face. 14 And David sent messengers to Isri-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my vrife Michal, which I espoused to me * for an hundred foreskins of trie Phflistines. 15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from * Phaltiel the son of Laish. 16 And her husband went with her t along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. 17 if And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David ' in times past to be king over you : 18 Now trien do it: for trie Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I wril save my people Israel out of trie riand of trie Philistines, and out of the riand of aU their enemies. 19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Ben jamin : and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with riim a feast. 21 And Abner said unto David, I wiH arise and go, arid wiU gather aH Israel unto my lord the king, triat they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 22 if And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoU with them : but Ahner was not witri David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Joab and aU the host that was with bim were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and lie hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone ? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know aU that thou doest. 26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah : but David knew it not. was Bizpari, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish- bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou 8 gone in unto my father's concubine? Trien was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish- bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that be longeth to Judah? This day do I shew kind ness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not de livered thee into the hand of David, and yet thou chargest me this day with Ja fault con- 9 cerning this woman. God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the Lord hath sworn to David, 10 I do not even so to him; to translate the king dom from trie house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, 11 from Dan even to Beer-sheba. And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. 12 And Abner sent messengers to David 2on his behaH, saying, Whose is the land ? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shaU be with thee, to bring about aU 13 Israel unto thee. And he said, WeU ; I wiH make a league with thee : but one thing I re quire of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daugh- 14 ter, when thou comest to see my face. And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wHe Michal, whom I betrothed to me for an hundred foreskins of 15 the Philistines. And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from s Paltiel 16 the son of Laish. And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and foUowed her to Bahurim. Trien said Abner unto him, Go, re turn : and he returned. 17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought 18 for David to be king over you : now then do it : for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I wHl save my people Israel out of the hand of the PhHistines, 19 and out of the hand of aU their enemies. And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron aH that seemed good to Israel, and 20 to the whole house of Benjamin. So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made . Abner and the 21 men that were with him a feast. And Abner said unto David, I wril arise and go, and wiH gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over aU that thy soul desireth. And David sent Abner away ; and he went in 22 peace. And, heboid, the servants of David and Joab came from 4a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them : but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, 23 and he was gone in peace. When Joab and aU the "host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he 24 is gone in peace. Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done ? behold, Abner .came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent 25 him away, and he is quite gone ? Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming 26 in, and to know aU that thou doest. And when Joab was come out from David, he sent mes sengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the 5 well of Sirah : but David knew it not. R.V. 'Or,the fault of this woman 2 Or, where he was sin1 Sam. xxv. 44, Palti. 4 Heb. thetroop. 5 Or, cistern 362 II. SAMUEL. III. 27 A.T. * 1 Kings 2.5."Or, peace ably.* ch. 2. tHeb.bloods.tHeb. be cut off. * ch. 2. t Heb. bed. tHeb.children ofiniquity. tHeb. was good in their eyes. tHeb.tender. I Heb. second. X [1611 feet and is] 27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, *Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him II quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, thai he died, for the blood of *Asahel his brother. 28 if And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guUtless before the Lord for ever from the 'blood of Abner the son of Ner: 29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on aU his father's house; and let there not 'fafl from trie house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that faUeth on trie sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother * Asahel at Gibeon in trie battle. 31 if And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Bend your clothes, and gird you with sackeloth] and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed trie ' bier.32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king rifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner ; and all the people wept. 33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dietri ' 34 Triy riands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters : as a man f aileth before ' wicked men, so feUest thou. And all the people wept again over riim. 35 And when aU the people came to cause David to eat meat whfle it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, tiU the sun be down. 36 And aH the people took notice of it, and it 'pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased aU the people. 37 For all the people arid all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man faUen this day in Israel ? 39 And I am this day 'weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too riard for me: trie Lord sliall reward the doer of evil according to riis wickedness. 4 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and aU the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Saul's son riad two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the 'other Bechab, the sons of Bimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: 3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there untH this day.) 4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his 'feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonatrian out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. 5 And the sons of Bimmon the Beerothite, Bechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon. 6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat ; and they smote him under the fifth rib : and Bechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded hrin, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain aU night. 27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into trie midst of trie gate to speak witri hrin quietly, and smote him triere in the beUy, that he died, for the blood of 28 Asahel his brother. And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guUt less before the Lord for ever from the blood of 29 Abner the son of Ner : let it faU upon the head of Joab, and upon aU his father's house ; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff,' or that faUeth by the sword, 30 or that lacketh bread. So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had kUled their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 31 And David said to Joab, and to aU the people that were with hrin, Bend your clotries, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Ab- 32 ner. And king David foUowed the bier. And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king rifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of 33 Abner; and aU the people wept. And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth ? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters : As a man faUeth before the chHdren of in iquity, so didst thou faU. 35 And aU the people wept again over him. And all the people came to cause David to eat bread whHe it was yet day ; but David sware, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, tiU the sun be down. 36 And aU the people took notice of it, and it pleased them : as whatsoever the king did 37 pleased aU the people. So aH the people and aH Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 And the king said unto his servants, Enow ye not that there is a prince and a great man f aUen 39 this day in Israel ? And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me : the Lord reward the wicked doer according to his wickedness. 4 And when Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and aU the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, had two men that were captains of bands : the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Bechab, the sons of Bimmon the Beerothite, of trie children of Benjamin : (for Beerotri also is reckoned to 3 Benjamin: and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there untH this day.) 4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took hrin up, and fled: and it came to pass, as srie made riaste to flee, triat he feU, and became lame. And his name was 1 Mephibosheth. 5 And the sons of Bimmon the Beerothite, Be chab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as 6 he took his rest at noon. 2And 8they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the beUy: and Bechab and 7 Baanah his brother escaped. Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah aU night. R.V. UnIChr.viii. 34, ix. 40, Merlb- baal. 2 The Sept.has, And,behold,the womanthat kept the door of the housewas win nowing wheal,and she slumber ed and slept ; and the brethren,Rechab andBaanah,went privHy into the house, a Or, therecame.,. men fetching wheat V. 17 II. SAMUEL. 363 A.V. * ch. 1. 15. tHeb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer,kclOr, which was the rewardI gave him for his ch. 3. •IChr.11. 1. * Ps. 78. n. ' ch. 2. I Or, saying,Davidshallnot, kc •IChr. 11.6.lOr, - Because they had said, even the blind and thn lame,He shall not come into the house. tHeb.went, going and growing. •IChr. 14.1.tHeb.hewers of the stone of the wall. •IChr. 3.9. *lChr.3.5. '* 1 Chr. 11. 16. &14.8. 8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Be hold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy IHe ; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 9 if And David answered Bechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Bimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of aH adversity, 10 When "one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, ' thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, II who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings : 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shaU I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? 12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their riands and trieir feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in trie 'sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. 5 Then * came aU the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, wrien Saul was king over us, triou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, *Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So aU the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and king David made a league witri them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 iT David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah * seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over aU Israel and Judah. 6 if And the king and Iris men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither : II thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion : the same is the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smitetri trie Jebusites, and trie lame and the blind, that are bated of David's soul, *he shall be chief and captain. II Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shaU not come into the house. 9 So David dwelt in the fort, and caUed it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. 10 And David twent on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. 11 if And * Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and 'masons: and they bufli David an house. 12 And David perceived that the Lord had estab lished him king over Israel, and that he had exalted riis kingdom for riis people Israel's sake. 13 if And * David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. 14 And * these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. 17 if *But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, aU trie 8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life ; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king 9 this day of Saul, and of his seed. And David answered Bechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Bimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath re- 10 deemed my soul out of aU adversity, when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew riim in Ziklag, which was the reward 11 1 gave him for his tidings. How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shaU I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you 12 away from the earth? And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron. 5 Then came aH the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are 2 thy bone and thy flesh. In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that ieddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and 3 thou shalt be x prince over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant witri them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David- was thirty years old when he began to 5 reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over aU Israel and Judah. 6 2 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inriabitants of trie land: wriicri spake unto David, saying, s Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither : thinking, David can- 7 not come in hitrier. Nevertrieless David took trie strong riold of Zion ; the same is the city of 8 David. And David said on that day, Whoso ever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to trie watercourse, 4and smite the lame and the blind, 6 that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, 6 There are the blind and the lame; he 9 cannot come into the house. And David dwelt in the strong hold, and caUed it the city of David. And David buHt round about from MUlo and in- 10 ward. And David waxed greater and greater ; for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him. 11 'And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and 12 masons : and they buHt David an house. And David perceived that the Lord had estabrished him king over Israel, and triat lie had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron : and there were yet sons and daughters 14 bom to David. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem ; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solo- 15 mon, and Ibhar, and Elishua; and Nepheg, and 16 Japhia; and Elishama, and 8 Eliada, and Eli- phelet. 17 And when the PhHistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the R.V. 'Or, leader 2 See 1 Chr. xi. 4—9. 3 Or, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame shall turntheeaway4 Or, and as for the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul — 5 An other readingis, that hate David's soul.6 Or, The blindand the lame shall not comeinto the house'See1 Chr. xiv. 1— 16.8 In IChr.xiv. 7, Beelia- da. 364 II. SAMUEL. V. 17 A.V. * Isai. 28. 21. I That is, The plain of breach 's.1 1 Chr. 14. 12. "Or,tookthemaway. ' 1 Chr. 13. 5, 6. 1 Or, at which thename,even the name of the Lord of hosts wascalledupon,tHeb.made to ride. 1 Or, The hill. * 1 Sam. 7. 2. t Heb. with. * 1 Chr. 13. 9. "Or,stumbled."Or,rashness. t Heb. broken. II That is, The breachof Uzzah. : [1611 per tained] ¦ 1 Chr. 15. 25. Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to trie hold. 18 The Philistines also came and spread them selves in the vaUey of Eephaim. 19 And David enquired of the Lord, saying, ShaU I go up to the PhHistines ? wilt thou dehver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up : for I wfll doubtless deliver the PhHistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to * Baal-perazim, and David smote triem triere, and said, Trie Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he caUed the name of that place II Baal-perazim. 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men * U burned them. 22 if And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the vaUey of Bephaim. 23 And wrien David enquired of trie Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in trie tops of trie mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir triyseH: for trien shaU the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Phflistines. 25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. 6 Again, David gathered together aH the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And * David arose, and went with aU the people that were with hrin from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, U whose name is caUed by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they ' set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in II Gibeah : and Uzzah and Ahio, trie sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of * the house of Abi nadab wriicri was at Gibeah, 'accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and aU the house of Israel played before the Lord on aH manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6 if And *when they came to Nachon's threshing- floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it ; for the oxen II shook it. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzari ; and God smote him there for his H error ; and there he died by trie ark of God. 8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had ' made a breach upon Uzzah : and he caUed the name of the place II Perez-uzzah to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shaU the ark of the Lord come to me? 10 So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and aU his household. 12 if And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that Xpertaineth unto hrin, because of the ark of God. * So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 14 And David danced before the Lord with all 7zis migrit; and David was girded witri a linen epriod. Philistines went up to seek David; and David 18 heard of it, and went down to the hold. Now the PhHistines had come and spread themselves 19 in the vaUey of Bephaim. And David inquired of trie Lord, saying, SriaU I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into 20 thine hand. And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there ; and he said, The Lord hath 1 broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he caUed 21 the name of that place 2 Baal-perazim. And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away. 22 And the PhHistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the vaUey of Eephaim. 23 And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the s mul- 24 berry trees. And it shaH be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mul berry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyseH : for then is the Lord gone out before thee to smite 25 the host of the PhHistines. And David did so, as the Lord commanded him ; and smote the Phfl istines from 4Geba untH thou come to Gezer. 6 5And David again gathered together aH the 2 chosen men of Israel, triirty thousand. And David arose, and went with aU the people that were with him, from Baale Judari, to bring up from thence the ark of God, G which is caHed by the Name, even the name of the Lord of hosts 3 that 'sittetri upon the cherubim. And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in 8trio hfll: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, 4 drave the new cart. And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in ethe hfll, witri the ark of God : and Ahio went before 5 the ark. And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord 9with aH manner of in- sti-uments made of 10 fir wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and 6 with n castanets, and with cymbals. And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uz zah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and 7 took hold of it; for the oxen 12 stumbled. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah ; and God smote him there for his 13 error; and 8 there he died by the ark of God. And David was displeased, because the Lord had broken forth upon Uzzah: and he caHed that place 9 14 Perez-uzzah, unto this day. And David was afraid of the Lord that day ; and he said, How 10 shaU the ark of the Lord come unto me ? So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the 11 Gittite. And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months : and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and 12 aU his house. And it was told king David, say. ing, Trie Lord hath blessed the house of Obed- edom, and aU that pertaineth unto riim, because of the ark of God. 15And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he 14 sacrificed an ox and a fatling. And David danced before the- Lord with aU his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. RT. 'Or,broken forth uponmineenemies 2 That is, The place of breakings forth. a Or, balsamtrees 4 In IChr. xiv. 16, Gibeon. 5 See 1 Chr. xiii. 5 — 14.s Heb. where upon is called the Name.'Or,dwellethbetween"Or, Gibeah 'See1 Chr. xiii. 8. lo Or, cypress "Or, sistrai2 Or, wererestive Or, threw it down'8 Or, rashness" That is, The breach°l Ifzzah. is See 1 Chr. xv. 25— xvi. 3. VII. 11 II. SAMUEL. 365 A.V. tHeb. .stretch ed. » 1 Chr. 16.2.. • Or, openly. I Or, of the handmaidsof my servants. •IChr. IT. 2. tHeb. to my servant,to David. *In1 Chr. 17.6, any of the judges. * 1 Sam. 16. 12. Ps. 78. 70. tHeb. from after. tHeb. from thy face. 15 So David and aU the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 17 if And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in trie midst of trie taber nacle that David hadtpitcried for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, *he blessed the people iu the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 And he dealt among aU the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as weU to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So aU the people departed every one to his house. 20 if Then David returned to bless his house hold. And Michal the daugriter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, wrio uncovered himseH to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain feUows » shamelessly uncovereth himseH I 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel : therefore wiH I play before the Lord, 22 And I wfll yet be more vHe than thus, and wUl be base in mine own sigrit : and ll of trie maidservants wriich thou hast spoken of, of them shaH I be had in honour. 23 Therefore Michal the daugriter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. 1 And it came to pass, "when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from aH his enemies ; 2 That the king said unto Natrian the prophet, See now, I dweU in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dweHeth witriin curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do aH that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with triee. 4 if And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Natrian, saying, 5 Go and teU 'my servant David, Trius saitri the Lord,- Shalt thou buUd me an house for me to dweU in?. 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the clrildren of Israel out of Egypt, even to triis day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In aU the places wherein I have walked with aU the clrildren of Israel spake I a word witri * any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why buUd ye not me an house of cedar ? 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, * I took thee from the sheepcote, 'from foUowing the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel : 9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou went est, and have cut off aU thine enemies ' out of thy sigrit, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of trie great men triat are in the earth. 10' Moreover I wfll appoint a place for my people Israel, and wfll plant them, that they may dweU in a place of- their own, and move" no more; neither shaU the chHdren of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, 11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from aU thine enemies. Also the Lord teHeth thee that he will make thee an house. 15 So David and aU the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and 16 with the sound of the trumpet. And it was so, as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing- before the Lord; and 17 she despised him in her heart. And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it : and David offered burnt offerings 18 and peace offerings before the Lord. And when David had made an end of offering trie burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the 19 people in the name of the Lord of hosts. And he dealt among aU the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and wo men, to every one a cake of bread, and a por tion 1ofjiesh, and a cake of raisins. So aU the 20 people departed every one to his house. Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was trie king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himseH to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one ef the vain feUows shamelessly uncovereth 21 himseH 1 And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me above thy fa ther, and above aU his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the Lord, over Israel: 22 therefore wiU I play before the Lord. And I wfll be yet more vfle than thus, and wiU be base in mine own sight : but of the handmaids wriicri , thou hast spoken of, of them shaU I be had in " 23 honour. And Michal the daughter of Saul had no chUd unto the day of her death. 7 2And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in riis house, and the Lord had given him rest 2 from aU his enemies round about, that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dweH in an riouse of cedar, but the ark of God dweU- 3 eth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all triat is in triine heart ; for the 4 Lord is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the Lord came un- 5 to Nathan, saying, Go and teU my servant Da vid, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me 6 an house for me to dweH in ? for I have not dwelt in an riouse since trie day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this, day, but have walked in a tent and in a 7 tabernacle. In aU places wherein I have walked with all the chfldren of Israel, spake I a word with- 3 any of the tribes of Israel, whom I com manded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why 8 have ye not built me an house of cedar ? Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the 4 sheepcote, from foUov/ing the sheep, that thou shouldest be 5 prince over my 9 people, over Israel : and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off aU thine enemies from before thee; and I wfll make thee a great name, like unto the name of the 10 great ones that are in the earth. And I wiU ap point a place for my people Israel, and wfll plant them, that they may dweU in their own place, and be moved no more ; neither ShaH the clrildren of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first, 11 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel ; and 1 6 wHl cause thee to rest from aH thine enemies. Moreover the Lord t eUeth thee that the Lord wUlmake thee an house. R.V. 'Or, of wine 2 See 1 Chr. xvii. 8 In 1 Chr. xvii. 6, any of the , judges. 4 Or, pasture 5 Or, leader 6 Or, have caused 366 II. SAMUEL. VII. 12 A.V. * 1 Kings ".20. * 1 Kings 5.5.& 6. 12. 1 Chr. 22. 10. * Heb. 1. 5. 1 Ps. 89. 31,32. t Heb. law. > Deut. 4.7. tHeb.openedthe ear. * John 17. 17. tHeb. be thou pleased and •IChr.18. 1, kc. Ps. 60. 2. ¦ Or, The bridle of Amman. lOr, of his. > As IChr.18. 4. 12 if And *when thy days be fulfiUed, and triou srialt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after triee, wriicri shaU proceed out of thy bowels, and I wril establish his kingdom. 13 * He shaU bufld an house for my name, and I wiH stabrisri the throne of riis kingdom for ever. 14 * I will be bis father, and he shaU be my son. * If he commit iniquity, I wril chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of trie clrildren of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shaU be established for ever before thee : thy throne shaH be established for ever. 17 According to all these words, and according to aU this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 18 if Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, 0 Lord God ? and what is my house, that triou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a smaU thing in thy sight, 0 Lord God ; but thou hast spoken also of thy serv ant's house for a great whHe to come. And is tlris trie t manner of man, 0 Lord God? 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done aU these great tilings, to make triy servant know them. 22 Wherefore thou art great, 0 Lord God: for there is none like thee, neitker is there any God beside thee, according to aU that we have heard with our ears. 23 And * what one nation in the earth is like triy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himseH, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, whicri triou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and trieir gods? 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyseH thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever : and thou, Lord, art become their God. 25 And now, 0 Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning triy servant, and concern ing his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Trie Lord of hosts is the God over Israel : and let the house of thy servant David be established be fore thee. 27 For thou, 0 Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast t revealed to thy servant, saying, I wfll build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and * thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant : 29 Therefore now 'let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, 0 Lord God, hast spoken it: and with triy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 8 And * after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took II Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Phflistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground ; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one fuU line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 3 if David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Behob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took II from him a thousand * chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen : and David houghed aU trie criariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 12 When thy days be fulfiUed, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I wiU set up thy seed after thee, which shaH proceed out of thy bowels, and I wiH 13 establish his kingdom. He shaH buUd an house for my name, and I wiH establish the throne of 14 his kingdom for ever. I wfll be his father, and he shaU be my son: H he commit iniquity, I wHl chasten him with the rod of men, and with 15 the stripes of the children of men ; but my mercy shaU not depart from hrin, as I took it from Saul, 16 whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shaU be made sure for ever be fore thee : thy throne shaU be established for ever. 17 According to aU these words, and according to aH this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 18 Then David the king went in, and sat before the Lord ; and he said, Who am I, 0 Lord God, and what is my riouse, that thou hast brought 19 me thus far ? And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, 0 Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great wriile to come; Jand this too after the manner 20 of men, O Lord God 1 And wriat can David say more unto triee ? for thou knowest thy servant, 21 O Lord God. For thy word's sake, and according to triine own heart, hast thou wrought aU this 22 greatness, to make thy servant know it. Where- •fore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to aU that we have heard with 23 our ears. 2And what one nation in trie earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himseH for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee out of 24 Egypt, from the nations and then- gods ? And thou didst establish to thyseH thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, 25 Lord, becamest their God. And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is God over Israel: and the house of thy servant David shaU be established 27 before thee. For thou, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, riast revealed to triy servant, saying, I wfll buUd thee an house: therefore hatri thy servant s found in his heart to pray 28 tlris prayer unto thee. And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised tlris good thing unto thy servant : 29 now therefore 4 let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever be fore thee : for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it : and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 8 5And after this it came to pass, triat David smote the Philistines, and subdued them : and David took 6 the bridle of the mother city out 2 of the hand of the Phflistines. And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground ; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one fuH line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants 3 to David, and brought presents. David smote also Hadadezer the son of Behob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at ' the Biver. 4 And David took from bim a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot men : and David houghed aU the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. R.V. 'Or,and is this the law of man, 0 Lord God? 2 Or, Andwho is like thy people, likeIsrael,a nation that is alonein the earthic. 8 Or, beenbold 4 Or, begin and bit 'See1 Chr. xviii.« Or, Metheg-ammah 'An other readingis, the river Eu phrates. IX. 9 II. SAMUEL. 367 A.V. tHeb. ask him of peace, tHeb.was a man of warswith.tHeb. in his handwere. tHeb.his smiting. I Or, remem brancer, or, writer of chronicles,nor,secretary. "IChr. 18. 17. II Or, princes. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus : and the Syrians became servants to' David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 9 if When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten aU the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to ' salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten riim: for Hadadezer 'had wars with Toi. And Joram 'brought with him vessels of sriver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass : 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the sriver and gold that he had dedic ated of aU nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the clrildren of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Behob, king of Zobah. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from ' smiting of trie Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. 14 if And he put garrisons in Edom ; throughout aU Edom put he garrisons, arid aU they of Edom became David's servants. And trie Lord preserved David wriitriersoever lie went. 15 And David reigned over aU Israel ; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahflud was ll recorder; 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests ; and Seraiah was the II scribe-; 18 *And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and David's sons were II chief rulers. 9 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had caUed him unto David, the king said unto hrin, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is *lame on his feet. 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 ir Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonatrian, the son of Saul, was come unto -David, he feU on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant I 7 iT And David said unto him, Fear not: for I wfll surely sliew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and wril restore thee aU the land of Saul thy father ; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continuaUy. 8 And he bowed himseH, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I ami 9 if Then the king caHed to Ziba, Saul's serv ant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son aU that pertained to Saul and to aU his house. 5 And when Hhe Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of ! the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in i Syria of Da mascus : and 1 the Syrians became servants to David, and brought presents. And the Lord 2 gave victory to David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought 8 them to Jerusalem. And from 3 Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took 9 exceeding much brass. And when Toi king of Hamatri heard that David had smitten aU the 10 host of Hadadezer, then Toi sent 4 Joram his son unto king David, to 6 salute him, and to bless bim, because he had fought against Hadad ezer and smitten him : for Hadadezer 6had wars with Toi. And ' Joram brought with him vessels of sflver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of 11 brass : these also did king David dedicate unto the Lord, with the sUver and gold that he dedicated of aU the nations whicri he subdued ; 12 of 8 Syria, and of Moab, and of the clrildren of Ammon, and of the Phflistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoH of Hadadezer, son of Behob, 13 king of Zobah. And David gat bim a name when he returned from smiting of 8trie Syrians in the VaUey of Salt, even eighteen thousand 14 men. And he put garrisons in Edom ; througri- out aH Edom put he garrisons, and aU the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord 2gave victory to David whithersoever he went. .15 And David reigned over aU Israel; and David executed judgement and justice unto aU his 16 people. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahriud 17 was 9 recorder: and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests ; 18 and Seraiah was 10 scribe; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada llwas over the Cherethites and trie Pelethites; and David's sons were 12priests. 0 And David said, Is there yet any triat is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kind- 2 ness for Jonathan's sake ? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David ; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he 3 said, Thy servant is he. And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto riim ? And Ziba said uuto the king, ls Jonathan hath yet 4 a son, which is lame on Iris feet. And the king said unto riim, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of 5 Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. Then king David sent, and fetcried hrin out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo- 6 debar. And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonatrian, the son of Saul, came unto David, and feU on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy 7 servant I And David said unto him, Fear not : for I wril surely shew thee kindness for Jo natrian thy father's sake, and wril restore triee aU the 14land of Saul thy father; and thou 8 shalt eat bread at my table continuaUy. And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such 9 a dead dog as I am? Then the king caUed to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, AH that pertained to Saul and to aU Iris house have I given unto thy master's son. R.V. 1 Heb. Aram, 2 Or, savedDavidsinIChr.xviii. 8, Tlbhath. 4 In 1 Chr. xviii. 10, Hado ram.5 Heb. ask him of his welfare.s Heb. was a man of wars.'Heb.in his hand were. 8 Heb. Aram. According to some ancientauthorities, Edom, as in IChr. xviii. 11, 12,Ps.lx. title. 9 Or, chron icler10 Or, secretary" So in ch. xx. 23, and 1 Chr. xviii. 17. TheHebrew text has, and the Chereth ites 4-c. HOr,chief minis ters"See ch. iv. 4. " Heb. field. 368 II. SAMUEL. IX. 10 A.V. * 1 Chr. 19.1. tHeb.In thine eyes doth David ? 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy serv ants, shaU tHl trie land for riim, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shaU eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to aU that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shaU eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And aU that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 13 So. Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem : for he did eat continuaUy at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. 10 And it came to pass after this, that the * king of the chHdren of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I wiU shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the chHdren of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, t Thinkest thou that David doth honour' thy father, that he hath sent comfort ers unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it ? 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one riaH of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 if And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. 7 And when David heard of it, he Sent Joab, and aU the' riost of trie mighty men. 8 And the children of Ammon Came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Behob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of aU the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: 10 And the rest of the people he delivered. into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the clrildren of Ammon. 11 And" he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me", then thou shalt help me: but H the children of Ammon be too strong for triee, then I wril come and help thee. 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the Lord do that which seemeth hrin good. 13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians : and they fled before- him. 14 And when the elrildren of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab re turned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 15 if And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the 10 And thou shalt tfll the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have" bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shaU eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Ziba unto trie king, According to aU that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so shall thy servant do. 1 As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shaH eat at my table, as one 12 of the king's sons. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And aU that dwelt in the' house of Ziba were servants unto 13 Mephibosheth. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Je rusalem : for he did eat continuaUy at the king's table ; and he was lame on both his feet. 10 2And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun 2 his son reigned hi- his stead. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Na hash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And Da vid's servants came into the land of the child- ¦ 3 ren of Ammon. But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun theri' lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy f atrier, that he hath sent comforters unto thee ? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, 4 and to spy it out, and to overthrow it ? So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one haH of theri- beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, 5 and sent triem away. Wrien triey told it unto David, lie sent to meet them ; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho untH your beards be grown, and then 6 return. And when the chfldren of Ammon saw that they' were become odious to David, the children of Amnion sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve 7 thousand men. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and aH the host of the mighty 8 men. And the chfldren of Ammon came' out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate : and the Syrians of Zobah, and of Behob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were 9 by themselves in the field. Now when Joab saw that 3the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of aH the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against trie Syri- 10 ans : and trie rest of trie people he committed into the hand of 4 Abishai his brother, and he put them in array against the clrildren of Am. 11 mon. And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me : but H the chHdren of Ammon be too strong for thee, then 12 I wfll come and help thee. Be of good courage, and let lis play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do triat 13 wriicri seemeth hrin good. So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh uuto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled be- 14 fore him. And when the chHdren of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the chHdren of Am- 15 mon, and came to Jerusalem. And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse be fore Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And 5 Hadarezer sent, and brought out the R.V. 'Or,But Mephi boshetheateth 4-c. - See 1 Chr. xix. 8 Heb. theface of the battle was against,4 Heb. Abshai. 6 In ch. viii. 3, Hadadezer, XL. 16 II. SAMUEL. 369 AT. t [1611 thatt after] t Heb. at the return of the year. ' 1 air. 20.1. • Or, andwhenshe had purified herself, kc. she re-turnal. 'Lev. 15. 19. k 18. 19. tHeb.of the peace of, kc tHeb. went out afterhim. t Heb. strong. I Heb. from afterhim. Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam ; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with hrin. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horserhen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 19 And when aU the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw triat they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the chHdren of Ammon any more. 11 And it came to pass, tt after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that * David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the clrildren of Ammon, and besieged Eabbah. But David tar ried stfll at Jerusalem. 2 if And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the roof he saw a woman washing herseH; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-srieba, the daughter of Eriam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite ? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her ; and she came in unto riim, and lie lay with her ; H for srie was * purified from her uncleanness : and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with. child. 6 if And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him 'how Joab did, and how trie people did, and riow trie war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wasri triy feet. And Uriah departed out of trie king's house, and there 'foUowed hrin a mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with aU the servants of his lord, and went not down to riis house. 10 And wrien they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house ? 11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine riouse, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul Hveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I wfll let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 13 And when David had caUed him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with trie servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 if And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the 'hottest battle, and retire ye 'from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. Syrians that were beyond the Biver : and they came to Helam, with Shobacri the captain of the 17 host of Hadarezer at their head. And it was told David ; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. Aud the Syrians set themselves in array against IS David, and fought with him. And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the 19 captain of their host, that he died there. And when aU the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. 11 JAnd it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and aU Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Eabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. 2 And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was 3 very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, 4 trie wife of Uriari the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her ; (for she was purified from her uncleanness ;) and she re- 5 turned unto her house. Aud the woman con ceived ; and she sent and told David, and said, 6 I am with chrid. And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent 7 Uriah to David. And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war 8 prospered. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash triy feet. And Uriari departed out of the king's house, and there foUowed bim a 2mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not 10 down to his house. And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a joumey ? wherefore didst thou not 11 go down unto thine house ? And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped'in the open field ; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife ? as thou livest, and as 12 triy soul livetri, I wfll not do this thing. And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I wfll let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem 3 triat day, and the morrow. 13 And wrien David riad caUed riim, he did eat and drink before him ; and he made him drunk : and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to 14 his house. And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it 15 by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the 4hottest battle, and retire ye from him, 16 that he may be smitten, and die. And it came to pass, when Joab 6kept watch upon the city, that ho assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. A A R.V: 'See1 Chr. xx. 1. 2 Or, present from 8 Or, that day. And on themorrow David culledhim, and he ffC. 4 Heb. strong. '<¦ Or, observed 370 II. SAMUEL. XI. 17 A.V. ' Judg. tHeb.be evil in thine eyes. tHeb.so and such. t Heb. was evil in the eyes of. t Heb. morsel. II Or, is worthyto die. ' Ex. 22. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there feU some of the people of the servants of David ; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18 if Then Joab sent and told David aU the things concerning the war ; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto triee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would srioot from trie waU? 21 Who smote "Abimelech the son of Jerubbe- sheth ? did not a woman cast a piece of a miUstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez ? why went ye nigh the waU? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 22 if So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into trie field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of trie gate. 24 And the shooters sriot from off the waU upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah trie Hittite is dead also. 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say imto Joab, Let not this thing t dis please thee, for the sword devoureth 'one as weU as anotrier : make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 26 if And when the wrie of Uriah heard that Uriari her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare hrin a son. But the thing that David had done t displeased the Lord. 12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said. unto him, There were two men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and rierds : 3 But the poor man had notriing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him, and with his chfldren; it did eat of his own tmeat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveHer unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come imto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to hrin. 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against trie man; and he said to Natrian, As trie Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing llshaU surely die : 6 And he sriaU restore the lamb * fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 if And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I * an ointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul ; 8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the riouse of Israel and of Judah ; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto triee such and such things. 9 Wrierefore riast thou despised the command ment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast kriled Uriari the Hittite with trie sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the chHdren of Ammon. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there feU some of the people, even of the servants of David; and 18 Uriah the Hittite died also. Then Joab sent and told David aU the things concerning trie 19 war ; and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling all the 20 things concerning trie war unto the king, it sriaU be that, H the king's wratri arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight ? knew ye not that they would 21 shoot from the waU ? who smote Abimelech the son of 1 Jerubbesheth ? did not a woman cast an upper miUstone upon him from the waU, that lie died at Thebez ? why went ye so nigh the waU? trien shalt thou say, Thy 22 servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. So the messenger went, and came and shewed 23 David aU that Joab had sent him for. And the messenger said unto David, The men prevaHed against us, and came out unto us into trie field, and we were upon them even unto the entering 24 of the gate. And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the waU; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah 25 the Hittite is dead also. Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as weU as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and over- 26 throw it : and encourage thou him. And when the wHe of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for Iter riusband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she be came his vrife, and bare him a son. But the tiling that David had done displeased the Lord. 12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto hrin, There were two men in one city ; trie one rich, and the 2 other poor. Trie ricri man riad exceeding many 3 flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him, and with riis chHdren ; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveHer unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that 5 was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man ; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord livetri, trie man triat hath done this 6 is 2 worthy to die : and he shaU restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I an ointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered 8 thee out of the hand of Saul ; and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into triy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah ; and H that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and 9 such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do that which is evH in his sigrit? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy vrife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. R.V. Un JudK. Jerubbaal. 2 Heb. a son of death. XII. 30 II. SAMUEL. 371 A.V. "Dent. 28. 30. ch. 16. 22. * Ecclus. 47. 11. tHeb. fasted a fast. t Heb. do hurt. » 1 Chr. 22.9. « That is, Belovedof the Lord. t Heb. yname be called upon it. •IChr. 20.2.t Heb. very great. 10 Now therefore the sword shaU never depart from triine house ; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wHe of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wrie. 11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evH against triee out of thine own riouse, and I wiH * take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly : but I wfll do this thing before aU Israel, and before trie sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, *The Lord also hath put away thy sin; triou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blas pheme, the child also that is born unto thee shaH surely die. 15 if And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the chfld that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the chrid ; and David ' fasted, and went in, and lay aU night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to trim, to raise bim up from the earth : but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventri day, that the chUd died. And the servants of David feared to teU him that the chrid was dead: for they said, Behold, whHe the chfld was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how wiU he then 'vex himseH, if we teU him that the child is dead? 19 But when David saw that his servants whis pered, David perceived that the child was dead : therefore David said unto his servants, Is the chUd dead? And they said, He is dead. 20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself- and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and wor shipped : then he came to his own riouse ; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. 21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the chUd, while it was alive; but when the chUd was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said, Whfle the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God wfll be gracious to me, that the chrid may live? 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shaU go to him, but he shall not return to me. 24 if And David comforted Bath-sheba his vrife, and went iu unto her, and lay with her : and * she bare a son, and *he caUedhis name Solomon: and trie Lord lo^ed him. 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the pro phet; and he called his name HJedidiah, because of the Lord. 26 if And Joab fought against Kabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Kabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people to gether, and encamp against the city, and take it : lest I take the city, and 'it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered aU the people together, and went to Babbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 * Arid he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold witri the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoH of the city ' in great abundance. 10 Now therefore, the sword shaU never depart from thine house ; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wHe of Uriah the 11 Hittite to be thy wHe. Thus saith the Lord, Beriold, I wril raise up evH against thee out of thine own house, and I wiH take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neigh bour, and he shaU lie with thy wives in trie 12 sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly : but I wfll do triis thing before aU Israel, and 13 before the sun. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against trie Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away 14 thy sin ; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the chUd also that is born unto thee shaU surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wHe bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the chrid ; and David fasted, and went in, and lay aU night 17 upon the earth. And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise riim up from the earth : but he would not, neither did 18 he eat bread with them. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to teU him that the chfld was dead : for they said, Behold, whUe the chfld was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice : !how wril lie trien vex himseH, if we tell him that the chUd is 19 dead ? But when David saw that his servants whispered together, David perceived that the chUd was dead : and David said unto his serv ants, Is the chUd dead ? And they said, He is 20 dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himseH, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house ; and when he required they set bread 21 before him, and he did eat. Then said his serv ants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive ; but when the child 22 was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, WhHe the chUd was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether the Lord wiU not be gracious to me, that the 23 child may live ? But now he is dead, wherefore , should I fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shaH go to hrin, but he shaU not return to me. 24 And David comforted Bath-srieba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and 2he caHed his name Solomon. 25 And the Lord loved him ; and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he caHed his name 3 Jedidiah, for trie Lord's sake. 26 4Now Joab fought against Babbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Babbah, yea, I have taken 28 the city of waters. Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it : lest I take the city, and 29 s it be called after my name. And David gathered all the people together, and went to Babbah, 30 and fought against it, and took it. And lie took trie crown of 6 their king from off riis head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. AA2 R.V. lOr, how then shall we tell him that the child is dead, so that he do himselfsome harm ? 2 An other readingis, she called. 3 That is, Belovedof Jah. 4 See 1 Chr. xx. 1—3. "Heb.my name be calledupon it. «Or, Malcam See Zeph.i. 5. 372 II. SAMUEL. XII. 31 A.V. tHeb. it was marvel lous, or, hiddenin the eyes of Amnon. tHeb. thin. tHeb.moi-ningby moril- ing. I Or, pa-Ac. tHeb. humble ne.'< Lev. 18. 9. t Heb. it ought not so to be done. t Heb. with great hatred greatly. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under har rows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln : and thus did he unto all the cities of the chHdren of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jeru salem. 13 And it came to pass after this, that Ab salom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he feU sick for his sister Tamar ; for she icas a virgin ; and t Amnon thought it hard for hrin to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jo- nadab, the son of Sriimeari David's brother : and Jonadab was a very subtU man. 4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, 'lean 'from day to day? writ thou not teU me ? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyseH sick : and when thy fa ther cometh to see thee, say unto hrin, I pray triee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 6 if So Amnon lay down, and made himseH sick : and wrien the king was come to see riim, Amnon said unto trie king, I pray triee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her riand. 7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's riouse, and dress him meat. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house ; and he was laid down. And she took ll flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before hrin; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out aU men from me. And they went out every man from him. 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring trie meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her fcrother. 11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie witri me, my sister. 12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not 'force me; for *'no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 13 And I, whither shaU I cause my shame to go ? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king ; for lie wiH not withhold me from triee. 14 Howbeit be would not hearken unto her voice : but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. 15 if Then Amnon hated her t exceedingly ; so that the hatred wherewith he hated rier was greater trian trie love wherewith he riad loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 16 And she said unto hrin, There is no cause : tlris evfl in sending me away is greater trian the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not heark en unto her. 17 Then he caUed his servant that ministered unto riim, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins appareHed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 if And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them 1 under saws, and * under harrows of iron, and 1 under axes of iron, and 2 made them pass through the s brickkiln: and thus did-he unto aU the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and aU the people re turned unto Jerusalem. 13 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar ; and Amnon the son of David loved 2 her. And Amnon was so vexed that he feH sick because of his sister Tamar ; for she was a virgin ; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do any 3 thing unto her. But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. 4 And he said unto him, Why, 0 son of the king, art thou thus lean 4from day to day ? writ thou not teU me ? And Amnon said unto riim, I love 5 Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. And Jo nadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyseH sick: and when triy father cometh to see triee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may 6 see it, and eat it at her hand. So Amnon lay down, and feigned himseH sick: and when trie king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, triat 7 I may eat at rier hand. Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Am- 8 non's house, and dress him food. So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dougri, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake 9 the cakes. And she took the }ian, and poured them out before him ; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out aU men from me. And 10 they went out every man from him. And Am non said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes wriicri she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her 11 brother. And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said 12 unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not 6 force me ; for no such tiling ought to be done 13 in Israel: do not thou this foUy. And I, whitrier shaU I carry my shame ? and as for thee, triou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king ; f or 14 he wiU not witrihold me from triee. Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice : but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with 15 her. Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred ; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be 16 gone. And srie said unto him, c Not so, be cause this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. 17 But he would not hearken unto her. Then he caUed his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and 18 bolt the door after her. And she had 7 a gar ment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins appareUed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after 19 her. And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on R.Y. 1 Or, lo 2 Or, with a slight changein the Hebrew text, madethem labourat 8 Or, brick- mould 4 Heb. morninpby morn ing. s Heb. humble. « Or, Think not there is occasion for this great wrong in pulling meforlh, which is worseIjc.'Or, a long garment withsleeves XIV. 2 II. SAMUEL. 373 A.V. t Heb. set not thineheart.tHeb. and desolate. I Or, will you not, sina I have commandedyou? tHeb. sons of valour. tHeb.rode. t Heb. mouth."Or, settled. tilth.according to the word of thy servant.t Heb. with a great weeping greatly. HOr, Ammi- hur.II Or, was con sumed. her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee ? but hold now thy peace, my sister : he is thy brother ; t regard not this thing. So Tamar remained ' desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 21 if But when king David heard of aU these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad : for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 if And it came to pass after two fuU years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited aU the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Be hold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers ; let the king, I beseech thee, and riis servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not aU now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed bim : howbeit he would not go, but blessed hrin. 26 Trien said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with triee ? 27 But Absalom pressed him, that lie let Amnon and all trie king's sons go with him. 28 if Now Absalom had commanded his serv ants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kiU him, fear not: Hhave not I commanded you? be courageous, and be ' variant.29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then aU the king's sons arose, and every man 'gat him up upon his mule, and fled. 30 if And it came to pass, while they were in trie way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain aU the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth ; and aU his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain aU the young men the king's sons ; for Amnon only is dead : for by the 'appointment of Absalom this hath been II determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take trie thing to his rieart, to triink that aU the king's sons are dead : for Amnon only is dead. 34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come : 'as thy servant said, so it is. 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept : and the king also and aH his servants wept 'very sore. 37 if But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of II Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And the soul of king David II longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing lie was dead. 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyseH to be a mourner, and put on now mourning her; and she laid her hand on her head, and 20 went her way, crying aloud as she went. And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath 1 Amnon triy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar re mained desolate hi her brother Absalom's house. 21 But when king David heard of aH these things, 22 he was very wroth. And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim : and Absalom invited aU the 24 king's sons. And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshear ers ; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go 25 with thy servant. And the king said to Ab salom, Nay, my son, let us not aU go, lest we be burdensome unto thee. And he pressed him: 26 howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto 27 hrin, Why should he go with thee ? But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and aU the king's 28 sons go witri him. And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when Am non's heart is merry with wine ; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kfll him, fear not : have not I commanded you? be courageous, and 29 be variant. And trie servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then aU the king's sons arose, and every man gat 30 hrin up upon his mule, and fled. And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain aU the king's sons, and there is not one of 31 them left. Then the king arose, and rent riis gaiments, and lay on the earth ; and all his serv- 32 ants stood by with their clothes rent. And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have kUled aU trie young men trie king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the ap pointment of Absalom thishath been determined - from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that aH the king's 34 sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead. But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of 35 the hill side behind him. And Jonadab said un to trie king, Behold, the king's sons are come: 36 as thy servant said, so it is. And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speak ing, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept : and the king also and 37 aU riis servants wept 2 very sore. But Absalom fled, and went to Tarinai trie son of 3Ammihur, king of Gesriur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was 39 there three years. And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom : for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. 14 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that 2 the king's rieart was toward Absalom. And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning R.V. ' Heb. Aminon. "- Heb. with a very great weeping. 8 An other ' reading is, Am mihud. 374 II. SAMUEL. XIV. 2 A.V. t Heb. Save. tHeb. no de liverer between them. t Heb. upon the face of theearth. tHeb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy. «0r,becauseGod hath not taken awayhis life, he hath alsodevised means,kc t Heb. for rest, t Heb. to hear. apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman triat had a long time mourned for the dead: 3 And come to the king, and speak on this man ner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 if And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she feU on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, t Help, 0 king. 5 And trie king said unto her, What arieth thee ? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in trie field, and there was tnone to part triem, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver' him that smote riis brother, that we may kfll him, for the IHe of his brother whom he slew; and we wiH destroy trie heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shaH not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder 'upon the earth. 8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I wiU give charge concerning thee. 9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, 0 king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless. 10 And trie king said, Whosoever saith ought unto triee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king re member the Lord thy God, Hhat thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son faU to the eartri. 12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 13 And the woman said, Wherefore trien riast thou thought such a thing against the people of God ? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the kiug doth not fetch home again riis banished. 14 For we must needs die, and are as water sprit on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again ; II neitrier dotri God respect any person : yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. 15 Now trierefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the peo ple have made me afraid : and thy handmaid said, I wiU now speak unto the king ; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid. 16 For trie king wiU hear, to deliver riis handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shaU now be 'comfortable : for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king Ho discern good and bad : therefore the Lord thy God wril be with thee. 18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord trie king now speak. 19 And trie king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in aH this ? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken : for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put aH these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing : and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyseH with oU, but be as a woman that had a long time 3 mourned for trie dead : and go in to trie kiug, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab 4 put the words in her mouth. And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and 5 said, Help, O king. And the king said unto her, What aUeth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow woman, and mine husband 6 is dead. And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the 7 other, and kUled him. And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kfll him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also : thus shall they quench my coal wriicri is left, and shaU leave to my husband neither name nor re- 8 mainder upon trie face of the earth. And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, 9 and I wiH give charge concerning thee. And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, 0 king, trie iniquity be on me, and on my fa ther's house: and the king and riis trirone be 10 guiltless. And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall 11 not touch thee any more. Then said she, I pray triee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord Hveth, triere sliall not one hair of thy son 12 faU to the earth. Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word un to my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one which is guilty, in that the king doth not fetcri 14 home again his banished one. For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away IHe, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from 15 him. Now thereforo seeing triat I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I wfll now speak unto the king ; it may be that the king wril perform the 16 request of his servant. For the king wiH hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out 17 of the inheritance of God. Then thine handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be 1 comfortable : for as 2an angel of God, so is my lord the king 3 to discern good and bad : 18 and the Lord thy God be with thee. Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shaU ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord 19 the king now speak. And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in aU this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put aU these words 20 in the mouth of thine handmaid : to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of 2 an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. R.V. 'Heb. for rest. 2 Or, the 3 Heb. to hear. XV. 8 II. SAMUEL. 375 A.V. t Heb. blessed. » Or, thy. t Heb. And as Absalomthere was not a beauti ful man in all Israel to praise greatly. ' Heb. near my place. t Heb. to come. HOr, none will hear thee from the kingdown ward. 21 if And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing : go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. 22 And Joab feU to the ground on his face, and bowed himseH, and * thanked trie king : and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, 0 king, in triat the king hath fulfiUed the request of II his servant. 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 25 if 'But in aU Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty : from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemisri in riim. 26 And when he poUed his head, (for it was at every year's end that he poUed it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he poUed it:) he weighed the hah- of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weigrit. 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. 28 if So Absalom dwelt two fuH years in Jerusa lem, and saw not trie king's face. 29 Trierefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king ; but be would not come to riim : and wrien he sent again the second time, he would not come. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is 'near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. 31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire ? 32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wrierefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and H there be any iniquity in me, let him kiU me. 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had caHed for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed liimseH on riis face to the ground before the king: and trie king kissed Absalom. 15 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy ' came to the king for judgment, then Absalom caUed unto him, and said, Of wriat city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right ; but II there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in trie land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice I 5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Absalom to aU Israel that came to the king for judgment : so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 if And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shaU bring 21 Aoid the king said unto Joab, Behold now, 'I have done this thing: go trierefore, bring trie 22 young man Absalom again. And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king : and Joab said, To-day thy serv ant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, 0 king, in that the king hath performed 23 the request of 2his servant. So Joab aroso and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Je- 24 rusalem. And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let hrin not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 25 Now in aU Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty : from trie sole of riis foot even to the crown of his 26 head there was no blemish in riim. And wrien he poHed his head, (now it was at every year's end that he poUed it : because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he poUed it:) he weighed the hair of bis head at two hundred 27 shekels, after the king's weigrit. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. 28 And Absalom dwelt two fuH years in Jeru- 29 salem ; and he saw not the king's face. Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king ; but he would not come to him : and he sent again a second time, but he would not 30 come. Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there ; go and set it on fire. And Absa- 31 loin's servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy serv- 32 ants set my field on fire ? And Absalom an swered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send triee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur ? it were better for me to be there stfll : now there fore let me see the king's face ; and if there be 33 iniquity in me, let riim kill me. So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had caHed for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himseH on his face to the ground before the king : and the king kissed Absalom. 15 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty 2 men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgement, then Absalom caUed unto him, and said, Of what city art thou ? And he said, Thy servant 3 is of one of the tribes of Israel. And Absalom said unto him, See, triy matters are good and rigrit ; but there is no man deputed of the king 4 to riear thee. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, 5 and I would do him justice 1 And it was so, triat when any man came nigh to do riim obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took riold of riim, and 6 kissed riim. And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgement : so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 And it came to pass at trie end of 3 forty years, triat Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have 8 vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in 4 Syria, saying, If the Lord shaU indeed bring R.V. 1 An other readingis, thou hast done.2 An other readingis, thy. 3 Ac cordingto some ancientauthorities, four. 4 Heb. A ram. II. SAMUEL. XV 8 A.V. t Heb. thrust. t Heb. choose.t Heb. at his feet. I Heb. maketheewander in going? ' Called, John18. 1, Cedron. ' 1 Sam. 9. 9. me again indeed to Jerusalem, trien I wfll serve the Lord. 9 And the kiug said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 if But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of trie trumpet, then ye shaU say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were caUed; and they went in theri simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the GHonite, David's counseUer, from his city, even from GHoh, whfle he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continuaHy with Absalom. 13 if And there came a messenger to David, say ing, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee ; for we sriaU not else escape from Absalom : make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and 'bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king's servants said unto trie king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shaU t appoint. 16 And the king went fortri, and aH his household 'after him. And the king left, ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth, and aH the people after hrin, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and aU the Cherethites, and aU the Pelethites, and aU the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 19 if Trien said the king to Ittai trie Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us ? return to thy place, and abide with the king : for thou art a stranger, and also an exrie. 20 Whereaa thou camest but yesterday, should I this day 'make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren : mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord livetri, and as my lord trie king livetri, surely in wriat place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also wiU triy servant bo. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and aU the little ones that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over : the king also liimseH passed over the brook *Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. 24 if And lo Zadok also, and aU the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God ; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. 25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into trie city: if I sriaU find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he wiH bring me again, and sliew me both it, and riis riabitation : 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee ; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a *seer? return into the city in 2ieace, and your two sons witri you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I wiU tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there. me again to Jerusalem, then I wfll i serve the 9 Lord. And the king said unto him, Go in peace. 10 So he arose, and went to Hebron. But Absalom sent spies throughout aU the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shaU say, Absalom is king in 11 Hebron. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited, and went in their simplicity; and triey knew not 12 any thing. And Absalom 2 sent for Ahithophel the GHonite, David's counseUor, from his city, even from GUori, while he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong ; for the people increased continuaUy with Absalom. 13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absa- 14 lom. And David said unto aU his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee ; for else none of us shaU escape from Ab salom : make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evH upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatso- 16 ever my lord the king sriaU choose. And the king went forth, and aU his household after him. And the king left ten women, which 17 were concubines, to keep the house. And the king went fortri, and aU the people after him; 18 and they tarried sin Beth-merhak. And aU riis servants passed on beside him; and aU the Cherethites, and aU the Pelethites, and aH the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Where fore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king-, for thou art a stranger, aud also 20 an exfle; return to thine own place. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may ? return thou, and take back thy bretliren; mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shaH be, whether for death or for life, even there also 22 wril thy servant be. And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and aU his men, and aU the little ones 23 that were with him. And aU the country wept with a loud voice, and aU the people passed over : the king also lirinseH passed over the brook Kidron, and aU the people passed over, 24 toward the way of the wilderness. And, lo, Zadok also came, and aU the Levites with hrin, bearing the ark of the covenant of God ; and triey set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up, until aU the people had done passing 25 out of the city. And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and sriew me both it, and 26 his habitation : but if ho say thus, I have no delight in thee ; behold, here am I, let him do 27 to me as seemeth good unto him. The king said also unto Zadok the priest, 4Art thou not a seer ? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy sou, and Jona- 28 than the son of Abiathar. See, I wiU tarry 6 at the fords of the wHderness, until there come 29 word from you to certify me. Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem : and they abode there. R.V. ¦Or, worship 2 Or, sent Ahitho phel 8 Or, at the Far House 4 Or, Seestthou ? 5 An other readingis, in the plains. XVI. 10 II. SAMUEL. AT. t Heb. going up andweeping i Heb. I do obeisance. HOr, e still came forth and cursed. t Heb. man of blood. t Heb. beholdthee in thy evil. X [1611 toj ' 1 Sam. 24. 14. ch. 3. 8. 30 if And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, ' and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and. he went barefoot: and aU the people that was witri riim covered every man riis head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. 31 if And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, 0 Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 if And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he wor shipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: 33 Unto whom David said, IS thou passest on with me, then triou shalt be a burden unto me : 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king ; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant : then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shaU be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonatrian Abia- thar's son; and by them ye shaU send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. 16 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met hrin, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's riouseriold to ride on; and trie bread and summer fruit for trie young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wHderness may drink. 3 And trie king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are aU that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, 'I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in triy sigrit, my lord, 0 king. 5 if And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose" name was Shimei, the son of Gera: II he came forth, and cursed stiU as he came. 6 And he cast stones at David, and at aU the servants of king David : and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou 'bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 8 The Lord hath returned upon thee aU the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son : and, t behold, thou art taken *in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 9 if Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this *dead dog curse my lord the king ? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because tho Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shaU trien say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 30 And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up ; and he had riis riead covered, and went barefoot: and aU the people that were witri riim covered every man his head, and triey went up, weeping 31 as they went up. And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Ab salom. And" David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the ascent, !where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai tho Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon 33 his head : and David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a bur- 34 den unto me : but H thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I wiH be thy servant, 0 king; as I have been thy father's servant in trine past, so wiU I now be thy servant: then shalt thou defeat for me the counsel of Alritho- 35 phel. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests ? therefore it shaU be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt teU it to Zadok and 36 Abiathar the priests. Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son ; and by them ye shaU send unto me every tiling that ye shaU 37 hear. So Husriai David's friend came into the city ; and Absalom came into Jerusalem. 16 And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephi bosheth met him, with a couple of asses sad dled, and upon them two hundred loave3 of bread, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a 2 bottle of 2 wine. And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat ; and the wine, that such as be faint 3 in the wilderness may drink. And the king ' said, And where is thy master's son ? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, ho abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To-day shaH the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance ; let me find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king. 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, be hold, there came out thence a man of the f amfly of trie riouse of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera : he came out, and cursed still 6 as lie came. And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and aU the people and aH the mighty men were on his 7 right hand and on his left. And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou 8 man of blood, and man of sBelial: the Lord hath returned upon thee aU the blood of trie house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned ; and the Lord hatri delivered the kingdom into trie hand of Absalom thy son : and, behold, thou art taken in thine own miscriief, because 9 thou art a man of blood. Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king ? let me go 10 over, I pray thee, and take off his head. And the king said, What have I to do witri you, ye sons of Zeruiari? 4Because lie curseth, and be cause the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David ; who then shall say, Wherefore hast triou done so ? R."V. 'Or,wherehe was wont to worshipGod 2 Or, skill 8 That is, worth-lessness. 4 Or, Wlien he curseth,andwhen $-c. Another readingis, So let him curse,because. 378 II. SAMUEL. XVI. 11 A.V. nor,tears. t Heb. eye. X [1611 omitsme]IHeb.dustedhim with dust. t Heb. Let the king Hoc. t Heb. word. t Heb. wasright in the eyes Df, kc t Heb. what is in h is mouth. t Heb. word. tHeb. coun selled. t Heb. bitterof soul. tHeb. fallen. 11 And David said to Abishai, and to aU his servants, Behold, my son, whicri came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life : how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse ; for the Lord hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the Lord wUl look on mine II t affliction, and triat the Lord wUl requite *me good for his cursing this day. 13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hril's side over against riim, and cursed as he went, and trirew stones at riim, and ' cast dust. 14 And trie king, and aU the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there. 15 if And Absalom, and aU the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, ' God save the king, God save the king. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kind ness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and aU the men of Israel, choose, his wril I be, and with him wfll I abide. 19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so wfll I be in thy presence. 20 iT Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. 21 And Alrithopriel said unto Absalom, Go in unto triy father's concubines, which he riatri left to keep the house; and all Israel shaH hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shaU the hands of aU that are with thee be strong. 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house ; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of aU Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseUed in triose days, was as if a man riad enquired at the 'oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. 17 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I wiU arise and pursue after David this night : 2 And I wUl come upon him wriile he is weary and weak handed, and wfll make him afraid : and aH trie people that are with him shaH flee ; and I wril smite the king only : 3 And I wfll bring back aU the people unto thee : the man whom thou seekest is as it aU returned: so all the people shaU be in peace. 4 And the saying ' pleased Absalom weU, and aU the elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, CaU now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise 'what he saith. 6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Ab salom spake unto hrin, saying, Alritriopriel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his 'saying? if not; speak thou. 7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath 'given is not good at this time. 8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be 'chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. 9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place : and it wril come to pass, when some of them be ' overthrown at the first, that whoso ever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his serv ants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my IHe : how much more may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse ; for the Lord hath bidden 12 him. It may be that the Lord wfll look on 1the wrong done unto me, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing of me this 13 day. So David and his men went by the way: and Shimei went along on the hiU side over against riim, and cursed as he went, and threw 14 stones aat him, and cast dust. And the king, and aU the people that were with hrin, came 8 weary; and lie refreshed himseH there. 15 And Absalom, and aU the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with 16 him. And it came to pass, when Hushai the Arcriite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, 4 God save the 17 king, God save the king. And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to triy friend? 18 why wentest thou not with thy friend ? And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay ; but whom the Lord, and this people, and aU the men of Israel have chosen, his wiU I be, and with him wiH I 19 abide. And again, wriom sriould I serve? should I not serve in trie presence of his son ? as I have served in thy father's presence, so wril I be in 20 thy presence. Then said Absalom to Abitho- 21 phel, Give your counsel what we shaH do. And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house ; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father : then shaH the hands 22 of aU that are with thee be strong. So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house ; and Absalom went in unto his father's 23 concubines in the sight of aH Israel. And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseUed in those days, was as if a man inquired at the 5 oracle of God: so was aU the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Ab salom. 17 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I wiU arise and pursue after David this night : 2 and I wiH come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make hrin afraid: and aU trie people that are with him sriaU flee ; 3 and I will smite the king only : and I wril bring back aU the people unto thee : the man whom thou seekest is as if aU returned: so all the 4 people shaU be in peace. And the saying pleased Absalom weU, and aU the elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he 6 saith. And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shaH we do 7 after his saying ? if not, speak thou. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. 8 Husriai said moreover, Thou knowest thy fa ther and riis men, that they be mighty men, and they be 6 chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her wrielps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and wfll not lodge with trie people. 9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it wiH come to pass, 'when some of them be faHen at the first, triat who soever heareth it wiH say, There is a slaugh ter among the people that foUow Absalom. RV. 1 Some ancientversionsread, my affliction.2 Heb. overagainst. » Or, to Aye- phim * Heb. Let (he king live. s Heb. word. 6 Heb. bitterof soul. 7 Or, when he falleth uponthem XVII. 27 II. SAMUEL. 379 AV. tHeb. that thy face, or, presencego, kc. tHeb. com manded. tHeb. done.t Heb. gave chargeconcerning his house. 10 And he also that is variant, wriose heart is as the heart of a lion, sriaU utterly melt : for aH Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. 11 Therefore I counsel that aH Israel be gener ally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer- sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and 'that thou go to battle in thine own person. 12 So shaH we come upon him in some place where he shaU be found, and we wUl light upon him as the dew faUeth on the ground : and of him and of aU the men that are with him there shaU not be left so much as one. 13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shaH aU Israel bring ropes to that city, and we wiH draw it into the river, untH there be not one smaU stone found there. 14 And Absalom and aU the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had 'appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahitho phel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom. 15 if Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abia thar the priests, Thus and' thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseUed. 16 Now therefore send quickly, and teU David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the vrildemess, but speecrily pass over; lest the king be swaHowed up, and aU the people that are with hrin. 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En- rogel ; for they might not be seen to come into the city : and a wencri went and told triem ; and they went and told king David. 18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Ab salom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a weU in his court ; whither they went down. 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn triereon ; and trie thing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the weU, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water : for thus hath Ahitho phel counseUed against you. 22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan : by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan. 23 if And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not 'foUowed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and ? put his household in order, and rianged himseH, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and aU the men of Israel with him. 25 if And Absalom made Amasa captain of trie host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, triat went in to AbigaH the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. 26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of GUead. 27 if And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Eabbah of the chHdren of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and BarzUlai trie GHeadite of Bogelim, 10 And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shaU utterly melt : for aU Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with riim are variant men. 11 But I counsel that all Israel be gathered to gether unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and Hhat thou go to battle in thine own person. 12 So shaU we come upon him in some place where he shaU be found, and we will rigrit upon hrin as trie dew faUeth on the ground : and of him and of. aU the men that are with him we wiU not 13 leave so much as one. Moreover, if lie 2be got ten into a city, then shaU aU Israel bring ropes to that city, and we wUl draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. 14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ariithopliel, to trie intent that the Lord might bring evfl upon Absalom. 15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel coun sel Absalom and the elders of Israel ; and thus 16 and thus have I counseUed. Now therefore send quickly, and teU David, saying, Lodge not this night 3at the fords of the wHderness, but in any wise pass over; lest the king be swaHowed up, 17 and all the people that are with him. 4Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel ; and a maidservant used to go and teU them; and they went and told king David : for they might 18 not be seen to come into the city. But a lad saw them, and told Absalom : and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a WeU in his 19 court ; and they went down thither. And the woman took and spread the covering over the weU's mouth, and strewed bruised corn thereon ; 20 and nothing was known. And Absalom's serv ants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Wriere are Ahimaaz and Jonathan ? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Je- 21 rusalem. And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the weU, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water : for thus hatri Alritriopriel counseUed against you. 22 Then David arose, and aU the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan : by the morning rigrit there lacked not one of them 23 that was not gone over Jordan. And when Ahitriopriel saw that his counsel was not fol lowed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and aU the men of Israel 25 with him. And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was 5 Ithra the Israelite, that went in to 6 Abigal the" daughter of Nahash, 26 sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. Aud Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of GUead. 27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Babbah of the chHdren of Am mon, and Machir trie son of Ammiel of Lo- debar, and BarzUlai the Gileadite of Bogelim, R.V. 'Or,that thy presence (Heb. face) go to the battle 2 Or, with draw himself 8 An otherreading is, in the plains. 4 Or, NowJona than and A- hlmaazstay by En-ro-pel ; so let the maid servant go anil tell ihem, and let them go and tell kingDavid ; for they may not be seen to come into the city ¦-In1 (Jhr. ii. 17, Jether the Ish- maelite.8 In 1 Chr. ii. 16, 17, Abigail. 380 II. SAMUEL. XVII. 28 AT. "Or, Cups. tHeb.set their heart on us.tHeb.as ten thousand of us.t Heb. be to succour. t Hob. multi plied to devour. 1 Heb. u'eigh uponminehand. t Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, kc. 1 Heb. beforetiiee. t Heb. heart. 28 Brought beds, and II basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flora-, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched 29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with hrin, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. 18 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and capt ains of hundreds over them. 2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a thri-d part under the hand, of Abishai the son of Zeru iah, Joab's brother, and a thri-d part under trie riand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth witri you myseH also. 3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth : for if we flee away, they will not ' care f or us ; neither H half of us die, will they care for us : but now thou art ' worth ten thousand of us : there fore now it is better that thou ' succour us out of the city. 4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I wiH do. And the king stood by the gate side, and aU the people came out by hundreds and by thousands. 5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave aU the captains charge concerning Absalom. 6 if So the people went out into the field against Israel : and the battle was in trie wood of Ephraim ; 7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of Da-rid, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. 8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of aU the country : and the wood ' devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9 if And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the rieaven and the earth; and the mule that was under hrin went away. 10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. 11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not sinite him there to the ground? and I would riave given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. 12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should 'receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. 13 Otrierwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life : for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyseH wouldest have set thyself against me. 14 Trien said Joab, I may not tarry thus 'with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, whfle he was yet alive in the 'midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. 16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel : for Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in trie wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him : and aU Israel fled every one to his tent. 28 brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with hrin, to eat : for triey said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wHder ness. 18 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and 2 captains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I 3 wiU surely go forth with you myseH also. But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they wiU not care for us; neither if haH of us die, wiU they care for us: !but thou art worth ten thousand of us: there fore now it is better that triou be ready to suc- 4 cour us out of the city. And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I wfll do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. ,5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave aH trie capt- 6 ains charge concerning Absalom. So the people went out into the field against Israel : and the 7 battle was in the forest of Ephraim. And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand 8 men. For the battle was there spread over tho face of aU the country : and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9 And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great 2oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under 10 him went on. And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom 11 hanging in an oak. And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces 12 of silver, and a girdle. And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against trie king's son : for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, s Beware triat none touch the 13 young man Absalom. Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against 4his IHe, (and there is no matter hid from the king,) then thou thyseH 5 wouldest 14 have stood aloof. Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three G darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive 15 in the midst of the oak. And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and 16 smote Absalom, and slew him. And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for. Joab 'held 17 back the people. And they took Absalom, and cast hrin into trie great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones : and aU Israel fled every one to his tent. R.V. 'Sosome ancientauthori ties. The Hebrew text has, for now are there ten thou sandsuch as we. 2 Or, terebinth 3 Heb. Have a care, whosoever ye be, of SfC. 4 An otherreadingis, my. 5 Or, wouldest have set thyself againstme o Heb. slaves. 'Or, spared XIX. 5 II. SAMUEL. 381 A.V. » Gen. 14. 17. t Heb. judged him from the hand,kct Heb. be a man of tidings. tHeb.be what may. H Or, con venient ? tHeb. I see the running. HOr, Peace be to thee. tHeb.Peace. tHeb.shut up. t Heb. Is there peace ? tHeb. Tidings is brought. tHeb.salvation, or, deliverance. 18 if Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken aud reared up for himself a pillar, wriicri is in *the king's dale : for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he caUed the pillai- after his own name : and it is caUed unto this day, Absalom's place. 19 if Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath + avenged hrin of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not ' bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day triou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go teU the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But ' howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wUt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings "ready? 23 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Bun. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cuslri. 24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the waH, and rifted up riis eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. 25 And trie watchman cried, and told the king. And trie king said, If he be alone, there is tidings hi his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another man running : and trie watchman caHed unto trie porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And trie king said, He also bringeth tidings. 27 And the watchman said, 'Me thinketri trie running of trie foremost is like trie running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. 28 And Ahimaaz caHed, and said unto the king, II 'AH is weU. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath ' deHvered up the men that lifted up their riand against my lord the king. 29 And. the king said, 'Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, Wrien Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood stiH. 31 And, behold, Cushi came ; and Cushi said, 'Tidings, my lord the king: for the Lord hath avenged thee tlris day of aU them that rose up against thee. 32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe ? And Cushi answered, Tho ene mies of my lord trie king, and aU that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 33 if And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus he said, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, 0 Absalom, my son, my son I 19 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and moumeth for Absalom. 2 And the 'victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people : for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for riis son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, 0 my son Absalom, 0 Absalom, my son, my son ! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of aU thy servants, which this day have saved thy IHe, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines ; 18 Now Absalom in his life' trine had taken and reared up for himseH the piHar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pUlar after his own name : and it is caUed Absalom's monument, unto this day. 19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath 1 avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings anotrier day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 21 Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go teU the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite 22 bowed himseH unto Joab, and ran. Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou 2wflt have no reward for the tidings? 23 But come wliat may, said he, I wiU run. And he said unto him, Bun. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and overran trie Cushite. 24 Now David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of trie gate unto the waU, and lHted up his eyes, and looked, 25 and, behold, a man miming alone. And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If lie be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another man running : and the watchman caUed unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And 27 the king said, He also bringeth tidings. And the watchman said, Me thinketri trie running of trie foremost is like trie running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good 28 man, and cometh with good tidings. And A- himaaz caUed, and said unto the king, SAH is weH. And he bowed himseH before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which liath deHvered up the men that rifted up trieir riand against my lord 29 the king. And the king said, 4Is it weU with the young man Absalom ? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, 5even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I 30 knew not what it ' was. And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned a- 31 side, and stood still. And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cusriite said, Tidings for my lord trie king : for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of aU them that rose up against thee. 32 And the king said unto trie Cushite, Is it weH with the young man Absalom ? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and aU that rise up against triee to do thee hurt, be 33 as that young man is". And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus lie said, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, 0 Absalom, my son, my son ! 19 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weep- 2 eth and mourneth for Absalom. And trie 6 vic tory that day was turned into mourning unto aU the people: for the people heard say that 3 day, The king grieveth for his son. And the people gat them by stealth that day into trie city, as people triat are ashamed steal away 4 when they flee in battle. And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, 0 my son Absalom, 0 Absalom, my 5 son, my son I And Joab came into the housg to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all triy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and trie lives of thy concubines ; R.V. 'Heb. judged him from the hand %c 2 Or, hast no sufficienttidings 3 Heb. Peace. 4 Heb. Is there peace withlyC?5 Or, and 8 Heb. salva tion. 382 II. SAMUEL. XIX. G AV. t Heb. By lov ing, kc t Heb. that princes orservantsare not to thee. t Heb. to the heartof thy servants. are ye silent ? * 1 Kings 2. 8. 'Heb. the good in his eyes. * ch. 16. 5. 6 'In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, ' that thou regardest neither princes nor servants : for tlris day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and aU we had died this day, then it had pleased thee weH. