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  • 1st Chronicles 15
    And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
    Then David said, None ought to carry the 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.
    And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
    And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
    Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
    Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
    Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
    Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
    Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
    Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
    And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
    And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
    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.
    So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
    And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
    And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with 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 the son of Kushaiah;
    And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
    So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
    And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
    And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
    And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
    And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
    And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
    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 Obededom with joy.
    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
    And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
    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 with psalteries and 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 looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
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  • Ezekiel 27
    The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
    Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
    And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
    Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
    They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
    Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
    Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
    The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
    The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
    They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
    The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
    Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
    They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
    The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
    Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
    Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
    Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
    Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
    Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
    Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
    The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
    Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
    These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
    The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
    Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
    Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
    The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
    And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
    And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in
    6 min
  • Luke 24
    Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
    And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
    And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
    And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
    And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
    He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
    Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
    And they remembered his words,
    And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
    It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
    And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
    Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
    And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
    And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
    And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
    But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
    And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
    And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass therein these days?
    And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
    And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
    But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
    Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
    And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
    And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
    Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
    Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
    And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
    And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
    But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
    And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
    And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
    And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
    And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
    Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
    And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
    And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
    But
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  • 1st Chronicles 13,14
    And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
    And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
    And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
    And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
    So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
    And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
    And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
    And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
    And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
    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.
    And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
    And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
    So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
    And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
    And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
    And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
    Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
    And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
    And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
    And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
    And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
    And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
    And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
    So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
    And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
    And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
    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.
    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 Philistines.
    David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
    And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
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  • Luke 23
    And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
    And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
    And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
    Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
    And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
    When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
    And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
    And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
    Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
    And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
    And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
    And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
    And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
    Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
    No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
    I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
    (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
    And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
    (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
    Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
    But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
    And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
    And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
    And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
    And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
    And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
    And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
    But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
    For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
    Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
    For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
    And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
    And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
    Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
    And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
    And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
    And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews,
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  • Ezekiel 26
    And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.
    And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
    It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
    And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
    For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
    He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
    And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
    By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
    With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
    And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
    And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
    And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
    Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
    Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!
    Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
    For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
    When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
    I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
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  • Luke 22
    Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
    And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
    Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
    And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
    And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
    And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
    Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
    And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
    And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
    And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
    And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
    And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
    And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
    And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
    And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
    For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
    And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
    For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
    And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
    Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
    But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
    And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
    And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
    And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
    And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
    But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
    For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
    Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
    And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
    That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
    And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
    And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
    And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
    Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
    For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
    And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
    And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and h
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  • 1st Chronicles 12
    Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
    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 brethren of Benjamin.
    The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite.
    And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
    Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
    Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
    And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
    And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
    Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
    Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
    Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
    Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
    Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
    These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
    These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
    And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
    And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
    Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, 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 captains of the band.
    And there fell 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 will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
    As he went to Ziklag, there fell 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.
    And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
    For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
    And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
    The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
    Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
    Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
    And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
    And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains.
    And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
    And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
    And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make D
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  • Ezekiel 25
    The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
    Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
    And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
    Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
    For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
    Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
    Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
    Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
    And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
    And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
    And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
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  • Ezekiel 24
    Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
    And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
    Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
    Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
    Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
    For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
    That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
    Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
    Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
    She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
    In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
    I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
    Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
    Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
    So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
    And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
    Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
    And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
    And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
    Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
    Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
    That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
    In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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