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak ' com fortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, H thou go not forth, there wiU not tarry one with thee this night : and triat wfll be worse unto triee than aU the evH that befeU thee from thy youth until now. 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto aU the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in trie gate. And all the people came before the king : for Israel had fled every man to his tent. 9 if And aU the people were at strife through out aU the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of trie riand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of trie hand of the Phfl istines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why t speak ye not a word of bringing trie king back ? 11 if And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring trie king back to his house ? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to riis house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my fiesh : wherefore then are ye the last to bring back trie king ? 13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh ? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me con tinuaUy in the room of Joab. 14 And he bowed the heart of aU the men of Ju dah, even as the heart of one man ; so that they sent this word unto the king, Beturn thou, and aH thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judari came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan. 16 if And * Shimei the son of Gera, a Ben jamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with hrin, and * Ziba trio servant of trie house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him ; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do 'what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera feU down before the king, as he was come over Jordan ; 19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord im pute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember *that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned : therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of aU the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, ShaU not Shimei be put to death for this, be cause he cursed trie Lord's anointed? 22 And David said, What have I to do witri you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shaH there any rnan be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel ? 23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And trie king sware unto him. 24 if And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down 6 in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast de clared this day, that princes and servants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and aU we had died 7 this day, then it had pleased thee weU. Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants : for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not fortri, there wril not tarry a man witri thee this night : and that will be worse un to thee than aH the evH that hath befaHen thee 8 from thy youth untH now. Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto aU the people, saying, Behold, the king dotri sit in the gate : and aU the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. 9 And aU the people were at strife throughout aU the tribes of Israel, saying, Trie king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the riand of trie Priilistines ; and now 10 he is fled out of the land from Absalom. And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back ? 11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abia thar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to brhig trie king back to his house ? seeing trie speech of aH Israel is come to the king, to bring him to 12 his house. Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh : wherefore then are ye the last 13 to bring back the king? And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh 1 God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of 14 Joab. And he bowed the heart of aU the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man ; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Beturn thou, 15 and aU thy servants. So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over Jordan. 16 And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, riasted and came down witri the men of Judah to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him ; and they went through Jordan in the 18 presence of the king. And there went over l a ferry boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera f eU down before the king, when 19 he 2was come over Jordan. And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neitrier do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should 20 take it to his heart. For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of aU the house of Joseph 21 to go down to meet my lord the king. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, and said, ShaU not Shimei be put to death for this, because 22 he cursed the Lord's anointed ? And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should tlris day be adversaries unto me ? shaH there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day 23 king over Israel ? And trie king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down R.V. 1 Or, the convoy 2 Or, would go over XIX. 43 II. SAMUEL. 383 A.V. t Heb. men of death. '" ch. 17. tHeb. How manydays are the years of my life? I Heb. choose. to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed untH the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth ? 26 And he answered, My lord, 0 king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king ; because thy servant is lame. 27 And "he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king : but my lord the king is as an angel of God : do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 28 For aU of my father's house were but ' dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king ? 29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters ? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let riim take all, forasmucri as my lord the king is come again in peace unto riis own house. 31 if And BarzUlai the Gileadite came down from Bogelim, and went over Jordan witri trie king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now BarziUai was a very aged man, even four score years old : and * lie riad provided the king of sustenance whrie he lay at Mahanaim ; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto BarziUai, Come thou over with me, and I wiU feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And BarziUai said unto the king, 'How long have I to live, that I should go up with trie king unto Jerusalem ? 35 I am this day fourscore years old : and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women ? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king ? 36 Thy servant wfll go a little way over Jordan with the king: aud why should the king recom pense it me with such a reward ? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham ; let him go over with my lord the king ; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 3S And the king answered, Chimham shaU go over with me, and I wHl do to him that which shaH seem good unto thee: and whatsoever triou shalt 'require of me, that wiH I do for triee. 39 And aU the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Bar zUlai, aud blessed him ; and he returned unto his own place. 40 Then trie king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also haH the people of Israel. 41 if And, behold, aU the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and aU David's men with him, over Jordan ? 42 And aU the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us : wherefore then be ye angry for this matter ? have we eaten at aU of the king's cost t or hath he given us any grit ? 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, to meet the king ; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until 25 the day he came home in peace. And it came to pass, iwhen he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibo- 26 sheth? And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I wiU saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go 2with the king; because thy servant is 27 lame. And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as 8 an angel of God: do therefore what is good 28 in thine eyes. For aU my father's house were but 4dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the 29 king? And the king said unto him, Why speak est thou any more of thy matters ? I say, Thou 30 and Ziba divide the land. And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let hrin take aU, foras mucri as my lord trie king is come in peace unto his own house. 31 And BarziUai the GHeadite came down from Bogelim; and he went over Jordan with the 32 king, to conduct him over Jordan. Now Bar ziUai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with sus tenance whUe he lay at Mahanaim ; for he was 33 a very great man. And the king said unto Bar ziUai, Come thou over with me, and I wUl sus- 34 tain thee with me in Jerusalem. And BarziUai said unto trie king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with 35 the king unto Jerusalem? I am this day four score years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink ? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women ? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto 36 my lord the king ? Thy servant would but just go over Jordan with the king: and why should trie king recompense it me with such a reward ? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, triy servant Cririnham ; let him go over with my lord the king ; and do to him what shaH seem good 38 unto thee. And the king answered, Chimham shaU go over with me, and I wfll do to bim that which shaU seem good unto thee: and what soever thou shalt 5 require of me, that wHl I do 39 for thee. And aU the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king kissed BarziUai, and blessed him ; and he returned unto his own place. 40 So the king went over to GUgal, and Chim ham went over with him : and aU the people of Judah brought the king over, and also riaH the 41 people of Israel. And, behold, aU the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his house hold, over Jordan, and all David's men with 42 riim ? And aU the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at aU of the king's 43 cost? or hath he given us any gift? And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in trie king, R.V. i Or, whenJerusalemwas come 2 An other reading is, to. 3 Or, the 4 Heb. men of death. 8 Hell. chooseto lay upon. 381 II. SAMUEL. XIX. 43 A.V. " ch. 16. 22.IHeb. a house of ward. t Heb. bound.t Heb. in widow hood of life.t Heb. Call. tHeb.deliverhimself from our eyes. * ch. 8. 18. t Heb. doublednot his stroke. "Or, it stood apainsttheoutmostwall. tHeb. marredto throw down, I Or, They pla inly spake in the be ginning, saying,Surelythey will ask of Abel,and so make an end. and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye ' despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king ? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. , 20 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite : and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, 0 Israel. 2 So every man of Israel went up from after Da vid, and foUowed Sheba the son of Bichri : but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. 3 if And David came to his house at Jerusalem ; and the king took the ten women his * concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in 'ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were ' shut up unto the day of their death, 'living in widowhood. 4 if Then said the king to Amasa, ' Assemble me trie men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. 5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah : but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed hrin. 6 And David said to Abishai, Now shaU Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom : take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest lie get him fenced cities, and ' escape us. 7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the * Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men : and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's gar ment that he had put on was girded unto riim, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon riis loins in the sheath thereof ; and as he went forth it fell out. 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in liealtri, my brother ? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss hrin. 10 But Amasa took no rieed to trie sword triat was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in trie fifth rib, and shed Out his bowels to the ground, and ' struck him not again ; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Srieba the son of Bichri. 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. 12 And Amasa waUowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that aU the people stood stfll, he removed Amasa out of the Mghway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood stfll. 13 When he was removed out of the highway, aU the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 14 if Aud he went through aU the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and aU trie Ber- ites : and triey were gathered together, and went also after him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against trie city, and " it stood in trie trench : and aU the people that were with Joab ' battered the waU, to throw it down. 16 if Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear ; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab ? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And lie answered, I do riear. 18 Then she spake, saying, II They were wont to speak in old trine, saying, They shaU surely ask counsel at Abel : and so they ended the matter. and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, Hhat our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And trie words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 20 And there happened to be there a man of 2 Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite : and lie blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every 2 man to his tents, 0 Israel. So aU the men of Israel went up from foUowing David, and fol lowed Sheba the son of Bichri : but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. 3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took trie ten women his concub ines, wriom lie riad left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and provide! them with sus tenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, 3 living in widowhood. 4 Then said the king to Amasa, CaU me the men of Judah together within three days, and 5 be thou here present. So Amasa went to caU the men of Judah together: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had ap- 6 pointed him. And David said to Abishai, Now shaU Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's serv ants, and pursue after him, lest he get him 7 fenced cities, and escape out of our sight. Aud there went out after riim Joab's men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and aU the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, 8 to pursue after Srieba the son of Bichri. When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fast ened upon his loins in the sheath thereof ; and 9 as he went forth it fell out. And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother ? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right 10 hand to kiss him. But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote hrin trierewitri in trie beUy, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck riim not again ; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. 11 And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he 12 that is for David, let him foUow Joab. And Amasa lay waUowing in riis blood in the midst of the high way. Arid when the man saw that aU the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the riigri way into the field, and cast a gar ment over him, when he saw that every one 13 that came by him stood still. When he was removed out of the high way, aU the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the 14 son of Bichri. And he went through aU the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered 15 together, and went also after him. And they came and besieged bim in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mount against trie city, and it stood against the rampart : and aU the people that were with Joab 4 battered the 16 wall, to throw it down. Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that 17 I may speak with thee. And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto hrin, Hear the words of thine hand- 18 maid. And he answered, I do hear. Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shaU surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. R.V. 'Or,and were not we theflrst to speak of bringing back our king? 2 That is, worth-lessna 3 Heb. in widow hood of life. 4 Or, undermined XXI. 11 II. SAMUEL. 385 A.V. tHeb. / his name. tHeb.were scattered. • ch. 8. 16. «0r,remem brancer.SOr,a prince. tHeb. soughttheface,kc * Josh. 9. 3, 16, 17. I Or, It is not silvernor gold that we have to do with Saul or his house, neitherpertainsit to us to kill, kc. I Or, cut us off. I Or, chosenof the Lord. "lSam. 18.3.k 20. 8, 42. HOr,Michal'stister, t Heb. bare to Adriel. ' ch. 3. T. 19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faith ful in Israel : thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swaUow up the inheritance of the Lord ? 20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri 'by name, hath rifted up his hand against tho king, even against David : deliver riim only, and I wUl depart from the city. And trie woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shaU be thrown to thee over the waU. 22 Then the woman went unto aU the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they 'retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Je rusalem unto the king. 23 if Now * Joab was over aU the host of Israel : and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites : 24 And Adoram was over the tribute,: and Je hoshaphat the son of AhUud was " recorder : 25 Arid Sheva was scribe : and Zadok and Abia thar were trie priests : 26 And Ira also the Jairite was "a chief ruler about David. 21 Then there was a famine in the days of Da vid three years, year after year ; and David ' en quired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the clrildren of Israel, but *of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them : and Saul sought to slay them in riis zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.) 3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shaU I do for you ? and wherewith shaU I make trie atonement, that ye may bless the in heritance of the Lord ? 4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, II We wfll have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house ; neither for us shalt thou kfll any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shaU say, that wfll I do for you. 5 And they answered the king, Trie man. that consumed us, and that » devised against us that we sriould be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel, 6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we wril hang them up Unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, Uwhom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I wfll give tietn. 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of * the Lord's oath that was between them, between David arid Jonathan the son of Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Kizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth ; and the five sons of " Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she t brought up for Adriel the son of BarziUai the Meholathite: 9 And he deHvered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hUl be fore the Lord: and they feU all seven together, and were put to death in trie days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. 10 if And *Eizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told David what Bizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. 19 I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wUt thou swallow 20 up the inheritance of the Lord ? And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, 21 that I should swaHow up or destroy. The mat ter is not so : but a man of the hiU country of Epriraim, Srieba trie son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David : deHver hrin only, and I wUl depart from trie city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shaU be thrown to thee over the waU. 22 Then the woman went unto aU the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dis persed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 23 Now Joab was over aU the host of Israel : and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the 24 i Cherethites and over the Pelethites : and Ado- ram was over the 2 tribute : and Jehoshaphat the 25 son of AhUud was the s recorder : and Sheva was 4 scribe : and Zadok and Abiathar were priests: 26 and Ira also the Jairite was 6 priest unto David. 21 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year ; and David sought trie face of the Lord. And' the Lord said, It is for Saul, -and for his bloody house, because he 2 put to death the Gibeonites. And the king caUed the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the chHdren of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites ; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his 3 zeal for the chfldren of Israel and Judah :) and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you ? and wherewith shaU I make atone ment, that ye may bless the inheritance of the 4 Lord ? And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no matter of sflver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; ° neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, 5 What ye shaU say, that wiU I do for you. -And they said unto the king, The man that con sumed us, and that devised against us, ' that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of 6 the borders of Israel, let seven men of his sons be delivered unto lis, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of trie Lord. And the king said, I wfll give them. 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between them, between 8 David and Jonathan the son of Saul. But the king took trie two sons of Bizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto. Saul, Armoni and Mephiboshetri ; and the five sons of 8 Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel 9 the son of BarziUai the Meholathite : and he deHvered them into trie hands of the Gibeon- ites, and they hanged them in. the mountain before the Lord, and they feU all seven to gether : and they were put to death in trie days of harvest, in the first days; at the beginning of 10 barley harvest. And Bizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest untH water was poured upon them from heaven ; and she suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told David what Bizpah the daugh ter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. BB R.V. 1 An otherreadingis, . - Carites. See2 Kings xi. 4. 2 Or, levy 3 Or, chron icler4 Or, secretary5 Or, a chief minister See 1 Chr. xviii. 17. 8 Or, neither for us shaltthou put any man to death in Israel 'Or,so that we have been de stroyed 8 Iii lSam. xviii. 10, Merab. 386 II. SAMUEL. XXI. 12 A.V. ' 1 Sam. 31. 10. "Or,Itapha.t Heb. the staff, or, the head. t Heb. candle, or, lamp. ' 1 Clir. !0. 4. I Or, Itapha. 1 Chr. 20.5. «Or, Itapha. " Or, re proach ed. * 1 Sam. 16.9. • Ps. 18. 2, kc lOr, pangs. t Heb. Belial.»Or,cords. tHeb. by. tHeb.bindingof waters. 12 if And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from trie street of Beth-shan, where the *Priflistines riad hanged them, wrien the PhHistines had slain Saul in Gilboa : 13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son ; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father : and they per formed aU that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land. 15 if Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel ; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the PhHistines : and David waxed faint. 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of II the giant, the weight of whose 'spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded witri a new sword, thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the PhUistine, and kUled him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Triou srialt go no more out witri us to battle, that thou quench not the 'light of Israel. 18 *And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of " the giant. 19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the PhHistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregrin, a Beth-lehemite, slew "the brother of Goriath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear loasllke a weaver's beam. 20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number ; and he also was born to 1 the giant. 21 And when he U defied Israel, Jonathan the son of * Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and feU by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 2 2 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of aU his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul : 2 And he said, * The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; 3 The God of my rock ; in him wiH I trust : he is my shield, and the horn of iny salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour ; thou savest me from violence. 4 I wUl caU on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : so shaH I be saved from mine enemies. . 5 When the " waves of death compassed me, the floods of ' ungodly men made me afraid ; 6 The H sorrows of heU compassed me about ; the snares of death prevented me ; 7 In my distress I caUed upon the Lord, and cried to my God : and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled ; the found ations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke 'out of his nostrUs, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; and darkness was under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, ' dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. 12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the x street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the PhiHs- 13 tines slew Saul in GUboa : and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son ; and they gathered the 14 bones of them that were hanged. And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the countiy of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father : and they per formed all that the king commanded. And after triat God was intreated for trie land. 15 And trie PriUistines riad war again with Israel ; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Phflistines: and 16 David waxed faint. And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the 2 giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with 8a new sword, 17 thought to have slain David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and kflled him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel. 18 4And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at 5 Gob : then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew 6 Saph, which was 19 of the sons of the 2giant. And there was again war with the PhHistines at Gob ; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew 'Goliatri the Gittite, the staff of whose spear 20 was like a weaver's beam. And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and 21 he also was born to the 2giant. And when he 8 defied Israel, Jonathan the son of 9 Shimei 22 David's brother slew him. These four were born to the 2giant in Gath ; and they f eU by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 22 10And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of aH his enemies, and out 2 of the hand of Saul : and he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine; 3 The God of my rock, in him wiH I trust ; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge ; My saviour, thou savest me from violence. 4 I wHl caU upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shaU I be saved from mine enemies. 5 For the waves of death compassed me, The floods of n ungodliness made me afraid. The cords of 12 Sheol were round about me : The snares of death came upon me. 7 In my distress I caUed upon the Lord, Yea, I caUed unto my God : And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven moved And were shaken, because be was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke "out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured : Coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; And thick darkness was under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : Yea, he was seen upon the wings of trie wind. 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled. The Lord thundered from heaven, Arid the Most High uttered his voice. 6 R.V. 'Or,broad place 13 14 2 Heb. Raphah. 8 Or, newarmour *Seo1 Chr. xx. 4—8. 5 In 1 Chr. xx. 4, Gezer.»'InIChr.xx. 4, Sippai.'In IChr.xx. 5, the brother°J Goliath. 8 Or, re proach ed'In1 Sam. xvi. 9, Shammah in 1 Qir. ii. 13, xx. 7, Shimea. » See Ps. xviii. " Heb. Belial.¦2See Gen. xxxvii35. is Or, in his wrath XXII. 43 II. SAMUEL. 387 AY. 10r, great. tHeb.to him.' tHeb.before his eyes. «Or,wrestle,l's. 18. 20. « Or, candle."Or,brokena troop. "Or, refined. tHeb. riddeth, or,looselh,tHeb.equat- leth.tHeb. for the war.tHeb.multi plied me. tHeb.ankles. tHeb. causedto bow. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them ; Hghtning, and discomfited triem. 16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17 He sent from above, he took me ; he drew me out of " many waters ; 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me : for they were too strong for me. 19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a large place : he deHvered me, because he derighted in me. 21 The Lord rewarded me according to my right eousness : according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For aU his judgments were before me : and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. 24 I was also upright 'before him, and have kept myseH from mine iniquity. 25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness ' in his eye sight. , 26 With the mercriul thou wilt shew thyseH merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt sriew triyseH upright. 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wUt II shew thyseH un savoury. 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my II lamp, 0 Lord: and the Lord wfll Hgriten my darkness. 30 For by thee I have " run through a troop : by my God have I leaped over a waH. 31 As for God, his way is perfect ; the word of the Lord is "tried: he is a buckler to aU them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the Lord ? and who is a rock, save our God? 33 God is my strength and power: and he t maketh my way perfect. 34 He 'maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my higri places. 35 He teacheth my hands 'to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath 'made irie great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me ; so that my 'feet did not slip. 38 I riave pursued mine enemies, and destroyed triem; and turned not again untH I had consumed them. 39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40 For thou hast girded me with strength to, battle: them that rose up against me hast thou ' subdued under me. 41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might, destroy them that hate me. 42 They looked, but there was none to save ; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. 43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them ; Lightning, and discomfited them. Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of trie world were laid bare, By trie rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his noBtrils. ' 17 He sent from on high, he took me ; He drew me out of 2many waters ; He delivered me from my strong eneniy, From them that hated me ; for they were too mighty for me. They came upon me in the day of my calamity :. But the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place : He delivered me, because he delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according to my right eousness : According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For aU his judgements were before me : And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also perfect toward him, And I kept myself from, mine iniquity. Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me ac cording to my righteousness ; According to my cleanness in his eyesight. With the. merciful thou wUt shew thyseH mer criul, With the perfect man thou wUt shew thyseH perfect; With the pure thou wilt shew thyseH pure ; And with the perverse thou writ sriew triyseH 2 froward. And the. afflicted people, thou wilt save: But thine, eyes, are upon the haughty, s that thou mayest bring them down. For triou art my lamp, 0 Lord : And trie Lord wHl lighten my darkness. For by thee I run 4upon a troop : By my God do I leap over a waU. As for God, his way is perfect :. The. word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield unto aU triem that trust in hrin... For who Is God, save the Lord ? And wrio is a rock, save our God? 33, God. is my strong fortress : And he5guideth the perfect in his way. He maketh 6 his feet like hinds' feet : And setteth me upon my high places. He teacheth my hands to- war ;. So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. Thou hast also given me trie shield of thy salvation : And thy 'gentleness, hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my 8feet have not slipped. I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again tiU they were con sumed. And I have consumed them,, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise : Yea, they are faUen under my feet. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle ; Thou hast 9 subdued under me those that rose up against me. Thou hast also made mine enemies turn then- backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me. They looked, but there was none, to save ; Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Then did I beat-them smaH as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad. BB2 16 18 19 22 23 24 25 2G 27 •28 31 32 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 R.V. 'Or, great 2 So Ps. xviii. 26. The text has, un savoury.3 Or, whom, thou will tiring down4 Or, through «¦ Or, setteth free Accord ing to, another reading, guideth. my, way in per-. feetness. 8; An, other readingis, my. 'Or,conde scension 8 Heb. ankles. 9 Heb. caused to bow. 388 II. SAMUEL. XXII. 44 A.T. tHeb. Sons of the stranger. "Or, yield feigned obedience. t Heb. lie. tHeb. giveth avenge-ment for me. ' Rom. 15. 9. ' ch. 7. lOr, Be thou rulei', kc tHeb. filled. HOr,Josheb-bassebel the lach- monile,head of the three, "See IChr. 11. 11. tHeb. slaw. "IChr. 11. 12. * 1 Chr. 11. 27. "Or, for for aging. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, triou hast kept me to be head of the heatrien: a people which I knew not shaU serve me. 45 ' Strangers sb.aU II ' submit themselves unto me : as soon as they hear, they shaU be obedient unto me. 46 Strangers shaU fade away, and they shaU be afraid out of their close places. 47 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salva tion. 48 It is God that ' avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, 49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies : thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me : thou hast deHvered me from the violent man. 50 Therefore I wiU give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, among * the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 51 He is thetower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and * to his seed for evermore. 23 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, the Bock of Israel spake to me, " He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 1 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ; as trie tender grass springing out of trie earth by clear shining after rain. 5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in aU things, and sure : for this is aU my salvation, and aU my desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 if But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands : 7 But the man that shaU touch them must be 'fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shaU be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 8 ii These be the names of the mighty men whom David had : " The Tachmonite triat sat in the seat, chief among the captains ; the same was Adino the Eznite : * he lift up his spear against eight hundred, * whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was * Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Phflistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away : 10 He arose, and smote the PhHistines untH his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrougrit a great victory triat day ; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was * Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the PhUistines were gathered together "into a troop, wriere was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew trie Pirilistines : and trie Lord wrought a great victory. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivmgs of my people ; Thou !hast kept me to be the head of the nations : A people whom I have not known shaU serve me. 45 The strangers shaU 2 submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shaU obey me. 46 The strangers shall fade away, And shaU 8come trembling out of their close places. 47 The Lord Uveth ; and blessed be my rock ; And exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation : 4S Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And bringeth down peoples under me, 49 And that bringeth me forth from mine ene mies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me : Thou deliverest rrie from the violent man. 50 Therefore I wfll give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, among the nations, And wfll sing praises unto thy name. 51 4 Great 5 deliverance givetri lie to riis king: And sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore. 23 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And ° the sweet psalmist of Israel : 2 Trie spirit of trie Lord spake ' by me, And his word was upon my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, The Bock of Israel spake to me : 8 One that ruleth over men 9righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, 4 He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds ; When the tender grass springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain. 5 10VerUy my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in aU things, and sure : For it is aU my salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to grow. 6 But uthe ungodly shaU be aU of them as thorns to be thrust away, For they cannot be taken with the hand : 7 But the man that toucheth them ~ Must be 12 armed with iron and the staff of a spear ; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place. 8 13 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had : 14 Josheb-basshebeth a Tah- chemonite, chief of the captains ; the same was Adino trie Eznite, against eight hundred slain 9 at one time. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they de fied the Philistines that were there gathered to gether to battle, and the men of Israel ^were 10 gone away: he arose, and smote the PhHistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave mito the sword: and the Lord wrought a great w victory that day; and the people 11 returned after him only to spoH. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together 17 into a troop, where was a plot of ground fuH of lentils; and trie people fled from trie 12 Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Phflis tines: and the Lord wrought a great is victory. R.V. 'Or, will keep 2 Or, yield feigned obedi enceHeb. lie. s So Ps. xviii. 45. The text has, gird themselves. 4 An other readingis,- He is a tower of deliv erance. 8 Heb. salva tions.8 Heb. pleasant in the psalms of Israel. i Or, in 8 Or, Thereshall be one...and it shall bo as $c » Heb. a right eous one. '"Or, For is not my house ' so with God? for he ... for all my salv ation, and all mydesire,will he not make it to grow ? n Heb. Belial, that is, worth-lessness.12 Heb. filled. >8Seo1 Chr. xi. 11— 47."Theverse is probablycorrupt. See IChr.xi. 11. is Heb. went up. is Heb. salva tion. "Or, for for aging XXIV. 2 II. SAMUEL. 389 A.V. I Or, Vie three captains over the thirty. " 1 Chr. 11. 20. tHeb. slain. tHeb. great of acts. tHeb. lions of God. tHeb. a man of coun tenance, or, sight:called,IChr.11. 23, a man of great stature, "Or,honour ableamongthethirty."Or, council.tHeb.at his command. 'ch.2. 18. ' 1 Oir. 1L 27. "Or,valleys. '[1611 Naharai] 1 Satan. See1 Chr. 2L1, "Or,Com pass. 13 And " three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in trie harvest time unto the cave of AduUam : and the troop of the Phflistines pitched in the vaHey of Bephaim. 14 And David was trien in an hold, and the gar rison of the Philistines was trien in Beth-leriem. 15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the weU of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate I 16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the PhHistines, and drew water out of the weU of Beth-lehem, that teas by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord. 17 And he said, Be it far from me, 0 Lord, that I should do this : is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. 18 And * Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he rifted up his spear against three hundred, Xand slew them, and had the name among three. 19 Was he not most honourable of three ? there fore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto theirs* three. 20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, ' who had done many acts, he slew two ' lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a Hon in the midst of a pit in time of snow : 21 And he slew an Egyptian, *a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand ; but he went down to bim with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's riand, and slew him with his own spear. 22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. 23 He was " more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his " 'guard. 24 "Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the * Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hush athite, 28 Z almon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophath- ite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Bibai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the 11 brobks of Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Bar- humite, 32 Ehahba the Shaalbonite, of trie sons of Ja- shen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliprielet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gi- lonite, 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, tNahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 39 Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in aH. 24 And again the anger of the Lord was kin dled against Israel, and " lie moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, "Go now through aH the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. 13 And three of the thirty criief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto trie cave of AduUam ; and trie troop of the PhHistines were 14 encamped in trie vaHey of Bephaim. And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the 15 Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the weU of Beth-lehem, which 16 is by the gate 1 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the PhHistines, and drew water out of the weU of Beth-leriem, triat was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it 17 out unto the Lord. And he said,. Be it far from me, 0 Lord, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went Hn jeopardy of their lives ? therefore he would not drink it. Triese things did the three mighty 18 men. And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred 2and slew triem, and had a n'ame among the three. 19 Was he not most honourable of the three ? therefore he was made their captain : howbeit 20 he attained not unto theirs* three. And Ben aiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of 3 a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab : he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a 21 pit in time of snow : and he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man : and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the E- gyptian's hand, and slew him with his own 22 spear. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three 23 mighty men. He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his 4 guard. 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem ; 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite ; 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the 27 Tekoite ; Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai 28 the Hushathite ; Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai 29 the Netophathite ; Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Bibai of Gibeah 30 of the chHdren of Benjamin ; Benaiah a Pira- 31 thonite,' Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash; Abi- albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite ; 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, 33 Jonathan ; Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the 34 son of Sharar the Ararite ; Eliprielet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the 35 son of Ahithophel the GHonite; 5Hezro the 36 Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite ; Igal the son of 37 Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite; Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, 6armour- 38 bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiari ; Ira the 39 Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite ; Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven in aH. 24 7 And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against triem, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now to and fro through aU the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people. R.V. ' Heb. withtheirlives. 2 Heb. slain. 3 Ac cordingto another reading,Ish-hai. 4 Or, council 5 Or, Hezrai 8 An other reading is,armour- bearer.'SeeIChr.xxi. 390 II. SAMUEL. XXIV. 3 A.V. I Or, valley.lOr,netherlandnewly in habited. II Or, many. •lSam. 15. 11. 3 And Joab said unto trie king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it : but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing ? 4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed a- gainst Joab, and against the captains of trie. host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 5 if And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in trie midst of the "river of Gad, and toward Jazer : 6 Then they came to Gflead, and to the " land of Tahtim-hodshi ; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, 7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to aH the cities of the Hivites, and of tho Canaanites : and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. 8 So when they had gone through aU the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto theking : and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword ; and the men of Judah were five hundred triousand men. 10 ir And David's heart smote hrin after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done : and now, I beseech thee, 0 Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant ; for I have done very fool ishly. 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto triee. 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, SriaU seven years of famine come unto triee in thy land ? or writ thou flee three months before thine enemies, whfle triey pursue triee ? or that there be three days' pestilence in triy land ? now advise, and see wriat answer I shaU return to hrin that sent me. 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait : let ris" f aU now into the hand of the Lord ; for his mercies are " great : and let me not f aU into the hand of man. 15 if So the Lord sent a pestUence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed : and there died of trie people from Dan even to Beer- sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, *the Lord repented him of trie evil, and said to trie angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebus ite. 17 And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done ? let triine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 18 if And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunari the Jebusite. 19 And David, according to trie saying of Gad, went up as trie Lord commanded. 20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him : and Araunari went out, and bowed himseH before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To 3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it : but why doth my lord the 4 king delight in this thing ? Notwitristanding the king's word prevaHed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley xof Gad, and unto Jazer: 6 then -they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi ; and they came to Dan-jaan, and 7 round about to Zidon, and came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to aU the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites : and they went out to the 8 south of Judah, at Beer-sheba. So when they had gone to and fro through aU the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and 9 twenty days. And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king : and there were in Israel eigrit liundred thousand valiant men triat drew the sword ; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: but now, 0 Lord, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant ; for I have 11 done very foolishly. And when David rose up iu the morning, the word of the Lord came 12 unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, Go and speak unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I 2 offer thee three things; choose thee one of 13 them, that I may do it unto thee. So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, ShaH seven years of famine come uuto triee in triy land ? or writ thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee ? or shaU there be three days' pestUence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I 14 shaH return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us faU now into the hand of trie Lord ; for riis mercies are 'great: and let me not fall into the 15 hand of man. So the Lord sent a pestUence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord re pented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough ; now stay thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of 4 Araunah the 17 Jebusite. And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 18 And Gad came triat day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebus- 19 ite. And David went up according to the 20 saying of Gad, as the Lord commanded. And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants 6 coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed riimself before 21 the king with his face to the ground. And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To R.V. 'Or,toward 2 Or, lay upon 3 Or, many 4 Or, Ornah 111 1 Chr. Xxi. 15, Oman. 8 Or, passing over r. n I. KINGS. 391 A.V. tHeb. entered into days. tHeb.Let them seek.t Heb. a damsel,a virgin. tHeb. be a cherish-er unto him. t Heb. reign.t Heb. from his days. t Heb. his wordswere withJoab. t Heb. helpedafterAdoni- jah. "Or,the well Rogel. '" 2 Sam. 1.4. buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague maybe stayed from the people. 22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him : behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. 23 AH these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunari said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee. 24 And the -king said unto Araunah, Nay ; but I wfll surely buy it of thee at a price : neither wiH I offer burnt offerings unto trie Lord my God of triat which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of sriver. 25 And David buHt there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. buy the threshing-floor of thee, to bufld an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be 22 stayed from the people. And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto hrin: be hold, the oxen for trie burnt offering, and trie threshing instruments and trie furniture of trie 23 oxen for the wood: xaU this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee. 24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay ; but I wfll verily buy it of thee at a price : neither will I offer burnt offerings unto trie Lord my God whicri cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of 25 silver. And David burit triere an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMOSLY. CALLED, THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 Now king David was old and 'stricken in years ; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, 'Let there be sought for my lord the king 'a young virgin : and let her stand before the king, and let her 'cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunam- mite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. 5 if Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himseH, saying, I wUl ' be king : and he prepared bim chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6 And his father had not displeased him ' at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so ? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare bim after Absalom. 7 And 'he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest : and they ' foUowing Adonijah helped him. 8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Bei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. 9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by " En-rogel, and caUed aU his brethren the king's sons, and aH trie men of Judah the king's servants : 10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he caUed not. 11 if Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of "Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not ? THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years ; and triey covered riim witri clothes, but 2 he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin : and let her stand before the king, and cherish riim ; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout aU the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair ; and srie cher ished the king, and ministered to him ; but the 5 king knew rier not. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I writ be king : and he prepared him criariots and horsemen, 6 and fifty men to run before him. And his father had not displeased him * at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man ; and he was born after 7 Absalom. And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest : and 8 they foUowhig Adonijah helped him. But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Bei, and trie mighty men which belonged to David, 9 were not with Adonijah. And Adonijah 2slew sheep and oxen and fatUngs by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he caUed aU his brethren the king's sons, and aU 10 the men of Judah the king's servants : but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he caUed 11 not. Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? R.V. 1 Or, all thisdid Arau nah the king give <5'C. i Or, all his life 2 Or, sacri ficed 392 I. KINGS. I. 12 A.V. t Heb. fill up. tHeb. What to thee? t Heb. sinners. tHeb.Let king Adoni jah live. t Heb. before the king. t Heb. which belongeth to me. 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own rife, and trie rife of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shaU reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne ? why then doth Adonijah reign ? 14 Beriold, whHe triou yet talkest triere witri the king, I also wHl come in after thee, and ' confirm thy words. 15 if And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber : and the king was very old ; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto trie king. 16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, 'What wouldest triou? 17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shaU reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth ; and now, my lord the king, triou knowest it not : 19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and srieep in abundance, and hath caUed aH the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host : but Solomon thy servant hath he not caUed. 20 And thou, my lord, 0 king, the eyes of all Is rael are upon thee, that thou shouldest teU them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it shaU come to pass, when my lord the king shaU sleep with his fathers, that I and -my son Solomon shaU be counted ' offenders. 22 if And, lo, whUe she yet talked with the king, Natrian the prophet also came in. 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, lie bowed himseH before the king with his face to the ground. 24 Arid Natrian said, My lord, 0 king, hast thou said, Adonijah sriaU reign after me, and he shaU sit upon my throne ? 25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called aH the king's sons, and trie captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest ; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, t God save king Adonijah. 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not caHed. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? 28 if Then king David answered and said, CaH me Bath-sheba. And she came 'into trie king's presence, and stood before the king. _ 29 And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of aU distress, 30 Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shaU reign after me, and he shaU sit upon my throne in my stead ; even so wfll I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David Hve for ever. 32 if And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon 'mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 31 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint riim triere king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own 13 rife, and the life of thy son Solomon. Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my hjrd, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shaU reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah 14 reign ? Behold, whUe triou yet talkest triere witri trie king, I also wril come in after thee, 15 and confirm thy words. And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old ; and Abishag the Shunam- 16 mite ministered unto the king. And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And 17 the king said, What wouldest thou? And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after 18 me, and he shaU sit upon my throne. And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; Jand thou, 19 my lord the king, knowest it not : and he hath 2 slain oxen and fatrings and sheep in abund ance, and hatri caUed aU the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host : but Solomon thy servant hath he not 20 caUed. And Hhou, riiy lord the king, the eyes of aU Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest teH them who shaU sit on the throne of my lord 21 the king after him. Otherwise it shaU come to pass, when my lord the king shaU sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be 22 counted 4 offenders. And, lo, whUe she yet talked 23 with the king, Natrian trie prophet came in. And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himseH before the king witri his 24 face to the ground. And Nathan said, My lord, 0 king, hast thou said, Adonijah shaU reign 25 after me, and lie shaH sit upon my throne ? For he is gone down this day, and hath 2 slain oxen and fatrings and sheep in abundance, and hath caUed aU the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest ; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save 26 king Adonijah. But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not 27 caUed. Is this thing done by my lord the king, and triou hast not shewed unto thy 6 servants who should sit on the throne of my lord trie 28 king after him ? Then king David answered and said, CaU me Bath-sheba. And she came into trie king's presence, and stood before the 29 king. And the king sware, and said, As the Lord Hveth, who hath redeemed my soul out 30 of aU adversity, verily as I sware unto thee by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shaU reign after me, and he shaU sit upon my throne in my stead ; verily so 31 wfll I do this day. Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live 32 for ever. And king David said, CaU me Zadok trie priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Ben aiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before 33 the king. And the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, 34 and bring him down to Gihon : and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. R.V. 'An otherreadingis, and now, my lord the king, thou ftC. 2 Or, sacri ficed 3 An otherreading is, now. 4 Heb. sinners. 8 An other reading II. 3 I. KINGS. 393 A.V. 10r, flutes. 35 Then ye shaU come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne ; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. 37 As trie Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater trian the throne of my lord king David. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Chereth ites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oU out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and aU the people said, God save king Solomon. 40 And aU the people came up after him, and the people piped with " pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 41 If And Adonijah and aU the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And wrien Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, lie said, Wrierefore is this noise of trie city being in an uproar? 42 And whUe he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for triou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44 And trie king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah trie son of Jerioiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule: 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed hrin king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. 46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himseH upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hatri given one to sit on my trirone triis day, mine eyes even seeing it. 49 And .all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man riis way. 50 if And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the riorns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he wiU not slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he wiH shew himseH a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him faU to the earth : but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shaU die. 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought bim down from the altar. And he came and bowed himseH to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. 2 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of aU the earth : be thou strong therefore, and shew thyseH a man ; 3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his 35 Trien ye shaU come up after him, and he shaU come and sit upon my throne ; for he shaU be king in my stead : and I riave appointed him to 36 be i prince over Israel and over Judah. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered trie king, and said, Amen : the Lord, the God of my lord 37 the king, say so loo. As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solo mon, and make riis throne greater than the 38 throne of my lord king David. So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiari the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought 39 him to Gihon. And Zadok the priest took the horn of oU out of the Tent, and anointed Solo mon. And they blew the trumpet; and aU the 40 people said, God save king Solomon. And aU the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 41 And Adonijah and aU the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being 42 in an uproar ? WhUe he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came : and Adonijah said, Come in ; for thou art a 43 worthy man, and bringest good tidings. And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, VerUy our lord king David hath made Solomon king : 44 and the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to 45 ride upon the king's mule : and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Girion : and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. 46 This is the noise that ye have heard. And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, ^Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne : and the king bowed himseH upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be trie Lord, the God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even 49 seeing it. And aU the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and ro6e up, arid went every man his 50 way. And Adonijah feared because of Solomon ; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the 51 horns of the altar. And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, lie hath laid hold on the horns of the "altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me 8 this day that he wfll not slay his servant with 52 the sword. And Solomon said, If he shaU shew himseH a worthy man, there shaU not an hair of him faU to the earth: but if wickedness be 53-found in riim, he shaU die. So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. 2 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, 2 saying, I go trie way of aU the earth : be thou strong therefore, and shew thyseH a man; 3 and keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgements, and his B.V. 'Or,leader 2 An other reading omits Thy. 3 Or, first of all 394 I. KINGS. II. 3 A.V. * Deut. 29. 9. Josh. 1. 7.» Or, do wisely.*2Sam. 7.12. t Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne.* 2 Sam. 1. 27. ' 2 Sam, 20. 10. t Heb. put. *2Sam.19. 31. * 2 Sam. 16. 5. t Heb. strong.* 2 Sam. 19. 23. Acts 2. 29. k 13. 36. ' 2 Sam. 5.4.1 Chr. 29. 26, 27. * 2 Chr. 29. 23. t Heb. turn not away my face. testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest * " prosper in aU that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself : - 4 That the Lord may continue riis word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy clrildren take rieed to their way, to walk before me in truth with aU their heart and with all their soul, * triere sriaU not +faH thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.' 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto * Abner the son of Ner, and unto * Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and ' shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle triat was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. 7 But shew kindness unto trie sons of * BarziUai trie GUeadite, and let triem be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. 8 And, behold, thou hast with thee * Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, wriicri cursed me witri a 'grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, *I wiU not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now trierefore held him not guUtless : for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him ; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 10 So * David slept with his fathers, and was bm-ied in the city of David. 11 And the days that David "reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 if "Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was estab lished greatly. 13 if And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that aU Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is tumed about, and is become my brother's : for it was his from the Lord. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, ' deny me not. And she said unto riim, Say on. 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solo mon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wrie. IS And Bath-sheba said, WeU; I wiH speak for triee unto the king. 19 if Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solo mon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himseH unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother ; and she sat on his right hand. 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of triee ; / pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother : for I wfll not say thee nay. 21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag trie Shunammite for Adonijah ? ask for him the king dom also ; for he is mine elder brother ; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest 1prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou 4 turnest thyseH : that the Lord may establish his word which he spake concerning me, say ing, If triy clrildren take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with aU theri- heart and with aU their soul, there shaU not fail thee 5 (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. More over thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and 2shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his 6 shoes that were on his feet. Do therefore ac cording to triy wisdom, and let not his rioar 7 riead go down to s the grave in peace. But shew kindness unto the sons of BarziUai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table : for so they came to me when I fled 8 from Absalom thy brother. And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Ben jamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I. went to Mahanaim : but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, say ing, I wiU not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold him not guUtless, for thou art a wise man ; and thou wUt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to s the grave witri blood. 10 And David slept with his fathers, and was 11 buried in the city of David. And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years : seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was estabrished 13 greatly. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Batri-srieba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably ? And he 14 said, Peaceably. He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say 15 on. And he said, Thou knowest that the king dom was mine, and that aH Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign : howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my 16 brother's : for it was his from the Lord. And now I ask one petition of thee, 4deny me not. 17 And she said unto him, Say on. And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he wril not say thee nay,) that he give me 18 Abishag the Shunammite to wrie. And Bath- sheba said, WeU ; I wiH speak for thee unto the 19 king. Batri-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed him self unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother ; 20 and she sat on his right hand. Then she said, I ask one smaU petition of thee ; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother : 21 for I wiU not deny thee. And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah 22 thy brother to vrife. And king Solomon an swered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adoni- jari? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother ; even for him, and for Abi athar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. RV. 'Or, do wisely "- Heb. Set. 3 Heb. Sheol. 4 Heb. turn not awaymy face. II. 41 I. KINGS. 395 A.V. * 2 Sam. 7. 12, 13. tHeb. a man of death. * 1 Sam. 2. 31, 35. » 2 Sam. 3.27. * 2 Sam. ».10. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against riis own IHe. 24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, wriicri hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he "promised, Adonijah shaH be put to death this day, 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and he f eU upon him that he died. 26 if And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields ; f or triou art ' worthy of death : but I wfll not at this time put triee to deatri, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in aU wherein my father was afflicted. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might "fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning trie house of Eli in Shiloh. 28 if Then tidings came to Joab : for Joab had tumed after Adonijah, though he tumed not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord ; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, faU upon him. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto riim, Trius saitri trie king, Come forth. And he said, Nay ; but I wril die riere. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Trius said Joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and faU upon him, and bury riim ; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who feU upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, * Ahner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and * Amasa the son of Jether, captain of trie host of Judah. 33 Their blood shaH therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever : but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from trie Lord, 34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and feU upon him, and slew hrin'. and he was buried in his own house in the wUderness. 35 iT And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host : and Zadok the priest did the king put in trie rOom of Abiathar. 36 if And the king sent and caUed for Shimei, and said unto- him, BuUd thee an house in Jeru salem, and dweU there, and go not forth thence any whither, 37 For it shaU be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shaU be upon thine own head. 38 And Shimei said unto trie king, The saying is good : as my lord the king hath said, so wfll thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Aehish son of Maachari king of Gatri. And triey told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achisri to seek his servants : and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijari have 24 not spoken this word against his own Hfe. Now therefore as the Lord liveth, who hath estab lished me, and set me on the threne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shaU be put to 25 death this day. And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and he 26 f eU upon him, that lie died. And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anatrioth, unto thine own fields; for thou art 1 worthy of death : but I wril not at triis time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in aU wherein my father was 27 afflicted. So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord ; that he might fulfil 2 the word of the Lord, which he spake con- 28 cerning the house of Eli in ShHoh. And the tidings came to Joab : for Joab had turned after Adonijari, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled uuto the Tent of the Lord, and 29 caught hold on the horns of the altar. And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto trie Tent of the Lord, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of 30 Jehoiada, saying, Go, faH upon him. And Ben aiah came to the Tent of the Lord, and said unto hrin, Thus saith the king, Come fortri. And he said, Nay; but I wiU die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, 31 Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. And the king said unto riim, Do as he hath said, and f aH upon him, and bury him ; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house. 32 And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, because he feH upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew triem with the sword, and my father David knew it not, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of trie host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, 33 captain of the host of Judah. So shaU their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever : but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shaU there be peace for ever from 34 the Lord. Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and feU upon hrin, and slew riim ; and he was buried in his own house in the wild- 35 emess. And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in riis room over the host : and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abi- 36 athar. And the king sent and caUed for Shimei, and said unto him, BuUd thee an house in Jeru salem, and dweU there, and go not forth thence 37 any whitrier. For on trie day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die : triy blood 38 shaU be upon thine own head. And Sriimei said unto the king, The saying is good : as my lord the king hath said, so wUl thy servant do. And 39 Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Aehish, son of Maacah, king of -Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achisri, to seek his servants : and Shi mei went, and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. R.V. 1 Heb. a man of. 2 See 1 Sam. ii. 27-36. 396 I. KINGS. II. 42 AV. * 2 Chr. 1.1. * ch. 7. 8. t [1611 up on] nor,bounty. k 2 Chr. 1. 10. t Heb. hearing. tHeb.manydays.tHeb. to hear, X [1611 word] * Wisd. 7.11.Matt. 6. 33. "Or,hath not been.* ch. 15. 42 And the king sent and caUed for Shimei, and said unto riim, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? 44 The king said moreover to Sriimei, Thou know est aU the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father : therefore the Lord shaU return thy wickedness upon thine own riead ; 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shaU be established before the Lord for ever. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; which went out, and feU upon him, that he died. And the "kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. 3 And "Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, untH he had made an end of buHding his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the waU of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, be cause there was no house buHt unto the name of the Lord, until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ; for that was the great high place : a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer t upon that altar. 5 If In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night : and God said, Ask what I shaU give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great 1 mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteous ness, and in uprightness of heart with thee ; and triou riast kept for riim triis great kindness, that thou hast given him a sc n to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, 0 Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little chfld : I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people; that can not be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 "Give therefore thy servant an 'understanding heart to judge triy people, that I may discern be tween good and bad : for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solo mon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyseH ' long IHe ; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies ; but hast asked for thyseH understanding ' to discern judg ment; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy 'words : lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding rieart ; so triat triere was none like triee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also * given thee that which thou hast not asked, both ricries, and honour: so that there " shaU not be any among the kings like unto triee all thy days. 14 And if thou writ walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as "thy father David did walk, then I wfll lengthen thy days. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood 42 And the king sent and eaUed for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, 43 The saying triat I riave heard is good. Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged 44 thee with ? The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest aU the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shaU return thy 45 wickedness upon thine own head. But king Solomon shaU be blessed, and the throne of David shaH be estabrished before the Lord for 46 ever. So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and he went out, and f eU upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was estab lished in the hand of Solomon. 3 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of buHding his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the waU of 2 Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacri ficed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those 3 days. And Solomon loved trie Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father : only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 4 JAnd the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there ; for that was the great high place : a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer 5 upon that altar. In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night : and God said, 6 Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee ; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his tlrrone, as it 7 is this day. And now, 0 Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little clrild ; I know 8 not riow to go out or come in. And triy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered 9 nor counted for multitude. Give thy servant therefore an 2 understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evU; for who is able to judge this thy 8great 10 people? And the speech pleased the Lord, that 11 Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyseH 4long Hfe ; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to 6 discern judgement ; 12 behold, I have done according to thy word : lo, I have given thee a wise and an 2 understanding heart ; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise 13 like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour, so that there 6shaH not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy days. 14 And if thou writ walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I wfll lengtlien triy days. 15 And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood R.V. 2 Chr. i. 3, kc 2 Heb. hearing,s Heb. iieavy. 4 Heb. manydays,6 Heb. hear. « Or, hath not been IV. 13 I. KINGS. 397 R.V. A.V. 'Heb.were hot. tHeb.in the midst of him. I Or, the chief officer,»0r, secret aries,«0r, remem brancer.* ch. 5. 14.I Or, levy. I Or, Ben-hur.HOr, Ben- dekar. "Or,Ben- hesed, "Or,Ben-abv- nadab. "Or, Ben- geber. before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offer ings, and made a feast to all his servants. 16 if Then came there two women, that were har lots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, 0 my lord, I and this woman dweU in one house ; and I was deHvered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was deHvered, that this woman was deHvered also : and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's chUd died in the night; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, whUe thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 Aud when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 22 And the other woman said, Nay ; but the living is my son, and trie dead is thy son. And this said, No ; but the dead is thy son, and the riving is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead : and the other saith, Nay ; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the riving. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before trie king. 25 And the king said, Divide trie living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was uuto the king, for her bowels 'yearned upon her son, and she said, 0 my lord, give her the living chUd, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the Hving chfld, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And aU Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was ? in him, to do judgment. 4 So king Solomon was king over aU Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok " the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, "scribes ; Jehoshapriat the son of Ahilud, the " recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host : and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests : 5 And Azariah trie son of Nathan was over the officers : and Zabud the son of Nathan was prin cipal officer, and the king's friend : 6 And Ahishar was over the household: and "Adoniram the son of Abda was over the II tribute. 7 if And Solomon had twelve officers over aU Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household : each man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are theri' names : B The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim : 9 " The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan : 10 ll The son of Hesed, in Aruboth ; to him per tained Sochoh, and aU the land of Hepher : 11 " The son of Abinadab, in aU the region of Dor ; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wHe : 12 Baana the son of AhUud; to him pertained Ta anach and Megiddo, and aU Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam : 13 " The son of Geber, in Bamoth-gUead ; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are iu Gilead; to him also pertained tho region of Argob, which ii in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars : before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to aU his servants. 16 Then came there two women, that were har- 17 lots, unto the king, and stood before him. And the one woman said, Oh my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house ; and I was deHvered 18 of a chUd with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was deHvered also; and we were together ; there was no stranger with us in trie 19 house, save we two in the house. And this woman's child died in the night; because she 20 overlaid it. And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, wlrile thine hand maid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid 21 her dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my chrid suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which 22 I did bear. And the other woman said, Nay ; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake 23 before the king. Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy 24 son is the dead, and my son is the riving. And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they 25 brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living chUd in two, and give 26 haH to the one, and haH to the other. Then spake the woman wriose the living chUd was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, Oh my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine ; divide 27 it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it : srie is 28 the mother thereof. And aU Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged; and triey feared trie king : for they saw that the wis dom of God was in him, to do judgement. 4 And king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had ; Az- 3 ariah the son of Zadok, Hhe priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, 2 scribes; Jeho- 4 shaphat the son of AhUud, the s recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; 5 and Zadok and Abiathar were priests ; and Az ariah the son of Nathan was over 4the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was 6priest, and 6 the king's friend ; and Ahishar was over the household ; and Adoniram the son of Abda was 7 over the levy. And Solomon had twelve officers over aU Israel, wriicri provided victuals for the king and his household : each man had to make 8 provision for a month in the year. And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hiU country 9 of Ephraim: Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaal bim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan : 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth ; to him pertained Socoh, 11 and aH the land of Hepher : Ben-abinadab, in aU 6the 'height of Dor; he had Taphath the 12 daughter of Solomon to wife : Baana the son of AhUud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth- shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-mehoiah, as far as 8be- 13 yond Jokmeam: Ben-geber, in Bamoth-gilead; to him pertained "the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in GUead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars : 'See1 Chr. vi. 10.2 Or, secretaries 3 Or, chron icler 4 See ver. 7. « Or, chief ministerSee2 Sam. viii. 13. 5 Or, Na- phath- dor 'Or, region 8 Or, over against 9 Or, Hav- voth-jalr 398 I. KINGS. IV. 14 A.V. "Or,to Ma hanaim, * Ecclus. 47. 13. tHeb. bread.t Heb. cars. t Heb. con fidently. ' 2 Chr. 9.25. "Or,mules, or, swift beasts. * Ecclus. 47.14,15, 16. t Heb. say. *2Sam. 7.13. IChr.22. 10. 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had "Mahanaim: 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he also took Bas- math trie daughter of Solomon to wife : 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17 Jerioshajihat the son of Paruah, in Issachar : 18 Shimei the son of Elah, hi Benjamin : 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of GUead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amor ites, and of Og king of Basrian ; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 20 if Judari and Israel were many, as trie sand wriicri is by the sea in multitude, eating and drink ing, and making merry. 21 And * Solomon reigned over aH kingdoms from trie river unto trie land of trie Philistines, and unto trie border of Egypt : they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 if And Solomon's * provision for one day was thirty ' measures of fine flour, and threescore mea sures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and faUowdeer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over aU the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over aU the kings on this side trie river: and lie had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt ' safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, aU the days of Solomon. 26 if And * Solomon had forty thousand staris of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horse men. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for aU triat came unto king Solo mon's table, every man in his month : they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and II dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. '29 if And * God gave Solomon wisdom and under standing exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled trie wisdom of aU the clrildren of the east country, and aU the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than aU men ; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his fame was in aU nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the waH : he spake also of beaBts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of aU people to hear the wis dom of Solomon, from aH kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. 5 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard triat they had anointed him king in the room of his father : for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And * Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Triou knowest riow triat David my father could not buUd an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5 And, behold, I 'purpose to bufld an house unto the name of the Lord my God, * as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I wril set upon thy throne in thy room, he shaU buUd an house unto my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon ; and my servants 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim : Ahi- 15 maaz, in Naphtali ; he also took Basemath the 16 daughter of Solomon to vrife : Baana the son 17 of Hushai, in Asher and 1Bealoth: Jehoshaphat 18 the son of Paruah, in Issachar : Shimei the son 19 of Ela, in Benjamin: Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gflead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan ; 2 and he was the only officer which was in the 20 land. Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. 21 3And Solomon ruled over aU the kingdoms from the Biver unto trie land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon aU the days of his 22 hfe. And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty 4 measures of fine flour, and threescore 23 measures of meal ; ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of trie pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazeUes, and roebucks, and 24 fatted fowl. For he had dominion over aU the region 5on this side the Biver, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over aH the kings 5on triis side the Biver: and he had peace 6on aU sides round 25 about hrin. And Judari and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine ahd under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, aU the days 26 of Solomon. And Solomon had 'forty thousand staUs of horses for his chariots, and twelve 27 thousand horsemen. And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his 28 month : they let nothing be lacking. Barley also and straw for the horses and swrit steeds brought they unto the place 8where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and under standing exceeding much, and largeness of heart, 30 even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom exceUed the wisdom of aU the chHdren of the east, and aU the wisdom of 31 Egypt. For he was wiser than aU men ; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his fame was 32 in aU the nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs : and his songs were a 33 thousand and five. And he spake of trees, from trie cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the waU: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping 34 things, and of fishes. And there came of aU peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. 5 9And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the, room of his father: for 2 Hiram was ever a lover of David. And Solomon 3 sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not bufld an house for the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, untU the 4 Lord put them under the soles of his feet. But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil 5 occurrent. And, behold, I purpose to braid an house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I wiH set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall buUd the house for my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants R.V. 'Or,in Aloth 2 Heb. and one officer. [Ch. v. 1 in Heb.] "See2 Chr. ix. e Or, beyondthe River 5 Some authori ties read, with all his servants.'In2 Chr. lit. 25,/owrthousand. "Or,where he (that is, the king) was Or,where it should be [Ch.-v. 15 in Heb.] 'See 2'Chr. ii. 3, kc VI. 7 I. KINGS. 399 A.V. t Heb. say. t Heb. heard. tHeb. send. tHeb. cors. * ch. 3. tHeb. tributeof mea HOr, Giblites-: as Ezek. 27.9. ' 2 Chr. 1.1. ¦ t [1611 fourscore] t Heb. built. "Or,windowsbroadwithin, andnarrowwithout : or, skewedandclosed."Or,upon, or, joining to,tHeb. floors. tHeb.ribs.tHeb.narrow-ings, or, rebate-ments. shaH be with thy servants : and unto thee wril 1 give hire for thy servants according to aU that thou shalt ' appoint : for thou knowest that there is not among us any triat can skUl to hew timber like unto trie Sidonians. 7 if And it came to pass, wrien Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have ' considered the things whicri thou sentest to me for : and I wfll do aH thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 9 My servants sriaU bring them down from Leba non unto trie sea : and I wfll convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt ' appoint me, and wfll cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt ac complish my desire, in giving food for my house hold. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to aU his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand 'measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oU : thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, "as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon ; and they two made a league together. 13 if And king Solomon raised a 'levy out of aH Israel; and the levy was thirty triousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses : a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and "Adoniram was over trie levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers iu the mountains ; 16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the " stonesquarers : so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. 6 And "it came to pass in the four hundred and t eightieth year after the chfldren of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month ZH, which is the second month, that he ' began to build the house of the Lord. 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house ; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made " windows of narrow lights. 5 if And I against the waU of the house - he buUt t chambers round about, against the waHs of the house round about, both of the temple and of the -oracle: and he made 'chambers round about : 6 The nethermost chamber icas five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad : for without in the wall of the house he made 'narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in trie waUs of trie riouse. 7 And the house, when it was in building, was buUt of stone made ready before it was brought thither : so that there was- neither hammer nor axe shall be with thy servants; and I wiH give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skUl to hew timber Hke 7 unto the Zidonians. And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which 'hath given unto David a wise 8 son over tlris great people. And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message whicri triou hast sent unto me : I wril do aU triy desri-e concerning timber of cedar, and concerning trin- 9 ber of 'fir. My servants sriaU bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I wiU make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and wUl cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt 2 receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in 10 giving food for my household. So s Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir ac- 11 cording to aU his desri-e. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand 4 measures of wheat for food to his houseriold, and twenty measures of 6pure oU : thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by 12 year. And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him ; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and triey two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of aU Is rael; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses : a month they were in Leba non, and two months at home: and Adoniram 15 was over the levy. And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and four score thousand that were hewers in the mount- 16 ains; besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three riund- red, which bare rule over the people that wrought 17 in the work. And the king commanded, and they 6 hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought 18 stone. And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebarites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to bufld the house. Q 'And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the clrildren of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in trie month Ziv, which is the second month, that he 8 began 2 to braid trie house of the Lord. And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height 3 thereof thirty cubits. And the porch before 9 the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house ; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof 4 before the house. And for the house he made 5 aowindows of fixed lattice-work. And against trie waU of the house he buUt stories round about, against trie waUs of trie house round ab out, both of the temple and of nthe oracle: and 6 he made side-chambers round about : the nether most story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for on the outside he made rebate- ments in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the waUs 7 of the house. And the house, when it was in buHding, was built of stone made ready i2at the quarry : and there was neither hanimer nor axe R.V. 'Or, cypress 2 Or, carrythem away 8 Heb. Hirom, and in ver. 1J3. 4 Heb. cor. 5 Or, beaten "Or,broughtaway 'See 2 Chr. iii. 1, 2. 8 Heb. built. 9 That is, the holy place. 10 Or, windows broadwithin, and narrowwithout.u That is, tho mostholy place. '2Or, whenit was broughtaway 400 I. KINGS. A.V. t Heb. shoulder. « Or, the vault-beamsand the :ielings withcedar. *2Sam.7. 13. 1 Chr. 22. 10. I Or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, kcand so ver. 16. "Or, gourds. tHeb.openinpsof flowers. t Heb. shut up. II Or, oily. tHeb. trees of oil. * Ex. 25. 20.I Or, the cherubimsstretched forth their wings.tHeb. openinpsof flowers. "Or, five- square. II Or, leavesof the doors.t Heb. openingsof flowers. nor any tool of iron heard in the house, whfle it was in buHding. 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right ' side of the house : and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house "with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And then he bufli chambers against aU trie house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 if And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, _ 12 Concerning this house which thou art in buHd ing, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in triem ; trien wfll I perform my word with thee, * which I spake unto David thy father : 13 And I wiH dweU among trie children of Israel, and wril not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon buUt the house, and finished it. 15 And he built the waUs of the house within with boards of cedar, II both the floor of the house, and the waUs of the cieHng : and he covered them on the inside witri wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he buUt twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the waUs with boards of cedar: he even buHt them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with "knops and 'open flowers:, aU was cedar; there was no stone seen. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house with in, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof : and he over laid it with tpure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold : and he made a partition by the chains of gold before trie oracle ; and lie overlaid it witri gold. 22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, untH he had finished all trie riouse : also the whole altar that was by trie oracle he overlaid with gold. 23 if And within the oracle he made two cherub ims of " ' olive tree, each ten cubits high. 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub : from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the utter most part of the other were ten cubits. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits : both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and ""they stretched forth the wings of trie crierubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one waH, and the wing of trie otrier crierub touched the other waU; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. 29 And he carved aU the waUs of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and ' open flowers, within and without. 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. 31 if And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree : the lintel and side posts were " a fifth part of the wall. 32 The ll two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and ' open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. nor any tool of iron heard in the house, whUe it 8 was in buHding. The door for the 1 middle side- chambers was in the right 2side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle chambers, and out of the middle into the 9 third. So he built the house, and finished it ; and he covered the house with beams and -''planks 10 of cedar. And he built the stories against all trie house, each five cubits high: and 4they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, 12 saying, Concerning triis house which thou art in buHding, if thou wflt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgements, and keep aU my com mandments to walk in triem ; then wfll I estab lish my word with thee, which I spake unto David 13 thy father. And I wiU dwell among the children of Israel, and wril not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it. 15 And he built the waUs of the house within with boards of cedar; 6from the floor of the house unto the waUs of the cieling, he covered them on the inside with wood: and he covered the 16 floor of the house with boards of 6fir. 'And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the riouse witri boards of cedar from trie floor unto the 8waUs: he even buflt them for it with in, for an oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before the 18 oracle, was forty cubits long. And there was cedar on the house within, carved with'9 knops and open flowers : aU was cedar ; there was no 19 stone seen. And he prepared an oracle in trie midst of the house within, to set there the ark 20 of the covenant of the Lord. And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold : i° and he covered the altar with cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold : and he drew chains of gold across before 22 the oracle ; and he overlaid it with gold. And the whole house he overlaid with gold, untH aU the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold. 23 xlAnd in the oracle he made two cherubim of 24 olive wood, eacri ten cubits high. And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub : from the utter most part of the one wing unto the uttermost 25 part of the other were ten cubits. And the other cherub was ten cubits : both the cherubim were 26 of one measure and one form. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it 27 of the other cherub. And he set the cherubim within the inner house : and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one waU, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other waU ; and their wings touched one another in the midst of 28 the house. And he overlaid the cherubim with 29 gold. And he carved all the waHs of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and 30 without. And the floor of the house he overlaid 31 with gold, within and without. And for the entering of trie oracle he made doors of olive wood: the 12 lintel and door posts were a fifth 32 part of the wall. So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid triein with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees. s Or, both the floor of the house and the walls i$'C. and so ver. 16, • Or, cypress 'See 2 Chr. iii. 8. s The Sept has,beams.9 Or, gourds '» Or, he ¦overlaid the altar also, whichwas of cedar "See2 Chr. iii. 10— 12. "Or,posts VII. 18 I. KINGS. 401 A.V. 11 Or, four square. I Or, with all the ap purten ancesthereof,and with all the ordinances thereof. * ch. 9. 10. ¦ tHeb. ribs. iHeb:sight against sight. (Or,spacesand pUlars weresquarein prospect. u Or, ac cordingto them, " Or, ac cordingto them. tHeb. from floor to floor. • ch. 3. 1. tHeb. the son of a widow woman. t Heb. fashion- ul. 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of ohve tree, H a fourth part of the wall. 34 And the two doors were of fir tree : the two leaves of the one door were folding, and trie two leaves of the other door were folding. 35 And lie carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 36 if And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 37 if In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the montri ZH : 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bui, which is the eighth month, was the riouse finished II throughout aU the parts thereof, and according to all trie fasriion of it. So was lie seven years in buHding it. T But Solomon was buHding his own house * thirteen years, and he finished aU his house. 2 if He buflt also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, witri cedar beams upon the pUlars. 3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the 'beams, that lay on forty five pfllars, fifteen in a row. 4 And there were windows in three rows, and 'light was against rigrit in three ranks. 5 And aU the "doors and posts were square, with the windows : and light was against light in three ranks. 6 iT And he made a porch of pUlars ; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was "before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were ll before them. 7 if Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar ' from one side of the floor to the other. 8 if And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an riouse for Pharaoh's daughter, "whom he had taken to wife, like unto triis porch 9 AH these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from trie foundation unto the coping, and so on trie outside toward the great court. 10 And trie foundation was.of costly stones, even great stones, stones of "ten cubits, and stones of eiglit cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house. 13 if And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was ' a widow's son of trie tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass : and he was fiUed with wisdom, and under standing, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrougrit aH his work. 15 For he ' cast two piUars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece : and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pfllars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits : 17 And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the piUars ; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 18 And he made the piUars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters 33 So also made he for the entering of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of 34 the wall; and two doors of !fir wood ; the two leaves of the one door were folding, and trie two 35 leaves of the other door were folding. And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers : and he overlaid them with gold 36 fitted upon the graven work. And he buUt the inner court witri triree rows of hewn stone, and 37 a row of cedar beams. In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in trie 38 montri Ziv. And in the eleventh year, in the month Bui, which is the eighth montri, was trio house finished 2 throughout aU the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in buHding it. 7 And Solomon was buHding his own house 2 thirteen years, and he finished aU his riouse. For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon ; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar 3 piUars, with cedar beams upon the pfllars. And it was covered witri cedar above over the forty and five 3 beams, that were upon the piUars; 4 fifteen in a row. And there were 4prospects in three rows, and Hght was over against light in 5 three ranks. And aU trie doors and posts 5were square in prospect: and ligrit was over against 6 light in three ranks. And he made the porch of piUars ; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits ; and a porch before them ; and piUars and 6 tlrick beams before 7 them. And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judge ment : arid it was covered with cedar from floor 8 to floor. And his house where he might dweU, the other court within the porch, was of the Hke work. He made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, (whom Solomon riad taken to wife,) 9 like unto this porch. AH these were of costly Btones, even of hewn stone, 'according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and 10 so on the outside unto the great court. And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight 11 cubits. And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar 12 wood. And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams ; 8like as the inner court of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house. 13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram 14 out of Tyre. 9He was trie son of a widow wo man of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyro, a worker in brass ; and he was fiUed with wisdom and understanding and cun ning, to work aU works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought aU his work. 15 For he fashioned the two piUars of brass, 10of eighteen cubits high apiece : and a Hne of twelve 16 cubits compassed u either of them about. And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the piUars : the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of 17 the other chapiter was five cubits. There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pUlars; seven for the one chapiter, and 18 seven for the other chapiter. So he made the pUlars; and triere were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters CC R.V. 'Or,cypress 2 Or, tvith all the ap purten ancesthereof,and with all the ordinancesthereof 3 Or, side-cham bers Heb. ribs. 4 Or, beams5 Or, weremade square with beams »Or, a threshold 'Or, afterdiversmeasures »Or,both for ...and for 'See 2 Chr. Ii. 14. "> Heb. eighteencubitswas the heightof one pillar. " Heb. the other pillar. 402 I. KINGS. VII. 18 A.V. » 2 Chr. 3.17. > That is, He shall establish,» That is, In it is strength. t Heb. from his brim to his brim. * 2 Chr. 4.3. tHeb.in the base. tHeb.nakedness. tHeb. shoul der. that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the piUars were of rily work in the porch, four cubits. 20 And the chapiters upon the two piUars had pomegranates also above, over against the beUy which was by trie network : and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 21 * And he set up the piHars in the porch of the temple : and he set up the right piHar, and caUed trie name thereof " Jacriin ; and he set up the left piUar, and caUed the name thereof " Boaz. 22 And upon the top of the piUars was rily work : so was the work of the piUars finished. 23 if And he made a molten sea, ten cubits ' from the one brim to the other : it was round aU about, and his height was five cubits : and a line of triirty cubits did compass it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, * compass ing the sea round about : the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking to ward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three look ing toward the east: and trie sea was set above upon them, and aU their hinder parts were inward. 26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like trie brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies : it contained two thousand baths. 27 if And he made ten bases of brass ; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner : they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges : 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims : and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of triin work. 30 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass : and the four corners thereof had undersetters : under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. 31 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after trie work of the base, a cubit and an haH : and also upon the mouth of it were gravings witri trieir borders, foursquare, not round. 32 And under trie borders were four wheels ; and the axletrees of the wheels were * joined to the base : and the height of a wheel was a cubit and haH a cubit. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel : their axletrees, and their naves, and their feUoes, and their spokes, were aU molten. 34 And there were four undersetters to trie foul- corners of one base : and the undersetters were of the very base itself. 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of haH a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and trie borders thereof were of the same. 36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, Hons, and palm trees, according to the 'proportion of every one, and additions round about. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases : aU of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. 38 if Then made he ten lavers of brass : one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits ; and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. 39 And he put five bases on the right ' side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the rigrit side of the house east ward over against the south. that were upon the top of the 1 piUars: and so 19 did he for the other chapiter. And the chapiters that were upon the top of the piUars in the porch 20 were of lily work, four cubits. And there were chapiters above also upon the two piUars, close by the beUy which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows 21 round about upon the other chapiter. 2And he set up the piHars at trie porch of the temple : and he set up the right pHlar, and caUed the name thereof 8 Jachin: and he set up the left pfllar, 22 and caUed the name thereof 4Boaz. And upon the top of the pfllars was rily work : so was the 23 work of the piUars finished. 6And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and trie rieigrit thereof was five cubits : and a line of thirty cubits compassed 24 it round about. And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, 0 for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about : the knops were in two rows, cast when it was 25 cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east : and the sea was set upon them above, and aU their hinder parts 26 were inward. And it was an riandbreadth thick ; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily : it held two 27 thousand baths. And he made the ten bases of brass ; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three 28 cubits the height of it. And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had 'borders; 8 and there were borders between the ledges: 29 and on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim ; and upon the ledges ° there was a pedestal above : and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30 And eveiy base had four brasen wheels, and axles of brass: and the four feet thereof had 10 undersetters ; beneath thelaverweretheunder- setters molten, with wreaths at the side of each. 31 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit : and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and an haH: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their borders were foursquare, not 32 round. And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base : and the height of a wheel was 33 a cubit and haH a cubit. And the work of the wheels was hke the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their feUoes, and their spokes, ' 34 and their naves, were all molten. And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base : the undersetters thereof were of the base itseH. 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of haH a cubit high : and on the top of the base the u stays thereof and the borders 36 thereof were of the same. And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, accord ing to the space of each, with wreaths round 37 about. 12 After this manner he made the ten bases : aU of them had one casting, one measure, 38 and one form. 18 And he made ten lavers of brass : one laver contained forty baths : and every laver was four cubits : and upon every one of the ten 39 bases one laver. And he set the bases, five on the right 14 side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. R.V. 'So some ancientauthor ities.The text has, pome gran ates. 2 See 2 Chr. in. 17. 2 That is, He shall estab lish. 4 That is, In it is strength. 6 See 2 Chr. iv. 2, kc «Or,ten in a cubit 'Or, panels (and so in ver. 29, &c.) » Or, evenborderss Or, it was in like manner above io Heb. shoulders. u Heb. hands. ¦i2 See 2Chr.iv.14. "See 2 Chr. iv. » Heb. shoulder. VIII. 9 I. KINGS. 403 A.V. tHeb. upontheface of. tHeb.made bright, or, scoured. tHeb. in the thickness of the ground. tHeb. for the exceedingmultitude. tHeb. searched.tHeb.ash pans. tHeb. [holy] things of David, »2Chr. 5.1. *2Chr. 6.2. tHeb. princes. tHeb.heads."Or, ark: as 2 Chr. 6. 3. •Deut. 10.5. "Or,where. 40 if And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing aU the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord : 41 The two pUlars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two piUars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the piUars ; 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were 'upon the piUars ; 43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases ; 44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea ; 45 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons : and aU these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon f or-trie house of the Lord, were of ' bright brass. 46 In the plain of Jordan did trie king cast them, 'in the clay ground between Succoth and Zar- than. 47 And Solomon left aU the vessels unweighed, 'because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass 'found out. 48 And Solomon made aU the vessels that per- tained unto the house of the Lord : the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shew bread was, 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on trie left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the 'censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. 51 So was ended aU the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon brought in the 'things "which David his father had dedicated; even the sflver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord. 8 Then * Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and aU the heads of the tribes, the 'chief of trie fa thers of the chHdren of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, triat they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2 And aU the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in trie montri E- thanrin, which is the seventh month. 3 And aU the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and aH the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 5 And king Solomon, and aU trie congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto hrin, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the coven ant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.' 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And they drew out the' staves, that the t ends of the staves were seen out in the " holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark * save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, " when the Lord made a covenant with the chfld ren of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 40 And i Hiram made the 2lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing aU the work that he wrought for king Solomon 41 in the house of the Lord : the two pfllars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars ; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the 42 top of the piUars ; and trie four riundred pome granates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were 8upon the 43 piUars ; and the ten bases, and the ten lavers 44 on the bases ; and the one sea, and the twelve 45 oxen under trie sea ; and trie pots, and trie shovels, and the basons: even aU 4 these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the 46 house of the Lord, were of burnished brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. 47 And Solomon left aU the vessels unweighed, be cause they were exceeding many : the weight of 48 the brass 5could not be found out. And Solomon made aU the vessels that were in the house of the Lord : the golden altar, and the table where- 49 upon the shewbread was, of gold ; and the can dlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold ; 50 and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple, of 51 gold. 6 Thus aU the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, even the sHver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. 8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and aU the heads of trie tribes, the princes of trie f atriers' houses of trie criildren of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of 2 David, which is Zion. And aU the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the 3 seventh montri. And aU trie elders of Israel 4 came, and the priests took up the ark. And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and" the tent of meeting, and aU the holy vessels that were in trie Tent; even these did trie priests 5 and trie Levites bring up. And king Solomon and aH the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with bim before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not 6 be told nor numbered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the 7 wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim spread forth trieir wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and 8 the staves thereof above. And 'the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there 9 they are, unto this day. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, 8when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when triey came out of the land of Egypt. CC2 R.V. 'Heb, Hirom. 2 Many ancientauthoritiesread, pots. 3 Heb. uponthefaceof the pillars. 4 An other readingis, the vessels of the Tent. 'Or, was not searchedout 5 See 2 Chr. l 1, kc 'Or,theydrewout tlie staves,so thai Ire.8 Or, where 404 I. KINGS. VIII. 10 A.V. ' 2 Chr. 6.1. * 2 Sam. 7.8. * 2 Chr. 6. 13. * 2 Mac. 2.8. ' 2 Sam. ',12. ch. 2. 4. tHeb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a mall from my sight.t Heb. only if. *Deut 12. 11. "Or, in this place. ll 0r, in this place. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of trie holy place, that trie cloud * fiUed the house of the Lord, 11 So that trie priests could' not stand to minister because of trie cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. 12 i] Then spake Solomon, The Lord " said that he would dweU in the thick darkness. 13 1 have surely buUt thee an house to dweU in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 14 And the king tumed riis face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel : (and aU the congreg ation of Israel stood;) 15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfiUed it, saying, 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of aU the tribes of Israel to braid an house, that my name might be therein ; but I chose * David to be over my people Israel. 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to buUd an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 18 And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in triine rieart to build an riouse unto my name, thou didst weU that it was in thine heart. 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not buUd the house ; but thy son that sriaU come forth out of thy loins, he shaU build the house unto my name. 20 And the Lord hatri perforrned his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 And I riave set triere a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought triem out of trie land of Egypt. 22 if And Solomon stood before "the altar of the Lord in the presence of aH the congregation of Israel, and spread forth riis hands toward heaven : 23 And he said, "Lord God of Israel, there is no God hke thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with aU their heart : 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst riim: triou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 25 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, ** Triere sriaU not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; 'so that thy clrildren take heed to then- way, triat they walk before rrie'as thou hast walked before me. 26 And now, 0 God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy serv ant David my father. 27 But wiH God indeed dweU on the earth ? be hold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, 0 Lord my God, to riearken unto the ciy and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, * My name shaU lie there : that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shaU make " toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray " toward this place : and hear thou in heaven 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud fiUed the 11 house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord fiUed the house of trie Lord. 12 iThen spake Solomon, The Lord hath said 13 that he would dweU in the thick darkness. I have surely buUt thee an house of habitation, 14 a place for thee to dweH in for ever. And trie king tumed riis face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congi-ega- 15 tion of Israel stood. And he said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath 16 with his hand fulfilled it, saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of aU -the tribes of Israel to bufld an house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my 17 people Israel. Now it was in the heart of David my father to bufld an house for the 18 name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build au riouse for my name, thou didst weU that it was in thine 19 heart : nevertheless thou shalt not bufld the house ; but thy son that shaU come forth out of thy loins, he shaU build trie house for my name. 20 And the Lord hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the tin-one of Is rael, as the Lord promised, and have buUt the house for the name of the Lord, the God of 21 Israel. And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Loud in the presence of aU the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward 23 heaven: and he said, O Lord, the God of Is rael, there is no God Hke thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath ; who keepest covenant and mercy 2with thy servants, that walk before 24 thee with aU their heart : who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him : yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as 25 it is this day. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, 8 There shaU not faU thee a man in my sigrit to sit on the throne of Israel ; H only thy chHdren take heed to their way, to walk before me as 26 thou hast walked before me. Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant 27 David my father. But wiU God in very deed dweU on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain triee; how 28 much less this house that I have builded ! Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy serv ant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer wriich thy servant prayeth before thee this 29 day : that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shaU be there : to hearken unto the prayer which thy 30 servant shaU pray toward this place. And hearken thou to the supprieation of triy serv ant, and of triy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place : yea, hear thou in heaven R.V. 'See2 Chr. vl. 1, &c. 2 Or, for 2 Heb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight. VIII. 48 I. KINGS. 405 A.V. tHeb. and he require an oath of him. "Or, towards. ¦ Or, juris diction. tHeb. tltynameis called upon this house.tHeb.the way of the city:"Or,right. • 2 Chr. 5.36. Eccles. 7.22. 1 John 1. 8, 10. tHeb. bringbackto their heart. thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, for give. 31 if If any man trespass against his neighbour, 'and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house : 32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying trie righteous, to give him according to riis righteousness. 33 if When thy people Israel be smitten down be fore the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee " in this house : 34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. 35 if When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; H they pray toward tlris place, and confess triy name, and turn from their sin, .when thou af- flictest triem: 36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. 37 if If there be in the land famine, H there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or it triere be caterpfller; H their enemy besiege them in the land of their "cities; whatsoever plague, whatso ever sickness there be; 3S What prayer and supprioation soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man ac cording to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of aU the clrildren of men ;) 40 That they may fear thee aU the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our. fathers. 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; 42 (For they shaH hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward triis house; 43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to aU triat the stranger ealleth to thee for: that aU people of trie earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as da. thy people Israel ; and that they may know that t this house, which I have buUded, is caUed by thy name. 44 if If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shaU pray unto the Lord t toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have buUt for thy name : 45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supprication, and maintain their II cause. 46 If they sin against thee, (* for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near ; 47 Yet if they shaU 'bethink themselves in the land whither triey were carried captives, and re pent, and make supplication unto triee in the land of them that earned them ' captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness ; 48 And so return unto thee with aU their heart, and with aU their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee thy dwelling place; and when thou hearest, 31 forgive. IE a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar 32 in this house : then hear thou in rieaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring Iris way upon Iris own head ; and justi fying the righteous, to give him according to 33 his righteousness. When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; H they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house: 34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto theri- fathers. 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; H they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, 2when thou 3 dost afflict 36 them : then hear thou in rieaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, 2 when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk ; and send rain upon triy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an in- 37 heritance. If there be in the land famine, H triere be pestilence, if there be blasting or mil dew, locust or caterpfller ; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their 4cities; whatsoever 38 plague, whatsoever sickness there be ; what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by aU thy people Israel, whicri shall know every man trie plague of riis own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house : 39 then hear thou in heaven thy dweUing place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to aU his ways, whose rieart triou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest 40 the hearts of aU the children of men ;) that they may fear thee aU the days that they Hve in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shaU come out of 42 a far country for thy name's sake ; (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and of thy stretched out arm ;) when he 43 shaU come and pray toward this house ; hear triou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do ac cording to aU that the stranger ealleth to thee for; that aU the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that 6 this house 44 which I have buHt is caHed by thy name. ' 11 triy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the Lord- toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which 45 I have built for thy name : then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supprication, and 46 maintain their 6cause. If they sin against triee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that '.they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near; 47 yet if they shaU bethink themselves in trie land whither they 'are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done per- 48 versely, we have dealt wickedly; if they return unto thee with aU their heart and with aH their soul in the land of their enemies, which carried them captive, and pray unto thee R.V. 'Or, Where insoever a man shall sin 2 Or, because2 Or, an swerest 4 Heb. gates. 5 Or, thy name is called uponthishouse 6 Or, right 'Heb. they that takethem captive carrythem away. 406 I. KINGS. VIII. 48 A.V. "Or, right. * Ex. 19. 6. tHeb. fallen. tHeb. the thing of a day in his day, t[1611 your]*2Chr. 7,4. »2Chr. 7.7. I Or, thanked. "3 Chr. 7.11. ' ch. 3. 5. toward their land, wriich thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I riave built for thy name : 49 Then hear triou theri- prayer and their supplica tion in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain trieir " cause, 50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and aU trieir transgressions wrierein triey riave transgressed against triee, and give triem compas sion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them : 51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron : 52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplic ation of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. 53 For thou didst separate them from among aU the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, * as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, 0 Lord God. 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the Lord, that riath given rest unto his people Israel, according to aH that he promised: there hatri not 'failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. 57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers : let him not leave us, nor forsake us : 58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in aU his ways, and to keep his command ments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his peo ple Israel ' at aU times, as the matter shaH require : 60 That aU the people of trie earth may know triat the Lord is God, and that there is none else. 61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord lour God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 62 if And "the king, and aU Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offer ings, whicri he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty triousand oxen, and an riundi-ed and twenty triousand sheep. So the king and aU the cbHdren of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64 * The same day did the king haUow the middle of the court triat was before the house of the Lord : for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offer ings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offer ings, and the fat of trie peace offerings. 65 And at triat trine Solomon held a feast, and aU Israel with him,. a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. 66 On the eighth day he sent the people away : and they "blessed the king, and went unto trieir tents joyful and glad of heart for aU the goodness triat trie Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel riis people. 9 And "it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the buHding of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and aU Solomon's desri-e which he was pleased to do, 2 That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, * as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. toward their land, whicri thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and 49 the house whicri I riave buUt for thy name : then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain 50 their 1 cause ; and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee, and aU trieir transgressions wherein triey have transgressed against thee; and give them 2 compassion before those who car ried them captive, that they may have compas- 51 sion on them : for they be thy people, and thine inheritance, whicri thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron : 52 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplica tion of triy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them 53 whensoever they cry unto thee. For thou didst separate them from among aU the peoples of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, 0 Lord God. 54 8And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying aU this prayer and supprication unto the Lord, he arose from be fore the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward 55 rieaven. And lie stood, and blessed aU the con gregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he pro mised: there hatri not 4faried one word of aU his good promise, which he promised by the 57 hand of Moses his servant. Trie Lord our God be witri us, as he was with our fathers: let 58 him not leave us, nor forsake us : that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in aU riis ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgements, which he com- 59 manded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and nigrit, that he maintain the cause of his serv ant, and the cause of his people Israel, 6as 60 every day shaH require : triat aU the peoples of the earth may know triat the Lord, he is 61 God ; there is none else. Let your heart there fore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, 62 as at this day. And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, whicri he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and aU the chHdren of Israel dedicated the house 64 of the Lord. The same day did trie king hal low the middle .of the court that was before the house of the Lord; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace 65 offerings. So Solomon held the feast at that time, and aU Israel witri him, a great con gregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen 66 days. On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for aU the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David his servant, and to Israel his people. 9 6 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the buHding of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and aU Solomon's 2 'desire which he was pleased to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. R.V. 'Or, right 2 Heb. to be for com passion. 3 See 2 Chr. vii. 1, &c. 4 Heb. fallen. 5 Heb. the thing of a day in its 6 See 2 Chr. vii. 11, kc'Or, delight IX. 24 I. KINGS. 407 A.V, •2 Sam. 7.12. 1 Chr. 22.10. « Jer. 7. 14. *Deut !9. 24. Jer. 22. '2 Chr. 8.1. t [1611 omits king] tHeb.were not right in his eyes. 1 That is, displeasing, or, dirty. tHeb.the desire of Solomonwhich he desired. •Lev. 25. 39. * 2 air. 8.11. 3 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me : I have haUowed this house, which thou hast built, * to put my name there for ever ; and mine eyes and mine heart shaU be there perpetuaUy. 4 And if thou wUt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in upright ness, to do according to aU that I have commanded thee, and writ keep my statutes and my judgments : 5 Trien I wiH establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, * as I promised to David triy father, saying, There shaU not faU thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But H ye shaU at aH turn from foUowing me, ye or your chHdren, and wUl not keep my command ments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them : 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them ; and this house, which I have haUowed * for my name, wfll I cast out of my sigrit ; and Israel shaU be a proverb and a byword among aU people : 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shaU be astonished, and shaU hiss ; and they shaU say, "Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house ? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fa- triers out of trie land of Egypt, and riave taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them : therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evH. 10 if And "it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had buflt the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, 11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to aU his desire,) triat trien ' king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him ; and they t pleased him not. 13 And lie said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother ? And he called them the land of " Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 if And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised ; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and MHlo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's vrife. 17 And Solomon Inrilt Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 19 And aU the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horse men, and ' that whicri Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in aU the land of his dominion. 20 And aU the people that were left of the Amor ites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the chHdren of Israel, 21 Their chfldren that were left after them in the land, whom the chfldren of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon * make no bondmen : but they were men of war, and bis servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, whicri bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 24 if But * Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he buUd MHlo.' 3 And the Lord said unto hrin, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, triat triou hast made before me: I have haUowed this house, which thou hast buUt, to put my name there for ever ; and mine eyes and mine heart 4 shaU be there perpetuaUy. And as for thee, H thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to aU that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes 5 and my judgements; then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever ; ac cording as I 'promised to David triy fatrier, say ing, There shaU not fail triee a man upon the 6 throne of Israel. But H ye shall turn away from foUowing me, ye or your clrildren, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shaU go and serve 7 other gods, and worship them : then wiU I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have haUowed for my name, wUl I cast out of my sight ; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among 8 aU peoples: 2and though this house be so high, yet shaH every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shaH hiss ; and they shaU say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, 9 and to this house ? And they shaU answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, whicri brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them : there fore hatri trie Lord brought aU this evil upon them. 10 "And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon riad built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's 11 house, (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furn ished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to aU his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in 12 trie land of Galilee. And Hiram came out from Tyre to see trie cities wriich Solomon had given 13 him ; and they pleased him not. And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother ? And 4he caUed them the land 14 of Cabul, unto this day. And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 And this is the 6 reason of the levy which king Solomon .raised; for to bufld the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mfllo, and the waU of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, 16 and Gezer. Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites triat dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solo- 17 mon's wHe. And Solomon built Gezer, and 18 Beth-horon the nether, and Baalath, and 6 Tamar 19 in the wilderness, in the land, and aU the store cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his criariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to buUd for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in 20 aU the land of his dominion. As for aU trie people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, trie Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of the chHdren of 21 Israel ; their children that were left after them in the land, whom the chHdren of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a ievy of bondservants, unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants : but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his capt ains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horse- 23 men. These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in 24 the work. But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solo mon had buflt for her : then did he build MiUo. R,V. 'Or, spakeconcern ing 2 Or, and this house shall be h igh ; ev'ei-y one of 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 Lebanon. 18 if Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon trie altar which he buHt unto trie Lord, burning incense therewith, upon the altar that was be- fore the Lord. So he finished the house. 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships iu Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore 27 of the Bed Sea, in the land of Edom. Aud Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the serv- 28 ants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from trience gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. lO 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare, spices, and very much gold, and precious stones : and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him 3 of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions : there was not any thing 4 hid from the king which he told her not. And when the queen of Sheba had seen aU the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that lie riad buflt, 5 and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the 2 attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and 8his ascent by which he went up unto the house of 6 the Lord ; there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of triine 4acts, and of 7 thy wisdom. Howbeit I beKeved not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it : and, behold, the haH was not told me : 6 thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I 8 heard. Hapjiy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continuaUy before 9 thee, and that hear thy wisdom. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee 10 king, to do judgement and justice. And srie gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones : there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave 11 to king Solomon. And the navy also of Hiram, triat brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of ° almug trees and precious 12 stones. And the king made of the almug trees 'pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor 13 were seen, unto triis day. And king Solomon gave to trie queen of Sheba aU her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that e which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants. 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six riundred trireescore and six 15 talents of gold, beside that which trie chapmen brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of aH the kings of the mingled people, and of the 16 governors of the country. And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold : six 17 hundred shekels of gold went to one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three 9pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of 18 Lebanon. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. RV. ' See 2 Chr. i.v. 1, &< 2 Heb. stand ing. "Or,his burnt offering which he offered in $c. 4 Or, sayings 6 Heb. thouhast addedwisdomand goodness to the fame. 6Tn2 Oir. ii. 8, i.t. 10, algumtrees.Perhaps,sandalwood. 'Or, a railingHeb.a prop. «Heb.ivhieh he gave her according to Hie hand of king Solo mon. 9 Heb. maneh. XI. 11 I. KINGS. 409 A.V. t Heb. on the hinder part thereof. tHeb.' hands. (Heb. so. "Or, there was no silver in them. 1 Or, ele phants' teeth.tHeb.sought thefaceof- =•2 Chr. 1.14. I Heb. gave. "i Chr. 1.16. k 9. 28. tHeb.And the going forth of the horseswhichwasSolomon's. tHeb. by their hand.* Deut. 17. 17. Ecclus.47. 19. I Or, besides. * Ex. 34. 16. ' Judg. i. 13. t Heb. fulfilled not after. * ch. 3. 5. k 9. 2. , * ch. 6. 12. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round t behind: and there were t 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 side and on the other upon the six steps : there was not t the like made in any kingdom. 21 if And aH king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and aU the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold ; " none were of sHver : it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 22 For theJring had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram : once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, II ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 23 So king Solomon exceeded aH the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. 24 ir And aU the earth 'sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, ves sels of sUver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 26 if "And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen : and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and witri the king at Jerusalem. 27 Aud the king 'made sHver to be in Jeru salem as stones, and cedars made lie to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. 28 if "'And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's mercriants re ceived trie linen yarn at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty : and so for aU the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out 'by their means. 11 But king Solomon loved "many strange women, 11 together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of trie Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites ; 2 Of trie nations concerning wlrich the Lord said unto trie chHdren of Israel, * Ye shaU not go in to them, neither shaU triey come in unto you: for surely triey wiH turn away your heart after tlieh- gods : Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And lie riad seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives tumed away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after * Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomina tion of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon did evH in the sight of the Lord, and twent not fuUy after the Lord, as did David his father. 7 Then did Solomon bufld an high place for' Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in trie lull that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the clrildren of Ammon. 8 And likewise did he for aU his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 9 if And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, "whicri had appeared unto him twice, 10 And "had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods : but he kept not that wlrich the Lord commanded. . 11 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, For- 19 There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were ' stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there 21 was not the like made in any kingdom. And aH king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and aU the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver ; it was nothing accounted of in the days 22 of Solomon. For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of. Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarsriish, bringing gold, and sHver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 23 So king Solomon exceeded aU the kings of the 24 earth in riches and in wisdom. And aU the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, wlrich God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of sHver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate 26 year by year. 2And Solomon gathered to gether chariots and horsemen : and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, wlrich he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with trie king at Jerusalem. 27 And trie king made sUver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made lie to be as trie syco more trees that are in the lowland, for abund- 28 ance. 8And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove 29 at a price. And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for aU the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out 4by their means. 11 Now king Solomonloved many strange women, 5 together with the daughter of Pharaori, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zi- 2 donians, and Hittites ; of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the chHdren of Israel, Ye shaU not go among them, neither shaU they come among you: for surely they wiU turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon 3 clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his 4 heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after otrier gods : and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his 5 fatrier. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after MUcom the 6 abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord, and went not fuHy after the Lord, as did David 7 his father. Then did Solomon buUd an high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Am- 8 mon. And so did he for aU his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, be cause his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, whicri had appeared unto him 10 twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods : but he kept not that which the Lord commanded. 11 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, For- R.V. i Or, armsHeb.hands. "See 2 Chr. i. 14-17. "See 2 air. i. 16, ix. 28. 4 Heb. in their hand.5 Or, besides 410 I. KINGS. XI. 11 A.V. tHeb. is with thee.* ch. 12. 15. ? 2 Sam. 8. 14. tHeb.Send me away. tHeb.Not. * 2 Sam. . 3. k 10. 18. * 2 Oir. 13.6. tHeb. closed. tHeb. didwork. tHeb.burden. asmuch as this ' is done of thee, and triou riast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded triee, * I wril surely rend the kingdom from thee, and wiH give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I wfll not do it for David thy father's sake : but I wiU rend it out of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I wiU not rend away aH the king dom ; but wril give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 14 if And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite : he was of the king's seed in Edom. 15 "For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after lie riad smitten every male in Edom ; 16 (For six months did Joab remain there with aU Israel, untH lie riad cut off every male in Edom :) 17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt ; Hadad being yet a little criild. 18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed riim victuals, and gave him land. 19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaori, so triat lie gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genub- atri riis son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaori's riouse :. and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of trie host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, ' Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked witri me, triat, beriold, triou seekest to go to triine own country? And lie answered, 'No thing : riowbeit let me go in any wise. 23 if And God stirred him. up another adversary, Bezon the son of Eliadah, wlrich fled from Iris lord Hadadezer king of Zobah : 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, "wrien David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief triat Hadad did: and lie abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 26 if And * Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Eph- rathite-of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mo ther's name was Zeraah, a widow woman, even he lHted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his riand against the king : Solomon buflt MUlo, and 'repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he 'was industrious, he made him ruler over all trie ' charge of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that trine when Jero boam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shrionite found hint in the way ; and he had clad himseH with a new garment ; and they two were alone in the field : 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces : 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I wiU rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and wfll give ten tribes to thee: asmuch as this Ms done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend trie kingdom from thee, and wfll give it to thy serv- 12 ant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I wfll rend 13 it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I wiH not rend away aU the kingdom ; but I wiH give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 14 And the Lord raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the 15 king's seed in Edom. For it came to pass, when David 2was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had 16 smitten every male in Edom ; (for Joab and aU Israel remained there six months, until he had 17 cut off every male in Edom;) triat Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet 18 a little chfld. And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with triem out of Paran, and triey came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt ; whicri gave him an house, and appointed liini victuals, and gave 19 him land. And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wHe, the sister of Tahpenes 20 the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Priaraori's riouse: and Genubath was in Pha- 21 raoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of trie host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mriie own country. 22 Trien Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, No thing : howbeit let me depart in any wise. 23 And God raised up another adversary unto him, Bezon the son of Eliada, which had fled 24 from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, 25 and reigned in Damascus. And he was an ad versary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did : and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraim ite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, he 27 also rifted up his hand against the king. And this was the cause that he lHted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Mfllo, and 8 re paired the breach of the city of David his fa- 28 ther. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty , man of valour: and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over aU the 4 labour of the house of Jo- 29 seph. And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the pro phet Ahijah the Shrionite found him in the way; now Ahijah riad clad himseH witri a new garment ; and they two were alone in trie field. 30 And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that 31 was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces. And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces : for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Be hold, I wiH rend the kingdom out of trie hand of Solomon, and wiU give ten tribes to thee : RV. IHeb.is with thee. 2 Tho Sept. and Sj-r. read, de stroyedEdom. 3 Heb. closed up. 4 Heb. burden. XII. 9 I. KINGS. 411 A.V. * ch. 12. tHeb. lamp, or, candle. "Or, words, or, things. tHeb. days. * 2 Chr. 9. .30. * Matt. 1.7,called Roboam. *2Chr.10.1. » ch. 11. 40. 1 ch, 4. 7. 32 (But he shaH have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of aU the tribes of Israel:) 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and MUcom the god of the chHdren of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. 34 Howbeit I wfll not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I wfll make him prince aU the days.of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes : 35 But "I wfll take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and wril give it unto thee, even ten tribes. 36 And unto his son wiH I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a ' light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city wlrich I riave criosen me to put my name triere. 37 And I wfll take thee, and thou shalt reign according to aU that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. 38 And it sriaU be, if thou wilt hearken unto aU that I command thee, and wUt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my sta tutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I wfll be with thee, and bufld thee a sure house, as I buflt for David, and wiU give Israel unto thee. 39 And I wiH for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 40 Solomon sought therefore to kfll Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until trie death of Solomon. 41 if And the rest of the 1 acts of Solomon, and aU that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon ? 42 And the 'time that Solomon reigned in Jeru salem over aU Israel was * forty years.. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father : and * Beho- boam his son reigned in his stead.. 12 And "Eehoboam went to Shechem: for aH Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in * Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from trie presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ;) 3 That they sent and caUed him. And Jeroboam and aU the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Eehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our "yoke grievous:, now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we wfll serve triee. 5 And lie said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 if And king Eehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father whHe he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people ? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou vrilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wUt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, .then they wiU be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: 9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 32 (but he shaH have one tribe, for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of aU the tribes of 33 Israel :) because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zi donians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and 34 my judgements, as did David his father. How beit I wfll not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I wfll make him prince aH the days of his IHe, for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, 1 because he kept my command- 35 ments and my statutes : but I wfll take the king dom out of his son's hand, and will give it un- 36 to thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son wiH I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, trie city which I have chosen me to put my name 37 there. And I wUl take thee, and thou shalt reign 2 according to aU that thy soul desireth, and 38 shalt be king over Israel. A_nd it shaU be, H thou wilt hearken unto aU that I command thee, and wUt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I wiU be with thee, and wfll build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give 39 Israel unto thee.. And I will for this afflict the 40 seed of David, but not for ever. Solomon sought therefore to kiU Jeroboam: but Jero boam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt untU the death of Solomon. 41 8Now the rest of the "acts of Solomon, and aU that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem 43 over aU Israel was forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father : and Eehoboam his son reigned in riis stead. 12 5And Eehoboam went to Shechem: for all Is rael were come to Shechem to make hrin king. 2 And it came to pass, wrien Jeroboam trie son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king 3 Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, and they sent and caUed him ;) that Jeroboam and aU the congregation«of Israel came, and spake 4 unto Eehoboam, saying, Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which lie put upon us, lighter, and we wfll 5 serve thee. And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, trien come again to me. And 6 the people departed. And king Eehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father wlrile he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to 7 this people? And they spake unto riim, saying, If triou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they wfll be thy 8 servants for ever. But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him. 9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? R.V. 'Or, who kept 2 Or, over all 3 See 2 Chr. ix. 29, kc4 Or, wordsOr, matters 5 See 2 Chr. x. 1, kc 412 I. KINGS. XII. 10 A.v. t Heb. hardly. » ch. 11. 11. tHeb.strength enedhiiliself.« Or, fell away. ' ch. 11. 1 2 Chr. 11.2. * Ex. 32. 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shaU be thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a rieavy yoke, I wril add to your yoke : my father hatri chastised you with whips, but I wiH chastise you with scorpions. 12 if So Jeroboam and aU the people came to Eehoboam the third day, as the king riad ap pointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered trie people 'roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My fatrier made your yoke rieavy, and I wfll add to your yoke: my father also chastised you witri whips, but I wUl chastise you with scorpions. 15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people ; for the cause was from the Lord, that he migrit perform his saying, which the Lord * spake by Ahijah the ShHonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 if So when all Israel saw that the king rieark- ened not unto triem, trie people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David ? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. 17 But as for the clrildren of Israel which dwelt in trie cities of Judari, Eehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Eehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute ; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Eehoboam ' 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 to pass, when aU Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, triat triey sent and caUed him unto the congregation, and made him king over aU Israel: there was none that foUowed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah "only. 21 if And when Eehoboam was come to Jeru salem, he assembled aU the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring trie kingdom again to Eehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 But "the word of God came unto Sriemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Eehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto aU-the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to trie remnant of the people, saying, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shaU not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house ; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord. 25 if Then Jeroboam buUt Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and buflt Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in riis heart, Now shaH the kingdom return to the house of David : 27 If triis people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shaU the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Eehoboam king of Judari, and they shaU kiU me, and go again to Eehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for- you to go up to Jerusalem : * behold thy gods, 0 Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto triee, saying, Triy fatrier made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us ; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I wHl add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I wiU chastise 12 you with scorpions. So Jeroboam and aU the people came to Eehoboam the thri-d day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the thri-d 13 day. And trie king answered the people rough ly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which 14 they had given him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I wUl add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but 15 I will chastise you with scorpions. So the king riearkened not unto the people ; for it was a thing brought about of the Lord, that he might estab lish his word, which the Lord spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the 16 son of Nebat. And when aU Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people an swered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither riave we inlieritance in trie son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to triine own house, David. So Israel departed 17 unto their tents. But as for the chfldren of Is rael which dwelt in trie cities of Judah, Eerio- 18 boam reigned over them. Then king Berioboam sent Adoram, wrio was over the levy; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Berioboam made speed to get him up 19 to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. So Israel re beUed against trie riouse of David, unto triis day. 20 And it came to pass, when aU Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: triere was none that foUowed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 21 a And when Eehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled aU the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Eehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the 23 man of God, saying, Speak unto Eehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judari, and unto aU trie house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the 2restof the 24 people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Ye shaH not go up, nor fight against your brethren the child ren of Israel: return every man to riis house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of the Lord, and returned and went their way, according to the word of the Lord. 25 Then Jeroboam buUt Shechem in the hfll country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein ; and he 26 went out from thence, and buflt Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shaU the 27 khigdom return to the house of David : H this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shaH the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Eehoboam king of Judah; and they shaU kiU me, and return to Berioboam king 28 of Judah. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, 8It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. R.V. 'See 2 Chr. xi. 1, kc. 2 See ver. 17. s Or, Ye have gone up longenough xin. 14 I. KINGS. 413 A.V. I Or, went up to the altar,kc I Or, to sacri fice. I Or, went up to the altar, ¦ kct Heb. to bum incense. "Or,to offer. * 2 Kings 23. 17. tHeb. theface of the Lord. X [1611 omitshim] t [1611 son] 29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put lie in Dan. 30 And triis thing became a sin: for the people went to icorship before the one, even unto Dan. 31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he "offered upon the altar. So did he in Betri-el, " sacrificing imto the calves that he had made : and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he "offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eightri month, even in the month wriicri he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the chHdren of Israel : and he offered upon the altar, ' and burnt incense. 13 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by trie word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar "to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, 0 altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shaU be born unto the 'house of David, * Josiah by name ; and upon thee shaU he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shaU be burnt upon thee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken ; Behold, the altar shaU be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shaH be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not puU it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to trie sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. 6 And trie king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my riand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought 'the Lord, and the king's hand was restored Shim again, and became as it was before. 7 And trie king said unto trie man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyseH, and I wUl give thee a reward. 8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou writ give me haH thine house, I vriH not go in witri triee, neither wiU I eat bread nor drink water in triis place : 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. 10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el. 11 if Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el ; and his ' sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el : the words whicri he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled hrin the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found hrin sitting under an oak : and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah ? And he said, I am. 29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other 30 put lie in Dan. And this thing became a sin : for the people went to worship before Hhe 31 one, even unto Dan. And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he 2went up unto the altar ; so did he in Beth-el, s sacrificing unto the calves that he had made : and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the higri places wriicri he 33 hadmade. And he2 went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eightri montri, even in the month whicri he riad devised 4of riis own rieart : and he ordained a feast for the clrildren of Israel, and 2went up unto the altar, to burn incense. 13 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el : and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to 2 burn incense. And he cried against trie altar by the word of the Lord, and said, 0 altar, altar, thus saith the Lord: Behold, a chUd shall be bom unto the house of David, Josiah by name ; and upon thee shaU he sacrifice trie priests of trie high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall they burn 3 upon thee. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, whicri lie cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay riold on hrin. And his hand, which he put fortri against him, dried up, so that he could not 5 draw it back again to hrin. Trie altar also was rent, and trie ashes poured out from the altar, according to trie sign which the man of God 6 had given by the word of the Lord. And the king answered and said unto trie man of God, Intreat now the favour of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God intreated the Lord, and the king's riand was restored him 7 again, and became as it was before. And the king said unto trie man of God, Come riome with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give 8 thee a reward. And trie man of God said unto the king, If thou writ give me hah thine house, I wUl not go in witri thee, neither wUl I eat 9 bread nor drink water in triis place : for so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou srialt eat no bread, nor drink water, nei- 10 ther return by the way that thou camest. So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el. 11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el ; and 5one of his sons came and told him aU the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their 12 father. And theri- father said unto them, What way went he? 8Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from 13 Judah. And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him trie ass : and he 14 rode thereon. And he' went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an 'oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God triat camest from Judah ? And he said, I am. R.V. 'Or, each of them 2 Or. offered upon» Or, to sacrifice 4 An otherreadingis, apart. « Heb. his son. 8 Ac cordingto some ancient versions,Andhis sons shewed him. 1 Or, terebinth 414 I. KINGS. XIII. 15 AV. tHeb.a word was. tHeb. broken. tHeb.broken. tHeb. returned and made,tHeb. filled hishand. 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. 16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee : neither wiH I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place : 17 For 'it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring riim back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto riim. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 20 if And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back : 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Trius saith the Lord, Foras much as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment wlrich the Lord thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to triee, Eat no bread, and drink no water ; thy carcase shaH not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 iT And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase : and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered bim unto the lion, which hath 'torn him, and slain riim, according to trie word of the Lord, which he spake unto him. 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him. 28 And he went and found riis carcase east in trie way, and the ass and the rion standing by the carcase: the Hon had not eaten the carcase, nor ' torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back : and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave ; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother! 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried bim, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wrierein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones : 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against aU the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shaH surely come to pass. 33 if After this thing Jeroboam returned not from riis eril way, but 'made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoso ever would, he ' consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34 And triis thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth, 14 At that time Ahijah the son of Jeroboam feU sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his vrife, Arise, I 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, 16 and eat bread. And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee : neither wHl I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this 17 place : for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way 18 that thou camest. And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, say ing, Bring him back with thee into triine house, that lie may eat bread and drink water. But 19 he lied unto him. So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank 20 water. And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto 21 the prophet that brought him back : and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Foras much as thou hast !been disobedient unto the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the com mandment which the Lord thy God commanded 22 thee, but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drank water in the place of the which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water ; thy carcase shaH not come unto the sepulchre 23 of triy fathers. And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for hrin the ass, to wit, for the pro- 24 phet whom he had brought back. And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him : and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it ; the rion also stood by 25 the carcase. And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase : and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who Jwas disobedient unto the mouth of the Lord : therefore the Lord hath delivered riim unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain riim, according to trie word of 27 the Lord, which he spake unto hrin. And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. 28 And they saddled it. And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and trie lion standing by trie carcase : the rion riad 29 not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back : and he came to the city of the old pro- 30 phet, to mourn, and to bury him. And he laid riis carcase in his own grave ; andthey mourned 31 over him, saying, Alas, my brother 1 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, Wrien I am dead, trien bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried ; lay my bones beside his bones. 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against aU trie houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shaU surely come to pass. 33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his eril way, but made again from among aU the people priests of the high places: 2 who soever would, he consecrated him, that there 34 might be priests of the high places. And 'this thing became sin unto trie house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off trie face of the earth. 14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell 2 sick. And Jeroboam said to his vrife, Arise, I R.V. 'Or,rebelledagainstthe word 2 Or, whom soever he would 8 Or, by this thing he became XIV. 21 I. KINGS. 415 A.V. « ch. 11. 31.tHeb.in thine hand. "Or,cakes.lOr,bottle. tHeb.stood for his hoari- tHeb. hard. * ch. 15. 29. • ch. 21. 21.2 Kings 9.8. tHeb. lay down.* 2 Chr. 12.13. pray thee, and disguise thyseH, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, wlrich told me that * I should be king over triis people. 3 And take ' with thee ten loaves and II cracknels, and a " cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall teU thee what shaU become of the child. 4 Aud Jeroboam's wrie did so, and arose, and went to ShUoh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes 'were set by reason of his age. 5 if And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son ; for he is sick : thus and thus shalt thou say unto her : for it shaU be, when she cometh in, that she shaU feign herseH to be another woman. 6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wHe of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyseH to be another ? for I am sent to thee with 'heavy tidings. 7 Go, teU Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my command ments, and who foUowed me with aU his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes ; 9 But hast done evU above aU that were before thee : for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 10 Therefore, behold, "I wfll bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam * him that pisseth against trie waU, and hrin triat is sriut up and left in Israel, and wiH take away trie remnant of trie house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, tiU it be aU gone. 11 Hhn that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shaU the dogs eat ; and bim that dieth in the field shaH the fowls of the air eat : for the Lord hath spoken it. 12 Arise thou trierefore, get triee to thine own house : and when thy feet enter into the city, the clrild shaH die. 13 And aU Israel shaU mourn for him, and bury hrin: for he only of Jeroboam shaU come to the grave, because in him triere is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 14 Moreover the Lord shaU raise him up a king over Israel, who shaU cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: "but what? even now. 15 For the Lord shaU smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in trie water, and lie shaU root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fa thers, and shaU scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking trie Lord to anger. 16 And he shaU give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and wrio made Israel to sin. 17 if And Jeroboam's wrie arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the chfld died ; 18 And they buried bim ; and aU Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, whicri he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet. 19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20 And trie days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he 'slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 21 if And Eehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. "Eehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seven teen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of aU the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. pray thee, and disguise thyseH, that thou be not known to be the wHe of Jeroboam: and get thee to ShUoh ; beriold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which spake concerning me that I 3 should be king over this people. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a 1 cruse of honey, and go to him: he shaU tell 4 thee what shall become of the chUd. And Jero boam's wrie did so, and arose, and went to ShUoh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see ; for his eyes were set by 5 reason of his age. And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, trie wHe of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son ; for he is sick : thus and thus shalt thou say unto her : for it shaU be, when she cometh in, triat she 6 shaU feign herseH to be another woman. And it was so, when Ahijari heard the sound of rier feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, triou wife of Jeroboam ; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to 7 thee with rieavy tidings. Go, teU Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: For asmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee 2 prince over my people Israel, 8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my com mandments, and who foUowed me with aU his heart, to do that only which was right hi mine 9 eyes ; but hast done evH above aU that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and riast cast me behind thy back: 10 therefore, behold, I wiU bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and wHl cut off from Jero boam every man chUd, him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, tril it be aU gone. 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shaH the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord 12 hath spoken it. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine house: and when thy feet eriter into 13 the city, the chUd shaU die. And aH Israel shaU mourn for him, and bury him ; for he only of Jeroboam shaU come to the grave : be cause in riim triere is found some good thing toward the Lord, the God of Israel, in the 14 house of Jeroboam. Moreover the Lord shaU raise him up- a king over Israel, who shaU cut off the house of Jeroboam that day : 8 but what ? 15 even now. For the Lord shaH smite Israel, as a reed is snaken in trie water ; and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shaU scatter them beyond the Eiver ; because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger. 16 And he shaU give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, 4which he hath sinned, and 17 wherewith he hath made Israel to sin. And Jeroboam's wHe arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah : and as she came to the threshold of 18 the house, the chUd died. And aH Israel buried . him, and mourned for him; according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand 19 of his servant Ahijah the prophet. And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years : and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in riis stead. 21 6And Eehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. . Eehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. R.V. 'Or,bottle 2 Or, leader s Or, andwhat even now? 4 Or, who did sin, and who madetyc. "See 2 Chr. xu. 13. 416 I. KINGS. XIV. 22 A.V. I Or, standing images, or,statues. t Heb. runners. ' 2 Chr. 11. 22. II Or, candle. »2Sam. 11.4. k 12. 9. - 2 Oir. 13. 3. * 2 Chr. 14. 1. "That is, grand mother's. » 2 Chr. 15. 16. t Heb. cut off 22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked hrin to jealousy witri their sins wriicri triey riad committed, above aH that their fathers had done. 23 For they also buHt them high places, and " images, and groves, on every higri riril, and under every green tree. 24 And triere were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all trie abominations of the nations wlrich trie Lord cast out before the clrildren of Israel. 25 if And it came to pass in trie fifth year of king Berioboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem : 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ; he even took away aU : and he took away aU the shields of gold * which Solomon had made. 27 And king Eehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the t guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber. 29 if Now the rest of the acts of Eehoboam, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 30 And there was war between Eehoboam and Jeroboam aU their days. 31 And Eehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name icas Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. 1 5 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. "And his mother's name was Maacriah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in aU trie sins of his father, which he had done before hrin : and riis rieart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David riis fatrier. 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did trie Lord his God give him a "lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to -establish. Jeru salem: 5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded hrin aU the days of Iris life, "save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Eehoboam and Jeroboam aH the days of his life. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and aU that he did, are they not written in trie * book of trie crironicles of trie kings of Judah ? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in the city of David : and * Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 ir And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judari. 10 And forty and one years reigned lie in Jeru salem. And his " mother's name was Maacriah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did that which icas right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his fatrier. 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed aU the idols that Iris f atriers riad made. 13 And also "Maacriah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove ; and Asa ' destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 14 But the high places were not removed: never theless Asa's heart was perfect with the Lord all his days. 22 And Judah did that whicri was evil in the sight of the Lord ; and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins wlrich they committed, above all 23 that their fathers had done. For they also buflt them high places, and ipfllars, and Asher- im, on every high hiU, and under every green 24 tree; and there were also 2 sodomites in the land: they did according to aU trie abomin ations of trie nations which the -Lord drave 25 out before the criildreu of Israel. 8And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Eeho boam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up 26 against Jerusalem : and he took away the trea sures of the house of the Lord, and the trea sures of the king's house ; he even took away aU: and he took away aU the shields of gold 27 which Solomon had made. And king Eeho boam made in theri- stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the 4 guard, whicri kept the door of the king's 28 riouse. And it was so, triat as oft as the king went into trie house of the Lord, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the 29 guard chamber. 6 Now the rest of the acts of Eehoboam, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the 30 kings of Judah ? And there was war between 31 Eehoboam and Jeroboam continuaUy. And Eehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Am monitess. And 6 Abijam his son reigned in his stead. 15 'Now in the eighteenth year of king Jero boam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign 2 over Judah. Three years reigned he in Jeru salem: and his mother's name was 8Maacah 3 the daughter of "Abishalom. And he walked in aU trie sins of his father, which he had done before him : and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his 4 father. Nevertheless for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to estabUsh 5 Jerusalem : because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him aU the days of his Hfe, save only in the matter 6 of Uriah tho Hittite. Now there was war between 10 Eehoboam and Jeroboam aU the 7 days of his life. And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? And there was war between 8 Abijam and Jeroboam. "And Abijam slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in the city of David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king 10 of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Maacah the daugh- 11 ter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his 12 father. And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed aU the idols that his 13 fathers had made. 12And also Maacah his mo ther he removed from being 18 queen, because she had made an abominable image 14for an Asher ah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt 14 it at trie brook Kidron. But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days. R.V. 'Or,obelisks 2 See Deut.xxiii. 17. » See 2 Chr. xu. 2, 9—11. 4 Heb. runners 5 See 2 Chr. xii. 15, 10. "In2 Chr. xii. 16, Abijah.'See' 2 Chr. xiii. 1, kc8 In 2 Chr. xiii. 2, Micaiah thedaughter of Uriel. "Ill 2 Chr. xi. 20, 21, Absa lom. 10 Ac cording to some authorities, Abijam. "Seo2 Chr. xiv, 1, &c. r^Seo 2 Qir. xv. 16-18.18 Or, queen mother "Or, for XVI. 2 I. KINGS. 411 A.V. t Heb. holy. ' 2 Chr. 16.2. t [1611 the]tHeb. go up. tHeb. free. ' Matt. 18,calledJo- saphat t Heb. reigned. X [1611 belongeth] » ch. 14. 10. 15 And lie brought in the 'things wlrich his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into trie house of trie Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels. 16 if And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel aU theri' days. 17 And Baasria king of Israel went up against Judah, and buUt Bamah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judari. 18 Then Asa took aU the sHver and the gold that were left in trie treasures of the house of trie Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into trie riand of riis servants : and king Asa sent triem to "Ben-riadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father : behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold ; come and break J thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may ' depart from me. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against trie cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and aU Cinneroth, with all the land of NaphtaU. 21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off buHding of Eamari, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation througri- out aH Judah ; none was ' exempted : and triey took away trie stones of Bamah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had buHded; and king Asa buflt witri them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23 The rest of aU the acts of Asa, and aU riis might, and aU that he did, and the cities which he buUt, are they not written in the book of the chron icles of the kings of Judah ? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in Iris feet. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in trie city of David his father: and * Jehosriapriat riis son reigned in riis stead. 25 if And Nadab the- son of Jeroboam 'began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judari, and reigned over Israel two years. 26 And lie did evU in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 27 if And Baasria trie son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against riim ; and Baasria smote him at Gibbethon, which t belong edto the Philistines ; for Nadab and aU Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 28 Even in trie triird year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote aU the house of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto * trie saying of the Lord, whicri he spake by his servant Ahijah the ShUonite : 30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his pro vocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger. 31 iT Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel aH their days. 33 In trie third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over aH Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 34 And he did evU in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 16 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 2 Forasmucri as I exalted triee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel ; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins ; 15 And he brought into the house of tho Lord the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that riimseU riad dedicated, sUver, 16 and gold, and vessels. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel aU 17 trieir days. lAnd Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Bamah, that he might not suffer any to go out or~eome in to 18 Asa king of Judah. Then Asa took aU the silver and the gold that were left in the trea sures of the house of the Lord, and the trea sures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, trie son of Tabriin- mon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that 19 dwelt at Damascus, saying, 2 There is a league between me and triee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of sUver and gold ; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart 20 from me. And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of riis armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel -beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, 21 with aU the land of Naphtali. And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off buHding of Eamah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation unto aU Judah ; none was exempted : and they carried away the stones of Eamah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa buflt therewith Geba of Benjamin, 23 and Mizpah. 8 Now the rest of aH the acts of Asa, and aU his might, and aU that he did, and the cities which he built, aro they not written in tho book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? But in the time of his old age he was 24 diseased in his feet. And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did that wlrich was evil in trie sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of riis fatrier, and in riis sin wrierewitri he made Israel to sin. 27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against riim; and Baasha smote him at Gibbetrion, which belonged to the Phflistines; for Nadab and aU Israel were lay - 28 ing siege to Gibbethon. Even in trie third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and 29 reigned in his stead. And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, lie smote aU the house of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, untU he had destroyed riim ; according unto trie saying of the Lord, which he spake by 30 the hand of his servant Ahijah the ShUonite : for trie sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin ; because of his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord, 31 the God of Israel, to anger. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 32 of the kings of Israel ? And triere was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel aU their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over aU Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty and four years. 34 And he did that whicri was evH in the sight of the Lord, and walked in trie way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewitri he made Israel to 16 sin. And the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, say- 2 ing, Forasmucri as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee 4 prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; DD R.V. ' Sea 2 Chr. xvi. 1—6. 2 Or, Let there be a See 2 Chr. xvi. 11— 1-1. 4 Or, leader 418 I. KINGS. XVI. 3 A.V. -* ch. 15. 29. » ch. 14. 11. « 2 Chr. 16. 1. t [1611 twentieth] t Heb. which was over. I Or, both his kinsmen and his friends. t Heb. y the hand of. X [1611 omits to] t [1611 one] tHeb.Sho- ¦ meron. 3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and trie posterity of his house ; and wril make triy riouse like * trie house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 * Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shaU the dogs eat ; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, arc they not written in trie * book of trie crironicles of trie kings of Israel V 6 So Baasha slept witri his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah : and Elah his son reigned in his stead. 7 And also by the hand of trie propriet Jeriu trie son of Hanani came the word of trie Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for aU the evH that he did in trie sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his bunds, in being like trie riouse of Jeroboam ; and because he kUled him. 8 if In the * twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 9 And his servant Zimri, captain of riaU his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, diinking himself drunk in trie house of Arza t steward of his house in Tirzari. 10 Aud Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judari, and reigned in his stead. 11 if And it came to pass, wrien he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his tin-one, that, he slew all the house of Baasha : he left him not one that pisseth against a waU, ll neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 12 Trius did Zimri destroy aH the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha 'by Jehu the prophet, 13 For aU the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by whicri they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 15 if In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzari. And trie people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the PhUistines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hatri also 3lain the king : wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with hrin, and triey besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over hrin with fire, and died, 19 For riis sins wlrich he sinned in doing evU in the sight of the Lord , in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wriicri lie did, to make Israel ' to sin. 20 Now trie rest of the acts of Zimri, and riis treason that he wrought, are triey not written in the book of the chronicles of tho kings of Israel ? 21 if Trien were the people of Israel divided into two parts : haH of the people foUowed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make bin king ; and haH foUowed Omri. 22 But trie people triat foUowed Omri prevaUed against the people that foUowed Tibni the son of Ginatri : so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 23 if In the thirty and * first year of Asa king of Judari began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24 And he bought the hiU Samaria of Shemer for two talents of sUver, and buflt on the hiU, and caUed the name of the city which he buUt, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hUl, ' Samaria. 25 if But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him. 26 For he walked in aU the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 3 behold, I wril utterly sweep away Baasha and his riouse ; and I wiU make thy house hke the house 4 of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shaU the dogs eat ; and him that dieth of Iris in trie field sliall the fowls of the 5 air eat. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his migrit, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is- 6 rael? And Baasria slept with riis fathers, and was buried in Tirzari ; and Elah his son reigned 7 in riis stead. And moreover by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, both because of aU the evU triat he did in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger witri the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote ihrin. 8 Li trie twenty and sixtri year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years. 9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him .¦ now he was in Tirzari, drinking riimself drunk in the house of Arza, which was over the household in Tirzah : 10 and Zimri went in and smote riim, and kiUed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king 11 of Judah, and reigned in riis stead. And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his trirone, that he smote aU the riouse of Baasria: he left him not a single man chfld, 12 neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, ac cording to the word of the Lord, which he spake 13 against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, for aH the sins of Baasha, and trie sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord, the God of 14 Israel, to anger with their vanities. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gib- 16 bethon, which belonged to the Philistines. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and riath also smitten trie king: wrierefore aU Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and aU Is- 18 rael with him, and they besieged Tirzari. And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the 2 castle of trie king's house, and burnt the king's house over 19 him with fire, and died, for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evU in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to 20 sin. Now trie rest of trie acts of Zimri, and his treason that lie wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 21 Trien were trie people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people foUowed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king ; and half 22 foUowed Omri. But the people that followed Omri prevaHed against trie people triat foUowed Tibni the son of Ginatri: so Tibni died, and 23 Omri reigned. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Is rael, and reigned twelve years : six years reigned 24 he in Tirzah. And he bought the hfll 8 Samaria of Shemer for two talents of sriver; and he 4buUt on trie hiU, and caHed trie name of the city which he buUt, after the name of Shemer, 25 the owner of the hill, 8Samaria. And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and dealt wickedly above aU that were before 26 him. For he walked in aH the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in riis sins wrierewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke trie Lord, trie God of Israel, to anger with their vanities. R.V. 1 Or, it 2 Or, palace 3 Heb. Sho- meron. 4 Or, fortified the hill XVII. 17 I. KINGS. 419 A.V. tHeb.was it a liglit tHeb. Elijahu.Luke 4. 25, he is called Ellas. * Ecclus. 48.3. James 5. 17. tHeb.at the end of days. ' Luke 4.26,calledSarepta. I Heb. giveth. J Or, a full year. i Heb. by the hand of. 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omi-i which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 28 So Omri slept with riis fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Allah his son reigned in riis stead. 29 if And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judari began Ariab trie son of Omri to reign over Israel : and Ariab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evU in the sight of the Lord above aU that were before him. 31 And it came to pass, 'as if it had been a Hght thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wrie Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had buHt in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove ; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than aU the kings of Israel triat were before him. 34 if In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite braid Jericho : he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in Iris youngest son Segub, * according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. V7 And 'Erijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gflead, said unto Ahab, *As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shaU be, that thou shalt drink of the brook ; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening ; and lie drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass ' after a whUe, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 8 if And the word of the Lord came uuto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to "Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dweU there: behold, I have com manded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks : and he caHed to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, triat I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetcri it, he called to her, 'and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, triat I may go in and dress it for me and my son, triat we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto rier, 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, The barrel of meal shaU not waste, neitHer shall the cruse of oU fafl, until the day that the Lord ? sendeth rain upon trie earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat ll many days. 16 And the barf el of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of ofl fafl, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake 'by Elijah. 17 if And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, feU sick ; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not writ ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings 28 of Israel? So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria : and Ahab his son reigned in riis stead. 29 And in trie thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord above aU that were 31 before him. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife 1 Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and wor- 32 shipped him. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, whicri he had built 33 in Samaria. And Ahab made 2the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than aU the kings 34 of Israel that were before him. 8In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite buUd Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub ; according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun. 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was 4of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there sriaU not be dew nor rain these 2 years, but according to my word. And trie word 3 of trie Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn triee eastward, and hide thyseH by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shaU be, that thou srialt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to 5 feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jor- 6 dan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh hi 7 the evening ; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a whfle, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, 9 saying, Arise, get triee to Zarephath, which be longeth to Zidon, and dweU there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sus- 10 tain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, be hold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks : and he caUed to her, and said, Fetcri me, I pray triee, a little water in a vessel, triat I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetch it, he caUed to her, and said, Bring me, I pray triee, a morsel 12 of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God Hveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oH in the cruse : and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and 13 my son, that we may eat it, and die. 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 forth unto me, and afterward make 14 for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shaU the cruse of oU faU, un til the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the 15 earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijari : and she, and he, and her house, 16 did eat many days. The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oU fail, according to the word of trie Lord, which he spake by 17 Elijah. And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, feU sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. DD2 R.V. l Heb. Izebel. 2 See 2 Kings xiii. 6. s See Josh. vi. 4 Ac cording to the Sept., of Tlshbeh of Gilead. 420 I. KINGS. XVII. 18 A.V. tHeb.measured. t Heb. into his inward parts. tHeb. Obad- iahu. t Hcb.- over his house. t Heb. Izebel. tHeb.that we cut not off our selves from the beasts. 18 And she said uuto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, 0 thou man of God? art thou come unto me to caU my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son ? 19 And be said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and can-ied him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon riis own bed. 20 And he cried unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord my God, hast thou also brought eril upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 21 And he ' stretched himseH upon the child three . times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord my God, I pray thee, let this chUd's soul come ' into him again. 22 And theLoRD heard the voice of Erijah; and the soul of the chUd came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijari took the chUd, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son Hveth. 24 iT And the woman said to Elijari, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy moutri is truth. 18 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijari in trie third year, saying, Go, shew thyseH unto Ahab ; and I wiU send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ariab caUed 'Obadiah, which was 'the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : 4 For it was so, when 'Jezebel cut off the pro phets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto aU fountains of water, and unto aU brooks : peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, ' triat we lose not aU trie beasts. 6 So triey divided trie land between triem to pass trirougriout it : Ahab went one way by himseH, and Obadiah went another way by himseH. 7 ir And as Obadiah was in trie way, behold, Elijah met hrin : and lie knew hrin, and f eU on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 8 And he answered him, I am : go, teH thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here. 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me ? 10 As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hatri not sent to seek thee : and when they said, He is not there ; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, teH thy lord, Behold, Elijari is here. 12 And it sriaU come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not ; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he sriaU slay me : but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebei slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, teU thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here : and he shaU slay me. 15 And Erijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I wfll surely sriew myseH unto him to day. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told hrin: and Ahab went to meet Elijari. 17 if And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto hhn, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have 18 And she said unto Erijari, What have I to do with thee, 0 thou man of God ? 1 thou art come unto me lo bring my sin to remembrance, and 19 to slay my son I And he said unto rier, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he 20 abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, 0 Lord my God, hast thou also brought evfl upon the widow with 21 whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this chUd's soul come into 22 him again. And the Lord hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the chUd camo 23 into him again, and lie revived. And Elijari took the chfld, and brought him down out of trie chamber into the house, and deHvered him unto his mother : and Elijari said, See, thy son liveth. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. IS And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Erijah, in the thri-d year, saying, Go, shew thyseH unto Ahab ; and 2 I wUl send rain upon the earth. And Erijah went to shew himseH unto Ahab. And the 3 famine was sore in Samaria. And Ahab caUed Obadiah, which was over the household. (Now 4 Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread 5 and water.) And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto aU the fountains of water, and unto aH trie brooks : peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, 6 2 that we lose not aH the beasts. So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it : Ahab went one way by himseH, and Obadiah 7 went another way by himseH. And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and feU on his face, and said, Is 8 it thou, my lord Elijah ? And he answered him, It is I: go, teU thy lord, Behold, Erijah is here. 9 And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into trie hand of 10 Ahab, to slay me ? As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither-my lord hath not sent to seek thee : and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom 11 and nation, that they found thee not. And now thou sayest, Go, teU thy lord, Behold, Elijah is 12 here. And it shaU come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and teU Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shaU slay me : but I thy servant f ear 13 the Lord from my youth. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed triem 14 with bread and water? And now thou sayest, Go, teU thy lord, Behold, Erijari is here : and lie 15 shall slay me. And Erijah said, As the Lord of hosts hveth, before whom I stand, I writ surely 16 shew myseH unto him to-day. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab 17 went to meet Elijah. And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Erijah, that Ahab said unto 18 him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel ? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have RV. 2 Or, and lose none of XVIII. 37 I. KINGS. 421 A.V. 10r, thoughts. t Heb. The word is good. I Or, answer.I Or, heard. I Or, leapedup and down at the altar. t Heb. with a great voice.I Or, he medit-ateth.tHeb.hath a pursuit,X [1611 loud] tHeb. poured out blood upon tiiem. t Heb. ascending.t Heb. atten tion. *Gen. 32. 28. 2 Kings 17.34 I Heb. went. forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast foUowed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together imto mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came unto aU the people, and said, How long halt ye between two II opinions? H the Lord be God, foUow him : but if Baal,- then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two buHocks ; and let them choose one buHock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I win dress the other buHock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under : 24 And caU ye on the name of your gods, and I wUl caU on the name of the Lord : and the God that answereth by fire, let hrin be God. And all the people answered and said, 'It is weU spoken. 25 And EHjah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one buHock for yourselves, and dress it first ; for ye are many ; and caU on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and caHed on the name of Baal from morning even untU noon, saying, 0 Baal, ll riear us. But there was no voice, nor any that ll answered. And they II leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijari mocked triem, and said, Cry 'aloud: for he is a god ; either ll he is talking, or lie ' is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried J aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, tril 'the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied untH the time of trie ' offering of trie evening sacrifice, triat there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any 'that re garded. 30 Aud Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And aU the people came near unto him And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, * Israel shaU be thy name : 32 And with the stones lie buflt an altar in the name of the Lord : and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the buHock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the brant sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it trie second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And triey did it the third time. 35 And the water ' ran round about the altar ; and he fiUed the trench also with water. 38 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Erijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it bo known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these thirigs at thy word. 37 Hear me, 0 Lord, hear me, that this people may know that triou art trie Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. forsaken the commandments of trie Lord, 19 and triou hast foUowed the Baahin. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, which eat at 20 Jezebel's table. So Ahab sent unto aU the clrildren of Israel, and gathered the prophets 21 together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came near unto aU the people, and said, How long halt ye' between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, f oUow him : but if Baal, then f oUow him. 22 And the people answered him not a word. Then said Elijari unto trie people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets 23 are four hundred and fifty men. Let them there fore give us two buUocks ; and let them choose one buUock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under : and I will dress trie other buUock, and lay it on 24 the wood, and put no fire under. And caU ye on the name of your god, and I wiH call on trie name of trie Lord : and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people 25 answered and said, It is weU spoken. And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one buUock for yourselves, and dress it first ; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, 26 but put no fire under. And they took the buUock which was given them, and they dressed it, and caUed on the name of Baal from morning even untH noon, saying, 0 Baal, 'hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they 27 2 leaped about the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is musing, or lie is gone aside, or lie is in a journey, or peradventure lie sleepeth, and must 28 be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut them selves after their manner with 8 knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, 30 nor any to answer, nor any 4that regarded. And Erijah said unto aU the people, Come near unto me; and aH the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was 31 thrown down. And Erijari took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of trio sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord 32 came, saying, Israel shaH be thy name. And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord ; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain 5two measures 33 of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the buHock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, FiU four barrels with- water, and pour it on the burnt offering, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time ; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the 35 third time ; and they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he 36 filled the trench also with water. And it came to pass at trie time of the offering of the even ing oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, 0 Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, arid that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy 37 word. Hear me, 0 Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Lord, art God, 6 and that thou hast turned their rieart back again. R.V. 'Or,answer2 Or, limped S0r, swoi-ds 4 Heb. atten tion. 'Or, a iwo-scahmeasure 6 Or, for thou didstturntheirheartbackward 422 I. KINGS. XVIII. 38 A.V. « Or, Ap prehend. nor, a sound of a noise of rain. tHeb. Tie, or Bind. tHeb. till thou come to Jezreel. t Heb. for his life. t Heb. bolster. * Rom. 11. 8. 38 Then the fire of the Lord feU, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and trie dust, and ricked up trie water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they feU on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God. 40 And Elijah said unto them, II 'Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them : and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41 if And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink ; for there is II a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himseH down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at trie seventh time, triat lie said, Behold, there ariseth a rittle cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, ' Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it. came to pass in the mean whHe, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and triere was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah ; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ariab ' to the entrance of Jezreel. 19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain aH the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not triy life as the hfe of one of them by to morrow about this time. 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for Iris rife, and came to Beer-srieba, wlrich belongeth to Judah, and left riis servant triere. 4 ir But lie riimseH went a day's journey into trie wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree : and lie requested ' for riimseH triat lie migrit die ; and said, It is enough ; now, O Lord, take away my rife ; for I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as lie lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched hrin, and said unto riim, Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his 'head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again tho second trine, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because trie journey is too great for triee. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 9 if And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there ; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou riere, Elijah? 10 Aud he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain triy prophets with the sword; and "I, even I only, am left; and they seek my IHe, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent trie mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord was not in the wind : and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord teas not in the earthquake : 38 Then the fire of the Lord feU, and con sumed the burnt offering, and trie wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the 39 water that was in trie trench. And when aU the people saw it, they feU on theri- faces: and they said, The Lord, he is God; the 40 Lord, he is God. And Erijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took triem : and Elijari brought them down to the brook Kishon, and 41 slew them there. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the 42 sound of abundance of rain. So Ariab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and lie bowed himseH down upon trie eartri, and put his face between 43 his knees. And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And 44 lie said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as smaH as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, xMake ready thy chariot, and get thee 45 down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in a Httle whUe, that tho heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and triere was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jez- 46 reel. And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah ; and he grided up riis loins, and ran before Ahab to tho entrance of Jezreel. 19 And Ahab told Jezebel aU that Erijah had done, and withal how he had slain aU the 2 prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy IHe as the IHe of one of triem by to-morrow 3 about this trine. 2And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his IHe, and came to Beer- sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his 4 servant there. But he riimseH went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a s juniper tree: and he requested for himseH that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, 0 Lord, take away my IHe; for I 5 am not better than my fathers. And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree ; and, be hold, an angel toucried him, and said unto him, 6 Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was at bis head a cake baken on the 4 coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, 7 and laid him down again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat ; because the journey 8 is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb 9 the mount of God. And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there ; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to bim, and he said unto bim, 10 Wliat doest thou here, Elijari? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts ; for the chfldren of Israel riave forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword : and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my IHe, to take 11 it away. And he said, Go forth, and stand upon trie mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord was not in the wind : and after the wind an earthquake ; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: R.V. l Or, Yoke 2 Ac cordingto some ancientauthor ities,Ancl he was afraid,andarose.3 Or, broom 4 Or, hot stones XX. 9 I. KINGS. 423 A.V. * Luke 4.27,called Eliseus. » 2 Kings 9. 1, 3. licclus.48.8. * Rom. 11.4. I Or, / will leave. tHeb. Go return. t Heb. desirable. t Heb. / kept not back from him. 12 And after the earthquake a fire ; but the Lord was not in the fire : and after trie fire a stiU smaU voice. 13 And it was so, when Elijah rieard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in trie entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Erijari? 14 And lie said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts : because the children of Israel riave forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my Hfe, to take it away. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and wrien thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria : 16 And Jeriu trie son of Nimsrii shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and "Elisha trie son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 17 And "it shaU come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shaU Jehu slay : and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shaU Elisha slay. 18 * Yet ll I have left me seven thousand in Israel, aU the knees whicri have not bowed unto Baal, and every moutri which hath not kissed him. 19 if So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before riim, and he with trie tweHth : and Erijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon riim. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I wiH foUow triee. And lie said unto him, 'Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 21 And he returned back from hrin, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boUed their flesh with the instruments of the 'oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto bim. 20 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered aH his riost together: and there were thirty and two kings witri him, and horses, and chariots : and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 2 And lie sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Trius saith Ben- hadad, 3 Triy silver and triy gold is mine ; thy wives also and thy clrildren, even the goodliest, are mine. 4 And trie king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and aH that I have. 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy sriver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy clrildren ; 6 Yet I wUl send my servants unto triee to mor row about this time, and they shaU search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shaH be, that whatsoever is 'pleasant in thine eyes, they shaH put it in their hand, and take it away. 7 Then the king of Israel caHed aU the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief : for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my sriver, and for my gold; and +1 denied riim not. 8 And aH the ciders and aH the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben- hadad, TeU my lord the king, AU that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I wfll do : but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. 12 and after the earthquake a fire ; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire xa 13 stiU small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in trie entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto hrin, and said, What doest thou riere, 14 Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the chHdren of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I only, am left ; and triey 15 seek my life, to take it away. And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way 2to the wilderness of Damascus : and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria : 16 and Jeriu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt triou anoint to 17 be prophet in thy room. And it shaU come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shaU Jehu slay : and riim that escapeth 18 from the sword of Jehu shaU Elisha slay. Yet wril I leave me seven thousand in Israel, aH trie knees whiGri have not bowed unto Baal, and 19 every mouth whicri hatri not kissed him. So he departed trience, and found Elisha the son of Sriaphat, who was plowing, witri twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the tweHth : and Erijah passed over unto riim, and cast his mantle 20 upon bim And lie left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I wiU foUow thee. And he said unto bim, Go back again; 21 for what have I done to thee ? And he re turned from foUowing hrin, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and 8 boUed theri- flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. 20 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gatriered aU his host together : and there were thirty and two kings with riim, and riorses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and 2 fought against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto 3 him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, Thy sHver and thy gold is mine ; thy wives also and thy clrildren, 4 even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to triy saying, my lord, O king; I am triine, and aU 5 triat I riave. And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, Triou srialt de liver me triy sriver, and thy gold, and thy wives, 6 and triy clrildren ; but I wfll send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and they shaU search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it sriaU be, that 4 whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shaU put it in their 7 riand, and take it away. Then the king of Israel caUed aU the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my chHdren, and for my sUver, and 8 for my gold; and I denied him not. And aU the elders and aU the people said unto him, 9 Hearken thou not, neither consent. Where fore he said unto the messengers of Ben- hadad, TeU my lord the king, AU that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do : but this thing I may not do. And the mes sengers departed, and brought him word again. R.V. ' Heb. a sound of gentle stillness. 2 Or, by the wilder ness to sor,roasted 4 Heb. all the desireof thine 424 I. KINGS. XX. 10 A.V. t Heb. are at my feet. tHeb.word. nor, tents.HOr, Placethe engines : A lid they placed engines. t Heb. ap proach ed. II Or, sei'vants.t Heb. bind,or, tic. \ Heb. that was fallen. I Hab. to the war with Israel, II Or, were vic tualled. 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if trie dust of Samaria shaH suffice for handfuls for aU trie people triat ' f oUow me. 11 And trie king of Israel answered and said, TeU him, Let not riim that girdeth on his harness boast himseH as he that putteth it off. 12 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this 'message, as he was diinking, lie and trie kings in the II pavilions, that he said unto his servants, II Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. 13 if And, behold, there 'came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen aU this great multitude ? behold, I wfll deliver it into thine hand this day ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by the Ii young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shaU ' order the battle ? And he answered, Thou. 15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and triey were two hund red and thirty two : and after them he numbered all trie people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. 16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad icas diinking himseH drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. 17 And the young men of the princes of the pro vinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive ; or wriether triey be come out for war, take triem alive. 19 So these young men of the princes of trie pro vinces came out of the city, and the army which foUowed them. 20 And they slew every one his man: and trie Syrians fled ; and Israel pursued them : and Ben- hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse witri trie riorsemen. 21 And trie king of Israel went out, and smote the hcrs3s and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great s'aughter. 22 iT And trie propriet came to trie king of Israel, and said unto riim, Go, strengthen thyseH, and mark, and see what thou doest : for at trie return of trie year the king of Syria wUl come up against thee. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hflls; therefore they were stronger than we ; but let us fight against them in trie plain, and surely we sriaU be stronger than 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 army, like the army 'that thou hast lost, horse for horse, aud chariot for chariot- and we wiH fight against them in trie plain, and surely we sliall 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 the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, 'to fight against Israel. 27 And trie chfldren of Israel were numbered, and ' were all present, and went against them : and trie clrildren of Israel pitched "before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians fiUed the country. 28 if And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus "saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord i3 God of the hflls, but he is not God of the vaHey s, therefore wUl I deliver aU this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shaU know that I am the Lord. 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto lrim, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, H the dust of Samaria shaU suffice for handfuls for 11 all the people that 1 follow me. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell hrin, Let not riim triat girdetri on his armour boast himseH as 12 he that putteth it off. And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, lie and the kings, in the 2pavilions, that he said unto his servants, sSet yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array 13 against trie city. And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lohd, Hast thou seen aU this great multitude? behold, I wfll deliver it into triine hand this day ; and thou shalt know that I am 14 the Lord. And Ahab said, By whom ? And he said, Thus saith trie Lord, By the 4youug men of the princes of trie provinces. Trien he said, Who sriaU 6 begin the battle ? And he answered, 15 Thou. Then he mustered the youug men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them lie mustered all the people, even aU the clrildren 16 of Israel, being seven triousand. Aud they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking him self drunk in trie 2pavilions, lie and the kings, 17 the thirty and two kings that helped hrin. And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first ; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from 18 Samaria. And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive ; or wriether they 19 be come out for war, take triem alive. So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of trie provinces, and the army which 20 foUowed them. Aud they slew every one his man ; and the Syrians fied, and Israel pursued them : and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped 21 Gon an horse witri riorsemen. And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chari ots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaugri- 22 ter. And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thy self, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria wiU come up against thee. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the ririls ; triere fore they were stronger than we : but let us fight against triem in trie plain, and surely we shall 24 be stronger than they. And do this thing; tako the kings. away, every man out of his place, and 25 put 'captains in theri- room: and number thee an army, like the army that thou riast lost, riorse for horse, and chariot for chariot : and we wiH fight against them in the plain, and surely we sriaU be stronger trian they. And lie riearkened 26 unto trieir voice, and did so. And it came to pass at trie return of trie year, that Ben- hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up 27 to Aphek, to fight against Israel. And the chUdren of Israel were mustered, and were victuaUed, and wont against them: and the clrildren of Israel encamped before them like two rittle flocks of kids ; but trie Syrians fiUed 28 trie country. And 8a man of God came near and spake unto trie king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the .Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is a god of the hflls, but he is not a god of the vaUeys; therefore wUl I dcUver aU this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shaU know that I am trie Lord. R.V. 1 Heb. are at my feel. = Or, huts s Or, Placeilicengines.Andthcy placedthe engines 4 Or, servants 5 Heb. bind. 'Or, will: horseandhorse men 'Or, govern ors See ch. x. 15. » Or, the XXI. 2 I. KINGS. 425 A.V. I Or, from chamber tochamber. tHeb. into a chamberwithin a chamber. t Heb. smitingandtvound- ing. t Heb. weigh. t Heb. he was not. t Heb. be good in thine eyes. 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 of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall feU upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben hadad fled, and came into the city, II + into an inner chamber. 31 H And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of trie house of Israel are mercriul kings : let us, I pray thee, put sack cloth on our loins, and ropes upon our rieads, and go out to trie king of Israel: peradventure he wfll save triy life. 32 So they girded sackcloth on trieir loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Triy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive ? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did dHigently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it : and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring riim. Trien Ben-riadad came forth to him ; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 31 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I wril re store; and thou shalt make streets for triee in Damascus, as my fatrier made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I wril send thee away with this coven ant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent riim away. 35 if And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in trie word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite hrin. 36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as triou art departed from me, a lion shaU slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a rion found him, and slew hrin. 37 Trien lie found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, 'so that in smiting he wounded him, 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for trie king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 39 And as trie king passed by, he cried unto the king : and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man : if by any means he be missing, then shaU thy IHe be for Ms life, or else triou srialt 'pay a talent of sriver. 40 And as triy servant was busy here and there, ? he was gone. And trie king of Israel said unto riim, So shall triy judgment be; triyself riast de cided it. 41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face ; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was. of the prophets. 42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, * Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. 21 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreerite riad a vineyard, wriicri was in Jezreel, riard by trie palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I wfll give thee for it a better vineyard than it ; or, H it tseem good to thee, I wril give thee the worth of it in money. 29 And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the chHdren of Israel slew of trie Syrians an hundred 30 thousand footmen in one day. But trie rest fled to Aphek, into the city ; and trie waU fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the 31 city, !into an inner criamber. And riis servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard triat the kings of the house of Israel are mer ciful kings : let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel : peradventure he vriU 32 save thy IHe. So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men 2 observed dHigently, and hasted 8 to catch whetlier it were 4riis mind; and triey said, Triy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Trien Ben-hadad came forth to him; and lie caused him to come up into trie 34 chariot. And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities whicri my father took from thy father I wiH restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Sa maria. And I, said Ahab, wiH let thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go. 35 And a certain man of the sons of the pro phets said unto his feUow by the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man 36 refused to sinite him. Then said lie unto lrim, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion sriaU slay triee. And as soon as lie was departed from him, a lion found him, 37 and slew riim. Trien he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man 38 smote him, smiting and wounding lrim. So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his head- 39 band over his eyes. And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into trie midst of the battle ; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man : H by any means he be missing, then shaU thy rife be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of 40 silver. And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto riim, So sriaH thy judgement be ; thy- 41 seU hast decided it. And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes ; and the king of Israel discerned him that lie was of the pro- 42 phets. And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because triou riast let go out of triy riand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy rife shaH go for his IHe, and thy 43 people for his people. And trie king of Israel went to Iris house heavy and displeased, aud came to Samaria. 21 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreerite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king 2 of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house ; and I wiH give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to triee, I wfll give thee the worth of it in money. R.V. 'Or, from chamber to chamber 2 Or, took it as an omen (Heb. divined), andhasted 8 An other readingis, to catch itfrom him. 4 Heb. from him. 426 I. KINGS. XXI. 3 A.V. t Heb. in the top of the people. ' ch. 14. 10. 2 Kings 0. 8. '¦ 1 Sam. 25. 22. * ch. 14. 10. s ch. 15. 29. * ch. 16. 3. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreerite riad spoken to him : for he had said, I wfll not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 5 if But Jezebel his wHe came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread ? 6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreerite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, H it please thee, I wril give triee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I wfll not give triee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel ? arise, and eat bread, and let triine rieart be meri-y: I wfll give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreerite. 8 So srie wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in riis city, dweUing with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth ' on high among the people : 10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blas pheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Nabotri on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men, chHdren of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial wit nessed against riim, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blas pheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of trie city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15 ir And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of trie vineyard of Nabotri the Jezreerite, wlrich he refused to give thee for money : for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ariab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreerite, to take possession of it. 17 if And trie word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, wriicri is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vine yard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith trie Lord, Hast triou kiUed, and also taken possession ? And thou shalt speak unto him, say ing, Trius saitri trie Lord, In trie place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shaH dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20 And Ahab said to Erijah, Hast thou found me, 0 mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee : because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. 21 Behold, * I wiU bring evU upon triee, and wiH take away triy posterity, and wfll cut off from Ahab * him that pisseth against trie waH, and * bim that is shut up and left in Israel, 22 And wfll make thine house like trie house of "Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of "Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the 3 Aud Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my 4 fathers unto triee. And Ariab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreerite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inrieritance of my fatriers. And he laid hrin down upon riis bed, and tumed away riis face, and would eat 5 no bread. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, 6 that thou eatest no bread? And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreel- ite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it : and lie answered, 7 I wril not give triee my vineyard. And Jezebel riis wife said unto riim, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I wiH give thee 8 the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreerite. So she wrote 'letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, 9 and that dwelt with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set 10 Naboth 2 on high among the people : and set two men, sons of 8Belial, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst 4 curse God and the king. And then carry 11 him out, and stone him, that he die. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the 12 letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed u fast, and set Naboth 2on high 13 among the people. And the two men, sons of Belial, came in and sat before him: and the men of Belial bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did i curse God and the king. Then triey carried lrim forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that ' he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is 15 stoned, and is dead. And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jez reerite, wriicri lie refused to give thee for money : 16 for Naboth is not alive, but dead. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreerite, to take possession of it. 17 And the word of the Lord came to Erijari 18 the Tishbite, saying, Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which dweHeth in Samaria : behold, he is in trie vineyard of Naboth, whither 19 he is gone down to take possession of it. And triou srialt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast triou kiUed, and also taken pos session? and thou shalt speak unto hrin, say ing, Trius saith the Lord, In the place where dogs ricked the blood of Naboth shaU dogs lick 20 triy blood, even thine. And Ahab said to Eli jah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy ? Aud he answered, I have found thee : because thou hast sold thyseH to do that which is evU in the 21 sight of the Lord . Behold, I wfll bring evfl upon thee, and wiH utterly sweep thee away, and wiU cut off from Ahab every man chrid, and hrin triat is sriut up and riim that is left at large in 22 Israel : and I wiH make thine house like trie house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha trie son of Ahijah, for the R.V. lOr, a letter 2 Or, at the head of s That is, worth-lessness.4 Or, re nounce XXII. 15 I. KINGS. 427 A.V. I Or, incited. * 2 Chr. 18. 1, kc tHeb.silent from taking it. -2 Kings ".7. HOr,eunuch. t Heb. floor. provocation wherowith thou hast provoked me to anger,. and made Israel to sin. 23 And * of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shaU eat Jezebel by the ll wall of Jezreel. 24 Him triat dietri of Ahab in the city the dogs shaU eat ; and him that dieth in the field shaU the fowls of the air eat. 25 if But triere was none like- unto Ahab, which did seU himseH to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife II stirred up. 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to aH things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the chHdren of Israel. 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesri, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. -28 And the word of the Lord came to Erijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himseH before me? because he humbleth himseH before me, I wril not bring the evil in his da^s : but in his son's days wfll I bring the evfl upon his house. 22 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that * Jehoshaphat the king of Judari came down to the king of Israel. 3 And trie king of Israel said unto riis servants, Know ye that Bamoth in Gilead is ours, and we be 'stiri, and take it not out of trie riand of the king of Syria? 4 And lie said unto Jehoshaphat, Writ thou go with me to battle to Kamoth-gilead? And Jerio- sriaphat said to the king of Israel, * I am as triou art, my people as triy people, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jehosriaphat said unto trie king of Israel, Enquire, I pray triee, at the word of trie Lord to day. 6 Then the king of Israel gatriered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, ShaU I go against Bamoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up ; for trie Lord sriaU deliver it into trie riand of trie king. 7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a pro phet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of lrim? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlari, by wriom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel caUed an II officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 10 And trie king of Israel and Jehoshapriat the king of Judari sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a 'void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and aU the prophets pro phesied before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saitri the Lord, With triese srialt triou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed triem. 12 And aU the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Bamoth-gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shaU dehver it into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to caU Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of trie prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that wUl I speak. 15 if So he came to the king. And the king said unto riim, Micaiari, shaU we, go against Ea- motri-griead to battle, or shall we forbear? And provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and hast made Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shaU eat Jezebel 'by the rampart of 24 Jezreel. Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs sriaU eat ; and him that dieth in the 25 field shaU the fowls of the air eat, (But there was none like unto Ahab, which did seU him seH to do triat wriicri was evH in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel riis wrie stirred up. 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to aH triat trie Amorites did, wriom the Lord cast out before the chHdren of Israel.) 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that ho rent his clothes, and put sack cloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in 28 sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the Lord camo to Elijah trie Tishbite, saying, 29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himseH before me ? because he humbleth himself before me, I wfll not bring the evfl in his days : but in Iris son's days wiU I bring the evU upon his riouse. 22 And triey continued three years without war 2 between Syria and Israel. 2And it came to pass in trie thri-d year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Bamoth-gUead is ours, and we 8be still, and take it not out of the hand of the 4 king of Syria ? And he said unto Jehoshapriat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Bamoth- gilead? And Jehoshapriat said to the king of Israel, I am as triou art, my people as thy 5 people, my horses as thy horses. And Jeho sriaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to-day. 6 Then trie king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, ShaU I go against Bamoth-gilead to battle, or shaU I forbear? And they said, Go up ; for the Lord shaH dehver it into the 7 hand of the king. But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not riere besides a propriet of the Lord, 8 that we migrit inquire of hrin ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of trie Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah : but I hate him ; for he doth not propriesy good concerning me, but evU. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king 9 say so. Then the king of Israel caUed an 4 officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiari trie 10 son of Imlah. Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on Iris throne, arrayed in their robes, in 5an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and aU the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zedekiah trie son of Crienaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith trie Lord, Witri triese shalt thou push the Syrians, until 12 they be consumed. And aU the prophets pro phesied so, saying, Go up to Bamoth-gilead, and prosper : for the Lord shaU deliver it into 13 the hand of trie king. And trie messenger that went to caU Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Beriold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word 14 of one of them, and speak thou good. And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the 15 Lord saith unto me, that will I speak. And when lie was come to trie king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Bamoth- gilead to battle, or shaU we forbear? And R.V. 'Accordingto some ancientauthorities, in the portion, as in 2 Kings is. 10, 36. = See 2 Chr. xviii. 2, kc 3 Or, keepsilence 4 Or, eunuch = Heb. a thresh ing- floor. 428 I. KINGS. XXII. 15 A.V. HOr,deceive. * 2 Chr. 18. 23. I Or, from chamber to chamber. t Heb. a chamberin a chamber. I Or, when he was to disguisehimself,anden 'er into the battle. I Heb. in his sim plicity. t Heb. joints and the breast plate.t Heb. madesick.t Heb. ascend ed.t Heb. bosom.t Heb. came.* ch. 21. 19. he answered him, Go, and prosper : for the Lord shaU deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou teU me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, I saw aU Israel scattered upon the hiUs, as sheep that have not a shepherd : and the Lord said, These riave no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 Aud the king of Israel said unto Jeriosriaphat, Did I not teH thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting on Iris throne, and aU the riost of rieaven standing by bim on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, Who shall 'persuade Ahab, that he may go up and f aH at Bamoth-gUead ? And one said on triis manner, and another said on that manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I wiU persuade him. 22 And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I wiU go forth, and I wUl be a lying spirit in trie mouth of aU his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevaU also: go fortri, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in trie moutri of all triese triy propriets, and the Lord hath spoken evfl concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanari went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, * Whicri way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go n into 'an inner chamber to hide thyseH. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry lrim back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son ; 27 And say, Thus saith trie king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed lrim with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If triou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, 0 people, every one of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Bamoth-gUead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, • I wfll disguise myseH, and enter into the battle ; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himseH, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains triat riad rule over riis criariots, saying, Figrit neither with smaU nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of trie chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And triey tumed aside to figrit against him : and Jehosriapriat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, wrien the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow ' at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the 'joints of the harness : wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine riand, and carry me out of the host ; for I am ' wounded. 35 And the battle 'increased that day: and the king was stayed up in riis chariot against the Syrians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the wound into the * midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. 37 if So the king died, and ' was brought to Samaria ; and they buried the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up bis blood; and they washed his armour; according "unto the word of the Lord which ho spake. he answered hrin, Go up, and prosper; and the Lord shaU deliver it into trie riand of 16 trie king. And the king said unto him, How many times shaU I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the 17 name of the Lord ? And he said, I saw aH Israel scattered upon trie mountains, as sheep that have no srieprierd: and trie Lord said, Triese have no master; let them return every 18 man to his house in peace. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not teU thee triat lie would not prophesy good concerning 19 me, but evil ? And he said, Therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and aH the host of heaven standing by him on his rigrit riand and on his 20 left. And the Lord said, Who shaU i entice Ahab, that he may go up and faU at Bamoth- gilead? And one said on tlris manner; and 21 anotrier said on that manner. And there came forth 2 a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and 22 said, I will entice him. And trie Lord said unto riim, Wherewith? And he said, I wfll go forth, and wiU be a lying spirit in the mouth of aU his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice hrin, and srialt prevaU also : go fortri, 23 and do so. Now trierefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of aU these thy prophets ; and the Lord hath spoken evfl 24 concerning thee. Then Zedekiah trie son of Crienaanari came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou srialt go 8into an inner 26 criamber to hide thyself. And trie king of Is rael said, Take Micaiah, and carry lrim back unto Amon trie governor of the city, and to 27 Joash the king's soil ; and say, Thus saith the king, Put triis feUow in trie prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of 28 affliction, until I come in peace. And Micaiari said, If thou return at all in peace, trie Lord riatri not spoken by me. And he said, 4Hear, ye peoples, aU of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the 30 king of Judah went up to Kamoth-gilead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I wiU disguise myseH, and go into the battle ; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel dis- 31 guised himself, and went into trie battle. Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither witri smaH nor great, save only with 32 trie king of Israel. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against hrin: 33 and Jehoshapriat cried out. And it came to pass, when the captains of trie criariots saw that it was not tho king of Israel, that 34 they tumed back from pursuing him. And a certain man drew his bow 6at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between 6trie joints of the harness : wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I 35 am sore wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against trie Syrians, and died at even: and trie blood ran out of the wound into 36 the bottom of the chariot. And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to Iris 37 city, and every man to his country. So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and 38 they buried the king in Samaria. And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; ('now the harlots washed themselves there;) according unto the word of the Lord which he spake. R.T. 'Or,deceive "- Heb. thespirit. »Or, from chamber to chamber 4SeoMicah i. 2. 3 Heb. in his sim plicity. 6 Or, the lower armour and the breast plate 'Or,and they washed the armour I. 3 II. KINGS. 429 A.V. » 2 Chr. 20. 31. had ten ships. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and aU that he did, and the ivory riouse which he made, and aU the cities triat he buUt, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 40 So Ahab- slept with his fathers ; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 if And * Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years -in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Slrilhi. 43 And he walked in aU the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord : never theless the high places were not taken away ; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, wlrich remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat II made ships of Tharshisri to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy serv ants in trie ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50 if And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. N 51 if Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. 52 And he did evfl in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin : 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, accord ing to aU that his father had done. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and aU that lie did, and trie ivory riouse which he built, and aU the cities that lie built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of trie kings of 40 Israel ? So Ahab slept with his fathers ; and Ahaziah his son reigned in riis stead. 41 JAnd Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reigu over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab 42 king of Israel. Jeriosriapriat was triri-ty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daugri- 43 ter of Shilhi. And he walked in aU the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, do ing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord : howbeit the high places were not taken away ; the people stfll sacrificed and burnt incense in 44 the higri places. And Jehoshaphat made peace 45 with the king of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not writ ten in trie book of the chronicles of the kings 46 of Judah ? And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of riis father Asa, he 47 put away out of the land. And there was no 48 king in Edom : a deputy was king. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshisri to go to Ophir for gold : but they went not; for the ships were broken 49 at Ezion-geber. Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehosriapriat, Let my servants go witri triy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat 50 would not. 2And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried witri his fathers in the city of David his fatrier : and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judari, and lie reigned two 52 years over Israel. And he did that which was evfl in trie sigrit of trie Lord, and walked in trie way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 53 8wherein he made Israel to sin. And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord, the God of Israel, -according to aU that his father had done. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED, THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. 1 Then Moab rebeUed against Israel * after the death of Ahab. 2 Aud Ahaziah feU down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick : and lie sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron wriether I shaU recover of this disease. 3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, 1 And Moab rebeUed against Israel after the 2 death of Ahab. And Ahaziah feU down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Sa maria, and was sick : and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub trie god of Ekron whether I shaU recover of this sick- 3 ness. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers R.V. 'See2 Chr. xx. 31, kc 2 See 2 Chr. xxi. 1. 3 Or, whomade 430 II. KINGS. I. 3 A.V. tHeb. The bed, whitherthou art gone up, thoushalt not comedown from it. 1 Heb. What was the mannerof the man? tHeb.bowed. of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, ' Thou shalt not come down from triat bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Erijah de parted. 5 if And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto trie king triat sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that triou sendest to enquire of Baal- zebub the god of Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, 'What manner of man was he wriicri came up to meet you, and told you triese words? 8 Aud triey answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And lie said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 9 Then the king sent unto riim a captain of fifty witri his fifty. And he went up to him : and, be hold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto hrin, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from rieaven, and con sumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent uuto him another captain of fifty witri riis fifty. And rie answered and said unto hrin, 0 man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them; 11 1 be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed riim and riis fifty. 13 if And rie sent again a captain of trie third fifty with his fifty. And the triird captain of fifty went up, and came and 'fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto hrin, 0 man of God, I pray thee, let my rife, and the IHe of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of trie former fifties witri trieir fifties: therefore let my IHe now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of trie Lord said unto Erijah, Go down with him : be not afraid of him. And lie arose, and went down witri him unto the king. 16 And rie said unto riim, Thus saith trie Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to en quire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word ? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 17 if So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijari had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in trie second year of Jehoram the son of Jehosriaphat king of Judah ; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chron icles of the kings of Israel? 2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijari into rieaven by a wririiwind, triat Elijah went with Elisha from GUgal. 2 And Erijari said unto Elista, Tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I vrill not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. of trie king of Samaria, and say unto triem, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And 5 Elijari departed. And trie messengers returned unto lrim, and rie said unto them, Why is it 6 that ye are returned? And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ek ron ? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt 7 surely die. And he said unto triem, What man ner of man was he which came up to meet you, 8 and told you these words? And they answered hrin, He was *an hairy man, and girt witri a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, 9 It is Erijah the Tishbite. Then the king sent uuto lrim a captain of fifty witri Iris fifty. And he went up to him : and, behold, he 2 sat on the top of the hiH. And he spake unto'him, 0 man 10 of God, trie king riatri said, Come down. And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from rieaven, and con- 11 sumed riim and his fifty. And again rie sent unto riim anotrier captain of fifty witri riis fifty. And he answered and said unto him, 0 man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quick- 12 ly. And Erijari answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from rieaven, and consume theo and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and 13 consumed riim and his fifty. And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and feH on his knees before EUjah, and besought him, and said unto him, 0 man of God, I pray thee, let my IHe, and the life of triese fifty thy 14 servants, be precious in thy sight. Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and con sumed trie two former captains of fifty witri their fifties: but now let my IHe be precious 15 in thy sight. And the angel of the Lord said unto Erijari, Go down witri him : be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him 16 unto the king. And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent mes sengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ek ron, is it because there is no God in Israel to in quire of riis word ? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, 17 but shalt surely die. So he died according to the word of the Lord whicri Erijari had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jerioram trie son of Jerioshaphat 18 king of Judah ; because he had no son. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziari which he did, are they not written in trie book of the chron icles of the kings of Israel? 2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijari by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijari went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And EHjah said unto Elisria, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisria said, As the Lord livetri, and as triy soul liveth, I wUl not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. RV. 'Or,a man with a garmentof hair 2 Or, dwelt II. 21 II. KINGS. 431 A.V. tHeb. in sight, or, over against. t Heb. Tliou hastdonehard in asking. * Ecclus. 48.9. 1 Mac. 2. 53. ' ch. IS. 11. t Heb. Up. * ver. 7. tHeb. sons of strength. t Heb. one of themount-a ins. tHeb.causing ¦ to mis carry. 3 And the sons of the prophets triat were at Betri- el came fortri to Elisria, and said unto riim, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; riold ye your peace. 4 And Elijari said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericrio. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave triee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Know est thou that the Lord wUl take away triy master from thy head to day ? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto hrin, Tarry, I pray triee, here ; for the Lord hatri sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I wHl not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood * to view afar off : and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, .so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 if And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shaH do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And EHsha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, 'Thou hast asked a hard tiring: nevertheless, H thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee ; but if not, it shaH not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted triem botri asunder; and "Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 if And EHsha saw it, and he cried, * My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw hrin no more: and lie took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that feU from lrim, and went back, and stood by the 'bank of Jordan ; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that feU from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also riad smitten trie waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when trie sons of the prophets which were * to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they camo to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 if And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty 'strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast riim upon 'some mount ain, or into some vaUey. And he said, Ye shaU not send. 17 And when they urged him tfll he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men ; and they sought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to hrin, (for rie tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19 if And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and tho ground 'ban-en. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to hrin. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto hrin, Knowest triou that the Lord wiU take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto riim, Elisria, tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hatri sent me to Jericrio. And lie said, As trie Lord livetri, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to 5 Jericho. And the sons of the prophets triat were at Jericrio came near to Elisria, and said unto him, Knowest thou triat trie Lord wiU take away triy master from thy head to-day ? And he answered, Yea, I know it ; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And lie said, As trie Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I wiH not leave thee. And they two went 7 on. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: 8 and triey two stood by Jordan. And Elijari took riis mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry 9 ground. And it camo to pass, 1 when triey were gone over, triat Erijari said unto Elisha, Ask what I sriaU do for thee, before I be taken from thee. And Erisria said, I pray triee, let 2a double por- 10 tion of thy spirit be upon me. And he said, Thou hast asked a riard tiring: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shaU be so unto thee ; but if not, it shaU not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they stiU went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared 9a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijari went up by a whirl- 12 wind into rieaven. And Erisria saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the 4 chariots of Is rael and trie riorsemen thereof! And he saw him no more : and he took hold of his own 13 clothes, and rent them in two pieces. He took up also the mantle of Elijah that feH from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jor- 14 dan. And he took the mantle of Elijah that feU from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord, °the God of Elijari? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither: and Elisha went 15 over. And when the sons of the prophets whicri were at Jericho over against lrim saw riim, triey said, Trie spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed them- 16 selves to the ground before him. And they said unto hrin, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men ; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master : lest peradventure the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast lrim upon some mountain, or into some vaUey. 17 And he said, Ye shaU not send. And when they urged him tfll he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men ; and they sought 18 three days, but found him not. And they came back to him, whfle he tarried at Jericho ; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not ? 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water 20 is naught, and the land 8miscarrieth. And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt 21 therein. And they brought it to him. And he went forth unto tho spring of tho waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there R.V. 'Or, as they ivent 2 That is, theportionof the first born.SeeDeut.xxi. 17. 3 Or, chariots 4 Or, chariot 5 Or, the God of Elijah, even he ? andwhenhe had smittent,c. •Or, castethher fruit 432 II. KINGS. II. 21 A.V. t Heb. statue. * 1 Kings 22. 4. tHeb. at their feet. shaH not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, ac cording to the saying of Elisha whicri lie spake. 23 if And rie went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little chfldren out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, triou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And rie turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in trie name of trie Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Je hoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2 And he wrought evil in trie sigrit of the Lord ; but not like his father, and like riis motrier: for he put away the ' image of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jero boam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 4 if And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an riundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 5 But it came to pass, when "Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebeUed against trie king of Israel. 6 if And king Jerioram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered aU Israel. 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, Trie king of Moab hath rebeUed against me : wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I wiU go up: "I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shaH we go up ? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom : and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey : and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle ' that foUowed them. 10 And the king of Israel said, Alas I that the Lord hath caUed these three kings togetrier, to deliver them into the hand of Moab ! 11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Hero is Erisria the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah. 12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to riim. 13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, Wriat riave I to do witri triee? get triee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay : for the Lord hath caHed these three kings togetrier, to deliver triem into trie riand of Moab. 14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts hveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. 16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this vaHey full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shaU not see wind, neither shaU ye see rain; yet triat vaUey shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. shall not be from thence any more death or 22 'miscarrying. So trie waters were riealed unto triis day, according to trie word of Elisria wlrich he spake. 23 And he went up from trience unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth 2 little clrildren out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; 24 go up, thou bald head. And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of trie Lord. And triere came fortri two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children 25 of them. And rie went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned 2 twelvo years. And ho did that which was evU in the sigrit of tho Lord; but not like his fa ther, and like his mother : for he put away the 3 8 pfllar of Baal that his father had made. Never theless he cleaved unto tho sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin ; he departed not therefrom. 4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster ; and he rendered unto the king of Israel 4trie wool of an hundred thousand lambs, and of an 5 hundred thousand rams. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab re- 6 beUed against the king of Israel. And king Je horam went out of Samaria at that time, and 7 mustered aH Israel. And he went and sent to Jeriosriapriat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebeUed against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle 1 And be said, I wiH go up : I am as triou art, my peo- 8 pie as thy people, my horses as thy horses. Aud he said, Which way shaU we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went, and the khig of Ju dari, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that 10 foUowed them. And the king of Israel said, Alas I for the Lord hath caUed these three kings together to deliver triem into the hand of Moab. 11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a pro phet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, which poured water on the 12 riands of Elijari. And Jehoshaphat said, The word of trie Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom 13 went down to him. And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What riave I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay : for the Lord hatri called triese triree kings togetrier to deliver triem - 14 into the hand of Moab. And Elisria said, As the Lord of hosts Hveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judari, I would not 15 look toward triee, nor see thee. But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of trie Lord 16 came upon him. And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this vaUey fuU of trenches. 17 For thus saith trie Lord, Ye shaU not see wind, neither sliall ye see rain, yet triat vaUey shaU be fiUed witri water : and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts. R.Y. 'Or, castingof fruit 2 Or, young lads s Or, obelisk * Or, an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundredthou sandrams,with the . wool IV. 10 II. KINGS. 433 A.V. t Heb. grieve. tHeb. werecried together. tHeb. gird himselfwith'a girdle. tHeb.destroy- HOr, they smote in it even smiling. tHeb. until he left the stonesthereof in Kir- hara- seth. I Or, scant not. lOr, creditor. tHeb. therewas a day.tHeb,laid hold on him. 18 And triis is but a light thing in trie sight of the Lord : he wUl deHver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shaU smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shaU feU every good tree, and stop aU wells of water, and ' mar every good piece of land with stOnes. 20 And it came to pass in the morning, wrien the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was fflled with water. 21 if And when aU the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to figrit against triem, triey 'gathered aH that were able to 'put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun srione upon trie water, and trie Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: 23 And they said, This is blood : the kings are surely 'slain, and triey riave smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoH. 24 And when they came to trie camp of Israel, trie Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but Hthey went forward smiting trie 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 an the wells of water, and feUed aU the good trees : ' only in Kir-haraseth left triey the stones thereof ; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. 26 if And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even urito trie king of Edom: but they could not. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon trie waU. And there was great in dignation against Israel : and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. 4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the propriets unto Erisria, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou know est that thy servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? teU me, what riast thou in the house ? And she said, Thine handmaid hatri not any tiring in the house, save a pot of ofl. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of aU thy neighbours, even empty vessels ; n borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into aH those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is fuU. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her ; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were fuU, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the ofl stayed. 7 Then she carrie and told the man of God. And he said, Go, seU the ofl, and pay thy II debt, and Hve thou and thy chHdren of the rest. 8 if And ' it feU on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman ; and she ' con strained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continuaUy. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the waU ; and let us set for him there a bed, and 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he wUl also deliver trie Moabites 19 into your hand. And ye shaU smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land 20 with stones. And it came to pass in the morn ing, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with 21 water. Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to figrit against them, they i gathered themselves together, all that were able to 2put on armour, and upward, and 22 stood on the border. And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against 23 triem as red as blood : and they said, This is blood; the kings 8are surely destroyed, and triey have smitten each man riis feUow: now there- 24 fore, Moab, to the spoil. And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before triem: and triey went forward 4into trie land 25 smiting the Moabites. And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it ; and triey stopped aU trie fountains of water, and felled aU the good trees: untH in Kir-riaresetri only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers 26 went about it, and smote it. And wrien trie king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king 27 of Edom: but they could not. Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the waU. And 5 there was great wrath against Is rael : and they departed from riim, and returned to trieir own land. 4 Now triere cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisria, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead: and thou knowest triat thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto riim my 2 two clrildren to be bondmen. And Elisria said unto rier, Wriat shall I do for thee? teU me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, . Thine handmaid hath npt any thing in the house, 3 save a pot of oU. Then he said, Go, borrow theo vessels abroad of aU thy neighbours, even empty 4 vessels ; borrow not a few. And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and 5 thou shalt set aside that which is fuU. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons ; they brought the vessels to her, 6 and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were f uU, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told trie man of God. And he said, Go, seU the oU, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisria passed to Shunem, where was a great woman ; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither 9 to eat bread. And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man 10 of God, whicri passeth by us continuaUy. Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber 8 on the waH ; and let us. set for him there a bed, and EE R.V. 1 Or, were calledtogether 2 Heb. gird them selves with a girdle. 3 Or, havesurely fought together4 Heb. into it. 'Or, there camegreat irralhunon Israel « Or, withwalls 434 II, KINGS. IV. 10 A.V. * Gen. 18. 10. t Heb. set time. t Heb. peace. t Heb. restrain not for me to ride. t Heb. / his feet. t Heb. bitter. tHeb.attention. a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shaH be, when rie cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it feU on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, CaU this Shunammite. And when he had caHed her, she stood before hrin. 13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Be hold, thou hast been careful for us with aU this care ; what is to be done for thee ? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to trie captain of the host ? And she answered, I dweU among mine own people. 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her ? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no chfld, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had caUed her, she stood in trie door. 16 And lie said, "About this ' season, according to the time of life, triou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the .woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, accord ing to the time of IHe. 18 ir And wrien trie chfld was grown, it feH on a day, that rie went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my riead. And rie said to a lad, Carry him to riis motrier. . 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on rier knees tfll noon, and then died. 21 And srie went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she caUed unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to trie man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore writ triou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be ' well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her serv ant, Drive, and go forward ; ' slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that rie said to Gehazi his servant,. Behold, yonder is that Shunammite : 26 Bun now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto rier, 7s it well with thee ? is it weH with thy husband? is it weU with the child? And srie answered, It is well. 27 And wrien srie came to the man of God to the hill, she caught ' him by the feet : but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone ; for her soul is ' vexed witriin rier: and the Lord hatri hid it from me, and hatri not told me. 28 Trien srie said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way : H thou meet any man, salute him not; and H any salute thee, answer hrin not again: and lay my staff upon trie face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul livetri, I writ not leave thee. And he arose, and foUowed rier. 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of tho chrid ; but there was neither voice, nor 'hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet riim, and told hrin, saying, The chUd is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto trie Lord. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the chUd, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall 11 turn in thither. And it fell on a day, that he came thitrier, and rie turned into the chamber 12 and lay there. And he said to Geriazi his serv ant, Call this Sriunammite. And when he had 13 called her, she stood before him. And he said unto lrim, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast abeen careful for us with all this care;, what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of trie host ? And she answered, I dwell among mine own 14 people. And he said, What then is to be done for her ? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hatri 15 no son, and her husband is old. And he said, Call her. And when he had caUed her, she 16 stood in trie door. And he said, At this season, when the trine 2cometri round, thou shalt em- -brace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And trie woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as 18 Elisha had said unto her. And when the child was grown, it feU on a day, that he went out to 19 his fatrier to the reapers. And he said unto his father, My riead, my riead. And he said to 20 his servant, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and 21 then died. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door 22 upon riim, and went out. And she caUed unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day ? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And 24 she said, sIt shall be weU. Then she saddled an ass, and. said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I 25 bid thee. So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is 26 trie Sriunammite : run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee ? is it weU with thy husband? is it well with the 27 child? And she answered, It is weU. And when she came to the man of God to the hiU, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust rier away ; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is 4 vexed within her; and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not 28 told me. Then srie said, Did I desire a son of my lord ? did I not say, Do not deceive me ? 29 Trien he said to Gehazi, Grid up triy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way : if triou meet any man, salute riim not ; and if any salute triee, answer him not again : and lay my 30 staff upon the face of the chUd. And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I wUl not leave thee. And rie 31 arose, and foUowed her. And Geriazi passed oh before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child ; but there was neither voice, nor "hearing. Wherefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The chUd is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the- house, be hold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon 34 them twain, and prayed unto the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon R.V. 'Or,strewed us all this re verence 2 Heb. liveth, or, reviveth. 8 Heb. Peace. 4 Heb. bitter. » Heb. attention. Y. 8 II. KINGS. 435 A.V tHeb. oncehither,and once thither. t [1611 neesed] tHeb. evilthing. "Or,in his scrip, or, garment. * John 6.11. t Heb. before.¦ Or, gra cious.t Heb. lifted up, or, acceptedin coun tenance.lOr, victory. 1 Heb. wasbefore.tHeb. before.t Heb. gather in. tHeb. in his hand. his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and rie streteried riimseH upon trie clriid ; and the flesh of the chfld waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked hi the house ' to and fro ; and went up, and stretched himseH upon him : and the chfld X sneezed seven times, and the chfld opened his eyes. 36 And he caUed Gehazi, and said, CaU this Shu nammite. So he caUed her. And when she was come in imto him, he said, Take up thy son. 37 Then she went in, and feU at his feet, and bowed herseH to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 38 if And Elisha came again to GUgal : and there was a dearth in the land ; and trie sons of the pro phets were sitting before riim : and rie said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wfld vine, and gathered thereof wfld gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage : for they knew them not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, 0 thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. , 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot ; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And triere was no 'harm in the pot. 42 if And there came a man from Baal-shaUsha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fuH ears of corn II in the husk thereof. ' And lie said, Give unto trie people, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said, What, sriould I set triis before an hundred men ? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat : for thus saith the Lord, * They shaU eat, and shaH leave thereof. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord. 5 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man 'with his master, and ll 'honourable, because by him the Lord had given ll deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2 And trie Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she 'waited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord we're 'witri trie prophet that is in Samaria! for he would 'recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I wiH send a. letter unto the king of Israel. And he de parted, and took ' witri riim ten talents of sflver, 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 tlris letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my serv ant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass, when trie king of Israel riad read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kfll and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wrierefore consider, I pray you, and see riow he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8 if And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Where fore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let lrim come now to me, and rie sriaU know that there is a prophet in Israel. his eyes, and his hands upon his hands : and he 1 stretched himself upon hrin ; and trie flesh of 35 the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in • the house once to and fro ; and went up, and i stretched himself upon him : 2 and the clriid sneezed seven times, and trie child 36 opened his eyes. And he caUed Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he caUed her. And when she was come in unto hrin, rie said, 37 Take up thy son. Then she went in, and feU at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out. 38 And EHsha came again to Gilgal : and there was a dearth in the land ; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before hrin : and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into trie field to gatlier rierbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof vrild gourds riis lap fuU, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage : for they knew 40 them not. So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, 0 man of God, there is death in the pot. And 41 they could not eat thereof. But rie said, Trien bring meal. And he cast it into trie pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And triere was no 3 harm in the pot. 42 And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first- fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of com in 4his sack. And he said, Give unto 43 the people, that they may eat. And his 5 serv ant said, Wriat, sriould I set triis before an hundred men ? But he said, Give the people, that triey may eat; for trius saith. trie -Lord, Triey 44 shaU eat, and sriaU leave thereof. So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord. 5 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man 6 witri riis master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given i victory unto Syria: he was also a migrity man 2 of valour, but he was a leper. And.the Syrians riad gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid ; 3 and srie 8waited on Naaman's wife. And srie said unto rier mistress, Would God my lord were "witri the prophet that is in Samaria I 4 then would he recover him of riis leprosy. And 9 one went in, and told riis lord, saying, Trius and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I wfll send a letter unto trie king of Israel. And rie departed, and took witri him ten talents of silver, and six thousand 10pieces of gold, and ten 6 changes of raiment. And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now when this letter is come unto triee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou 7 mayest recover him of riis leprosy. And it came to pass, when trie king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kfll and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy ? but consider, I pray you, and see how 8 he seeketh na quarrel against me. And it was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to trie king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now-to me, and he shaU know triat there is a pi-Spnet in Israel. E 2 2 R.V. 'Or,bowed It imsclf 2 Or, and em bracedthe child 8 Heb. evilthing. 4 Or, the husk thereof«Or,minister e Heb. before. 'Heb.salva- tion. « Heb. u\is before. 'Or,/ "> Or, shekels u Or, ail occasion 436 II. KINGS. V. 9 A.V. tHeb. I said. HOr,I said .vilh myself, He will surety come out, kc tHeb.move up and down.lOr, Ainana. ' Luke -4.27. t Heb. a little piece of ground. I Heb. Is there peace ? I Or. secret place. tHeb. not hither or thither. 9 So Naaman came witri Iris horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisria. 10 And Elisria sent a messenger unto riim, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, ' H I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and caU on the name of the Lord his God, and t strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 ^lre not ll Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damas cus, better than aU the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto lrim, and said, My fatrier, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it ? how much rather then, when he saith to triee, Wash, and be clean ? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himseH seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto trie flesh of a little chUd, and * he was clean. 15 if And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood be fore him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 16 But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged hrin to take it; but he refused. 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth ? for thy servant wiU henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto otrier gods, but unto the Lord. 18 In triis thing the Lord pardon triy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Bimmon to "worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Bimmon : wrien I bow down myseH in trie house of Bimmon, the Lord pardon triy servant in this thing. 19 And he said unto him, Go hi peace. So rie departed from him ' a little way. 20 if But Geriazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Beriold, my master riatri spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his riands triat wlrich he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after riim, and take somewriat of riim. 21 So Geriazi foUowed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after riim, lie ligrited down from the chariot to meet him, and said, '/s aUweU? 22 And he said, AH is weU. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the 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 rie urged riim, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants ; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the H tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house : and he let the men go, and triey departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went 'no whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with^ thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee ? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vine yards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of 10 Elisha. And Elisria sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wasri in Jordan seven times, and triy flesh shall come again to thee, and Uhou 11 srialt tie clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Beriold, I triought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and caU on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his 12 hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not 2Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Da mascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he 13 turned and went away in a rage. And his serv ants came near, and spake unto lrim, and said, My father, H the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest triou not riave done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, 14 Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little chUd, 15 and he was clean. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a 16 'present of thy servant. But he said, As the Lord Hveth, before whom I stand", I will receive none. And he urged him to take it ; but he re- 17 fused. And Naaman said, If not, yet I pray thee let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of eartri; for thy servant wiU hence forth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice 18 unto other gods, but unto the Lord. In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant ; when my master goeth into trie house of Bimmon to wor ship there, and he leaneth on my' hand, and I bow myseH in the house of Bimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Bimmon, the Lord 19 pardon thy servant in this thing. And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him 4 a little way. 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at riis riands that which he brought : as the Lord liveth, I will 21 run after him, and take somewhat of him. So Gehazi foUowed after Naaman. And when Naa man saw one running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet riim, and said, Is all 22 weU ? And lie said, AH is weH. My master hatri sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from the lriU country of Epriraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two 23 changes of raiment. And Naaman said, Be eon- tent, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the 5hiU, he took them from trieir riand, and bestowed them in trie house : and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi ? . And he said, Thy servant went no 26 whither. And he said unto him, "Went not mine heart with thee, when trie man turned again from his chariot to meet thee ? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive gar ments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and menservants and maidservants ? R.V. ' Heb. be thou clean. 2 An other reading is, Amu- nah. 8 Heb. blessing. < Or, some way « Heb. Ophel. «Or, Mine heart went not from me, when Jyc. VI. 22 II. KINGS. 437 A.V. t Heb. iron. lOr,encamp ing. t Heb. No. tHeb. heavy.HOr, minister. * 2 Chr. 32. 7. t Heb. come ye after me. 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shaU cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. 6 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too: strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every, man a beam, and let us. make us a place there, where we may dweU. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I wHl go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the ? axe head feU into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master 1 for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it ? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 8 if Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel witri his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my » camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware triat thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told bim and warned hrin of, and saved himself there, not .once nor twice. 11 Therefore trie heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he caUed his servants, and said unto them, WiU ye not shew me wlrich of us is for the king of Israel ? 12 And one of his servants said, ' None, my lord, 0 king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, teUeth the king of Israel trie words triat triou speakest in triy bedchamber. 13 iT And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Beriold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a 'great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 And wrien the II servant of the man of God was risen early; and gone forth, behold, an host com passed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master 1 how shaU.we do ? 16. Arid he answered, Fear not: for "they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray triee, open his eyes, triat he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was fuU of horses and criariots of fire round about Elisha. 18 And when they came down to him, Elisria prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite triis people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of EHsha. 19 if And EHsha said unto them, This is not trie way, neither. is this the city: 'foUow me, and I wiU bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, triat Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened trieir eyes, and they saw ; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them f shaU I smite them ? 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite triose whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy 27 The leprosy trierefore of Naaman sriaU cleave unto triee, and unto thy seed for ever. And~ rie went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. 6 Aud the sons of the prophets said unto Elisria, Behold now, the place where we dweU before 2 thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where 3 we may dweU. And he answered, Go ye. And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with 4 thy servants. And he answered, I wiH go. So lie went with them. And when they came to 5 Jordan, they cut down wood. But as one was falling a beam, the axe-head f eU into trie water : and he cried, and said, Alas, my master I for it 6 was borrowed. And the man of God said, Where f eU it ? And he sriewed him trie place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and 7 !made the iron to swim. And rie said, Take it up to triee. So he put out his hand, and took it. 8 Now the king of Syria warred against Israel ; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In sucri ana such a place shaU be my 2camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto tho king of Is rael, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place ; for thither the Syrians are coming down. 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned riim of; and he saved himseH there, not once nor twice. 11 And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing ; and lie caUed riis serv ants, and said unto triem, WUl ye not shew me 12 wlrich of us is for trie king of Israel? And one of riis servants said, Nay, my lord, 0 king : but Erisria, the prophet that is in Israel, teUeth the king of Israel trie words that thou speakest in 13 thy bedchamber. And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Beriold, rie is in 14 Dotrian. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host : and they came by 15 nighti and compassed trie city about. And when the 8 servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said "unto him, Alas, my 16 master 1 how shaU we do ? Aud he answered, Fear not : for they that be with us are more 17 than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open riis eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was fuH of Horses and 18 criariots of fire round about Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisria prayed unto trie Lord, and said, Smite this 4people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them witri brindness according to trie word of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said unto triem, This is not the way, neither is this the city : foUow me, and I wfll bring you to the man whom ye seek. And 20 he led them to Samaria. And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that triey may see. And trie Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in 21 the midst of Samaria. And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, 22 shaU I smite them ? shaU I smite them ? And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite triose whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy R.V. 'Or,the Iron didswim 2 Or, en camping 8 Or, minister 4 Heb. nation. 438 II. KINGS. VI. 22 A.v. II Or, Let not the Lord savethee. * Deut. .53. t Heb. other. tHeb.a lord whichbelongedto the king,leaningupon his hand. bow ? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to theri- master. 23 And lie prepared great provision for them: and when triey had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So trie bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 24 if And it came to pass after this, that Ben- hadad king of Syria gathered aU his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria : and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, 0 king. 27 And he said, I If the Lord do not help thee, whence shaU I help thee ? out of trie barnfloor, or out of trie winepress ? 28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee ? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we wiU eat my son to morrow. 29 So * we boiled my son, and did eat riim : and I said unto her on the tnext day, Give thy son, that we may eat him : and she hath hid Her son. 30 if And it came to pass, wrien trie king rieard trie words of trie woman, that he rent his clothes ; and he passed by upon the waU, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 31 Then he said, God do so and more, also to me, H the riead of Elisria trie son of Shaphat shaU stand on riim triis day. 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before hrin : but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head ? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door : is not trie sound of riis master's feet behind him ? 33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto riim : and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord ; what should I wait for trie Lord any longer ? 7 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saitri trie Lord, To morrow about triis time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then ' a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this tiring be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 if And there were four leprous men at the en tering in of the gate : and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die ? 4 If we say, We wiH enter into the city, then the famine is in trie city, and we shall die there : and if we sit stiU here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of trie Syrians : if they save us alive, we sriaU live ; and H they kiU us, we sriaU but die. 5 And triey rose up in trie twilight, to-go unto the camp of trie Syrians : and when they were come to trie uttermost part of the oamp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a-noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host : and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hatri hired against us trie kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents; and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for theri- IHe. 8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, bow? set bread and water before triem, that they may eat and drink, and go to theri- master. 23 And rie prepared great provision for triem : and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And trie - bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben- hadad king of Syria gathered aU his riost, and 25 went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it,.untU an ass's head was sold for fourscore 1pieces of sUver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five ^pieces 26 of silver. And as the king of Israel was pass ing by upon the waH, there cried a woman unto 27 hrin, saying, Help, my lord, 0 king. And rie said, 2If the Lord do not help triee, whence shaH I rielp thee ? out of the trireshing-floor, or 28 out of the winepress ? And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Triis woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we wril eat my son 29 to-morrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat hrin : and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat riim : and she hath 30 hid her son. And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that rie rent his clothes ; (now he was passing by upon the waU ;) and the people looked, and, behold, 31 he had sackcloth within upon Iris flesh. Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if trie head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shaU stand 32 on him triis day. But Elisria sat in riis riouse, and trie elders sat with him ; and the king sent a man from before him : but ere the messenger came to lrim, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine riead? look, wrien the messenger cometh, shut the door, and 8hold the door fast against riim : is not the sound of his master's feet be- 33 hind him ? And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto hrin: and rie said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; wiry should I wait for trie Lord any longer ? 7 And Elisria said, Hear ye trie word of the Lord: thus saith the Lord, To-morrow about this time shall a 4 measure of fine flour be sold for a sriekel, and two measures of barley for 2 a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. Then trie captain on whose hand the king leaned an swered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 Now there were four leprous men at the entering in of trie gate: and triey said one to 4 another, Why sit we here until we die ? If. we say, We will enter into the city, trien trie famine is in the city, and wo shaU die triere : and if we sit stfll here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us f aH unto the host of the Syrians : H they save us alive, we sriaU live; and if triey 5 kfll us, we sriaU but die. And they rose up in trie twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians : and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was 6 no man there. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the4 king of Israel hath hired against us trie kings of the Hittites, and the kings of trie Egyptians, 7 to come upon us. Wherefore they arose and fled, in the twilight, and left theri- tents, and trieir horses, and their asses, . even the camp 8 as it was, and fled for their life. And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried trience silver, and gold, RV. 'Or, shekels 2 Or, Nay, let the Lord helpthee I 8 Heb. thrusthim back with the door. 4 Heb. seah. VIII. 5 II. KINGS. 439 A.V. I Heb. we shall find'punish ment. I Heb. in it. and raiment, and went and hid it; aud came again, and entered into anotrier tent, and carried thence also, and went and riid it. 9 Trien they said one to another, We do not weU: this day is a day of good tidings, and we riold our peace: if we tarry tiU the morning light, 'some mischief wHl come upon us: now trierefore come, that we may go and teU the king's household. 10 So they camo and called unto the porter of tho city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. 11 And he caUed the porters ; and they told it to the king's house within. 12 if And trie long arose in trie night, and said unto his servants, I wril now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be riungry; therefore are they gone out of trie camp to hide triemselves in trie field, saying, Wrien they come out of the city, we shaU catch them alive, and get into the city. 13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, whicri are left ? in the city, (behold, they are as aH the multitude of Israel that are left in it : behold, / say, they are even as all the multitude of trie Israerites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariot horses ; and the king sent after trie riost of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, aH the. way was fuU of garments and vessels,*which trie Syrians riad cast away in their riaste. And trie messengers returned, and told trie king. ¦16 And trie people went out, and spoHed the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for .a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to trie word of trie Lord. 17 if And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a sriekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shaU be to morrow about this trine in trie gate of Samaria : 19 And triat lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make wind ows in rieaven, might sucli a tiring be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 20 And so it feU out unto him: for the people trode upon him in trie gate, and rie died. 8 Then spake EHsha unto the woman, * whose son he had restored to rife, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn : for the Lord hath caUed for a famine; and it shaH also come upon the land seven years. 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her house hold, and sojourned in the land of the PhHistines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, triat the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and srie went forth to cry imto the king for her house, and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gehazi tho servant of the man of God, saying, TeU me, I pray triee, all the great things that Elisria riatri done. ¦ 5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how -he had restored a dead body to life, that, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into anotrier tent, and 9 can-ied thence also, and went and hid it. Then they said one to another, We do not weU : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry tiU the morning light, 'punishment wfll overtake us : now trierefore come, let us go and teH the king's household. 10 So they came and caHed unto the 2 porter of the city : and triey told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and trie asses tied, and. the 11 tents as they were. And 8he caUed the porters ; and they told it to trie king's household within. 12 And the king arose in trie nigrit, and said unto Iris servants, I wril now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shaU take 13 them alive, and get into the city. And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left 4in the city, (behold, they arc as aU the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as aU the multitude of Israel that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariots with horses ; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, 15 saying, Go and see. And they went after them unto Jordan : and, lo, aU tho way was full of garments and vessels, whicri the Syrians had cast away in theri- riaste. And trie messengers 16 returned, and told the king. And the people went out, and spofled the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, ac- 17 cording to trie word of the Lord. Aud the king appointed the captain on whose riand he loaned to have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when 18 the king came down to him. And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shaU be to-morrow about this time in the gate 19 of Samaria ; and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in rieaven, migrit such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof: 20 it came to pass even so unto him ; for the people trode upon him in trie gate, and rie died. 8 Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to IHe, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn : for tho Lord hath called for a famine ; and it shall also come 2 upon the land seven years. Arid the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God: and srie went with her houserioid, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven 3 years. And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines : and she went fortri to cry unto 4 trie king for rier house and for her land. Now the king was talking witri Geriazi the servant of the man of God, saying, TeU me, I pray thee, 5 all the great things triat Elisha hath done. And it came to pass, as he was teUing trie king low he had restored to life riim that was dead, that, R.V. 'Or,our iniquity will find us out 2 Or, porters 3 Or, the porterscalled i Heb. in it. 440 II. KINGS. VIII. 5 A.V. SO:-,cunuth. I Heb. in his hand. t Heb. and set it. ' 2 Chr. 21. 4. t Heb. reigned. ' 2 Sam. 7. 13. J [1611 promised to Give to hiin) t Heb. candle,or, lamp. • 2 Chr. 2i 1. heboid, trie woman, wriose son he had restored to IHe, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Geriazi said, My lord, 0 king, triis is trie woman, and triis is rier son, wriom Elisria restored to Hfe. 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto rier a certain » officer, saying, Eestore all triat was hers, and aU the fruits of the field since trie day triat she left the land, even until now. 7 if And Elisha came to Damascus ; and Ben- hadad trie king of Syria was sick ; and it was told riim, saying, Trie man of God is come riither. 8 And trie king said unto Hazael, Take a present in triine riand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by hrin, saying, SriaU I recover of triis disease ? 9 So Hazael went to meet hrin, and took a present 1 with lrim, even of every good tiling of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hatri sent me to thee, saying, SriaU I recover of triis disease ? 10 And EHsha said unto him, Go, say unto lrim, Triou mayest certainly recover : howbeit trie Lord riath shewed me triat lie shaU surely die. 11 And he settled his countenance 'stedfastly, until he was ashamed : and the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord ? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the clrildren of Israel: trieir strong holds wUt thou set on fire, and their young men wUt thou slay with the sword, and wUt dash their clrildren, and rip up their women with child. 13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great tiring? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. 14 So rie departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisria to triee? And rie answered, He told me that triou sriouldest surely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and. dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. 16 ir And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, * Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judari 'began to reign. 17 Thirty aud two years old was he when he began to reign ; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did trie house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife : and he did evH in the sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judari for David riis servant's sake, "as he 'promised him to give him alway a ' rigrit, and to his chfldren. 20 if Li his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and aU the chariots with bim: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fied into their tents. 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are triey not written in trie book of the chronicles of trie kings of Judari? 21 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David : and * Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 iT In the tweHth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jeho ram king of Judah begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And riis motrier's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 And he walked in the way of tho house of behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for rier land. And Geriazi said, My lord, 0 king, triis is the woman, and this is her son, whom 6 Elisha restored to IHe. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain 1 officer, saying, Bestore all that was hers, and aU the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 7 Aud Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben- hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told hrin, saying, Trie man of God is come 8 hither. And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in triine hand, and go meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, 9 saying, SriaU I recover of triis sickness? So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present 2with riim, 8even of every good tiring of Damas cus, forty carriers' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, ShaU I 10 recover of. this. sickness? And Elisha said unto him, Go, 4say unto hrin, Triou srialt surely re cover ; howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that 11 he shaU surely die. And he settled his counten ance stedfastly upon him, untH he was ashamed: 12 and the man of God wept. And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou vrilt do unto the clrildren of Israel: trieir strong holds writ thou set on fire, and their young men wflt thou slay with the sword, and wUt dash in pieces their rittle ones, and rip up then- women with 13 child. And Hazael said, But what is thy serv ant, wriicri is but a dog, triat rie sriould do triis great tiling? And Elisria answered, The Lord hatri shewed me. that thou srialt be king, over 14 Syria. Trien rie departed from Elisria, and cahie to riis master ; who said to hrin, Wriat said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. 16 And in trie fifth year of Joram trie son of Ariab king of Israel, 5 Jehoshapriat being then king of Judah, Jehoram. the son of Jehoshapriat 17 king of Judah began-to reign. 6Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign ; and 18 he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he walked in: the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab : for he had ' the daughter of Ahab to wHe : and he did that which was evil 19 in trie sight of the Lord. Howbeit the Lord would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised bim to give unto him a 20 lamp 8for his clrildren alway. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, aud 21 made a. king over themselves... Then Joram Eassed over to Zair, and aU his chariots with im: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots : and the people fled to 22 their tents. So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. Then did Libnah 23 revolt at the same time. And the rest of the acts of Joram, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings 24 of Judah? And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in. the city of David : and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 9In the tweHth year of Joram trie son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of 26 Jehoram king of Judari begin to reign. Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And riis motrier's name was Athal iah the 10 daughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of RV. 'Or, eunuch 2 Heb. in his hand, 8 Or, and 4 Ac cording toanotherreading,say. Thou shalt not recover: for the Loud %c. 5 Some ancientauthor ities omit the words Jehoshaphat be ing then king of Judah.ssee 2 Chr. xxi. 5, &c.'Seever. 26. 8 An other reading is, and to his children. "See2 Chr. xxii. 1, kc ™Or, granddaughter See ver, 18. IX. 17 II. KINGS. 441 A.V. t Heb. where with the Syrians hadwounded. tHeb.wounded. tHeb. chamber in a chamber.* 1 Kings 19. 16. *1 Kings 21. 15. * 1 Kings 14.10. SI. 21. *1 Kings 14.10. k 21. 22. »1 Kings 16.3. t Heb. reigneth. ' ch. 8. 29.t Heb. Jehoram. t Heb. smote.t Heb. let no escaper go, kc Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab : for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 if And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael kirig of Syria in Bamoth- gUead ; and the Syrians wounded Joraml 29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds 'which the Syrians had given riim at Bamah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah trie son of Jerioram kmg of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was ' sick. 9 And Elisha the prophet called one of the clrildren of trie prophets, and said unto lrim, Gird up triy loins, and take triis box of oU in thine hand, and go to Bamoth-gUead : 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimsrii, and go in, and make hrin arise up from among riis brethren, and carry him to an ' inner chamber ; 3 Then * take the box of oU, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith trie Lord, I have an ointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 if So trie young man, even trie young man trie propriet, went to Bamotri-gUead. 5 And wrien he came, behold, the captains of trie host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, 0 captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of aU us ? And he said, To thee, 0 captain. 6 And he arose, and went into the house ; and he poured the oU on his riead, and said unto hrin, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I riave an ointed triee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. 7 And thou shalt smite trie house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of aU the servants of the Lord, * at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish : and * I wiH cut off from Ahab hrin triat pisseth against the waH, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: 9 And I wiH make the house of Ahab like the house of "Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of "Baasha the son of Ahijari: 10 And trie dogs sriaU eat Jezebel in trie portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he. opened the door, and fled. 11 ii Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his. lord: and one said unto him, Is aU weH? wrierefore came triis mad fellow to triee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 12 And they said, It is false ; teU us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the -Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. 13 Trien, they riasted; and took every man his garment, and put it under him on trie top of trie stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu 'is king. 14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimsrii conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Bamoth-gUead, he and aU Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. 15 But "king 'Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds wriicri the Syrians ' had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then 'let none go forth nor escape out of trie city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace ? Ahab, and did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab" to war against Hazael king of Syria at Bamoth- 29 gilead : and the Syrians wounded Joram. And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Bamah, wrien rie fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ariaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he Was sick. 9. And Elisria the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto hrin, Gird up thy loins, and take triis vial of oU in thine hand, 2 and go to Bamoth-gUead. And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehosha priat the son of Nimsrii, and go in, and make him arise up from" among riis brethren, and carry 3 him to an inner criamber. Then take the vial of ofl, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saitri the Lord, I have anohited triee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry 4 not. So the young man, even the young man 5 the propriet, went to Bamoth-gilead. And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting ; and he said, I have an errand to thee, 0 captain. And Jehu said, Unto wlrich of aH 6 us ? And he said, To thee, 0 captain. And rie arose," and went into the house ; and he poured the oH on his head, and said unto him, Trius saitri the Lord, the God of Israel, I riave anoint ed thee king over trie people of the Lord, even 7 over Israel. , And thou shalt sinite the house of Ariab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of aU trie servants of trie Lord, at trie hand of. Jeze- 8 bei. For the whole house of Ahab shaH perish : and I wiU cut off from Ahab every man chrid, and him that is shut up and him that is left at 9 large in Israel. And I wril make trie riouse of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Ne bat, and like the house of Baasha the son of 10 Ahijah. And the dogs shaU eat Jezebel in trie portion of Jezreel, and there shaH be none to bury rier. And he opened trie door, and fled. 11 Trien Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is aU well? where fore came this mad f eUow to thee ? And he said unto them, Ye know the man and what riis talk 12 was. And triey said, It is false; teH us now. And he said, Trius and trius spake he to me, say- ' ing, Trius saitri trie Lord, I riave anointed thee 13 king over Israel. Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him Jon the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, 14 saying, Jehu is king. So Jehu the son of Jerio sriapriat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram kept Bamoth-gilead, he and aU Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria: 15 but king 2 Joram was returned to be riealed in Jezreel of trie wounds wlrich trie Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jeriu said, If triis be your mind, then let none escape and go forth out of the 16 city, to go to teU it in Jezreel. So Jehu rode in a criariot, and went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come 17 down to see Joram. Now the watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the com pany of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a com pany. And Joram said, Take an riorseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, 8 Is it peace ? R.V. 'Or,on the bare steps "- Heb. Jehoram,and in vv.17,21,22, 23, 24. 8 Or, /.! all well? 442 II. KINGS. IX. 18 A.V. "Or, march ing, *Heb. in mad ness. t Heb. Bind, t Heb. found. X [1611 hand] tHeb. filled his hand with. a bow. t Heb. bowed. * 1 Kings 21. 29. t Heb. bloods.II Or, portion. i Heb. put her eyes in paint ing. »Or, chamberlains. t Heb. by the hand of. * 1 Kings 21. 23. 18 So triere went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace ? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace ? turn triee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, Trie messenger came to triem, but he cometh not again. 19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do witri peace? turn triee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto triem, and cometh not again : and the ll driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimsrii ; for he driveth 'furiously. 21 And Joram said, 'Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judari went out, eacri iu his chariot, and they went out against Jeriu, and 'met him in the portion of Naboth tho Jezreerite. 22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? 23 And Joram turned his 'hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, 0 Ahaziah. 24 And Jehu ' drew a bow with his f uH strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and rie ' sunk down in his chariot. 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast hrin in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreerite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Aliab his father, * the Lord laid this burden upon him ; 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the 'blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord ; and I wfll requite thee in triis II plat, saitri the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into trie plat of ground, according to trie word of trie Lord. 27 if But when Ahaziah the king of Judari saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu foUowed after lrim, and said, Smite him also in trie criariot. And they did so at trie going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 28 And his servants can-ied him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in Iris sepulchre with his fathers in trie city of David. 29 And in trie eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziari to reign over Judah. 30 if And when Jehuwas come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she 'painted rier face, and tired rier riead, and looked out at a window. 31 And as Jeriu entered in at trie gate, srie said, Had Zimri peace, wrio slew riis master ? 32 And lie rifted up Iris face to the window, and said, Who is on my side ? who ? And there looked out to him two or three II eunucris. 33 And he said, Throw her down. So triey threw her down : and some of her blood was sprinkled on trie waH, and on trie riorses: and he trode her under foot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now triis cursed woman, and bury rier: for she is a king's daughter, 35 And they went to bury her : but they found no more of her than the skuH, and the feet, and the palms of her riands. 36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake 'by his servant Erijari trie Tishbite, saying, "In the portion of Jezreel shaU dogs eat trie flesh of Jezebel : 37 And the carcase of Jezebel shaH be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shaU not say, This is Jezebel. 18 So there went one on horseback to meet hrin, and said, Trius saith the king, Is it peace ? And John said, What hast thou to do with jieace? turn thee behind me. And trie watchman told, saying, Trie messenger came to them, but he 19 cometh not again. Trien he sent out a second on horseback, wlrich came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace ? And Jehu an swered, What hast triou to do witri peace ? turn 20 triee behind me. And the watchman told, say ing, He came even unto them, and cometh not again : and the chiving is like the driving of Jeriu the son of Nimsrii; for he driveth furiously. 21 And Joram said, ' Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreel- 22 ite. And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he an swered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy motrier Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so 23 many ? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, 0 A- 24 haziah. And Jehu 2 drew his bow with his f uU strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his rieart, and he sunk 25 down in his chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar riis captain, Take up, and cast hrin in the por tion of the field of Naboth the Jezreerite : for remember how that, when I and thou rode to gether after Ahab his father, the Lord 8laid this 26 burden upon him ; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord ; and I wril requite thee in this 4plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to 27 the word of the Lord. 6But when Ahaziari the king of Judari saw triis, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu foUowed after lrim, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died 28 there. And his servants carried lrim in a criariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; and she painted her eyes, and tired 31 rier head, and looked out at the window. And as Jeriu entered in at trie gate, she said, °Is it 32 peace, thou Zimri, triy master's murderer ? And he rifted up riis face to the window, and said, Who is on my side ? who ? And there looked out 33 to lrim two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the waU, and on trie horses : and he trode her under 34 foot. And when he was come in, lie did eat and drink ; and rie said, See now to triis cursed woman, and bury her : for she is a king's daugli- 35 ter. And they went to bury her : but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and 36 the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again, and told riim. And rie said, Triis is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his serv ant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shaU the dogs eat the flesh of Jeze- 37 bei : and the carcase of Jezebel shaH be as dung upon the face of the field in trie portion of Jezreel ; so that they shaH not say, This is Jezebel. R.V. •Or, Yoke 2 Heb. filled his hand with the bow. 8 Or, utteredthisoracle againsthim4 Or, portion5 See 2 Chr. xxii. 0. " Or, Ts it well X. l'S II. KINGS. 443 A.V. t Heb. nourish- ei's. I Heb. forme. * 1 Kings 21. 29. tHeb.by the hand of. 1 Or, ac quaintance.tHeb. house of shep herdsbindingsheep.t Heb. found. tHeb. to the peace of, kc t Heb. found. t Heb. blessed. lO And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jeriu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto trie rulers of Jezreel, to trie elders, and to t triem that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are witri you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour ; 3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Beriold, two kings stood not before him: how then shaH we stand? 5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and wUl do all that thou shalt bid us; we wUl not make any king: do thou that which is good in triine eyes. 6 Trien he wrote a letter the second time to triem, saying, If ye be ' mine, and if ye wiU Hearken unto my voice, take ye trie rieads of trie men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, we're with the great men of the city, which brought them up. 7 Aud it came to pass, when trie letter came to triem, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 8 if And there came a messenger, and told lrim, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And rie said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until trie morning. 9 And it came to pass in the morning^ that he went out, and stood, and said to aH the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew hrin : but who slew aU these? 10 Enow now that there shaU faU unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, whicri the Lord spake concerning trie riouse of Ahab : for the Lord hath done that which he spake "tby his servant Elijah. 11 So Jehu slew aU that remained of trie house of Ahab in Jezreel, and aU his great men, and his ll kinsfolks, and riis priests, until lie left him none remaining. 12 if And he arose and departed, and' came to Samaria. And as he was at the ' shearing house in the way, 13 Jehu 'met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they an swered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go dctwn Ho salute the chHdren of the king and trie chfldi-en of the queen. 14 And he said, Take them aUve. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men ; neither left he any of them. 15 if And when he was departed thence, he 'lighted on Jehonadab the son of Bechab coming to meet hrin: and rie 'saluted riim, and said to riim, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into trie chariot. 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made lrim ride in riis criariot. ' 17 And wrien he came to Samaria, he slew aH that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till rie riad de stroyed him, according to the saying of trie Lord, wlrich lie spake to Elijah. 18 if And Jehu gathered aH the people together, and said unto triem, Ahab served Baal a rittle ; but Jehu shall serve riim mucri. 19 Now therefore caH unto me aU the prophets of lO Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto triem that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying, 2 And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are witri you criariots and horses, a fenced 3 city also, and armour ; look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's trironc, and fight for your master's 4 house. But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Beriold, trie two kings stood not before 5 him : how then shall we stand ? And he that was over the riouseriold, and lie triat was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jeriu, saying, We are thy servants, and wiU do aU that thou shalt bid us; we wiU not make any man king: do thou 6 that which is good in thine eyes. Then he wrote a letter trie second time to them, saying, If ye he on my side, and H ye wfll hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your mas ter's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were witri trie great men of trie 7 city, which brought them up. And it came to pass, when the letter came to triem, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seven ty persons, and put their heads in baskets, and 8 sent them unto him to Jezreel. And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering 9 in of the gate untH the morning. And it came to pass in trie morning, triat he went out, and stood, and said to aH the people, Ye be right eous: behold, I conspired against my master, 10 and slew lrim : but who smote aH these ? Know now that there shaU f aU unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning trie riouse of Ahab: for the Lord hath done that wlrich he spake by his servant 11 Elijari. So Jeriu smote aU triat remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until 12 he left him none remaining. And rie arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the ! shearing house of the shepherds in the 13 way, Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judari, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah : and we go down to salute the chHdren of trie king and 14 trie clrildren of the queen. And he said, Take them alive. And triey took triem alive, and slew them at the 2 pit of the 1 shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. 15 And wrien lie was departed thence, he lighted on Jerionadab the son of Bechab coming to meet him : and he saluted him, and said to him, Is triine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine riand. And rie gave riim riis riand; and he took him up to him into the 16 chariot. And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride 17 in his chariot. And when he came to Samaria, rie smote aH triat remained unto Ahab in Samaria, tiU he had destroyed him, accord ing to the word of the Lord, which he spake IS to Elijah. And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little ; but Jehu shaU serve him much. 19 Now therefore caU unto me aU the prophets of R.V. 'Or, house of {lather ing 2 Or, cistern 444 II. KINGS. X. 19 A.V. t Heb. Sanctify. II Or, sofidl, that they stoodmouth to mouth. 1 Heb. themouth. t Heh. statues. 1 Heb. observednot. t Heb. to cut off the ends. t Heb. towardthe rising of the sun. HOr,even to Gilead andBashan. t Heb. the days were. < 2 Chr. 22. 10. t Hob. seed of the king dom. Baal, aU his servants, and aU his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtUty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, 'Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. 21 And Jehu sent through aU Israel : and aU the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left triat came not. And triey came into the house of Baal; and trie house of Baal was tfiiU from one end to anotrier. 22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring fortri vestments for aU the wor shippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. 23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Bechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers 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 offerings, Jeriu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his IHe shall be for trie IHe of him. 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering trie burnt offering, triat Jeriu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them ; let none come forth. And they smote them witri t the edge of the sword ; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. 26 And they brought forth the 'images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. 27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house uuto this day. 28 Thus Jeriu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29 if Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jeriu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Betri-el, and that were in Dan. 30 And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done weU in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and riast done unto trie house of Ahab according to aU that was in mine heart, thy clrild ren of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu. ' took no heed to walk in trie law of trie Lord God of Israel witri aH riis rieart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, whicri made Israel to sin. 32 if In triose days the Lord began ' to cut Israel short : and Hazael smote them in aU the coasts of Israel ; 33 From Jordan ' eastward, aU the land of GUead, the Gadites, and the Beubenites, and the Manas- sites, from Aroer, wlrich is by the river Arnon, ileven Gflead and Bashan. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and aU that he did, and aU riis might, are they not written in trie book of the chronicles of trie kings of Israel ? 35 And Jeriu slept witri riis fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jerioahaz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And ' the time triat Jeriu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. 11 And when "Athaliari the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed aU trie ' seed royal. 2 But Jeriosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziari, and stole riim from among trie king's sons which were slain; and triey hid riim, even lrim and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliari, so triat lie was not slain. Baal, aU riis worshippers, and aU his priests; let none be wanting : for I have a great sacri fice to do to Baal ; whosoever sriaU be wanting, lie shaU not live. But Jehu did it in subtflty, to the intent that he might destroy the wor- 20 shippers of Baal. And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed 21 it. - And Jehu sent through aU Israel : and aU the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was fiUed from one end to another. 22 And he said unto hrin that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. 23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Be chab, into the house of Baal ; and he said unto the worshippers 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 triey went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed riim four score men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his IHe shaU be for the life of 25 him. And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the i guard and to the captams, Go in, and slay them ; let none come forth. And triey smote them with the edge of the sword ; and the guard and trie captains cast triem out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. 26 And they brought forth the 2 piUars that were 27 in the house of Baal, and burned them. And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught 28 house, unto this day. Thus Jehu destroyed 29 Baal out of Israel. Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Ngbat, 8 wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in 30 Beth-el, and that were in Dan. And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast 4done weU in executing triat wriich is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to. aU that was in mine rieart, triy sons of the fourth 31 generation shaH sit on the throne of Israel. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, where with he made Israel to sin. 32 In triose days trie Lord began to cut Israel short : aud Hazael smote them in aU the coasts 33 of Israel ; from Jordan eastward, all the land of GUead, the Gadites, and the Beubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the vaUey 34 of Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and aU that he did, and aU his might, are they not written in the book 35 of trie chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Jeriu slept with his fathers : and they buried him in Samaria. And Jerioahaz riis son reigned in 36 his stead. And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eigrit years. 11 5Now wrien AthaHah the motrier of Ahaziah saw that rier son was dead, she arose and de- 2 stroyed aH the seed royal. But Jeriosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole hrin away from among the king's sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, 6and put them in the 'bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliari, so triat he was not slain. RV. 'Heb. runners. 2 Or, obelisks a Or, who 4 Or, executedwell 5 Sec 2 Chr. xxiL 10-12.•Or,whowere 'Or, chamber for the beds XI. 20 II. KINGS. 445 A.V. » 2 Chr. 23.1. II Or, from breakingup. I Or, companies. tHeb. hands. X [1611 omitsof the Lord] tHeb.shoulder. 'Heb.Let the kinglive. t Heb. offices. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 4 if And "the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in trie house of the Lord, and shewed them the king's son. 5 And he commanded triem, saying, Triis is the thing that ye shaU do ; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shaU even be keepers of the watch of the king's house ; 6 And a third part shall be at trie gate of Sur ; and a thri-d part at the gate behind the guard : so shall ye keep the watch of the house, II that it be not broken down. 7 And two « 'parts of aU you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shaH keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king. 8 And ye sriaU compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he triat cometri within trie ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. 9 And the captains over the hundreds did accord ing to aU things triat Jehoiada the priest com manded : and they took every man Iris men triat were to come in on the sabbath, with them triat sriould go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in trie temple 'of trie Lord. 11 And tho guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right t corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. 12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon lrim, and gave him trie testimony ; and they made him king, and anointed him ; and they clapped their hands, and said, ' God save trie king. 13 if And when AthaUah heard the noise of the guard, and of the people, she came to the people into trie temple of trie Lord. 14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pfllar, as the manner was, and the princes and trie trumpeters by the king, and all trie people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded trie capt ains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges : and Trim that followeth her kUl with the sword! For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord. 16 And triey laid hands on her ; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house : and there was she slain. 17 ir And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord's people ; between the king also and the people. 18 And aU 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 Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed ' officers over the house of the Lord. 19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and aU the people of the land; and triey brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 And aU the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet : and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. 3 And he was with rier riid in trie house of the Lord six years : and Atrialiari reigned over the land. 4 !And in trie seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over riundreds, of the 2 Car ries and of trie 'guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord ; and he made a covenant with triem, and took an oatri of them in the house of trie Lord, and sriewed them the 5 king's son. And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shaU do : a third part of you, that come in on trie sabbath, shall be 6 keepers of the watch of the king's riouse ; and a third part shaU be at the gate Sur ; and a third part at the gate behind the guard : so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. 7 And the two companies of you, even aU that go fortri on trie sabbath, shaU keep the watch of 8 the house of the Lord about the king. And ye shaU compass the king round about, every man with riis weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain : and be ye with trie king wrien lie goeth out, 9 and when he cometh in. And trie captains over hundreds did according to aH that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every inan his men, those that were to come in on trie sabbath, with those that were to go out on the 10 sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. And the priest delivered to the captains over hund reds the spears and shields that had been king David's, whicri were in trie house of the Lord. 11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right 4 side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and 12 trie riouse, by the king round about. Then he brought out the king's son, and "put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony ; and they made him king, and anointed riim ; and they clapped their hands, and said, "God save the 13 king. And when Athaliari heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the 14 people into trie house of the Lord : and srie looked, and, behold, the king stood 'by the piHar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king ; and aU the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. Then Athaliari rent rier clothes, and cried, Treason, 15 treason. And Jehoiada the priest commanded trie captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between - the ranks ; and him that followeth her slay with thesword: for the priest said, Let her not be slain 16 in the house of the Lord. So they made way for her ; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the king's house : and there was she slain. 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord's people; between the king 18 also and trie people. And aU the people of the land went to the "house Of Baal, and brake it down ; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest ap pointed 8officers over trie house' of the Lord. 19 And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and aU the people of the land ; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate" of the guard unto the king's bouse. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 So aU the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword at the king's house. R.V. 'See 2 Chr. xxiii. 1, kc 2 Or, executioners8 Hob. runners. 4 Heb. shoul der. *Or, put upon him the crown and the testimony* Heb. Let the kinglive.'Or, on the platform 8 Heb. offices. 446 II. KINGS. XI. 21 A.V. * 2 Chr. 24. 1. I Or, holythings. t Heb. holi-nesses. tHeb. themoneyof-the souls of his estim ation. t Heb. ascend-eth upon the heart of a man.t Heb. in the twentiethyear and third year. »Heb. threshold. II Or, secret ary. t Heb. bound up.t Heb. broughtit forth. t Heb. went forth. ! [1611 dedicate] * Heb. went up. 21 Seven years old was Jehoash when rie began to reign. 12 In "the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign ; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And riis motrier's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed lrim 3 But the higri places were not taken away : trie people stiU sacrificed and burnt incense in trie high places. 4 if And Jehoash said to the priests, AH trie money of the k t dedicated things that is brought into trie house of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the account, 'trie money that every man is set at, and aU the money triat ' cometri into any man s heart to bring into the house of the Lord, 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance : and let them repair trie breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shaU be found. 6 But it was so, that ' in trie three and twentieth year of king Jerioasri the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house, 7 Then king ' Jehoash caHed for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not trie breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in trie lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometri into the house of the Lord : and trie priests triat kept trie 'door put therein aU trie money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 10 And it was so, wrien triey saw triat there was mucri money in trie chest, that the king's II scribe and the high priest came up, and they 'put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of trie Lord. 11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord : and they 'laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the Lord, 12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair trie breaches of the house of the Lord, and for aH that 'was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 Howbeit there were not made for trie house of the Lord bowls of sHver, snuffers, basons, trum pets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord: 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and re paired therewith trie house of the Lord. 15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they deHvered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for triey dealt faith fully. 16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests'. 17 if Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it : and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 And Jehoasri king of Judari took aU the hal lowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had t dedic ated, and his own haUowed things, and aU the gold that was found in trie treasures of trie riouse of trie Lord, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he twent away from Jerusalem. * 21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began 12 to reign. In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign ; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Zibiah 2 of Beer-sheba. And Jehoash did that which was right in trie eyes of the Lord aU his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: trie people stfll sacrificed and burnt incense in trie high places. 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the haUowed tilings that is brought into the house of the Lord, 'in current money, Hhe money of trie persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man's rieart to bring into the house of the 5 Lord, let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance: and triey sriaU repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any 6 breach shaU be found. But it was so, that in trie three and twentieth year of king Jerioash the priests had not repaired trie breaches of the 1 house. Then king Jerioasri caUed for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not trie breaches of the house ? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for trie S breaches of the house. And trie priests con sented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair trie breaches of 9 the house. But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole hi the Hd of it, and set it beside the altar, on the rigrit side as one cometri into trie riouse of trie Lord : and the priests that kept the 8door put trierein aU the money that was brought into trie riouse of trie 10 Lord. And it was so, wrien they saw that there was much money in trie criest, triat the king's 4 scribe and the high priest came up, and they "put up in bags and told the money that was 11 found in the house of the Lord. And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them triat did the work, that had the oversight of the riouse of trie Lord : and they "paid it out to trie carpenters and the buflders, 12 that wrought upon the house of trie Lord, and to trie masons and trie riewers of stone, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair trie breaches of the house of trie Lord, and for aU that 'was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 But triere were not made for trie house of the Lord cups of sUver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of sUver, of the money that was brought into the house of the 14 Lord : for they gave that to them that did trie work, and repaired therewitri the house of trie 15 Lord. Moreover they reckoned not with trie men, into wriose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work: for they 16 dealt faitrifuHy. Trie money for the guilt offer ings, and trie money for trie sin offerings, was not brought into the house of the Lord : it was the priests'. 17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael 18 set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took aU the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own haUowed things, and aU the gold that was found in trie treasures of trie riouse of trie Lord, and of trie king's riouse, and sent it to Hazaei king of Syria : and rie went away from Jerusalem. RV. •(Ch.xii.linHeb.] 'Or, even the moneyof every one that passeth the num bering See Ex. xxx. 13, 2 Heb. each man the money of the souls of his estima tion. See Lev. xxvii. 2, 8 Heb. threshold. 4 Or, secret ary 5 Heb. boundup and « Heb. lyroughtit forth. ' Heb. went forth. XIII. 17 II. KINGS. 447 A.V. I Or, Beth- millo. tHeb. thelicentieth yearandthirdyear. tHeb.walked after. tHeb. as yester day, and third < day.. t Heb. he walked.t Heb. stood. tHeb.Make thinehandto ride. 19 if And trie rest of trie acts of Joasri, and aH that he did, are triey not written in trie book of trie chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joasri in II the house of MHlo, wriicri goeth down to SUla. 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeatri, and Je- hozabad the son of Sliomer, riis servants, smote lrim, and he died ; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David : and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 13 In ' the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jerioahaz trie son of Jeriu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 Aud he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and 'foUowed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, whicri made Israel to sin; lie de parted not therefrom. 3 if And the anger of trie Lord was kindled against Israel, and lie delivered triem into trie hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into trie hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, aU their days. 4 And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him : for he saw the op pression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the riand of the Syrians : and the clrildren of Israel dwelt in their tents, ' as beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but t walked therein: and triere t remained the grove also in Samaria.) 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen ; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them Hke the dust by threslring. 8 iT Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and aU triat he did, and riis migrit, are they not writ ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in Samaria : and Joash his son reigned in riis stead. 10 if In trie tlrirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judari began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign "over Israel in Samaria, and reigned six teen years. 11 And he did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from aU the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin : but he walked trierein. 12 And trie rest of the acts of Joash, and aU that he did, and riis might wherewith he fought against Amaziari king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13 And Joash slept with his fatriers ; and Jero boam sat upon his throne: and Joasri was buried in Samaria witri trie kings of Israel. 14 if Now Elisha was fatten sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joasri trie king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, 0 my father, my father, the criariot of Israel, and trie riorsemen thereof . 15 And Elisha said unto hrin, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, t Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 17 And rie said, Open trie window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisria said, Srioot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord's deriverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria : for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou riave consumed them. 19 Now the rest of the acts of Joasri, and aU triat lie did, are they not written in the book of the 20 chronicles of the kings of Judah? And his serv ants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the riouse of Millo, on the way that 21 goeth down to SiUa. For Jozacar the son of Shimeatri, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote riim, and he died ; and they buried him with his fatriers in trie city of David : and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 13 In the three and twentieth year of Joash trie son of Ariaziari, king of Judari, Jerioahaz trie son of Jeriu began to reign over Israel in 2 Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. And he did triat which was evU in the sight of the Lord, and followed trie sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin ; 3 he departed not therefrom. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered triem into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Een-hadad the son 4 of Hazael, ! continuaUy. And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that 5 the king of Syria oppressed them. (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so triat triey went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the clrildren of Israel dwelt in their tents, as 6 beforetime. Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the riouse of Jeroboam, wriere- with he made Israel to sin, but 2 walked therein : and there remained trie Asrierari also in Sa- 7 maria.) For rie left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the 8 dust 8in threshing. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and aU that he did, and riis migrit, are triey not written in the book of the chron- 9 icles of trie kings of Israel ? And Jerioahaz slept with his fathers ; and they buried hrin in Samaria: and Joasri his son reigned in his 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned 11 sixteen years. And he did that which was evH in the sight of the Lord ; he departed not from aU the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin : but he walked 12 therein. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and aU triat lie did, and riis might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judari, are triey not written in the book of the chronicles 13 of the kings of Israel? And Joash slept witri riis fathers ; and Jeroboam -sat upon Iris trirone : and Joasri was buried in Samaria witri the kings of Israel. 14 Now Elisha was faUen sick of his sickness whereof he died : and Joasri trie king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over 4him, and said, "My father, my father, the 6 chariots of 15 Israel and the riorsemen thereof ! And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows: and he 16 took unto riim bow and arrows. And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow : and he put his hand upon ii. And Elisha laid his 17 hands upon trie king's riands. And he said, Open the window eastward : and he opened it. Then Elisria said, Srioot : and rie shot. And he said, The Lord's arrow of 'victory, even the arrow of ' victory 6 over Syria : for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, tUl thou have consumed them. R.V. 'Heb.all the days. 2 Heb. he walked. 8 Or, lo trample 4 neb. his face. 5 See ch. ii. 12. °Or, ehariot ' Heb. salva tion. » Or, against 448 II. KINGS. XIII. 18 A.V. t-Heb. wentdown. *' Ecclus, 48. 14. t Heb. face. '[1611Hazaelthe king] t Heb. returnedand took. * 2 Chr. 25. 1. * Deut. 24: 16. Ezek. 18. 20. II Or, The rock. tHeb. at thy house. tHeb.wassmitten. 18 And lie said, Take trie arrows. And lie took them. And rie said unto trie king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times ; then hadst thou smitten Syria tiU thou hadst con sumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 if And Elisha died, and they buried him. And tho bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 Arid it came to pass, as they were burying a man, triat, behold, they spied a band of men ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Erisria: and when the man ' was let down, and touched trie bones of EHsha, * he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 if But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel aU the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he triem from his 'presence as yet. 24 So t Hazael king of Syria died ; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 -And Jehoash trie son of Jehoahaz ' took again out of trie hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, wlrich he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. 14 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned * Amaziah the son of Joasri king of Judari. 2 He was twenty and five years old wrien lie be gan to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And rie did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father : he did according to all tilings as Joasri his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on trie riigri places. 5 if And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in riis riand, that he slew his serv ants * which had slain trie king his father. 6 But the chUdren of the murderers he slew not : according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, * Trie fathers shaU not be put to death for the chfldren, nor trie chUdren be, put to death for the fathers ; but every man shaU be put to death for his own sin. 7 He slew of Edom in trie valley of salt ten triou sand, and took ll Selari by war, and caUed the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 8 if Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jerio asri, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying,' Trie thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wrie : and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode' down the thistle. ¦ 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up : glory of this, and tarry 'at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest faU, even thou, and Judah with thee ? 11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoasri king of Israel went up ; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another, in the face at Beth-sriemesri, which • belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah twas put to trie worse before Israel ; and they fled every mail to their tents. 18 And he said, Take the arrows : and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground: and he smote thrice, 19 and stayed. And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smit ten five or six times ; trien hadst thou smitten Syria tfll triou hadst consumed it : whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded trie land at 21 the coming in of trie year. And it came to pass, as they were burying'a man, that, behold, they spied a band ; arid they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and las soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel 23 all the days of Jehoahaz. But the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he 24 them from his presence 2as yet. And Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son 25 reigned in his stead. And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben- hadad the son of Hazael the cities whicri he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joasri smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel. 14 8In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash 2 king of Judah to reign. He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and riis motrier's name was Jerioaddin of Jeru- 3 salem. And lie did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like David his father : he did according to all that Joash his father 4 riad done. Howbeit the high places were not taken away : the people stfll sacrificed and 5 burnt incense in the high places. And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was estabrished in his hand, that he slew his servants wlrich 6 had slain the king his father : but the chUdren of the murderers he put not to death : accord ing to that which -is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the clrildren, nor the clrildren be put to death for the fathers ; but every man sriaU die for riis 7 own sin. He slew of Edom in the VaUey of Salt ten thousand, and took 4 Sela by war, and caUed the name of it Joktheel, unto tlris day. 8 Trien Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jerioariaz son of Jeriu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one anotrier in the 9 face. And Jehoash tho king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, Trie 5 thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to vrife: and there passed by a wfld beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hatri rifted thee up : glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou 6 meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and 11 Judari witri thee? But Amaziah would.not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up ; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in trie face at Betri-shemesh, whicri . belongeth to 12 Judah. And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent. R.V. ' Heb. when the man went and touched. 2 Heb. untilnow. 8 See 2 Chr. xxv. 1, kc. 4 Or, the rock 8 Or, thorn 'Or, provoke calamity XV. 5 II. KINGS. 449 A.V. » 2 Chr. 25. 27. * 2 Chr. 26. 1, he is called Uzziah. 'Matt. 12. 39, 40, called Jonas. 13 And Jerioasri king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, tho son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziari, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto trie corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And ho took aU. the. gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the riouse of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 if Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king .of Judah, are they not written in trie book of trie chronicles of the kings of Israel? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fatriers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam bis son reigned in his stead. 17 ir And Amaziah the son of Joasri king of Judari lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. . 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chi-onicles of trie kings of Judari? 19 Now * triey made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem : and he fled to Lachish ; but they sent after hrin to Lacriisri, and slew riim there. 20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 if And aU the people of Judah took "Azariah, wlrich was sixteen years old, aud made hrin king instead of his father Amaziah 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept witri his fathers. 23 if In the fifteenth year of Amaziah trie son of Joasri king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And 'he did that which was evil in the sigrit of trie Lord: he departed not from aH the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant "Jo nah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, wlrich teas of Gath-hepher. 26 For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter : for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 27 And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 28 ir Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of "the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 29. And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years hi Jeru salem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to aU that his father Amaziah had done ; 4 Save that the high places were not removed:. the people sacrificed and burnt incense stiU on the high places. 5 if And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. 13 And Jehoash kmg of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaz iah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the waU of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four 14 hundnod cubits. And rie took aU trie gold and silver, and aH trie vessels triat were found in trie house of the Lord, and iu the treasures of the king's house, trie riostages also, and re- 15 turned to Samaria. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in trie book of the chronicles of the kings 16 of Israel? And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Is rael; and Jeroboam his son reigned in riis stead. 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah ' lived after the death of Jerioash son of Jeho- 18 ahaz king of Israel fifteen years. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of trio chronicles of the kings of 19 Judah? And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled to Lachish : but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him 20 there. And they brought him upon horses : and he was buried at Jerusalem witri his fathers in 21 trie city of David. And aU trie people of Judari took HAzariari, wrio was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaz- 22 iah. He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king Of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and 24 reigned forty and one years. And be did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the border of Israel from the en tering in of Hamatri unto- the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, trie God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his serv ant Jonah the son of Amittai, trie prophet, 26 which was of Gath-hepher. For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter : for there was none shut up nor left at large, 27 neither was there any helper for Israel. And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven : but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of 28 Joash. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, 'which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 29 of the kings of Israel? And Jeroboam slept witri his fathers, even witri the kings of Israel ; and Zechariari his son reigned in his stead. 15 In trie twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began 2 Azariah son of Amaziah 2 king of Judah to reign. 8 Sixteen years old was he when rie began to reign ; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father 4 Amaziah had done. Howbeit the high places were not taken away : the people stiU sacrificed 5 and burnt incense in the high places. 4And trie Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a 5 several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, judging the people of the land. R.V. ' In ch. xv.' 13, and 2 Chr. xxvi. 1, Uzziah. 2 In verses 13, 30, tec, Uzziah, 8 See 2 Chr. xxvi. 3,4. 4 See 2 Chr. xxvi.21—23. 8 Or, lazarhouse I'F 450 II. KINGS. XV. 6 A.v. * Matt. 1. 9, called Ozias. tHeb. a month of days. X [1611 the] t Heb. causedto come forth. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 if In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fatriers riad done : rie departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And ShaUum trie son of Jabesh conspired against riim, and smote riim before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This was * the word of trie Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 if ShaUum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and triirtieth year of * Uzziah king of Judah ; and he reigned ' a fuU month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote ShaUum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in riis stead. 15 And trie rest of the acts of Shallum, and t riis conspiracy which he made, behold, triey are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 if Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and aU that were therein, and trie coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and aH the women therein that were with chUd he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel,.a»fZ reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did that which was evil in trie sigrit of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 19 And "Pul the king of Assyria came against trie land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his1 hand migrit be with him to confirm the kingdom in-riis hand. 20 And Menahem 'exacted the money of Israel, even of aH the mighty men of.wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, tOgive to the king of Assyria. So trie king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. 21 if And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and aU that he did, are triey' not written in trie book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 22 And Menahem slept, with his fathers ; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 if In the fiftieth yeta- of Azariah king of Ju dah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel m Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was eril in the sigrit of the Lord : rie departed not from the sins of Jero boam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 But Pekah the son of Bemaliori, a captain of riis, conspired against riim, and smote riim in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with riim fifty men of the GHeadites : and he kiUed him, and reigned in riis room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and aH that he did, behold, they are written in trie book of trie chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 if In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judari Pekali the son of Bemaliari began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evH in the sight of the Lord : he departed not from the sins of Jero boam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of 7 the chronicles of the kings of Judari? And Azariari slept with his fathers ; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eigrith year of Azariah king of Judari did Zecriariah the son of Jeroboam 9 reign over Israel in Samaria six months. And he did that whicri was evil in trie sigrit of trie Lord, as riis fathers bad done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 10 wherewith he made Israel to sin. And Shallum .trie son of Jabesri conspired against riim, and smote riim before the people, and slew him, 11 and reigned in his stead. Now the rest of the acts of Zechariari, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This was the word of the Lord wlrich he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass. . 13 SriaUum trie son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah ; and lie reigned the space of a month in 14 Samaria. And Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzari, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, 15 and slew riim, and reigned in bis stead. Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy wriicri rie made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the 16 kings of Israel. Then Menahem smote Tipri- . sah, and all that were therein, and the borders thereof, from Tirzah : because they opened not to him, trierefore rie smote it ; and all trie women therein that were with chUd he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year, of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in 18 Samaria. And he did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord : he departed not aU his days from the sins of Jeroboam the sou of Nebat, 19 wherewith he made Israel to sin. There came against trie land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his riand might be with him to confirm the 20 kingdom in his hand. And Menahem exacted trie money of Israel, even of aU trie mighty men of wealth, of eacri man fifty shekels of sUver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not 21 there in the land. Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and aU that rie did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the 22 kings of Israel? And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two 'years. 24 And lie did triat wriicri was. evil in the sight of the Lord : rie departed not from the sins of Jeroboam trie son of Nebat, wherewith he made 25 Israel to sin. And Pekah the son of Bemaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the 'castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites : and lie slew 26 him, and reigned in riis stead. Now trie rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and aU that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Bemaliari began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and 28 reigned twenty years. And he did that whicri was evfl in trie sight of the Lord: he de parted not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. R.V. 'Or, palace XVI. 10 II. KINGS. 451 A.V. » 2 Chr. 27.1. * 2 Chr. 28.1. * Isai. 7. tHeb. Dam-mesek. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pfleser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacriah, and Janoah, and Ked esh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, aU the land of NaphtaH, and carried them captive to Assyria. 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a con spiracy against Pekari trie son of Bemaliari, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham trie son of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and aU that he did, behold, they are written in trie book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 if In trie second year of Pekah the son of Bemaliah king of Israel began "Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all triat his father Uzziah riad done. 35 if Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense stiU in the high places. He buHt the higher gate of the house of the Lord. 36 if Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and aU that he did, are they not written in trie book of trie chronicles of the Mugs of Judah? 37 In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Bezin the king of Syria, and Pekari trie son of Bemaliari-. 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was bra-ied with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in riis stead. 16 In trie seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Bemaliah * Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen 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 kings of Israel, yea, and made Iris son to pass trirougri the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the clrildren of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hUls, and under every green tree. 5 if * Trien Bezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Bemaliari king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war : and they besieged Ahaz, but could not over come him. 6 At that time Bezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pUeser king of Assyria, saying, lam thy servant and thy son: come up, and save; me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the sriver and gold that Was found in the house of the Lord, and in the trea sures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. 9 And trie king of Assyria hearkened unto him : for the king of' Assyria went up against t Damascus, and took it,' and- carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew-Bjezin. 10 if And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pUeser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to aU the workmanship thereof. 29 In the days of Pekari king of Israel came Tiglath-pUeser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Ked esh, and Hazor, and GUead, and Garilee, aU the land of Naphtali; and rie carried them 30 captive to Assyria. And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Bemaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of 31 Jotham the son of Uzziah. Now the rest of the acts of Pekari, and aU that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Bemaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son 33 of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. ' Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jeru salem : and his mother's name was Jerusha the 34 daughter of Zadok. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: he did -ac cording to aH triat Iris father Uzziah had done. 35 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people stiU sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of 36 the house of the Lord. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and aU that he did, are triey not written in trie book of trie chronicles of 37 the kings of Judah ? In those days trie Lord began to send against Judah Bezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Bemaliah. 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David riis father: and Ahaz his son reigned in riis stead. 16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Eemariah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Ju- 2 dah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign ; and he reigned sixteen" years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord 3 his God, like David his father. But he walked in trie way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in trie high places, and on the hUls, and under every green 5 tree. Then Bezin king of Syria and Pekari son of Bemaliah king of Israel came up to Jeru salem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but 6 could not overcome him. At that time Bezin king of Syria recovered .Elath to Syria, and drave trie Jews from 2 Elatri : and trie 8 Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day. 7 4 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pfleser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son : come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, wlrich rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the sriver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's riouse, and sent it .for a 9 present to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto riim : and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, 10 and slew Bezin. And king Ariaz went to Da mascus to meet Tiglatri-pHeser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of tho altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. FF2 R.V. 'See2 Chr. xxvii. 1, kc. 2 Heb. Eloth. 8 Ac- . . cording toanother reading, Edom ites. 4 See 2 Chr. xxviii. 10, kc 452 II. KINGS. XVI. 11 A.V. t Heb. which were his. t Heb. render ed.II Or, tribute. ' ch. 18. 10. tHeb.statues. 11 And Urijah the priest buflt an altar accordhig to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus : so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus. 12 And when the king was come from Damascus, trie king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered triereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of 'bis peace offerings, upon the altar. 14 And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the Lord, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of the altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and trie evening meat offering, and trie king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of aU the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and aU the blood of the sacrifice : and the brasen altar shaH be for me to enquire by. 16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to aU triat king Ahaz commanded. 17 if And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed trie laver from off triem ; and took down trie sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the riouse of the Lord for the king of Assyria. 19 if Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz whicri rie did, are triey not written in trie book of the chron icles of the kings of Judah ? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried witri his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah riis son reigned in his stead. 17 In the tweHth 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 which was evil in trie sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel triat were before him. 3 if Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and 'gave him II presents. 4 And trie king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. 5 if Then the king of Assyria came up through out aU the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 if "In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halari and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against trie Lord theri- God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. 9 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not rigrit against trie Lord trieir God, and triey built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10 And they set them up ' images and groves in every higri hfll, and under every green tree : 11 And Urijari trie priest buUt an altar : accord ing to aU that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijari trie priest make it 12 against king Ahaz came from Damascus. And wrien the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and i offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured riis drink offering, and sprinkled trie blood of 2his peace offerings, 14 upon trie altar. And trie brasen altar, which was before the Lord, he brought from the fore front of the house,'from between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it oi trie nortri 15 side of his altar. And king Ahaz commanded Urijari trie priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the even ing meal offering, and the king's burnt offering, and Iris meal offering, witri the burnt offering of aU the people of the land, and their meal offering, and theri- drink offerings ; and sprinkle upon it aH trie blood of the burnt offering, and aU the blood of the sacrifice: but the brasen 16 altar shaU be for me to inquire by. Trius did Urijah the priest, according to aU that king 17 Ahaz commanded. And king Ariaz cut off trie 8 borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them ; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it 18 upon a pavement of stone. And the 4 covered way for the sabbath that they had' bruit in the house, and trie king's entry without, turned he 6 unto trie house of the Lord, because of the 19 king of Assyria. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz. which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 17 In the tweHth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Sa- 2 maria over Israel, and reigned nine years. And he did that which was evH iu trie sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel that were 3 before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his serv- 4 ant, and brought him presents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hosriea ; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria sriut him up, and bound him in prison. 5 Trien the king of Assyria came up throughout aU the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged 6 it three years. In the ninthyear of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and iu 7 the cities of the Medes. And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord theri- God, which brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other 8 gods, and walked in trie statutes of the nations, whom trie Lord cast out from before the clrild ren of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which 9 they emade. And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the Lord theri- God, and they built them high places in aU their cities, from the tower 10 of the watchmen to the fenced city. And they set them up 'pillars and Asherim upon every high hUl, and under eveiy green tree : R.V, 'Or, went up unto it 2 Heb. the peace offerings whichwere his. 8 Or, panels 4 Or, covered place 8 Or, round «Or,prac tised 'Or,obelisks XVII. 28 II. KINGS. 453 A.V. ' Deut. 4.19.tHeb.by the handof all. * Jer. 18. 11. t 25. 5. & 35. 15. 1 Kings 12. 28. 11 And there they burnt incense in aU the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them ; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger: 12 For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, * Ye shaU not do this thing. 13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, 'by all the prophets, and by aU the seers, saying, * Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law whicri I commanded your fatriers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe hi trie Lord their God. 15 And they rejected riis statutes, and riis coven ant that he made with their fathers, and his testi monies wriicri he testified against them ; and they foUowed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, con cerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them. 16 And they left aU the commandments of the Lord trieir God, and "made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped aU the host of rieaven, and served Baal. 17 And triey caused trieir sons and theri daugh ters to pass througri trie fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evH in trie sigrit of trie Lord, to provoke hrin to anger. 18 Therefore the Lord was very angry witri Israel, and removed triem out of riis sigrit : triere was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord then- God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which- they made. 20 And the Lord rejected aU the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and deHvered them into the hand of spoUers, until rie had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he rent Israel from the riouse of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king : and Jeroboam drave Israel from foUowing trie Lord, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the chUdren of Israel walked in aU the sins of Jeroboam which he did ; they departed not from them ; 23 UntH the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as rie riad said by aU his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. 24 if And the king of Assyria brought men from Babyion, and from Cutriari, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the chUdren of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord : therefore trie Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them. 26 Wrierefore triey spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in trie cities of Samaria, know not trie manner of trie God of the land : therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence ; and let them go and dweU there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth- el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. 11 and there they burnt incense in aU the high places, as did the nations whom the Lord carried away before them ; and wrought wick- 12 ed things to provoke trie Lord to anger : and they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto triem, Ye shall not do this tiling. 13 Yet trie Lord testified unto Israel, and uuto Judari, by the hand of every prophet, and of every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all trie law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by the 14 hand of my servants the prophets. Notwith standing they would not hear, but hardened trieir neck, like to trie neck of trieir fathers, who be- 15 lieved not in the Lord their God. And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies wriich he testified unto them ; and they foUowed vanity, and became vain, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning wriom the Lord had charged them that they 16 sriould not do like them. And they forsook all the commandments of trie Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host 17 of heaven, and served Baal. And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in trie sigrit of trie Lord, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight : there was 19 none left but the tribe of Judah only. Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes 'of Israel 20 which they 'made. And the. Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and de livered them into trie riand of spoilers, until lie 21 had cast them out of his sigrit. For he rent Israel from the riouse of David ; and triey made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam 2,drave Israel from following the Lord, and made 22 them sin a great sin. And the children of Israel . walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did ; 23 they departed not from them ; until the Lord removed Israel out of riis sight, as he spake by the hand of all his servants trie prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, uuto this day. 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cutriari, and from Avva, and from Hamatri and Sepriarvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt 25 in trie cities triereof. And so it was, at trie be ginning of their dweUing triere, triat they feared not the Lord : therefore the Lord sent lions 26 among them, which killed some of them . Where fore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the laud : therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner 27 of the God of the land. Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Cany triither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence ; and let them go and dweU there, and let him teach 28 them the manner of the God of the land. So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. R.V. 'Or, prac tised 2 Ac cordingtoanother reading, drewIsraelaway. 454 II. KINGS. XVII. 29 A.V. !' Zcph. 1. 5. ¦ Or, who carriedthemaway from thence.* Gen. 32. 28. 1 Kings 18. 31. ' Judg. 6.10. " 2 Chr. 28. 27. k 29. 1. He is calledEzekias,Matt. 1. 9. t Heb.' statues. - Num. 21. 9. t Heb. from afterhim. f Heb. Azzah.X [1611 cities] '¦ ch. 17. 29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the higri places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in trieir cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And trie men of Babylon made Succotri-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt theri- chUdren in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Seph- arvaim. 32 So they feared the Lord, and made unto them selves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, whicri sacrificed for triem in trie houses of the high places. 33 * They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations Hwhom they carried away from thence. 34 Unto this day they do after trie former man ners : triey fear not trie Lord, neitrier do triey after trieir statutes, or after trieir ordinances, or after trie law and commandment whicri trie Lord com manded trie chHdren of Jacob, "whom he named Israel; 35 With wriom trie Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, * Ye shaU not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them : 36 But the Lord, who brought you up out of the- land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shaU ye fear, and him shaU ye wor ship, and to him shaH ye do sacrifice. 37 And trie statutes, and trie ordinances, and trie law, and trie commandment, wriicri rie wrote for you, ye shaU observe to do for evermore ; and ye shall not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I riave made witri you ye shaU not forget; neitrier sriaU ye fear other gods. 39 But the Lord your God ye shaU fear; and he shaU deliver you out of the hand of rdl yora- ene mies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their" former manner. 41 So these nations feared the Lord, and served trieir graven images, both their chHdren, and their clrildren's clrildren : as did trieir fathers, so do they unto this day. 18 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that * Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His motrier's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sigrit of trie Lord, according to aU that David his father did. 4 if He removed the high places, and brake the 'images, and cut down trie groves, and brake in pieces trie * brasen serpent that Moses had made : for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it : and lie caUed it Nehushtan. 5 He trusted in trie Lord God of Israel ; so that after him was none like him among aU the kings of Judari, nor any that were before Mm. 6 For lie clave to the Lord, and departed not 'from foUowing him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. 7 And the Lord was with riim ; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebeUed against the king of Assyria, and served him not. 8 He smote the PriUistines, even unto ' Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watch men to the fenced 'city. 9 if And * it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elari king of Israel, that Shalman eser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. 29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places wlrich the Samaritans had made, every nation 30 in trieir cities wherein they dwelt. And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and trie men of Hamath 31 made Ashima, and the Awites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their chfldren in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, 32 the Jgods of Sepharvaim. So they feared the Lord, and made unto them from among them selves priests of the high places, wlrich sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. 33 They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from 34 among whom they had been carried away. Unto this day triey do after the former manners : they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after trie law or after trie commandment wriicri the Lord commanded trie criildren of Jacob, whom he 35 named Israel; with whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to triem: 36 hut trie Lord, wrio brougrit you up out of trie land of Egypt with great power and with a stretched out arm, riim sriaU ye fear, and unto lrim shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall 37 ye sacrifice : and trie statutes and the ordin ances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye sriaU observe to do for evermore ; and ye shaU not fear other gods : 38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye sriaU not forget ; neitrier sriaU ye fear otrier gods : 39 but the Lord your God shall ye fear; and he shaU deliver you out of the hand of aU your 10 enemies. Howbeit they did not hearken, but 41 they did after theri* former manner. So triese nations feared trie Lord, and served trieir graven images ; their clrildren likewise, and their children's chHdren, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. 18 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judari began to reign. 2 2 Twenty aud five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and riis mother's name was 3 Abi the daughter of Zechariah. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to aU triat David Iris fatrier had done. 4 Ho removed the higri places, and brake the pU lars, and cut down the Asherah.: and he brake. in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made ; for unto those days the children of Israel did bum incense to it; and 8he caUed it 4Ne- 5 hushtan. He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that after riim was none like riim among all trie kings of Judari, nor among them 6 that were before hrin. For he clave to the Lord, he departed not from foUowing riim, but kept his commandments, which the Lord command- 7 ed Moses. And the Lord was with him; whither soever he went forth he prospered: and he rebeUed against trie king of Assyria, and served 8 him not. He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 9 Audit cametopassin thefourthyearofkingHe- zekiah, wriicri was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, andbesieged it. R.V. ' Or, god 2 See 2 Chr. xxix.1,2. 8 Or, it was called» That is, A ju'ec of brass. XVIII. 27 II. KINGS. 455 A.V. *ch. 17. * 2 Chr. .1. Isai. 36. 1., Ecclus. 48. 18. t Heb. San-lierib. tHeb, them. tHeb.heavy. I Or, seeret- II Or, talkest. tHeb.word of ¦ the lips. 1 Or, but counsel andstrength Reefor Hie war. tHeb. lrusles%thee. I Or, liostages. t Heb. the water of their feet? 10 And at trie end of triree years triey took it : even in trie sixth year of Hezekiah, triat is • trie ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put triem in Halari and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes : 12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and aU that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not riear them, nor do them. 13 if Now * in the f ourteentri year of king Hezek iah did ' Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against aU the fenced cities of Judah, and took triem. 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me wfll I bear. And trie king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judari three hundred talents of silver and triirty talents of gold. 15 And Hezekiah gave him all the sUver that was found in trie house of the Lord, and in the trea sures of the king's riouse. 16 At triat time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the teinple of the Lord, and from the pfllars which Hezekiah king of Judari riad overlaid, and gave 'it to the king of Assyria. 17 if And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Eabsaris and Bab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a 'great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, triey came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, wlrich is in the high way of the fuUer's field. 18 And when they had caHed to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, wlrich icas over the household, and Shebna the II scribe, and Joab the son of Asaph the recorder. 19 And Bab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is tlris wrierein triou trustest ? 20 Thou 1 sayest, (but. they are but 'vain words,) II / have counsel and strength for trie war. Now on wriom dost triou trust, triat triou rebeUest against me? 21 Now, behold, thou t trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it wiU go into Iris hand, and pierce it : so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on lrim. 22 But H ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? 23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give 'pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I wHl deliver triee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24 How then wUt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horse men? 25 Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it ? The Lord said to me, Go up against triis land, and destroy it. 26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Bab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language ; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 27 But Bab-shakeh said unto them, 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 waU, that they may eat their own dung, and drink 'their own piss with you? 10 And at the end of three years triey took it : even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was 11 taken. And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put triem in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities 12 of the Medes : because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his coven ant, even aU that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it. 13 ! Now in trie fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did a Sennacherib king of Assyria come up a- gainst aU trie fenced cities of Judari, and took 14 triem. And Hezekiari king of Judah sent to tho king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offend ed ; return from me : that whicri thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria ap pointed unto Hezekiari king of Judari three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of 15 gold. And Hezekiah gave him aU the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and 16 in the treasures of the king's riouse. At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the 8pil- lars wriicri Hezekiah king of Judah had over- 17 laid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria sent * Tartan and 4 Bab- saris and 4Babshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in 18 trie high way of the fuUer's field. And when they had caUed to the king, triere came out to triem Eliakim trie son of Hilkiari, whicri was over the household, and Shebnah the 5 scribe, 19 and Joah the son of Asaph the "recorder. And Babshakeh said unto triem, Say ye now to Hezekiari, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou 20 trustest? Thou sayest, but they are but 'vain words, There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou 21 hast rebeUed against me? Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt ; whereon H a man lean, it wiU go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh 22 king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose higri places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to'Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shaU 23 worship before this altar in Jerusalem ? Now therefore, I" pray triee, 8give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I wiU give thee two thousand horses, if triou be able on thy 24 part to set riders upon them. How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put triy trust 25 on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen ? Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it ? The Lord said unto me, 26 Go up against this land, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Babshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in trie 9 Syrian language ; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that 27 are on the waU. But Babshakeh said unto them, 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 waU, to eat their own dung, and to drink theri- own water witri you ? R.V. ' See Is. xxxvi. 1 — xxxix. 8, 2 Chr. xxxii. 1, kc 2 Heb. San- herib. S0r,doorposts4 The titles of Assyrian officers. 5 Or, secretary«Or,chronicler'Heb.a word of the lips. « Or, makea wager with 9 Heb. Aram- ean. 45G II. KINGS. XVIII. 28 A.v. II Or, Seek my favour, t Heb. Makewith me a bless ing. II Or, pit. II Or, dc- ceivelh. f Isai. 37. 1. HOr, jiro voca tion. t Heb. found. ' Luke 3. 4, calledEsaias. 28 Trien Bab-sriakeri stood and cried with a loud voice in trie Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria : 29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiari deceive you : for rie shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand : 30 Neitrier let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord wUl sra-ely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into trie hand of the king of Assyria. 31 Hearken not to Hezekiari: for trius saith the king of Assyria, II ' Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye everyman of his own vine, and every one of Iris fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his H cistern : 32 Until I come and take you away to a land like yora- own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of ofl olive and of Honey, that ye may live, and not die : and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he ll persuadeth you, say ing, Trie Lord wiU deliver us. 33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of As syria ? 34 Wriere are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad ? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivari? have they delivered Samaria out of mine riand ? 35 Who are they among aU the gods of the coun tries, that have delivered then- country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand ? 36 But the people held their peace, aud answered him not a word : for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer riim not. 37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the houseriold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hez ekiah with t\eir clothes rent, and told him the words of Bab-shakeh. 19 And * it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent riis clotlies, and covered him seH with sackclotri, and went into trie house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, wlrich was over the house riold, aud Sriebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered witri sackclotri, to Isaiah- the pro phet the son of Ainoz. 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and il blasphemy : for the chUdren are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the Lord thy God wril Hear aU trie words of Bab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproacri trie living God ; and wiU reprove trie words whicri trie Lord triy God riatri heard : wherefore rift up thy prayer for the remnant that are ' left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiari. 6 if And * Isaiari said unto triem, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith trie Lord, Be not afraid of trie words wlrich thou hast rieard, witri wriicri the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I wiU send a blast upon hrin, and lie shaU hear a rumour, and shaH return to his own land ; and I will cause hrin to f aU by the sword in riis own land. 8 if So Bab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria wailing against Libnah: for he had heard triat he was departed from Lachish. 9 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiari, saying, 10 Trius shaU ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem sriaU not be de livered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 28 Then Babshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in trie Jews' language, and spake, say ing, Hear ye the word of the great king, the 29 king of Assyria. Trius saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you ; for he shall not be able 30 to deliver you out of Iris hand : neither let Hezekiari make you trust in trie Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, aud this city shaU not be given into the hand of the king of 31 Assyria. Hearken not to Hezekiah : for thus saitri trie king of Assyria, 'Make your peace with me, and come out to me ; and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own 32 cistern ; until I come and take you away to a land like your own laud, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oH olive and of lioney, that ye may live, and not die : and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, Trie Lord will de- 33 liver us. Hatri any of trie gods of trie nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the 34 king of Assyria ? Wriere are the gods of Ha math, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they 35 delivered Samaria out of my riand? Wrio are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered trieir country out of my riand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of 36 my hand? But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word : for the king's com- 37 mandment was, saying, Answer riim not. Trien came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, whicri was over trie household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Babshakeh. 19 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, triat he rent his clotlies, and covered himseH with sackcloth, and went into trie house 2 of tho Lord. Aud he sent Eliakim, wriicri was over trie riouseriold, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackclotri, 3 unto Isajah the prophet the son of Amoz. And they said unto riim, Trius saitri Hezekiah, Tlris day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely: for the clrildren are come to trie birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 1 It may be" the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Babshakeh, 2 whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach trie living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore rift up thy prayer 5 for the remnant that is left. So the servants of 6 king Hezekiari came to Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith trie Lord, Be not afraid of trie words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of 7 the king of Assyria riave blasphemed me. Be hold, I wiU put a spirit in him, and he shall riear a rumour, and sriall return to his own land ; and I will cause him to f aU by the sword in his own land. S So Babshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah : for he had 9 heard that he was departed from Lachish. And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee : he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, 10 Trius sriaU ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judari, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trust est deceive triee, saying, Jerusalem shall not bo given into the hand of the king of Assyria. R.V. ' Hub. Make wiih me a bless ing. 2 Or, where with the king of Assyria. hath sent him XIX. 30 II. KINGS. 457 A.V. tHeb. given. tHeb.By the hand of. tHeb.the tall- ness, kc lOr,theforest and his fruitfulfield. ¦ Or, fenced. II Or, Hastthou not heardhow I have made it long ago, nd formed.it of ancienttimes? should I now bring it lo be laid waste,and fenced citiesto be ruinous Iteaps ¥ t Heb. short of hand. "Or,sitting, ' Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that re- mahicth. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria riave done to aH lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed ; as Gozan, and Haran, and Bezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah ? 14 If And Hezekmri received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it : and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, 0 Lord God of Israel, which dweUest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth ; thou hast made heaven and earth. 16 Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see : and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the riving God. 17 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria riave destroyed the nations and their lands, 18 And riave 'cast trieir gods into the fire: for they wen no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they riave destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, 0 Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all trie kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art trie Lord God, even thou only. 20 if Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hez ekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That wriicri thou hast prayed to me against Sen- nacherib king of Assyria I riave rieard. 21 Triis is trie word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him ; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daugriter of Jerusalem riath shaken her head at thee. 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against wriom riast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up triine eyes on riigh ? even against the Holy One of Israel. 23 ' By thy messengers triou riast reproacried trie Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up. to the height of the mount ains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down 'the taU cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof : and I wiU enter into, the lodgings of his borders, and into H trie forest of his Carmel. 24 1 have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up aU the rivers of ''¦ besieged places. 25 Ii Hast thou not heard long ago how I riave done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that triou sriouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. 26 Therefore their inhabitants were 'of small power, they were dismayed and confounded ; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 27 But I know thy II abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage agamst me. 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mhie ears, therefore I wfll put my Hook in thy nose, and my bridle in triy lips, and I wfll turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 29 And this shall be a sign unto triee, Ye sriaU eat this year such tilings as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of trie same ; and in trie third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 30 And ' the remnant that is escaped of trie house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of As syria have done to all lands, by 'destroying them 12 utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Bezeph, arid the chUdren of Eden which were 13 in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and trie king of the city of 14 Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Iwah ? And Hezek iah received the letter from the hand of the mes sengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before 15 the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, 0 Lord, the God of Israel, that 2sittest upon trie cherubim, thou art the God, even triou alone, of all trie kingdoms of the earth ; 16 thou hast made heaven and earth. Licline thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear ; open triine eyes, O Lord, and see: and riear the words of Sennacherib, wherewitri lie hath sent hrin to reproach the 17 living God. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of As syria have laid waste the nations and then- lands, 18 and have cast theri- gods into the fire : for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone ; therefore they have destroyed 19 them. Now therefore, 0 Lord our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that aU the kingdoms of trie earth may know 8that thou art the Lord God, even thou only. 20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezek iah, saying, Trius saith the Lord, the God of Is rael, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard thee. 21 Tlris is the word that the Lord hath spoken con cerning him : The virgin daughter of Zion hatri despised triee arid laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hatri shaken her head 4 at 22 thee. Whom hast triou reproached and blas phemed? and against wriom hast thou exalted thy voice and rifted up thine eyes on higri ? eren 23 against trie Holy One of Israel. By thy mes sengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, Witri the 6 multitude of my chariots am I come up to the rieight of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon ; and I wfll cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice Gfir trees thereof : and I will enter into his farthest lodg- 24 ing place, the forest of his fruitful field. I riave digged and drunk strange waters, and witri trie sole of my feet wfll I dry up all trie rivers of 25 'Egypt. Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times ? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous lieaps. 26 Trierefore then- inhabitants were of smaU power, they were dismayed and confounded ; they were as the grass of the field, and as trie green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn 27 blasted before it be grown up. But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming 28 in, and thy raging against me. Because of thy raging against me, and for that 8 triine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore wril I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I wiU turn triee back by the way by whicri 29 thou camest. And this shall be the sign unto thee : ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in trie second year triat which springeth of trie same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat 30 trie fruit thereof . And 9 trie remnant triat is escaped of the house of Judah shaU again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. R V. 4 Heb. devolingthem. 2 Or, dweUestbetween "¦ Or, thatthou, 0 Lord, art God 4 Hob. after. 5 Ac cordingtoanother reading, driving."Or, cypl'css 'Or, defenceHob. Blazon. S0r, thy care less ease " Hob. theescapedof the house of Judahthat 458 II. KINGS. XIX. 31 A.V. ' Is. 37. 16. Tob. 1. 21. Ecclus, 48. 21. 1 Mac. 7. 41. 2 Mac. 8. 19. t Heb. Ararat. * 2 Chr. . 24. Isai. 38. 1.t Heb. Give urge concern ing thine house. t Heb. witha great weeping.II Or, city. 11 Isai. S8-8. Kcclus. $. 23. » Heb. degrees. * Isai, 39.1. ! [1611 om its all]11 Or, spicery.II Or, jcivcls. t Heb. vessels. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and ' they that escape out of mount Zion : the zeal of the LonD of hosts shaU do triis. 32 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shaU not come into this city, saith the Lord. 34 For I wiU defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 35 if And * it came to pass triat irigrit, triat trie angel of trie Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveri. 37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in trie riouse of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer riis sons smote him with trie sword : and they escaped into the land of ' Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in riis stead. 20 In "those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah trie son of Amoz came to bim, and said nnto riim, Trius saith the Lord, tSet thine house in order; for triou srialt die, and not live. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, 3 I beseecri triee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a per fect rieart, and have done that which is good in triy sight. And Hezekiah wept ' sore. 4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle II court; that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 Turn again, and teU Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears : behold, I wiU heal thee : on the third day thou shalt go up unto the riouse of trie Lord. 6 And I wUl add unto triy days fifteen years; and I will deliver triee and triis city out of the hand of trie king of Assyria; and I wfll defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And triey took and laid it on the boil, and he re covered. 8 if And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord wiH heal me, and that I shaU go up into the house of the Lord the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord wiH do the thing triat he hath spoken: shaU trie sriadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees : nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto trie Lord: and "he brought the sriadow ten degrees back ward, by which it had gone down in the ' dial of Ahaz. 12 if * At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard triat Hezekiari riad been sick. 13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them ' aU the house of his H precious things, the sUver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his lit armour, and aH that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, triat Hezekiari shewed them not. 14 if Then came Isaiah trie prophet unto king 31 For out of Jerusalem shaU go fortri a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shaU escape : 32 the zeal of ' the Lord shaU perform this". There fore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shaU not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast' a mount against 33 it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shaU not come unto triis city, 34 saitri trie Lord. For I wiU defend triis city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 35 2And it came to pass triat nigrit, that the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in trie camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were aU dead corpses. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and 37 went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worsriipping in trie house of Nisroch his god, that 8Adrarnmelech and Sharezer smote him with the v sword: and they escaped into trie land of Ararat. And Esar- riaddon riis son reigned in riis stead. 20 ''In triose days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, 2 and not live. Then he turned his face to the 3 wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, Bemem ber now, 0 Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with u perfect heart, and have done that whicri is good in thy 4 sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone 5out into 6the middle part of the city, that the word of the 5 Lord came to him, saying, Turn again, and say to Hezekiah the 'prince of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I riave seen triy tears : behold, I wril heal thee : on the third day thou 6 shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. And I wril add unto thy days fifteen years; and I wfll deliver thee and this city out of the riand of trie king of Assyria ; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant 7 David's sake. And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and 8 he recovered. And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord wUl heal me, and that I shaU go up unto the house of the 9 Lord the thri-d day ? And Isaiari said, Tlris shaU " be the sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord wfll do the thing that he hatri spoken: 8shaU the shadow go forward ten "steps, or go 10 back ten steps ? And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps ¦ nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord : and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the lodial of Ahaz. 12 J1At that time 12 Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that 13 Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his 18 precious things, the sUver, and the gold, and the spices, and the pre cious oil, and 14the house of his 15 armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. 14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king R.V. 'Accordingto anotherreading,the Loud of hosts and so in Is. xxxvii. 32. 2 See 2 Chr. xxxii. 21. 8 Ac cording to another reading,AdrammelechandSharezerhis sons and so in Is. xxxvii.38.•See2 Chr. xxxii. 24. « Or, old of 8 Ac cordingto another reading, them iddle court. 'Or,leader 8 Or, the shadow is gone forward ten steps, shall it po back '*tc. o Or, degreesio Heb. steps.» See 2 Chr. xxxii. 31. '2 In Is. xxxix. 1, Mero- dach-batadan.'3 Or, spicery"Anotherreadingis, all Hie house. « Or, jewels XXI. 13 II. KINGS, 459 A.V. » ch. 24. 13. k'iS. 13. Jer. 27. 19X [1611 unto] I Or, Shall there not be peace andtruth, kc 2 Chr. 33.1. * Jer. 32. 34.* 2 Sam. 7.13. *~ 1 Kings 8. 29. k 9. 3. clu 23.27. * 1 Sam. 3 11. t Heb. he wipeth and turnethit upon thefacethereof. Hezekiari, and said unto hrin, What said these men? and from whence came they unto triee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. 15 And be said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, AU the things triat are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord. 17 Behold, the days come, that aU that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto triis day, * sriaU be carried » into Babylon : nothing shaH be left, saith the Lord. 18 And of thy sons triat shall issue from thee, whicri triou shalt beget, shaU triey take away ; and triey sriaU be eunuchs in trie palace of trie king of Babylon. 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord whicri triou riast spoken. . And lie said, U Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days ? 20 if And the rest of the acts of Hezekiari, and aU his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in trie book of trie chronicles of the kings of Judah? 21 And Hezekiah slept witri his fatriers: and Manasseri his son reigned in his stead. 21 Manasseh "was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi- bah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of trie heathen, whom the Lord cast out before .the children of Israel. 3 For he buUt up again the high places "which Hezekiah his father had destroyed ; and lie reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped aU the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And * he buflt altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, * In Jerusalem wfll I put my name. 5 And rie buUt altars for aU the host of heaven hi trie two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 And lie made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used encriantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards : he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, whicri I have chosen out of oH tribes of Israel, wiH I put my name for ever : 8 Neither wfll I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if triey will observe to do according to aU triat I riave commanded them, and according to aU the law that my servant Moses commanded them. 9 But they hearkened not : and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the chUdren of Israel. 10 if And the Lord spake by his servants the propriets, saying, 11 * Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above aH that the Amorites did, whicri were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols : 12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I dm bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both * his ears shall tingle. 13 And I wfll stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab : and I wiU wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, t wijring it, and turning it upside down. Hezekiari, and said unto hrin, What said these men ? and from whence came they unto thee ? And Hezekiari said, Triey are come from a far 15 country, even from Babylon. And rie said, Wriat have they seen in thine house ? And Hezekiah answered, AU that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures 16 that I have not shewed them. And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord. 17 Behold, the days come, that aU that is in triine house, and that whicri thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shaU be carried to Baby- 18 Ion : nothing sriaU be left, saitri trie Lord. And of thy sons that sriaU issue from triee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shaU be eunuchs in trie palace of the king of 19 Babylon. Then said Hezekiari unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace 20 and truth shaU bo in my days ? Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how rie made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 21 'And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 21 2 Manasseh was twelve years old when he be gan to reign ; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Heph- 2 zi-bah. And he did that which was evU in trie sigrit of the Lord, after the abominations of the heatrien, wriom the Lord cast out before the 3 chHdren of Israel. For he buflt again the high places which Hezekiah his father had de stroyed ; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asrierari, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped aU the host of heaven, and served 4 them. And he buUt altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord said, In Jerusalem wfll 5 I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of 6 the Lord. And he made his son to pals through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchant ments, and 8 dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and witri wizards: rie wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke riim to 7 anger. And rie set trie graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in trie riouse of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of aU the tribes of Israel, wHl I put 8 my name for ever : neither wril I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more" out of the land whicri I gave theri- fathers; H only they wiU observe to do according to all triat I have com manded them, and according to aU the law that 9 my servant Moses commanded triem. But triey hearkened not : and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations, whom the Lord destroyed before the clrildren 10 of Israel. And the Lord spake by his servants 11 the prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above aU that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made 12 Judah also to sin with his idols : therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring sucli evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that who soever heareth of it, both his ears shaU tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab : and I wiU wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. R.V. ' See 2 Chr. xxxii. 33. 2 See 2 Chr. xxxiii. 1, kc 8 Or, ap pointed Hob. made. 460 II. KINGS. XXL 14 A.v. t Heb. from mouth to mouth. • 2 air. 33. 20. 1 [1611 ways) • Matt. 1.10,calledJosias. ' 2 Chr. 34.1. J [1611 ways] t Heb. thresh old. t Heb. melted. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine in heritance, and deliver them into the hand of then- enemies ; and triey sriaU become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies ; 15 Because they have done that which was evil iu my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since trie day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, tUl he had filled Jerusalem 'from one end to another; beside his sin wrierewitri rie made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in trie sigrit of the Lord. 17 if Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and riis sin that he sinned, are they not written in trie book of the chronicles of the kings of Judari ? 18 And "Manasseri slept with his fathers, and was buried in trie garden of riis own riouse, in trie garden of Uzza : and Amon riis son reigned in riis stead. 19 if Amon was twenty and two years old wrien he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name icas MeshuHemetri, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did that. wJiich was evil in trie sigrit of trie Lord, as his father Manasseh did. 21 And he walked in aU the 1 way that his f ather walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them : 22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and waHted not in the way of the Lord. 23 if And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. 24 And the people of the land slew aU them that had conspired against king Amon ; and trie people of the land made Joriah his son king in his stead. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon whicri rie did, are triey not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 26 And lie was buried in riis sepulchre in trie garden of Uzza: and "Josiah his son reigned in his stead. 22 Josiah * was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned triri-ty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, trie daugriter of Adaiari of Boscath. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the 1 way of David Iris father, and turned not aside to the right riand or to the left. 3 if And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiari, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azariah, the son of MesriuUam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying, 4 Go up to HHkiari trie high priest, that he may sum trie sHver which is brought into trie riouse of trie Lord, wriicri the keepers of the 'door have gathered of the people : 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the riouse of trie Lord: and let them give it to the doers of the work wlrich is in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house, 6 Uuto carpenters, and buflders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 7 Howbeit there was no reckouing made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 8 if And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Triy servants riave 'gathered trie money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into trie riand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord. 14 And I wiU cast off the remnant of mine inherit ance, and deliver them into trie riand of trieir enemies ; and they sriaU become, a prey and a 15 spoU to all trieir enemies ; because they have done that whicri is evU iu my sigrit, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fa thers came forth out of Egypt, even unto triis 16 day. Moreover Manasseri sried innocent blood very much, tfll he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil 17 in the sight of the Lord. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and aU that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are triey not written in the book 18 of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? lAnd Manasseh slept with riis fathers, and was buried in trie garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza : and Amon his son reigned in riis stead. 19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned two years in Je rusalem: and riis motrier's name was Mesliul- 20 lemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And he did that which was evfl in trie sight of the 21 Lord, as did Manasseh his father. And he walked in aH trie way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and 22 worshipped them : and he forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way 23 of the Lord. And the servants of Amon con spired against him, and put the king to death 2 1 in his own house. But the people of the land slew aU them that had conspired against king Amon ; and the people of the land made Josiari 25 riis son king in riis stead. Now trie rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not writ ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of 26 Judari ? And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza : and Josiah his son reigned in his stead. 22 2 Josiah was eight years old when lie began to reign ; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem : and riis motrier's name was Jedidah 2 the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in aU the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 And it came to pass hi trie eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of MesriuUam, the scribe, to 4 trie riouse of the Lord, saying, Go up to HHkiari the high priest, that rie may sum trie money wriicri is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the 8door have gathered of 5 trie people: and let triem deliver it into trie hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of the Lord : and let them give it to the workmen whicri are in the house of the 6 Lord, to repair trie breaches of the house ; unto the carpenters, and to the braiders, and to the masons ; and for buying timber and hewn stone 7 to repair the house. Howbeit there was no reckoning made" with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt 8 faitrifuUy. And HUkiah the higri priest said unto Shaprian the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And HUkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, 9 and he read it. And Shaphan the scribe came lo the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Triy servants riave 4 emptied out trie money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into trie riand of trie workmen triat have the oversight of the house of the Lord. RV. 2 Chr. xxxiii. 20—25. 2 See 2 Chr. xxxiv. 1, &c. 8 Heb, thresh old. 4 Or, poured out XXIII. 5 II. KINGS. 401 A.V. gar ments.«Or, in the second part. '2 Chr. 34.30. tHeb. from smallevenunto great. tHeb. causedto cease. tHeb. Chemar-im. 10 And Sriaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, HUkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Sriaphan read it before the king. 11 And it came to pass, when the* king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ariikam trie son of Shaprian, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, 13 Go ye, enquire of trie Lord for me, and for the people, and for aU Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto trie words of this book, to do according unto aU that whicri is written concerning us. 14 So HUkiah trie priest, and Ariikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the proprietess, trie wrie of ShaUum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the 'wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jeru salem II in the coHege;) and they communed with her. 15 if And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, TeU the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I wUl bring evU upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even aU trie words of trie book whicri the king of Judah hath read : 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto otrier gods, that they might provoke me to anger with aU the works of their hands ; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judari wlrich sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shaH ye say to him, Thus saith trie Lord God of Israel, As touching the words whicri thou hast heard ; 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyseH before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that triey should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me ; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. 20 Behold therefore, I wHl gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou srialt be gathered into thy grave in peace ; and thine eyes shall not see aH the evU which I wril bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. 23 And "trie king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jeru salem. 2 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the in habitants of Jerusalem witri him, and the priests, and the prophets, and aU the people, 'both smaU and great : and rie read in their ears aU the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord. 3 if And the king stood, by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and riis statutes witri aU their rieart and aU their soul, to perform trie words of triis covenant that were written in this book. And aU the people stood to the covenant. 4 And the king commanded HUkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord aU the vessels that were made for Baal, arid for the grove, and for aU the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. 5 And he ' put down ' the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in 10 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. 11 And Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his 12 clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaprian, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah trie king's servant, 13 saying, Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for aU Judari, concern ing the words of this book that i3 found: for great is the wrath of the Lord triat is kindled against us, because our fatriers have not heark ened unto the words of this book, to do accord ing unto aU triat which is ' written concerning 14 us. So HHkiari the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah trie prophetess, the wHe of ShaUum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in trie 2 second quarter ;) and they communed with her. 15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : TeU ye the man that sent you 16 unto me, Thus saith the Lord, Beriold, I wfll bring evU upon this place, and upon the inriabit- ants thereof, even all the words of the book 17 which the king of Judah hatri read : because triey riave forsaken me, and have burned incense unto otrier gods, triat triey might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands ; there fore my wrath shaU be kindled against triis place, 18 and it sriaU not be quencried. But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of trie Lord, trius sriall ye say to riim, Thus saitri the Lord, the God of Israel : As touching the words wriicri 19 thou hast heard, because thine rieart was tender, and triou didst humble thyseH before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against trie inriabitants triereof, triat they should become sa desolation and a curse, and hast rent triy clotlies, and wept before me ; 20 I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Triere fore, behold, I wUl gather triee to triy fatriers, and triou srialt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither sriaU thine eyes see aH the evU which I wfll bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. 23 4 And trie king sent, and they gathered unto riim aU trie elders of Judari and of Jerusalem. 2 And trie king went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and aU the inhabitants of Jerusalem witri him, and the priests, and the propriets, and aU trie people, both smaU and great : and he read in their ears aU the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house 3 of the Lord. And the king stood 6 by the pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after trie Lord, antl to keep riis commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with aU his heart, and aU his soul, to 8confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book : 4 and aU the people stood to the covenant. "And the king commanded HHkiari the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the ' door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord aU the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for aH the host of heaven : and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and 5 carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. And he put down the 8 idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in R.V. 'Or, enjoined 2 Heb. Mish-neh. 3 Or, an aston ishment. 4 See 2 Chr. xxxiv.29-32. = Or, on the platform « Or, perform ' Heb. threshold.8 Heb. Chemar- im. See Hos. x. 5, Zeph. i. 462 II. KINGS. XXIII. 5 A.V. » Or, twelve signs, or. constel lations, - ch. 21. 7. t Heb. houses. or,officer. "Or,ran from thence. II That is, themount of Olives. y' 1 Kings 11.7. 1 Heb. statins. ^ 1 Kings t Heb. to i scape. the high places in the cities of Judah, and in trie places round about Jerusalem ; them also . that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the II planets, and to aU the host of heaven. 6 And he brought out the "grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it smaU to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the clrildren of the people. 7 And he brake down the houses of the sodom ites, that were by the house .of the Lord, where the women wove 'hangings for the grove. 8 And he brought aU the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled trie riigri places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer- srieba, and brake down the high places of trie gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at trie gate of the city. 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jeru salem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled Topheth, wriich is in the vaUey of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or riis daughter to pass througri trie fire to Molecri. 11 And he took away the horses triat trie kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of trie riouse of trie Lord, by trie chamber of Nathan-melech the II chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 And trie altars triat were on trie top of trie upper criamber of Ahaz, which trie kings of Judah had made, and trie altars wriicri "Manasseri riad made in trie two courts of trie riouse of trie Lord, did the king beat down, and II brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 13 And trie riigh places triat were before Jeru salem, which were on the right hand of II the mount of corruption, which "Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomin ation of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the ab omination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the chfldren of Ammon, did trie king defile. 14 And rie brake in pieces the 'images, and cut down the. groves, and fiUed trieir places witri trie bones of men. 15 if Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of- Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the higri place, and stamped it smaU to powder, and burned the grove. 16 And as Josiah turned riimseH, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and poHuted it, ac cording to the "word of trie Lord wriicri trie man of God proclaimed, wrio proclaimed triese words. 17 Trien rie said, Wriat title is triat triat I see ? And trie men of trie city told lrim, 7* is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things triat thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el. 18 And he said, Let bim alone ; let no man move riis bones. So they let his bones 'alone, witri the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. 19 And all trie houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to aU the acts that rie had done in Beth-el. the higri places in the cities of Judah, and in trie places round about Jerusalem ; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the 1planets, and to aU the host of 6 heaven. And he brought Out the Asherari from trie house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it smaU to powder, and cast trie powder triereof upon trie graves of trie 7 2 common people. And he brake down'the houses of the 8 sodomites, that were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove 4 hangings for 8 the Asherah. And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba ; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at trie entering in of trie gate of Josriua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at 9 the gate of the city. Nevertheless the priests of the higri places came not up to trie altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but triey did eat un- 10 leavened . bread among their bretliren. And he defiled Topheth, which is in the vaUey of the 6 chHdren of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or riis daughter to pass through the fire 11 to Molecri. And rie took away trie horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of trie riouse of trie Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts ; and he burned the 12 chariots of the sun with fire. And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, whicri trie kings of Judari had made, and the altars whicri Manasseri had made in tho two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king break down, and "beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the 13 brook Kidron. And the higri places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the rigrit riand of trie mount of 'corruption, wriicri Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of trie Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did trie 14 king defile. And lie brake in pieces the 8pHlars, and cut down, the Asherim, and filled their 15 places with trie .bones of men. Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the higri place rie brake down ; and he burned the high place and stamped it small to powder, and 16 burned the Asherah. And as Josiah turned himseH, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount ; and rie sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to trie word of the Lord whicri trie man of God proclaimed, 17 who proclaimed these things. Then he said, What monument is that wlrich I see ? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed triese tilings that thou hast done 18 against trie altar of Betri-el. And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the 19 prophet that came out of Samaria. And all the houses also of the higri places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Is rael riad made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, arid did to them according to aU the acts that he had done in Beth-el. R.V. 'Or, twelve signs 2 Heb. childrenof the people.8 See 1 Kings xiv. 24, xv. 12. 4 Or, tentsHub. houses. 'Accordingtoanotherreading,son. «Or,ran from thence'Or, destruc tion 8 Or, obelisks XXIII. 37 II. KINGS. 463 A.V. I Or, sacri ficed. » 2 Chr. 35. 1. 1 Esd. 1. 1. * Ex. 12. S. Deut. 16. 2. t [1611 this hookofthecovenant] lOr, teraph- 'm. •Lev. 20. 2T. Deut. 18. 11. ' t Heb. angers. * 1 Kings 8.29. k 9. 3. ch. 21. 7. * 2 Chr. 35. 20. * 2 Chr. 36.1. « Or, because he reigned. 1 Heb. seta mulct upon the land. 1 Matt. 1.11, called Jakim. : [1611 yeai1'. 20 And he H slew all the priests of trie high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. 21 if And trie king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the passover unto trie Lord your God, "as it is written in 'the book of this coven ant. 22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from trie days of trie judges that judged Israel, nor in aU the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah ; 23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. 24 if Moreover the workers with famiriar spirits, and the wizards, and the H images, and trie idols, and aH trie abominations that were gpied in trie land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that rie might perform trie words of "trie law which were written in the book that HHkiari the priest found in the house of tho Lord. 25 And like unto riim was triere no king before him, that turned to the Lord with aU his heart, and with aU his soul, and witri aH riis migrit, according to aU the law of Moses; neither after him arose triere any like him. 26 if Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of aH the ' provocations that Manasseri had provoked him withal. 27 And the Lord said, I wril remove Judari also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and wfll cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of wlrich I said, * My name sriaU be there. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and aU that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 29 if * In his days Pharaoh-necriori king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to trie river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen lrim. 30 And riis servants carried riim in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried hrin in riis own sepulchre. And * the people of trie land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiari, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 31 if Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did that which was evfl in the sight of the Lord, according to aU that his fatriers had done. 33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Bihlah in the land of Hamath, ll that he migrit not reign in Jerusalem; and 'put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 34 And Pharaoh-necriori made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in trie room of Josiah his fatrier, and turned riis name to "Jehoiakim, and took Jerioahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died triere. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the sriver and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he taxed the land to give the money according to trie commandment of Priaraoh:_he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. 36 if Jehoiakim was twenty and five t years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And riis mother's name icas Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Eumah. 37 And he did that which was evU in trie sight of the' Lord, according to aU triat his fathers had done. 20 And rie Jslew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem. 21 And the king commanded aH the people, say ing, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in this book of trie covenant. 22 Surely triere was not kept sucri a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, 2nor in aU trie days of trie kings of Israel, nor of trie 23 kings of Judah ; but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to trie Lord 24 in Jerusalem. Moreover triem that had f amUiar spirits, and trie wizards, and trie teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he migrit 8 confirm the words of the law whicri were written in trie book triat HUkiah the priest found in the riouse 25 of the Lord. And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to trie Lord with all his heart, and witri aU his soul, and with all his migrit, according to aU trie law of Moses; neitrier after riim arose there any like him. 26 Notwithstanding trie Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewitri his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked 27 bim withal. And the Lord said, I wiU remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off triis city wriicri I, riave criosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which 28 I said, My name shaH be there. Now the rest of trie acts of Josiari, and aU triat lie did, are triey not written in the book of the chronicles 29 of the kings of Judah? 4In his days Pharaoh- necori king of Egypt went up against trie king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against lrim; and he slew him at 30 Megiddo, when he had seen him. And his serv ants carried him in a criariot dead from Me giddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulcrire. 5And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed riim, and made lrim king in riis father's stead. 31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and riis motrier's name was Hamutal trie daugriter of Jeremiari of Lib- 32 nari. And Jie did triat wriicri was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his 33 fathers had done. And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bands at Biblah in the land of Hamath, 6that he migrit not reign in Jerusalem ; and put the land to a 'tribute of an hundred talents of 34 silver, and a talent of gold. And Pharaoli- necori made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away ; and he came to Egypt, and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pha raoh : he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh. 36 8 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zehidari the daughter of Pedaiah of Bumah. 37 And he did triat which was evH in the sight of the Lord, according to aU that Iris fathers had done. R.V. 'Or, sacri ficed 2 Or, even in all...and of 8 Or, perform 2 Chr. xxxv. 20-24. ¦" See 2 Chr. xxxvi. 1—4. "Ac cordingtoanother reading,when he reigned. 'Or, fine BSoo2 Chr. xxxvi. 5, kc 464 II. KINGS. XXIV. 1 A.V. f ch. 20. 17. k 23. 27. t Heb. by the hand of. 1 Dan. 1. 1. .t Heb. came into siege. II Or, eunuchs. ' ch. 20. 17. Isai. 39. 6.t [1611 treasure] * 2 Qir. 86.10Esth. 2. 6.I Or, eunuchs. 24 Li riis days Nebuchadnezzar king of Baby lon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years : then he turned and rebeUed against hrin. 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against- Judah to destroy it, "ac cording to the word of the Lord, which he spake ' by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of trie Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed : for he fiUed Jerusalem with innocent blood ; which the Lord would not pardon. 5 if Now the rest of trie acts of Jerioiakim, and aU triat he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judari ? 6 So Jerioiakim slept with his fathers: and Je- hoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 8 if Jehoiachiu was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, trie daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And rie did that, which was evil in trie sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. 10 if "At that time the servants of Nebuchad nezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city 'was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. 12 And Jehoiachin trie king of Judari went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his II officers : and the king of Babylon took riim in trie eighth year of his reign. 13 "And he carried out thence aU the treasures of trie house of the Lord, and the 'treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord riad said. 14 And he carried away aU Jerusalem, and aU the princes, and all the, mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save trie poorest sort of trie people of the land. 15 And * he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his II officers, and the mighty of the land, those can-ied he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all trie men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, aU that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 17 if And * the king of Babylon made Mattaniah Iris father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his motrier's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did that which was evU in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim riad done. 20 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 25 And it came to pass "in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of 24 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant triree years: trien he turned and rebelled 2 against him. And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the clrildren of Ammon, and sent triem against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, whicri rie spake by the hand 3 of his servants the prophets. Surely at the commandment of trie Lord came this upon Ju dah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did ; 4 and also for the innocent blood that he shed ; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: 5 and the Lord would not pardon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chron- 6 icles of the kings of Judah ? So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiacriin riis son 7 reigned in riis stead. And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land : for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that per- tained to trie king of Egypt. 8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months : and riis motrier's name was Ne hushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did triat whicri was evil in trie sight of the Lord, according to aU that his father 10 had done. At that time the servants of Nebu chadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jeru- 11 salem, and the city was besieged. And Nebu chadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the 12 city, while his servants were besieging it ; and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, rie, and riis motrier, and his servants, and his princes, and his ' officers : and the king of Babylon took him in trie eigritri year 13 of his reign. And he carried out thence aU the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the trea sures of the king's house, and cut in pieces aU trie vessels of gold which Solomon king of Is rael had made in the temple of the Lord, as 14 the Lord had said. And he carried away all Jerusalem, and aU the princes, and aU the mighty men of valour, even ten triousand capt ives, and aU the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of trie 15 people of the land. And he carried away Je hoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his 1 officers, and the 2 chief men of the land, carried he into captivity 16 from Jerusalem to Babylon. And aH the men of might, even seven thousand, and trie craftsmen and trie smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon 17 brought captive to Babylon. 8And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 4 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was sHa- 19 mutal the daugriter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to aU that Jehoiakim had done. 20 Eor through the anger of the Lord did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, untU he had cast them out from his presence : and Zedekiah 25 rebeUed against the king of Babylon. 8And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of R.V. 'Or,eunuchs 2 Or, mighty 2 See 2 Chr. xxxvi. 10—13. 4 See Jer. Hi. l,&c. 5 Heb. Ham- ital. « See 2 Chr. x-xxvi. 17-20. XXV. 21 II. KINGS. 4U5 A.V. tHeb. spake judg ment withhim,tHeb.made blind. ¦ Or, chiefnmrsltal. tHeb. fallen away. * ch. 20. 17. Jer. 27. 22. tHeb. the one sea. - 1 Kings 7.15. Jer. 52. 21. tHeb.threshold.I Or, eunuch.tHeb.saw the king's face. "Or, , scribe of the captain of the host. the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and aU his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it ; and they buflt forts against it round about. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 3 And on the ninth day of the "fourth month the famine prevailed in trie city, and triere was no bread for the people of the land. 4 if And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and aU his army were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Biblari; and they 'gave judgment upon hrin. 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and 'put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. 8 if Arid in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the mouth, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar- adan, I captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem : 9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and aU the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. 10 And aU the army of the Chaldees, that were with trie captain of the guard, brake down the waUs of Jerusalem round about. 11 Now the rest of the people that were left in trie city, and the 'fugitives that feU away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multi tude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. 12 But the "captain of trie guard left of trie poor of the land to be vinedressers and husband men. 13 And "the pUlars of brass that were in trie house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of th,e Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and aU the vessels of brass where with they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in sUver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pUlars, 'one sea, and the bases wlrich Solomon had made for the house of the Lord ; the brass of aU these vessels was without weight. 17 "The height of the one piHar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three, cubits ; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, aU of brass : and Hke unto these had the second piHar with wreathen work. 18 if And the captain of trie guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the seoond priest, and the three keepers of the 'door: 19 And out of the city he took an Ii officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them triat 'were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the H principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city : 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Eiblah : 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Biblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was can-ied away out of their land. the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and aU his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped agamst it; and triey buflt forts 2 against it round about. So the city was besieged 3 unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiari. On the nintri day of the fourth month trie famine was sore in trie city,, so that there was no bread 4 for the people of the land. Then a breach was made in the city, and aU the men of wax fled by night by the way of the gate between the two waHs, which was by the king's garden-, (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about:) and the king went by the way of the Arabah. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after trie king, and overtook him in the plains of Jeri cho : and all Iris army was scattered from hrin. 6 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Biblah; and they 7 'gave judgement upon him. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant 9 of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's riouse; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even 10 every great house, burnt he with fire. And aU the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the waUs of 11 Jerusalem rouud about. And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that feU to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. 12 But the captain of trie guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. 13 And the piUars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases and the brasen sea that were in the house of the Lord, did trio Chaldeans break in pieces, and earned the brass of them to 14 Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and aU the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they 15 away. And the firepans, and the basons ; that wriicri was of gold, in gold, and that which was of sflver, in silver, the captain of the guard took 16 away. The two pfllars, the one sea, aud tho bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord ; the brass of all these vessels was 17 without weight. The height of the one pUlar was eighteen cubits, and a chapiter of brass was upon it : and the heigrit of the chapiter was three cubits; with network and pomegranates upon the~chapiter round about, aU of brass : and like unto these had the second pillar with network. 18 And the captain of trie guard' took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah tho second priest, 19 and the three keepers of the "door: and out of the city he took an s officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, whicri were found in the city ; and the 4 scribe, the captain of trie host, which mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found 20 in the city. And Nebuzaradan the captain of trie guard took triem, and brought them to the 21 king of Babylon to Eiblah. And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Biblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land. GCi R.V. 'Or, spakewith him of judge ment 2 Heb. threshold.8 Or, eunuch In Gen. xxxvi. 39, Pau. 468 I. CHRONICLES. I. 51 A.V. " Gen. 36. 40. ! Or, Jacob. ' Oen. 29. 32. k 30. 5. k 35. 18, 22. & 46. 8, to. ' Gen. 18.3. k 46. 12. •Gen. 18.2. 'Gen. 38. 29, 30. Matt. 1. 3. ' Ruth 4.18. II Or, Zabdi,Josh. 7. 1.* 1 Kings 4.31.lOr,Darda.II Or, Achan. * Josh. 6. 19. k 7. 1, 25. 1 Or, Aram, Matt. 1. 3, II Or, Caleb, ver. 18. ' Ruth 4. 19. ' 1 Sara. 16.6,HOr, Sham mah,1 Sam. 16. 9, ' Ex. 31. 2.t Heb. took. * Num. 32. 41. Dent. 3. 14,Josh. 13. 51 if Hadad died also. And the "dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jethetri, 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Irani. Triese are the dukes of Edom. 2 These are the sons of II Israel; "Beuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 ir The sons of "Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: ichich three were born unto hrin of trie daughter of * Shua the Canaanitess. And Br, the firstborn of Judah, was evU in trie sigrit of trie Lord ; and he slew him. 4 And "Tamar his daughter in law bare hrin Pharez and Zerah. AU the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of * Pharez ; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah; II Zimri, "and Etrian, and Heman, and Calcol, and ll Dara : five of them in aH. 7 And the sons of Carmi ; II Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the tiring * accursed. 8 And the sons of Ethan ; Azariah. 9 The sons also of Hezron, triat were born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and II Bam, and II Crielubai. 10 And Bam "begat Amminadab; and Ammina dab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah ; 11 And Nahshon begat Sahna, and Sahna begat Boaz, 12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 13 if * And. Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and II Shimma the thri-d, 14 Netrianeel the fourth, Eaddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh : 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether trie Ishmeelite. 18 if And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and. of Jerioth : her sons are these ; Jesrier, and Shobab, anil Ai-don. 19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare hrin Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri,. and Uri begat "Bezaleel. 21 if And , afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gflead, whom he t married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in trie land of Gilead. 23 * And lie took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. AH these belonged to . the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb- ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wHe bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. 25 if Arid the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Bam trie firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ariijari, 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Bam the firstborn of Jerah meel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and.Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was AbihaH, and she bare him Ahban, and Morid. 30 And the -sons of Jijfadab; Seled,. and Apparin: but Seled died without children. 31 And the sons of Apparin ; Ishi, And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the chfldren of Sheshan; Ahlai. 51 And Hadad died. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timna, duke i Aliah, duke Jeth- 52 eth ; duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke 53 Pinon ; duke Kenaz, duke Teman, dnke Mib- 54 zar; duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. 2 These are the sons of Israel ; Beuben, Simeon, 2 Levi, and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun ; Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asrier. 3 The sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan, and Shelah : which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Loud ; and he 4 slew him. And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Perez and Zerah. AU the sons of Judah 5 were five. The sons of Perez ; Hezron and 6 Hamul. And the sons of Zerah ; 2 Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and8Dara: five 7 of them in all. And the sons of Carmi; 4 Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a tres- 8 pass in trie devoted thing. And the sons of 9 Ethan ; Azariah. The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and Bam, and 10 Chelubai. And Bam begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab begat Narishon, prince of trie chUd- 11 ren of Judah; and Nahsrion begat Salma, and 12 Salma begat Boaz ; and Boaz begat Obed, and 13 Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Sriimea 14 the third ; Nethanel the fourth, Baddai the 15 fifth ; Ozem the sixth, David the seventh : 16 and theri- sisters were Zeruiah and AbigaH. And the sons of Zeruiah; 5 Abishai, and Joab, 17 and Asahel, three. And AbigaU bare Amasa : and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ish- 18 maerite. And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wrie, and of Jerioth : and these were her sons ; Jesher, and Shobab, and 19 Ardon. And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto 20 him Ephrath, whicri bare him Hur. And Hur 21 begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel. And after ward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead; whom he took to wife when rie was threescore years old; and she 22 bare him Segub. And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And Geshur and Aram took 6 the towns of Jair from triem, with Kenath, and the 'villages thereof, even threescore cities. All triese were 24 the sons of Machir the father of GUead. And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abiah Hezron's wrie bare him Ashhur trie 25 fatrier of Tekoa. And trie sons of Jerahmeel trie firstborn of Hezron were Bam trie first born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. 26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, wliose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 And trie sons of Bam the firstborn of Jerahmeel 28 were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada: and the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abi hail; .and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab ; Seled, and Appaim : 31 but Seled died without 8 children. And the sons ,of Apparin^ Ishi And the sons of Ishi ; Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan; Ahlai. RV. 1 In Gen. xxxvi. 4'), Alvah. 2 In .1 osl I. vii. 1, Zabdi. 3 Many ancientauthoritiesread,' Darda. See1 Kings iv. 31. 4 In Josh. vii. 1, Achan. » Heb. Abshai. »Or, Hav- voth-jair 1 Heb. dauglt-ters. » Or, sons III. 8 I. CHEONICLES. 4G9 A.T. * ch. 11. a. * Josh. 15. 17. ¦ Or, Reaiah, ch. i. 2. HOr, half of the Menuch-ites, or, Hatsi- ham- menitch- oi'li. • Or, Atarites,or, crowns of the house of Joab. ' Judg. 1.16.* Jer. 35. 2.* 2 Sam. 3.2. * Josh. 15. 56. nor, Chileab, 2 Sam. 3.3.*2Sam. 3.5.*2Sam. 5. 14. lOr,Shammua,2 Sam. 5.14. «Or,Bath-sheba,2 Sam. 11.3. HOr,Eliam, 2 Sam. 11.3.II Or, Elishua, 2 Sam. 5.15.I Or, Be-cliada,ch. 14. 7. 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without chfldren. 33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were trie sons of Jerahmeel. 34 if Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. 36 And Attai begat Natrian, and Nathan begat * Zabad, 37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azar iah, 39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat ShaUum, 41 And ShaUum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 42 if Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, whicri was the fatrier of Ziph ; and the sons of Maresriari the father of Hebron. 43 And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tappuah, and Bekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Baham, the father of Jor- koam : -and Bekem begat Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon : and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : and Haran begat Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai; Begem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maacriah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirrianari. 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Mad mannah, Sheva the father of Macbbenari, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was * Achsa. 50 if These were the sous of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons ; II Haroeh, and llhalf of trie Manariethites. 53 And trie families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ith- rites, and the Puhites, and trie Sriumatriites, and the Mishraites ; of them came the Zareathites, and trie Earitanlit.es. 54 The sons of Sahna ; Beth-lehem, and the Ne- tophathites, » Ataroth, the house of Joab, and. half of trie Manahethites, the Zorites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the "Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of * Bechab. 3 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron ; the firstborn * Amnon, of Ahinoam the * Jezreelitess ; the second II Daniel, of AbigaH the CarmeHtess : 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: 3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ith ream by "Eglah his wife. 4 These six were bom unto him in Hebron ; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 "And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; II Shimea, and Sriobab, and Natrian, and Solomon, four, of IIBath-shua the daughter of U Ammiel: 6 Ibhar also, and llErisriama, and Eliphelet, 7 And Nogah, and Neprieg, and Japriia, 8 And Elishama, and HEHada, and Eliphelet, 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan : and Jether died without 33 i clrildren. And the sons of Jonathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose 35 name was Jarha. And Sheshan gave his daugh ter to Jarha his servant to vrife ; and she bare 36 hrin Attai. And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan 37 begat Zabad ; and Zabad begat Ephlal, and 38 Ephlal begat Obed; and Obed begat Jehu, and 39 Jehu begat Azariah ; and Azariah begat Helez, 40 and Helez begat Eleasah; and Eleasah begat 41 Sismai, and Sismai begat ShaUum; and Shal lum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Eli- 42 stoma. And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah 43 the father of Hebron. And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tappuah, and Bekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Baham, the father of Jor- 45 keam ; and Bekem begat Shammai. And the son of Shammai was Maori ; and Maon was the 46 father of Beth-zur. And Ephah, Caleb's con cubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : and 47 Haran begat Gazez. And the sons of Jahdai ; Begem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, 48 and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maacah, Caleb's con- 49 cubine, bare Sheber and Tri-hanah.. She bare also Shaaph the fatrier of Madmannah, Sheva trie father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea ; 50 and the daughter of. Caleb was Achsah. Triese were the sons of Caleb; the 2son of Hur, the firstborn of Eprirathah, Sriobal the father of 51 Kiriath-jearim ; Salma the father of Beth-le- 52 riem, Harepri the father of Beth-gader. And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons; 53 Haroeh, riaH of trie Menuhoth. And trie families of Kiriath-jearim ; the Ithrites, and the Puth- ites, and the Shumatlrites, and the Mishraites ; of them came trie Zorathites and the Eshtaol- 54 ites-.. The- sons of Salma ; Beth-lehem, and the Netephathites, Atrotri-beth-Joab, and haH of 55 the Manahathites, trie Zorites. And trie families of scribes which dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, trie Sucatriites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Bechab. 3 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron : the firstborn,. Amnon, of Ariinoam the Jezreelitess ; the second, 2 Daniel, of Abigail, the Carmelitess ; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ; the. fourth,, Adonijah 3 the son of Haggith ; the fifth,. Shepriatiah of Abital ; the sixth, Ithream by Eglari his wife. 4 Six were born unto him in. Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 And these were born unto him, in Jerusalem : Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solo mon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Am- 6 miel : and Ibhar,. and Elishama, and Eliphe- 7 let ; and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia ; 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and EHphelet, nine. R.V. tor,sous 2 The Sept. has, sons. 470 I. CHRONICLES. III. 9 A.V. or, Coniah, Jer. 22. 24. * 2 Kings 24. 17, being his uncle.t Heb. Sheal-tlel. ' Matt. 1.12.X [1611 son]tHeb. Hizki- jahu, * Gen. 38. 29. k 46. 12. I Or, Che- lubai, ch. 2. 9. or, Caleb, ch. 2. 18. lOr,Haroeh, ch. 2. 52. ' ch. 2. 24.II That is, Sorrow ful. t Heb. If thou wilt, kc tHeb. do me. II Or, The city of Nahash. II Or, Hathath,and Meon-othai, who begat,kc HOr, inhabit antsof the valley.II That is, Crafts men.nor, Uknaz. 9 These were aU the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and * Tamar their sister. 10 if And Solomon's son was * Berioboam, 1 Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehosriapriat Iris son, 11 Joram his son, ll Ahaziah his soil, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, II Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn 1 Jo hanan, the second il Jerioiakim, trie triird ll Zedekiah, the fourth ShaUum. 16 And the sons of "Jehoiakim: HJeconiah his son, Zedekiah " his son. 17 if And the sons of Jeconiah ; Assir, f Salathiel "his son, 18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiari, and Srienazar, Jecamiari, Hosriama, and Nedabiah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the fsons of Zerubbabel; MeshuUam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their Bister : 20 And Hashubah, and Oriel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah : the sons of Bephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecrianiah. 22 And trie sons of Sriecrianiah ; Sriemaiali : and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Sriaphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah : Elioenai, and t Hez ekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliasriib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. 4 The sons of Judah; "Pharez, Hezron, and II Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And II Beaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahurnai, and Laliad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 And these were of the fatrier of Etam ; Jezreel, and Isrima, and Idbasri: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: 4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushari. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, trie father of Beth lehem. 5 if And "Ashur trie fatrier of Tekoa riad two wives, Helari and Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Etrinan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. 9 if And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren : and his mother caHed his name II Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez caUed on the God of Israel, saying, + Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and en large my coast, and triat thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest tkeep me from evU, that it may not grieve me ! And God granted him that which he requested. 11 if And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseari, and Tehinnah the father of lllr-nahash. These are the men of Eechah. 13 And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel, and Seraiah : and the sons of Othniel; II Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiari be gat Joab, trie fatrier of the HvaUey of II Charashim; for triey were craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, 11 even Kenaz. 9 AH these were the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines ; and Tamar was their 10 sister. And Solomon's son was Eehoboam, Ahi jah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son ; 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son ; 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his 13 son ; Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manas- 14 seh riis son ; Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah ; the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the 16 fourth ShaHum. And trie sons of Jehoiakim : 17 Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. Aud the sons of Jeconiah, ifhe captive; Shealtiel riis 18 son, and Malcriiram, and Pedaiari, and Shenaz- 19 zar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. And the sons of Pedaiah ; Zerubbabel, and Shimei : and the 2sons of Zerubbabel; MeshuUam, and 20 Hananiah ; and Srielomith was their sister : and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Has- 21 adiah, Jushab-hesed, five. And the 2sons of Hananiah ; Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah : the sons of Bephaiah, the sons of Aman, the sons of Obadiah, 22 the sons of Shecaniah. And the sons of She- caniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, 23 and Sriapriat, six. And trie 2 sous of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai ; Hodaviah, and Eli- ashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. 4 The sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, and 2 Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. And Beaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Laliad. These are the families of 3 the Zorathites. And triese were the sons of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Id- bash : and the name of their sister was Hazzel- 4 elponi : and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. Triese are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the 5 father of Beth-leriem. And Ashriur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarari. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were 7 the sons of Naarah. And the sons of Helah 8 were Zereth, s Izhar, and Ethnan. And Hak- koz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families 9 of Ariarriel the son of Harum. And Jabez was more honourable, than his brethren : and his mother caHed his name Jabez, saying, Because 10 I bare hrin witri sorrow. And Jabez caUed on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou would est bless me indeed, aud enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow I And God granted him that 11 which he requested. And Chelub the brother of Shuhari begat Mehir, which was the father 12 of Eshton. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of 4L--nahash. 13 These are the men of Becah. And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel, and Seraiah : and the sons of 14 Othniel; Hathath. And Meonothai begat Oph rah : and Seraiah begat Joab the father of 6 Ge- 15 harasririn ; for triey were craftsmen. And trie sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh ; L-u, Elah, and Naam: and trie sons of Elah; and Kenaz. R.T. ¦Or, Assir "- Heb. son. 3 An other reading is, and Zohar. 4 Or, live city of Nahash 6 Or, the valley of craftsmen V. 1 I. CHRONICLES. 471 A.V. 1 Or, The Jewess. I Or, Je- hudijah,mentionedbefore. 'Gen. 38. 1, 5. lOr, Jemuel, Gen. 46. 10.Ex. 6. 15. tHeb. unto. * Josh. 19.2. "Or,Balah,Josh. 19. 3."Or, Eltolad, Josh. 19. 4.II Or, Hazar- susah, Josh. 19. 5."Or, Ether, Josh. 19. 7. II Or, Baal-ath-beer, Josh. 19. 8.II Or, as they dividedthemselves by tuitionsamongthem. tHeb. coming. 16 And the sons of Jehaleleel ; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 17 And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon : and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah trie fatrier of Esritemoa. 18 And his wife » Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekutriiel trie fatrier of Zanoah. Aud these are trie sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 And the sons of his wHe HHodiah the sister of Naham, the father of KeUah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 20 And the sons of §himon were, Amnon, and Binnah, Ben-hanan, and TUon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zohetri, and Ben-zoheth. 21 if The sons of Shelah * the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the famUies of trie house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, 22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things. 23 Triese were trie potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges : there they dwelt with the king for his work. 24 if The sons of Simeon were, II Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: 25 ShaUum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma Iris son. 26 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur riis son, Shimei his son. 27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters ; but his brethren had not many chHdren, neither did aU their famHy multiply, f like to the chfldren of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at * Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 29 And at n Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at II Tolad, 30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah,'and at Ziklag, 31 And at Betri-marcaboth, and II Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Sriaaraim. These were their cities unto trie reign of David. 32 And trieir viUages were, » Etam, and Ain, Bim mon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities : 33 And aU their viUages triat viere round about trie same cities, unto UBaal. These were their habitations, and » theri- genealogy. 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the sou of Amaziah, 35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, trie son of AHon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shrinri, trie son of Shemaiah ; 38 These f mentioned by their names were princes in their famflies: and trie riouse of their fathers increased greatly. 39 if And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pas ture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable ; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto triis day, and dwelt in trieir rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiari, and Neariah, and Bephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. 5 Now the sons of Beuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he 16 And the sons of Jehallelel ; Ziph, und Ziphah, 17 Tiria, and Asarel. And the sons of Ezrah; Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon : and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the 18 father of Eshtemoa. And his wife 1 trie Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekutriiel the father of Za noah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the 19 daughter of Pharaori, which Mered took. And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, 20 and Eshtemoa the Maacatlrite. And the sons of Shimon; Amnon, and Binnah, Ben-hanan, and TUon. And the sons of Ishi ; Zoheth, and 21 Ben-zoheth. The sons of Shelari trie son of Judah ; Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Maresriah, and the families of trie house of them triat wrought fine linen, of the 22 house of Ashbea ; and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And 23 the 2records are ancient. These were the potters, and 3the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt witri trie king for his work. 24 The sons of Simeon; 4 Nemuel, and Jamin, 25 5 Jarib, 6 Zerah, Shaul : Shallum his son, Mibsam 26 his son, Mishma bis son. And the sons of Mish ma; Hamrnuel his son, Zacour his son, Shimei 27 his son. And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neitrier did aU their family multiply, 28 like to the children of Judah. And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual ; 29 and at Bilriah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad ; 30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag ; 31 and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Sriaaraim. These were 32 their cities unto the reign of David. And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Bimmon, and 33 Tocrien, and Ashan, five cities : and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and 34 they have their genealogy. And Meshobab, and 35 Jamlech, and Joshari trie son of Amaziah ; and Joel, and Jeriu the son of Joshibiah, the son of 36 Seraiah, the son of Asiel; and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and 37 Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah ; and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of AHon, trie son of Jedaiari, trie son of Sriimri, the son of Shema- 38 iah ; these mentioned by name were princes in theri- famflies : and their fathers' houses in- 39 creased greatly. And they went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto trie east side of the val- 40 ley, to seek pasture for trieir flocks. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that 41 dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. And these written by name Came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, aud trie Meunim that were found there, and 'destroyed them utterly, unto this day, and dwelt in their stead: because there was pasture therefor their 42 flocks. And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, riaving for trieir captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Bephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons, 43 of Ishi. And triey smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and dwelt there, unto triis day. 5 And trie sons of Beuben trie firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn ; but, forasmuch as he R.V. 'Or,Ha- jchudi--jah 2 Heb. words.3 Or, thosethatdweltamong plant ationsandhedges4 In Gen. xlvi. 10, Ex. vi. 15, Jemuel. 5 In Gen. xlvi. 10, Jachin. 6 InGeu. xlvi. 10, Zohar. ' Heb. devotedthem. 47: I. CHRONICLES. V. 1 A.V. *Gea 35. 22. k 19. 4. 'Gen. 49. 9, 10. ' Mic. 5. Matt. 2. 6. t [1611 rulers]I Or, prince. * Gen. 16. 9. Ex. 6. 14. Num. 26. o. J Or, Tiglalh- }iilescr,2 Kings 15. 29. k 16. 7. "Or,Shema iah, ver. 4. 16 Josh. 13. 15, 16. t Heb. upon all thefaceof the ea.d. * Josh. 13. 11. ' ch. 2T. 29.t Heb. their goings forth. * 2 Kings 15. 5, 32. t Heb. sons of valour. * Gen. 25. 15. t Heb. lcch.8. * 1 Sam. 31. 1, 2. "Or, wounded."Or, Ishlii, 1 Sam. 14 49. tHeb.shooters withbows.tHeb. found him.II Or, mock me. 30 And some of the sons of the priests made * the ointment of the spices. 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of ShaUum the Korahite, had the II set office over the things that were made ll in the pans. 32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the * shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath. 33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for* they were employed in that work day and night. 34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Je rusalem. 35 if Aud in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiei, whose wHe's name was * Maacriah : 36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 39 "And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-sriua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal : and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melecri, and Tahrea, * and Ahaz. 42 And Ahaz begat Jarari; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 43 And Moza begat Binea ; and Bephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44 And Azel riad six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocrieru, and Ishmael, and Srie- ariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. 10 Now "the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philis tines, and feU down II slain in mount GUboa. 2 And the PhHistines foUowed hard after Saul, and after his sons ; and the PhUistines slew Jona than, and " Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And trie battle went sore against Saul, and the f archers thit riim, and he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through "therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and "abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and feU upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he feU likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and aU his house died together. 7 And when aU the men of Israel that were in the vaHey saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 if And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount GUboa. 9 And when they had stripped riim, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of trie Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 11 if And when aU Jabesh-gilead heard aU that trie PhUistines had done to Saul, 12 Triey arose, aU the variant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13 if So Saul died for his transgression whicri lie 30 And some of the sons of the priests prepared 31 the confection of the spices. And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of ShaUum the Korahite, had the set office over 32 the things that were baked in pans. And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every 33 sabbath. And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were ireefrom other service : for they were employed in their work day and 34 night. These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men : these dwelt at Jerusalem. 35 And in Gibeon triere dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah : 36 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, 37 and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab ; and Gedor, and 38 Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their breth- 39 ren. And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-sriua, and 40 Abinadab, and Eshbaal. And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah ; Pithon, and Melech, 42 and Tahrea, 1and Ahaz. And Ahaz begat Jarah ; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and 43 Zimri ; and Zirmi begat Moza : and Moza begat Binea ; and Rephaiah bis son, Eleasah his son, 44 Azel his son : and Azel had six sons, whose names are these; Azrikam, Bocrieru, and Isri mael, and Sheariari, and Obadiah, and Hanan : these were the sons of Azel. 10 2Now the PhUistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the PhUistines, and fell down 8 slain in mount Gil- 2 boa. And the Philistines foUowed hard after Saul and after his sons ; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and 4 Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the 3 sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him ; and he was 4 distressed by reason of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircumcised come and 6 abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took, his sword, and fell 5 upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise feU upon his sword, 6 and died. So Saul died, and his three sons ; 7 and aU his house died together. And when aU the men of Israel that were in the valley saw triat triey fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook trieir cities, and fled ; and trie Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, triat they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount 9 GUboa. And they stripped riim, and took riis head, and his armour, and sent into trie laud of the PhUistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the riouse 11 of Dagon. And when aU Jabesh-gilead heard 12 all that the PhUistines had done to Saul, aU the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the 6oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven 13 days. So Saul died 'for his trespass which he R.V. 1 Sec ch. viii. 85. 2 See 1 Sam. xxxi. 1, kc « Or, wound ed 4 In 1 Sam. xiv. 49, Ishvi. 5 Or, makea mock of me « Or, terebinth x Or, it 480 I. CHRONICLES. X. 13 A.V. t Heb. trans gressed. » 1 Sam. 15. 23. ' 1 Sam. 28. 7 t Heb. Isai. * 2 Sam. i. 1. tHeb.both yester day and the third day.I Or, rule.tHeb. by the hand of. ' 1 Sam. 16. 13. * 2 Sam. 5.6. tHeb.head." That is, Zion,2 Sam. 5. 7. t Heb. revived. t Heb. went in going and'in-creasing. * 2 Sam. 23.8. II Or, held strongly with him. "Or, son of Hach-moni.I Or, Ephes- dam- mim, 1 Sam. 17. L "Or,stood. * 2 Sam. 23. 13. "Or, salva tion."Or,threecaptains er the thirty. t Heb. with theirlives? t committed against trie Lord, *even against trie word of the Lord, wriicri he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, "to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of trie Lokd : therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of x Jesse. 11 Then *aU Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Beriold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover t in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lokd thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt " feed my people Israel, and triou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came aH the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they an ointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord tby * Samuel. 4 if And David and aU Israel * went to Jerusa lem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David. 6 And David said,Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shaU be * chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in trie castle ; trierefore they caUed II it the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about, even from MiUo round about: and Joab t repaired the rest of the city. 9 So David t waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of riosts was witri him. 10 if * These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who U strengthened themselves with him in riis kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lokd con cerning Israel. 11 And triis is trie number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, "an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: rie Hfted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 13 Ho was witri David at II Pas-dammrin, and there the Phflistines were gatriered togetrier to battle, where was a parcel of ground fuU of barley; and the people fled from before the PhUistines. 14 And they II set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and deHvered it, and slew the * PhUistines ; and the Lokd saved them by a great H deliverance. 15 if Now II three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of AduUam ; and trie riost of trie Philistines encamped in the vaUey of Bephaim. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the PhUistines' garrison was then at Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, Oh triat one would give me drink of trie water of the weU of Beth-leriem, triat is at trie gate! 18 And the three brake through the host of the PhUistines, and drew water out of trie weU of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the Lord, 19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do triis tiling : sriaU I drink the blood of these men t triat riave put trieir lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives triey brought it. There fore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 20 if And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three : for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them,' and had a name among the three. committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord, which he kept not ; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a 14 familiar spirit, to inquri-e thereby, and inquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 11 i Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone 2 and thy flesh. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be 2prince over my people 3 Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron ; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel. 4 And David and aU Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus) ; and the Jebusites, the in- _ 5 habitants of the land, were there. And the in habitants of Jebus said to David, Thou srialt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion ; the same is the city of 6 David. And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shaU be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and 7 was made chief. And David dwelt in the strong hold ; therefore they caUed it the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about: and Joab 8 repaired trie rest 9 of the city. And David waxed greater and greater ; for the Lohd of hosts was with him. 10 4 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who 5 shewed themselves strong witri him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word 11 of the Lord concerning Israel. And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had : Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the "thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred 'and slew them at one time. 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the triree migrity men. 13 He was with David at spas-dammim, and there the PhHistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley ; and 14 the people fled from before the PhUistiues. And they stood in the midst of trie plot, and de fended it, and slew trie PhUistines; and the 15 Lord saved themjby a great "victory. And three of the thirty chief went down to the rock to David, into the cave of AduUam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in trie 16 vaUey of Rephaim. And David was trien iu trie hold, and the garrison of the PhHistines was then 17 in Beth-leriem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of trie well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate ! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Phflistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out nnto the Lord, 19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this : shall I drink the blood of those men 10that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. There fore he would not drink it. These things did the 20 three mighty men. And n Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for he lifted up his spear against three hundred 12and slew them, and had a name among the three. R.V. 'See2 Sam. v. 1, kc. 2 Or, leader 3 Heb. revived. 4 See 2 Sam. . xxiii 8, kc "Or,held stronglywith him « An other reading-is, capt ains.» Heb. slain.sinlSam.xvii. 1, Ephes- dam-mim.» Heb. salva tion. i° 11 eb. with their lives. n Heb. Abshai.'2 Heb. slain.. XII. 8 I. CHRONICLES. 481 A.V. » 2 Sam. 23.19,4c.tHeb. great'of deeds. t Heb. a man of measure. I Or, Harod ite, 2 Sam. 23. 25. • Or, the Hag- gerite. "Or,Shim- rite. 'lSam. 27.1.tHeb.being; yet shut up. "Or, Has- maah. tHeb. of'the host. 21 * Of the three, rie was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to trie first three. 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, * who had done many acts ; he slew two Honllko men of Moab : also he went down and slew a rion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, t a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked trie spear out of trie Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24 These things did Benaiari the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three : and David set him over his guard. 26 if Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-leriem, 27 Sriammoth the « Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 L-a the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai trie Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophatriite, 31 Itriai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the clrildren of Benjamin,Benaiarithe Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of trie brooks of Gaasri, Abiel the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaal bonite, 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar " the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, trie armourbearer of Joab trie son of Zeruiari, 40 Ira trie Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina trie son of Sriiza trie Beubenite, a capt ain of trie Beubenites, and ttrirty witri riim, 43 Hanan trie son of Maachah, and Josriaphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia trie Ashterathite, Sriama and Jehiel trie sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 45 Jediael trie 1 son of Shrim-i, and Joha his bro ther, the Tizite, 46 EUel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, trie sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah trie Moabite, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel trie Mesobaite. 12 Now * these are they that came to David to Ziklag, tv/hfle he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's breth ren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of 11 Shemaah the Gibeathite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth ; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, 4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty ; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Beariah, and Shem- ariah, and Shephatiah the Haruplrite, 6 Elkanari, and Jesiah, and Azareei, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, 7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into trie riold to the wUdemess men of might, and men *of war fit for the battle, that 21 1 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he 22 attained not to theirs* three. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kab zeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab : he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of 23 snow. And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high ; and in the Egyptian's hand was u, spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew 24 him with his own spear. These tilings did Benaiari the son of Jehoiada, arid riad a name 25 among the three mighty men. Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he at tained not to the first three : and David set him over his 2 guard. 26 Also trie migrity men of the anriies; Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the sou of Do- 27 do of Beth-lehem; 8Shammoth the Harorite, 28 Helez the 4 Pelonite; Ira the son of Ikkesh 29 the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathotriite ; 5 Sib- 30 becai the Hushathite, 6Dai the Ahohite; Ma harai the Netophathite, 'Heled the son of 31 Baanah the Netophathite ; Ilhai the son of Bibai of Gibeah of the chfldren of Benjamin, 32 Benaiah the Pirathonite; 8Hurai of the brooks 33 of Gaash, <> Abiel the Arbathite; Azmaveth 34 the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite ; the sons of 1° Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the 35 son of Shage the Hararite ; Ahiam the son of 11 Sacar trie Hararite, i2Eliprial the son of Ur; 36 Hepher the Mecrierathite, Ahijari trie Pelon- 37 ite; Hezro the Carmelite, 13 Naarai trie son of 38 Ezbai ; Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the 39 son of Hagri ; Zelek the Ammonite, Nariarai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the 40 son of Zeruiah ; Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the 41 Ithrite ; Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of 42 Ahlai ; Adina trie son of Sriiza the Beubenite, a chief of the Beubenites, and thirty with him ; 43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the 44 Mithnite ; Uzzia the Ashterathite, Sriama and 45 Jeiel trie sons of Hotriam the Aroerite ; Jediael trie son of Sliimri, and Joria riis brother, the 46 Tizite ; Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah 47 the Moabite ; Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. 12 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, 14whUe he yet kept himseH close be cause of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war. 2 They 15were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and iri shooting arrows from the bow; 3 they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of She maah the Gibeathite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth ; and Beracah, and Jehu the 4 Anathothite ; and Isrimaiah the Gibeonite, a ' mighty man among the thirty, and over trie triri-ty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Jo- 5 hanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite ; Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Sriemariah, 6 and Shephatiah the Haruphite ; Elkanah, and Issriiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jasriob- 7 earn, the Korahites ; and Joelah, and Zebad- 8 iah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the hold in the wilderness, mighty men of valour, men trained for war, that HH R.V. lOr, Of the three in the secondrankhe was the most honourable 2 Or, council s In 2 Sam. xxiii. 25, Shammah the Harod ite.4 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 26, Paltite. 5 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 27, Mebun nai. »In2 Sam. xxiii. 28, Zalmohf?In 2 Sam. xxiii. 29, Heleb.Bin2 Sam. xxiii. 30, Hiddai. « In 2 Sam. xxiii. 31, Abi- albon.10 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 32, Jashen."In 2 Sam. xxiii. 33, Sharar.i2 In 2 Sam. xxiii. 34, Eliphelettheson of Ahasbai."In2 Sam. xxiii. 35, Paarai the Arbite. " Heb. being yet shut up. is Or, drewthe bow 482 I. CHRONICLES. XII. 8 A.V. "Or, one that was least could resist an hund red, and tJte greatest a thou sand.t Heb. filled over. " Josh. 3. 15. t Heb. beforethan. t Heb. be one. "Or, violence.t Heb. the spirit clothedAmasai. * 1 Sam. 29.4.t Heb. on our heads. "Or, with a band. 'Or,capt ains, or, men.t Heb. heads."Or, prepared. t Heb. brethren.tHeb.a multi tude of them. I Heb. men of names. could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were * as swift as trie roes upon the mountains ; 9 Ezer trie first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the thri-d, 10 Jfishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fiftri, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Jorianan trie eigritri, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of trie host : " one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a triousand. 15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first montri, wrien it riad X overflown all his * banks ; and they put to flight aU them of the vaUeys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And triere came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the riold unto David. 17 And David went out Ho meet them, and an swered and said unto them, If ye be come peace ably unto me to help me, mine heart shall tbe knit unto you : but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no II wrong in mine riands, trie God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 18 Then Uhe spirit came upon Amasai, who was criief of the captains, and he said, Triine are we, David, and on triy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth triee. Then David received them, and made triem captains of the band. 19 And there feH some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle : but they helped them not : for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, "He wfll faU to his master Saul fto the jeopardy of our heads . 20 As rie went to Ziklag, there feU to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 21 And triey helped David " against the band of the rovers : for they were aU mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help hrin, untH it was a great Host, like trie riost of God. 23 H And triese are trie numbers of the " t bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready " armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, migrity men of val our for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the criUdren of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with lrim were three thousand and seven riund red; 28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 29 And of trie criUdren of Benjamin, trie t kindred of Saul, triree triousand : for hitherto t the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. 30 And of the chfldren of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, * famous througriout trie house of their fathers. 31 And of trie riaH tribe of Manasseh eighteen triousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ougrit to do ; trie heads of them were two hundred; and aU their brethren were at their commandment. 33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as trie roes upon trie mountains; 9 Ezer trie criief, Obadiah trie second, Eliab 10 the thri-d ; Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah 11 the fifth ; Attai the sixtri, Eliel the seventh ; 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth ; 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai trie eleventh. 14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was least was 1 equal to an hundred, and the greatest ifo a triousand. 15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown aU its banks ; and they put to flight aU them of the vaHeys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And there came of the chUdren of Benjamin 17 and Judari to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said uuto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shaU be knit unto you : but H ye be come to betray me to mine ad versaries, seeing triere is no 2 wrong in mine riands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and IS rebuke it. Then the spirit 3came upon Amasai, wrio was criief of the 4 thirty, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers ; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them 19 captains of the band. Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they helped them not : for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent riim away, saying, He wiU faU away to his master Saul to trie jeopardy of 20 our heads. As he went to Ziklag, there feH to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and ZiUethai, captains of thousands that were 21 of Manasseh. And they helped David against ctrie band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 22 For from day to day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, Hke the host of God. 23 And these are the numbers of trie heads of them that were armed for war, which came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, 24 according to the word of the Lord. The chUd ren of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. 25 Of the chUdren of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the chUdren of Levi four thousand and six 27 hundred. And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with bim were three thou- 28 sand and seven hundred ; and Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house 29 twenty and two captains. And of the chUdren of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thou sand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had 6 kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. 30 And of the chUdren of Ephraim twenty thou sand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, 31 famous men in trieir fatriers' houses. And of the haH tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and 32 make David king. And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred ; and all their 33 brethren were at their commandment. Of Zeb ulun, such as were able to go out in the host, RV. 'Or, over 2 Or, violence8 Heb. clothed,4 An otherreadingis, capt ains. 5 See 1 Sam. xxx. 1. 6 Heb. kept the chargeof the house. XIV. 2 I. CHRONICLES. 483 A.V. lOr,rangers of battle, or,ranged in battle. "Or,set the battle in array.tHeb.withouta heart anda heart "Or, keeping theirrank. I Or, victualof meal. tHeb. let us break forth andsend. tHeb.in the cities of their suburbs. t Heb. bringabout. ¦lSam. 7.1.2 Sam. 6.2. * Josh. 15.9. t Heb. made the ark lo ride. tHeb. songs. * Called Nachon,2 Sam. 6.6."Or, shook it * Num. 4.15.1 That is, llie breach of Uzza. t Heb. removed. 'As chap. 26. * 2 Sam. 5. 11, kc "expert in war, with aU instruments of war, fifty triousand, wriicri could II keep rank : they were x not of double rieart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven triou sand. 35 And of trie Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, II expert in war, forty triousand. 37 And on trie other side of Jordan, of the Beuben ites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with aU manner of instruments of war for trie battle, an riundred and twenty triousand. 38 All triese men of war, triat could keep rank, came witri a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over aU Israel : and aU the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And triere triey were witri David triree days, eating and drinking : for their brethren had pre pared for them. 40 Moreover triey that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and NaphtaU, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and II meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oH, and oxen, and srieep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. 13 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And David said unto aU the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, Uet us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in aU the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are tin their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us : 3 And let us 'bring again trie ark of our God to us : for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul. 4 And aU the congregation said that they would do so : for the thing was right in the eyes of aU the people. 5 So "David gathered aU Israel together, from Shirior of Egypt even unto trie entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 6 And David went up, and aU Israel, to * Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belongedto Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dweU- ethbetween trie cherubims, whose name is caUed on it. 1 And they * carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab:' and Uzza and Ahio drave trie cart. 8 And David and aU Israel played before God with aU their might, and with + singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 9 if And when they came unto the threshingfloor of * Chidon, Uzza put fortri his hand to hold the ark ; for the oxen H stumbled. 10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the * ark : and there he died before God. 11 And Da-rid was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is caUed II Perez-uzza to tlris day. 12 And David was afraid of God triat day, saying, How shaU I bring the ark of God home to me ? 13 So David t brought not the ark home to himseH to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14 And the ark of God remained with the famUy of Obed-edom in his house three months. And trie Lord blessed * the house of Obed-edom, and aU that he had. 14 Now "Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 2 And David perceived that the Lord had con firmed hrin king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. that could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty triou sand; and triat could order the battle array, 34 and were not of double heart. And of Naph tali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of the Danites triat could set the battle in array, twenty and eight thousand and six hund- 36 red. And of Asher, such as were able to go out in trie host, that could set trie battle in array, 37 forty thousand. And on the other side of Jor dan, of the Beubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with aU manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred 38 and twenty thousand. AU these, being, men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over aU Israel: and aH trie rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had 40 made preparation for them. Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issa char and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, victual of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oU, and oxen, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel. 13 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every 2 leader. And David said unto aU the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the !land of Israel, 2with whom the priests and Le vites are in their cities triat have 8 suburbs, that 3 they may gather themselves unto us : and let us bring again the ark of our God to us : for we 4 sought not unto it in the days of Saul. And aU the assembly said that triey would do so: for the thing was right in trie eyes of aH the 5 people. 4 So David assembled all Israel to gether, from Shihor the brook of Egypt even unto the entering in of Hamath, to bring trie 6 ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. And David went up, and aU Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, whicri belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, the Lord that 6 sitteth upon trie cherubim, G which is caUed 7 by the Name. And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab : and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 8 And David and aU Israel played before God with aU their might: even witri songs, and witri harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, 9 and with cymbals, and with trumpets. And wrien triey came unto the thresriing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the 10 ark ; for the oxen ' stumbled. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the 11 ark : and there he died before God. And David was displeased, because the Lord had broken forth upon Uzza: and he caUed that place 12 8Perez-uzza, unto this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shaU I 13 bring the ark of God home to me? So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house 14 of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the famUy of Obed-edom in his house three months: and the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and aU that he had. 14 9And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to, David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpen,-. 2 ters, to braid riim an house. And David per-. ceived that the Lord had estabrished him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake. HH2 R.V. i Heb. lands.2 Or, and with themto the priests and Leviteswhich are fyc. 3 Or, pasture lands4 See 2 Sam. vi. 1, kc sOr,dwellethbectveen6 Or, wherethe Name is called on 7 Or, were restive Or, threw it down 8 That is, The breachof Uzza. 2 Sam. v. 11, kc 484 I. CHRONICLES. XIV. 3 A.V. t Heb. yet. "Or, Eliada, 2 Sam. i. 16. » 2 Sam. 5.17. n That is, A place ofbreaches. ' 2 Sam. i. 23. tHeb.It is not to carry the ark of God, but for theLevites.* Num. 4, 2, 15, "Or,kinsmen. 3 if And David took tmore wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 4 Now these are the names of his criUdren which he had in Jerusalem ; Shammua, and Shobab, Na than, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and EHshua, and Elpalet, 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama, and " Beeriada, and Bliphalet. 8 if And when the PhUistines heard that * David was anointed king over aU Israel, aU the PhUis tines went up to seek David. And David rieard of it, and went out against them. 9 And trie Philistines came and spread themselves in the vaUey of Rephaim. 10 And David enquired of God, saying, SriaU I go up against trie PriUistines ? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto lrim, Go up; for I wfll deliver triem into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine riand like trie breaking fortri of waters : therefore they caUed the name of that place " Baal-perazim. 12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13 And the PhHistines yet again spread triem- selves abroad in the vaUey. 14 Therefore David enquired again of God ; and God said unto him, Go not up after them ; turn away from them, "and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Priiristines. 16 David trierefore did as God commanded riim : and they smote the host of the PhUistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands ; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. 15 And David made hrin riouses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then David said, t None ought to carry trie * ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. 3 And David gathered aU Israel together to Jeru salem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5 Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel, the chief, and his II brethren an hundred and twenty: 6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and riis brethren two hundred and twenty : 7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty : 8 Of the sons of Erizaprian ; Sriemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred : 9 Of the sons of Hebron ; Eriel trie criief, and riis brethren fourscore: 10 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of trie fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of trie Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. 13 For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 14 So the priests and the "Levites sanctified them selves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: 4 and David begat more sons and daughters. And these are the names of the criUdren which he had in Jerusalem ; Shammua, and Shobab, Na- 5 than, and Solomon ; and Ibhar, and Elishua, 6 and Elpelet ; and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Ja- 7 pliia ; and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eli phelet. 8 And when the PhHistines heard that David was anointed king over aU Israel, all the Phflis tines went up to seek David : and David heard 9 of it, and went out 1 against them. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the 10 vaUey of Rephaim. And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the PhUistines? and wUt triou deliver triem into mine riand? And the Lokd said unto riim, Go up ; for I wiU 11 deliver triem into triine hand. So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there ; and David said, God hatri 2 broken mine ene mies by mine hand, Hke the breach of waters. Therefore they caUed the name of that place 12 8 Baal-perazim. And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and triey were 13 burned witri fire. And trie PriUistines yet again 14 made a raid in trie vaUey. And David inquired again .of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after triem: turn away from them, and come upon them over against the 15 4mulberry trees. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone out before thee to 16 smite the host of the PriUistines. And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the riost of trie PriUistines from 5 Gibeon even to 17 Gezer. And the fame of David went out into aU lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations, 15 And David made him houses in the city of David ; and he prepared a place for the ark pf 2 God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hatri trie Lord criosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for 3 ever. And David assembled aU Israel at Jeru salem, to bring up the ark of the Lord nnto its 4 place, which he had prepared for it. And Da vid gathered together the sons of Aaron, and 5 the Levites : of the sons of Kohatri ; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty : 6 of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah the chief, and his 7 brethren two hundred and twenty ; pf the sons of Gershom ; Joel the criief, and his brethren an 8 hundred and thirty : of the sons of Elizaphan ; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hund- 9 red : of the sons of Hebron ; Eliel the chief, and 10 his brethren fourscore : of the sons of Uzziel ; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hund- 11 red and twelve. And David caUed for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, 12 and Amminadab, and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites : sanctify yourselves, both ye and yom- brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, unto the place that I have pre- 13 pared for it. For because ye bare it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not accord- 14 ing );o trie ordinance. So the priests and trie Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. R V lOr,before 2 Or, broken forth upon mine enemies8 That is, The place of breakings forth. 4 Or, balsamtrees 8 In 2 Sam. v. 25, Geba. XVI. G I. CHRONICLES. 485 A.V. » ch. 6. 33. » ch. 6. 39. * ch. 6. 44. lOr,on the eighth to oversee. I Or, was for the car riage: he in structed about the car riage.tHeb.liftingup.» 2 Sam. 6. 12, 13, kc " Or, car riage. • 2 Sam. 6.17. tHeb.with instruments of psalter ies and harps. 15 And the children of the Levites bare trie ark of God upon theri' shoulders with the staves there on, as "Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord. 16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint then- brethren to be the singers witri instruments of musick, psalteries and riarps and cymbals, sounding, by rifting up the voice with joy- 17 So the Levites appointed * Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, "Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and of the sons of Merari trieir bretli ren, "Etrian trie son of Kusliaiah; 18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Sriemi- ramoth, and Jeriiel, and Unni, EUab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiari, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiari, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass ; 20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramotri, and Jeriiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth ; 21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziali, with harps II on the Shemririth to excel. 22 And Chenaniah, criief of trie Levites, II was for X song : lie instructed about the song, because he was slriHul. 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. 24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Ne thaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariari, and Benaiah, and EHezer, the priests, did blow with trie trumpets before the ark of God : and Obed-edom and Jehiari were doorkeepers for the ark. 25 if So * David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. 26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven buHocks and seven rams. 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and aU the Levites triat bare the ark, and trie singers, and Chenaniari the master of the II song with the singers : David also had upon him an ephod of linen. 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise witri psalteries and harps. 29 if And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing : and srie despised riim in her heart. 16 So * they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it : and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering trie burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of trie Lord. 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 if And he appointed certain of trie Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Sriemiramotri, and Jeriiel, and Mat tithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom : and Jeiel twith psalteries and with harps; but Asaph, made a sound with cymbals ; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continuaUy before the ark of the coven ant of God. 15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to 16 trie word of the Lord. And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their breth ren the singers, witri instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding a- 17 loud and Hfting up trie voice witri joy. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel ; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan 18 the son of Kushaiari; and with them trieir breth ren of the second degree, Zechariari, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeriiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattith iari, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed- 19 edom, and Jeiel, trie doorkeepers. So trie sing ers, Heman, Asapri, and Ethan, were appointed, 20 with cymbals of brass to sound aloud ; and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and 21 Benaiah, with psalteries set to 1 Alamoth; and Mattithiari, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, witri harps 22 set to 2the Srieminith, to lead. And Crienaniari, chief of the Levites, was over 8the song: he instructed about 8 the song, because he was skil- 23 M. And Berechiah and Elkanah were door- 24 keepers for the ark. And Shebaniah, and Josha- priat, and Netrianel, and Amasai, and Zecriariari, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, trie priests, did blow witri the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for trie 25 ark. i So David, and trie elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the 26 house of Obed-edom with joy: and it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they 27 sacrificed seven buUocks and seven rams. And David was clothed with a robe of fine Hnen, and aU the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Crienaniari the master of 8the song with the singers : and David riad upon riim an epriod 28 of linen. Trius aU Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord witri shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and 29 harps. And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and play- 16 ing; and she despised him in her heart. . And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of trie tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt offerings and peace offer- 2 ings before God. And when David had .made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the 3 Lord. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf qf bread, and a portion 5of flesh, and a cake of raisins. 4 And he -appointed certain of the Levites to minister ¦ before the ark of the Lord, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord, the 5 God of Israel : Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, 6 Jeiel, and . Shemiramotri, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed,edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps ; • and: Asaph with cymbals, sounding 6 aloud ; and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before trie ark of trie covenant of God, R.V. iSeePs. xlvi. title.2 See Ps. vi. title.8 Or, the carrying of the ark Heb. the lifting up. 4 See 2 Sam. vi. 12, &c. = Or, of wine 8 In ch. xv, 18, Jaaziel, 48G I. CHRONICLES. XVI. 7 A.V. * Ps. 105. ' Gen. 17. 2. [ 26. 3. k 28. 13. tHeb. the cord. t Heb. men of number. 'Gen. 34. 30. •Gen. 12. 17. k 20. 3. *Ps. 105. 15.» Ps. 96. 1. •Lev. 19.4. * Ps. 107. k 118. 1. k 136. 1. * Deut. 27. 15. 7 if Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into trie hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 * Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto riim, talk ye of aU riis wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his rioly name: let trie rieart of triem rejoice triat seek the Lord. 11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continuaUy. 12 Bemember his marveUous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye criUdren of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in aU the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a triousand gener ations ; 16 Even of the * covenant wriicri rie made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac ; 17 And hatri confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, Unto triee wiU I give the land of Canaan, t the lot of your inheritance ; 19 When ye were but tfew, "even a few, and strangers in it. 20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people ; 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he * reproved kings for their sakes, 22 Saying, * Touch not mine anointed, and do my propriets no harm. ' 23 * Sing unto the Lord, aU the earth ; shew forth from day to day his salvation. 24 Declare his glory among trie heathen ; his marvellous works among aU nations. 25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above aU gods. 26 For aU the gods * of the people are idols : but the Lord made the heavens. 27 Glory and honour are in riis presence ; strength and gladness are in riis place. 28 Give unto trie Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto trie Lord glory and strengtri. 29 Give unto trie Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, aU the earth : the world also shaU be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof : let trie fields rejoice, and aU triat is therein. 33 Trien sriaU trie trees of trie wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth. 34 * O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good ; for his mercy endureth for ever. 35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us togetrier, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give trianks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And aU "the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. 37 if So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continuaUy, as every day's work required : 10 11 12 11 15 16 17 18 Trien on triat day did David !first ordain to give trianks unto trie Lord, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 20 give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples. Sing unto riim, sing praises unto riim ; 8 Talk ye of all his marveUous works. Glory ye in his holy name : Let trie rieart of triem rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek ye the Lord and his strength ; Seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; His wonders, and the judgements of his mouth ; O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the Lord our God : His judgements are in aU the earth. Bemember his covenant for ever, The word wlrich he commanded to a thousand generations; The covenant which he made witri Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac ; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant : Saying, Unto thee wiU I give the land of Canaan, The 4lot of your inrieritance : 19 "When ye were but a few men in number ; Yea, very few, and sojourners in it ; 20 And they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people. 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong ; Yea, he reproved kings for theri- sakes ; Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm. 5 Sing unto the Lord, all the earth ; Shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among aU the peoples. 25 For great is the Lord, and highly to be praised : He also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For aH the gods of the peoples are 8 idols: But the Lord made the heavens. 27 Honour and majesty are before him : Strength and gladness are in riis place. Give unto trie Lord, ye kindreds of the peoples, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : Bring an offering, and come before him : "Worship the Lord 'in trie beauty of holiness. Tremble before him, aU the earth : The world also is stabHshed that it cannot be moved. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth re joice; And let them say among the nations, The Lord reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and aU that is therein ; 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord, For he cometh to judge the earth. 80 give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever. "And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together and deHver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in triy praise. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. left there, before the ark of the of the Lord, Asaph and his to minister before the ark con- as every day's work required: 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 34 :;.", 36 37 So he covenantbrethren, tinually, RV. 'Or, make it the chief work 2 Sec Ps. cv. 1-16. 8 Or, Meditate 4 Heb. cord,-or, line. sSee Ps. xcvi. 1, kc 8 Or, things of 7 Or, in holy array Ps. evil. "SeePs. evi. 47, 48. XVII. 16 I. CHRONICLES. 487 A.V. t Heb. in the morning andin the evening. t Heb. for the gate. * 2 Sam. 7. 1, kc tneb. hare been. t Heb. from after. *2Sam. 7. 14, 15. 38 And Obed-edom witri trieir brethren, threescore and eight ; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters : 39 And Zadok the priest, and his bretliren trie priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in trie riigri place triat icas at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continuaUy * morn ing and evening, and to do according to aU that is written in trie law of the Lord, which he com manded Israel ; 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and trie rest triat were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever; 42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun witri trumpets and cymbals for triose triat sriould make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And trie sons of Jedutriun were x porters. 43 And all trie people departed every man to Iris riouse : and David returned to bless his house. IT Now "it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dweU in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Trien Nathan said unto David, Do aU that is in triine rieart ; for God is witri triee. 3 if And it came to pass trie same night, that trie word of God came to Natrian, saying, 4 Go and teU David my servant, Trius saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dweU in: 5 For I have not dwelt in an riouse since the day triat I brought up Israel unto this day ; but * have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another, 6 Wheresoever I have walked with aH Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, "Why have ye not built me an house of cedars ? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith trie Lord of riosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even tfrom foUowing the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel : 8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before triee, and have made triee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 9 Also I wril ordain a place for my people Israel, and wiU plant triem, and they shaU dweU in their place, and shaU be moved no more ; neither sriaU trie criUdren of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning, . 10 And since trie time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I wUl sub due aU thine enemies. Furthermore I teU thee that the Lord wiU build thee an house. 11 if And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I wiU raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I wril establish his kingdom. 12 He shaU build me an house, and I will stabhsh his throne for ever. 13*1 wiU be his father, and he shaH be my son : and I wUl not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 14 But I win settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be estab lished for evermore. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Natrian speak unto David. 16 if And David the king came and. sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, triat triou riast brought me hitherto? 38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, three score and eight; Obed-edom also the son of 39 Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers : and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the 40 high place that was at Gibeon, to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of burnt offering continuaUy morning and evening, even according to all triat is written in trie law of trie Lord, which he commanded unto Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his 42 mercy endureth for ever ; and with them Heman and Jedutriun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instru ments for !the songs of God: and the sons of 43 Jeduthun to be at the gate. And all trie people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house. 17 2And it came to pass, wrien David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the pro phet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedar, but trie ark of trie covenant of trie Lord dwelleth under 2 curtains. And Natrian said unto David, Do all that is in triine rieart; for God is witri triee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the 4 word of God came to Nathan, saying, Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an riouse to dwell in : 5 for I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto triis day; but °have gone from tent to tent, and from one 6 tabernacle to another. In all places wherein I have walked with aU Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I com manded to feed my people, saying, Why have 7 ye not buUt me an house of cedar ? Now there fore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took triee from trie 4srieepcote, from following trie sheep, that triou shouldest be 5 prince over my people Is- 8 rael : and I have been with thee whithersoever triou wentest, and have cut off aH thine enemies from before thee ; and I wiH make thee a name, like unto trie name of the great ones that are 9 in the earth. And I wUl appoint a place for my people Israel, and wiU plant triem, triat triey may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more ; neither shall the children of wickedness 10 waste them any more, as at the first, and as from trie day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I 6wiH subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that the 11 Lord will build thee an house. And it sliall come to pass, when thy days be fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up triy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He sliall build me an house, and I wUl estab- 13 lish his throne for ever. I wiU be his father, and he shall be my son : and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him 14 that was before thee : but I wUl settle him in mine riouse and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shaU be established for ever. 15 According to aU triese words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 16 Trien David the king went in, and sat before the Lord ; and he said, Who am I, 0 Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? R.V. 1 Seo 1 Chr. xxv. 7 ; 2 Chr. vii. 6, xxix. 27. 2 See 2 Sam. vii. 'Heb. have been. •Or, pasture 5 Or, leader 8 Or, have subdued 488 I. CHRONICLES. XVII. 1/ A.V. t Heb. great nesses. t Heb. hastrevealedthe ear of thy servant, « Or, it hath jihused llicc. * 2 Sam. 8. 1, &c II Or, Hadad- 2 Sam. 8.3. tHeb. Dar- mesek.* Called in the book of SamuelBetahand Be rothai. * 1 Kings 7.23. 2 Chr. 4. 15."Or, Toi, 2 Sam. 8.9."Or,Joram, 2 Sam. .10. "Or,to salute, tHeb. to bless, t Heb. was the man of wars. 17 And yet this was a smaU thing in thine eyes, 0 God ; for triou riast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great whUe to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, 0 Lord God. 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 0 Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done aU this great ness, in making known aH these X great tilings. 20 0 Lord, there is none like triee, neitrier is there any God beside thee, according to aH that we have rieard witri our ears. 21 And what one nation in the eartri is like triy people Israel, wriom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terrihleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 22 For thy people Israel didst triou make triine own people for ever; and triou, Lord, beeamest their God. 23 Therefore now, Lord, let the tiring that thou hast spoken concerning triy servant and concerning his riouse be established for ever, and do as thou riast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of riosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel : and let trie house of David thy servant be established before thee. 25 For triou, 0 my God, thast told thy servant that triou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 26 And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast pro mised this goodness unto triy servant : 27 Now trierefore II let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, 0 Lord, and it shall be hlessed for ever. 18 Now after tlris "it came to pass, that David smote the PhUistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and rier towns out of trie riand of the PriUis tines. 2 And rie smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought grits. 3 if And David smote " Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stabrish his dominion •by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thou sand footmen : David also houghed aU the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of t Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put 'garrisons in Syria-damascus ; and trie Syrians became David's servants, and brought grits. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took trie sriields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from * Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith * Solomon made the brasen sea, and the piUars, and the vessels of brass. 9 if Now when U Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten aU the host of Hadarezer -king of Zobah; 10 He sent " Hadoram his son to king-David, U to enquire of his weHare, and * to congratulate him, because he had fought against -Hadarezer, and smitten riim; (for Hadarezer "triad war with Tou;) and with him aH manner of vessels, of gold and sriver and brass. 11 if Them also king David dedicated unto trie Lord, witri trie sUver and trie gold triat he brought from aU these nations ; from Edom, and from Moab, 17 And this was a small thing in thine eyes, 0 God ; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great wlrile to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, 18 O Lord God. What can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honour which is done to thy servant ? for thou knowest thy servant. 19 0 Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to triine own rieart, riast triou, wrought aU this greatness, to make known all these great things. 20 0 Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to aU that we 21 have heard with our ears. 'And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and ter rible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, which thou redeemedst out of E- 22 gypt ? For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, 23 beeamest their God. And now, 0 Lord, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning triy servant, and concerning riis riouse, be estab lished for ever, and do as thou hast spoken. 24 2And let thy name be established and magni fied for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is estabrished before 25 thee. For thou, 0 my God, hast revealed to triy servant that thou wUt build him an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to 20 pray before thee. And now, O Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto 27 triy servant : and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may con tinue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever. 18 And after this 8 it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of 2 the Priflistines. And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought 3 presents. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah 4unto Hamatri, as he went to stabrish 4 his dominion by the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty triousand footmen: and David houghed aU the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred 5 chariots. And wrien 5the Syrians of ^Damas cus came to succour Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of 5 trie Syrians two and twenty 6 thousand men. Then David put .garrisons in 5 Syria of 6 Damascus; andJ the. Syrians became servants to David, and brought presents. And the Lord 'gave victory to David whithersoever 7 he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and 8 brought them to Jerusalem. And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the. piUars, and the vessels of 9 brass. And when Tou king of Hamatri heard that David had smitten aU the host of Hadar- lOezerking of Zobah, he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute hrin, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him'; for Hadarezer had "wars with Tou ; and he had with him aU manner of vessels 11 of gold and sUver and brass. These also did king David dedicate unto trie Lord, witri trie silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations ; from Edom, and from Moab, R.V. XIX. 15 I. CHRONICLES. 489 A.T. ll Or, remem brancer. » Called Ahimelech,2 Sam. 8.17. * Called Seraiah,2 Sam. 8.17.andShisha, 1 Idngs 4.3.tHeb. at the hand of the king. • 2 Sam. 10. 1, kc t Heb. In thine eyes doth David, kc tHeb. lo stink. t Heb. theface of the battlewas. "Or, young men.t Heb. Abshai. and from the chUdi-en of Ammon, and from the PhHistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thou sand. 13 if And he put garrisons in Edom ; and aU the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 14 if So David reigned over aU Israel, and exe cuted judgment and justice among aU his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah icas over the riost; and Jehoshaphat the son of AhUud, "re corder. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and "Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests ; and * Shav sha was scribe ; 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over trie Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were criief ? about the king. 19 Now "it came to pass after this, that Na- riasri the king of the chUdren of Ammon died, and riis son reigned in his stead. 2 And David said, I wUl shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent mes sengers to comfort him concerning riis father. So the servants of David came into the land of the chHdren of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort riim. 3 But the princes of trie clrildren of Ammon said to Hanun, * Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath.sent comforters unto thee ? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land ? 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 Then triere went certain, and told David riow the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until yora- beards be grown, and then return. 6 if And when the clrildren of Ammon saw that they had made themselves * odious to David, Ha nun and the clrildren of Ammon sent a thousand talents of sriver to hire them criariots and horse men out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirty and two triousand chariots, and the king of Maachah andhis people ; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and aU trie host of the mighty men. 9 And the criUdren of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city,: and trie kings triat were come were by themselves in trie field. 10 Now when Joab saw that * the battle was set against riim before aud behind, he chose out of all the H choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of t Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the chHdren of Ammon. 12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me : but if trie chUdren of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I wfll help thee. 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for Or, inward 2 See 1 Kings vii. 15, kc 1 Kings vii. 21. 4 That is, He shall estab lish. 6 That is, perhaps,In it is strength-6 See 1 Kings vii 23, kc1 In 1 Kings vii. 24; knops.«Or,ten in a cubit V. 11 II. CHRONICLES. 505 A.V. "Or, bowls.t Heb. finished to make. t Heb. upon theface.H Or, cal drons. tHeb. made bright,or,scoured, t Heb. thicknesses of the ground. tHeb. per fections of gold. • Or, bowls. *1 Kings 7.51. * 1 Kings 8. 1, kc > Or, they are there, as 1 Kings 1.8. 1 Deut. 10. 2, 5. II Or, where. 11 And Huram made trie pots, and the shovels, and trie II basons. And Huram t finished the work triat he was to make for kmg Solomon for the house of God; 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of trie two piHars, and trie two wreaths to cover the two pommels of trie criapiters wlrich were on trie top of the piUars ; 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths ; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of trie criapiters which were 'upon the piUars. 14 He made also bases, and II lavers made he upon the bases ; 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh hooks, and aH their instruments, did Huram riis fatrier make to king Solomon for trie riouse of trie Lord of * bright brass. 17 Iu the plain of Jordan did trie king cast them, in the *clay ground between Succoth and Zere- dathah. - 18 Thus Solomon made aH these vessels in great abundance : for trie weight of the brass could not be found out. 19 if And Solomon made aU the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; 20 Moreover trie candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold ; 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and trie tongs, made he of gold, and triat * perfect gold ; 22 And trie snuffers, and the II basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. 5 Thus aU the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: "and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and trie sHver, and trie gold, and aU trie instruments, put lie among the treasures of the house of God. 2 if "Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and aU the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the chUdren of Israel, unto Jeru salem, to bring up trie ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in trie feast wriich was in the seventh nfbnth. 4 And aU the ciders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. 5 And triey brought up the ark, and the taber nacle of the congregation, and aU the rioly vessels triat were in trie tabernacle, these did the priests and trie Levites bring up. 6 Also king Solomon, and aU the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed srieep and oxen, whicri could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the coven ant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubrins : 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and trie cherubrins covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen with out. And II triere it is unto triis day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses "put therein at Horeb, II when the Lord made a covenant with the chUdren of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 11 if And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for aH the priests that 11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in 12 the house of God : the two piUars, and the bowls, and the two chapiters which were on the lop of the piUars ; and the two networks to cover trie two bowls of trie criapiters that were on the 13 top of trie pillars ; and the four hundred pome granates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were xupon the 14 piUars. He made also the bases, and the lavers 15 made he upon the bases ; one sea, and the 16 twelve oxen under it. The pots also, and the shovels, and trie fleshhooks, and all the vessels thereof, did 2 Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright 17 brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast triem, in trie clay ground between Succoth and 18 Zeredah. 8 Thus Solomon made all these ves sels in great abundance: for the weight of trie 19 brass 4 could not be found out. And Solomon made aU trie vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables 20 whereon was the shewbread ; and the candle sticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before trie oracle, of 21 pure gold ; and the flowers, and the lamps, and 22 the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold ; and the snuffers, and trie basons, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold : and as for the entry of the riouse, trie inner doors tliereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple, were of gold. 5 Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solo mon brought in the things triat David riis father had dedicated; even the sUver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put triem in the treasuries of the house of God. 2 'Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and aU the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the chfldren of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of 3 David, whicri is Zion. And aU trie men of Israel assembled themselves unto trie king at the feast, whicri was in trie seventh month. 4 And aU the elders of Israel came, and trie Le- 5 vites took up the ark. And they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and aU the holy vessels that were in trie Tent ; these did 6 the priests the Levites bring up. And king Solomon and aU the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto riim, were before the ark, sacrificing srieep and oxen, triat could not be 7 told nor numbered for multitude. And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of trie Lord unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the 8 wings of trie crierubim. For the cherubim spread forth their wings over trie place of trie ark, and trie crierubim covered the ark and the 9 staves thereof above. And Gthe staves were so long' that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is, unto this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, 'when the Lord made a covenant with the chUdren of 11 Israel, when triey came out of Egypt. And it came to pass, wrien the priests were come out of the holy place, (for aU the priests that R.V. tneb. upon thefaceofthe pillars. 2 See ch. ii. 13. 3 Sec 1 Kings vii. 47. 4 Or, was not searchedout s See 1 Kinga viii. 1, kc « Or, theydrew out the staves,so that Or, Let there be 4 Heb. storehouses of the cities. s Heb. house ofthe stocks.6 See 1 Kings xv. 23, 24. 518 II. CHRONICLES. XVII. 5 A.v. t Heb. gave. I That is, was encour aged. t Heb. was. II Or, palaces. t Heb. at his hand. t- 1 Kings 22.2. t Heb. at the end of years. tHeb.yet, or, more. 5 Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and aU Judah t brought to Jeriosriapriat presents ; and he had riches and honour in abund ance. 6 And his heart II was Hfted up in trie ways of the Lord : moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah. 7 if Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-haU, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiari, to teacri in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiari, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijari, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites ; and witri them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout aU the cities of Judah, and taugrit the people. 10 if And the fear of the Lord tfeU upon aU the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehosha phat presents, and tribute silver ; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hund red rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 12 if And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly ; and rie buflt in Judah II castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had mucri business in the cities of Judah : and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14 And these are the numbers of them according to trie riouse of trieir fatriers : Of Judah, the capt ains of thousands ; Adnari the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 15 And tnext to him was Jehorianan the captain, and witri lrim two hundred and fourscore triousand. 16 And next riim was Arnasiah the son of Zichri, who wiHingly offered riimseH unto trie Lord ; and witri riim two riundred triousand migrity men of valour. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a migrity man of valour, and witri riim armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hunched and f ourscore triousand ready prepared for trie war. 19 Triese waited on trie king, beside those whom the king put in trie fenced cities throughout aU Judah, 18 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 * And t after certain years he went down to A- hab to Samaria. And Ahab kiUed srieep and oxen for riim in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Bamoth-gUead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jeriosriaphat king of Judari, Wilt triou go witri me to Eamotri- gilead ? And lie answered riim, I am as triou art, and my people as thy people ; and we will be with thee in trie war. 4 if And Jerioshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, ShaU we go to Bamoth-gUead to battle, or shaU I forbear ? And they said, Go up ; for God wiU de liver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshapriat said, Is there not here a pro priet of trie Lord t besides, that we might enquire of hrin? 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord : but I hate him ; for lie never prophesied good unto me, but always evU : the same is Mica iah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 5 Therefore trie Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand ; and aU Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents ; and lie riad ricries and honour in abund- 6 ance. And riis rieart was Hfted up in the ways of the Lord: and furthermore lie took away the higri places and the Asherim out of Judah. 7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-riaU, and Obadiah, and Zechar iah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the 8 cities of Judah ; and with them trie Levites, even Sriemaiari, and Netrianiah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramotri, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites ; and with them Elishama and Je- 9 horam, the priests. And they taught in Judab, having the book of the law of the Lord with them ; and they went about throughout aH the cities of Judah, and taught among the people. 10 And !the fear of the Lord feU upon aU trie kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jeho- 11 shaphat. And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven riundred rams, and seven 12 thousand and seven hundred he-goats. Aud Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly ; and rie 13 built in Judah castles and cities of store. And he had many works in the cities of Judah ; and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem. 14 And this was the numbering of triem according to their fathers' houses : of Judah, the captains of thousands ; Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valour three riundred triousand : 15 and next to lrim Jeriorianan the captain, and vrith him two hundred and fourscore thousand : 16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who wiUingly offered himseH unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand migrity 17 men of valour : and of Benjamin ; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him two riraid- 18 red thousand armed with bow and shield : and next to him Jehozabad, and with him an hund red and fourscore thousand ready prepared for 19 war. These were triey triat waited on trie king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities througriout all Judah. 18 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he joined affinity witri Ahab. 2 2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab kUled sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and moved him to go up with 3 him to Bamoth-gUead. And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jeriosriaphat king of Judah, WUt thou go with me to Bamoth-gUead 1 And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people ; and we will be with thee in trie war. 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto trie king of Israel, Inquri-e, I pray triee, at trie word of the Lord 5 to-day. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Sliall we go to Bamotri-gHead to battle, or shaU I forbear? And they said, Go up ; for God shaU deHver it into the hand of the 6 king. But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here besides a prophet of the Lord, that we might 7 inquire of him ? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of trie Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evfl : the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehosriaphat said, Let not the king say so. RV. 'Or,a terror from the Lord 2 See 1 Kings xxii. 2, Sic. XVIII. 29 II. CHRONICLES. 519 A.V. [Or,eunuchs.tHeb. Hasten. lOr, floor. t Heb. thouconsumethem. tHeb.with one moutli. HOr,butforevil? 1 Job 1. II Or, from chamber to chamber, t Heb. a chandler in a chamber. 8 And the king of Israel caUed for one of his II of ficers, and said, t Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on Iris tin-one, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a II void place at the entering in of trie gate of Samaria; and aU the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made hrin horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria untU Hhey be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Bamoth-gUead, and prosper: for the Lord shaH deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to caU Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king + witri one as sent ; let thy word therefore, I pray triee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that wiH I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, trie king said unto riim, Micaiah, shaH we go to Bamoth- gilead to battle, or shaU I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, arid prosper, and they shaH be deHvered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shaH I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in trie name of the Lord ? 16 Then he said, I did see aU Israel scattered up on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehosriaphat, Did I not teH thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, Hbut eril? 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord ; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and aU the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, Who sriaU entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and faU at Bamoth-gUead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after triat maimer. 20 Then there came out a * spirit, and stood be fore the Lord, and said, I wiH entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? 21 And he said, I wUl go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of aU his prophets. And the Lord said, Triou srialt entice him, and thou shalt also prevaU: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in trie moutli of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken eril against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Crienaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Wlrich way went the Spirit of trie Lord from me to speak unto triee? 24 And Micaiari said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go II into tan inner cham ber to hide triyseH. 25 Trien the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son ; 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of afflic tion arid with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then riath not the Lord spoken by me. And ho said, Hearken, aU ye people. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshapriat trie king of Judari went up to Eamoth-gUead. 29 "And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I wfll disguise myself, and wfll go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himseH; and they went to the battle. 8 Then the king of Israel caUed an i officer, and said, Fetcri quickly Micaiah the son of 9 Imla. Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they sat in 2an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied be- 10 fore them. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made hrin horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the 11 Syrians, until they be consumed. And aU the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Eamoth-gilead, and prosper : for the Lord shall 12 deliver it into the hand of the king. And the messenger that went to caU Micaiari spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the pro- priets declare good to tho king with one mouth : let thy word trierefore, I pray triee, be like one 13 of theirs, and speak thou good. And Micaiah said, As the Lord Hveth, what my God saitri, 14 that wiH I speak. And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, s Micaiah, shaU we go to Bamoth-gUead to battle, or shall I forbear ? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper ; and they shall be delivered into your riand. 15 And the king said to riim, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord ? 16 And he said, I saw aU Israel scattered upon the mountains, as srieep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, Triese have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not teU thee that he would not prophesy 18 good concerning me, but evil ? And he said, Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and aU the host of heaven standing on his right hand and 19 on his left. And the Lord said, Who sliall 4 entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and f aU at Bamoth-gUead ? And one spake say ing after this manner, and another saying after 20 triat manner. And triere came forth 5 a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I wiU en tice him. And the Lord said unto him, Where- 21 with? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt 22 prevaU also : go fortri, and do so. Now there fore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets; and the 23 Lord hath spoken evU concerning thee. Then Zedekiari trie son of Crienaanari came near, and smote Micaiari upon trie crieek, and said, Wriich way went the spirit of trie Lord from me to 24 speak unto thee? And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou srialt go 25 6into an inner criamber to hide thyseH. And trie king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the 26 city, and to Joash the king's son ; and say, Thus saitri the king, Put this feUow in the prison, and feed him vrith bread of affliction and witri water of affliction, untU I return in 27 peace. And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, 'Hear, ye peoples, all of you. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the 29 king of Judah went up to Bamoth-gUead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I wUl disguise myseH, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel dis guised himseH; and they went into the battle. R.V. 'Or,eunuch 2 Heb. a thresh ing- floor. s Heb. Micah, 4 Or, deceive s Heb. the spirit «Or, from chamber to chamber 7 See Micah i. 2. 520 II. CHRONICLES. XVIII. 30 A.v. t Heb. from afterhim.t Heb. ' in his sim plicity. tHeb.betweenthejoinlsandbetweenthe breast plate. X Heb. madesick. * ch. 17. 4,6. t Heb. he re turnedandwentout. t Heb. in the matterof judg ment.* Deut. 10. 17. Job 34. 19.Acts 10. 34.Rom. 2. 11. Gal. 2. 6. 1 Pet. 1. 17. t Heb. Take ' courage and do. t Heb. his face. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the criariots that were with hrin, say ing, Figrit ye not witri small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that triey said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore triey compassed about bim to fight : but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him ; and God moved triem to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of trie criariots perceived triat it was not trie king of Israel, triey tumed back again tfrom pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow t at a venture, and smote the king of Israel t between the joints of the harness: therefore rie said to Iris criariot man, Turn triine riand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host ; for I am t wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his criariot against the Syrians until trie even : and about trie time of the sun going down lie died. 19 And Jehoshapriat the king of Judari re turned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jerioshaphat, Should est thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord ? therefore is wrath upon thee from be fore the Lord. 3 Nevertheless there are "good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem : and * he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 if And he set judges hi the land throughout aU the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do : for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you t in trie judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor * respect of persons, nor taking of grits. 8 if Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for trie judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shaU ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And what cause soever shaU come to you of your brethren that dweU in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye sriaU even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 11 And, behold, Amariah the criief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of trie house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. tDeal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. 20 It came to pass after this also, that the chUd ren of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and witri triem other beside the Ammonites, came against Jeriosriapriat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, Triere cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria ; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, wriicri is En- gedi. 3 And Jehoshapriat feared, and set X himself to seek trie Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Figrit neither with smaU nor great, save only with the king of 31 Israel. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jerioshaplrat, that they said, ' It is the king of Israel. Therefore they tumed about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him ; and God 32 moved them to depart from lrim. And it came to pass, when the captains of trie chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they 33 turned back from pursuing him. And a certain man drew his bow lat a venture, and smote the king of Israel between 2the joints of the har ness: wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of 34 the host ; for I am sore wounded. And the battle increased triat day : howbeit the king of Israel stayed himseH up in riis chariot against the Syrians untU trie even : and about the trine of trie going down of the sun he died. 19 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned 2 to his house in peace to Jerusalem. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet hrin, and said to king Jehosriaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the Lord? for this thing wrath is upon thee 3 from before the Lord. Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away trie Asrierotri out of the land, and hast set thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hril country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord, the God 5 of their fathers. And he set judges in the land throughout aU the fenced cities of Judah, city 6 by city, and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord; and he is with you 8in trie judgement. 7 Now trierefore let trie fear of trie Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no in iquity witri the Lord our God, nor respect of 8 persons, nor taking of grits. Moreover in Jeru salem did Jehosriaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgement of the Lord, and for controversies. And they returned to 9 Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, Thus shaU ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, 10 and with a perfect heart. And whensoever any controversy shaU come to you from yora- breth ren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgements, ye shaU warn them, that they be not guilty towards the Lord, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren : this do, and 11 ye shaU not be guilty. And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you hi all matters of the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of trie house of Judah, in all trie king's matters : also the Levites sriaU be officers before you. 4Deal courageously, and the Lord be with the good. 20 And it came to pass after this, that the chHd ren of Moab, and the chfldren of Ammon, and with them some of the 5 Ammonites, came against 2 Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against triee from beyond trie sea from Syria ; and, behold, they be in Hazazon- 3 tamar (the same is En-gedi). Amd Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto the Lord ; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. RV. l Heb. in his sim plicity.2 Or, the lower armourand the breast plate s Or, ingiving jmlge- nient Heb. in the matterof judge ment. 4 Heb. Bestrongand do. 5 Per haps an error for Meunim.So the Sept.See ch. XX. 22 II. CHRONICLES. 521 A.Y. t Heb. thou. fcl Kings 8.37. ell. 6. 28. ' Deut. 2.9. 1 Heb. ascentHOr, valley. - Isai. 7. 9. t Heb. praisers. tHeb.And in the time thatthey, &c.t Heb. in sinifing and praise. HOr,they smote oneanother. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord :. even out of all- the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 if And Jehoshaphat stood in trie congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before trie new court, 6 And said, 0 Lord God of our fatriers, art not thou God in heaven? and nflest not thou over all the kingdoms of trie rieathen ? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee ? 7 Art not thou our God, Xwho didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever ? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have buUt thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 *1S, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestUence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in triy presence, (for thy name is in this riouse,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou writ hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the chHdren of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, wriom thou * wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but triey tumed from them, and de stroyed them not ; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inrierit. 12 0 our God, vrilt thou not judge them ? for we have no might against triis great company triat cometri against us ; neither know we what to do : but our eyes are upon triee. 13 And aH Judah stood before the Lord, with their rittle ones, trieir wives, and trieir children. 14 if Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the con gregation ; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, aU Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To morrow go ye down against triem : behold, they come up by the t cliff of Ziz ; and ye sliall find them at the end of trie 11 brook, before the wHder ness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shaU not need to fight in this battle : set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judari and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against triem : for trie Lord will be witri you. 18 And Jehosriapriat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and aU Judah and trie inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohath ites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 if And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wHderness of Tekoa : and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O^ Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusa lem ; * Believe in the Lord your God, so shaU ye be established; believe his prophets, so shaU ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and + that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out be fore the army, and to say, Praise the Lord ; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 if tAnd when they began tfo sing and to praise, trie Lord set ambushments against trie criUdren of Ammon, • Moab, and mount Seir, wriich were come against Judah ; and II they were smitten. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in trie congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in trie house of the 6 Lord, before the new court ; and he said, 0 Lord, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in rieaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of trie nations ? and in thine hand is power and might, so that none is able 7 to withstand thee. Didst not thou, 0 our God, drive out the inhabitants of triis land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to trie seed of 8 Abraham thy friend for ever ? And triey dwelt therein, and riave built thee a sanctuary 9 therein for thy name, saying, If evil come upon us, Uhe sword, judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we wiU stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt 10 hear and save. And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned 11 aside from them, and destroyed them not ; be hold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to 12 inlierit. 0 our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no migrit against triis great com pany that cometh against us ; neitrier know Ave 13 what to do : but our eyes are upon triee. And all Judah stood before the Lord, with theri- little 14 ones, their wives, and their chUdren. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came trie spirit of the Lord in the midst of trie congregation ; 15 and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye in habitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehosha phat : thus saith the Lord unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To-morrow go ye down against them : behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz ; and ye shall find them at the end of the vaUey, before the 17 wHderness of Jeruel. Ye shaU not need to fight in tlris battle : set yourselves, stand ye stiU, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, 0 Judah and Jerusalem : fear not, nor be dismayed : to morrow go "out against them ; for the Lord is 18 with you. And Jehosriaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground : and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem feU down before 19 the Lord, worshipping the Lord. And trie Le vites, of trie criUdren of trie Kohathites and of the chUdren of the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, witri an exceeding 20 loud voice. And they rose early in trie morning, and went fortri into trie wilderness of Tekoa: and as triey went forth, Jehosriaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, 21 so shall ye prosper. And when lie had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto the Lord, and praise 2 the beauty of holiness, as they went out be fore the army, and say, Give thanks unto the 22 Lord ; for his mercy endureth for ever. And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set liers in wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, wriicri were come against Judah; and they were smitten. R.V. I Or, the sword of judge ment 2 Or, in the beauty ofholiness II. CHRONICLES. XX. 23 A.V. t Heb. for the destruc tion.t Heb. thereivas not an es caping. I That is, Blessing. t Heb. head. •1 Kings 22.41,&c t Heb. words.* 1 Kings 16.1.t Heb. wasmade to ascend. k 1 Kings 22. 50. 2 Kings 8. 16, 17. 23 For trie criUdren of Ammon and Moab stood up against trie inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they riad made an end of trie inhabitants of Seir, every one rielped * to destroy anotrier. 24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, triey were dead bodies faHen to the earth, and t none escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spori of triem, triey found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, wriich they stripped off for themselves, more trian triey could carry away : and triey .were three days in gathering of the spoH, it was so much. 26 if And on the fourth day they assembled them selves in the vaUey of 11 Berachah ; for there they blessed the Lord : trierefore the name of the same place was caHed, Trie vaUey of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jeriosriapriat in trie t forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem witri joy; for trie Lord riad made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on aU the kingdoms of those countries, wrien they had heard triat trie Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshapriat was quiet: for riis God gave riim rest round about. 31 if "And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the higri places were not taken away : for as yet trie people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 31 Now the rest of the acts of Jehosriaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in trie + book of Jeriu the son of Hanani, "who xis mentioned in trie book of the kings of Israel. 35 ir And after triis did Jerioshapriat king of Judah join himseH with Ahaziah king of Israel, wrio did very wickedly : 36 And rie joined himseH with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-gaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Ma reshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined triyseH witri Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 21 Now "Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: aU these were the sons of Jeriosriapriat king of Israel. 3 And trieir father gave them great grits of sUver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah : but the kingdom gave rie to Jerio- ram ; because he was the firstborn. 4 Now * wrien Jerioram was risen up to the king dom of riis fatrier, he strengthened riimseH, and slew all riis brethren with trie sword, and divers also of trie princes of Israel. 5 if Jerioram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 23 For the criUdren of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them : and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every 24 one rielped to destroy anotrier. And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there 25 were none that escaped. And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoH of them, they found amongthem in abundance both riches and Jdead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away : and they were three days in 26 taking of the spoil, it was so much. And on trie fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of - Beracah ; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of that place was called The vaUey of Beracah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judari and Je rusalem, and Jeriosriaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy ; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their 28 enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and riarps and trumpets unto trie 29 riouse of trie Lord. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the Lord fought against the 30 enemies of Israel. So the realm of Jehosha phat was quiet: for his God gave riim rest round about. 31 8And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign ; and ho reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Azubah 32 the daughter of Shflhi . And he walked in trie way of Asa riis father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the 33 Lord. Howbeit the higri places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their 34 hearts unto the God of their fathers. Now the rest of the acts of Jehosriaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in trie 4riistory of Jeriu trie son of Hanani, 5 wriich is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 " And after this did Jehosriapriat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziari king of Israel; trie 36 same did very wickedly : and he joined himseH with him to make ships to go to Tarshish : and 37 they made the ships in Ezion-geber. Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah pro phesied against Jehoshapriat, saying, Because triou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath 7 destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 21 8And Jehosriaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried witri riis fatriers in trie city of David : 2 and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Az ariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah : all these were the 3 sons of Jehoshapriat king of Israel. And their father gave them great grits, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah : but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, 4 because he was the firstborn. Now when Je horam was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himseH, rie slew all riis brethren with the sword, and divers also 5 of the princes of Israel. *> Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. RV. i Ac cording to some ancientauthor ities, gar ments.- That is, Blessing. 3 See 1 Kings xxii. 41, &c. 4 Heb. words.5 Or, who is men tioned« See 1 Kings xxii. 43, 49. 7 Or, made a breac. 1 Kings xxii. 50. 'See2 Kings viii. 17, kc XXII. 5 II. CHRONICLES. 523 A.V. * ch. 22. 2. t Heb. lamp, or, candle. » 2 Sam. 7. 12, 13. 1 Kings 11. 36. 2 Kings 8.19. Ps. 132. 11, kc tHeb. hand. * 2 Kings 8.21. t Heb. a great stroke. tHeb. curriedcaptive.I Or, Ahaziah, ch. 22. 1. or, Azar iah, ch. 22. 6. tHeb.without desire. * 2 Kings 8. 24, kc * ch. 21. 17. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab : for he had the daughter of "Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which teas evU in trie eyes of the Lord. 7 Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a * light to him and to Iris * sons for ever. 8 if In his days the Edomites revolted from under the 'dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram "went forth with his princes, and aU riis chariots with hrin : and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites wriicri compassed bim in, and trie captains of trie chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judari unto triis day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand ; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. 11 Moreover he made higri places in trie mount ains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compeUed Judari thereto. 12 if And there came a writing to him from Elijah trie prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in trie ways of Jehosriaphat thy fatrier, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and riast made Judari and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to trie whore doms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's riouse, which were better than thyseH: 14 Behold, with ta great plague wril the Lord smite thy people, and thy clrildren, and thy wives, and aU thy goods : 15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, untU thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 16 if Moreover the Lord stirred up against Je rioram trie spirit of trie PriUistines, and of trie Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians : 17 And they came up into Judari, and brake into it, and x carried away aU trie substance triat was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives ; so triat triere was never a son left riim, save II Jerioahaz, the youngest of his sons. 18 if And after aU this trie Lord smote him in Iris bowels witri an incurable disease. 19 And it came to pass, triat in process of time, after trie end of two years, his bowels feU out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like trie burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed * without being desired. How beit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 22 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made "Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to trie camp had slain aU the "eldest. So Ahaziari the son of Jehoram king of Judari reigned. 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jeru salem. His mother's name also was * AthaHah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the riouse of Ariab: for his mother was his counseUer to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did eril in trie sigrit of trie Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his coun- seUers after the death of his father to his destruc tion. 5 if He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jerioram the Son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Bamoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did trie house of Ariab; for lie riad trie daugriter of Ahab to wife: and he did that 7 which was evil in the sight of the Lord. How beit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that rie riad made with David, and as he promised to give 8 a lamp to him and to his chUdren alway. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 9 Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots witri bim : and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which com passed him about, and the captains of trie 10 cliariots. So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day: then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand : because he riad forsaken the Lord, the God of 11 riis fathers. Moreover he made high places in the i mountains of Judah, and made the inriab- itants of Jerusalem to go a wrioring, and 2led 12 Judah astray. And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith trie Lord, trie God of David thy father, Because thou riast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in trie ways of Asa king of Judah ; 13 but hast walked in trie way of trie kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Je rusalem to go a whoring, like as the house of Ahab 8did; and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thy- 14 self : behold, the Lord wiU smite with a great 4 plague thy people, and thy children, and thy 15 wives, and aU thy substance : and thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until triy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, 6 day by 16 day. And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the PhUistines, and of the Arabians 17- whicri are beside the Ethiopians : and they came up against Judah, and brake into it, and carried away aU the substance that was found sin the king's house, and riis sons also, and his wives ; so that triere was never a son left him, save 7 Je- 18 hoahaz, the youngest of his sons. And after aU triis the Lord smote hrin in riis bowels with an 19 incurable disease. And it came to pass, in pro cess of time, at trie end of two years, triat his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like trie burning of riis fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was ho when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years : and he departed without being desired; and they buried bim in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of trie kings. 22 8And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made s Ahaziah his youngest son king in riis stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain aU the eldest. So Ahaziah trie son of Jehoram king of Judari reigned. 2 I0Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign ; and he reigned one year in Je rusalem : and his mother's name was Athaliah 3 the u daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab : for his mother was 4 his counseUor to do wickedly. And he did that whicri was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab : for they were riis counseUors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael . king of Syria at Ea- motri-gUead: and trie Syrians wounded Joram. R.V. 1 Ac cordingto some ancientauthorities,cities.2 Or, com pelled Judah thereto 3 Heb. madeto go a whoring. 4 Heb. stroke. 5 Or, year afteryear « Or, belong ing to 7 In ch. xxii. 1, Ahaz iah. 'See 2 Khitfs viii. 24, kc3 In ch. xxi. 17, Jeho ahaz.io In 2 Kings viii. 26, Two and twenty.XX Or, grand daughter 524: II. CHRONICLES. XXII. 6 A.Y. 2 Kings * 2 Kings 9.27. * 2 Kings 11.1. " 2 Kings 11. 4, kc i 2 Sam. 7.12.1 Kings 2.4. &9. 5. ch. 6. 16. k 7. 18. tHeb.thresholds. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds t which were given him at Bamah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And * Azariari the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the t destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram : for wrien rie was come, rie went out witri Jerioram against Jehu the son of Nimsrii, * whom the Lord had anointed to cut off trie riouse of Ariab. 8 And it came to pass, triat, wrien Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ariab, and found the princes of Judari, and trie sons of trie brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 "And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught lrim, (for lie was hid in Samaria,) and brought hrin to Jehu : and wrien triey riad slain riim, triey buried him : Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshapriat, wrio sought the Lord with aU his rieart. So the house of Ahaziari riad no power to keep stUl the kingdom. 10 if * But when Athaliari the mother of Ahaziah saw that rier son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Je hoshabeath, the daughter of king Jerioram, trie wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliari reigned over trie land. 23 And * in trie seventh year Jehoiada strength ened himseH, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroriam, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Erisriaphat trie son of Zicriri, into covenant with hrin. 2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and triey came "to Jerusalem. 3 And aU the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto triem, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath "said of the sons of David. 4 Triis is the thing that ye shaU do; A third part of you entering on trie sabbath, of the priests and of trie Levites, shall be porters of trie t doors ; 5 And a third part shall be at the king's house ; and a thri-d part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. 6 But let none come into the house of trie Lord, save trie priests, and triey triat minister of the Levites; they sriall go in, for triey are holy: but aU trie people sriaU keep the watch of the Lord. 7 And the Levites shaH compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in riis riand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shaU be put to death : but be ye with the king when he cometri in, and wrien lie goeth out. 8 So the Levites and aU Judah did according to aU things triat Jerioiada the priest had commanded, and took every man riis men triat were to come in on the sabbath, with them triat were to go out on trie sabbath : for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not trie courses. 9 Moreover Jerioiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, wriicri were in the house of God. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel 4of the wounds whicri triey had given him at Bainari, Wrien lie fougrit against Hazael king of Syria. And 2Azariari the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in 7 Jezreel, because he was sick. Now the 8destruc- tion of Ahaziari was of God, in that he went unto Joram : for wrien rie was come, lie went out with Jehoram against Jeriu trie son of Nimsrii, wriom the Lord had anointed to cut off trie house of 8 Ahab. 4And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgement upon the riouse of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to 9 Ahaziah, and slew them. 6 And he sought Ahaz iah, and they caught him, (now he was hiding in Samaria,) and they brought lrim to Jehu, and slew hrin ; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his rieart. 6 And the house of Ahaziari had no power to hold the kingdom. 10 7Now when Athaliari trie mother of Ahaziah saw that rier son was dead, srie arose and de stroyed aU the seed royal of the riouse of Judari. 11 But 8Jeriosriabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziari, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in trie ''bed chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wrie of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister-of Ahaziah,) hid him from 12 Athariah, so that she slew him not. And he was with them hid iu the house of God six years : and Athaliah reigned over the land. 23 10And in trie seventh year Jehoiada strength ened himseH, and took the captains of hund reds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with 2 him. And they went about in Judah, and gath ered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fatriers' houses of Israel, and 3 triey came to Jerusalem. And all trie congrega tion made a covenant witri trie king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son sriaU reign, as the Lord hath spoken 4 concerning the sons of David. This is the thing that ye shall do : na third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priestsand of the Le- 5 vites, shall be porters of the 12 doors ; and a third part shaU be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation : and aU the people shall be in trie courts of trie riouse of trie 6 Lord. But let none come into trie riouse of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites ; they shall come in, for they are holy : but aU the people shaU keep trie watch of 7 the Lord. And the Levites shaU compass the king round about, every man witri his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth 8 out. So the Levites and aU Judah did ac cording to all that Jehoiada the priest com manded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on trie sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sab bath; -for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not 9 the courses. And Jehoiada the priest de livered to trie captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were hi the house of God. RV. 'So in 2 Kings viii. 29, and in the Sept. andSyriac versions.The text has, because the wounds which *sc. 2 In ver, 1, Ahaziah. 3 Heb. treading down.4 See 2 Kings x. 11, kc 5 See 2 Kings ix. 27. "Or,Andthere was none of the house of Ahaziah that had power *c.'See2 Kings xi. 1, kc »ln 2 Kings xi. 2, Jc- hosheba. » Or, cltamber for the bedsm See 2 Kings xi. 4, kc. " See 1 Chr. xxiv. 4. M Heb. thresh olds. XXIV. 6 II. CHRONICLES. 525 A.V. tHeb.shoul der. X Heb. house.*Deut17. 18. tHeb. Let the king live. tHeb. Con spiracy. ' Deut. 13.9. ' 1 Qir. 24.1.* Num. 18.2. t Heb. by the hands of David. ? 1 Chr. !6. 1, kc "2 Kings 12. 1, kc tHeb.to renew. * Ex. 30. 12, 13, 14. 10 And he set aU the people, every man riaving riis weapon in his hand, from trie rigrit 'side of the 'temple to trie left side of trie temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon- him the crown, and * gave him trie testimony, and made him king. And Jerioiada and his sons anointed him, and said, 'God save the king. 12 if Now wrien Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising trie king, srie came to the people into the house of the Lord : 13 And she looked, and, heboid, trie king stood at his piUar at the entering in, and trie princes and the trumpets by the king : and aU the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded witri trumpets, also trie singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Trien Atriariari rent her clotlies, and said, 'Treason, Treason. 14 Trien Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have rier fortri of the ranges : and whoso foHoweth rier, let hrin be slain witri trie sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord. 15 So they laid hands on her ; and wrien srie was come to trie entering of trie riorse gate by the king's house, they slew her triere. 16 if And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between aU the people, and between the king, that triey should be the Lord's people. 17 Then aU the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and * slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had * distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in trie * law of Moses, witri rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained 'by David. 19 Aud he set the "porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, triat none which was unclean in any tiring sriould enter in. 20 And lie took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and aU the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord : and they came through the higri gate into trie king's riouse, and set the king upon trie throne of trie kingdom. 21 And aU trie people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Ath aliari witri the sword. 24 Joash *was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord aU the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives ; and he begat sons and daughters. 4 if And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded 'to repair the house of the Lord. 5 And he gathered together trie priests and trie Levites, and said to triem, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of aU Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hast ened it not. 6 And the king caUed for Jerioiada the chief, and said unto hrin, Why hast thou not required of trie Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jeru salem the coUection, according to the commandment of "Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of wit ness? 10 And he set aU the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the rigrit iside of trie house to the left side of trie riouse, along by trie altar and the house, by the. king round 11 about. Then they brought out the king's sonj and 2put the crown upon riim, and gave him trie testimony, and made riim king: and Je hoiada and his sons anointed riim; and they 12 said, 3 God save the king. And when Athaliah heard the noise 4of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into 13 the house of the Lord : and she looked, and, be hold, the king stood by his piUar at the en trance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king ; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets ; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Trien Athaliah rent her clotlies, and 14 said, Treason, treason. And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of riundreds that were set over the riost, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks ; and whoso foUoweth her, let him be slain with the sword : for the priest said, Slay her not in 15 the house of the Lord. So they made way for her; and she went to the entry of the horse gate to trie king's riouse : and triey slew rier there. 16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him seH, and aU trie people, and trie king, triat triey 17 sriould be the Lord's people. And aU trie peo ple went to trie house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan trie priest of Baal be- 18 fore the altars. And Jehoiada appointed trie offices of trie house of the Lord under the riand of trie priests trie Levites, wriom David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with 19 singing, 6 according to the order of David. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of trie Lord, triat none wriich was unclean in any 20 thing should enter in. And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through trie upper gate unto trie king's house, and set the king 21 upon the throne of the kingdom. So aU the people of trie land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword. 24 6 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer- 2 sheba. And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord aU the days of Jehoiada 3 trie priest. And Jehoiada took for him two 4 wives ; and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to 5 restore trie house of the Lord. And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hast- 6 ened it not. And the king caUed for Jerioiada the chief, and said unto lrim, Wriy hast thou not re quired of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation 7 of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? R.V. 1 Heb. shoul der. 2 Or, put uponhim the crown and the testimony 8 Heb. Let the king live. 4 Or, ofthe people, ofthe guard., and of thosewhopraisedthe king 5 Heb. by the hands of David. 6 See 2 Kings xi. 21, xii. 1, &c. ? Or, for Israel 526 II. CHRONICLES. XXIV. 7 A.V. r [i6ii dedicate] tHeb. a voice. t Heb. thehealing went up upon the work. I Or, pest Us. tHeb.clothed. t Heb. in the revolution of tlie year, t Heb. Dar- mcsck. 7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken uj» the house of God; and also aU the (dedicated things of trie house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim. *8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord. 9 And triey made + a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the coHec- tion that Moses trie servant of God laid upon Israel in trie wHderness. 10 And aU trie princes and aH the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until triey had made an end. 11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of trie Levites, and wrien triey saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to riis place again. Trius they did day by day, and gathered money in abund ance. 12 And the king and Jerioiada gave it to such as did trie work of trie service of the house of the Lord, and hired masons and carpenters to repair trie house of the Lord, and also sucri as wrougrit iron and brass to mend the house of the Lord. 13 So the workmen wrought, and ' the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Je rioiada, wriereof were made vessels for trie house of the Lord, even vessels to minister, and Ho offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And triey offered burnt offerings in the house of trie Lord continuaUy aU trie days of Jerioiada. 15 if But Jerioiada waxed old, and was fuU of days wrien rie died ; an riundred and triirty years old was he wrien rie died. 16 And triey buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judari, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king riearkened unto triem. 18 And triey left trie house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this trieir trespass. 19 Yet he sent propriets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them : but they would not give ear. 20 And the Spirit of God 'came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said uuto them, Trius saith God, Why transgress ye trie commandments of the Lord, that ye cainot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also for saken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him witri stones at trie commandment of trie king in trie court of trie house of the Lord. 22 Thus Joash trie king remembered not the kind ness wriich Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. " And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it. 23 if And it came to pass ' at trie end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against hrin : and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed aU the princes of the people from among the people, and sent aU the spoH of them unto the king of 'Damascus. 24 For trie army of the Syrians came with a smaU company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their riand, because triey had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So triey executed judgment against Joasri. 7 For the sons of Athaliari, triat wicked woman, had broken up the house of God ; and also aU the dedicated things of trie house of the Lord 8 did they bestow upon the Baalim. So trie king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the 9 Lord. And they made a proclamation througri Judari and Jerusalem, to bring in for the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God laid 10 upon Israel in the wilderness. And all the princes and aU the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until triey 11 had made an end. And it was so, that at what time the chest was brought unto trie king's J office 2by trie hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's 8 scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day 12 by day, and gathered money in abundance. Aud the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lord ; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to repair the house of the Lord. 13 So the workmen wrought, and 4the work was perfected by them, and they set up the house 14 of God 6 in its state, and strengthened it. And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jerioiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, even vessels to minister, and eto offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all trie days of 15 Jehoiada. But Jehoiada waxed old and was f uU of days, and he died ; an hundred and thirty 16 years old was he wrien lie died. And they buried riim in trie city of David among the kings, be cause he riad done good in Israel, and toward 17 God and riis riouse. Now after trie deatri of Je hoiada came the princes of Judari, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king heark- 18 ened unto them. And they forsook the house of the Lord, the God of their fatriers, and served trie Asherim and the idols : and wrath came up on Judah and Jerusalem for this trieir guiltiness. 19 Yet rie sent prophets to them, to bring them a- gain unto the Lord ; and they testified against 20 them : but they would not give ear. And the spirit of God 7 came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Trius saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of trie Lord, triat ye cannot prosper ? because ye riave forsaken trie Lord, he hatri al9o forsaken you. 21 And triey conspired against riim, and stoned him vrith stones at the commandment of trie king in 22 the court of the riouse of trie Lord. Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord 23 look upon it, and require it. And it came to pass at the e end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him : and triey came to Judari and Jerusalem, and destroyed aU the princes of trie people from among the people, and sent aU the spoH of them unto the king of 24 Damascus. For trie army of the Syrians came with a smaU company of men ; and the Lord de livered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fa triers. So triey executed9 judgement upon Joash. RV. 'Or, officers* Or, which wasunderthe hand "Or,secretary 4 Heb. healing went up upon the work. 5 Or, ac cordinglo the proportion thereof6 Or, pestles 7 Heb. clothed itselfwith. s Heb. revolu tion. Heb. judge ments. XXV. 16 II. CHRONICLES. 527 A.V. lOr, Joza- char, 2 Kings 12. 21. I Or, Shomer. t Heb. found ing. II Or, commentary. * 2 Kings 14. 1, kc t Heb. con firmed'upon him.* Deut. 24. 16. 2 Kings 14.6.Jer. 31. 30. Ezek. 18. 20. t Heb. band. t Heb. to their place. t Heb. in.heat of anger. t Heb. the sons of the band. 25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left hrin in great diseases,) riis own servants conspired against riim for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died : and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried hrin not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And triese are they that conspired against him ; II Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jeriozabad the son of 1 Shimrith a Moabitess. 27 if Now concerning bis sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the ' repairing of trie house of God, behold, they are written in the ll story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah riis son reigned in riis stead. 25 Amaziah "was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 1[ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was ' established to him, that he slew his servants that had kflled the king riis fatrier. 4 But he slew not their chfldren, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, * The fathers shaU not die for the chHdren, neither shaU the clrildren die for the fathers, but every man shaH die for his own sin. 5 if Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and capt ains over hundreds, according to trie houses of their fathers, througriout aU Judari and Benjamin: and rie numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an riundred talents of silver. 7 But triere came a man of God to riim, saying, 0 king; let not trie army of Israel go with thee ; for trie Lord is not witri Israel, to wit, with aU trie clrildren of Ephraim. 8 But if thou writ go, do it, be strong for the battle : God shaU make thee fall before the enemy : for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the 'army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more tlian triis. 10 Trien Amaziari separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go 'home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judari, and triey returned home 'in great anger. 11 if And Amaziah strengthened himseH, and led forth his people, and went to the vaUey of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 Andoiiertenthousandfe/i! alive did the criUdren of Judari carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they aU were broken in pieces. 13 if But ' the soldiers of the army which Amaz iah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, feH upon the cities of Judah, from Sa maria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thou sand of them, and took much spoH. 14 if Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaUgriter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the chHdren of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down him self before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of trie Lord was kindled against Amaziah, arid lie sent unto riim a propriet, wriich said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, wriicri could not deliver their own people out of thine hand ? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with riim, triat the king said unto him, Art thou made 25 And when they were departed from him, (for triey left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against riim for the blood of. the J sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew riim on his bed, and he died : and they buried him in trie city of David, but they buried 26 riim not in the sepulchres of the kings. And these are they that conspired against him; 2Zabad the son of Shimeatri the Ammonitess, and Jeriozabad trie son of 3 Sriimritli trie Moab- 27 itess. Now concerning riis sons, and the great ness of the burdens Haid upon him, and the 6 rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in trie commentary of trie book of trie kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 6 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem : and his mother's name 2 was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in trie eyes of the Lord, but not 3 with a perfect heart. Now it came to pass, wrien the kingdom was established unto bim, that he slew his servants wriich had kiUed trie king his 4 fatrier. But lie put not trieir criUdren to death, but did according to that which is written in trie law in trie book of Moses, as the Lord com manded, saying, Trie fathers shaU not die for the chUdren, neither shaU the children die for the fathers ; but every man shaU die for his own 5 sin. Moreover Amaziah gatriered Judah to gether, and ordered them according to trieir fa triers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of riundreds, even aU Judari and Ben jamin: and lie numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred triousand chosen men, able to go forth 6 to war, that could handle spear and shield. He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of 7 silver. But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not trie army of Israel go witri triee ; for the Lord is not witri Israel, to 8 wit, witri aU trie criUdren of Ephraim. But 7H thou writ go, do valiantly, be strong for trie battle: God shaU cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to 9 cast down. And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shaH we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the 8army of Is rael ? And the man of God answered, The Lord 10 is able to give thee much more than this. Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the 8 army that was come to riim out of Epriraim, to go home again : wrierefore trieir anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce 11 anger. And Amaziari took courage, and led fortri his people, and went to 9the. VaUey of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten triousand. 12 An&other ten thousand did the chUdren of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of 10the rock, and cast them down from the top of 10the rock, that they all were broken in 13 pieces. But "the men of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, feH upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoH. 14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the chfldren of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto 15 them. Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto lrim a prophet, which said unto bim, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, wriich have not delivered trieir own people out of thine hand ? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with hrin, triat the king said unto hrin, Have we made triee R.V. 'TheSept. aud Vulgate read, son. 2 In 2 Kings xii. 21, Jozacar. »Iu2 Kings xii. 21, Shomer.4 Or, uttered against5 Heb. found ing.»Seo2 Kings xiv.lj&c. 'Or, go thou 8 Heb. troop. "See 2 Kings xiv. 7, "Or,Scla " Hob. the sons ofthetroop. 528 II. CHRONICLES. XXV. 16 A.V. tHeb.coun selled. * 2 Kings 14. 8, 9. lOr, furze bush, or, thorn.t Heb. a beast ofthe field. t Heb. smitten. t Heb. the gate of it that Iooketh. I Heb. from after. tHeb. con spired a con spiracy.» That is, the city of David, as it is 2 Kings 14.20. * 2 Kings 14. 21. Si 15. 1. II Or, Azariah. tHeb. in the seeingof God. II Or, in tlie countryofAshdod. 'Heb.went. of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten ? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath ' determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done triis, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 if Trien "Amaziari king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The II thistle triat was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to vrife : and there passed by ' a wUd beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edom ites; and triine heart lifteth triee up to boast: abide now at home ; why shouldest triou meddle to thine Hurt, that thou shouldest faU, even thou, and Judah with thee ? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he migrit deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after trie gods of Edom. 21 So Joasri trie king of Israel went up ; and triey saw one anotrier in trie face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-sheinesri, wriich belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was 'put to trie worse before Israel, and triey fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judari, trie son of Joasri, the son of Jeho ahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jeru salem, and brake down the waH of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to 'the comer gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took aU the gold and trie sriver, and aU the vessels that were found in the riouse of God with Obed-edom, and. the treasures of the king's riouse, trie riostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 if And Amaziari the son of Joasri king of Judari lived after trie deatri of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 27 if Now after the time that Amaziari did turn away ' from foUowing trie Lord triey ' made a con spiracy against lrim in Jerusalem ; and rie fled to Lachish : but they sent to Lachish after riim, and slew hrin there. 28 And they brought hrin upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of II Judah. 26 Then aU the people of Judah took "II Uz ziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in trie room of his father Amaziah. 2 He buUt Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fatriers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziari wrien he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliari of Jerusalem. 4 And rie did that which was rigrit in trie sight of the Lord, according to aU that his fatrier Amaziah did. 5 And he sought God in trie days of Zechariah, wrio riad understanding 'in trie visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And rie went fortri and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the waU of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the waU of Ashdod, and buflt cities u about Ashdod, and among the PriUis tines. 7 And God helped hrin against trie PhUistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meriunims. 8 And trie Ammonites gave gtfts to Uzziah : and his name * spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly . of the king's counsel? forbear; why sriouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 !Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look 18 one anotrier in trie face. And Joasri king of Israel sent to Amaziari king of Judah, saying, The 2 thistle that was in Lebanon sent to trie cedar triat was in Lebanon, saying, Give triy daughter to my son to wife : and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode 19 down the thistle. . Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom ; and thine heart Hfteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; wriy sriouldest thou s meddle to thy hurt, triat triou sriouldest 20 f aU, even thou, and Judah with triee ? But Amaziari would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver triem into trie hand of their enemies, because they had sougrit after trie gods 21 of Edom. So Joash king of Israel went up ; and he and Amaziah king of Judari looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to 22 Judah. And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash trie son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-sriemesri, and brought him to Jeru salem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Epriraim unto 4trie comer 24 gate, four riundred cubits. And he took aU the gold and sUver, and aU the vessels that were found in the house of God with 5 Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the host ages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judari lived after the death of Joasri son of Jerioahaz 26 king of Israel fifteen years. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of 27 Judah and Israel? Now from the time triat Amaziari did turn away from following trie Lord triey made a conspiracy against him in Jeru salem; and rie fled to Lachish: but they sent 28 after hrin to Lachish, and slew him there. And they brought him upon riorses, and buried riim with his fathers in 6 trie city of Judari. 26 And all the people of Judah took 7Tjzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king 2 in the room of his father Amaziah. He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the 3 king slept with his fathers. e Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem : and riis mother's name was Jechiriah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to aH that his father Amaz- 5 iah riad done. And lie set himseH to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who 9riad understand ing in 10the vision of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and warred against trie PriU istines, and brake down the waU of Gath, and the waU of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he buUt cities in the country of Ashdod, 7 and among the PhUistines. And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Me- 8 unim. And the Ammonites gave grits to Uzziah : and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong. RV. iSee2 Kings xiv.8,&c. 2 Or, thorn s Or, provoke calamity 4 So in 2 Kings xiv. 13. The text has, the gate that Iooketh.» See 1 Chr. xxvi. 15. «In. 2 Kings xiv. 20, the city ofDavid. 7 In 2 King9 xiv. 21, Azar iah. 8 See 2 Kings xv. 2, 3. »Or, gave instructioni» Heb. theseeing. Manyancientauthor ities have,the fear. XXVII. 4 II. CHRONICLES. 520 A.V. tHeb. the power of an army. t Heb. stones of slings. tHeb.went forth. X [1611 pertain eth] * Num. 18.7. ' Ex. 30. 7. ( As Esth. 6. 12. » 2 Kings 15.5. * Lev. 13.46. tHeb. free. * 2 Kings 15. 32. It Or, thetower. 9 Moreover Uzziari buUt towers in Jerusalem at the comer gate, and at the vaUey gate, and at the turning of the wall, and II fortified triem. 10 Also lie bruit towers in the desert, and II digged many weHs : for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in trie plains : husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in II Carmel : for he loved t husbandry. 11 Moreover Uzziah had an riost of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to trie number of their account by trie hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the migrity men of valour were two triousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was 'an army, three riundred triousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with migrity power, to help the king against trie enemy. 14 And Uzziari prepared for them throughout aU the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and 'slings to cast stones. 15 And lie made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name ' spread far abroad; for he was marveHously helped, tUl he was strong. 16 if But when he was strong, his heart was Hfted up to his destruction: for rie transgressed against trie Lord riis God, and went into trie temple of trie Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of trie Lord, that were valiant men : 18 And triey withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It X* appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the "priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed;' neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lohd God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his riand to burn incense : and wlrile lie was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up iri his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and aU the priests, looked upon hrin, and, beriold, rie was, leprous in riis forehead, and they thrust riim out from trience ; yea, riimseH "riasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 "And Uzziah trie king was a leper unto the day of riis deatri, and dwelt in a * ' several house, being a leper ; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord : and Jotham his son was over the king's riouse, judging the people of the land. 22 if Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept vrith his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for triey said, He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 27 Jotham "was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His motrier's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to aU triat his father Uzziah did : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He buUt the higri gate of trie riouse of the Lord, and on the waH of ll Ophel rie built much. 4 Moreover he buUt cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 9 Moreover Uzziah buflt towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at 10 the turning of the wall, and fortified them. And he buUt towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle ; in the lowland also, and in the iplain : and he had riusbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in 2 the fruitful fields ; for he loved husband- 11 ry. Moreover Uzziari had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of theri- reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty men of valour, was two thousand 13 and six hundred. And under their hand was sa trained army, three hundred triousand and seven triousand and five hundred, that made war witri mighty power, to help the king against trie 14 enemy. And Uzziari prepared for them, even for aU the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of maU, and bows, and stones for slinging. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the 4battlements, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad ; for he was marveHously helped, till he was strong. 16 But when he was strong, his heart was Hfted up 5 so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against the Lord his God ; for he went into trie temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the, 17 altar of incense. And Azariah trie priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of 18 the Lord, that were valiant men: and triey withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to bum in cense unto the Lord, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense : go out of the- sanctuary ; for thou hast tres passed; neither shall it be for thine honour 19 from the Lord God. Trien Uzziah was wroth ; and he had a censer in his hand to bum incense ; and while he Was wroth with the priests, the leprosy e brake forth in riis foreriead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the 20 altar of incense. And Azariah the chief priest, and aU trie priests, looked upon riim, and, be hold, he was leprous in riis forehead, and triey thrust bim out quickly from thence ; y ea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had 21 smitten riim. 7 And Uzziari trie king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a 8 several house, being a leper ; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord : and Jotham his son was over the king's riouse, judging the people of the land. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fatriers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial whicri belonged to the kings ; for they said, He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in riis stead. 27 9 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Je- 2 rushah the daughter of Zadok. And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, ac cording to aU that his fatrier Uzziah had done : howbeit he entered not into the temple of the 3 Lord. And the people did yet corruptly. He buUt the upper gate of the house of the Lord, 4 and on trie wall of Ophel he buflt mucri. More over he buflt cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. LL R.V. iOr, table land = Or, Carmel Sec 1 Sam. xxv. 2. s Or, the power of an army 4 Or, corner towers = Or, to his destruction 5 Heb. rose (as the .sun). 7 Sea 2 Kings xv. 5—7. >Or,lararhouse' "See2 Kings xv. 3J, kc 530 II. CHRONICLES. XXVII. 5 A.V. t Heb. This. "Or, estab lished. * 2 Kings 16.2. ¦ Or, offered sacri fice. * Lev. 18. 21. t Heb. Dar- mesek. tHeb. sons of valour. t Heb. the second to the king. X [1611 God] 5 if He fought also with trie king of the Ammon ites, and prevailed against triem. And trie clrildren of Ammon gave bim trie same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten triousand of barley. ' So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he 11 pre pared his ways before the Lord his God. 7 iT Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and aU his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was five and twenty years old when he be gan to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jeru salem. 9 if Aud Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David : and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 28 Ahaz *was twenty years old when he began to reign , and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father : 2 For he walked in trie ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. 3 Moreover ho II burnt incense in the vaUey of the son of Hinnom, and burnt "his chUdren in trie fire, after trie abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in trie high places, and on the Irills, and under every green tree. 5 Wrierefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of trie king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to 'Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. 6 if For Pekah the son of Bemaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which icere all ' variant men ; because they had forsaken trie Lord God of trieir fatriers. 7 And Zicriri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was ' next to trie king. 8 And the chUdren of Israel carried away capt ive of their brethren two hundred thousand, wo men, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoH from them, and brought the spoU to Samaria. 9 Bui; a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded : and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hatri delivered triem into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the chUd ren of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even witri you, sins against trie Lord your God? . 11 Now hear me therefore, and dehver the capt ives again, wriicri ye riave taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of tthe Lord is upon you. 12 Then certain of the heads of the chUdren of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of MeshiUomoth, and Jehizkiah the son of ShaUum," and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13 And said unto triem, Ye shaU not bring in trie captives hitrier: for whereas we riave offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass : for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14 So trie armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and aU the congregation. 5 He fought also with the king of trie chUdren of Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave riim the same year an hundred talents of sHver, and ten thousand 1measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the chUdren of Ammon render unto him, in the second year also, and in the thri-d. 6 So Jotham' became mighty, because he ordered 7 his ways before the Lord his God. Now the rest of the acts of Jotriam, and all riis wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of 8 the kings of Israel and Judah. He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and 9 reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And Jo tham slept with riis fatriers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 28 2Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned sixteen years in Jeru salem : and he did not that which was right in 2 the eyes of the Lord, like David his father: but rie walked in trie ways of trie kings of Israel, and 3 made also molten images for the Baalim. More over he burnt incense in the vaUey of the son of Hinnom, and burnt riis clrildren in the fire, ac cording to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of 4 Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in trie high places, and on the hiUs, and under 5 every green tree. Wherefore trie Lord his God delivered him into trie hand of the king of Syria ; and triey smote riim, and carried away of riis a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into trie riand of the king of Israel, wrio smote riim 6 witri a great slaughter. For Pekah the son of Bemaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty triousand in one day, aU of them valiant men ; because they had forsaken the Lord", the God of 7 their fathers. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam trie ruler of trie house, and Elkanah 8 that was snext to the king. And the chUdren of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two riundred thousand, women, sons, and daugh ters, and took also away much spoil from them, 9 and brought the spoil to Samaria. But a pro phet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was wroth with Judah, he riath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage 10 wriicri riatri reached up unto rieaven. And now ye purpose to keep under trie clrildren of Judari and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you : but are there not even with you 4 tres passes of your own against the Lord your God ? 11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the capt ives, wlrich ye have taken captive of your breth ren : for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you. 12 Then certain of trie rieads of the children of Epri raim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah trie son of MeshUlemoth, and Jelrizkiari the son of ShaUum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood 13 up against them that came from the war, and said unto them, Ye shaU not bring in the capt ives hither: for ye purpose that which wfll bring upon us e a trespass against trie Lord, to add unto our sins and to our 5 trespass: for our 5 trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. R.V. l Heb. cors. 2 See 2 Kings xvl 2—4. ' Heb. second. 4 Heb. guilti nesses. ¦'¦ Or, guilt XXIX. 7 II. CHRONICLES. 531 A.V. * Deut. 34. 3. tHeb. a capt ivity. X [1611 this] tHeb. Dar-mcsek. I Or, to offer. * 2 Kings 18.1. tHeb. given the neck. 15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoH clothed aU that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed triem, and carried aU the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, * the city of palm trees, to trieir brethren: then they returned to Sa maria. 16 if At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away 'captives. 18 The PhUistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and riad taken Betri-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the viUages thereof, and Timnah with the viUages thereof, Gimzo also and trie vU- lages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for lie made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. 20 And TUgath-pUneser king of Assyria 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 trie princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria : but he helped him not. 22 if And in the time of triis distress did he tres pass yet more against trie Lord : tlris is that king Ariaz. 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of 'Damascus, whicri smote him : and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore wiU I sacrifice to triem, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of aU Israel. 24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces trie vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 Aud in every several city of Judari he made high places II to bum incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 26 ir Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem : but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 29 Hezekiah * began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to aU that David his father had done. 3 if He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Le vites, and gathered them together into the east street, 5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fatriers, and carry forth the filthiness out of trie holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and riave forsaken riim, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and ' tumed their backs. 7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned in cense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 15 And the men which have been expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spori clothed aU that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed triem, and carried all trie feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. 16 !At that time did king Ahaz send unto the 17 2 kings of Assyria to help him. For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and car- 1S ried away 'captives. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of ; the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the 4 towns thereof, and Timnah with the 4 towns thereof, Gimzo also and the * towns thereof: 19 and they dwelt there. For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had 5 dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed 20 sore against the Lord. And TUgath-pUneser king of Assyria came "unto him, and distressed 21 him, but 'strengthened him not. 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 trie king of Assyria : 22 but it helped him not. And in the trine 8of riis distress did rie trespass yet more against the 23 Lord, this same king Ahaz. For he sacrificed unto the gods of 9 Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria rielped triem, therefore wfll I sacrifice to triem, that they may help me. But they were 24 the ruin of him, and of aU Israel. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces trie vessels of trie house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord; and he made him altars in every 25 comer of Jerusalem. And in every several city of Judah he made higri places to burn incense unto otrier gods, and provoked to anger the 26 Lord, the God of his fathers. Now trie rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of 27 Judah and Israel. And Ahaz slept with his fa thers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 29 10 Hezekiari began to reign when he was five and twenty years old ; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem : and his inother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariari. 2 And rie did triat wriicri was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all triat David riis father 3 had done. He in trie first year of riis reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house 4 of trie Lord, and repaired them: And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into trie broad place on the east, 5 and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites ; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry 6 forth the filthiness out of the holy place. For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him* and riave turned away trieir faces from trie habitation of the Lord, and 7 turned their backs. Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offer ings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. LL2 R.V. iSee 2 Kings xvi. 7,&c. 2 Many ancient author itiesread, king. ' Heb. a capt ivity. 4 Heb. daugh ters.5 Or, cast away restraint «Or, against 7 Or, pre vailednotaguinslhim'Or,that he dis tressed him o Heb. Dar- mesek. 2 Killg3 xviii. - 1-3. 532 II. CHRONICLES. XXIX. 8 A.V. tHeb.com motion. II Or, be not nowdeceived, * Num. 8.14. &18.2.6.I Or, offer sacri. flee. II Or, m the businessofthe Lord. * Lev. 4. 14. * Lev. 8. 14, 15. Heb. 9. 21. tHeb.near. X [1611 omits they] * Lev. 4. 15. 'IChr. 16.4. k 25. 6. tHeb.by the hand of the Lord. t Heb. by the hand of. 8 Wherefore the wratri of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he riath delivered triem to t trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 9 For, lo, our fathers have faUen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for triis. 10 Now it is in mine rieart to make a covenant witri the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, ll be not now negligent : for the Lord hath "chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto hrin, and II bum incense. 12 if Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of .Azariah, of the sons of trie Kohathites : and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel : and of trie Gershonites ; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joari : 13 And of the sons of EUzaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah : 14 And of the sons of Heman; Jeriiel, and Sriimei : and of trie sons of Jedutriun ; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 15 And they gathered theri- brethren, and sancti fied themselves, and came, according to trie com mandment of trie king, » by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of trie Lord. 16 And trie priests went into the inner part of trie house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out aU trie uncleanness triat triey found in the temple of the Lord into trie court of trie riouse of trie Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron. 17 Now they began on the first day of the first montri to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of trie Lord: so they sanctified the house of trie Lord in eigrit days ; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 Trien they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We riave cleansed aU trie riouse of trie Lord, and trie altar of burnt offering, witri aH trie vessels tliereof, and trie shewbread table, with aU the vessels thereof. 19 Moreover aU the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 if Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the riouse of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven buHocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a "sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanc tuary, and for Judah. And he commanded trie priests trie sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they kriied the buHocks, and the priests received the blood, and * sprinkled it on the altar : Hkewise, when they had kflled trie rams, they sprinkled tho blood upon the altar: they kflled also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 And they brought 'forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the con gregation ; and tthey laid theri- "riands upon triem: 24 And the priests kflled them, and triey made reconciliation witri trieir blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for aU Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. 25 * And he set the Levites in the house of - the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the pro phet : for so was trie commandment ' of trie Lord 'by riis prophets. 8 Wrierefore trie wratri of trie Lord was upon Ju dari and Jerusalem, and he hatri delivered triem to be 2 tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, 9 and an hissing, as ye see with your eyes. For, lo, our fathers have f aUen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in 10 captivity for triis. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Is rael, that his fierce anger may turn away from 11 us. My sons, be not now negligent : for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before hrin, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and bum incense. 12 Trien trie Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites : and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Je- haUelel: and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of 13 Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah : and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel : and of the 14 sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah : and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei : and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. 15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to trie com mandment of trie king by the words of the Lord, 16 to cleanse the house of the Lord. And the priests went in unto the rimer part of trie riouse of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into trie court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out 17 abroad to the brook Kidron. Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord ; and they sanctified the house of trie Lord in eight days : and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an 18 end. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of trie Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, witri all the vessels thereof, and the table of shewbread, with all the vessels thereof. 19 Moreover aU the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 Then Hezekiari the king arose early, and gathered trie princes of trie city, and went up 21 to the house of the Lord. And they -brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for trie sanctuary and for Ju dari. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they kflled the buHocks, and the priests re ceived the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar : and they kUled the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar : they killed also the lambs, and 23 sprinkled trie blood upon the altar. And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they 24 laid their hands upon them : and the priests kiUed them, and they made a sin offering witri their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for aU Israel : for the king commanded that trie burnt offering and the sin offering should be 25 made for aU Israel. And he set the Levites in trie riouse of trie Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the com mandment was of the Lord by his prophets. R.V. ¦Or, a terror xxx. II. CHRONICLES. 533 A.V. tHeb.in the time. tHeb. hands of instruments. tHeb.song. tHeb. found. • Or, filled your hand. tHeb. strength enedthem. * Num. 9. 10, 11. t Heb. was right in the eyes of the tHeb. from the hand. 26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And 'when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the 'instruments ordained by David king of Israel. 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the 'singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and aU this continued untU trie burnt offering was finished. 29 And when triey had made an end of offering, the king and aH that were 'present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto trie Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises vrith gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have II consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank of ferings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. 32 And trie number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten buHocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: aU these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that triey could not flay aU the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites 'did help them, tiU the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves : for the Levites were more upright in rieart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also the burnt offerings were in abund ance, vrith the fat of the peace offerings, and trie drink offerings for every burnt offering. So trie service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and aH trie people, triat God riad prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. 30 And Hezekiah sent to aU Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, triat triey sriould come to trie house of trie Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep trie passover in trie second "montri. 3 For triey could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified triemselves sufficient ly, neither had the people gathered themselves to gether to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing 'pleased the king and aU trie congregation. 5 So they estabrished a decree to make proclama tion throughout aU Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the pass- over unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem : for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters 'from the king and his princes throughout aU Israel and Ju dah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye clrildren of Israel, turn again unto trie Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he wfll return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren/which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 26 And the Levites stood with trie instruments of 27 David, and the priests with the trumpets. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the bra-nt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of 28 David king of Israel. And aU the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; aU triis continued until 29 trie burnt offering was finished. And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present witri riim bowed themselves 30 and worshipped. Moreover Hezekiah the king and trie princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and 31 worshipped. Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have i consecrated yourselves un to the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and triank offerings into trie riouse of trie Lord. And trie congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings ; and as many as were of a wfll- 32 ing heart brought burnt offerings. And the num ber of the burnt offerings, whicri trie congrega tion brought, was threescore and ten bifllocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs : all 33 these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. And the consecrated tilings were six hundred oxen 34 and three thousand sheep. But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay aU the burnt offerings: wrierefore their brethren the Levites did help them, tfll the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves : for the Levites were more upright in rieart to 35 sanctify themselves than the priests. And also the bra-nt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and with trie drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the serv ice of the house of trie Lord was set in order. 36 And Hezekiari rejoiced, and aU the people, be cause of that which God had prepared for the people : for the thing was done suddenly. 30 And Hezekiah sent to aU Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manas seh, that they sriould come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto 2 the Lord, the God of Israel. For the king riad taken counsel, and riis princes, and aU trie con gregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in 3 the second month. For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sancti fied themselves iu sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to 4 Jerusalem. And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of aU the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclama tion throughout aU Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the pass- over unto the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jeru salem: for they had not kept it 2rii great num- 6 bers in such sort as it is written. So the posts went with trie letters from trie king and riis princes throughout aU Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, say ing, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of 7 Assyria. And be not ye like your fatriers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord, the God of their fathers, so triat he gave them up 8to desolation, as ye see. R.V. l Heb. filled your hand. - Or, of a long time S0r, to be an aston ishment 531 II. CHRONICLES. XXX. 8 A.V. t Heb. harden not your necks.t Heb. give the hand. * Ex. 34. 6. * ch. 28. 24. t Heb. their - standing. tHeb. found. tHeb. instru ments of strength.t Heb. to the heart of all, &c. t Heb. lifted up, or, offered. 8 Now 'be ye not stiffnecked, as your fatriers were, but 'yield yourselves unto trie Lord, and enter into riis sanctuary, which he hath sanc tified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For H ye turn again unto trie Lord, your bretliren and your chUdren shall find compas sion before them that lead them captive, so that they shaU come again into triis land: for the Lord your God is "gracious and mercHul, and wUl not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through trie country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asrier and Manasseri and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do trie commandment of the king and of trie princes, by the word of the Lord. 13 if And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14 And they arose and took away the "altars that were in Jerusalem, and aU trie altars for incense took triey away, and cast them into trie brook Kidron. 15 Trien they kUled the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month : and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into trie house of the Lord. 16 And they stood in 'their place after trieir man ner, according to trie law of Moses trie man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites. 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified : therefore the Levites had the charge of the kiUing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord. 18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did triey eat trie passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one 19 That prepareth riis heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of trie sanctuary. 20 And trie Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 21 And the children of Israel that were 'present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness : and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, sing ing with 'loud instruments unto the Lord. 22 And Hezekiah spake 'comfortably unto aH the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days withgladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah ' did give to the congregation a thousand buHocks and seven thou sand sheep; and the princes gave to the con gregation a thousand buHocks and ten thousand srieep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 25 And aH the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but lyield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into riis sanctuary, wriicri he hath sanctified for ever, and serve trie Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away 9 from you. For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your chUdren shaU find compassion before them that led them captive, and shaU come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and wiH not turn away riis face from you, H ye 10 return unto riim. So the posts passed from city to city througri trie country of Epriraim and Manasseh, even nnto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to 12 Jerusalem. Also in Judah was the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the com mandment of the king and of trie princes by the 13 word of the Lord. And there assembled at Je rusalem much peojde to keep the feast of un leavened bread in the second month, a very 14 great congregation. And they arose and took away the altars triat were in Jerusalem, and aU trie 2 altars for incense took they away, and cast 15 them into trie brook Kidron. Trien triey killed trie passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought 16 burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. And they stood in their place after their order, ac cording to the law of Moses the man of God : the priests sprinkled trie blood, which they re- 17 ceived of the hand of the Levites. For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves : therefore the Levites had the criarge of killing trie passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the 18 Lord. For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, j'et did they eat the passover otherwise than it is writ ten. For Hezekiah riad prayed for them, say- 19 ing, The good Lord pardon 8 every one triat set- tetri his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed accord- 20 ing to the purification of the sanctuary. And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed 21 the people. And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleav ened bread seven days with great gladness : and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto 22 trie Lord. And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto aU the Levites that were well skilled in the service of the Lord. So they did eat through out the feast for trie seven days, offering sacri fices of peace offerings, and 4 making confession 23 to the Lord, the God of their fathers. And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven 24 days with gladness. For Hezekiah king of Judari did give to the congregation for offer ings « thousand buUocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to trie congreg ation a triousand buHocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanc- 25 tified themselves. And all the congregation of Judah, with trie priests and trie Levites, and aU the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt, in Judah, rejoiced. RV. X Heb. give the hand. 2 Or, vessels 'Or, him that setteth his whole heart 4 Or, giving thanks XXXI. 15 II. CHRONICLES. 535 A.V. t Heb. thehabitationof his holiness. tHeb. found. * 2 Kings IS. 4. t Heb. statues.t Heb. until lo make an end. ' Num. tHeb. brake forth. I Or, dates. X [1611 tithes] 'Lev. 27. 30. Beut. 14. 28. tHeb. heaps,heaps. HOr,storehouses. X [1611 dedicate] t Heb. at the hand. t Heb. at his hand."Or,trust 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Is rael there was not the like in Jerusalem. 27 if Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed trie people : and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to 'his holy dweUing place, even unto heaven. 31 Now when aH this was finished, aH Israel triat were tpresent went out to the cities of Judah, and "brake the 'images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of aU Judah and Benjamin, in Eph raim also and Manasseh, t until triey riad utterly destroyed them aH. Then aU the chUdren of Is rael returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. 2 if And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to riis service, the priests and Le vites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. 3 He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and trie burnt offerings for trie sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the "law of the Lord. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, triat triey might be encouraged in trie law of the Lord. 5 if Aud as soon as the commandment 'came abroad, the chUdren of Israel brought in abund ance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oU, and II honey, and of aU the increase of the field; and the tithe of aU things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the chHdren of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the Hi the of oxen and sheep, and the "tithe of holy things wriicri were con secrated unto trie Lord their God, and laid them X by heaps. 7 In the third month they began to lay the found ation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw trie heaps, they blessed trie Lord, and riis people Israel. 9 Trien Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning trie heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into trie riouse of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty : for trie Lord hath blessed his people ; and that which is left is this great store. 11 if Trien Hezekiah commanded to prepare ll chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them, 12 And brought in tho offerings and the tithes and the 'dedicated things faithfuUy: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Sririnei his brother was the next. 13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiari, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers 'under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah trie Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewiU offer ings of God, to distribute trie oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things. 15 And ' next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their ll set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as weU to trie great as to the smaU : 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem : for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel 27 there was not the like in Jerusalem. Trien trie priests trie Levites arose and blessed the people : and-their voice was rieard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven. 31 Now when aU this was finished, aU Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the 2 pUlars, and hewed down the Asheririi, and brake down the high places and the altars out of aU Judah and Benjamin, in Epriraim also and Manasseri, until triey had destroyed them aH. Then aU the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, 2 into trieir own cities. And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to riis serv ice, botli the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates 3 of the camp of the Lord. He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for trie burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the 4 Lord. Moreover rie commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might 2give 5 themselves to the law of the Lord. And as soon as the commandment came abroad, trie children of Israel gave in abundance the first- fruits of com, wine, and oil, and honey, and of aU the increase of the field; and the tithe 6 of all things brought they in abundantly. And the chUdren of Israel and Judari, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and trie tithe of dedic ated things which were consecrated unto the 7 Lord their God, and laid them by heaps. In the third month they began to lay the founda tion of the rieaps, and finished them in the 8 seventh montri. And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed 9 the Lord, and his people Israel. Then Hezekiari questioned witri trie priests and trie Levites con- 10 cerning the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest, of trie riouse of Zadok, answered him and said, Since the people began to bring the oblations into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty : for the Lord hath blessed his people ; and that whicri is left 11 is triis great store. Then Hezekiah command ed to prepare criambers in the house of trie 12 Lord ; and they prepared them. And they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully : and over triem Conaniah trie Levite was ruler, and Sririnei his 13 brother was second. And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimotri, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mariath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the ap pointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah 14 the ruler of the house of God. And Kore the son of Imnari the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of trie Lord, and trie 15 most holy things. And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jesriua, and Snemaiah, Am ariah, and Shecaniah, in trie cities of trie priests, in trieir 8 set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as 'to the smaU: R.V. lOr,obelisks 2 neb. be strong a Or, trust 536 II. CHRONICLES. XXXI. 16 A.V. II Or, trust. * 2 Kings 18. 13, &c. Isai. 36. 1, kc t Heb. to break them. up. i Heb. his face was to war. t Heb. over flowed. X [1611 pre pared] » Or, swords,or,weapons.I Heb. he spake lo their heart 1 Heb. leaned. '2 Kings 18. 17. t Heb. domin ion. II Or, in the strong hold. 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his dariy portion for their service in trieir criarges according to their courses; 17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses ; 18 And to the genealogy of all their rittle ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their Hset office triey sanctified themselves in holiness : 19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men triat were expressed by name, to give portions to aU the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites. 20 if And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that rie began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. 32 After * these things, and the estabrishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought t to win triem for riim seH. 2 And wrien Hezekiari saw that Sennacherib was come, and that 'he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel witri riis princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains wriicri were without the city: and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ' ran through the midst of the land, saying, Wriy should the kings of Assyria come, and find mucri water ? .5 Also he strengthened himseH, and buflt up aU the waU that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another waU without, and 1 repaired MHlo in the city of David, and made » darts and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and ' spake comfortably to them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for aU trie multitude that is with him : for there be more witri us trian witri riim : 8 Witri lrim is an "arm of fiesli'J but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to figrit our battles. And the people 'rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9 ir "After tlris did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachisri, and all his ' power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judari, and unto aU Judari triat were at Jerusalem, saying, 10 Thus saith Sennacrierib king of Assyria, Wriereon do ye trust, triat ye abide Hin the siege in Jerusalem? 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Trie Lord our God sriaH deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 12 Hatri not trie same Hezekiah taken away his higri places and riis altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shaU worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it ? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers riave done unto aU trie people of other lands ? were trie gods of trie nations of those . lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine riand? 16 beside triem triat were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of the Lord, i as the duty of every day required, for trieir service in their charges according to their 17 courses ; and them that were reckoned by gene alogy of the priests by their fathers' riouses, and trie Levites from twenty years old and upward, 18 in their charges by their courses; 2and triem that were reckoned by genealogy of all their Httle ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation : for in their 3set office they sanctified themselves in 19 holiness : also for the sons of Aaron trie priests, wriich were in the fields of the suburbs of trieir cities, in every several city, there were men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to aU that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites. 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout aU Judah ; and he wrought that which was good and right 21 and 4faithful before the Lord his God. And hi every work triat he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the com mandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his rieart, and prospered. 32 5 After triese things, and this faithfulness, Sen nacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped agamst trie fenced cities, 2 and thought 6 to win triem for riimseH. And wrien Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that 7be was purposed to fight against Je- 3 rusalem, he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fount ains wriich were without the city; and triey 4 rielped riim. So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook triat flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria 5 come, and find much water ? And he took cour age, and buUt up aU the waU that was broken down, and eraised it up to the towers, and 9the other wall without, and strengthened MHlo in trie city of David, and made weapons and shields 6 in abundance. And he set captains of war over trie people, and gathered them together to him in trie broad place at the gate of the city, and 7 spake comfortably to them, saying, Be strong and of a good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for aU trie multitude that is with him : for 10 there is a greater with us 8 than with him : with him is an arm of flesh ; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to figrit our battles. And the people rested them selves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judari. 9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now lie was before Lachisri, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judari, and unto all 10 Judari that were at Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide u the siege in Jerusalem ? 11 Doth not Hezekiari persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God sriaU deliver us out of trie hand of 12 the king of Assyria ? Hatri not trie same Hezek iah taken away riis high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shaU worship before one altar, and upon it shall 13 ye burn incense ? Know ye not wriat I and my fa thers have done unto all the peoples of the lands ? Were the gods of the nations of the lands any ways able to deliver their land out of mine hand ? RV. lOr,/or his daily portloji 2 Or, even to give to them $-c. 3 Or, trust I Heb. faithful ness. 5 See 2 Kings xviii. 13, kcIs. xxxvi. 1, kc > Heb. to break them up. 7 Heb. his face was lo figlit. »Or,heightened the towers . Or, went up upon thetowersThe Vulgate has, built towersthereon.9 Or, anotherio Or, there be more "Or,in the strong hold XXXII. 33 II. CHRONICLES. 537 A.V. ! [1611 omits And] * 2 Kings 19.35.&C. I Heb. madehim fall. t Heb. precious things. » 2 Kings 20.1. Isai. 38. 1.lOr, ivrought amiracle for kim. tHeb. the lift ing up. tHeb. instruments of desire. > Heb. inter preters. * 2 Kings 20. 12. . Isai. 39. 1.tHeb.kindnesses. «Or,highest. 14 Who was there among aU the gods of those na tions that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deHver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deHver you out of mine riand ? 15 Now trierefore let not Hezekiari deceive you, nor persuade you on tlris manner, neitrier yet be- Heve hrin : for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver riis people out of mine riand, and out of the hand of my fathers : how much less shaU your God deHver you out of mine hand? 16 And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, aud to speak against riim, saying, As trie gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered trieir people out of mine riand, so sriaU not trie God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the waH, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against trie gods of trie people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 20 SAnd for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to rieaven. 21 if * And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off aU the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So rie returned vrith shame of face to riis own land. And wrien he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels ' slew hrin triere with the sword. 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhab itants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from trie hand of aU other, and guided triem on every side. 23 And many brought grits unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and t presents to Hezekiah king of Judari : so that he was magnified in trie sigrit of aU nations from thencef orth. 24 ir "In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord : and he spake unto hrin, and he ll gave bim a sign. 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his rieart was Hfted up: therefore triere was wratri upon hrin, and upon Judari and Jerusalem. 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himseH for 'the pride of his heart, both he and trie inriab- itants of Jerusalem, so that trie wratri of trie Lord came not upon triem in trie days of Hezekiah. 27 if And Hezekiah had exceeding much ricries and rionour : and he made himseH treasuries for sUver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, andf or sriields,andf or aU manner of 'pleasant j ewels ; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oU ; and staUs for aU manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided lrim cities, and posses sions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much. 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in aU riis works. 31 if Howbeit in the business of the 'ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who * sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know aU that was in riis rieart. 32 ir Now trie rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his 'goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 33 And Hezekiah slept vrith his fathers, and they buried him in the II chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David : and aU Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did Kim honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers 1 utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine riand, triat your God should be able to deliver 15 you out of mine hand ? Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on triis manner, neitrier believe ye hrin : for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to de liver his people out of mine riand, and out of the hand of my fatriers : riow mucri less sriaU your 16 2God deHver you out of mine riand? And riis servants spake yet more against the Lord God, 17 and against his servant Hezekiah. He wrote also 3letters, to raU on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against riim, saying, As trie gods of trie nations of trie lands, wriicri riave not delivered their people out of mine riand, so sriaH not trie God of Hezekiah deHver his people 18 out of mine riand. And triey cried witri a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the waU, to affright them, and to trouble them ; that they migrit take the 19 city. And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of trie gods of trie peoples of the earth, which 20 are the work of men's hands. And Hezekiah trie king, and Isaiari the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven. 21 And the Lord sent an angel, whicri cut off aU trie mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, in trie camp of trie king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the riouse of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels 22 4slew him there with the sword. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of aU other, 23 and guided triem on every side. And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah : so that he was exalted in the sight of aU nations from triencefortri. 24 5In triose days Hezekiah was sick even unto death : and he prayed unto trie Lord ; and he 25 spake unto him, and gave him a "sign. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and 26 upon Judah and Jerusalem. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himseH for 'trie pride of riis heart, both he and the inhabitants of Je rusalem, so that the wrath of trie Lord came 27 not upon triem in trie days of Hezekiari. And Hezekiari riad exceeding much riches and rion our : and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for aU manner of 28 goodly vessels ; storehouses also for the in crease of corn and wine and oU; and staUs for 29 all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds. More over he provided hrin cities, and possessions of flocks and rierds in abundance: for God had 30 given him very mucri substance. This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of trie waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. 31 And Hezekiah prospered in aU his works. How beit in the business of the. Embassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto hrin to in quri-e of trie wonder triat was done in the land, God left hrin, to try him, that he might know 32 all that was in his rieart. Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in trie book of the 33 kings of Judah and Israel. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of trie sons of Da-rid: and aU Judari and trie inhabitants of Jerusalem did riim rionour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. R.V. 4 Heb. devoted. 2 Or, gods 3 Or, a letter 4 Heb. caused him to fall. 5 See 2 Kings xx. L fee., Is. xxxviii. 1, kc ' Or, wonder7 Heb. the lift ing up. » Heb. inter preters. 538 II. CHRONICLES. XXXIII. 1 A.V. t Heb. he re turned andbuilt. * 2 King! 18.4. * Deut. 12. 11. 1 Kings 8. 29. &9. 3. ch. 6. 6. k 1. 16. 1 Ps. 132. 14. * 2 Sam. 7.10. t Heb. whichwere the king's. II Or, chains. "Or,thetower. X [1611 sin] 11 Or, Hosai. 33 Manasseh "was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem : 2 But did that lohich was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto trie * abominations of the heatrien, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 if For 'he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had "broken down, and rie reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he buUt altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shaU my name be for ever. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in trie two courts of trie riouse of trie Lord. 6 And lie caused his chUdren to pass through the fire in the vaUey of the son of Hinnom : also he observed times, and used encriantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a famHiar spirit, and witri wizards : he wrought mucri eril in trie sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In "this house, and in Jerusalem, whicri I riave chosen before aU the tribes of Israel, wHl I put my name for ever : 8 "Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for yora- fathers ; so that they wiU take heed to do all that I have commanded triem, according to the whole law and trie statutes and trie 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 trie Lord riad destroyed before the clrildren of Israel. 10 And trie Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. 11 if Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host ' of the king of Assyria, wriich took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him witri II fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought hrin again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God. 14 Now after this he bmit a waU witriout the city of David, on the west side of GHion, in trie vaUey, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and com passed about II Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in aU the fenced cities of Judah. 15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the honse of trie Lord, and aH trie altars triat he had buUt in trie mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed triereon peace offerings and triank offer ings, and commanded Judari to serve trie Lord God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice stfll in the higri places, yet unto the Lord theri- God only. 18 if Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of trie seers triat spake to riim in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in trie book of trie kings of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and aU his t sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he buflt high places, and set up groves and graven images, before lie was hum bled : behold, they are written among the sayings of II the seers. 33 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned fifty and five years in 2 Jerusalem. And he did that wriich was evil in trie sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before 3 the chUdren of Israel. For rie buUt again trie riigh places wriicri Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped aU 4 the host of heaven, and served them. And he buUt altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord said, In Jerusalem shaU my name be 5 for ever. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the 6 Lord . He also made his chHdren to pass through the fire in the vaUey of the son of Hinnom : and rie practised augury, and used encriantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt witri them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards : he wrought mucri evil in the sight of the Lord, to 7 provoke him to anger. And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of whicri God said to David and to Solomon his son, In tlris house, and in Jeru salem, which I have chosen out of aU the tribes 8 of Israel, will I put my name for ever : neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I riave appointed for your fathers ; if only they will observe to do aH that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of 9 Moses. And Manasseh made Judah and the in habitants of Jerusalem to err, so that they did evU more than did the nations, whom the Lord 10 destroyed before the chUdren of Israel. And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people : 11 but they gave no heed. Wherefore trie Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh 2in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried 12 him to Babylon. ' And when he was in distress, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himseH greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed unto him ; and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into riis kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God. 14 Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the vaUey, even to the entering in at the fish gate ; and he compassed about Opriel, and raised it up a very great rieight: and rie put s valiant 15 captains in aU trie fenced cities of Judah. And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of trie house of the Lord, and aU the altars that he had buUt in the mount of the riouse of trie Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast triem out 16 of the city. And he 4buUt up the altar of the Lord, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, but only unto trie Lord their God. 18 Now the rest of trie acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to riim in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, behold, triey are written among 19 trie acts of trie kings of Israel. His prayer also, and riow God was intreated of him, and aU his sin and his trespass, and the places wrierein rie buflt high places, and set up the Asherim and trie graven images, before he humbled himseH: be hold, they are written in the history of 6 Hozai. RV. 4See 2 Kings xxi. 1, fee. 2 Or, withhooks 'Or,captainsof the army 4 Ac cordingto another reading,pre pared. 5 Or, the seers So the Sept. XXXIV. 13 II. CHRONICLES. 539 A.V. * 2 Kings 21.19,4c. t Heb. multi plied trespass. * 2 Kings 22. 1, fee *1 Kings 13.2. * Lev. 26. 30. lOr, sun images. tHeb. face ofthe graves. ¦ Or, mauls. tHeb.to make powder. X [1611 mend] I Or, to rafter. 20 if So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house : and Amon riis son reigned in his stead. 21 if * Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jeru salem. 22 But he did that- which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseri Iris father: for Amon sacrificed unto aU the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 23 And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himseH; but Amon ' trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew bim in his own house. 25 if But the people of the land slew aU them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. 34 Josiah * was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was rigrit in trie sigrit of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his fatrier, and declined neither to the right riand, nor to trie left. 3 if For in trie eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father : and iu the tweHth year he began "to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the higri places, and the groves, and the carved images, and trie molten images. 4 "And triey brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence ; and the H images, triat were on riigh above them, he cut down ; and the groves, and trie carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the ' graves of them triat had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so did he in trie cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto NaphtaU, witri trieir ll mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images 'into powder, and cut down aU the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 8 if Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged trie land, and trie house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azariah, and Maaseiari the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 And when they came to HUkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of aU the remnant of Israel, and of aU Judah and Benjamin ; and they returned to Je rusalem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of trie Lord, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in trie riouse of trie Lord, to repair and X amend the house : 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and ll to floor trie houses which the kings of Judah riad destroyed. 12 Aud trie men did the work f aithf uUy : and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari ; and Zechariah and MeshuUam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, aU that could skUl of instruments of musick. 13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any 20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. 21 iAmon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned two years in 22 Jerusalem. And rie did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseri his father : and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served 23 them. And he humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled him seH; but this same Amon 2 trespassed more and 24 more. And his servants conspired against riim, 25 and put him to death in his own riouse. But the people of the land slew all them that had con spired against king Amon; and the people of trie land made Josiari his son king in Iris stead. 34 3 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned thirty and one years 2 in Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in trie eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside 3 to the right hand or to the left . For in the eightri year of his reign, wlrile he. was yet young, rie began to seek after trie God of David his father : and in the tweHth year rie began to purge Judari and. Jerusalem from the higri places, and the Asherim, ana the graven images, and 4 the molten images. And triey brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images, that were on higri above triem, he hewed down ; and the Asherim, and the graven" images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto 5 triem. And he burnt the bones of trie priests upon trieir altars, and purged Judah and Je- 6 rusalem. And so did he in trie cities of Manas seh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Napri- 7 tali, 4in their ruins round about. And he brake down the altars, and beat trie Asrierrin and trie graven images into powder, and hewed down aH the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem. 8 5Nbw in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliari, and Ma aseiari trie governor of trie city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the 6 recorder, to repair the house 9 of the Lord his God. And they came to HH kiari the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into trie riouse of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the 7door, riad gath ered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of aU the remnant of Israel, and of aU Judah and Benjamin, 8and of the inhabitants 10 of Jerusalem. And triey delivered it into trie hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord ; and 3 trie workmen triat wrought in the house of the Lord gave it to 11 amend and repair trie riouse; even to trie car penters and to trie builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of 12 Judah had destroyed. And the men did the work f aithf uHy: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshul- lam, of the sons of the Kohathites, 10to set it forward: and other of the Levites, all that 13 could skUl of instruments of music. Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward aU that did the work in every R.V. iSee 2 Kings xxi. 19, kc 2 Or, became guilty "See2 Kings xxii. 1, 2. 4 Or, as other wise read,will:their axes The text is prob ablycorrupt. 5 See 2 Kings xxii. 3, fee. 'Or,chron icler 7 Heb. threshold.8 An otherreading is, and they re turnedto Jeru salem. s Or, theygavcit to the workmenic- oee2 Kings xxii. 5. io Or, to preside over it 540 II. CHRONICLES. XXXIV. 13 A.V. * 2 Kings 22. 8, &c tHeb. by the hand of. t Heb. to the hand of t Heb. poured out, or, melted,t Heb. in it. II Or, Achbor,2 Kings 12. 12. HOr,Harhas, 2 Kings 22.14.t Heb. gar ments. II Or, in the school, or, in the second part. * 2 Kings 23. 1. I Heb. from great even to small. i Heb. found. manner of service : and of trie Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 14 if And wrien they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest * found a book of the law of the Lord given x by Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And HUkiah delivered trie book to Shaphan. 16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All triat was committed t to triy servants, triey do it. 17 And triey riave 'gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and riave delivered it into the hand of trie overseers, and to the riand of trie workmen. 18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hatri given me a book. And Shaphan read * it before the king. 19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 20 And the king commanded HUkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaprian, and ll Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan trie scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, 21 Go, enquire of trie Lord for me, and for triem triat are left in Israel and in Judari, concerning trie words of trie book that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, be cause our fatriers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after aU that is written in triis book. 22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had ap pointed, went to Huldari the prophetess, the wife of Sriallum trie son of Tikvath, the son of II Hasrah, keeper of the 'wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem ll in the coUege :) and they spake to her to that effect. 23 if And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, TeU ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I wiH bring eril upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even aU the curses that are written in trie book which they have read before the king of Judari : 25 Because triey riave forsaken me, and riave burned incense unto otrier gods, that they might provoke me to anger witri aU trie works of their hands; therefore my wratri sriaU be poured out upon triis place, and shaH not be quenched. 26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of trie Lord, so shaU ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard; 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyseH before God, when thou heardest his words against tlris place, and against the in habitants thereof, and humbledst thyseH before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saitri the Lord. 28 Behold, I wiU gather thee to thy fathers, and thou srialt be gathered to thy grave in peace, nei ther sriaU triine eyes see aU trie evil triat I wHl bring upon triis place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again. 29 IT * Then the king sent and gathered together aU the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went up into trie house of the Lord, and aU the men of Judah, and the inhabit ants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and trie Levites, and all the people, t great and smaU : and he read in their ears aU the words of the book of the coven ant that was found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testi monies, and his statutes, with aU his heart, and with aU his soul, to perform the words of the coven ant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused aU that were 'present in Jeru salem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the in habitants of Jerusalem did according to trie coven ant of God, the God of then fathers. manner of service : and of the Levites triere were 14 scribes, and officers, and porters. And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found trie book of the law of the Lord igiven by Moses. 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the 16 book to Shaphan. And Shaprian can-ied the book to the king, and moreover brought the king word again, saying, AU triat was comnrit- 17 ted to triy servants, triey do it. And they have 2 emptied out trie money triat was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of trie overseers, and into trie hand of 18 the workmen. And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, HHkiari the priest hatri delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before 19 the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent 20 riis clotlies. And the king commanded HUkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and sAbdon the son of Micah, and Shaprian trie scribe, and 21 Asaiari trie king's servant, saying, Go ye, in quire of trie Lord for me, and for triem that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according unto all that is 22 written in this book. So Hilkiah, and they whom trie king had commanded, went to Hul dari trie proprietess, trie wife of ShaUum the son of 4Tokhath, the son of 5 Hasrah, keeper of trie wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in trie "second quarter;) and they spake to her to that 23 effect. And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel : Tell ye the man that 24 sent you unto me, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evH upon tlris place, and upon trie inriabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book wlrich they have read before 25 the king of Judari: because triey have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger witri aU trie works of trieir riands ; therefore is my wrath poured out upon this place, and it shaU not be 26 quenched. But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus sriaU ye say to riim, Trius saitri the Lord, the God of Israel : As touching the words whicri triou riast 27 heard, because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against triis place, and a- gainst trie inhabitants thereof, and hast hum bled thyseH before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me ; I also have heard 28 triee, saith the Lord. Beriold, I vrill gatrier thee to thy 'fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shaU thine eyes see all the evU that I wfll bring upon triis place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again. 29 1 Trien the king sent and gathered together 30 all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and sinaU : and he read in trieir ears aU the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of 31 the Lord. And trie king stood iu Iris place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with aU his heart, and with aU his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this 32 book. And he caused aH that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. RV. 1 Heb. by the hand of. 2 Or, poured out 3 In 2 Kings xxii. 12, Achborthe son of Mi caiah. 4 In 2 Kings xxii. 11, Tikvah. sin2 Kings xxii. 14, Harhas. « Heb. Mish-neh. 'See 2 Kings xxiii. 1, kc XXXV. 18 II. CHRONICLES. 541 A.V. tHeb. from after. 1 2 Kings 13.21,22. 1 Ex. 12. * 1 air. 9.10.SlChr. !3, k 24, &25, k 26. * ch. 8. 14.t Heb. the house ofthe fathers. tHeb. the sons ofthe people. t Heb. offered.tHeb.offered. tHeb.offered. * F.x. 12. 8,9.- tHeb.madethem tHeb.station. * 1 Chr. 25.1,&c.* 1 Chr. 9.17.k 26. 14. tHeb. found. 33 And Josiah took away aH the abominations out of aH the countries that pertained to the chUdren of Israel, and made aH that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve trie Lord their God. And all his days they departed not 'from foUowing the Lord, the God of their fathers. 35 Moreover * Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they kiUed the passover on the "fourteenth day of the first montri. 2 And he set the priests in their criarges, and en couraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, 3 And said unto the Levites that taught aU Israel, wriicri were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did buUd; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and riis people Israel, 4 And prepare yourselves by the * houses of your fatriers, after your courses, according to trie writ ing of David king of Israel, and according to the ?writing of Solomon his son. 5 And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of 'the families of trie fathers of your brethren ' the people, and after the division of the fanrilies of trie Levites. 6 So kill trie passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 7 And Josiah 'gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for aU that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three triousand buUocks : these were of the king's substance. 8 And his princes ' gave wUlingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: HUkiah and Zecriariari and Jeriiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two triousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Conaniari also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Joza bad, chief of the Levites, 'gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small tattle, and five riundred oxen. 10 So trie service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in trieir courses, according to trie king's commandment. 11 And they kflled the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites * flayed them. 12 And they removed trie burnt offerings, that they might give according to trie divisions of trie famflies of trie people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the boot of Moses. Arid so did they with the oxen. 13 And they * roasted the passover with fire ac cording to trie ordinance : but the other holy offer ings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and * divided them speedily among aU the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests : because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night ; therefore the Levites pre pared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their 'place, according to the 'commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters * waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 16 So aU the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer "burnt offerings upon the altar of trie Lord, accord ing to the commandment of king Josiah. 17 And the children of Israel that were 'present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. 18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; 33 And Josiah took away aU trie abominations out of all the countries that pertained to trie clrildren of Israel, and made all triat were found in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. AU his days they departed not from foUowing trie Lord, trie God of their fathers. 35 And Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem : and they killed the passover on trie 2 fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord. 3 And he said unto the Levites that taught aU Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in tho house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did bufld ; there sriaU no more be a burden upon yom- srioulders : now serve trie Lord your God, and riis people Israel. 1 And prepare yourselves after yom- fatriers' houses by your courses, according to the writ ing of David king of Israel, and according to 5 the writing of Solomon his son. And stand in the holy place according to trie divisions' of trie fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, xand let there be for each a portion 6 of a fathers' house of the Levites. And kiU the passover, and sanctHy yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word 7 of the Lord by the hand of Moses. And Josiari 2 gave to trie chHdren of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the passover offerings, unto aU that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand buUocks: these were of the king's substance. 8 And his princes gave sfor a freewiU offering unto the people, to the priests, and to trie Le vites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of trie house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three Hund- 9 red oxen. Conaniari also, and Sriemaiari and Nethanel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for the passover offer ings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred 10 oxen. So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in trieir place, and trie Levites by theri- courses, according to trie king's command- 11 ment. And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of theri- hand, and the Levites flayed them. 12 And they removed the bra-nt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fatriers' houses of the chfldren of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did triey with the 13 oxen. And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance : and the holy offer ings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the child- 14 ren of the people. And afterward they pre pared for themselves, and for trie priests; be cause the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night : therefore the Levites prepared for them selves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and trie porters were at every gate : triey needed not to depart from their service, for their brethren the Levites prepared 16 for them. So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon trie altar of trie Lord, according to trie commandment of 17 king Josiah. And the clrildren of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. 18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; R.V. lOr,and ac cording to the distribu tion of each fathers' house 2 Or, pave for offeringsand so in verses8,9.See ch. xxx. 24. 3 Or, willingly 542 II. CHRONICLES. XXXV. 18 A.V. * 2 Kings 23. 29. t Heb. house. tHeb.the house of my war. t Heb. madesick. «Or, amongthe sepul chres.* Zeeh. 12. 11. t Heb. kindnesses. * 2 Kings 23.30,&c. t Heb. removed him.t Heb. mulcted. II Or, chains. * 2 Kings 24. 13. Dan. 1. 1,2.II Or, Jecon iah,1 Chr. 3. 16. or, Coniah, Jer. 22. 24.» 2 Kings 24.8. t Heb. at the return ofthe year, t Heb. vessels of desire. II Or, Mattan iah, 2 Kings 24. 17. Jer. 37. 1. neither did aH the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and trie Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inriabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was triis passover kept. 20 if * After aU tlris, wrien Josiah had prepared the ' temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against. Charchemish by Euphrates : and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What riave I to do witri triee, triou king of Judah ? I come not against thee this day, but against 'trie riouse wherewith I have war: for God com manded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, wrio is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from riim, but disguised himseH, triat he might figrit witri him, and hearkened not unto trie words of Neerio from trie moutli of God, and came to fight in the vaHey of Megiddo. 23 And the arcriers sriot at king Josiah ; and the king said to riis servants, Have me away ; for I am sore 'wounded. 24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put riim in the second chariot that lie had ; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried H in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And *aU Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 if And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah : and aU trie singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in trieir lamentations to triis day, and made them an ordinance in Israel : and, behold, they are written in trie lamentations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his ' goodness, according to that which was written in trie law of the Lord, 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judari. 36 Trien * the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made hrin king in riis father's stead in Jerusalem. 2 Jerioariaz was twenty and triree years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt 'put riim down at Jeru salem, and t condemned the land in an riundred talents of sHver and a talent of gold. 4 And trie king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judari and Jerusalem, and turned riis name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 if Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when rie began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was eril in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in ll fetters, to carry riim to Babylon. 7 * Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 Now the rest of trie acts of Jerioiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that whicri was found in him, behold, they are written in trie book of the kings of Israel and Judah : and II Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 if *Jerioiachin was eigrit years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem : and he did that which was evfl in the sigrit of the Lord. 10 And twhen trie year was expired, king Nebu- chadnezzar sent, and brought bim to Babylon, with the ' goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made II Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. neither did any of trie kings of Israel keep sucri a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were 19 present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 20 J After aU this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates : and Josiah 21 went out against him. But lie sent ambassa dors to him, saying, Wriat have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? i" come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God 2hath commanded me to make riaste : forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn riis face from riim, but disguised himseH, that he might figrit witri him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and 23 came to fight in the vaUey of Megiddo. And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am 24 sore wounded. So riis servants took riim out of trie criariot, and put him in trie second criariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in trie sepulchres of his fathers. And aU Judah and Jerusalem 25 mourned for Josiari. And Jeremiari lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and sing ing women spake of Josiah in their lamenta tions, unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel : and, behold, they are writ- 26 ten in the lamentations. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to 27 that which is written in the law of trie Lord, and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of trie kings of Israel and Judah. 36 3 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his fa- 2 trier's stead in Jerusalem. Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign ; and 3 he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And trie king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and amerced the land in an hundred talents of sHver 4 and a talent of gold. And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 5 i Jerioiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem : and he did that whicri was 6 evU in the sight of the Lord his God. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Baby- 7 Ion. Nebuchadnezzar also carried of trie vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put 8 them in his 6 temple at Babylon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that whicri was found "in him, behold, they are written in trie book of the kings of Israel and Judari: and ' Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 9 8 Jehoiachin was 9 eight years old when he be gan to reign ; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem : and he did that which 10 was evil in the sight of the Lord. And 10at the, return of trie year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judari and Jerusalem. RV. 'See 2 Kings .xxiii. 29, 2 Or, hath givencommandto speed me 3 See 2 Kings xxiii. 30, kc. 2 Kings xxiii. 36, 37. = Or, palace6 Or, against 7 In 1 Chr. iii. 16, Jecon iah. In Jer. xxii. 24, Coniah. 'See2 Kings xxiv. 8, &c.» In 2 Kings xxiv. 8, eighteen.i«See2 Sam. xi.1. I. 2 ~A.V. * 2 Kings 24. 18. Jer. 52. 1, kc EZRA. * Jer. 25. 3. k 35. 15. tHeb. by the hand of his mes sengers. I That is, continu ally and care fully. t Heb. healing. * 2 Kings 25. 1, kc t Heb. the re mainder from the sword. * Jer. 25. 9,12.k 29. 10. * Lev. 26. 34, 35, 43. *Ezral.1.» Jer. 25. 12, 13. k'W. 10. ? 2 Chr. 36.22.Jer. 25. 12.k 29. 10. t Heb. caused a voice to pass.' * Isai. 44. 28. k 45. 1, 13. 11 if "Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 And he did that which was evil in trio sight of the Lord his God, and riumbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. 13 And he also rebeUed against king Nebuchad nezzar, who had made him swear by God : but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto trie Lord God of Israel. 14 if Moreover aU the chief of the priests,, and the people, transgressed very much after aU the abominations of the heathen; and poUuted the house of the Lord which he had haUowed in Jerusalem. 15 *And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them 'by his messengers, rising up II betimes, and sending ; because he had compassion on his people, and on riis dwelling place : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against Iris people, till there was no 'remedy. 17 * Therefore he brought upon them the king of trie Chaldees, who slew their young men witri trie sword in the house of theri- sanctuary, and riad no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or hrin triat stooped for age : he gave them aU into Iris hand. IS And aU the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes ; aU these he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the waH of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed aU trie goodly vessels thereof. 20 And ' triem that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon ; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of * Jeremiah, until the land "had enjoyed her sabbaths : for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 ir *Now in the 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 made a proclamation throughout aU his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyras king of Persia, AU trie kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given rrie ; and he hath charged me to buUd bim an house in Jerusalem, whicri is in Judah. Who is there among you of aU his people? Trie Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. 11 x Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years 12 in Jerusalem : and he did that which was evil in trie sight of the Lord his God ; he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speak- 13 ing from the mouth of the Lord. And he also rebeUed against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and 2 hardened his heart from turning un- 14 to the Lord, the God of Israel. Moreover all the criiefs of trie priests, and trie people, tres passed very greatly after aU trie abominations of the heatrien ; and triey poUuted the house of the 15 Lord which he had haUowed in Jerusalem. And the Lord, the God of trieir fathers, sent to them by Iris messengers, rising up early and sending ; because he had compassion on his people, and 16 on his dwelling place: but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, tiU there was no 17 'remedy. Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men witri trie sword in trie house of their sanc tuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man or ancient : he gave triem aU 18 into his hand. And all the vessels of the house of God, great and smaU, and trie treasures of trie house of the Lord, and the treasures of trie king, and of his princes ; aU triese rie brought to 19 Babylon. And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the waU of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof witri fire, and de- 20 stroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. And them that had escaped from the sword carried he a- way to Babylon ; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of 21 Persia: to fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths : for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 4Now in the first year of c Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his 23 kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Trius saitri Cyrus king of Persia, AH the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord, the God of heaven, given me ; and he hath charged me to buUd riim an house in Jerusalem, wlrich is in Judari. Who soever there is among you of aU his people, trie Lord his God be vrith him, and let him go up. EZEA 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of trie Lord * by the mouth of Jerem iah migrit be fulfiUed, trie Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he ' made a proclam ation throughout aU his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of rieaven hath given me aU the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath * charged me to buUd him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 1 Now in the first year of l Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jer emiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout aU his king- 2 dom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, AU the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 543 R.V. 4 Sec 2 Kings xxiv. IS, kc 2 Heb. strength ened. 3 Heb. healing. 4 See Ezra i. 1-3.s Heb. Coresh. 1 Heb. Coresh. 544 A.V. f Heb. lift him lip. II That is, lielpedthem. 2 King 24. 13. 2 Chr. 36.7. 'See ch. 5. 14. EZRA. tHeb.thetransporta tion. • Neh. ' 6, kc II Or, Azariah,Nell. 7. 7. * Neh. 7. II Or, Binnui,Neh. 7. 15. II Or, Hariph, Neh. 7. 24. II Or, Gibeon, Neh. T. 25. t [1611 - children! 3 "Who is there among you of aU riis people ? riis God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the riouse of trie Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) wriicri is in Jerusalem. 4 And wriosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place 'help hrin witri sUver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewiU offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. 5 if Then rose up trie criief of trie fatriers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build trie riouse of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. 6 And aU they that were about them II strengthened their hands with vessels of sUver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside aU that was wiUingly offered. 7 if Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of trie Lord, "which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put triem in the riouse of riis gods ; 8 Even those did Gyrus king of Persia bring fortri by the riand of Mitriredatri the treasurer, and num bered them unto * Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judari. 9 And this is the number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Triri-ty basons of gold, sUver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thou sand. 11 AH the vessels of gold and of sUver were five thousand and four riundred. AH these did Sliesri- bazzar bring up with them of ' the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 2 Now * these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those whicri riad been can-ied away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto riis city ; 2 Wriicri came with Zerubbabel : Jeshua, Nehem- iah, II Seraiah, Beelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Behuin, Baanah. Trie number of trie men of the people of Israel : 3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hund red seventy and two. 4 The chUdren of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The chUdren of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 6 The chUdren of * Pahath-moab, of trie chUdren of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 Trie chUdren of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 Trie children of Zattu, nine hundredf orty and five. 9 The clrildren of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The chHdren of II Bani, six hundred forty and two. 11 The clrildren of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 12 Trie clrildren of Azgad, a thousand two riund red twenty and two. 13 Trie clrildren of Adonikam, six riundred sixty and six. 14 Trie chUdren of Big vai, two thousand fifty and six. 15 The chUdren of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The clrildren of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 17 The clrildren of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The children of II Jorah, an hundred and twelve. 19 The chfldren of Hasrium, two riundred twenty and three. 20 The chfldren of II Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three. 22 The tmen of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 3 Whosoever there is among you of aH his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jeru salem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel, !(he is God,) 4 which is in Jerusalem. And wriosoever is left, in any place wriere he sojourneth, let the men of riis place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and witri beasts, beside the freewiU offering for the house of 5 God which is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the heads of fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to buUd the house of the Lord which is 6 in Jerusalem. And aU they triat were round about triem strengthened theri- hands with ves sels of sUver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside aU that 7 was wfllingly offered. Also Cyrus trie king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, whicri Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house 8 of his gods ; even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Shesh- 9 bazzar, the prince of Judah. And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a triousand criargers of sUver, nine and 10 twenty knives ; thirty bowls of gold, sflver bowls of a second sort four hundred and 11 ten, and other vessels a thousand. All the vessels of gold and of sflver were five thou- . sand and four hundred. All these did Shesh bazzar bring up, when they of the captivity were brought up from Babylon unto Jeru salem. 2 2 Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those which had been can-ied away, whom s Nebu chadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his 2 city ; which came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, 4 Seraiah, 6 Beelaiah, Mordecai, Bil shan, ®Mispar, Bigvai, 'Behum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 the chUdren of Parosh, two thousand an 4 hundred seventy and two. Trie children of Shepriatiah, three hundred seventy and 5 two. The children of Arah, seven riundred 6 seventy and five. The children of Pahath-moab, of the chUdren of Jeshua and Joab, two triou- 7 sand eight hundred and twelve. The criUdren of Elam, a triousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 Trie cirildren of Zattu, nine riundred forty and 9 five. Trie criUdren of Zaccai, seven hundred and 10 threescore. The chUdren of 8 Bani, six hundred 11 forty and two. The chUdren of Bebai, six hund- 12 red twenty and three. The chUdren of Azgad, a 13 triousand two hundred twenty and two. The chHdren of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and 14 six. Trie chUdren of Bigvai, two thousand 15 fifty and six. The children of Adin, four 16 hundred fifty and four. The criUdren of Ater, 17 of Hezekiah, ninety and weight. Trie chUd ren of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 18 The chUdren of 9 Jorah, an hundred and 19 twelve. The children of Hashum, two hund- 20 red twenty and three. The children of 10 Gib- 21 bar, ninety and five. Trie clrildren of Beth- 22 lehem, an hundred twenty and three. Trie 23 men of Netopriari, fifty and six. The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. I. 3 R.V. lOr, he is the God which is in Jeru salem 2 See Neh. vii. 6, &c. 3 Heb. Nebu- chadnez-zor. « In Neh. vii. 7, Azar iah,5 In Neh. vii. 7, " Raam-iah. 6 In Neh. vii. 1, Mis- peretJi. i In Neh. vii. 7, Nehum. 8 In Neh. vii. 15, Binnui. 9 In Neh. vii. 24, Hariph.io In Neh. viL 25, Gibeon, II. 61 A. V. EZRA. HOr,Beth- azma veth, Neh. 7. ¦See ver. 7. «0r, II arid, as it is in somecopies. * 1 Chr. 24. 7. • 1 «ir. 24. 14. * 1 Chr. 9.12. * 1 Chr. 24. 8. I Or, Judah, ch. 3. 9. called also Ho- devah, Nell. 7. I Or, Sham-lai. "Or, Bazlith, Neh. 7. 54. I Or, Pcrida, Neh. 7. 67. I Or, Amon, Neh. 7. 59. * Josh. 9. 21, 27. 1 Chr. 9. a.* 1 ICings 9. 21. »Or, pedigree. k 2 Sam. 17. 27. 24 The chUdren of ll Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The chUdren of Kirjath-arim, Criephirali, and Beerotri, seven riundred and forty and triree. 26 The clrildren of Bamah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 2 7 The men of Michmas.an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 29 The chUdren of Nebo, fifty and two. 30 The chfldren of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other "Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The clrildren of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, H Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 Trie children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 if The priests : the children of * Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine riundred seventy and three. 37 The clrildren of * Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 38 The clrildren of "Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The chfldren of "Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 if Trie Levites : the children of Jeshua and Kad- miel, of the clrildren of u Hodariah, seventy and four. 41 if Trie singers: the clrildren of Asapri, an hundred twenty and eight. 42 if The clrildren of trie porters : the chUdren of ShaUum, the chUdren of Ater.the chHdren of Talmon, the chfldren of Akkub, the chUdren of Hatita, the chUdren of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 43 if The Nethinims: the clrildren of Ziria, the clrildren of Hasupha, the chfldren of Tabbaoth, 44 Trie chUdren of Keros, the children of Siaha, the chUdren of Padon, 45 The clrildren of Lebanah, trie criUdren of Hagabah, trie clrildren of Akkub, 46 Trie chHdren of Hagab, the chUdren of ll Srial- mai, the children of Hanan, 47 Trie clrildren of Giddel, trie chUdren of Gahar, the chUdren of Beaiah, 48 The chUdren of Bezin, the clrildren of Nekoda, the chUdren of Gazzam, 49 The criUdren of Uzza, the chfldren of Paseari, the chUdren of Besai, 50 The chfldren of Asnah, the children of Me- hunim, the chUdren of Nepriusrin, 51 Trie clrildren of Bakbuk, trie criUdren of Ha- kupria, the clrildren of Harriur, 52 The chUdren of IIBazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 53 The chHdren of Barkos, the chUdren of Sisera, the chUdren of Thamari, 54 Trie chUdren of Neziah, the chUdren of Hatipha. 55 if Trie children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the chfldren of Sophereth, the chUdren of II Peruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the chUdren of Darkon, the chUdren of Giddel, 57 The chUdren of Shephatiah, the chUdren of HattU, the chfldren of Pochereth of Zebarin, trie chUdren of II Ami. 58 AH the * Netriinims, and the clrildren of * Solo mon's servants, were triree riundred ninety and two. 59 And these were they wriicri went up from Tel- melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer : but they could not shew their father's house, and their II seed, whetrier triey were of Israel : 60 Trie chUdren of Delaiah, trie criUdren of Tobiah, the chUdren of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 61 if And of the children of the priests : the chUd ren of Habaiah, the chHdren of Koz, the clrildren of "BarzUlai; which took a wrie of the daughters of BarziUai the GHeadite, and was caUed after their name : 43 52 58 59 The chUdren of 1Azmaveth, forty and two. The children of aKiriatri-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. Trie criUdren of Bamari and Geba, six riundred twenty and one. The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. The men of Beth el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. The children of Nebo, fifty and two. The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. The criUd ren of trie other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. The chUdren of Harim, three hundred and twenty. The children of Lod, Ha did, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. Trie criUdren of Jericho, three riundred forty and five. The chHdren of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. The priests : the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jesriua, nine riundred seventy and triree. Trie criUdren of Immer, a triousand fifty and two. The chHdren of Pashhur, a triousand two hundred forty and seven. The chfldren of Harim, a triousand and seventeen. Trie Levites : trie crifldren of Jesriua and Kadmiel, of trie chUdren of sHodaviah, seventy and four. The singers : the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eigrit. The chUd ren of the porters : the children of ShaUum, trie chUdren of Ater, the clrildren of Talmon, the chUdren of Akkub, the chHdren of Hatita, the chUdren of Shobai, in all an riundred thirty and nine. The Nethinim : trie children of Ziba, the chUdren of Hasupha, the chUdren of Tabbaoth ; the children of Keros, the chUdren of 4 Siaha, the clrildren of Padon ; the chUdren of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Ak kub; the chUdren of Hagab, the chUdren of 5 Shamlai, the children of Hanan ; the children of Giddel, the chUdren of Gahar, the children of Beaiah ; the chUdren of Bezin, the, chUdren of Nekoda, the chUdren of Gazzam; the chUdren of Uzza, the chUdren of Paseah, the chUdren of Besai ; the children of Asnah, the clrildren of Meunrin, trie criUdren of G Nephisim ; the child ren of Bakbuk, the chUdren of Hakupha, trie children of Harhur; trie criUdren of 'Bazluth, the criUdren of Meriida, trie children of Harsha ; the children of Barkos, the chHdren of Sisera, the chHdren of Ternah ; the children of Neziah, the chUdren of Hatipha. The children of Solo mon's servants : the children of Sotai, the child ren of 8Hassophereth, the chUdren of 9 Peruda; the chUdren of Jaalah, the chUdren of Darkon, the chUdren of Giddel; the chUdren of Shepria- tiah, the chUdren of HattU, trie chUdren of Pochereth-riazzebaim, the chUdren of 10 Ami. AH the Netlrinim, and the clrildren of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. And triese were triey which went up from Tel- melari, Tel-harsha, Cherub, xl Addan, and Im mer: but they could not shew their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Is rael: the chUdren of Delaiah, the chUdren of Tobiah, the chfldren of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. And of the chUdren of the priests: the chUdren of 12 Habaiah, the chUd ren of Hakkoz, the children of BarzUlai, which took a wHe of the daughters of BarziUai the GUeadite, and was caUed after their name. MM 545 R.V. 1 In Neh. vii. 28, Beth-azma- veth.2 In Neh. vii. 29, Kiriath- jearim. 3 In ch. iii. 9, Judah.In Neh. vii. 43, Ho- devah. 4 In Neh. vii. 47, Sia. 5 In Nell. vii. 48, Salmai. 'An other readingis, Ne- phusim.In Neh. vii. 62, Nephu- shesim. 7 In Neh. vii. 54, Bazlith.8 In Neh. vii. 57, So phereth. ' In Neh. vii. 57, Pcrida. to In Neh. vii. 59, A mon. » In Neh. vii. 61, Addon. 12 In Neh. Haba iah. 546 A.V. t Heb. theywere polluted from Ike priest hood. II Or, govern or.* Ex. 28. 30. EZRA. <" 1 Chr. 26. 20. II Or, Joshua, Hag. 1.1. f Matt. 1.12. k Luke 3. 27, called Zoro-babel. ' Matt. 1. 12. k Luke 3. 27, calledSala- thiel. •Deut12.5. * Num. 29. 12. * Ex. 23. 16. tHeb. the matter of the day in his day. t [1611 offered,offered] t Heb. the temple of the Lord was not yet founded. II Or, workmen. * Acts 9. 36. II Or, Ho- daviah,ch. 2. 40. tHeb.as one. 62 These sougrit theri* register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found : therefore t were triey, as poUuted, put from trie priesthood. 63 And the II Tirshatha said unto them, that triey should not eat of the most holy things, tiU triere stood up a priest witri * Urim and witri Thummim. 64 if Trie whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven : and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women. 66 Trieir horses were seven hundred thirty and six ; their mules, two riundred forty and five ; 67 Trieir "camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 if And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of trie Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the riouse of God to set it up in his place : 69 They gave after trieir abUity unto the "trea sure of trie work threescore and one triousand drams of gold, and five triousand pound of silver, and one riundred priests' garments. 70 So trie priests, and trie Levites, and some of trie people, and trie singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and aU Israel in trieir cities. 3 And wrien the seventh month was come, and the chHdren of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jeru salem. 2 Then stood up II Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and riis brethren the priests, and * Zerubbabel the son of * Sriealtiel, and Iris brethren, and braided the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings triereon, as it is * written in trie law of Moses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases ; for f ear was upon them because of the people of those countries : and triey offered burnt offerings there on unto the Lord, even bra-nt offerings morning and evening. 4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, * as it is written, and * offered the daUy burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, t as the duty of every day required ; 5 And afterward offered trie continual burnt offer ing, both of the new moons, and of aU the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one triat willingly 1 offered a freewiU offering unto trie Lord. 6 From trie first day of trie seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But ' the foundation of trie temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the II carpenters ; and meat, and drink, and oH, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of "Joppa, according to trie grant triat triey had of Cyrus king of Persia. 8 if Now in trie second year of trieir coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Sriealtiel, and Jesriua trie son of Jozadak, and trie remnant of trieir brethren the priests and the Levites, and aU they that were come out of trie captivity unto Je rusalem ; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord. 9 Trien stood Jesriua with his sons and his breth ren, Kadmiel and riis sons, the sons of II Judah, ' to gether, to set forward the workmen in trie riouse of God : trie sons of Henadad, with trieir sons and trieir bretliren the Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in trieir 62 Triese sougrit their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found : therefore *were they deemed poUuted and put 63 from the priesthood. And the "Tirshatha said unto them, triat they should not eat of the most holy tilings, tiU triere stood up a priest with 64 Urim and witri Thummim. The whole congreg ation together was forty and two thousand three 65 hundred and threescore, beside their menserv ants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven : and they had two hundred singing men 66 and singing women. Trieir horses were seven hundred thirty and six ; their mules, two hund- 67 red forty and five ; their camels, four hundred thirty and five ; their asses, six thousand seven 68 hundred and twenty. And some of the heads of fathers' houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered wiH ingly for the house of God to set it up in its 69 place : they gave after their ability into trie trea sury of trie work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand 'pound of sU- 70 ver, and one hundred priests' garments. So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and thesingers,andtheporters,and trie Nethinim, dwelt in trieir cities, and aU Israel in trieir cities. 3 4And when the seventh month was come, and the chUdren of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered triemselves togetrier as one man 2 to Jerusalem. Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Ze rubbabel the son of Sriealtiel, and riis bretliren, and birilded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings triereon, as it is written in 3 the law of Moses the man of God. And they set the altar "upon its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries : and they offered burnt offerings triereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and even- 4 ing. And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daUy burnt offer ings by number, according to trie ordinance, as 5 the duty of every day required ; and afterward the continual burnt offering, and the offerings of the new moons, and of aH the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that wiHingly offered a freewiU offering unto the 6 Lord. From the first day of trie seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord : but the foundation of the temple of the 7 Lord was not yet laid. They gave money also unto the "masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oU, unto triem of Zidon, and to triem of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that triey riad of Cyrus king of Persia. 8 Now in trie second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and aU triey triat were come out of trie captivity un to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to 'have the oversight of the work of the house of the Lord. 9 Then stood Jesriua with his sons and his breth ren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of 8 Judah, 0 together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God : the sons of Henadad, with 10 trieir sons and their brethren the Levites. And when the builders laid trie foundation of the temple of the Lord, 10 they set the priests in trieir II. 62 R.V. iHeb. they were polluted from the priest hood.2 Or, governor s neb. manel*. * See Noli. vii. 73, viii. 1. s Or, in its place C0r, hewers 7 Or, set forward the work 8 In ch. ii. 40, Hodav-iah.9 Heb. as one. w Ac cording to some MSS. and ancient versions, the priests stood. IV. 14 EZRA. A.T. * 1 Ohr. 6.31.& 16. 7. k 26. 1. tHeb. the sons ofthetrans port ation. tHeb. Ahash-verosh. lOr,in peace. tHeb.societies. ¦ Or, secret ary. X Chald. Societies. X Chald. Cheen- eth. ¦ Or, finished. t Chald. sewed together. t Chald. give. II Or, strength.t Chald. we are saltedwith the salt of the palace. apparel witri trumpets, and trie Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise trie Lord, after the * ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And triey sang togetrier by course in praising and giving trianks unto the Lord ; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Is rael. And aU the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of triis riouse was laid before trieir eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted aloud for joy : 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of trie people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin rieard triat 'the chUdren of the capt ivity buHded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us buUd witri you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, wriicri brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Te have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together wiU buUd unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in buHding, 5 And Hired counsellers against them, to frus trate their purpose, aU the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until trie reign of Darius king of Persia. 6 And in the reign of 'Ahasuerus, in the be ginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accu sation against the hriiahitants of Judari and Jeru salem. 7 if And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote II Bish- lam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their 'companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and trie wilting of trie letter icas written in trie Syrian tongue, and interpreted in trie Syrian tongue. 8 Behum the chancellor and Shimsriai trie II scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort : 9 Then wrote Behum the chanceUor, and Shrin- shai the scribe, and the rest of their ' companions ; the Dinaites, the Apharsatricriites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, trie Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Blanrites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom trie great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in trie cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and ' at such a trine. 11 iT This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. 12 Be it known unto trie king, triat the Jews whicri came up from triee to us are come unto Je rusalem, building trie rebeUious and the bad city, and have ll set up the waHs thereof, and 'joined trie foundations. 13 Be it known now unto trie king, triat, if this city be buUded, and the waUs set up again, then wiH they not 'pay toH, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the II revenue of the kings. 14 Now because 'we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certi fied the king ; apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after 11 the order of David king of Israel. And triey sang one to anotrier in praising and giving trianks unto trie Lord, saying, For he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And aU the people shouted with a great shout, wrien they praised the Lord, because the foundation 12 of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and rieads of fathers' houses, the old men that had seen 'the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice ; 13 and many shouted aloud for joy: so that the people could not discern trie noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of trie people : for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 4 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the capt ivity builded a temple unto the Lord, the God 2 of Israel ; then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the rieads of fatriers' houses, and said unto triem, Let us build with you : for we seek your God, as ye do ; 2 and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of As- 3 syria, which brought us up hither. But Zerub babel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God ; but we ourselves togetrier wril bufld unto the Lord, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and 3 troubled 5 them in building, and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate then- purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of 6 Darius king of Persia. And in the reign of ''Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabit ants of Judah and Jerusalem. 7 And in the days of 5 Artaxerxes wrote Bisri- lam, Mitriredatri, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and the writing of the letter was written in the 6 Syrian character, and set forth in the 6 Syrian 8 tongue. 1 Behum the chanceUor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to 9 Artaxerxes the king in this sort : then wrote Behum the chanceUor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of theri- companions ; the Dinaites, and trie Apharsathcriites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushancriites, the Deriaites, the Elamites, 10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the country 11 beyond the river, and so forth. This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Arta xerxes the king ; Thy servants the men beyond 12 the river, and so fortri. Be it known unto trie king, triat trie Jews which came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem ; they are build ing the rebeUious and the bad city, and have finished the waUs, and repaired the found- 13 ations. Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be buUded, and the waUs finished, they wril not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and 14 in the end it wiH endamage the kings. Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified trie king ; MM2 547 H.V. 'Or,thefirsthouse standingon its found ation,whenthis house wasbefore their eyes 2 An other reading is, yet we do no sacrificesince fyc. "Or, terrified 1 Or, XerxesHeb.Ahash- verosh.5 Heb. Artah-shashta. « Or, AramaicX Ch. iv. 8-vi. 18 is in Aram aic. 548 A.V. t Cliald. made.i Chald. in the V) id. -it thereof. t Cliald. societies. \ Chald. by me a decree is set. t Chald. lifted up itself. t Chald, Makea decree. EZEA. IV. 15 t Chald. by arm and power. X [1611 of the God] • Hag. 1. 1. * Zech. 1.1. t Cliald. that buildthis build ing f t Chald. in the midstwhereof. t Chald. stones of rolling. 15 Triat searcri may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in trie book of trie records, and know triat this city is a rebeUious city, and hurtful unto kings and pro vinces, and that they have t moved sedition ' with in the same of old trine : for which cause was this city destroyed. 16 We certify trie king triat, if triis city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou srialt have no portion on this side the river. 17 if Then sent the king an answer unto Berium the chanceUor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of "their 'companions that dweU in Sa maria, and unto trie rest beyond trie river, Peace, and at sucri a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hatri been plainly read before me. 19 And 'I commanded, and searcri hath been made, and it is found triat triis city of old time riath 'made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There riave been mighty kings also over Jeru salem, wriicri have ruled over aU countries beyond the river ; and toU, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. 21 'Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city bo not buUded, until another commandment sriaU be given from me. 22 Take rieed now that ye faU not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings ? 23 if Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Behum, and Shimshai the scribe, and theri- companions, triey went up in riaste to Jerusalem unto trie Jews, and made triem to cease ' by force and power. 24 Then ceased the work of the house !of God whicri is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the- reign of Darius king of Persia. * 5 Then the prophets, * Haggai the prophet, and * Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. 2 Trien rose up Zerubbabel the son of Sriealtiel, and Jesriua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were trie propriets of God helping them. 3 if At the same time came to thera Tatnai, gov ernor on triis side the river, and Shefcirar-boznai, and their companions, and said trius unto triem, Wrio hath commanded you to buUd this house, and to make up this waU? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are trie names of the men ' that make this building? 5 But trie eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, tUl trie matter came to Darius: and then triey returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 6 if The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on tlris side the river, sent unto Darius trie king: 7 Triey sent a letter unto him, 'wrierein was written thus ; Unto Darius the king, aH peace, 8 Be it known unto trie king, triat we went into the province of Judea, to trie riouse of the great God, which is builded with 'great stones, and timber is laid in the waUs, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in trieir hands. 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to buUd this house, and to make up these walls ? 10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. 15 that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebeUious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and triat triey have moved sedition within the same of old time: for 16 wriicri cause was triis city laid waste. We certify the king that, H this city be buUded, and the waUs finisried, by this means thou shalt 17 have no portion beyond the river. Then sent the king an answer unto Behum the chanceUor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions triat dweU in Samaria, and x in trie rest of the country beyond 18 the river, Peace, and so forth. The letter wlrich ye sent unto us riath been 2 plainly read before 19 me. And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time riatri made insurrection against kings, and triat rebeUion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jeru salem, which have ruled over aU the country beyond the river ; and tribute, custom, and toU, 21 was paid unto them. Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that triis city be not buUded, untH a decree shaH be made by me. 22 And take heed that ye be not slack herein : why should damage grow to the hurt of trie kings? 23 Trien wrien the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Behum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto trie Jews, and made 24 triem to cease by force and power. Trien ceased the work of the house of God whicri is at Jeru salem ; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 5 Now trie propriets, Haggai trie prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto trie Jews triat were in Judari and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel ^prophesied they 2 unto them. Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which' is at Jerusalem; and witri them were the pro- 3 phets of God, helping them. At the same trine came to triem Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and theri- com panions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to buUd this house, and to finish 4 this waU? 4Then spake we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men 5 that make this building 1 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, tiU the matter should come to Darius, and then 5 answer should be re turned by letter concerning it. 6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Shethar-boze nai, and his companions trie Apharsachites, whicri were beyond the river, sent unto Darius 7 the king : they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, aH 8 peace. Be it known unto trie king, that we went into trie province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the waUs, and this work goeth on with dUigence and prospereth 9 in their hands. Then asked we those elders, and said unto triem thus, Who gave you a decree to buUd triis house, and to finish tlris 10 waU ? We asked triem their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them. R.V. •Or, nnto the rest beyond •K-2 Or, translated 8 Or, whichwas upon them Or,theyreturnedanswer VI. 11 EZRA. A.V. * 1 Kings 6.1. * 2 Kings 24. 2. k 25. 8. * ch. 1. 8. kO. 6. "Or, deputy. t Chald. books.t Chald. made to descend.I Or, Ecbat- ana, or, in a coffer. t Chald. go. t Chald. their societies. t Chald. by me a decree is made. t Chald. made to cease. t Chald. of rest. 1 Chald. /••I him bedc-s'royed. 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and bufld the house that was buUded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded * and set up. 12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of * Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and car ried the people away into Babylon. 13 But in the first year of * Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to braid this house of God. 14 And * the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose 'name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made II governor ; 15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into trie temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God he builded in his place. 16 Trien came trie same Srieshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jeru salem : and since triat time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 17 Now therefore, H it seem good to the king, let there be search made iri the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to bufld this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. 6 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the 'roUs, where the treasures were 'laid n\x in Babylon. 2 And there was found at UAchmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written : 3 5n the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be buUded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the heigrit thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits ; 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber : and let the expences be given out of the king's house : 5 And also let the golden and sUver vessel's of trie riouse of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple whicri is at Jeruealem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and 'brought again unto the temple whicri is at Jerusalem, every one to Iris place, and place them in trie riouse of God. 6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and 'your companions trie Apharsachites, wlrich are beyond the river, be ye far from thence : 7 Let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this riouse of God in his place. 8 Moreover ' I make a decree what ye shaU do to the elders of these Jews for the buUding of tlris riouse of God : that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not 'hindered. 9 And that wriich they have need of, both young buUocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offer ings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oU, according to trie appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without f aU : 10 That they may offer sacrifices ' of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of Iris sons. , 11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be puHed down from his house, and being set up, ' let him be hanged- there on ; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 11 And thus triey returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of 12 Israel buUded and finished. But * after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chal dean, who destroyed this house, and carried 13 trie people away into Babylon. But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, triose did Cyrus the king take out of trie temple of Babylon, and triey were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had 15 made governor ; and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be 16 buUded in its place. Trien came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem : and since that time even until now hath it been in build- 17 ing, and yet it is not* completed. Now there fore, H it seem good to the king, let there be search made in trie king's treasure riouse, wlrich is triere at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. - 6 Then Darius trie king made a decree, and searcri was made in trie riouse of the 2 archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 2 And there was found at 8Aehmetha, in trie palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus . written for a record. 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree; Concerning trie house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be buUded, the place where- they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid ; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth there- 4 of threescore cubits ; with three rows of great stones, and 4 a row of new timber : and let the expenses be given out of the king's house : 5 and also let trie gold and sUver vessels of the House of God, wlrich Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, aud brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto trie temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and thou shalt put them 6 in the house of God. Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-bozenai, and 5your companions the Apharsachites, wriicri are beyond the river, be ye far from thence : 7 let the work of this house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews buUd this house of God in its place. 8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for trie building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given vrith aU diligence unto these men, 9 that they be not hindered. And that wriich they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of rieaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oU, according to trie word of trie priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given1 them 10 day by day without fail : that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour unto the God of heaven, and pray for the IHe of the king, 11 and of his sons. Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be puHed out fi-om his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened triereon; and let his house be made a dunghiU for this: 549 E.V. 'Or, becausethat 2 Aram. books.a That is, Ecbat- ana. 'Ac cordingto the Sept.,one row oflimber. 5 Aram. their. 550 A.V. EZRA. VI. 12 t Chald. decree. t Cliald. the sons ofthetrans port ation. f Cliald. accord ing to the writing, * Num. 3.6. tHeb.was the founda tion of up. 12 And the God that hath caused his name to dweU there destroy aU kings and people, that shaU put to their hand to alter and to destroy triis house of God whicri is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree ; let it be done vrith speed. 13 if Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to triat wriicri Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews buUded, and they prospered through the .prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariari the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to trie command ment of trie God of Israel, and according to trie 'commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arta xerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius trie king. 16 if And trie criUdren of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of 'the clrildren of the captivity, kept the dedication of tlris riouse of God witri joy, 17 And offered at trie dedication of this house of God an hundred buUocks, two riundred rams, four hundred lambs ; and for a sin offering for aU Is rael, twelve he goats, according to trie number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the priests in trieir divisions, and the Levites in trieir courses, for trie service of God, wriich is at Jerusalem; +*as it is written in trie book of Moses. 19 And the chUdren of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of trie first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and kiUed the passover for aU the children of trie captivity, and for trieir brethren the priests, and for triem- 21 And trie criUdren of Israel, wriicri were come again out of captivity, and aU sucri as riad separated triemselves unto triem from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Is rael, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy : for the Lord riad made triem joyful, and turned trie heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their riands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. 7 Now after these things, in the reign of Arta xerxes king of Persia, Ezra trie son of Seraiari, trie son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 The son of ShaUum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 Trie son of Zerariiari, trie son of Uzzi, trie son of Bukki, 5 Trie son of Abishua, the son of Phinerias, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon ; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given : and the king granted hrin aU his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. 7 And there went up some of the chUdren of Is rael, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, whicri was in trie seventh year of the king. 9 Eor upon trie first day of trie first montri 'began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth montri came rie to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra riad prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. 12 and the God that hath caused his name to dweU there overthrow aU kings and peoples, that shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree ; let it be done witri aU dUigence. 13 Trien Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, Shetriar-bozenai, and their companions, ' because triat Darius trie king had sent, did accordingly 14 with all diligence. And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they buUded and finished it, accord ing to trie commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Da- 15 rius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. And tlris riouse was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of 16 Darius the king. And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the chfldren of the captivity, kept the dedication of 17 tlris riouse of God with joy. And they offered at the dedication of this house of God an hund red buUocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve lie-goats, according to the number of the tribes of 18 Israel. And they set the priests in their divi sions, and the Levites in trieir courses, for the service of God, whicri is at Jerusalem ; as it is written in the book of Moses. 19 And the chUdren of the captivity kept the passover upon tho fourteenth day of the first 20 month. For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and triey killed trie passover for all the clrildren of the captivity, and for their brethren 21 the priests, and for themselves. And the chHd ren of Israel, which were come again out of the captivity, and aU such as had separated them selves unto them from the filthiness of the hea then of the land, to seek the Lord, trie God of 22 Israel, did eat, and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and riad tumed trie rieart of the king of Assyria unto triem, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the : God of Israel. 7 Now after these things, in the reign of Arta xerxes king of Persia, Ezra trie son of Seraiari, trie 2 son of Azariari, the son of Hilkiah, the son of 3 ShaUum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of 4 Meraioth, the son of Zerariiari, trie son of Uzzi, 5 trie son of Bukki, trie son of Abishua, the son of Phinerias, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron 6 the chief priest : this Ezra went up from Baby lon; and he was a ready scribe hi trie law of Moses, wriicri trie Lord, trie God of Israel, had given : and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon 7 him. And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethin- im, unto Jerusalem, in trie seventh year of Arta- 8 xerxes the king. And lie came* to Jerusalem in trie fifth month, which was in trie seventri year 9 of the king. For upon the first day of the first month 8began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fiftri month came he to Je rusalem? according to trie good riand of his God 10 upon him. For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements. E.V. 'Or, because of that which - Heb. as one. "Heb.that was the founda tion of thegoing up. VIII. 1 EZRA. A.V. 10r, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of lieavcn,peace,kc t Cliald. from beforethe king. ' Esth. 114. * ch. 8. 25. t Chald. core. tHeb. Whatso ever is ofthe decree. t Chald. lo root ing out 11 if Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra trie priest, trie scribe, even a scribe of the words of the com mandments of trie Lord, and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, II unto Ezra trie priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that aU they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 14 Forasmucri as triou art sent ' of the king, and of his "seven counseUers, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in triine riand ; 15 And to carry the sUver and gold, whicri the king and his counseUers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jeru salem, 16 *And aU the sUver and gold that thou canst find in aU the province of Babylon, with the free wiU offering of trie people, and of the priests, offer ing wfllingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem : 17 Triat thou mayest buy speedUy with this money buHocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and trieir drink offerings, and offer triem upon trie altar of the house of your God which is in Jeru salem. 18 And whatsoever shaH seem good to thee, and to triy brethren, to do with the rest of the sUver and the gold, that do after trie wril of your God. 19 Trie vessels also triat are given triee for the service of the house of thy God, those deHver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever more shaU be needful for the house of thy God, whicri thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure riouse. 21 And I, even I Artaxerxes trie king, do make a decree to aU trie treasurers wriich are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shaH require of you, it be done speedily, 22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred 'measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 23 'Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for trie house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons ? 24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of tlris house of God, it shaU not be lawful to impose toU, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, whicri may judge all the people that are beyond the river, aU such as know the laws of thy God ; and teach ye them that know them not. 26 And whosoever wfll not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedUy upon him, whether it be unto death, or ' to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 27 if Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem : 28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counseUers, and before aU trie king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 8 These are now the chief of theri- fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra trie priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the com mandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to 12 Israel. 1 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra trie priest, the scribe of the law of the God of 13 rieaven, perfect and so forth. I make a decree, that all they of trie people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, wriicri are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, 14 go with thee. Forasmuch as thou art sent 2of the king and riis seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to 15 the law of thy God whicri is in thine hand ; and to carry the silver and gold, wriicri trie king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God 16 of Israel, wriose habitation is in Jerusalem, and aU the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with trie freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for trie house of their God which is in 17 Jerusalem ; therefore thou shalt with all dili gence buy with tlris money buUocks, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and theri- drink offerings, and srialt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God wriicri is in Jerusalem. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to triy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your 19 God. And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou 20 before the God of Jerusalem. And whatsoever more shaU be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, be- 21 stow it out of the king's treasure house. And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers whicri are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shaU require of 22 you, it be done with aU diligence, unto an hund red talents of silver, and to an hundred s mea sures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oH, and salt without 23 prescribing how much. Whatsoever is com manded by trie' God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of trie God of heaven ; f Or why should triere be wratri against trie realm 24 of the king and his sons ? Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests. and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shaU not be lawful to impose 25 tribute, custom, or toll, upon them. And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God triat is in thine hand, appoint magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know trie laws of triy God ; 26 and teach ye hrin that knoweth them not. And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgement be executed upon him with all dfligence, whether it be unto death, or to 4banisbment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 27 Blessed be trie Lord, the God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of trie Lord which 28 is in Jerusalem; and hath extended mercy un to me before the king, and his counseUors, and before aU the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to trie riand of trie Lord my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 8 Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up 551 E.T. ' Ch. vii. 12—23 is in Aramaic. 2 Aram. from beforethe king. 3 Aram. cors. * Aram. rootingout. 552 A.V. EZRA. VIII. 1 1 Or, the youngestson. HOr, Zaccur,as some read.II Or, pitched. X [1611 Jarib] tHeb. I put words in their mouth. * See ch. 2.43. t[1611omits of] witri me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pha- rosri ; Zechariari : and witri bin were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab ; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the son of Jahaziel, and with riim triree hundred males. 6 Of the sons also of Adin ; Ebed the son of Jona than, and with him fifty males. 7 And of trie sons of Elam ; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and witri riim fourscore males. 9 Of trie sons of Joab ; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eigriteen males. 10 And of trie sons of Srielomitri; trie son of Jo- siphiah, and with riim an riundred and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of Bebai ; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. 12 And of trie sons of Azgad ; Johanan II the son of Hakkatan, and witri lrim an riundred and ten males. 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliprielet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. 14 Of trie sons also of Bigvai ; Uthai, and I! Zab- bud, and with them seventy males. 15 if And I gathered them together to the river triat runneth to Ahava; and triere U abode we in tents triree days: and I viewed trie people, and the priests, and found there none of trie sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for She maiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for MeshuUam, chief men; also for tJoiarib, and for Elnatrian, men of understanding. 17 And I sent triem witri commandment unto Iddo trie criief at the place Casipriia, and 1 1 told triem wriat they should say unto Iddo, and to his breth ren the Nethinims, at trie place Casipriia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And by trie good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and Srierebiah, witri his sons and his brethren, eighteen ; 19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiari of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty ; 20 * Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of trie Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims : all of them were expressed by name. 21 if Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river i of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of trie king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against trie enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king,' saying, The hand of our God is upon aU triem for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against aU them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this : and he was intreated of us. 24 if Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed unto them the sUver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counseUers, and his lords, and aU Israel there present, had offered: with me from Babylon, in the reign of Arta- 2 xerxes the king. Of trie sons of Priinerias, Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel: of 3 the sons of David, Hattush. Of the sons of Shecaniari; of trie sons of Parosh, Zechariah: and with riim were reckoned by genealogy of the 4 males an hundred and fifty. Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; 5 and with him two hundred males. Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel ; and with him 6 three hundred males. And of the sons of Adin, Ebed trie son of Jonatrian ; and with him fifty 7 males. And of the sons of Elam, Jesriaiari trie son of Athaliari ; and with riim seventy males. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son 9 of Michael ; and vrith him fourscore males. Of trie sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with hrin two hundred and eighteen males. 10 And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josipri- iari; and witri him an hundred and threescore 11 males. And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with riim twenty and eight 12 males. And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him an hundred 13 and ten males. And of the sons of Adonikam, that were trie last ; and these are their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiari, and with them 14 threescore males. And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and !Zabbud; and with them seventy males. 15 And I gathered them together to the river triat runneth to Ahava ; and there we encamped three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of 16 Levi. Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechar iah, and for MeshuUam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan , 2 which were teachers. 17 And 8I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casipriia ; and I told them what they should say unto 4Iddo, and his brethren the Nethririm, at the place Casipriia, that they should bring unto us ministers for trie house of 18 our God. And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us 5a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and Sherebiah, with his sons 19 and his brethren, eighteen ; and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his 20 brethren and their sons, twenty ; and of the Neth ririm, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethhrim: aU of triem were expressed 21 by name. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of lrim a straight way, for us, and for our little ones, and for all our 22 substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against trie enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon aU them that seek him, for good ; but his power and his wrath is against aU them 23 that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for triis: and rie was intreated of us. 24 Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the 6priests, 'even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten 25 of their brethren with them, and weigried unto triem the sUver, and the gold, and the vessels, even trie offering for the riouse of our God, which the king, and his counseUors, and his princes, and aH Israel triere present, had offered: R.V. 'Another reading 2 Or, which hadunder standing3 An otherreadingis, I gave themcommandment* The text as f mintedms, Iddo, his brother. 5 Or, Ish- sechcl ' In Neh. xii. 24, Levites. 'Or, besides IX. 8 "XvT EZRA. tneb. yellow, or,shiningbrass.t Heb. desirable. "Or, affliction. Heb. be ended'. 2 Heb. strength. 'See ch. iv. 3. II Or, cattte. HOr, hus bandry, tHeb.sons ofthe easL * 1 Kings 21. 10, 13. tHeb. all the days.tHeb. the ad versary,tHeb.in the midst qf them. *lFet. 5.8. tHeb. Hostthou ttky heart on. ll Or, cattle. tHeb.ifhecurse thee not to thy face. tHeb.hand. Ii Or, A great Jir'e. t Heb. rushed. T H E BOOK OF JOB. 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was "perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed eril. 2 And there were born unto bim seven sons and three daughters. 3 His II substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great » household; so that this man was the great est of all the 'men of the east. 4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day ; and sent and caHed for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, wrien the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in trie morning, and of fered burnt offerings according to the number of them aU: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and "cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job 'continuaUy. 6 if Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and ' Satan came also ' among triem. 7 And trie Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From "going to and fro in the eartri, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, 'Hast thou con sidered my servant Job, that there is none Hke bim in trie earth, a perfect and an upright man, one triat feareth God, and escheweth evU ? 9 Trien Satan answered trie Lord, and said, Dotri Job fear God for nought 1 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hatri on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his U substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch aU that he hath, 'and he wfll curse thee to triy face. 12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, aU that he hatri is in triy 'power; only upon himseH put not forth thine riand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 if And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them : 15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to teU thee. 16 WhUe he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, II The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped akme to teU thee. 17 WhUe he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and 'feH upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 1 There was a man in the laud of Uz, whose name was J Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed 2 evil. And there were born unto him seven sons 3 and three daughters. His 2 substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was the greatest of all the children 4 of the east. And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and caHed for trieir triree sisters to eat and 5 to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in trie morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them aU : for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and srenounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continuaUy. 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, 7 and 4 Satan came also among them. And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from 8 walking up and down in it. And trie Lord said unto Satan, Hast triou considered my servant Job? 5for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one triat feareth God, 9 and escriewetri evil. Trien Satan answered trie Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about aU that he hath, on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his 2substance is increased in the 11 land. But put forth thine riand now, and touch aU that he- hath, and he wUl renounce thee to 12 thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Be hold, aU that he hath is in thy 6 power; only upon himseH put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 And it feU on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in 14 their eldest brother's house, that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: 15 and 'the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the 8 servants with the edge of the sword ; and I only am escaped 16 alone to teU thee. WhUe he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is faUen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the 8 servants, and con sumed them; and I only am escaped alone to 17 teU thee. While he, was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and 9feU upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the e servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. E.V. iHeb. Iyob.2 Or, cattle s Or, blas phemed So ver. 11, ch. ii. 5,9.4 That is, the Ad versary. 6 Or, that 6 Heb. hand. 'Heb.Sheba.s Heb. youngmen. »Or, made a raid 584 A.V. tHeb. from aside,kc lOr, robe. * Eccles. 5. 15. 1 Tim. 6. 7. "Or,attributed folly to God. JOB. ch. 1. 1, t Heb. to swallow him up. HOr, only. t Heb. * ch. 10. 18, 19. Jer. 20. 14.II Or, challenge it. HOr, let them terrify it,'asthoie who havea bitter day. 18 WhUe he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 19 And, behold, there came a great wind 'from the wHderness, and smote the four corners of the riouse, and it feU upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his II mantle, and shaved his head, and feU down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And said, * Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. 22 In aU this Job sinned not, nor II charged God foolishly. 2 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himseH before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest triou ? And * Satan answered trie Lord, and said, From going to and fro in trie eartri, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And trie Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou con sidered my servant Job, that there is none hke hrin in trie eartri, * a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evU? and stUl he holdeth fast his integrity, altriougri triou movedst me against lrim, ' to destroy riim vritriout cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hatri wiU rie give for riis IHe. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he writ curse triee to triy face. 6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Beriold, he is in triine riand ; n but save bis IHe. 7 if So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boris from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himseH witrial ; and he sat down among the ashes. 9 il Then said riis wrie unto riim, Dost triou stiU retain triine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But rie said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What ? shaU we receive good at trie hand of God, and shall we not receive evil ? In aU triis did not Job sin witri riis lips. 11 if Now wrien Job's three friends rieard of aU this evil that was come upon him, triey came every one from riis own place ; Elipriaz trie Temanite, and BUdad trie Sriuhite, and Zophar trie Naamatriite: for triey had made an appoint- ¦ ment together to come to moum with him and to comfort hrin. 12 And when triey lifted up then- eyes afar off, and knew riim not, triey lifted up then- voice, and wept; and triey rent every one riis 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. 3 After this opened Job his moutli, and cursed riis day. 2 And Job ' spake, and said, 3 "Let trie day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man chfld conceived. 4 Let that day be darkness ; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the sriadow of death II stain it ; let a cloud dweU upon it ; Ulet the blackness of the day terrify it. 18 While he was yet speaking, there came also an other, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's 19 house : and, behold, there came a great wind 1from the wHderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it feU upon the young men, and they are dead ; and I only am escaped alone to 20 teU thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and feU down upon the 21 ground, and worshipped ; and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shaU I return thither : the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name 22 of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God with fooUshness. 2 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present 2 himseH before the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in trie eartri, and from walk- 3 ing up and down in it. And trie Lord said unto Satan, Hast triou considered my servant Job? 2for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evU : and he stiU holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against riim, 3to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hatri wiU he give 5 for his IHe. But put forth thine hand now, and touch riis bone and Iris flesh, and he wiU 6 renounce thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; only 7 spare his life. So Satan went forth from trie presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boUs from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself 9 withal; and he sat among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast triine 10' integrity? renounce God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the ^foolish women speaketh. What? sriaU we receive good at trie riand of God, and sriaU we not receive evU? In aU this did not Job sin witri riis lips. 11 Now wrien Job's three friends heard of aU this evil triat was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and BUdad the Shuhite, and Zopriar trie Naamatriite : and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort 12 hrin. And when they lifted up their eyes afar oif, and knew riim not, triey rifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads 13 toward heaven. 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 5 grief was very great. 3 After this opened Job his moutli, and cursed 2 his day. And Job answered and said: 3 Let the day perish wherein I was bom, And the night which said, There is a man child conceived. 4 Let that day be darkness ; Let not God 6 regard it from above, Neither let the rigrit sriine upon it. 5 Let darkness and 7 trie sriadow of death claim it for trieir own ; Let a cloud dweU upon it ; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it. I 18 "bTvT lOr,over 2 Or, that 3 Heb. to sivallow him up. 4 Or, impious 5 Or, pain "Or,inquireafter "Or, deep darkness (and so else where) IV. 15 JOB. A.V. HOr, let it not rejoice amongthe days. (Or,a levi athan.tHeb. theeyelids ofthe morn ing. tHeb.wearied strength. tHeb.wait. * ch. 19. 3. t Heb. before my meat tHeb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me. tHeb.a word. tHeb.who can refrain from words? tHeb.thebowingknees. X [1611 confidence ; the up rightness of thy waysand thy hope 1] * Prov. 22.8.Hos. 10. 18.II That ie, by his anger,aslsai. 30. 33. tHeb.ii/stealth. tHeb.met me. t Heb. the mul titude of my bone's. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it ; II let it not be joined unto trie days of the year, let it not come into trie number of the months. 7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up II their mourning. 9 Let the stars of the twiliglit thereof be dark ; let it look for light, but have none ; neither let it see Uhe dawning of the day : 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mothers womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the beUy? 12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck ? 13 For now should I have lain stUl and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, 14 With kings and counseUers of the earth, which birilt desolate places for themselves ; 15 Or with princes triat riad gold, who fiUed their houses with sUver : 16 Or as on hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw rigrit. 17 There the wicked cease from troubling ; and there the 'weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners rest together ; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. 19 The smaU and great are triere ; and trie servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is Hght given to him that is' in misery, and Hfe unto the bitter in soul; 21 Which 'long for death, but it cometh not ; and dig for it more trian for hid treasures ; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave 1 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, * and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometri 'before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like trie waters. 25 For ' trie thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that wlrich I was afraid of is come unto me. 26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet ; yet trouble came. 4 Then Eriphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 If we assay ' to commune witri thee, writ thou be grieved? but 'who can withhold himseH from speaking ? 3 Beriold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was faHing, and thou hast strengthened ' the feeble knees. 5 But now it is come upon thee, and triou faintest ; it toucrieth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not this thy fear, thy t confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways ? 7 Bemember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, * they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap trie same. 9 By tho blast of God they perish, and II by trie breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 Trie roaring of trie lion, and trie voice of the fierce lion, and "the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old Hon perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. 12 Now a thing was ' secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little tliereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of trie nigrit, wrien deep sleep faUeth on men, 14 Fear 'came upon me, and trembHng, which made ' aH my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up : 6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it : Let it not x rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of trie months. 7 Lo, let that night be 2 barren; Let no joyful voice come therein. 8 Let triem curse it that curse the day, Who are 'ready to rouse up leviathan. 9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark : Let it look for light, but have none ; Neither let it behold the eyelids of trie morning : 10 Because it sriut not up trie doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not from the womb ? Why did I not give up the ghost wrien I came out of the belly? 12 Why did the knees receive me ? Or why the breasts, that I should suck ? 13 For now should I have lien down and been quiet ; I sriould have slept ; then had I been at rest : 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, Whicri 4buUt up waste places for themselves; 15 Or with princes that had gold, Who fiUed their houses with sflver : 16 Or as an hidden untimely birtri I bad not been ; As infants wriicri never saw rigrit. 17 Triere the wicked cease from 6 troubling; And there the weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster. 19 The smaU and great are there ; And the servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And Hfe unto the bitter in soul ; 21 Whicri "long for deatri, but it cometh not; And dig for it more than for hid treasures ; 22 Whicri rejoice 'exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sigriing cometh 8 before I eat, And my roarings are poured out like water. 25 For 9 trie thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me. 26 10I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest ; But trouble cometh. 4 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himseH from speaking? 3 Beriold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden riim that was faUing, And thou hast confirmed the nfeeble knees. 5 But now it is come unto thee, and thou J2 faintest ; It toucrieth triee, and triou art troubled. 6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And thy hope the integrity of thy ways ? 7 Bemember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent 1 Or where were the upright cut off? 8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And.sow 13trouble, reap the same. 9 By trie breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teetri of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisrietri for lack of prey, And trie whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad. 12 Now a thing was xi secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep faUeth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembHng, Whicri made all my bones to sriake. 15 Then 15a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up. 585 R.V. 1 So mo ancientversionsread, be joined unto. 2 Or, solitary » Or, skilful J Or, built solitarypiles s Or, raging «Ueb. wmL 7 Or, untoexult ation 8 Or, like my meat 9 Or, the thine/ichich I feared is come tyc. io Or, I was not at ease ...yet troublecame n Heb. bowing. 12 Or, art grieved " Or, mischief « Heb. brought is Or, a breath JOB. IV. 1G 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, inhere was sflence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 ShaH mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? 18 Behold, he "put no trust in Iris servants; Hand riis angels he charged with foUy : 19 How much less tin them that dweH in "houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which sire crushed before the moth ? 20 They are 'destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 Dotri not their exceUency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. 5 Call now, if there be any that wUl answer thee ; and to which of the saints wUt thou Hum? 2 For wratri kiUeth the foolish man, and » envy slayeth the sUly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and triey are crusried in trie gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swaUoweth up trieir substance. 6 Although II affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of trie ground ; 7 Yet man is born unto II trouble, as tthe sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause : 9 "Which doeth great things 'and unsearchable; marveUous things 'without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the t fields: 11 *To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 "He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands II cannot perform their enter prise. 13 * He taketh the wise in their own craftiness : and trie counsel of trie froward is carried riead- long. 14 "Triey II meet witri darkness in the daytime, and grope in trie noonday as in the night. 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 * So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppetri her mouth. 17 "Behold, happy is the man whom God cor- recteth: therefore despise not triou trie criastening of trie Almighty : 18 "For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and riis hands make whole. 19 "He shaU deHver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven triere sriaU no eril touch thee. 20 In famine he shaU redeem thee from death: and in war ' from the power of trie sword. 21 Triou srialt be hid II from the scourge of the tongue : neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine triou shalt laugh : neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 "For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shaU be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know II that thy tabernacle shall be in peace ; and thou shalt visit thy habit ation, and shalt not II sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be "great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a fuU age, like as a shock of com 'cometh in in his season. 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the ap pearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes : 1 There was sHence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 ShaU mortal man 2be more just than God ? ShaU a man 8be more pure than his Maker? 18 Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants ; And his angels he ehargeth with folly : 19 How much more them triat dweU in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Which are crushed i before the moth ! 20 s Betwixt morning and evening they are 6 de stroyed : They perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom. 5 CaU now; is there any that wfll answer thee ? And to which of the 8holy ones wilt thou turn? 2 For vexation kiUeth the foolish man, And 9 jealousy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the f oolisri taking root : But suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, And 10the snare gapeth for their substance. 6 For 1J affliction cometh not forth of the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; 7 But man is born unto trouble, As 12the sparks fly upward. 8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause : 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable ; MarveUous things without number : 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields : 11 So that he setteth up on higri triose triat be low ; And those which mourn are exalted to safety. 12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands 18 cannot perform their en terprise. 13 He taketh trie wise in their own craftiness : Aud the counsel of trie froward is carried head long. 14 They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in trie night. 15 But he saveth from the sword 14of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppetri her mouth. 17 Behold, happy is the man wriom God i5correct- eth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up ; He woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shaU deliver thee in six troubles ; Yea, in seven there shall no evil toucri thee. 20 In famine he shaU redeem thee from death ; And in war from trie power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue ; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh ; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of thefield; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace ; And thou shalt visit thy 16 fold, and "srialt miss nothing. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shaU be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a fuH age, Like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season. E.V. 'Or,I heard a still voice 2 Or, be just beforeGod a Or, be pure before hisMaker 4 Or, like 6 Or, Frommorningto evening « Heb.' brokeninpieces.'Or,Is not their ex cellencywhich is in them re moved ? 8 See di. xv. 15.